Chapter 1 : Arrival

Finally, graduated. And... I got scholarship for studying abroad in America, which is a far country from my where I live, Japan.

Well... I can't waste the chance, so... with my parents support I'm going abroad.

After long flight, which is pretty draining me out because it's my first time... Finally, I arrived at America. Why America? I don't even know.

My destination is... a town called New Haven, which is on the Connecticut, United States. I heard that's a Town of Elm, I don't even know what elm is but ... seemed beautiful.

I must admit something, it's so many different here. Culture, Language, and everything... It's a huge country.

Anyway, The campus where I study named "Yale University", which I heard it's one of the oldest universities.

And, what majors do I choose? I choose art because it's recommended by my teacher, Not without any reason ... I've been a highest score in music subject three years straight.

Seems my lucky was ended, after I'm registering to the campus, I need to find some place to live but... There's so expensive, especially near the campus building, it's because a distance from the apartment to campus is just a few steps, it's very short walk and already arrived at the gate.

After a long search, finally... I found an apartment, it's a bit far from campus building, but I heard it's the cheapest one. Well... seems my luck isn't ruined yet... that's what I thought...

"Are you sure, Kiddos?" Landlord asking with flustered and concerned expression, I don't really understand what that's expression mean.

"Of course I sure, Sir. I gave up looking for an apartment, and it seems good for me" I said it without any hesitation.

"Oh... Uh... Fine then, but I don't take any responsibility if something is out of my control, okay?" Landlord say nervously and then give me a key for the room.

"Well... Whatever, as long as I get place to stay, I don't scared anything" That what I said when I get the key, but when I go to the room, seems I want to leave it. But it's impossible now, I've told the landlord if I'm okay with any risk. Well, time to get into this semi abandoned apartment room.

Clicking sound are heard when I unlocked the door, that mean the door lock is still function, also... The lights are still bright and showing the dusty room. Maybe I should clean up first.

I reach the storage room and picking the purifier... But suddenly I feel something tapping my shoulder from back.

I don't really care about it and just said "Huh?" because... There's nobody except me here.

But suddenly I feel tapped again, and now it's harder than before, so I decided to turning my head and look at the back, and surprisingly...

"Hey, Human... How dare you ignoring me earlier!" Sounds like a something scary and husky. It's a real ghost here? Maybe...

Wait a minute, it's comes through from the wall? Also...

"Jeez... You're really ignoring me, young boy..." She's pouting. Yeah, pouting like a kid, even though she looks like a matured woman.

Another thing, it was a woman spirit, right? And why she's here? Don't say she was a "curious spirit"—or whatever it is who will not be calm before what she wanted was granted.

"Hey, young boy... Tell me your name, please? I want to be friends with you... Okay?" She said when I'm still processing what is going on here.

After several times in silence, finally I speak up to her, "Sorry, I don't expect you'll be able to talking with me. My name is Itsuki Takeuchi" It's weird, my first introduce is with a ghost? No way... This is something nonsense and unexpected in my life.

"What's kind of name is? I've never heard it before" She said while slowly floating around me, and scanning me from head to toe. "I'm Lucy, Lucy Brown. Nice to meet you, uh... Take... Uchi, right?" She's a little stuttering while repeating my name. And Lucy? That what a cute name, I think.

"Mrs. Brown, right? Um... Nice to meet you too" I said, a little stuttering and flustered, too. And yeah, it's because was my first time ever, ever... Introduce myself to a ghost, literally a ghost.

"Hey, Young boy... Should I help you?" She said in uh... sultry tone, like... it's just teasing me? Or... I don't know. And yeah, seems like she's just teasing me now, because... "Actually ye-" She cut my sentence and say "Kidding" while chuckling, jeez... lucky she's a ghost.

Well, seems she's not a dangerous spirit, so I feel safe, for now. And, back to the plans, I'll clean up this place which is bigger than I thought. There's a few parts of the house like, two bedrooms with closets, bathroom—or restroom, kitchen with dining table, kinda big for me alone, and living room with a TV and couch. Yeah, it's kinda big for a cheap apartment.

I start clean up from the deepest room, which is the kitchen to living room, it's because there's no back door, so... I think it was a good method.

And, like what you expected, she is just floating and occasionally annoy me during clean up. But, she's helping me to clean the narrow gap, at least she's not totally annoying me after all. Even though she's seen through, she's still able to touch and handle the things like a human does, interesting.

"Are you didn't scare to me, Young boy?" She asked with curious yet cute expression.

Man ... how to answer that question?

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