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(A/N: So I know all of you are confused about the ghost(s), don't worry you should be. I know I have barely revealed any information about the ghost(s). I plan to reveal information about the ghost(s) bit by bit throughout the story. However, this chapter reveals some crucial information about the ghost. Enjoy!)
Mai's POV (A/N: Look up the song I told you to look up last chapter! It goes with this scene very well!)
Megan and I screamed as we sped down the bumpy dirt road, both terrified. Yasu, however, acted like this was the most calm and relaxing drive in the world and simply hummed along with the song with a big grin on his face. "Y-Yasuhara-kun! Why are you driving so fast and-hey, are your eyes even open!" Megan shouted over the radio.
Still clutching my seat for dear life, I looked at Yasu. Megan was right, Yasu was smiling so big he had no choice but to close his eyes. I sweat dropped. "Yasu! Slow down! And open your eyes!" I yelled. "Lin is gonna kill us if we wreck the van!"
"Not if we're already dead!" Megan shouted back. We both winced at that thought and continued to scream at Yasu to slow down. He didn't listen though. And so it continued on like that for the rest of the ride. (A/N: You can stop listening to the song now if you want)
Yasu kept his word and got us to our destination in an hour. However, it seemed like the longest hour of my life and I was positive it was going to be my last. I was relieved- and I'm sure Megan was too-when Yasu finally parked at the side of the street. Almost immediately after Yasu turned off the van's engine, we tore off our seat belts, opened our doors, and practically fell out of the van because we were both still paralyzed with fear. We landed on our knees onto the cement sidewalk with a thud. We were both breathing heaving and were trying to calm down. I could feel my heart pound very loudly in my head. I can't believe we didn't crash…
"I can't believe we're alive!" I groaned as I stood up.
"You're telling me. I could've sworn we were going crash at least ten times in the last fifteen minutes!" Megan replied still on the ground.
That's when we heard Yasu's car door slam shut and he came around the hood onto the side walk. He was back in his regular glasses now. Yasu patted the hood, "See? Not a scratch."
Megan shot up and snatched the keys that were in Yasu's hand. "I don't care if my license might not be valid here, there is no way I am letting you drive us back to the mansion!"
Yasu scratched his chin. "You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you two think I am a bad driver."
"You are!" Megan and I shouted.
"Are you sure?" Yasu questioned. "The guys at the racetrack said I drive pretty well."
"Racetrack!" I asked astonished.
"Yep! It's a new hobby of mine." Yasu confirmed and began to ramble on about it.
Not really knowing what the heck he was talking about, I turned around to look at the cluttered group of western styled townhouses. They were all three stories. So, the Kato's live in one of these?
The three of us walked up the small stone pathway that belonged to the small front yard of a cream colored townhouse. We stood at the dark sea-blue front door and began to take everything in before doing anything else. To the right of the door was the address. Below it was a silver name plate that said 'Kato', and below that was the intercom/doorbell.
I pressed the doorbell and waited. It was only a moment before a reply came. "Who is it?" A voice said through the intercom.
I pressed another button to reply. "Um, hello. My name is Taniyama Mai. I was hoping if you could spare a few minutes. My friends and I would like to talk to you." I talked in the intercom.
There was no reply through the intercom. Instead the door opened slightly to reveal a man in his late twenties. He had short black hair with dark brown eyes. He wore a pale blue collared shirt with dress pants and socks. His head peeked out and revealed his five o'clock shadow.
"Um, Kato-san?" I confirmed.
"Yes? What do you want?" He questioned.
"Um, hello." I repeated and bowed. "We are from Shibuya Psychic Research. We came to ask about that mansion you bought and sold a few-"
"Leave!" Kato-san nearly shouted. His demeanor completely changed from sort of shy to angry and a bit anxious.
"But, you see, we need some information for our case-" Yasu was only able to say before he was cut off.
"No! We left that cursed mansion months ago and ever since we have been trying to forget that Hell. The last thing my wife and I need is a couple of kids bringing up unwanted memories!" He calmed himself from his outburst and sighed. "I'm sorry, but I can't help you." Kato-san began to close the door.
"Hey!" Yasu shouted at the same time I shouted, "Wait!"
Thunk!
Megan placed her foot between the door and the door frame at the last second just before Kato-san completely closed the door. "What are you-!" Kato-san began but Megan interrupted.
Megan looked him directly in the eyes and said, "The creature that resides in the mansion. Don't you want him gone from this earth?"
Kato-san's eyes widened and he opened the door a little. "Can you do that? Get rid of him, I mean."
