The week ended with Midari coming back home. During dinner on Saturday evening she told us all about the time she spent with her cousin. And of course, because she’s Midari and always will be, once she started talking she did not stop. After an hour Mily decided to stop her though and Midari enjoyed the food that Mily had prepared for us (aka pancakes. And yes, with chocolate).
,,Alright so” Mily could finally talk ,,Next week we are going to pay the others a visit…”
Erika laughed.
,,Oh how I’ve missed them. I wonder what their boss has been up to.”
Saki had told me (I might’ve forced him again) that their boss wasn’t very friendly. Eversince Mily had made a fool out of her, she spent most of her days plotting against her. Though she obviously had no chance of winning, that’s what Saki said.
,,There’s only one nice person there” Midari turned to me and Millie ,,She’s kinda nice but she always does what her boss says. It’s kind of annoying.”
,,I believe that following orders is necessary though” Mily kindly shared her opinion.
,,I can’t wait to see their faces when they see us” Midari stuffed a whole pancake into her mouth and munched loudly.
Just then, the door opened and Wendy wearing a witch hat stormed inside. She went over to Mily and placed the hat on her head. Kevin followed her, placing another hat on Saki, who seemed pleased with the new accessory.
Wendy turned around and gave Millie a tight hug. Millie hugged her back quickly, as if she’d been waiting for the moment the whole week. After Wendy was done it was Kevin’s turn. After the beautiful hugging moment Wendy took out a bag and presented everyone the souvenirs they brought from Salem.
,,Ok so!” Wendy looked inside her bag ,,First Midari!”
Midari extended her hand expecting Wendy to give her something. The white haired ghost gave her a mini witch figurine that kind of resembled Midari. The science kid took a second to look at it and then smiled widely.
,,It kinda looks like ME!” she chuckled.
,,That’s why we chose it” Kevin explained and searched the bag. He took out a bracelet made out of Rose Quartz (haha I know my crystals) and gave it to Erika. She hesitated for a bit but then took it, placing it around her wrist.
,,Well…this looks nice” she said, admiring her new shiny object.
,,And for the kid” Wendy gave Lord a pen. On one side were the following words written: ‘Best witch in town’. Lord wasn’t pleased.
,,You should have given Mily this” he complained.
,,Lord, be grateful that at least she brought you something. It’s not every day one receives Salem merch” Mily scolded him. Like Saki, she was enjoying her hat.
,,Millie” Wendy turned to her ,,I didn’t really know what to get you, but I found this old dusty book about the different types of souls there are” she handed her ghost the book. Millie took it and opened it at a random page. She read a little bit before closing it and giving Wendy a little smile.
,,It’s perfect. Thank you.” Wendy hugged her again. Her cousin turned to me.
,,And now Luna, your gift…” he pulled out a T-shirt.
,,You bought me a shirt with the words “Dead but still alive!” written on it?”
Kevin handed me the shirt then pointed at his cousin using his thumb.
,,It was her idea.” Wendy flipped her fair and laughed. I smiled. Maybe the T-shirt wasn’t that bad. I swore I heard my evil version laugh at me from the back of my mind.
,,And because Edgar isn’t here we’ll just hand him his gift later.” Wendy decided.
Mily helped Saki adjust his hat (bro looked like a wise sorcerer) and then motioned for Wendy and Kevin to take a seat.
,,Alright so, let me discuss something with all of you. Next week on Monday we will go to pay a visit to our dear…frenemies.”
,,More like just enemies.”
,,In short, I want you all to behave. That means you Lord.”
Lord’s eyes widened and then he pouted.
,,But Luna’s the one that’s always causing problems…”
Mily gave him a scary look and he shut up.
,,Again, behave! I don’t want you to cause anymore problems.” Mily declared and adjusted her own witch hat.
,,But what if they attack us first?” I asked ,,From your stories they do not seem friendly. So what are we going to do if that happens?”
,,Then we’ll fight back, obviously. But do not do anything that might provoke them.”
Erika rolled her eyes and pushed her empty plate away.
,,But why? They’re so much weaker than us, we could beat them so easily. Remember what you did to them last time…?”
,,Of course. It was fun” Mily grinned ,,In any case, we’re not attacking them because we’re nice.”
Midari gave her a concerned look and cleared her throat.
,,You? Nice? I mean sure you are, but when it comes to dealing with annoying people you’re definitely not nice. More like mean.”
