Don't meddle with her heart
Meddle with her mind
Meddle with the things that are inside
You don't know what you'll find
You don't know what she hides
So don't go messing with her heart
Or messing with her mind
Or messing with the things that are inside
You don't know what you'll find
You don't know what she hides
MEDDLE LITTLE BOOTS
It was a pale, winter morning. The sun's light was weak and fragile as it shone into the window which belonged to two young girls. Mai Taniyama and Kiyoko Akiyama. The two have known each other for the longest time, but since Kiyoko moved for a long period of time, Mai was back on her own. And now they were reunited. Perfect timing, as well, for Mai prior 1 year ago lost her 'job' as an assistant for a self centered boy who just so happened to be Oliver Davis.
There were financial issues yes but they managed by working as waiters for a small Cosplay Cafe.
"Okay, take out or ramen?" Kiyoko asked Mai, who was quiet and under her covers. "What's up, Mai-Chan?" I pull open the covers, and Mai was sulking. "I got a call from my old job again...You know, the one that was closed down? SPR?" She murmured, and the ginger in front of her jaw's dropped. "You're lying! Why is that a bad thing, though?" Kiyoko asks, and Mai goes onto a full out explanation.
"Naru, huh?" Kiyoko wondered. "Was he hot?" She asked, and Mai hit her behind the head with a large, thick book. "Hey if you're rejected by someone, let him be sexy. Which dates back to the quote in The Fault in Our Stars, which is 'I would ride that one legged pony all the way around the coral'-" "Stop right there and don't continue." Mai pauses her best friend from continuing. And Kiyoko laughs innocently. "I think you should come back to them, Mai. They are your friends." They smile to each other. "Plus, two jobs equal more money, and more money equals more food. More food equals oh my god delicious!" They beam.
"But in any case, I just got a great idea Mai. I mean, we both have spiritual powers of sorts, I'm clairvoyant, you have latent ESP. We can start our own Ghost hunting company!" She grins, and Mai widens her eyes. "Is that possible...?" A smile curls onto their lips.
And another year later, it happened.
Mai, now 18 was preparing tea for both her and her friend. She walked inside their 'office' which was an extra vacant room at their house. It was now furnished, had bright lights, chairs, and desks. Kiyoko sat on a chair, across from a client. Mai places the 3 cups down and they all take one. "My boss, Mister Yamato, has invited you to join him in the case of Wandering Mansion. It is a silly children's story about how in the morning an abandoned mansion seems normal, but at night you can see something crawl from the chimney, and extra parts are added to the mansion." Mai shivered and sighed deeply. She didn't want to deal with another mansion after the Bloodstained Labyrinth case she had a while ago. "Ah, that sounds kind of boring. You're hiding some details, aren't you?" Kiyoko giggled, and Mai smirked. The lady flinched and looked down. "...Women have been disappearing each time we invite them to a case. We can never find them, and when we do, they're dead!" She wails, and covers her eyes. "Oh..." The girls awkwardly looked to each other, and pulled out a file case and some papers. "Please, write your name and the case here. Both your boss and yourself. Put the same exact description you told us and your contact information. We'll be there by a week."
...
Mai walked up the stairs to the mansion, in new bright clothes. A loose tank top with Marilyn Monroe on it, pants and boots. While her best friend, hair in ponytail, wore a blouse with a skirt. Her heels made a click clack as they made it to the top of the stairs. They opened the doors to reveal something they didn't wish they saw. The SPR standing there, but turning around to see them. Mai froze up. Kiyoko gasped and fanned herself as she was about to faint. These two awkward, nervous, slacker-mc-slackers are the oh so famous MAKA Ghost Hunting Research. MGHR for short.
The woman that visited walked up to them and bowed deeply. Mai, accidentally, made eye contact with Naru. They had a small staring competition, until Kiyoko stepped up like a big sister, glaring. "I'll go get the things to unpack, you allow the lady to show us to our room. And we could relax, since I made some Caramel Pudding that is dying be eaten." Kiyoko smiles, and Mai smiles back. "Okay," Mai said, and turned to the lady. "Show me to my room."
The same two girls sat down by the dining table, where other famous Ghost hunters were at. "Thank you for taking your time and bravery to come today," Mister Yamato, both Kiyoko and Mai guessed, stood from the front of the table, and bowed. "No problemo!" Kiyoko grinned. "Though, I suggest you don't hide things from me again you hear me old man?" Kiyoko glares, but with an innocent smile on her face. The room was slapped with silence. The assistant gasped, and looked away with shame. "Excuse you, girlie, you better be lucky I gave you the damn job." "Oh please don't freaking yourself old man if it weren't for us this place would be wrecked. Best be happy we even here for your stupid case. The women in this house are in danger and yet they still came here. Watch yourself or else maybe I'd sacrifice you just to find some information from the damned thing causing this mess, got it?" And Mai also spoke up. She closed her eyes calmly. "It's amazing how stupidity can last throughout men. How they don't understand that a woman is a woman not God or other supernatural being, even if that woman has supernatural abilities. Remember these two things are different terms, and don't get them confused. Also don't get confused that we're grateful for you hiring us. We have plenty other cases to solve and we could gladly take you out the list." And they both finished with sticking their tongue out and saying, "Get your facts straight, oldie!"
Room slapped with silence once more, and the old man was silenced. In fact, he took a seat and allowed his assistant to take over. "W-Well then. The safe time hours are 5:00 AM to 8:30 PM. Everyone shall be in bed by 8 to 8:30, please. Dinner will be at 7, showers will be at 6:00 am and night showers will be 4:00 PM. Any questions?" The assistant faked a smile. "I got one!" Mai raised her hand. "What if you don't want to go to sleep by 8:00 PM? What about 11:00 PM? 1:00 AM?" She pries. "Then lock all your doors and pretend to sleep." The answer scared Mai and Kiyoko by an inch. What were they even dealing with here?"
8:00 PM
Mai laid on her soft bed, and sighed deeply. "I can't believe your old job was invited too. And I can't believe all those people still believe in that Naru boy. Well he is Oliver Davis-" Kiyoko was interrupted by Mai. "No, it's not because he's a famous person in the Ghost hunting section, there's just something about him that makes you want to always be with him. He might be cold, self centered, sir-jerk-a lot, and most of all, narcissistic. But he's a friend, and my friend too." Mai smiles, and Kiyoko snickers. "And the funny thing is you still love him, wow." Kiyoko smiles softly, her nose prickling and her heart full of emotions. "What?! No way!" Mai took a piece of homemade chocolate cornet (Kiyoko made it) and munched on it quietly.