A/N: Hello again! Yesterday was the last day for my 'Go Girls' group, it was super-fun though sad :3 So, a couple of you decided on commenting/reviewing. Kudos to you! :D Anyways, I hope this is a good enough chapter! Thank ya! Remember; expect the unexpected when it comes to my stories! :3
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN GHOST HUNT.
Mai grabbed the walkie talkie, and desperately tried to turn it on. The last then she needed was another encounter with her uncle; another chance for her secret to get revealed. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the walkie turned on.
"Mai?" Naru's garbled voice came in through the other side. Sighing in relief, Mai answered him with a huff.
"No. It's Santa Claus! OF COURSE IT'S ME YOU IDIOT!" She retorted, slightly pissed off. There was shuffling on the other end, before Naru spoke again.
"Where the hell are you?" He asked, angrily. Mai blinked in surprise; what was with the change of emotion?
"The courtyard...? That doesn't matter. We were attacked, but the ghosts are gone. Ayako and Bou-san are out cold though. Can you guys help please?" Mai explained desperately.
"We're on our way." Naru responded coldly, before the connection broke. Lowering the walkie, Mai frowned to herself. What got his panties in a bunch? Was he upset that he had lost contact with them? Shaking her head, Mai decided to sit down. Not that she was tired of using PK; Mai, unlike Naru, felt alive when she used PK. It...awakened her senses. Naru, on the other hand, has his energy drained; hence the near-to-death stuff.
"Mai?" Someone called out, from the porch doors. Quickly, Mai stood up and waved, realizing the voice belong to Yasu.
"Down here! Near the gazebo!" She called back, jumping up and down a little. Yasu finally caught her eye and walked over quickly. Closing in on where I was standing, her drew me into a tight bear-hug.
"We thought you guys..." He trailed off, leaving Mai to fill in the blanks. She nodded, filling a few tears slide down her cheeks. Yasu was like the older, protective, crazy brother Mai never had.
"We're fine, Yasu. Just fine." Mai whispered back. She closed her eyes, feeling safe and content for the first time that night, just letting Yasu comfort her.
"And why are you fine, may I ask? You were attacked by a rather ruthless ghost, weren't you?" A cold, heartless voice broke the moment. Broke the peace.
Mai turned, her eyes blazing. Over the two years, the shy fear she had for Naru had dispersed. No, several other feelings were left in their place; feelings that had been locked up over the years.
"We're fine because the damn ghost is playing a bloody game." Mai seethed, her tone matching his. Shock was apparent across the courtyard, as everyone stared at her in either disappoint or grudging respect.
"He wants me dead, Naru. But he won't pass up a chance to make me suffer first." Mai continued, whispering softly. Un-shed tears clung to her eyelashes, threatening to fall down her cheeks; threatening to show weakness in Mai. That was, at the moment, the last thing she wanted.
"Mai...don't lie. I saw what happened..." Luella whispered, her own eyes wet and gleaming in the moonlight. It was though someone had thrown a brick at Mai; a fast ball. A change of direction in the wind. Whirling around to face the elderly woman, Mai gaped. She gaped for all she was worth.
"W-What?" Mai asked, tripping over her words. No...no no no no no! She couldn't have! Now she'd have to explain...Naru will know...oh crap. 'Oh crap' was all that was going through Mai's mind.
"I...came to check on you. The first thing i saw was Ayako getting thrown into the wall, and you screaming. Then, I watched you summon...summon immerse surges of PK and send them into the air. Why, Mai? Why didn't you tell anyone? Why live a life of lies? Why not tell us, at the very beginning, that you were, and are, Alexis?" Luella explained and asked, her voice soft. No sound was heard through the grassy backyard, no movement except for the leaves on the trees that stood nearby in clusters.
"I..." Mai couldn't speak. Her mind was blank. An abyss of never-ending fear of what would come next. Fear for the retaliation that was to come.
"So all those times you played dumb on cases and got yourself near to dead, all those times you scared the rest of us shit-less, it was all an act? I never knew you were so selfish, Mai." Naru's cold voice rang through the cold, broken night...cutting Mai deep. It also got her riled up, her insides burning with anger.
