Chapter 9.

They turned around and looked behind them, Melanie and other surviving prankers walked towards them and stood. "Oh, so one of you still remains, why didn't I see this." Henry said, Autumn was shocked by her brothers reply, normally he will feel sad about fighting his sister or the people related to her, but this time it was different he wasn't affected she wondered how his attitude snapped in thirty minutes. A boy walked in and addressed everyone.

        "Ladies and gentlemen, obviously there are not less than five groups left so..., let the survival prank begin." Autumn and the others who were eliminated walked outside and patiently for the others to return so they can see their new Prank lord. 

       Slowly the door started opening and people slowly began walking outside and meeting with their teammates. From the noise they could tell that it was one hell of a battle. "So, you ready to admit that you're jealous of your big brother." Adam said breaking the silence, Autumn remained quiet and looked away. "Don't worry, I won't tell." He whispered. She gave a faint smile and turned away, she was still trying to process the word 'SORRY' in her mind. She couldn't say it, she found it difficult to say but she kept thinking, the door opened and Melanie gently walked out, they ran to her like she was a celebrity running from the paparazzi which was them.

    "So...?" They said with great anticipation. She had been shot that's why she was eliminated from the match, but still she was the last female left so apparently she was,

       "That's right bitches, I won again, and I would had won if someone's brother didn't necessarily knock me out at the very last minute, what kind of person is he cause he is very skilled." She said.

        "Look Mel, am sorry." Autumn said, she had tears welling up on her eyes, all that was left was to let it fall.

        "Nah, its no biggie." She said with a smile, they turned around to leave but Melanie didn't move at all.

          "Mel?" Adam said as soon as he noticed she wasn't moving. "What's wrong?" He asked.

          "Aren't we forgetting someone." She said.

        "Like who exactly?" Emily asked.

         "Duh, Aidan."

         Autumn eyes shone bright. "Thats right, he still hasn't left the ring yet." Autumn said.

        Emily tickled her from behind. "Wow, you really should develop your ghost senses. Aidan is inside battling against your brother." She said.

         "Impossible." Autumn doubted.

          "I'm not kidding."

           "She's not. He really is in there." Adam said. To prove Autumn wrong, they had no choice, so they waited for the last survival. 

         It was taking forever and no one had come out yet, Autumn and a few had fallen asleep when the door opened and everybody stood and waited for the new prank Lord. They came closer and before them was Henry with a stain on his shirt. Once he stepped outside the room, he didn't say a word to Autumn and walked away, she had a smile on her face because he had lost a competition for the first time in ages.

         Autumn was dumbfounded as Henry walked away from her. She couldn't shake the feeling that she had something to do with it and that smile was proof. "I guess that means he won." Jay said. Aidan walked out of the room with a smile on his face.

          She shook her head and put on her stubborn face. "Finally, its about time someone took him down." Autumn said from behind, they turned to her and stared at her in surprise, she was complicated.

          "And here I was thinking you'd apologize to him, you're unbelievable." Melanie shouted as she walked out. 

  

      "Melanie, Melanie wait." Autumn said as she was held back by Jay.

        "Its better you let her be for now." He said. She remained quiet as Jay drove her home, the awkward silence told the ghoul she had a bad day and walked up to her room. He knocked on the door but she didn't say a word so he walked inside and stood by the door and saw her in tears, "well look at that. The all powerful and emotionless Autumn is finally crying, it took you long enough. So what's the matter Autumn?"

      She rose her head up and sobbed. "Tell me, am I rude to my brother, am I a bad sister." She said, he sighed and said.

         "Well... I can't say bad, but I can say you're too harsh." The tears ran down her cheeks as she cried the more.

       "Hey cheer up, I didn't say you were bad, I only said you were..."

       "Oh come on." They turned around and found Aidan at the door. He walked in and took a seat. "Don't praise her and don't make it sound different, she is a bad sister and a bad friend, Melanie has been nothing but nice to you since you got here, you're a horrible person." Aidan said, and for some reason she stopped crying and turned to Aidan, he realized she was staring at him the whole time so he asked, "what?"

       "Return." She said as he forcefully vanished back into the bracelet, Kazu came closer to her and sat on her bed, she couldn't help it so she clung unto him and rested her head on his shoulder.

       "I miss him so much, although we were always fighting, I feel that we've grown more apart." She cried.

      Kazu stretched his legs on her bed and slide his finger through her hair so she adjusted properly and rested on his chest, "from what you've just told me, it means you love your big brother, so why don't you just apologize to him, he's been trying to get your attention and make you proud but you've only ignored him, keep this up and you might lose him."

         He could feel her looking up at him, and laughed. He knew her pride was getting the best of her, she wouldn't apologize so easily. "I can't tell him that, it'll make me look stupid." She said.

         She could feel him chuckling, irritated crept and she was surrounded by an urge to stop him from mocking her. "My, you are stubborn, can't you swallow your stupid pride for once, fine, if you can't do it alone then I'll help you." He said as he gently wiped off her tears.

        She stared at him for a while before she could whisper, "hmph, swallow up my pride, didn't they say pride kills, do you want to kill me." She laughed as she hugged Kazu, she looked him in the eye and said, "do you really mean that?" 

       "Of course. I would say you should freshen up and come down but..., you look rather sleepy."

        "Kazu."

         "Hmm"

        "Could you please wait, till am asleep before you go." She said.

   

         "Sure." He gently caressed her till she fell asleep, then he stood up, and gently walked towards the door when Aidan came out.

        "Well well, seems you two get along quite well." Aidan said. Kazu smiled and turned around, he backed away from the door and stood before Aidan.

        Kazu's expression was rather cold. "Drop the act Aidan we need to talk." Kazu said, his tone was different from the sweet gentle voice he usually used on the family, he pulled a chair closer, and sat.

        "About what?" Aidan said, Kazu was boiling with anger and even Aidan could see it but he acted like he saw nothing.

       His expression changed, "What in fucks name is wrong with you, you're breaking up another family, is what you've done to other families not enough, what you've done to me, you promised to stop hurting people before I became a ghoul or have you forgotten." Kazu blurted out, Aidan mantained his position but he looked depressed.

       "Oh, so you remember." Aidan said.

       Kazu smiled and looked deep into his eyes, "Well of course I do, I figured if she might be in danger because she awaken my ghost and you will come here to look for me so I observed your character to see if you've changed or not, and you just proved to me that a promise doesn't matter." 

      "Kazu, I didn't have a choice, that's what I was summoned for."

       Kazu smiled. "Yeah but that's different now, Melanie already apologized for that so why couldn't you stop there, why are you trying to break another family." 

      "Its not my fault, am only doing my job and besides, I won't rest until I find the one person who can help me find what am looking for."

        "Aidan! You won't stop would you, how many more lives must suffer for your crimes just for the sake of helping you, I won't let her become a ghost or ghoul, you have until the year is over to end your nonsense plan or else, I'll tell Autumn I give you my word." Kazu strictly told him, Aidan shrunk in fear, thinking how wrong his day had gone when Kazu snapped his fingers as he had suddenly he remembered something, "Oh and one more thing, I know where your body is but am not telling you where it is, I'd rather die than tell you." Kazu said as he got up and left, Aidan felt as if his heart was been pulled out. He couldn't stop him because Kazu was very much upset, he had a very close relationship with Kazu to know how serious he could get, and he knew Kazu meant every single word, now this was someone who had an effect on Aidan.