Disclaimer:

~ I don't own Ghost Hunt or any characters developed by Fuyumi Ono & Shiho Inada! (Manga Version) ~

Arthur's Message:

Hello, everyone! I finally have finished chapter IX. Okay, I'll leave you alone now. Enjoy! -Jc

~ Present Time ~

"Gomenasai, I hope I didn't keep you waiting, have I?" an old and kind voice said out of nowhere.

"Not at all, Ma'am," I said, greeting her in.

She walk toward the opposite side, where there's another couch, "My name is Keli."

"Shibuya Kazuya."

"Mr. Shibuya, how can I assist you?"

"I'm from Shibuya Psychic Research and I came to ask you a favor," I take a sip from my cup of tea.

"A favor? May I ask, what it is?" Her hands on her lap tighten.

"Would you come to Shibuya High School."

"S-Shibuya High School…?" Her voice crack a bit and she became speechless.

Her expression shows deep fear. And that reminded me of the expression of the principal of Shibuya High School, who desperately tried to hid something more sinners than what he spit out.

Although, I could see with my own eyes that there's something she knows that I want to know. I just felt that I shouldn't say anything at all. So, I patiently wait for her answer. And eventually, I notice her face alleviate to a more gentle and less painful expression.

"C-Could it be about... Jiro Handa?" she said, noticing her voice become cold as she say his name.

"If it was- Will you still follow me back to school?"

~ Meanwhile at the school - Shibuya High School ~

POV: NONE

"Hey, I'm back!" Brown sneak behind the group.

"What heck, John!" Takigawa said, looking a bit shock, "We didn't come up with any ideas after you left. And Naru just left us doing the thinking…"

"Where did Naru send you to go to anyway?" Matsuzaki ask, feeling a bit curious.

"Sorry about just leaving without saying anything..." John apologized, having a slit smile on his face. "I really needed to rash to Kyoto and get-"

"That doll… Is it what I think it is..." Hara said, and pause.

"Oh, you noticed? This is a special doll that can trap spirits..." his tune became serious and cautious, "So…" looking around, "Where's Naru? He hasn't return yet?"

"No, he won't return until later tonight," Lin join the group.

"Mr. Lin, aren't you suppose to be hospitalized?" Matsuzaki ask.

"...I got the ok from the doctor this morning…"

"I see… Hopefully she's willing to help us with this plan…" Brown frown.

"What plan?" Takigawa ask.

"Hey, don't tell me you guys made a plan without telling us?!" Matsuzaki said, angry.

"Eh? Wait, Mr. Lin you didn't tell them?" Brown said, surprise.

"Apparently, Naru didn't want anyone to know until he returns, he isn't sure if she agree to do it or not. He also add in some other reasons but, I doubt anyone of you would find it pleasing to hear," Lin said, plainly.

"That bastard… Hey, John just summarize it than…" Takigawa said, piss off.

"Well… You see, Shibuya and I were discussing to how to deal this unknown identity and I remembered-…" Brown explain the solution to the group.

~ 15 - 30 minutes later... ~

"...I see," Takigawa said, after Brown finish his explanation.

"But, the only problem that the doll maker told me was… That it needs a source or some kind of acceptance from the evil spirit."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Jiro need to accept the doll. The doll will produce the image he desire the most. And for the sealing to be complete, he must strongly see and believe that the doll he is seeing is real. That is his desire," Hara explain.

"That make sense…?"

'That is if she decide not to come here,' Brown paused, 'Yeah, the original plan wasn't to seal Jiro inside a doll. The doll was original a backup if the first plan fail. Shibuya already had another plan before I mention about the doll… Which need her to be involved. Hopefully, at Shibuya's side things are going smoothly…'

Brown stare up to the sky. The sky blue sky slowly turn crimson red- orange color.

"It's getting late…" Matsuzaki said, worry.

She glance at the direction of the sun as it came closer to the horizon. As 10 minutes became an hour, everyone became impatient. When suddenly, Lin's cell phone start to ring.

Ring~ Rrring~ Ring~ Ri-

"Unknown…?" He read the name out loud, " Hello? ...Hold on for a second," Lin walk away from the group and head toward the other side of the old school building.

"Seriously, I'm getting a bad feeling that something bad is going to happen near in the future... Real bad..." Takigawa said, frowning.

"I also feel the same way…" Brown said, and the group nod in agreement.

