"Explain." Naru ordered after the child, Amy, calmed down.

She's sleeping on Mai's arms after she exhausted her sleep.

John and Mai looked at each other, then the priest sighed. "Amy sometimes dreamt regarding what will happen in the future."

"She's a psychic?" Naru suddenly took interested on the child.

Mai protectively gripped her after she saw Naru's reaction. "Don't look at her like some lab rat that you want to experiment on, Naru."

Gene softly snorted. Amy stirred from her sleep, she softly opened her eyes.

"Mama?"

"Yes, baby?"

"Let's go home?"

She let Amy stand up and looked in her eyes "I'm sorry baby, but I can't."

The child suddenly has tears on her eyes "But – But –"

To the team's surprise, Naru kneeled to reach her eye level. "I won't let her die. I promise." Amy just looked at Naru, and he know that she's didn't believe him

"I will protect her."

Amy looked at Mai, asking if he's telling the truth. Mai smiled at her. Then look back at Naru.

"Fine." She mumbled softly.

"Naru, can we asked the client if they can take care of Amy for a while?"

Before Naru can reject, Gene already answered "I already called them, and they agreed. They will be here any time now."

As if on a cue, there's a knocked on the door.

"I guess that's them." Bou-san said and stood up to open the door.

Shouo-san was with his wife.

"Amy... I want you to behave and be with them while mama is working. Can you, at least, do that for me?" Mai softly asked the tearful girl.

She softly nodded.

Mai carried her on her arms, and handed to the couple. The wife carefully carried the child.

Shouo-san and his wife bowed at them. "We will look after her for a while."

"Thank you." Mai whispered.

"Mama!" Amy cried as the couple closed the door.

"Yasuhara, what did you found?" Naru asked the researcher.

"Well... this house was built by Souo Sanada, our client's great great-grandfather. His wife, Souo Kimiko, or known as Kyoyama Kimiko, was known –"

"– as the best medium and summoning spirits." Mai continued.

Naru raised his eyebrow "How did you know?"

"Kyoyama is a well-known family when it comes to shamanism. I learned it in class."

Yasuhra nodded.

"Indeed. And that's why her parents were enraged when she married Souo Sanada. Her parents put a curse on them, but Kimiko easily dispelled it with the help of the spirits that she summoned. When she got pregnant, that's when her parents summoned a demon in this house. They don't want to have a tainted grandchild. But Kimoko, sealed the demon and accidentally killed her parents. Then they left the house, leaving a rumor that it's hunted, she doesn't want someone to disturbed the seal."

Gene sighed "But there are stupid people who will see it as a challenge instead of a warning."

Mai looked down guiltily.

"Aww. Jou-chan, he's not talking about you." The monk comforted her.

"But if we didn't did it –"

"It's no use crying over spilled milk Mai." Naru stated. Mai shrunk on her seat.

"Ayako, is there a tree that you can use?"

The miko looked around for any healthy trees thru the window.

"It's faint, but there are."

"Good, you are useful again." The miko smacked her husband's head.

"I am useful in every case, old man. I am a doctor!" She exclaimed.

"Yes doc!" Bou-san grunted.

"Guys please, I know you really love each other, but can you flirt later after we finish the case? I don't want Amy to get worried." Mai worriedly stated. She wanted to end this case and ease Amy's mind.

John came back after he changed into his priest robe. Naru blinked few times, he still can't believe that this man is a priest.

"Davis-san, would you mind if I borrow one of your mediums to accompany as I blessed each room?" He politely asked black-clad young man.

He gave the priest a slight glare before he ordered Gene to go with him.

Naru was alone in the base watching the monitors, Bou-san and Mai accompanied Ayako, while Lin went to the second floor to have a look on the Ouija board, Gene and John are still not done from their task.

Mai was reluctant to leave Naru alone, but he only gave her a glare that made her obey.

"Mai, calm down, Naru will be fine." Bou-san whispered when he noticed her anxiety.

"But what if he –"

"He is strong."

She doubtfully looked at the monk.

