File 3.

The Hollow Hotel.

When Naru and the rest entered the base, non of them had noticed that Mai wasn't there, in fact they didn't notice until an hour later when Naru began to demand tea, then he noticed Mai's absence and got up, he got Lin, Bou and John and they began to search.

"Mai-chan.. where are you?" Bou asked loudly, no answer.

This kept on for about half an hour and they began to get worried that their favorite assistant had been taken away too, Naru looked out the window and frowned "Bou-san, Brown-san, please search more in the other part of the building, Lin, get Yasuhara and ask him for information.." then he began to walk away when Lin's words made him stop "and you?" "I'll be outside!" then he walked away, leaving the three to nothing else, but agree and start their work.

Naru walked out of the hotel and down to the beach, he had seen someone there and to his surprise was it just who he thought it was "Mai!" he walked over to her and noticed her pale, fragile and shaking figure.

Naru walked closer "Mai?" the woman flinched and turned her head, Naru's heart dropped as he saw she was crying "Mai.." he strode right over to her and took her hand "why are you" "that boy was killed here.." she said, Naru blinked "what.. who?" he asked, the woman dried her tears "a boy, was killed by his grandfather, against the parent's will... he was just 3 years old.. that man, he threw him into the sea... Oliver, he died and just because he was half Japanese..." Naru frowned "half.. all the missing people are.." "yes.. they're probably all half's as well, you know, I can hear them, they all call out for help, they trapped somewhere.. their souls wish for peace wich they cannot find.." she looked down and Naru's hand tightened around Mai's.

"Mai.. it's okay, you know we'll solve the case!" Naru told her, she nodded and looked up at him "Oliver... that grandfater.. I think he's the cause of the disappearing, the hotel stands on the same place that family had their house.." Naru nodded at Mai's words "then we'll need to finish this case faster.. was any of the missing people living yet?" Mai's face turned sad "n-no.. they all die within the range of two to three days.." this made Naru worry "so there's no one left huh.." then he turned around, dragging Mai with him.

The woman blushed and tried to wriggle her hand out of his, but she failed and when he stopped, she bumped into him.

"O-Oliver?" she asked and looked at him from behind, the man looked straight ahead and then Mai did too, there was a woman standing there, she looked like she was in despair and agony "Peter.." she whispered, Mai gasped "t-that's.. that's the mother.. of the boy who died.." she said and tears sprung to her eyes again "Oliver.. she was also killed afterwards, as well as her boyfriend!" Naru turned to her as the woman disappeared "boyfriend.. not husband!" Mai shook her head "her father hadn't approved it.. so they remained as a hidden couple until her father found out... they fled the country to England and lived there for four years, they where legally married there, but he still didn't approve it and tried his best to ruin their relationship.."

Naru lifted a finger and dried a tear away from the woman's cheek "Mai, I.." he stopped, words and feelings that he never had spoken off since he was a child had began to move to his tongue, wich surprised him a lot.

"Oh fuck it all!" he then thought and tilted her chin upwards "Mai, I love you... I guess!" the last was whispered as he pushed his lips to hers, her reaction was what it usually was, her eyes wide and her blush that seemed to have permanently grown onto her face.

Soon though, Mai closer her eyes and wrapped her slender arms around his neck for support, his arms already around her waist, pulling her as close as it possible was.

When parting, Mai was panting, as where Naru, but not as much, they looked at each other and Naru noticed that the blush had darkened at least ten times "Oliver.." she whispered, her voice in such a low and hoarse manner that Naru's control began to snapp, the sun began to set on Mai's right and she bare managed to get a glimpse of it before Naru's lips where on hers again, rougher this time and she closed her eyes, enjoying every bit of this turn of event.

They stayed like this for some time, the kisses became fewer as the lack of air was larger for each time, the blush had seemed to be contagious as Naru's face also where painted red in the red and orange sunset "like in my dream" Mai thought and smiled into the kisses, their bodies where like glued together as the sun fell down the horizon in it's slow manner.

Before the night had fallen completely though, Naru and Mai had broken apart and tried to calm themselves to meeting the rest of the team, who would by all means tease them and investigate them until late at night.

