Mai jumped a little causing her to hit her head on the wooden arm rest. She grabbed her head and sat up. Looking around, she saw no one in base except for Lin, who was staring at the screens with the headsets on. She turned back to the little girl standing in front of her. She had short light brown hair and big brown eyes. Mai recognized her as an eight year old Rachel. "Mai?" she leaned her head to the side, making her look so cute and innocent. Mai smiled. "Mai are you okay? I didn't mean to scare you; I just wanted to talk to you about something."

"Oh I'm fine. What did you want to talk to me about?" she glanced at Lin who seemed to have not heard her. He didn't even notice that Mai was even up.

"I want to show you something!" said Rachel as she grabbed her hand and stared to drag her. Mai stood up and followed her. Luckily Lin sneezed at that exact moment and Mai slipped out the door unseen. She followed the young version of Rachel down the hall and up some stairs.

I wonder want happened to her. She was only sixteen when her uncle took her away from her family. I wonder what he did to her. That poor girl. Now I at least know why Shouta is taking children under eighteen and those with pk. It's to fill the void left by his daughter being taken. Then again Rachel's in the house so I guess that cancels my theory.

"In here." Rachel pulled Mai into a room. It was pitch black. Mai started to wonder if this was such a good idea. No one knew she was out here and she was in a pitch black room with a ghost she had just met. Good going Mai you have just gotten yourself killed. Then Mai heard footsteps walking passed the door. She also heard voices. One of them sounded like Naru's. She wanted to call out to him but for some reason she couldn't. Then they started to fade and were eventually gone.

The door opened and Mai saw Rachel looking at her. "Are you coming?" Mai nodded and followed Rachel around the corner and down another hall. Mai had just realized how many doors there actually were. Rachel opened another about half way down and Mai looked inside. It was another stair case. "Mommy hid lots of secret stairs and hallways through out the building to make sure that if anything happens we can get around quickly." Rachel started to climb the stairs. Mai followed into the darkness.

Rachel opened the door at the top of the stairs and Mai saw another hallway. Mai looked up and down the hallway before she realized something. "Hey this isn't the third floor." Rachel turned to her looking confused.

"Yes it is."

"But there are too many pictures on the wall. On the third there is one picture of a hallway with…." Mai trailed off as she realized what she was saying.

"There are a total of five floors. Two of them are hidden and the only way to get to them is through the stairs in the door."

"That's why the stairs to get from the second to the third are so long, because they go over this floor." Rachel nodded and dragged Mai down the hall. Once the came to a door Rachel opened it and pushed Mai in. She looked around to see that it was the room from her dream. "Over there in the corner." Mai looked to where Rachel was pointing and remember the dairy. She walked over and tore the floor board up. A dusty old book laid there. She picked it up and leaned against the wall as she opened it.

Most of the pages were written in and according to the dairy the last date written was in October. "That's my birthday." said Rachel as she pointed to the date at the top. Mai read the entry out loud.

"October 22 1819,

Today is Rachel's birthday. She was supposed to be seventeen. I miss her. Isamu won't let me see her. He says that she doesn't want to see us. For so reason I can help but believe him, even though he is a cruel man. Somewhere in my heart I do believe he had a right to take her. I also believe that I'm glad he took her. No matter how much I hate to admit it but he does have more in common with her then me or Shouta will ever have. He could train so she can control her special ability, but I just wish, even if its only for a split second that I could she her only last time. Her beautiful smile that no one could resist. Her warm, welcoming eyes that made you believe that everything was going to be okay even when it wasn't. If only I could see my daughter now. I wonder if she is happy. Even if I never see her again as long as I know she's happy I will be. I love you my daughter my only daughter. Happy Birthday. Love Kina."

Mai looked up to see tears in Rachel's eyes. "Your mother really cared about you." Rachel just nodded. Mai looked down and started to look through more entries trying to find one that would at least cheer her up, then Mai fond the perfect one.

