Author's Note: I AM ALIVE! I was just in the hospital for the past two week and three days. It was nothing serious just a whole bunch of stomach issues.

Rena: She just wasn't eating correctly, stupid.

I know you just say that because you care!

Rena: shut up!

(insert tears)

Rena: What is it? Why are you crying? (beginning to panic)

This is the second to last chapter of Hoping for Tomorrow!

Rena: Really!

Don't sound so happy!

Rena: But that means that I can finally see Syaoran again!

Oh right. Yeah Syaoran!

Rena: come on hurry up! Onto the story!

Wait, I still have a few announcements.

Rena: Do it at the end!

But

Rena: who cares do it later!

Fine! Damn it.

I DO NOT OWN GHOST HUNT

Chapter Six

Lin's P.O.V

I was sitting next to Mai. She still hadn't woken up, we'd let the night go but Naru had woken everyone up early the next morning. I'd come to calm myself down. I had a heart attack yesterday when Takigawa carried her in. Now here I was again sitting next to her waiting for her to wake up. This wasn't the first time either. And it probably wouldn't be the last, and I couldn't get the frantic skipping of my heart either. I ran a hand through my hair, this wasn't getting any easier. Mai hadn't thrown a fit when she found out about Rena and Naru, she seemed almost pleased. I looked down at her. What are you thinking Mai?

The group was settling the plan for today, and somehow my hand ended up on top on Mai's. I was able to catch bites and pieces of their conversation from inside the girl's room.

"Ayako will you be able to preform you're tree purification?" Naru asked her.

"Yes, I should be able to," we'd all became determined since yesterday. Whatever it was that happened to Mai should be fixed if all the spirits were gone. At least we hoped.

"We don't have the luxury of going about things as we usually do, we'll get ride of the spirits and then investigate why it happened," Naru announced.

"What about us?" Bou-san asked.

"Hara-san will go around the house after Ayako is done to make sure it worked, Len and John will remain with Ayako, for safety, Rena and Takiagwa will be placed on opposite sides of the house, in case the spirits try to run, I'll monitor the situation," he announced, I guess that meant I was staying here.

"Hara-san you'll remain here for the time being,"

"Alright,"

"Let's begin,"

Rena's P.O.V

It was awkward holding the violin but I was able to maintain it balanced. Now all I had to hope for was that the spirits didn't become restless.

A camera was facing me as well as Bou-san and everyone else taking part in this exorcism. Let's just hope that Naru didn't kill me once he found out about this begin my idea. Then again he might kill me for not telling him sooner. Or he might kill me for engendering everyone. He might even kill me for the sake of relieving the frustration that I caused him. I sighed and decided that this was not the moment to be worrying about my own safety That overprotective jerk. Just like Koujo who hadn't moved an inch away from Mai since yesterday. He really did care about her. I smiled a little, happy just for a brief moment in all the time since Syao was taken.

I felt Ayako begin to chant and started to play, Ave Maria, there was no point in holding back in my current condition.

Our job was to make sure that no Spirit made it past us and they all went to Ayako.

You're doing fine

Thanks Gene

He was in his spirit form again and just having his presences near me was enough to calm me down. I can do this, only a little more and I'd be able to be reunited with my twin. The thought only gave me enough strength to make it through the next few notes. I felt Gene gently place his hands over mine, his strength feeding mine. I'd have to properly thank him later.

As the exorcism continued I felt as if something were being lifted. My shoulders became lighter as did my whole body. My hands seemed to move more freely, I opened my eyes, it felt as if a veil had been lifted. I stopped playing, so that was it. My mind began racing. My blood was running hot and my breath grew frantic, my heart beating wildly. Like being born, again.

"Let's go Gene," I said. He turned to me and I met his blue grey eyes.

What is it?

I know what's wrong with Mai now

I turned and walked back inside the house. I ignored the look that Masako gave me as I walked into our room. He wasn't in here I blocked the door. I didn't need them walking in on us, that would just add one more headache onto me that I didn't need. Then again I highly doubt that anything could give me a headache at the moment.

What's wrong with her?

I know who's been her spirit guide this whole time since she threw you out.

Who?

Syaoran

What!

It confused me but he saved her yesterday and now they're stuck in the dream world

And we're getting them out?

Right

Well fire away

And I once again began to play Ave Maria. I said it was stupid to try and protect someone. It was because in the end you ended up hurting yourself. I felt a smile form on my lips, then again SPR was full of stupid people. And maybe that wasn't such a bad thing.

Dream World

Mai was walking around again trying to find a way out to get back.

They must all be worried trying to find out what's wrong with me, I hope Lin isn't worrying too much, I hope he's okay.

Syaoran was watching Mai again, he didn't know why she didn't just sit down, all that walking was going to tier her real body out. That's when he felt it. It was like when he and his sister would connect minds.

Mai looked up something wasn't right. The ground under her feet began to shake she shoot a frantic look at Syaoran, he'd gotten to his feet and gave her a sad smile as he began to disappear.

"Wait, Syaoran!" she called but fell down.

