Hello again here is chapter eleven I am still sad to say I do not own Ghost hunt nor the characters but, I do love the show. I was sad that it ended I think there was so much more that could have been done but, I think if it had to end it did it perfectly it gave us so much to think about and draw our own conclusions from but, here is chapter eleven I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do.

Chapter eleven

I awoke feeling like crap my throat ached and my head spun. My stomach felt nausea as I fought the urge to empty what little contents my stomach had. The annoying sound of beeping caught my attention as I opened my eyes instantly regretting it as I snapped them shut attempting to throw my arms over them but, found something annoyingly pulled at my hand. Giving up I opened my eyes to look around. An IV drip hung above my head as I followed the tube down to my left hand. What had happen to me I was in a hospital that much I could tell but, why? My memory was still fuzzy as the nausea hit me again I collapsed onto my pillow feeling drained all of a sudden.
"You're awake." A pissed Lin said standing up from somewhere near my left.
"What happened?" I asked closing my eyes trying to stave off the headache that was threatening to split my skull.
"You were being careless." He snapped and I fought to not wince.
I thought for a moment running through what I could remember which frustratingly didn't seem to be much.
"You could have killed yourself. What would your mother have said it took all of my convincing along with Madoka to get her to stay put." Lin ranted thought I was lost in thought and wasn't really paying attention.
"And what of Mai she would have killed you if you died." Something in that sentence range through the fog that was currently clouding my mind. I looked around the room Mai where was Mai she should have been here where was she. Then it hit me and I unstably jumped to my feet if it hadn't been for Lin I surely would have kissed the floor.
"Where is Mai?" I questioned my voice sounding dull to my own ears.
"She is resting." Madoka's voice said from the door.
"Where is she?" I demanded not liking how they seemed to be avoiding my question.
"You should rest." Madoka said as Lin pushed back down into the bed. I fought against him I didn't want to rest I wanted to see Mai.
"Noll don't make me sedate you." He threatened and I reluctantly collapsed back onto the bed feeling every ounce of strength ebb away.
"She is alive Noll." Lin said but, avoided my eyes as he looked over to Madoka who looked very tired heavy set bags under her eyes pale and fragile like she hadn't slept in days.
"What day is it?" I asked looking out the window to see a bright not a cloud in the sky. Last thing I remembered it was late at night when we came here.
"You have been out for a week." Lin said and now I understood why mother would have been so bothered.
"I have to see Mai." I said not caring how desperate I sounded or that my indifferent mask was gone I didn't care.
"Noll Ayako will let us know if anything changes you will get to see her when you are better now I will sedate you if you refuse to listen to reason." Lin threatened again and I laid down again knowing I wasn't going to win. I felt defeated useless it was my fault that this happened it had been able to protect her none of this would have happened. I suddenly felt sleepy as I watched Madoka out of the corner of my sleep heavy eyes. She was up to something then I realized she had sedated me I would have been pissed if I wasn't so tired.

I watched Noll's sleeping form laying on the bed he didn't look like the Noll I had watched grow up nor the boy who was the lead scientist in his field no he looked like a kicked puppy who was abandoned. This was something only Mai could bring out in him. He seemed more human than he had been since his brothers untimely death and it was all the clumsy assistance doing. He sighed he knew he was withholding information from his young charge and he knew he would catch on soon. Mai was alive he hadn't lied about that she was heavily sedated so that her body could heal they just didn't know what the exact damage would be when or if she woke up at all. Her injuries were anything but minor her cuts resembled that of a vine being wrapped around her. The doctors had seen nothing like it before and if it wasn't for seeing it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed them either.
"Lin, what haven't you told me." Noll stated more than questioned looking at me as if he was seeing right through me and knowing him he was. I wasn't surprised since Noll was always one step ahead of everyone else. I looked at Madoka who was nodding her head. "I will go fetch the doctor." She said scampering off.
"Lin." I heard feeling his eyes burrowing into me.
I sighed and began to tell him all that I knew.

