A/N: Well. I hope this shall be an interesting enough chapter. I'm glad you guys are enjoying the story so far! :D Oh! And this chapter will be in Mai's POV...*cackles*

Disclaimer: I don't own Ghost Hunt.

I watched, amused, as Luella criticized everything Naru was doing on our way back. I'm pretty sure it was for my benefit, and that alone brought a blinding smile to my face.

"Guys, if you don't mind, shall we investigate the bedroom right now?" Martin requested, glancing at us all in turn. I felt myself getting increasingly uncomfortable as his gaze lingered on me, inspecting my face for any detection of fear or weariness. Fighting the bubbling fear that was slowly rising in me, I returned his gaze with power. Seemingly satisfied, Martin turned away. Letting out a breath I didn't know I was holding, I stared dead ahead, the hallway so long it seemed never-ending. Quietly, I pondered on what we would find in the room. Would we find blood? Body parts? Corpses? I shuddered at the very thought of finding my parents' bodies...disembodied and bloody. Even worse, their lifeless eyes which had, at one point, held so much warmth and love.

"Mai? Are you okay?" Yasu asked, his eyes curious. Turning my attention to him, I nodded furiously. Nobody needed to think I was an attention-grabber. If anything, I hated the unnecessary attention people gave me out of pity. It made me seem weak, and I hated seeming weak.

"Ah, here we are." Martin's voice snapped me out of my reverie, and I realized we were standing in front of the master bedroom's double doors. Suddenly, I felt the fear and anxiety crash down on me like a big wave. Feeling light-headed, I leaned onto Yasu for support. Thank god he understood, because he wrapped an arm around my waist to hold me steady.

"Thanks." I murmured softly, not wanting anybody to hear. Of course, someone just had to hear. That someone had to be Naru, who was now giving Yasu and I a rather intense death-glare. I found myself fighting the strong, sudden urge to roll my eyes and poke my tongue out at him.

Turning my attention back onto Martin, I watched him slowly grasp and handle and throw open the door in one, fluid motion. Blinking, I realized it was pitch-black in the room, not even one bit of light coming out. Not even the light form the hallway...

"Wait!" I cried, suddenly realizing the abnormal lack of light. Hearing my cry, everybody turned towards me in alarm.

"It's...there's a blockade. We're going to have to bring it down." I explained, gesturing into the fathomless darkness. The others nodded, and Martin turned to inspect the blockade with low hopes.

"I don't think we can unblock this..." He told him with a sad tinge. The others, shocked, nodded numbly and turned to walk away in slight disappointment. They all clearly thought something was in the room.

"Wait! I...I can unblock it." I jumped in, ending off sounded hesitant and simply nervous. The others stared at me incredulously.

"Really?" Bou-san asked me, amazed. I nodded, smiling at him softly. So everybody backed up, giving me the space I needed. Slowly, I concentrated on my awakening powers, opening them up to be accessible. Soon enough, I felt the familiar energy flowing to my finger tips, eager to be used. I closed my eyes and sent the energy flowing towards the blockade, and felt the retaliation of the unknown force unwilling to break. Concentrating harder, I felt myself actually trying to unblock the room, which was a surprise. Someone put quite a bit of time and effort into this blockade. I almost felt sorry for having to break it. Almost.

Soon enough, the energy force gave away and I found myself retracting the PK. Even before I turned around and confirmed that it was gone, I could feel the awe in the room, literally.

"Okay, it's gone." I informed them, letting Martin pass me. Everyone congratulated me on my success as Martin walked in. Following in suite, I felt my insides freeze over at what I saw.

A/N: -Runs-

Another chapter will be up tomorrow! Promise!