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BEGINNING OF THE END 2

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"HOUSHOU TAKIGAWA DON'T LEAVE ME YOU INSENSITIVE JERK!"

As she beats his chest one last time, Takigawa suddenly jolted up all of a sudden and held her tight then yelled,

"I DON'T WANT TO LET YOU GO AYAKO!"

With great shock on what she just did to revive him, she held on to him tight in return and cried out his name. Realizing the tight embrace and pain covering his whole body, he felt hot fresh tears seeping into his shirt, looked down at the woman holding him tight, and returns in a gentle embrace along with his hands sliding slowly through her hair and ignoring the pain. He had already notice that they were sitting on the red carpet with everything in its place and Mai was besides them sleeping peacefully.

"It's alright…it's all over, I'm right here for you Ayako. Its over." he whispered to her ear to comfort her.

That Evening

After Mai's possession and the disaster, Ayako who had minor injuries had the energy to call Naru and the others as well as the Takeshi family.

(AMBULANCE SIREN)

"Thank you so much for your help." Ms. Takeshi and her family offered their thanks as they all arrived at the mansion and called for an ambulance for the three.

"If there are any problems left for this estate, I highly suggest moving will be your last options." Naru advised.

"Lin," Naru called him and he approaches.

"The mansion has no sign of any harmful spirits. It's safe." Lin answered as his shiki around him was spinning around him, making Ms. Takeshi sigh in relief.

"I'm sorry for your lost…" Ayako bowed in sadness. She had a cloth hanging on her shoulder to her right arm. She then began walking away, towards to the ambulance, but before that, something suddenly touched her back, and she froze. Looking to her right side where bushes of carnations that covered the walls and her senses had somehow went on high alert.

Walking towards the direction, she knelt down, dug her left hand into leaves and branches, and found an old stuffed animal in her hands.

She gasped with wide eyes as her head ached as she remembered how the young girl died from falling off the balcony.

"Took you all a while to realize what the cause was," Naru came from behind bringing her a jolt on her spine.

"While Lin and I did some research on this mansion and its history, various things had happen due to family violence. In addition, as of result, a suicide and an accident had happened in this mansion. Therefore their one and only child couldn't cope with the lost of both her parents that after she fell, her soul was still residing in this world that the only thing that made her go on was to see her mother that she couldn't see. This house." Ayako turned in his direction giving an oh-so-that's-what-you-been-up-to look.

Naru turned around walking away and Ayako notice something dropped from his pocket. As she held on the photo he had dropped, she left a gasped and tears would fall out of her eyes.

Mai was still asleep after being possessed for a long period of time as well as Takigawa who had just minor bruises from falling off the stairs and Ayako's beating. Waking up, he looked up and found himself inside a room and turning to his side he found Mai sleeping peacefully which means he knew he was in the hospital.

"Jeez, I hate the hospital." he said in disgust.

He then heard a knock and turned his attention to the door and as it open, Ayako came inside holding on a vase of white irises.

"I see you're awake." as she entered and placed the vase close to the lamp. She then headed to the counter and took out a knife and a little plate then grabbed an apple from a refrigerator.

"Hey, why would you wear a coat like that? Its fall, aren't you hot in there?" he asked.

Ayako turned to his direction and walked to an open stool that was besides him and answered,

"Look who's talking! What kind of person would take his shirt off when a women are with him?"

The monk felt speechless and could not believe he lost from her for the first time.

A smirk appeared on her lips as he accepted his defeat. Starting to peel the apple in circles, she asked,

"So Monk, how are you feeling?"

"I'm alright," he tried to crack his neck, but ended up hurting himself.

"Shit!" he cried in pain.

"My god, you're stupid." she shuts her eyes as she finished peeling the skins of the red fruit.

"Cracking any of you're bones would easily dislocate them." she explained. Then began slicing the apple into small pieces.

"You should of warned me," he grunted in pain.

She gave a heavy sigh and pushed a button to the side of the bed and the upper part of it rises. Then continues on slicing the fruit faster until Takigawa interrupted her,

"Hey-"

"OUCH!" she yelped in pain and started growling at the monk for interrupting her.

"Oops…" is all he can say for his mistake.

"Jeez, what do you want!?" she asked angrily. And a sweat drop appeared on his head and he started looking nervous.

"Your finger it's bleeding…" he stated.

"Yes, I can see that!" she helped him stating the obvious angrily.

"Hey I was trying to be nice!" he cried back and grabbed her injured finger and put it his mouth. But instead she shuts her eyes and shoved an apple up his mouth.

Ayako reopened her eyes and found the apple piece on his mouth and she cried,

"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING!?"

Takigawa thought chock on the small piece and quickly chewed then swallowed it and started coughing.

"Damn that hurt, he held on to his neck." he coughed.