"Really? Then he knows some protective spells like kuji? Fudou Myou? Or is he like Lin, an onmyouji? Or a medium like Gene? Yes, he is a genius, there's no doubt about that. He may have an astounding PK, but he's not invincible! Even his PK can kill him, you've been overestimating him. He's not a God!" She exclaimed.

For the first time, Bou-san was speechless, for the years that he spent working under him, it seems that he just realized it. Yes, Naru can still get hurt. He needed protection, but the team already assumed that he can take care of his self, because of his gift, but what if it's not enough?

No one in the team thought about it, until her.

"That's enough, Mai. You don't know Naru, besides we've been in cases worse than this before, so let's believe in him okay?" Ayako softly smiled at her, she's already wearing her priestess robe.

Mai didn't answer. She only watched her preparing for her ritual but she still can't ease her mind on leaving Naru alone. Ayako started to chant, there she saw at least four tree spirits came out and went to the bell.

Mai felt a shivering cold behind her, the three looked behind them and saw at least five spirits walking towards Ayako, Mai saw her friends in them. They were cleansed in every chime of the bell. More and more spirits gathered, wanted to be purified by the miko, until there's no more.

Ayako clapped her hands once and bow, thanking the tree spirits.

Then they all heard it, a sinister scream inside the house.

"Ayako, there's more?!" Mai exclaimed.

The miko shook her head "It will come to me if it's a spirit, but it didn't."

"So it means, it's something more than a spirit?" Bou-san asked his wife.

Mai widened her eyes "The demon that trapped those spirits in the house."

"Possibly. It got angry when the spirits were gone."

Mai ran back to the house, her thoughts went to the only person who was left in the base. She ignored Bou-san and Ayako's worried call.

She shivered when she felt the evil pressure in the house; she hurried her way to the base before it's too late. She bumped into Gene, John, and Lin, like her, they are also worried on Naru, they left him alone!

"Mai!" Gene called and followed her behind.

She burst the door open "Naru!"

Naru looked at her then he felt the temperature dropped rapidly, her eyes widened when she saw the entity walking behind him. Naru, seeing her expression, tried to look what's behind him but small, yet strong hands pushed him away.

The next thing he saw made his blood frozen, in front of him, Mai was pierced in the heart with a dagger. The demon smirked, he plucked out the dagger, and licked the blood on it.

"A virgin." He purred.

"Mai!" He yelled and caught her. His hands were trembling, there's so much blood gushing from her.

You will die here mama, protecting someone... Amy's warning came back to Naru's mind.

Lin immediately called his shikis and immobilized it. The demon growled as he tried to escape. John immediately opened his bible and splashed his holy water on it.

"What's your name, demon?"

It only snickered "Do you think I will tell you, priest?"

"Ze...phar..." Mai whispered.

"Mai, don't talk..." Ayako said while giving her a first aid, the miko was fighting her tears not to fall. She need to be strong, Mai needs her. Bou-san already called for an ambulance.

Naru glared at the demon "John, get out of the way." Without having second thoughts, he obeyed him when he saw the hatred and anger in his eyes.

He gathered his energy, with the help of his brother, and concentrated it into his hands. With all his anger, he shot the massive amount of his PK to the demon before them. Lin released his shikis just before Naru's PK hit the entity, and its green blood spluttered in the room.

He was panting, he released too much energy than necessary, and it even went to wall leaving a hole on it.

"Mai! Wake up!" His head whipped back to where his assistant was lying. Ayako still trying to stop her blood flow until the ambulance arrived.

His legs were trembling as he walked towards them. With his bloody and trembling hand, he reached her face, her eyes were close and she's faintly breathing.

"Mai…" He whispered, his vision become blur as his tears started to coalesce. "Why…"

Gene squeezed his brother's shoulders to support him. And in the distance, they heard the ambulance's siren.

[A/N]

I already have an outline on this, unlike my other stories, this is a short ten-fifteen chapters story only. So I kinda rush it!

xOxO

- BSOL