Only Family & Music Can Heal

By: Sarah1994

Summary: It's been 4 years since Oliver Davis (Naru) left Japan and back to England. Now he's back and wants an answer to his question of 'Me or Gene' from Mai. What will Mai do now that Naru is back in town? Will her younger sister or her music be able to help her or will Mai turn back to old habits?

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt

Italic - thoughts

Italic/Underline – Mai singing

Italic/Bold – Back-up singers singing

Italic/Bold/Underline – Someone else singing


Chapter 1

I wake up to my sister's yelling out in the living room. I look over at my alarm clock and see that it is 6:00 in the morning. "Ugh, why must Monk and Rei always have to fight so early in the morning?" I get up out of bed grab my robe and walk down stairs to see them in each other's faces. "Rei, why are you and Monk arguing this time? It's the sixth time this month and we aren't even half way through the month."

"He keeps telling me that I don't need to get a job to help out around here that I should just act like a normal teenager." Rei tells me while glaring at Monk. We have been living with him and his wife, Ayako, a self-styled shrine maiden, ever since they adopted me and my 16 year old little sister. It's been three years since then and this is how it is most morning now.

"He is right Rei. You do need to focus more on school and everyday life for a normal 16 year old high school teenager. The only reason I never got that is because of mom and dad not being around to bring in any money. Now come on I'll make you some breakfast before Akira gets her to pick you up." I sigh as I walk into the kitchen to make breakfast for both Monk and Rei.

"Sorry we woke you up Mai." Monk says while walking in.

"It's ok I promised Haru I'd be in around 7:30 to help clean up after last night's fight that broke out."

"Is that where you got the black eye?" I nod and he gives me a stern look before he continues. "You know how Ayako and I feel about you working at that club. I may have gigs there but I still don't like you working there."

"Monk, I'm always being careful. You of all people should know that especially after everything that happen four years ago." He sighs with a nod but I can see the hatred in his eyes. He walks out just after me to give Rei her breakfast. "Here Rei."

"Thanks sis." I smile and walk back into the kitchen just as Ayako comes through the front door. Finally home from a long night shift at the hospital she works at.

"Mai, what happened to your eye?" Ayako practically yells.

"Oh this? This is nothing. I was trying to break up a fight last night at the club and I got socket myself. But I'm fine." I look at the clock and it's now 6:30. "Well I better go get in the shower and get ready for work. Rei remember to stop by the club on your way back home today."

"I know I know."

Honk Honk

"Oh got to go that's Akira." She kisses me on the cheek and gives Monk and Ayako a hug. "See you guys later." With that she walks out of the house and I walk up stairs to get a nice worm shower.

30 minutes later I'm back down stairs and Monk is on the phone and I see the hatred back in his eyes. That's when I hear "No, Naru I've told you I don't know her number. The last I saw her was at one of the clubs my band gets a gig at a lot." He turns and sees me with my eyes wide and my mouth hung open. I finally compose myself and wave Monk good-bye and that I'll call him later. He nods and I walk out. With the club not far I walk just the few blocks to it. As I'm walking I walk by my old apartment and I see a van with the SPR logo on it. I nearly drop to my knees. Why is he here after everything that he's done? What more could he want from me? I think as I find myself in front of the club.

"Hey Haru, I see you didn't need me to help clean up after all." I chuckle. He looks at me and smiles. I met Haru a few months after SPR disbanded even though I still keep in contact with all of them except Naru and Lin.

"Yeah I got a couple other people to do it."

"Cool. Hey do you mind if I use the back and work on what the songs I'm doing later."

"Yeah go ahead on back."

"Thanks. O and all my old friends are coming in tonight."

"Ok I'll have their usual table ready."

"Thanks Haru." He nods and I walk into the back.

That Evening

"Hey Mai, you're on in five." A yell comes from the door.

"Ok, thanks Mike." I walk to the door but before I walk out I take one last look in the mirror. I walk out and I see Haru on stage.

