I do not Own Ghost Hunt.

Okay, I feel like this is rushed and I'm overusing water blah! But after this one, the next couple chapters or so on will only deal with the Nightmare for water.

Plus I didn't want to drag with case out too long because it was just to get it moving along.

Thank you for the reveiws/alerts/favorites. I hope everyone enjoys this chapter.

OVER DRAMATIC in my opinion lol, have a good night.

Bubbles Cascading

Monk and Ayako were too busy to listen to me as they started performing exorcisms in each room that they thought needed it. I don't know how many times I tried to talk to them, but each time I would let a single word slip from my lips, either Ayako or Monk would put a hand up and simply state "Not right now Mai."

Anger was bubbling beneath my skin and as I followed the two around, I finally let the heat crawl up my neck as I glared at their backs.

"Fine! Don't listen to what I have to say about which room the ghost is attached to!" I cried out rather smugly before storming off and away from their wide eyes as they tried to stop me.

Quickly, I went into Ayako's and I's room, grabbing some clothing and headed for our bathroom to take a shower. I really needed something to calm myself down. Ever since my life had been messed up, I felt like I was stressing my body and spirit beyond thin.

Quickly stripping down to nothing, I cringed as I unwrapped the cut across my neck and pulled off the large bandage that covered the gashes on my chest. Those were healing nicely, but they were still in danger of getting infected, so I had to be really careful with them. With a sigh, I opened the shower door and turned the water on hot, not wanting anything to do with cold.

Once it was a nice temperature, I stepped in and sighed as the water ran down my head, soaking into my scalp. The glass door next to me fogged up and I relaxed even more as I felt relief come off my shoulders. I didn't let my mind wander in forbidden territory, for I wanted to be free of that right now.

I quickly shampooed my hair and then conditioned it before scrubbing my body, all the way down to my toes. I was just finishing up with washing the soap off when I heard bubbles in the water popping near my feet.

Looking down, I noticed the drain was plugged and thinking it was nothing, I squatted down next to it and started to flip the switch up and down, noticing that it wasn't draining. Confusion hit me before the warm water coming from the shower head suddenly turned ice cold. I bolted upright and backed away from the spray as my breath caught in my throat. Panic hit me as soon as the water started gushing out of the shower head like a fountain.

"It's not draining!" I cried out to myself while trying to shut the water off. When the knobs wouldn't budge, I noticed then that I could see my breath and the goosebumps that crawled along my bare skin. Quickly moving through the now thigh high water, I slammed on the somehow still fogged glass door and shoved it open, only to come against a force and stumble back a tiny bit.

The door wouldn't open.

Then, much to my horror, words started to form in the fog upon the glass door.

"We both fear the same thing."

"No… No… NO!" I began at a whisper before I finally screamed that one word. I was not going to die! That little boy's father had drowned him in their other bathroom. I was not going to let him do the same thing to me or allow my dream to come true.

The waist high water had me chattering as I surged forward, under the fountain of cold water and slamming against the glass door.

"AYAKO! BOU-SAN!" I screamed as I began to panic even more as my feet finally left the floor.

Stay above water. Don't let your head go under! I kept repeating to myself, trying to get out as I pounded my fists against the glass door, which wasn't doing anything to it. I could feel the chills already making their way into my body and the cold water that swirled around my legs seemed to leave them almost fully numb.

"AYAKO!"

The door to the bathroom burst open and I could make Ayako out through the now clear glass door, followed by Bou-san. If this was anywhere near normal, I would have screeched at Bou-san for walking in on me, but right now was not that time.

"MAI!" Ayako screamed while lunging forward and tugging on the glass door.

"No!" a child's voice could be heard before Ayako was shoved back and into Bou-san's arms. Each second I was getting closer to the ceiling and I knew if it did, I would have no more air and it was only a matter of seconds before I had to breathe once again.

Gulping in a deep breath, I went under and shoved myself up against the wall before thrusting my legs forward and into the glass door. Three full kicks and nothing happened before I burst through the surface to breathe.

"Bou-san, Ayako! Help, please, help! I don't want to die!" I cried as tears finally gushed over my lids. Ayako was frantically trying to get to the door while Bou-san began chanting, but nothing seemed to be happening from it. Suddenly, Hisami appeared in the door with a metal bat, which was grabbed roughly from her hands by Bou-san.

I watched as he brought it up, swinging it as hard as he could, only to yelp as it hit an electrical barrier and knocked him back. This child held so much hatred! He was too powerful right now. Everything seemed to stop as soon as I realized my head was hitting the ceiling.

"NARU!" I screamed, not knowing why I even let him cross my mind. He told me I wasn't in love with him, but his dead brother. Yet, when I actually thought about it, why was he telling me what how I felt about him? He wasn't me and he didn't know how I felt.

Taking one last, deep breath, I found myself submerged underwater and pulling myself into a tight ball.

I don't want to die. I never felt like dying, even after mother was finally put to rest with father. I cherished every little thing in life. My life was made by two loving people and I always loved the fact that I'll have some part of my parents with me throughout the rest of my life. I don't want to die. I don't want to DIE!

Ripples suddenly began to come from my curled up body and I felt a pulse go through the water, followed quickly by another and then another. I could see Bou-san suddenly panic and began to tug a bawling and terrified Ayako out of the room with Hisami in the lead. Why were they abandoning me?

As quickly as that thought went through my head, I choked out a couple of bubbles as a large amount of power left me, slamming into the glass door and shattering it, sending the water and I out and onto the tiled floor.

A child's scream of anger could be heard before I felt fresh air hit my face, letting me take in short gasps to try and get the air flowing again. Coughing racked my small, frozen form and I could finally hear Ayako screeching in the other room as she fought to get to me.

