Ghost ⢠ghost!cth
Title: Ghost
Reader Pairing: Y/N and Calum
Rating: so angsty but fluffy oh my god yEet
WARNINGS: talks of death and small mentions of suicide and depression
Description: Moving into a new house by yourself sounds fun until you have to deal with the unwanted guest.
Fiddling with the keys in my shaking hands, I stared at the door. This was it. I was moving into my own house after barely turning 19. I had a steady job, my own car, my own house. I felt successful and I was still young. I finally found the right key on my key chain, shoving it into the lock, and walking through the door. The house was cozy, only one floor. There were two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a laundry room. It was small, but perfect for myself. I stood in the wide living room, smiling to myself, my imagination running wild on how I was gonna decorate it. There was already furniture and boxes in the house, my family helped me move most of my stuff in a few days ago. I paced around the living room, reading the boxes, wondering where to start first. My mouth started to get dry, the house being a little warm, so I looked for my dishes box. I found the box with the cups in it, opening it, and pulling out a glass cup. I walked down the hall a little to the kitchen, turning the corner and walking straight over to the sink. As I was about to turn the water on I heard something move. I turned quickly, launching my glass in the direction of the man sitting at my island counter, a confused look covering his face. The glass flew right through him, hitting the island and shattering to the ground.
âWho the fuck are you?â I said, my voice laced with confusion and anger, fear not even a thought on to why someone had broken into my house and how long heâs been here. He got up from the stool slowly, inching forward by a few steps. âYou can see me?â His voice was soft, laced with some sort of accent. I was still stuck in bewilderment, confused by his sentence. âI just tried to throw a fucking cup at you, of course I can see you. Why wouldnât I be able to? A better fucking question is how in the hell did that cup just go through your stomach?â A wide smiled spread across the boys face, his chest starting to fall up and down with his excited laughs. âHOLY FUCK YOU CAN SEE ME!â He danced around in circles, pumping his fist through the air, my eyes about to pop out of my skull. Who the fuck was this kid? He had golden cinnamon colored skin, deep brown eyes with dark purple bags under them, raven hair with blonde streaks through the front, and plain black skinny jeans with a white t-shirt and checkered vans. Was he attractive? Yes. Did I know why he was in my house yet? No. Was I still wondering why that glass went through him? Definitely.
The boy still danced around in circles, small shouts of excitement racing through him. âYo,â I called out. He didnât even acknowledge me, just kept cheering to himself. âDude, what the fuck. Why are you in my house?â He stopped dancing around, catching his breath and looking at me with a big smile. âWhew! Oh my god. This is awesome!â I still stood confused before yelling. âWHY ARE YOU IN MY HOUSE? WHO EVEN ARE YOU?â He laughed loudly, clutching his stomach. âMy nameâs Calum. And frankly, I donât have a good reason for that besides that I thought Iâd get used to the silence, figured I might as well live on my own if no one was gonna see to me.â I leaned against the counter, utterly confused by the boy. âSo you broke into a random house?â He shrugged. âIâve only been here for a week.â I rubbed my temples beyond disoriented. âSo let me get this straight, you wanted to live on your own so you broke into a random house because no one wanted to see you?â âCouldnât see me,â He corrected. I started laughing. âBro, what kind of drugs are you on? Are you homeless? A runway? Are you in trouble? Should I like call the police or something?â He shook his head smiling. âItâd be useless. They wouldnât be able to see me. My own family and best mates couldnât even see me.â I tried to wrap my head around the words, wondering if there was a hidden meaning. âWhat do you mean they canât see you?â He leaned against the island and shrugged, nonchantly smiling. âIâm dead.â
I started laughing, throwing my head back. âWhatâs so bad that you had to fake your own death, man?â He shook his head with a smile. âNo, deadass. Iâm dead. My ass is dead. This ass? Dead.â He said, turning around and pointing to his back jean pockets. âOh, so youâre also a comedian. Good one, now get the fuck out of my house.â He kept his back to me with his head turned. âLegit, dude. Touch my ass.â I scoffed at his words, not sure what to do. âNo! What the fuck?â He shrugged his head down. âSeriously. Touch my ass, your hand will go right through.â I shook my head, crossing my arms tight. âIâm not gonna touch your ass, man.â He shrugged and turned back around so his chest was facing me. âYour loss.â He crossed his arms, copying my position. I tilted my head towards my chest, trying to hold onto the information. Finally I lifted my head, smirking at him. âSo, youâre like Calum the friendly ghost?â He rolled his eyes, a groan leaving his throat. âIf I was still alive, that would become the reason Iâd off myself.â I chuckled at his statement, trying to think of what to say. âI promise, Im dead. If you want proof try to touch me.â I looked at the boy skeptically, he was definitely real. He had to be. I could list off every detail of him, it was all so real. Sure, he had a pale look to him, but maybe he was just ill or something.
