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Gene: and since someone, not naming names*cough* wanted more chapters, we'll give you this one!
Wonderland: Thanks Mai, Gene, go die Naru.
Naru: Sorry, but I'm so sexy, death faints when she sees me.
Miaul: So rightly named… well, Wonderland doesn't own Ghost Hunt. Read and REVIEW!
Ch. 3
Case
MAI POV
"I'm here, Madoka." I said with indifference, taking the ear buds out and plainly ignoring the narcissist in the room. "I want the rock candy you promised me."
She only pouted and handed it over, a twenty pound bag that would last me the next two weeks. "Here's your candy."
"Mai, is that you?" Lin asked, cautiously taking a step toward me. "What did you do to your hair?"
"Yep." I said, ignoring his second question. "Nice to see ya."
"You would be nice to him but not me?" Yasu joked before giving me a hug. "Why don't you love me?!"
I pulled him into a headlock. "I do, as a bother."
Little hearts broke in his eyes as his face went blue. "Only a brother?"
I smirked as he slowly went limp. "Yep, sorry dude, but I'm brother zoning you." Then I dropped him and he fell -matrix style- to the floor in a dead faint.
"It's nice to see again, Mai." Lin said amusement and pity in his eyes. "But why are you wearing those clothes in the middle of winter?"
I shrugged, poking poor Yasu with the toe of my shoe. "It doesn't feel cold to me." In fact, it didn't feel like anything.
"Might want to wear a jacket or you might freeze what little IQ you have away." A cold voice spoke up.
I looked at him from the corner of my eyes, he looked the same as always, black clothing, and black shoes, black hair that barely covered deep, cold blue eyes tried to take me down, but that was kinda hard, seeing as no has been able to see my eyes for the past ten months.
"Who are you, my mother?" I asked, venom dripping from my voice, "I can and will dress how I want. And why do you care? Aren't I and I quote "a pain in the ass?"
He stood there, shocked and I allowed a cold smirk to fall on my lips. "What's wrong, Naru? Ice froze your tongue?"
"Um, Mai?" Ayasko and Masako asked, both pulling on either sleeve. "We're really cold and wanted to know if you would make some tea for everyone?"
I nodded.
"Sure, anything to rid myself from "His Highness." I said sarcastically, walking to the kitchen before stopping at the bend. "Lin, do you want some coffee?"
He was staring at me with slightly widened eyes, before composing himself with a light shake of his head. "Yes, Mai, thank you."
"Don't thank me." Was all I said before traveling to the kitchen, his eyes on me all the way.
NARU POV
I stared after her, surprised and a little hurt -not that anyone could tell- while Lin let a small frown show on his face.
"She's changed." Lin stated.
"Yea, that tends to happen when a certain person shatters the heart of a girl in love." Monk said, sitting next to Ayasko.
"And then leaves." Yasu added, sitting up.
They glared at me. "It's not my fault she felt the need to project my brother onto me."
Madoka only shook her head. "Your really are dense."
I only sighed as Mai came in with tea.
"Here's your tea and coffee." She said, putting it on the table and handing out tea and coffee cups.
"Thank you." They chorused.
"Here is yours." She said, pushing the cup in my hands, our hands touched, hers felt like ice, before going to sit next to Yasu.
I took a sip or rather tried to, only to find that the tea wouldn't come out. I looked into the tea cup in surprise, it was frozen solid.
"What's wrong, Naru?" Masako asked, raking a sip from her tea.
"My tea is frozen."
She looked at me funny. "Is that support to be a joke?"
I resisted the urge to the bridge of my nose in frustration. "I do not joke, Masako. My tea is frozen solid."
She looked at me again, and then to Mai who shrugged.
"That wasn't frozen when I gave it to him."
"It was."
"Then why don't you prove it." Yasu said.
I sighed and turned it upside down, and let out a pained his when hot tea hit my pants, burning my thighs. "Damn it!"
"That doesn't look like frozen tea." Madoka said, trying and failing to hold back laughter at my pained expression, the same look on everyone but Mai's face, even Lin was trying hard not to laugh.
"Naru." Monk said with the straightest face he could muster. "You might want to go change your pants."
"Yes, we left your clothes in the office." John said, tears falling from her eyes.
I sent the boy a clod glare, shutting him up in an instant, before going to the office.
I completely missed the cold smirk Mai sent me.
MAI POV
I smirked at the closed door. The stupid man simply made it too easy. The only regret I had it that the tea had to make the ultimate sacrifice, falling on the narcissist. Thank you great tea, may you rest in that small tea cup on the moon-
My thoughts were interrupted as a blonde man walked through the door. I stood up instantly, causing everyone to stop their laughing at Naru's expanse and greet the man.
"Hello sir." I said in a happy, kind voice.
"hello." He said, looking at his shoes. "I'm Sai Kuchiki. I called yesterday."
"Oh yes, you did. Madoka, our client is here." I called over my shoulder to her before smiling at Sai. "Would you like some tea?"
He shook his head yes.
"Please wait a minute."
"Hello, Mr. Sai." Madoka said, as I walked to the kitchen. "Please tell me what you think is hunting you."
I fixed his tea quickly and came out just as Naru came out of the office in new pants and Lin starting to take notes on his first love, his computer.
"Here's your tea." I sat it in front of him.
He nodded in gratitude. "Well you see, my family, my two daughters and wife, and I lived in my house for years and nothing has ever happened, but about three months ago, doors started to open and close on their own. That was all, at first, but then things would be pushed off shelves without anyone touching them and my youngest daughter was pushed down our stairs."
"Is she okay?" I asked, playing the part of the caring assistant.
"Yes she is." He smiled. "But after that writing started to appear on their room wall in blood and my daughters would wake up with cuts all over their skin."
"What did the writing say?" Naru asked coldly.
Sai didn't blink an eyelash. "The ice shall soon melt."
I stiffened slightly. "Madoka, I think we should take this case."
Madoka nodded. "We shall take your case. When is the earliest we will be able to come?"
He relaxed. "Tomorrow if possible."
They shook hands. "Okay, we'll need three rooms for sleeping and a room with a lot of plugs. We'll be there around noon."
He nodded. "Thank you so much!"
I smiled. "Don't worry." And lead him out the door.
Once the door closed my smile vanished and emotion disappeared. "I know what time to be here so I'm going home."
"Mai why-" Naru asked only to be interrupted by John.
"Have a nice night."
I nodded and left. As I walk down the now dark road, a scarlet colored raven landed on my shoulder. "Despair, it would seem we have been found."
I smiled insanely. "I hope it will be as bloody as the last. Red looks beautiful frozen."
