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File 3.

The Hollow Hotel.

Mai opened her eyes and looked around, then she smiled, before her was a beautiful sunset, it coloured red and orange as it went down, but Mai got the feeling that something was missing.

"Mai.." the voice made her spin around "Oliver.." she smiled, a slight blush took place on her face.

"Mai, why are you here, I thought your father wouldn't let you out!" his face turned visible worried and took her hand, Mai sighted "I didn't want to stay put, I wanted to see you.. I don't care what my father says, I never want to be separated from you!" she flung herself into his arms and tried to hide the tears that formed in her eyes.

"Mai.. then let's run away, far away from here!" the black-haired man said, hugging her hard, she looked up and her mouth turned up into her eyes "yes, Oliver.."

Then the scenery changed, but Mai was standing on a further distance from the shore, she was eyeing her child, a young boy in the age of 3, suddenly Oliver came in through the door "quick, pick him up, your father has gone berserk!" Mai paled and called for her son, who came over and asked what was wrong, Mai didn't answer as she picked the boy up and they began to run through the house, maids also helping them to get away.

"Damn you, I won't let you and you half-blood son live.. you dishonoured the family!" a old man screamed and flung out before them, Naru managed to grab onto Mai, but the man had grabbed the boy and began to run for the shore. "No.." Mai screamed and they both ran after the man, who stopped by the shore, then for a split second, the young couple was terrified that he would drown the boy.

Their son was crying, loud and hard, then to Mai and Naru's shock and fear threw the old man the boy to the sea, Mai screamed and her knee's buckled away under her, Naru supported her as she screamed again and cried hard into his chest.

Her father turned and stared at them, his cold, hateful eyes glaring at his daughter "this is your punishment!"

Day 2.

Mai tried to calm herself by drinking tea, in one and a half hour, Naru would arrive and she would hopefully forget the dream.

Then she blushed, although the parts where she and Naru had been alone, even with their son, wich she found pleasantly interesting, the shivers still ran down her spine when she remember the man that threw the crying boy at the sea, successfully killing him.

Her phone ran and she shook her head, trying to push the memory into the back of her mind, picking up the phone, she had to cough before she answered "yes?" there was no sound, just a sick silence and Mai stared at the phone "hello?" now she began to hesitate, she backed of and hung up on who-ever had called.

Hitting the wall, she slided against the wall down to the floor and pulled her knee's up to her face "Oliver.." she whispered.

Just as she had though, the phone rang again, but in a different tone and she smiled, happy that she had put different tones on each of those she knew "yes?" she asked, knowing who it was "Mai, I'm coming to get you now!" Mai raised an eyebrow "but it's still one hour till your supposed to, why?" she almost expected it to be because of his tea-addiction, but to her surprise it wasn't.

"Because you left work behind when you left yesterday.. do you want to finish it today or after the case!" Mai nearly choked and held back her anger "today.." she knew that after a case, paperwork seemed to grow on her desk faster than a dandelion, and that without any reason too.

"Okay, be there soon!" then Naru hung up and Mai sighted as she drank the rest of her tea, then she finished her packing, she had a feeling that something was very wrong though, but she shook it off and pulled her shoes on, grabbing her phone, bag and jacket she walked out of her apartement and locked the door, she took on her jacket in the elevator, waiting for it to make it to the first floor.

Timing or not, just as she walked out of the complex, Naru turned the corner and stopped right in front of her, she gawked and tried not to hide her amazement "Mai, close your mouth or it'll be full of flies before you can think of a reason why!" she puffed her cheeks and threw her bag into the back of the car and got into the car, closing the door and taking the seatbelt on, she noticed a dark shadow lurking around the opposite corner to the one Naru came from, it seems Naru had noticed too, because in the next second he had managed to make a U-turn and was on the main-road in no time.

Mai's eyes widened when she watched Naru do the driving, every time they where on a case, Lin drove so she had never seen Naru drive before last night and now, and she was amazed that he had the driver's licence at all.

"What?" Naru asked and Mai jerked back to her own view of the street before them "n-nothing.. just thought it was weird that Lin always drive when also can!" Naru continued to stare at the street before him, a small smile played on his lips, wich went un-noticed by Mai.

"Even though you don't, I can do that much Mai..!" this made Mai stutter a protest and glare at her love of life "for you information.. I do have the driver's licence Oliver!" Naru smiled more, now Mai noticed and a blush walked over her face, oh how beautiful and handsome Naru was.

"Mai, we're here!"

Suddenly Mai jerked out from her day-dream and stared at Naru for a while, then she nodded and got out, she stared around and shook her head "I'm gonna end up in a blushing mess if he continues doing that!" she thought and sighted as she closed the door and took her stuff, then they headed for the office that was per usual a plain and boring office.

