A/N Well here's the next chapter. Please read and review and most of all enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt. If I did then I would have ensured that there was more Manga for it and another season for the Anime.

Ayako was instantly by Mai's side. She pulled the girl into a tight hug.

"Mai. You're sleeping in the base with me and Lin. Mai must have someone at her side at all times. Never leave her alone."

"N-Naru… W-Why d-does it w-want to k-kill me?" Mai asked through her tears.

"I don't know, but whatever the reason, there is no way that I will allow that to happen. Ayako and Bou-san set up the cameras and microphones. Mai I need you to show me the room from your dream. John come too."

Naru began to walk off and John helped Mai to her feet. "Come on. It's okay we won't let anything happen to you."

Mai stood up without a word and led Naru to the room from her dreams. She pointed at the door and Naru walked in.

"John can you perform an exorcism?" Naru asked.

John nodded in response. He splash water around and opened up his bible. "In the beginning the word was with God. God was the word. Through his will he created everything. Nothing was without God. In Principo." John finished and closed his bible.

Everything fell silent.

Suddenly, the chest of drawers went flying across the room. Straight at Mai.

Naru pushed her out of the way and they both went flying across the floor. "Everyone out now!" He shouted out as he helped Mai up.

John went to open the door, but something opened it before he got there. He was shoved violently through it and the door locked shut behind him.

Naru pulled at the door but it wouldn't budge. He lashed out with his foot, but to no avail.

Mai screamed as the small table came flying across the room towards her.

Naru focused his gaze on the table and managed to stop it just in time. He flicked his wrist forward and the table went flying back the way it had come. It hit the wall on the other side of the room and shattered.

Mai stared at the broken table in shock. "What have I done? Why do you want to kill me?"

Naru winced in pain and collapsed against the door.

"Naru!" Mai shouted as she joined his side.

Naru winced in pain. "I'm fine."

"No your not! You protected me and now your hurt!"

"I promised didn't I? I won't let them hurt you."

"Naru…" Mai trailed off.

"Naru!" Lin's voice came through the door.

"Lin can you get the door down?" Mai asked.

"I've already tried. There's some kind of barrier in the way. I can't touch the door." Lin answered; his worry evident in his voice.

"I have no choice then." Naru muttered as he tried to stand.

"Don't' Naru!" Lin shouted.

"I don't have a choice. I need to get Mai out of here." Naru swayed slightly and Mai helped him stand. Naru focused on the door and held out his hand.

"Naru don't! Breaking through a barrier of this strength will have a drastic toll on your body!"

"Lin." Naru replied calmly.

"Yes?"

"Shut up." Naru twisted his hand round in a circle and the door began to crunch under the pressure. He clenched his teeth together and turned his hand round again. The door finally broke and fell to the ground in pieces.

Mai gasped. Behind the door was an ominous purple barrier.

Naru slowly closed his hand and the barrier rippled. His knees went and it took all of Mai's strength to keep him steady.

Naru pulled his hand sharply to the side and the barrier broke like glass.

Lin ran forward as Naru fell unconscious. "Naru!" He shouted out.

"What happened?" Yukki called out as she came running. She saw Naru's state. "Oh no…"

Naru opened up one eye. "I had to break the door down because we got locked in."

Yukki shook her head. "That doesn't matter. Will you be okay? Shall I phone for an ambulance?"

Naru pushed himself off of Lin. "I'll be fine." Naru began to walk off. "I just need to sit down." He turned around sharply. "No one is to leave Mai's side."

Everyone nodded and Naru walked off.

"So tired…" Mai muttered.

"It is getting late…" Ayako answered.

"Mai go and get ready for bed. Bring your bedding to base. Ayako go with her."

"Your serious about her sleeping in here?" Ayako said. "She'll be fine sleeping with me, won't she?"

"The spirits are very strong. They're strong enough to throw wardrobes around. If furniture starts to fly at Mai, what can you do to stop it? She is safer here."

"But I'll be alone…" Ayako whimpered.

Naru sighed. "John and Bou-San will be right next door. There's already a camera in your room. Once your ready point the camera towards the bed."

"B-But…" Ayako trailed off.

"Lin. Can you please send two of your Shiki with her?" Naru asked.

Lin nodded.

"Thanks." Ayako answered.

Ayako and Mai then went to get ready for bed. Mai gathered up her stuff and made her way back towards base. Naru was waiting outside of base for her.

"You got everything?" He asked.

Mai nodded. She followed him back into base and set her bedding up on the couch.

"Naru…" She asked as she got comfy.

"What is it?" Naru said not taking his eyes away from his book.

"Why… Does the ghost want me dead?"

Naru closed his book and ran a hand though his midnight-coloured hair. "I don't know why, but the reason is irrelevant. I won't let it happen. Trust me. Go to sleep now."

Mai nodded; she felt safe. Naru, Lin and his Shiki were all there to protect her.

She snuggled under the blanket and quickly fell asleep.

"Naru?" She questioned as she woke up in her dream world.

"I'm right here." He said as he appeared by her side.

"What are you showing me today?" Mai asked; her curiosity easily getting the better of her.