"October 24 1802

I final have her. My baby, my baby girl. She is beautiful. She has big brown eyes like her father, which I regret , but I'm glad that she's mine. I don't care that she has Isamu eyes because that doesn't matter. She is beautiful and it doesn't matter who her father is. Shouta was so happy when he fond out it was a girl. Truthfully I think he would have like a boy, but he seemed happy enough. He named her Rachel. What a beautiful name. Shouta wanted her to be apart of our English culture so he named her the first name he could remember. I think that silly but I do love that name and I'm glad it's hers."

Mai finished looking up at Rachel. She had a huge smile on her face, even though tears were falling down her cheeks. Mai closed the book. She placed it back under the floor board where it belonged. She had no right to read it and she wasn't going to, no matter how much it helped with the case.

"Wait." Rachel said as Mai placed the floor boards back. "I want to read it." Mai looked at her for a second then took the book back out and handed it to Rachel. Mai shivered as she touched Rachel's skin. It was so cold. Then she realized that the whole room was cold. Mai placed the floor boards back and stood up.

"I should get back before someone comes looking for me."Mai said. Rachel nodded and walked over to the door, opening it for her. "Aren't you coming?" Rachel shook her head. "The book can't leave the room with me. I'll only be able to read it in here."

"Oh, well I'm sure your mother would want you to read that. It seemed pretty important to her almost as important as you were." This brought a smile to Rachel's face. Mai turned and walked out of the room when she heard something hit the ground. She turned to see book on the ground and Rachel with a horrible expression on her face. Horror filled Mai.

"Daddy's not happy. He's not happy that you fond the book. He's not happy that I know about the book. He's going to take it out on the boy." Mai looked at her confused. Boy? What boy? The only males here were Bou-san, John, Lin and-

"Naru." The word escaped her lips. It was no more then a whisper. Horror shot through her. Naru was going to get hurt because of her. She turned and ran down the hall as fast as she could. She had no idea where she was going but she didn't care. She had to get to Naru.

"Mai." She felt something tug on her arm pulling her to a stop. Mau turned around to see Rachel standing there holding her arm.

"Rachel you don't understand. I have to get to Naru! If he gets hurt because of me- I just don't know please let me go!" Mai said. She hadn't realized the tears escaping her eyes.

"Mai, he's this way" Rachel pointed to another door. Mai ran over and opened it to see a long hallway. She ran at full speed down it with Rachel gliding beside her. Rachel led her through the confusing hallway until the reached a pair of stairs. Mai ran down them and as she reached the third step from the bottom, she tripped. She heard something crack and she felt pain but ignored it and started to run again.

As she got about half way down the hallway Rachel disappear. Mai wanted to know why but Naru was the only thing on her mind. Pain shot through Mai's body. Her lungs were screaming in protest as she felt the need to cough. Her head felt like it might explode but she tried to ignore it.

Finally she ran into something. She fell back on her butt which only added to the pain. She looked up to see two pairs of curious eyes staring at her. Mai stared into the bright blue ones.

"Mai what are you doing out here?" he asked and when he looked around he added "alone?" Mai stood up and not caring that Konta was there or that Naru was mad at her ,she just buried her face into his chest and began to cry. Naru just stared at her until he felt someone grab his left arm. He looked over at Konta and watched as she place it around Mai. He glared at her as she looked up at him. She smiled innocently. Mai final looked up at him and said "The-the ghost-he-he is after you." She said before she buried her face in his chest again, this time coughing. Naru looked at Konta who had a serious look on her face, like she knew what Mai was talking about.

Mai started to calm down. She was with Naru, everything was going to be ok. Mai felt her face get red as she realized that she had been crying and coughing into Naru's shirt and he had an arm around her and he wasn't protesting. She tired to distract herself so her face wasn't so red but she just couldn't. Then Mai felt something. Mai went pale as she realized something was wrapping around her ankle. Her heart picked up as it started to tug lightly. She slowly looked up at Naru trying to tell him, but before she could get one word out of her mouth, she on the ground and being dragged into the darkness by her ankle.

"MAI!" Naru screamed after her.

hola! i just realized that every chapter i say hola. weird...anyway i decide to leave a huge cliff hanger because im mean that and if anyone is wonder on the fourth floor of the house there is a painting of the third floor. kinda creepy actually.

sorry for spelling or grammar mistakes