Ok so here is chapter 5. Hope you like it. Please Review.
Chapter 5
Mai was in the familiar blackness once again. She looked up to see a familiar face. Gene had his hand out stretched to her signaling for her to come.
"Gene what's going on? Someone was in my house!" Mai's voice broke in hysterics. She looked at him waiting for some kind of answer or assurance, but he said nothing. "Gene! What's going on?" she cried out. Gene came towards and put a finger to her lips to quiet her.
"Follow me." He said calmly. He took her hand in his and led her into the swirling blackness. Mai could hear the voices. The voices calling out to her.
"Mai, come join us." The hushed voices repeated this over and over again. Mai looked around her and found that she was alone again. The fog began to creep in around her. She began to hear a voice. Was it hers? She began to follow the sound.
She found herself staring at a blurry reflection. She couldn't make out the details but it looked like her. Her reflection was talking so softly she almost couldn't hear.
"I hate you. I hate you! I'm Mai Taniyama! I'm Mai Taniyama! I'm Mai Taniyama!" Her reflection continued to grow shriller and shriller till it clenched its hands into fist and began to scream like it a psychotic person throwing a temper tantrum. Mai placed her hands over her ears to protect them from the shrill screaming.
"Stop it." Mai cried out. "Stop it!"
Mai sat up in bed. She looked around and realized she was in her old room. Lying next to her, sound asleep, was Naru along with Snook, Sparky, and Noba. The images of what happened earlier flashed through her head. The dead birds. She shook herself.
She looked over at the clock it was around 7:30 in the morning. She got up and walk downstairs to the kitchen. Noba got up and followed her. The two cats and Naru stayed sound asleep.
Downstairs she was greeted by Ayako who was making breakfast.
"So your awake how do you feel?" Ayako asked her. While handing her a plate of food.
"Fine I guess. A little confused, but not too bad." Mai sat down at the counter and began to eat with Ayako. "So what happened?"
"What do you mean?" Ayako asked sounding surprised. "Don't you remember"
"Yeah, but I passed out. What happened after that? Why are we here?" Mai asked.
"Well I'm not exactly sure what all was going on, but Naru called us and when we came he had you on the couch and then the police came. They didn't know how the person got in so they thought it was best that you stay here." Ayako left out the part about the pictures.
"Hey, there's my two favorite girls." Monk said as he came into the kitchen and kissed Ayako and took a plate of food. "How are you feeling?"
Mai noticed Ayako and Monk exchange looks. She hated it when people kept things from her. "Ok what do you guys know and what aren't you telling me?" Mai asked.
Monk and Ayako exchanged looks again. "Come on, guys. I am a grown married woman. I've dealt with enough before. I think I can take whatever it you're not telling me." Ayako rung her hands and looked at Monk again. She took a deep breath and then sat down next to Mai.
"Do you remember the shoebox?" Ayako asked.
"How could I forget. Also I would like to know what happened to my shoes. They were my favorites." Mai said calmly.
"Now I want you to stay calm. This isn't the easiest thing to talk about." Ayako put her hands on Mai's shoulders.
"Ayako… " Mai was starting to get worried. "Please just tell me."
"In the shoebox were pictures…" her voice choked with emotion.
"Pictures…?" Mai looked at Monk and Ayako. Monk had clenched his hands into fists. Ayako looked like she was going to be sick. Mai was catching on. "They were of me, weren't they?" Mai asked. "How bad?"
"Bad." Monk said darkly.
"I see…" Mai said. "So was I changing or showering or something?" Mai asked.
"Mai, it's not exactly like that." Ayako said. "It's worse.."
"Just get it over with. It's better to say it fast. Like ripping off a bandage." Mai said.
Naru
Naru had woke up and saw that Mai was gone. He got up and hurried to the door. He could hear them talking as he made his way down the stairs.
"It's Katsumi." Ayako blurted out. Naru froze. They had just told Mai. He had asked them not to.
Mai's eyes widened as it all sank in. She pulled away from Ayako and staggered over to the corner of the room. Her heart began to beat faster. 'Katsumi? The pictures of me? Oh god, oh god, oh god.' Mai 's thought went to that summer. She felt a panic attack coming. 'No!' she told herself. 'I'm stronger than that! He can't hurt me and this has no power over me! I won't let it!'
"Mai…?" Ayako said. She, Monk, and Naru began to slowly approach her. She hadn't said anything or moved.
