Chapter 27 – What To Do Now
I open my eyes to Ayako's worried face and tears start streaking down my face. I jump into her arms, but somehow manage to avoid crushing either of our babies. The tears refuse to stop and Ayako whispers comforting words in my ears. "What happened?"
I turn around and the guys had returned, I realise that Naru had asked the question. "She had another dream," Ayako says for me.
Naru walks over and takes me from Ayako's arms. "What was it about?" he asks me while rubbing my back.
"She was pregnant," was all that could pass my lips.
"Who was pregnant Mai?" Bou-san asks urging me on.
"Arisa. She was pregnant because of when he…you know. The other thing; she and the doctor, Takemaru, were married. She wasn't even a real patient; she was like his toy and she couldn't take it anymore. When he found out she was pregnant and went to confront her about it; she threatened to kill herself and the baby. He didn't want to hear about it and went to take the knife away from her. She turned the knife and stabbed him through the heart, but she wasn't expecting him to have a knife too. He stabbed her as well and they both died. His last words were 'If I can't live, then I'll take you and our child with me," I manage through a shaky voice.
"Shh, it's okay Mai," he whispers in my ear while rocking me from side to side as he usually does.
"So that proves that the ghost is really after the babies. He actually wanted his child, but he didn't deserve to have it; she was brave enough to think she could kill it before he could reach her," mutters Bou-san.
"Despites the fact she was willing to die; after what had happened, I would expect her to be haunting the asylum as well," muses Masako gently.
"Perhaps she is the one who is haunting the asylum while he haunts this building," suggests Ayako with her chin in her hand.
"That is an interesting theory, however, I'm more concerned about getting rid of him then getting rid of her," Naru states while continuing to rock me.
"Right, because even if she is the one haunting the asylum; she hasn't been trying to harm anyone and only stop them from taking it down," Ayako whispers to herself.
"Exactly, the sooner I get him away from you three, the sooner we can leave," Naru replies to her whispering even though it wasn't directed at anyone.
"How are we going to do that?" exclaims Bou-san.
"I'm not sure yet, but I'm not putting the women at risk to do it," sighs Naru, I could almost see the gears turning inside his head.
"Well I hope we come up with something fast because nowhere is really safe for them save taking them home," mentions John, the worry highly evident in his voice.
"Which is exactly what I would rather they did, but knowing these stubborn women, they aren't going anywhere," mutters Bou-san while rolling his eyes.
"Hey, you think we want our babies in danger? Shut up stupid monk," screeches Ayako, hitting Bou-san on the head with her signature purse.
"Damnit woman, that was unnecessary; I'm only telling the truth," he yells back.
"Okay, do you want to carry a baby inside your private parts? I didn't think so," is her high-pitched response.
"Takigawa, leave the women alone; Ayako-san, stop your yelling," orders Naru in his cold, spine-chilling voice.
"Hai, Naru," the married couple sigh at the same time.
"Yasuhara, what did you find at the library?" Naru asks Yasu who must had returned when I was asleep.
"Nothing new to add as what happened in Mai's dream is more than I could find. All I could find in the records was that the head doctor and one of his patients, who happened to be pregnant, killed each other with knives. All anyone knew was that there was yelling from the room they were in, but none of the nurses or other patients could make out what had been said. When the yelling had died down, one of the nurses dared to find out why and what she found was both dead in a puddle of their own blood," explains Yasu, nothing we hadn't heard before or was of any use.
"Thank-you for that Yasuhara, I'm sorry you went to all that trouble for no reason," apologises Naru.
"Don't worry about it, I always enjoy taking a nice break in silence at the library. I get to be away from noisy over there," he points to Ayako, "and pain in the backside over there," he points to Bou-san.
"Hey," comes from said noisy and pain in the backside.
However, they are ignored by the rest of the group, "Very well, it is getting late so I suggest we all go to bed," suggests Naru while helping me off the couch.
I look out the window to see that it was in fact getting late; the moon was high in the sky and the stars were lighting up the night. With a last goodnight to everyone else, Naru and I make our way to our room to hit the sack and hopefully have an uninterrupted rest.
"Naru, how much longer do you think we're going to have to stay here?" I ask him a few minutes later.
"I don't know Mai, but hopefully soon so that we can take you, Ayako-san and Masako-san home; away from this ghost set on our children," he replies, his arms around my waist.
"I hope I don't have another dream like that; I can't take anymore of this," I whisper sadly.
"Me too, but I doubt you'll have another dream because there can't possibly be anything else to see; we know some of what happened and we know how they died. That is all we should need," he whispers back, rubbing his hand up and down my back soothingly.
"Hm, yeah," I sigh before the land of slumber finally grabs a hold of me.
I think that is the smallest gap between chapters since I first started this story, hurray hor me. I wonder how they're going to get rid of Takemaru and where is Arisa? I've got an idea, but maybe my lovely audience can help. If you have any ideas, don't hesitate to let me know in the reviews. Wow that sounds like I'm asking for reviews, but anyhow, it would be much appreciated. (The help, not the reviews ;]) Wouldn't it be a miracle if ghosts just disappeared without any persuasion? Be all like "hey, we don't want you here, go away" and then they're gone. We can only dream.
Anyway, not sure when I'll next update, but chao.
Seza, over and out.