A/N Sorry for the wait my computer was being annoying and couldn't find the chapter. Thanks everyone for reviewing. :) Well, let's get to the chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own ghost hunt and never will, but if I did own it there would be more episodes. ;)
Chapter 5: A Familiar Face
Naru and Mai made there way down the stairs and through the halls till they came to the second floor.
"The dinning room is on this floor, Could you please go in and tell Misaki to come out there please. I don't want to go in right away and answer there questions about why I ran off." Mai asked Naru while pointing to the door at the end of the hall, then stepping back.
"Very well." Naru said nodding at Mai then walking toward the door.
Mai could see Naru talking to Misaki. Misaki nodded to Naru then walked toward the door and into the hall. Mai walked towards her and stopped a few feet in front of her.
"Misaki would please not mention to anyone about me living here, and I promise to tell you how and why I disappeared when I mention it to everyone else." Mai requested with pleading eyes.
"Of course dear, I know you will when the time is right." Misaki replied with a smile on her face.
Mai sighed in relief and looked back up to Misaki and realized she looked exactly like how she did eleven years ago.
"Thank you so much Misaki." Mai said returning the smile. "Well, let's go." Mai stated as she turned around and walked to the door, Misaki following behind.
Mai walked into the room and found all eyes and her, excluding Naru and Lin who were looking at the case files.
"Mai, why did you run off before?" Bou-san questioned slightly worried. Ayako, John, and Masako all shifted there positions to turn toward her as they were also curious as to why the normally happy girl ran off.
Mai looked around at everyone slightly nervous as she tried to think of a good excuse. Unfortunately the best thing she could come up with was she had to run to the bathroom. Mai sweat dropped at that pathetic excuse.
"Um… well you see." Mai started pushing her fingers together trying to some up with a better excuse.
"Mai said she felt a presents and ran into the building trying to find the source. She followed it to one of the floors but then it disappeared." Naru stated turning around to face Bou-san then Mai. He gave her a slight nod that went unnoticed by everyone but Mai
"Uh huh, thank you Naru. I was trying to find a better way to uh word it." Mai replied smiling at Naru than at everyone else in the room. "Sorry if I made you worry I just didn't want to lose track of it and ran off without thinking." Mai said looking down with a sad expression.
"It's alright. Just try to tell us first next time so we can be of some help as well." Ayako said smiling than once again pulling out her nail file to do the other hand.
Mai sat down in the chair which was 'surprisingly' next to Naru's. Everyone took there seat as well and Ayako put her nail file away as she was Misaki walk in with tea and cake. Everyone accepted the cake except for Lin who said he must focus on his work. Naru also refused but I told Misaki to give him some anyway. I received a glare from Naru but it was worth it because he ate the cake anyway. Mai smiled to herself at her accomplishment of getting the all mighty Naru, hater of anything sweet to eat cake.
Naru grunted as he saw her smile but continued to eat the cake. 'It's actually not that bad, not that id ever admit it to anyone though.' Naru though, as a smirked appeared on his face.
"Ishida-san, we will need the children who have experienced the paranormal activity to be interviewed at the base. Please have then stop by some time today." Naru said emotionlessly talking a sip of his tea.
"Ok course Shibuya-san, I'll have then stop by after dinner." Misaki replied sitting down and having a cup of tea herself.
'I wonder when I should tell everyone else, and what will there reaction be I mean ever Naru was a little shocked and is he was shocked I'm scared to too see Bou-san's reaction.' Mai thought with a sigh. She brought her hand to her chin and rested her head. As she thought farther into the matter she began to tap her fingers on her chin.
A few minuets later a girl about Mai's age came running in. She had long brown hair with two small braids in the front tied with red ribbon and chocolate brown eyes. She wore a violet dress with another red ribbon tied around her waist that went just above her knees and had long white slightly baggy socks with brown shoes. She wore a hopeful face expression on face and it looked as if she was crying earlier.
