SPR Series: Number 4

Prologue

Hello everyone. I know that you know me already but I still have to introduce myself because the author told me so. I am Mai Taniyama, the now 21 year old assistant and girlfriend of that narcissistic, tea addicted boss of SPR Naru/Kazuya Shibuya/Noll/Oliver Davis. But I call him Naru because he is a narcissist. You know the story behind it. Right now, I am living with him at his apartment in four years after he bought my own apartment and sold it to other people. How mean… But still I am thankful that he did that. After all, I am here with him. And before I forgot, I still have that modeling offer. Should I accept it?

There is this new case. And surprisingly, it involves my childhood friends. Memories…

Well, I have to go as Naru and the gang is here. Well, I leave everything to the author. (*winks*)

Mai's POV

I was in a black abyss, trap within the branches of an oak tree. Was it an oak tree? It looks like one but its branches were very long. Yes, for an average oak tree. And what was weirder is the fact that it was wrapping around my waist and I feel that I want throw up everything that I ate up last night. Oh, last night was one of the most memorable moments with Naru. Yes, I was in his apartment and we… But before I think about it, I should think of a way on how to get out of this crap. It was like hell. Only without fire on it but still, it's hell.

All of a sudden, I heard a sound. I heard footsteps. Coming towards me…

I summon all the courage that I had to see who it was. "Who is there? Answer me!" I said on the top of my voice.

No answer.

I asked again. Who is that?"

Now the footsteps are coming closer. And I really want to get out of this branches because I feel bad about that "who" or"what" that is coming towards me. There is something about his aura. Something evil.

I started to feel the branches. It is slippery. All I can do is to slip out slowly and carefully. As I started to do it, it tightened its grip on my waist. Slowly at first but when I struggled to free myself, it tightened its hold and I can feel my bones slowly crashing.

NO! I shouted. I feel so helpless. Even though I was training my psycho-kinetic abilities, I can't still do anything about it.

I lost my concentration on the branches when I heard the sound of footsteps. It was louder which means it is so close to me. When I thought that it was just six steps away from me, it stopped. Surprisingly, the gripping of the branches also stopped. "What the heck is that?" I thought.

All of a sudden, I felt air brushing into my cheeks. It doesn't smell good. The "who" or "what" Being just exhaled. It was so annoying and disturbing. Annoying because it doesn't smell good. Disturbing because I can feel that the evil aura was getting stronger and stronger as the time runs.

"Who are you?" I whispered calmly. Well, I was really frightened. But I have to keep it for awhile.

Silence.

And then it laughed. An evil laughed.

That was the time that I proved that it was no human being. It is-

"Kill her." The "thing said" softly but with authority.

Upon hearing that, I panicked. "NO!" I screamed.

Then I felt it again. The branches….

"No!" I screamed hysterically.

"SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

Then Naru's face appeared.

Naru…

Naru…

Where are you?

Naru!

Help me!