"Naru? Do you have any idea how we ended up here? Weren't we just with the others?" I asked looking around the dark room. I was barely able to see anything, there was hardly any light.
"We must have turned when they didn't. Look to see if you can find the way we came." Naru replied.
I set to work feeling the walls for a corner that could lead to another room, but after Naru and I had circled the room twice we realized there was no way out.
"Naru, this is impossible! There has to be a way out! Where's the way we got in?" I started searching more frantically.
"Mai, calm down."
"Calm down? We're trapped in this tiny room with no way out and you want me to calm down? Plus, this house is haunted. Even Masako said there were evil spirits here! What if one of them comes out and tries to kill us like that one time…" I shuddered at the thought of the last house with the creepy vampire mummy thing.
"Mai, there is a slim to none chance of that happening again…"
"Naru," I exclaimed in a shaky voice, "something just tugged at my ankle."I walked over to where Naru was and stood beside him, searching the room for any sign of movement. Then, I felt the tugging again only this time also on my arm. I whimpered and clung onto Naru's shirt. "Naru, I'm scared." Then, a pair of cold hands closed around my throat and I let go of Naru to try and pry them off. But they were strong and I could hardly breathe. "Naru." I whispered, my voice barely making it out my mouth.
"Mai?"
"I can't…it's choke…me…" I said.
Naru came towards me and pried the hands from my neck. I coughed and fell into Naru's chest, my whole body trembling. Then something happened that had never happened before. Naru put his arms around me. Usually he just stood there stiffly while I clung to his arm. "Naru…" I coughed.
"It'll be fine, Mai." He said.
I looked up at him, tears forming in my eyes and he was gazing down at me. In the dim light it looked like his face was coming closer, but then we heard someone yelling our names and his head snapped straight and he let go of me.
"Mai, Naru!" That was Monk-san.
"Mai? Are you alright?" John asked as everyone came into view.
"I've been better. Things have been grabbing at me." I answered. Was Naru about to kiss me?