"Let's go inside the old school building," Lin said, as he walk back to the group, "Naru just told me to tell you all to begin the preparation."

"What preparation?" Matsuzaki ask.

"Just follow me and do exactly what I and Brown tell you to do," Lin nod to Brown.

Brown's eyes widen up and nod back, 'Guess we need to work fast and quiet tonight…'

The group follow Lin to the van and gather everything inside and head inside the old school building.

~ Inside the old school building - F2 ~

"Phew… I think this is the last one," Brown said.

"I believe so…" Lin check everything in place.

"I don't get it, though... How is this going to help us capture Jiro?" Matsuzaki ask.

"You don't have to worry how it going to work," Naru's voice came out of nowhere.

"Naru?!" Everyone said, in shocking.

"What took you so long?" Hara went up to Naru, "And is she…?" she look behind Naru.

"Looks like she denied you, Naru. And what do you mean by I don't need to know how it's going to work?" Matsuzaki annoy.

"I don't know who's this she you are referring to. And you won't be here when it will happen anyway," Naru said, walking toward Lin.

"What?"

"Sigh… Just go outside and be a decoy while I, Lin, Brown, and probably Takigawa will stay in here doing the hard parts," Naru pick up the doll and hand a small piece of paper to both of Lin and Brown, "So, move out- Like… Right now."

'Why was I a probably?' Takigawa thought.

Both Lin and Brown grab the small paper off Naru's hand and read it.

"Wait, hold on! You expect me to sit and fool around?" Matsuzaki snap.

"Miss. Matsuzaki… please just go along with his plan one more time? Miss. Hara?" Brown said, with a serious look.

For a long time, Matsuzaki look at Brown and sigh.

"As long it'll help get Mai back," she said, sounding a bit sad.

Brown look toward Hara for her answers.

"I prefer to be outside… I think I'll be in the way- Besides, I want to help Mai, but it's impossible for me to reach her…" Hara take a quick glance toward Naru, who was lying back on the wall.

Matsuzaki start to walk out the door and glare at Naru, "You better not mess this up again."

Hara follow after her and as she pass Naru by, she whisper something that only Naru could hear. Which rise Naru's eyes up and his eye follow Hara out the door.

Takigawa shrug, "I think I should accompany them like a gentleman. Don't want anything bad to happen to those two young ladies, right? And probably I'll join you guys later on," and follow after Hara and Matsuzaki.

"What's wrong, Naru?" Lin whisper.

"Nothing…" Naru turn his head, "Let's start the show."

"Then, I'm heading to the next room and start on other preparation," Lin start to walk outside the door, when he stop right at the door and turn around facing Naru, "Naru, please don't use it again. Or, I have no choice, but to inform you parents and we'll return to England without finding him, got it?"

"...I'll keep it in mind," Naru sigh, 'But I won't return to England until I find him.'

After Lin left, Takigawa return.

"So, what's up?" Takigawa ask.

"Brown, give him that to dress up," Naru point at a box.

"But, isn't that…" Brown said, confuse.

Brown walk to the box and pick it up.

"Go change into that," Naru said, again.

"Okay?" Takigawa grab the box off Brown and went to another room to change.

~ Two Hours Later... ~

POV: Taniyama Mai

"Mai… He's coming. You don't have to worry anymore… You'll be alright," a male voice whispers in the dark.

"N-Naru? Is that you?" I open my eyes and sit up straight.

My surrounding become blurry for a while, but I could figure out that there were lights- small tiny lights moving around. And for some reason the background was so dark, just like in my dream when I meet Naru. I try to stand up, but my whole body aches. I push the pain aside because, I really don't have time to worry about my body right now.

"Big sister Mai, are you okay?" I hear a little boy's voice.

I turn around and it was Lucio. Kimo was next to him looking at me with a worry look.

"Mai, are you okay?" Kimo ask.

"Y-Yes… At the moment, I think," I reply, "Uh… Where are we?"

Both Lucio and Kimo look at each other and said, "In your dream…"

"In my dream? Oh, I see… I'm dreaming right now- Wait, how are you guys here in my dream than?!"

"Hehehe… Big sister Mai, you shouldn't be too surprise. Or, have you forgotten that both my older sister and me are spirits? This is one way we can communicate to regular people- in their dreams. It's pretty cool doing it. Oh, and I can also-"

"Lucio…" Kimo glare at Lucio with smile.

