Haunted Love (Prologue)

The story begins at Whipstaff Manor. We can see a small ghost with glowing baby blue eyes. Casper was staring out to the sky at the lighthouse. Ever since Kat and James moved away, Casper had been rather lonely.. Don't get him wrong, he had his uncles, but it.. just wasn't the same. That was then the soft glow of car headlights caught his attention.

The ghost looked over and spotted a shimmery dark blue car, a third generation Pontiac Firebird from what he could tell. He watched as the car pulled up to the manor and the driver came out. it was a woman who looked to be about in her early 20s-30s with long golden blonde hair tied into a braid with an azalea flower clip, pale skin and deep blue eyes which seemed to shimmer like the sea at midnight. That was Ramona and she went to the passenger's side and who Casper saw next left him shocked.

Ramona opened the passenger's door and an white gloved hand took hers as a girl stepped out of the car. The girl looked to be about in her teens, 14-15 with long dark black hair tied into a bun with a few strands of hair framing her face , olive skin, and deep blue eyes, complete with deep pink lips. She wore a hat with a small pink rose, a black sweater dress with a brown vest and white bow on the front of it and a belt with white flowers on it, white gloves, cream peep-toe almond heels, and a dark brown coat. That was Jasmine and she looked at the manor in awe.

"Is this our new place, mom? It's so beautiful!" She said, her eyes sparkling while Ramona chuckled softly. "Yes, my sweet little flower, that's our new home." Ramona responded, opening the trunk of her car and taking out boxes and suitcases, handing one to Jasmine. the suitcase was Jasmine's purse; a square-shaped bag with copper accents and a brown leather strap. As Jasmine placed her purse on her arm, she walked up to the steps of the manor and slowly opened the door as Casper followed her.

Jasmine's heels clicked and echoed with each step she took, exploring the manor and eventually found her new room (Casper's old room) as she smiled happily, placing her purse down beside the doorframe and removing her hat, coat, and gloves. Casper watched her as she did all of that, placing a hand on his non-beating heart as it felt like it was going to jump out of his chest because of her..

Dear God, she was beautiful.. Jasmine looked exactly like the angels he read about before he had died.. He couldn't resist looking at her but then he heard Ramona's footsteps and quickly hid as she walked over with two boxes; one labeled 'bedroom' and 'Jasmine's bedroom'. Jasmine took the second one and placed it down into the closet.

Casper couldn't hear what Jasmine and Ramona were talking about, but he saw the girl place a picture of a man in an intricate gold frame on the nightstand. The man looked a lot like Jasmine.. except he wore a gold crown with a single medium blue jewel in the center and had deep hazel eyes. He seemed so strangely familiar.. he just couldn't put a finger on it. He saw Ramona have a sad smile as she looked at the photo.. he automatically realized that the man in the photo was Ramona's husband and Jasmine's late father.

He heard Ramona wish Jasmine goodnight as she left the room. Jasmine sighed softly, freeing her hair from its bun which cascaded down her back like a liquid onyx waterfall mixed with a floating nebula..

Casper's breath hitched in his throat... Just when he thought Jasmine could get more beautiful, she already showed him... His fingers itched to caress the beautiful dark locks before he heard Jasmine's voice.

"I already know someone is there. Come on out, I can sense you." She said; her voice husky, silvery, and gentle yet sweet like honey. Casper felt a shiver go down his spine as his heart raced and his eyes briefly flickered to a blood red upon hearing that lovely voice of hers.. It was as though she was trying to lure him out and put him in a trance.. He slowly came out of hiding as Jasmine's body turned to face him.

His eyes traced over her body; slim yet delicate... tight yet lightly toned. His eyes then went up to her face; oval-shaped with a cute button tip for a nose, large bambi/siren-eyes, and a small mouth with pretty pink lips. He looked almost similar to a blueberry with how hard he was blushing and with how stunning and pretty she was!

The angel fluttered her eyes before a tiny smile appeared on her face, bringing out cute dimples that were hidden. "What is your name? Mine's Jasmine." She said, her eyes meeting his; dark ocean meeting pastel. Casper was trembling slightly, his heart in his eyes.

"I'm C-Casper.. It's nice to meet you, Jasmine!" He responded at last after a few seconds of staring at her. God, he was so smitten with her already and it was just the first meeting! Jasmine giggled, finding him so cute. Casper was a flustered mess of a ghost as he stared at her. She knelt down to his height and kissed the top of his forehead.

"You're so sweet, little ghost..~" She cooed at him, caressing his cheek with a smile. "How can anyone be scared of such a sweet thing like you?" She asked, tilting her head. Casper melted into her touch, leaning into her palm, gently kissing it as she blushed softly.

"my lady.." he mumbled softly, looking at her which caused her to blush once more. Gosh, Casper was such a lady killer! Jasmine didn't know what to make of it, but she truly liked this.. it was so refreshing to see someone not running away from her simply because of what she was; a siren since her mother, Ramona was queen of the sirens.. a colony that was sadly wiped out and her mother, the young queen ran away to prevent herself from getting captured.

Jasmine's hand automatically went to her cheek. Fuck, the whole room just got hot, a cute boy/ghost is innocently flirting with me and I am enjoying this! She thought, her eyes sparkling softly before Casper spoke up.

"I am afraid I will have to leave now, my beautiful princess.." He said as she could tell that he didn't want to leave her. "really..? promise me you will come back the next night." She softly asked, looking at him. Casper blushed, nodding to her small demand. Jasmine smiled happily, kissing him square on the lips. "I shall see you the next night, my cute ghost...~"

Casper left the room and screamed into his hands once he was far away from his old room. Ever seen a cartoon character being so smitten with someone before to the point their eyes turn into hearts and they have a thought bubble of the person they like? well.. imagine that, but with Casper's eyes turning into red heart pin-pricks.

He never thought that such a beautiful girl like Jasmine was staying at Whipstaff... He could already hear soft violin music playing in his mind. It was so obvious that Casper was obsessed and smitten with the angel that was Jasmine.. The more he thought of her, the more he wanted to keep her.

He was determined to keep her.. to not let her go.