The Ghost of the Past (OhmFluke AU Fanfiction)

Chapter III

"You are not a ghost anymore."

Right. He is right.

But... how?

How can that be?

How does that even work?

It cannot be Earth's doing. Forest fairies cannot give him a solid body.

It cannot be Boston's doing. The old man doesn't have enough strength to cast him a solid body. In the first place, he is sure Boston doesn't have the power to give him a solid body.

It cannot be Boun's nor Ohm's doing either. They are merely humans. Even though Ohm's reaction and calmness exceeded Fluke's expectation, maybe Ohm will react later. Maybe it will fully sink in his head tomorrow morning when he wakes up.

A tap on his shoulder startled Fluke from his musing. He stared as he realized that Ohm was standing in front of him and that he is already sitting on the couch. Fluke was so deep in his thoughts he didn't realize Ohm has moved him to the couch.

"Are you alright, FluㅡSir?"

"You can call me, Fluke. Boston only calls me that because he is an old man." Fluke replied with his immediate response though Ohm looked confused because it doesn't work that way. "Wait, just in case you think so, I am not insulting Boston. Uh, what I am trying to say is, it does not matter how long I had died, I was 26 back then and I will always stay as a 26 years old as long as I am still here in the land of the living."

Ohm sighed in relief upon hearing that. "Thanks, it feels so weird to call a young boㅡI mean a young man as Sir."

Fluke silently nod and watched Ohm getting ready to sleep (on the sofa). He is starting to become wary of the other man because of his nonchalance about the situation they are facing right now.

What is Fluke going to do now?

Boston told him he'll come tomorrow and answer his questions.

He trust Boston.

He trust that he can give him answers. He has given his trust to Boston's father before, and he had already given his trust to his son. He had known him for 6 decades, has been his guardian for 3.

There are times when Boston denies him things that he wants to know and give him answers that are too vague to understand. But he knows it's just who Boston is, his father is like that to him too.

He keeps his responsibility as a guardian for Fluke too seriously sometimes but steps back when he sees it is for the best.

Sometimes, Boston says things that are the opposite on what he really wants to tell him, making Fluke accepts his advise with a grain of salt.

Sometimes the answer lies within on what he says. When he says "do not meddle", he means it. At the same time, he is also saying "try to get close".

Boston is confusing like that.

Yet, Boston didn't tell him anything related on temporarily having a living human body. Or maybe he mentioned it, hinted on it and Fluke just did not understand, just did not realize.

Going back to his musing, Fluke did not notice that he have been intently staring at Ohm.

"I can't sleep if you keep on looking at me."

"Oh, sorry." Fluke mumbled, averting his eyes from Ohm to his lap. What he sees made him transfixed. Seeing his hands, he curled them on his lap before opening them. Then he lifts his hand close to his face and stare at his palm, slowly wiggling his fingers. He kept his eyes on his fingers as he tried to wiggle his toes too. Feeling his bare feet, a smile suddenly bloomed on his face.