Chapter 6

When He woke up Naru found Mai still asleep and shivering. She knock the blanket off herself while sleeping. Naru had to admit it was cold out in this rural mountain town. He got up and put the blanket back on her. She stopped shivering and turned over. She looked so peaceful sleeping. Naru slipped out into the hallway to call Lin, who was still at the school. It was just before dawn so Naru wondered if Lin was even awake yet. The older chinese man answered the phone.

"What is it Naru." Lin said answering the phone

" Lin I need you to find out what ever you can about the towns doctor." Naru said

" Why"

"Mai said that Hiroshi goes to see him often and he is weird for a couple of days after he does see the doctor. He hit her last night, but she said it was nothing. Just find out what you can" Naru said and hung up. Mai began stirring, which caught Naru's attention. She didn't wake up, which worried him a bit but he new she needed sleep. She looked paler then normal so he went and felt her head. She had a fever, probably no more then 100 degrees. Her cheeks were flushed and she was having a bit of trouble breathing. He checked the claw marks on her neck. They were healing just fine, not signs of infection. When he went to check her side where she was stabbed, she woke up.

"Naru.. what time is it?" Mai said

"It's about 5:30 Mai. You have a fever." Naru said

"I do? Go get the thermometer, it's in the bathroom, in the cabinet on the top shelf"

Naru went and got it. Mai temperature was 101.3. Though she protested against it Naru made her stay in bed. Mai eventually fell back asleep. Naru sat in the room with her as she slept. When he heard the noise of a car door. He check to see if Mai was still asleep and walked down stairs. Hiroshi got out of his car and walked into the house. Naru was mad at him right now but tried to keep his emotions out of this.

" What are you doing back already. Mai said you'd be gone all week." Naru asked him

" I just forgot something. Doc makes my team and I take some weirdo medicine when we go on cases. Almost everyone in town takes it and I forgot mine. So I came to get it." Hiroshi said picking up a pill bottle off the coffee table.

"Does Mai take this medicine as well." Naru asked

"Yea but he gave her on to put into her drink. Apparently she hates taking pills."Hiroshi answered.

"I'll tell Mai you stopped by."

" thanks is she out right now?"

" yes but she'll be back later."

" tell her I love and I'm thinking of her while I'm away." and with that hiroshi left

When Lin called later he said that there was a suspicious development and the team would be staying there another night. Naru hung up with him and went to check up on Mai. He checked Mai's fever again. It had gone up about 2 degrees. He felt uneasy so he rechecked the claw marks. They were still fine. As carefully as possible he moved her shirt with out waking her to check her side. The stab wound look bad as though she hadn't been taking care of it. This could be the source of the problem he thought. He called up Lin

" Lin I think Mai needs to go to the hospital. She is getting very sick"

Sorry this chapter was shorter but don't worry it will get longer later

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