Author's Note: I'm sorry about the long wait! I've decided that I'm going to leave up-dating to Sundays. Sorry about that! Anyway we'll just get going on this next chapter.

Rena: Enjoy!

I DO NOT OWN GHOST HUNT

Chapter Five

Rena's P.O.V

I walked out of the room and smiled weakly at the guys. They were sitting on the couch. It was three in the morning; we seemed to be doing this too often. John motioned for me to join them and I sat down next to him. I put a finger to my mouth and began to write on the notebook I'd brought. Wasn't I the prepared student? I smiled a little at the though.

Since we can't go outside or risk getting overheard we'll just write whatever we want to say

John took the notebook from me. His hand dancing across the page.

What's really going on with your powers?

The other's nodded their heads in agreement. I figured that I was going to have to explain it to them soon. I hoped they wouldn't do anything rash. Then again my definition of rash was different from there's. I prepared myself for the worst case scenario. Len wouldn't let them lock me in a white room , would he?

It's like what happened to Naru, the longer I'm away from Syaoran the more my powers weaken.

Bou-san took it.

Will you lose them?

Hopefully we won't have to find out

Len grabbed it.

Explain again about the house

I'd forgotten about that. Trust mister bodyguard to remember that. The irony of the situation almost had me laughing. A bodyguard taking care of a bodyguard. How low had my Lin pride fallen. I felt anger rise at my words. Now was not the time to feel self pity. I really was a glutton for punishment wasn't I? That should be left for another time.

You don't know John, but Veronica kind of lost control of the Spirits here, so, things are going to get kind of ugly.

What are we going to do?

Take care of the problem quickly and find Syaoran

Right, have you heard anything about Kazuki?

Yeah, he and the other's left for Osaka in the morning

So all we have to do now is wait

Hope for the best and wait to see how this is going to play out.

They're catching on faster then we thought, right?

Yes, but we can't do much about it

Hara-san is going to be the most difficult, if we don't hurry all of this is going to fall on us

It was already going to fall onto me. I was so going to get an ear full because of this from Koujo, Naru, and Syaoran. I sighed. It would be worth it, though. I just hoped that they wouldn't go and tell my parents.

I know, but one more thing

I stopped writing and they looked at me. Should I really tell them? I made a promise, I had to keep it.

Everything in this house was made specifically to try and kill me, that's the only way that Veronica could get her father to bring Syaoran here.

Bou-san punched my head lightly and I glared at him. After I actually told them! I could have just stayed quite, I wonder how they would have liked that! Stupid men.

"You could have said that sooner," he said.

"It took me a while to figure out," I told him.

We all could be geniuses like Naru. Then again he wasn't really a genius either.

"What are we going to do?" Len asked.

"For now we'll go to sleep, and tomorrow when the real groups are made, we'll make sure to put you in a safe group," John said.

We nodded in agreement and went off to bed. Who would have thought that quite John would be the most determined. I could only wait and see how this situation would play out. Things were getting complicated.

Mai's P.O.V

I felt horrible. It was freaking five in the morning and I was already being bossed around. What had I ever done to deserve this? I did my homework, passed my classes, worked, paid all my bills on time, so why was I being punished?

"Alright, how much faith can I put in you?" Naru asked Len-kun.

"Some warding spell, I'm no good at full exoticism," he said Naru nodded.

"Hara-san, you'll be with John and Ayako, Mai you'll be with Bou-san, Len, and Rena, Lin and I will work together," he said.

That was weird, why were we the biggest group? Wouldn't it be easier an all of us to split our group up? Oh. It was because of Rena and her powers fluctuating. That was the word right?

"Okay," we answered.

His eyebrow twitched. Now what?

"Go make coffee you all look like you've been run over," he ordered.

Even that wasn't enough to rile me up. I walked out the door followed by my group.

"Do we really all have to go?" I asked.

"Yeah," Rena said.

Well, I'd trust her judgment, she had worked longer in this then I had. We walked into the kitchen and put water on the stove.

"What's for breakfast?" Bou-san asked.

Rena was poking around in the fridge and cabinets. I was shocked that she could reach that high.

"Looks like all that's breakfast material is oatmeal," she mused.

"I pass," Len-kun said.

He was leaning against the counter and looked like he was ready to pass out. Poor guy. He must really be really hating Naru's guts right now.

"No, you have to eat if you want to stay alert," Rena told him.

"Are you using milk or water?" I asked her.

"Otameal taste better with milk," I nodded.

I let her use the other part of the stove. I was finishing making the coffee when she started taking out cups for the oatmeal.

"One of you toast that bread," she ordered them.

Len grabbed the bread and handed it to Bou-san who placed it in the toaster.

"Damn, is Naru always like this?" Len-kun asked.

"Yeah, pretty much," I told him.

"God, he's worse then Kazuki," he mumbled.

"Who's Kazuki?" I asked him.

"My friend," he said.

Once we were done we carried the stuff to the base on some plates we found in a cabinet.

"It's not anything elaborate but at least it's something," Rena said.

