Naru continued to flip through the Death Diary, not saying a word to any of us. It was silent, and I couldn't stand it. Who knew what was going on in his mind, all I knew was: I didn't like it.

"So what's our next course of action?" Monk said, standing up from the ground after he finished wrapping my ankle.

"We'll search the kitchen," Naru said, bluntly.

"Why do we need to search the kitchen?" Ayako asked, cocking a hip and placing a hand on it. "Don't tell me-"

"Mushashibo Kaori," Naru read off. "Killed in the kitchen by blunt force to the head and multiple stab wounds." Naru turned the page in the Death Diary. "Her eye was taken and hidden in the kitchen."

Ayako looked like she was going to be sick again, and so did the rest of the gang.

"We ate from that kitchen…" Monk mumbled.

"Who knows what…" Yasu stopped himself from continuing, looking just as green as Ayako was looking.

"Instead of debating this," Naru said, shutting the book, "we need to find that eye."

John crossed his arms and looked like he was deep in thought.

"What's wrong, John?" I asked, getting help from Yasu to stand to my feet.

John looked at me with a smile and laughed. "I was just wondering what an eye would look like after 10 years."

"It won't be pretty…" Monk mumbled, helping me as we all made our way down to the kitchen.

"Wouldn't it just look like a dried up ping-pong ball?" Yasu questioned with a smile.

"Not necessarily…" Monk answered. "If we're considering Mihoko's personality in this…"

"Then it's most likely she kept the eye well preserved," Naru answered.

My smile faltered. "Y-Y-You mean, it'll look like it was just torn out?" Naru nodded. I tried swallowing the lump in my throat, but it wouldn't leave. My imagination roamed around with the many things just given, and I felt like I was going to throw up…again…

We all had reached the kitchen and began our investigation. Lin, Monk, and Yasu searched the high shelves circling the kitchen; John and Ayako looked in the lower parts of the kitchen; and Naru searched the dinning room, believe that it's possible instead of hiding it in the kitchen, Mihoko hid it somewhere near.

Me on the other hand, stayed sitting in a chair, in the corner of the kitchen. I was useless, again. I wished to help, but it was so difficult to walk with my ankle the way it was. Also, Naru had ordered me to sit down, and I didn't want to get him too angry at this point.

"Nothing in this shelf!" Ayako said, slamming the door and sighing. "How many do we have to go?"

"A lot…" John mumbled, giving a sigh of his own.

"Nothing's up here either…" Monk said. He put his hands on his hips and took a breather. "Right about now, Mai's little voice could be of help."

"Well, sorry," I said, "it doesn't want to help." Monk narrowed his eyes at my sarcasm and soon began looking through the shelves again, along with Ayako and John.

As if right on queue, the small voice that had been following me around had spoken. "Cold…"

A small light passed in front of me and floated towards the giant metal door, which was the freezer, and passed through.

There? I questioned.

I stood to my feet and tried my best to limp over to the door. It hurt, but I had managed. I reached for the handle once I was there, and the door easily opened for me. I looked in it, and felt the cold air rush at me, making me shiver. I peeked in to see boxes and boxes on shelves, all having snow and ice covering their tops.

"Middle shelf….back…" the voice told me.

I did as it said and walked into the freezer, making my way slowly towards the back. The floor was covered in snow and ice, so I tried my best not to slip, but it was quite difficult.

*Narrator P.O.V.*

"That's the last shelf…" Monk said, sighing and leaning against the counter.

"Have you found anything?" Naru asked, walking into the kitchen.

"No," Lin answered. "Nothing except food and dishes."

"Speak for yourself," Ayako said, cocking a hip. "We found a dead rat!"

"Or three," John said, giving a sheepish smile.

"Hey," Yasu cut in, looking around the room, "where's Mai?"

*Mai's P.O.V.*

I had reached the back and began searching the shelves, and that's when I spotted it behind a few boxes: A jar containing a Mushashibo Kaori's eye.

I immediately screamed when it turned in the liquid and looked at me.

*Narrator P.O.V.*

"Was that Mai's scream?" Monk asked, quickly standing to his feet from the counter he was leaning on.

"It came from the freezer!" Ayako said, pointing. But right after she said that, the freezer door slammed shut.

Everyone quickly ran over and Monk, along with Lin, tried their best to open the door.

Monk cursed under his breath. "It won't open! It's like it's been super glued shut."

Lin looked to the thermostat next to the refrigerator door and saw it quickly going down.

