11:03 P.M.
I plopped down on the couch and sighed. Today was a long day and there we got a lot out from it. I propped my feet up on the table and grabbed the files of notes that was taken between Naru, Yasu and Lin. Well, not so much from Lin. We still couldn't understand what the writing in the journal was. But it was the journal with the Japanese writing in it that intrigued me the most. It was the journal of the eldest son from the Fumio family; that much Yasu did discover.
I felt someone slide into the seat next to me. Knowing who it was, I laid my head down on his shoulder.
"Any news?" He asked.
"Yeah. We skipped interviewing the maid when we first got here. She said since she's been here, she kept hearing whispers in her ear. Two voices, one was a woman's voice and the other was a man's. But she chose to ignore it because she was happy that she even had a place."
"Did she tell you what the whispers said?"
I nodded.
"The woman's voice told her to run. The man's voice said she was his."
"We have reason to believe that the spirit that's the cause of all of this is to be eldest son of the two Fumio sons."
"Is that his journal you found?"
Naru nodded.
"He was infatuated with the American girl, despite the fact that he was married."
"Oh." I stopped and shook my head. "So he was jealous of his brother for marrying the girl of his dreams?"
"That's what it seems like."
We both fell quiet as I snuggled into his chest. He wrapped his arm around me tighter and sighed.
"What happened to the wife?"
"Like the others, she died."
"How?"
He grew quiet and took a deep breath in.
"Suicide, or so the reports said. She jumped off a cliff into the…" He trailed off and suddenly stood, leaving me a little confused.
"What? What's wrong?"
He was over to the lap top in a second and quickly typing away at it. I stood up a little slowly and went to the kitchen to make tea. Whatever it was that got his attention, I knew he would need his tea to focus. The tea was quickly made and I brought two cups back into the main room. After I placed a cup next to him, I pulled up a small chair and sat down with my feet curled under me. I took a small sip and peeked at the screen he was working on. The words "Shibuya District Cemetery" flashed on as Naru searched the list. A small frown grew on my face. That was the cemetery my parents were buried in.
"What are you doing?"
"A little research. The wife's body was taken back to her home town to be buried."
"That's rare for that time period."
"Exactly, but her parents wanted her closer. So, they brought the body back her home to be buried."
"Which explains what, Naru?"
He sighed and rubbed his temples as if he hated to explain it to me.
"You visit your parents' graves all the time. She's buried there, her spirit attached onto you like a magnet, and you've been carrying her around all this time, knowing that she would end up back here."
It finally clicked on me.
"So when I looked over the ocean…"
"Exactly. She was re-experiencing her death when you leaned on the railing."
I grew quiet as the realization had dawned on me.
"She didn't commit suicide, she was killed. Otherwise, why would she want to come back to the place that caused her pain?"
Naru swiveled in the chair and his cold look made me shiver.
"There are two motives I see as of now. The first one is to warn people of the spirit, or to get revenge on her killer."
I stopped and took another sip of my tea, trying to calm my nerves.
"So we know for a fact that there are two spirits here?"
Naru shook his head.
"Masako said four, but only two have acted up."
"It would make sense that it's the brothers and their wives."
"It does."
"They're the only spirits that would have a great reason to be attached like this anyways."
"Right."
I stopped and smirked.
"Did you say I was right?"
A frown crossed his face.
"I think it's time you went to bed. Don't let my compliment swell your head."
Frowning, I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Well thank you so much. I am off to bed. Are you going to stay up late by yourself?"
Naru shook his head.
"No, Dad will be back soon. He went to check one of the cameras."
"Okay. Sorry for worrying about you, praying that you don't get attacked by some angry spirit or anything like that." I teased.
Naru smirked and crossed his arms.
"If I can remember correctly, Mai, it's usually you who needs to be saved. Not me."
I frowned and crossed my arms.
"Well, it's not my fault I'm a spirit magnet."
I stood and left him by the monitors.
"Good night Mai." He called after me, teasingly.
I harrumphed and went into the hall way where I was met by Fumio-san. I quickly owed respectfully to her.
"Hello Fumio-san. Is there something I can do for you?"
She watched me carefully and raised an eyebrow.
"I'm here to speak to Oliver Davis. Is he in?"
My mind raced a little.
'Should I tell?'
I slowly nodded my head.
"Yeah, he's in."
She looked past me and at the door.
"Thank you Taniyama-san."
Our shoulders brushed and she let out a small surprised gasp before she turned onto me. Her eyes seemed to be glazed over, and she wasn't acting like herself at all.
"You're an orphan, aren't you?"
I took a small step away from her, but found the wall behind me.
"F-Fumio-san?" I tried to call out to her.
"Your parents died while you were young and you've lived by yourself with the help of a teacher. You support yourself now and you worked with Oliver since you were fifteen. You discovered you have slight latent powers but nothing too strong. The man that's your dream guide is the deceased Eugene Davis, Oliver's twin."
She took a step forward and reached out a hand. It gently touched my cheek and I felt like something between us connected. There was a searing pain in my forehead as she collected all of my memories. I closed my eyes as they all flashed through my mind. She was gathering memories of my time with SPR and the team.
