Kiyoko Miyazaki's Story

Kiyoko walked down the hall with her backpack. She had heard about a paranormal research club and decided to join, after her friend Lizzie insisted. Why a ghost wanted her to join the ghost hunting club, she had no clue. Kiyoko opened the door with the club sign outside. She saw several girls, all older than her, and a few guys. She smiled and waved to the group of people. Kiyoko was the youngest in her class. She hardly knew any of these people, she did recognize faces from around school though.

"Hi." she said quietly. "I'm Kiyoko Miyazaki. Is this the Lolita Club?"

As Ryo sat there looking at the door she began to notice a huddle of shadows gathering outside of it accompanied by whispering voices. She turned and looked at Ran. Then back at the door, "That..." She started to say.

"They're real," Ran assured her, without looking up from what she was doing, "and they're probably your club members."

"Oh," Ryo said excitedly, and nearly fumbled out of her chair as she rushed up and towards the door. "I'm okay!" she said confidently, after tripping. "And they're OUR club members Ran. So stop working on your witchcraft and come greet them."

"It's a bonnet."

"Yeah, well..."

As she was talking to Ran over her shoulder, she didn't notice that the others had already opened the door and were heading inside. She almost ran right into the first one that entered but stopped just short as she heard him call out, "Hello? This is a club isn't it?"

"I'm Kiyoko Miyazaki," another one said. "Is this the Lolita Club?"

"I told you we should have made a bigger sign Ran," Ryo hissed.

But Ran was too busy concentrating on the spot right above one of the boy's shoulders. There was a spirit there, following him around, probably having fun making popping noises in his ear. Mischievous ones like that tended to get on her nerves, and she could kind of sense that he felt it there too. She remained quiet though, wanting to see if he would maybe say something about it later. She also sensed other spirits when the others entered. Less mischievous, more reserved, though she couldn't see them now maybe she would with time, if everyone decided to stick around the club that is. A warmth filled her chest. These people were the real thing. People like her...

"Yes, this is The Lolita Society," Ryo said to the newcomers. "My name is Ryo and that person staring from the corner there is Ran." She motioned in, "You should all come sit down!" She merrily said.

Misao Fukuzawa and Shuuya Natsume...
Yumi had just gotten to register their names in her mind. But something else about them caught her attention. Misao seemed to be startled by something as he finished playing with the soccer ball. Did he hear the noise too? Of course he did. It was the same one her classmate Shuuji--no, Shuuya--heard. He was less bothered by it, but Yumi was certain he heard it too. Years of kendo had trained her to pick up on the slightest subtleties. Both of them heard it, and it made Yumi feel uneasy. There was something about the young girl that made her uneasy as well.

Yumi thought she saw a specter, but she also thought she didn't. Did it sense her uneasiness?
The excited noises from the two girls in her classroom broke her thought. "Well," she said to herself, "It seems I've come to the right place."

She entered the clubroom and was greeted by a girl named Ryo, her friend Ran at the corner also smiled a greeting.
"Yumi Kitano, 1-B" she mumbled as she un-slung her sword from her shoulders and took a seat. "Nice to meet you." she said, in afterthought. The girls seemed kind, but Yumi was still unsure of how to approach a situation such as this.

She glanced at Misao, Shuuya, and the girl named Kiyoko. She finally rested her eyes on the two girls. To be able to gather such people here...perhaps they really can help me.