All right everyone here's the next chapter. I've been trying to post this for the past couple of days, but have been having trouble. My next chapter may be postponed due to my computer needing to be taken to be fixed. Hope you all enjoy!


Naru's POV


Immortal? How can that be? It's impossible for anyone to be immortal.

I waited for Orion to answer Mai's question not daring to throw out a comment. I assumed everyone else was just as curious to hear what Orion had to say, but that was short lived once I saw Stephen's face. He was going to say something stupid and I wasn't sure if I wanted to stop him or hear what he had to say.

Sure, enough he opened his mouth and said, "Immortal? That's impossible, it's utter non-sense. There is no such thing as immortality, everyone knows this. Man has been searching for immortality since the beginning of time."

I Logistically and scientifically I knew Stephen was right, but I'd never say that out loud for I could not discredit the possibility of immortality either. There is so much that goes unexplained every day. Most people don't believe in paranormal activity, that is until it happens to them, even though there is scientific proof of its existence.

Stephen looked to me as if I should be saying something to add to his rant. I wasn't going to say anything because I wasn't one hundred percent sure if he was right or wrong. I don't make unfounded remarks besides I was too curious as to what Orion had to say.

Seeing that I wasn't going to back him up Stephen glared at me before saying, "Right Noll?"

I raised an eyebrow at him before saying, "I'm not making an unfounded remark. There is not enough evidence to prove or disprove the existence of immortality. Unexplained things/events happen daily whether we're aware of it or not. There for it'd be pointless for me to make an educated guess."

My remark seemed to shock everyone except for Mai, Malia, Orion, Lin, Gene, Madoka, and my parents. Lin, Gene, Madoka, and my parents know that I don't like to make assumptions without all of the facts. I was slightly surprised that Mai wasn't the least bit surprised over my comment. Stephen was probably the most surprised out of everyone, but I didn't care.

Ignoring the shocked faces of almost everyone I turned to look back at Orion to see if he'd answer Mai or not. He seemed to be having an internal debate. It caused me to smile on the inside as I could remember Mai being the cause of more than one internal debate.

"Before I answer that question could you tell me what kept you from rejoining us in the waking world?"

Mai blinked at him seeming to hesitate answering him before saying, "It's a little fuzzy, but I know it'd be better to start from the very beginning. Several months ago I started having these dreams where I'm in a pitch black room. In this room I hear someone pleading for help. The voice is familiar and I know that I know who it is, but only as long as I'm in the dream, though the moment I wake up it's nothing, but a distant memory. When I'm done dreaming I wake up in a cold sweat; irrational fear is gripping me."

Orion's face closed off for a moment before he asked, "Have you ever tried asking the person what they need help with? Is the person female or male?"

Mai looked confused at the question. Frowning in concentration Mai said, "I have asked what the person needed, but they never answer. As to what gender the person is I'm not sure."

Orion nodded before asking another question, "What does the person say?"

"The person says…the person says…I…I don't remember."

Orion nodded once more before motioning for Mai to continue her story.

"Today Malia and I were talking with Stephen about the Demon Hunters' Society Council. Oh, by the way it sounds as if we'll need to come out of hiding. Well, towards the end of the conversation I started to hear the voice again. It was quiet at first so I discredited it to my over active imagination, but then it started to get louder to the point that I couldn't bear to hear it anymore. The next thing I knew I blacked out and awoke to the same place as my dreams. Only this time the person wasn't there."

Orion grabbed his chin as if in deep thought. Mai hesitated to see if he'd say anything, but when he didn't she continued.

"There was nothing there except the will-o'-wisps. I picked a random direction and the will-o'-wisps followed me. It wasn't long before I started to hear the woman's voice…"

Woman's voice? She said she wasn't sure what gender the voice belonged to.

Stephen was about to say something, probably pertaining to Mai's mistake, but Orion gestured for him to be quiet. Mai was not one to lie. She may leave out information without realizing, but never on purpose and certainly has never lied about it.

Looking back at Mai showed that she didn't even register the pause. Something was wrong. Mai had the uncanny ability of being able to pick up on the emotions going on within a room.

"I sped up my pace thinking that I could catch up with the woman, but instead I was in our meeting place. I wasn't there long before you showed up. We talked, you left then the ground fell out from underneath me and…and…I don't remember what happened next."

She'd barely finished her story when Stephen erupted with, "You can't remember? What do you mean you can't remember?"

Several of us glared at Stephen for daring to yell at Mai, myself included, but before anyone of us could say anything to him, his phone rang.

"Stephen," he said in greeting. "What..."

"I'm on my way."

Hanging up the phone he looked at us and said, "I've got to go. Something's come up at HQ. Mai think about what I said."

Before he could leave Malia told him to hang on and she'd walk out with him as she had some where to be. Stephen didn't look too pleased, but not having a good excuse agreed. The door hadn't even been shut when the arguing between the two had begun.

Ayako looked at her watch and sighed. "I hate to say this, but I've got to go too. I have a shift that begins in half an hour."

"I've got practice," Monk said. "So I've got to go too."

John looked guilty as he spoke, "I've got to be at the church soon."

"I have to get to the library and do some research before they close," Yasu said.

Masako didn't say anything as she got up and left with everyone else. Soon the only people who were left were myself, Mai, Orion, Lin, Madoka, Gene, mother, and father.

Orion stared after the group before turning to Mai. "Can I tell you a story?"

Looking caught off guard Mai responded with, "Sure."

Giving him a wary look she complied and the rest of us re-situated so we could hear what Orion had to say. Once situated he began his story.


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