After what had happen yesterday I didn't want to leave my room. Would I still see Aoi as that? If I did could I still be her friend? I shook my head to get rid of the negative thoughts and got dressed for school. After picking up my purse I left the house. I glided down the street just looking ahead thinking that I won't see anything scary if I just look straight. How wrong I was. As soon as I turned the corner I saw a figure on the bench. My first thought was she was human, and I let a sigh of relief escape my mouth and sat down next to her. The bus wouldn't be here for awhile so I set my purse down. When I set it down I for sure thought I would of bumped the lady, and I decided to say sorry for making her move a bit. Yet, when I looked down I saw my purse inside her.

I screamed and jumped from the bench clutching my purse to myself. She turned to me and smiled. Her red eyes starring into me as if she was seeing something I couldn't, not like I wanted to see what she was looking at. She got up from the bench and I bolted down the street. I was always the prey never the predator. Always getting picked on by bullies at my school. Yet, to have the dead pick on me was just plain wrong and scary. I turned the corner, eight more blocks and I would be at school. Fate was against me because once I turned the next corner to make it seven blocks I saw her again. I skidded to a stop fast probably burning the soles of my shoes. The lady with the red eyes walked towards me. I shook my head fast while tears poured out of my eyes, I chanted "Go away! Leave me alone!" Hoping she would heed my words and leave me alone forever. She was in front of me now. I clutched my purse tighter making my hands white while clutching my eyes tight hoping by the time I opened my eyes she would be gone.

I felt warm, I didn't dare open my eyes. It felt like a hug but could ghosts hug? A humming sound erupted near my ear, it was loud at first but then became soothing. I didn't clutch my purse so tight anymore which allowed the color to return to my hands. My closed eyes loosen so it wasn't shut tight but shut like I was sleeping. When I stopped chanting the humming stopped and warm feeling left me as if my chanting was the signal I was calm. I opened my eyes to see the red eyes starring into me. The lady wasn't far away, but she wasn't too close to make me scream and run away. She smiled and spoke "Kaoru." I starred at her, could ghosts speak? I really didn't want to know the answer but I did. I stutter out her name "K-k-kao-ru?" Her smile never left her face and she nodded.

I just starred at her and she starred at me. What was I suppose to do now? Her stare was trumping my stare and I began to fidget. I clutched my purse tighter and she frowned but it soon turned back into a smile. "Nice to meet you…?" "Mikan, my name is Mikan. I really need to be heading to school though." I walked back slowly while watching her. Note to self: Get therapy. I contained to walk back she raised her hand in shook them in a "no" motion. I turned around ready to bolt only to have a car zoom by right in front me. Literally it was only nine inches away from me. I took a stumbling step back. A step or two and I could have been a ghost. I fell to the ground crying my eyes out. Kaoru bent down in front of me and gave me a hug. "It's finally nice to meet you Mikan. Even though I hope to meet you in a different way." She pulled back and smiled at me, looked me up and down, nodded her head.

"Your mother did an absolute wonderful job of raising you. Now, lets forget about school and head to your house." I nodded dumbly, I was already crazy why not introduce this ghost to my mom. I couldn't get any crazier right?

A/N: I don't think my writing got better but maybe by .1% lol. Its short but oh well. OMG! School starts in like 2 days.. Wish me luck! I'm going to be a Freshman in High School!!! YEAAAHH!!?? Yeah, no.