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Ren felt his smile fade as he listened to Melody's words. There was obviously more to the girl than he saw and he felt a twinge of sorrow for her as well as regret for asking the question. He hadn't wanted her to feel depressed for any reason. As she finished tying the bandages, he pulled on the jacket that Jacob had offered him and zipped it up. The jacket was much to big for him, but he didn't really care, it would do well for its purpose.

"Don't even joke about that. If i see or hear about one more homicidal ghost i'm going to freak out," Jacob commented, giving Ren a bit of a 'look' in the process. He noted it and bit his lip in response. Clearing his throat he looked between them all as he stood up and put on a smile though his nerves were writhing beneath his facade.

"Well, now that I'm patched up, lets go put miss pissey back to where she belongs yes?" Ren started back towards the hole he'd created, his flashlight bobbing up and down as he walked. In a matter of moments he was back out into the hallway where he shined the light down one way then the other. There was no sign of the ghost or anything else out of the ordinary so he turned to the others and motioned that it was alright to come out. After a moment, he turned down the hall that led to the front of the school.

"Lets go this way and see if we can find her. Last time I encountered her on the second floor, so I think her domain in between the first and second floor. If we can catch her, we can try these talismans and send her on her merry way," he said as he walked towards the staircase that led to the second floor. Once he got there, he immediately shined his light up the stairs to the landing, but he didn't see anything. Turning, he pointed the flashlight down the hall that intersected the one they'd just come from. Still nothing was seen. With a quick glance over his shoulder to the others, he shrugged and started up the stairs.

Once he was at the landing, he flashed the light down the hall. Finally he spotted her, hovering outside the second to last door at the end. About the same spot he'd encountered her the first time. Without moving the light, he reached into his back pocket and pulled out the papers with the Japanese lettering on it. Unsure of how it worked, he tried the first thing that came to mind. Putting the paper between his fingers, he held it out and thought as hard as he could on ridding the ghost of the demon inside her. After a long while of standing there most likely looking like an idiot, nothing happened and he expelled his pent up breath.

"Damn... this is going to be harder than it looks," he said as he dropped his hand down to his side and let his head fall forward. With a sigh he stood like that for a moment, then lifted his head to see the ghost coming down the hall at them. His eyes widened and his heart rate accelerated. "Oh... shit," he cursed and lifted the paper again, this time thinking about being shielded and how much he did not want to cut again. To his surprise, as the ghost pulled back to swipe her claws at him, she hit something solid about a foot away from him and the group. Ren could feel the hit, a sensation that was hard to describe filled his body. It was the only thing that told him that she'd hit something.

Then the paper disintegrated in his hands. His heart jumped to his throat and he quickly grabbed another. Looking at the symbols, he noted that they were different than the one's he'd seen and decided to try his earlier approach. This time, something did happen and the ghost pulled back from them. She emitted a loud inhuman scream as her ghostly figure arched backwards. The little paper between his fingers glowed a bright yellow hue as the ghost in front of them continued to scream. Finally, as the paper disintegrated, the woman fell forward and looked up at them. Her beautiful face looked directly at Ren as her lips moved without making any sound. Then she faded into a bright blue sphere and whisked away.

Ren let out a loud breath and looked back to the group. With a grin, as well as his heart thudding in his ears he laughed slightly, "Wow. Well then guys. Welcome to Mist High hu?"

- Part 1 -End-