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Chapter 12

Naru ran down to the lake to find Hiroshi clutching Mai to his chest, her back against his chest and her mouth covered by his had. He had a gun in his other hand which was against Mai's head

"well Naru did you come to see us off." Hiroshi asked with a smirk

"Let go of her! NOW!" Naru yelled.

"no she's coming with me."

"why are you doing this to her. I thought you loved her."

"if I don't he'll do it himself. No one can stop him."

"who are you even talking about."

" the less you know, the better."

Mai managed to get Hiroshi's hand off her face.

"Naru he's being controlled by someone that's why he was acting so weird. Aya texted me it the minute she found out. He came to get me a few minutes later." She screamed.

"Shut Up!" Hiroshi yelled at her

"Don't do this we can help you." Naru said

"too late" Hiroshi said.

At this he raise the gun to his own head and shot himself. His fell into the lake his arm still around Mai, dragging her with him. Naru jumped into the lake after them and pulled Mai from Hiroshi's grip. He pulled her to the shore, as she protested the whole way. She was fighting to go back in after Hiroshi. When they got to shore Naru pulled Mai around so she was facing him.

"Mai there is nothing else anyone can do. He's dead. He shot himself in the head. No one can survive that." Naru said firmly

"No it can be. Oh..My..."Her words were cut off by tears. Naru pulled her into an embrace as she cried for the loss of her friend.

Later Hiroshi's body was pulled out of the lake. The whole team felt a sense of sorrow seeing as he was now proven and innocent puppet in this sinister spirit's game. Mai locked herself in her room away from the team. Only Naru made any attempt to see her.

He found her sitting in the window seat in her room, she was staring out the window at the lake.

"Mai I need to tell you something." Naru said, Mai only looked over at him "I love you."

"Go back down stairs Naru, you aren't thinking straight." Mai said back to him. Naru winced at her words. He had said the same to her earlier.

"What I said earlier was a mistake, and I regret it."

"And you're not lying"

"no"

"and this isn't pity because I'm so sad right now."

"no"

"well then."

Naru walked over and joind her on the window seat Mai crawled onto his lap, practically curled up into a ball, which was hard cause she is pregnant, and laid her head on his chest.

"i fell like I could fall asleep to the sound of your heart beat right now."she said

"You are welcome to do that. You've had a long day and you must be exhausted." Naru said to her. With in a few minutes she was asleep.