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Mokke Business
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So, I guess I can see ghosts now.
I don't know how, why, or when this power came to me but now, I'm in the craziest situation of my life.
I hesitantly poke the pink, bunny shaped creature in front of me. "What in the hell are you?" It blinks owlishly at me, not letting go of the item held in its ear (at least what I think is an ear); a rope.
Oh yeah, I should mention that I'm hanging just below a third-floor window with my shirt barely holding onto a loose piece of brick. I'll tell you why later.
"Thanks." I smile at the marshmallow shaded creature and begin my descent. "Ah, that's how you got up here." The realisation dawns on me as a tower of them runs parallel to me, all the way to the ground. Upon further inspection, they've somehow dug a pit that's at least 5 meters deep into the ground. "Just how many of you are there?" I question the nearest one at my eye line, only to be greeted with silence. "Um, are there... More of you?" Again, silence. "You're not going to answer me, huh?"
"Correct."
"What?"
"..." It continues to stare at me, eerily unblinking.
I guess I should give it a rest. Although, I have already missed twenty minutes of class, so what's the point of going? No, I should go, I don't have good enough grades to cut class and I don't think I get credit for using the supernatural to save me from breaking a few bones. "Uh, thank you guys. I'll be seeing you around from now on, I suppose!" I throw a wave at them before turning to run to class.
"I'm here! Sorry I'm late!" without sparing a glance to my teacher, I rush to my seat.
"Just where were you, [L/N]?"
"I... Fell, I guess?"
"What a creative excuse," he rolls his eyes at me. "Grab some paper, I see you must've lost your things on your trip." What? Oh, I must've left my bag outside.
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"How did you even lose your bag, [F/N]?" Teru interrogates me, whilst I'm half consumed by a bush for Operation: Find my Shit.
"So, I just came out of the boy's toilet on the third floor, right..." I move to different patch of shrubbery. "I was just looking out of the window before going to class, as you do. The sky was this brilliant blue-green, and the clouds were the purest white--"
"Spare me the details, get to the point already." He accidentally nudges me after crouching to my level, searching for my bag beside me.
"Okay, okay, fine... Anyway, while I'm looking through the open window, this tiny, bedazzled fox just straight up bites me!"
"You saw her--?"
"So, I go falling to my death, however by a miraculous stroke of luck, my shirt gets caught on a loose bit of brick. Obviously, this is when my bag falls." I see a spot of black amongst the greenery. "Aha, found you!"
"Repeat what you just--"
I rummage through my bag, checking everything is there. "But that's not even the craziest thing! After about five minutes of hanging there, this cute, pink, bunny-like creature just appears in my face and gives me a rope. Of course, I totally didn't think it was floating and obviously realised they were stacked on top of each other." He doesn't need to know that I thought it was floating...
"[F/N!]" Teru grabs my shoulders, a horrified look on his face. "How can you see them? Since when have you been able to see them? Why didn't you say something to me earlier?"
I remove his hands from my shoulders, "Why do you look like you've seen a dead man? Why would you need to know anyway? I mean, I would've told you anyway, like I literally just did."
His breathing is extraordinarily shaky. "You know my family, right? The Minamoto Clan? Famed exorcists?" I can't exactly say I remember hearing anything about that. He sighs, so I guess that means my obliviousness has shown on my face. "Things like this are why you were held back a year."
"Wow, low blow, man," he doesn't laugh. "Look, banter aside, even I understand this is a big deal. Sorry I forgot about your family history, but you've got to understand I have had the most confusing day of my life today." Teru doesn't respond. It looks like he's deliberating something. "Anyway, isn't this cool? Seeing ghosts could be a great get rich quick scheme. Hell, if I do it right, I'll be set for life!"
"Does your family history deal with ghosts? Have you may be made a deal with one without realising? Anything like that?"
Why is he so panicked? "Nope, and before you ask, all my enemies are non-supernatural. To my knowledge, at least..."
"There are few circumstances through which a person can see spirits. The first is exorcism, the next is through forming a bond with a spirit. The third... Never mind, just ignore them the best you can, okay." he smiles calmly at me and slings his arm over my shoulder as we walk, "You're in Yashiro's class, right?"
"Well, yeah, but we don't talk much. For some reason they're all scared of me."
He chuckles. "I wonder why they would be scared of an older, male student in their class who doesn't even meet the bare minimum for the dress code. Speaking of which--"
Shit, I can't get in trouble with mister president, "So, about Yashiro!"
"Yeah, I think you'd benefit talking to her. She and Kou have been hanging out as of late, so keep an eye on him for me, okay?"
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