"Ops… Sorry, big sister Mai... I'll stop talking now…"

"It's okay, Lucio," I said, smiling, 'H-He's quite knowledgeable about this… despises his a ghost himself…' I thought, surprise.

"Mai… Mai… Mai…" Naru's gentle and caring voice came out of nowhere once again.

I get up to my feet and look around, but he wasn't around.

"Mai?" Kimo call for me.

"Sorry, what was that?" I try to focus on what Kimo is saying.

"Mai," she look at me with a sad face, "I think me and my younger brother made a big mistake and believe you should know why we chose you to help us…" she look at Lucio, who also have a sad face, "I-"

"I think you're in much more in danger than we are, big sister Mai!" Lucio cut off Kimo's sentence.

"...What do you mean?" I ask, cautiously and take a sit on the ground.

"Lucio, let me explain this to her, please?" Kimo look at Lucio.

Lucio nod and silently sit next to me.

"Mai, we siblings made a foolish idea. We- no, I thought that after carefully observing and contacting you… You could help us escape away from our past and pass on," Kimo hold my hand, "So- I thought you can help us help Jiro to pass on or something! I don't want him to suffer anymore… I know it doesn't make sense but believe me! I never thought he'll go so far to do all those!" Kimo cry.

"Big sister Kimo, what are you talking about?! He killed you!" Lucio said, furiously.

"Because I deserve it!"

"What do you mean by that?" I ask.

"N-Nothing! Just forget what I just said…" she breath in air and slowly release it out, "A-Anyway, Let's go Lucio! Let's go find Mai's friends," she said, in a cheerful voice.

Lucio get up and hold on to Kimo's hand.

"See you later, big sister Mai!"

"W-Wait-!" I shout, but both Lucio and Kimo were already gone, 'How the heck am I going to wake up?!'

For a long time, I wander off around in my dream, when I saw a house that I can't recognize and Naru sitting down on a stool just outside the house.

"Naru?" I said, in doubt.

Naru look up and smile at me, for some reason it made me happy that he smiled at me. It made me feel more relax and calm.

"Naru, can you help me leave here? The funny thing is I can't wake up from this dream," I laugh.

Naru get up and said something I couldn't hear.

"Naru, I can't hear you…"

He came much closer to me and grab my hands.

'Close your eyes, Mai…' I hear Naru's voice in my head.

Without any doubts, I close my eyes and felt this strong breeze blow through me.

'You can open your eyes now,' Naru said, after a long silence.

I slowly open my eyes and show the layout of the old school building. And there were something strange about this layout. There were less white orbs inside and outside the old school building than before.

"What happen to the all the white orbs?" I ask Naru.

"It's all thanks to your friends, Mai. Especially, that young lady with a kimono dress," Naru whisper.

'Lady with a kimono dress…? (pause) Oh, he mean Masako!' I thought, "But, Naru why did you call, Masako young lady with a kimono dress? Aren't you the one who hired her?"

He smile at me again and suddenly his eye look serious just like the Naru I know. His head turn to another direction and simply said, "Sorry, Mai… But, it's time to go. You're in da-..." his voice faint away.

And everything went pitch black… again.

'I serious want Naru to answer my question….'

~ Faint ~

POV: None

~ Old School Building: Somewhere ~

"Keli, just you wait… I'll make you look beautiful like back then," an old harsh male voice said, in the darkness.

He flip up a switch, which turns on a light-bulb. The light-bulb flashes a dim light at the center of a dark room. Although, it's a dark room, you could estimate how big it was, possibly fit in around 32 students inside. And at the center of the room, where the light is being light up. There's a unconsciousness girl lying on the ground. Her hands were tied behind her and her legs were tied together with each other. The man slowly walk toward the center with a small knife on one hand and the other a marker.

'Let's get started…' he thought, as he reach the center of the room and smile with excitements.

He turn the girl over so her face, face the light above. He outline the girl's face with the marker he was holding on to, slowly and marking around the face. Just then, Lucio enter the room just to double check on Mai and found the man that look like the one who shot him, slowly marking Mai's face. He rash next to Mai and angrily look at the man.

"You're disgusting! Leave Big sister Mai alone!" Lucio yell in the man's ear.

But the man ignore Lucio and continued to mark, until he reach for his knife.

"Time for the finale~" he sing.

Lucio, who was still in the room, look around to find something to stop the man. And saw something on one shelf of the room and try to pick it up but couldn't. His hands just went through on the solid objects.

