Here's the second chapter and I hope you enjoy it. I hope it's not as bland as the last chapter. I'm uploading this one so soon because today is one of my favorite holidays :D

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt

Btw, Happy Halloween! Go out, dress-up, trick-or-treat, and most of all, have fun!

Chapter 2: Sleeping on a Couch

Mai was in the usual black void for less than a second before a large, warm hand clamped down on her shoulder. She turned to its owner with a wide smile. "Hey Gene, what have you got to show me today?"

Gene was stunned into silence at the sight of Mai, just like the SPR team had been. When he found his voice he was yelling. "What happened to you?" he shouted taking inventory of her and gaging her injuries. Just like Naru had done, he ran his fingers gently over her.

"Uh…" she whispered. She honestly didn't want to tell him. She knew if she did he'd do something drastic just like the rest of her friends.

His face hardened as his hands passed over her stomach. Unceremoniously, he yanked her shirt up to stare at her bound ribs. "If that idiot scientist thought your ribs needed binding that must mean their either broken or at least cracked. For once I'm actually glad that idiot scientist is there with you," he was growling more to himself than Mai, "Mai, how did this happen?"

"Uh…" she said again, but there was no time for her to even think of an excuse because the black void was trickling away into a scene.

"I guess it'll have to wait till after," he snarled, turning towards the scene. Mai was surprised. She'd never seen Gene this mad before. It was like when Naru actually truly got angry. It was a rare occurrence and when it did happen…well, let's just say that Mai was scared to be around him at the moment.

Instead of dwelling on her companion's anger, she turned her attention to the scene.

A soft knock came from the door followed by a soft and extremely familiar voice. "Hello my princess," said a man who had long black hair running down his back. The face that he possessed was a more aged version that also belonged to one narcissist. He was addressing the woman who lay on a futon in front of him with long hair the color of Mai's falling around her. She had the same face and body as well and the smile was not almost, but was identical to Mai's.

"My knight," she said her voice full of love, "You may approach." The knight came forward, going down on one knee.

"I have just come from you're father," the knight said.

The princess' face hardened with anger. "What did he say?"

The knight paused, "He...believes we have an unhealthy relationship and is sending me away."

"Don't even pack. I'll talk to him and make him see reason," she told the knight angrily. "I will make him see reason," she repeated to emphasize her point. She had her arms crossed tightly over her chest.

"My princess," the knight said, lifting his head with a smile, "Thank you for going so far for a lowly samurai especially in your state."

"You're not lowly. You're my knight and I'll have it no other way," the princess said, pulling the knight into a hug.

The scene faded away and only Mai and Gene were left. Gene's face was hard with anger. "You will tell me what happened to you," he said sternly, running his fingers gently across her cheek, "but for now it's time to wake up. That idiot scientist is looking for you."

"Okay," Mai said, not looking forward to their next meeting at all.

...

Mai woke up with a gasp sending a stick of pain to be shoved between her ribs. This caused her to start a coughing fit. Gentle hands helped her turn on her side, rubbing her back as she sobbed into the couch. "It hurts! It hurts!" she sobbed, clutching at her own shirt plus Naru's.

"I know it hurts. I know. Just breathe," Naru whispered, undisguised anger filtering through. He wanted to murder whatever stupid creature had caused her so much pain and would when he found him.

Mai sobbed into Naru's chest for an hour before she finally drifted off to sleep bringing Naru with her.

"Hey, Mai, Naru-bou! We got worried when you didn't come down for..." Monk's voice faded into oblivion as he spied the teens sleeping on the couch. Somehow they had shifted so that they were both lying down on the couch. Mai was curled in on herself, holding her ribs with a spooning Naru curled protectively around her.

"Hey, stupind monk! Why did you stop?" Ayako started shouting, but Monk clapped a hand over her mouth and pointed to the sleeping pair. Ayako's eyes windened. "They are so cute!" she squealed silently. Everyone had piled into base to catch a glimpse of the sleeping couple and were now struggling not to fall over in the small room.

