GHOST HUNT: THE MISSING ARCHIVES

Hello this is my first Ghost Hunt story. I hope you all like it. The story will make use of contents from the games KUON and FATAL FRAME SERIES. I'll be mostly using the ghosts mentioned in the games.

Another case….n.n I hope that it catches your attention

DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the characters from Ghost Hunt, or any concept from the games mentioned before.

FILE #4: The one who mutters in your ear #1

"Ooooh….This…is….BORING" I cried out.

I was lying in hospital bed. My final diagnosis had been fourth and fifth rib broken and slight concussion; but due to the doctor's advice (and Ayako's and Aki's insistence) and Naru's command I needed to stay in the hospital until my ribs "looked better".

"Stop complaining…" Kei said. He was sitting in the couch with his arm in a cast. His sane hand rested under his chin "At least you can use both arms…"

"Use them for what? I can't even get up from this bed…" I ranted "Stupid Naru!"

"Mai…as much as you rant…he won't hear you. He's probably reading his file somewhere in Yokohama…"

"I can't believe he took a case without me!" I said annoyed " Masako must be clinging all her way over him!"

"And he's glaring at her…" Kei said reasonably " You're worrying too much, Mai…Mr. N likes you…"

"What? What makes you think that?" I said blushing.

"Oh…you're really too dense…" Kei sighed shaking his head "I thought he was going to kill me when we decided that Rei and I would stay to take care of you…"

"Eh? What does it have to do with Naru remotely liking me?" I asked frowning.

"Haha…." Kei laughed "Please…he hates me. I think he believes that I've got something with you….some sort of relationship beyond friendship…may be…Shibuya-san is obviously jealous…"

"T-there's n-no way that he's…j-j-jealous!" I said blushing furiously.

"Whatever…" Kei sighed flipping the page from his book.

I bit my lip lying back on my pillow. The room was really hot and I could hear the cicadas from the garden singing enthusiastically. I was thinking about what kind of things could Naru be doing and who was making him tea when the door flew open and Rei entered the room talking in her mobile. On her free hand she was holding a big white bag.

"Um… nope, she's better. No you can tell him that she hasn't gotten smarter, but at least she's not any dumber. Uh? Right now? Well…yeah, I guess I can. Sure…I was just bringing Mai some things…yep. I'll be there…no she's not alone, Kei will stay. Don't tell Shibuya-san! Ok…good…bye" Rei hung her phone and sighed leaving the bag next to the couch where Kei was sitting.

"Who was that?"I asked.

"Lin-san. Who else? "Kei answered as if the answer was obvious " Those two have been calling each other every day now…"

"Ohhhh!" I said clapping "So…so…you and Lin-san…?"

"Oh, please…he calls me to ask how you are, Mai! And he called everyday because they were in case and couldn't come visit themselves" Rei said trying to hide her panic "It's nothing personal…!"

"Isn't it? "Kei said teasingly.

Rei glared at her brother.

"What did Lin-san wanted anyway?" I asked.

"Shibuya-san wanted to know about your current condition and also, they're returning to Tokyo today, and they wanted me to pass by the office…"

"Soo…Lin-san asks for something, and you go do it right away…."Kei said teasingly "Yep…That marriage will work smoothly…"

Rei glared at her brother.

"If you weren't wounded…I'd hurt you…really really hurt you…" She said poisonously.

Knowing that having Rei hurting her brother in a hospital wasn't anything goo I decided changes the topic.

"Ohhhh….if you're going to the office…would you feed my fishes? I don't know if anyone has taken care of them. Naru surely won't…"

"Uh…I've been feeding them and Lin-san, too…so don't worry. I'll take them a picture and bring it to you. Naru-fish is enslaving the whole tank…it surely resembles the real one…"

I smiled.

"Really? Oh….poor of the rest…" I laughed "Please take them a picture! I really want to see them…"

"I will…" she smiled at me "And you slacker…." She added at her brother "Keep an eye on her…"

"Yeah yeah…"

Rei waved at us and left the room leaving us alone. I looked at Kei. He was busy reading his book, and he showed no signs of wanting to tell me anything. I laid back on the bed and stared at the ceiling as I was slowly pulled into a dream…

Naru opened the door only to be greeted by bunch of colorful fishes staring at him from their tank. Naru raised an eyebrow and walked straight to his office ignoring them. If Mai wanted to keep pets, couldn't she keep them in her house and not in the office?

"Oh…those are, Mai-san's fishes?" John said leaning in front of the tank "They surely are big! When she got them they were so small…"

"Indeed…" Bou-san said "They're going to need a bigger tank…"

The door flew open, making the bells ring. Rei entered into the office with some bags. She smiled at the two men in front of the reception table and waved at them.