"Good evening everyone. I hope you are all ready to hear one of our very own. You all know and love her. Let's hear it for Miss Mai Taniyama." I walk out on stage and everyone is cheering like crazy.

"Thanks everyone I have a few old songs that I'm going to sing along with a new song that I finished not long ago. I hope you enjoy. So this first song you all should know. Here we go."

It's summer
The heat is blazing
Like the 4th of July
I got the air, con on
And it's blasted on high
So just grab something cool
And jump in your ride
Pick up everybody, I'll be waiting outside

Woah, woah
The summer's not hot without you
Back up: Can't wait to see ya
Woah, woah
The summer won't start without you

The temperature is 99
And it can get much hotter
So come on over Romeo
And vamos a la playa

Woah, woah
The summer's not hot
The summer's won't start without you

The summer's not hot
The summer's not hot
Till you show up
The summer's not hot
The summer's not hot
The summer's not hot
Till you show up

It's summer
I look into the audience and I see everyone. I see Ayako, Monk, Rei, John, Yasu, & Masako even Akira, Rei boyfriend, is here. But I also see two others, Naru and Lin. I freeze on the inside but don't show it.
You are the reason that I jump in the pool
'Cause you're so hot that that I gotta get cooled darlin'
All your friends
Just bring them along
Hurry up and meet me
There's a party going on

Woah, woah
Summer's not hot without you
Woah, woah
The summer won't start without you
The temperature is 99
And it can get much hotter
So come on over Romeo
And vamos a la playa

Woah, woah
The summer's not hot
The summer won't start without you

Till you show up
Till you showed up
Till you showed up
Till you showed up

In my heart it's freezing
I am wearing a bikini
And I know the sun is beating down
Wherever you may be

But the summer's not hot to me

The summer's not hot to me
The summer's not hot to me

Till you show up
The summer's not hot
The summer's not hot
The summer's not hot
Till you show up


Woah, woah
Summer's not hot without you
Woah, woah
The summer won't start without you
The temperature is 99
And it can get much hotter
So come on over Romeo
And vamos a la playa

Woah, woah
The summer's not hot
The summer won't start without you

The summer's not hot to me
It's not hot to me
No matter what the temperature is
The summer's not hot to me
It's not hot to me
No matter what the temperature is

I finish and go right into my second song.

Everybody tells me that it's so hard to make it
It's so hard to break in
There's no way to fake it
Everybody tells me that it's wrong what I'm feelin'
And I shouldn't believe in
The dreams that I'm dreamin'

I hear it every day
I hear it all the time
I'm never gonna amount too much
But they're never gonna change my mind, no

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Like how many inches in a mile
What it takes to make you smile
Get you not to treat me like a child, baby

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Tell me, Tell me something I don't know
Tell me, Tell me something I don't know

Everybody tells me I don't know what I'm doing
The life I'm pursuing
The odds I'll be losing
Everybody tells me that it's one in a million, no
One in a billion, oh
One in a zillion

I hear it every day
I hear it all the time
I'm never gonna amount too much
But they're never gonna change my mind, no

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Like how many inches in a mile
What it takes to make you smile
Get you not to treat me like a child, baby

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Selena hit the track
Like Katrina makin' waves
Like Cold Medina, make 'em say

"I'm ready!"
Are you ready for it?Yeah, I'm ready for it
Really ready for it?Yeah, I'm ready for it

I'm on my way
I know I'm gonna get there someday
It doesn't help when you say
It won't be easy

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Like how many inches in a mile
What it takes to make you smile
Get you not to treat me like a child, baby

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Something I don't know, Something I don't know
Something I don't know

Tell me

I look at the audience when I finish the song. "Ok, this is the last song I'm going to be doing to night. This is my new song so I hope you all enjoy it." I turn to the band and nod my head as the music starts.

Everything's cool, yeah

It's all gonna be okay, yeah

And I know,

Maybe I'll even laugh about it someday

But not today, no

Cause I don't feel so good

I'm tangled up inside

My heart is on my sleeve

Tomorrow is a mystery to me

And it might be wonderful

It might be magical

It might be everything I've waited for,

A miracle

Oh, but even if I fall in love again

With someone new

It could never be the way I loved you

I look at the table everyone is sitting at and I lock gazes with Naru and my mind goes back to that night that I confessed to him. All he did was ask me "Me or Gene?"

