When Will You Come Out:
Chapter 2
I own nothing! Once again I mention Naru and Mai getting laid!
Mai groaned. One hour! One hour of watching the monitors and already it was numbing her ass! Her eyes roamed the monitors once again. They had placed cameras in the living room, backyard, ten other rooms, backward lake and in the clearing. So far, nothing had happened. 'Just a few more seconds! Just a few more!', Mai thought. Soon enough, the door opened and Mai turned to possibly the most beautiful girl she ever saw. She had flowing black hair, piercing green eyes, a black tank top over a white undershirt, a plaid black and green skirt and a pair of black high heel boots. She practically radiated confidence. She took one look at Mai and scoffed. "And I suppose you're the hottie's girlfriend? 'Cause if you are then I guess the world doesn't make much sense anymore."
Mai was surprisingly calm. She felt sort of sorry for the girl in front of her for some reason. Mai shook her head, "Sorry I'm just his assistant."
"Hm." she sat on the couch with her legs stretched out in front of her. Naru set himself in front of her and looked over his notes.
"It says here that you experienced physical experiences. Am I right, Yasuharu-san?"
She smirked, "Define physical experience, Kazuya-kun and please call me Masaki."
Naru ignored the hidden meaning that she implied with her first statement. "You have bruises on your neck, arms and ankles from being choked, pulled and tripped from an unseen force. Can you validate that?"
"Yes. If you like I can show you them." she offered with a twinkle in her eyes. She was just about to take off her tank top when a hand stopped her. She looked up angrily only to have her eyes widen. "Nii-san? I thought you were working?"
His eyes narrowed. "I told you not to come to this house."
Mai looked perplexed. "I thought she was your little sister?"
Katsumi shook his head. "She was a past employee who sexually harassed every good looking customer including myself." He turned to the now nervous girl. "She's also wearing a disguise." He gently removed her hair and makeup. She actually had short blond hair and a freckle covered face. Either way, she was still pretty. Her eyes changed though. They turned from a piercing green to a soft olive. "Very good at acting too."
Naru put his notebook down and looked at the girl in front of her. She blushed slightly. "Since you are not Yasuharu-san then I have no business with you."
Just when she was going to be pulled away, she yelled. "Wait! I have experienced something!"
"I doubt-"
"Let her talk, Naru!" interrupted Mai. For some odd reason, she felt as if that girl was speaking the truth. 'I'm just full of 'some reason today!' thought Mai bitterly. She turned toward the girl and smiled, "So what's your real name?"
"Mari. My name is Mari."
Mai nodded. "So what did you experience?" asked Mai before snapping her fingers at Lin to take noted. He immediately did so. Naru raised an eyebrow. Wasn't he supposed to be interrogating everyone?
"One day, I found a toy doll on the floor. In the same exact place I was in yesterday. I bent down to pick it up but then a crowd of people came in and when I turned my attention back to the doll it was gone. The next day I found the doll in front of the door. It was a rag doll just to let you know. It continued that way for a few days but then one night.."
Mari held onto Mai's hand in a flash. "One night I was suddenly awoken by a high screech in my room. I sat up and reached for the stiletto knife under my pillow. I saw my things hovering in the air even the bed! The next thing I know I'm being pulled into the middle of my living room. Then six shadows appeared and started singing this creepy ass song!" She started hyperventilating.
Mai moved to sit next to her and wrapped an arm around her. "It's okay Mari-chan. Go on. I'm right here." comforted Mai.
After breathing in deeply, she began again. "They linked their arms together and moved around me in a circle. I forget the song but every time I think about that night it sends chills down my spin. In the end, I was left with burn mark on my legs and arms. It took me months to recover from that! I live with my mom and I can sleep on my own now."
Mai nodded. "You can go now, Mari-chan. You don't have to worry about this anymore we'll take care of this."
Mari stood up and walked out the door Katsumi trailing after her to make sure she left. Mai was about to speak up when a voice interrupted her. "Tea." ordered Naru in a gruffer than usual tone.
"I don't know where the kitchen is." responded Mai.
"Then find it."
