Hey I'm back from my holiday and decided you've waited long enough for the update, so again thank yous go out to all who reviewed as well as all those who read, I also hope to see more reviews I really appreciate them, hope you enjoy this next chapter.

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"Here are all the room temperatures Naru," Bou-san said handing a clipboard to the boy.

"All seem normal," Naru observed, meanwhile Mai happened to pass the room when Naru opened his mouth, his words shattered her heart.

"Kari-san tea," he had replaced her, they had replaced her, did she mean nothing to them? Were all her thoughts of family one sided? Tears started to roll down her face.

Gene cursed their timing, he heard what his brother had said and instantly knew what was running through Mai's head. He turned to her, his heart breaking whilst he watched hers shatter.

"Mai?" he asked before she turned and ran down the hall heading for the darkest place she could find, the basement.

When Gene finally found Mai, he was shocked, instead of the sobbing girl he expected to find, he found her huddled up in the corner staring at nothing in particular. He jumped as she spoke.

"All this time, did they even miss me? Did they even care?" she said softly.

"Mai it has been two years....."

"I wonder how long it was before they replaced me a week? A month? an hour?"

"Mai stop please," Gene tried though he cringed as she looked in his direction with such a haunted expression. She had been down here for two hours, Gene cursed at himself for taking so long to find her but when he tried to enter the basement something stopped him, blocked him from reaching the girl.

"Mai you're in danger," he said, "We need to leave, whatever this ghost is it was strong enough to keep me away from you," he pleaded with her. Mai looked at him as she stood up straight.

"Hm I wondered why it had taken you so long to find me," she said with sarcasm, "Or maybe you just want to leave me too," she whispered this part to herself.

"What? Mai listen to yourself, you're my best friend snap out of it!" he yelled slapping her across the face.

"Gene?" Mai asked as her haunted expression left her, he felt bad about slapping her but he needed to get her out of here, especially when she can't control her emotions. Gene opened his mouth to reply but was cut off by a shrill scream.

"That's Ayako!" Mai yelled as she stood up fully before dashing out of the basement.

"Mai wait the cameras!" Gene yelled after her causing her to stop in her tracks.

"Gene go check on Ayako," she commanded.

"What are you going to do?" he asked knowing that she was planning something stupid.

"What I do best, sleep," she answered before she jumped back down to the basement choosing to hide behind the stairs; Gene gave her one last look before he reluctantly left the room.

Ayako began banging on the doors.

"Let me out!!" she screamed as she struggled to open the door but it refused to budge.

"Ayako stand back!" Bou-san ordered planning to kick the door down, doing what Bou-san said Ayako backed away from the door only to scream when a vase flew past her head.

Mai took in a deep breath as she closed her eyes, her breathing was becoming even and her body relaxed as her mind drifted off into slumber. When she next opened her eyes she found herself still sitting in the basement, she groaned in frustration before standing up to stretch her legs, she immediately ducked back down again as a bright light came on, she listened as someone walked down the stairs, each step creaking under the weight. She looked through the stairs to see a man she didn't recognise, he seemed to be carrying something over to that table in the centre of the room, "Wait! There wasn't a table there before!" Mai thought to herself as she continued to watch the man, it was then that she realized that the man was see through, a ghost?

Mai then realize that what he was carrying was a human being, an unconscious human being. She continued to watch as the man strapped the person to the table, from her position it was hard to see what gender the person was. Her eyes widened as she saw the man pull out a dagger, he waited for the person to wake up before making his next move.

"Well hello darling, ready for some fun?" he asked in a sadistic voice.

"Please I want to go home," the person who Mai guessed to be a girl from her voice begged.

"Sorry girl you lost the game, and now it's time for the cat to play with his mouse," he answered looking to his dagger as it glistened in the light, before he began walking around the table looking to the girl before he brought his dagger down slicing into her shoulder causing the girl to scream in pain and Mai to flinch before clamping her hands on her ears to block out the screams as the man continued to slice through the girls skin like paper, laughing at her screams before it suddenly all went silent except for the man's cruel laugh.
"Game over, next victim," he said before he looked up straight to where Mai was hiding, "Better keep your friends save vampire, 'cause you're the new mouse," he said sending shivers down Mai's spine before her eyes snapped open.

Her skin was clammy and she was covered in sweat, tears were rolling down her cheeks but she didn't care about that right now, all she cared about were keeping her friends alive.

Naru was standing outside interviewing Mr Tyler's young daughter Mai, he knew she was the main reason that he accepted the case, he couldn't save his Mai but he'll darned if he let anything happen to this Mai.

He opened his mouth to ask a question but suddenly a shrill scream filled the air, quickly he and Lin ran towards the scream but not before Lin stopped to tell Mr Tyler and his daughter to stay put. He caught up to John who was also heading towards where Ayako had screamed and soon they came across Bou-san trying to break down a large door. As they reached the Monk they heard another scream and a crash shortly followed by a loud thump. With urgency Lin and Bou-san ruthlessly began kicking to door, after a large amount of effort they finally got it open to find the self proclaimed Miko unconscious on the floor. As fast as lightning Bou-san was suddenly by her side checking her over, he sighed in relief as he found a strong pulse though he knew that bump that was slowly forming on her head would give her a major headache when she next awoke.

"Urm guys," John said as he pointed towards the far wall, for there written in what seemed to be like blood was: New player, Mouse: Mai T, let the games begin.

Unseen to all the others Gene stood in the middle of the room his hand covering his mouth as he read the message, before he could move though they heard a number of doors and windows slam shut.