Chapter 7

Ok so I know I'm a little all over the place with my updates… but that because of homework… so I think I'm off the hook for that. Also this story hasn't been going the way I wanted at all and im having a hard time remembering the plot line I had all planed out in my head… oh well. I will try my hardest to make the story take the direction I had originally planed so its not as cheesy as the last chapters. Also thanks to people who review. I really appreciate it! on with the story.

What I saw was not what I had ever expected to happen… ever. My friends where there sitting on the couch like always. But beside Yasu… was… a… dare I say it. A girl. And I know I really shouldn't have been surprised. But… come on it was Yasu. He just never really stuck me as the type of guy to pick up a girl so fast with out telling me. But then again I'm dead. Man this really sucks. I looked on with curious eyes as I watched everyone interact with each other looking happy and content. They were lively compared to the last time I saw them. I wonder how long I was in the empty space. I looked out the window. Everything was green and in bloom. And If I remember correctly it was autumn when I passed on. And it looked to late spring. Was I really gone that long?

My heart clenched a little at the thought of not having seen them for so long. Of not having been able to be there to hold them. To talk to them. Now the only thing I was able to do was watch as they lived their lives. Moving on with out me. Growing older with out me there to see.

I looked to see Yasu and his girl friend kiss sweetly as I heard monk and Ayako cheer as the John and Masako laughed and clapped. I gave a watery smile that no one would be able to see as I felt a tear go down my cheek. I laughed a little at thought of me being able to do something like that when I didn't even have a proper body. But then again there where always cases where the ghost we saw were crying.

Just then Lin and Madoka walked out of Naru's office. Madoka had a smile on that grew even bigger when she saw the lovely couple sitting on the couch. Lin ven gave a small smile. Everyone seemed to be getting along well.

I looked around the office to see if anything had changed while I was gone. The shrine that they had placed in the corner had now been moved to the window behind Naru's chair. And there was now my mom and dads shrine under mine. I guess they had cleaned out my apartment and had seen fit that I had my parents with me. I was glad that they had done that for me. It meant that they really did care for me. They could have just seen fit to throw out there shrine because they didn't know them. Or even just packed it away. But they didn't. That just showed that they really were the best family I could have had.

Other then the shrine the only other thing that had been changed was a painting of cherry blossoms that had been put on the wall. Everything else was the same old … boring.

I watched a little longer as everyone interacted with each other. My mind wandered to the new case that was forced on Naru. What could have been so dangerous that he didn't want to take it? That had never really stopped him before. it did sound a little dangerous but I didn't think it to be that bad. Not as bad as the Urado case at least.

I looked over as Naru walked out of the office with that same damn black folder. Would he ever get rid of it? He sat down in his usual chair. Everyone went quiet then and gave him his full attention. Lin took out his laptop and began typing away.

"Out clients name is Yuki Ito. She owns a mansion on the outskirts of Tokyo. She has had many servants go missing. Even more disturbing yet is that there seems to be no age or gender preference." Naru began.

I watched as everyone stayed quiet as they contemplated the possibilities. Naru went on about how it was going to be a difficult and very dangerous case and that they should all be on guard and with some one at all times. They discussed who they were going to be with for sleeping arrangements and who they would walk around with. I was surprised when Naru told Yasu's girlfriend (who's name I learned was Airi) to go make tea. I felt a flare of jealously but quickly pushed it back when I realized that he would have needed to go and get a new assistant to replace me. His world wasn't going to stop just because I was gone. But all the more I so wanted to be the one to go and get the tea and do all of the paper work.

Airi got up and went to the kitchen to make the tea as everyone sat there quietly watching Naru as he read through his folder and made notes. I wanted to cry out them to let them know I was there. To talk to them in that moment. I wanted it so bad but I could feel my power dying and I knew that my time was up and that I would be pulled back into the empty space where I would fall asleep. And I would never know how long it would take me to see them again. All I knew was that I would have to train my self the next time I was able to come here to be able to communicate some how. May it be that I'm just able to show them it me or that I could talk or pick objects I new that I needed to learn how to communicate to them. Or else o was going to go crazy.

I felt the pull I had the first time I left this world when I was exorcised. I felt my eyes tire like I was falling asleep. I resised the pull though as I watched as Airi walked into the room and hand out the tea. I watched as naru took out something small from his black folder and rap it around his hand before taking the cup off of the tray that was in front of him. On closer inspection I could see that it was my locket and key. I gave a small smile at this before I let sleep come over me once more. If I had of been paying attention any longer I would have seen Naru and Lin look over to were I was standing but seeing nothing.

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