Unhappy Birthday, Part Two

"Mai, tea," ordered Naru, not even bothering to look up. Nothing happened- Naru didn't even here her footsteps, let alone the insults she usually uttered. He turned around, and saw her sitting at the table, her fingers stuffed in her ears, with an English textbook lying open in front of her. Ayako got up from the game of cards she was playing with Monk and Yasuhara, and gently shook Mai.

"What? I'm trying to study," Mai said angrily, glaring at Ayako.

"Mai, tea," Naru simply repeated, trying not to smirk at her thunderous face. Mai got up and, cursing everything from Naru to the weather, stalked out the room. Ayako returned to her game. Ten minutes later Mai returned, still glowering, still muttering insults under her breath. She slammed the cup down next to Naru, and returned to the table. It was silent for a few minutes, apart from the whispered cheers and exasperated groans from the three playing cards. Suddenly, a shriek from Ayako broke the near silence.

"Stop cheating!" She said, looking pointedly at Monk.

"I'm not cheating!" Monk said, an injured look on his face.

"Yes you were, I was watching. Yasu, you were watching to, you saw him!"

"Hey, I'm not getting in to this" said Yasuhara. "You can sort this out on your own."

"Thanks for backing me up." Said Ayako, glaring at Yasuhara,

"I can't believe that you accused me of cheating!" Monk's face was a mask of innocence, but his eyes betrayed a little mischief. All of a sudden, Mai stood up, knocking her chair over. everyone looked at her. Ayako's eyes narrowed. Was it her, or did Mai seem unusually pale? Mai stared at them all, not entirely sure why she had stood up. She walked over to the door and slipped out of base. Lin and Naru exchanged a look. Lin raised his eyebrows, as if to say, "well, that was strange."

"Matusuzaki-san, go and check on Mai," Naru said, before returning once more to his file. Ayako got up and went after Mai.

Meanwhile, Mai was pacing the room like a caged tiger. Her head was hurting, and she couldn't stand another argument. She heard footsteps along the corridor, and guessed that Naru had sent someone looking for her. She quickly leapt on to her bed, rested her aching head on the cool pillow, and closed her eyes.

"Hello? Mai? You alright?" Ayako's soft voice gently floated in to the room, but Mai didn't hear her. She was already asleep.

Mai was looking at a young woman, who was packing in a room. Suddenly, the woman was dragged backwards by an invisible force, down to the door, through the garden and in to the night. Mai followed her to a river, where the girl was chucked in to it carelessly. The strong current soon caught hold of her, and washed her away. Mai made her way back to the hotel room, and found her passport on the bed. Her birthday was the July 3rd, and her name was Green Annie. English… Mai looked around the room, and found birthday cards. She quickly ran to reception, and found that the date was July 3rd, 1980…

Mai woke up with a start. She sat up, and immediately winced. Her head was still hurting. She heard the soft breathing from the bed across the room, and looked at her phone. It said that it was 1.18 am. Mai groaned, and slowly lay back on the bed, trying to get back to sleep. It was no use, however, and she got up in search of some aspirin.

When she got downstairs, the light in base was still on. She looked around the door, but there was no one was there. Shrugging, she switched off the lights and went to the kitchen. As Mai crossed the hallway to the stairs, she felt a small breeze coming from the direction of the front door. Mai quickly followed it, her heart beginning to pound. She reached the door, and saw that it was wide open. Mai ran towards it, shut it and then locked it. She rested her aching head against the cool door, waiting for her heart to stop pounding. Her legs shook a little, and she sat down is case they gave way. Before she new it, she was asleep again.

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