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Mai explained her nightmares to Naru. "Where they the same woman?" Madoka asked. Mai shook her head, "no, three different women." Naru called Yasu to investigate. "I'll get back to you, when I have the information." Yasu replied.
"Thank you, Yasu." Naru said. "Is Mai alright?" Yasu asked in concern.
"Shaken, but otherwise alright. Be at the office at nine." Naru replied.
"Yes boss."
"Tell everyone else, we are having a meeting at half past nine." Naru ordered.
"You got it boss."
Naru hung up and turned to Mai and Lin. "You need to tell the others about your situation." He said in a stern voice.
Mai and Lin nodded. "I will tell my parents…" Naru added.
As they left the apartment they looked around for Hishato's car, but they couldn't see it Naru and Madoka drove in Madoka's car while Lin and Mai drove the van. When they got there Yasu was waiting outside the office. Naru unlocked the office and Mai went straight in to the kitchen to make tea, and by nine o'clock every one arrived.
Houshou Takigawa, also known as Monk-san or Bou-san made a bee line for Mai. He caught her up in his arms and hugged her tightly. "Bou-san, can't breathe." Mai choked out. THWAK! Bou-san was hit on the back of the head by a purse. "OWW! Damn it woman, stop hitting me." Bou-san shouted.
"You are choking her." Ayako said.
"I was just giving Mai a hug, you old woman." Bou-san protested.
THAWK! Another hit. "What did you call me old man?" Ayako hissed. Mai watched the scene with a smile. John Brown stepped in between them. "Let's all calm down…" He tried to settle them down.
"If you are all done fooling around, let's get this meeting started." Naru's voice came from his office doorway. Masako Hara, John Brown, Ayako Matsuzaki, Houshou, Osamu Yasuhara, Madoka Mori, Mai, Lin and Naru sat on the sofa suit. No one noticed Lin sit next to Mai.
"Firstly Lin as something to announce." Naru stated.
Everyone turned to face him… Lin glared at his charge, then he cleared his throat and said, "I got married yesterday…" he said. The gang just sat there with a blank expression. "And you thought that I had no brain cells." Mai whispered to Naru who chuckled.
Lin sighed and raised his left hand to reveal the gold band around his ring finger. Everyone's, minus Mai's and Madoka's bottom jaw dropped. They sat there for a second with a surprised expression on their faces.
John shook his head to clear it and said, "Congratulations." Lin gave a nod and a small smile, "Thank you."
"Who's the lucky girl?" Yasu asked as he came back to reality. Mai looked at Lin who nodded his head and Mai pulled out her left hand and held it up. Mai closed her eyes and waited for screams, and they came.
"WHAT?" Ayako asked.
"WHEN?" Bou-san asked.
"Why?" Masako asked in a calm voice. Masako might look calm but inside she was screaming with surprise.
Mai told them her story… When she was done, Bou-san's shocked expression changed to a sad one. He got up and sat in the coffee table in front of Mai and took her hands in his. "Why didn't you come to one of us for help?" He asked.
"My former landlord Hishato didn't like the thought of a minor living alone… Hishato has connections with the government… And he gave me thirty days to find a husband or go back to an orphanage or marry him…" Mai paused and turned to Lin and Naru. "Gene came to me after those nightmares and told me that he was watching Hishato while he was watching us and Gene overheard Hishato talking on the phone…Hishato wanted to marry me to get my money to pay off his debts, and then dump me out on the streets. I forgot to mention it earlier, I'm sorry."
Lin took her hand in his and gave it a squeeze to reassure her.
Matsuzaki-san or Takigawa-san could have adopted you…" John said.
Mai shook her head. "Hishato did a check on you guys and he didn't approve, remember he has contacts in the government- wait he is part of the government." Mai replied. "Lin, came up with the plan when he worked it all out. He knew something was bothering me so he did some digging…"
"I'm Mai's guardian now and she can keep working at SPR." Lin said.
"What if the marriage doesn't work out?" Ayako asked.
"We live separately until she is of legal age to live on her own and we get a divorce." Lin replied.