She sighed in frustration then a glare and now she stands away from him and headed to the door.

"Hey where do you think you're going!?" he asked. She stopped with her hand on the door and she answered with a cold look,

"Stay put Takigawa, I'll be back."

She closed the door leaving him clueless until,

"No crap did she just call what I heard she call me!?" he asked himself in shock. It was the second time he heard his surname from her mouth and suddenly his heart skipped a beat as his head started remembering him with the priestess always arguing and making fun of each other.

"Holy…" he covered he's bare body with a blanket as he started turning red.

He turned to Mai who was still sleeping and he gave a strange look and asked the sleeping teenager,

"Just how can you manage to get along with someone so conceited?" he sighs after.

He hears the door opens once again,

"(Sigh), I feel much better." Ayako sighs as she closed the door behind her.

Takigawa turns his head to her attention and his eyes widen like watermelon as he stares and gawk at his apparel.

"Okay…?" Ayako interrupted his gawking since it was getting on her nerves.

Still gawking, she got irritated and threw plastic filled with a shirt inside to his face and yelled,

"Quit STARING, I work her ya know!"

Looking annoyed from his stare, she came up to him and started shoving the plastic to his face.

"Hey I got your shirt from the washer and I would appreciate you from quitting the stupid stares!" she requested.

Takigawa couldn't breath from the object in his face that he took her hand a pulled the plastic away.

"I…can't…breath are you trying to kill me!?" he said with deep breaths and a flushed face.

She took a deep breath after seeing his face and she turned back and ordered,

"Hurry up and put you're shirt on or else someone sees you here and they might thing something out of the conclusion."

"Jeez, bossy much!" he whispered.

Ayako ignored the comment and wanted to check up on Mai. She knew she was sleeping so all she did was touch her forehead and check her pulse to see if she's well or not.

She lifted a smile and tucked her blanket gently not to wake her.

"My, my, I'm glad it's all over." she whispered to the sleeping teenager.

Takigawa heard her clear as day and started eating the remaining apples.

"So, what happened after?" he asked.

Ayako caught his attention and turned to him and sat on the stool.

"Naru found out the remaining information, and Mailene and her mother have finally went to heaven." she explained.

"Mother?" he asked.

"Her mother was looking for her inside the house, while Mailene was outside."

"I don't understand…" he said.

"(sigh), after her mother attempted suicide, she left Mailene at a young age that without adult supervision, she fell off the balcony." she finished off looking quite melancholic.

"I mean, what kind of father or husband would leave his family for another?" he voice suddenly came to a sad whisper.

Ayako could remember everything as day and she knew how sad it was that a family that seems so perfect would end up breaking apart so sudden. She then felt something heavy on her hand and found Takigawa's hand on top of hers. He was looking straight to the wall and he said softly,

"Hey, what matters is that Mailene and her mother are already in heaven in peace, and as for that good for nothing of a father, let karma do its job."

"Mmhmm." she nodded.

"Now, now, don't go crying." he said cheerfully as he pats her head.

"They're just my contacts." she came up an excuse which he never believed, he then lifted her head and he could see her eyes watery and her face red.

'Wow, she's cute.'

"You don't wear contacts?" he made fun of her.

He laughed for some reason and rubbed her forehead against his,

"Aren't you happy that she finally found her mother? For all those years being trapped in that house, without a parent by her side. Don't you think she's finally happy of what she was looking for? You just have to let her go." he said softly to ease her.

Finally feeling calm, she returned caressing his forehead.

"Its just…she reminded me more of my Kyosuke when I have to let him go." she whispered back.

"Monk-san, sorry for being such a useless person, I mean you're always there when I always needed you and I'm really happy." she lift up a smile.

"Are crazy," he broke away from her forehead and looked at her with a smile.

"You're not useless, and I'm really happy when I'm with you. I like teasing you, getting the better of you, and hell I really like the way you act towards Mai like a mother or sister." he admitted.

Takigawa felt relieved of being open and Ayako could see his face redden and she started giggling.

He looked clueless and she answered,

"As open as you are, you sure put a lot of effort on what to say, I appreciate that."

"Thanks," without thinking, he kissed her forehead and Ayako heart skipped a beat and her face was more red then his.

"You should blush more often, it looks good on you!" he commented nicely.

As Ayako was going to say something, her cell rang and she gave a heavy sigh as she heard what type of ring tone it was.

"Hello dad?" she greeted.

Takigawa was next to sigh heavily looked up in the ceiling.

'Guess I won't have my chance.' he said to himself.

"Oh wait, don't come in here, I'll be there right away." she moved her hands around as she continues talking to her father.

"I'm not hiding anything!?" Takigawa saw her blushing and she quickly turn her head away from her.

