A/N:Did you miss me? Did you? Did you? Anyway, I hope you liked the previous chapter! I just came from an out-of-town trip and I was very distracted with other stuff (youtube i'm shaking my head at you lol). But I won't hold you off any longer. Here's the update! Please don't forget to rate and review like always!

Oh, and by the way, I don't own Ghost Hunt. And never will. This fanfiction though, is mine. (*^▽^*)

~SapphireElliore٩( 'ω' )و

Eight

Ungodly Possession, Part Five

HE WAS THE MAN WHO GAVE HER A NEW AND FRESH LOOK AT HER BARREN LIFE. He was this annoying, narcisstic, and hansome ass of a boss who took her in and showed her a whole new world. And a new family. But she wasn't Jasmine, and he wasn't Aladdin; he may have swept her off her feet, but he was also the same man who left her cold and lonely all those years ago by a three-word question.

And she told herself that if he ever came back, she wouldn't be his Jasmine-she would not let him sweep her off her feet. She would sweep him off his feet. She would show him what he missed.

But now, with her previous plea, she's doubting her goal. His eyes were now boring into her- his cold, calculating stare that once made her feel very embarrassed now irked her to no end. Can you look at me wothout computing whether or not you staying here will benefit you?

She asked him to stay. The rational part of her mind was already arguing with her. The moment Naru excused himself she latched unto him, like a child that is scared to be alone. A damsel in distress.

Why am I so scared?

Then she remembered how Naru was rushed to her side, looking agitated.

Then she also remembered what Gene showed her before he mysteriously left with a plea that they should find the boy.

"Stay." She firmly said, her fingers now on his wrist, clutching it tightly. He was still staring.

He can say no.

He gingerly lifted the fingers on his wrist and held it ass he led Mai back to her bed, making her stop and stare at him who has now sat, his eyes still on her.

"What are you doing?" Mai asked, then eyeing his hand clutching hers. She was now more surprised at his gentlemanly actions. Because he wasn't pretending. She knew.

"You asked me to stay." He said softly as he took his hand away. And yet he would always take it back.

Mai sat down. And I never expected you to stay.

"Tell me about your dream." He said in a slightly less commanding tone.

And she told him. She told him about the previous owner of the house, how the diplomat was his younger twin, and Emily Watson being the previous wife of the older twin, and how their first son was kidnapped and witnessed his own father shot. As she was about to add something more to the events she dreamed, she noticed that Naru wasn't doing anything. No notebook. No writing. He was just staring.

"You could have spared more energy by telling it to all of us." He remarked. Oh, it irritated her how he easily dismisses everything. But she knew this isn't the time.

He really needs to know.

"You wouldn't even care to know who is responsible for this? Everything? To why Pseudo-Noll get to be Edward Cullen and stare at me while I sleep, syringe in his pocket?" She fumed. Naru was being an ass again. Will he ever look at me as a partner, like he said?

But Naru never ceases to surprise her. He breathed deeply, his eyes now showing...anger.

"Mai," he angrily groaned. "That was no one in your room besides me."

Why the hell are you lying to me? "So my vision from the astral plane was inaccuarate? You're telling me that my visions are incorrect? Why?" Why are you lying? She screamed in her mind, ommiting the question.

"No."

"I need to find Sebastian, Naru. If I need to find the room-which is probably in this house, I will. I need to talk to the child. He has to pass on." She firmly stated, hushing Naru off to his protests.

"You think the child is the one possessing Mrs. Watson?" He inquired, shooting her a discerning look.

"Yeah." Not really.

"So your insticts now know how to lie to you, Mai?" He sarcastically asked.

It was worth the try. Mai thought. Of course he has information.

"Don't lie to me, Mai." He remarked.

Mai snapped. "So you can lie to me and I can't lie to you?! You can say that you never threatened the impostor, while here I am, your partner, and I can't say that 'oh, Naru our client is responsible for the start of these events and you know what, I think we both know who pseudo-Noll is'?" She retorted, anger flowing through her system.

Naru stared at her for a while, probably pondering on what just happened. Mai was just angrily staring at him as he did. Infuriated, she stood up, and walked to the door. She almost reached for the doorknob when two words hung in the air.

"I'm sorry." He apologized. Mai turned back to him, shocked.

"You don't have to say that if you don't want to." Mai replied.

Naru looked up at her, surprised. "And why would I not want to apologize?" He asked back.

You didn't apologize for dismissing my feelings away then doing that before you left. "You're not sincere." Mai pointed out. In a way, she felt the sincerity, but she can't tell because of the walls he built to guard his true emotions.

"I tried to deny it. Yes, because I didn't want you to worry about my impostor trying to kill you. I'm sorry if I pissed you off..." he trailed off, his eyes now looking away from her.

