Sunset Ghost

Reflection And Acceptance

サンセットゴースト
Sunset Ghost
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第3章
反射と受け入れ
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"Alright, please have a seat." Yachi gestured at a leather couch, which Kageyama hesitantly lowered himself onto, still watching the small blonde warily. She gave him an odd vibe, which may—he supposed—have been because of the fact that she was a psychic, but he couldn't really know for sure. If Hinata's theory was correct and he too was psychic, that could've explained it. Maybe he would feel an odd connection to her if they both shared the same gift.

Of course, he still refused to believe he was a psychic. There was absolutely no possible way. Now he just had to convince Yachi and Hinata of this, which was proving to be more difficult than anticipated...

"Alright." Yachi—who had been furrowing around in some nearby cabinets that bordered the living room—plunked down a few weird-looking objects on the coffee table in front of the couch, the most noticeable and strange of them being a crystal ball. She seated herself in front of them, placing her palms flat on the table. "There are several ways to check for latent psychic talent. Are you ready?"

"Um..." Kageyama eyed the items on the table nervously. "Sure, I guess...?"

Yachi smiled, which only made Kageyama more nervous. "Alright! Let's start with this one." She reached for a triangle-shaped stone with a hollow circle in the center and held it up to her left eye, aiming it at him. "This one's a little sketchy, but it can sometimes work. It's called an aura stone. It shows a person's spirit."

"Okay?" Kageyama watched her with a raised brow. Yachi was proving to be a rather... interesting person, without a doubt. Though Kageyama couldn't tell what type of person she was just yet, and he couldn't help but wonder what her story was. She'd helped Hinata when he was lost and in need, but did that make her a good person? Kageyama had never been the best judge of character, so he wasn't sure.

"Nothing from the aura stone," Yachi mumbled to herself, setting it down and moving to the next item, which was a clear blue chip of circular stained glass. "Let's try this..." She trailed off and started studying him again, lips moving as she whispered things to herself, completely focused on her work. It was almost a bit unnerving.

Seeming to notice Kageyama's uncomfortable look, Hinata flashed him a comforting smile. "Don't worry, Kageyama; she gets like this sometimes when she's thinking. Talking to herself helps her focus."

Kageyama nodded and turned back to Yachi, watching as she set down the glass and picked up the second-to-last item, a Y-shaped thing made of something that looked suspiciously like bone. This whole thing was starting to feel ridiculous. All this weird equipment and Yachi and Hinata... Kageyama really just wanted to go back home.

He hadn't asked for any of this. Ghosts and psychics weren't supposed to be real, and Kageyama definitely wasn't supposed to have anything to do with either. It was all a little overwhelming, though Kageyama knew he needed to find some way to deal with it. If he really was—and he still didn't believe there was even the smallest possibility that he was—psychic, then he'd have to face the firing squad, and being a pansy about it wasn't going to solve anything.

"Bingo!" Yachi shouted, scaring Kageyama so much he jumped, banging his knee on the coffee table. The blonde covered her mouth with a giggle. "Oops. Sorry for scaring you. But look!" She held up the last item; the crystal ball. "Look at the surface. Its normal color is clear blue, but look here; it's turned gold in the center. You know what that means?"

"Uh... no?"

"Oh, right." She giggled again. "Of course not. Well, to give you the short end of it, it means you're psychic."