Author's note: sorry about the lateness of this story. Oh and happy (late) Halloween. He-he
Oh and thanks to my friend Steven he helped me brain storm a bunch of disturbing things for this story. (Dam boy likes guts and all that scary bloody crap, love you Steven) I should bake him some brownies… Na, he'll live,
ANYWAY here's the next chapter! Oh and this is a bit more…. Squeamish, makes me sick reading it, you have been forewarned. (It is rated M)
The files of the Shibuya Psychic Research Center
Case one: Bloody children all around
Chapter 8:Is murder always an unpardonable sin?
Mai looked around her room scared, she was almost asleep, but something woke her up. This something was a cold breeze on her neck, and a deep breathing near her ear. 'Why do they always pick on me?' she asked herself panicked. Mai pulled the covers up over the head and tried to fall sleep again.
She almost succeeded in that sleep, when she felt something sit down at the bottom of her bed near her feet. She closed her eyes, as she tried to pretend she didn't notice it and fell asleep. She pushed her head into her pillow as she felt the object shift and get closer to her.
Mai shut her eyes forcibly and bit her lip. There was a pressure on her leg, and she felt it slowly go up her body, to her back, before stopping on her neck. She took in a deep breath, as she felt even more pressure on her neck, almost as though it was pushing her face into the pillow to suffocate her. Mai's hands started to reach behind her to move the body away, but she felt a hand grab both her hands and hold them down above her head.
'No let me go 'she thought as she couldn't breathe though the pillow. She heard an evil chuckle from behind her. Mai's body thrashed out and she tried to make as much noise as possible. 'Please someone come.' She thought as tears started to underneath her closed eye lids. 'I'm done for,' was all Mai could think as her lungs begged for much needed air.
Mai heard a voice, "You'll make it Mai, Naru is on the way." Mai felt empty as all of her energy left her, she stopped her thrashing around, as she felt as though the world slowing slipping away. Then when all hope was lost, a sudden 'Bang' was heard as the door to her room was busted open.
Mai felt the weight that held her down to her death being lifted off her neck. Mai lifted her head up and rolled over in that second. She took deep long breaths to fill her deprived lungs. She coughed as she felt the pain in each breath. Mai felt a pair of warm arms cradle and comfort her, as she cried and coughed from the experience. Mai opened her eyes and saw Naru. "I almost thought you wouldn't make it in time." She muttered half out of it.
The older man looked down at her and shook his head. "I'll always make it for you." Mai looked up at him, almost believing she was already asleep. His eyes looked so caring, and Mai didn't want to look away fearing she may never see this side to him again. She smiled up at him before her eye lids got to heavy. "It's ok go to sleep." He stated as Mai's head went up against his chest as she passed out from exhaustion.
Mai opened her eyes to find herself in the arms of a sleeping Naru. Mia cheeks went bright red as she took in their position. She had her legs on both sides of him, straddling him with her head up against his neck. He was leaning up against the wall, in a way that Mai couldn't help but think hurt his neck.
She thought about last night and grinned. He did care about her, even if he didn't show it all that much. Mai pushed her head a bit more into his body as she closed her eyes again. She wanted to remember this moment, knowing that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. It wasn't long until Naru awoke, he gently moved her off of him and Mai found her head being placed on the pillow.
She was trying hard not to move or blush so she didn't seem awake; unfortunately Naru already knew. "Mai get up, I know you've awakened. Your breathing gives you away." He stated with a smirk across his face. Mai rolled her head over and stuck her tongue out. "Is that insubordination?"
"Of course not." Mai laughed as she sat up in the bed. Naru raised his eye at her and sighed.
"Well it looks like I can't leave you alone to sleep around here anymore. Can you explain to me what happened last night?" Naru asked.
"I was trying to go to bed, when I felt something sitting on the bed near my feet. I tried to ignore it and fall asleep, but then it put weight on my neck and back of head. It was slowly suffocating me by pushing me into my pillow." She said. "If you didn't show up when you did, I don't know what would have happened. I couldn't breathe." Mai said while unconsciously putting her hand up to her neck.
Naru sighed and looked over at her. "I was afraid something like this might happen. It would seem that the old owner, the one who killed all the girls here, might be going after you."
