Discovery

I ran and ran as fast as I could, trying to escape from them. The feeling of anger and loneliness filled me, scaring me to the bone. The roots and vines on the forest floor grabbed at my feet, trying to bring me down. I held out my hand as I pushed away a low branch, making a small cut appear on my palm. But I didn't care, I couldn't. I needed to keep running. I need to keep moving.

I ignored the pain in my sides as I gasped for breath, pushing my legs to move even faster. They were right behind me, I knew that, yet I could not bring myself to look.

Come back

Stay with us

We won't hurt you

The voices called out behind me, filling my head with thoughts that were not my own. I liked the silence. I liked hearing myself think. I liked not hearing them.

"Go away!" I screamed on the top of my lungs. The voices in my head just laughed as I pushed away another branch, tears falling down my face. My legs were growing tired and my chest felt if it was melting away with every heart beat that slammed into it.

Come back

Stay here with us

The voice laughed, mocking the fear I felt. I pushed past another tree branch when I felt something wrap around my ankle, pulling me to the ground. I let out a half scream as I hit the cold ground beneath me, the rocks and sticks cutting into my sink.

Don't leave

Stay with us

We won't hurt you

The voices echoed around in my head, making me let out another scream before everything fell silent once again.

"Takigawa, do an exorcism in the main hall." Naru said as he took a sip of his tea. "Take Matsuzaki and Father Brown with you."

"Alright." Bou-san said as he pulled himself up from the couch with a sigh. Ayako, who was sitting next to him, started to complain.

"Why? I'm sure he can do it fine himself."

"You are just saying that because you are a good for nothing priestess."

Ayako shot a glare at him.

"That isn't true!" She stood up and stomped her foot on the ground as she continued. "Out of all of us here, I have the better chance to actually exercise the ghost!"

"Alright then, prove it!" Bou-san smiled, gesturing for the door.

"I will!" The red head snapped as she left the room, slamming the door behind her. Bou-san turned to the others, a smile on his face.

"And that is how you get out of an exorcism."

"You are so smart my love!" Yasuhara shouted at him as he jumped up and tried to hug Bou-san, who quickly dodged. John tried to hide the laughter that was escaping his mouth.

"Hey, get off!" Bou-san yelled when Yasuhara tackled him from behind.

"That was great Bou-san!" Mai yelled as she fell over on the couch, talking in between laughs.

"You do realize that you still have to go and watch in case Matsuzaki fails, right?" Naru interrupted, making everyone look at him. "Which we all know she will."

Bou-san sighed to himself as he scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "Yea, I figured that." He said before turning to John and nodding towards the door. "Ready?"

"Yes." John said before following him out of the room.

Mai laid back on the couch, staring up at the ceiling. They were currently in the Hirto house, investigating a series of occurrences that have been happening. It had been two days since they had come to the house, and truthfully, Mai thought they should be out of here by now. All of the accidents were plain signs of a poltergeist even though the exorcism they had done when they first came had failed. This, of course, let Naru to check out the two people living here, but the test had come up clean. Now everyone was just lazing around, trying to come up with something.

Mai guessed that since Naru told them to do another exorcism, he got annoyed with them all hanging around here.

Suddenly, the couch beneath Mai began to shake. She quickly sat up and saw that Yasuhara had noticed it too since the chair he had been sitting on fell over and began to move on the ground.

"What the-"

"Everyone get out!" Naru shouted as he stood from his chair. It was then that Mai noticed that the whole house was staring to shake. She quickly pulled herself up and ran towards the door, Yasuhara, Lin and Naru close behind her.

As they ran down the long hall leading to the front of the house, they saw pictures and other furnitature falling to the ground, smashing into pieces. When they finally reached the lobby, Mai saw Ayako and Bou-san hanging onto the wall, trying to keep on their feet as John continued his prayer, barely able to keep standing.

"In the beginning, there was the word and the word was god…" John continued.

