Idea Dump
HI guys.
I know that I've been silent for quite a while now, however life has occurred and between work and university I have next to no time for anything except sleep
So unfortunately this means that, to those who have been following my "Heartless" story, I will no longer be updating anymore.
However, if anyone wishes to adopt, adapt or use any of my ideas, feel free... no need to ask.
I will be posting some of my earlier ideas up here as well in hopes that they help inspire future authors and authoress' . If you have any questions or would like any clarification send a PM (tho i may not get back to you immediately).
Good Luck and Have fun! XD
GHOST HUNT IDEAS #2 & #3
[As they entered the ballroom, Mai had a strange sense of de ja vu so strong that few a brief few minutes she was actually there, familiar hands gently guiding her in well-known movements across the floor. She laughed merrily as she twirled before giving a small curtsy to her mystery partner and running off to a young woman seated at one of the circular tables that lined the edge of the dance floor. The vision faded to the sound of Naru's voice calling her from the depths of the vision…memory? (Grand Piano in the corner? Naru/mai moment one night when those two are putting up camera's. Its just the two of them for three days till the others arrive. Lin is in China visiting sick family and ends up injured so he can't return.)]
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"I'm home," she called softly. She wasn't surprised to receive no answer. It had been the same routine for almost five years now. Mai entered her silent house after taking of her shoes. Going into the kitchen and grabbing a glass of apple juice she then made her way up to the attic.
Many would expect a dusty junk filled room upon entering but when Mai was younger, she and her dad had cleaned it out to make it their little space. It was where her father could work with his music while teaching his little girl alongside him. One corner of the room held a filing cabinet full of ideas and songs, lyrics and even a few recordings another held a beautiful ebony grand piano a cello sitting on its stand beside. Against one wall was a desk skewed with papers, pens and cups. It was the only messy place in the room. Mai picked up the well-kept guitar from its stand and began to slightly tune it before strumming a few notes.
The strumming morphed into actual notes and a tune of a familiar song. Just as she was really about to lose herself to the music there was a knock on the front door. She sighed before placing the guitar back and leaving the room. The person knocked again a little more impatiently this time. "I'm coming!" she called, slightly irritated. Whoever it was, was going to get a well-deserved…hit? She'd opened the door to find Lin and Naru standing there looking like drenched cats. Looks like the storm that had been predicted earlier, had finally arrived.
She blinked in shock, "Um… come in?"
Naru smirked as he walked passed her, "Mai tea." A tick mark appeared in irritation. Lin sighed softly, "I'm sorry to intrude on you like this Taniyama-san."
Mai walked to a nearby closet and handed him a towel before aiming one at the back of the youths head. She smirked in satisfaction as it connected, the surprise of it actually causing Naru to stumble slightly. Naru grabbed it before turning and glaring at the smirking girl. "You get dry before even thinking of sitting down," Mai entered the kitchen noticing the pointed stare that Lin was giving Naru. It was like he was silently telling him to behave. She giggled quietly at the almost pout Naru had before turning to Lin, "Don't worry Lin-san you're not intruding. I'm just a bit surprised at your arrival. Was there something I can help you with? Is there a case?"
She set a cup of tea on the table gesturing for him to take a seat while she went to get Naru. When they were all seated with a cup of tea Lin began to explain. "No, no. Not quite. We need a place to stay for a few nights. It turns out that a rather violent spirit has made itself quite comfortable in our apartment. My shiki don't affect it, in fact they refuse to go near it. We would've asked John-san to help but he is currently in Australia, Takigawa is touring in America and Matsuzaki-san is in Europe visiting a friend so they are out. Would it be alright if we were to stay here till one of them returns?"
Mai looked thoughtful as she watched them. She stood telling them to wait there, before leaving the two men alone.
They sat in silence both tense at her answer; Lin because if she said no then he'd have to deal with a moody Naru who could be worse in temper than a woman when PMSing, and Naru didn't even know why he was so tense at the thought of rejection.
