Chapter O: a not so quiet night
September 10th, 2009, S.E.E.S quarters
It seems like a quiet night; there’s a sense of calm in the main hall. The night is so peaceful that there doesn’t seem to be any threat at all today or at least that’s what our other protagonist thinks: Makoto Yuki.
Ever since he joined these “ghostbusters,” he still thinks this team is full of oddballs, but at least they're warm hearted people or so he thinks. He's about to go to sleep after a tiring day at Gekkoukan High School.
But before all that, he decides to go see the guys, starting with his so-called “best friend.” (Iori Junpei)
Junpei: Hey dud, what's up tonight?
Makoto: . . .
Junpei: Tough night, huh? Man, school is really killing me. I don't understand a damn thing about math and stuff like that. It'd be easier if it were like crushing those shadows, don't ya' think, buddy? ((Junpei Looks at him and give him a warm smile))
Makoto: . . . ((He just nod the head))
After that, and before Iori could say anything else, they both heard a very loud scream as if it were a woman’s so they bolted out of the room, looking for the source of the scream.
Junpei: Dude. What the hell was that? Where did it come from? It sounded close we can't be that far from them. Damn, it's not even midnight yet. What the hell could have happened?
Junpei: It came from here, from Ken's room. Damn, what could have happened? ((Iori desperately tries to open the boy's door, so he pushes a little harder and manages to open it))
Junpei: KEN, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? ARE YOU OKAY? WHY THE HELL DID YOU SCREAM? HUH? KEN?
((Makoto just looks at them both with a somewhat skeptical expression and without much change in his demeanor, but he sees that the boy is on the floor, so he's going to try to check on him.))
Makoto: Ken., What happened? Are you okay? Why on earth did you scream? Did a shadow attack you?
Junpei: Hey man, I was just about to ask him that!
Ken, tell us what happened?
Then the little boy, with what little innocence he still had left, looks at them with those big eyes, a few tears welling up, and starts to cry
Junpei and Makoto They
couldn't believe that this kid, who was acting all tough, suddenly started crying out of nowhere and was sitting on the floor looking a little heartbroken. They asked him again what had happened if he'd been attacked and he said no.
Junpei: Damn it, Ken. So why did you start crying out of the blue? What did you see? Did that idiot Shinjiro do something to you? That wretch!
Ken: Yeah, I mean no, it's just that, it's just that ((The boy stopped crying when they asked him that, but now he looks a little embarrassed, as if he had hidden something.))
Junpei: Huh? ((He start's to laugh so mad at him and Ken just look like he's being scolded or embarrased in front of everyone)) NO FREAKING WAY AMADA KEN!!!
Junpei: Hey, kid, have you been watching porn? Seriously? YOU?!!! Dude, get a grip, for God's sake. At your age, I didn't even know what my dick was for.
Makoto: Junpei!!! (He just look at him with an angry, scolding look at his friend for being so stupid and insensitive))
Junpei: What? Dont blame me because im right bruh!!! Im just saying facts man.!!! .. hes a ... He's just a hormonal brat. We really need to keep a closer eye on this little rascal. Just imagine what he must be thinking when he sees the girls around here walking by, Fuuka, Mitsuru, or even Yukari... ugh
Ken: Are You an idiot? I wasn't watching that. Look, the thing is... That guy, that idiot Shinjiro, lent me his laptop, and when I opened the browser, that was the first thing that came up in the search results...
Makoto: What results? Is that why you yelled? Where did you leave the laptop, Ken?
Iori: Geez Ken. ((Sigh)) So that jerk lent you his laptop, and you accidentally saw that well, it's normal, haha. A kid your age shouldn't be watching that stuff; you shouldn't be watching YouTube, logging into MySpace, or play Club Penguin or the game Makoto and I play, Innocent Sin Online.!!!
Ken: I already told you what I know, you idiots. That idiot lent it to me, but it's just not something we're both ready for...
Junpei: huh? idiots? You little brat, you shouldn't talk to your elders that way. Whether you like it or not, I deserve respect. ((Makoto just looks at him with his usual serious
expression to correct him)) WHAT.?!!! Well.. I mean ... yeah you should be more respectful..
((Junpei finally picks up the laptop and starts looking at what's on it; he starts playing around with it and, above all, checking the browsing history.))
Junpei: Let me see, leme' see, soo ... Well, everything seems to be in order. According to your browser history, you took a quick look at YouTube 20 minutes ago, checked your Facebook account 30 minutes ago, played Club Penguin for 1 hour ago, and viewed your Roblox story 2 hours ago.
Everything seems to be fine. So what the heck did you see? Come on, you little brat, spit it out tell me what you saw or did. Maybe you watched a really scary video?
Ken: It was a webpage. I mean, I feel bad about it, ((He got his nerve again and start to yell at Iori)) and besides, it was the page he left open, so it's not entirely my fault.That jerk really is a weirdo—I just yelled about how weird, repulsive, and disgusting that man is!! ((He really seems annoyed and upset by the situation he finds himself in.))
Mitsuru: What the heck was all that commotion? What are the two of you doing in that brat's room? Ken, explain what just happened!
Ken: just see it!!!
((Then Mitsuru took the laptop away from the guy and started looking at whatever he'd been hiding or something like that and she just sigh and give a serious stern, t other guys just stare at her, looking a little scared—especially Junpei—but then she just sighs again and, in her usual serious tone, addresses the three of them once more.))
Mitsuru: . . . Ken,I want you to try to forget what you saw today on that website. I'll talk to Shinjiro myself, so you don't need to worry about it. I want you to forget about it and never, ever look for that site again, okay?
Ken: But- Ms. Mitsuru.
Mitsuru: It wasn't your fault that you saw that, but I want you to understand that seeing it isn't entirely wrong it's just not right from an ethical standpoint, okay?
Ken: yeah.. (Ken just sigh and close his eyes) yeah ms. Ill do it.
Mitsuru: Makoto said we didn't have a mission at midnight tonight, so try to get some sleep. Remember, it's not your fault—just stop thinking about it
((After that, Ken goes to bed, so the kids and Mitsuru were going to the main living room. Junpei looks a little confused what was it that she saw on the computer that he couldn't see? What's wrong with that website? Does that little brat really have porn on there, or what the hell are they hiding?! Mitsuru stops them both in the hallway and gives them a lecture and a warning))