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I do not own ghost hunt. If I did, I would never write this fan fiction to begin with...Though I wish I owned Naru at least...! XD

Mai rubbed her poor, aching legs. Because of all the running she did around the mansion for noting down the temperatures, her leg was aching. Maybe her bones were fractured, who knows? Mai continued massaging them, when suddenly Naru came in view.

"Mai, I hope you are done with your work." He demanded. She nodded.

"Here." She handed him the note pad, on which she had noted down the temperatures. He took the note pad from her hand and read it silently.

"Everything seems to be normal." He murmured to himself. "Mai, I want you to recheck the temperatures in the second floor rooms." He ordered. Mai groaned. She took the note pad and went out of the room, which she supposed was the base.

Mai climbed up the stairs slowly, making sure that she wouldn't trip on one of these steep steps. She pushed open the door of the first room. There were five rooms on the second floor. She checked it and wrote down the readings. Quickly she took the note pad in her hand and the equipment in the other one. She headed for the second room. Mai placed the equipment on the table available in the room and noted the readings. She quickly finished her work and headed back to the base.

She pushed open the door and went in, to be hugged by Bou-San. She struggled under his tight grip, which he called a loving hug. He was strangling her to death. Mai banged on his chest.

"Let her go you stupid monk, you are killing her!" Whack! Ayako dusted her hand bag and sat down on the couch, while Bou-San stood there rubbing his poor head. Mai laughed her heart out, looking at the couple bickering. They looked so cute together. When will they realize that they like each other?

"Naru, the readings seem pretty normal to me." Mai said handing over her readings to her boss. He looked at them and nodded, handing them back to Mai.

"Mai Tea!" He ordered. Mai looked at him and nodded with a smile. She walked over to the still bickering couple and asked them if they wanted some tea. They nodded affirmatively. Mai asked Lin-San, if he wanted some and he replied her with a yes.

Mai went into the kitchenette and started preparing for the tea. She poured the hot steaming liquid into five tea-cups. She handed Ayako and Bou-san their tea, took Lin-san's cup to him and placed Naru's tea on his desk. She took her cup and sipped some from it. She sat beside Ayako on the couch.

"Where are John and Masako?" Mai asked.

"They will be arriving tomorrow. Masako was busy with her show and John was busy with his work." Ayako said. "Yasuhara will be coming tonight, for handing over some information to Naru."

"Won't he stay with us?" Mai asked.

"No, he is busy with his university." Ayako said. Mai finished drinking her tea and took all the empty cups back to the kitchen. She came out and sat down back on the couch.

Naru suddenly came into view. He looked at all of us.

"It's time for doing some serious work." He said. We all nodded. "Takahashi Yuki, the owner of this house has reported some strange sightings in this house. It seems this house and the surroundings were a campsite before. On several occasions, rapping sounds are heard, things are thrown around and people end up dying. It was reported that all the victims died by drowning in the lake near the mansion. Mysterious hands have been seen on the outer surface of the lake. At night, voices are heard in the second floor rooms. Tomorrow Takahashi-san will be explaining us about the incidents." Naru ended his speech.

Mai looked at Naru, hoping he would say something.

"We will begin working tomorrow early." He said. "John and Hara-san are arriving tomorrow, so we will wait for their opinions."

"Mai..." He began. She looked at him. "You will be sleeping with Ayako and Masako, on the third floor. Bou-San and John will be sleeping in the next room." Mai nodded.

She got up and walked with Ayako to their room. She stepped on the first step when she heard a strange voice.

Help!

Mai looked at the end of the hallway, a window was showing the view of the lake. A beautiful child looked at Mai with her sad eyes. Mai's eyes widened.

Help! It repeated.

Mai continued staring at it until it disappeared.

"Mai are you okay?" Ayako asked. She nodded and climbed up the steps.

She looked back but all she could see was the beautiful glimmering lake in the moonlight.

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