Hey Guys! It's been really really long. I started a new story and it's different from my normally gloomy and sad fanfics. I have written a few chapters for this and I decided to post it today before I lose my interest to write again. I got inspired to write this one based on a manga and a movie. It's my first family/drama fanfic so we will see how it will go. And please review! They are a huge encouragement. Bye!
I DO NOT OWN GHOST HUNT.
"M..ai...Mai...Mai!" Michiru shook Mai violently. Mai almost fell off her chair.
"I wasn't paying attention again...right?" Mai asked her two glaring friends rubbing her head sheepishly. In whatever short lunch break they had in between work she never paid attention to the small chit chat her friends had.
"Geez Mai, you are always staring off into space. You know you could tell us if you have a problem," Keiko offered with a smile.
"No, wait! It's about the house isn't it?" Michiru questioned, banging the table hard with her fist. Mai sighed. If she started talking, there would probably be no end to it.
"Well..partially. The house is falling apart and I hardly have the time or money to fix it. Work has been really, really busy lately. I don't know what to do," Mai complained, resting her head on the table.
"If it's so much trouble, why don't you sell it? You could at least buy a decent apartment with the money you get," Keiko suggested with her mouth full of food.
"Sell..huh?" It's not like she never considered selling the house. The house was the only thing her parents left her and she didn't want to give it up. Not without trying. She got out of school and university just fine without worries and she was sure she would save the house too.
But how in the world was she going to do that when the house was falling apart and the debts were piling up? Her normally gloomy mood became even more gloomy. Sensing the atmosphere, both her friends sweat dropped.
"N-Ne Mai-chan...it's just a suggestion. Just think about it. If you so badly want to keep the house, I'm sure things will work out if you try hard enough. Besides we are here for you," Michiru said, giving Mai a reassuring smile. Mai smiled back at her friends. She couldn't complain anymore. That would make her look pathetic. If her friends believed in her she would definitely pull herself up.
"Come on guys, we have work to do," Keiko pulled her friends off their chairs and all three of them walked back to their work.
*LATER*
Mai massaged her neck and rubbed her eyes leaning back in her chair. She has been stuck to her chair for like 4 hours and her butt was numb. Finally she could clear a mountain of files. She checked her watch. Good, 5:50pm. Just in time. She could relax today at home if it wouldn't rain. Every time it rained, the house would be a mess because the roof would leak. Mai let out a heavy sigh.
"No relaxing..." she mumbled and suddenly slapped herself. She was not going to be depressed now because tomorrow was a Sunday! She was definitely going to meet her friends tomorrow. With a determined look, she got up to leave and THUD! She was staring at another mountain of files. With a dazed look, she stared at the files for a while and lifted her head to look into the shining spectacles of her boss.
"That's another pile," her boss supplied with an amused look.
"You broke me Yasu. I can sue you for slavery! It's already 5:55pm!" Mai almost yelled. Yasuhara adjusted his spectacles like the tyrant he was and cleared his throat.
"First, I'm your boss in the office. Second, this isn't slavery, the company pays you to work and third, you still have five minutes so get started Mai-chan. Seriously, I'm working my ass off too," Yasu whined. Mai looked at her best friend and sighed for the hundredth time that day. She dropped into her seat and started on the files.
"Look around Yasu, the office is nearly empty. I'm not the only employee here for doing your files. Promise me you will come over to fix the roof," Mai gave him a sharp look daring him to speak against it. Yasuhara ran his hands through his grey hair.
"I promise and I will drop you off at the station after we are done today, just put up with this work for a while," Yasu begged her and before she could complain anymore he took off at top speed for his own work.
"Sure..." Mai mumbled and smiled.
Just as she thought, it started raining heavily as soon as she and Yasu got into the car. Yasu noticed that she was worried. It had to be about the house.
"So...what have you decided to do about the house?" Mai tensed up. Knowing Yasu, he definitely had some sort of crazy idea in his mind.
"T-That was sudden! Anyway, I will pay off the debts. There is nothing more to that," she answered pointedly. Mai knew that wasn't the end.
"After you pay off the debts, what are you going to do? Surely you can't live in that house," he said.
"Spill it Yasu, I know you have something in mind," she asked him impatiently. Yasu adjusted his glasses and patted himself mentally. He always had the tricks.
"I suggest marriage," Yasu said firmly and braced himself for whatever Mai would do to him. Time passed by and Yasu didn't dare to look at Mai.
It was so quiet in the car that for a moment he thought she might have fallen asleep. And then it came, the laughter. He was so sure that Mai would kill him, he did not expect this reaction. It thoroughly confused him.
"Eh?" was all he could say. Mai was laughing so much, Yasu thought that he had finally broke her. Oh boy! Ayako was going to kill him for sure.
"You are j-joking r-right Yasu..." she managed to ask him between her laughter and wiping her tears.
"Yeah...just joking..." Yasu sweat dropped. There was still a long way to go.