"You lied to me." I snapped shooting a death glare at Lin as Madoka coward behind his shoulder.
"Noll, he didn't lie. Mai is alive." Madoka said peeking out from behind Lin.
"You needed rest." Lin said calm and collected as ever.
" No I needed to see Mai." I demanded as I sat up feeling much better.
"Noll she is…"
"I will overlook you drugging me if you take me to Mai." I snapped watching as Madoka paled exchanging glances with Lin.
"The doctor will be hear in a few minutes to look over you.."
"Now."
"Miss Taniyama is resting just as you should be Mr. Shibuya." The same doctor from before said as he strolled into the room.
"I am fine." I demanded as he stared at me disbelievingly.
"I am fine." I said watching as he shivered from my death glare.
"Mr. Shibuya, you suffered greatly and need to rest."
"Not until I see Mai."
The doctor sighed exasperated as he looked over me.
"Fine, you will be able to see Miss Taniyama but, I must warn you she is not how you remember she is hooked up to a heart monitor and IV. She is on a ventilator as well as about eighty present of her body is bandaged from what appears to be tracks of a thorny vine. The tears of blood we cannot explain but, I can say this she is lucky to be alive but, we still don't know when or if she will wake up." He said looking over my chart.
"She will wake up." I said keeping the she has too. To myself as he removed the annoying heart monitor from my finger.
"You are lucky as well." He said as I stood up feeling more alive than I had in a while.
"Let's go then." The doctor said as I grabbed the IV pole and followed him out and down the hall. We passed by several rooms that looked the same. Lin and Madoka followed in silence as we finally reached a room with Mai's name on the door.
"She is in here but, I visiting hours are limited." He said but, I ignored him as I carefully walked into her room.
There she lay blood no longer stained her pale porcelain skin but, the white bandages were a stark reminder of what had occurred her chest rose evenly with help from the ventilator. The heart monitor beeped evenly signaling that she was alive. I stepped forward taking her hand in mine gently. It wasn't as warm as it should have been but, wasn't ice cold either. Sitting down in the chair next to her bed. Flowers sat adorning the small table near the open window. One in particular caught my eye a single red rose sat in a crystal vase among the rest of the colourful bouquets.
"Doctor." I called eyeing the flower.
"Yes." He said coming into the room.
"Who brought this rose?"
"I'm not sure. I will ask the nurse." He said fleeing the room.
"Naru, the rose isn't a normal flower." Lin said as he stepped forward.
I looked at him with a raised brow telling him to continue.
"It is stealing her energy she wouldn't awaken until we destroy that rose." He said confirming my suspicions.
"Then we will destroy it." I said moving toward the table reaching for the rose but, found my hand could reach no further an invisible wall was erected around the rose a strong one at that.
"Call everyone." I said moving to sit next to Mai.
"I'll be back." Madoka said as she left the room.
"Go find everything you can on the cases that they had before we returned." I told Lin watching as he left the room Leaving Mai and myself alone.
"Mai I swear to you that I will save you." I said taking her hand in mine again. I didn't know how and that scared me I always had the answer I was a know it all as Mai and even Gene would put it but, here I was lost. I had no plan I was useless but, I wasn't going to give up without a fight I was going to give it my all this thing picked the wrong man to mess with. I was Oliver Davis and he messed with the one I cared about more than even myself. He had made a big mistake and he was going to pay dearly that I could promise.

"You are mine my love I will have you." A males voice spoke from deep in the garden as I sat once again under the gazebo a soft light surrounded me as I fought to keep myself awake. Keeping this Barrier up was taking everything I had but, I wasn't going to let this thing win.
"You are weakening my love and as soon as my rose steals the rest of your strength than you will be my bride." The harsh laugh was followed by another round of attacks from the vines but, my barrier held for now I was safe I just had to keep it up until Naru could rescue me.
"Get ready." Gene said as he sat beside me trying to help me the best he could.
I braced myself as another wave of attacked hit the barrier.
"Please hurry Naru." I said as I ready myself again.

"Naru, good to see you up and about mate." John said as he walked into the room followed by an arguing monk and priestess.
I sat up not realizing I had fallen asleep and my head was resting on Mai and my joined hand.
"Did Madoka fill you in?" I asked ignoring everyone.
"She has yes." John said as the others nodded.
"Naru the nurses don't know where the rose came from." Madoka said entering the room followed by Lin who carried a small stack of folders.
"Did you fine anything?" I questioned eyeing the tall Chinese man.
"Only four cases were taken that Mai went on in the time we were gone." He said handing me the files. I opened the one on top but, quickly closed it moving on the next one. I repeated the same routine until my eyes landed on the case we had over a week ago.
Was it possible that Mai picked up a wayward spirit on one of the cases while I was gone? It was possible but, unlikely the activity only started a little over a week ago. Then it hit me the case we had taken.
"Lin the case my mother gave us."
"But it was a hoax no spirit was found." Ayako argued I had almost forgotten they were here.
"This is true but, what if it wasn't a spirit." John said his hand on his chin lost in thought as I turned to stare at him.
"Then what could it have been?" Ayako said looking at John as well.
"A demon." I said realization dawning on me as I looked at the flower.
"That would explain why Masako and Mai didn't sense it but, Lin's Shiki should have." I said more to myself.
"Not if it was a more powerful one." Lin said from the other side of the room.
"Now what." Ayako asked looking over to me.
I wasn't sure either I hunted ghosts not monsters and especially not demons. I would normally back away from a demon case but, this was Mai we were talking about.
"John you will stay here and try and break the barrier along with Lin and Monk. Ayako and Madoka go hunt down the boys from the case call Yusahara he would be the best to talk to the boys. I need everyone on this case.
Everyone nodded leaving except John, Monk and Lin who stayed behind to start their own tasks.
This ended today. I thought as John prepared to do his chant.
Mai hang on I am coming for you.

Here is chapter eleven I hope you guys like it.
Farewell for now.