I am so so so so so so soooooooooooo very sorry for my lateness. I hope you can forgive me *bows deeply* This story is almost at its end I'm sad to say. Only about three more chappies left. Anyway, here you go!

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt

Chapter 4: Failed Exorcism

"Masako, would you like to take a crack at contacting the spirit?" Hideki, her father, asked once they had calmed Mai down and settled into the Davis' base.

Masako nodded her head. "I would like to try a séance," Lin interjected, "It may make it easier for her to contact the spirit."

"I'd like to try an exorcism," Ayako and Monk said loudly while John said it timidly. He was seated on a small couch with Ossamu.

"Woah, hold on. Everybody, hold your horses for a second," Ayame said, standing in the middle of the room, "First off, Yasu do you know why Mai reacted to you the way she did? Screaming, I mean."

Everyone looked at the girl who was nestled securely into Naru's/Noll's side, dozing off. Yasu shook his head. "No, I don't. I nearly peed my pants when she started screaming," he told everyone.

"Way to much information," Houshou said, rubbing his eyes with his fingers. Yasu just smiled wickedly at him.

Sakura glared over her should at the two boys as she crouched in front of her little girl. "Mai, darling, why did you scream?" she asked sweetly.

"The ghost…in Yasu," she mumbled before falling asleep completely.

All eyes turned to the ash haired boy now. "So, that means he's possessed," Monk said, scooting further away from the possessed boy.

"Looks like it," Sakura said, watching the boy closely who paled under her intense gaze.

"We should try to exorcise him tonight," Gene commented, leaning against his brother and the girl.

"Yes, the sooner the better, but every time we try to exorcise him the spirit just jumps to another host in the family," Martin said. The entire group startled. They'd completely forgotten that he was there.

"That's were our lovely little Lin come in. How'd you like to trap the spirit once it's ejected from Yasu for us?" Luella asked, smiling at him.

Lin rolled his eyes. "Do I really have a choice in the matter?" he asked.

"No," she chirped and then began laughing hysterically as his face went tomato red from what Madoka decided to say.

"You know Luella, I think you got it all wrong. Nothing, I mean nothing about Lin is little," she said, a sly grin spreading across her face at the reaction she managed to coaxed out of her best friend.

Luella and Sakura grinned. "Is there something you guys need to tell us?" they said in sing-song voices.

"No!" Lin shouted, his face growing redder.

"No sexual references in the presence of the children please," Martin said with a sigh. Now it was his turn to rub his eyes. Sakura and Luella snapped their fingers.

"I'll be glad to do it, just stop talking about it!" Lin cried almost desperate to change the subject.

Luella grinned at the teen. "Good, no that that's settled, I think the adults have the right to go play a game," she said, grinning wickedly.

"I accept!" all of the other parents cried, jumping from their chairs or their positions against the walls.

"Yeah, a drinking game," Lin muttered under his breath.

"Of course! What other type of game would adults play?" Sakura and Luella called in unison, their arms slung around each other's waist.

"I wanna play!" Madoka shouted, jumping up from her chair with a giggle dislodge Lin from his own seat in the process.

"Sorry girly, you've got to watch the munchkins. Maybe next time when you're older," Hideki said with a smile, stepping out of the room first.

"Be good kids!" Ayame shouted and they were gone.

Lin glared at the door before sighing exasperatedly. His blush just starting to fade. "I'm left to babysit a bunch of brats while they go drinking. That seems so very fair."

"Hey! We're not brats!" Ayako shouted, indicating Houshou and herself.

"To me you are," he said dryly.

"Why? How old are you?" Houshou asked.

"Madoka and I are both sixteen. You are thirteen and she's eleven. That makes you two brats," Lin told him matter-of-factly.

Houshou pressed his lips tightly together so that only a thin line of skin was visible. Ayako's mouth dropped open. "You can't be serious!" she shouted.

"Oh, he's completely cereal," Madoka told them seriously.

A muscle in Naru's jaw twitched in irritation. Slowly, he got up and glared at the room's occupants. "Shut up before I make you," he snarled menacingly. It was quiet, but that made it even colder than it would have been loud.

They all shrunk in on themselves except for Lin and Madoka who were used to it. The other's attempt to make themselves smaller did nothing to deflect the death glare. 'If looks could kill' definitely fit this little boy perfectly.

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"Mai, Noll, Gene, go stand against the wall by Madoka," Sakura directed, pointing to the spot.

They were all gathered in the large study dressed in the formal exorcising attire. In the middle, a quavering Yasu waited, trying to make himself look brave by standing straight and tall. The mentors of John, Monk and Ayako, and the other 'spiritualists' stood against once wall while on the wall diagonal to it stood the parents. They were all tapping their feet agitatedly. The kids not exorcising stood against the wall in the middle of the two walls.

"Alright Ayako, begin whenever you want," Sakura said, pressing the record button on a camera.

She nodded, took a deep breath and began her prayer. It wasn't long before Yasu collapsed to his knees from the weight of a black mist over him. That was Lin's cue to jump in. His high pitched whistle split the air. Mai watched as five white orbs flitted around Yasu to encase the writhing spirit. It had begun to scream even before it had completely formed.

"No! I will have a body!" it screeched.

Now it was John and Houshou's turn. They stepped up on either side of Ayako, chanting and praying. The senseless screeching, the chanting, the praying, the whistling, it all continued until there was only a dull roar in everyone's ears. Then silence.

Lin sighed and dismissed his shiki. They didn't leave, still agitated by something the others couldn't perceive.

The space above Yasu burst into burning black flames. The flames roared, throwing everyone against the walls. "I will have my revenge and a body!" it screamed before flitting out the window, disappearing around the side of the house.

"That was a good try kids. You did better than us at least," Luella gasped, pushing herself back up the wall, gasping. The other 'spiritualist' scoffed and retreated quickly from the room with horrified expressions.

The compliment fell on deaf ears because every single child and teenager and preteen were knocked out cold. They lay on the floor in a pile except for Yasu who was incidentally still in the middle of the floor.

"Would I be a bad parent if I laughed at the way they ended up?" Sakura asked, watching the pile.

"No?" Ayame, Hideki and Martin all said together, making it more of a question then a straight answer. This made the whole group of adults burst out laughing.

"Alright, let's get them to bed," Sakura said, taking command of the situation. She went over and easily picked up Mai, Naru and Gene.

Luella laughed a bit more before dragging Madoka to her feet. Martin pulled Lin to his feet. Ayame picked Yasu up. Hideki got Masako. Ayako and Monk were picked up by their mentors. John's mentor, the last of the bunch, bent and lifted his little body into his arms.

"Let's just stick them all in the bedroom again. They'll all fit on the queen in our room," Sakura suggested as they made their way down the hall.

"Alright," came from around the group.

Sakura nudged the bedroom door open with the toe of her shoe, crossing the room in several long strides. She deposited the three children at the head of the bed. John was set next to them followed by Yasu Masako. Following them were the three teens and the preteen. None of them woke up until the next morning when Ayako woke everyone with a shriek.

There you have it, chapter 4. Sorry again for my very lateness. Hope you enjoyed and review please :D