"Ahh…Rei-chan…good afternoon." John said politely.

"Good afternoon, John…Takigawa-san…"

"Yo…kiddo, what are you doing here?" Bou-san said.

"Lin-san asked me to get some things for him…."She replied raising the bag " But id didn't expect you to arrive this early. How was the case?"

"Oh…something boring; it was only a poltergeist caused by a rebellious teenager…"Bou-san said "No ghost…"

"Oh…haha…" She smiled puzzle.

The bell from the door rang once again. The three people standing in the reception turned to see who had just entered. It was a woman in her late twenties. Her hairs shoulder length, and her eyes were light brown. She seemed a little nervous of being there, and she looked like she hadn't expected to find anyone in there.

"Oh…hello…" she said shyly "is…ehm…Shibuya-san in here, by any chance?"

"Oh, you're looking for Naru…" Bou-san said " Well yeah…I'm not the receptionist but well. Why don't you sit and he'll come soon…"

"Oh…ehm thanks…"

The woman walked in shyly and sat down by the couches. John looked at Bou-san quizzically and then turned to Rei.

"Ehm….should we…offer her tea? Mai-chan usually does that, right?" John asked

"Er…."Bou-san added looking at Rei.

"Oh…don't look at me. I suck with house chores after all…!"

John sighed in defeat.

"I'll make it, then…" John said " But one of you will have to call, Shibuya-san…"

"Takigawa-san can do that. I'm here to deliver this after all…"

"What you…? Oh you little witch…" Bou-san said.

"What's all this mess…?" Naru said frowning from his office door " I thought I'd been clear when I said the office wasn't your reunion spot…"

"Good timing, Shibuya-san…I think you've got a client…she's waiting in the living…" Rei asked " I'll get you, Lin-san…I need to see him anyway…"

Rei rushed in to the chinese man's office. John had left to make the so called tea and that only left Naru and Bou-san to go into the leaving and greet the new client. Some minutes later, the tea had been served and the remaining three people had taken sit in the living as well. John sat next to Rei, both were smiling at each other, while Lin had sat with the laptop on his lap ready to write any important information.

"So…you are…who?" asked Naru.

"Oh, excuse my rudeness…" the woman said bowing " I'm Hirabana Ritsu. I'm the head doctor in Rekyrou Senkai Hospital. I was told that…may be you could help us with a certain matter…"

"Uh…?" Naru asked frowning.

"You see….there have been some incidents in our hospital "

"What kind of incidents?"

"You see…since two months ago…" Hirahara Ritsu said " Some of our patients complained about someone banging on their doors around midnight always at the same hour…almost as if someone was trying to enter the room; we have security cameras in every corridor, but none of them caught anything abnormal. The poundingwould persist for three days, and then it'd stop. Soon after that, the patients who claimed to hear the banging will start behaving strange… they began to act paranoid and they show some type of psychotic behavior. A week later…the patient would die in rare conditions…"

"What kind of conditions?"

"They…will suicide…"

"What?" Bou-san snapped.

"It's always the same pattern. The patient will wake up one night hearing those poundings on his door. They will keep on for three days before stopping, and a couple days later they start with the weird behavior…and then…they'll die. Please, Shibuya-san. Our patients' lives are in danger…"she said bowing pleadingly.

"I see…" Naru said closing his notebook " Hirahara-san…I believe that the problem here is most likely a mental disorder. I believe you should ask psychiatrist to check on your patients' mental health…"

"Oe…Naru!" Bou-san said angrily.

"Oh…I see…" Hirahara Ritsu said sadly " Thank you, Shibuya-san…"

The woman rose from her sit and bowed. She was about to leave when Rei suddenly snapped.

"Wait! Which hospital did you say you came from?" She said with her eyes wide open.

"Rekyrou Senkai Hospital…" she replied looking at her clueless.

Rei slapped her forehead.

"Bloody hell, that's Mai's hospital!"

The people in the room gasped. Hirahara Ritsu was totally puzzled. She didn't get anything of what they were saying.

Naru sighed rubbing his temples. The ghost magnet… Only Mai could end up hospitalized in a haunted hospital. He couldn't let his trouble prone assistant there alone…that was for sure.

"Hirahara-san…" he said bluntly "We'll arrive tomorrow morning. We'll need a room to set our equipment, and one or two rooms in case that we need to spend the night in there. I trust that you can make those arrangements… "

"Sure I can! Thank you so much, Shibuya-san!" Hirahara Ritsu said bowing grateful.

Naru remained silent and impassive; completely ignoring the trio that giggled on the couch and Lin's slight smirk.