Yay! Here comes Chapter 7!!! Two in one day; I can't believe it!!! :D

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I wiped at my foggy, sleep-deprived eyes. After what had happened last night, I hadn't been able to sleep a wink. I felt as heavy as lead, and just keeping my eyes open presented a challenge. Anything I began thinking about almost immediately flew out the window and I began thinking about something else. In other words, I couldn't concentrate. I couldn't remember what day it was, and I could barely remember why I wanted to know what day it was.

I laid my head down on the breakfast table and closed my eyes. If I slept just a couple of hours, maybe it would make me more coherent.

I heard a commotion starting, but I didn't pay attention. Just...a few...minutes, I thought sleepily.

I woke up with someone roughly shaking my shoulder. "Mai! Mai!" someone called.

I groaned and peeled open my eyes. I recognized a girl from my hall standing over me and shaking my shoulder. "What?" I asked groggily.

"You've slept nearly the whole day! Gosh, you sleep really deeply! Anyway, you're the last person!"

I sighed and sat up, rubbing my eyes and trying to take away the sleep. "Last person for what?" I asked irritably.

"To be interviewed!" She grabbed my arm and pulled me to my feet. "Get up, you lazy ass! They need to get their work done!"

Who does? I thought tiredly as she hauled me through halls, up a staircase, and in front of a door. "Just go in and answer any questions he asks. It won't take that long!" the girl said before disappearing down the hall.

I yawned tiredly and tried to wake myself up a little before pushing open the door. "Sorry if I slowed down your work," I said thickly, trying not to yawn again. I made myself open my eyes wider so I could look at the people in the room.

I was wide awake instantly, and the look on the boy's face in front of me was enough to make me scream for joy. For once his emotion was easy to interpret because of his wide, dark blue eyes. "NARU!" I cried ecstatically and flew at him.

"Took you long enough," he muttered. At least he didn't try to remove my arms from their locked positing around his waist.

"I missed you!" I said, ignoring his comment and happy that this wasn't just another wishful dream. "How long have you been here for?" I asked.

"Almost three hours. And you can let go, Mai. I'm not going anywhere."

"Sorry. I can't just yet," I said. I couldn't bring myself to; I was too happy.

Naru sighed, but didn't push me away. He put his hand on my arm.

"Where's everybody else?" I asked.

"In case you haven't noticed, Lin's over there," Naru said, nodding in his direction.

"Hi, Lin!" I called, twisting my head around to look at him and still refusing to detach myself from my hold on Naru.

Lin just grunted. I did think I saw the ghost of a smile on his mouth, though.

I looked up at Naru, still wondering about the others.

"Matsuzaki-san, Hara-san, and Bou-san are still looking around," he continued. "And John is...taking down temperatures." Naru seemed hesitant saying what John was doing. He looked down at me, and I looked up at him quizically.

"MAI TANIYAMA, YOU GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE RIGHT NOW!" a familiar voice shouted from the doorway.

"AYAKO!" I yelled, finally releasing Naru and running over to give the priestess a hug.

"I was so upset, Mai!" she said, tears in her voice.

"I missed you so much!" I choked, backing up so I could look at her.

"MAI!"

I was suddenly being spun and squished to death by a very happy monk. "Monk!" I choked out, barely able to breathe.

"You stupid monk! Stop squishing her and spinning her like that!!! You're going to make her sick!" Ayako said, trying to sound angry but only managing to sound extremely happy.

John and Masako walked in, surprised looks on their faces. "John! Masako!" I yelled.

John gave a wide smile, and Masako covered her mouth with her kimono sleeve.

"Can you put me down for a second, Bou-san?" I asked.

He put me down, and I ran over to give John and Masako hugs.

After the reunions, I stepped back and looked at all of them happily. It was already about three p.m., and strong afternoon sunlight streamed in through the windows.

"Do you mind if I stay here for a while?" I asked Naru, turning to look at him.

"No," Naru said after a moment. He looked at me, then began looking through his notes.

I happily settled down on the couch in between Bou-san and Ayako. "So, have you been getting a lot of information?" I asked Naru.

"Yes, but I need to go over it," he replied, sitting down in his chair and opening his notebook.

"Okay! I could always help you guys if you ever needed it while you're here!" I piped up, hoping that they would want it at some point.

"Well, if you have another one of your prophetic dreams, that would definitely help!" Bou-san said with a grin.

I smiled and laughed. "Right! I haven't had one yet; sorry! If I do, I'll be sure to tell you!"

Ayako seemed to notice something and narrowed her eyes, peering closer at me. "Speaking of sleep, you look exhausted. What happened? Didn't you sleep last night?" she asked.

I shook my head. "No. Not after seeing that girl like that."

"Huh?" she asked, confused. "What are you talking about?"

After explaining to her, she gave a shiver. "Please be careful, Mai," she said, pulling me into a hug.

"Yes, Taniyama-san. Please be careful," John said.

"Don't worry, I will!" A yawn suddenly found it's way into my mouth, and I tried to keep my eyes wide open.

"I think you need to go get some sleep, Mai," Bou-san suggested, glancing at me.

"Yes. You look awfully tired," Masako said from behind her kimono sleeve.

"Can I come back later?" I asked anxiously, looking over at Naru.

"Yes, Mai," Naru said without looking up. "Go sleep."

I smiled, my eyelids getting heavy once more. "Thanks. See you later, guys!" I said and headed out the door.

I went up the stairs, for once feelings happy in about the last week. I was just happy to know that I would be able to see the others when I woke up.

Girls were standing around talking in the halls...probably about the SPR team being here. Some of them sounded excited, and others were worried that they wouldn't solve the case. I just caught snippets, but I didn't pay much attention.

I was suddenly overtaken by a horrible pain in my chest. It felt like somebody was digging a knife into my heart and twisting roughly. It hurt so much, I couldn't breathe; couldn't move; couldn't talk. What was happening?!

A chill crawled quickly over me, and I was suddenly thrown backwards. My head snapped back against the sharp edge of the banister, and black splotches began to quickly dot and cover my vision. My hearing was fuzzy, and I barely heard the cries of horror that had come from the girls surrounding me. Before passing out, though, I heard one clear, chilling sentence whispered in my ear by a hoarse, snarling voice:

"Good girls will obey all rules!"

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Oh my gosh, this was so fun--and creepy--to write! Hope you enjoyed it!!! Read and review, please!!! :D