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Chapter 10: Painful Introductions~ I Missed My Family!
*****************/Flashback/*************************
Mai's POV
Standing there, I stared at him and wondered, why did I love him before? Just then, my arm started to hurt. What is going on? And why does this happen now? I clutched my arm tightly and stood there. Naru looked at me. "Liana, have we met somewhere before?"
I shooked my head. "Nope. This is the first time I have met you."
Naru sighed. My arm's pain increased I clutched it tightly. Naru looked at me.
"Ms. Tani, you look pale. Are you okay?" he asked.
"Nope...umm...(Ouch!) Everything is fine. What do you want?" I said, with my emotionless facade on.
Naru looked into my eyes. "Let me see your arm."
"But I am fine." I protested.
"Let me see it." Naru demanded.
I handed him my arm. He lift my sleeve and saw my arm bleeding with a huge cut. Now how did I get that? "How did you get this?" he said with a lit concern in his voice.
I lied. "I was playing with some kids and I scratched myself." Naru lifted his phone and called someone. "Ayako! I need you at the base right now!"
What is going on?
/ Now Present /
The Base Tuesday, 8:20am.
Mai's POV.
Thoughts in italics. Bold in English.
"Wow, what ever happen to you?" Ayako looked at my cut.
"Umm... I played with some kids in my neighborhood and scratched myself. Hehuh... (^_^''''')", I lied. The truth is, I didn't know how I got it. No big deal. The cut is as long and wide as half a pencil, and it is not so deep. I am now in a disguise as a girl named Liana Tani. A girl with pink hair, blue eyes and weird tastes in clothes.
"What's this?" Ayako asked. I looked at my arm. Above the cut, was my moon designed birthmark. "Oh that is my birthmark." I told her.
"Oh~ such a pretty birthmark, sure it is not a tattoo?"
"Nope" I replied. "I don't like tattoos."
"Me neither! There! The cut's all patched up. And you are?"
"I am Liana Tani." I answered. "What about you?"
"I am Ayako Matsuzaki, and that girl in the kimono is Masako Hara." She introduced herself and Masako, who is sitting in a chair.
Ayako continued, "That guy that is reading at the desk is Kazuya Shibuya a.k.a. Naru, he doesn't mind. And those guys on the computer are OsamuYasuhara - or Yasu- and Lin Kojo, and Martin Davis." Martin Davis? Is that Naru's dad?
"That pervert staring at us is Hosho Takigawa, STOP STARING! IT'S RUDE! MONK!" Ayako went over to Monk and punched him. "Others will be here soon."
I nodded with a smile. Everyone around me gasped. I looked at them. "What?"
"Hey, are you guys thinking what I was thinking?" Monk asked. Everybody nodded (except Lin, Naru, and Martin). Monk looked at me. "Call me Monk and then smile."
I looked at them with a puzzled look. "Are you guys playing a game or something? I am use to kid's games and tricks so don't you dare to try anything!" Monk looked at me with puppy eyes. I started my acting.
"Stop staring at me like that! Your creeping me out!" I said, even though I missed my family. Monk continued to look at me with the pleaing, puppy eyes. "Alright!" I said. I can't refuse Monk's pleaing eyes.
Normal POV
"Hi Monk! (Smile)" Liana did as Monk asked and everybody stared at her. "Hey, doesn't she look similar with that smile? I do miss our Mai." Everybody in the room (except Naru, Martin and Lin) looked at Liana (Mai's disguise) and started crying.
"What? What did I do?" Liana said, puzzled as ever.
"You looked just like a person we use to know. We missed her very much and we just can't find her for these 2 years! *Cry*" Ayako cried.
"Who is this person?" Liana asked. She tried to act like she was just new and wanted to know what was going on, even though she was use to it.
Yasuhara turned to her with teary eyes and answered "Her name was-"
"Mai Taniyama." Everybody looked at Naru. They were shocked and surprised that Naru had joined a conversation. Liana looked at them. They sure have changed, she thought.
