Yes, this is the concluding chapter to My Lips Are Sealed.

Jake instinctively got into his battle stance as the mist formed into the Teacher. Once he was completely shaped, he smirked.

"So, I see that you have still not figured it out yet, have you?" He sneered.

"If you're so intent on us finding out something, then why don't you just tell us?!" Jake barked, not realizing that his eyes had flashed red. Chris gasped, noticing it.

"First off, it is not all of you I wish to discover something, but solely you. Your friends already possess the knowledge. Second, telling you would defeat the purpose. I am simply honing the abilities you seem to neglect." The ghost replied smoothly.

The half-ghost's stance loosened a bit at this piece of news and his eyes returned to violet. "How can you be honing our abilities by taking them away?"

"I am allowing you to see what you would be like without them. You need to use those senses more. If you did, you'd know what I am speaking about." The Teacher said with a hint of amusement near the end.

Finally, Jake seemed to have enough with all of these riddles. He lunged forward, only to have the ghost drift smoothly out of the way. The boy landed on his side, but got back up. Adrenalin and rage seemed to give the ability to ignore pain until the person calmed. It certainly was doing that for Jake. This was proved as he grabbed a rock and hurled it at the ghost. Of course, it missed, but it was a good attempt on his part.

Off on the side, Chris' shoulders slumped. "None of this would be happening if I had just told him." She thought to herself. She glanced at the battle. "Well, if I can't tell him, then I can at least help."

The girl ran into the battle. Instantly, her fighting partner noticed her.

"Chris, what are you doing?! You should go over there where it's safe." Jake ordered.

The Goth girl shook her head. Then, she glared at the opposing ghost. This seemed to interest him, indicated by him raising an eyebrow.

"So, I see that you have decided to join the fight?" The Teacher questioned.

Chris answered by picking up a rock and then throwing it at him. He simply went intangible and then laughed as he regained a solid form. What he didn't see through his chuckling was the girl tilting her head towards him as a signal for Jake to get the ghost. The boy immediately picked up on it and leaped, tackling the ghost to the ground. He smiled at his partner.

"Well done." The Teacher remarked. He beamed as he phased through the ground and came up in front of the two. "Although, you won't be able to defeat me until what needs to be known is discovered. And it is apparent that you have not yet worked on that."

Chris gritted her teeth, but then smiled as an idea formed. "Hey, old dude!" She shouted in her mind. The ghost seemed to have heard it, for he turned around. "Bet you can't catch me!"

He smirked at the challenge as Chris took off. She ran as fast as she could, taking off in a straight line at first, but then jumped over and started to run back, the ghost trailing along her, unknowingly making her trail more apparent as the dirt was pushed aside. At first, Jake didn't see what was going on, but he soon began to see letters forming. I…k…n…o

At that point, the ghost caught up to the girl and grabbed her. She struggled, but couldn't free herself. Chris cast hopeful glances between the letters and Jake, mostly the latter. Please let him be able to figure it out.

Jake's mind raced as he concentrated on the letter. "Ik no? I k no? I kno…I know! Wait, you know?" He panicked for a second and his eyes widened. How did she find out about his secret?! He stared at her as she gave him an annoyed roll of her eyes before nodding exaggeratedly. He smirked as he pulled himself together and decided that discussing it would have to wait until later. "Well, then, if that's the case, then this just became a whole lot easier."

The boy let the twin black rings form and wash over his body. His normal street clothes formed into a very different black and red costume. His face tanned and was covered by bandanas, all except for his glowing red eyes. When the transformation finished, he launched himself into the air and sped after Chris. The other ghost seemed to let out a satisfied smile as Shadow grabbed the girl and blasted him away.

"Finally!" he shouted, catching the two teens off guard. They just floated there, Shadow holding Chris in his arms bridal style, while the ancient ghost rose gracefully in front of them. "I was beginning to doubt if you would have delivered the message before you reached the mountain."

"What?!" The two shouted. Then they gasped.

"I can talk again!" Chris rejoiced.

"And I can hear again!" Shadow exclaimed.

"That's great!" Matt yelled up to them from his position a few yards away. There was a hint of sarcasm in his voice. "I can still barely see, but that's okay!"

The two Goth teens glanced at each other. Chris smiled and she knew that Shadow was doing the same beneath the bandana. Suddenly, they remembered the ghost in front of them. The Teacher seemed calm for some strange reason.

"So…you're letting us have our senses back? But…why?" Shadow asked.

"Do you still not comprehend? The lesson from this journey was to be able to communicate better with others. Chris got her message across without speaking. You heard her without your ears." He began to reply, but was cut off.

"What about Matt?" Chris inquired.

"Matt learned to realize things without seeing them. He could tell whether you were angry or confused without looking at you and was able to sense that you two were by his side, even if he could not see you." The ghost responded just as calmly.

Shadow seemed to think about this for a moment. "That means…you were trying to teach us, not hurt us. You're a good ghost." He realized.

The ghost boy received a smile from the other ghost. "I suppose you could call me that." He paused for a moment, staring at the three. "But now, it is time for you to go home." The ghost waved his hand and a portal appeared near the ground. "I suggest you change back before you enter."

Shadow nodded. He landed on the ground and looked over at Matt, who was running up to catch them. While he was waiting, he changed back to human form.

"Um, Jake?" Chris spoke up. "You're…still holding me."

Both of their faces turned deep red as the half-ghost placed the girl on the ground. Matt finally caught up, too out of breath to comment.

"C'mon, let's go home." Chris suggested wearily. Her and Matt stepped through the portal, but Jake hung back for a minute.

"Um…thanks." He muttered to the Teacher quickly before disappearing inside the portal himself.

"You're welcome." The ghost said to no one after Jake had left.

The three teens stumbled out of the portal and into the museum room where they had left from. The whole class was still there. The instantly noticed them and ran right over.

"What happened?!" Mr. Smith demanded.

"It's…a long story." The three answered in unison.

"It can't be that long." Tori insisted, glad to see that her friends were safe. "You were only gone for a few minutes."

The trio's jaws dropped open.

"Are you kidding? It was more like a few hours!" Matt shouted in disbelief.

"Guys, let's just…drop it." Chris offered.

"Yeah, we're back and still alive. That's all that really matters." Jake agreed.

Everyone else seemed to buy this and walked away. Except Tori. But Matt grabbed her arm and led her away from the other two.

"Tori, let's give them a moment alone." The techno-geek advised. "I think they need to discuss something."

The huntress seemed unsure about this, but allowed herself to be lead away. Jake and Chris smiled appreciatively at their friend. Then, they turned back to each other.

"So…I guess you want to know how I figured it out." The Goth girl assumed with a hint of distress in her voice. Confession time.

"That can wait." Jake interrupted. "I only need to know one thing."

She looked at him curiously. "What?"

"Do you care about me being half-ghost?"

A smile pulled at her blue-lips. "Not at all."

"Then that's all I need to know."

Good? No. The only thing I could think of to end it? Yes.

Woo-hoo! Jake has a full-ghost ally!

Okay, I'm going to tell you all right now that I most likely will not be updating next week. I have my reasons. One: My grades need a little boost and I have a mid-term in Math. Two: Inspiration. I had a few ideas, but I need some good filler stuff first. Besides, my brain is fried.

That is all.