Mai held up her hand signaling for them to give her a minute. She then composed herself and turned around to face her family.
"I'm ok." She told them. "I can't always break down whenever something brings back memories of that summer. If I do that I'll never be free and Katsumi would have won and Gene's death would have been for nothing."
Naru walked over, wrapped his arms around his wife, and kissed her. "We'll get through this together." He said softly.
"I know." Mai smiled and placed her hands on his face. "Having you by my side is what helps keep me strong. I love you." And she kissed him again and then rest her head on his shoulder.
As Naru held Mai in his arms he had this feeling of dread. He didn't know what he would do without and he didn't want to find out. He wouldn't let anything take her away from him. Somehow he wondered if their love would save them this time.
Police Station
Mai and Naru sat in front of the officer's desk. They were holding hands.
"Now Mrs. Shibuya or is it Mrs. Davis?" The officer asked.
"It doesn't matter, technically its Mrs. Davis, but we prefer to use Shibuya while here in Japan." Mai said.
"Alright. So Mrs. Shibuya would you mind going through the events again?" He asked her. He had his note book out on his desk.
"I was doing the laundry and when I pulled out a pair of my jeans I found a envelope folded in the pocket." Mai started.
"Could you describe the envelope?" the officer asked.
"It was white and long. It had my name printed on it, but it was weird." Mai said
"How so?" he asked her.
"Well it looked like it had been down on an old fashion typewriter, like in those old movies. I'd never seen it before so I was confused how it had gotten in my pants pocket."
"So you opened it?" The officer asked.
"Yes. And it said something about being my secret admirer and liking riddles and having superior problem abilities. So I assumed that Naru had put it there. I thought it was a game or something he had come up with."
"And Naru is your husband?" the officer asked.
"Yes. You see when I first met him he was such a narcissist that I started to call him Naru the narcissist and it then everyone one started to call him that." Mai explained and laughed a little at the memory.
"And you assumed it was your husband because?" the officer asked.
"Because I the part of about superior problem solving abilities. He would say something like that or joke about that. That was the only way to explain how the letter got in my pocket. That he had slipped it in there before I did the laundry."
"I see. Please continue." He said.
"Well I followed all the clues. I still thought it was Naru because of the details in the notes." Mai said.
"Such as?"
"Well the part about the ice cream and dipping it on my shirt and the part about when I was reading that book and how I would double check everything before bed and sleep with the lights on. He would tease me about that stuff."
"So what about the part about the outfit?" The officer asked.
"Well I was surprised about that. I wouldn't think Naru would pay that much attention to my clothes or when I wore them, but he is good at remember details and small things that most people miss so I just assumed again." Mai said.
"Alright." The officer continued to scribble in his notebook. "Please go on, Mrs. Shibuya."
"So I went upstairs and began to look for the shoebox. Naru came home at that moment and I thought he was teasing me again, but I realized he wasn't when I opened the shoebox.." Mai's voice trailed off and Naru gave her hand a supportive squeeze.
"I'm not entirely sure what happened after that. I was hysterical and I remember hearing a scream and realizing it was me. I also remember realizing that someone had been in my home. I guess that's about when I passed out." Mai finished.
"Thank you Mrs. Shibuya." The officer finished writing in his notebook and looked up. "That's all that we need from you."
"Could you answer one question for me?" She asked the officer. "How did they get those pictures?" Mai asked.
"I wish I knew the answer to that, but unfortunately I don't. We can only assume it was by someone with access. So an officer."
Mai and Naru left the Police Station hand in hand. They made their way back home where they had change the all the locks and had installed a new security system.
They were greeted by their loving family. Snook, Sparky, and Noba. "I guess you guys want lunch, don't you?" Mai said sweetly. She made her way over to the counter where she filled the food bowls and place them on the floor.
She had almost forgotten about her dream. What did it mean? Why was she acting like that? She had been screaming that she was Mai Taniyama over and over again. She should tell Naru, but part of her was didn't want him to worry. She decided to keep it to herself.
"I'm watching you, Mai." The figure stared out the window. The figure took notes on all of her actions. Mai walked around and fixed lunch for her and Naru. "Love has no secrets. I'm always near you."
Ok so I hope you guys like it. I have this planned, but i tend to deviate from my plans, but I do have the ending all figured out. So thats good. :) Please review.