splish splash, here part two for youuuu ˚ᆺ˚


Thursday, October 16 [PM]

After about a minute, Mai realized she had absolutely no idea where she was or where she was going in the house. The halls all kind of morphed into one. She slumped her shoulders as she walked, "Well, you can either go back and potentially face Naru, ooooor just keep walking aimlessly." She chose the latter. She kept wandering until she came to a stair case.

"Well. Up I go, I guess," she mumbled to herself. She came to the top and found herself faced with another hallway.

"Screw it, let's just hide out in a room," she ducked into the first room on the right and closed the door behind her. She felt up the wall until she found the light switch. Once illuminated, she could see it was a bedroom. However, it seemed too clean and pristine to have been used often, so she suspected it be a guest room. A wall of books immediately caught her attention. She went over and scanned their spines.

"Parapsychology, Discourse on Metaphysics, Mastering Astral Projection, Numerology, Astral Dynamics, Journey of Souls, Dreams and their Meaning, Telekinetic Control…" Mai's eyes wandered the rows on rows on rows of books before she picked out one that seemed to call to her, The Power of Premonitions. Tossing the jacket she once held in her arms onto a chair, she took a seat on the bed and opened the book. It was covered with notes and highlights. She found herself emerged completely in it after only a few pages. She completely lost her sense of time and place.

Gene had just watched Mai storm past him, in the complete opposite way of the door. He sighed and decided going after her could wait. He had bigger fish to fry.

"If I could mentally strangle you right now, I would," Gene stepped over to his brother and took a seat on the couch next to him. Naru raised a brow to him.

"I know you have no social skills especially when it comes to girls, but I'm sure even you have as much of a brain to realize how rude that was," Gene lectured. Naru sighed and crossed his legs, placing down his book.

"I said nothing rude," he spoke dryly.

"Sometimes it's the things you don't say. Like 'thanks' or 'I forgive you'." Gene stared at Naru who sat silently. He shook his head and muttered under his breath," I really thought you were getting somewhere with the whole jacket thing." After a moment of silence, Gene spoke again, "You are probably one of the smartest people I have ever met, yet the one thing you, the great and mighty Oliver Davis, cannot figure out is a teenage girl."

"Women are the biggest enigma in modern history," Naru deadpanned.

Naru picked up the tea cup and looked into it.

"It's cold now," he complained. Gene rubbled his temples.

"Maybe if you drank it when she first gave it to you, it would have been warm."

"Well if she didn't run off and make a scene, maybe I would have." Gene rolled him eyes dramatically.

"I had something important to tell you too, but now I need to go find our damsel in emotional destress," Gene shot him a dirty look as he stood from the couch.

"No," Naru started, still holding the tea cup, "I know where she is. She's not going anywhere for a while."

"You see her?" Gene sat back down next to his brother, still intrigued by his brother's ever growing abilities.

"Yeah," he nodded and took a sip of the tea, despite it being cold. Gene smirked, "Peace offering accepted."

"What is it you had to tell me?" Naru looked at him seemingly emotionless.

"It's about Mai," Gene started, noticing a sudden glint in his brother's eyes at the mention of her name, "I think she contacted me telepathically today during class. But the interesting thing is that I don't think she even realized it."

"Interesting," Naru caught his chin in his hand, enveloping himself in deep thought.

Mai sat with her legs criss-crossed on the bed. She was surprised to find how cushy it was despite it's somber appearance from the black blankets. It was now dark outside, but she didn't seem to notice. The lights above gave Mai enough light to continue reading without a care in the world. Hours seemingly went by and she thought it was slightly strange no one had found her yet. Her new plan was to wait until it was late to sneak around more without a threat of finding either of the twins. She also considered taking the book with her, that is if she didn't finish it right then and there.

Suddenly, the door began to creek open. Mai held her breath, her fingers holding the book tightened subconsciously. She hoped it was a spirit, or at least the kinder of the twins.

"Damn," Mai was given neither of her wishes. Instead, Naru stood in the frame of the door, an aloof look on his face.

"What are you doing in here?" he asked, not moving from his spot in the doorway.

"Hiding from you," she averted her gaze to the window.

"Well, you picked almost the worst spot. This is my room," everything suddenly made sense. The almost all black furniture, the minimal decoration, no pictures of friends or family, the ample number of books. Everything practically screamed Naru. Her whole body stiffed, suddenly becoming incredibly aware she was sitting on his bed. The bed dipped next to her once new weight was added to it.

"How did your quiz go today?" Mai was surprised by his sudden question, which was completely irrelevant to the elephant in the room.

"I think it went alright, but normally went I think that, I fail. So, I don't really know," she let out a nervous laugh.

"What made you choose that book?"

"It just kinda called to me," she looked down and brushed her hand over it.

"You have good taste. It's one of my favorite," Naru glanced over to see what page she was on in the book.