Mily closed her eye and then changed the subject.
,,Tomorrow we’re packing our stuff.” Everyone gave her a concerned, then confused then shocked look. Erika had the most expressive face.
,,We’re staying there…FOR THE NIGHT? Like…Like a sleepover?! At their house? In their beds? In that kitchen?! WE’RE GOING TO TAKE BATHS IN THEIR BATHTUBS AND DO WE-ALL-KNOW-WHAT ON THEIR TOILTES?!” Midari yelled. I had to cover my ears.
,,I AM STANDING WITH MIDARI!” Erika stood up ,,I will not be eating breakfast with that woman! And with that low ranked ghost. WHO EATS DINNER WITH LOW RANKED GHOSTS?!”
Saki looked like he wanted to say something. Eventually he mustered up the courage to speak up:
,,Mily, you’re my friend, but I have to agree with the two. Is this really a good idea? I mean…I know you already talked with their boss…”
Mily didn’t glare at him in the same terrible way she glared at us. Instead, she seemed to be considering his opinion! I would have done anything and I mean anything to be Mily’s friend and get special treatment.
,,I am sorry but as you’ve said, I already arranged everything. Midari, Klara can’t wait to see you.”
Midari slapped her own forehead and leaned back on the chair so much that she fell backwards just like Millie fell the first time I scared her. Midari picked herself up quickly, giggling in an embarrassed manner before sitting back down.
,,But I don’t understand” I told Mily ,,If you hate them so much, why do we have to sleep at their house? And how big is that house anyway?”
,,It’s a mansion, actually. Like in those horror stories kids used to love back in 2013.”
,,I was 6 back then I do not remember anything like that, but if you say so…Also you’re avoiding the question.”
,,No” Mily denied ,,I answered it.”
,,I asked why we have to sleep at their house. We’re just looking for our brother” I looked at Mily then at Millie ,,Unless our witch has something else to do there.”
If Mily actually had any blood, her face would have been red with shame and embarrassment.
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,,That does not concern you” she said like she always did. Talking about the librarians? That did not concern me. Talking about Betty? That did not concern me. Talking about the fact that Mily was a big ice cream enjoyer? That did not concern me either.
,,Hey Mily, maybe you should stop saying that” Kevin stood up for me (best cousin ever. Not my cousin but still a good cousin) ,,Back in Salem you were the same.”
,,I know. I didn’t change much. And neither have you” she snapped back at him.
,,You know, back when Mily was alive, she was kind of annoying. Also did you know that Kevin’s older than her?” Wendy exposed Mily’s secrets ,,And like, once we were forced to hang out with her because our family and her family were kind of important back then. Mily threw a rock at Kevin and then we started throwing mud at eeachother until I ruined Mily’s favorite dress.”
,,Ohh! This is interesting and entertaining, do share more” I told her and she grinned.
,,Mily was the biggest bully in town. But she was also the biggest bullying victims defender. Like there was this girl called Jennifer there and Mily beat the shit out of her once…”
,,…Wendy language…”
,,Right” she continued ,,And Mily beat her up because Jennifer beat another kid up and that kid was Mily’s friend. So basically Mily was both the villain and the hero. Though she preferred to explore her villainous side more and the best example is that she is now emo and a witch.”
,,Oh and remember when she learned her first spell?” Kevin mentioned ,,We didn’t tell anyone that she had started to learn about witchcraft but it was quite obvious. But this one time she thought we told that Jennifer girl that Mily was a witch and she cast a spell on us. We couldn’t talk for a week after that and our parents thought we were just playing a game, when in fact, we really could not talk.”
,,Stop telling these stories they’re embarrassing.”
,,Mily” Wendy responded ,,I don’t know who the others are, but can’t you make them shut up. They already seem annoying.”
Mily had an unsure expression combined with uneasiness.
,,By the way…because we talked about annoying stuff…” Midari interrupted ,,There’s this one particular person the in other group you should look out for…she’s…very nice, very honest, very sunshine and very, very, very cute. And we emo ghosts do not like that.” Midari crossed her arms ,,And I am very, very, very EXTREMLY VERY serious.”
,,Indeed” Erika agreed ,,She’s that low ranked ghost we talked about earlier. She’s genuinely nice and my evil corrupt Spectre mind cannot comprehend that.”
,,Is she the member they wanted you to force live with us?” I asked remembering the conversation we had in the living room.