"What about Naru's parents?" Masako asked. Masako was concern about Mai. When Naru and Lin were in England Masako and Mai became good friends.
"Mai only had thirty days, it takes ages for the approval of the adoption to come through." Naru answered the question.
Bou-san turned to Lin and looked at him straight in the eye. "If you hurt her…" He threatened. "I've never hurt Mai, nor will I ever hurt her now or in the future." Lin replied.
"Can we get on with the meeting, please?" Naru asked.
Ayako turned to him and asked "Aren't you concerned about all of this?" Naru closed his eyes and sighed. "Yes, I was, but I trust Lin and I think that he did the right thing. He had it all planned it all out. I did drill him last night. If Mai and Lin didn't get married then Mai would marry this old bald fat man or back in an orphanage and away from the people she considers family and her job." Naru said.
"Now let's get this meeting back on track… The reason for this meeting is because Mai had a nightmare about three different women. Yasu do you have information about the possible hauntings?"
"Yes, I managed to get this newspaper clipping… A young woman about Ayako's age was killed in a fire. Her death was ruled as a possible murder, there were some evidence of arson." Yasu explained. "Is there a picture of the woman?" Naru asked.
"Yes." Yasu gave him the photo. Naru looked at it and then turned to Mai, "Call the owners of the house and ask them to come in. Today if possible." Mai nodded and went over to Yasu's desk. She looked up the owner's number.
"Hello, this is Mai Taniyama from Shibuya Psychic Research… We were wondering if you could come to the office today… We have some information on your house's history… Great, see you then." Mai hung up. "They are on their way." She told Naru.
"They were in a hotel because it has gotten worse… The relief on his voice clear… He said that he will explain when he gets here."
The client, Hisako Yukimura and his wife and teenage daughter, brought a house just a couple of months ago, and a month in to moving in to the house unexplainable things happened, things disappearing, the smell of smoke when where there no signs of a fire and screaming in the middle of the night.
The client arrive thirty minutes later and Mai recognized him at once… He's a friend of her old landlord. Mai put on a fake smile and said, "Come in, take a seat and I will get my boss."
"Thank you Mai… Congratulations on your wedding." He said with a smile. Mai's smile widened and she said, "Thank you."
Mai knocked on Naru's door. "Naru, the client is here." She said. "Coming." He replied. Mai went to Lin's office and knocked. "I'm coming Mai." He replied. Mai entered his office. "What is it Mai?" Lin asked as he looked up and saw here pained expression. "The client is friends with Hishato…" Mai whispered.
"He will tell Hishato…" Mai added. "Let's put on a show." Lin said.
They went out to the main room on the way Mai went in to the kitchen to make tea. Once the tea was made she came out with four mugs. The others went home to pack fifteen minutes earlier.
"Okay Yukimura-san, tell me what happened recently." Naru said when Mai sat down. Yukimura took a mug and said, "My daughter was in sleeping in the living room when she woke up to a dark figure looming over her. She managed to give me some detail of what the dark figure looked like…"
Mai pulled out the photo of the woman and showed it to him. "Is this what she described?" Naru asked.
"Looks like it. The woman had burns to most of her face." Yukimura replied.
"Anything else?" Naru asked.
"Yes, my daughter woke to burning sensations. She had a huge burn on her arm and scratches down her back."
"We will take your case, Yukimura-san, go home and prepare five rooms. Three for sleeping and a base for the equipment."
"I'll do that. And thank you very much." Yukimura replied. He stood and bowed and then left.
"Lin, take Mai home so she can pack then both of you come back. Yasu, tell everyone to meet here in one hour we leave today." Naru instructed.
Lin drove back to the apartment and Mai quickly packed a bag. Lin had a pre-packed back at SPR in his office. They then drove back to the office. Fifteen minutes later the gang was back with their bags.
"Mai, you will ride with me and Lin, Takigawa-san, you brought your car I presume…" The Monk nodded in reply. "Matsuzaki-san, you will ride with Monk, along with Brown-san, Yasu and Hara-san." Naru said. "Monk-san, help Mai and Lin finish putting the equipment in the van will you?" Monk-san nodded and went inside and came back with a monitor and two cables on each arm.