"Really?" he nodded.

"You have a lot of interesting books," Mai confessed, "I didn't know you were into this kind of stuff."

"Do you believe in it?" Mai nodded her head.

"Always have. My friends and I always talk about this kind of stuff and tell each other scary ghost stories, I don't their they're strong believers though."

"It doesn't scare you?" The girl in questioning shook her head.

"Sometimes, it can be unnerving. But for the most part, I think it's fascinating."

"Watch," Naru began to concentrate, narrowing his eyes at the bookshelf. Mai suddenly noticed the air becoming thick, the energy seemed to amply by 20. Mai looked over at Naru, a bit confused and worried. It didn't feel normal. Mai thought for a second that she could see white light emanating from the boy's body next to her. She would have taken a better look if she didn't notice a few books beginning to rattle on the shelf. Before she knew it, they flew out of their spot and began to levitate. Mai sat their speechless. Then as soon as it began, the books dropped to the ground with a thud. Mai moved back a little from him, more confused and shocked than scared. It took a moment for Mai to fully register what just happened. There was a silence in between them, and the air around them began to lighten. Mai glanced over to the door to see Gene standing there, a not so happy look on his face.

"You're not supposed to do that without someone with you, Noll," Mai had never heard Gene use such a serious tone before.

"I know how to control myself," he narrowed his eye's at his twin. The tension in the air that had just dissipated was suddenly back in full force. Mai felt uncomfortable sitting there, like she shouldn't be there.

"Are you afraid?" Gene looked over to Mai with a bit of anxiousness laced into his voice.

"No, no, that was just… I wasn't excepting it," Gene shot a glare to Naru.

"It was really amazing though! I've never seen anything like it," Mai smiled and the tension seemed to vanish instantly.

"Can you teach me to do that?" Mai looked at Naru with hopeful eyes.

"If you have enough brain cells to absorb the information," he smirked. Mai scowled at him and crossed her arms. Gene laughed and rolled his eyes.

"Come on, Mai. You should get home before it gets super late," Gene stood just outside the doorway waiting for her. She hoped of the bed and began to make her way over to Gene.

"Take it," Naru held the book out to her. Mai looked down and gladly accepted it with a smile.

"Thanks," she said, walking out of his room. Gene closed the door behind her, leaving Naru in his room alone.

"Out of all the rooms you could have chosen…" Gene started with a grin.

"Shut it," she muttered and pushed into him with her side. They walked down the stairs and back down the hallway, where Gene lead her past the living room. However, the scene wasn't as she had remembered it. The cup and plate still remained, but the tea and muffin were gone. Happiness rose inside of her. She felt like she had just accomplished something big. "All that fuss for seemingly nothing."

Soon, they found themselves in the foyer.

"Do you want me to take you home? It's pretty dark outside. I could ask Lin to drive you too, if you would prefer," Gene looked out the glass portion of the door. Mai slipped on her shoes and shook her head.

"Don't worry, I'll be just fine," she looked at him with a reassuring smile before walking out the door.

"Oh, I didn't tell Noll about your parents or family. Thought that would be something you would want to tell yourself," Gene stepped outside on the porch with her.

"Thanks, I appreciate it." Mai began to walk down the driveway and onto the sidewalk.

"You're welcome here anytime, Mai!" Gene yelled over to her. She waved back at Gene who still stood on the steps. Out of the corner of her eye, she could have sworn she saw the black clad narcissist gazing out of one of the windows down at her. But by the time she saw it, the light turned out and the whole room went black. Mai made her way home with a steady pace, taking the well-lit route. She arrived home and dropped her bag next to her shoes and took a running jump onto her bed. She immediately rolled herself up in her blanket and began to drift off to sleep just as quickly as she had gotten into the bed.

The door had closed, leaving Naru alone on his bed with his thoughts. He stood up to place the fallen books in their rightful places on the shelves. That's when he noticed his black coat, draped over one of the chair arms. He walked over to it and picked it up gently, giving it a good look. It felt almost warm to the touch, alive with brilliant emotions. The soft scent of strawberries and vanilla filled the air. He held the jacket up to his nose and inhaled slowly as he looked out the window to see the bubbly brunette make her way down the street. He turned around and hit the light switch off before laying in bed. The darkness hid well his pale blush and his small smile. "Thanks, Mai," he thought to himself.

"Thanks," she heard Naru's voice in her head just before she fell into dreamland.

"Great, now I'm hearing his voice," she rolled over to her other side, and then the whole world turned black.


Thanks for reading!

School starts up soon for me so I probably wont be updating daily anymore :(

Sorry this was a shorter chapter, I didn't really know what else to write haha. Ghost /hunting/ begins in the next chapter!

By the way, The Power of Premonitions is actually are real book and is super good if you wanna read a book on that kinda stuff.

Please review! Have a great day/night!