The Ghost Within BOOK 2⃣

Chapter 5

JBI Quarters, Tokyo [6:330PM]

{Tachibana}-[dropping off Hina home]” Make sure you get proper rest, Hina-chan.”

{Hina}-[exhausted]” Thank you chief, I will.”

{Kiara}-[running towards Hina with Ren]” Hina!!”

{Hina}-” Kiara, I’m so---.”

{Kiara}-[hugs Hina tightly]” Are you okay?”

{Ren}-[attitude]” We thought you were dead.”

{Hina}-” I’m sorry for getting you guys worried.”

{Kiara}-” No it’s not your fault, we're happy you’re back safe.”

{Hina}-[smiles]” And Hide?”

{Kiara}-” He’s inside.”

{Hina}-[walks indoors]

{Hide}-[sitting on the table having coffee]

{Hina}-[gets closer to Hide]” Hide!!!”

{Hide}-[gets up to take his leave]” Welcome back.”

{Hina}-[drops her head in regret]” I’m sorry I keep causing problems for you, Hide. I know it’s not fair with all you have going on. Sometimes I’m just trying to help but it just always goes wrong.”

{Hide}-[walking towards Hina with sedate looks]

{Hina}-[in fear]” I’m sor--.”

{Hide}-[hugs Hina tight]” I’m already used to it now. Just don’t get yourself killed, s*x girl.”

{Hina}-[breaks out in tears]

{Hide}-[tries to pull her off him]” Don’t drench me with your tears.”

{Hina}-[puts her arms round him tightly]” Can we stay like this a little longer.”

{Hide}-[stands still]

[8:09AM]

{Hide}-[soliloquy]” How did she operate this coffee machine yesterday?”

{Kiara}-[interrupts]” Do you need any help?”

{Hide}-[startled]” No, I was just about leaving.”

{Kiara}-” Without breakfast?”

{Hide}-” I’m good, thanks.”[stomach growls]

{Kiara}-[laughs]” It won’t take long.”

{Hide}-[takes a sit at the table with shame]

[8:27AM]

{Kiara}-[sets the table up]” And breakfast is ready.”

{Hide}-[amazed]” Thank you.”

{Kiara}-” So how is work?”

{Hide}-[eating in a rush]” Work is good.”

{Kiara}-[smiles]” You should eat more gently before you choke.”

{Hide}-[takes a quick sip on his coffee]

{Kiara}-” How’s Hina doing?”

{Hide}-” She’s seems to be doing fine.”

{Kiara}-” She really cares about you, you know.”

{Hide}-[snubs her]

{Kiara}-” She won’t stop until she gets your attention.”

{Hide}-[gets up aggressively]” Thank you for the food.”

{Kiara}-[furious]” Just because you’re afraid doesn’t give you the right to neglect other people's feelings, Hide.”

{Hide}-[walking away]

{Kiara}-” You think Rina is happy watching you behave like this?”

{Hide}-” Rina is dead mother.”[walks out]

{Kiara}-[furious]

{Hina}-[interrupts]” I see the house is lively as ever.”

{Kiara}-” I don't understand why he can't change. He can’t just move on.”

{Hina}-[smiles]” He is, he just called you mother.”

{Kiara}-[recalls with shock]” He did.”

{Hina}-” He’s changing, he just needs time.”

{Kiara}-[in shock]” He called me mother.”

{Hina}-[sedate looks]” Kiara, I have something to tell you.”

{Kiara}-[happy]” More important than Hide calling me mom?”

{Hina}-[talks in a slow and low tune]” Makshima is still alive.”

JBI Head Quarters, Tokyo [8:55PM]

{Hide}-[walking into the office]

{Lira}-” 5 mins early, new record.”

{Hide}-[smiles]” Don’t worry, you can still have my wage for this week.”

{Lira}-[annoyed]” You piece of shit.”

{Tachibana}-[hyperactive]” Hide-kun!!”

{Hide}-[annoyed]” Don’t call me that.”

{Tachibana}-” Today is a good day, be happy.”

{Hide}-” What’s up.”

{Tachibana}-” We’ve obtained intel on one of JCI runaways.”

{Hide}-[desperate]” Is it Kaido, where is he?”

{Tachibana}-” Calm down boy. Its Emir Roosleworth.”

{Hide}-[sighs]” And Kaido Sobaru?”

{Tachibana}-” Unfortunately nothing.”

{Hide}-[hits the desk in frustration]” All this time and nothing.”

{Tachibana}-[agitated]” You think this is something easy?”