"We need to get that door open before she freezes to death," Lin said.

"Find something to get that door open!" Naru ordered.

*Mai's P.O.V.*

"I see you…"

I backed up into a shelf behind me as the woman's voice continued to repeat that phrase. The eye jolted to the left, then to the right, then back at me.

"It's so cold…"

I heard the door slam shut, making me jump and slip on the ice at my feet.

"Freeze…"

I stood as quickly as possible and made my way to the door, trying to push it open. I pounded on the door, but I doubted anyone outside could hear me.

"FREEZE TO DEATH!"

The temperature began to get colder and colder, as if someone was slowly turning down the thermostat outside the door. I felt my body temperature going down, but continued to try getting the door open, even shouting for anyone to hear me.

My hands began shaking as I felt the cold affecting me even more. I began shivering no stop as the seconds passed by. I continued to pound against the door, but it continued to stay shut.

I turned around, leaning against one of the shelves. My energy was suddenly gone, along with all the warmth my sweeter was giving me. Today was a bad day to wear a skirt, I realized.

I dropped to my knees, having all my energy suddenly gone. I looked up and could clearly see the eye looking at me. It looked like it was smiling, even thought it had no lips or face.

"You won't win…" the voice continued to say. "We'll make sure you don't leave… Freeze…freeze…freeze to death."

My eyes were begging to shut on me, and my breath was beginning to get less and less, I could feel it as my heart began to slow. It felt like the darkness was trying to pull me in.

"Please," I mumbled, "Naru…" Before I could say anything else, I collapsed.

*Narrator P.O.V.*

"We found something!" John shouted as he and Ayako came running back.

It seemed that in their absence Monk had tried several things he found lying in the kitchen: A fire extinguisher, a metal pipe, and an ice pick. At this point he was hoping anything could work.

"We found a crowbar," Ayako said, panting.

John gave the crowbar to Monk, and Monk was quick to get it into the door and trying to pry it open. Him pushing on it didn't make the door budge in the slightest. That's when he backed up and kicked it, making it bend backwards, but the door still wouldn't open.

"It would be nice if someone helped!" Monk shouted, panting from all his movements.

Lin helped, saying as no one else was as strong. He kicked the crowbar, along with Monk, making it bend back even more.

"It's -27 degrees and dropping," Yasu read off. This made Lin and Monk kick even harder.

Pretty soon, the door broke open a crack, allowing them to open it fully to find Mai lying on the ground, unconscious.

"MAI!" Ayako screamed as Lin and Monk quickly pulled her out from the freezer.

Yasu, on the other hand, grabbed the eye that he saw in the back, knowing that no one else would be able to get it later. He also knew that if no one grabbed it, Naru was going to have a fit once everything else settled down.

"She's unconscious," Monk said to Naru as he kneeled near them.

"Her pulse is weak…" Lin also said, looking over Mai to see her extremely pale, fingers and lips blue, and barely breathing. "Hypothermia has set in, we need to warm her up, quickly."

"I'll go get some blankets," John said, quickly running out of the room.

"Miss Matsuzaki," Lin said, looking to Ayako who looked at him with concern, "get some hot water." Ayako nodded and quickly ran to the sink.

Naru took off his jacket and placed it over Mai's legs. He knew what he needed to do, mostly because he studied Hypothermia many times in cases. It was doubtful that John could come back quick enough before Mai's heart completely stopped. So, now it was his turn to do something.

"Uh, Naru?" Monk questioned with a rather puzzled look. "What are you…?"

Everyone watched, shocked, even Lin himself was shocked at Naru's…precipitousness. They couldn't say, or do, anything except watch as Naru unbuttoned his shirt.

Okay, okay, I know what you all are thinking, "What the hell were you thinking?" Well, I don't know the answer to that. I thought it, I wrote it, that's it. =/

I do hope it wasn't bad, I actually quite enjoyed writing this, and the cliffhanger just had me laughing nonstop. I do hope your imaginations are wondering now. Because I'm full of ideas. =)

If you're wondering what "precipitousness" means, it means rashness, done without much thought. Kind of like suddenness. And yes, it is a word. I actually just learned it. =/ THANKS DICTIONARY! =D

Anyway, thanks for the support for this fan fiction, and I hope the support continues. There WILL be a sequel, I have decided, and I am writing out plans for others as well. =) Anyway, look forward to the next chapter and thank you again.

Reviews are very much welcomed!