"I need to go to the restroom. Where is the bathroom?" Liana asked. She wanted to cry, but did not want anyone to see. "Ms. Hara, bring Liana to the restroom." Masako nodded and went to the bathroom together with Liana.
In the hallway, Liana (Mai) and Masako talked.
Masako: Liana, do you live around here?
Liana: Not far.
Masako: Where?
Liana: You don't have to be concerned about it.
Masako: Do you know Mai Taniyama?
Liana: Who is that any way?
Masako: I hate to waste my breath, but I'll tell you.
Liana: Then don't waste your breath and spill it already.
Masako: Hum. =.= You're no fun. Okay, Mai Taniyama was a friend of ours. She was a complete idiot and had a crush on Naru. I think so far, Naru was thinking about her.
Liana: What is with her? At this rate I'll be found out!
Lillian: Mai, want me to take over?
Liana: But Masako can sense possessions and ghosts!
Lillian: Leave that to me!
Masako: Liana?
Liana (Lillian possession): What?
Masako: Are you possessed?
Liana: Don't be silly. I am fine! (They reached the bathroom) I won't take too long.
Masako: Okay. She is definitely on to something.
In the Bathroom...
Liana: Phew! Thanks Lillian!
Lillian: You're welcome! Now cry all you like.
Liana: (stares at the mirror and sobs quietly. Her tears are not water. They are blood. When Mai is stressed with sadness she cries blood. If is other reason she cries, it is either normal tears or pure water.) Wait, why am I still crying blood? I thought that was only when I transform?
Lillian: No, because you are plagued with so much sadness and care.
Liana: Oh great. T_T,
Masako: Are you okay?
Liana: When did you come in?
Masako: Why are you crying?
Liana: I don't really know. Maybe its because I missed my mom and dad. (Mainly I meant Ayako and Monk. But I can't say it.)
Masako: Why?
Liana: Mrs. Matsuzaki and Mr. Monk reminded me of mom and dad.
Masako: How is your mom and dad?
Liana: None of your business. =_=
Masako: You're no fun at all.
Back at the Base...
"Liana," Naru called to her, "can you be my assisstant for now?"
Liana smirked to herself. "What does an assisstant do?" Naru glared at her, but Liana looked back to him with a puzzled expression. Naru explained, "As my assisstant, you help me with paperwork, make tea, and any thing that I need help with."
Liana smiled. "Okay. I'll help!" She turned towards the door. Naru secretly smiled. Liana suddenly turned her attention back to Naru, catching him off guard. "Oh~ So you can smile! The first time I met you, I thought you were a jerk that never shares his smile to anyone but himself! ^_^. But it seems like I can sneak a smile out of you!"
Naru turned and blushed. Liana giggled. Breaking the happy time, Naru said "Liana, Tea."
Liana stood there. Naru glanced at her. Liana was still standing, with her blue eyes saying, "Did you forget something?" Naru looked back into his book. The silence told Liana that it was no use. "What kind of tea is it?"
"Emerald Green Tea." Liana went out the door. Naru looked at his book. He had a picture in the book of him and Mai and the rest of the "family" after the Doll House Case. Mai was smiling in the picture while he was in his facade. "Mai..." Naru sighed, "if only I can taste your tea again."
"AAAHHHHHHHH!" a female student screamed in the hallway. "HELP!" The SPR ran to the second floor hallway. She pointed to a man ghost, looking at Liana. "Are you my daughter? Are you Lillian? You look like her." Liana was about to do the 9 cuts.
"Rin! Pyo! To- ahhhhh!" The ghost pushed her to a wall with a wind. Liana got knocked out and lost her conciousness. Her arm started bleeding through the bandages. "Liana!" Ayako ran toward Liana, but she was pushed back by the ghost.
"I'll be back! Lillian!" The ghost said and left.
"Liana! Liana!" Everybody of the SPR that met her, ran to her. Other people that hadn't met her were like "Who is she?"
Liana slipped into a dream while Lin and the others carried her to the nurse's office.
