Title: Restless Spirits
Author: jhay07
Genre: Supernatural
Summary: Because possibilities are endless, what if Gene is alive? Would everything change among him, Naru and Mai?
Chapter 1: The Case
Hi! I'm Taniyama Mai. It has been a year since I started working in Shibuya Psychic Research. Ever since that day, my life has become an eventful one. Week by week, we have dealt with different cases that we can barely rest. I have a unique job. We deal with the different paranormal events that happen in the area we were being called.
I thought everything will be the same but I was wrong. I never thought that one way or another, things will drastically change just because of a single case.
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Day 1
I looked around at my surrounding. Everything is pitched black. The stillness and quietness of the place ran shivers down my spine.
"It's quite weird," I managed to say. "It is pitch black down here yet I can seem own self,"
If this is just like any other dream, then he must be here, I thought.
Suddenly, I could hear footsteps coming my way. I spun around, and was met with a pair of black eyes.
Naru.
Smile crept to my face. He walked up to me until he was standing beside me.
"Hello," I greeted, smiling at him.
"Hello," he greeted back.
He led the way and motioned at the bench for us to sit down.
"Ano…," I began. "Why am I here? Isn't it that I can only be here when we're working on a case?" I asked, looking at his face for answers.
He stared at me, as if wanting to avoid my question. Finally he spoke.
"Because, I'll be needing your help this time," he replied. He took my hand and gently placed them in his face. "And this might be the last time I will see you here,"
"Eh?" What do you mean?" I was shocked. What does he mean by that? Would that mean that he… he will be gone? My lips started to tremble and my knees to buckle. Good thing we were sitting down, if not, I wonder if I'll collapse.
He gently let go of my hand, and placed his hand on my cheeks.
"Too soon to tell," he finally replied.
"But how am I going to help you if you won't answer my questions?" I retorted. I felt something stirred inside me. Never before has he done such actions. This Naru, that I have been constantly meeting in my dreams, is so gentle and nice.
I pushed that thought away and instead focused on what he said. Fighting back the tears that threatened to fall, I got up and stood in front of him. "Ne, Naru. Answer me!" I exclaimed.
I looked at him and saw his eyes. There is sadness, yet at the same time, happiness glinting at them. I have grown accustom into reading his emotions but never before I have seen this look in his face.
"All in good time," he replied, somehow looking reproachful. "But let me show you something,"
Then finally, my vision shifted.
I was walking down a deserted corridor. Everything is white. The paint used in the walls, the chairs- almost everything. Suddenly, people started streaming in the corridor. Donned in a clad, crisp-white laboratory gowns with a stethoscope hanging around their neck, and with assistants following them around, I have realized that I was inside a hospital.
Out of the blue, the door at the end of the corridor flew open and a gurney was hurriedly being pushed by two nurses and a doctor. It was coming my way. I took a sidestepped and went out of their way. I tried to have a glimpse of the person lying in on the gurney, but my view was blocked by other people in front of me.
"BP is unstable. And he's unconscious. He's barely breathing. I don't think he can make it," one of the nurses said. This was the only thing I heard from them since they were rushing him in the emergency room.
I tried to go to the emergency but the scene changed.
I was lying down the cold marble floor. Here was something in written on the floor. Concentric circles. Around it is an inscription but I can't make the most out of it. It seemed that it was written in another language. At the very center of the circle is an inverted star.
The place was dark, only the candles gave a little light enough for me to see the silhouettes f the other things placed in here. There was an altar, a book shelf and a curtain so thick that covered the window.
A cold breeze gently blew around me and I shivered, feeling goosebumps racing in my arm.
I don't know why but I'm starting to have a bad feeling about this.
Suddenly, six men surrounded me. They were dressed in what seemed to be black velvet cloaks. They grabbed both my arms and feet. I tried to protest, but to no avail. Their hands seemed like iron gripping harder as I tried to throw a violent fit.
"Somebody! Help me! Save me!" I screamed but I realized that no one would be able to help me. No one would be able to hear my pleas and screams. It was as if I was alone.
A man held my arm and injected something and I suddenly felt warm. My body grew numb. I can't talk and I can't move. The drug that they have injected me must have caused this, I mildly thought.
Then I felt hands moving slowly in my chest. I can feel the hands ripping apart my clothes. Then I realized I was wearing a kimono.
