The Ghost Within BOOK 2⃣

Chapter 8

Petals Home, Kyoto [7:07PM]

{Hina}-[speechlessly in shame]

{Hide}-[eating quietly]

{Hina}-[forcing a conversation]” How is the food?”

{Hide}-[looks at her with an angry gaze]

{Hina}-[frightened]” Not so good I guess.”

[phone rings]

{Hide}-[picks up his call]” Yes Uriyu?”

{Tachibana}-[over the phone]” No greetings, Hideoshi?”

{Hide}-” Is there any update?”

{Tachibana}-” Not really just calling to check up on you guys.”

{Hide}-” All good here.”

{Tachibana}-” And the operation its been 3 days?”

{Hide}-” You asked me not to use force remember?”

{Tachibana}-” Take your time.”

{Hide}-” As if I have that.”

{Tachibana}-[change of topic]” Crank died due to excess morphine in his blood stream 3 days ago in the hospital you wouldn't happen to know anything about that would you?”

{Hide}-” I’m an officer, not a doctor Uriyu.”

{Tachibana}-” Thought as much, well good luck with your work, oh and my regards to Hina-Chan.”

{Hide}-[hangs up]” What a bothersome man.”

{Hina}-” Was that Uriyu?”

{Hide}-[snubs her]

{Hina}-” Are you still angry with me?”

{Hide}-” I’m not supposed to be?”

{Hina}-” I just wanted to..”

{Hide}-[interrupts]” Cut our ticket to getting Mei back?”

{Hina}-[clueless]” What?”

{Hide}-[gets up]” Emily is a younger sister to 2nd Lieutenant Emir Roosleworth. We intend to use her to get to him.”

{Hina}-” I didn’t know.”

{Hide}-” Do you understand what your action and ignorance might have cost us?”

{Hina}-” I’m sorry Hide.”

{Hide}-” I’m going to bed good night.”[walks away]

{Hina}-[feeling bad]

[phone rings]

{Hina}-[picks up excited]” Hello Mama Hide”

13th,January [12:00PM]

Miwa High school, Kyoto

{Hide}-[pick up his stuff]” And that’s the end of our class today. Assignments to be submitted next class.”

{Yami}-[dramatic]” Sensei assignments are killing, please don’t do this to us.”

{Classroom random talks}-” The king of laziness back at it.”

{Yami}-[annoyed]” I’m not the only one who hates assignments right Blondie?”

{Emily}-[lost in thoughts about yesterday’s incident]

{Hide}-” A nice day to you all.”[walks out of the classroom]

{Yami}-” Mei-Chaaannn lets eat lunch together.”

{Hina}-[smiles]” Okay.”

{Yami}-” Blondie b***h are you coming too?”

{Emily}-[startled]” What?”

{Hina}-” We're going out for lunch are you coming?”

{Emily}-” Sure.”

{Yami}-” Let’s go.”[runs out]

{Emily}-” Oh, how is your leg Mei?”

{Mei}-[opens up her bandaged thigh]” It’s all good as you can see.”

{Emily}-[shy]” I’m sorry about yesterday I--”

{Hina}-[interrupts]” Let’s leave what happened behind together with yesterday please.”

{Emily}-[smiles]” Okay.”

{Hina}-[smiles back]” Let's go, Yami is waiting.”

[1:01PM]

{Hide}-[sitting alone inside the staff room]

{Stephanie}-” Lee!!!”

{Hide}-[sighs]

{Stephanie}-[walks up to Hide]” I know it’s you Lee stop pretending.”

{Hide}-” You have the wrong person, I told you.”

{Stephanie}-” Just because you changed your hair color?”

{Hide}-[getting up]

{Stephanie}-[pushes in his desk to trap him]” You just left your apartment without a word. Do you know how worried I was?”

{Hide}-[pushes the desk off himself]” You have the wrong person lady.”

{Hina}-[walks into the staff room]

{Hide}-” Shit.”

{Stephanie}-” Wrong person still?”

{Hide}-” What is it Mei?”

{Hina}-[feeling the tense atmosphere]” I came to tell you I’m going home now, but it seems you’re busy.”

{Hide}-” I will come when I’m done. You should just go on without me.”

{Hina}-” Okay.”

{Stephanie}-” Wait Hina!!”