*******************************The Dream *******************************
Italics are the dream. English are in bold. Others are normal.
The darkness surrounded Liana, aka Mai, with will-o-wasps floating upwards everywhere. Mai stood up and then found that she is in a hall way. She wasn't in anybody's body this time, but her own. The hallway was very elegant and filled with beauty. "Hey, Lillian come here!" she heard a female voice say. Mai turned and saw a girl, that looked like herself with redish brown hair and shining emerald-green eyes, in a rose-colored sundress. She recognized that the girl was Lillian. A girl that seems to be Julieanna was at a doorway behind her. Lillian walked over to Julieanna and bent down to her level. "What?" Lillian whispered childishly and smiled at her little sister. "Lillian, did you hear? Dad is planning your first dance with Darian in Japan, at my birthday ball!"
"Really?" Lillian looked surprised. "What am I going to wear?" Julieanna giggled, "Let's decided together. Okay Sis?"
"Okay! Its a deal, Julie!" Lillian said.
The scene changed.
Mai found herself in a ballroom filled with people in masks. "Lillian! We did it! We killed the teachers that planned to kill us! Dad said he will take care of the bodies." Mai turned and saw that the children and Lillian were in the balcony, talking.
"That is not good! You have blood on you! go change!" Lillian said in a hurry. "Julieanna." Her little blond sister turned. "Thanks, Julie. For this necklace."
"Glad to help! Sis!" Julieanna said. "There's Darian! Break a leg!"
Lillian blushed. The other children, also has blood on their outfits, gave her a big thumbs up. "Good Luck Lillian" they whispered.
Lillian placed her pink and blue designed mask on. Darian walks over to her. "Hello, Lillian!" Lillian blushed. "Hi Darian."
Darian held out his hand and said "Shall I have this dance? Princess Lillian?"
Lillian giggled. "Yes you may." Mai watched in astonishment. 'Awwww! That is so nice!' was the only thing Mai can think of. Just before their hands touched, the glass windows suddenly shattered into pieces. The guests and people in the ballroom screamed and panicked. Fire started to burn and smoke arose over the crowd. People pushed and shove everywhere, separating Lillian and Darian.
"Darian!" Lillian called. "Darian! Where are you?" There was blood on the floor. Lillian turned. Mai gasped. Men in black were killing the guests and creating a massacre in the mansion's ballroom. A man looked straight at Lillian. He rised his knife and then aimed it toward Lillian. Lillian screamed. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
She waited for the stab, but instead, she felt blood on her face instead of pain. She looked up. Her eyes widened. 'This...this... this is a nightmare!' Mai said to herself. Lillian was in total shock. She couldn't bring herself to move and froze. Tears rushed out of her eyes. Julieanna gave her a weak smiled. "Good bye, Sis. Good luck with Darian. Say hi to everyone for me please... " Julieanna threw a dagger and stabbed the man in the black suit. "We will meet again, won't we Sis..." Julieanna dropped dead on the floor. Blood escaped from her back with a knife piercing her.
"JULIEANNA!" Lillian looked like she was insane. Mai cried. The flames covered Julienna's body and Lillian stood there, frozen from terror and this nightmare. A voice called to her.
"LILLIAN! WHERE ARE YOU?" It was Darian's voice. Lillian ran toward the voice. When she found Darian, she was too late. She saw his death. "NOOOOOO!" She looked at the murderer. He smirked and lit a fire in her anger. "YOU!" Lillian screamed. Her PK started to heat up, causing an indigo and red aura to form on her.
The man saw her and started to run, but the PK was too fast. He died. Lillian broke down, crying in the flames. A girl ran to her. "Lower your power! Lillian! Lower it!" Lillian turned. Elizabeth was running toward her, with a white and yellow glow on her. Using her power to lower her sister's PK, Elizabeth grabbed Lillian and ran outside. Mai followed them. As she was running, Mai saw dead bodies on the floor, every direction she went in the ballroom. When she went outside, she saw the remaining of the family. Sofia was holding on to Lillian while she cried and watched the burning mansion. The younger siblings went under the bridge near by. Elizabeth, giving Sofia a cold glance, signaled that she sensed someone, 8 miles from them, coming. Sofia stood there and looked at the mansion. "I haven't found Julieanna and Luke, even dad and mom!" She burst into tears. "Where are they?" she cried.
