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File 7.

Missing Within Ghost House.

Mai and the rest just gawked at her.

Even Naru's face had got a confused look, they all just sat there as she sat down beside Lin and smiled "I'm sorry for the sudden outburst, he is an old friend of mine and..." she saw the look from Naru "well.. anyway, I want you to sheck my house in Hanno, something strange has been happening lately!"

Naru looked at Mai, who nodded and turned to Minami again, Naru gave her an odd look before he nodded "Mai told me about it, we'll most probably come either tomorrow or the day after!" he told and Minami's eyebrows rose high "don't you need more than just that?" she asked and Naru smirked "no need.. but what I want to know... have you personally seen or know of someone who has been up for trouble in your house?" Minami shook her head, Mai looked at her "no.. but before I bought the house, it was told that people kept disappearing from the house and the vacant lots around it, I never knew of this before strange things began to happen, then I looked it up!"

Naru nodded and stood up "okay, expect us around 1 pm the day after tomorrow!" Minami nodded and stood up, she regarded Lin with a rather odd look before she turned to leave.

Before she could though, had John, pushed by Bou, Ayako, pushing Masako gotten out of the office and Naru had dragged Mai to his office for some reason, leaving her alone with the Chinese man.

"Koujo.. I didn't know you worked as a paranormal researcher!" she said as she sat down again, she had known by the look Naru regarded her that she was offered time to speak with Lin for some time, alone even "I've been doing that as long as I can remember!" Lin told her, his usual calm demeanor was slowly broken down and Minami smiled "Koujo, that man.. Shibuya Kazuya was Oliver wasn't he!" Lin gave her a pointed look and sighed "yes, although that is a secret to the rest of the team!" "even that cute assistants of his'?" she asked and Lin chuckled "no, she knows.. seeing that she is dating him" he spoked softly now and regarded the woman with a soft, caring look.

Minami looked at him and took his hand "I'd like to speak more to you onwards Koujo.. it's been such a long time.." Lin looked at her and some unusual feelings made their way to his heart.

"Yeah.. I'd like to do that too!" he agreed and stood up as she did, he lead her to the door and all to quickly found himself saying goodbye to Minami "I don't really want to though.." he thought and looked at her, down before he met her eyes again, the woman smiled cheerfully "and relax, your so stiff and boring.. and black, is that something Oliver makes you do?" Lin laughed of that "no, not really.." she raised an eyebrow, but soon she was giving him a great hug "I'll look forward to the next time I'll be meeting you Koujo!" she said and waltzed off, the Chinese man looked after her with a somewhat regretful look "you don't want her to leave do you?" a sympathizing voice said behind him and he spun around, almost expecting it to be Naru, trying to make fun of him, like they did in the past, but it was Mai.

"What makes you think so Taniyama-san?" he asked as he walked into the main room again, he sat down on the couch with a sigh and Mai plopped down beside him "that was one of the things that made me think of that!" she pointed out and Lin nearly clamped his hand over his mouth.

"Lin-san, you can tell me you know.. it's not like I am gonna tell everyone and the world!" she told him and smiled softly, like a mother promising her child a good and better future.

Lin smiled of this and folded his hands "yeah.. your probably not going to believe it anyway" he stated and Mai laughed "haha.. I believe Ayako and Bou has their eyes on each other, from that.. I would believe everything!" this made the man laugh too "true, just from their fighting.." then he fell silent "how did you two first meet?" Mai asked and Lin looked into the celling "hm.. that's many years ago, Naru was seven I think.. just a little brat back then" "he still is though!" Mai complained and winced when Naru came out of the office "what are you gonna do Mai, wish the floor would swallow you?" he asked as he also sat down, tea cup in hand.

Lin stared at him for several minutes before he got back to his senses "what.. you don't want me here.. I also want to know though... it's like, ten.. no, nearly twenty years since the first time we met her, although I can't seem to remember her well, you do, so go ahead!" Lin was by now gawking at his boss, wow, Lin was in fact gawking a lot that day.

Then he composed himself and coughed "anyway.. seeing that I come from China, I wasn't really that good in either English nor Japanese at that time, but the year before, Naru and his family had been to Japan.." he looked at Naru "yeah.. visiting Mai" he stated and Lin had to blink "visiting Taniyama-san.. you knew her from childhood?" Naru shook his head "only that year, I went back to England after three and a half month.. and I simply forgot it..." he saw the look in both's eyes "hey, I was six, don't blame me!" he said and took a long sip of the cold tea.

