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Mai opened her eyes. She looked at the blackness around her. It seemed like the sun didn't rise in this region.

Her eyes darted towards the direction of footsteps. The footsteps got louder each second.

"Naru!" Mai exclaimed. He smiled at her.

"Is this a dream?" She asked suspiciously. Naru would never smile like that.

He nodded. She sighed in return.

"Mai..." He began in a low, sweet voice. She looked at him.

"Stay away form the lake..." He said. Mai shivered.

"Naru?" She asked, confused.

"Stay away...from the lake..." He repeated.

She reached out her hand, but he disappeared before she could even glance at him for the last time.

Mai's eyes shot open. She looked around. All she could find was a sound sleeping Ayako. 'Has Yasuhara-san arrived?' she thought. He was supposed to arrive here late.

She yawned and stretched her arms. She supported herself by dropping her hands back on the ground. She got up and made her way to the drawing room. She sat on the couch, staring at the clock. Quarter to five. She yawned once again. She just couldn't sleep.

"Stay away from the lake..."

-

Mai stared at Naru, who had been reading a file for about two hours.

"Ne, Naru? Isn't Yasuhara-san coming?" Mai asked. Mai fidgeted with the pencil in her hand. The pencil slipped her hands and fell down. Mai sighed and picked it up from the floor.

"He is busy." He replied curtly.

"When will he be coming?"She asked.

"Tomorrow." He replied.

"Why-"Naru didn't let her continue. He was irritated now. Yasuhara! Yasuhara! Yasuhara! Didn't she have some work to do?

"Mai, stop bothering me, don't you have some work to do?" He asked.

"I was just asking about Yasuhara-san. You didn't have to shout at me." Mai pouted. He glared at her. "Where is Takahashi-san?" Mai asked.

"She won't be able to make it. She is busy with her office work." He replied. Mai sighed.

"Nar-"

"..." He glared at her, which made her stop.

"Mai go call everyone." He ordered.

"Why?" Mai asked.

"Lin has found some more information about this house and our present client." He replied.

Mai nodded.

-

Mai looked at her boss patiently. He passed everyone a file to read. Masako and John had arrived. Mai looked at the file and waited for Naru to begin explaining.

"This place was first a campsite, owned by two people, Tachibana Hiroshi-san and his wife Tachibana Kire-san. Their five your old daughter, Tachibana Miyoko, had died drowning in the nearby lake. It seems a number of children had died in the lake during the camp. The depressed couple sold the place to Takahashi Yuki-san, our present client. A few adults had also drowned in the lake. Takahashi-San herself lost her child, Sekai, her six-year old daughter. Takahashi Miyushi, Takahashi-san's sister-in-law had drowned in the same lake a few weeks later. Their bodies couldn't be found." He explained.

Ayako gasped. Bou-san had an expression of pure shock, while Masako covered her mouth with her kimono sleeve. John looked at Naru, with his eyes full of worry. Mai looked at Naru, shocked. 'Yuki-san had lost her own daughter?'

"The second floor of this house, having five rooms are all having fluctuating temperature. Takigawa-san and Matsuzaki-san, I want you to prepare charms for protection." Naru ordered.

"And hand over dozens of them to Mai." Bou-san joked, trying to break the silence in the room. Mai glared at him, while Ayako nodded. Naru ignored the stupid comment and proceeded with his work.

"Hara-san will be checking the house for spirits. John-san will be accompanying Hara-san." He said. They both nodded. Next he turned towards Lin.

"Lin you will be setting up cameras near the lake." He said. Lin nodded, for once stopping his typing.

Mai realized that she had been left out.

"Hey! What am I here for?" Mai asked, slightly irritated for being left out.

"You will stay with me here and make my tea." He said. Mai sighed.

"No way..." She murmured.

-

Everybody was at work except Mai, who was busily admiring her boss's beautiful features. He had caught her a few times already but Mai couldn't help it. Naru glanced at Mai once again, to catch her staring at him. He smirked at her. She blushed and looked away immediately.

"Mai..." He said.

Mai turned to him with a still red face.

"Tea."

Mai groaned. 'Why am I the only one stuck with Naru?'

She handed Naru his tea and stood beside his chair.

"N-naru?" She stuttered. Naru got up and stood beside her. His eyes narrowed at the window. His eyes narrowed at the lake.

Mai stiffened at his touch. He pulled her behind him. 'Had he sensed something?'

She tried not to blush, but she couldn't help it. She looked at Naru, who was intensely staring at the lake. She too looked at the lake.

That's when everything went black and a figure appeared right before them, looking at them,with it's big, sad, golden eyes.

Sorry guys, cliffy! :D I hope that was along chapter. Be sure to read and review! :D