Recap

Once running to the base and slamming open the door, everyone turned around to them, " please tell me you caught that on camera?" Naru nodded standing up going over to Mai to check over to see if she had any wounds, "Thank god, my plan to lure the spirit out is working, but, we wont have you girls practicing on your own, I will assign someone with you at all times. Lin your taking the first shift."

All the girls fell to their knees, slumped this was going to be a very long case indeed!

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Chapter 7

It was 2pm Lin was sat in the corner watching Mai train her arse off, he felt he was having it easy by watching the girl struggle to get moves right. Maybe she didn't feel comfortable with him in the room, no that wasn't it, he saw her struggling before then. Suddenly Mai fell to the floor out of breath, he stood up.

But sonato looked down to her "Again, one more time" "Y…yes!" she stood up and was about to get back to doing it but her body was exhausted she tripped over, if it wasn't for Lins fast reflexes she would have hit the floor face first. Sonota sighed " Alright, break time 5 minutes.

Mai looked up to Lin and smiled " I'm fine, thank you" he handed her a towel and some water, " I thought Dancing was meant to be fun." Mai couldn't help but laugh, " I've been out of the game for 5 years Lin I'm rusty I know that." she sat back against the cold wall taking a sip of her water, Rhythm sat in front of her and Mion at the other side. " you weren't kidding when you quit, I though you'd have done at least some dancing." Mai shook her head looking down.

" I am getting the excite and feel back again for it, I just … " Rhythm took Mai's hand " Aria your not regretting coming back are you?" " A little, I feel like I'm breaking a promise I made to myself, maybe that's why I can't do it as well" Sonato came over with a first aid kit, "Huh?" was all the girls said until she turned Mai around and began to change the wound on her shoulder.

" How did you get this wound anyway?" Asked the older woman which made Mai and Rhythm look at each other. "She used herself as a shield to stop the spirit from killing Rhythm." Sonota looked to them, " I didn't know it was that dangerous, I hope you can get rid of it soon. I don't like the fact that my daughter and her best friends are in danger with it being here."

Lin looked to the woman, " I understand, Mai has become a part of the SPR family, that she created without her even knowing it. Every time we go on a case she is always the one in danger, might be because of her spiritual energy is high, do you know who she might have inherited it from?"

Sonota thought, " Her father, Her mother was a stylist, and was terrified of spirits, but her father, I think I recall that he use to be in a business back when was younger. I didn't get to see the wedding, I didn't even get to see the birth of Aria," Lin looked to her, " Rhythm was born on the same day."

Lin looked down at the two girls, the best friends, and smiled, non biological twins in a way. A special meaning or calling maybe? " Either way, I need to get these girls ready for their new prism show there going to be on."

Mai turned around to Sonota, " P..prism show? I.. " she shook her head " no buts, that's what this training is for, I'm not letting that boyfriend of yours use you as bait." Mai couldn't help but blush beetroot red at the word boyfriend. Falling backwards, "Please.. I'm still getting use to being with the Narcissist,"

" Just wait till you meet his parents" Mai groaned closing her eye's god was Naru's parents just like him or… " he's mother will shop till dawn, and his father is a scientist like himself." This caused Mai to laugh.

Sonota stood up and clapped her hands together "Right back to work girls, got another 3 hours to go" they stood up and began practicing again, Lin smiled at Mai's efforts she was really doing well, but it felt like she still wasn't opening her heart to the music.

Just as quick as the day came, it had ended, no more activity had occurred during the day, and Naru still wasn't any closer to figuring out where the spirit was or how they could get rid of it. It was really flustrating, he didn't want to put his girlfriend in harms way but what other matters could be done. He knew Mai could bring the spirit out, it was a unknown talent of hers, but he also knew Mai couldn't get rid of spirits yet, she still had a long way to go before that.

Suddenly the fresh scent of tea hit his nose, He turned and saw Mai holding a cup for him, he smiled and took it giving a sip of the hot liquid before placing it down " thanks, I needed that, 9 hours without your Tea makes me a cranky man." Mai laughed and went behind him rubbing his temples. "Everyones gone to go get us some food, so we have the next 15 minutes alone"

He lifted his head up and planted a kiss on her chin, " I wish there was more information about this guy we are trying to exorcise, maybe you could try and have another one of your dreams?"

