Morning glory

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Chapter:1 Ghostie

My classmates often call me Ghostie because of my eerie behavior, they said I always made everything supernatural, a time during our class photos, I hide half of my body in a tree, and my eyes are frail and I have some black eyes, and it turns out like I was a ghost.

After classes are over, I always noticed Shuuto, he plays soccer on the field, and I'm not intentionally watching him through the fence, but he always approaches me and shout "Hey Yuugen-kun!" He said while waving his hands in the air, With high spirits, his teammates will reply "You talking to ghostie? He laughs and continues, " You like him, don't you?" Shouto replies "His name is Yuugen, not ghostie, he's in your class". But he always acts like a ghost."

"Yeah, but He's Thin, Pale, and Gloomy." And even in our Class Photo he always made it look paranormal, and he even looks like the dead in our classroom, does he even enjoy life?" I heard them talking while I was walking away, "Hey Ghostie, Do you even enjoy life!? "I'm genuinely curious! Said his teammate, Shuuto interrupted, " Shut up." I stop walking when I notice Shuuto approaching me through the other side of the fence Shuuto looks me in the eyes, and said, "Are you going home now, Yuugen? I timidly replied "Yeah." Expressionless, "we're gonna play a short game before practicing, wanna watch? He added a suggestion " Or wanna play catch?" Shuuto said happily, I reasoned out, "I need to catch the bus."

Ah, I see,

"Sorry, Yuugen, see you next week, " Shuuto said happily, He waves at me and went back to his teammates and continues playing, No matter what they said behind my back, I don't really care...

After walking for a while, I arrived at the bus stop and I throw myself on the bench but then I notice a cicada on the ground, I pick up a stick and let the cicada climb at the stick and I put it back on the tree, Phew I'm exhausted, I thought I heard the cicada whisper so weak like the wind, "Let me sing for you."

So hot... The shining sun

Bugs and sweat, summer is here, It's my least favorite season, at the back of my head I remember what they said about me, "Are you even happy to be alive?" "It's not about fun, It's ease." If we're talking about enjoying life that would be him, he's always smiling so brightly, why would he even try to care about me, Next week huh, or so I thought...

Things about me

I am afraid of bugs but I just can't leave them in the street, so I poke a stick for them to climb and put back in trees after I went home, I'm a shut-in person, who doesn't go out, especially during Summer and rainy days, my health condition is fragile and I get easily ill, and mostly Shouto teammates complaint at me for not being fair and should attend P.E also, but these guys are just dumbass, but Shouto always says, "His body is fragile." I wear my standard uniform and wear thick frame glasses and my hair is short and messy black-haired, and He Is Golden blond-haired and his features are beautiful and his smile was always so bright like the sun itself, his personality is fun and easy to get along with, so that's why I'm always wondering why would he spend his time on someone like me?

.. Thunder crackles as time went past by

A week after, our Sensei goes inside our classroom with a gloomy aura, he announces that Shuuto is dead, everyone was sad and crying, but, I feel a bit sad, maybe because I won't be seeing his smile and hear his voice but though I didn't even shed a tear because I know everyone will eventually die at some point, I heard from his teammates crying loudly, "Why did you die before the match." Another girl said weeping regrettably, "He hasn't replied to my confession even." His teammate again, "He hasn't paid off his tabs at that ramen shop." What a troublesome guy, I heard a whisper that answers me, "Hahahaha, You're right Yuugen, I have so many things to do, but here I am dead!" W-wait Am I hearing things, that voice sounds exactly like Shouto, I looked to my side and saw S-shouto. I ask myself, I got off my chair due to fear and p-pass through Him, what was that? A spirit of Shouto? But he is haunting me, I didn't even do anything to him, all of my classmates look at me weirded out, He keeps whispering to me and I kept answering them making me look like a crazy person, "Ghostie talking to a ghost and look terrified." A random classmate said,

"Yuugen you got to help me," Shouto said while I walked out of the classroom, I answered Irritatedly, "Why are you asking me?" I asked him while still terrified, He goes in front of my face, "Because you are the only one who can see me." I fainted because he passed through me and I could only hear the faint sound of my classmates shouting, "Ghostie fainted." Or something like that, My eyesight gets blurry, and don't know what happens after.

A classmate who is as loud as a cicada was not been able to pass this summer and has passed away...

He told me his name isn't Shuuto it was Hideto, He keeps asking me to help him pass away due to his "unfinished business" I didn't complain because I didn't want to be cursed by him and He assures me that he called himself a good ghost, but I didn't believe in him and just agrees to him because he was threatening me, and all the things that my classmates wailed out were all true,

Asahi Hideto and I weren't particularly close, he was just a classmate that would greet me when walking home from school, I had no after-school activities so I was on this side of the fence, while he was on the other side, with the soccer team, we were from two different worlds, even when they told me that he had died, I did feel a bit lonely because I wouldn't be able to see his smile or hear his voice anymore, I didn't cry, It wasn't anything big, everyone dies someday, It's not that I want to die, It's just that I didn't have a strong will to live, I didn't care when I died.

BUT...

"I DON'T WANT TO BE KILLED BY A CURSE!!!" I unconsciously cried out, I opened my eyes, and I was in my room, seeing my mom putting an ice pack on my forehead, and I was lying down on my bed.

"Don't give me a scare like that." My mom said worriedly, "Oh mama." I sighed. "Don't you know how worried I was when you fainted from school?!, they said it was your typical anemia or summer cold."

...."mhm."

"You still have a bit of a fever, My mama reached out her hand on my forehead checking if I was having a fever, "Make sure to drink your liquids, make sure to get some rest and I'll bring you a porridge later."

