DISCLAIMER: I don't own Ghost Hunt!
Because if I did Gene wouldn't be dead, Masako wouldn't be a b**** and Naru and Mai would be together but alas life like this can only become real in our stories :)
She was late for work yet again, if she wasn't careful she might not be able to hold this job any longer. She grimaced at the thought of not working at the Hospital anymore. Not because she enjoyed the job but because not working there means no money and no money means that she wouldn't be able to survive a week on her own.
As Mai Taniyama ran to the Hospital where she worked she thought back on her last birthday. Her parents had been alive then and it had been great. She had been woken by the smell of bacon and pancakes in the morning, her Mother was the best cook and her Father was the best at eating it all. She laughed as she thought back to how her Father looked as she stepped into the kitchen. She had caught him eating a pancake with chocolate syrup dripping down his chin and his eyes wide with surprise and mischief.
They were her world, they were all she had and now they were gone. She blinked her eyes at the sting that foretold tears as she slowed down. She could see the Hospital now and she had to get her breathing back otherwise she would end up in one of the rooms with Ayako worrying over her.
Ayako was like a Mother to Mai, even though Mai had only been working for her for four months they were inseparable. It was a good thing to be close to Ayako as she was the daughter of the owner of the Hospital. Mai was only Ayako's assistant but she loved her job. An assistant doesn't actually do much more then make tea, clean around and make sure everything is filed correctly.
Once Mai's work is complete for the day she always goes down to visit her best friend. Who is in fact in a coma, she had never known him when he was awake but the first day he came in she spoke to him. They always say they can hear you talking so she decided to try it out.
It was shocking to go home after spending three hours talking to a comatose person, falling asleep and suddenly finding that comatose person awake within your dreams. Yes. Mai was very shocked when it had first happened but for the past four months Eugene Davies had been visiting her in her dreams.
As Mai stepped through the front doors of the Hospital she had to jump out of the way of a small boy being pushed in on a gurney. He was crying and Mai watched him go with sympathy. She walked to the main desk and asked Emi the secretary if Ayako had come in yet.
"Yeah she has sweetie, she's in her office".
Mai smiled and nodded "Thanks Emi". Before she could walk off Emi stopped her by putting a present on the desk between them. Mai raised her eyebrows "what's this?"
Emi grinned and hugged Mai "it's not everyday a girl turns sixteen now is it, so Happy Birthday Mai". Mai gently picked up the box surprised by how heavy it was.
"Thanks Em, sheesh what did you get me a brick?" They both chuckled as Emi pushed Mai away from her desk.
"Shush you, you'll know what it is when you open it. Now go on before you make Ayako mad for being late". Mai laughed and ran down the hall while she tightly hugged the present. Of course Ayako wouldn't be angry because she was never angry with Mai but she was more likely to be worried sick if she was missing for any amount of time.
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