Hesitantly I took a step towards him, then another, and another. I reached my hand out as did he, our fingertips brushing, my hands just feeling a cold chill, but no contact. âWhat. The. Fuck.â I whispered, my body still remembering the cold feeling it just encountered. âTold you, Iâm dead.â I just sat with my mouth open, running my fingers back and forth through his palm, shivers running down my back. Most people on the first encounter with a ghost would scream and run away, but with Calum? I felt almost drawn in? Confused and needing to know more? Almost as if I could help him pass on? Is that what ghosts do? âSo whyâre you here then? In my house?â He sighed, watching my fingers pass through his hand. âAfter I died, I went home, not realizing I was dead, I guess. I screamed my mumâs name, my sisterâs name. Neither of them could see or hear me. No one Iâve come across lately can. And then you walk in and throw a cup at me and itâs the first sign of human interaction Iâve had in over a week. I saw the for sale sign, figured it would be a while until someone moved in, so I thought Id make myself at home until then.â I pulled away from the boyâs hand, still looking as real as ever. I didnât say anything besides analyze his features once more. He was easily attractive, but obviously dead nonetheless.
He sighed, pushing himself off of the counter. He walked towards the living room, not even bothering to say anything else to me. âWhere are you going?â I called out. He looked around the living room and gestured to my stuff. âSomeone moved in, now I gotta go find a different house.â I could feel myself become almost⌠sad? I didnât want the beautiful stranger to leave just yet. âYou donât have to. Stay.â I said softly, leaning against the doorframe from the kitchen to the living room. He tucked his hands in his pockets, his shoulders drooping as his eyes looked at me curiously. âSeriously?â I nodded my head. âI just moved in, I need someone to keep me company while I unpack. Iâm Y/N, by the way.ââ He smiled softly, nodding his head towards the boxes. âSo, Y/N. What room first?â I smiled at him and grabbed a random box to the kitchen, leading him back that way. We talked for hours, getting to know each other, and where we both came from. I learned he was originally from Sydney, Australia, a long ways from the California home we were in now. He had a sister named Mali-Koa, and three best friends named Ashton, Michael, and Luke. He played instruments and soccer, football as he called it. He loved dogs and was beyond irritated that I didnât bring my old dog from home along with me to live here. I also learned that he was 19 as well, but never pressured anything about his death or how he died. Iâve never met a ghost, so I wasnât sure what would offend him. I started to really get along with Calum, laughing at his jokes and his phrases, a smile never leaving my face.
Weeks passed, seven to be exact. Me and the ghost boy had become best friends, always talking when Iâd get home from work, heâd sit at the dinner table with me while Iâd eat, or sit on the couch and watch tv together. A soft cold weight would be wrapped around my shoulders, Calum somehow figuring out how to gain more power within himself to start getting some sort of force on things. He had started sleeping in my bed alongside me, a small weight making the bed dip on his side, causing a smile on my face everynight as it got heavier. His body was still airy like gas when Iâd pass through it, the chill becoming less cold every day. It was safe to say that I had some sort of feelings for Calum, but I was too scared to admit it. How insane would it be to tell a ghost that you had feelings for him? How insane is it to actually like a ghost? Everyday my feelings got stronger for him and his beauty and shitty jokes. I couldnât get enough of him.
Today I came home overly stressed from work, clients that I worked with today just being complete assholes and made my day terrible. I walked through the doorway, slamming the door shut on the way. âY/N! YOUâRE HOME! COME CHECK THIS OUT!â I heard Calumâs voice yell from the kitchen. I smelt something like food wafting through the air, overly confused. I walked through the kitchen doorway to see Calum with a pot cooking on the stove. âI made spaghetti! I did it! I donât know how! But I concentrated enough and I made you food. Isnât that fucking sick?â He had the widest smile on his face, his cheeks a rosy color from being so excited. I giggled softly, a small smile taking over my face. âThatâs amazing, Cal. Iâm proud of you.â His smile faltered a little as he looked at me, a loud clanking sound of the spatula falling through his hand and hitting the floor. Spaghetti sauce was everywhere on the floor, Calum looking overly upset. âShit, Y/N, Iâm sorry. I forgot and wasnât focusing and-â âCal, itâs okay.â I laughed lightly, walking over and setting the spatula in the sink, grabbing paper towels and cleaning the floor. I threw them away and grabbed a plate and fork, dishing myself up some of the pasta. I took a bite of it, leaning against the counter and moaning softly. âThis is amazing!â He smiled softly, a blush covering his cheeks. âThanks. Itâs all I remember how to make besides toast if Iâm being honest.â I smiled at him and nodded my head giving him reassurance on the food. I sat down at the island as he stood across from me and rested his chin on his hands.