"P-please," I begged her, but the words wouldn't come out right.
The image of my first kiss with Naru flashed in my mind and I began to pray he would come and stop it all at once. I felt like my legs were giving away and the only thing holding me up was her hand on my face. Images of my parents flashed in my mind. One minute, they were smiling and the next, I was standing by their graves as they were buried. Pain tugged hard on my heart as I realized that I was reliving the scene I had long put behind me.
"No." I chocked on a sob.
"Mai!"
The hand was instantly removed from my face and I opened my eyes to see Martin. I don't think I had ever been as relieved as I had been to see him. He grabbed me by the shoulders and tried to get me to look into his eyes.
"Mai? Are you okay?"
Closing my eyes, I tried to fight away the feeling from the painful memories. I felt large hands grab onto my face.
"Mai, focus on me."
I forced my eyes open as I focused onto Martin. His hazel eyes connected with mine. I heard the door open and close and Martin turned to face Naru. He took in the scene and his eyes instantly hardened as he pushed past Sakkara, who seemed to be in a bit of a daze.
"Son, take her to your mother."
We both knew he meant Luella. As soon as Martin let go of my face, I fell against the wall, weak. I felt a hand wrap itself around my waist and an arm right behind my knees. I wrapped my arms around Naru's neck and buried my head inside his chest.
"What happened?" He asked softly.
I shook my head trying to forget again but it flashed in my mind.
"She read my life by just touching me."
His grip on me tightened. I knew we came to the room because Luella was already talking.
"Come on in and set her down on the bed."
I felt myself being lowered down onto the bed and I released Naru. He stepped back and instantly turned to his mom to talk to her in English again. She brushed past him and pulled up a desk chair in front of me. She gently reached up and grabbed my face like Martin had earlier and studied my eyes.
"Where did it hurt when she swiped the memories?"
"My head. At the front. It was like a head ache but a thousand times worse, like something in there was burning."
I saw Naru's fist clench as he paced around. I shot a worried look his way, afraid that he would lose control like he had in the past. As if she understood what I had wanted, Luella turned on him instantly.
"Get Lin in there with your father, and send for Madoka. I want you in there with your dad just in case she tries something else. And son, don't be reckless. Okay?"
He started to protest but Luella shot him a dark glare that would make even the bravest of men flinch. He glared back, but turned to do as his mother said.
"What did she get Mai? This might be important to the case."
"Everything." I sobbed again and rubbed my arms. I knew right now tears were a bit useless. "From my parent's deaths to today. She found out about Gene being my dream guide. She knows it all."
The door immediately opened up and Madoka rushed right on over. Luella stood and released my face. She sat down next to me and draped an arm over my shoulder, pulling me in a warm embrace.
"Noll told me what happened. I haven't heard or seen anything like this."
"What is it?"
"Oliver has a high level of PK abilities, right? He can find people by just touching something of theirs, trying to locate them, right?"
We both nodded. Madoka gave me a worried glance.
"She was trying to find Noll and Gene in your memories, weather she meant to or not. How did it start?"
So I told them from the beginning again using the best detail I could describe. Madoka bit her bottom lip and glanced over to Luella as soon as I was done telling the story.
"You must be tired, Mai."
I nodded my head as I felt like some heavy weight was sitting on my shoulder. Luella softly stroked my hair and for a moment, it felt like my mother was back. I felt my eye lids grow even heavier and I found myself sleeping.
8:36 A.M.
I was lost yet again in the darkness. I didn't even cry out this time. I knew they weren't going to come for me. But the fear still had a grip on me. I knew I was lost, but it was up to me to find a way out. But there it was. A small light outlining a door shape. I managed to stand up on my own and headed for the door. I knew this would be it. I would finally break free of the darkness that held me. I reached my hand out and grabbed the handle of the door. And the blood curling scream followed.
A/N: Wow. Sorry it took me an extra day to update. There were some family issues that I've been trying to deal with. And this is probably one of my longest chapters yet!
Lee: See, I told you guys. She didn't update when she said she was.
Me: Shut up Lee. You're lucky I'm not gonna try to sit on you again. Remember what happened last time I did?
Lee: Ah. Yes. You experimented with make up to make me look more…feline-ish? Lion-ish? For our half time show this year.
Me: Well, it is the Lion King show, and since you are the star/drum major, you oughta look somewhat like a lion, even if it is eye shadow.
Lee: Okay, I'm leaving now before you get out the torturing devices again.
Me: YES! SHE'S GONE! Finally! Tehehe. So, I'm gonna try to update as fast as I can and finish this story before I have to go to summer band practice. IT'LL BE MY LAST ONE! I'm finally a senior and I'm oh so happy! And when school hits up again, which will be like another six weeks, I don't know when I'll get a chance to make any new stories because I'll be busy with scholarship applications and college applications and focusing on graduating so I won't have to be stuck in hell for another year. And for my lovely friends who went back to school already, I'm sorry. I feel your pain. Be strong! But anyways, you guys know the rules: R&R please!
Love,
Jazzy and Lee.
