Me: HOLY DANCING MONKEYS, YOU GUYS DID IT!
Naru: Dancing monkeys? -snickers-
Me: Just for that, a really long chapter! ENJOY FOLKS!
Mai: Lilac doesn't own Ghost Hunt!
Emiko: I hope you love the ending :D!
Mai's POV:
"Gene! Mom! Dad!" I called, running over to where their bodies lay. There was no response this time, however. Kneeling, I inspected them for physical injuries. Nothing. It really was their bodies rejuvenating. Blinking back tears of relief, I placed my hands on Gene's chest as he was the closest. This had to work, because if it didn't, I don't know what I'd do.
Closing my eyes in concentration, I focused a large amount of my PK energy into my palms. When PK-ists are rejuvenating, it basically means their PK energy is returning to them. If you were to give PK energy to someone who is trying to rejuvenate, like Gene or my parents, you quicken the process. That's what I was doing at the moment.
"C'mon Gene, you gotta wake up..." I muttered in desperation after a few minutes of transferring PK. Still no response. I felt as if my world was slowly crumbling down in pieces, when his body twitched. I gasped softly in surprise, before pumping some more PK into him.
"Alex?" He groaned, shifting. He opened his eyes and stared at me in wonder, looking proud. I nodded, a lone tear falling down and onto his shirt. He sat up, rubbing his head.
"Go help your parents, I'm fine now." He whispered, his voice somewhat hoarse. I nodding, not trusting my voice, before crawling over to where my parents lay. Repeating the same process over for both of them, about fifteen minutes later we sat in a small, loose circle, quiet.
"You did it, M-Ale...which name would you prefer?" My dad asked, glancing at me sheepishly. I laughed softly, before considering both names.
"Well, I want to go by Mai, but if you guys want to call me Alexis I'm fine with that." I told them honestly. It was the truth; the name Mai had grown on me. But 'Alexis' was, and always will, be a part of me and I didn't want to change that.
"Alright. Anyways, let's go back." My mom smiled warmly.
"Wait, I'm not done. I don't want to stay in England when we go back. Will you all come back with me to Japan?" I asked, hopefully. And then I realized how selfish that was of me; everyone and everything they'd ever known was here. Why would they want to come back with me?
"No duh we're coming back with you!" Gene exclaimed, throwing his arms up into the air for good measure. My smile got wider, if that was even possible, before I pulled them into a group hug. For a few, peaceful moments, we sat there in absolute warmth and happiness, before we all pulled away. Gene got off the ground and offered me his hand, which I gladly took.
"C'mon, we know the way back to the entrance." His eyes glinted tease-fully, and I shoved him lightly. He was still the same old Gene, that's for sure.
By now, we'd reached the edge of the rocky surface and Gene was pulling me off the edge. Once again, gravity was defied as we soared through the darkness and back into the greenish hues of the more commonly known areas of the spirit world.
"The others are really worried." Gene mused, his eyes showing he was rather amused. Snapping out of my reverie, I glanced at him.
"How would you know this?" I asked, confused.
"Because I can see them..." He answered, nodding at something in front of us. I blinked, and turned to face the front. There, only a few feet away, was the door hidden in the back of the closet. Inside it, just on the ledge, stood a waiting Emiko. Behind her, clearly, was Yasu. Their eyes widened as they took in the small group that was approaching, and I urged Gene to fly a little faster.
"MAI!" Yasu shouted, happy and relieved. I smiled and waved back, and he grabbed my shoulders as soon as we landed. Pulling me into a bear hug, I felt some of the others joining in.
"Hi guys!" I chirped, hugging them all back. It felt good to be in the arms of my family...my non-blood related family, that is. Suddenly, I was pushed, pulled and shoved back into the room by dozens of hands. Crying out in protest, I turned and glared at them all, and that's when I was pulled into someone else's strong arms and held against their rock-hard chest. My body and senses shut down, and I felt myself freeze up.
"You idiot, why didn't you wait?" His soft, harmonic voice asked, as he breathed against my neck. I felt my own breathing hitch as he turned me around to face him. Lost in my own world, I didn't realize the others had left until I heard the click of the doors shutting.
