Helllloooooo! I'm DancingOnTheWaves and I am literally so happy you all seem to like my story, so far anyway. I will most likely upload weekly on Wednesday so stay tuned! This chapter is apparently a bit violent and graphic according to my friend but I don't think it is too terrible (and I'm the type who hides behind cushions at horror movies) but just in case, you have been warned ! And now on with the story . . .

Mai's Dream
 I was suddenly standing in a kitchen. It looked to be of a professional design with the stainless steel work tops gleaming in the dim light. The layout seemed familiar. . . A scream shattered the ominous quietness of the kitchen. I whipped my head from left to right but I couldn't see anything. I spotted the swing door to the restaurant floor and burst through it. I stumbled instead, into a locker room. This seemed to be the original locker room before they extended it to cater to the needs for the large amount of staff the boss had employed. I abruptly stopped and stared in horror at the scene that was playing out before me.
"You killed her, you're the one who killed my wife! She was INNOCENT! She didn't deserve to die! You MUREDER!"

"I didn't-I-I-didn't-"

"ENOUGH!"
I was completely paralyzed with fear, this man was so filled with hate, it seemed to seep into the air from his body, staining it an ugly colour. There was a foul smell in the air. I tried to cover my mouth and nose with my hand but I couldn't move an inch. I started trembling. The man continued to scream and curse at a cowering figure at his feet. Then he moved. I saw the glint of a knife in his hand. He was enraged. Brimming with anger. Malice boiled in his eyes. I had never been so terrified in my life. Please, please someone! If this is a dream, wake me up! I don't want to be here! The man brought the knife down on an already bleeding man who was desperately trying to escape. I noticed the rope that had his limbs bound together. STOP IT! I didn't want to see this. Tears were flooding down my face. The knife came down again. NO! STOP IT! The man on the floor shuddered as he let go of his last breath. The man who had killed him spat at the body. I let out a whimper. The man suddenly straightened up quickly, hearing the noise.
"No. No. Please. No." the words came out of my mouth involuntary. The man paused.
"It is only fair. But I will make it quick" he said softly however there was an edge to his raspy voice. I turned to run, my body finally obeying my commands but he reached out and grabbed my hair, dragging me back. A scream tore out of my throat as the blade flashed to my exposed neck.

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3:00 am Takigawa's bungalow
Monk and Ayako were watching Mai as she continued to fit on her bed. She had been fitting for 10 minutes now and there didn't seem to be any sign of her stopping. Ayako had phoned an ambulance, after the first five minutes and moved the furniture away from her. Ayako was holding back tears as Monk squeezed her hand. They'd woken up when they had heard Mai speaking to the ceiling. Now they looked at the pale girl whose limbs were flying around her, wishing she would stop soon. Mai's eyelids snapped open and her arms and legs fell silent. Monk rushed over. He calmed himself before he talked to her so he didn't alarm and frighten the brunette.
"Hey kiddo. How ya feeling?" he tried, just keeping the cracks out of his voice. Mai's eyed welled up, she wrapped her arms around Monk and began to wail. Ayako came over to shush her.
"It's okay Mai. It's okay, you'll be fine, we'll take care of you."
"A-A-Ayak-ko-ko! I th-thought I was de-e-ead!" Mai choked out.
"No Mai, you're alive, you just had a dream but, you had a seizure whilst you were asleep. Ok Mai? Ok? So the ambulance is coming and they'll take care of you. We will be with you every step of the way okay?"
"O-Okay" Mai nodded as she tried calming herself down. She felt exhausted. A fit? She thought. Looking at Monk, he seemed to read her thoughts.
"We think it was because your mental shield was broken." Mai considered this. Yeah, that makes sense. The doorbell rang, alerting the trio that the paramedics were here.

11:20 - Somewhere in England
The tall man looked down at the sleeping boy who was slumped in an arm chair, book open. He sighed heavily, two years, nearly three away from Japan. Noll was becoming increasingly distracted and Lin had a strong suspicion as to why. The professors knew something was wrong and had tried to get him interested in some of the cases they were working on in England but they knew it was pointless. Noll had started reading more books than usual, some weren't even of the paranormal research kind, Lin knew that the narcissist read to detach himself from reality so to speak, and to let his mind wonder and focus on things so the fact that Noll had devoured nearly all the books in his Father's enormous and ever expanding library was worrying to say the least. He exited the room to go and talk to
the professors once again when his phone buzzed in his pocket.
"Hello?"
"Hi, is that Lin?"
"Takigawa?"
"Yeah, hi erm, sorry to disturb you at whatever time it is-
"It's around 11:20 at night"
"Oh, sorry. I hope I didn't wake you"
"No I was already awake"
"Okay then. So the reason I called out of the blue is that . . . well this is hard for me to say . . ."
Lin waited patiently as Takigawa searches for his words. Being a patient man was a blessing as he had to deal with Naru - Noll - on an everyday basis.
"The thing is, ever since you guys left, Mai has had a surges in her psychic powers. Like not just astroprojecting and stuff, she started wrecking entire rooms in her sleep and having crazy visions about stuff that would then appear on the news and abnormal powers and -"
"Abnormal powers?" Lin interrupted.
"Mm-hm. She has increased PK-ST and ESP."
Lin was silent. Could that accident prone loud mouthed lovable girl really be capable of all that? In his mind Mai was still a frail petite teenager whose massive heart touched everyone she reached out to.
"So I taught her some exercises to keep it all under control" Monk continued,
"and she hasn't had any power surges in months but last night her, um, mental barrier, I guess, broke, and she had a seizure early this morning."
Lin stopped walking. Mai had a seizure!? Was she okay? Did she have brain damage? How was he going to tell Noll? Despite Lin's cold looking exterior at that moment, his heart was beating fast.
"Is she ok?!" He asked, not caring about his lack of cool at that moment.
"Well, we don't know for the time being but the doctors will inform us soon enough."
Lin breathed in and held his breath before exhaling, he often used this method to calm himself down.
"What I'm trying to say is, we really need you guys back, I don't know if I'll be able to keep her safe for much longer, my techniques probably won't work anymore." Monk paused before admitting his biggest fear to Lin.
"I'm scared. She is incredibly powerful. She probably rivals Naru right now but, she's really unstable. I'm terrified she might hurt herself or someone else. We both know she would never be able to forgive herself if she did that."
Lin silently agreed with Takigawa. Mai needed to be in control of her powers.
"I agree that this is very concerning so I'll talk to Naru and his parents to see what we can do."
"Great. Thanks Lin."
"It's fine besides, it would be nice to see everyone again."
Lin hung up and renewed his visit to the professors with a subtle eagerness.

So there you go ^.^ I know it's a bit shorter than the first chapter but the next one is longer! I would also like to thank all the wonderful people who reviewed, you are little angels! I'll see you all next week, Byeeeee xx