Cases of a Different Kind 2: New Beginnings

A/N: Hello all my lovely readers! I'm so sorry for year long wait! My personal life has been a bit crazy with studying and finding a new job (which allows me to write. It's amazing!) But I'm back! With a whole new collection of kick ass Mai and Naru filled chapters! I will aim to get a chapter out every two to four weeks at a time. Let me know what you think will happen in a review!

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt in any way, shape or form (no matter how much I wish I did.)

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Chapter 1: Prologue

The sky was gloomy outside, blocking the sun from shiny its warmth onto the wintery, snow covered world. Within the office were the few people that could spare time during the holiday season. Fairy lights glittered from their place on the tree and the window sills. The smell of fresh tea filled the air as cheers joined the happy chatter.

Within the main seating area of the office was SPR's very own resident Monk, his once long hair chopped. Beside him was a smiling Ayako, the teams Priestess and Doctor by trade. Lin, the Onmyoji of the team, sat across from them, silently enjoying the company while their boss locked himself away in his office. A frequent occurrence as of late.

The youngest if the team, despite her career path before SPR reformed a year before, was still treated like a child at times, with Monk telling her how cute she was almost every time he saw her.

"Monk! For the last time! I'm a grown woman. Just because it's comfortable doesn't mean you can make fun of me." The brunette huffed, placing down the tray of tea as the blonde bassist pulled at one of her pig tails, her brunette hair far longer than it had been when she was younger.

"You will always be our little Mai." Monk smiled, giving one last tug on her brunette hair before letting the strands go, "Now go give our Grinch some tea before he breaks something and blames us."

With a laugh, Mai picked up one of the teas and made her way to the office. Without knocking, she made her way into the dark room, easily making out the silhouette of Naru's shape as she picked her way through the office. A vase, a coffee table and an arm chair were overturned on the floor, some of the lighter items that had flipped with them trembling on the ground. Papers and folders littered the ground, some were torn and other visibly hovered above the carpet.

The closer she got to the table her boss sat at, the less the items trembled. Everything seemed to stop moving all together when she came to a stop before him, placing the tea down and placing a gentle hand on his shoulder, "Naru?"

The dark haired male looked up at her, his eyes a stormy blue even in the darkness of the office. His face looked drawn, like he was becoming sickly. Everything about his posture showed her his strain and she let her psychic energy raise to the surface of her mind allowing it to wash over the man before her and calm his mind. It was like she had dunked her hand in boiling water and trying to cool it down from the inside with ice cubes.

This had been an ongoing occurrence, but his stubborn nature didn't allow him to ask for her help. She knew it from the second she realised what was going on, so she took it upon herself to look out for him. Especially since she found out how capable she was of helping him.

Flashback

Mai curled into Naru's embrace, trusting him with her very soul. She felt his PK rise to the surface. Like a bright light, it surrounded them, hot and fierce, it felt like it had its own essence. Its own desire to protect. It cocooned them. Shielded them. Mai felt her own powers rise to the surface of their own accord, cooling the heat and calming it, doubling its strength and making them feel secure.

In that split second, where their power touched, where they caressed each other, they were truly one, protecting each other as if it were destined.

They hit the ground, the barrier breaking suddenly and dropping them to the concrete, both in each other's arms. They looked at each other, a smile on their faces. They did it. But it wasn't the end. Ni. They had so much more to learn.

Present

Mai didn't say anything as she drew back her powers, calmly collecting them in her mental reserve. She grabbed the tea cup again and placed it in Naru's hand, making sure he was stable enough to hold it before she let go, missing the static that their powers produced the second she let go of his hand.

"Make sure to come out for some dinner, okay? You need to keep your strength up." Mai chided, turning her back to him.

As she got to the door, she took one last look at Naru's shadow in the darkness, a silent sigh making its way past her lips before she slipped out of the room. The light of the main room was offending to her eyes as she squinted, blinking to clear her vision.

"Is he still moping around?" Ayako asked, pausing mid-swing of hitting Monk with her bag. The offending item however kept on to its target and nailed Monk in the head, a small yelp leaving his lips before he started trying to tug the weapon from the red-heads grip.

Mai didn't bother with a response, knowing that they weren't paying attention and quietly making her make to the office kitchenette. A simple soup sat cooking on the stove top, simmering as it waited to be served. She paused, something tugging at her consciousness as she went to pick up the soup. As she stared into the broth, she hissed, voices echoing in her head suddenly.

'Stop. It's too dangerous!' A young girl's voice pulsed through Mai's brain, the pain causing the brunette to gasp. The image of dirt and bushes flew by her peripheral, her consciousness refusing to give in the vision.

'Papa!' The little girl cried as an older looking male ran in from the side, desperately trying to reach what Mai assumed was the girl she heard.

'Emilia!'

The final voice was so loud and disorienting that Mai felt like her ear drums were going to burst, tears came to her eyes as she bit back a sob, clutching her head in her hands as she crouched on the kitchen floor. She vaguely heard a door smash against a wall in the distance, followed a rushing footsteps, but the sorrow she felt, sorrow that she knew wasn't her own, tormented her.

She barely registered the arms that wrapped around her or the black jacket she pressed her cheek into as the tears started falling. All she knew was that somewhere, a spirit was lost. And she would be the ones to set it free.

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Ta-da! I know it's short but please let me know what you think! I have been trying for months now to get my idea down, writing and re-writing countless times. But I finally have it and I hope you like it!

I also wanted to thank all those that asked for a sequel and those that supported me despite the lapse in writing I had.

I'd like to thank the reviews for Cases if a Different Kind - Chapter 20: United We Stand

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