,,I assumed so too” Millie said ,,So is it true?”
,,Yep” Erika began to take everyone’s plates and glasses away ,,But who wants a low ranked in their already very powerful Ghost, Spectre and…and uhm companions team?”
Erika did not want to say companions but Reapers. But of course, Millie couldn’t find out about her actual species or her friendship with Mily would have come to an end.
,,Anyway kids” Erika continued ,,Tomorrow we gotta pack our stuff. There’s a long road ahead of us because sadly they do not live in the 32 feet teleportation limit.”
,,Where do they live then?”
Midari turned to me and grinned.
,,Why, in the forest of course. Buhuhu!”
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,,Wonderful, you’re back here again” my evil version yawned. She was playing with a fidget spinner now.
As soon as I fell asleep I had returned to her realm of darkness (aka my own mind). She looked as bored as ever.
,,It’s so good to see you again” I gave her a fake smile. She did not look impressed. With a quick hand gesture that I do not know how to describe she made a chair appear behind me. She moved her index and middle finger down and I was forced to take a seat.
,,Well this is cozy…” I commented, but did not lie.
She showed me her brand new toy.
,,Do you like this?” I couldn’t say that I did not. When I was little I begged my mom to buy me one, but she didn’t even answer me when I made the request. Instead she picked up her phone and had an one hour call with a friend of hers. I was not happy.
,,Yeah I do” I told her. She seemed pleased and snapped her fingers, making a copy of the fidget toy appear on my lap. I hesitantly took it but then started playing with it.
,,It’s boring in here isn’t it?” she said ,,There’s nothing new to do! Can’t you think about something so I could at least have a source of entertainment?”
The place where we were was linked to my thoughts and ideas. It was empty only because she hated all my thoughts and dismissed them.
I had made a deal with her to return to the place every night. In return she wouldn’t haunt me.
,,So how did killing that boy go” she tried changing the subject.
,,It was ok. Stabbed him in the heart. He didn’t even scream” I yawned too.
,,Myeah…that’s really boring.”
,,Indeed it is.”
,,I had fun today” she looked at me ,,While at dinner. I wish I were you, so I could hang out with everyone.”
,,Haha well lucky me.”
He expression turned cold and she scoffed.
,,You’re boring. Why would they even like you? You don’t have anything special.”
,,Maybe it’s just my natural charm.”
,,Pff. Ew, no. You’re not charming.”
,,Yes I am.”
,,No you’re not.”
,,At least I don’t have weird eyes.”
,,I have cooler powers than you!”
,,No you don’t!”
She turned her head to the right, not facing me.
,,Well, do something interesting!” she then told me ,,It’s very hard being stuck in your mind! There’s nothing here!”
,,Gee thanks for the compliment, I really appreciate it!” I rolled my eyes. She was very annoying. If she wanted to play the let’s-see-who’s-more-insufferable game with me, then I would do just that.
,,Boring, boring, boring!” she kicked her legs ,,Everyday it’s the same! I don’t have anything to do!”
,,Well I can’t solve your issue” I told her ,,You gotta figure it out yourself.”
My evil version kicked her legs harder. The fire that she used to light up the place started flickering.
I stood up and attempted to calm her down.
,,Hey…let’s just…talk. About anything you want.” She stopped kicking her legs and stared at me. Then she thought for a moment.
,,Alright” she said ,,take a seat.” She snapped her fingers and made another chair appear next to her throne. I climbed the stairs (Carter was right. Stairs are the most traumatizing thing I could experience in life) and took a seat. It no longer seemed like she was looking down on me.
,,Well” she started ,,For starters, my name is also Luna, so you might as well call me that.”
,,Well I figured, since you’re me and I’m you.”
,,So…what’s your opinion on Mily?”
,,Which Millie?”
,,Mily from Salem I mean.”
,,Oh” I narrowed my eyes. Listen maybe I had actually gotten along with Mily in the past few weeks. But that did not mean that I liked her.
,,Well?”
,,Well I don’t really like her. She’s too bossy for me.”
,,Everyone is too bossy for you. You literally do whatever you want without caring about the feelings of others. You’re selfish and I’m not the first person to tell you this.”
,,I know you aren’t. But that does not mean it’s true!” I then decided to also calm down ,,And you? What’s your opinion on Mily?”
,,She’s cool.”
,,Really?” I raised an eyebrow ,,That’s all you have to say?”