"Excuse me? You think I enjoyed it? You think I ENJOYED almost getting killed by such weak spirits, when I could have easily solved the case the first few minutes? Give or take an hour? For your information, I didn't. I didn't enjoy it one bit.
But it couldn't be helped. If my identity was found, I'd be hunted down. Taken in for studies and research. I would've been held captive, Naru. But that doesn't affect you at all, does it?
Oh, and not to mention my best friend DIED trying to avenge my supposed death!"-Mai's voice cracked at the mention of Gene-"How guilty did you think I felt then, Naru? Huh? HUH?
Of course you wouldn't know. You wouldn't know of the loss of your parents. You wouldn't know how to feels to have yourself ripped out of your life, ripped away from everything you've ever known, and thrown into a new one, would you?
HELL NO YOU WOULDN'T. WHY? BECAUSE YOU WERE TO BUSY BEING A JUDGEMENTAL BASTARD TO REALIZE SMALL, IMPORTANT DETAILS! LIKE HOW I NEVER LET MYSELF GET TOO INJURED. LIKE HOW I NEVER ASKED FOR ANYBODY TO PAY ATTENTION TO ME WHEN I WAKE UP FROM DREAMS. DID I, NARU? DID I EVER?"-Mai was full-on ranting now, letting everything that was ever bottled up inside her spill out and form into words of sheer hatred-"NO. THINGS IN LIFE JUST HAPPEN, OLIVER DAVIS. THINGS COME UP WITHOUT A BLOODY REASON WHY. WE, AS HUMANS, DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER OUR SUPPOSED FATE, DO WE?
No. We don't. That's why things end up so wrong. They end up completely shattered in ways we can't imagine. We find ourselves doing things we never thought we would be doing. But that doesn't affect you, Naru. Nothing affects the almighty owner of SPR...not even the break-down of a girl who's supposed to be dead. Why? Because you, Naru...have no heart. You're a cold bastard who thinks he owns this bloody place. You know what? It's sickens me how YOU, of all people, are Gene's, sweet, sweet Eugene's, twin." Mai ended off with a quiet, calm voice, nothing like the volume she was using moments ago. Her head bowed down in pain, she didn't have to look up to know everyone was looking at her with either shock, respect or anger. Maybe all three, even more.
"Mai..." Yasu whispered brokenly. Tasking a deep, shuddering breath, Mai looked up at the rest of them. They were all staring at her as if she was a rabid animal; all expect Yasu. Bless him, Mai thought.
"So you think we, as a team, are weak? Well then, Alexis. I hear-by deem you as FIRED.
Now you can run along and do whatever you normal do when we, ah...aren't dragging you down." Naru spat at her venomously. Mai stared at him, his words registering in her brain. All she wanted to do was break-down and cry. But no. That wasn't how she was going to end things with SPR, god-damn!
"Fine then. Good luck solving the case. I'll have you know, the third ghost is a level 9 PK user. Ruthless, cold and blood-thirsty; good luck handling him. Yasu, I'll keep in touch. Tell the same to Ayako and Bou-san, and fill them in on what happened please. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll grab my bags and go." Mai stated calmly, before holding her head up high and walking towards the porch doors, fully intending to leave even though her heart was broken. She could hear the whispers of Naru's parents, desperately trying to get him to call her back but to no avail. This is it, then, she thought bitterly. Nobody was going to call her back. He wasn't apologizing. Just as she was about to open the door, it opened from the other side and out stepped a couple people, all looking around Mai's age. The one in front stepped forward a bit, cockiness written all across his features.
"So, you must be the losers from Japan here trying to solve this case. Too bad for you we're solving this first."
A/N: Don't you just love me and my sorta quick updates? :D Yes? No? Anyways, this chapter had to be short too, another cliff-hanger. And oh-no! Mai and Naru got into a fight! Poor Mai. She didn't even do anything! Yes yes. This new Mai swears, but only at certain times. Like when is she's pissed and stuff. And Mai let it all out! Who're the new guys? I hope this chapter had you grappling the edges of your seats, folks! Expect the next chapter up ASAP! :) Until then, this is Lilac SIGNING OUT! (I've always wanted to do that, hehe!) OH WAIT. PLEASE REVIEWW :3 Thanks to those of you who are reviewing! I love reading your comments! :D