Ghostier

6

"Waahhh!" Nino shouted
"Hey hey! Chill! It's just me Nino" Adrien smiled
"Dude, you scared me!" Nino gave Adrien a light punch on his arm
They laughed it off. 
"We were worried so we thought we should follow you" Marinette said with a apologetic voice
"But why did you guys come here?" Adrien asked

Alya told them her thoughts
"Does Mr. Marshall really live here?"
"That's what I think I knew" Alya shrugged
"It's already 6pm when we got back. He's the manager of the hotel, he could be going out for dinner and leave us to the waiters" Juleka said, with caught their attention (as it was the first time for some of them to hear her talk clearly)
"What about the voice that you heard?" Nino said with concern
"What voice Alya?" Marinette asked, already feeling uneasy
"It's not that important" Alya shook her head "Maybe it's just someone trying to prank us"

They went down stairs and shock to see Mr. Marshall, sitting calmly on a bench, as if he was waiting for them
"Good afternoon, Mr. Marshall!" They greeted him, still surprised
"Good afternoon kids" he said and gave them a warm smile
"We're looking for you Mr. Marshall!" Rose said
"It's not necessary!" Alya whispered
"Looking for me?" He repeated "Why are you kids looking for me? Is there something wrong?" He asked but he had already had the answer.
"We have to know everything that had happened in this hotel!" Marinette boldly said
There they go. Again.
"Kids, I said I don't know!" He answered impatiently "I've just bought this place for half a year, by the introduction of Mr. Bourgeois" He said "How am I suppose to know?"
"Are you hiding something from us?" Adrien lost his cool, he took a step forward to Mr. Marshall
Marinette bravely stepped forward too, and place a hand on his shoulder to help him calm down
Mr. Marshall had lost it too. He stood up and aggressively said "Listen here Mr. Agreste and all of your stupid kids!" He stated "The owner of this hotel sold it to me seven months ago and I have papers to prove it. You kids are my first costumer. I don't know anything. End of story!"
"Sorry Mr. Marshall! Please don't be mad at us!" Rose comforted him
Juleka and Max helped Rose then they tried to guide him to the bench he had left.
"Why are you so curious about this kids?" He asked when he finally sat down

"Why? I'll tell you why! Your two customers disappeared right under your nose!" Kim said
They thought the man would be surprised but he just sighed.  The kids calm down and looked at him as they wanted him to explain.
"I've heard news about how many people went missing after staying at this hotel. But what can I do? Everyone is being ridiculous and spreading rumor about this hotel being cursed" He threw his hands up in the air to expressed a disappointed feeling "Leave all you want, but don't add up to the mess!"
The kids looked at each other. They felt guilty but also couldn't stand him. Two customers, two children went missing, and all he really cared about is the fame of the hotel. Such a selfish guy.
Adrien forced himself to calm down and managed to told him politely:
"Our friends are missing and we won't leave until we find them"
"If only you could help us Mr. Marshall" Rose said
"You can help us right?" Alya looked at him. Maybe she tempt to use the pleading eyes technique, but her voice came out as a demand.

"Okay, okay! Stop looking at me like that!" The poor man exclaimed and looked away from Alya's eyes "Just ask Miss Powell! She has worked here since years ago!"

"Where can we find her?" Alya asked, sounding like a boss or an interviewer. Or maybe both.
"She could be at the kitchen" He shrugged

"Thank you Mr. Marshall" They said before walking away
To Marinette's concern, Alya and Nino were looking at him with matching glares, as they were warning him