This chapter is very short, but this is more of a pilot to get you guys ready for the actual story. You guys really seemed to like the original so I hope you enjoy this just as much.
Mai was awakened to an annoying ringing coming from the right of her head, sighing she gave in and answered the phone. She already knew who it was and what he was gonna say, but Mai knew if she didn't answer her punishment would be even worse.
"Mai, are you aware what time it is?" The voice asked sounding annoy
"Well no, but I'm guessing I'm late for work?" Mai laughed, causing Naru to get angrier.
"If you are not here in 30 mins, I'm cutting your paycheck in half."
"I'm on my way!"
Mai quickly got dressed and finished getting completely ready in about 10 minutes, a new record. She locked the door and ran off to work, really hoping she would make it in time. In the end, Mai managed to make to work, but sadly she was five minutes late. Mai quickly got to work and didn't notice Naru observing her from his office. She finished her first file of the day but found herself growing tired, finally, she gave in and fell asleep.
"Hello?" Asked a strange voice, "Is anyone there?"
Mai saw a girl about 13 or so, she was sitting in an old dusty room. The only light was coming from under the door, after further observation, Mai noticed the girl was chained to the ground. Then she heard footsteps coming down what seemed to be a long hallway, finally, they reached the door. The door swung open to show an old man wearing a tattered, bloodstained lab coat. He took her down another long dirt hallway, and up at a set of stairs leading into a house. He pushed something that she guessed was food in front of the girl, she ate it but she noticed the girl growing tired. He then pushed the girl back into the basement to another room, the room looked like a doctor's office but she could tell it was no normal doctor's office. The man put the girl on the table, then started humming an evil song.
"Hush little baby please don't squirm, these ropes I know will hold you firm. Safe and happy you will be, in this haunted memory." He sang causing Mais stomach to turn.
"Please let me go, I-i won't tell anyone if you let me go," the girl said weakly.
"Well you see, if I let you go I would also have to let other people go too, and I just can't do that." He said laughing.
"Think about your family!" She screamed trying desperately to save her own life.
"My family is dead, you killed them, everyone killed them, now everyone must die."
"I didn't kill anyone!"
"YOU WILL DIE!"
With that, the man took the knife sitting next to the table and stabbed the poor girl in the heart. Mais vision went black, and she could feel a hand on her shoulder.
"Mai, wake up," Naru said lightly shaking the girl, she stirred awake and Naru quickly removed his hand.
Tears filled Mais eyes as she looked up at Naru, she couldn't hold them back and Mai started crying. Naru was shocked as she only cried like this after a death dream. He stared sadly at his assistant in front of him, he touched her shoulder hoping it would somehow stop her pain. After a few seconds Mai called down and Naru removed his hand and grabbed a notebook.
"Mai can you describe your dream to me," Naru asked calmly his face hiding all emotions.
"Okay, um, this girl….she was locked in some cell chained to the floor. The room was all dirty and so was she, she looked so cold."
Naru cut Mai off before she could add more to her describing, "How old was the girl?"
Mai seemed shocked but answered none the less, "Ummm, I would say around 12-13." With a nod from Naru, she continued with her dream. "Then this old man walked into the cell and unchained her, he led her up some stairs and placed some food in front of her. It was just hard bread and water, she ate it, but she still looked very tired and almost frail. After that he led her down the stairs again, they went passed her cell into a very large room. I looked like was a doctor's exam room…. No actually more of a room for surgery, but It was very dirty and run down. He was singing this terrible song as he looked over his knife, and the girl was begging for her life. Then she said something about his family and he said they were dead, he even said that she killed them. Then...them, he he,"
"This is quite strange, Mai has you read the latest case file I gave you."
"You mean the one from the interview yesterday, not yet I was going to but I kinda fell asleep."
"It seems as if one of the victims have already reached out to you. Now you may leave for today because we leave at 4 tomorrow, so don't be late."
"Wow, thanks, Naru! Wait 4 in the morning, tomorrow's gonna suck," Mai said packing her things in her backpack.
"Oh, Mai one more thing, Tea."
With an unhappy huff, Mai stormed into the kitchen ranting about a narcissistic tea addict. As the water was boiling Mai went back into the main office and finished packing her things up, the shrinking of the kettle drew her attention back on the kitchen. With her backpack already on she made her way to Narus door, as Mai entered she noticed 2 things. One Naru was on the phone and seemed very unhappy, two he was speaking in English. With a sigh, Naru closed his phone and looked at Mai very unhappy.
"Are you just going to stand there all day, or am I never going to get Mai tea," Mai glared at him before setting the tea down and making her way to the door. Just was Mai was about to exit, "That was my mother, she informed me Madoka will be joining us in this case."
With the news that her favorite pink haired lady would be joining them made Mai almost excited for the long drive, and Mai happily skipped out the office making her way home for some well-deserved sleep.
Thank you all so much, and don't worry the chapters will be longer than this one I promise.