A/N: Gah. I'm hungry. :( LOL, anyways...I've got some reviewers to answer to!
JayEyedWolf: I read that all. LOL :D I loovee Pokemon and I HATE how they changed the show. It got extremely annoying after I learnt that Ash was still 10. What is he, immortal? I bet you he's going to be 'GONNA CATCH EM ALL!'ing when I'm like 50. AND THEY CHANGED UP TEAM ROCKET. I thought the trio of idiots were like...incapable of being smart? And now they're all like 'Oyus, secrets and agents and stuffs!'. Pah! It's an outrage, I tell you, an outrage! ANYWAYS, I know Naru's being OOC :( It saddens me, but I had to throw some fluff in before I...become a relationship-wrecker? S'all I'm going to say XD. Thank you for taking the time to give me some suggestions, because I frankly didn't know where I was going with this second case. I'm literally writing on a whim, so uhm...yeah! But I don't think I'm going to be making this into a sequel, because I rather have all the cases put into one story so they're all easy to find. Also all the cases relate to the title 'Forgotten Past' because everything and everyone from her 'old' life are back in action! But anyways...Naru's, really, been in shock that she agreed, because let's just say he has a lot of doubts about himself XD. So in the next few chapters, he'll be his stoic self and Mai'll start...NO SPOILERS! -smacks self- Ehm, ANYWAYS, I hope you and your brother (if you show it to him) enjoy all the future chapters 'cause I love writing them for my awesome-sauce fans like you:) By the way, have you tried Pokemon Black/White? WHITE/TOUKO/HILDA/THE GIRL AND N MAKE SUCH A CUTE COUPLE! -insert fan-girl scream here- As you can see, I rant a lot too. Oh! Her dog is with her in Japan, at her house. I just didn't write about that part in the short chapter about her going home. I'll include her in the- IDEA! -scribbles down- muwhaha. I get my ideas from my rant-like speeches. And, no. I didn't have another acc. before this and this is indeed my first fanfic xD. Um. I think I'm done. THANK YOU AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY EVERYTHING THAT COMES AT YOU IN THE FUTURE! :D
Little-bad-Angel: HURRO! So I've been wanting to give you a shout-out for a while because you're one of my reviewers that have been such a huge support :D Thanks for that, by the way! Anyways, the answer to your question shall come in the upcoming chapters. Let's just say that you're onto something. ;) Thanks for all your support!
Ehm, alright...considering that was half a page, I think I'm moving onto the actual chapter now LOL! Enjoy! :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Ghost Hunt!
Mai's POV:
I stared in horror at the bloodied words, my mind reeling. How the hell did he know about my special place? Nobody did, except for Emiko.
"Mai? W-What do w-w-we do?" Emiko asked, her voice trembling uncontrollably. I turned to her and offered her a soothing smile.
"Calm down, I'll call Frederic and get him to come here." I told her, pulling out my cellphone. I just hoped his was on. Dialing his number, I held the phone to my ear and waited for him to pick up.
"Hello? Mai, love, is that you? Is everything alright?" He asked anxiously. I smiled at the fact he already knew something was wrong, even though I hadn't said anything.
"Um, Fre? Have they told you about the bloody writing yet?" I asked, curious. He had been in the waiting room, after all. He hadn't seen it...not that I know of.
"Yes, Mai." He answered.
"We found more of it." I told him, berating myself mentally for letting my voice wobble.
"Oh dear, Mai. Where are you? You're still with Emiko, right?" He asked again, this time worried.
"Yes, I am." I told him, and went on to direct him to the small clearing.'
"Hold on dear, your father wants to talk to you." He informed me. I waited as shuffling could be heard on the other end, before my father's voice came through.
"Mai, I need you to listen well, love. Seika's still in the area you're in. Please put up shields, the strongest you can manage. Tell Emiko to help you. We'll be there as soon as we can!" His panic-stricken voice pleaded.
"I-Wha-Uh...okay?" I answered dumbly.
He wished me good luck and hung up the phone. Turning to Emiko, I was about to tell her what I'd learnt when a menacing growl came from all around.
Naru's POV:
I had shut myself off into my office as soon as she left. I felt like such an idiot! How could I just say those things? When she finally agreed to be mine, I went and royally screwed it all up!
I was so lost in berating myself that I didn't notice Gene slip into the room. Looking up, I scowled at him with all the annoyance and irritation I could muster.
"What?" I snarled, my voice cold and detached. He raised an eyebrow at me and shook his head, wary of my actions. His way of raising the white flag.
"Calm down, Noll. I know you're pissed at yourself but she just called." His tone was just as cold, if not worse. My panic and self-hatred rose yet another notch, as I waited painfully for him to continue.
