After the window fiasco, it was pretty obvious what kind of person Yukiko was. The majority of the class had likely started to form an opinion of her already, but she didn't even stop to consider what they might think; indeed, the idea hadn't even crossed her mind that she was unusual. Everybody<span style="font-style: italic">else</span>was crazy, not believing in the paranormal.<br/><br/>After class ended, Yukiko gathered up her belongings and started to head back towards the entrance. A few minutes - 5, to be specific - passed, before she reached it. She gave a small smile of satisfaction at the accuracy of her earlier guess, but her attention was quickly drawn elsewhere as she was stopped then by Kenji, the boy who had talked to her earlier, and.. some other guy. "Yeah, what do you want?" she asked, a small amount of impatience in her voice, as she was eager to get going.<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>Kenji looked at her as she came out. "I don't want anything. Hoshi wanted to talk to you so I waited around." He pointed  to the jet black haired guy with red highlights in his hair. Hoshi looked at her. "Yo! You totally have a theory for the window case. Lemme hear it. Please? I so love when freaky stuff happens. It just proves that there is other stuff out there."<br/><br/>Yukiko's eyes sparkled when Kenji mentioned the window case. A rather large grin grew on her face, and almost immediately when he stopped talking, she started explaining her theory from earlier in class, in a rather frantic and excited voice. "So my guess is that there's some kind of ghost haunting our class, and he chose to blow up the windows because he was viciously murdered while working at a glass manufacturers! I think I even saw one when I was coming into town, do you know if there are any nearby? We should <span style="font-style: italic">totally</span> go check it out!"<br/><br/>Hoshi looked at her as Kenji muttered what he had said right afterwards. He totally started listening as she went into her theory. He nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah! I can totally see that. Yeah there is one. We can use Kenji's car." He said. Excitement bubbling from him. Kenji looked at him. "For you I'll drive you guys there. I am not going in on a wild goose chase but I'll let you two explore." He said seriously. Hoshi looked at him. "Good enough." He turned back to Yukiko. "Yeah. Lets go investigate. You never know what cool thing might happen." He said. Pumping his fist into the air. "We'll meet up at the park across from the school. Kenji will have the car and we can go investigate. See if we can find any clues." Kenji shook his head. He was not investigating with them. Not at all. Hoshi looked at Yukiko. "It might even be a disgruntled employee who later ends up murdered on the site due to a confrontation with his boss or coworker who was hired by the boss to deal with the issue. Man there is SO many possibilities!" He was practically bouncing in excitement.<br/><br/>The grin never left Yukiko's face, and she crossed her arms after he was finished talking. "Okay, so we'll investigate the people there today, see if anybody has anything interesting to say. Then, later today, after everybody leaves, we'll sneak in and check it out at night! Ohmygosh it'll be so great, I'll bring the surveillance equipment!" she said excitedly, raising a hand into the air. "And <span style="font-style: italic">you,</span> Mr. Nonbeliever, will act as our chauffeur as payment for your insolence," she grinned, looking at Kenji.<br/><br/>Hoshi nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah. Though we'll have to act like we are interested in what the crew is doing if a superviser or boss shows up. If we get the people in trouble they'll clam up." He pointed out. He grinned again. "Oh yeah! That is awesome. You should totally come over to Kenji's house to watch the video's I recorded using his camera. There have been other strange things over the years. You would completely love some of the stuff that happens." He looked at Kenji. "Yeah. Then again since its so far outta town we need you bro. Plus its too dangerous to wait in the car that late at night. You'll have to come in. We might make you a believer again yet." Kenji sent him a withering look which Hoshi apparently didn't even notice. "For Hoshi I'll chauffeur. There is no insolence in remaining in what is fact Spirit Detective." He said to her. Hoshi looked at him. "Then its settled. Come three thirty I'll meet you and Yukiko here so we can go there. This is going to be awesome!" He looked back to Yukiko. "Have you seen any activities of paranormal back in your hometown?"<br/><br/>"Yeah, I'll definitely be there!" she replied excitedly, in answer to Hoshi's offer to check out the videos he recorded. She chose to ignore Kenji's comment about her new nickname. "Unfortunately, no. That's the entire reason I convinced my parents to move here, Fukuoka was the dullest town in the world. Nothing spectral ever happened. I heard great things about this place though, and it already looks like they're coming true! This is gonna be great!" she half-yelled, bringing both hands together in front of her. "So, plan for the day: Everyone head home and get yourself ready, then we'll meet back here and go interview the workers. After that, we'll all head back to Kenji's house so we can discuss our options and see those videos you mentioned. Then we can head for my house so I can get the stuff we'll need, and then we'll go straight back to the factory for after-hours investigation! If my guess is right, the ghost probably goes back and forth between our school and that factory, we're definitely gonna find him, I just know it!"