Hi peeps! This is my first Ghost-Hunt fanfic! I've done others for Gakuen Alice, if there are any GA fans out there, check out my profile and see the stories. "One Kiss Over You" is really nice!

Summary: Mai pops in at SPR as usual, not telling anyone about her pregnancy. Thinking that she's in a relationship with Yasuhara, the team sets out to solve a case in the mountains. But when Mai starts getting attacked, will she finally tell Naru the truth? NXM

Ps: My case may be similar to some authors' as I have not really read through other stories. I thought up of the case myself though, however, if there are any similarities in my case and any of yours, please PM me or leave me a review.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt… yet.


The day started off as usual, with Mai being late for work at SPR and Naru asking her for tea the moment she came bursting through the door.

"Mai, tea." He said in a monotone, pissed off with the fact that she was late but still couldn't do much about it. Mai hanged her coat on the rack and went into the kitchen, preparing the tea for Naru. "Tea addict." She grumbled under her breathe as the water was boiling.

Naru's tea had to be of the right temperature, the exact 90ml of water and 10grams of tea leaves. He is very particular about his tea and if Mai didn't get it right, he would ignore the tea and ask her to make a new one. And that pissed Mai off very very often. Setting the cup of tea onto the tray, she went into his office and placed the cup on his table. Naru was focused on typing on his computer and like usual, didn't say a word of thanks. Mai walked towards the door and was about to leave when Naru opened his mouth.

"Mai, thank you. Are you… are you feeling better?" he hesitated before finishing off his sentence. Mai turned around with a surprised look and avoided eye-contact with him by looking at the window behind him instead of the real person. "Erm… yes. Much better, Yasuhara brought me to the doctor the other day and I should be fine after resting. Thanks for your concern." She replied him, trying to think of the right words to say.

Naru stopped typing on his computer and stared at her, "Then why are you still here? Shouldn't you be resting instead?"

"I figured that you'll get mad if I take too many days off. Besides, I still need them for emergencies."

"If you say so, then I have nothing else to say about it."

Mai headed for the door again, turning its knob and exited from Naru's office.

"I'm sorry… Mai." The young boss said before resuming his typing.

There was no way he was going to forget about. Not if the person was Mai, not if her current boyfriend is his colleague Yasuhara. Naru had regretted, and that was probably his second regret in his life, after Gene's death. He didn't mean for it to happen, but then again, it wasn't in his control. He was afraid that Mai would hate him for that, but her coming to work means that she wasn't totally avoiding him. Perhaps now, tea was their only way of communication.

"Mai! I'm so happy that you're here!" the red-haired priestess exclaimed when she entered the SPR office, along with Bou-san behind her. The two of them had been a couple after some pushing from Yasuhara and thanks to that; days had been more peaceful in the SPR office. Well, except for a few little quarrels.

"Hi Ayako! Hi Bou-san! What brings you guys here?" Mai asked them.

"We just thought of dropping by to see how you're doing? Any new case recently?" the monk replied her.

"Not that I know of, Naru's been hiding in his room lately and Lin is very much doing the same. Clients have called, but Naru refused their cases."

Ayako and Bou-san looked at each other and then to Mai. "Is something wrong, Mai?"

"I don't know." She answered. Just then, the SPR's phone rang. Mai went over to her table to pick it up.

"Hello Shibuya Psychic Research office, Taniyama Mai speaking. Is there anything I could help you with?" she asked the caller.

"Erm… Shibuya right? I'm actually here to request for you to come over to my inn to check on something. You see, my inn has been a popular place for couples but then recently, the female customers have either been attacked or shocked. Thus, my business has been decreasing. I know there's definitely something wrong! Can I book an appointment with you and come over to explain everything?" the caller explained and asked. Apparently, the caller is woman.

Mai jotted down her name and contact number and told her come at 2pm tomorrow. Ayako and Bou-san sat at the couch in the office as Mai went to pass the message to Naru. As soon as he took the papers from her hands, she hurriedly left his room.

The next day:

A middle-aged looking woman appeared in the SPR office, clad in a purple kimono and carrying a small purse, she slowly related her story to them.

"I'm Akimi Yumura, the inn keeper of Shizuka Inn. Due to the fact that my inn is located in the high mountains, many young couples frequent my inn as a place for them to relax. Also, the mountain air does them good. But recently, many female customers who came with their spouses were either injured or frightened out of their lives when they were staying at my inn. The males were fine, but only the females were attacked." She explained.

Lin took down her every word as Naru questioned her, "Are there any casualties so far?"

