Amy sighed as she watched the Way brothers leave. She looked at Adara, who was looking at the door, sighing. Of course, she was hoping that any day now Mikey would finally ask her out, but there had been no luck.
“Hey, Ad. Are you ready to go?” Amy asked.
“Just a sec, I have to use the bathroom.” she said, blushing a little and getting up.
“Oh, down the hall and to your right.” Ray said, looking at Amy and Frank and smiling.
“Cool! Thanks!” Adara said. She ran over and closed the door, looking at her face in the mirror. Was it her looks? Was she just not pretty enough for Mikey? Or was it perhaps her personality. Was there too much he didn't like about her?
“Oh, why do I feel so helpless?” she asked herself.
“You know, I ask myself that, every day.” a voice said from behind her. It was a bit richer, like she once had an accent. Adara gasped and whirrled around. There was a girl with blood-red hair, looking at her and smiling, in a very mocking way.
“You....how...who?” Adara stuttered.
“How...who...you...” the girl mocked back at her. She laughed, softly.
“What are you?” Adara gasped.
“I'm a ghost, nothing more, nothing less, but I want to be human again.” she said, in an almost menacing voice.
“So, why tell me?” Adara asked, her voice raising a softening at the same time.
“Because, other than Ray, you're the only other person I know that can see me. I need you to help me.” she said.
“What for?” Adara asked.
“I need you.” the girl said. It was a prolonging sentence. It meant that she needed Adara herself.
“What about me?” Adara asked, a little stupidly.
“Ha!” the girl laughed. “My name is Rose, and you're going to be Rose for a while, also, just so you know.” she said, coming closer to Adara. The air started to chill. Adara shivered, and tried to back away, but she bumped into the side of the bathtub.
“Please, don't. I have a life....” Adara started.
“That's what I need. I have a little...mmm....unfinished business here.” Rose said.
“What are you going to do to me?” Adara asked.
“I'm going to take your body, and use it to finish what needs to be finished.” Rose touched Adara's arm, and it made Adara gasp, shaking with cold.
“Ahh!” she yelled, as Rose's ghost stepped into Adara's body. She fell into the tub, having a seizure before hearing voices at the door.
“Adara?” Rose heard a voice outside her door. Ah, it was the red-head, with the little crush on Ray. She was going to have to take care of her, also. Rose shook her head, and got up, dusting herself off. She looked at herself in the mirror.
“I'm fine, just knocked something over.” she yelled back at her, “sister”.
“Okay. If you're sure.” Amy said, before walking away. Rose checked out her new body. She was in the weird, old band tee, and very odd outfitting. What happened to leather corsets and leather boots? What happened to punk? Rose sighed and shook her head. She had been dead for too long, it seemed.
“I have to do this. With Ray's help, I can find out who really killed me. I have a suspicion it's...”
“Hey, Ad? Mom just called me. We should get going home, before dark.” Amy called.
“Oh! Okay!” Rose called back. Time to do some acting before she could get her hands on Ray, she guessed. She smoothed down her shirt and walked out, smiling. Ray and Amy were talking, taking tentative, sappy looks at each other. Ugh. Rose was going to be sick if it kept going on.
“Amy? You and Frank start, I wanted to ask Ray something real quick.” Rose said. Amy looked at her suspiciously, but then nodded as she and Frank walked out the door.
“What is it you wanted to ask me?” Ray asked her.
“Do you know who I am?” Rose asked him.
“...Amy's sister, Adara?” Ray asked.
“Eeeeeh. Wrong.” Rose said, rolling her eyes.
“Then.....who?” Ray asked, cautiously.
“I'm now Rose, the red head you had so much 'trouble' with, this morning. I come to say, stop drooling on my bed, for one, and also...” she walked up to him, placing her hand on his shoulder.
“I need you to help me find, and avenge the man who murdered me.” she said, grabbing his neck. She pulled his face down to hers, and rubbed her nose against his, slowly and seductively.
“Can you do that for me?” she breathed.
“Y.....ye....yeah.” Ray said, shocked, but also feeling and urge he had never felt before. He leaned in and kissed her.
“Thank you.” Rose smiled as they kissed.
