DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GHOST HUNT!

Chapter 10

Then I hear an infantile voice say, "I'm sorry brother…I don't deserve mothers' love and care…you do…" then I'm back to reality.

But I'm not on the floor where I remember sitting. Instead I'm being jostled a bit. I open my eyes and I see that I am being carried by someone and that I am very high off the ground. That makes me flair my arms around before tightly grabbing onto my captors neck and holding on for dear life.

"Hey look, it seems that Sleeping Beauty has finally woken up. Seems like she didn't need a kiss to wake up, Naru." Ayako's voice says.

I lift up my head and I see that Yasu is caring me. Naru, walking behind us with Ayako and Monk, looks flustered at Ayakos' comment. Monk coughs to hide his chuckle.

"What…what happened?" I ask drowsily, "I remember falling asleep and having a…dream. A vision dream. But I don't know what it means. What I mean is that I don't get what this vision dream was trying to tell me. I always pick up what the dream wants to show or tell me but this time…I just didn't. Dream Naru is always in them too but this time he wasn't and I do-"

"What about me?" Naru demands.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuu…..dge! Shizplu! Ahhh! I feel a major blush spreading across my face. Idiot! Why did I just say that?! What should I say now? …something smart, that doesn't show that I'm smarting. Now think of something smart-alecky like.

"Don't worry," I start, "It wasn't you. Dream Naru looks like you, but, unlike you, he actually smiles and Dream Naru is a lot nicer and he doesn't act like you at all."

Naru stares at me a bit shocked, not sure if he should take it as an insult or a compliment.

"Hahahahaha, wow Mai, I never knew that you could be capable of being mean!" Yasu snickers.

"Oh, and at that, Yasu Dear, will you let me down. I'm quite capable of being mean and being able to walk at the same time."

At this Naru attempts to hide a snicker. I swear, they're always trying to one-up each other, which is so weird.

"…is John doing good?" Ayako says changing the subject.

"Yeah. He was awake a few minutes ago. We were texting each other a while ago. He says that he's doing good. He told me that the bullet barely missed an important organ by inches. They're going to operate on him later today to take the bullet out. Its still in him." Monk responds.

"Poor guy," Ayako sighs, "It must hurt to have that bullet still inside of him."

"Actually, he says that he can't feel anything. The doctors numbed his body so he can't feel anything."

"That's good at least." Ayako says, looking really worried.

"Yeah. So is there anything new that you've found about this case, Naru?"

"No. No one knows anything, or they do but they're not willing to share." Naru responds, opening the door to Base.

"But why would someone do that? Why wouldn't they want to help get the spirit out of the house and cleansed?" I ask.

"Because, in this case, it may not be a spirit doing this. There could be a real murderer out there. All options are open at this point."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold on a sec! John and other people have seen floating guns around so isn't that enough proof for whatever is doing this to be a spirit?"

"All of those who have seen the guns admit to smelling a sweet smell just before the guns appeared, including John. It could be some type of drug that the murderer is using to make everyone not be able to see him and hallucinate."

"But the same hallucination? I don't think so!"

"But what if seeing the murderer triggers the same hallucination?"

"Then wouldn't they have seen the murderer?"

"No, because whatever they smelled made them hallucinate and see floating guns!" Naru says gritting his teeth at Mais' thick headedness.

"But they would've because they see the murderers hands!"

Naru hadn't thought of that. "But that's just the hands, its not something that could help us in this Case! And this is only hypothetical."

"Don't you mean hypothalamic or hyperthermia?"

"No. Hypothalamic is a part of the brain and hyperthermia is high body temperatures."

"Are you sure? Because all these hypos- are all the same thing to me."

"And that's why you shouldn't skip school, idiot."

"Oh, so I shouldn't have come to this Case, and I should be in school instead? Okay, I'll just go pack my bags now."

"Grrr, I didn't mean it like that!"

"It sure sounded like you did!"

"Hey! Why don't you two stop arguing like an old married couple and maybe we could get somewhere in this case!" Monk says sounding frustrated.

"Then why don't you conduct your own Case?!" Naru says haughtily and embarrassed at being compared to a married couple with Mai.

"As a matter of fact I will if you're going to act that way!" Monk yells back.

"Fine! See what I care!" Naru yells angry at his authority being questioned.

