NOTE: the story takes place a month and a half after Mai left. No years involved. So Mai would still have the stab wound and cut from the last case.

Thought I'd clear that up for every one.

Oh and you can grow taller and have longer hair from that amount of time. Believe me, I've had it happen.

Enjoy the next chapter. Its gonna get even better.

Chapter 7

Mai went to the hospital and was released about 3 hours later. She hadn't been covering her side or making sure it was clean for abut 3 weeks. Naru had a strange sense of déjà vu when Mai was in the hospital. It reminded him of that last case. But this time he went with her to the hospital and stayed with her till she got out. After she came home Naru went to check on Line and the others and get the reports on the ghost activity at the school. She was sitting on her couch when Naru got back from getting reports from the school. She was on the phone with someone. She had it on speaker, so Naru could here the conversation when he went into the kitchen.

"I'm fine Hiroshi, I just forgot to check it for awhile. I thought it was fine." she said

"What if you weren't fine. Do you know how worried I was when I got the call when you were in the hospital" he said

"Why didn't you show up then? You didn't come to the hospital."

"I didn't get called till you were leaving. They said you were fine. I decided calling would be good."

"Well I thought okay or not you'd come to see me if I was in the hospital. I swear sometimes I wonder if you care more about cases or me"

"Don't start on that again. I love you Mai."

" Sure don't seem as though you do."

"Stop it Mai! You need to stop being so dramatic. You know I care about you!"

"Well you have damn good way of showing it!" This conversation was turning towards fighting.

"Look Mai I don't need this right now."

" Sure that stupid case is more important then me."

" Mai don't start that, please"

"Just go. I have work to do."

"Alright then. I love you"

"Sure you do."

Mai then hung up the phone. She look almost sad, like she was missing a part of herself. Naru walked into the room, she didn't seem to acknowledge his presence. He walked over to the couch only to see her face was tear stained. He had't even noticed she was crying at any point while listening to her conversation on the phone.

" You okay Mai?" Naru asked. She looked up at him.

" Just fine. Never better." Mai lied

" You're not a very good lair Mai"

"How much did you hear"

"Enough. You're still gonna marry him after all of this?"

"He's not usually like this. He would have been at the hospital, no matter how far away the case was. He wouldn't have left me the night after coming back from a case. Something's different this time, something's wrong."

"What makes you think that."

" Aya didn't go with him. She always goes with him. I usually go too but once the ghost started appearing at school I stopped going. Something's changed, I don't know what but it did."

" Why does the town doctor make everyone take medicine."

" I don't know that rule had been around since before I was here. I don't get what the medicine is for but it's suppose to help you immune system or something like that. Speaking of medicine I have to go to see Doc tomorrow."

"Why's that?"

" I have an appointment. Everyone around here gets a check up once a month. It's a requirement."

" That's strange most people go once a year."

"Some people he sees more then that, like me. Cause of my side he sees me every week, at least until it's healed."

"Would you mind if I came along."

" Not at all Naru. You can come, just try not to be to forceful with questions. Doc don't like strangers coming in and asking questions."

With that Mai walked upstairs and went to bed. Naru stayed up thinking about the doctors strange practices.