Illusion of Years

Chapter Four

Kessa: Otay, I know that this is extremely late, but I swear I actually have a reason this took so long. Firstly, the computer I had been using to update and write on has been really screwy lately.

Naru: Excuses.

Kessa: (Ignoring Naru) It started deleting files and making my life miserable. Secondly, my schedule has been very stressful as of late. But, against all odds, I have managed to find a time to rewrite this chapter. Please R&R.

Mai: dragonchallenger1134 doesn't own Ghost Hunt; all rights go to the creators.

Kessa: I wish I owned it. Unfortunately, this poor high school student can only write fanfic.

Naru: Luckily for us...

Kessa: NARU! BE NICE!

Naru: Why should I?

Kessa: (glaring at Naru) I control the story; I can make you do anything I want. I might even have Masako kiss you...

Naru: (Shocked expression) You wouldn't!

Mai: (Rolls eyes at the argument.) Whilst these two idiots argue, let's get the next chapter started. (Dodges flying chair)

-After School-

Mai got up, grabbing her stuff quickly, shoving her stuff into her backpack, she was about to leave when Kayamei, Keiko, and Michiru blocked her escape route.

"Mai-Chan, where are you going? Are you ditching us?" Keiko whined.

"Mai-Chi, I won't let you leave yet. We have a-once-in-a-lifetime chance to tell ghost stories with an extremely hot, sorry, I mean aesthetically pleasing upperclassman! You seriously can't be planning to ditch us are you?" Michiru began her rant, but Mai was used to it and knew the proper way to get out of this type of situation.

"I really wish I could stay, but I am not feeling very well, and Kenji has me working a double shift tomorrow. I'm so sorry!" She molded her expression to that of deep sorrow, and was about to continue to apologizing when she was (rudely) interrupted by the class rep.

"Ghost Stories?" The Class rep –Kourada- asked, rage burning in her eyes. "No wonder I have such a bad headache."

"They're just stories!" Kayamei glared at Kourada, after all, this hadn't been the first time this had happened, but unfortunately this time they couldn't walk away. They were supposed to wait for Shibiya-san.

"Those stories of yours attract low level spirits..." at this point, Mai had already begun to tune out the ranting of the uneducated 'medium'.

Mai had to stop herself from rolling her eyes at the seriously flawed reasoning of the class rep. Sure the girl had potential, but at that point, that's all it was, potential. Mai's eyes began to wander around the room. Something about it had seemed off. As her eyes moved to the doors, she found what she was looking for. Shibuya Kazuya. The man was leaning on the wall, listening to what the class rep had to say, and smirking.

Mai cleared her throat, quickly getting the attention of everyone in the room. "Is there something I can do for you Shibuya-san?" To this, he smiled his painfully fake smile and looked to the girls.

"Am I interrupting something?" He smiled again and Keiko and Kayamei melted. Before Mai could say "Yes, yes you are." Michiru had already answered.

"Shibuya-sempai! I'm sorry, but I feel kind of sick. I'll have to take a rain check on the stories today." The other two nodded in agreement. Mai could tell that Kourada had said something to shake them. They glanced at the class rep and moved closer to Mai. "Mai-chan lets head out. You probably have a crap ton of homework to do."

Mai glared at them. "That happened one time! It's not going to happen again. Honestly!" Her mind went back to the fateful day that she worked three shifts at the tea shop and forgot about her pile of homework for the day. Luckily that day had most of the classes that she passed easily. Biology was the only acceptance to that. She hated all science classes because they were full of speculations and tried to classify things that should be left alone.

Mai was pulled off her train of thought to hear their dear, dear class rep yelling at the fake upperclassman. She wasn't quite sure what she missed, but it seems like it was somewhat important.

Kessa: AND CUT! Sorry that this chappie is short, but a few have begun to protest at my laziness, so here is a small section of all the glory that is to come. Just so you now, I now have a different laptop so I can update more regularly, but me being me, it might still take a while. For those of you who are also reading Eye of Ka, that one might take a little longer to get up because I have to completely rewrite the chapter, which will take a while to drag out of my memories. 

Naru: MPPMPH!

Kessa: What was that Baka? Do you want me to untie you?

Naru: (Nods head furiously)

Kessa: I'll let you stay here for the next little while. Who knows, it could fix your behavior. 

Mai: Bye!