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So before I forget about it. I didn't know what Mai's principal's name or her school is called... So I just made up the names. (Not really though...) But if you guys know the names, please let me know! And now... Please enjoy my second chapter of Where Everything Starts! =P - Jc

POV: Shibuya Kazuya (Noll)

~ Day 1 ~

Lin and I exit out of the SPR building and entered the van just outside. Lin drove the van to the streets and for a moment, I watch the clouds slowly gathering together and create an even bigger clouds, mix with the color of white and grayish-black. I went back to looking at the files that I ask Lin to arrange together from yesterday's client. After staring at the files so intensely, I decide to retire my eyes, and leaned back on my seat.

*Flashback - Yesterday Evening*

*Ringing* The front door bell ring as the door went wide open and a *Slam* as the door close. I look at Lin who I was talking to just a few seconds ago and we both get out off our seat and left my office. Lin greeted the client in the hallway and lead him to another room, I followed along after them. The client was a man around his 50's, well dressed, and had an anxious face, I observe the client.

"Please, take a seat," I said.

The client entered the room and sit down on one of the couch. I walk to the opposite side of the room to another couch and sit down, Lin follow after me and sit on the same couch. I introduce myself and Lin to the client.

"I am Shibuya Kazuya, the manager of Shibuya Psychic Research," I said, "And this person next to me is my assistance, Kouji Lin."

"Uh… *Clear Throat* I'm Hayate Giro, Principal of Shibuya high school… I want to hire you to investigate some strange things happening in the old school building in my school, ...if you're interested to hear my story," He said.

I fold my hands across my chest and leaned back on the couch.

"I'll hear your story," I said.

He look at the ground and had a sorrowful face. He then overlapped both of his hands together and squeeze it tightly.

"...It was- about five years ago, when the abnormal started…" the principal said, "...At the first year, one of our students was doing a project about our school. She get curious about the old building that was off limits for students to enter. She ask permission, which I approve as long as a teacher is with her. After a fews days later, she and a teacher went inside the old building and enter a inner classroom, and to their surprised they found bones of a child and teenager. After they found the bones they heard a voice. "He's coming! He's coming to kill-! Run!" And then, the building started to shake, the teacher and her get out of the building. Luckily, they weren't hurt but the building… half of the building sink below a few inches to the ground. At first they stay silence about the bones or about the suddened voices or anything else. But when they told me, they were already shaking in fear. "He's watching me... every night! He's coming for me!" They would say. Of course, I didn't believe them at all but until that day… The day when both of them disappeared... and found dead a week later…" the principal paused. "Two years has past then, I decided to demolish the old school building since it alright too dangerous to stay any longer. But each time the constructor's attempt to demolish the building... there are always someone getting injured or even worst losing a body part... This is too strange to have so much incidents! I thought that some no good kids are messing around the construction, causing all of this malfunction and injuries... So, I had it tightly watch by guards during the night, but most of the them who stay for the night to watch, they claimed to never ever coming back again. It was like the building was haunted or something. I've been in fears the next two years after... my students start spreading rumors about ghosts inside the old school building. And because of those rumors, I had the feeling student will try to enter the old school building, so I had placed a lock on every door of that building so they won't be able to enter the building. But somehow those kids always manage to enter the building getting hurt in the process... plus seeing a ghost like the most popular rumours going around the school is the woman in white dress... Or a student being found dead inside the old school building, which are both not true, as far as I know of."

"So there are only two deaths, the teacher and the student?" Lin ask him.

"Yes."

"Killed?"

"Oh, no! Forgive me for not clearing it up earlier! They were driven to suicide and the cause of it is unknown. And the only evidence left behind is their suicide note, "To save my heart. I'll drown myself with my own blood." I found it strange that they both have the same suicide notes. So... What do you think, Shibuya-san? Will you take this case?"

I narrow my eyes and place my hands under my cheek and think in deep thought and close my eyes. I want through everything he told me so far and made a decision. I slowly open my eyes and stare right at the principal's eyes.

"I'll accept your case, only to the point of those strange things going around the old school building. Anything outside that boundary is not my concern or any damages that are not relate to the case is not my to account. Accept those terms, then the contract is made," I said.

The principal stayed silenced for a couple of minutes before making a decision.

"O-Of course, I just want to it be done," the principal said, finally.

"Thank you for coming. Please let my assistance Lin, ask you a couple of more question before leaving," I said, standing up.

