I do not own Ghost Hunt.

Chapter 6- Yumi's Secret


Dear Diary,

It was ridiculous of me to ask him to stay with me. I know it was. But I am tired of Kuzuhiko having to leave me for the job. I miss him so much when he's gone. But, of course, he left. So now all I have is my picture he let me draw. I hope he comes back soon.

I sighed as I flipped the page to Yumi's next journal entry. Most of them were like this; complaining seemed to have been a habit of hers. Well except for that entry that had made me blush and flip to the next page quickly

But, within the time I had possessed her journal, I felt as if she had become a close friend. I understood her yearning for Kuzuhiko and related to her sadness at the loss of her parents a year before she was engaged.

So I sat in this bedroom, reading the pages late into the night. It had been two days since Naru had been possessed. The only sanity I could hold onto was the story within these pages.

Dear Diary,

Kuzuhiko is still gone. I miss him daily. The wedding is in a month. I just cannot wait. He has promised to take me to America on our honey moon. How romantic!

I've begun to feel not myself. I'm always so tired. And I get so sad and just begin to cry. My stomach aches. I believe my missing Kuzuhiko is the cause of my illness. I'll use it as my excuse, anyway, and send for him tomorrow.

Dear Diary,

I woke among the early hours of the morning and threw up. I could not stop and, fearfully, sent for my doctor. He saw me that night and gave me the most wonderful news.

I, Yumi, have a child growing in my womb!

I begged the doctor not to tell Kuzuhiko. I have decided that this will be my wedding present to him. How I hope it is a boy! I think that would make Kuzuhiko very happy.

I paused, letting this sink in. Yumi had been with child at the time of her death…and her affair? No.

I leaned back against the head board, trying to understand.

Yumi, you seemed to have loved him so much. You were even pregnant with his child. Why would you have an affair? Why?

I sat there, just trying to make since of it in my mind. I felt like I should've known the answer…but I could only think about was how impossible the notion was. I sighed.

Well surely the answer was somewhere in the pages of Yumi's memory. I turned the page and then I found it. My eyes widened.

The next morning, I silently snuck from my/Yumi's room and down the hall. After making sure Naru was still asleep in Kuzuhiko's old room, I went on to base with the diary in tow.

As I entered, Masako, who had been speaking, paused mid-sentence to glare at me. I smiled sheepishly.

"Mai, what are you doing here?" asked Monk, glancing at the screen showing a camera view of Naru.

"I think I may have found something important we can use," I said, bringing forth the diary and flipping to the page I had marked. "Yumi was pregnant with Kuzuhiko's child." They remained silent as I read them the passage detailing how she had learned she was pregnant.

"So, then, why was she having an affair?" asked Ayako.

"That's the thing, it was all a big misunderstanding," I said, flipping to the next entry. I read, "Dear Diary, I awake every morning so early and throw up what little I have in my stomach. I have been told this is impossible, but I fear I may eventually heave up the baby as well. So I always send for the nurse the doctor allotted me. But, last night, my nurse was not available, so they sent another one. I did not like this one. He was so loud when he came in I feared he may have awoken Kuzuhiko and then he called me stupid. He was rude. I told him to leave and to be quiet as he did so or my fiancé would have his neck. He seemed to take it as a joke, acting whether comically as he left my room. But at least he was quiet."

I looked at their confused faces. Only Lin seemed to have understood. I was annoyed and inwardly wished Naru was there. He would have understood without question.

"Don't you see?" I asked. "The man Kuzuhiko caught leaving Yumi's room was that nurse. There was no affair, just a rude male nurse that was too stupid not to get caught. Yumi had no clue. Here listen. I flipped to the next page.

"Dear Diary, I cannot understand it. Kuzuhiko is so angry. He won't speak with me. It is so overwhelming. I fear I may have done something to upset him. He just…"

"He just what?" asked John. I shook my head.

"That's where the entry stopped and there aren't anymore after that. I think this was the last one before she was killed." Monk stood and began to pace.

"Okay," he said and he turned to Lin, "Can you look up medical records to see if there are some on Yumi?" Lin turned to his computer and Monk turned back to the rest of us.

"Masako, Ayako, go back through the hotel and see what you can sense. John, go and talk to the owners about whether or not they know about this." They all nodded and left. Monk looked at me and I was suddenly excited to be able to help with the case. I sat up with an expectant grin.

"No, Mai, time for you to get back to bed."

"What? No! I want to help," I said. He looked at me.

"Mai, don't forget that right now you are Yumi. If Kuzuhiko thinks otherwise there's no telling what he would do." I looked at my feet, pouting like a little child.

"Fine," I groaned. Monk watched as I left the room.

When I entered Yumi's room, I walked to the bed and sat down, not sure what to do. A knock from the hidden passage caused me to jump and I looked at it. It was innocuous, just a wall. Slowly I stepped forward and lifted the flashlight and touched the little dent in the wall. I looked into the dark passage, but I was determined. Slowly I began to walk through the cave until all light but my flashlight was gone. I swallowed as I began to speak.

"Is someone in here?" I waited, almost afraid I would get an answer, but none came.

"What is your name? Why are you here?" Still no response.

"Do you have any connection with Yumi?" As soon as I said her name, the floor shifted beneath my feet and all light went out.

I looked around me.

"Is someone there?"

"Mai." I jumped and turned around to find Naru looking at me. He smiled gently and I returned the favor.

"Naru!" I said happily. Wait, he called me Mai. Was this a dream? He held his hand out to me and I took it. We walked for a while until we came upon Yumi's room. There was someone sitting in the chair at Yumi's desk. Was that me? No…it couldn't be.

"Is that Yumi?" I asked, looking at Naru. He nodded. I turned back to see she was writing in the diary, her face tear stricken. Then a man came in that resembled Naru. That must have been….

Yumi stood and turned to him. "Kuzuhiko," she said dispelling my uncertainty. She paused, as she looked at him and I realized his face was furious. He lunged forward and grabbed her around the neck. I closed my eyes as the sounds of the struggle continued and then, stopped. I didn't want to see her dead.

"Mai, open your eyes." I slowly did as I was told to find the scene gone and the room empty besides Naru and myself. He smiled and slowly began to fade away.

"No, wait, Naru!" I cried but he was gone.

The next thing I knew, I was sitting with my back against the cold stone of the cave. I opened my eyes to complete and utter darkness. I couldn't make sense of any shapes. Slowly I on all four and began to crawl around, hands searching for my flashlight.

"Just my luck," I muttered to the cold darkness, "I have a vision right at the wrong time." I continued to grumble until my hands paused. There was some rustling to my right. I looked but found nothing but more darkness. My breathing quickened.

"Is some one there?" I asked. Suddenly there was a series of clanks that startled me. Then something plastic rested against my hand. Slowly I picked up my flashlight and turned it on, scared that there would be some ghostly figure standing there. But I found none. Spooked, I quickly made for the exit, hoping to be able to tell the rest of SPR about my vision.


Okay, here it is finally. I wanted to clear something up, no Naru is not sleeping with her. Yumi and Kuzuhiko had two seperate rooms. Sorry if I did not make that clear. I am trying to keep up with my stories but I am failing so bear with me.

Update Soon

-mytruthaboutlife