"It's not me you should be calling, Mai," her eyes widened, that's right. Mai was becoming more frighten by the moment, she closed her eyes and called the first name that came to her.

"GENE!"

"Long time no see, right?"

Naru's P.O.V

I was waiting for Ayako to return with John and Len, everyone else had gotten here already. I looked over at Rena she looked ready to fall over. I caught her eyes and raised an eyebrow. She gave me a gentle smile and shook her head, like I'd believe that she was okay. I was going to go ask her what was wrong but Ayako entered with everyone else.

"How did it go?" I asked her.

"Fine, except that their's a presence of a spirit that didn't approach me," she said. That was odd, but it wasn't the first time this had happened.

"Like last time?" Bou-san asked she shook her head.

"Not really, as a matter a fact I hadn't felt the presence until after the exorcism, and even now I can't feel it clearly, can't you feel it?" she asked the others, they closed their eyes for a moment and then looked up. The new presence had probably been blocked by the rest of the spirits, one more mystery to unravel.

"Yeah it's faint but I can still pick up on it," Bou-san answered the others nodded in agreement.

"It's coming from downstairs isn't it?" Len asked. He wasn't as useless as I'd initially thought. Maybe I should hire him after this case, Bou-san could always teach him what he didn't know. I hated wasting potential.

"What time is it?" I asked Lin.

"Noon," he answered. We had enough time to do something about this final spirit. After that we'd get ready for the real problem, finding out the why.

"We'll go investigate," I told them. I saw them shoot a look at the girl's room. My eyes followed as well, Mai still hadn't gotten up. That idiot really knew how to worry people.

"I'll stay with Mai, it'll be easier like that," Rena offered I nodded my head.

"Alright let's go," now time to find that presence, then shake the truth out of Rena. But all in good time.

Rena's P.O.V

I walked into the room and walked towards Gene. He still hadn't woken Mai up, that little word that I shouldn't say was happy that he could be with Mai again. Then again she was pleasant to be around with but we had things to do.

You have to wake Mai up now, you can visit later.

He stirred and got up his cat ears twitching.

Alright, I'm on it

I couldn't help but get excited. I could finally feel Syaoran. It was faint but I knew without a doubt that where he was. I would know my twin anywhere.

"Mai get up," I shook her shoulder and she looked up groggy. I couldn't leave her alone here, they'd chew me out.

"What it is?" she asked I started to jump a little and pulled her up.

"Come, we have to go!" she looked at me with sleep eyes and I dragged her out of bed following the familiar spirit.

"Where are we going?" she asked finally getting up.

"I'll show you," and then I couldn't help it I ran towards the ballroom. I opened the door and saw Syaoran's only shiki standing in the far left corner.

"Mai!" everyone else had just made it here. They wouldn't have felt Syaoran as strongly as I had, but that was my advantage to take at the moment. They ran to her and I took the chance to slip past them. I ran to his shiki and he nudged the floor, taking the hint, I pushed down hard. The wood groaned but it sunk down and then slide to the side. Stairs. What a great house. Why she hadn't mentioned this was beyond me at the moment.

"Rena, what are you doing?" I ignored the voice and ran down. Only a little more. They were calling me but that didn't matter. The stairs exited into a room. I walked forward, it wasn't really big but as I took another step inside, my heart stopped. In the middle was a bed with my twin lying on it.

I stumbled forward until I reached the edge of the bed. My knees gave out and I grabbed his hand. He was so cold, like he'd been outside without a jacket.

"Syaoran," I whispered pulling myself up I wrapped an arm around his waist. "Wake up,"

When he didn't I held his face between my hands.

"Wake up," his breath deepened but he wouldn't open his eyes. Panic raced in veins, I wasn't too late, I could not be too late.

They were coming in but I didn't care. It didn't matter what they thought right now. Anything, and everything would fall into place soon enough.

"You're lying," that was Noll. If I were him I wouldn't believe it either but this was my twin, who wouldn't wake up.

"Syao!" I shook him lightly. He had to get up, he just had to. This was not time to play games with me.

"It's time to get up, please get up," I said I felt a hand on my shoulder I shook it off. Didn't they get that I didn't want to move? But the hands persisted.

"I need to check him over, move, please," it was Ayako, I think, but I didn't want to move couldn't she see that? He didn't need medical attention he needed to wake up first.

"Let go!" I snapped pulling away; this time the hands wrapped around my waist and pulled me farther away. "STOP IT!" Why were they taking me away? I forced what was left of my energy at Syaoran hoping to stir him. A hand grasped mine.

"I'd like to hug my twin if you don't mind," someone was crying, oh wait that was me.

"Thank god," I mumbled and threw myself at him. It was okay, everything was okay now.

Naru's P.O.V

"I'd like to hug my twin if you don't mind,"

I leaned against the wall as Syaoran sat up and pulled Rena into a hug. Well what do you know that lucky bastard was still alive. I should have know that it would take more then a car in water to kill him off.

