Hi everyone I know that I'm still working on Love Under the Full Moon but I just had to write this story cause if I didn't do it now than I would forget about it later and it relates to the one I first started. By the way Naru and Mai will not end up as a couple on this case cause it intertwines with Love Under the Full Moon. This story is when SPR gets a case at an old dance studio that has a ghost that hurts all of the best dancers. What will happen when the dance teacher asks Mai to step in for one of the main dancers? Read to find out! Also I don't own Ghost Hunt cause if I did I would have made Mai and Naru a couple at the Kazai case. Please R&R!
Mai's POV:
"Naru when are you going to accept a case? It's been two weeks since we've taken one on and you've declined the one that held the most promise." I asked while dropping off the tea that he asked for a few minutes ago.
"If you had a brain than you could have easily figured out that the case that you said had 'the most promise' was just caused by lack of sleep and paranoia." Naru said taking off his black reading glasses with one hand while the other put down the file that he was reading.
"Well sorry for not having a brain." I pouted as he took his tea and lifted it to his beautifully pale lips. When he drank I saw the tension leave his shoulders as he laid back into his chair.
"To tell the truth I'm surprised that you can make a cup of tea this good with what little knowledge you have."
"Is that supposed to be an insult or a compliment?" I asked starring him down just daring him to call me stupid once more.
"Relax Mai it was indeed a compliment. No need to get yourself worked up about it. Now than if that's all that you wanted to say you're dismissed." He put back on his glasses and began reading once again, though I decided to stay waiting for the thank you that we both knew I would never get. After 3 minutes of waiting I just gave up and went into the lounge.
"Stupid, tea addicted, thick headed, narcissistic, jerk." I muttered under my breath as I sat down in my chair. After filing some papers away I heard the bell ring indicating a new client. I stood up and went to the door to go great them. When I arrived I saw a middle aged woman with dark brown hair up in a tight ballerina bun. She had sparkling green eyes that were filled with pride (maybe even more than Naru). What caught my attention the most was her figure. She seemed to have the poise, grace, and body of a dancer.
"Hello is this the physic research center?" She asked giving me a warm smile.
"Yes, I'm sorry my name is Mai Tamiyama Ms?"
"Marri Tanga. Please call me Marri though." She said bowing at me.
"If I call you Marri than you can call me Mai okay." I said smiling brightly at her, though I couldn't help starring at her and her form. "Um if I may ask are you a dancer?"
"Yes how did you know?" She asked looking at me with wide eyes.
"You just look like one so I thought that I should ask. Anyway how bout we talk in the lounge instead of out here." She nodded her head and I took her to one of the couches there.
"Mai how did you know what a dancer looks like?" she asked as I prepared the tea for us deciding to wait to tell Naru about Marri. When I came back in I handed her, her cup and pondered over how much I could tell her. Finally I decided to tell her half of the truth.
"I used to dance when I was little. My mom thought that I would be nice for me to know how to dance since the name 'Mai' means dance." I smiled remembering how proud Mom and Dad had been when I first started classes when I was 2, and how after every recital they would take me out for dissert to where ever I wanted to go. That is before they died.
"Which styles did you learn?"
"A lot." I sighed remembering all of the different dances I had to remember and how I would often mix them up.
"How many?" she asked laughing at my expression.
"Well let's seeā¦." I got up off the couch and faced her. "I did ballet, cha cha, tango, salsa, rumba, samba, waltz, ballroom, jazz, hip-hop, tap, modern, jive, break, folk, belly, chair, pole, cage, and don't kill me for this one but lap dancing." I laughed as I did a classic move from each of the styles that I listed.
"I see so you are a very colorful dancer. Which one is your favorite to do with a partner?" she asked completely intrigued with my knowledge of the art of dance.
"Oh that's a tuffy. But if I had to choose than I would have to say either the waltz or the tango." I said looking up all proper when I told her trying to look sophisticated.
"Okay than which one's your favorite without a partner?" She asked through her giggles.