His ice-cold blue eyes now looked melted, duo shades of blue clashing into each other in his irises. If anything, they looked even more beautiful than usual.
"Because I knew you wouldn't let me go and you'd hurt yourself trying to save them. I nearly drained myself a second time, Naru. How would you hold up?" I whispered, sliding my arms around his waist. Putting my head on his chest, I listened to calm, even beats of his heart.
"But what if I lost you, Mai? What did you expect me to do?" He asked, his voice cracking. Later, I knew I'd tease him about it, but right now it brought a sudden wave of sadness and confusion to me...causing my tears to start falling.
"I don't know Naru! Why do you suddenly care so much?" I cried, a small sob escaping my lips. And that's when he kissed me.
It wasn't passionate. It wasn't lustful. Instead, it was a soft, loving kiss; him telling me how much he really did care. I responded almost immediately, my tears falling onto his cheeks as well. After a few moments of heavenly bliss, he pulled away and leaned against my forehead, breathing heavily.
"I've always cared Mai, just been too stubborn to admit it. Then this case came up, and I almost lost you...you nearly got killed and then you jumped into the spirit world. Not to mention all the minor mishaps. My biggest fear, Mai, is losing you. Don't you dare put me through that ever again, alright?" He whispered tenderly, brushing the strands of stray hair out of my face. I opened my eyes and stared at him for a minute, before pressing my lips against his softly.
"I don't want to lose you either, Naru." I whispered, smiling softly at him. He smiled back (again, later I knew I'd tease him about his soft side) before kissing me again.
"We should go back..." I trailed off, knowing the others were probably waiting.
"Before that, I have something to ask. Mai, will you be my girlfriend?" He asked, gazing at me with tender, loving eyes. I smiled and nodded, before pulling out of his embrace. He grabbed my hand, and together we walked out of the master bedroom. Walking down the stairs in comfortable silence, we reached the others who had our luggage with them.
"Are the love-struck teenagers ready to go?" Bou-san teased, grinning. Being the child I am, I stuck my tongue out at him defiantly.
"Is that everyone's luggage?" Naru asked, cold again.
"Yup, dear brother of mine!" Gene chirped. Naru nodded and thanked him, before dragging me through the small crowd and out the front door.
"MAI AND NARU SITTIN' IN A TREE, K-" Emiko started singing, but I blocked her now annoying voice out. Mumbling under my breath about how stupid she and Gene were, I climbed into the van.
"Guys, there aren't enough seats for all of us." Bou-san pointed out.
"Mai'll come with us!" Yasu suggested, and grabbed my arm. Memories of the last car ride came back, and I screamed and thrashed. Naru gave me a smirk, before climbing into his seat.
"Mai, calm down! I'll come with you!" Emiko shouting, smacking my head. Instantly, I felt better; someone else was there to experience to pain with me. Smiling brightly at her, I grabbed her hand and bounced over to the second van. To hell we shall go!
"Why does everyone look scared for me...?" Emiko's last words rung through the air before I threw her into the backseat of the van. Oh, you have no clue what you volunteered for, m'dear sister.
"HOLY SHIT! SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Emiko was screaming her head off.
I smirked, and leaned further back into my seat. Yasu, as always, was yelling out his feelings for Bou-san. Ayako was smacking Bou-san with her purse. Bou-san was struggling to drive and not strangle Yasu or kill Ayako right then and there. John was trying to calm the trio down. Emiko was cowering on the car floor, her shoes held in her hands.
"Get up, sweet." I soothed, pulling her into my corner. She clung to me, scared out of her mind. Suddenly, my phone rang. Pulling it out of my pocket, I answered.
"Hello?" I asked, covering my other ear with my free hand.
"Hi Mai! Just calling to check up on you!" Madoka's cheery voice came through the speaker.
"Oh, hi Madoka! We're fine, cop-"
"MADOKA GET ME OUT OF HERE THESE DOPES ARE CRAZY!" Emiko was screaming into my phone. Blinking, I realized she'd taken it out of my hand.
"Er, Emiko? Calm down..." Madoka's voice could be heard, even through the racket.