"Naru-chan.. Mai-chan!" the voice of the rest of the said team made them bolt jolt from the positions, wich was.. still glued together.

The broke away and Mai sat down on the sand, the cool air making her long hair dance "um.. I.. I love you too Oliver.." she whispered to him as she squeezed his hand "yeah.. me too!" he squeezed back and felt Mai let go off him as the team rounded the corner and saw them.

Bou smirked to himself as he noticed the strange aura around the two of them, he gave Lin the knowing-smile, returned one and then he walked forward "Mai-chan, don't scare us like that!" he walked over and hugged the girl till she wheezed for breath, then Naru had to step in "Bou-san, please refrain from strangeling my assistant, if she's dead she can't do the paperwork!" it seemed only Lin, Bou and Mai noticed the extra pressure on 'my' and the woman blushed as Bou let go of her and ruffled her hair.

"Well, well.. let's head back, it's gonna be freezing soon, it's still winter you know!" Bou told them and began to walk away.

Mai looked at him, then she remember that it was actually true and she got up fast, up until now, she had been so warm and happy she hadn't noticed it was cold and since she had forgotten her jacket when she went out, she was now beginning to shiver.

Naru looked at her and turned away "how the work going, did you feel anything Hara-san?" returning to his old state was a way for him to hide his true feelings for now, it deemed the best when Bou and Ayako was like Mai's big siblings or even parents sometimes, Masako shook her head "no, there was a woman in the building, but she left to go here!" Naru nodded and looked over his shoulder "Mai.. are you coming?" he asked, he earned a yes and then he turned to leave, not wanting to be drilled by the questions Ayako and Bou seemed to have ready for him and Mai.

"Mai.. make sure you have someone with you when you walk around!" Gene's voice came to her and she raised an eyebrow "Gene.. where you listening in on us?" her voice threateningly low "n-no.. it was hard not to anyway.. but I left when you guys started at it, didn't want to ruin the special moment!" his voice was nervous all the time as he talked.

Mai smiled "then it's okay, sure.. I'll try!" if anyone could see Gene now, he was smiling peacefully and retreated back to his own mind.

She gave the horizon one more look before she walked after Naru and the rest "oh well, it's not like anything bad will happen right!"

Day 3.

Mai yawned as she sat up, she looked around herself and noticed how everything in the room swam "oh damn.. don't tell me.." she fell down on the pillow and tried to calm herself "damn half's!" a voice filled the room, making Mai's eyes popp open and sit up fast "w-wha.." then she shook it off and got out of the bed "I wonder.." then she put that thought in the back of her mind as her newest mission was to get out, get into the clothes and get some breakfast.

Just when she came out of her room, another door opened and an sleepy Naru came out, he, who usually wore black, was now wearing a blue pajamas and Mai's only thought was that it fit him all to well "Oliver.. good morning!" she didn't talk loudly, just in case there was someone else in the hall and they would ask why she called him Oliver and not Naru.

Said man turned and his blue eyes blinked and then he was fully awake, he walked closer to Mai and smiled "'morning Mai.." he kissed her cheek and watched her reach a new level of red.

"O-Oliver.. um.. are you going for breakfast or?" she eyed him in his pajamas and he nodded "just need to change.. wait here!" then he left her alone, only minutes later did he come back, in black clothes again and Mai inwardly frowned "why do you always wear black?" she asked out loud, Naru looked at her as they began to walk, he holding her hand "because I don't feel like wearing anything else!" Mai puffed her cheeks, then she chuckled "but in bed you wear blue.. you don't have black pajamas!" the man reddened and looked ahead.

Mai held back her laugh and tried not to think to much about the feelings of guilt and fear that washed over her, they walked out and into the cafeteria, where only a few people where, a small family on three and on man sitting by himself in the corner, eating slowly.

Mai and Naru got their food and choose a table so they where hidden from the entrance, but they could see it, they began to eat, not saying a single word to each other, the large windows in the whole room began to shine and the sun rose higher and higher up on the sky.

"Oliver.." she began, her voice still low "hm?" the other said "although we know a lot already, how come we can't find the bodies?" she asked, her chopsticks half hanging from her mouth as she thought about it, Naru looked at her and took another bit of his own food "maybe it's like that Urado-case, they're trapped under the earth or something Mai!" he told her in a that matter-of-factly-voice of his'.

