"ARRRGH!" cried Tobias as he lept out of the bed.  Once he had backed as far from the bed as he could, he realized that he could see her.....yes<em>her</em>....floating just inches off the top of the bed.  The woman, a very beautiful woman, suddenly yelled out, "Get out of my room! Perv."  This struck something deep within Tobias as he had never been called a pervert before.<br/><br/>"Look, lady, ghost, sprite, supernatural being, I don't know who you are, but this room was empty when I walked in!  In fact, I couldn't see you until I turned and faced the wall."  Tobias was breathing rather hard after that outburst, but he was scared and curious all at once.  Before he could say anything, the almost completely transparent woman suddenly seemed to grow more opaque.  Her outline solidified and he could see that she was very very pretty.  Better than he had originally thought when she was almost invisable.<br/><br/>It was then that he remembered something that his sister told him when he was younger about how ghosts became more powerful as their emotions peaked.  It was said that they feed off the energy and emotion in their vicinity and it gave them strength.  Tobias has been scared that ghosts could eat all the energy in his body and asked his sister.  She had laughed saying that while a ghost feeds off energy, they can't feel off of direct life force.  Energy and emotion, which was evaporated life force, was what they fed upon.  Over time, if there is enough energy or emotion in an area, a ghost could transition into a polterghiest stage where they can physically cause things to happen.  However, this power is very short lived.<br/><br/>After  coming back to reality, Tobias looked at the girl and asked in a much calmer voice, "You said 'my room' just now.  Are you.....are you the girl that died here all those years ago?"