She looked around at the people in the room. Her eyes widened as her gaze fell upon one person.
"Mai, Is it really you?" The girl asked as she slowly walked towards Mai. She saw Mai stand up and show a small smile.
"Mai It really is you!" She exclaimed tears streaming from her eyes as she ran towards Mai who held open arms. The girl quickly ran into her arms and gave her a huge hug.
"Sumire, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Mai said as she hugged the girl now known as Sumire.
After Mai released the girl she looked around the room, everyone except Naru and Misaki had a questioning look on there face, even Lin looked curious.
"Well I planned on telling you this later but I guess ill have to now…" Mai stated.
"Well when I was explaining it to Naru it took over almost twenty minutes so ill make this short." Mai started.
"Oh so that's what took you guys so long. Wait so Naru lied to us." Bou-san said pretending to be surprised only to receive a glare from Naru.
Mai sighed also glaring at Bou-san for interrupting her.
"Do you want me to tell you or not?" Mai said crossing her arms.
"Yes so shut up monk!" Ayako yelled. Bou-san glared but quieted down.
"Well… This is where I grew up. My parents made and owned this orphanage for many years. But when I was 6 they got sick and died. It was when I was sitting in there hospital room when Misaki walked in but I ran out of the room because I guess it was just too much for me to take. When I ran out I slipped and a man took me off far away from the hospital and to the top of a hill. He was Kazuma Imai the man who was trying to buy the orphanage to make a bar. He said he was going to use me as a hostage but I bit his hand to try to escape. He got enraged and took out a knife…" Mai paused and looked at Naru with a questioning look silently asking is she should continue.
Naru closed his eyes and nodded his head signaling her to continue.
Kazuma swung the blade but I avoided it enough not to have a fatal injury. He did though cut my arm… if it's ok, id rather not show the scar. But I ran to a police station told them than ran out. I stumbled into a town and lived with a woman who eventually died when I was fourteen she died and I began to live on my own to the day I met you guys." Mai finished smiling getting ready to sit down again when she stopped herself. "Oh and this is one of my best friends Sumire Tachibana. I met her when I was 2 and we have been best friends ever since." Mai said with a smile as she looked back at Sumire to see her smiling as well.
"Sumire, now its time for me to introduce you to my other best friends." Mai said looking at Sumire.
Sumire nodded the smile still on her face.
"First is Kazuya Shibuya or as many other people call him Naru because of his narcissistic personality he's also my boss, don't feel bad if he sounds a little mean at times he's like that to everyone. Next is Houshou Takigawa or as many people call him Bou-san he is the groups monk well former monk he also plays in a band but works part time as a monk. Then we have Ayako Matsuzaki she is as she calls her self a self claimed miko, she is also a nurse because her family owns a hospital. Some times Ayako and Bou-san get into arguments but they always make up… eventually. Here is John Brown, he is the group's priest and is very skilled in exorcisms, and he is from Australia and speaks with a kansai accent. Even though he looks to be around sixteen he is actually nineteen. Here we have Masako Hara she is a medium and has her own TV show. Last on the laptop we have Lin he is Naru's other assistant, he's also very quiet sometimes." Mai finished taking a big intake of air. Returning to her seat and slumping into it.
Sumire chuckled at her friend's lazy reaction. "Its nice to meet at of Mai's friends, I'm so glad that she is safe, we were all very worried that something horrible happened to her when she disappeared." Sumire said, her smiled turned slightly downward, but popped back up again knowing her friend is safe.
"But she's safe and that's all that matters. Thank you all so much." Sumire continued this time ending with a smile.
"Don't worry we'll always take care of our little Mai." Bou-san said ruffling Mai's hair earning him a glare from Mai and a bump on the head, courtesy of Ayako and her purse.