"She found more bloodied words, Noll. She gave us directions but it's clear Seika wanted to lure her into a private spot." He said, his eyes desperate and frightened. And that's what got me out of my depression.
Standing, I strode around my desk and grabbed his arm before walking into the waiting room. Everyone was already up and ready to go, so I just walked to the front of the group.
"What are you all waiting for? Let's move!" I asked, impatient. They all gave me a mega-watt smile, and we filed out of the room. Turning, I locked the door as I was indeed the last one out. As we walked down the stairs, I kept thinking about how badly I let my guard down. Then I made my final decision; I wasn't going to act like a love-sick puppy. I was going to act just as cold I usually do, and Mai will have to learn to deal with it.
"Noll, it's this way." Gene told me, and pointed in the direction of the local park. Nodding once, I walked across the street and onto the stone-cobbled pathway. Walking passed the happy couples and families, I couldn't help but wonder if that someday...that will be Mai and I. Shaking my head at the sheer stupidity of the thought, I looked ahead.
"Is this it?" Frederic asked, pointing to a cluster of trees. Derrick, Mai's father, stepped forward and aimed a hand at the trees. Almost immediately, a surge of PK flowed out and hit the trees with a ridiculous amount of strength and force. Under the red-glow of the PK, the shield Mai and Emiko had put up became visible.
"Damn it, Frederic, Hannah...come help me here!" Derrick grunted, pushing his hand outwards. Annalise, Emiko's old guardian, let out a chuckle. When I sent her a questioning look, she gave me a warm smile.
"It's amusing how much more powerful those two are compared to their parents and uncles." She explained, chortling. I nodded, smirking; it was amusing, because still they couldn't break the barrier. Only about 10 minutes later did they get through, and we walked into the clearing. What we found, though, shocked me to the core.
Mai's POV (While the others were coming to get them):
Hell-hounds. From every direction. Emiko and I ended up back-to-back, as we stared at them with revolt and horror. Dry, crusty blood was smeared around their lips, leaving it to the victim to figure out what had been its last meal.
"Mai, what the hell do we do?" Emiko asked me, panicking. I scanned all the foaming faces quickly; crap, we were seriously outnumbered.
"Fight with all we got and hope the others get here soon?" I offered, getting into a defensive stance. I felt Emiko's shift, as she followed my lead. Tapping into my PK energy, I held onto the surges and waited for someone to make the first move. That someone turned out to be Emi.
Acting by instinct rather than logic, she dashed forward with grace and speed. Launching her fist into the hound's chin, I watched in awe as it flew into a tree, hard. Then I realized that I had to fight too.
Waiting for the hounds to come to me rather than me going to them, I stood there as they approached somewhat cautiously. Great, I get stuck with the smart ones. Abruptly, one of the larger ones flung itself at me and I raised my hands up as fast as I possibly could. All in one fluid motion, I zapped the airborne hound down and carried on hitting the fast approaching hounds. They went down fast, one by one then dozens by dozens. I felt Emiko starting to tire, but I was doing fine. In-fact, I felt more alive than I did before.
But that's when everything went wrong. Completely, utterly wrong.
"MAI LOOK OUT!" I heard Emiko scream, but it was already too late. Turning just a tad, I watched, frozen, as a hell-hound came down and opened a wide gash on my arm. Screaming in agony, I fell to my knees as the blood started pooling around me. I was barely aware of several people screaming my name, even less aware of Emiko's enraged swearing as she stood protectively over me. Then, something inside me snapped.
"EVERYBODY BACK!" I roared, getting to my feet. Shocked, everybody obeyed. I turned to face the massive crowd of hell-hounds, my sense on high-alert. As if the power behind my command had faded, one of the hell-hounds ran at me at full-speed. Pulling back my good arm, I brought it forward and slammed it into the dog's head, sending it head-first into the ground. What shocked me, though, was that it hit the ground with so much force that there was a dent. I had no time to dwell, though. Turning my attention back to the others, I launched myself forward in a fury of PK sparks and random bolts of energy. Though, to be honest, I was scaring the crap our of myself; what was wrong with me?
"MAI!" Emiko screamed, bringing me out of my reverie. I realized that I was in the middle of the 'pack', for lack of a better word. Closing my eyes and concentrating on my pain and anger, I felt the PK energy leave me in massive waves; even more powerful than what I used to send Seika away. Opening my eyes moments later, I realized all the hounds were gone, only blood in their places. Turning to face the others, I offered them a small smile before blacking out from blood loss.
A/N: And that's a wrap! :D If you wanna know what Mai looks like when using PK, picture pikachu using his electric-moves, and the electricity comes in diffo colours :D Review, see ya laters!