As they entered the office, they where greeted by Lin, who had come out of his own little office when he heard the car stop, he looked at Naru and then he smiled to Mai "Naru.. we might have to go a little earlier!" Mai blinked and then she froze "t-the work!" she sprinted past the Chinese man and threw herself at the desk, in a small hope to finish at least half of the paperwork.

As the hour passed, the other two had made the car ready and now only Mai was left to do hers, she looked up from the work and smiled to herself "hah.. I managed to finish all of it, now I only have to prepare for the pile of work next time I get here!" she heard the door open and she looked up, Lin was standing in the doorway "Taniyama-san, we're leaving!" Mai nodded and got up, she pushed the papers into a nicely put mountain on one side of the desk and then she pushed a button on the phone, leaving the usual message that they where either closed or on a case.

She picked up her jacket and bag, then she left the office and Lin locked it behind her.

When she arrive at the usual car, she can't help but to think about the small space she had to share with Naru and Lin, the worst people in the world when it came to talking and she sighted.

"Mai, hurry up.. or we'll leave you!" Naru told her, she glared, but got into the car and closed the door, trying not to show how much she wanted to drive by herself "w-will Bou-san and the rest come too?" she had missed out a lot since she went home early yesterday, Naru nodded "when then?" Mai shoot at him "later!" she puffed her cheeks "so not talk-active!"

The hours krept by in a slow motion before Mai could finally crawl out of the car and stretch, but before she had even lifted her arms, Naru stopped her "remember what the doctor said, no stretching!" then he walked away, leaving Mai with a beet-red face and a small smile.

"Guess he cares after all.." she thought and looked up at the building that was haunted, it had an old touch to it, making it looks simple and comforting, it was easy to fall in love with it, when she came inside though, she was shocked.

The whole reception was in an old-styled Japanese look and the employs wore Japanese clothing, such as the maids with Kimono and men in similar clothing, they all had the same colour, the few guests that was there, either wore Kimono or usual clothes, these Kimono's where in a different colour, purple with pink, red and white flowers, while the employs had a white with dark purple, pink and blue flowers.

"Welcome to our hotel, Nichibotsu no Hoteru, also known as The Sunset Hotel.." it was Seya, the wife of the client, Mai bowed and smiled "it's so beautiful here" she commented and Seya turned slightly red "thank you.. now if you would follow me, then we'll go and meet my husband!" they nodded and followed the lady, unlike the guests and the maids, she had a long-sleeved, dark-green, Kimono, one that dragged on the floor after her as she walked onwards.

Mai watched ever fold of the Kimono change as they walked, those white and light green flower-decorations made her, beautifully shaped body, her black hair and her green eyes fit to the dress as if she had been born just to wear it.

Seya knocked on a door and when a yes came from the inside, she slid the door to the side and entered, the rest followed closely behind and Mai had to make a 'wow' sound when they saw the interior.

Everything about the room told them that it was old, yet it just fit perfectly to the scenery in the windows and the rest of the room.

Kenichi stood up and smiled to them "welcome Shibuya-san!" he then sat down and motioned them towards some chairs that was in front of his desk, they sat down and Naru began to stare at him at once.

Kenichi smiled back, seemingly unaffected by the cold look, wich Mai and Lin had to give him respect for "now then, three rooms have been prepared in the east section, there is a bathroom on the other side of the rooms and the lunch-rooms are close by!" Naru nodded and made ready to leave, Mai eyed him "why so quick?" she wondered, but sadly, she couldn't read his mind and just left it at that.

"Murata-san's got guts!" she heard Lin think and almost laughed, how funny wasn't it when she was thinking just the same thing.

"Mai, should you really use your powers already!" another voice filled her head "why not.. just telepathy or just reading a person's mind isn't making me weak, I'm stronger now you know!" she shot back, then Gene stilled a little "be careful Mai-chan!" Mai smiled to herself and left after Naru, bowing to the Kenichi and the closing the door after Seya had walked after them to show the around.

"Mai-chan!" a man's voice filled the hall and Mai winced, she had completely forgotten that Bou and the others would arrive the same day.

Masako, who was being supported by Ayako looked at Mai and noticed her non to powerful aura, then she looked down before her eyes made it to Mai's again "you look healthy Mai!" she commented, trying to sound like the usual Masako, but failed, Mai smiled "don't overdo it Masako!" the girls stared at each other with stiff smiled before John came up to Naru and asked "so, what's the case about!" Naru nodded in a direction, wich made them all follow Seya.

Except Mai.

Okay... a little short but.. please stay with me here.. I dunno why I left Mai behind.. guess that when I find out why, she might be back at the base XD

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