Haunted and Bloody Castle in London?! Chapter 8
Me: NARU YOU ARE DEAD!
Naru: Whatever...
Me: Tree can you do the disclaimer while I deal with his Narcissistic ass?*cracks my knuckles looking at Naru*
Tree: Sure. We don't own Ghost Hunt
Recap:
(from Mai's POV)
The last thing I heard was people rushing in the room.
Chapter 8
Naru
She doesn't usually follow through with these threats so why would she have done so this time? I expected her to just go and leave me in peace.
Lin and some doctors kneel beside her and check her. The doctors then rush her away.
"She used it all...she used every last ounce of her power!" Lin turns and glares at me. "Naru what the hell did you do to her?!"
"Me? I didn't...she said she would...and when I did reply she..." I sputtered. I still couldn't believe what had happened. Sure I had been angry with her but she had been off the charts crazy when she'd come in here.
Lin glares at me more. "She loved you Naru! She heard every word you said at the Tower she was broken then and you said something just now to drive her here! Did she ask you something? And you must have said something back to her! What happened?!"
"I told you, I don't know. She didn't make any sense." It was the truth for the most part. She had slapped me awake and was yelling at me, I know that much. It was all so confusing though. The doctors must have given me something and I was still pretty out of it when she forced me awake. She was saying I didn't deserve her and Lin was right and then she threatened to kill herself...
I just couldn't figure it out.
"If she dies Naru you mother, your father, and I will NEVER forgive you!" Lin turns to leave.
Why was he so mad at me? Why did he think this was all my fault? I just didn't understand and I rolled onto my side and curled myself up slightly whilst staring aimlessly at the spot where Mai had been moments before.
"Naru she wanted to know if you meant it didn't she?" Lin asked at the door. "And let me guess you told her you meant it. Am I right?" I let out a sigh and nodded slightly.
"Lin...I was half out of it on whatever the doctors gave me...you know what it's like for me in here. Had I have fully realized what she was saying...known the consequences...I probably wouldn't have said anything. As it was she was shouting at me and...I didn't know Lin...I didn't know."
"Naru," Lin sighed. "Mai is stronger than you so she used ALL of her powers every last ounce of it. She isn't going to make it you know this don't you?" He leaves me there alone.
I feel a dam break inside me somewhere as tears start to spill out uncontrollably. I didn't want her to die, not like this.
Mai appears in front of me glowing and smiling. "Naru don't cry it's what you wanted after all right? I am able to see my parents again and I'll be able to see Gene. Be happy. And find someone who really deserves you."
"No, it's not what I wanted. I didn't want you to die. Why did you have to kill yourself?" I sobbed.
"Because you don't love me anymore." Her ghost sobbed.
I stayed quiet this time. I didn't know how to feel about her but I just know that I didn't want her to die.
Mai's expression turns into a deep sad one.. "I have to go now Naru. I love you. Even though you don't love me back..." Her ghost starts to fade.
Just as she vanished I whispered into my pillow. "But I do love you, I love you with all my heart."
General POV
Lin walked to Luella's room where he knew Martin and Luella were at. He opens the door slowly. "Martin? Luella? I have bad news." They both gestured for him to enter and close the door. Lin sighed looking at them with a heavy expression and he closed the door. "It's Mai. She's...She's gone because of you idiot son..."
"Because of Noll? Now what's happened?" Martin asked.
"Remember when he told us it was her fault Luella got hurt? Well Mai wanted to find out for herself so she went in his room and I guess she asked if he meant all the things he said back in the Tower and I guess he told her yes he did. That's when she use Qigong and now...she's..." Lin explained tears started to fall from his eyes.
"She's what Lin? Speak up Man!" Martin blustered.
"She's in a coma with no chance of waking up." Lin looked up at them with tears rushing down his face.
"Oh God! Oh no!" Luella exclaimed in distress
Martin hugged his wife. "Don't worry Luella... I'm sure she will wake up...we just need to have hope" Luella nodded tearfully.
Lin stands up. "I'm going to visit her do you want to come with me?" He looks at Luella and Martin with an expression they know all too well. The same expression Naru would secretly use when he looked at Mai.
Did he...was he in love with Mai? Was that the reason he would tell Naru straight what he thought of him lately? If this was the case then Naru would sure have a fight on his hands in order to keep Mai, if of course he got over himself and his foolish behavior any time soon.