Taking a deep breath, she answered, "There was one girl called Rakimi, well, she was pregnant with a child for about 4 months? Around there I think, so she came with her husband to my inn, and then, on the second day during her stay, she mysteriously suffered a fall from the flight of stairs near my onsen. She lost her child and she almost drowned. Luckily, her husband was there to save her. But I was feeling very guilty about it and compensated her."

Lin continued taking down her words at a superhuman speed. Naru's eyes narrowed at her, "Only female guest? The males didn't even suffer a single scratch?"

"Yes, only the ladies. I didn't hear the males complaining to me about anything. But I've been compensating people so much; I think my business is going bust. It was the only thing my sister left me, and I don't want to see it die in my hands. Can you please help me out?" she begged, hoping that Naru would agree.

Naru looked at Lin who happened to finish copying down her words, highlighting key points in her story. "Well, what do you think?" Lin asked him.

"Very well, we'll take the case. Please prepare an empty room for us to set up our equipments and 3 rooms for us to sleep in. We'll arrive at approximately 1pm tomorrow." Naru told her in a monotone.

That's Naru for you, emotionless and cold.

"Thank you so much! I will have the things prepared!" Akimi said happily and kept on thanking Naru.

She left the SPR office soon after as the team started preparing for tomorrow. Bou-san called up John and Masako to inform them about the new case and asked if were able to make it. Thankfully, John was free and Masako just had her schedule cancelled, so both of them could come and help out.

"Aren't we calling Yasuhara and Madoka?" Ayako questioned.

Mai shuddered at his name and Naru's face had a frown. "No, we are not. You know Osamu-san's attitude and Madoka's condition."

"But Mai would want to see her boyfriend! Are you so sadistic to tear them apart? God knows how many days we'll stay there!" Ayako exclaimed in horror.

Mai didn't comment on anything that Ayako said. Well, it's true that she'll miss Yasu, but still, Naru is… Ah, forget it.

"I don't believe that not seeing your loved one for a few days is bad enough to kill someone as stubborn as Mai. Now would you please leave the office if you have nothing else to do here? This is not a market place." Naru snapped at her. That was strong enough to send Bou-san and Ayako scurrying out of the place.

Mai sighed at her boss. When was he ever going to change? The tall Chinese man might have shared the same sentiments.

"Mai, tea." He ordered, causing to jump.

"Fine. Lin-san, would you like some tea?"

Lin turned towards the petite girl, "No." and he shut the door of his office with a loud slam.

Ok, maybe the tall Chinese man had different sentiments.

The next day:

The SPR was prepared to leave when John realized that Mai was still not here. "Where's Mai-san?" he asked them as he searched around the office. Suddenly, the door opened and behind it revealed Yasuhara and Mai.

"I'm sorry to keep everybody waiting! Yasu was being slow!" she apologized. Yasuhara flashed an apologetic smile behind her. That got Naru pissed.

Walking towards the SPR van, he ordered them to hurry up before he would leave without them.

The trip to the mountains took them about 2 hours, courtesy to Lin driving the van. During the journey, Masako was meditating to keep her energy high for the spirits she might encounter later. John was reading his bible and Ayako and Bou-san was napping in each other's embrace. Naru was seated next to Mai with Yasuhara next to her. Nobody spoke a word and it was silent throughout the whole trip.

Akimi Yumura greeted them when they reached the inn and told her workers to show them to their rooms so that they could set up their equipments and rest.

"Come to the base after you drop your belongings. Mai, prepare tea for everyone." He said and rushed off to the base where Lin was. Grumpy old man, Mai thought.

"I hate this feeling here." Masako said and collapse on Naru's side.

What an actress, Mai and Ayako thought. But still, Masako was still a medium who could sense spirits. If she had said that, that means what they're up against isn't a powerless spirit. Perhaps there was another secret behind it?

There was a knock on the door and Mai opened it.

"Are you people from Shibuya Psychic Research? My name is Narumi Yumura, Akimi's husband." The man said.

"Yes we are," Naru answered his question, "what business do you have with us?"

"Actually, I have something to tell you about this inn."

Naru cued Lin and he prepared the computer to take down the new piece of information. Mai came in with the tea and served them.

Narumi began relating the story. "This inn was actually owned by Akimi's sister, but that was until she died a few years back. Her sister was pregnant with another man's child and her husband knew about it. And then one day, Akimi's just died like that. She died in her room and nobody knew the reason behind it. There was no blood and the police couldn't do anything about it."

"And you think the husband is behind it? Where is he?" Bou-san butted in.

Narumi drew a sad expression on his face. "He… committed suicide after her death."


Ok, how was it? Not that bad right? There are some words in the dialogs that hold suggestive meanings… If you did notice! Look back! Oh, I'm not a constant updater, so yeah, I might take a while to update coz I'm working on my Gakuen Alice fanfic as well. Anyways, REVIEW!

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