Once the equipment was packed they were off. Lucky for Mai it only took them twenty minutes to get there. Once they were there they were greeted by Yukimura and his wife. "Where is your daughter?" Naru asked when he stepped out of the van followed my Mai.
"He is staying at a friend's house until this case is solved the spirit has gone." Yukimura's wife replied. Naru nodded, "Good, we don't want her to get hurt. Mai, stay close to Lin."
"Mai is a magnet to danger." Monk-san said as he walked up with a monitor. "This is Houshou Takigawa, a former Monk. And this is Ayako Matsuzaki, she is the medical doctor. You all might know Masako Hara, and this John Brown, he is a priest from Australia. And we have two researchers as well." Naru introduced his team.
"Thank you all for your help." The Yukimura's bowed. Mai smiled at them in a true friendly smile. "We don't want anyone to get hurt. And show the spirit how to move on."
"Do you force the spirit to move on?" Hisako asked.
Mai shook her head. "No, a spirit was once a living being and should still be treated as one, we simply show them the way. If they refuse and don't want to move on and stay on earth and hurt living things then we force them, but only if they refuse. It gets more complicated if it is a demon… Oh and don't stand in front of a mirror and say Bloody Mary three times, it might actually happen…"
Hisako and his wife Yuki shivered. Monk-san walked past them and said, "Jou-san, your scaring the clients."
"Let me show you the base and your rooms. I assume that Lin-san and Taniyama-san will in a room by themselves…" Hisako asked. Lin nodded in reply. "And it's Mai Lin." He corrected the client.
"My apologies." Hisako bowed.
Hisako showed them the base and then the rooms and the kitchen. "Lunch will be ready at one o'clock." Yuki said with a bright smile. "Thank you." Naru said with a bow. Lin, Mai and Monk-san brought the equipment in to the base and then went to set the cameras up.
"Mai, Lin, put a camera in the daughter's room." Naru said. Mai and Lin did just that. They set the camera so the camera had a complete shot of the room.
Once the equipment was done they just sat there waiting. "Mai, tea." Naru said an hour later. "Monk-san, go with her. I don't want Mai alone in the house." Naru added. Mai was just happy she got something to do. Houshou was on the phone to the band and he cancelled the gig for tonight.
As the Monk and walked through the hallway they passed a door and heard whispering… It was Hisako. "Why can't you just leave the girl alone, Hishato…? She was perfectly capable of looking after herself… The girl needs to be in a loving home a mother and father… What does her age have to do anything…? Alright I will do it. No they haven't shown any affection to each other, they are working at the moment…" Hisako sighed in annoyance as he listened and then after a minute he said in an annoyed voice, "Goodbye, Hishato."
Monk-san and Mai rushed to the kitchen before Hisako saw them. Yuki-san was there preparing lunch, she looked up and asked with a smile, "What can I do for you?"
"I'm here to make his highness tea." Mai replied. "I'm sorry?" Yuki asked in confusion. Monk-san chuckled, "the boss." He said. Yuki then laughed and nodded. "The mugs are in the cupboard above the sink, the tea is just on the shelf above the kettle and the fridge is just on your left there."
"Thank you." Mai smiled. Mai hummed as she made the tea. She handed one to Monk-san who smiled his thank you, she then gave one to Yuki, "Oh thank you dear, how thoughtful." Mai then made tea for the others.
Monk-san helped her carry the mugs. Just then Naru's voice came from nowhere. "Monk, the temperature where you are just dropped. Mai look around and see if you can feel or see anything."
Mai looked around and let her senses out. "I don't feel anything, or see anything…" She said after a minute. "Come back quickly then." Naru said. Monk-san and Mai rushed as fast as they could back to the base.
"Mai, Hara-san, I want you two to look around, Lin go with them." Naru said.
The three of them walked around the room. "There is at least one spirit here…" Misako said, "I'm getting mixed signals though." She added.
"My whole skin feels like it's on fire." Mai piped in. They went in to the teenager's room and Mai screamed in pure agony. She collapsed to her knees and curled up in a ball.
"MAI!"
I'm going to end it there for now…
Mai's powers are getting stronger…
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