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Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt.

"I didn't tell on you!" Mai started backing away and broke out into a run.

"Mai-chan…" she heard the girl trail off from the room but then she growled, "TRAITOR!"

Taking that as a cue for danger, Mai desperately ran down some stairs where she saw a door with light streaming through. 'The front door!' Mai thought, filling with hope. She ran towards it.

"Mai."

The girl appeared in front of Mai instantly. Mai staggered back and almost tripped. She turned her back on the girl and started running in the other direction. Mai ran and ran. Her heart was racing and her breathing became heavy.

Mai ran into a hallway where there was only one door. 'Maybe if I should turn back…' Mai thought but from the hallway, she heard faint scratching sounds and steps coming from somewhere near.

"Mai-chan… Come back!" the voice echoed, "I won't hurt you. I promise."

Desperately, Mai ran towards the door and slammed it closed. She fell to the floor and started gasping for her breath. Mai looked up and realized the room was dark. Getting to her feet, she felt around the wall searching for a light switch. Finally she found it and when she switched the lights on… the girl's hand was on top hers.

Mai did the only thing her body could manage. She screamed.

Everyone was watching Mai curiously when suddenly, Mai's breathing became erratic. It was like that for a while when suddenly Mai seemed to stop breathing altogether. To make sure, Lin listened for her breath.

"She's not breathing," he announced then he took her pulse, "And her pulse is too quick."

"W--" Naru started to say but then was cut off by Mai starting to breathe erratically again.

Mai kept breathing irregularly but after a minute or so, she started calming down. Everyone was watching her, not talking as if she might combust if they made a sound. It was silent except for Mai's shallow breaths when Mai started screaming bloody murder. Which it probably was.

"Mai!" Naru called her name, "Mai, wake up! Mai!"

Mai wouldn't wake up. Naru continued calling her name.

"Her hand," Masako said holding Mai's hand up, "It's colder than the rest of her arm and it has a shadow on it but it's slowly creeping up her arm."

Bou-san started chanting. John started praying. Mai kept screaming.

Ayako pushed through and slapped Mai like she did during that Labyrinth case. Mai immediately sat up. No one said anything for a while. Mai kept staring ahead of her, not moving.

"Mai?" Naru waved his hand in front of her, "Mai. Mai, can you hear me?"

Mai grabbed Naru's hand by the wrist.

"She's here," she whispered. Her tone sounded strained and frantic. Her eyes filled with tears.

Everyone's heads whipped around to where Mai was looking which revealed… nothing.

"Mai, what are you talking about?" Bou-san asked her still looking for any sign of a ghost, "There's nothing there."

"Huh?" Mai finally tore her gaze away from the nothing she was staring at, "What are you talking about?! She's there!"

Naru glanced at Masako. Masako looked back and shook her head.

"There's nothing there," Masako said out loud.

"Lin, check the cameras," Naru ordered Lin. Lin left.

When he came back, he said, "Nothing. Everything's normal."

"What are you talking about?!" Mai demanded crazily, "SHE'S THERE! HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE HER?!"

"Mai…" Ayako spoke up, "There's nothing there."

Mai didn't seem to listen to her. She continued staring at the empty space.

"Stop this!" she said but she wasn't looking at anyone in particular.

More silence.

"Shut up! SHUT UP!" Mai screamed and clutched her head.

"Mai," Naru nudged her, "Mai, come with me. I need to talk to you."

MAI POV.

I felt someone slap me. I woke up and I immediately felt her presence. I sat up immediately. Everyone was silent but that only emphasized her presence. There she was, standing right in front of me. I couldn't move. The girl's face was absolutely… normal. However, the fact that it was normal scared me. The only thing about it was that her eyes looked bloodshot.

"Why, hello Mai-chan," she giggled, "Isn't it great? We get to be friends in your world too!"

"Mai?" I vaguely heard Naru as waved his hand in front of my face, "Mai. Mai, can you hear me?"

I grabbed Naru's wrist to stop him.

"She's here," I whispered. I didn't even realize how frantic I was until I talked and my eyes filled with tears.

Everyone's heads whipped around but they didn't panic. How couldn't they? She was right there!

"Mai, what are you talking about?" Bou-san asked me, his eyes darting back and forth completely missing her, "There's nothing there."

"Huh?" I finally stopped staring at the girl, "What are you talking about?! She's there!"

"They can't see me," she said sadly at first then continued cheerfully, "You and I are the only ones that can interact. Sounds fun, right?"

Her face became distorted as it settled on an utterly disgusting expression. Her eyebrows were scrunched together in anger. The girl's eyes were wide and crazed. Her mouth widened into a smile. But it was too wide for her face and it revealed her teeth which were something you'd definitely expect from a monster. As quickly as it changed, her face changed back. My eyes narrowed.

"Not even the dolly can see me," she told me coming closer by a step, "See? That handsome one just glanced at her. She just shook her head."

"There's nothing there," Masako said out loud.

"Told you so," the girl said in a sing song-y voice.

"Lin, check the cameras," Naru ordered Lin. I heard Lin's footsteps as he left.

When he came back, he said, "Nothing. Everything's normal."

"What are you talking about?!" I demanded crazily, "SHE'S THERE! HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE HER?!"

"Mai…" Ayako spoke up, "There's nothing there."

I didn't want to hear it. No, this can't possibly happen to me. No! No… Her face distorted again.

"That's what you get for being a tattle tale," she growled at me then she changed back, "Let's both be good girls from now on, ok?"

"Stop this!" I said staring right at her.

"No can do, Mai-chan," she taunted me, "You see, you and I, we're different. You're weak and I'm strong. I don't get how you survived though I died eons ago. That will all end soon. Then you can face my darkness."

"Shut up! SHUT UP!" I screamed and clutched my head in hopes of drowning out her words.

"Mai," Naru nudged me, "Mai, come with me. I need to talk to you."

I stood up shakily and Bou-san steadied me but I just shook off his arm. I took one last look at that girl whose face had distorted once again but this time she didn't look as angry. She just stared at me.

"Enjoy your time while you have it, Mai," she warned me, "I'll snatch it out from under you and I'll make sure you suffer from it."

After that, she disappeared and I turned my back on her.

Woooo! Crazy, huh? If you haven't guessed already, when the girl talks in italics, she looks normal. When she talks in bold and italics, that means her face is distorted and angry. When she talks in just bold, that means her face is just distorted. Not necessarily angry. So, what do you think?