Mai sighed and walked into the hallway. She supposed this was punishment for taking reins of the interrogation. Mai began to sing to herself. She closed her eyes. She could almost imagine the cherry blossoms falling gracefully onto the dew tipped grass. Just like the trees in the front yard. She looked around and sighed. These hallways were confusing! Just then Mai felt a tug on her jacket. She turned around to see a small little girl with brown curls, big brown eyes and a flower patterned kimono. Was this mansion dominated by girls? "Are you lost Miss?"
Mai nodded, "Do you know where the kitchen is?"
The girl nodded and grabbed a hold of Mai's hand to lead her there. "What are you doing here?" asked Mai.
"I'm playing a game and I won but then I have to play again in a little while so I can't stay long." responded the little girl.
"Oh, what kind of game?"
The girl suddenly smiled up at Mai "It's a secret!"
Mai smiled at the girl's innocent teasing. They came to a stop and the girl started to walk away. "Wait!" called out Mai. The girl stopped and turned around. "What's your name?"
The girl smiled before walking away, "Kagome."
Mai walked into the kitchen and began to prepare some tea. Maybe this case won't be as bad as it seemed.
Mai woke up to the sound of yelling. 'Bou-san and Ayako are so gonna get it!' thought an irritated Mai. She heaved herself up. 'Weird,' thought Mai, 'it was never this hard to get up.'. At least now Houshou could be of some 'brotherly' use to her. "Bou-san can you come in here and help me up!" called out Mai.
The yelling stopped and Houshou's head poked into her room. "You alright Mai?" he asked with concern lacing every word.
Mai nodded, "I just need help up."
The monk smiled and gently pulled her up. "Geez, Mai you weigh half a ton. You know if I didn't know any better I would say you were just possessed!" teased the monk.
Mai laughed before smacking his arm, "No girl wants to hear that from a pervert like you, Bou-san!"
"Calling your nii-san such things is bad, Mai. Atone for your sins!" sobbed Bou-san as he pulled her into a bear hug.
"Bou-san …air …now!"
He laughed and pulled back. "Well let's go. Naru is looking over the monitors and I think six heads are better four."
Mai nodded, "Just let me change."
After the door clicked shut, Mai turned toward her suitcase. She put on a white T-shirt and regular blue jeans. She combed out her hair and put on her slip-on shoes. She looked at her arm and stared in confusion. That was a new birthmark. If she examined it close enough it looked like a… "Cage."
Mai shook it off. It was nothing. Mai closed the door to her room.
"Kagome."
"I see you're finally up. Go check on the temperatures. Yasuhara join her." ordered Naru.
Yasuhara arrived a few hours before she woke up. Naru invited him over for the case thinking that history was a key to the problem at hand. Today Yasuhara wasn't wearing any glasses and his eyes shone more than usual. They both left the room and walked in the hallway. "Oi, Yasuhara what happened to your glasses?"
He smiled, "I'm glad you noticed Mai-chan or else I would have thought we weren't best friends. I'm wearing contacts"
Mai laughed and jumped on his back. He gave her a piggyback ride. "Don't be silly Yasuhara! You're one of my best guy friends and a blood brethren!" answered Mai.
"Blood brethren?"
"Yeah remember you were pushing me down the street in a shopping cart and you tripped over a rock-"
"My first time wearing shorts in ages." inserted Yasuhara.
"-and you brought me down with you. We both scraped our knees and they grazed each other. It may be a little bit but it was a blood ceremony either way!"
"You better not have any diseases Mai-chan."
Mai smacked Yasuhara, "I'm not a floozy, Yasu."
"Yasu? What am I? Naru's sidekick?"
"No." Yasuhara smiled. "You're Bou-san's!"
He frowned, "Am I the last guy you nicknamed Mai?"
Mai placed a finger on her chin as she debated. "Ano, I think so."
He sighed. "You don't like my actual name Mai? And here I was bragging about you to my parents saying I was going to have you over for dinner."
"Yeah right."
"I'm serious Mai. My mom said after I come back from this case that you and I could have dinner at my place. I even told her I might ask you out." argued Yasuhara as he stopped in one of their rooms with the thermometers.
"Yasu! Stop teasing!"
"If you're both done with your personal matters, start doing your jobs now." called out a voice from their microphones.
"Hai!" yelled Mai. She listened carefully. '3... 2... 1...' Mai heard a curse from the microphone. "Yosh!" whispered Mai.
"How torturous of you Mai-chan."