"Mai! Mai, are you alright? Mai!" and she was suddenly wrapping me into a large blanket and dragging my frozen form out of the bathroom like we were being chased by Urado.

A shiver ran through my body when I remembered that place, but I threw it out of my mind when I looked at Ayako with large, brown eyes. It was then I started sobbing into her arms as she pulled me to her.

"You're safe Mai, you're okay. I'm here for you." She murmured into my ear as she stroked my wet hair out of my tear and water streaked face. She pulled me closer to her and I closed my eyes as she rubbed my back through the blanket. I could feel Bou-san's hovering presence, but I was quickly engulfed in blackness, finally free of that dream for now.

General

"How can we be so stupid!" Ayako seethed while pulling Mai closer to her form, making sure to rub the poor girl to get the chills out of her cold body. Monk shifted and was about to say something when Ayako snapped her gaze toward him.

"No, don't even! All of us, all of us know how Mai is always targeted! How can we be so stupid!"

Hisami, who had disappeared, returned with an electric heating blanket, shooing Monk out the door as the two woman dressed the young girl in clothes and put her under the warm blanket. Once they had everything settled, Hisami opened the door for Bou-san and she quickly rushed out to get a mop and broom with a dust pan.

"Should we have Mai leave?" Monk questioned while watching the poor girl with sad eyes. She was always targeted for some reason. Suddenly, Ayako shot up off the bed and turned fully toward Monk.

"The glass, it shattered! What did Mai do? The amount of Spiritual powers she just unleashed is almost unheard of!"

Monk seemed to remember that as soon as Ayako had started to speak about it. The girl, who originally held no psychic powers, had come a long way; including what she had just done to save herself was a quite a shock to the system.

"Ayako… do you think we should have her trained?" Monk questioned with concern. They couldn't let her continue gaining more power without it being controlled. If this continued, it would either kill someone close to her or herself if it was that dangerous.

"Train her as what? She is a Latent Psychic, somewhat of a medium, can Astral Project, sometimes see what might happen in the future and suddenly exhibits the potential of having P.K. or P.K.S.T. What could we possibly train her as?"

Suddenly Monk smiled while looking at Ayako and then his eyes shifted toward the brunette. "A Protector."

Ayako seemed to think about this for a second while looking down at the girl. A protector?

"Cleansing and protecting will become her strong points. She might figure out how to do offence herself, but Defense will be able to put more strain and control on her abilities to protect herself and others around her."

Ayako actually let her mouth drop open as she looked at Monk with wonderment. She didn't give him enough credit. As soon as she thought that, her face went fully red and she looked down toward Mai so Monk couldn't see her blushing cheeks.

They were suddenly interrupted as Mai started to come back to the living.

Mai

My eyes fluttered open and I found both Ayako and Bou-san leaning over me with worried looks in their eyes.

"Hey sweetie." Ayako mumbled while rubbing my arm with a loving gaze. My heart lurched and I could feel the hurt there, in the farthest reaches before I shoved it aside and smiled widely. Then, just as suddenly as I smiled, I let it drop and glared at both of them, sending them scurrying back with fright.

"I tried telling you about the boy, but no! Both of you where apparently too busy." I huffed while sitting up and crossing my arms over my chest. "Anyways, he is attached to the bathroom a couple doors down from this room."

That was all I had to say before Bou-san stormed out of the room with a dark look on his face.

"Where is he going?" I asked while blinking owlishly at Ayako, who sighed and flicked my nose quite hard.

"Ouch!"

"He is going to go and exorcise that spirit that had crossed the line and dare touch our Mai."

I felt a blush coming on and looked away. Ayako and Bou-san cared too much about me, yet that made me feel like I was actually worth something and not just someone that was worthless.

As Bou-san slammed open the door to the bathroom with harsh movements, I heard him begin to chant, causing a screech to fill the entire house and things to go crashing down from the walls. I covered my ears as the little boys voice filled my head.

"Why? I want revenge! You all leave me, not helping me! I want you all dead!"

Bubbles formed everywhere in the room, almost a suffocating amount before a painful howl was heard and all the bubbles began to cascade to the floor, bursting upon contact.

Tears formed in the corners of my eyes and Ayako pulled me into another hug.

"You're too soft for your own good Mai… You selfless girl…"

I sniffled while rubbing my eyes. "I didn't even know his name Ayako! His father killed him, his family never cared and it's just not fair!"

"Mai… there is nothing that we can do. He almost Killed you for crying out loud!" Ayako snapped and I sniffled before finally sighing.

"I know… but you know how I am Ayako… when it comes to spirits that are so mad, but their life in the first place wasn't fair and they are hurt in the end."

Bou-san suddenly appeared with a scowl on his face and messed up clothing that were soaking wet.

"Damn spirit attacked me with bubbles!"

I couldn't help the laugh that escaped my throat at the look Bou-san had on his face. He looked miserable about this whole case, but we had finished it, somehow. My eyes then flickered toward the bathroom, seeing Hisami cleaning it up and Seri helping her.

I felt a shiver run down my spine and sighed. It seemed like my dream was going to haunt me no matter where I went. I was pulled from my train of thought when Ayako and Bou-san sat in front of me.

"Mai, we have a lot to do once we are finished up here." Bou-san stated while smiling at me. I felt a blank draw up in my head and I looked at the two with questioning eyes.

"Have a lot to do? Like what?"

"We are going to have someone train you as a Protector so you can use your powers correctly." Ayako stated with a smile. I looked at both of them and a smile suddenly appeared on my face.

"Really? As in I won't be so useless anymore?"

"Mai! You were never useless in the first place!" Bou-san chided and then ruffled my hair as a genuine smile that I haven't truly had on my face since Naru broke my heart and left, appeared.