"Wait why would that happen? I haven't done anything." Mai stated.
"I believe it has to do with the facts that not only are you a girl, but you too are an orphan." Naru stated.
"Then the little girl's warning makes sense now." Mai said a bit to herself as she put her hand under her chin.
"Wait Mai, what warning?" He asked while looking at his assistant. "Haven't I told you not to keep anything from me?"
"Opps, did I forget to mention that." She put her hand to the back of the neck and rubbed it lightly. "You see what had happened was, when I was in the bathroom the little girl told me to be careful, and that she might come after me. I think when she said she, it meant the owner. I didn't really make the connection at the time."
"That's why you tell me these kinds of things. I can put them together faster than you, and then you will have a less chance of something bad happening to you. What would have happened if I showed up a minute later then I did?"
"I don't know alright, I'm sorry." Mai said while looking away from her boss. "Why do you care anyway?" Mai said back before she went to stand up. Naru's hands reached out and took a hold of her.
"You scared me Mai. I don't want to lose you too." He said.
"What do you mean?" She said looking at the boy. Naru shook his head for moment as though gaining his senses back.
"Nothing, you'll be staying with me or Lin for the rest of the time we are here. You'll need extra protection; although everyone can fend for themselves, they can't also watch your back." Naru said while standing up. "Now let's head off to the kitchen, I need my morning tea now." He stated.
"Damn boss and his tea cravings." Mai said with a grin as she got up and followed her boss, while still in her very short pajamas. Once they reached the kitchen, Mai went over to the pots and pulled out the tea one. "How many cups do you want?" She asked her boss.
"Fill it all the way up." He stated as he opened up the morning newspaper that was placed on the table. Mai nodded her head and started to fill up the tea pot. She placed it on the burner; she raised her head to look over at her boss, when the scene in front of her changed. Everything was rearranged, and the room and an eerie dark vibe.
Across the room, Mai saw the same lady from yesterday walking into the kitchen while blood covered all over her dress with a creepy smile was across her face. That was when she looked at the ground in front of her, and saw the little girl trying to crawl away. "Where do you think you guys are going?"
Mai turned her head to the other end of the kitchen. There stood three girls, who screamed loudly at the other to get a move on. "Go on without me. Make a run for it." She screamed, as her leg was snatched by the older woman. She was suddenly dragged ruthlessly back across the floor. The other girls screamed before running out of the room, knowing they would be next.
Mai looked back at the scene next to her. The woman was hitting her, and the other girl's hand reached out to her right for something, and found a pan. She swung it forward, but the lady caught it. The girl let out a cry as she used the heavy weapon against her.
Mai watched as hit after hit was delivered to her head. There was a blood all over the pot, the walls, the lady, and the child. Yet Mai could see the puddle of blood around her head getting worse and worse as I started to travel down the tiles. Mai saw the little girl trying to stop the blows to her head, while doing anything to get away, but nothing helped. The lady picked up the bloody girl, whose face was beaten in, almost to a point where Mai couldn't even tell that the face once belonged to a beautiful child.
"Is murder always an unpardonable sin?" she asked the question to the almost dead girl. The lady laughed loudly, before picking her head up, and banging it up against the sink repeatedly. Mai felt tears going down her face, and she fell to the ground sobbing as she watched the woman hurt her over and over again.
The Lady stood fully up when she was done, and looked towards the door the other girls left, and grinned to herself. She reached out to the knife holder and pulled out a large butcher knife. "Oh where oh where can they be?" She said in tune with the nursery rhyme, as she made her way out.
"No!!! You can't have them." She screamed; she felt herself being shaken. Mai looked up into Naru's eyes, and saw concern and fear in them. Mai launched herself into his arms. "It was so horrible. That lady, how could she do it?" Mai was shaking back and forth with more tears escaping down her cheeks.
"It's ok Mai, its ok." Naru said over and over to the frightened girl. This case was getting deeper and deeper.
Authors note: ok so there is it. I wrote this a bit longer than the rest hope ya'll enjoy it!
And the rhyme was from oh where oh where has my little dog gone, cute rhyme.. though it goes instead of they, it's he… yea
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