You know as good as I know the fact that Ghost Hunt is not mine

Bou and Ayako had gone to see how's Masako doing, and Naru with Lin – to check connection for twenty first camera and gather records. They thought that connection could be guilty for fog on monitors. So Mai was again left alone in base. She let her eyes run over basis. Monitors scaffolding was placed in angle that coming in room they were visible and from point were Mai was sitting now-besides table with her back on window was possible to see them too, but if someone was sitting in front of monitors to see that persons face would be harder. At monitors opposite wall was placed bookshelf and couch. Those were left for use from owners. Doors leaded to long hallway, but window shoved sight of backyard.

One hour ago Bou – san was begging for her to sleep, he even got pillow for her and promised to sig lullaby if that only would help. When he promised he's singing Naru suddenly came up with idea for them to visit Masako, and as it was imposible to not listen to him they left. But now Mai was feeling lonely in this quiet room. Somewhere outside the window was singing birds, but it all seamed so far, so distant. She got up and looked in backyard. There were flowerbeds and blooming flowers in them and a little pond, the well where she got water for tea this morning. But what was that woman who was standing besides the well? She didn't know her and had thought that outsider wasn't allowed to come on this property. But as far as Mai could tell she looked kinda sad. She looked in Mais eyes and suddenly all went black. Far away she could her voices and footsteps.

Bou-san with loud "We're back!" call barged in to base. John was following him quietly with his usual warm smile.

"Masako is better so we left Ayako with her." Bou-san was literally emitting enthusiasm. "We thought that first we need John here, right Naru, and second if Ayako will sit with Masako they bout soon will be out of hospital. Hei where is Lin?"

"He's still trying to find something that could be causing malfunctioning.

Mai barely understood what Bou-san was talking about. Her brain was still sleeping, but hearing Narus calm and cold answer she was suddenly up. When did he came in? Why didn't she see him? And when did she felt asleep?

"Ahhh, you didn't wait for my lullaby, but when ahead and sleeped. That's not very polite you know. And in working time! Naru and you didn't wake her up? That's weird of you."

Naru gave him only one angry glance and went back to his papers.

Bou –san shivered.

"It's nice to see you again Mai-san," John was as polite as ever.

"Me too. It's nice to see you too John," Mai answered with smile. Mai answered with smile. As she straightened up Narus black jacket slipped off her shoulders.

"How were you doing all this time?"

She really hoped no one would ask her that, she couldn't tell them that there were times she regretted that she left SPR, her work was hard and very tiring and she had only little free time for herself, but in sale time she was happy about that hard wirk, because that made her forget other thing, like those cold and in same time so beautiful eyes of human she used to call her boss.

Uneasy silence felt on them, no one noticed Naru eyes which wasn't following the lines, but were focusing on one single point on paper sheet, Mai has bowed her head and looking on her crossed hand which here laying on her lap, Bou-san scratching his head and John looked confused by uneasiness he had caused. Thus they were found by Lin. He came in and was confused by silence what has fallen.

"What happened?" he asked in confusion.

"Ah, nothing. We were just discussing something," Bou-san was first who come back to normal, but eyes with whom he looked at Lin had expression "Don't ask." He got that quickly and didn't ask anything anymore.

"I didn't find anything that could cause all this problems. So I believe only supernatural is left as explanation." Lin said to Naru. Last one nodded and returned to papers.

Mai was serving tea for all while they were discussing Masakos condition. She had served tea and was getting her own tea cup wen sudden nose forced her to look back. All of them had spited out their tea. Even Naru who usually didn't show any emotions faced her tea with disgust.

"Mai are you trying to poison as?" He asked in his peevish voice.

"No! Why would you think something like that?"

"Give that tea a taste then."

Obediently she took a gulp of her cup and spited it out second after. Taste was more the horrible.

"Why?" She was shocked.

"That's what we would like to know too." Naru was looking coldly.

"I really don't know what's wrong. I took water from well like last time, because it was dirty from stop-valve, and boiled it and used the same sort of tea-leafs as I always use." She tried to explain herself.

Naru seemed lost in thoughts. Mai took peace of cloth and started to clean up spilled tea.

"I'm so sorry I didn't what to do any harm. Really. I swore." She was almost crying.

"We know Mai, we know." Bou-san gave her a smile and started to help take of tea cups.

"You couldn't do any harm for others Mai-san, thats something we all know, so there is no need to worry. Maybe water was bad, but as long as it's in normal colour you even can't say it's bad." John was helping her to wash the dishes.

Lin caressed Mais hair passing her by and going to sit in front of monitors again.

"Water," whispered Naru still sitting on edge of table looking into nothingness.

Hope I didn't disappoint you this time. Thanks for support that truly means a lot to me. But criticism in place helps to improve.

I'll try to get next chapter on paper soon.