Chapter 9
Case 1: Hoshikawa Manor
Day 9
Four days later Naru was allowed visitors, he was able to survive using his PK and had enough energy to wake up on the second day of being in the hospital.
As they all went in to see him, Main and Yasu went to the reception desk before they saw Naru.
"Excuse me Ma'am," Mai said to the receptionist at the nurse's station, "We were wondering what room our friend is in."
"Of course dear. What is your friend's name?"
Mai and Yasu thought for a second because they couldn't remember her last name.
"Nashi… Hoshikawa I believe. I'm a little fuzzy on her last name she's a new friend."
"It's quite alright let me look here…"
And the receptionist began to type her name in and search for here.
"I'm sorry but there is no one named Nashi Hoshikawa admitted to this hospital."
Both Mai and Yasu were shocked. She wasn't here? But they knew she was brought here with Naru. Lin told them that he saw them bring her in.
"Can you see if anyone named Nashi is here?" Yasu asked, trying to be hopeful.
The receptionist nodded and tried again.
"I'm sorry but still nothing comes up. Maybe she was transferred or didn't make it. I'm so sorry."
Mai and Yasu's heart dropped when they heard that. She was transferred or dead…
Dead…
Both remembered how bad she looked, especially Yasu.
'Is she gone? Oh no…'
Yasu couldn't talk for some reason when he tried to thank the nurse so Mai thanked her and both walked away with Tears in their eyes. They knew what had happened. She was killed by Kagome.
When they walked over to Naru's room, everyone was in there and they entered to finally.
"Man you guys took forever. Mai did you get lost in a hospital? You shouldn't cause…" Monk stopped as soon as he saw Mai and Yasu's face, "Hey what's wrong? Why are you about to cry?"
Mai finally let the tears come down her face and Yasu spoke.
"Nashi is not at this hospital. The nurse said she had either been transferred or…or didn't make it. And I saw how bad she was once she fell, I know which one it is."
Everyone was shocked even Lin. Naru didn't react as much but he did have a troubled look on his face.
Lin spoke up first, "Why don't we all grab a bit to eat and let Naru rest some more before we come back?"
Everyone started to walk out, but Naru spoke up as some were filing out.
"Mai, stay."
Mai was shocked but nodded. Every said goodbye and they would be back as the door shut. Naru motioned for her to come have a seat in the chair next to his bed.
"Why did you want me to stay?" Mai asked as she sat down.
"Why are you so upset Mai?"
'Seriously? Why am I upset?! I'm upset because Nashi is probably dead.'
"Naru you know why I'm upset! Nashi, our client and someone who had become my friend is more than likely dead! And you almost died too and there would have been more people I cared for to die!"
"Mai I'm not dumb enough to kill myself like you have almost managed to do on every case."
Mai clenched her hands into fist and clenched her jaw shut. She was about to explode on him.
Mai stood up in her chair so quick that the chair fell over, "Well excuse me for having feelings! I lost my mom and dad already, 2 people I loved dearly and then I almost lost you again and now Nashi might be gone! So shut up and stop it! I'm tired of losing people I love!"
Mai finally calmed down and picked the chair backup when she realized what she had said.
She just basically confessed to Naru that she loved him.
'Crap…'
Mai froze and slowly turned around to face Naru, only to be surprised to see he actually had a shocked look upon his face.
"Mai… did you just say…"
But she cut him off, "No I didn't... I mean I did but….you know I…I…"
Mai just wilted down into the chair and hid her face in her hands, about ready to cry again.
"Mai, do you know why I used my PK?"
"Yeah to save Lin and get the team out. I get it."
Suddenly Naru reached over and grabbed her hand and tried to pull her up so she was to weak to fight him now so she got up and sat on his bed. She finally looked at him and saw something unusual. He was actually showing a bit of emotion.
"Cause maybe, just maybe, I happen to love you too."
A week later Naru was finally released from the hospital, since Mai and Naru's talk in the hospital not much seemed to have changed. He talked a bit more and was a bit nicer to Mai but nothing else.
Everyone was sitting in the office just doing work and putting things away.
They had all gone back to Hosikawa Manor and grabbed at the equipment, the whole place was quiet. Thought they still hurried because Kagome was still there. It only took an hour and then they had returned to the office just as Lin was pulling up with Naru.
None of the equipment was damaged. And Yasu couldn't help but visit the stairs, Nashi's blood was still on the floor.
'Nashi…'
And another week after Naru was released Monk came into the office and showed them the newspaper. Right on the front page wa sad picture of a large burning building and read:
"Hoshikawa Manor goes up in flames. Officials do not know who set it on fire but it was done on purpose."
"Well someone finally had the guts to do it. Probably Michu or Kori did it to get ride of it so no one else would have to die there," Ayako said padding the paper over to Naru.
"Naru?" Mai asked, "is Kagome's spirit gone like Urado now or is she still here?"
Naru shook his head. "No she is gone. And Mai?"
"Yes?"
"Tea."
Mai rolled her eyes and mumbled something about the damn tea addict is back and went to go make it for him and a cup for everyone. When she was done she came and handed each person in SPR their cup of tea.
"Lin have any new potential clients called while I was in the hospital?" Naru asked, all buisiness as usual.
"No."
Everyone fell into a slightly awkward silence as they drank their teas. Everyone me but Mai, Naru and Lin were going to get ready to leave when they heard the door chimed. Hey all looked over a got the shock of their life.
"Ok why does it seriously look like all of you have seen a ghost? You did look like that where you saw Kagome."
Nashi.
