Case 1: The Video

Mai Taniyama worriedly poured some hot tea inside the small cup. She bit her lip thinking of the proper words to express her wishes for a day off during the weekend. She wanted to visit one of her friends that recently came back from abroad. Mai shook her head and then slowly lifted the teacup and placed it on top of the saucer. She then transferred the saucer on top of the tray. Naru, since we don't have a case for this weekend, can I ask for a day off? She mumbled in her head and then shook her head again. Mai gently carried the tray and walked her way in front of the CEO's door. With her right hand carrying the tray, she raised her left hand and knocked on the door. She waited for him to respond. "Come in." Mai heard his icy voice, turned the knob and opened the door pushing it. "Naru, your tea's here." Mai popped her head and then carried the tray inside. She slowly thought of the right words while making her way to his desk. She gently placed the tea on top of his desk and then carried the tray.

"Um, Naru." Mai sincerely said. "Can I have a day off this Saturday?" Mai asked.

"Excuse me." Mai and Naru heard an unfamiliar voice from outside. Naru scoffed and then smirked. "Seems like you won't be getting that day off if we accept that client." Mai started to pout and then marched her way outside his office. Naru followed the brunette and met with the client.

"My name is Tomoko Yuko, I don't know if you're the right person I should go. But I think I'm going to die tomorrow." Mai watched at the client holding her hands together looking down. Naru raised an eyebrow, he thought of it as insane to predict one's death.

"Are you suicidal?" Naru frankly inquired. Tomoko shook her head and continued to look down. "The cursed video… I watched it and then I answered the phone and someone said that I was going to die in 7 days." Mai could feel the chills running through her spine as she looked down at the client.

Naru closed his folder and then stood up. "I'm sorry, but I believe that this will not be a case worth our time. I suggest you talk to a psychologist or the police." Mai watched Naru walk back to his office. Mai was quite intrigued of what was happening to their client. "Oh, Mai you can take the day off on Saturday," Naru said before closing the door. However, Mai's instinct was actually telling her to believe the girl in front of her. Tomoko stood up and bowed down to apologize. She sadly walked towards the door and then left.

The next day, Oliver Davis and Mai Taniyama read the news about an unexplainable death of Tomoko Yuko.


Inside a very familiar house, Mai Taniyama wandered inside the living room looking for some extra magazines that she would want to read while waiting for her friend Masami to finish her shower inside her room.

Mai decided to spend her day off with Masami Ito. It was quite rare for Naru to give her a well-deserved-ghost-free day off but then the narcissist gave it to her so that he would at least have some quiet time inside the office. Mai and Masami were childhood friends, they lost contact when Mai became an orphan and moved out of the house that she used to live with her parents.

Mai saw an interesting magazine below the DVD player and then gently pulled it out. The moment she pulled it out she saw a DVD with no label on it. The young brunette was quite curious of the blank DVD. She gently picked it up and then placed it back on top of the DVD player. "Mai?" Masami started to look for her, she was scrubbing her hair with a towel on top of it, pulled it away from her hair and then folded it in her arms. Mai stood up and then carried the magazines in her arms. Mai walked towards the sofa in front of the TV and then crossed her legs on while sitting on it. Masami walked towards her and then took the DVD that Mai saw earlier and then gave it to the young brunette. "Mai, have you ever heard about this cursed video?" Masami asked. Mai was curious about Masami's question. The young brunette shook her head and then looked at Masami with a serious look. "What is this about?" Mai inquired and then took the DVD from her hand. Masami was in dismay, her eyes looked down and her skin was pale. She gently covered her face and then started to cry out of fear.

The young brunette felt worried, it was the first time she heard of such thing and it was also the first time she saw Masami afraid. Mai gently held her hand and then gave her a warm embrace. Masami then hugged her tightly crying before saying. "I watched the video a week ago, she will get me… Mai." Masami whispered. The fear that Masami was feeling linked to Mai. Mai shivered when she heard her words. Mai pulled back from the hug and then started to ask more questions.

"What is this cursed video? How can I help?" Mai tightly held her hands. Masami shook her head telling her it was too late to help her. "Don't watch the video, Mai. She will get you after 7 days." Mai quivered once again. Only this time, there was a noise coming from the television. Mai and Masami look at the television, it was showing a video noise on the screen. "She… She's here…" Masami cried looking at the noised screen. Mai quickly stood up in front of Masami with her fingers ready.

The screen changed into a scenery of a plain ground with a well in the middle. Water was coming out from the television, there was a terrifying vibe coming from the old well in the television. Masami held Mai's hand tightly as the television noise flashed from the screen. Mai slightly squinted her eyes and realized that there was a hand coming from the television. The video noise showed again and after each noise, a woman with her blood-stained white dress and long hair started to come out from the well. Mai was surprised and afraid of how the girl would come out from the Television.

"Rin! Pyo! To! Sha! Kai! Jin! Retsu! Zai! Zen!" Mai yelled performing the 9-cuts, but to her dismay, a strong force pushed the young brunette back towards the wall where she hit her head and her back leaving her unconscious.