When did this happen? I can't remember even wearing one, I thought to myself.
Then I heard voices. At first it was low then it became louder. It was if they were whispering in my ears. I tried my best t listen to what they were saying but I realized that I can't understand what they were speaking. They were chanting. They were repeating things over and over again. Then finally, one of them, the one in standing above me, spoke.
"And this is our offer to the great god of all nations. Hear our pleas as we give our offer to you! Oh great Baal! Let this cries of ours bring us closer to the most powerful one, to your true master, the prince of the fallen angels!"
And with this, he stabbed my heart.
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I woke up, beads of sweat running down my cheeks. I placed my hand over my chest. It felt as if the dream was real. It's as if someone had really stabbed my heart. I don't know what that dream is all about. It scared the hell out of me. And I know that whatever it is, it is somehow dangerous…and… and…
Tears started to fall and I began to cry. Never have I experienced this fear. The last time was in Suwa, where I was able to see Urado face to face. It wasn't a pleasurable experience and definitely not one of the best.
"Iie! I must not cry! Get a grip of yourself Mai! You must remember that dreams such as this would be useful to us one way or another," I firmly told myself.
I got up and went to the bathroom. I let the hot water run down my body and took a long shower to forget what I have dreamed. But all was futile; I could still remember vividly the details of what I have just dreamed. Turning off the switch, I grabbed the towel, dried myself and went back to the room to change. Then I spotted the clock.
I gasped. I didn't realize the time. "Oh no! I'm late for work!" I hurriedly grabbed my bag and my coat and ran towards the door. "Naru would surely kill me," I lamely thought.
I arrived half an hour later and sure enough, Naru was hot on my heels.
"You sure is late. Remember that I'm not paying you for your own leisure. Tea." He said stoically.
"Hai, hai, your royal narcissist. Sorry I was late. I got caught up in a traffic at my place," I replied, hoping the lie would cover me up.
"Liar. You're taking the subway station and there's no way for that to be involved in a traffic. Next time, make sure you buy a talking alarm clock," he replied behind his door.
Fuming, I went to the kitchenette and prepared his tea. Oh,Lin-sanmightliketohavesometoo,' Ithought.
I placed the kettle over the stove and waited for it to boil. Heading over Lin's office, I knocked tree times before hearing his usual answer. "Come in,"
"Ne, ohayou Lin-san. Would you like some tea?" I peered in and stared at the amount of files he s currently reading.
"Sure thing. Arigatou, Taniyama-san," he replied succinctly. Bou.. He and Naru are really so identical!
I closed thedoor and aited for the tell-tale click. Just when I was about to go to the kitchenette, the phone rang. I went over it and picked it up.
"Hello? Shibuya Psychic Research. How may I help you?" I asked.
"Hai. He is here. Would you like to talk to him?"
"Okay. Yes. I got it. Not a case? Eh? But…"
I reached for the pen and paper and wrote something down.
"Okay. I will. Thank you for calling," I finally replied.
Weird. His voice sounded like it was an emergency and he called not because of a case but for something urgent message to be passed on to Naru.
I heard the whistling the kettle. I went ack to the kitchenette, prepared the tea, and went first to Lin's office to deliver his tea.
"Thank you, Taniyama-san," he said, taking a sip in his tea. "Who was it that called?"
"A certain somebody. Apparently, he did not call for a case but rater, he said that he needs to talk to Naru as soon as possible. He left me his name ad his contact number though," I replied, reaching in my pocket and feeling the paper in it. "Well, I'd better go and bring his tea. If you need something, I'm just outside the office,"
Then I closed the door.
I went over to Naru's office.
"Here's your tea. By the way, someone called and looked for you," I started, standing up in front of his table. "He didn't call because he has a case for us but he said he needed to talk to you privately," I continued.
"If it's not for a case then I'm not interested," he replied in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Chotto Naru! Wait for me to finish up! He gave me his name and number and told me to pass a message to you," I reached up to my pocket and gave him the piece of paper where I have written the caller's details.
"What's his message then?"
"Well.. I'm kind of finding it weird… But he said, "Gene is alive…"
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A/N: And there you have it.:) chapter 1 is up. It might take some time for me to update but this is the best I can do at the moment. Second semester just started and my hands are already tied.:)
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Jhay07