I'm soo sorry *Bowing* I didn't update. But here is the next chapter. Oh and Maria is Mai's birth mother.

Thirteen

Original POV

Ralph Taniyama's eyes slowly fluttered open. He wanted to see his little girl. He remembered everything. He could hear his sons talking to him about how proud they are that they have a sister. That she was attacked by a spirit from the old hospital. But she is safe from the spirit and her uncle. But this boyfriend of hers... How old is he? He asked himself.

Tired Ralph closed his eyes, but just as soon as his eyes closed some one quietly crept in to the room and took a hold of his hand. Ian. "Hey dad, are you awake?" He asked . In answer Ralph squeezed his hand, making it's owner jump in surprise. "Dad?" Ralph slowly opened his eyes mouthed his son's name, Ian.

Ian ran out of the room and came back with a doctor and a nurse. "Ah, Mr. Taniyama you have finally decided to join us." The doctor said happily as he examined him.

Ian went to get his brothers and tell Mai. He found Maul in the cafeteria eating his lunch. "Maul." Ian went over to him and grabbed his hand. "Where are you taking me." Maul asked as he repacked his lunch. Ian didn't reply to his question he just led him back to their father's room. Once Maul was in their dad's room went to find Sakura who was talking to Hiroshi. "Sakura, come with me." Ian said as he went

Maul saw a doctor and a nurse hovering over his dad's bed. "What happened?" He asked the doctor who turned around and smiled at him. He then stepped away from the bed to reveal Ralph Taniyama awake and smiling. "Dad." Sakura was right behind Maul who was still standing there. Sakura pushed him in to the room.

"Dad, you 're finally a wake." Maul whispered as he took a hold of his father's hand. "Do you remember anything?"

Ralph squeezed his hand and whispered in a rasped voice, "Maria. Car crash. Mai." Ian came back, wheeling Mai in the room. Ralph smiled brightly when he saw his little girl. "Mai."

Mai smiled and as soon she Ian placed her at the head of the bed. Mai had just woken up from a long nap. So she was feeling a little woozy.

"Dad." Mai whispered sleepy. Ralph frowned and looked at Ian who stood behind Mai's chair. "She's fine dad she just woke up from a long sleep. Mai is going home in a few days. Back to cousin Hiroshi's." Ralph nodded slightly and turned his attention back to Mai.

Ian went over to the doctor. "He's doing really well for a most coma patients. Most people who have been in a coma for fifteen years don't usually open their eyes, or they can't talk that well some of them don't even remember anything at all."

"My dad and my brothers and I have ESP. So does Mai. We are no ordinary people. It will take a lot more then a car accident to finish my dad." Ian smiled at his family with such pride.

The doctor snapped his fingers as if he remembered something. "That's why the bullet you got in the chest didn't kill you when it should've."

Mai heard that and she snapped her head around at Ian with a frown. "It's my job little sister. I was in a line of fire of a bank robbery. A robber fired at me and it hit me in the chest near my heart. I still have the scar from the surgery."

Ian unbuttoned a few buttons to show Mai who ran her finger over the scar. "Did it hurt?" Asked a voice that wasn't Mai's or Ralph or Sakura or Maul. It was Lin. "May I come in? I was looking for Mai and a nurse told me she was in here."

Ian smiled and waved him over. "Yes, it hurt like hell. It just missed my heart and my lungs." He replied to Lin's question.

Lin went over to Mai and kissed her on the head then turned to Ralph. "I'm happy to see that you woke up Taniyama-san. My name is Koujo Lin."

Ralph looked at the man turning his head to one side. Lin was sweating. "Are you the one dating my daughter?"

"Yes sir."

"Chinese?"

"Hong Kong originally."

Ralph smiled at Lin and held out a hand to shake. "Dad has a best friend from Hong Kong." Sakura explained.

Lin shook the hand gently. A smile formed on his mouth. He has the approval of his girlfriend's father as well as her brothers and cousin.

Soon everyone was chatting happily but then after a while Ralph and Mai started to get tired. "Maybe I should take Mai back to her room." A nurse said gently.

Ralph made a noise in his throat. "No, I just got my daughter back." Maul sighed and turned to the doctor. "Could it be possible for Mai to move in to the empty bed next to the window? My dad can be really stubborn."

"I'll go and arrange it." With that the doctor left.

"Mai, would you like to go and get something to eat?" Lin asked. Mai nodded her head and with a final kiss on her fathers hand and a hug from her brothers Lin wheeled her out.

As they were waiting for the lifts Ian stepped up next to them. "Dad is a sleep and Sakura and Maul had to go back to work. Mind if I join you?" Ian asked.

Mai nodded her head and smiled brightly at her oldest brother. But the smile faulted when she saw her worst nightmare.

Mai's POV.

I was so happy. My birth father is awake. We can be a family again.

I was waiting for the lifts with Lin when Ian stepped up next to me and asked if could join us I nodded and smiled brightly at him.

But then a familiar figure caught my eye. It was my my worst nightmare. My fake father and clinging to his arm was his wife.

I closed my eyes tightly praying that they didn't notice me.

There you are. Again I'm soooorry that it took so long to update.

Please R&R