A/N: YES I KNOW THIS IS LATE, BUT REALLY...I HAVE A REASON.
This chapter is dedicated to my bestest best friend...ELAIN! Happy birthday Elain, sorry I couldn't make it yesterday. :( May your day be filled with happiness and no cousins! We all know how much they piss you off...*smirks*
Mai's POV:
Absurd, inky-black clouds surrounded me. I frowned in confusion, before I realized I was dreaming. Taking a tentative step forward, I scanned my surroundings, taking in the nothingness.
"This is pleasant..." I found myself muttering. Then, I heard it. I heard the chanting. Strange words that were seemingly from an ancient language. What...?
It continued, getting louder and louder, until it filled my ear-drums completely. Gritting my teeth in pain, I silently endured the noise until I urged myself to wake up. After a few moments, I felt everything fade into a milky hue of white.
I was awake. Breathing heavily, I glanced around, before closing my eyes. Naru didn't need to know about this...
About an hour later, at SPR...
"Everyone's here, Naru." I told him, nodding towards the clusters of SPR members milling around the van. "Except for the parents."
He nodded absentmindedly, before returning his attention back to Lin, jumping right back into the conversation I'd interrupted. I rolled my eyes and scoffed inwardly; of course they were already trying to solve the case before we got there...
"Mai!" I heard someone call out frantically. Turning just a fraction, I watched my mother run up to me, her hair falling into her eyes. It was obvious, due to her breathlessness, that she had ran quite a distance.
"Mhm?" I replied, raising an eyebrow.
"You don't understand the magnitude of this case, Mai! THE COUNCIL SET THIS UP." She yelled directly in my face, spit flying everywhere.
"That's nice..." Then what she said hit home. "WHAATTTT?"
A/N: Short, but really just for Elain. (: I hope you enjoyed...a little more insight on the case...:D