Lin ask the principal's contact information and other things. I left right after that and went inside my office to look at past files.

*Flashback Ended*

"-listening?" I heard Lin said something.

"Did you say something?" I ask.

"We're here."

I sit up right and look out of the front window of the van and saw the school building getting bigger and bigger as Lin drove the van inside the school ground. It was raining pretty hard, which I careless about. We saw the principal standing outside the school building with the same face he had from yesterday. Lin park the van in front of the principal. And we both get out of the car and open our umbrella and we walk toward the principal.

"Thank you for coming, Shibuya-san," the principal said, and bowed.

Lin and myself bowed back.

"Please, let's go inside," the principal said, leading the way inside the school building.

As I walk toward the school building enters, I felt the feeling of someone was watching me from behind, so I turn around. In one of the school building's classroom, I saw two girls by the window. I narrowed my eyes as she and her friend chat a bit and left afterward. I then turn back around and walk inside the school building.

"Where did you go?" Lin ask, noticing I disappeared a couple a seconds ago.

"Just taking a look at the old school building, that's all," I said.

We went inside the principal's office and discuss the case over again and making sure everything was accounted and that Lin can have it recorded in his laptop.

"Is there anything else you need?" the principal ask.

In deep thought, I look at what Lin wrote down on his laptop and turn to the principal.

"Hayate-san, may I ask for the list of students? There shouldn't be a lot of student's involved."

"Of course, I'll have it handed to you by tomorrow. I hope it isn't too much to wait by than?"

"No… If it's okay, Lin and I would want to investigate and set-up some equipments inside the old school building before night falls."

"Of course, I'll leave it up to you then."

Lin and me left the principal's office.

"Let's go and set the equipment before night fall. I want to go and meet our our little ghost friend," I said.

Lin went and drove the van next to the abandoned building. We spent the less few hours setting the equipments inside the abandoned building. Then, we went around the building getting measurements and temperatures of the building.

"The principal didn't have the blueprint of this building. So, I'll made an blueprint of the first and second floor and the substance of the ground floor of this building," Lin said, as I hand him a file of papers.

He look at the files and start to type and click away on his laptop.

'This will take awhile...' I sigh and walk outside for a fresh air.

I went and leaned on the front door of the building, deep in thought. When suddenly but slowly the lights of the moon shine down on me after the clouds clear up the sky. Then, a *Boom* of someone or something dropped to the ground inside the old school building. I run inside.

"Lin!" I yelled.

"Uh... I'm fine," he said, weakly.

"What happened here?"

"N-Nothing... Just a piece of wood hit my head…" Lin said, holding his bleeding head.

I look up the ceiling and at the ground where the piece of wood lay.

'That isn't from the ceiling…' I pick up the piece of wood, examining it thoroughly.

"We need to take you to a hospital," I said, after I place the piece of wood on top of the table.

"Hehehe!" A low but icey laugh filled the room.

Lin and I alertly look around. The building shake intensely, as windows rattles, furnitures and other object made the sounds of creaking sound. I didn't have a second thought of the solution, I just wanted to take Lin out of this building. I quickly helped Lin stand up to his feet and exit out of the building. The moment we both exit, a big *ka-boom!* came behind us. The other half of the building collapses to pieces, and a gigantic dust cloud came rising to the sky and covered the school grounds with dust and the smell of something rotten.

*coughing* (Repeatingly)

'Hmmm... For it to act so violently and show what it can do so early, means only one thing... It isn't afraid to do its worse or afraid to force us to leave,' I thought.

The dust circle around the school ground and quickly calm down. When suddenly a figure came running toward the school ground and look around.

'Hm? Isn't that one of the girls from early? What is that girl think-' I said, before she suddenly collapses to the ground.

"Noll, go help that girl... My wound isn't that deep just that I won't be able to stand up for a while," Lin point to the direction of the collapsed girl.

I nod and left Lin sitting in the back of the van resting. I then walk toward the girl.

POV: Taniyama Mai

*Mai's Second Dream*

'Uh... where am I?' I said, blindly.

When I opened my eyes, it was super bright causing my eyes to squeeze it.

"Don't push yourself," a male voice said.

I turn my head to my left side and jump away from the man who was holding me.

"I'm s-sorry!" I said, apologetically.

The man smiled warmly at me and slowly stand up. I stare at the man who is still smiling at me, wanting to say something but i was too stan, to how gorgeous his bluish-greyish eye color, black hair, and fairly skin color. He was also wearing all black clothes. Then, I notice white orbs floating around and rising to the sky.

