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Chapter 2

At the SPR Office

Naru was very annoyed. Mai was late. She should have been there an hour ago. Everyone one else was there, but her.

"Does she know she had to come in today?" John asked.

"Do you think that she's alright?" Masako asked

"I've tried her cell phone 10 times and can't get a hold of her." Yasuhara entered the room and informed them.

"I'm beginning to worry. Does anyone know where she lives?" Ayako asked. "Naru, you must have her address here on file along with her home number."

"I have her old address and number, but she moved a few months ago and never updated the paper work." Naru said coolly.

"I know where she lives. I've been there a bunch of times to study and hangout." Yasuhara told them. "It's pretty nice a very high class building. Her guardian made her move. Something about her being an heiress and should at least live at a decent place."

They team members stared at him. They didn't know any of this.

"Wait Mai's an heiress?" Ayako asked.

"Her guardian made her move? Why would her teacher to that?" Monk asked

"Well her teacher technically isn't her guardian. It's this lawyer who handled her family's business and personal affairs. She just doesn't like him and lived with her teacher and then on her own. Her family is loaded." Yasuhara explained.

This was news to everyone. Even Lin and Naru were surprised by these revelations. They didn't know anything about Mai's family and past except that she was an orphan.

Lin's phone rang. He answered it. "It's Madoka. She wants me to put on speaker phone. She says it's important." Lin set his phone on the table. "Go ahead Madoka we're listening."

"It's Mai. She's in the hospital." She cried. Everyone stiffened. "It was horrible. Martina and Luella saw her potential yesterday and wanted to see if she could find Gene. They gave her one of his shirts and then she started to vomit blood and have a seizure."

"They did what?" Naru yelled he was pissed. "How did they see Mai's potential?"

"There was an assembly yesterday and Mai did the test with the train. She made it go so fast that it crashed from the track and burst into flames. I've never seen that happen!" Naru was so angry that he was shaking. His parents had gone behind his back and now Mai was in the hospital.

They rushed out of there and to the hospital. They made their way to Mai's room. It sounded like she was arguing with someone. Luella and Madoka were outside the room listening.

"What's going on?" Naru asked

"Martin is in there trying to apologize and that man is threatening to press charges. He's so angry. Mai is trying to tell him to stop." Madoka said. She looked like she had been crying.

Naru made his way into the room. "Can I help anyone?" everyone looked at him now.

"Naru? What are you doing here?" Mai asked looking confused

"To visit my assistant in the hospital." He answered. "I heard what happened and I don't think this yelling is good for Mai. Father please leave and take mother back to the hotel." Martin left and the rest of the team came in.

"Hey guys." Mai smiled weakly. She had dark circle under eyes and was still a little paler than usual.

"Mai, I'm so sorry!" Madoka cried.

"It's fine, don't worry about it." Mai tried to reassure her.

"It's not fine. You are in the hospital because of those people!" the man yelled again.

"I told you to stop saying that! It wasn't their fault. I said yes didn't I? It's my fault if anyone's." Mai argued back

"Fine then, if you want to be held responsible then you have to accept the consequences. You are moving back and going to boarding school. No more of this job and living on your own and definitely no more of this paranormal talk." He threatened.

"You can't do that! I won't go. I can have you fired! I'm not so stupid that I can't gather the share holders and make have you thrown out." Mai said darkly. This last argument made her guardian stop. He had been defeated.

The group began to ask Mai question about what had happened. She told them about the day before. Naru asked her if she saw anything and she shook her head.

"It's so weird. I think I did, but I just can't remember. I can see is a flash and everything blurs. I'm sorry. Who did the t shirt belong to anyways?"

"It was Gene's." Naru answered. Mai looked shocked by this news and turned away from the group.

"I see." Her voice as tears began to form. She felt bad that she had let them down and they still knew nothing that could locate Gene. Ayako quickly changed the subject. She asked when Mai would be allowed to leave and come back to school and work. Her guardian spoke up now.

"I will be taking Mai away for a vacation. She needs rest and fresh air. So we are going to her summer house."

"You guys should comet too! It would be fun. I get so lonely up there. I have to resort to talking to my horses. The place is huge so we have plenty of room." The guardian who they still hadn't been introduced to didn't seem to like this, but said nothing.

"We accept your offer." Naru said before anyone else could react. Everyone was very surprised by this. Naru didn't take vacations unless forced to.

"Great! We leaving when I get out of here and that will be in two days. You guys can come when you want to. Everything will be ready for you." Mai smiled she seemed to get some of her enthusiasms back. Her guardian on the other hand was scowling. He was not happy about this. Something was going on. The team suspected. Why else would Naru agree to go and the guardian would be so unhappy about it. They would just have to wait and see what happened next.

On the way up (the SPR team)

"So what's the deal with Mai and her guardian?" Masako asked the other team members. They were in Ayako's car. Monk was driving though.

"The man gives me the creeps. What was with that look he gave us?" Ayako grimaced in the passenger seat.

"I don't like him. I think he's hiding something and then Naru accepted before anyone else could say a thing." Monk's grip on the wheel tightened.

"Hey Yasu, you know about Mai's family. Maybe you can explain." John asked.