"Hmmmmm. That would probably be a combo of jazz and pole dancing." I said gliding around the room with a little bit of grace before sitting back down. "So which styles did you learn?"
"Ballet and jazz. Actually I'm a teacher at a dance school specializing on ballet." This time it was her turn to stand and do some dance moves showing off her grace and poise in each step. Once she finished going around the room she sat back down as we erupted in a bunch of giggles. "Actually the reason I'm here is because of the school."
"Really? Which school do you teach at?" I asked taking a sip of my tea that has already cooled quite a bit.
"It's at St. Dance Studios" I nearly choked on the tea as she said the name of my old dance school. "Oh my are you alright?" Marri asked looking at my carefully.
"Yeah I'm fine it's just that, that's where I used to take dance lessons and it just brings back memories." I looked into my tea cup and the dance competitions flew into my mind.
"Are you serious? Who was your teacher?" she asked with wide eyes.
"Rosa. She taught me all that I know." Marri gasped causing me to turn and look at her.
"Well did you know that she's no longer teaching?" This took me by surprise. 'How could Rosa not be dancing anymore? When I was still there she lived to dance and to teach the art of dancing.'
"Why isn't she teaching?"
"Because she's now the head master of the school!" she squealed making me twice as excited as before.
"Oh I'm so happy. I can't wait to see her again." I looked at my wrist watch and saw that it's been already an hour since Marri has gotten here, and we haven't even talked about the haunting yet. "Well I better go and get my boss to tell him about your case." As I got up and started walking towards the door I stopped and looked back at Marri with a pleading look in my eyes. "Also could you do me a favor and not tell anyone that I went to that school, and that all that I know how to dance is waltz. I don't want my friends to make fun of me and say that I'm not the type of girl that they would picture as a dancer."
"Sure Mai it'll be our little secret." Now knowing that I won't be made a fool of in front of my friends I walked up to Naru's office door and knocked.
"Come in Mai." I entered the room and closed the door to face Naru. "What is it Mai?" he asked with a tint of annoyance in his voice.
"Um we have a potential client and I would really appreciate it if you would take on this case." I stood there in silence as Naru thought over the idea, but he just lifted up his folder and waved me away.
"I'm looking at a case that probably has more potential than yours does. Please send them away, and once you send them off I would like some tea."
"Naru could you at least listen to what's going on, please." I asked using every ounce of patience that I had to not yell at him.
"My answer is no Mai, and that is that." He said without looking away from his file.
"Fine than I'll take this case on my own." I said with such ferocity in my voice that it actually made Naru look up from his file.
"No you're not."
"Who's gonna stop me?" I asked questioning his authority over me.
"I am. Mai you're a magnet for danger so why in bloody hell would I let you take a case on by yourself?"
"Fine I won't go there." Just as I was about to leave I had an engines idea. "By the way Naru a few friends of mine are coming for a visit for a few days, and I know that you don't like it when people are loud in the lounge so I was wondering if I could have those days off so that I could keep them from getting in the way of your work."
Naru pondered over this and nodded his head in agreement. I left the office and my little plan was already into play. 'You told me that I can't go in alone, but not if I went with someone who could protect me.' With that in my mind I went to the lounge to tell Marri that I alone would take the case, and that she should tell me about the haunting when I arrived. 'Sorry Naru, but this is something that I have to do. I just hope you'll either never find out or that you'll forgive me.'
So what did you think? I had to add that Mai is starting to become rebellious so that it fills in some things for the other story. Anyway I'm *Mai and Naru brakes into the room panting for air*
Mai: There you are.
Naru: Where were you? We were waiting in the room for the other story that you were writing. Why are you here?
Me: Sorry you guys I forgot to mention to you that I was going to be writing another story to you didn't I.
Mai: You think?
Naru: No duh Sherlock.
Me: As I was saying I'm sorry for not posting this story up first and that it may get a little confusing, but at the end it should make sense. REVIEW!
