Sleep Issues and Over Protectiveness
"I see…" Ayako said after Mai told everyone about her talk with Kasai-san when they returned. "… But How much can we trust this Kasai girl?"
"What do you mean 'how much'?" Mai asked. "I did see her put a broken spoon back together."
"But, you know…" Ayako persisted.
"I'd say I believe her," Naru said.
"I don't know about that!" Ayako huffed stubbornly. "Bending spoons is just too fishy, you know? Wasn't everybody that did it assumed to be a cheater?"
"Are you serious?" Mai asked.
"That's right. Uri Geller originally started spoon-bending. It's believed that he's the best psychic of the 20th century. From PK to clairvoyant powers and prediction… he acted like nothing was impossible for him." John explained. "Geller then bent spoons at various places. Children who saw him started imitating it and started bending spoons themselves."
"Let's see… the Gellerini?" Mai said.
"Correct!" John said. "But the Gellerini's power was always unpredictable. Some Gellerini lost power… and some of them ended up relying on tricks. As a result, their dishonest act came to light. People started doubting the Gellerini had power. At the same time, people also began doubting Geller's power. At one time, even the Parapsychology Society of America officially announced that Geller's act was a hoax. Ever since most people now believe that spoon-bending is just a trick."
"I see…" Mai said. John sure knew a lot about this. "So what is the truth?"
"I'm not sure… but Geller is too showy for me..." John said with a weak smile.
"?" Mai said, wondering what he meant by that.
"There are two types of psychic power: PK and ESP. ESP stands for Extrasensory Perception. It's a special ability to perceive things that ordinary people can't. There are two types of ESP: Clairvoyant powers and telepathy. PK is Psychokinesis. It's the ability to move objects by using only your willpower." John explained. "Generally, a psychic can be classified as either PK or ESP. You'll occasionally find people who are a mixture of both, but most people can be clearly classified as one or the other."
"Right. Edgar Cayce and Jean Dixon are great clairvoyants, but I've never heard of either of them having ever bent a spoon." Monk added. "On the other hand, Nina Kulagina has amazing PK, but I've never heard of her having ESP."
"Geller is known for being the master of both PK and ESP, but actually, I'm not sure what to believe. Then there is the Camilian Family, Who both have PK and ESP '' John said.
"… I see…" Mai said thoughtfully. "Oh, by the way, Kasai-san mentioned PK… uhh… ST! What did she mean by that?"
"Excuse me for interrupting but Mai, there are three types of PK" A sly familiar voice spoke out, all of them turn to the doorway, seeing a familiar figure. It was Kurobara Akamia, she looked notably shaken up, but she still had that smile of hers. "Greetings." She said with a sigh.
"Kurobara!" Mai jumped up happy to see her friend well; she was so worried about why she wasn't here. She ran up to her and jumped onto her, making the raven-woman stumble clutching the door tightly.
"I was so worried about where you were," Mai exclaimed, having so much concern flashing into her chestnut, brown eyes. Kurobara looked at her in exhaustion and pain. Underneath her eyes were large bags under her eyes. "Are you okay?" John asked, seeing the way she looked, not like herself.
They let out a sigh from the confinements of her throat, she gulped. "Yes, I am fine; I have been having some issues going on in my personal life." She started; she hated feeling so weak in front of people. "I just have some sleeping issues, so not to worry." She added later, giving Mai and the rest of them a soft smile.
"Sleep issues?" Monk questioned, looking at her with even more concern, as was Kazuya, who had a frown on his face.
"Yes, are you deaf? I have some issues with my sleep sometimes. I wasn't able to come in this morning due to them, which I am deeply sorry for worrying all of you, especially to Mai." She spoke, annoyance, pain and tiredness in her voice as her hand moved upwards, ruffling Mai's brown hair.
Mai thought something bad happened, eyes began to water. Kurobara was never really late to anything, always so punctual. She was so glad nothing happened to her. Kuro's soft hand kept rubbing her hair, comforting her that she was all right. "As I was saying there are three types of PK: PK-MT, PK-ST, and PK-LT" She started looking at all of them as her voice cracked.
Her voice was hoarse, like she had been screaming or crying. The way she looked made it all the more worrisome. Did something happen to her this morning? She said she had sleep issues, right? This was the first time she was hearing it but… Kurobara never lied, not really anyways, she normally avoided talking about it or changing the subject.
"Bending a spoon is an example of PK-ST, It is basically the ability to influence a non-moving object; meanwhile PK-MT is the total opposite in that, It is the ability to control an object that is already in motion. It is a latent power that supposedly everyone has. For example, if you roll a die and wish for a two to come up, you may get a two."
Mai's eyes lit up at that. She had never known that It was so cool. "Really? Anyone? So then could I do it?!" She asked, almost jumping up and down like an excited child who wanted a toy. Kurobara sniggered, eyes flashing with adoration, her mouth angled up into a faintly amused smile.
"Presumably you could, It doesn't mean you can actually do it." She told her, Mai pouted at the wording. Mai suddenly pointed at her, eyes wide. "You cheated!? That's how you did it!" she suddenly shouted.
Everyone looked at them both, most of them were gobsmacked at what was going on, but Kuro snorted, having a sly smirk on her face. "You caught on! I knew I kept you around for a reason," She joked, snorting as Mai gaped at her.