"EMI GIVE ME MY PHONE BACK!" I screamed, jumping onto her lap. She shoved me back with one hand and I fell off the seat.
"NO I NEED SOMEONE TO SAVE ME!" She yelled, before returning to speak with Madoka.
"FIND YOUR PHONE!" I screamed, jumping to my feet. Crazy, I know...but what can I say? I roll like that...and nobody can change me. The police, maybe...but yeah.
"NO!" Emiko screamed. Throwing my phone down onto the seat, she jumped at me and I felt myself hitting the back of Bou-san's seat. I snarled under my breath; NOBODY SHOVES ME!
"STOP IT!" I yelled, yanking on her hair. She shrieked in surprise, before pulling my hair. Okay, that was the last straw.
"NOBODY MESSES WITH MY HAIR!" I screamed, tackling her. Together, we fell onto the seats, rolling and smacking each other. By now, the trio had stopped arguing and was watching us with interest, placing bets.
"Mai's so gonna win." I heard Yasu gloat.
"My money's on Emiko." Ayako said snootily. Huffing, I scrambled back from Emiko. Winking, I watched her facial expression turn to confused.
"Shall we attack the Ayak-Monster?" I whispered, pointing at Ayako. Emi stifled a laugh, and nodded vigorously. Together, we slowly turned to face Ayako, who stared at us with what seemed to be fear.
"So, your money's on Emi, huh?" I asked, smiling innocently. And then we flew through the car and tackled Ayako down onto the floor. Our fingers started their work, roaming effortlessly as she screeched in pain.
"NO DON'T TICKLE ME! YOU BRATS!" She roared, tears flowing down her cheeks. I laughed manically, before retreating after a couple minutes. She'd had enough. Picking up my phone, I realized it was still on. Placing it to my hear, I got ready to apologize.
"NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! THERE'S A SERIAL KILLER IN THERE WITH THEM!" Madoka was screaming.
"Madoka...?" I asked, uncertain of what she was talking about.
"OH MY GOSH MAI! YOU'RE ALIVE?" She said, unbelieving.
"Oh, so you want me dead, is that it?" I asked, playing with her.
"No, and besides. If you were dead, we'd have a pissed-off Naru on our hands!" She laughed, and I laughed along with her. I heard someone hissing in the background, and then the phone cut. Pulling it away from my ear, I felt my eyebrows crinkling in confusion. I don't think she cut on me...by choice, anyways.
"We're almost there!" Bou-san groaned in relief. I offered him a lop-sided smile. John- wait, where was John? Glancing around, I realized he had fainted and now was slumped over in his seat. Chuckling to myself, I settled back into my corner. I loved my family, even though I drove them crazy at times. They all knew this, by the way. Not one of them scowled this whole time...we all had our share of laughter and fun in the ride.
About half an hour later, we were at the airport. As soon as we parked, Emiko had thrown the van door open and kissed the ground.
"Ah, so there was no serial killer?" Martin asked with a knowing smile. I giggled and shook my head no, when I felt someone grab me by my waist. Looking up, I saw Naru smirking at me. Blushing, I looked away.
"That's a good thing, because I don't know what I would've done if you got yourself killed." He whispered into my ear, making me involuntarily shiver.
"EW! PDA!" Emiko shrieked playfully, pulling me away from Naru. I smirked at her before I sent a wink in Naru's direction. I heard a low growl of displeasure, but I shook my head.
"Let's just go before our plane leaves without us." Lin suggested, but I could see the amusement in his eyes.
A couple minutes of running and swearing later, we were in the first-class section of our plane. The seating arrangements somehow worked out so that I sat with Naru, and Yasu and Bou-san were behind me. Emiko and Gene sat in front of us, and my parents in front of them. To my right were Masako who was sitting with Ayako, and in front of them were John and Lin. Behind them were Naru's parents. And I have to say, we were a loud group (with the usual exceptions of course).
"Hey, Mai. Let's annoy the flight attendant!" Yasu suggested peeking in between the seats. I smirked, and gave him a thumbs-up; my way of agreeing with him.