,,Yep. Also did you know that it’s almost morning?”
,,No way.”
,,Yes way!” she leaned back ,,Anyway, remember not to tell anyone about me.”
,,Why though?”
,,Because they might try to kill me.”
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,,GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE! TIME TO GET UP!” Midari yelled as loud as she could. Edgar got scared and fell off the couch. I did not laugh.
,,Good morning to you too Midari…”
She shook her hands in an excited manner.
,,We’ve got a lot of packing to do! I hate this trip but the packing-stuff part IS AMAZING!”
I stood up in bed and looked at her. Her short hair was put up into pigtails, so she looked like a kid on their first day of school.
,,Who did you hair?” I asked.
,,Mily! Not your sister, the other one. Does it look good?”
I couldn’t believe her. Mily absolutely refused hugs and barely touched anyone. But out of a sudden she was doing Midari’s hair?! Talk about special treatment.
,,Of course it does. It’s cute.”
,,If you want I can tell Mily to do your hair too? How do you feel about space buns?”
,,I do not resonate with that hairstyle and I certainly do not resonate with the hairdresser either.”
Midari got sad for a moment but then turned back into her usual too energetic self.
,,So! What are you packing? Are you taking a suitcase? Or a backpack? Are you packing stuff for baths too? Should I pack a bath bomb? SHOULD I PACK A REAL BOMB?”
,,Midari, chill, it’s 10 am.” Edgar told her but she ignored him.
,,I’m taking a backpack I guess…”
,,But Mily said we’ll stay there for the whole week!”
,,Then I have to get my hands on a suitcase somehow.”
,,It’s ok! Mily, again the witch Mily not your sister, can make you a suitcase! Magic is terrible, but honestly so cool!”
,,I’d rather not use Mily’s services…”
,,Oh c’mon!” she shouted and grabbed my hand pulling out of bed and on the hallway. We then entered the living room.
,,MORNING MILY!”
Mily and Saki were watching the news on the couch. The witch did not look pleased.
,,Luna” she said when she saw me and then pointed at the news ,,Did you do this?”
The news were about the guy I had killed and whose corpse they found. Oops.
,,Jein” I said.
,,What?” Saki asked
,,It’s german I think” Midari explained ,,a combination between the words “ja” which means yes and “nein” which means no.”
,,I know what those mean” he said ,,I didn’t know that ‘jein’ was a thing.”
,,Did you or did you not kill him?” Mily asked in a somewhat calm tone. Which usually meant that I was going to subtly come back to life after this.
,,I did” I admitted.
,,Meh” she said ,,I didn’t like the guy anyway. Erika told me he was a bully.”
,,True. I came here to ask you about possibly receiving a suitcase…”
Mily thought about something for a moment.
,,There’s a suitcase in my room in my closet. You can have that one.”
,,Where? You keep suitcases in your closet?”
,,Are you surprised?” she said ,,Well go get it yourself.”
,,Am I really allowed to go in there?”
,,You are” she dismissed me with a hand motion. It was clear that she wanted me gone so she could enjoy her morning with her bestie. She and Saki were probably talking behind my back.
Midari stayed with them, begging Mily to switch to bomb documentaries.
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I opened the door which lead to Mily’s room. It looked the same as always, with the same dusty bookshelves and the same big bed Mily slept alone in. I wondered if Mily snored.
I opened her closet. On the inside it was very big, big enough to fit two couches. Mily had her closet organized by color, that was easy to tell because all her clothes were black.
On a shelve there was the suitcase I was looking for. I took it down and inspected it to see if Mily hadn’t placed any anti-Luna bombs or something. Once I decided it was safe, it was about time to leave.
But then I saw this gorgeous dress Mily owned. She always wore it on her birthday and I’ve always wanted to try it on. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt…
Changing clothes as a ghost was very easy. All the clothes were made out of energy and to switch them you simply had to focus on the energy of the clothing item you wanted to try on, making said item appear on you.
I did the same thing with Mily’s dress. It was a bit small for me but it fit. I went to the mirror she had next to the couch and that table of hers.
I twirled around a bit, but when I turned around to go back to the closet and put the dress back I noticed that Mily had papers and books scattered all over the table and couch. Mily wasn’t a messy person and I got curious, so I picked up a book that was opened at a seemingly random page.
The book titled: ,,Soul Separation-a full guide”.