"Umm?" Monk spoke, questioning what was going on, Kurobara ignored their stares "Anyways, as I was saying, PK-LT is an ability to influence a living thing. Nina Kulagina is a good example. Just with a simple touch, she could cure illness, and she's also stopped a frog's heart," She added, still smiling amused at Mai's expression.
"Geh! Why do that!?" Mai asked, flinching in shock.
"Isn't it obvious, Mai? It was so she could prove a point. " Kurobara told her, looking at her. "It was an experiment to see how well she could control a heartbeat as morbid as that may be, she still felt guilty for the frob, but it was better than doing it to humans. It is also a known fact that she had PK-ST as well."
"You're so amazing Kuro!" Mai exclaimed in awe, "I wish I knew all of that." They turned to her, ruffling her hair "Well study then, You can't learn if you do not" She told her frankly, giving her some advice.
"And speaking of famous PK users…" Monk said. "There's also Oliver Davis from England, who's also a PK-ST. Most people only move small objects using PK, such as a box of matches or a spoon. But this guy was an exception. I heard that during an experiment several years ago, he moved a 50kg aluminium block and smashed it into a wall using only his PK." He finished with a grin.
"Is that really possible!?" Mai blurted, stunned. Masako looked away and raised her kimono sleeve to cover her mouth.
"Oh he did, did he? I got to say that is certainly Impressive" Kurobara spoke up, her voice came out honey-soaked, darting her blue and red heterochromia eyes on the raven-haired boy, smirking. The others don't see this small exchange between them. 'I see you were a even more of a show-off back then' She telepathically spoke, through his mind.
Kazuya gave her a small look, rolling his indigo eyes. His mouth twitched upwards as his nose crinkled at her voice inside his head.
"I think Dr Davis was more of a psychic researcher than a PK user," John said. "He doesn't appear in different media that much, either."
"I totally understand why he didn't, The media are quite annoying." Remarked Kurobara, who secretly glanced over to Kazuya.
"I don't believe that even someone like him can use PK-LT." Monk agreed, nodding.
"Let us not forget the Camilian Family; They have PK and ESP. They are considerably famous, Almost as famous as Oliver Davis, most notably the Middle child of the family." Monk added, making Kurobara eyes flinch, throat clenching up.
"The Camilian Family are too showy, they are also mainly Psychic researchers, as Oliver Davis is as well. They are remarkably skilled." She spoke up, hands shaking beside her form, making sure that no one notices.
"At any rate, the important thing is that Kasai-san believed in her own psychic ability," Naru stated. "She felt that the attacks on her from her teachers were unfair. As a result of that…"
"She'd kill them by putting a curse on them?" Ayako finished.
"Killed them?!" Kurobara scoffed out, not believing that for one second, knowing that Kasai was innocent. There was no way that it was her
"I wonder if she's capable of that? She'd have to be as strong a PK-LT user as Kulagina." Monk pointed out.
"That's true…" Naru mused. "Anyway, let's first do something about our current situation." He said, standing up. His eyes were on Kurobaras, opening his mouth as he pinched the bridge of his nose. " Kurobara, I want you to take another look around the school. Your ability is rare and vastly different than that of Hara-san's, you might be able to find other clues that she could not."
"Are you fucking kidding me, I am not going anywhere where Mai isn't" She cursed out, glaring intently at the person she was crushing on. She was not having it, he knew that she was stubborn enough that she would not leave her behind. She was that protective over Mai, her best friend.
Kazuya gave her a sharp cold, glare. "Your job is my assistant, when I ask you to do something you do it." He said coldly, making everyone except Kuro flinch. Kurobara's anger became prominent, eyes flashing dangerously at him. Mouth pulled into a furious snarl, baring her teeth like a wild animal would.
She acted like a protective animal, Mai looked at her in concern, knowing what she was like, you would think she was possessive, but she wasn't, she was one of her first friends here, she protective and that was understandable.
Let's not forget they were dealing with spirits that were very dangerous and could easily hurt someone. "I stay with Mai and you know that." Kurobara remarked, still growling out bitterly "If Mai wasn't here I wouldn't be here either, I only took this job was to protect Mai and to be there for Mai." She added, giving a cold glare that would cause shivers.
She put Kazuya's glare to shame, Mai looked between them, feeling anxious. Normally speaking they argue a lot, but more in a teasing way, but now this was, serious, their expressions showed anger or annoyance at each other.
"Kurobara it's an order you do what I tell you." Kazuya repeated, staring deeply into her eyes, watching her as she showed her fangs.
"Kuro, I'll be okay here, don't worry about me." Mai spoke, before things got out of hand, she gave her a soft smile, tapping her tall shoulder. They flinch, looking down at her, letting out a breath she was holding. "Are you sure Mai?" She asked, making sure that it was okay.
"I will be okay, I promise." Mai reaffirmed.
Author note:
Hey, guys, it is the LittleSunflower back with a new chapter, I have to apologise once again for taking so long to write this chapter, I have been going through a lot of issues, recently so things have been a little hard for me to cope.
While I have been dealing with these things I have been watching Anime, Tv shows and reading. Hoping my motivation would come back and finally It is back here. I want to thank all of you for everything and being patient with me.
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