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I DO NOT OWN GHOST HUNT
Chapter Ten
Rena's P.O.V
Three
I pushed the door open and was walked into the room Gene faithful by my side. I had expected Joshiro-san to be in the same fetal position that he normally is but he was sitting in a chair directly in front of the door across the room. He was smirking but his eyes, he was possessed.
"I need you to leave Joshiro-san alone," I told the ghost voice confidant.
"I am Joshiro-san,"
"You can't lie to me besides," I gestured towards Gene. "He can see you,"
"The other girl can't,"
"That's because she doesn't have half the strength that I do," Gene told him.
"Well isn't that nice," the door shut but I refused to show the slightest hint of fear.
"What are you doing here?" I demanded.
"How about we play a game," the little girl suddenly appeared but she still had Joshiro-san under her control her cloths were old fashion, like really old English clothes, from the 1600's or something, my eyes widened slightly.
"You're far from home aren't you?" I asked.
"I'm exactly were I want to be with daddy and in his house, we live in Britain," she told me. "Let's play,"
"You're not in Britain you're in Japan," I told her she frowned.
"I want to play a game!" she stomped her foot on the ground and my eye twitched, of all the Spirits I had to face I was facing a spoiled nine year old, I sighed.
"Alright, let's play a game," I told her.
"Rena!" Gene reproached me.
"Yeah a game!" the little girl laughed how could someone like that do something like this?
"What are we playing?" I asked her.
"It's really easy, you see that?" she asked pointing to a basket in the corner I nodded my head. "We each ask each other questions to the other person and if they answer right you don't have to reach into the basket if you don't, well you reach!" okay that sounded simple enough.
"Are they yes and no questions?" I asked she nodded her head eagerly and I approached her sitting down in front of the basket never looking away from her. "Since I'm new how about you ask first," she nodded putting a finger to her chin.
"Am I ten years old?" she asked a smile on her face, well that sucked I looked at her closely.
"No," her smile faltered. "Am I right," she nodded her head.
"Okay, Am I sixteen?" she nodded her head. "You're right,"
"My, turn, was my daddy a banker?" oh shit, umm no?
"Yes," she smiled brightly.
"He fixed clocks and watches, stick your hand in!" she sang happily.
I have a bad feeling about this.
I do to Gene
I took a deep breath and stuck my hand into the basket.
"All the way to the bottom!" I yelp as something pricked my hand I pulled out as soon as I touched the bottom, biting my lip as whatever it was scraped my hand on the way up. A needle was sticking out of my hand and I pulled it out looking at her smile.
"It's you're turn," she declared.
"I'm not playing this game anymore," I told her she frowned.
"Why not?"
"Because, it's sick and dangerous," I said.
"But if you beat me I'll let you talk to mister," she said I sighed, I honestly pitted this girl, she didn't even know that this wasn't her home.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" she demanded.
"Looking at you like what?" I asked her.
"The same way that the ladies that worked for daddy did, why?" she demanded her hands forming fists, I stood tense.
"I'm not trying to offend you," I told her she glared at me.
"You think I'm sad because mommy died and daddy doesn't spend time with me, it's that isn't it?" she yelled at me the lights in the room flickering.
"That's it isn't it?" I asked it all suddenly fell into place. "You are sad aren't you, that's all you want isn't it, for you dad to play a game with you?" she glared at me but her eyes deceived her they were letting tears loose.
"I don't care!" I slowly approached her letting the river spirit's purification power flow through me.
"It's not a bad thing wanting your daddy to play with you," I told her she struggled trying to remain angry. "It's okay to be sad if your mommy left, what's not okay is hurting other people because they can't help you,"
"I didn't mean to, but no one would play with me otherwise," she explained through her tears.
"I know that this may not be what you want to hear but if you leave this place you'll go to a place where people will play games with you, as long as they're not games like these," I said pointing to the basket.
"Really, will," she stopped looking down. "Will daddy be there?" I felt my throat close, usually I would say yes but for some reason I didn't want to lie to this little girl, she reminded me of myself.
"I don't know," I admitted. "But I'll make a promise,"
"What's that?" she asked.
"If your daddy isn't there I'll get to you eventually and then I'll play all the games you want, I'll be your older sister, did you have one?" I asked her she shook her head. "It's a lot of fun,"
"Really?" I nodded.
"Really," she flung herself into my arms.
"Thank you so much, you've been the kindest person to me ever, see you again, big sister," she said smiling through her tears as she slowly vanished. I looked at the empty space for a while.
"Did you see everything?" I asked Gene he nodded his head.
"She died in an accident when she was nine, her mom died when she was five, and her dad gave her that watch as a gift that's why her soul was stuck to it," he explained in a hushed voice, I sighed and looked over at Joshiro-san who was looking at me with wide eyes.