Megan stepped back from the door. "Maybe not us, but the people we are working with just might."
"She's right. Our boss is too much of a narcissist to leave a case unfinished." Yasu added.
I giggled. "Yeah, it would hurt his enormous ego to admit defeat."
"Ah, but the look on Naru's face would be something I would pay to see." Yasu said and laughed.
Naru's POV (back at base)
ACHOO!
I sneezed into my forearm.
"Are you coming down with a cold?" Lin asked facing me. We sat in base; no one else was with us. Lin monitored the equipment while I read a file composed of what we knew so far about this case.
"I don't get sick." I stated simply and continued to read the file.
From the corner of my eye I could see Lin smirk and turn back to the monitor. "Well then, maybe someone is talking about you behind your back."
"Hmm." Was all I replied. Though, I had the strangest urge to overwork Mai and Yasuhara-san when they return.
Mai's POV
Kato-san led us into the living room. Like the mansion, everything was very western. The blue Victorian style couches with dark wooden frames sat on a blue and white abstract rug in the middle of the room. A dark wooden coffee table with a white marble top sat in the middle of the two. Pictures of old western and European buildings rested on the blue paneled walls.
It wasn't hard to see why the Kato's bought the mansion. From the furniture here and back at the mansion I could tell they liked the whole 'Englishmen' look, and the mansion was just that.
"Sit." Kato-san invited as he sat down on the farthest couch and so we sat across from him.
"So…uh, where's the Mrs.?" Yasu asked trying to make a conversation.
"At work. I would like to be done with this before she gets home, so if you would…" Kato-san said.
"Alright then," I opened the notebook on my lap, took the pen out of my pocket and got ready to write. "I guess we should start off with any supernatural occurrences that happened while you and your wife lived at the mansion."
"Well, nothing really happened we first moved in. There were the occasional noises, but nothing that made us believe that the house was haunted." His expression darkened as he looked to the ground. "We should have known though, even with all those signs! My wife continuously commented on how she felt she was being watched. Yet, I thought nothing of it even after that warning-!"
"What warning?" Yasu asked as Megan and I listened intently.
"Just before we bought the house Tanaka-san, the previous owner, pulled me aside to talk…."
-FLASHBACK MODE-
…"Okay, great! I'll go get the paperwork!" The saleswoman said and left the room.
"My wife and I fell in love with the mansion the moment we laid our eyes on it. We bought it immediately after the house tour."
…"I can't wait until we move in!" My wife said enthusiastically. "I already know the exact color we're going to paint-"
"Kato-san?" My wife was interrupted.
We turned around to see a man in his mid-fifties with graying hair and glasses. "May I speak to you outside for a moment? Alone?" Tanaka-san requested.
Realizing he was talking to me, I replied, "Of course." I then turned to my wife and said, "I'll be right back."
I followed Tanaka-san out to the front yard. "What is it, Tanaka-san?"
"You must reconsider purchasing this property!" Tanaka-san said in a hushed tone.
"What? Why?" I asked surprised.
"Your wife is in great danger here." He said in urgency.
"How?" I questioned.
"There is a great evil here." He said darkly. "Something beyond both our comprehensions! You must take your wife and leave! This is no place for a woman!"
"I thought he was an old coot and bought the property anyway. I should have listened to him- I mean, why else would he sell a property like that so cheap!" Kato-san laughed with a hint of insanity in it. "I would have never believed him if not for…"
"For what?" The three of us nearly shouted at the edge of our seats.
He looked up at us and said, "Perhaps you should leave." Kato-san obviously didn't want to say anymore.
"Kato-san, we can't help you, if you don't help yourself." Megan said trying to get more information out of him.
"Help!" Kato-san said. You could see the slight insanity in his eyes. "How can I help? I couldn't even help my own wife! I tried to help so many times, but I couldn't…" He wept. "The ghost he…he…"
"What did the ghost do?" I asked softly.
Kato-san cried. "He raped her!"
(A/N: If I offended anybody with the last part, I am truly, deeply sorry. I mean no offense to anyone that has been raped and I also no rape is no joking matter.)
Naru: Mai, Yasuhara-san, I want you to….*lists a butt load of work to do*
Mai: But Naru-!
Naru: No 'butts' Mai.
Mai: Why are you suddenly working us like dogs!
Naru: Because I can, now go!
Yasu and Mai: *groans*
Lin: Looks like Noll is getting his revenge.
Megan: That is karma for you.
Yasu: Yeah. REVIEW, else karma will catch up to you like did to us!