Mai followed them as Sofia and Lillian walked under the bridge. "Where is Luke!" Sofia continued. "And Julieanna? And our parents? I HAVE GOT TO FIND THEM!" She couldn't stop crying and started to run to the mansion. Elizabeth went over to her, grabbed her, and slapped her in the face. "DO YOU KNOWN WHAT YOU ARE DOING? BEING CHILDISH AND GOING BACK TO LOOK FOR THEM ISN'T THE ANSWER! MOM, DAD, JULIEANNA, AND LUKE! THEY WANTED US TO LIVE! AND NOW, HERE YOU ARE, TRYING TO RISK YOUR LIFE WHEN THEY ARE ALREADY DEAD! GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF! THEY ARE DEAD, AND THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS SAVE THE REST OF OUR FAMILY! OUR BLOODLINE! STOP ACTING LIKE THIS AND TRY TO BE USEFUL! SOFIA! YOU ARE THE NEW LEADER. YOU ARE THE ELDEST, NOW ACT LIKE IT!"
Elizabeth's sudden anger scared and shocked everyone. Sofia turned quiet after that and then hid with everyone under the bridge. Mai cried. 'So much sorrow! I can't take this. Why do these people have to suffer just because they are rich?'
The scene changed. Mai watched as the flames of the mansion turned into darkness. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Mai smiled and knew who it was immediately. "Long time no see! Gene!"
"Hi Mai! Long time no see!" Gene was happy as ever. "Mai, you need to wake up."
Mai sighed. "Yeah, okay."
"And Mai, one more thing!" Gene said. "You need to be careful. You are now at the base and everyone is staring at you!"
"What? Why?"
"Mai, or should I say, Liana. You cried during your sleep."
"So."
"You have blood on your face and you're sleeping on the couch!"
"OMG! I totally forgot that!" Mai hadn't noticed that if she cried in her dream world, her tears show up in the real world too.
"And... ah... I think Noll is suspecting you." Gene said before he waved good bye and dissappeared.
********************/Dream ends /**********************************
At The Base
Tuesday 12:15 pm, June
"Liana, Liana, wake up!" Ayako called. She had been trying to wake Mai up for two hours. But so far, she only increased her worrying and panicking when blood came out of Liana's eyes. As for Liana screaming "Thats horrible!" in her sleep, Monk, Ayako, and Lin thought she was possessed and tried to exercise her, but nothing worked. Ayako screamed "Liana! Wake up!"
Liana finally woke up. "Hello everyone." She noticed that Ayako, Monk and Lin were holding candles and charms, staring at her. Silence was finally broken when Liana said "What happen to you guys? What's with the charms?" Naru looked at Liana's eyes and asked her "Did you have dreams?"
Liana, aka Mai, had to answer carefully. "Yeah!" She said. Naru placed his book on the table and said "Please share." Liana looked back at Naru with a "what is with the nosy people" look, but then started anyways.
"Okay, this might be embarassing. So I went to this place, that had a big fanasty party! And this girl told me that I can eat ice cream! So I ate a bunch of ice cream, then this guy gave me a new type of food they invented. I ate it, but then realized it was super spicy, so I cried and it tasted horrible. Then I tried other foods and before I got woken up by Matsuzaki-chan." Liana told them her dream that she had 20 days ago.
Everybody stared at her. (O_O?) Then after 2 minutes of total silence, everyone burst out laughing, except Naru. Liana suddenly remembered her unfinished job and walked to the door. She heard Naru telling Ayako to follow her, but she told Ayako that she wanted to be alone for a while.
In The Kitchen...