She handed out the oatmeal and toast while we handed out the coffee. Once we'd eaten and drunken the coffee we actually looked awake.

"Mai, you four will go take the temperature of the rooms, Hara-san you'll walk around with Ayako and John, please rank the places with you feel we should take care of first," Naru said we nodded and I grabbed a thermometer and Rena grabbed the clipboard.

"How many rooms do we have?" I asked her.

"A lot," I groaned.

"It could be worse," Bou-san told me.

"How so?" I asked.

"You could be Hara-san," Len-kun told me, I shuddered at the thought.

"Let's start here," Rena said pointing to the ballroom, we went inside and I turned around when I noticed that Rena hadn't moved.

"Are you alright?" I asked her, Bou-san walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey," she shook her head.

"Sorry I guess I kind of spaced out," she said putting a hand on her head.

She'd been acting really strange. I had to find out why. Syaoran would get really angry I bet if I didn't take proper care of his twin.

"What happens here?" Len-kun asked.

"Apparently during the night a party goes on and they keep on calling to someone, or something like that," I said trying to remember what I'd read about it.

I looked at the temperature and read it to Rena. I watched her hand, she was shaking.

"You really aren't okay are you?" I asked she looked at me for a while.

"You wouldn't believe me if I said no would you?" she asked me.

"No. I wouldn't," I agreed she sighed.

"How about I tell you later?" she offered I gave her a skeptical look.

"Will you or will you just find a way out of it?" I demanded she smiled.

"You'll remember and then I won't be able to get out of it because you'll tell Naru won't you?"she guessed.

"Fine then, have it your way," I said.

"Alright then why don't we get going?" Bou-san offered.

"I'll take this," Len-kun said taking the clipboard from her.

I watched them through narrowed eyes. Those jerks knew something else.

"You know don't you?" I asked them they shared a look.

"We should hurry or we won't finish by five," Rena said pushing me to the stairs, what a bunch of sneak snakes.

-Later-

"This is the last room right?" I asked Rena she looked at Len-kun's clipboard.

"Yup," I nodded and I opened the door.

I took a step inside and felt fear grip my heart. I spun around and watched Rena's horror filled eyes; that's when the door closed.

Rena's P.O.V

Mai's screams would wake the dead if she kept it up. And then they stopped.

I didn't waste time as Bou-san tried to force the door open. I pulled my violin out.

"Move Bou-san," I winced a little but I managed to break the door down. He ran into the room followed by Len, I kept playing to get ride of whatever it was that did this.

Seal it, the nymph suggested.

Sure, but in what? I looked at the clipboard, better then nothing. The spirit was caught in it so I grabbed the pen writing the sealing ward. Once that was done I walked into the room.

"Mai, hey Mia, are you alright?" Bou-san was trying to wake her up, I bent down and put a hand to her throat.

"She just passed out," I said I turned to Gene and he walked over to her sniffing.

She's fine

"Are you sure?" Len asked I nodded.

"Let's get out of here," I said they nodded and Bou-san carried Mai out.

I felt sick. How could I have let this happen? It was my own fault. It was my fault for being selfish. I was so stupid! I opened the door to the base and ran into our room.

"What happened?" Naru demanded, Bou-san put Mai down on her bed.

"We we're on are last room the door closed blocking us off from Mai, you can picture the rest," Bou-san told him.

"How is she?" Koujo asked me.

I had to look away from my brother to answer.

"She just passed out, she doesn't have a fever but maybe we should call Ayako back and I'll go take her place," I offered.

"No," I looked up at Naru. "Takigawa go with Len and Len come back with Ayako,"

They nodded and left. I pulled the covers over Mai, damn it, my hands hadn't stopped shaking.

"Are you alright?" Naru asked.

"I'm fine,"

"Why are you shaking?" Koujo asked.

"I was playing the violin and if you don't remember G.D. bite me in the morning," I told them.

"What happened?" Naru asked.

"Bou-san told you already," I replied.

"You would have walked in, there really wasn't anyway that the door could have closed before you got in, what's going on?" he demanded I looked down.

"I didn't do it on purpose,"

"We don't think you did, which is why we're asking why you didn't go in," Koujo explained.

I gave up and at down on the floor looking away from them.

"The mirror," I whispered closing my eyes to get ride of the image.

"What about the mirror?" Naru asked.

"I saw something in the mirror,"

"What was it?" Koujo asked.

'Rena?"

"It doesn't matter I caught it in the clipboard it won't happen again," I mumbled.

We were quite and I was sure that they wanted to press further but the door opened.

"Mai!"

Ayako ran in and started checking her I took the chance to get up and walk out of the room. I walked into the bathroom my fist contacted the wall again and again until I couldn't take it anymore. I collapsed on the ground crying.

"I'm so selfish," I muttered. "So weak and selfish," I smacked the grounded. "Damn it!"

If this kept up I wouldn't even be able to defend myself. Why were my powers suddenly out of my reach? Why now?

I leaned against the wall.

"I probably broke a finger," I noted flexing my hand, that hurt.

And I was stupid! How the hell was I going to play the violin?

