The Cursed Day Care

Chapter 12

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General pov

After Mai hands Lin his tea she leaves the base and walks up stairs to the dining room where Ayako and the others are waiting for her. When she opens the door Miss Mary and her daughter are sitting at the table, talking to Bou-san about there last case. A little boy was haunting his neighbor because she killed him.

Mai's pov

I sit down by John, who is seated next to Masako. Briefly, I wonder if John likes her. Masako asks me if I know what we are having for lunch. I turn my head to her so that she can hear me.

"Chicken soup with vegetables. Sounds good, doesn't it?" I grin slightly.

"Yes, it does."

"Here it comes. I am so hungry!" My mouth waters a bit at the sight of the delicious food. As soon as my bowl hits the table, I dig in. Within five minutes I am finished. Everyone stares at me with shock. I blush in embarrassment especially when I see their food is only half gone.

"Wow Mai, did you even taste it?" Bou-san teases me. I stuck my tongue out at him.

"Yes, I did Bou-san!" I retort. "Miss Mary, may I have seconds please?"

She laughs a bit and nods. "Yes, of course you may, Mai-chan."

"Thank you, thank you!" I stand up and walk to the kitchen to get some more soup. However. right when I walk in the room, I bump into someone. I look up to see Lin-san.

"I'm so sorry, Taniyama-san. Are you alright?" He asks.

"Yes, I am and it's Mai, Lin-san." I tell him sternly.

"Alright...Mai-chan." He replies. I smile up at him in return.

"Did you like the soup?"

"Yes, I did; I came here to get some more actually." Lin-san answers.

"Oh, me too! Did Naru like it too?" I question, already knowing the answer. Naru just can't ever be satisfied.

"No, he said it had too much chicken."

"Well then next time he can cook!" I huff in annoyance. Lin-san starts suddenly laughing. "Why are you laughing?"

"Mai-chan, Naru can't cook to save his life. He can't even make tea." He says, still chuckling. I start to laugh also.

"That's so funny. Is that why Naru hired me?"

"In a way yes, I believe so. I was tired of making Naru his tea, you know what I mean he can drink twenty cups a day, when we were living at the Davis mansion. He blew up the kitchen and his parents banned him from it." Lin-san smirks.

Lin's pov

I look down to see Mai-chan rolling on the floor laughing. She is so beautiful. No, no, I shouldn't think like that. I don't want to ruin her life, but should I tell her how I feel?

"Lin-san, are you okay?" Her voice brings me out of my thoughts.

"Oh, I'm fine, Mai-chan. I am just thinking, and it's Koujo." I correct her this time.

"Okay Koujo," She almost whispers. Is that a small blush on her cheeks...? "would you like to sit with me and the others?"

I give a small smile. "I would like that, Mai-chan." When we get back to the dining room. I sit down next to Mai-chan. Takigawa-san and the others look at us. "Is there something wrong, Takigawa-san?" I ask. He holds up his hands a bit in defense.

"No, I'm just shocked that you are eating with us is all."

"I asked Koujo-kun if he would like to eat with us." Mai murmurs with innocent-like eyes. Takigawa-san is now gaping like a fish.

"Wow Mai-chan, you are so brave; Lin-san is so scary!"

"Why is Takigawa-san talking about me like I'm not even here?" I mumble to myself, but Mai must hear me.

"Bou-san, Koujo is a nice person. You just need to talk to him some more." She tells him. I can't stop the smile from showing on my face.

"Thank you, Mai-chan."

General pov

After lunch everyone returns to base. Mai is ordered to make more tea once again to her growing rage. When she returns, Naru explains his plan for the exorcism on Shigger.

"We will perform it tonight." Naru says calmly.

"What?!" Bou-san and Ayako shout in unison. Though Naru just ignores them, like always.

"Mai and Miss Hara will chant while John will say his prayer. Lin, I want you to make a five-seal barrier. Takigawa-san and Miss Matsuzaki will help you maintain it."

"But Naru, Mai doesn't know how to perform an exorcism." Bou-san frowns.

"Well, you have six hours to teach her."

"What?! It doesn't work like that, you know! It takes years to become an exorcist." Before Bou-san can get too caught up in his rant, Lin cuts him off.

"Takigawa-san, Naru understands that, but I don't think it's a good idea for him to use his PK." He says. A look of understanding passes through Bou-san's face.

"We will use my PK, only if needed now. It's time for everyone to get some rest, you will need it. We will perform the exorcism at midnight."

Six hours later Naru calls everyone back to base. It was time for the exorcism to begin.

"Naru, what about Miss Mary and her daughter?" Mai asks in concern.

"Don't worry, Mai, they will stay inside the base." Her boss answers matter-of-factly.

"Oh, okay..."

"Are you ready to begin, Lin?" Naru looks over at the Chinese man, who nods.

"Yes, I am."

"Good, you may start." Naru orders. Then Masako starts to chant. Soon after Shigger possesses her and Lin begins to chant in Chinese, A few minutes later, the man speaks.

"Naru, I have Shigger trapped inside the barrier, but he has taken over Miss Hara's body." He explains. Naru says nothing, only beckons for Mai and John to start chanting. As they do, you can hear Shigger, or Masako, cry out in agony. After several minutes, Masako passes out.

"Is it over?" Mai asks. Lin-san gives a nod.

"Yes, Mai-chan."

"That's good. I'm so tired." Mai huffs a bit from exhaustion, making Lin chuckle silently.

"Let's go back to base."

"Ah, sounds good!"

Mai's pov

I wonder why Ukraine-san wasn't there to stop the exorcism. Maybe he wanted to set Shigger free but couldn't. Though why would he not let me and Koujo leave so that we could help him? This is so frustrating. Hopefully we figure it out before it's too late.