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Ren rolled his eyes as the girl (Melody... a nice name) shouted at the boy as he came around the corner. Though the tall, lanky, young mans appearance had startled Ren too, he wasn't nearly as jumpy as the little blonde in front of him.

"I could ask you the same thing"

"Yeah, gonna have to second that one Melody," then he arched an eyebrow as he looked at her and watched her face light up a bright red as she looked back at his chest and then reached for her supplies, "I did ask you that earlier didn't I? You still haven't answered. So now there's two of us wanting to know," he felt a slight grin pull at his lips as she handed him the stuff and stuttered in the process. She was obviously nervous around him and smiled as he took the stuff from her hands, his fingers just barely grazing hers.

Ren took the peroxide and poured it on the cloth, all the while thinking of how much it was going to sting once he put it on the cuts. Looking up to the young man named Jacob, he offered him a smile as well and answered the question that had been asked earlier, "Name's Ren and I've seen you as well. Gotta love the Senior class. We get all the spooky rumors."

A sharp sound down the hall caught his attention as well as Jacob's and both boys looked towards the sound instantly. Ren, however, thought the noise belonged to the ghost that had gone downright a-wall on him. However, as Jacob went and opened the door to investigate, nothing came rushing out at him. Ren pushed himself up off the floor, using the wall as a brace to get back to his feet. Walking over to Jacob, he listened for a response after the boy had called out to see who was there. Nothing came, and nothing moved.

"Damn, I hope it's not another ghost... one is bad enough to deal with-"

The stairwell was right next to them and from the corner of his eye Ren spotted the woman who'd attacked him standing on the landing above them. Her features were soft once more, the earlier rage long gone. She was looking down at them in the darkness as the sun was well passed the school and most likely on its way down behind the mountains.

Tapping Jacob's shoulder, he got the boys attention and pointed to the stairwell where she stood. She looked sad, longing almost as she stared at them, her form wavering in and out of existence. Leaning over, he whispered to the taller Senior, "Doubt me now?" A hint of excitement in his voice, he couldn't help it. Things like this always gave him a rush.

However, her sweet form didn't last long and the transformation that happened earlier came again. Her eyes went black, her lips parting to show deadly sharp teeth, and her arms lengthening with claws for fingers. She came barreling down the stairwell with a menacing growl. Ren pulled Jacob away from the door and pushed him down the hall as the ghost hit the first floor.

"Run!" Ren shouted, wanting to get as much distance between themselves and the enraged ghost. What had her so pissed off, he wondered? Why was it, one instant she was calm and sorrowful and the next an enraged monster? He concluded that he was going to have to do some serious research if they were going to get anywhere with this problem.