'What should I do? What should I do?! Big sister Kimo went out to find Big sister Mai's friends! Compare to Big sister Kimo… She's the only one who can move objects!' Lucio panick.

Lucio starts to cry and helpless watch as the man slowly and gently press the blade of the knife at the Mai's face. And a tiny drip of blood rush down the her face, which wake her up. Mai was about to scream when the man shove a cloth inside her mouth.

"Oh, how I wish to hear your beautiful scream~ But, we can't have your pesky friends finding where we are, you know," he pin Mai down tight and begin cutting her face again.

Mai scream in pain and struggle to move.

"I won't move too much if I'm you, sweet heart~ You'll ruin Keli's new face," the man said, laughing.

But, then Lucio couldn't take seeing Mai suffer anymore and desperately try to move the object toward the man again. And this time the object accelerate toward the man and hit his head. While the man's head slowly bleeding blood, the man turn around and angrily sneer at Lucio.

"Lucio, was it?" the man's body slowly move as if an evil spirit trying to exit out the man's body.

And the man fell down to the ground motionless. Lucio quickly retreat and start to run out the room. The evil spirit steadily chase after Lucio. As Lucio run through the hallways, he bump into Kimo.

"Lucio?! What's wrong?" she ask.

"Big sister Kimo, no time! Just run!" he grab her hand and pull her forward.

"What's going on?"

"Jiro is chasing me."

"Lucio, what did you do?!"

"I was just trying to protect big sister Mai from him! Anyway, have you find big sister Mai's friends, yet?"

"I have. They both split into two different groups. One group are outside and the others are right outside a classroom nearby."

"Lucio! Where are you? You little insect!" Lucio and Kimo heard Jiro's voice.

"Big sister lead the way to them! I think they can help us with this!"

"O-Okay, this way," she said, a bit worry.

Kimo lead Lucio to the classroom and just like what she said, they were outside the classroom. As Lucio get closer to the three man standing outside talking.

"Hey, Naru… Why in the world do I have to wear this?!" the first man with a ponytail said.

Another man giggle silently.

"John…" the first man stare.

"S-Sorry, Mr. Takigawa!" John stop laughing.

The last man sigh and suddenly look at the direction where Lucio is at.

'Can he see me?!' Lucio quickly race toward the last man. But, Kimo grab Lucio back.

"Wait, Lucio! Don't just rush toward them!" she yell.

"But…"

"Lucio we need to hid now!" she look behind her, "Jiro is getting closer, Lucio. Let's go!"

She took Lucio and disappear.

"WHERRE… ARE YOU!" Jiro sneer.

The hallway begin to shake, the windows moving side to side, and a pounding sound filled the room.

"...Takigawa it's time to get ready," the last man said.

POV: Shibuya Kazuya

"Okay," Takigawa said, putting on a straw hat.

He walk inside the classroom and disappear to the darkness.

"Well, I guess I should return to my station, too," Brown jog right inside the classroom.

'Mai…' I thought, as I walk in front of the doorway to the classroom.

"This sensation… It smells like Keli…" A hash low voice, coming closer toward my direction.

For a couple of moments, the room stay still and quiet. When a sudden wind blow past me. It felt like one of those scary movies where something jump in front of you and screams at your face, kind of feeling. Then, something pass through me and just when i heard a soft buzzing sound. I quickly close the door behind me and stick a paper seal on the door. I slowly back off the door and the door start to bang.

"Damn you!" the man with a hash voice, "Release me, now!"

"Naru, you should go and rescue Mai! Mr. Takigawa and me will do the release!" Brown shout through the door.

"Okay," I reply.

Right after I replied, I hear both Takigawa and Brown begin chanting.

"K...Keli? Is that you?" I heard the man said in confusion.

"Jiro, come here~" Keli voice call for Jiro.

"Keli…"

And then, the classroom once again became silent.

POV: NONE

"What are we supposed to do, now?" Matsuzaki ask, Hara.

"Ms. Matsuzaki, please stop sitting around," Hara close her eyes.

"What?"

"There are still spirits that haven't pass on yet," a old female voice said out of nowhere.

Both Matsuzaki and Hara turn to the direction to where the voice originated.

"You are-" Hara said, surprise.

Author's Message:

That's the end of chapter IX. I'm not sure when the next chapter will be out. Probably, the earliest is next month. But, who knows. Thanks for reading~ -Jc