"I'm sorry but I have to go, I help Misaki by reading and playing with the younger kids. I also teach some of them, mostly math and reading. Mai maybe you can help sometime." Sumire said looking at Mai with a smile and hopeful expression.
"I would love-." Mai started. "Mai has no time for that, I don't pay her to play around." Naru interrupted crossing his arms and leaning against the wall.
"Well Naru incase you forgot already this is my house. That's means that I'm sort of hiring you, which would make me your client." Mai said in a matter of fact tone, standing up tall crossing her arms as well.
Naru just grunted and walked to the other side of the room where Lin was typing on his Laptop.
"Sumire I would love to. But maybe a different day, I may be the client but Naru's still my boss and I should help them." Mai said a sad smile on her face. "But I promise I will maybe once the case is solved or maybe sooner." Mai reassured her friend giving her a real smile and hug.
"Ok, I can't wait well good luck I'll talk to you later." Sumire replied walking out of the room and down the hall.
"Well I'll be waiting at the base… Uh Misaki where is the base?" Mai said turning to Misaki with a questioning look.
"Oh. I'm sorry how could I forget. Since were discussing where the base room is I might as well tell you where your rooms are. Well the base room will be on the very top floor along with Mai's room. There is one more room upstairs we can use it but only with Mai's permission." Misaki turned to Mai to see her nod her head saying that it's ok. "Someone can use that room, it is right in between Mai's room and the base room. Then on the bottom floor we have five more rooms. So who will take the other room on the top floor?" Misaki finished looking around.
"I will." Everyone turned to see Naru stepping forward. Masako looked extra surprised and turned to Mai giving her a glare that made Mai shrink into her seat. "It would be easier it I were to be by the base. I will monitor the screens and noises more which will help solve the case easier." Naru continued completely ignoring the stares he was receiving by everyone in the room, except Lin who was still typing on his laptop.
"Ok then everyone else will have a room on the bottom floor. I apologize but I have to go make lunch for the children, Mai knows where the base room is so she can lead you. If you need anything or have any question you can use the devices you will find on a table is your room. You press the red button and then the room number which you want to call. We have those because many of the children have nightmares at night or like to play around which would cause them to make a lot of noise and would sometimes wake up the other children. So we had the rooms made sound proof. Well every room except Mai, Shibuya-san's, and the base. The reason for that is Naru's room was once Mai's parents room and they didn't want there room's sound proofed in case Mai needed help. The base isn't either, because it was a storage room and there was no need to sound proof it." Misaki explained giving them a smile and walking around the room to gather the empty tea cups and plates, than walking toward the kitchen door and exiting the room.
Mai got up and walked towards the hall door. "Well let's go everyone." Mai said with a smile walking out of the room, everyone following close behind.
The walk up to the top floor was silent, leaving everyone except Mai to think the same thing, Mai used to live here? When they reached the top floor Mai led everyone to the storage room which was currently the base room.
"Here it is." Mai said opening the door and walking in. The room was quiet large and had a couch, TV and there equipment.
"Wait, when did our equipment get here?" Bou-san asked scratching his head and turning towards the rest of the group.
"The maids must have brought it up for us when we were eating." Mai said looking around.
"Mai and John go get the temperatures of the halls and rooms, Matsuzaki-san and Hara-san go visit the locations where Misaki said paranormal activity took place and perform an exorcism if need be, and Takigawa-san look around and if you find any children in the halls ask them is they know anything about what's happening." Naru instructed
"Ok" Everyone replied leaving the room and going to do what they were instructed.
A/N Yes bad ending I know. I'm not very good at endings. But there it is I hope it was at least worth the wait. I'll try to have the next chapter up soon but I've just started on it so I don't know when it will be up. I promise it will be soon though. Please read and review.
Oh and I'll just out this in Sumire means violet as in the plant. I based Sumire on my friend Jamie who is Japanese but her middle name is Sumire. She requested I put her in, even though she has never watched this show or read the manga and calls it strange but still requested so here she is.