… wait…rejection?! Okay now he was losing his mind. As the tense atmosphere was reaching boiling point Mai returned. "Wow. What a heavy atmosphere? Why so tense?" If these two had been anyone else tick marks would've appeared. As it was they were close to snapping and Mai seemed to sense this as she giggled, "Relax. I just went to get you some dry clothes. If you're gonna be staying here then you might as well get dry and it looks as if you weren't able to grab anything,"
It was then that the two men notice the folded cloth in her arms. "Thank you Taniyama-san. We won't be here constantly as we'll be researching this spirit."
"That's fine. It's strange to see your shiki afraid for the first time. It's a bit worrying actually," she said absent minded, handing over the clothes, "Bathroom's second floor three doors to the right." With that Mai disappeared up the stairs. Lin left the room silently leaving a thoughtful Naru to ponder about the behaviour of his brunette. WAIT…HIS brunette. He let his head hit the table leaving it there until the quiet house suddenly seemed too quiet. He left the clothes on the table and made his way upstairs. The sound of running water informed him of Lin's whereabouts. A faint noise could be heard coming from above him. Opening a door he found a set of stairs leading to the attic, recognising the sound to be music. There was another door at the top of the stairs, his hand freezing on the handle as a voice sung in English. He blinked in surprise when he realized it was Mai's voice.
She spins and she sways
To whatever song plays
Without a care in the world
And I'm sitting here wearing
The weight of the world on my shoulders
It's been a long day
And there's still work to do
She's pulling at me
Saying "Dad, I need you"
There's a ball at the castle
And I've been invited
And I need to practice my dancing
Oh, please, Daddy, please?"
So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone...
She says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed
She wants to know if I approve of the dress
She says, "Dad, the prom is just one week away
And I need to practice my dancing
Oh, please, Daddy, please?"
So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone
She will be gone
Well, she came home today with a ring on her hand
Just glowing and telling us all they had planned
She says, "Dad, the wedding's still six months away
But I need to practice my dancing
Oh, please, Daddy, please?"
So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone
…
Mai sighed and put down her guitar. "You can come in Naru!" she called softly. The door opened and the said man walked in, tense at being caught. She could see the question in his eyes, "The fifth stair squeaks on the way up. You can only hear it from here don't know why it's like that but it is. Heh, I use to make a game of it with my father to see how good I could sneak up on him when he was working."
"You play well. Who taught you?" asked Naru, less tense now that he had gotten an answer.
"I'm mostly self-taught. My dad started to teach me but he died not long after. Mum offered to put me into lessons but I refused and taught myself through trial and error. It helped that I seemed to have a natural talent for learning instruments."
Naru was about to reply when he caught sight of a picture on the desk. He went over and picked it up, aware of Mai's eyes following his movements carefully. He focused on the picture. A family of two stood in front of a giant sakura tree in full bloom. Sakura petals fell dancing around the family. A young woman with light brown hair that hung to her waist and pale emerald eyes beamed at the camera with a familiar smile he had seen often on Mai. A mischievous glint in her eyes showed a childish side to her. She wore a simple summer dress clearly showing a small baby bump. A young man stood beside her, one arm wrapped around the woman's waist hand sitting protectively on the small bump. His ebony hair was tied back in a short ponytail, similar to monks, revealing chocolate brown eyes. Naru turned to Mai shock and…was that excitement that she could see…on his face.
"Your parents are Taniyama Ayumu* and Montez Clara 'the woman who sees clearly'?" asked Naru unable to keep the wonder out of his voice, "I knew your name sounded familiar. I thought it to be a coincidence; it never occurred to me that you would be related to the famous musician."
"I have never seen you excited before. I take it that you are a fan of my father's works," said Mai cautiously.
"Of cour-" Naru caught himself when he realized how much he sounded like a child talking about his favourite toy. Mai giggled at the uncomfortable and slightly embarrassed look on his face.
"I never knew that Ayumu and Clara got married. Almost 18 years ago Clara went missing and Ayumu went silent and no one knew why."
"That was when they got married and found out that mama was pregnant with me. Mama went off the radar because of that. She was afraid for me and wanted me to have a normal life. Unfortunately a medium and one as strong as mama can't just turn off their abilities and hope that spirits will just leave her alone. They were drawn to her. So despite her wishes I grew up with spirits for playmates. They enjoyed it when I played my music for them."
Pyrokenisis ability to light and extinguish fires with the mind
*Ayumu meaning dream, vision