"Fine! All those tired of being treated like this, come with me."

Ayako gets up and walks out with Monk. "You should consider getting your hands dirty and helping us 'grunts' once in a while if you want me back."

Yasu walks over with Monk and Ayako. "Stop treating us like expandable pawns and let us in your plans."

"Mai, want to join us?" Monk asks.

I look over to where Naru and Lin are. I just can't abandon them without real reason…they need me. Plus I feel like I owe Naru a debt since he landed me this cool job even though he pretty much just got me to get free labor since the cameras are insured…

I shake my head no. "I'm sorry…I can't. Besides you guys don't really need me. You're pretty well off already."

I smile, sad that our longtime group has been split up, siding with Naru and Lin.

"Thank you Mai, but if you want you may go with them if you choose." Naru says.

"Like I need permission from you! Do you want me here or not?" I say, not knowing where this dominant side is coming from, but liking it all the same.

"…"

"That's what I thought."

"Well, what's done is done. Those with me, lets find a new base." Monk says.

My heart breaks a little at seeing this group all split up. my body wants to go with Monk, but my mind wants me to stay with Naru. My mind wins and before i know it, Monk is already out of sight.

"Fools. they'll get nowhere with whith they're lack of equipment." Naru mutters under his breath.

His rude comment makes me feel furious.

"What the hell?! Your narcissistic self made them leave! I only stayed with you because I feel like I have a debt to own up to you! Don't you ever dare call them fools ever again if I'm within earshot!" I yell at Naru, tears forming at my eyes from stress, anger and all the change that is happening around me.

Naru stares at me dumbfounded. I run to my room enraged, slamming and locking the door, not that Naru or Lin would try to come in and cheer me up.

I lay in the dark of my shared room, contemplating all that has happened. That SPR group is broken…and I chose to stay with the breaker. That wasn't very smart. I should be with Monk, Ayako, and Yasu right now, but my stupid debt owing self held me back from that.

Grr! Naru makes me so mad. He even made me curse at him!

But it was your fault, someone in the room says.

"EEEE!" I shriek. Someone is in here?

No, no one is in here. The voice cackles.

What the…?

Now where was I? Oh, yes. It was your fault. You could have fought your anger, but you chose to give in. Pathetic weakling. Can't even fight cussing out your boss. You make me sick, and I was a weakling also.

"Who, who are you?" I ask.

No need to ask out loud, my dear, I am in your mind. I can hear everything you think. I can see everything you see, I smell everything you smell, I feel what you feel, and I know everything about you. Not creepy at all, huh?

Why do you know everything about me?! And who are you?

Well, the knowing part isn't a choice. I'm sorta…you. In a way. And I don't know who I am. Could've been someone, but now I'm your "conscious".

Don't go all Jimmeny Cricket on me! And I've never heard you around in my head before. Ar you the one that gives me those vision dreams?

Who's Jimmeny Cricket? You've never heard me around because I never bothered to communicate with you. I just got bored then began to talk to you. Naw, sweet cheeks, I'm not giving you those dreams. They're too much hassle to make.

So do you know who is giving me my vision dreams?

I have an idea of who but I'm not going to tell you.

Grr. Nice person aren't you?

Nicest you can find.

Chivalry is dead because of people like you.

Oh, my lady, your words hurt me so!

I get up and walk to my bed.

Shut up will you? I need to sleep

As you wish, my lady.

I roll my eyes, as I adjust to my bed. I hope I can fall asleep easy.

You will. Answers Voice.

Shut up. I wasn't talking to you.

Then to who were you talking to?

…myself…

Then you were talking to me, since I am you.

Just shut up.

Okay-okay, I will, my lady.

And stop with the "my lady".

Sure, killjoy.

My sleep is dreamless. A bit odd since a lot has changed and happened today.

A/N: Sorta short eh? I apologize for that…and any spelling mistakes in it. Haha. Oh gosh…well I just completed this chapter at the library DX not a good idea to procrastinate. Also, about the voice in Mais' head…well I just finished reading the last book to Maximum Ride (T.T) and well her voice in her head just sorta came to me, ya know?

So…dundundun! Is this voice friend or foe? Is it man or woman? Where did the voice come from? Will the voice ever go away? Is this questioning getting too long?

All will be explained in later chapters…hopefully.

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