Under these circumstances
Chapter one: Mai's history
Taniyama Mai age 10
Mai found herself standing in a house she'd never seen before. She noticed that she was still in her pajamas and bare foot. 'Where am I?' was the first thought that entered my head as she took in the appearance of the room all lights were out the entire house was eerily quiet. She found herself taking in the Furnishings in the house only to have her eyes land on a very familiar tan couch with a family photo hanging over it. She recognized the family in this photo "that's Yuki, didn't her family moved" she said to herself. The sound of wiggling door handle cut through the Eerie Silence of the night jerking her head to face the door as it slowly opened. A sense of dread filled the pit of Mai's stomach as a man enter the house "who are you" she called out. He showed no sign that he heard her voice his eyes fixed the stairwell as he made his way slowly up the steps. His slow movements proved fruitful when he made it to the top of the stairs with with little to no noise. He vanished into the black of the night the sound of two gun shots following his disappearance. The sound of a door opening made her stomach fill with dread again "mother, father" called a hesitant young female voice. "Wh-who are you?" The girls voice called followed by running and a gun shot. The sound thumping filled the night as something tumbled down the stairs down the stairs Mai open her eyes once it was silence. She noticed a large lump at the foot of the staircase, everything in Mai said to stay where she was but her curiosity moved her forward. She came to a stop when she could clearly see the face of the person laying before her "Yuki" she called out. Her tears started rolling down her face as she took another step only to stop once again when she felt the hot liquid seep between her toes. "She can't be I saw her last week before she moved" said Mai as she knelt to shake her friend awake. She was pulled from this nightmare as the man run down the stair caring a small safety deposit box. She wake with jerk as she sat up tears falling onto her legs as she climb out of bed.
Mai made her way to her father's study something told her that he was awake. Her father would be reading one of his many books on parapsychology written by Martin Davis. Mai pushed the door open to find her father in his lounge chair with a hot cup of tea on the side table. "Father, I had a nightmare" she said her voice small but he raised he's head placing his book down next to his tea. Raising his hands and waved Mai over to him "what about" his voice filling the room. Mai climbed into his lap "I dreamt that Yuki and her family dying, a man broken into their home and shot them". "Daddy, yuki died at the bottom of the stairs" Mai speak her voice cracking as she held back tears. He ruffed her hair "I'll call tomorrow, how does that sound" he words lifting a weight off her shoulders. Mai looked into her father charcoal gray eyes and spoke "will you read to me one of your books". He chuckled nodding in response and picked up his book once again. He chuckled as Mai snuggle in to him his black hair touching her brown hair.
Mai's noticed the cover of his book it was new its pages were without creases and smelled ink in fresh parchment. It was written by Martin Davis, who was Mai's personal favorite to listen to her father read. His books made her feel as if her dreams were nothing but natural. This book spoke of psychic gifts such as cognitive and precognitive visions, astral projection ,ESP (extrasensory perception) and clairvoyance. Her heart was filled with joy as her father read about ESP " Extrasensory perception or ESP, also called sixth sense, includes reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind" he spoke softly. Mai know that the sentence he father spoke was true she felt it more then anything. He read onas she quietly listened to her father's voice taking in the comfort that it provided.
"Father you don't have to call they won't answer" she said her voice shaky but determined. She knew without a shadow of a doubt that Yuki and her family were in fact dead. "Mai, where's this coming from?" He said his voice holding curiosity and shock. "There's a voice inside me telling me it's true!" her voice still shaky as she spoke. "I'll still call to see if your inner voice is right although I pray it is not" he said more sturdy. Mai nodding her head Softly Mai wanted to keep her eyes open "thank you Father!"she said if she drifted off to sleep.