"Jeez that's none of your business I'm 24 years old, don't treat me like I'm 16!" she turn her phone off.

'Aw, guess I'm gonna miss my chance.' she said to herself.

Turning back to her patient she sighed and said,

"My dad is calling me to get back to work. So I guess-"

"Ayako quit flirting with your boyfriend and get back to work, these patients don't get better with you playing around with that lad of yours!"

The receiver of the room gave a message so loud that both of them jolted in embarrassment and Ayako could feel her anger rising up.

"Ahaha I guess I know that it runs in the family right?" Takigawa humored her and she gave him a strange look.

"Your lame ass jokes and your stupidity sure amuses me, it never ceased to change."

Ayako took out her nurses cap and put it on along with her nurses I.D and clipboard that was hanging on the door.

She started writing on her clipboard and opened the door.

"Hey wait a minute!" Takigawa called her and she stopped.

"What's wrong?"

"I…um, when are you going to get back?" he asked nervously with a flushed face.

Ayako smirked and answered,

"Don't worry I'll find a way." she left a wink.

Ayako closed the door once more and she complained,

"Aww, why did it all have to end this way!? We were so close!"

She walks to the halls of the white hospital.

"Jeez we were this close and we were actually turning on!" Takigawa said to himself as he clutched his fist in irritation.

"Hmmm…" he thinks deeply then grabbed his cell from the drawer and notepad and pen that was by the lamp and dialed the number he wanted to call.

"Hey, hey. Lin-san would you mind letting me talk to Naru-chan, it's really important." he asked politely.

"What is it that you want?" the narcissus asked.

"Ahaha, Hey Naru, would you mind coming to the hospital? Mai-chan has something on her wrist and I think it's paranormal." he lied.

"Have you talked to any of the nurses?" Naru asked.

"Yeah, about that. I don't think we should do that because we kinda need you first so it won't attract any media." Takigawa sounded convincing.

"I'll arrive there shortly." he sighed.

"Hey, hey aren't you gonna tell us if we're feeling fine?"

Takigawa heard a click and already known that Naru had already hang-up.

"(sigh) Teenagers these days." he snickered as he placed a note close by the irises.

Takigawa stretched out his arms and tried to get use to some of the cramps that was kicking him.

Ayako finally enter to the room and she was greeted by the children.

"Hey, Aya-nee-san is here!" a little girl that was around four years old ran to her and Ayako carried the little girl.

"Keiko-chan how are you feeling?" Ayako asked motherly.

"I'm getting all better, mommy said I get to go home tomorrow!" she answered happily.

Ayako sat on a chair as the children around her gathered in a circle and one of them asked,

"Nee-san, tell us more about your other job!"

"Ahaha, alright but first," she spotted a child around 6 years old holding onto to a guitar as he tried to strum each string carefully.

"Hey, there are you new around here?" Ayako came up to him and the child with blue eyes and blonde hair looked shy.

The child nodded and she asked for his name.

"My name…I'm…Tristan." he answered shyly.

The child reminded her of John and she couldn't help but smile on how cute he was.

"Well Tristan-kun, do you want to join us?" Ayako asked nicely.

The young boy smiled and nodded.

"Hey, nee-san what happened to your ghost hunting job?" little Keiko asked.

"It was really nice, I took care of my friend who was really, really not feeling well because a ghost hurt her." she tried putting the words in smaller pieces.

Takigawa walked to the halls and has asked some of the nurses about Ayako's whereabouts and many of them had asked if he was her boyfriend, but he wouldn't answer them and gave a laugh.

Many of the nurses thought he was so handsome that it was actually time that Ayako had a boyfriend and the other male staff would just sigh and said he was lucky that he could actually impress the daughter of the hospital owner.

He then found the room she was in and took a peek.

"Nee-san, do you like this Monk-san you are talking about?" Tristan asked.

Ayako's face deepen red and felt speechless the girls in the room started giggling.

"Aya-nee-san, really likes Monk-san!" Keiko giggled.

Tristan could feel someone watching them and he turned his head to the door and caught Takigawa peeking.

"Nee-san is that your boyfriend?" Tristan pointed out.

Both the monk and the priestess froze from the shock as the children continued giggling.

"Mo-Monk-san what're you doing you're suppose to be in your room watching Mai!" Ayako said in embarrassment as the Monk entered the room.

"Well Naru-chan will be coming soon and-"

"You called him making some convincing lie so he would go and wake Mai up instead." My goodness she could read him like a book and he stood there scratching the back of his head.

Tristan came up to him with curiosity since being the new kid he asked,

"Are you Norio-kun? My sister really likes how you played your guitar."

Takigawa gasped for a moment and then smiled as he patted the child on the head.

"Great Sherlock Holmes, yes I am Norio, but you can call me Takigawa-san if you like, and thanks I appreciate it."