Mai jumped off Yasuhara's back. "Let's take the temperatures then you can complain."
They began to take the temperature. "Don't tell me you've got a pole up your ass like our dearest Naru, Mai-chan." teased Yasuhara.
"No! I just don't wanna get fired." retorted Mai.
"You don't do anything important though so technically he could fire you anytime he wanted." reasoned Yasuhara.
"Yasu! Ex-may on the need-a-job may!" elbowed Mai.
"With that in mind, Mai. Choose your choices wisely."
"Yes, Naru!" sighed Mai. Was the world out to get her?
The rest of the data collecting went smoothly. Yasuhara and Mai didn't speak. Naru had warned them that if they spoke to each other again that he would have their paychecks reduced. With both of them paying bills and getting ready for college, they decided no talking was better than ending up on the streets like a bum. Once they were done, the both of them began to walk down the hallway. Yasuhara stopped. "Mai."
Concerned that Yasuhara had called her name without the endearing suffix, Mai turned only to have her eyes widen. There in the middle of the room they were just passing, was a floating silhouette. The door slowly opened and the temperature dropped instantly. A girl floated in the air brown hair hanging down her side. Mai was about to step forward when Yasuhara wrapped an arm around her to hold her back. His face looked serious and his grip tightened when the girl's head began to rise. He was scared too. Mai once again turned toward the girl and stared in disbelief. This girl had no eyes! The floating girl smiled before opening her cracked slim lips and singing out in a sweet low voice.
"Kakome, Kakome,
nigerarenu you ni
kakome kakome
nani shite asobu no?
yoake no ban ni
nakama ni nareru ne!
kagome kagome
"Ushiro no shoumen daare?"*"
Mai shivered when she heard that song. It was so familiar that song. "Yasu." stuttered Mai. His grip tightened. The girl began to float toward them with her smile still plastered on her face. There was a moan near Mai. She soon realized it was the wall. They were distorting! With a sudden burst of adrenaline, Yasuhara picked Mai up bridal style and ran toward the base. The girl was hot on their trail. Where her feet should be was only air and Mai could only watch in terror as the girl cried out in sorrow. 'Why would she be so sad?' thought Mai.
"When can I leave?"
'What was that?' thought Mai. The doors began to open and close on their own and the walls groaned.
"Won't anyone let me out?"
'Was that a voice?' Mai was confused. Who could be asking these things? "Just a bit further Mai!"
A shrill scream was heard. Mai looked up to see the girl floating in place hands clasped over her face. Her whole being shook and convulsed. She spread her arms wide and let out a high shriek. Her mouth wide open and empty eyes oozing black. Mai felt a hollow pain in her chest. What was that? Suddenly, tears were streaming down her face. Why? She was shaking.
"Mai!" yelled out a voice. She looked up to see Naru standing in front of her and Yasuhara. "Yasuhara give the data to Lin. I'll take Mai to her room."
"It's fine I can-"
"Now." Yasuhara didn't argue. Naru placed Mai into his arms. Cold thin fingers took a deadly grasp of a black shirt. Shimmering tears silently rolled down smooth cheeks. A whimper escaped small full lips.
Naru spotted Masako and went to speak to her. She looked him in the eyes and smiled but then spotted an embraced Mai in his arms. She frowned and scoffed, "What's wrong with her?"
Naru glared, "I need you to make tea for her."
He walked away into her room and placed her on her bed. He was going to leave but a hand wrapped itself around his. He turned toward Mai, "Please don't leave! I still feel so sad."
Naru awkwardly sat down on her bed and cradled her in his arms. She continued to cry until she fell asleep. Naru stared at her. What could possibly have happened to make her feel this way? He gently set her down into her bed. Tucking her in, Naru stood and looked at her face. She looked so haunted. He wiped a rolling tear away before he left the room for some rest. They did stay up all night after all.
…"Kagome."
*Make a circle, make a circle,
just so that you can't escape.
Make a circle, make a circle,
what game shall we play?
During the night, before daybreak,
we can become buddies!
Kagome, Kagome,
"Who stands behind you right now?"
Hey you guys! Well I'm going to try and update as soon as I can but no promises what with my school and all. Honors classes NEVER take them. …Unless you're a sadist then I encourage you! Hope you liked it!
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