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Chapter 10- Haikemi's Daughter and Dai's Dream

Naru and I sat on the couch facing the brunette woman, who was currently sipping tea, while Lin sat in the chair at the end of the table and the others stood in random places around the room. Haikemi Kameko was in her early thirties, slim and tall with grey eyes. She sat the cup back on the table and looked directly at Naru.

"Please forgive me for not coming sooner. As soon as I heard from Mr. Nagoku that you believed it to be Dai that was haunting this place I had to come," she said. Naru nodded.

"Tell us what happened before Dai's death," said Naru apathetically, refusing to beat around the bush. She nodded and took in a small breath. I watched her, compassion filling my heart. She didn't look happy, no, not even slightly.

"I met Dai after he came to work here. He operated the carousel. We actually hit it off, but i wasn't sure if my father would approve so we kept it secret. Finally, he proposed to me. It was quite sweet. He took me to the top of the castle. We stood on that balcony up there and he said, 'Look at them, I bet they all have wishes, just like us. They bring those wishes here so that they may come true. They must come true, that's what this place is about.' Then he proposed. To say the least, I was swept off my feet." My eyes widened minutely as Naru glanced at me out of the corner of his eye. We didn't say anything, though, as she continued. "That night, we went home to tell my parents. I didn't care if my father knew, I was going to marry him no matter what. However, when we came through and announced the news, my father went berserk. He told Dai he was nothing and that he never was anything and that he would never be anything. He said the marriage would never happen. Dai ran from our home before I could say anything. My father would not let me go after him." She touched her cheek as he eyes examined her lap. I gasped slightly and touched my own, bruised cheek. Did he...

"They found Dai's body the next day. My father didn't even let me go to his funeral." The silence hung heavily as she finished.

That man, he did this to his own daughter? Fathers are supposed to want only their children's happiness right? This isn't fair.

I squeezed the hem of my skirt. Naru stood.

"Thank you for coming." He made to leave the room.

"Wait!" cried Kameko. He paused. "Please, I want to help him. Surely I could..."

"There's nothing you can do." He left and Kameko sighed and hung her head, her hair covering her eyes.

"He's right," said Monk, coming to sit next to the woman. "Dai's spirit has become lost and twisted. Until we exorcise him, he won't be the same man. He could even try to kill you." The woman nodded and I was slightly stunned to see tears rolling down her face. I stood and handed her a napkin. She looked at me, surprise in her eyes and I smiled.

"Don't worry, it'll all be okay," I said. The first smile I had seen on her graced us with its presence. She took the napkin and began to mop up her cheeks.

"You know," she said, "This was how I met Dai." We all raised our eyebrows.

"Huh?" I said bluntly. She chuckled sadly.

"I was upset at my father and I had ran out and to the carousel. He found me crying and he handed me a handkerchief." We watched her with soft eyes. "'Don't worry, it'll all be okay, whatever it is,' he said." I smiled.

"He sounds like a very kind man," I whispered.

"Yes he was," she breathed. "In fact, you're a lot like him." She looked up at me as I blushed.

"Oh, no, no, no, I'm nothing like that," I said, waving my hands in front of me. She smiled and stood.

"Thank you for your time. Good day." She exited before any of us could react.

I went to the back room to find Naru leaning over a computer and Lin watching the monitors.

"Ms. Haikemi just left."

"We know," said Naru, not looking up. I rolled my eyes and, once again, replayed the scene he had created on top of the tower in my head. I blushed happily.

I wonder what he meant. It seems not even I can completely escape his will.

"Mai, if all you are going to do is stand there and day dream, make some tea." I glared at his back as I left. What a jerk! Gosh.

As I came out of the kitchen with a tray and bad mood, I found everyone in the main room.

"And how do you plan to do that?" asked Monk, confused. I stopped short as Naru's eyes fell on me and everyone followed suit.

"Absolutely not," said Ayako.

"Yeah, Naru, if what you said was true then he would kill her," agreed Monk.

"I don't care what reason's you have, Mai will not be bait!" yelled Ayako. Naru didn't respond, instead choosing to walk to me. I stood, rooted to the spot with a flushed face, as he picked up the full cup and took a drink of the tea. Then his indigo eyes met mine. Just like he had on the tower, Naru captured my gaze.

"If that was truly Mai's number one dream then she would already be dead. Dai got it wrong and he will try again to make her top dream come true." He watched as I reddened even more at what he said.

That's right, my real dream is for Naru and I to...

His eyes softened, halting any and all thoughts as we stood there.

"But what if you're wrong and Mai gets hurt?" asked Ayako, loosing ground. Naru sighed and closed his eyes, turning his back on me.

"I'm not wrong," he said simply.

"But..." said Monk.

"I'll do it." Everyone looked at my determined face; well everyone except confuse me Naru that is.

It was decided. That night, we would go to the castle. Everyone except Naru and Lin would stop and wait for a cue to follow. Lin and Naru would escort me to the tunnel. From there, I would walk in...alone.

Sorry guys, but I can't write anymore right now. I had Taekwondo testing and then two indoor soccer games (THE REAL FOOTBALL!!! STUPID AMERICA!) and I'm beat. Plus I took a ball to the eye and that eye is still kinda blurry so, ima take a shower and see what I can do after that.

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