Letting you go is

Making me feel so cold, yeah

And I've been trying to make

Believe it doesn't hurt

But that makes it worse, yeah

See, I'm a wreck inside

My tongue is tied and my

Whole body feels so weak

The future may be all I really need

And it might be wonderful, yeah

It might be magical, uh oh

It might be everything I've waited for,

A miracle

Oh, but even if I fall in love again

With someone new

It could never be the way I loved you

I start to remember all the times I had back when everyone worked for SPR and how Masako and I use to be rivals. Now she is my best friend and is dating John.

Like a first love,

The one and only true love

Wasn't it written all over my face, yeah

I loved you like you loved me

Like something pure and holy

Like something that can never be replaced

And it was wonderful,

It was magical,

It was everything I've waited for,

A miracle

And if I should ever fall in love again

With someone new

Oh, It could never be the way

No, It will never be the way

I loved you

"Thank you all and have a great night." I walk back into my dressing room as soon as I close the door I look at my arms. After three years of quitting I still have the scars after Naru left for England. Everyone knew that I was cutting myself and told me that I needed to stop but it took me until Rei found out that I was finally able to stop cutting myself.

Flashback

I was sitting on my bed with Rei in her room finishing her homework. It's been a week since Monk and Ayako adopted us and we moved in. I though as I held my dad's old pocket knife out and ready to add yet another cut on my arm. Just as I was about to apply pressure Rei walked in.

"Hey Mai I was-…Mai, what are you doing?" she runs over and grabs the knife. I look away from her in shame. "Mai, how long have you been cutting yourself?" I don't answer. Next thing I know Rei has both my arm and looking at them in shock. "Mai, I…Mai, please don't I can't lose you as well. Please! I can't go through everything we did with mama and papa. Please promise me you'll stop." I look at her and I see her crying. But in her eyes I see pleading and worry. "Promise me Mai!"

"I promise Rei."

End Flashback

That day I promise Rei that I would never cut myself like I had been.

Knock Knock

I walk to the door and I see Mike. "Hey Mike, what's up?"

"Haru asked me to tell you that you can go home for the day."

"Ok, Thanks Mike." He nods and I walk out of my dressing room and walk into the main part of the club and go over to the table everyone is at. "Hey guys, so what did you think of the show tonight?" I ask and Rei is the first to answer.

"It was great sis. I really liked the last song."

"She's right Mai. You get better and better every time." Yasu says.

"Thanks guys." I look over at Lin. "So Lin what did you think?"

"I never knew you could sing Mai." He answers with a smile.

"Hey Mai, good you haven't left yet." Haru says running over.

"What's up Haru?"

"It's happened again can you come help me out."

"Yeah, show me the way." I turn back to everyone else. "I'll be right back. Monk, John can you guys come with me just in case." They nod and I see the confused and questioning look from Naru.

An hour later, John, Monk, and I walk back over to everyone else. "Man, I hate when this happens. That's the tenth time in a month."

"are you ok sis? You look like crap."

"Gee thanks Rei."

"What I'm only being honest?"

"Still but yes I'm fine just tired." I look over at Naru. "I was going to ask earlier but what the hell are you doing back here in Japan Naru or is it Kazuya or better yet Oliver."

"Mai, don't start this here." Monk whispers in my ear.

"Fine." I sigh. "But seriously what are you doing here?"

"I came to re-open SPR." Naru answers. "And I want you to come back and work for me."

I was silent. I was in too much shock to answer.


What will Mai decide? Will she be able to work with Naru with the feelings she still holds? Will Rei and Akira join the SPR gang?

Please Review to let me know what you all think of the story as well as what you think should happen from here.

Song: Tell Me Something I Don't Know, Summer's Not Hot, & The Way I Loved You all by:Selena Gomez & The Scene.