Chapter 5: A frozen meeting
Time: 3:57 P.M.
age: 15


I opened my eyes and strangely enough I smelled chicken. It was coming from the kitchen. I rolled off the couch and realized the chain was gone.

“What the?! Where’d it go?”

The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like a dream anyway. With my imagination it probably didn’t even happen, which is a relief for me. I walked into the kitchen and Utada was there cooking chicken as I thought, as well as ramen. Her dark purple hair reaches almost down to the floor in a braid and her eyes are a violet shade of crystal. She was wearing a black T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans.

She turned around sweating most likely from either the physical we, or should I say the guys that went to school took, or because she was cooking from the heat of the stove and Utada never really liked heat.

“so how was school Utada?”

She turned around and pointed a knife at me.

“school was fine, but where we’re you that you were so late that I didn’t even see you before I went to school!?” she asked.

“well what had happened was……I …..went to the bar like I said, then I got killed by some girl……yeah…..then I came back and I brought this other girl with me and-

Utada’s eyes grew narrow.

“so who is this new friend you neglected to tell me about?”

I started to question why she didn’t bother to think it was even strange that I was here after I said I was dead, but I figure it doesn’t really matter that much as long as she’s not gonna stay on my case about it

“ well I was gonna tell you that she’s kind of a ghost…….yep”

“Really? Well where is ghost girl now?” she asked.

“Right here!” I heard yai’s voice yell out from behind Utada.

Utada jumped up in surprise and began rapid firing bolts of ice at the refrigerator, freezing it to the point that it will probably be impossible to open for a few days.

“Now was that really necessary?!”

She wasn’t even listening to me anymore. I could tell by the way she hid under the table with such proficiency.

“There’s a freaking ghost in the house!!”

“Well yeah, I been watching you cook for a while now, and your really talented. When I get a new body will you teach me?” yai asked in an excited tone.

“First things first, how did you die?” her voice still had a hint of fright in it.

“well I was at a tavern, back when I was about twenty, and well you know how many weird characters are at local alcohol sources right?”.

Utada nodded in agreement.

“ok, Im there right? And this girl just goes ballistic and starts killing everything around her and she stops like ten seconds before she gets to me, almost like she came back to her senses. So she decides to go all ‘No Survivors’ on me and sticks me in a crystal for a bit over 250 years! The last thing I remember her telling me was her name was Kieta”.

The look on Utada’s face was priceless, like the best ghost story she’d ever heard.

“Ok you two just get comfy learning about each other, im going to Masaru’s to see if he made it out fine too”.

I left the kitchen and went upstairs to my room. The walls were painted black, my favorite color, and blue, my second favorite color, in a pattern similar to the anarchy symbol. Like the majority of my house, this room was no better in the cleanliness department.
My bed wasn’t really all that big, but it could pass for a queen sized I guess.

“what the hell…..”

As I got a better look at my bed I noticed something was moving around in it. I got closer and I could hear slight snoring. A blade of ice formed in my right hand and I moved in for the kill. I slashed down and who ever was in my bed caught my blade.

“what the heck?! Hey Utada! You said this place was safe enough to sleep!” I heard a familiar voice yell out.

I really do recognize this voice.

“well if it isn’t Kieta…”

Her head poked out from under the covers and she pushed my sword back.

“eh heh….how did you get out of that place?…..” she asked as if nothing was wrong.

“well…before I get into anything that you want to know, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU IN MY BED!!!”

“oh hush, I need sleep….and Utada said it would be fine since I have no place to live at the moment. And I don’t appreciate you trying to kill me, but if it would help your approach try not breathing so hard”.

“Hey you killed me first, and I didn’t even know it was you I was about to kill! But of all the dirty things, she gave you MY bed?!”

“yeah, and its really comfy too, I might not leave. And is that chicken I smell?…..and ramen too!” she said with an evil smirk, as if she were doing this strictly to test my nerves.

“whatever….its down stairs, but you are not staying here! You eat then find a house like the rest of us…..but im interested in knowing how you even met Utada.”

“well I hate long stories, so in short I enrolled in your school to see if the guy I was looking for was there…..which he wasn’t, so as I was about to leave, I saw these three girls picking on Utada, so I plucked their souls from their body and imprisoned them. After that, Utada told me all about this amazing guy she normally hung out with and how he was really smart and powerful and how he always protected her from things like bullies and stuff. Apparently that would be you so I kinda felt bad about sealing you in my crystal, but when I looked in to let you out, you and the girl I left in there were already gone”

“yeah….kinda brought her with me…..Utada wasn’t taking that too well at first but now she kinda likes having a ghost in the house….and that was pretty nice of you helping Utada out, of course you not sealing me might have helped out in the same way really, since those girls never bug her while im there…..still, it was a chance encounter so im grateful you got them out of her life”

“yes, yes, that’s very nice, now if you’ll excuse me, im hungry!” she said in an irritated tone.

Kieta flipped out of bed and ran down stairs like she hadn’t eaten in years. I guess she’s not as bad as I thought really….but if she’s real…then everything that happened yesterday must be real too….then….where’s that chain at?

I walked down stairs and out the front door without saying anything to anybody. I really need to find out if Masaru’s alright or not. As I walked down the street I noticed a man in a white uniform, the same as Kieta’s, walking in my opposite direction. His hair was a silvery white and flowed down his back and his eyes were golden color.

“hey you-”

“you have no business with me, keep on your way….” the man said in a calm voice.

“hey! You cant go around talking to people like that! I was gonna ask you a question!”

“so? Why should I care what you were going to do….”

“Because if you are who I think you are, then a girl is trying to find you”

“there is only one girl I care for, and she isn’t in this world….I left her behind to wait for me”

“Well if her names Kieta, then yes dude, she’s here”

His eyebrow raised in question almost as if he was deciding on whether to believe me or not.

“where is she…”

“ hold on, first who are you?

“that’s none of your business, just tell me where!”

“I don’t like your attitude…..she’s currently residing at my place”

“liar! Kieta would never stay with a weakling like you!”

“Say what you want, doesn’t change the truth and she’s only there because my friend invited her to stay since she had no place to go”

“…..then I’ll take her home…….if I must tell you….my name is Kumori…”

I really cant figure out what this guy’s deal is….he’s a jerk when It comes to that girl….and even more so when she’s not involved.

“ok….nice to meet you. The names Caita…”

Just then I heard another voice, it was the voice of a large burly man.

“its nice to meet alla’ya now ya gotta die…”