"Got that right," Xing replied. He shook his head. "I'm not going to like fighting Shinling...she's a freakinc psychopath."

Abby smiled."more so the zombie man?",she asked.

"Way more." Xing replied. "She gets her kicks from blood and guts. And that's putting it mildly."

Abby sighed some but sat up."well you know well be there cheering you on ,so trynot to get you butkicked to bad okay?"

"Oh don't worry, I won't." Xing replied. "I've got to win this fight so that I can stay in the tournament. Besides, I know all of Shinling's techniques; we were trained by the same person and often sparred."

Abbysmiled."well youve alraedy got a head start!",she said with a smile.

Xing nodded. "I guess you're right." He replied.

Abby smiled softly."good"

Xing walked to the window and stuck his head out of it. I just hop eit doesn't end badly on my part.

Abby looked downto him."you want to come up?",she askedwith a small smile."its nice up here"

Xing shook his head. "No thanks." He replied.

Abby shrugged." yor loss",she saidl laying back down,stareing up at the sky

Xing rested his head on his arms. He heard a yell from downstairs, in the kitchen. "What was that?!"

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"YEEEEAAAAAUUUGGGHHH!" Elliot screamed. "What the hell're you doing you crazy old coot?!

"I thought ghosts didn't scare you, since you were a shaman." The old man ghost said.

"They don't! But the ghosts I know don't go popping out of sink drains right into someone's boobs!" Elliot replied hotly.

Abby sighed."Ill go cheakit out",shesaid going back to her room and climedin.Then headeddown stairs."what happened"

Shiki looked to her then to the sink."we had a guest"

"Yeah. Dead old letch of a guest." Elliot replied grumpily.

Abby looked to her."whos he?",she asked curiously.

"Other than a pervy old dead guy, I have no idea." Elliot replied.

Abby smiled some."gee thats all we need"

"Abby, does this place have a lot of ghosts?" Elliot asked. "And are they all as perverted as that weirdo?"

Abby smiled."we have lots of ghoast yes,all of them nice,him on theother hand has never been here before"

"Oh, I'm just looking for a new place to haunt." The ghost said. "You see, the old mansion I haunted outside the city's been torn down, and I really need a new place to haunt."

"Well, not here, simply because you put your head in my boobs." Elliot told him.

Abby nodded."yeah what she said,not here"

The ghost pouted. "Aw. And I was hoping to linger in a house with two beautiful---AAAAGGGGGHHHH!!!!!"

"GET OUT YOU PERV!!!!!!" Nala shrieked.

Abby healed up the spirit gate key."don't make me use this"

The ghost recognized what it was instantly. "Oh, well, I'd better be leaving then!" He said. "Bye-bye!" He waived and left the sink through the drain again.

"Good riddance." Elliot grumbled.