"No, they're not!" Masako mouthed angrilly at her, shooting a death glare at the brown haired assistant the entire time. As the silent scuffle ensued, Yasu inched his way around the crowd and couch, a camera held aloft him his hand.

There was no flash, but the sound of the shutter snapping was a hundred times louder. In a matter of moments Naru's breathing turned from measured and slow to unorganized and faster.

It took the team seconds to dive from room, the door closing just as Naru pushed himself up on his elbow to stare around at the empty room. "What the hell?" he wondered to himself before shaking his head. He lay back down next to his sleeping assistant and slung his arm around her waist.

He pulled her closer, cuddling into her small body and burying his face in her hair. From there, he drifted back off to a pleasant dream that only included himself and his silly girl.

...

It was pitch black when Mai finally returned to conciousness. The moon had decided not to make an appearance tonight. The slight glow from the darkened monitors was the only source of light. It had to have been past midnight because it was silent and the monitors were unmanned. Everyone was in bed no doubt.

Mai carefully pushed herself into a sitting position. An arm slid off of her, landing on the couch. Its owner frowned and muttered in his sleep, "Brat...stupid medium..."

Mai smiled down at her boss before remembering the reason for her sudden awakening. "I have to pee," she whispered to herself, standing up. The moment she was in the bathroom she was hit with the overwhelming need to vomit. She just made it to the toilet when her lunch made a sudden reappearance.

It hurt. It hurt so much that tears were running down her face and all she wanted to do was sob from the ache in her ribs.

"Mai, are you alright?" Naru called through the door worriedly.

"Y-yeah, just give me a minute," she called back shakily, one shaking hand running over her mouth before resting back with the other on the edge of the toilet.

Naru frowned to himself. She did not sound good. Not good at all. Trying the door, he found it unlocked and gasped when he pushed it open. Any doubts about killing the person who had caused his Mai pain were gone in an instant at the sight of her. She sat slumped on the floor, tremors rocking her body.

Naru filled a cup from the sink with water and dampened a washcloth. "Mai, how did you end up in this state?" he asked once she had the glass. Mai went still. Her eyes stayed trained on the already empty glass. He forced her face up though so that they were looking each other in the eye.

"I...uh...fell down two flights of stairs?" she murmured around the washcloth as Naru passed in over her mouth as if he were cleaning the sticky face of a child. It sounded more like a question in both their ears.

"That's a lie," he said blatantly, "Falling down stairs would not break your ribs. If you don't want to tell me right now that's fine, but I will find out how this happened. Or you'll simply tell me."

"That's what Gene said too," she muttered, not looking at him, her mouth set in a deep frown.

Naru sighed in agitation, bringing the both to their feet. "You go back to sleep. I'll stay up and watch the monitors," he said, leading them to the base.

"No!" Mai objected, scared to sleep alone at the moment, "Either we both go back to sleep on the couch or we're both watching the monitors."

He scrutinized her for a long moment as if trying to figure out if she was bluffing or not. "Couch it is then," he sighed minutes later. Why was it that she was the only one he would bend his will to? He still hadn't figured it out. And when did he start referring to her as his Mai? He didn't have an answer for that question either.

Mai's face lit up with her usual light and an underlying glow that he was hard pressed to identify. "I am ever the voice of reason," she said proudly.

"No, I just like steeling your body heat," Naru said matter-of-factly, "Cold blooded creatures need the sun to keep them warm."

Mai looked at him confused. "Huh? Why do I feel like I just got a compliment?" she asked cocking her head to the side.

Naru didn't answer. Instead, he pulled the blanket off the back of the couch, folded it around both of them and fell back on the couch. Mai winced at the impact, but didn't recoil from the proximity like she would with the other. No, she liked the feeling that flooded through her at Naru's touch. Without further discussion, they both fell into dreamless sleeps.

So here's the next chapter. Hope your guys' Halloween is awesome and I'll see you next time. Review please :D