"Well I only knew a little bit. What Mai told me, but after that confrontation I did some research." Yasuhara pulled out his laptop and began to read from his notes. "Mai's mother was the heiress to the Suzushima Empire. She got married and had Mai. Her husband died when Mai was still very young. She died and Mai was left in the care of the Suzushima's family head, her grandfather. But he was very old and sickly so he had a trustee take care of the company and then appointed a lawyer as guardian for Mai. Mai's grandfather died and Mai became the sole heir, but her trustee will remain in charge until her twenty-first birthday. Since she is living on her own, her guardian is still responsible for her. She had to move because the trustee wanted to see where she was living so her guardian made her move. Mai says he could careless what she does or what happens to except for the trustee who will hold him responsible."

"That's sad. Mai having to be around that man." Masako said.

"Yeah, losing your parents isn't bad enough having to be taken care of by a jerk." Monk said darkly.

"I think Naru is on to something. We'll have to see what." Ayako said.

At the house

The rest of the team followed behind Naru and Lin. They were driving on back dirt roads now. They caught view of the mansion and drove up the long driveway. It was a large stone house with large windows. The grounds were well kept. There was a fountain out front with gardens. A few miles away, there was a large lake. They had driven on a bridge over it. The place overall seemed kind of creepy. The spindly trees had moss that hung from them. The entire place was eerily quiet. Even the town nearby was desolate and unfriendly. They had stopped for a bathroom break at this small general store. The people seemed to scowl at them. They did not want them there at all. This was too similar to those horror films, when the friends go on a trip and the town hides a secret and then kills the friends.

Mai came running out of the house and into a group hug. "I'm so glad you guys are here. We can go riding and exploring all day if you like." She was so excited. It was clear of unhappy she was being there.

"Mai, don't you think you should show them all to their rooms first?' her guardian came out. "I don't believe we were introduced before. I'm Tadashi Kei."

"Oh we know who you are." Yasuhara said in a rather sly manner. "So Mai, can you show us where we'll be sleeping?" He brushed past Tadashi and took Mai's hand as she eagerly dragged him to his room. Yasuhara grabbed Masako's arm and John ran after them. The teenagers laughed as they ran into the house and up the stairs.

"Don't worry the servants will get your bags. I have a few rules for you. I hope that you will inform the rest of your party of them." He said coldly and complete change from his early demeanor. "I don't want anyone to start asking Mai too many questions. She is still in a delicate condition. I don't want you snooping around either. We do not like outsiders here and I will not hesitate to have you thrown out if any of these rules are violated." He turned and left them. Naru seemed to glare as the Tadashi walked away.

"What a total jerk. I can see why Mai doesn't like coming here with him." said Ayako.

"Yeah poor Mai, having to be stuck here and with all these cold unfriendly people, no wonder she can deal with Naru and Lin so well." Monk added.

Naru and Lin shot Monk a look before all four of them followed the butler who would lead them to their rooms.

They made their way up the stairs and down the hallway. They could hear the laughter of Mai and the others. Mai and Masako's rooms were adjoining. So were Yasuhara and John's which were right across the hall. Ayako and Monk's room was further down the hall and across from them was Lin and Naru's rooms.

"Hey Mai!" Yasuhara yelled across the hall.

"Yeah?" she yelled back.

"Do you have a pool? Or can we swim in the lake?" he asked.

"We have a pool and no we can't swim in the lake. It's really creepy there." she answered.

"Really? Why do you say that?" Masako asked "Do you sense something?"

"Well sort of. I just get really weird vibes from that place. This place in general gives me the creeps." She explained. "oh I should probably introduce to the other guests here." Mai giggled and ran off.

"Other guests?" John asked. Masako and Yasuhara shrugged.

Mai came running back into the room with two cats. The one was a large black one with green eyes and the other was a tiny pure white kitten with blue eyes. "This is Snook and this one is Sparky."

"Aww they're so cute!" Masako squealed. She took Sparky from Mai. He purred as she stroked his head.

"What going on over here?" Monk came in. "So I thought we were going to go exploring?"

"If you guys are all settled in now we can go riding now." Mai led them out to the stables behind the house.

It was a large barn like structure. There were about 10 horses to choose from. One horse was pregnant and there were a couple foals.

Mai and the groom led the horses out to the corral. The SPR team looked suspiciously at the horses. Only Masako, John, and Yasuhara had any riding experience. Ayako, Monk, Naru, and Lin had none. Mai was surprised when Lin and Naru agreed to come along. She was surprised that they were here period.

Friendly trips just did not seem like a thing Naru would do. Lin was probably here because of Naru. She decided not to question it and just concentrate on having a good time with everyone.

"Ok so you guys need to know a few things when it comes to riding." Mai explained the basics and told them not to be too aggressive their first time. If they wanted to go off they had to do it with a partner. "You guys don't have to worry about your horses. They're all Arabian Stallions and very well trained. Just respect them and they will respect you." She mounted her horse and so did the others with ease. Ayako accepted the help of the groom and the men struggled to get up. Mai almost laughed when she looked at Naru and Lin. Lin who was so tall got one of the larger horses. He seemed to have a strained look on his face. Naru managed to get on his horse, but seemed to have a permanent scowl on his face.

"Yey Ha!" Monk yelled as he raised his cowboy hat in the air. "Let's do this!" and they headed out of the corral.

I don't know much about horses. So please excuse my lack of details and the stuff I just made up. Well I hope I didn't rush things too much. I wanted to get the plot going and not drag out the beginning. Hope you like it. Please review.