{Hide}-” I’m sorry I didn’t mean it that way.”

{Tachibana}-[cools down]” We're going to be using Emir to get Kaido.1 step at a time.”

{Hide}-” Where is Emir then?”

{Tachibana}-” We don’t know that either.”

{Hide}-” But you said you had intel.”

{Tachibana}-” Emir’s younger sister seems to be attending a private High school in Kyoto.”

{Hide}-” And you plan to use his sister to get to him?”

{Tachibana}-” It’s better than nothing.”

{Hide}-” Fine. Let me go to Kyoto for this one.”

{Tachibana}-” On 1 condition.”

{Hide}-” And that is?”

{Tachibana}-” You’re working with JBI and not JCI now. We don’t use violence to do things here.”

{Hide}-” I shouldn’t use any form of force on the operation, understood.”

{Tachibana}-” One more thing, you need to take Hina with you.”

{Hide}-” And why is that so?”

{Tachibana}-” You’re going to be going in disguise to draw less attention to yourself. The school has a tradition of running a background check before they employ staffs. Due to your ghost background you lack that, so we had to find a false look alike profile for you to claim unfortunately the profile owner has a sister and that’s where Hina comes in.”

{Hide}-” Employ staffs??”

{Tachibana}-[evil smiles]” Oh yes you will be teaching in the school and Hinata will be a student.”

{Hide}-[furious]” Uriyu you--.”

{Tachibana}-[passes the data page]” Here’s your new identity, Nanami Hiryu and Hina will go as Mei Hiryu.”

{Hide}-[going through the data page]” How does this guy look like me, he has a black hair and I’m silver haired.”

{Tachibana}-[more evil smiles]” That can be corrected.”

{Lira}-[passes a plastic bag to Uriyu]

{Hide}-” I don’t like that smile. What’s in that bag?”

{Tachibana}-[smiles]” Your secret weapon.”

JBI Quarters,Tokyo [6:59PM]

{Hide}-[done eating]” Thank you for the food.”

{Kiara}-[clears her throat]” Sorry I didn’t hear it.”

{Hide}-[shy]” Thank you, mother.”

{Kiara}-[happy]” Don’t mention it’s a mother’s duty.”

{Ren}-[smirk]” It seems I have been left behind in this house affairs.”

{Hide}-” I will be travelling to Kyoto for work tomorrow.”

{Hina}-” Really?”

{Hide}-[towards Hina]” You’re coming with me.”

{Hina}-[smiles]” Sure.”

{Kiara}-[suspicious]” Work with Hina?”

{Ren}-” We are coming too.”

{Kiara}-[smiles]” No Ren we cannot, after all this seems to be an important work.”

{Hide}-” It’s purely work.”

{Kiara}-[smiles]” I know. Just make sure you take care of Hina and you guys shouldn’t come back alone.”

{Hide}-” Who are we supposed to bring back with us?”

{Hina}-[catches on to the gist]” Hide let's go back to the room and get our things ready.”

{Ren}-[nods her head]” Kiara you shameless old woman.”

{Hide}-[still clueless]

[7:02PM]

{Hide}-[inside the bathroom struggling to dye his hair black]” Uriyu I will make you pay for this.”

{Hina}-[interrupts]” What are you doing?”

{Hide}-” I’m inside could you excuse me?”

{Hina}-” It’s not like you’re using the toilet.”

{Hide}-” Leave I’m busy.”

{Hina}-” Why are you trying to dye your hair?”

{Hide}-” It’s none of your business, leave now.”

{Hina}-” Okay, but that’s not the way it's done. You will end up messing your hair up.”

{Hide}-[angry]” How is it done then?”

{Hina}-[brings in a chair into the bathroom]” Sit.”

{Hide}-” It’s for my disguise work.”

{Hina}-” Thought as much.”[sits on Hide’s laps]

{Hide}-[startled]” What are you doing?”

{Hina}-” Checking to see if everywhere on your hair rhymes.”

{Hide}-” Whatever.”

{Hina}-” You look good on black, but I like your sliver hair more.”

{Hide}-[snubs her]

{Hina}-[lifts Hide’s hair to see his bar code tattoo]” You still have this?”

{Hide}-[looks into Hina’s eyes]” As if I could take it off.”

{Hina}-[gently rubs Hide’s lips]” Your lips are all dry.”

{Hide}-[breathing pattern rising with heartbeat]” It’s the weather.”

Chapter 5

Some Change

Characters And Words

Kaido Sobaru- 1st Lieutenant JCI

Emir Roosleworth- 2nd Lieutenant JCI