I didn't answer back, then after...

I weakly mumbled, "... Mama." I saw Hideto in the corner side of my bedroom, why is he haunting me?!

"What is it?" Mom looked at me waiting for my response

....Ngn.

I immediately said, "N-nevermind...." My mom worriedly asks, " you sure? Then I'm gonna head down. Then my mom head down to the kitchen.

"Your mom sure is nice, You call her "Mama", Hideto said while grinning then his expression shifted from mundane happiness to being genuinely concerned, he softly said, " Sorry for scaring you." I felt my eyes stinging with tears and my cheeks blushing from his hand on my forehead, Ah... Then he said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you."

He kept stroking my forehead.

.... That feels good.

Oh...

Then he opened his mouth with the same tone he used when he was still living, "You know, How I just died recently I'm fine with it." You're fine with it?! I shockingly thought in my mind.

He then continues, "There's a lot of things I still wanted to do, I guess it's what they called "unfinished business." He's still the same as before.

"I never replied to that girl's confession, and I didn't give back prez his notes back." I just silently listened to his wailing out while my expression was still, with my eyes, gazing at him, uninterested.

"I never made up with my buddy and didn't pay off my tab at that Ramen place." He continues wailing out, "and there is this guy and that girl, AND I THINK I'M GONNA DIE A SECOND TIME IF SOMEONE EVER LOOKS AT MY PHONE." I told Yuugen without mentioning all my secret photos, selfies, and bookmarks... He looks at me uninterested, "AUGGGHHH! If I knew this was gonna happen, I wouldn't have put off all that stuff.

I see, I guess if he enjoyed life, then he would have a lot of unfinished business also, with his acquaintances, friends, and girlfriend.

Yuugen replied silently, "That's not my business." Then he rolled off to the end side of his bed, I guess, but I don't have anything else to go to. I reach out to Yuugen's hands but he retaliated, "It's cold." He said I guess I have no warmth in my body since I'm a ghost now.

"You're the only one," I told Yuugen he then answered frightened, "You'll just curse me to death if I refused, right?" Of course not, why would I do such a thing to you, Yuugen, but more frightened replies came back at me, "That's scary, I can't go up against a ghost." Yuugen continues talking still frightened, "S-so I guess I have no choice but to help you since you're threatening me. Sheesh, I'm such a nice guy

"Uhm, I didn't threaten you, Yuugen." "I liked to think of myself as a nice ghost." I scratch my face with one finger nervously, I won't do anything to Yuugen.

AND HE'S SUCH A DUMBASS!

"Learn to take a hint, I'm saying that I'll help you!

I replied dumbfounded, "oh... Huh? For real?! Thanks! I float on Yuugen and wrapped my arms around his back.

"DON'T HUG ME, ITS COLD!" HE'S SUCH A DUMBASS, I irritatedly thought in the back of my mind.

"HeeHeee! I let out while grinning widely. I reached out my hands to him and then said, "Let's shake on it." I ask Yuugen, "Can you touch my hand?" He then replied with a simple, "Yeah." He's just so cute, I can't get enough of him.

"Looking forward to it, Yuugen, You can call me, Shuuto or Hideto."

Moments after, I didn't answer, I cleared my throat then replied, "... Then Hideto..." He then let out loudly, "OKAY!" He then floats and closes to my face, while scooting he happily said, "I'll never forget this till the day I die, except, I already died." He was so close, my heart was beating unnaturally fast like it could burst any minute.

"Stop making, Death jokes, I wouldn't know what to do, especially when you're right here." You're right here, Hideto squeezed my hands lightly, his hands were cold, but it feels nice and soothing, "Thanks for accepting me, I'm glad it was you who found me," He said with a mixed expression of serious and grateful, while his cheeks were slightly flushed ruddy with his eyes close.

Then I told him, "I've never encountered spirits before, He just answered while shrugging off, "Hahaha."

"What's weird is that I'm the only one who can see you..." With his usual blinding smile he then answered, "Oh, I bet It's the Power of LOVE! I replied confusedly,

"Huh?"

"Because you like me, Don't you? He snorted and mumbled Hehe

" What?! Or am I wrong? That's why I'm always saying "Hi!" To you

"Huh?!"

"You come to watch my Practices all the time, I thought, There's a chance... " Although, I guess There's NO chance NOW,

"Huh?"

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!"

Hideto then came off laughing while scratching the back of his head while his cheeks were visibly flushed, "Hahaha, Made another Death joke again." "I figured you probably didn't say anything since we were both guys."

Asahi Hideto and I live in two different worlds.

"But the same goes for me," Hideto mumbled while grinning happily, Not saying anything, or not listening to what you had to say... Was a HUGE regret in my life."

Even when they told me He Died, I didn't cry.

He continues talking, "But is it okay to say it now?"

Except, not being able to see his smile...

Yuugen!

Or never heard his voice again...

Did make me a little.

Just a little...

My eyes are hot and my cheeks are so flushed so bright, right now, It's making me hard to breathe, It hurts so much in my heart...

When I came to my senses, I was pinned down in my bed by Hideto saying, "I love you. I love you too, Yuugen.

Just a little bit sad.

I was left stunned by his words when I heard my mom open my door saying, "Dear, How are you feeling? Are you feeling up for porridge? Her expression changes when she saw me sweating and my face are bright red, "Oh! Oh no! Your face is red and you're sweating! Are you okay?!

I quietly responded, "Yeah." I can't believe it... He came straight at me.

In the corner side of Yuugen's room, stand a happy Hideto, "Woohoo, I said it!