I'm bored, so I'm writing again. Be happy ^.^
Anyway, prepare for something really sweet! Kawaii!
Chapter 10: Case 2: The Lost Child, Part 3
They had been searching for a while. Mai had been left alone in the house, due to her head injury, despite her protests. The whole family was outside, as was the team. They had already searched the house, but had found nothing.
All Mai had been given was a frickin' walkie-talkie. And no-one had bothered to speak to her, not even an update.
Eventually, she went to sleep.
…
"Mother? Mother!" The boy cried, running to the other side of the shrine. Not finding her, he sank to his knees.
"Why didn't you wait? Have you moved house? So where do we live? Why won't you tell me!" He yelled. Tears streamed down his face. Mai moved silently towards him. The boy was sobbing.
"Why won't someone help me? I can hear them looking for Takeshi, but no one, no one will look for me, or my mother. Why do they hate us so much, mother? Why?"
…
Mai woke suddenly, covered in sweat. She wiped her face off on the blanket and sat up.
"I know where he is… But I don't." She whispered. All she knew was that the boy was at a shrine, but she didn't know where the shrine was.
Mai stood up, the blanket falling to the floor.
"I have to find him." She muttered.
…
"Oh. Emiko?" Mai had spotted someone in the kitchen. The figure turned round.
"No. Misayo." Misayo had been crying, Mai could tell. She was still breath taking, though.
"What do you want?" The girl shot at Mai. There was no sympathy in her voice.
"Is… Is there a shrine near here?" Mai asked, trying to pretend that she didn't suspect that Misayo hated her.
"Yeah. It's north of the house, just about a minutes walk from the forest opposite the back wall." Misayo growled, turning away. "Why?"
"No reason!" Mai replied hastily. "See you later!" She turned and ran out of the building.
…
It was already night. Soon enough, icy rain began to fall. Mai mentally kicked herself for not bringing a coat or something warm.
She found the shrine. It was old, and worn down. The paint was cracked, the stones weather-beaten.
Takeshi was there.
"Hey, Takeshi." Mai said, stopping before she got too close to the boy.
"I'm not Takeshi." The boy muttered. He stood up, and turned around. "Oh. You're the girl who I spoke to before. How did you find me?"
"It's… Complicated."
"Hm. Well, I might as well ask you. Have you… Seen my mother?"
"I'm sorry, no. But I have to tell you, your mother… She's passed away." Mai said softly, not sure of the boys reaction.
"…What?" The boy took a step forward, but his legs were shaking. Mai only just caught him as he fell.
He sobbed into Mai's shoulder as she wrapped her arms round him.
"What's your name?" She asked after a few minutes.
"Kenji."
"Kenji, how long have you been searching for your mother?"
"A month, maybe? I just woke up in the house one morning, like any other. But there was a new family there. I searched and searched for my mother but-" He started crying again. Mai took a moment to process this information, and then decided what to do.
"Kenji. I can take you to your mother." She whispered in his ear. Kenji stopped crying instantly.
…
"It's okay, I have him." Mai called as she walked towards the team. They all gasped and ran to her side.
"Stay back!" She called. They obeyed. "He's possessed." She explained. "His name is Kenji, and his spirit only woke five months after the family moved in. I'm guessing that they're the first family in a while to own this house who have a boy the same age as Kenji." The others nodded in understanding.
"I promised – I promised I'd take him to his mother." Mai said, her arms growing tired. She leant on one leg. Kenji was asleep in her arms.
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"Lin, we need details on Kenji's mother." Naru commanded. Kenji was in Takeshi's room, being watched over by Ayako. He had put up a fight when he realised that Mai would be leaving him, but they eventually got him to settle down.
"Mai." Naru turned round, glaring at his assistant.
"I do not believe I have had a chance to talk to you about this yet."
"Oh, give it up, Naru!" Mai yelled. "I'm never going to change! I'm just a stupid, reckless person who always gets hurt and has to have someone come rescue her. I get it. So I don't need you to tell me that again." And with that, she turned and walked out of the room. Monk started to applaud her, but John stopped him in time before Naru noticed.
…
Naru climbed into the bed next to Mai. He knew that she was pretending to be asleep.
"Mai… I'm sorry for getting mad. But we both know that it's for good reason. I almost have the guarantee that when you go off on your own then you will get hurt." Naru explained, staring at the back of her head.
"And… I hate seeing you in pain. But what's worse is I know that I cause some of it. I've just always been like that, Mai. Saying what I think. You're the first person who's made me realise that." When Naru had finished, Mai stayed silent. He wondered if she was actually asleep, but then,
"Thankyou."
…
Naru couldn't sleep. And the worst thing was, there wasn't anything keeping him up. He just couldn't go to sleep, no matter how tight his eyes were shut.
"Naru…" Mai muttered in her sleep. Naru's eyes opened quickly, staring at the small girl next to him. She muttered his name again, and rolled over, so she was pressed against him.
A slight blush rose on Naru's face, a rare sight. He didn't know what to do. She clearly wasn't going to move for a while, so he mnight as well enjoy it while it lasted.
Slowly, Naru put his arms round her small, sleeping figure and rested his chin on top of her head.
And finally, Naru was able to get to sleep.
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Mai woke alone. This instantly worried her. It was past morning, she reckoned, staring out the window. The sun was quite high in the sky. She had no recollection of the night before… Just that Naru had apologised, and then they had both fallen asleep.
But still… She had had a very weird dream last night. Someone was holding her…
Mai shook her head.
Get real. It was just a stupid dream.
She got up, and walked to the kitchen, thinking that Naru might be there, having some late breakfast. Once again, she was stopped just outside of the kitchen right before she entered.
"Come on. I know you feel it too." It was Misayo. Whoever she was with was staying silent.
"Forget everything about that stupid girl… I know you really love me." Misayo was trying her best to sound seductive, but it wasn't working. Mai felt a little sorry for whoever she was trying to seduce. She couldn't resist peeking round the corner.
It was Naru and Misayo. Naru was sitting at the table, Misayo was trying to climb onto his lap. Naru crossed his legs and turned away.
"I'm sorry, but I must decline your offer… No matter how annoying it is…" He said slowly, staring at her.
"But why?" Misayo sat down on the table heavily, sighing in anger and frustration. "Why don't you like me? All the men do. They all say I'm so beautiful…" She reached out a hand to touch Naru's face, but he turned away.
"Because… I already have feelings for someone else." Naru said. Mai's heart leapt into her throat. There was someone else?
"And who is it? I'll squash them like a bug!" Misayo demanded.
"I'm afraid… Although she does tend to injure quite easily, she is quite strong willed… And would not back down, believe me." A smile tugged at Naru's lips as he said this. Misayo pouted.
Mai covered her hand with her mouth, stifling a gasp. Who was Naru talking about? Could it be… Her?
Mai shook her head. Nah, that's impossible. It must be someone back in England. She turned around and ran down the hallway.
"Who's there?" Misayo shouted, standing up. Mai ran faster.
"Come out, you little screw ball!" Misayo began to chase her, following the sound of Mai's footsteps.
What could Mai do?
Sooooo! What do you think? I told you it would be cute! And this was originally only going to have three parts but I changed my mind…
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