"Okay, just play along!" He instructed, before he got up. Turning in my seat to face the front, I realized WHY he wanted to suddenly prank the flight attendant; it was the same one who'd spilt his coke on purpose. I blinked, smiling at the memory; Yasu he been extremely loud so she'd knock down the coke on purpose and told him he can't have more. For the rest of the ride, Yasu had pouted like a pissed-off 5-year old.
"Alright, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE IS A GO!" Bou-san whispered dramatically. I rolled my eyes at his behaviour; leave it to him to act like a teenager.
"Miss, may I have some coke?" Yasu asked innocently, giving her puppy-dog eyes. She nodded without actually turning around, and walked out of the cavernous area. I smirked to myself, watching as she walked back with a bottle of coke, and THEN she saw Yasu. Her eyes narrowing, she realized she couldn't be rude this time. Handing him the bottle of coke, she smiled a fake smile and turned away. That's when Yasu splashed her behind with coke, and snickered. She whirled on him, her eyes ablaze.
"Oops, sorry miss. My friend over there pushed my arm." Yasu apologized, pointing at Bou-san, who froze at the mention of him.
"I what?" He asked, glaring at Yasu, who shrugged in response and gave him a cheeky grin.
"YOU SIR, SHALL GO SIT IN THE COMMONER'S AREA. NOW!" The attendant screeched. I stifled my laughter, which took all my strength, and watched as Bou-san trudged through the aisle. Then, Yasu raised his hand in the air...as if he was signalling someone. My eyes widened with realization and I looked for who he was signalling. Bou-san passed by Gene, but that's when a large 'BOOM' echoed. Gene, who'd been sitting closest to the aisle, called out in a fake voice.
"Oh lord! Sorry chap, my flour spilt!" He exclaimed. As the white dust cleared, my jaw dropped as I saw a flour-covered Bou-san standing there, looking rather shell-shocked.
"There goes the bride, all dressed in white!" Yasu sang from his seat. He honestly looked like he was about to wet himself, and that's how he stayed for the rest of the flight ride.
"NARU! HOW COULD YOU LET THEM DO THAT?" Bou-san was yelling as we stepped back onto the familiar streets of Japan.
"I didn't know." Naru answered calmly from where he stood.
"How'd you get the flour?" I asked Gene, giggling. He turned from where he'd been talking to Lin and smiled at me, sheepishly.
"The manor's kitchen had some expired flour in it, so yeah..." He said, glancing over at Bou-san.
"WHAT? THIS STUFF IS EXPIRED?" Bou-san shrieked, his voice shooting up several octaves.
"Jeez man, you sound like a girl." Ayako said, smirking. Bou-san whirled around, and stalked off, obviously angry at the lot.
"You guys should apologize..." I trailed off, glaring sternly at Gene and Yasu in turn. They hung their heads, before walking over in the direction Bou-san had walked off in.
"So, can we all go home now?" Ayako whined, glancing at Naru.
"Everybody but my parents, Gene, Mai, Emiko, Frederic, Annalise and Mai's parents can go home. You guys have to come with me to the office and we have to discuss some stuff." Naru ordered, before entwining his fingers with mine. Still not used to the gesture, I blushed. After waving goodbye at the others, I climbed into the van with Naru and the rest of our families.
About an hour later, we were at the SPR building. Everyone shuffled into the waiting room and found a place to sit, whilst Naru stood. When we had all settled down, he spoke.
"So, is it agreed that we all reside in Japan?" He asked, glancing at everyone's faces. I was shocked; his parents were staying in Japan too?
"Yes Mai, my parents are a part of the team now." He chuckled, glancing at me teasingly. I huffed and looked away, somewhat annoyed. I wasn't a child.
"Yes, we're all stay and we're ALL a part of the team now." Luella declared.
"We have so many PK-ists now!" I squealed, happy now. My family was here to stay!
"That may or may not be a good thing, Mai." Naru cautioned. Immediately, I stopped bouncing in my seat and nodded solemnly.
"We'll see about that. Anyways, we have other matters to discuss-" Naru was interrupted as the door opened a tad and an elderly woman walked into the room. She glanced around, and I could see the tiredness and weariness written across her face, clear as day.