"Nashi!" mainshouted and tan over to her enveloping her in a giant bear hug that had to end rather quickly.
"Ow, Mai i need you to let go please your hurting me."
Mai instantly let go and finally gave Nashi a good look.
Her left foot was in a small gray boot, so she must have had a broken ankle or leg or foot. And he right arm was in a cast from he hands up past her elbow.
Yasu finally walked over to see Nashi.
"What happened to you Nashi? We thought you were dead. The receptionist at the hospital tried to look you up but couldn't find anything about you so she said either you were transferred to a different hospital or you were dead."
Nashi have them all a confused look.
"What name did you have her look under?"
Everyone in the room gave her a confused look but Mai answered, "Nashi Hoshikawa."
Trying to hold it in but she couldn't she started to laugh while everyone in the room thought she was crazy.
Ayako piped up first.
"What is so funny Nashi?"
"I'm sorry but what did I saw when I first introduced myself? That my parents owned the manor but we didn't change the name so my last name isn't Hoshikawa. It's Kishiharaki. Nashi Kishsiharaki."
"Mai were you so dumb that you didn't think to use her real name?" Naru asked which made Mai turn red.
Mai turned to him and shouted, "Well if you knew why did you tell us!? Huh Mr. Genius?"
Naru's face remained calm the whole time.
"Because you never told me what name you looked for her under."
Everyone in the room got silent but Nashi was still laughing softly.
"Would you guys mind if I sit for a minute? I still can't stand to long cause of my left leg and it's starting to hurt some."
Surprisingly Naru nodded and Yasu help he get over to the couch in front of the windows across from where Naru, Lin and Mai were sitting. Yasu sat next to her and Mai went back to being next to Naru.
"Nashi," monk started, "we saw on the newspaper that the manor…"
"Burned down? Yes it did. Good riddance and same to Kagome too."
Everyone was shocked at her reaction and that meant on thing and monk again was the one to ask.
"Was it you who set it on fire?"
Nashi looked down at her hands before she started to explain herself.
"I heard Naru mention another case dealing with someone named Urado, so I looked it up. In that case the house had to be burned cause he was to evil and strong to be exercised. So I'm ew what I had to do. I had Kori, Michu and their parents come with me to help me grab my clothes and a few belongings I wanted like pictures and stuff. Then as we left I had grabbed a box of matches and gasoline from the kitchen and lit the whole manor on fire. I don't regret that at all. It was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders."
Everyone nodded hey all knew how that must feel.
"How badly were you injured Nashi? You were almost dead when you were put into the ambulance," Ayako asked since she was the doctor after all of the group.
"Honestly, the doctors were surprised I was met dead when I arrived and then even more surprised that I wasn't dead shortly after. But I lived. I had 3 cracked ribs on my right side, multiple blunt force traumas to the back of my head which cause a very severe concussion and some bleeding on my brain that had to be drained. Also I broke my left ankle and fractured my tibia. That was almost a break but it was severe. Hence the small boot, the ankle is still healing along with my right arm being broken too. Both the ulna and radius were broken and still broken but healing nicely the doctor said. The rest of my injuries were just bruise and superficial cuts that have since healed over the past week."
Everyone was in shock even Yasu right next to her didn't know what to say. How could she survive that?
"Medically speaking, you should be dead Nashi."
Nashi nodded to Ayako, "I should be but for some reason I'm not. I don't know how or why, but I'm grateful."
Nashi looked over to Naru who was still not showing any emotions.
"Naru, I hear from Kori and Michu that you were in the hospital too. What happened to you?"
Naru just shrugged and simply said, "I used my PK power and that nearly killed me."
"Wow you have powers like everyone here?"
"No. Yasu doesn't have any powers. So how can I be lien everyone? Also is there a reaso you came by Nashi or was it just to chat everyone up."
Everyone gasped at Naru's bluntness and rudeness to Nashi again, but Nashi wasn't fazed by it at all this time.
"Yell actually yes. I wanted to personally thank all of you for the help you did with trying to get rid of Kagome, even if it didn't work cause she was to far gone. And I got you hospitalized Naru," she politely said as she stood up and bowed in each of their directions before sitting down and continuing on.
"Also, in about 2 weeks, right before Christmas, Michu and Kori's family, who I have been and will be continuing to live with, his this big ball or gala. Something formal. And I have an invitation for all of you here including Masako. You do not have to come but think of it as a thank you for helping me and hoping to you bring the first people I have ever invited over to one of these things. If not don't feel bad. It's on December 21. I would have told you sooner but I was in the hospital for almost 3 weeks. And again a huge thank you to you all. I hope tinder you all there. I have to go now but I loved seeing you all again."
When Nashi stood up, everyone stood up and gave her a hug but Naru and Lin. Yasu gave her a long hug and whispered, "Thank goodness you're ok. I was really worried about you and sad when I thought you were dead."
Nashi couldn't help by blush lightly when he said this and as he pulled away she would have sworn he was blushing some too.
Mai finally gave her a long gentle hug and as she pulled a way, she asked Nashi a question that brought the girl to tears.
"Nashi would you like to be my friend too?"
Nashi couldn't speak after that but just gave a teary, happy smile and nodded. Mai returned her smile and started to walk to the door. Just as she opened it she heard Yasu shout.
"Would you be my friend too please?"
Nashi looked back with a big smile.
"Of course."
When she left, she did not know when she would see them again and visa versa.
A.N. Yay! Chapter 9 I got done quickly and oooh things are heating up. I am so excited with this and thank you CaitHawke4Ever for the review and thank you also to valentinahearts for the favorites and the follow I hope you enjoy