<br/><br/>Kenji barely bit back the groan of exasperation. He managed to but only barely. Hoshi grinned. "Awesome!" He said in delight. Listening to her. "Weird stuff started happening awhile back but Kenji's grandmother said they got weird as the years went by. Forgot when she said they actually started being more frequent. Just know that there was some event when the events picked up. It is awesome! It is so cool to have active paranormal activity in Yokohama." He said in delight. "Yeah. I live next door to Kenji so I'll make sure he doesn't forget." He promised. He nodded his head. "Plan agreed upon." He said with a grin still. He couldn't wait. Kenji was trying to figure out how he kept getting lassoed into more and more things. It went from just discussing it to being base headquarters. Could the day get any stranger?  Hoshi looked at her. "This will be awesome! You are completely the leader. Even if Kenji might not listen to what you say due to his parents warping his thinking." Kenji looked at Hoshi. "Will you just shut up?" His tone sharp. Hoshi ignored it. "Well I need to get going to choir practice. See you soon." He said. Looking at Kenji. "Try not to annoy leader with your disbeliefs bro." He hurried off. Kenji shook his head but did not honor that an answer.<br/><br/>After Hoshi ran off, Yukiko suddenly raised her hands and placed them on Kenji's shoulders, looking him over with a serious expression. "You confuse me," she said plainly, after a surprisingly long period of silence had gone by.<br/><br/>Kenji watched Hoshi run off. They were going to have a wrestling match later and he was going to give his friend a head knuckle sandwich. He felt soft hands on his shoulders through the light fabric of his shirt and looked down at her. Watching her look him over with a serious expression. Blinking at what she said when the silent period had gone by. "I confuse you?" He echoed. "What on earth are you talking about now?" He didn't move her hands but he looked at her in confusion. Where did confusion on him come into Hoshi and hers ghost talk? Studying Yukiko and trying to figure her out. "You, spirit detective, are confusing and different from most girls I know. That is not a bad thing but you are different and cute yet completely obsessed with the same things as Hoshi."<br/><br/>She shook her head, completely ignoring both the nickname and the 'cute' comment. "I mean the fact that you keep lying to yourself. If you didn't at least believe in the paranormal a <span style="font-style: italic">little bit,</span> you wouldn't be about to parade around a friend and some girl you don't know on a wild goose chase. Go ahead and brush it off as being a good friend, but I know better. Besides, you can't seriously write off everything that goes on in this town as just a fluke, can you?"<br/><br/>He ignored the comment about him lying to himself. "Hoshi isn't just some friend. He is my bestest friend and like a brother. I'd do anything for the guy. Even kick someones ass for messing with him just because of his strange beliefs. Hoshi likes you so I don't see anything wrong with humoring the guy and the cute girl by being their taxi service." He was intentionally not commenting upong her next comment. "I don't believe in that stuff. I grew up with Hoshi in the same crib most of the time and everything. If taking him on a wild goose chase with the new girl makes him happy than thats what I'll do. I always got his back just like he has mine." He gently took her hands off his shoulder and lowered them to her side. "Maybe not but I sure as hell can try to rationalize it and give it scientifical meaning. It just wouldn't make sense any other way."<br/><br/>Yukiko stared at him for a while longer before responding. "Hmph, sense is relative," she said snidely, using a hand to toss her hair back. "But if you're that insistent then I'll stop bugging you, for now. We'll just have to <span style="font-style: italic">show</span> you proof," she smirked, spinning on her heel and starting to walk away, her hips swaying with the pace of her walk. See you at 3:30!" she called back, raising a hand in farewell as she walked out of sight.<br/><br/>Kenji looked at her. Whatever. He didn't let her snide attitude even bother him. It would have to be some earth shattering proof. Even the videos Hoshi had didn't make him believe. "Yeah. See you then." He started walking off towards home. "Hoshi the crazy ass things I do for you." He made a face.</div></blockquote><br/><br/>After the conversation was over, Yukiko headed straight for home, speedwalking the entire way. She made her way indoors and up the stairs with great haste, barely even greeting her parents on her way. Once in her room, she started gathering up the various things she would need; since they were just going for interviews and scoping the area out for now, she grabbed her digital camera, a few notepads and pens, and some other miscellaneous things.<br/><br/>All in all it took her no longer than 5 minutes to find what she needed. Without even bothering to change her clothes or check what time it was, she headed back downstairs, yelling to her parents that she would be out late tonight. Before they could even respond she was already outside, making her way back to the school at a reasonably fast pace. Her house wasn't too far away from the school, so she was there before long; all in all, it was only about half an hour or so between the time she and Kenji split ways and the time she came back. Taking a seat on a bench just outside the entrance, she set the notepads down next to her and waited.