"Mai, Koujo wants to spend time with you" Raf began. "You know Justin wants to take me for a holiday, would you mind staying with your uncle while we are gone?" Mai thought for a moment and nodded. Lin smiled at Mai then asked if he minded telling everyone they were related.
"Your WHAT!"Ayako yelled. Lin rolled his eyes and repeated himself.
"I am Mai's uncle, Her father was my brother; he was adopted" Naru looked at his head assistant. 'You think you know someone' he thought to himself.
"I think it is a good idea for Mai to live with Lin for a time, with that ghost after her….again" Takigawa said, chuckling. Mai gave him a playful push while Ayako attacked his head with her handbag.
"The ghost is going to be in for a shock" Raf muttered from the doorway. Naru looked at the Demon Sorceress.
"What do you mean?" he asked gaining everyone's attention. Raf sighed
"Ok, In order for Mai to be mortal her mother had to be human as well as her father." She began. "Mai's mother was my twin sister, she was born of light and was the angel's vessel, while I am the demons vessel. When my sister Hana died, Mai took over the title. Mai is the currant angel's vessel"
Raf's speech ended and the room was silent.
"There's more isn't there?" Lin asked. Raf nodded.
"But now is not the time for that." Mai looked at her aunt and smiled.
"Ah so that's why ghosts attack her" Ayako joked
"Precisely" Ayako stopped giggling at her joke. "Mai has the ability to cleanse evil, some ghost go to her for help, others to kill the way to the light. If she wanted she could send the most evil spirits to heaven, cleansed."
"Isn't that what you do" John asked nervously.
"No," Raf said "As the Demon's vessel I can send a good spirit to heaven while I will throw an evil spirit into the depths of hell. I can't cleanse sprits or help them move on. I just send them on. Sadly, I'm too much like my father"
Mai hugged her aunt when in idea struck Raf. She gave Mai a quick hug and said a hurried goodbye and ran out of the office.
Justin helped take Mai's suitcases into Lin's bungalow, the house was comfortable for a single male but had room for a gest or two. Mai had her own room. Mai was not surprised to learn Naru lived next door and there was a walk way between the two.
"Right that's everything." Justin huffed, he continued to mutter about wives who leave their husbands to do all the work. A few minutes later Raf picked up Justin and they were gone.
"Ok Mai let get you settled in." Lin said. Mai nodded and began unpacking her things. Lin found a picture of Mai's adopted parents, Mai looked up and saw him looking at the picture; she gave a sad smile. Lin noticed this and left the room, he came back a few moments later with a brown parcel with Mai's name on it. Mai opened the parcel and pulled out a frame with a note across the picture.
Darling Mai,
We are so sorry we couldn't be there for you as you grow, but our lives are coming to an end. Your Aunt Ustuwa has promised us that she will watch over you for us.
We didn't want to give you away, heck we didn't want to leave you but there is an evil so great we had no choice. You and Your Aunt both have a power called Lillyursa. Ustuwa knows more on the power side of it but I can tell you a bit about the origin. This may help you understand more about your power and how to use it.
In the beginning humans were slaves. Demons ruled over man whilst they battled to take the heavens. The King of all evil found an Angel and forced her to his bed. The Angel birthed a daughter of Heaven and Hell. She was called Lillyursa. From an early age the child showed massive amount of power and worked against her father. Within a century of her birth she had freed humanity and imprisoned her father in hell. But at a price; her body became the very gates of hell, and her power was given to a few remaining humans.
Mai, Over the centuries the King of hell had collected the souls with the power of his daughter and then he raped our mother who gave birth to myself and my sister. The power split between us, I held the power to cleanse and forgive people and souls, while my sister holds the power to force souls to move on.
My time is almost over child and I wish I could have told you all this in my own voice. However, a new evil has arisen and we are not safe. You my dear must live, your father and I will always protect you whether we are dead or alive.
We love you Mai
Mum and Dad
Mai moved the note aside and looked at the picture. There she saw a man with shaggy brown hair holding a woman who looked like Raf, but with long ankle length blond hair. Lin saw tears in Mai's eyes and held her.
"They loved you very much Mai" Lin began. "They would be proud of who you've become." Mai nodded her head to show she heard him and let silent tears fall. A knock on the door interrupted them.
Lin answered, outside was a man dressed in a business suit. He looked to be in his late twenties with smart black hair.
"Excuse me" he began. "I'm looking for a Miss Mai Nayami Taniyama" Lin narrowed his eyes at the man.
"And who Sir are you?" Lin demanded coldly.
"That is none of your concern, I'm here to collect her" the man replied. Lin felt his Shiki growling at the stranger.
"Sir I am Miss Taniyama's guardian and I demand to know who you are and what you want with her" The man began to laugh. Before anyone could blink the man lunged at Lin knocking the Chinese man to the ground. Mai, who had been listening to everything, ran to her room and barricaded herself in.
She could hear the man's footsteps stop outside her door, Mai ran to her closet and hid inside; thankful Lin had told her about a secrete door in the back leading to the basement.
BANG! The man began thumping on Mai's door trying to move the chest of draws Mai had used as a barricade. Mai opened the secrete door and rushed inside closing then locking the door behind her. Mai then ran into Lin's basement and hid in a dark corner by a window.
One hour passed and Mai was worried about Lin. Would he be OK? Mai held her breath as the basement door creaked open. She could see a dark shadow walk in. It was too dark to tell if it was Lin or someone else. Mai kept quiet as the figure searched the darkness. Bright red eyes landed on her hiding spot and Mai could see gleaming white sharp teeth smiling. Mai jumped up and began to scramble out of the window. She almost got out when a cold hand grabbed her ankle and pulled her back into the dark room.
Mai struggled as the figure threw her to the floor and tied her hands in front of her then forced then above her head. Mai cried as the figure pulled out a knife and held it above her head, she closed her eyes as the figure brought the knife down onto her body.
I know i'm a bit early but... slow day. A girl needs something to do!
Please review, again the more reviews the faster i update, otherwise i feel all my hard work is for nothing :(