December

S.P.R. Base- Library

Day 4

11:42 A.M

I fidgeted in the uncomfortable chair, remembering what Naru had told me to do. Find information about Blake. He said I could use information about him to help them find the light, but warned me that I needed to take someone with me when I went into the library. And who better to take me than Naru himself? He sat next to me, glancing over the papers in the manila folder, comparing Éclair and Caroline. I was currently reading an article in the news paper from a few years ago about the celebration of the marriage of a young doctor who owned a hospital in the region: a Mr. Blake Collins to be exact.

Ayako informed us that her father had trained Blake himself, and encouraged him to run his own hospital. Now, he was a millionaire, and married. Looks like he didn't hang on to either of his best friends.

I sighed, and felt saddened by the whole thing really.

"What's wrong Mai?" Naru asked emotionless.

I shook my head.

"Nothing. It just keeps praising him, like he found the cure for cancer. It doesn't even mention-" as I read on, I found a small mention of Éclair and Caroline. "Never mind." I read out loud. "'When asked, Collins said that his inspiration to go so far in the medical field of work was the death of his girlfriend and her best friend: Ms. Éclair and Caroline. Éclair had an unfortunate accident, and fell out of the window of the library as Collins's girlfriend watched helplessly. Grieved and depressed, Caroline had taken her life. Collins promised that he would go far, for their sake.' And now Blake is a major doctor, is married, and has a lot of money. That must've been some inspiration." I commented.

Maybe I was wrong about him hanging onto both of his best friends. They kept him going all this time.

"They don't know about him now, do they?" I asked.

Naru looked up from his papers, and shook his head.

"Then we can at least get them to move on, can't we?"

"If they're willing to listen, Mai. You can talk to them all you want, but that doesn't mean that they'll move on."

My hands curled up in a ball, and I set them in my lap. I don't know why I suddenly got angry, but it seemed to be the attitude of the room just simply changed, even though Naru hadn't spoken anything against me or them for that matter.

Naru glanced up from the folder again, and watched me carefully.

"Mai, are you okay?" He asked me.

A cool breeze swished through the room, and I shuddered. What was going on? I felt a little light headed, and before I knew it, Naru was in front of me, his cold blue eyes staring directly into my chocolate ones.

"You don't want to posses her." He started speaking gently. "You two need to move on. It's time you move on." His voice was soft, and gentle, like everything was just fine. "Mai has nothing to do with either one of you, just leave her be."

Get out. I thought to myself. Please get out.

"No." She hissed as I tried to fight whoever it was that possessed me. Using my body, the spirit grabbed a hold of Naru's shirt, and glared him in the eyes.

Let him go! I screamed at her, but she wasn't listening.

He stared back, and it was like he was staring into my soul. I guess he could see me trying to fight with her.

"End your fight with Éclair, Caroline. It got both of you killed. You ended your friendship. Jake has moved on with his life. It's time you moved on as well." He spoke firmer now, and I let go of him, taking a step back, surprised with his news of Jake, tears forming in my eyes. Was all this fighting we did worth it?

I suddenly felt lighter as two forms appeared in the center of the room, and was shrouded in a warm light. One took on the form of Éclair, and the other, Caroline. Tears were streaming down their faces as they embraced each other in a tight hug before they faded away.

I let out a short sigh. Naru turned to me, and shook his head.

"It just had to be you to get possessed, didn't it?" Naru said stoically.

"Hey." I snapped. "It's not like I have a big sign over my head, asking to be possessed. It just…happens."

He smirked.

"You might as well. You're always the victim of something."

He turned his back, and started walking away from me. My anger flared, and I felt my face grow red.

"Hey! You can't just say something like that and leave!"

He didn't turn back to talk to me, he just kept walking.

"Naru! You narcissist bastard!" I yelled before running after him.

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Library

Day 4

2:27 P.M.

I shoved the last of the boxes into the back of the van. It was packed tightly, and I was sure Naru would be pleased of my packing job. I stepped back to admire a job well done as I pulled my coat tighter around me.

Snow was still falling today, but Naru wanted to get home soon before the weather grew worse. It was a little slick, but on the main roads, it was thawed out enough for us to get home. Naru was leaning against one of the open doors as he analyzed my work. His black jacket was buttoned really tight, and he crossed his arms.

"Mai, did you grab the-" And was cut off by something white hitting his shoulder.

Upon impact, the snowball broke back down into flakes, sprinkling his black jacket with white flakes. He looked down at his shoulder, and back out into the parking lot, looking for his assailant, but there was none to be found. I looked around as well, hoping I wouldn't be attacked.

"What a bunch of childish nonsense." He grumbled, and waited for me to step out so he could shut the doors.

Another snowball came flying out of nowhere, and I ducked. It flew over my head, and nailed Naru in the back. I stood up straight, and watched him as he calmly slammed the doors shut. He bent his head, trying to regain composure or something like that. I heard snickering coming from one of the cars.

"ATTACK!"

And without warning, snowballs began assailing us both. I started to run for cover, but found myself slipping on ice. Naru was right behind me, and I fell on top of him. I reached up to grab a handle on the van so I could slip inside, but couldn't find it quick enough. Lin had taken refuge in the van. Naru gave me a look, and reached over my head to open the door, but we heard a click.

Lin locked us out of the van.

Naru's face turned into the death glare, and I knew Lin was probably going to get it soon. The snowballs were relentless and kept coming, not giving us any time to prepare at all. Naru shot me a look, and managed to get back up on his feet. He held a hand out to me, and I took it. He lifted me up, and he let me go as the attack ceased. He glanced at me with his dark blue eyes, and I could tell he was planning something.

"Revenge is a bitch." I said, and shrugged.

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A/N: And that is the end of the case! I'll have a 'lil something something for you guys upon your requests. Once again, please, R&R