{Hina}-” Sorry you have the wrong person.”[runs out]

{Stephanie}-[confused]” What are you guys doing Lee?”

{Hide}-[sits down]” I have work to do please could you leave me alone?”

{Stephanie}-[furiously takes a seat]

{Hide}-[lets out a heavy breath]

[4:39PM]

Salmon Park, Kyoto

{Hide}-” I know you’re following me and I don’t like it.”

{Stephanie}-[comes out of her hiding]

{Hide]-[walks towards her]” I hate being followed.”

{Stephanie}-” I know you’re hiding something, Lee.”

{Hide}-[grabs her by the neck with a strong choke]” And you’re willing to die to find out?”

{Stephanie}-[struggling to breathe]” Lee what are you doing?”

{Hide}-” You still think I’m Lee, what a stubborn woman you are.”

{Stephanie}-[letting out a little drop of tears while suffocating]” Please Lee.”

{Hide}-[let’s go of her]” Next time I won’t let go until you take your last breath.”

{Stephanie}-[down in tears]” You can move into the world with your evil heart Lee. I pray for you to see 5 folds of hell and suffering you made me see worrying about you.”

{Hide}-” Your curse mean nothing to me.”

{Stephanie}-[gets up]” That’s quite unfortunate. Karma is a bitch.”

{Hide}-[intimidated]” Leave before I change my mind about letting go of you.”

{Stephanie}-[walks away]

Petal Homes, Kyoto [5:09PM]

{Hide}-[walks indoors]” Why is it this dark in here?”

{Hina}-[singing in a low tune]” Happy birthday to you.”

{Hide}-[shocked]” What on earth are you doing?”

{Emily}-[picks up with the melody]” Happy birthday to you.”

{Hide}-[startled]” You too?”

{Class Students}-[random voices singing]” Happy birthday to you.”

{Hide}-[shocked]” How did you guys know?”

{Yami}-[singing and walking in with a cake]” How old are you now, dear Nanami Sensei.”

{Hide}-[speechlessly shocked]

{Hina}-” I told them today during lunch.”

{Hide}-” That’s why you came back early?”

{Hina}-[smiles]

{Hide}-” Was it Kiara?”

{Hina}-” Yup, last night.”

{Yami}-[interrupts]” How old are you now?”

{Emily}-[knocks Yami’s head]” You i***t you don’t ask your teachers that.”

{Yami}-[almost dropping the cake]” Blondie, you idiot.”

{Hide}-[smiles]” It’s alright Emily,21 years old today. Sorry I can’t sing it though.”

{Emily}-[whispers to Hina]” I need to use the bathroom.”

{Hina}-” Nanami’s room is just down there, you can use his.”

{Emily}-[shy]” I can’t use his. Where’s yours?

{Hina}-” It’s upstairs but it might not be in good shape though.”

[Nanami’s bathroom]

{Emily}-[confused going through stuffs on the mirror]” Women Soap, Women Shampoo and hair dryer. I thought she said this was her brother’s toilet?”

[8:45PM]

{Hide}-[by the door]” Thank you guys, this was really nice of you all, have a pleasant weekend and please keep in mind my assignment.”

{Yami}-[leaving with the other classmates]” Sensei can’t we just forget about the assignment?”

{Hide}-[smiles]” No we can’t Yami, goodnight.”

{Emily}-[walking out with Hina]” Your house is really big. You guys live in here all alone?”

{Hina}-[smiles]” Yes.”

{Emily}-” And Your brother’s bathroom was huge and super clean.”

{Hina}-[smiles]” That’s Nanami for you.”

{Emily}-” I’m going home now Mei. See you in class next week.”

{Hina}-” Alright Emily take care.”

[sitting room]

{Hina}-” Waow this place is really messed up, we have work to do.”

{Hide}-” You organized the party, so you’ve got work to do.”

{Hina}-[annoyed]” But the party wasn’t for me.”

{Hide}-” I never said I wanted one. Good night”[walks away]

{Hina}-[angry]” Hideoshi you repulsive thing.”

[8:13AM]

{Hide}-[sleeping]

{Hina}-[all drenched inside a towel]” Hide!!”

{Hide}-[opens up his eyes]” Hinata??”

Chapter 8

Nanami is +1