Heyy guys! 4th chapter is up! Meh that took foreveeerr! Can't believe I wrote this instead of revise for my chemistry test tomorrow - better cram that in right now... My friend now knows about this fanfiction and went SEARCHING for it online then read it. She now wants to watch the anime and we're discussing future plot lines..
To the guest that was concerned, don't worry, I won't kill off any main characters - it's sadder to leave them alive and in constant anguish :)
To the other guest (God you guys really need to get names XD) - I have quite a few ideas of what I'm gonna do with the problem of her getting back to her body and leaving Naru behind - some oils make you cry and others you would jump for joy :) not sure whether I'm a nice author yet..
PS Sorry if I don't upload much in future as I have a french writing exam and german speaking to write, memorise then so in the next few weeks and I have my DofE expedition next weekend. Such a busy life :)
I don't own ghost hunt :(
Chapter 4
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Later Friday Morning
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After finally reaching the school, I collapse on the grounds, wheezing. We managed to get here fairly early actually, but I think Michiru and Keiko - Mai's so called 'friends' - enjoy watching me/Mai suffer from hypoxia and myalgia.
Basically, they made me run.
A lot.
So as I stood there - well, more like leaning whilst slowing crumbling to the ground - gasping for breath much like an unattractive whale I tell them to continue into school without me. Laughing at and mocking my unfitness - I swear to god I have never know such evil - they walk away after apologising, allowing me the time to catch my breath. As the oxygen creeped back into my lungs, I placed my hands on my knees and stood up - yes, somewhere along the way I had actually sat down my legs hurt so much.
Something moves in the corner of my eye and I whip my head around towards the old school house, however whatever it was has either gone or I just imagined it. Squinting, I see an oddly shaped shadow through the window of the door, so move closer and peer through the it, leaning on the doorframe.
Ah. It's a video camera.
I really want to get a closer look, but isn't Lin supposed to come any second and then be crushed by a bookcase because he pushed me - or Mai - out of the way?
Screw it. Curiosity is killing me.
Steadily, I open the door, wincing at the creaking of the wooden door. I decide to walk to the camera on the LEFT side, as if I remember correctly it was the right set of shelves that fell down and standing behind the camera - away from any bookshelves' path - I scrutinise the fancy piece of black machinery.
It's one thing seeing things in anime form but it 3D, well I don't think I've ever seen such a huge camera.
Hell, even those Asian chaps I see walking around London have smaller cameras than this.
I was about to press one of those big buttons on the top just to see what it did when a voice calls out,
"Who's there!?"
Even though I was expecting it, I still jumped a little. I mean, his voice sounded a little louder than I expected. At least there were no bookshelves for me to bump into.
"Sorry," I relied "I was just looking at this fancy piece of equipment here."
He began to make his way towards me - and I have to say, what with his rather intimidating height it made me feel quite nervous.
Than was when I noticed one of the bookshelves teetering.
And then falling.
Without thinking, I lunged forward and pushed him away from the plummeting unit and we both crashed to floor with an almighty crack reverberating throughout the room as the shelf collided with the floor.
And after all that effort of avoiding this situation.
Dragging myself up to a sitting position, I look around a spot Lin on the floor to my right.
"Are you alright?" I ask.
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No answer. Great.
He's either dead, or flipping hates me.
I'm hoping for the latter.
"What is going on in here?"
I jerk my head to the entrance and spot Naru making his way towards us before crouching down to look at Lin.
"Are you alright?"
Thanks for your concern. Twot.
Lin just shrugs his shoulders and attempts to stand, but he seemed to be putting all of his weight on one leg. I then sand up, brush myself off and gesture to his weaker leg.
"You must've sprained your ankle." I say, receiving two blank stares. "I think there's a hospital nearby so you should be okay. I need to leave for class now before the bell goes - oh and I'm sorry about your camera." I point to various pieces of shrapnel that were once a giant camera.
Naru then looks at me, his face void of emotion and answers "I'm afraid you're a bit late then. The bell went a few minutes ago."
Oh crap.
Early Friday Evening
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Well, Maths was an epic. I told the teacher I didn't do my homework and she made me answer several difficult questions from Diophantine equations to multiplying on the blackboard in front of the class. Of course I answered every single on of them swiftly and correctly which just seemed to piss the teacher off even more whilst the class stared eyes wide and mouths agape.
I now have a detention after school for 'mocking' her by hiding my intellect. I guess this Mai girl wasn't exactly smart huh.
School is just about to finish and a girl with thick rimmed glasses and black hair in two plaits has just waltzed into the classroom claiming to have headaches because of her sensitivity to spirits and blablabla psychic blablabla old school house blablabla I spy an attention seeker! God this has got to be Kuroda. Cor, she just has lies coming out of her ears doesn't she! Kinda reminds of a few girls back in my school who lied through their teeth. Honestly, those were the types of people that had no friends...
High pitched squealing brought me back to the present where Naru has just walked into the room. Figures.
"Are you the one that's been putting these girls up to telling ghost stories?" Kuroda asks him accusingly. Before he can reply I cut in.
"No, he isn't Kuroda and for your information, we didn't even tell ghost stories last night so are you sure the headaches you're getting are due to the 'spirits'? Because I am pretty sure that there are none whatsoever in this area."
God this girl is just getting on my nerves.
Oh crap she looks like she's gonna cry.
On no.
She's crying.
I am an awful person.
"Kuroda, I'm sorry I'm just not really with it today I didn't mean to snap... I... Sorry..."
She glares at me icily then storms out of the classroom, wiping her face. Michiru and Keiko look at me, shocked and ask if I'm ok, to which I just nod silently with a smile.
"You don't think you could've put it in a nicer way?" A certain someone states frankly, an amused smirk on his face.
Like you're one to talk.
"What?" He says, smirk vanishing.
Did I say that out loud? Oops.
"Can I see you outside for a moment, Mai ?"
Aww crap. Hesitantly, I follow him to the corridor, with Michiru and Keiko silently fuming.
"How's Lin doing?" I ask. He turns around and stares at me for a few seconds and then says that he'll recover but he needs to rest his ankle for a few days.
"My camera is also broken because of you." He said rather matter-of-factly.
"And I'm sure you have insurance." I scoffed. I ain't being played for a fool.
"What makes you so sure of that?"
"If you can afford fancy equipment like that, then I have no doubts you have the money to insure it too." I retort. I don't see how Mai didn't figure that out in the first place.
"Either way, my assistant is now bedridden and if you had not been poking at the equipment, he would still be here. Therefore, to pay for the labour that I have now lost due to your prying, you must work as my assistant temporarily."
No comebacks for that.
"However, I must ask you something."
...ok?
He takes a step closer to me and looks down in to my eyes, his steely blue swirling with interest.
"How did you know Lin's name?"
...oh fudge.