Naru's face immediately went extremely grim. He seemed to be in a lot of pain. "I'm sorry. What I have to show you today will be very painful."

"Huh?" Mai muttered. No one heard her though as dream Naru had already left.

Everything turned black and Mai soon blacked out as well.

She awoke some time later trapped in a room. She looked down at her body. Her arms and legs were tied down to the bedpost. She looked around the room and was going to call out when she realised her mouth was tapped shut.

"Oh. So you're finally awake." A boy with short brown hair and bright blue eyes entered the room and shut the door behind him.

Mai was going to talk when she realised that she couldn't. So she watched the strange boy as he advanced closer and closer.

There was an evil glint in his eyes and Mai immediately felt extremely scared.

"You look scared. Good. You should be." The boy advanced closer again.

Mai wanted nothing more than to get away. To get away from this horrible place and never look back.

The boy climbed onto the bed. "I'm going to rape you and then kill you."

Mai's voice was muffled under the tape and she was completely defenceless.

The man then pulled out a sharp knife and began cutting through her clothes.

After that all she felt was pain; it was excruciating. With every second that passed by the pain just got worse and worse.

Finally it was over. The pain still flared through her system, but she felt a tiny bit better now that her body had been left alone.

The boy then lifted up the sharp knife.

Mai looked at the blade in absolute terror. No… She thought. No…

The blade was held up to her neck and then everything went black.

Mai found herself floating in mid-air some time later. She lifted up her hand and she could see straight through it. Am I… Dead? She then spotted the bed. She stared down at it from her position in the air.

The boy from earlier was pulling up the floorboards and was digging through the ground underneath. He created a huge hole, before throwing Mai's lifeless body in. He put the floorboards back in place afterwards and it was as if nothing had happened.

Mai woke up screaming bloody murder. She panted and gripped her sides tightly. Her body was causing her immense pain. She felt violated; it was as if what had happened in her dream was real.

Mai looked around her then and saw several pieces of furniture floating around her head. She covered her head for a moment before she realised the furniture wasn't moving.

"Don't worry. You're safe." She turned around to see that Naru had put his book down. He looked horrible.

"Naru? Is it you doing this?" She pointed to the floating furniture.

He nodded. "It started flying towards you earlier. I didn't want to put it down as it would have made a lot of noise."

"Are you okay?" Mai asked worriedly; her horrible dream momentarily forgotten as she took in Naru's bad state.

"I'll be fine." He muttered as he let the furniture go down again. It hit the ground with a rather loud crash and Mai understood why he didn't do it earlier.

"Mai, did you find out anything?" He asked.

Mai nodded, tears started welling up in her eyes again.

"What happened?" He asked as he took a clean page in his notebook and came towards her.

Mai shook her head and the tears started rolling down her cheeks. Sobs started wracking her small body as she remembered the terrible incident.

"Mai? What's wrong?" Ayako walked in rubbing her eyes.

"Mai had a dream. I think it was bad. Mai, can you tell me what happened?" Naru asked calmly.

Mai looked up at Ayako and Ayako was instantly by the smaller girls side.

"Let me talk to her." Ayako said as she guided the small girl outside. Mai told the Miko everything and the small girl was no longer able to hold in her tears.

"That must have been awful for you." Ayako's maternal instinct kicked in and she hugged the crying Mai tightly. "Are you going to tell Naru, or do you want me to tell him?"

Mai shook her head. She wiped away her tears with the back of her hands. "I-I'll tell him." And with that the two girls re-entered base.

Naru raised an eyebrow and watched as Mai sat down in the chair next to him.

"I'll tell you." Mai said weakly.

Naru opened up his notebook and waited patiently for her to begin.

"I woke up, strapped down to a bed. A strange boy walked in and said that he was going to r-rape me and then k-kill me. He did just that…" Mai pulled her legs up to her chest. Talking about what happened reminded her of the pain.

"Next think I know I'm gazing down at my dead body as the strange boy buried my body under the floorboards." Mai finished and burst out into tears.

Ayako hugged her again.

"Sorry for making you recount that to me." Naru said calmly. "So you were re-living Nojiko's death…" Naru trailed off.

"Naru…" Mai asked.

"Yes?"

"What did the ghost mean when it said I was to be a sacrifice?"

"I don't know. We need a way of communicating with the spirit to find out why it refuses to pass on…" Naru said; lost in thought.

"We need Masako." Ayako confirmed Naru's worst fear.

Naru sighed and turned to face Lin. "Lin. Call Hara-San and see if she's free. I need her to perform a Séance tonight."

Mai sighed. She really didn't want Masako to come back. She wanted Naru all to herself.

Lin nodded and pulled out his phone. A minute later he put it away again. "She said that she'll come over right away."

Naru sighed and so did Mai.

"Mai tea. Ayako go with her."

Mai sighed again.

A/N Well. There you go. That's the end of the 2nd chapter. But there should be more coming your way very soon. Please review and let me know what you think. I get so happy when I get reviews, even if it's only one. They make me write/type faster. *Hint hint* So, until next time!

-JazzieLouise.