Lin walked over to them and pulled them against him. It might seem strange that Lin was crying but he thought that his little brother had died, it didn't seem strange to me. I felt a little jealous but then quickly got ride of it. Not everyone had to lose someone important to them, I was just glad that she still had Syaoran.

"Naru's what's going on?" I turned to look at a confused Ayako. That's right they had no idea. This was happening too often to them, wasn't it?

"That's Rena's twin brother, Lin Syaoran, we thought him dead," I said, Masako, Mai, and Ayako looked shocked. I wonder how they'd take it. The same punch twice, only this time it ended differently.

I watched the smile on Bou-san, John, and Len's face. They didn't seem shocked at all and they hadn't looked away from the Lins either. They were the only ones besides myself that actually looked like they had a small clue on what was going on, even I didn't know what was going on really. Rena. I looked at her, she must have know and she hadn't told us anything. Yet I couldn't bring myself to be mad at her, how could I?

"She told you didn't she?" they looked at me and then each other. There really was no point in trying to hide it. And they soon realized that as well.

"You could say that," they answered. What a bunch of, I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself, the other three did no such thing.

"Wait, you knew!" Mai demanded. Always the first to let her emotions get out of hand, I couldn't help by smile a little.

"It was an accident," Bou-san told her, my question, however, was why did Len know.

"And you, how did you know John?" Masako asked him he smiled sheepishly. I felt slightly bad for him, but then again I didn't.

"It was also an accident," he admitted. What was this accident they were talking about? Rena had a lot of explaining to do.

"And what about you, Len?" I asked he looked at me and then Rena. I felt my face harden a little.

"I'm afraid that's confidential," he said I wanted to hit him, these idiots, they knew before I did, what the hell? Okay now that, that outburst was out of the way, time to compose yourself Noll. I took a deep breath.

"Confidential?" I asked he nodded his head.

"If you want to know ask Rena," he told me, why that smug bastard. I turned to the Lin siblings who had finally pulled away, okay now to step into action. I walked towards them and placed a hand on Syaoran's shoulder.

"Glad to see you," I said he smiled at me.

"Same here Noll, I assume you've taken proper care of my sister?" he asked.

"We'll leave it at that," I answered. "Let's get upstairs and we can talk about that there,"

"Let's go," Lin told them. The twins got up and Rena gave me a skeptical look. I followed her gaze and found the female members of SPR looking our way with looks of furry and hurt.

"Let's get back to the base," I told them they hesitated for a moment but Bou-san, John, and Len helped them along. Mai looked over at Lin and he nodded at her. Oh those two were going to give Rena a headache.

I felt a hand grabbed mine and I looked at Rena. I placed a finger against her soft lips.

"If you say your sorry I will bring a dog home," I threatened she wanted to argue but gave up and smiled brightly at me. I felt a strange thump in my chest, it had been a long time since I'd seen that smile. Too long, I realized.

"You two can do that later, we have things to sort out don't we?" Syaoran asked I smirked at him.

"Fine," I answered.

Rena's P.O.V

We'd locked ourselves inside the guys room. I'd explained the whole situation to them, about my suspicion and 'friends' who'd helped me find Syaoran.

"Why didn't you say anything sooner?" Koujo asked.

"You don't really thing that I'd say something that could get me locked in a white room again do you?" I responded, that was true, all my actions had been based on my fear. Syaoran's hand tightened around mine and I gave him a reassuring smile.

"I didn't mean to keep secrets, but this was something I had to do, you can understand can't you Noll?" I asked he looked over at me.

"I do, you went about it the wrong way, but you've always done what you've wanted to," he'd sent the team to pack up after I explained the situation with Veronica.

"Thank you,"

"How are you feeling, Syaoran?" Naru asked him.

"I'm fine," we both were. "Better then how I've been,"

Was it that bad?

No, it wasn't, it doesn't matter anymore

It does matter!

"Would you mind sharing, your conversation?" Koujo asked, we laughed.

"It's nothing," we answered together. How I'd missed doing that. There was a knock on the door.

"We're done packing!" they called from the other side.

"Should we get going?" I asked Naru nodded. We followed them out the door and my phone rang. I picked it up.

"Kazuki's in the hospital," it was Takumi. "He has a gun shot injury," my legs felt weak all of a sudden.

"No," it was barely a whisper. My mind flooded with memories of him, Kazuki who was always good to me. Kazuki who was in a hospital because of me, who could die because of me. The phone fell from my hand.

The weight of the situation finally caught up with me and the ground rushed towards my face. Only that I felt Syaoran fall with me. Looks like neither of us was going to get up any time soon.

The last thing I saw was Naru as he pulled me up into his lap.

"Call an ambulance!" he sounded really worried. I tried to tell him it was okay but the darkness had already pulled me under.

Author's Note: Yeah Syaoran! Yeah Rena and Syaoran! (Stops jumping and looks around)

Where is everyone? Rena? Kazuki? Naru? Syaoran? They went to the hospital didn't they? (sigh) Well you can tune in next time for the final chapter of Hoping for Tomorrow and a possible continuation.

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Eclipse

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