"Okay," Xing said, standing as well. "Go ahead."

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"I see," Elliot said. She smiled a little. "So that's why Abby and Xing kept on teasing you."

Abby smiled and headed out."alrighty come on"
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Shiki sighed."oh yeah, they just love it ... but i know Abby hasnt letherself go on a date, and I bet that ing hasnt been on one either! so they have no right totalk",he said blushing a little.

Xing nodded and followed Abby. "This person...they don't live very far away, do they?" He asked.

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Elliot chuckled. "Well, seeing the look on your face was rather funny."

Abby thought a moment."nope,just down the street actually",she said calmly.
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Shiki laughed."i can only imagine what i looked like"

"Okay," Xing replied.

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"Well, you did look hilarious." Elliot said as the waiter came with drinks.

Abby smiled as she headed out onto the street and walked towards a grave yard.
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Shiki laughed."i can only imagine".he said and thanked the waiter.

Xing stopped. "Wait...we're going into a graveyard!?" He asked, his voice shaky.

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Elliot thanked the waiter as well, who told them that their orders would be ready shortly. "Ah, if only we'd managed to get pictures." She said, taking a sip of her 7up.

Abby blinked,turning to him.."yes, the ne who can help is dead, but he didnt wnat to leave yet so he hangs around here ",she said softly.
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Shiki laughed."yeah, not only would you have memories,but black mail as well"

"D-do we really have to go into the graveyard, though?" Xing asked, a little nervous. He wasn't about to go back into a graveyard anytime soon, not after his fight with Faust was still sharp in his memory.

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Elliot pouted. "You really think I'd blackmail you?" She asked innocently.

Abby looked to him frowing some ,but sighed."wait here",she said heaing into the grave yeard that was starting to fog over.
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Shiki smirked.'no,but youed make me think you would...."

Xing shivered slightly and leaned against a tree. "Master Xing, you are still shaken from your fight, aren't you?" Bason asked.

Xing nodded. "Yeah...more than shaken, to be honest." He replied. "More like scared out of my skin."

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Elliot laughed. "Yeah, I am evil that way."

As they waited there,a loud scream came fro the grave yard than Abby yelled out,"TAKI IM GOING TO KILL YOU!!!"

Then a spirit came rushing out of the grave yard.He looked like a boy version of Abby.He then hid ehind the tree Xing was leaning against."I'm sorry i was just jokeing around sis!",he called out as Abby came out Looking like she was going to send him to the after life.

Xing looked around to the spirit, then to a very pissed-off Abby. "Is this the guy you were talking about?" He asked. "Wait....SIS!? You're her brother?!" He blurted at the spirit.

Abby nodded.'yes , this is the guy,mind you, he may not be able to help once i send him tp the after life!"

Taki (the spirit) yellped an looked ton Xing."haha yeah her older brother ....",he said smiling."names Taki,and you are?"

"I'm Tao Xing," Xing replied. "Er...so, I take it you guys still have a helluva sibling rivalry even after death, huh?"

"What on Earth did you do?" Bason asked in a deadpan voice.

Taki looked to Xing."thats a nice way of putting it",he said with a nervous laugh.Then looked to Bason."I scared the heck out of her ... she hates grave yards, though with the way she acts you couldnt tell"

Abby huffed."lets get back to the houes all right?",she said walking.
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Xing sighed. "You're right, I couldn't tell." Xing said, starting back towards the house. I'm a bit skittish around them too, now, after...that.

Taki floated beside Xing as Abby walked up ahead of them."so two qestions .... 1) are you my little sisters boyfriend and 20, how has she been?',he said looking sad."I can feel lots of sadness and lonelyness in her..."

Xing blushed at the first question. "B-b-b-b-b-b-boyfriend?!" Xing blurted. "I'm not her boyfriend! I'm only 14!"

Taki sighed."damn,here thought she found someone....o well",he muttered then looked up feeling Abbys glare and moved behind Xing."she is scarry....",he said nervously as they got back to the house"wow, this place really got fixed up huh?"

"Yeah," Xing said. "And there's a cranky old lady haunting it too."

Taki laughed."yeah she is a cranky old bird,but she protected this place for our aunt so, i give her a break",he said calmy.

Abby sat down on the porch."well lets get started"

Taki looked to Abby and nodded then looked to Xing."so you need help remembering dreams so you can disice them right?",he asked calmy.

Xing nodded. "They freak me out, and I can't pin down why until I can remember them."

Taki nodded."right then...",he said thki."well tothiyour going tohav tbe hipnotized toosleep"saalmly."and i'lly ake you when your dreams ened"",he said calmly.

Xing resisted the urge to gulp. "Right," He said.