Beating yourself up over it isn't going to fix anything.

I watched as the Pharaoh materialized in front of me.

"No but it helps," I told him.

No it doesn't, you said it yourself, how are you going to do anything without the violin?

"I'm not going to give," I snapped.

Then quite acting like it!

I watched as the nymph stood before me angrier then I'd ever seen her.

All you're doing is beating yourself up! Its your fault. SO WHAT! You're just going to sit here and brood? Because that's what your doing you're giving up! DAMN IT GROW A DAMN BACKBONE ALREADY!

I didn't think my eyes could get any bigger, but she was right I was just acting like a big baby.

"You're right," I mumbled looking at the floor.

Rena?

I smiled up at the Pharaoh and the Nymph.

"I'm better now," I stood up. "Thank you for that," my hand grabbed onto the doorknob. Now to finish what I started.

Mai's Dream

I looked around. Wasn't I being attacked by Spirits a minute ago?

"You can thank me later," I turned to look at Syaoran.

"You saved me?" I asked him he nodded his head.

"It wasn't easy believe me," he fell back and landed on the soft grass.

"What's going on with Rena?" I asked him sitting down.

"What do you mean?" he looked over at me a frown on his face.

"She's getting weaker, why is that?" I watched as his expression changed.

"It's my fault," he mumbled.

"I don't get it," I told him he gave me a half smile.

"Let me explain it in a way that won't confuse you," should I take that as an insult.

"You see, when magnets are closer the attraction is strongest, in other words they stick easily, the farther you pull them the less likely it is that they'll attract each other, but all around them is their same sign," he paused and looked at me. "Are you understanding?"

"Sort of, since you're far away from each other you can't take from each other?" I asked uncertain he nodded.

"It's like that, but that doesn't mean we can't take from each other we just can't give it back," he explained.

"So since you can't give it back that means that you took too much from Rena and you can't help her create more!" I said he nodded his head again and I got angry. "WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU DO THAT!"

"Calm down!" he moved out of my line of fire, I had found a pretty heavy rock.

"Don't tell me to calm down!" I was suddenly on the ground being held down by a wolf. Syaoran poked his head out from the side.

"It's not like I wanted to, but my body was in a dangerous situation so it pulled energy on its own, I didn't want to," he said looking away. I sighed.

"I didn't mean to throw a rock at you," I said he smiled a little.

"Don't worry about," the wolf let me get up. "What are you going to do?"

"I don't know," he got a pained look on his face.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"It's nothing,"

I wanted to press for more information but I didn't have time right now.

"Hey, Syaoran which way is out?" he looked up and then stood up abruptly. "What's wrong?"

"I don't see it," he said finally.

"Don't see what?" I asked pulling on his arm he was worrying me.

"The exit,"

Author's Note: Poor Mai!

Rena: I'm such an evil friend (emo corner)

Now, now, no need to beat yourself up, didn't the nymph tell you that?

Rena: yes but that doesn't mean I can't brood here.

Sigh, well I prepared a surprise for you as an apology! Please read on!

-Extra-

Syaoran's P.O.V

I watched Mai sitting against a tree her head buried in her knees. I felt horrible that I couldn't help her get back. But then again I didn't because then that meant that I wouldn't have to go back into the dark. I looked down at my hands. I never knew that Rena would grown to care for people so quickly. She really was the light of my world.

"But I need to borrow you're light for right now, I'm sorry, Mai," he whispered sitting down away from her.

His shiki sitting down next to him. He just really didn't like the dark.

Rena's P.O.V

I stayed really still as Naru glared at me. He was even angrier then the time with the 'motorcycle'. I was suddenly thrown over his shoulder and I yelped shocked.

"What the hell are you doing!" I demanded as I was thrown down onto his bed.

I tried to get up only to be shoved back down. He began to wipe my hands clean of the blood from the various cuts. It stung a little but I kept quite his movements a little harsher with anger. He rubbed cream onto my hands before wrapping them completely. I stayed still as he got up and left the room the door slamming shut. I sighed curling on his bed. It smelled like him, sharp but soft.

"I'm sorry Naru," I said what I wouldn't say in front of him. "I really do love you,"

He was leaning against the door hearing my words words, I knew that.

"But who do you love more?"

I also knew that he wouldn't wait for an answer, and the he knew that I wasn't going to give him one. I sighed and walked back into my room. He probably went for a walk.

Lin's P.O.V

I watched Mai just reassuring myself that she was fine. She was breathing. She would be fine. That didn't seem to be helping. I sighed holding onto her hand. I told her not to worry me. I rested my head against my hands my elbows on the bed.

"I'll make you happier then Naru ever would be able to, so please wake up," I whispered into her ear. Her lips were slightly parted. Her warm breath, I couldn't help but lean forward my lips just barely grazing hers'.

The door opened as soon as I had pulled away.

"Koujo you pervert," Rena told me flopping onto her bed. I caught sight of her wrapped hands.

"Masochist,"

"Thanks,"

We really were a troubled family.

Love

Eclipse

P.S. I just had to add that! =)