Mai smiled "true, he did visit, only once.. I remember it though.." she fell silent and turned her head towards Lin "but you said.." Lin nodded "I was on a visit to England with my family and they where friends with the Davis-family at that time, Minami is one year older than Naru and got along well with him and his brother" Mai and the rest nodded, Naru having an odd look in his eyes as Lin continued "I also met her and we all hang out for.. the three weeks I where there!" Mai smiled at Lin, who blinked back "hm?" "you really like her don't you!" Mai commented and Lin's chin made it to the floor.

"W-what?" he stuttered and the other two stared at him with an amused twinkle in their eyes "that was.. I've never seen or heard Lin stutter before" Naru commented in his head and Mai almost chuckled "me neither.. it doesn't help him to lie though!" Mai answered and her boyfriend smirked to himself "true.. the last time I saw him stutter was those weeks when he where around Hatoshi-san!"

"Lin-san, that was.. your busted already.. just say so.. that you like Hatoshi-san I mean!" the black-haired woman said and smiled to him, the Chinese man nodded back, a pink colour had taken place of his face, half-covered by his hair.

The phone rang and Mai excused herself to get the phone, Naru stood up as well and gave Mai a short look before he looked at Lin "I learned that love may not always go as one planned, but you have to realise it yourself and do whatever it takes to keep it!" Naru told him and Lin almost laughed "did you get that from Gene?"

"No.." was the short answer before Naru smiled at Lin, wich surprised him, seeing that Naru hadn't smiled to him since they where kids "I realised that from both Gene.. and from Mai, and this feeling called love!" then he turned to Mai, who was looking down with a nervous look "yes, that would be okay.. okay, bye!" she then hung up and turned to Naru.

"The officer from the other day wants to speak with you Naru.." Mai told him, looking more wondering than she wanted too.

Naru nodded and went to get his jacket, then he took his car-keys and kissed Mai on her cheek, took his phone as he went too and then he left, leaving a blushing Mai and smiling Lin, but what they both wonder was though, what was Naru doing in a police station when it wasn't about the stalker?

What they didn't know though, was that it was about the stalker and surely there was a reason for him coming alone!

He walked into the station and met the woman who he had met before, she smiled at him and lead him into a room "then, the reason why I called you alone, I think you might have understood?" Naru nodded as he sat down "yes, so that Mai won't get so worried right!" the officer nodded and sat down as well "we just found out who is stalking her and we're worried, he is known in the police register and as I said, he is a sneaky as an eel, even if we partol the area he usually is around, but we can't catch him.. and we believe that if Taniyama-san moves away or stays off the place for a long time.. then we might manage to take him down, because in the other cases he also used this tactic and as far as we know.. we have to be careful!"

Naru nodded "so, what should I do?" "can Taniyama-san live with you for a while?" she asked and Naru nodded "she already does, for the time being, she returned though one day.. and I went after her when she stayed for a while and.." he stopped himself, he took something up from his pocket, a small bundle of pictures in fact "these.. they covered the floor and Mai was sitting in, in shock and fright, they where almost everywhere..." he said as the officer stared at the pictures "we have people around the complex.. they haven't seen him either enter nor exit!" she said and bit her lower lip.

They finished within a quarter and soon Naru where leaving "catch this man!" he told her and the officer nodded "yes, will will.. goodbye then!" and with that, he left her to find out where the stalker might be.

Naru got into the car and was starting up the car when he noticed a suspicious figure in the dark alley beyond him, he frowned and turned his car so that he could drive back to the office.

Day 1.

Mai yawned and looked out the window, just an hour ago, Naru had forced a half-asleep Mai into the van and Lin drove them to Hanno.

Her head fell onto Naru's shoulder and soon she was asleep again, but too soon she was awoken as they had arrived and to their surprise was the rest of the team there too.

"Ayako.. Bou-san?" Mai asked as she climbed out, yawning as she did too.

Masako regarded her with an odd look and John smiled at the black-haired woman "Mai-chan!" Bou exclaimed and Mai froze, she barely escaped behind Naru as Bou went into his bear-hug-mode, although Naru's glare stopped him from squeezing her life out of her.

Naru took Mai's hand and dragged her towards the house before them, Bou snickered and they all began to walk towards the house, except Lin.

Mai looked over her shoulder and stared at Lin "Oliver.. what about Lin-san?" she asked low so the others wouldn't hear, said boss turned and looked at Lin, who stared back and remembered what he was supposed to do, soon he was walking behind the rest.