" I wish I could, I probably could have gone to sleep in dance practice earlier but I'm wide awake now that I've been able to drink my addictive coffee." Naru grinned like a little kid, as if he was about to tell on the girl, " please don't! If I can't live without my coffee I will die! Just like you can't live without your tea!" he blinked she did have a point there. Sitting on a chair beside him, she began to watch the monitors and without knowing she began to take temp readings and listen out for any sounds. " I've only just managed to notice on how dedicated you are to the Paranormal activity work your amazing Mai" She looked to him and gave a smile.

"and your clothes are still wanting you to wear lighter clothing, but you still look good to me in your black clothing." he couldn't help but laugh,

The night went on like that, the girls room was more cramped than before, Ayako and Masako still had their own beds but Mai couldn't move she was sandwiched in between Mion and Rhythm. Giving a sigh she closed her eye's and went into a sleep.

Dreamland

Walking down the hallway, so many white orbs was around in a room she smelt blood, why could she smell blood?

Holding her hand out she was almost afraid to open it, but when she did, a bright light came into her eye's, it was a skating ring, why was she here? In the middle of the ring, she saw him, the man her great great grandmother use to love. The one who help give birth to the next generation of Harune's. she widened seeing the rope, running forward she was obsorbed by Kei's body.

Her eye's opened a little, Kei was still alive! She didn't die by suicide. Looking up to the mans eye's she loved, " I'm so sorry Jin, I…" he stroked her cheek, his hand was ice cold, looking next to her there was a hole in the ice. Why was there a hole in the ice? She looked back up and saw a knife in his hand., " I love you Kei, I will look for talent to be able to perform the next Auroru Rising, your time is up, please… rest.." his hand flew down and stabbed her in the chest, her eye's widened the cold metal blade had pierced her, but still not enough to kill her.

" In!" he screamed, and brought the knife down again, but then threw the knife to the side, blood was pouring out all over the ice, as he brought something else standing up her eye's widened, it was a fire Axe. " PIECES!" he brought the Axe down as Mai screamed threw Kei's body.

SLAP!

Mai woke up screaming, her eye's wide open, Ayako had rushed over to the bed after hearing two concerned girls, she only knew one thing that could handle this situation. She brought her hand back and SLAP! Mai stopped screaming and looked up to the celing, " H…I … " she shot up and wrapped her arms around the womans waist, crying into her chest, Ayako just held her close and stroked the girls hair. "its ok… your save, were right here with you."

Rhythm joined in the hug, " I was so scared, you suddenly started thrashing, I thought that evil spirit had gotten you, then when you started screaming I paniced," Mai let go of her arm around Ayako and hugged Rhythm, Mion also joined in the hug as the door opened, Naru was stood at the door in his light blue pj's Everyone would have laughed but Naru just walked over, Mion stood up from the bed letting Naru take the seat and handed a cup of Tea to the girl.

Mai shakingly took the Tea, and took a sip of the roasting hot liquid, her nerves seemed to have cooled down. " feeling better love?" Mai would have blushed 10 different shades of red if she was feeling normal, she just gave a slight nod, " thank you, everyone. I'm sorry to have disturbed you."

Monk went over to the bed and knelt down in front of her, " jou-chan, I know this is going to be hard but… can you" Mai nodded and began telling them. The girls lifted their hands up to their mouths, Mai placed a hand to her chest, " I can still feel where he stabbed her, twice, and then… " she plced a hand to her neck, " where he began to disembody her, it was horrible, she loved him so much, she wanted to apologise to him, but he seemed to have gone crazy after he watched her do the jump…. Jin… his name was Jin.."

Naru nodded and leaned forward giving her a kiss on the forehead, " that's quite enough Mai, you don't need to say any more, Why don't you girls help Mai change and look after her for us? Make sure she gets some sleep" they all nodded and the guys walked out of the Room, Mai placed the half drunk tea on the table, Ayako had explained to the girls why Mai was able to see that awful nightmare, They didn't know on how to make their friend any more comfortable than when she was with her boyfriend.

They also noticed her hand was back clutching her heart, seeing that the others was helpless Masako stood up from her bed, "Mai?" Mai looked up to the girl, she held her hand out and Mai took it who took her into the bathroom, soon enough the water was running, Masako popped her head out. "Change the sheets for her, I have an idea."

With that they got to work on Masako's orders.