âAre you okay?â I nodded my head as I took another bite of food. âIt was a long day at work. Overly fucking stressful.â He nodded understandly, watching me eat what was left of the pasta since I didnât get much. âWanna talk about it?â I pushed the plate away from me, rubbing my hands against my eyes and then threw my head back. âItâs just so fucking stupid. Like I wish I could quit my job and just fucking kill myself or something. Throw myself in front of a car.â I closed my eyes and stared at the ceiling as Calum spoke up softly. âBeen there, done that.â I opened my eyes and looked at him, his eyes staring at his hands. âWhat?â My voice was soft, scared of ruining the topic. âItâs how I died. Well how I think I died anyways.â The boy looked up at me, his eyes dull and not the pretty brown they always were. âI, uh, was really depressed. I dropped out of high school, quit my job, a bunch of this shit. Just kinda prepared myself to not exist anymore. Then one day I went to an overpass, jumped off and was hit by a car. Either a semi or bus. It was a 40 foot drop. I donât remember the impact. I think I died the second I hit the car. Itâs all kinda blurry after I jumped.â I felt my eyes well with tears. Calum, my calum, the love of my life, tried to kill himself and succeeded. He was so hurt and depressed that he killed himself. I felt bad about my earlier comment. âIâm sorry, Cal. I didnât know. I wouldnât have made the comment if I knew.â He shrugged, âItâs okay. I mean, if you think about it, if it never happened, I never wouldâve met you and felt what it was like to really be in love, even if itâs too late.â
I felt my breath hitch in my throat. Did he just say he was in love with me? âLove?â I asked quietly. He just nodded his head, no shame to his previous sentence. âIâve been so fucking afraid to tell you I love you thinking that you wouldâve thought Im weird, and now Im here knowing that you love me and holy fuck.â He just chuckled, walking around the island to me. He kept one hand sitting on the island, the other tight to his side. He leaned his head close to mine, I could feel his breath fanning over my face. It was warm, not his usual cold. His eyebrows furrowed, focusing on something on my face. âAre you okay?â I asked with a small laugh. âIâm just trying hard enough to focus so that when I kiss you my face doesnât fall through yours,â He chuckled, his eyebrows softening and his eyes crinkling. Without noticing my actions I leaned in quickly, cupping his face and kissing him. His lips were soft, and his skin was warm. His cheekbones were hard, but his skin so smooth. He felt nice, something I wouldnât wanna ever let go of.
Then he pulled away crazily fast, I could almost hear his heart beating. His eyes shot open, and in front of my own eyes I watched as he dissipated into thin air in the matter of a second. Gone before me. I felt my eyes start to gloss over, so overwhelmed and confused, having just kissed the boy I was in love with, and it felt so real. So fucking real. But he was gone.
A two weeks had passed without Calum. The house felt silent and empty. It didnât feel like home anymore. Without Calumâs dip in the bed at night along with his heavy breathing, or the movies weâd watch every night with the heavy weight on my shoulders of his comfort. It was all gone. And what left along with him was my feeling of comfort, safety, and most importantly reassuring love. I had taken the last week off from work, saying that I was ill, instead my mental health deteriorating and constant sobs of missing Calum echoing throughout the vacant halls. I couldnât help but feel as if I was the reason he left, I moved to quickly and he became uncomfortable. Whatever the reason, Iâd never find out. It was only 10 am, and I finally trudged out of bed to go make myself a cup of coffee. I was in a pair of fuzzy socks and pajama shorts along with a shirt Calum said he loved on me. It was an oversized The Maine shirt, saying he used to own one just like it. The coffee was finished, and I walked into the living room with it, sitting down on the couch and covering my legs with a blanket Calum and I had bought together on an impulse Target run. I had finally gotten comfortable, settling in while slowly sipping my coffee as there was a knock on the door.
I groaned, setting down the cup on the coffee table and flipping the blanket off of me. I drug my feet towards the door using both of my hands to open it. I rested against it, one hand on the doorknob inside, and the other resting on the side. In front of me stood a pretty girl, gorgeous golden cinnamon skin, blonde wavy hair, the prettiest gap between her two front teeth along with her wide smile that could only make me feel as if Iâve seen it before. âCan I help you?â I asked softly. Her smile widened. âAre you Y/N Y/L/N?â I nodded my head, the prettiest accent ringing through my ears. âYour name was my brotherâs first words when he woke up two weeks ago. He got discharged from the hospital today, said he had to see you.â I cocked my head at her words, beyond confused. She looked back at the black car in my driveway, the passenger door opening and a man getting out of it. He kept his face down, not sure what to do. He walked up towards the front porch steps and stood before the first step, eventually looking up and staring into my eyes.
âCalum.â
âHey, princess.â


