Lin looks away stuffing his hands in his pockets and cleared his throat. "Are you coming to visit her with me or not?"
"Er...you go on ahead, we'll catch you up." Martin said awkwardly after sharing a look with his wife.
Lin nods and leaves. Walking a few doors down he reaches Mai's room and walks in with a small loving expression on his features. "Oh Mai..." He sits down next to her and holds her hand gently.
-Meanwhile-
Luella looks at her husband with a knowing look.
"It seems we're in a pickle My Dear." Martin said to her. She patted his hand gently.
"I'm sure it'll sort itself out but things might be interesting for a while that's for certain." She replied.
"I just never expect this of Lin though. Did you?" Martin asks her with a smirk of his face.
"Not it in the slightest. He's always been one to keep things to himself though." She admitted as she smiled back.
"Well it looks like that is changing. She changed both men for the better. I just wonder what Madoka will think about this." He chuckles. "Shall we go visit Mai?"
"Good grief, if Madoka gets wind of this Mai will be in trouble and not in a good way. Let's go see her though."
"God forbid that Mai faces Madoka's wrath. Because we both know it's the worst." Martin smiles and takes his wife's hand helping her up out of the room and starts walking down the hall to Mai's room.
"Oh yeah." She said before laughing a little. "Maybe we should set her on Noll first."
"That's bloody brilliant, my dear." He kisses the side of her head as they walk into the room. They both chuckle a little before falling into somber silence.
Lin is sitting in the chair next to Mai holding her hand and he moves some stray hair out of her face. "I love her... I admit it..." He looks up at them tears were glistening in his eyes as he said it.
Martin and Luella walk over to him and pat his back.
"Lin, it's ok. how long have you known that you loved her?" Luella asked hugging him tightly as he starts crying.
"I...I don't know. I saw her and I wanted to smash his face in." Lin wept.
Luella rubs circles on his back to soothe him. "Shh...Lin it's ok listen all of us wa-" Luella was cut off abruptly as the door was slammed open and Naru storms in. Lin made a move to remove him from the room.
Naru glared at Lin. "Sit down Lin. Now!" He pushes Lin back into the chair. "I heard you. So you love her, huh?" A dangerous aura surrounds Naru as he stands over Lin.
Lin glares up at him defiantly. "Yeah, I do, what of it?"
Naru punches Lin hard square in the jaw. "She's mine! You can't have her!"
Lin moved his jaw a little to check the damage before standing.
"Funny, because you hated the sight of her not long ago, blaming her for Luella getting hurt, telling her you didn't love her. You don't deserve her, you never did. You're nothing but a spoiled brat who's throwing his toys out of the pram just because he was told no and then blaming it on everyone else when things go wrong." He seethed. "Take a good hard look Naru, this is what you have done." Lin pointed to the very fragile looking Mai in the hospital bed. "Get out! You shouldn't be here and if I see your face anywhere near her again it will be the last thing you ever do!"
Naru glared and looked at Mai before looking back at Lin. "I never meant anything I said to her! I was only pissed off and angry! And you don't deserve her either! What about Madoka huh? I thought you loved her!" He punched him again breaking his nose.
Lin saw red and forgetting the fact that Naru was still recovering and he was a patient he retaliated forcefully with a few punches of his own, one of which split Naru's lip. Naru staggers back to where he is now against the wall. He spits out blood.
"Lin! Stop!" Martin yelled trying to grab Lin's arm.
"No, this little punk needs to be taught a lesson."
"And then what Lin? After you teach him a lesson what does it solve?" Martin looked in Lin's eyes as he pushes him away from Naru. "Leave him alone. Let him deal with the consequences himself." Martin looks at his wife "Get that dumbass out of here honey." Luella guided her son from the room and murmured for him to return to his own room.
Naru looked up at her crying. "He stole her from me mommy?" Luella didn't know if she could prevent herself from laughing or not. Never once has he ever called her that so for him to start now was more funny than anything else
Naru started crying more. "Mommy he stole her from me." He walks into his room and lays in his bed curling into a ball crying.
"Can you really blame him though Sweetheart? You did say some pretty awful things about Mai." She pointed out.
"I know mommy but I didn't mean it... I swear I didn't mean it..." He cried even more than before. Luella just sighed.
"I need to go now mommy will be leaving now..." Luella leaves him there crying.