Mai blushed, then she nodded "true, but by now.. the spirits would've showed me where they where held.. but I think they can't, because the evil spirit keeps them from doing so.." Naru noted that she had stopped eating and that she was staring into her glass with half lidded eyes "Mai!" he said, she jerked back and smiled to him "hm?" she said, he noticed that her forehead was slightly damp too.

"Mai, come here!" he said, Mai blushed, but bent over the table and in the next second was Naru placing a hand on her forehead "Mai, go to bed, your sick!" Mai backed off "I'm okay Oliver!" she said and looked down, her face was slightly flustered and he saw that her hands trembled when she began to eat again "Mai.." Naru began, she looked up and then down, before she sighted and placed the chopsticks down "alright then.. but what about the rest, I want to hear what Yasuhara has to say!" she told him and he sighted even more heavy than her "fine, just go to bed Mai!" she nodded and got up, to Naru's fear did she waver a little, but gained balance, took up her food and left.

"That girl.. trying even when she is sick.." then he saw that Lin came over to his table, the tall Chinese man sat down on the chair Mai had occupied just minutes ago "is Taniyama-san sick?" he asked, Naru nodded "yeah.. had to force her back to bed.. has Yasuhara arrived!" Lin shook his head "he'll be here in three hours!" Naru nodded and finished.

After an hour or so, the rest of the team began to arrive, Ayako said she's watch over Mai till she got better, while Masako, who also was worried about Mai, was set to see if any spirits wandered around, then they continued their work, then Yasuhara arrived, right after a single chair in the room had disappeared and appeared in Bou's head.

"Okay, then I'll just start, this hotel was built from the old building, a house that roomed a large family from several generations, until, the daughter of the house passed away and the house became deserted, then the Murata couple bought the house and began to build on it, then they opened the hotel.

The old family that lived here had began to shrink as generation by generation passed by, in the end, only the father, Orosama Temarou with his only daughter, Mayame, in what's written down, the daughter had fallen for an Englishman, George Flammings, they meet for quite some time until Temarou found out and forbid his daughter to see him, but she did anyway and then they fled to England, where they married and after a year they got the son.." "Peter!" Naru said, he had been listening, but he was worried off Mai, why wasn't she acting more, normally she would.

Yasuhara stared at him "how did you know?" Naru looked up at him "Mai!" Yasuhara nodded and then he continued "yes, Peter, after three years, they went back to Japan because her father had supposedly fallen ill, when he saw the son of his daughter.. you would think he would actually forgive her and accept her marriage to George, but he didn't..." Masako held back a gasp with her sleeve and both John and Bou looked both angry and shocked "he didn't.." Bou began, Yasuhara nodded "he killed them all.. first he..." he stopped, it seemed hard on him "Peter was thrown into the sea, then he killed his daughter and George on the beach!" Naru finished for him.

Yasuhara nodded "and he killed himself afterwards, in the house" he finished and put the papers he had written it all down on, down on the table and smiled to them ".. oh and I found information about the missing people.. they are all half's.. half Japanese, and half English.. probably a grude I guess.. okay, then I'll be on my way... say hi to Taniyama-chan from me!" then he was gone, out of the same way he came, out of the window, Bou walked over to the window "use the door next time!" he yelled after the man, who laughed back before the monk slammed the window shut,

"So.. we have to exorcise that old man!" he said and turned to the rest, Naru nodded "yes.. whatever reason he has to kidnap only half's is a stupid reason to stay behind, mostly when there are people here who.." he stopped, all colour draining from his face, Bou looked at him and Lin stopped "Naru?" Masako asked "Mai.." everyone froze at the name, then Bou blinked "she's alright.. Ayako's with her.. and she's not a half.. is she!" even though he knew the woman, non of them knew everything about her either.

"She is.."

Ahahaha.. not really funny right, anyway... I managed to make Naru kiss Mai~ uuhh.. I'm happy now.. oh well, then they find out she's half and that the spirit goes after half's.. that's bad.. right? And it's long too, 6 pages on my pc :D

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