The following day
Mai's father had indeed called Yuki's family but just as Mai had said they did not answer. The investigator at the crime scene had indeed picked up the phone. All of them shot and killed and Yuki's body found at the foot of the stairs. The investigator asking him why he had called all he could say was that his daughter was worried about her friend. He then hung up the phone only to find himself doing the hardest thing he'd ever had to do telling his daughter that her friend had in fact died the way that she had seen in her dreams. Mai cried for weeks and on someone is finally adjusting to the fact that she no longer had a friend when she was again haunted by another nightmare. This time she dreamt her only remaining grandmother died clutching at her chest as she hung out the laundry. Mai immediately left her bed and told her father he went to immediately check on his mother. He found her in fact laying on the back balcony of her apartment next to the basket of wet laundry. Mai was once again distraught her father found that reading to her from his books settled her down.
Age 12
She went for two year without another incident the her father still read to her his books at night. He couldn't understand why she was so attached to reading this books of Paranormal activities and psychic gifts. He found that she would often tune in when he spoke of ESP, astral projection, precognitive dreams. She then started showing interest in other fields of psychic gifts such as telepathy, psychometry, and psychokinesis. He even found himself coming home from work to find her and his studies reading his books. Mai now twelve years old was struck by another set of nightmares. She dreamt her father was killed in a explosions when a gas line was accidentally struck. The explosion killing five men her father included. He told her father and he said he'd be careful but the nightmares continued for a month she woke from the same nightmare. He was beginning to think that it was just a nightmare. He did in fact die from an explosion that killed five men. it took some time to recover from this for her mother and her.
Age sixteen...
Mai had recovered and was now a happy sixteen year old girl. She laughed, she smiled, she had sleepovers with her friends. Her father study was now hers to study in. Mai's nightmares returned once again this time her mother was dying in a hospital room. Once again my told her mother Akane of her dream of her dream.
Mother's pov
Akane the made the proper arrangements at this point they both knew that Mai's dreams had meaning. Akane have her will drawn up placing her best friend fuyama kiku as Mai's future Guardian. It took two week to finalize the will and Guardian ship and Mai's nightmares continued never show what put Akane in the hospital. All she know was she die in the hospital, the next three weeks were filled with dread. Akane was nervous of everything and terrified of dying but Mai dreams continued to occur. Akane woke in the hospital after being major accident on her way to work she was T boned buy a semi truck. she was only awake long enough to say goodbye to her daughter as she slowly faded away. she couldn't even feel the pain as if her body and soul literally been detached from one another. Akane had one more thing she had to do "Mai, dear get my bag for me" Akane said her voice dry and Mai did as she was asked. Akane clumsily felt her way to the letters that waited she pulled three letters out one addressed to kiku one to Mai and a another to the British psychic research to a Martin Davis. "Mai, I want you to give this to kiku she'll know what to do with them" she said tears feeling her eyes. "You going to live with her ok work hard on your school work, stay healthy and be good I love you" Akane spoke her voice shaking. Mai shook her head "no, please momma don't leave me" Mai's Voice soft. "It's ok I'll be watching over you with your father" Akane said with a smile. Mai's tears feel down into her lap as her mother spoke again "I want you to live your life, graduate from school, make friends, maybe even fall in love someday" Akane grasped Mai's hand slip the letters into her hand. "Kiku will give your letter when you graduate after you read that letter you can make your next decision yourself, I would very much like to see Martin Davis about your dreams" Akane said with a smile. Mai only nodded her head "you dreams are a gift use them wisely" Akane said with a sad smile. It didn't take long for her mother to fad away. Kiku held Mai as she cried, she helped as mai packed her father's book and her clothes. Her family home was sold to pay hospital bills.
please forgive me for any bad grammar or spelling. I promise English is my first language however I moved a lot during my primary learning years. My birth parents also didn't care enough to make sure I was even on the right reading level as my fellow classmate. thus I went in to middle school with a second grade reading level. then my adopted sister got me into reading, thanks Brianna. however if found that i have a harder time reading now that i have kids and they are my only mentle stimulus i get. so i started writing again to maybe fix my brain.
