A/N
Thanks everyone for the reviews. I'm glad you all are enjoying this so far, Really I don't have a plan... I'm just making this up as I go...
"WHAT!?!? This is a hotel, and we don't get our own rooms?!?!?" Ayako screeched.
"Calm down Ayako, The hotel is full, and we need to see how the customers react. We do get the small room at the end of the hall though."
"Mai," Ayako rubbed her temples with her fingers. "That-room-is-haunted!" She said it slowly as if talking to a baby.
"If your scared Ayako, just say so." Monk said with a smile.
"In your dreams, I AM NOT SCARED!" Ayako snapped angrily.
Mai sighed. She was carrying the sleeping bags and really wished Ayako would help her with them instead of cause a scene. "Ayako, wouldn't it be easier to just sleep in the room instead of argue about it?" Mai asked.
"EGHH! Mai your supposed to be more delicate and lady-like! Even Masako would refuse to stay in that room!" Ayako grabbed one of the sleeping bags before it fell to the floor out of Mai's grasp.
"Well actually, I'm kinda looking forward to seeing if anything happens tonight." Mai said shifting the bags around more comfortably.
"Me too." Monk said taking some of the bags. "By the way Mai what did Yasu want?" He said it in a tone that made Mai shift uncomfortably and blush gently. "Oh.. Not much. John's gonna bring him out on his way here tomorrow..." Mai began to walk out of the room With Ayako and Monk following behind her. "Really, is that all?" Monk asked it loudly. Mai turned around and stomped on his foot. Monk dropped his bags and hopped around clutching it desperately. "YOWW!" Mai turned away "I don't wanna talk about it!" Monk only moaned "You guys are such idiots." Ayako mumbled. "Look who's talking!" Monk snapped WHACK! Monk now sat on the floor dramatically rubbing his head. "You girls are so mean!" He whimpered.
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"This room feels so strange... Not safe, but not dangerous. Just... Weird..." Mai thought out-loud.
She set up the sleeping bags. There was only one bed. And Mai and Ayako had played rock paper sissors to see who would have it.
"AHHA!" Ayako yelled throwing her sleeping on the ground. "I get the bed!!! HA!" She sat down and kicked her shoes off. Mai only shook her head. She was glad Ayako had won. She wouldn't gripe as much now.
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Mai's Dream
Where am I? I looked around. The place I stood seemed to be only an invisible stair. Everything seemed see-through. I watched as small lights danced around my head. "Those are..." I watched as two more passed me. "Spirits...."
I watched as they swarmed around and around. I looked around. Hoping to see Gene. But Gene hadn't visited in over two months now... Ever since Naru had found his body....
I watched as several sat still in a room. I looked at the room harder and saw Ayako sleeping on her bed and me on the ground close to her. The spirits seemed to just wanna watch us.
I looked around and saw plenty more in the hotels lobby. And the stair well.
Everything began to become blurry and I heard Ayako's voice
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"No...No more pancake... No!" Ayako whispered
"Huh?" Mai sat up surprised. She stared at the older lady a moment before realizing she was asleep.
Mai stood up and headed to the base. She walked in and saw Naru and Lin looking at something on the computer screen. Monk was asleep on the couch. Naru glanced at her suprised when she headed to the coffee maker. "Mai...Is something wrong?" He asked.
Mai looked over at him. "No not really... I just had a dream... " Monk stirred and looking at Mai he stared the all of a sudden jumped up. "A dream?! What was in it?!?"
Mai sighed.
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"So there are spirits here..." Naru said
"Yea... I guess. But I don't know if my dream was true or not..." Mai said sadly.
"I'm still not counting on you all that much." Naru said turning away.
"I still don't expect you to." She snapped.
"Lets do an exorcism in the morning. We'll see what happens from there." Naru said walking out. Mai sighed and sat on the couch next to Monk.
"I think Naru's more of a case than this is." Monk mumbled. Mai smiled " I couldn't agree more..." She told him.
