"Come on, Tsuna, there's no backing down now. You accepted this dare," his classmate heckled.

The house loomed in front of him. Just looking at it sparked a flame of terror in Tsuna. More and more rumours about this very house were surfacing every day. Lately people kept saying that they heard someone calling out from within. Others said they heard groans that sounded animalistic in nature. One thing was certain about this house, everyone thought it was haunted.

The brunet quivered. "I'm going to go in, soon."

"I knew it, there's no way No-Good Tsuna would have the guts to go in there," another of his classmates remarked.

He had to do this. He wasn't 'No-Good'. Tsuna had to prove that he was brave so he could become part of the class. He wanted to make friends and have a fun school life. He couldn't stand how his life was at the moment. Tsuna must make a change somehow. If entering this haunted house was the only way to prove his worth and change his school life then he would take on this dare.

"I'm doing it!"

He charged up to the rickey gate and pushed it aside in one quick motion. The path he tread to reach the front of the house was overgrown and some of the stones shook underfoot when he tread upon them. The house had not been tended to in a very long time, if the state of the overgrown garden, the rickety footpath and the dilapidated windows were anything to go by.

At the door he hesitated. Tsuna was afraid, he couldn't deny that, but his resolve was strong. Today he would enter this haunted house and gain respect from his classmates.

"Remember to bring back a little souvenir to show you actually searched the house for a Ghost and didn't just hide behind the door!" the leader of the group of five called.

Tsuna breathed deep, trying to calm his anxiety. Ghosts weren't real. There is no way this house was actually haunted. It was just old. With that in mind he opened the door and entered.

There was a thick layer of dust on every inch of what he could see. The afternoon light didn't reveal much but it showed enough to make Tsuna nervous. The wood had decayed and collapsed in a lot of spots. There were spider webs hanging from almost every corner of the roof. It looked like a classic haunted house. This made Tsuna start to think there honestly could be a Ghost residing in the house.

He scanned the two rooms on either side of the entry. Both were empty save for a few cobwebs and holes. Tsuna's head careened to the staircase in front of him. He was going to have to go upstairs to see if there was anything he could bring back to show his classmates that he honestly explored the house.

The only thing that was keeping Tsuna somewhat calm in this very moment was the lack of terrifying noises. The house had not made one single unexpected creak. Nothing had moved of it's own accord. It seemed like your average terrifying, abandoned home.

As he began the climb the first step it make an eerie squeak. Tsuna suddenly worried that the stairs may collapse from beneath him. What would happen if they did? His classmates were just outside, surely they would come to help if that happened. But what if they didn't? His fear was building, further and further. This was a terrible idea. He could die on these stairs!

But he would die of embarrassment if he told them he ran away because of some stairs. Swallowing his concerns, Tsuna pressed onwards. He took each step as cautiously as possible to ensure none of them gave way, allowing him to hurtle to his doom.

When he finally reached the top he heaved a sigh of relief. The state of the house was of more concern to him than some fictional Ghost. What could a Ghost do to him anyway? They couldn't even touch him! He wasn't going to be scared of something that could do him no physical harm! Though…Tsuna had to admit some small part of him was still terrified at the thought of a Ghost. But that wouldn't be enough to stop him. After all, Ghosts aren't real.

At the top of the stairs he peeked into each room as he passed. Yet again there was nothing in the rooms to take back as trophy of his valiant efforts. Just more holes in the wood and even more holes in the roof.

After a few minutes he had seen every open room and deemed them all useless to him. There was only one room left. The room down the end of the hall, the only one with the door closed. He got a bad feeling from that room. He figured it was just because the closed door was unusual but it felt like something more. If there was going to be any room with a Ghost in it that would be the place.

Tsuna slowly twisted the knob and opened the door. It made a screech which enticed his heart into palpitations of fear. If there were actually a Ghost in this room it would have definitely heard that. Could Ghosts even hear? Whatever, it didn't matter, because Ghosts weren't real. He hesitantly stepped into the new space. This was the last one, after this he could leave.

He let out a blood curdling scream. There, in the middle of the room, was a Ghost. A white mass with a black void for a face. He couldn't help it, he kept screaming.

Outside his classmates could hear the sound of his terror. They were quick to run away, believing that Tsuna really had been killed by the Ghost. His classmates did not desire to be next on the list.

So there Tsuna was, abandoned, staring down an immobile Ghost. What was he going to do?

Well I hope you have enjoyed the start of my new fanfic. If I had to motivation to finish my other stories rn I would :)