15 minutes later, Mai came out in a tank top and some green boxers, sitting on the bed with the towel around her head she was still looking in shock, Ayako sighed and sat behind the girl " You'll catch a cold if you leave your hair wet." all Mai did was nod, then all of a sudden Rhythm got up from the bed and went into her sleep over bag, she then placed on the most ridiculas outfit, "Aria! What do you think!?" Mai looked up and suddenly leaned back in Ayako's arms "W..what the? What the hell…"

Mion quickly caught on as Masako came out of the bathroom she then saw the two people dressed so badly it was un believable. Mai's eye brow twitched as she stood up from the bed, " Hmm if you switch this long knee skirt with a smaller baby blue one with a white belt, and then also add a white leather jacket Rhythm it would look a lot more cutier on you. An Mion, your style is completely different to that here," she took some sissors and began cutting the outfit down a little adding a collar, no sleeves, a few buttons going down it and shortening it into a small vest top, but then made the bottom half into mini skirt with a few friles on, she stood back and smiled at her work. " There, Pretty Remake complete!"

The girls looked to each other and high fived each other, Masako was up next with the worse Kimono ever, " Mai?" Mai looked to her, and grinned, " now Masako, hmm, " she looked at the left overs from her friends clothing and began hacking away a little at the Kimono and then added some new fabric and texture to the design.

Ayako now finally got the idea on what the girls was doing, it was putting Mai's mind away from the dream she had and onto something new. "Mai think you can make me something sexy?" Mai looked round to Ayako and thought her eye's widened as she went and took some of Ayako's clothing " Hey wait! No there my fav-" she slapped a hand to her head, when Mai was done,

Ayako's old favourite clothing had been transformed, she was now wearing a knee high red spagetti strapless dress, with one slight white line going across diagonally around the waist line. On the back it revealed most of it going just to the top of her what it curves to her bum. Giving a swirl, there was a slight slit in the right part of the dress, going halfway up her thigh to top it off, it sparkled just a bright as Mai was while she was designing these.

"I… I don't know what to say Mai," Mai just laid backwards on her bed, " your welcome, just make sure Monk doesn't rip if off you before he even gets to dance with you in it." Ayako's face went as bright as her dress,

She was about to say something but Masako silenced her and pointed to over where Mai was she as sleeping diagonal on the bed, which made them all smile. "Your plan all along Masako?" She shook her head , " I just wanted her to have a calming shower and talk, but it seems like these two had a better idea." they had all changed back into their pj's and decided to go to sleep.

Morning soon came, the girls woke up to see Mai missing, getting dressed they walked into the base huddling next to Naru looking round like a hawk, " Has anyone seen Sonota yet?" they shook their heads, Mai smiled as she picked up her coffee and took some sips. Leaning back placing the coffee onto the table she gave out a large sigh, " Oh that's good coffee!" they all couldn't help but laugh.

Naru raised his eye brow to the girls, " what ever you lot did last night, really has given her a change of pace," the girls smiled but when John came in and saw Masako, "M…masako, erm" he gave a cough while his cheeks went a rosy red. " y..you look lovely in that." Masako looked down and smiled at her outfit, it was the one Mai designed last night, she blushed and smiled "thanks, all credit goes to Mai, she was able to design and make it under 15 minutes!" the girls laughed, " When it comes to fashion, Leave it to Aria!" Naru placed an arm around his girlfriend, "Maybe I should get you to design my clothing then?"

They Lin couldn't help but make a snap shot of the photo and quickly send it to Madoka, labeling it, ' Naru's first love'

Just as quickly as he sent it, Naru's phone rang, he looked to the caller ID, " Hello?" his eye's widened and quickly switched to English.

"Mother! What? WHAT I'M GOING TO KILL THAT BASTARD! NO I WON'T MIND MY LANGUAGE! NO… PLEASE TELL ME… GAH!" putting the phone down Mai smiled up to him " not nice language for a good boy Naru."

He turned to her, " you know English?" she nodded " Top marks remember " she gave him a wink as Naru sat down he was doomed. Luella, his mother… was coming to Japan, and this case wasn't even close to being solved yet again!

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Training has begun! And Romance is in the air! It smells so sweet, that I think that this new danger that's coming up will kill for it.

Stay tuned for more!

~Cure Dream 90 over and out!