"Yes, it's me I'm Lin Syaoran's twin sister,"
"God I'm so sorry,"
Naru's P.O.V
I wanted to destroy that damn door, I looked at the clock it was four in the morning, who the hell could that be?
"Go away," Takigawa growled I rolled my eyes but the one to open the door was John.
"Mai-san is something wrong?" he asked.
"Rena," I jumped out of my bed. "She's with Joshiro-san,"
We didn't wait for anything else we ran out the room and up the stairs towards the attic.
"Takigawa," I called.
"On it," he said already chanting I pushed the door opened and she was sitting on the floor holding a weeping Joshiro-san.
"Someone call a doctor, it's over," she whispered rubbing the older man's back.
"What's going on?" Lin demanded.
"Call the ambulance first," she said he didn't look that bad but he was breathing really shallow.
"Go get Matsuzaki-san," I told Mai she hesitated but nodded. I looked back at Rena she had helped Joshiro-san to the bed sitting by his side since the man refused to let go of his hand.
"What happened?" this time I asked her she looked up and shook her head.
"Not now," she replied the man was on his side tears streaming down his cheek. They were talking but so low that we couldn't hear them I frowned and we advanced.
"What's going on?" Ayako demanded as she was pushed through the door.
"Joshiro-san needs your help," Rena said standing and motioning to the man, the priestess approached him.
"Don't," he mumbled as Rena let go of his hand she smiled sadly.
"You'll be fine, everything will be fine, promise," she replied he settled down and the priestess began to examine him.
"Someone should go get Megumi-san," Rena suggested.
"Mai," I started.
"I'm on it," she called already out of the room.
The commotion had finally settled and we were in the base dressed and had just come back from breakfast.
"Start explaining," I told Rena she almost smirked.
"I woke up and got a little agitated so were my shiki, so I decided on going on a little walk, Joshiro-san was sitting on the stairs so I helped him back upstairs before I could leave the door closed, pretty much I had to take care of the spirit, nothing to bad," Rena said. "She was a nine year old girl, she died in an accident the watch was a gift from her father, that's why her spirit was attracted to it, you were right," she looked up at me. "The spirit was originally from England it moved with the watch,"
"So that's it you just were faced with it and that's that?" Bou-san asked.
"Isn't that how it usually works if a spirit attacks you, you defend yourself," Rena told him. "I didn't have the luxury of researching while trying not to get killed,"
"We'll perform a purification just in case," I said although I highly doubted it would be necessary.
"We'll get on that," Bou-san said I nodded.
"Hara-san you'll follow them and confirm that it's safe," she nodded.
They left the base, Lin was with Mai and Ayako so me and Rena were left alone I turned to her.
"I know what you're going to say, and yes it wasn't an exorcism it was purification, I can't perform exorcisms anymore," her voice dropped to a whisper it was the same for me, I couldn't use my powers without Gene and she couldn't reach her full potential without Syaoran.
"That's why you got hurt isn't it?" I asked her, she nodded. We'd noticed the scratches during breakfast, that had gone well. "It worked though, right?"
"Hey, what I can do, I do best," she reminded me I smiled, good old Rena.
"Do me a favor," I told her catching her eyes.
"What?"
"Next time we go on a case please stay out of trouble,"
"I'm shocked, Homes, aren't you the one who runs into danger head first?" she mocked me.
"Not when it puts my partners in trouble, Watson," I told her she rolled her eyes.
"Never stopped you before," she said.
"Well it's not before anymore is it?" I asked she looked at me for a long time.
"You're right it's not,"
The next day
Mai's P.O.V
"Okay so that's the plan, but how are we going to get the workaholics there?" I asked.
"No problem I'll get them there," Rena said, we'd gathered at the office to organize a Christmas party at Bou-san's house, we were all bringing some kind of food, and we'd decided against secret Santa if we wanted to keep it a secret from Lin and Naru.
"Alright, so the day after tomorrow we'll meet there at seven, deal?" we nodded in agreement everyone left after that probably going off to do last minute Christmas shopping. The office wasn't so lonely anymore, not since Rena and GD got here.
"You want tea?" I asked her she was on the floor playing with GD.
"Sure, we'd love some," she said smiling at me, it was good having friends, and the party was going to be fun. I frowned as I made the tea looking back into the kitchen, what was I suppose to get the Lin siblings, and Naru! I groaned why was life so hard?
Author's Note: as you can see we wrapped the case up but not this story, next time we'll have the Christmas party, hilarious moments and oddly enough a very long chapter. So until next time.
Kazuki: I get to show up!
Rena: in two chapters.
Kazuki: Anyway Eclipse wants to know if she should end it with a preview or with Syaoran and what is happening to him.
I'll take suggestions if not I'll improvise.
Love Eclipse.