"Welcome!" Minami met them at the door step, she had usual clothes on, but she looked pretty in it, Lin was the only one that looked extra long on her too though "just come inside, it's still so cold too!" she said and they all walked in, Mai noted that in fact it was rather cold, but she shook it off and followed Naru in, everyone did except Lin, who stopped beside Minami, who smiled up at him "is there something you want Koujo?" Lin shook his head and turned to the rest.

"Or maybe there is!" Lin thought and found out that Mai had a funny look on her face "Koujo?" "hm?" he turned, slightly shocked, it was clear that he wasn't used to anyone calling him by his first name.

"You know... I missed you!" this was said with a low voice and Lin stared with slightly wide eyes on the woman, then he smiled, making the woman's heart flutter.

"I might not have thought about it.. but I think.." Lin thought and nodded to Minami "me too.. when I think about it.." he said, with an equally low voice, non of them saw the smile on Mai's face though.

Mai and the rest walked into a room filled with desks and chairs "I don't know if this suffice, but please tell me if there is something missing!" Minami said and smiled at them "it's good enough" Naru commented and the all the men except Naru left to get the equipment, Mai looked after them and made it to leave too, but Naru stopped her and told her to stay.

"Just on the other side of this room there's two rooms, one for the women and one for the men!" Minami told them and Mai nodded, thanking her, then Minami left, with only the sentence of when the dinner was.

Ayako looked at Naru "so, what's happened here?" he looked at her and opened his file book as he sat down "people have been disappearing from the area around this house and in it, we don't know much more so.. Mai" Mai turned to him and nodded "since I looked into Hatoshi-san's memories, I couldn't see much.. but I think I can locate someone in this house and sheck it out!" Naru nodded and Masako stared at her before she wavered "Masako?" Ayako asked and had to support her "there's so many.. so many spirits here.." she said, sounding weak and sick, Mai nodded "true.." then her eyes widened and Naru knew that she saw how it truly was.

Masako might have the power to see people as they where and that they where similar to humans, but the spirits she saw had no colours, Mai's had and she saw everything, like how the place looked, how the person looked, said etc.

"Mai?" Naru asked and laid a hand on her shoulder as a hand shot up and covered her mouth "it's so.. horrid.. so.." she whispered and Masako looked at her "what do you see Mai?" Ayako asked as she noted the worried look in Naru's eyes, Mai looked up at her as tears began to form in her eyes "someone was killed here.. not just one or two, many and not only in this room, every room, there's so much blood, everywhere, it covers everything and.." she looked down and Naru's hand tightened.

Suddenly the door opened and Bou with the rest came in, hands full of equipment so they could see that Mai was about to cry "hey, helps us out here!" Bou complained and Ayako took off on computer on top of his hands, the monk glared at her and placed the boxes on top of the desk, then he saw Mai and quickly forgot his current task.

"Mai-chan?" he asked and came over, the woman dried her tears and smiled "nothing.. Bou-san.." then she stood up and walked away from them, she reached for the box that held the shelves and took up the parts, Naru gave her a short, worried look before she turned towards his file again "when your finished with putting the shelf together, go with John and place out camera's.." Mai glared at him from over her shoulder, but turned back soon "yes sir!"

The time went by quick and soon John and Mai was nearly finished with setting up the camera, they where in a smaller room, but it was two stories and was supposed to the library, Mai looked up at the high shelves "wow.. I've never thought I'd see one of these in a private household!" she muttered and John smiled "it's not that common apparently" Mai chuckled "true.. now, where should we set this?"

"In the north-east corner!" Naru told her from over the head-phones, Mai nodded and got help from John to place the camera and the microphone, then she stopped "hm?"

Suddenly the whole room's temperature dropped so many degrees Mai began to shiver and freeze, John tried to hold back from shaking, but they both failed at holding their warmth "Naru.." Mai started "the room.. the temperature dropped.." she managed between clapping teeth "get out of there... it's dropped 10 degrees!" Naru told her and she turned to John, who had heard it too.

But they didn't have a chance to do so as books was thrown out of their shelves and Mai barely avoided one, then she noticed it "John, watch out!" she screamed, the books was aiming at him and trying to get him away from Mai, but she wouldn't let him go without a fight "John!" she shouted and reached a hand to grab his, he did too, but a bok slammed into Mai's wrist and she shrieked in pain, feeling the bones in her frist snap.

"Mai-san!" John yelled and began to chant, but the books wouldn't let him and one hit him straight in the face, Mai looked in fear as he staggered backwards against a shelf, they could hear the door snap open as John wavered and Mai shrieked as she was pushed back by an invisible force, when she looked up though, she saw the one thing she didn't want to.

John was gone.

"JOHN!"

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