Oh, you did not just piss me off. "Then I'm sorry too."

"For earlier?" He asked. Mai nodded.

"I deserved that." He only said as he stood up and walked towards her.

"Why did you try to omit the information?" Naru asked, referring to her statement earlier.

"I thought if you didn't know that I knew then you could bug me less. And I can solve that problem without involving everybody-especially you in my troubles." She replied as she then shrugged. "I guess you'll all be there to guard me after what happened when I was sleeping."

"Why would they need to know that?" Naru replied. "Are you going to change clothes? I'm going to wait for you outside."

"And why would I need your company?" Mai asked back, raising an eyebrow.

"You asked me to stay." Naru only replied. "Do you still need me?" He asked.

Do I need you? "Probably. Wait outside."

"Okay." He only said as he went outside. Mai gently closed the door behind him. She can hear Naru taking a deep breath, feeling relieved. She never wondered why.

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Mr. Watson was in his study when he came in.

He looked tense and frightened. What happened?

"What is it?" He asked. The man in front of him sighed and sat down.

"He probably knows." The young man replied.

"He knows." The diplomat calmly said as he stood up from his chair, pured the young man a glass of scotch and handed it to him. The young man took it in one gulp.

"You look so undisturbed by it."

The diplomat chuckled. "Of course I am. He is a sharp man, so I am told. The Society wouldn't recommend him afterall. Have you done what I have-" he took one glance at the man in front of him. "Of course not, he was there wasn't he?"

"Yes. He knew what I was about to do, but he let me go." The man replied.

"And I haven't received any complaints about you from him."

"What will you do now?" The man asked him.

"Let's see where their investigation will lead them. I'll give you the command if it's time to take them down." The diplomat said as he sat down. "Continue finding out who he is. The dove, however..."

"What of the dove?"

"Use her if you won't be able to find out his real identity."

The man looked very confused. "Why her?"

The diplomat looked at him as if he said something very ridiculous. "My boy, I'm telling you-he looks sharp and strong but he can go down in one blow- a blow to his heart."

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A few complaints, shouts, barks, and an angry Naru later- Mai found herself sitting with Naru himself, taking the first shift.

Naru was sitting and reading through his black notebook as Mai stared at him. Lin was the one doing the real monitoring here.

"It wouldn't hurt to buy a different color." She stated. Naru looked at her in question.

"I mean- aren't you bored with the color-oh, nevermind." Mai said as she shrugged the idea off. Seeing him owning something not black would certainly shock her. And she doesn't like to be shocked.

Naru placed the notebook down. Mai took a glance of it. The edges looked old.

"What are you planning to do?" Naru asked her. It took her a few second to realize what he was asking.

"I'll try to look for the basement. The cupboard looked like it had a hidden passageway to me." Mai replied, expecting Naru to stop her.

"Have someone with you." He only remarked.

"And what about you? What will you do? You can't exactly waltz in his base and say; 'hey, I know you're not Oliver Davis-you know why? Because I am.'." Mai asked, trying to imitate his voice.

"I am not doing that. I am talking to Yasuhara tomorrow concerning Robert Watson's death." Naru replied as he now saw Mai sitting beside him. "What are you doing?"

"Sitting beside you? Is there any problem with that?" You have problems with a me sitting beside you, Naru?

"Nothing." Naru sternly replied.

Mai noticed how tense he looked. Others might not see it, but she can notice how his staightened posture seemed unnatural.

"You still think the boy is dead?" Naru suddenly asked after a moment of silence.

"No. And I lied. He's alive. I only sensed Robert's spirit." Mai replied.

"Do you know where the boy is?"

"You do. You know who he is, don't you?" Mai replied sarcastically.

Naru was about to retort when Mai suddenly yawned. She closed her eyes and covered her mouth with her hand. He felt compelled to stare at her.

"We both do." He suddenly replied, earning a curious glance from Mai.

"Sure." Mai mumbled as she leaned her head on the couch.

"You're on shift, idiot." Naru coldly stated. Mai just gave him a sleepy glance.

"Just wake me up if something happens." She replied as she closed her eyes. For a moment she thought Naru would protest and wake her up like before, but he just stayed silent.

So she slept.

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Naru stared at her. She looked peaceful, as she tried to sleep. No, she was now asleep. Just how drained is she? He asked himself. He then decided to reprimand her about conserving her energy tomorrow.

"You could have asked her to go back to her room." Lin exclaimed.

"She is still on shift." Naru replied, grabbing his notebook and started to read.

"Is that your excuse so that you can carry her back to her room like earlier?" Lin asked back. Naru glared at him then turned back to what he was reading.