"W-what are those?" I ask, out loud.

"Those are spirits," he said.

"Spirits?"

"Yes, t- s-rit- -f -e -."

"Huh? I'm sorry, I can't hear you- Wait! Come back!" I yell out, as he turn around and walk away smiling.

"Hey, wake up!" The similar voice of the man I was talking to early called from out of nowhere.

*Dream Ended*

"Hey, can you hear me?" The voice said again.

I slowly opened my eyes and there he was the same man from my dream! But then, i notice something different about the man here and the man in my dream... The man here is filled with so much pain and full of sadness on his eyes, like he lost something important in the past. While in my dream he was warm and kind, like a mother caring for her child. Then, I heard him sigh.

"Are you stupid or something?" he said, as he stand up to his feet and look away from me.

'W-what the he- ah! I know it! He isn't like the guy in my dream but... why did I dream of him? I don't even know him!' I thought annoyingly.

"Hey, you. You're a student here, right?"

"Yeah..." I said, 'And I have a name!'

"Go home," he said, emotionless.

He then, sighted like he just waste his time coming here.

'Ah! W-What's with this guy's attitude?!' I thought.

I stand up to my feet and noticing the same van from early in the day, as I peek behind the rude guy in front of me. I then saw another man sitting in the back of the van.

"Uh… What happened to him?"

"What of him?" he stare at me coldly.

"Uh… N-Nothing… He seems hurt… Will he be alright?" I notice from a far that the man's head was bleeding.

He stayed silence and start to walk away from me. But stop a few feet away and ask for my name.

"I'm Taniyama Mai, fir-"

"I only ask for your name."

I frowned angrily.

"So? When are you planning to go away?"

"Excuse me?"

"I'm asking you, when are you going to leave? Your very existence here is disrupting my work."

'My god! He is the first person I ever met with an narcissistic attitude! Thinking only of himself! I'll never want to meet this guy ever again! Even though he looks good' I thought, blushingly.

"Leave or I'll make you leave myself."

"Oh, that's it! I'm going home!" I finally, snap.

I stomp away from him and head home.

POV: Shibuya Kazuya (Noll)

'Taniyama Mai...' I thought, and walk back to the van where Lin is.

"She seems okay… By the way, you treated her," Lin said.

"She's like a monkey," I sight.

"Hm?"

"That girl is like a monkey, pointing her noise somewhere it shouldn't belong."

Lin turn his head away but I know he's laughing because I also call a certained someone, we both know a monkey… Someone really close to me… That night, Lin was taken away to the hospital. And I decide to sleep inside the van.

~ Day 2 ~

When morning rise, I went back inside the old school building to collect the datas that was recorded throughout the night. I went back to the van and start to listen to the audio and watch some of the videos.

"Wow! I didn't know you own this many expensive stuff," a familiar female voice said.

I sigh in irritation and turn around. Yes… It is her again.

"You don't understand what it means to stay away do you? Or is it because you don't understand Japanese that well?" I said, coldly.

"Now, now you two… We don't have to be all pump up early in the morning, do we?" the principals voices came in the middle of the pointless argument between me and the girl.

"Principal!" she said, "What are you doing here?"

"Just dropping by to tell Shibuya-san here, I hired some other people with this case. Not that I don't true you or anything… I just thought that you might need some help… after what happened to your assistance…" the principal hand me a file of papers.

"I appreciate your concern," I said, trying to hide my annoyed tone.

"Now, Taniyama-kun?" he went talk to her.

"The bell just ring a few minutes ago," he smile at her.

"Ah! T-The bell rang already?!" She panic.

While I sigh and look through the files of papers. I tease her, "No wonder you're dumb. You don't even get to class early."

She heard me loud and clear. She stick her tongue out at me and start to run toward the school building. After she was gone, the principal turn back to me and told me that she lost both of her parents in an early age with no relatives to take care of her. The school has been covering everything for her education and is currently living with her teacher.

"She was so happy and grateful… but at the same time she felt guilty for the kindness the school has given her," he said.

"Why are you telling me this?" I ask him.

The principal sigh, "Oh, I don't know. I just thought I saw someone who has the same similar eyes as she," he smiled at me, and walk away.

I get up and stare at the sky, remembering my childhood.

Author's Note/Message:

I hope everyone enjoy this chapter! And just let me know about anything! ^_^ -Jc