"Is this the SPR building?" She asked in a soft voice. Before Naru could say something rude, I stood and and smiled at her.
"Yes! Is there something you need, miss?" I asked, somewhat curious.
"Is there an Alexis Raine here?" She asked again, sounding nervous and frightened. I stepped closer, and pointed at myself. She glanced at me, before bursting into tears.
"M-Mother?" I heard my dad whisper, uncertain. The elderly woman stared at him through her tears, and nodded slowly. Dad and Frederic, tears falling from their eyes too, got up and hugged her close.
"WE HAVE A GRANDMA?" Emi and I screeched, staring disbelievingly at dad and the old lady. My mom, however, was the one who answered.
"Yes...girls, meet your grandma; mother of your dad, Frederic and Seika." She informed us, offering a sad smile.
"Boys, children, Hannah...I've missed you so much!" Grandma wept, her face buried in my dad's shirt. I glanced at everyone, who looked shocked or somewhat saddened. Time to lighten up the mood, if I do say so myself!
"HEY!" I yelled, attempting to get everyone's attention. I did, thankfully, including my grandma's.
"If I got a long-lost grammy, I want a hug too!" I cried out, smiling. Everyone paused, just for a second, before the room was filled with laughter. Walking forward, I shoved my dad and Frederic aside and wrapped my own arms around the frail, old woman. She turned the favour, whispering things. Pulling away, I offered her a smile.
"As much as I would enjoy spending my time hugging you all, I have some terrible news. Do you think you defeated Seika, Alexis?" My grammy said, glancing at me with questioning eyes. Frowning, I nodded; I'd seen him vanish with my own eyes.
"I'm sorry, sweethearts, but you didn't. You just...reunited him with his father." My grammy whispered. I felt my body freeze, and I started swaying. Naru, realizing this, hurried to wrap his arms around my waist and stand behind me.
"What do you mean by that?" He asked, his voice cold. She glanced at Naru, and glared. I smacked him from where I stood in his arms for being rude to her.
"He..I...it will confuse you. I will tell you when the time comes, but for now I must inform that...he's back and stronger than ever. Now combined with hell's demons, he and his minions are rampaging in search for Alexis. Revenge, he says. He attacked my home..." She trailed off, her tears starting again. I felt myself fall back against Naru with a thump. He was...back?
"What? But Mai could barely take him out the first time!" Emiko cried out in disbelief.
"With your help." Martin added, sounding concerned.
"So now he's almost indestructible?" My mom all but screamed. My grammy nodded, looking tired. I sighed, running a hand through my hair.
"You okay, Mai?" Naru asked, his eyes and voice both unbelievably soft. I nodded meekly, looking away. I refused to break down, not in a room full of people.
"So, wait. How did he get the demons to follow him so easily?" Gene asked, taking a logical look at the situation. After a pregnant pause, my grandma answered.
"He's...part demon." My grandma whispered. Seeing how she could barely stand straight on her own two feet, my dad led her over to the sofa.
"I'm going to go make tea." I announced, pulling out of Naru's arm. Walking into the kitchen, I didn't realize it was much colder than usual until I turned on the light to find claw marks everywhere. Written across the wall in what seemed to be blood, were the words: Hello again, Alexis.
Needless to say, I screamed.
A/N: See? Long chapter! Anyways, this was supposed to be three different chapters, but eh. So now, my dear SPR friends shall remind you of the important facts I told you in this chapter!
Mai: I saved my parents and Gene.
Naru: I got the guts to kiss Mai and tell her how I feel.
Emiko: We ALL came back to Japan.
Bou-san: Mai has a grandma!
Yasu: Seika's back...ew.
John: Apparently he's part demon.
Luella: He has demons under his control.
Martin: The next case is at Mai's grandma's house.
Gene: Lilac tried to include a hell of a lot of humor in this one!
Lilac: Of course:D Anything for my lovely fans.
Emiko: There may be a heck of a lot more chapters at this length, just 'cause.
Lilac: No, silly. Because I'm on break. Teehee!
Mai: Bye everyone!
Naru: Read and Review!