Realization
"We have to take her to the hospital," Ayako insisted. "We don't know what kind of damage has been done to her."
"I think I have an idea," Lin said, sitting near Naru. His charge hadn't moved since sitting in the chair. He was still conscious, so perhaps Ayako had managed to stop him before he put too much stress on his body. "From what we know about this man, I would hypothesize that he was a psychic vampire."
"Vampires don't exist," Naru muttered, trying to stay focused when all he wanted to do was sleep.
"It is the closest thing I can think of to describe him," Lin frowned. "If I'm right, he's been feeding off her psychic powers. The more he fed, the weaker Mai became as well as more susceptible to his suggestions."
"She needs to rest, not go to a hospital," Naru insisted. "I don't want Mai to end up in a psych ward. She's not crazy."
"We don't have the knowledge to help her, Naru," Monk said sadly. "I only saw a small portion of what she went though and it's not something I'll ever forget. If she thinks she killed all of us, how are we going to help her recognize what is real and what isn't?"
"How much did you see?" Yasu asked, looking at the others in the room.
"I missed it, thank goodness," Ayako said. "When I realized he started controlling everyone, I started making charms and managed to protect myself in time."
"I saw him walking up to Monk, but didn't see anyone die," John added. He would never admit how happy he was not to endure those visions.
"Well, I got to see myself die from Mai's view and it wasn't fun," Monk growled.
"Monk, Ayako, John, Masako and Yasuhara-san," Lin admitted.
"Add Lin to mine," Yasu looked at Lin. Everyone turned to Naru.
"I saw it all," Naru admitted. He agreed with Monk, it was something he'd ever forget. "I think I need to get some sleep." Slowly, he got up and went back to the bedroom. He needed to sleep and then sort through what had happened. He ignored the others as they continued to discuss the course of action they would take. He looked at the empty bed and the one with Mai in it. He quickly made his decision, crawled under the covers and went to sleep.