Mai's POV
I boiled the water in the kettle and placed the tea leaves in the pot. 'Ah, the old days' I thought. 'Naru... you haven't change much. Still the tea-addict jerk.' I couldn't help but smile while making the tea. I still love him, but now he is here, I will be happy to torture him for a little bit. Reason? My main reason was that he broke my heart. 'Payback time!' I thought.
Suddenly the temperature started to drop. 'Here it comes, I feel an evil spirit.' Lillian said. 'Get ready Mai. This might be someone I know.' I stood in the center of the kitchen. The door was still opened for some reason. I chanted the spell.
"Water and air, Fire and wind! Hi to mizu wa, watashi ni shoheki o kasu!" A barrier formed around me. The ghost finally appeared at the corner of the wall. He wore a black tuxedo and shoes. "Madame Lillian! Come to me."
"That is daddy!" Lillian cried inside of me. "How come he is in black? If I remembered correctly, he wore a blue tuxedo at the ball."
"Lillian, this is not your father! This is an evil spirit!" I said. The lights started to flicker and the ghost created black, smokey wind in the kitchen. "Lillian come with me, your family is really worried."
'I won't forgive an imposter!' Lillian cried. My birthmark started to glow. "What the?" I yelled. The wind was loud, but I heard a voice. "LIANA!" I turned to look towsrd the doorway. It was Naru. "LIANA! WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL US?"
Monk and Lin came too. I was getting mad. "I JUST GOT HERE! BUT I CAN FINISH WHAT I STARTED!"
"NO YOU CAN'T!" Naru yelled back. I gave in cold glare. He gasped. "I WILL PURIFY THIS GHOST!" I yelled. I started chanting. "Tear of blood, tears of joy, tears of sadness, tears of love. Purify this ghost with these helpless tears!" I cried. This time, I didn't cry blood. I cried pure water. The tears landed on the ghost.
"AHHHHH!" The ghost lets out a painful cry.
"Perish the evil!" I cried. The dagger wand formed in my hand. I sliced the evil and instantly, the ghost disappeared. I let down my transparent barrier and stood in the center of the room.
Naru looked at me. I could tell that he was amused and surprised, but some how shocked. I giggled. "Mr. Shibuya, I will take your tea to your room." Naru left. Thanks to how dense he is, I don't think he'll know who I am.
Naru's POV
There is something about that girl that looks so familiar. But what?
"Here is your tea, Mr. Shibuya!" Liana said with a smile.
"Where did you gain those powers?" I asked. She doesn't seem to be human.
"That is my personal business, you nosy jerk!" She winked at me.
I looked back at my book. I am not really reading, but staring at the "family" photo I had with Mai in it. I missed her so much, I wanted to drink HER tea again. Of course, I had never forgotten the taste. Lin had tried to make it taste like Mai's, but it never worked.
"Is that a group photo?" I turned my head. OMG IT'S LIANA! "Waaah!" Wow. It's been 6 years since the last time I fell out of my chair like that.
Liana giggled. "What a lovely picture. Is this Mai? The one that the other guys are talking about?" She looked at the picture like she knew them. "You guys look like a family. I miss my family."
"Do you know Mai?" I asked her. Maybe she knew her and how she learned the exorcisms.
"Yep, I know her." Her smile faded into a sad expression and turned. "She left." Liana went into the hallway. Taking a sip of the tea, I looked back at the picture. Wait. I couldn't believe my mouth! Why did Liana's tea taste like Mai's? I ran to the hallway to catch up with Liana.
Hi! this is Lily-chan! I don't own ghost hunt. I know this is a bit long, but I am working on it to make it enjoyable. Please continue to give me advice so I can continue this story. Thankyou everybody!
Mai: Naru still remembers what my tea tastes like?
Naru: Mai is running away from me?
Lily: WHY ARE YOU TWO STILL ASKING QUESTIONS?
Monk: Aaahh puppy love.
Naru and Mai: MONK!
Monk: Just kidding.
Yasu: Monk.
Monk: What?
Yasu: You're so hot~ :3
Monk: AHHHHHH! (runs away)
Lily: More company? (0_0''') oh great...