Fiona's POV ~ I floated out from the shadows, and cautiously hovered towards the lever on the wall. Jason and Crystal were long gone already, and I wanted to see what had happened to Julie. I jerked down the lever, and the wall snapped open. Flames billowed out and licked the wooden floor. Soon they receded enough for me to get closer. Peering into the fire, suddenly Julie appeared among other souls. She looked outraged, like she didn't belong there. "Fiona!" Julie shouted. "W-what?!" Julie came closer to the portal wall. I could've reached out and touched her if I wanted. But I was too scared to try. "I need your help." she said. "With?" "Crystal"- "Look, it's over Julie. You're dead, and eternally damned to hell. Crystal should be the least of your worries." "She's the one who put me in here!" Julie huffed. "No, Jason pushed you in." "Wait... how did you know that?!" "I, Uh..." "You were here? And you didn't stop Jason?! I should kill you!" Julie screamed. "Aren't we dead?" "You know what I mean! And you owe me Crystal's place in hell." I crossed my arms and frowned. "And why is that?" "Because if you don't, I can make you suffer. Whether you're in hell or not."
The next day, I saw Fiona at the willow tree in the cemetery. I visited it regularly now, it was a sentimental place to me. Fiona awkwardly smiled and waved. She looked uncomfortable. "Is something wrong?" I asked "N-no! Not at all. I actually wanted to talk to you." Fiona stuttered. I floated to a tree branch and sat on it. "Shoot." Fiona's POV ~ "I'm sorry. About me yelling at you before. I was just scared about the Ghost Guardians." I bit my lip, hoping Crystal wouldn't see through my lie. When I disappeared that day, it wasn't Damien dragging me along with them. Julie had the power to just take other ghosts away to her location. She had wanted to talk to me. "Fiona?" Crystal said, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Huh?" "It's okay." "So, we're still friends?" "Of course!" Crystal laughed. Perfect. Crystal's POV ~ "You should see everyone I've met so far." I said. "Who?" Fiona cocked her head to the side. I grabbed her hand. "I'll show you!" And with lightning speed, I flew towards the cave. It was a skill I've been trying to build upon ever since Damien showed me. I started timing myself too. The best I've ever gotten was half a minute, and the cave was about a mile away from the cemetery. We stopped right inside the cave. Fiona looked a little shaken up, and she fixed her hair. "Guys, this is Fiona." "Hey." they all said in unison. Damien nodded at Fiona. Jason started talking to her right away. Ashton leaned against the table in a very human-like motion, and fell right through. I laughed to myself. Ashton struggled to float again and teetered over to me. "Can I talk to you?" "Sure." I glanced at Damien before Ashton took my hand and led me away.
Ashton led me down a path, until we were well away from the cave. Out of earshot. He must've had something important to say. I braced myself for it, because I pretty much knew what it was going to be. Ashton looked at the ground and took a breath. He raised his head, a determined look in his eyes. "Crystal, I know you've moved on and all, but I want you to know I haven't. And I never will. No matter how long you're with Damien, I'll still wait for you." "Ashton, I"- "Because I love you Crystal." "…you're making this harder than it needs to be." "What?" "Ashton, I don't still like you, it's too late. You need to move on." I lied. "Fine. Then promise me one thing." "What?" Ashton kissed me suddenly, and as much as I hated myself for it, I wanted to kiss back. I almost did. "If that kiss meant nothing to you, I'll leave you alone." "I..." I couldn't answer. Ashton smiled at me. "You still need to respect that I have a boyfriend Ashton." I said, finding my voice. "Let's just get a clean slate? Pretend we never met when we were alive?" "Not a chance." Ashton grinned. I sighed. Ashton turned back towards the cave, and stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes narrowed. Damien. Was. Right. There. And he didn't look happy at all.