A/N: This is my first Ghost Hunt fanfic so I hope you enjoy it. No flames please. Constructive criticism is appreciated.
Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt.
Quiet footsteps padded down the hall accompanied by the swishing of a long silk gown. A young woman with long black hair, a heart shaped face made little noise as she calmly walked away.
A low jingling noise was made as she slid keys into the locked door.
A quiet click as the door opened.
Pausing a moment she turned checking that it was safe. She had always liked sneaking out at night to stand under the starlit sky on the night of a full moon. Nodding to herself she opened the door and slipped outside, turning to lock the door behind her. With a careful elegance she stood at the point of the pathways, deciding which way to go. With another nod she avoids the walkway to the garden intent on heading towards the beach.
Not much could be done now. It was only a matter of time.
The hem of her long silk midnight sapphire dress slid across the gravel, wiping away the evidence of footprints as she drew closer to the beach. Sand shifted as a cool ocean breeze blew over it in the dark. The young woman glided along the gravel path, like she did every month on a full moon.
The large moon hung high in the sky nestled amidst the stars glowing brightly. The darkness surrounded her like a deep velvet cloak. The air was clear and fresh, not a cloud to be seen. Owls hooted, cicadas chirped and the mice scurried about their usual business. The sea breeze brushed through the tree leaves making them rustle softly in the almost silent night.
As the woman arrived at her destination, a sandy cliff high above the crashing waves, she was unaware of the eyes watching her from a small distance. The dark presence approached, its hands land heavily on her shoulders startling her. She turns and gasps; before she could do what she came to do she was shoved off the cliff, a scream erupting from her mouth as she tumbled through the air. The ocean below suddenly turned turbulent and clouds rolled across the sky. Rain started pouring down, lightning flashing and thunder booming. The malevolent eyes watched, from the spot where she previously stood, with glee as she hit the pointed rocks below with a barely audible but sickening crunch.
Morbidly delighted laughter permeated the air.
"SHE'S FINALLY DEAD!" The man who had been watching her shouted in delight.
Mai woke in a cold sweat, her heart pounding frantically in her chest. She looked at the alarm clock by her bed.
Only 3.30am.
She sighed and laid her head back on her pillow hoping to get some more sleep. After an hour of tossing and turning in her bed she got up, heading to the kitchen. She hoped a cup of tea would soothe her nerves.
As she drank her tea she contemplated what the dream may have been about before deciding to write it down in a notebook. When she had finished writing down the dream she decided to take a shower and have breakfast. It was the weekend and she was working today.
"At least Naru won't be able to complain about me being late today." She thought as she relaxed. Switching the shower off twenty minutes later, she got dressed. By the time she was cooking breakfast it was six thirty in the morning, after eating she collected her things and pulled on her shoes before locking the door and heading to S.P.R.
Lin looked up as the door to the office opened. He was surprised to see Mai enter. She was never usually early. She looked up.
"Good morning Lin."
"Good morning Mai. You're early today." Lin replied
"Yeah, I woke up early. Bad dream." Mai said as a way of explanation.
Lin nodded and raised an eyebrow to which he received a small shrug from the young girl. Lin walked back into his office, closing the door behind him. Mai wandered over to her desk and deposited her things before heading to the kitchen. She set about preparing three tea cups as the kettle boiled.
Placing the cups of tea onto a tray she took one to Lin first before going to Naru's office. Knocking on the door she opened it and walked in, putting his tea next to him on his desk. She turned to walk out, not expecting a reply from him.
"You're early." He stated indifferently.
"I woke up early. Bad dream." She replied, closing the door behind her. Walking over to her desk she sat down and drank her tea before starting on the files that Naru had obviously placed on her desk this morning. Before she knew it almost the whole morning had passed.
"Mai. Tea." Came her bosses' voice from behind the door of his office.
Sighing and shaking her head in faint amusement she stood and headed to the kitchen to prepare another pot of tea for Naru. Tea in hand she made her way to his office to find the door already open. Shrugging she walked in and placed a new cup of tea on his desk, removing his old cup and returning it to the kitchen.
'I wonder when our next case is. Bit of a slow day today.' She thought, returning to her desk.
Suddenly the phone rang.
Mai grabbed the phone quickly before Naru could say anything.
"Shibuya Psychic Research, Mai Taniyama speaking. How may I help you?" She said into the phone.
"Yeah, hi. My name is Sakura Akimoto. I, uh, have a ghost problem. Can you help?" came the soft reply.
"Of course." She replied.
"It's urgent. Uh, argh! STOP THAT YOU STUPID GHOST!" the girl screamed, causing Mai to pull the phone away from her ear slightly but not before hearing the distinctive smash of china being broken.
"Ms Akimoto, are you alright?" Mai asked, bringing the phone back to her ear.
"Uh, yeah. Sorry about that. I have a rather active ghost. How soon can I get an appointment?" she replied.
"I see. Let me check." Mai said, taking a look at the appointment book. "I can fit you in tomorrow at one o'clock. Is that alright?"
"Yes, perfect. Thank you." Sakura Akimoto replied.
"Not a problem Ms Akimoto. See you tomorrow."
"Alright, bye. NOT MY GOOD CHINA YOU STUPID GHOST! ARGH!" she yelled and as Mai hung up she heard more china smashing. She sighed setting the phone down. The rest of the day passed in a blur and before she knew it, it was time for the office to close up.
Mai wondered how such a slow starting day could have passed so quickly. Shaking her head she prepared her dinner before heading to bed, hoping she wouldn't have another bad dream. Lack of sleep was the last thing she needed.
A/N: Sorry if this was a bit boring. I'm hoping I'll be able to make the next chapter a little more exciting. I guess we'll have to wait and see. Again, constructive criticism is appreciated.