Mai felt the intense pain from her back, she groaned and then bit her lip to avoid any noise from coming from her mouth. She gently opened her eyes and then saw nothing around her, moving her head side to side she gently stood up and then made a fist from her hand. She was quite nervous at the same time worried for her friend, Masami. She then called out for her name. "Masami! Where are you?!" Mai yelled. With a bright light that surfaced, Mai turned to her side and saw herself in a different scenario. It was a forest, the green leaves, and tall trees, Mai found herself wandering inside the forest. She then finally realized that the scenario was familiar to the video that she saw earlier. The moment that Mai was about to turn around, she saw the girl, her face was covered with her hair, but Mai saw her vengeful eyes so clearly. "You will die, next." The cold sensation came up from Mai's spine towards her shoulder, the girl's ambiance was terrifying and dreadful. Mai opened her eyes and mouth widely as she yelled for help.


In reality, she opened her eyes and sat up immediately after realizing that it was just a dream. She tried catching her breath and touching her chest to relieve herself from the dreadful nightmare. The brunette felt a touch on her shoulder, her reflexes were quick, and she pulled her shoulder to the side terrified of what or who it was touching her.

"Mai." Shivering still, Mai started to calm down when she heard his calm yet cold voice saying her name. Mai blinked for some time and then calmed herself down as she looked at the man who touched her shoulder. "Na...Naru." Mai's cracked voice made the narcissist worry in his mind. The young brunette finally started to cry ones again. Lin, Ayako, and Bou-san were starting to get curious about what was happening to their friend.

"Naru, you scared her even more." Ayako stood up and then approached the crying brunette. She slowly wrapped her arms towards her shoulders and had her lean against the side of her head to her chest, she then ran her hand down her back and rubbed it to slowly calm her down.

"Even if we're out cases, you still end up in the hospital Mai." Bou-san sighed and then realized how Mai is a trouble magnet. Mai shook her head and then finally looked at Naru who was looking away from her but sitting on her bed.

"I'm in the hospital? Why is everyone here?" Mai started to wipe her tears and then sat up, Ayako sat back to her seat after fulfilling her mission to calm her down.

"I was busy with some patients, I had a missed call from the police since you listed me as your emergency contact. It seems like Naru and Lin must have been called since they are your employers." Ayako pointed at the man with the raven hair. Lin was about to react about Ayako's assumptions but he could sense that the young man wouldn't like to discuss the fact that he has been watching Mai thru his PK.

"Police?" Mai started to wonder again and tried to remember what happened to her. She tightly gripped on her bed linen and then looked at Naru. "Where is my friend, Masami?" Mai asked worriedly. Naru shook his head and then opened his mouth and sincerely said. "She's dead, Mai. You wouldn't want to see her dead body. It's similar to Tomoko Yuko's death" Masami's words started to bounce back and forth in her head. She was starting to worry for her own life. "Ito-san was found dead sitting in front of the television. The police found you lying on the floor with a few broken bones. The moment we arrived at the house you were already on the gurney." Lin mentioned and looked at Mai with sincerity.

A day later, Mai was discharged from the hospital. It wasn't long enough when she was asked to report back to the office to sort some documents for Naru while he was away for the day. She gladly did her job and even prepared tea for Lin every now and then. It took some time for her to finish the sorting, but Mai eventually ended about 7 in the evening. She walked back to her desk and then prepared her bag-pack for her to go home. Breathing abnormally, Mai decided to sit down and tried to calm herself. Her heart was pumping so fast that it made her breathing uncomfortable. Mai's eyes were slowly closing, she was starting to feel tired all of the sudden.

The moment that Mai opened her eyes once again, she was sitting on a couch inside the office. She noticed the office television was turned on. Her dazed eyes were focused on the television. The television noise turned into red as if droplets of blood were being thrown from the television. The noise soon disappeared. It followed by a circle in the middle with the moon covered with clouds and tree branches, the noise transitioned it to another scene of a woman brushing her hair in front of the round mirror and then it was followed by a second of a young girl with her face being covered by her hair walking back from the mirror. Soon, there was an undulating, impenetrable sea of kanjis in the screen moving. It then transitioned to people who were shambling. The next scene was a man, his face was covered with a towel and it seems like he was pointing at something to the side. Mai's eyes widened when she saw an eye on the screen and later on changed into the scene of the well. The brunette yelled and yelled.

Mai opened her eyes to see that she was physically inside the SPR office and sitting right in front of the television. Naru and Lin heard her yell and watched her as she rushed towards the DVD player and then nervously pressed the button. "Mai?" Naru was starting to feel worried. Panting and Crying, Mai harshly pulled the DVD from the DVD player and then cracked it into two, destroying it. The SPR phone started to ring, but Lin and Naru were a little stunned from Mai's actions. It was the first time that Mai acted wildly inside the office and even destroyed a DVD. The moment that the phone was about to receive a message, Mai covered her ears and while Naru and Lin heard of a little girl's voice saying. "Seven… Days…"


RINGS will be showing today! So, I thought why not make Naru and the team solve some horror movie cases! Wouldn't that be cool! I'm not sure if some of these kinds of fanfics already exist but here's our version of the RING X GHOST HUNT! After GHOST HUNT: RINGS will be the grudge! So stay tuned! Oh! BTW: Who do you think will die in this case?