Chapter 1: Courage

(Five minutes ago)

I never really had any courage to talk to anybody that I found cute. It was just impossible.....Until now. I built up enough courage to talk to him.

(Now)

I got on the bus and looked around. Hoping to find him. The bus was a little crowded today as I walked over and sat next to him. Blushing profusely. I kept looking at him and then looking away. Eventually I just took a deep breath and said hi to him. He didn't respond so I waved my hand in front of his face to get his attention. Blush slowly going away. He looked over at me. He looked about 16. I spoke up and asked him what his name was. He just gave me a shocked look.

"......You shouldn't be able to see me......" Was all he said.

"What do you mean? Can't everybody see you?" I was confused.

"What I mean is that I'm a ghost. So, no, no one can see me," he thought for a moment. "Well, no one but you. Get off at the next stop so that we can talk more privately." He looked around the bus.

I nodded in agreement, still a little confused.

At the next stop we both got off the bus and went to find a somewhat secluded area for us to talk. I don't think that he really got out of the shock that I can actually see him, because every once in a while he would turn to look back at me to see if I was just a figment of his imagination. I just sighed. Not really believing it myself. After what seemed like ages, we came to a secluded opening and sat down on the grass. We sat in silence for a while before he broke it and spoke up.

"There could only be one reason that you can see me. You're a ghost tamer." He said calmly.

I was very confused by now. "A what now?"

He just looked at me with a blank expression. "A ghost tamer. You know. The people who find ghosts that are at unrest and lead them to a better place? The one in a million person that can see ghosts? Like in those cheesy T.V. shows?" He kept listing all the possible ways to explain a ghost tamer to me and it wasn't working.

I couldn't wrap my head around this. It was just impossible. How in the world do I "tame ghosts?" Why me?

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Thank you for putting up with the totally crazy ideas that I have for stories. This chapter seemed like a stretch. Sorry about that. They're all really quite dark. (No, they're not.) Oh, and have fun with the cliffhanger.

Signing off~
Nistao

Edit: omg I'm writing something about romance?????? Why?? I've never had feelings for anyone ever. I may change it or I may leave it. Oh boy. What am I doing to myself?