"What happened?" Naru yelled over the noise of thing fall around them. Bou-san looked at him and yelled as loudly as he could.

"We don't know! As soon as John started, the house began to shake!"

Slowly, as John began to finish the prayer, the house around them began to shake less until it got to the point where it had completely stopped.

"….Amen." John finished. He then turned to Naru, looking a little shaken up. "I'm not quite sure what happened either. One minute, everything is fine, and the next the house was shaking. Though, I think what ever it was, the exorcism worked."

"Well as long as it is over now." Ayako sighed as she stood up straight. She dusted off her priestess outfit as she tucked some loose strains of her red hair behind her ear.

Just as the words left her mouth, the house gave another lurch and there was a loud cracking noise from outside.

Everyone looked around at each other before running to the back of the house. When they got there, a large gravestone stood there, cracked in half.

"Looks like we found the reason for the haunting." Bou-san said as they all stared at the stone. No one saying a word after that.

"Thank you so much for your help." said Joshiro, the person who had called them. His recently new wife, Otoa, and him called just five days ago, claiming they had some issues with a haunting. Apparently the reason was that Joshiro's grandmother's gravestone was not the grave of his grandmother, but of his grandfather, a mass murder who had died a couple of years back.

"It was our pleasure." Mai said as Naru turned and walked away without another word. "I am sorry about your house though." Mai then bowed to them before chasing after Naru and getting into the van.

As they drove down the empty highway, Mai looked out onto the lake that was there. The sun shined down on it, blinding her vision some. The green algae and the flowers that ran along the edges made the cool blue water look more peaceful. As it drifted back and forth with the wind Once in a while, she caught a glimpse of a fish swimming just below the surface.

Then it was all taken away when the beautiful lake view turned to a green forest. It wasn't as fun to look at since all she saw was the blur of green and brown, so she decided to look somewhere else for a time.

"Lin stop." Naru said suddenly, making Lin come to a stop. In the rear view mirror, Mai saw Bou-san step on the brakes and make a funny face. Behind him, Yasuhara wrapped his arms around Bou-san's neck and buried his face in the head rest.

"What is it?" Lin asked as Naru climbed out of the car. Mai followed Naru with her eyes to the edge of the forest.

"Hey, what is the big idea!?" She heard Bou-san yell as he stepped out from his car. "Don't just suddenly stop like that!"

Ayako and Yasuhara climbed out of the car after him, but Mai paid no attention to that. Her eyes were focused on the pile of clothes in the tall grass.

Guess who!? That's right! It's the pink little rabbit under you bed! No, um, not really. By the way, I am NOT (!) two days late with this...Tuesday I had a tennis game and I was just exhausted after my first day at school, yesterday (Wednesday), tennis practice ran late and I had psychology homework to do. Today (Thursday), my tennis game ran REALLY late like, 4 hours of playing tennis. (3-7) and yea it was bad. But I typed this up for you! (in my notebook, it is way longer) so I hope you enjoy it!

Also, the lake and the body (I just realized I did that) has nothing to do with anything. Sorry, but no Gene or whatever pops in your head. Those are just an accident on my part and I really just don't want to change it.

Also, you may have noticed, (or not) but um...I didn't finish my other stories. Summer caught up to me and it was just down hill from there...

Also, I know what I said at the end of "Run Here My Dear" With the summary and stuff, but I am not doing that. I found more entertainment in this one. It's kinda horrory (if that is a word) so yea I hope it brings you awsometasticness!(I like making up words).

(3 Also's in the last time) I have no idea what to talk about now, so I will leave you for now. I should update soon though. Now to go do my homework!...ha! yea right.

I do not, under any circumstance, own Ghost Hunt. All rights go to the Author; Fuyumi Ono

I do not, under any circumstance, own the Picture used with this story. All rights go to the Artist, SARETTA1 (saretta1 . deviantart . com) (*please minus spaces before adding to your url box)