"They will be after her, Noll."

Naru stopped reading and stared at the girl sleeping beside him.

"I'll solve this case before that happens, Lin."

"They won't be able to find out who you are, Noll. And they know your weakness."

The fact that Lin used weakness instead of weaknesses made Naru aware who he was referring to.

"They do not. They do not know me well to know that." Naru deadpanned.

"Nobody has to know you well just to see how you are taken with her."

"I'll solve this case before anyone lays a hand on her, Lin." Naru firmly replied as he stood up, layed Mai's body on the couch and covered her with his jacket. I'll protect her even if it's the last thing I do.

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MAI WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF PEOPLE ARGUING ON THE ROOM OPPOSITE HER. It wasn't that loud, but it was distinct.

"What time is it?" She mumbled as she sat up, noticing the black jacket on her.

"It's five in the morning, sleeping beauty." A familiar voice opposite her answered. She bolted and looked at her eyes, seeing the familiar mischevous smirk, and those damn spectacles.

"Yasuhara!" She exclaimed happily as she turned to him, fixing herself. "When did you arrive?" She asked.

"Just a few minutes ago actually. I called Naru last night so the guards were notified of my arrival. Stressful, still." Yasuhara replied as he flashed her a smile.

"Good job with the files. I'm surprised you gave us two different notes. Lover, huh?" Mai teased. Yasuhara's smile faltered, much to Mai's curiosity.

"About that," Yasuhara was halted when the door opened from where she heard some arguing earlier. Naru went out looking agitated. He stopped and his tracks when he saw Mai and Yasuhara. Yasuhara gulped. Mai raised an eyebrow.

"Mai, come with me." He said as he headed out the door. Mai looked surprised but stood up and catched up with him, leaving Yasuhara with a very annoyed Lin.

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YASUHARA WAS SURPRISED WHEN LIN ASKED IF HE WAS ALRIGHT.

"I need to tell big boss something." Was what he only said. Lin sighed.

"You can tell me." Lin replied.

"What the hell was that anyway?" Yasu asked, referring to the scene earlier.

Lin sighed again. "He was forced to make the investigation faster. He needs Mai with him." Lin replied.

Yasuhara fidgeted. "A-are they going to a hidden cupboard somewhere in the east hall?" He asked.

Lin looked at him, surprised. Then he noticed how nervous and tense the bespectacled man looked. "What's wrong? Tell me." Lin tried to coax him.

"He's ordering a few people outside when I was there. They were complaining on where they were going and he said they were going to wait on someone who might enter by the swinging cupboard in the east hall." Yasuhara replied.

Lin knew exactly who the he Yasuhara was referring to, and now he was concerned for the man. "Did they know you heard them?" Lin asked.

"No. They were at the back. I just heard their voices." With that, Lin closed his eyes for a moment, then opened again after a while. Yasuhara was staring at him, looking concerned.

"Are you okay?" Yasuhara asked. Lin nodded.

"I sent my other shiki to Mai." He replied.

"They aren't really...supernatural..."

"I sent it to warn her, so she can tell Naru."

Yasu only hoped they would heed the warning. They are both stubborn.

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"Naru! Naru! Slow down, what's wrong?!" Mai exclaimed as she ran after him, who was now brisk walking.

"Just follow me." He deadpanned.

Mai stopped walking. It took Naru two steps to notice that nobody was following him. He turned. Mai was standing there, hands on her hips.

"Mai." He growled.

"You asked me to follow you for no reason. Please don't keep me in the dark." She replied.

She was right. She had to know. He walked in front of her. "They are rummaging through files, Mai. They're hacking through the SPR's database to know who I am."

Mai's irritated looked turned into a look of concern. "Did they...?" She trailed off, knowing that he would know what she was asking.

"No. Madoka asked the tech before to remove files concerning information about SPR's members since last year." He replied.

What's with last year? "So you have nothing to worry about. What is this about?" She asked, feeling herself leaning to the wall- she was just beside where Emily's portrait hung.

Naru was getting closer, he was silent, his eyes boring into hers. What is he up to now?

"Naru-"

"Are you sure they're going to be in here?"

"If they want to solve the case one of them will have to go here."

"Isn't this the wrong one?"

Mai heard no more as she felt Naru drag her to the other wall opposite them, hearing his back lean with a loud thud on the wall. She crashed into his arms. "Naru, what-?" She was interrupted when she felt the wall shift behind them.

Gone were the lights of the hallway.

It was just darkness. And the warmth radiating from Naru's body.

Oh, and how Naru held her close during the wall shift.

A/N: hope you guys liked it! Please don't forget to rate and review!

~SapphireElliore~