"Huh?" the child didn't quite understand his Japanese.

"Tristan-kun, is a German child, I guess he doesn't really much understand some of Japanese."

She put got up her chair and some of the children continued playing with their blocks and toys while Ayako headed to him.

"So this is where you work?" he asked, since the place looked like some daycare.

"On a Wednesday yeah, I come here after to take care of the children who are also my patients and patient's children." she answered.

Tristan tugged on his shirt and asked,

"Oji-san, would you like to play with my guitar?"

A sweat drop appeared on his head and he answered an yes, so the child took off.

Ayako started laughing at him.

"Yeah, yeah keep laughing…"

"They are sure really nice when they saw you." Ayako stopped her giggling.

"So you're some storyteller, telling these kids about work…that seems like Naru teaching Mai how to set up equipments." he leaned against the wall.

"Well anyway what are you doing here? If my father sees you here, just imagine how the staff of this hospital would react?" she lectured him.

Takigawa gave out a nervous laugh and she crossed her arms and sighed.

"Oji-san, I'm not really good at playing so would you play something for me?" Tristan asked.

"Sure kid." he answered as he took the guitar from him.

Holding onto the instrument, he shuts his eyes for a moment then a few strumming then he began playing nicely.

Ayako's heart dropped as she recognized the tune and she gasped silently.

The children started gathering around them and as it was all clear, medical staffs wondered what the music it was already crowding the room.

As he finished he looked at Ayako who was a bit too surprised and he smiled,

"You think I would forget how your song would go right?"

Claps were all over the room and both the two didn't know how the place got crowded.

"Wow, that was awesome." Tristan said in awe.

"I'd say Ayako-chan is sure is lucky!" some of the nurses complemented on them. And they all slowly went back to there places.

Ayako sighed at the nurses complements and she looked at Takigawa in an embarrassing look with her face all flushed.

"Just how would you learn something in just an instant?" she asked.

"I'm a professional bassist, I guess I haven't told you yet." he smiled at her expression.

"Nope, but what can I say. It was beautiful." she smiled.

Takigawa returned the guitar to Tristan and came up to Ayako.

"So…yeah Ayako-chan," he said as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and tried acting cool, while Ayako would look at him suspiciously with a smirk.

"About dinner would you…" he stopped for a moment for an answer.

"I would what?" she played with him.

"I don't know around 7:00 would you know,"

"Oh, I don't know. I don't think I have any time for um…what you call it?"

"A date?" Takigawa blurted.

"You really sure you're up to this Monk-san?"

"Hey I heard you calling me by my last name, so why are you still calling me Monk-san?" he changed the subject without knowing.

"Why are you changing the subject?" she asked.

"C'mon say it."

"Why would I, you have no right." she turned head around.

"Well you don't want me to show these kids right?" he asked slyly.

"Show them what?" she asked curiously.

It took four second for Ayako to realized it and she couldn't wipe the grin off his face.

"Oh, no, no, not in front of the children!" she blushed as she moved away from his arms and pushed him outside.

"I know you want to just admit it!" he said as he started poking her sides that made her ticklish.

"Hey not that spot!" she shriek from being tickled.

"I would stop if you say yes." he requested.

"Yes for what?" Takigawa continued tickling her.

"That we go out and eat together." he stopped.

Recovering from being attacked by his fingers she finally knew and gave another of her famous smirks.

"Now, I know. Houshou wants to go on a date with me." she sang merrily.

"Ha-ha, very funny it's just dinner." he went close to her.

"Ah,Houshou wants to date me, then love me, and marry me." she made fun of him which cause to receive a kiss from his lips that defiantly shocked her.

That was a big ZAP coming from him to her and she couldn't believe what she gotten herself into and it was fantastic that she deepen the kiss.

"I'd take that a yes?" he asked.

And both the two started laughing at each other.

Opening the room of 402, Naru entered and found a note near the vase of flowers and read,

Yo Naru-chan,

Take care of Mai-chan for us will you, Ayako's working and I'm heading off for some Asahi . Hope you explained everything for her.

- Monk-san

Naru sighed and knew something like this would happened and he turned his eyes to Mai who was still sleeping and he said,

"Mai tea!"

"Huh!? Oh coming, I'm coming!" rose from the bed awake quickly.

Mai blinked and found Naru sitting on her bedside.

"Na-Naru, where am I?" she asked as she realized she was alone with him.

Naru placed his hand on her head and gently pushed her down on the bed.

"You knocked your head on something and fainted. We're at the hospital" he lied.

"Really? Why can't I remember being hit?" she asked.

"Because you didn't notice." he looked at the irises and took on out of its vase and hand it over to Mai.

"I guess you need this for your desk." he said leaving Mai blushing as he opened his black notebook and started reading and writing.

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