Hello ^^

I recently watched 'Ghost hunt' when I had a free time and decided to write something. I hope that you will like it :D

And I'm aware that I need a beta. So if someone has some free time and the will to deal with my grammar I will be really glad ^^"

Please, leave a review after you finish reading :D I would love to know what you are thinking about it D

Enjoy this little prologue :D

~G H O S T H U N T~

„This is going to be Bad…"

That was the only thought in Mai's head when she was running to Her work. Yes, that wasn't anything new, she was late. Again. And she was sure like hell that Naru wouldn't let her go easily. But it really wasn't her fault… maybe a little. But the math was so boring that she had to fall asleep! Especially when she had gone to bad lately the previous night. But she was one hundred percent sure that Naru wouldn't understand that. That jerk was so perfect that he would never be late anywhere, no matter what would be going on. It was so abnormal that Mai not once wandered if he was a human or some kind of alien.

Stopping in front of the door leading to SPR office she took a big deep breath to calm her heart which were beating like crazy after the run and grab the hold of the handle in the same time when it was pulled from the other side. She was pulled forward by the force of it and landed, so much in Mai's style, on her face in front of shiny black shoes.

"Oh God, I'm so sorry! I didn't know that someone was there!"

Mai slowly raised her eyes, warm brown met by baby blue. The girl with long blond hair was standing over her, covering her mouth with her hand and looking down on fallen brunet with slight fear on her face.

"I-I'm fine, don't worry…" Mai replied, smiling and sitting on the ground, slowly bringing herself up to normal position.

"Don't worry about my assistant, Takara-san." Mai frowned when she heard this so well-known voice coming from behind the girl. "It's only the fault of her clumsiness and unpunctuality."

Naru was looking on Mai with unemotional face but Mai swear that that there was a hint of smirk in his eyes, she was sure of it! This jerk was making fun of her again…

"Anyway, I and my team will meet with you tomorrow at the address you left." Naru continued, turning his attention to the girl, who Mai guessed was their new client.

"Thank you so much again, Shibuya-san." The blond girl said, bowing deeply to him and then to Mai. "And I'm sorry again."

Mai also bowed slightly, aware of the eyes of her boss following her every step. Their client soon left, leaving both teens alone in the office. Lin was in his office, taping something already on his computer, Mai could hear it. The silence was so nice…

"You are late. Again."

But every pleasant thing had to end at one point.

"I know, the teacher wanted me to stay after class." Mai replied, sighing and taking of her jacket.

"Last time I checked you had this little device called mobile phone." Naru said, watching her as she walked to her desk. "You should call."

He would never tell her that in reality he was worried about her. He had watched the news where everyone were talking now about the rapist who was attacking the young girls. He seriously had considered sending Lin after her when she had been an hour late but then the client came in.

"I didn't have time, the teacher wouldn't allow to use the phone in the class." Was her answer. "Naru, I'm really sorry, it won't happen again, I promise." She looked on him with this puppy eyes she always used when she wanted something. Not that this had any effect on him. Of course it had not. At least in his opinion.

"I hope so. I'm not paying you for being late and scaring our clients." Naru said, putting his crossed arms on his chest.

"Oi, I didn't…!" Mai looked on him with red cheeks but before she could end the shouting session she was cut short. Like always.

"Call everyone. We have new case and I'm expecting them here in an hour." It was all Naru said before he closed the doors to his small private office, leaving Mai in the middle of her sentence.

"You jerk!"

Mai grabbed the phone and started to dial everyone. She had to admit that she really missed them.

~G H O S T H U N T~

"I… c-can't… breath…"

That was the only words Mai could sputter out from her when she had been crushed into the bear hug by Takigawa. Really, she missed this guy also, very much, but it wasn't the reason to suffer from the luck of oxygen!

"You are suffocating her, you moron!"

Mai was suddenly released with quiet cry of pain and when she looked up, breathing normally finally, she saw that the older man was now massaging his head, where the bruise was forming itself pretty quickly.

"What was that for?" the monk glared on the red head woman who was standing next to him, her glare very similar to his.

"You almost killed her, I just couldn't stood here and do nothing!" Ayako shouted.

"I wasn't killing her. I was showing her my love! And how much I missed her!"

"And your sign of love is suffocating? Not very generous option!"

"You are just jealous!" Takigawa pouted, the hint of humor present in his eyes.

"Oh really, I would like to hear of what?"

"Because you yourself want to be in the arms of the most handsome, smartest and sexiest man on the planet!"

"Why you little…"

"Now, now, please, don't fight!"

Mai only smiled on the falling attempt made by John to calm down this two. Even she knew that it would be not help anyway, when this two are fighting, nothing would stop them.

"Are you done with children play already?"

Silence.

'Well, nothing but Naru'Mai thought, turning her head to look on the dark haired teen who walked calmly to the sit he usually took while talking about new case.

Lin was still in his office, Mai heard the calming sound of tapping coming from there.

"So, what's the case, Naru?" Takigawa asked, when everyone took their places.

"We were haired by Sakura Takara, the daughter of the major of small village called Otaraka." Naru started, taking a sip of his tea, which Mai had placed previously on the table. "They were attacked by the series of strange happenings, which they can't really explain."

"What kind of strange happenings?" Ayako asked, listening closely.

"Some of then are basic, like moving objects, voices from nowhere or the sight of strange figure."

"Can it be poltergeist?" Mai asked, looking on Takigawa with question in her eyes.

"I thought something similar on the beginning." It was Naru who answered her. "But than Takara-san said that there are also people who were being possessed by some unknown force."

"What? How?"

"I don't know yet. But she said that there are few cases when the person was found to be on the edge of committing suicide, cutting her/his wrist or jumping from the cliff etc. But when they were found before doing it, they just passed out. After waking up, they didn't remember anything. As if nothing happened."

"Looks like they are possessed by the ghost…" Takigawa said thoughtfully.

"Yes, it does. But it's not the end of the story. I have been sent a note from the medium who is currently staying there. He or she, I don't know because there was no signature and the person wanted to stay anonymous for time being, is claiming that the ghost surely aren't behind the possessing. However they are playing the main part in the whole situation."

"Huh, pretty mysterious…" Ayako said.

"I'm curious who the medium is." Mai said, touching her chin.

"We will find out in time being." Naru replied, looking on the file. "By now there are four cases of death and twenty other tried of committing suicide."

"Twenty?" Mai looked on Nary shocked. That was pretty impressive number.

"Yes, Mai. The major doesn't want to notice the police about it. Takara-san said that they are the small society and they don't want to spread the panic around. And there is also the case of killed animals. Every night one of the animal which are kept by citizens are being killed by the cut through the throat. No one was caught on doing it."

"Well, it looks pretty interesting." Takigawa said when Naru paused.

"Certainly not easy." John added, thinking about it.

"We are meeting here tomorrow at twelve." Naru said, standing up from his place.

"Roger!"

"Mai, don't forget to put on your clock. Like I said, I'm not paying you for being late."

With that, he walked to his room, not paying any attention to his fuming assistant.

~G H O S T H U N T~

In the small village called Otaraka the nineteen years old boy smirked after talking to Sakura Takara. The things were going to be turning in really interesting direction from now.