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I woke up suddenly, jerking and snapping my eyes wide open. Something was going to happen; I could feel it.

I carefully turned my head to look at Naru and noticed that his eyes were closed. Was he sleeping?

"Naru!" I hissed to him. "Naru!"

His eyes opened instantly, and he looked over at me. "What is it, Mai?" he asked, perfectly awake.

"Something's going on!" I said to him, my voice shaking.

"Like what?" he asked, staring at me seriously.

"I don't know!" I sat up, my thoughts whirling frantically. What was wrong?! I put a hand to my head as it began to throb at my upright position.

There was a sudden moment of complete silence, and then there were voices echoing through the room. "She's coming! You're next! Run!" I heard.

I let out a squeak of fear and lurched back onto the heel of my hands. "Did you hear that, Naru?!"

"I didn't hear anything," Naru replied, starting to stand up.

Screams suddenly tore through the air, cutting deep. I froze in place, chills crawling up my spine as my heart pounded in fear.

"Do you hear those?!" I asked desperately.

"Yes," he said tensely. "Stay calm, Mai."

I covered my ears, trying to block out the horrifying screams. "It'll be okay, Mai," Naru said, looking over at me.

Suddenly, the screams cut off. In the abrupt silence, I felt cold air flood into the room. Oh, crap. "She's here," I whispered, fear freezing me in place.

"What?" Naru asked, almost sounding confused.

Pain, worse than before, suddenly ripped through my chest. It spread through my whole body, gripping me in a horrible, painful lock. I couldn't move even if I wanted to. My lungs ached for oxygen, but I couldn't breathe.

"Mai?" Naru asked, taking a step in my direction.

"Stupid girl!" the horrible raspy voice snarled in my ear. "Good girls obey all rules!"

Then an unseen force flung me backwards to the wall. My back slammed against the plaster and my already-injured head snapped painfully against the wall. I fell to the floor and couldn't even gasp for air.

"MAI!" Naru yelled, running towards me.

My heart throbbed painfully, and my head felt like it had been hit with a few bricks. I still couldn't breathe, and I felt myself getting light-headed. My vision completely blacked out, and Naru's voice faded away. Suddenly, everything cut off...even the pain.

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Alarm pierced Naru's heart and stopped it for a few beats. He knelt down next to Mai and felt for a pulse at her wrist as he speed-dialed Lin-san.

"Naru? What is it?" Lin-san asked as soon as he picked up.

"Lin! Call an ambulance now! Mai's hurt!" He snapped the phone shut, not waiting for an answer. There was no pulse in Mai's wrist.

"Come on, Mai!" Naru snarled, fighting against panic. He started CPR; trying to restart her heart.

"MAI!" Bou-san yelled, running into the room. He saw Naru performing CPR, and his heart nearly stopped. "Dammit!" he gasped.

Come on, you damn idiot! Naru thought frantically. Breathe!

"The ambulance is on its way!" Ayako yelled, running in. When she saw Mai's limp body on the floor, she clung to Bou-san's arm in shock.

"Come on, Mai!" Bou-san yelled desperately as Naru checked for a pulse again. To his horror, there still was none.

The wailing of the ambulance suddenly pierced through the walls. Not wasting a second, Naru scooped Mai up and ran past Ayako and Bou-san. He pushed his way through the crowd of girls that had gathered outside the room. "What's going on?! What's going on?!" they screamed.

"Hurry, Naru!" Bou-san screamed as they pelted after him. Ayako was unable to speak through the tears of fear suddenly streaming down her face.

You moron! Why do you always have to get yourself into trouble like this?! Naru thought angrily as he stared down at Mai's pale face. He nearly collided with the EMTs with the stretcher, he was so distracted.

"Don't worry, sir," one of them said. "We'll take it from here."

Naru handed her to one of the men and they laid her out on the stretcher. He fought against the urge to yell at them to go faster.

"You better go with her, Naru," Lin-san said from behind him.

Naru didn't look back at him to nod or anything. He just ran out with the EMTs and tried to calm himself.

We should have tried harder! Naru thought furiously. We should have tried harder to protect her! For once in his life, Naru couldn't control his emotions and didn't know what to do.

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Okay. This had me tense the whole time!!! Is Naru okay??? Too emotional??? READ AND REVIEW, PLEASE!!!!