Title: Forever & Always
Chapter: Two
Author: Dravena Anevard
Disclaimer: I, Dravena Anevard, do not own, nor have any part in the creation of Ghost Hunt. I do, however, have the rights to my imagination. Please enjoy and review!
Notes: I would like to take this time to thank all of you have favorited and alerted this story. It made me happy to look in my email and find them :)
Although, only one reveiw had been made, and since she was the first and only one so far she gets to have either a Lin, Naru, Joh, Bou-san, or Yasuhara plushie, your pick ;) Thank you to Chrysanthia-Sunshine (hopefully I spelled this correctly, I did it on the first try ^.^) Now onto the second chapter, which is longer than the first, and don't forget to review, please! :D
Rai stared, unwaveringly, into the cold blue eyes of Oliver Davis. Lin had to hand it to the girl, she had gone through all of their questions with ease. That, and she seemed to not be fazed by Oliver's glare; she was one of the few that probably would give the young genius a run for his money, both in yen and English.
"You have a question left."
Oh, and Lin felt that she had the ability to read minds.
"Don't be ridiculous, Lin-san," Rai commented, startling the older male. "I am able to read people quite easily, that's all." She turned to Oliver. "Now, I believe you have a question for me?"
Oliver stared into her eyes, as if trying to figure out whether or not this Mai look-a-like was telling them the truth or not.
"I assure you, I am telling you the truth." Her brown eyes, so identical to Mai's-he noticed, seemed to soften even more. "All you have to do is ask."
It was quiet for a few minutes before Oliver sighed.
"She is hurt, you know."
Blue eyes flashed with an emotion that Lin wasn't able to catch, but Rai saw it and remained stoic.
"Hurt?"
"If you don't understand what I mean by that then I won't tell you. I will see you both in two days' time, though. Would you like me to call the others before I leave?"
"That is alright Taniyama-san." Rai turned her attention onto the Chinese man.
Smiling she replied, "Alright, but I would like to ask one last favor of you both."
Neither said anything, in which Rai took this as a go on.
"Please don't let anyone else know of what we spoke. Mai and I would prefer if we did it a better time. And as you can see, my sister is not here."
"Why?"
Rai sighed, she had a feeling that from now on it would be a game of 'Why and Because' with the English teen.
"Because, it is not the appropriate time, when that time comes, however, you will be notified."
Oliver contemplated this request and nodded slightly. Rai smiled as she got up from her seat and began to clean up the dishes, much to the protest of Lin.
Waving at the two silent men, Rai made her way out of the SPR office and into the chilly autumn air. The sky had gone a pretty pink and purple color, slowly fading into darkness.
Rai…
Blinking back tears she bowed her head slightly and made her way to her sister's apartment. Arriving, she opted to keep all the lights off, locked the main door, and made her way to the only couch in the living room. Plopping down she stared, for what seemed like hours, out of the window. She slowly watched the pink and purple sky turn into a dark, dark blue with twinkling balls of gas far out of the Earth's atmosphere. Soon, the brown haired girl fell to her side, curled into a ball, and slept the night away.
Two days later found the SPR gang, minus Mai and Rai – though the others do not know of the latter just yet – outside of the home belonging to Doujou-san's sister.
Two hours later, after the base had been set up and the tour was finished with, the group was sitting in the living area with the family of the large home. They were just about to start with the interview process when a scream resonated throughout the home, causing several of the living room's occupants to cover their ears. Masako had passed out onto Ayako's lap the moment that the screams became inhuman. A growl was heard and then silence. Everyone looked at each other with surprise in their eyes, excluding the two stoic men of SPR.
The door to the house slammed open and Mai came running in, hair disheveled and eyes wide and frantic. Catching her breath she looked over everyone and let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness you all are alright. I was walking up the driveway when I heard…what?"
The brown haired girl had noticed the incredulous stares that were directed her way.
"You walked up the driveway?" Bou-san asked in disbelief.
Mai frowned, slightly confused. "Um…yes?"
"Mai, I don't think you noticed," Ayako started. "But the driveway is freaking impossible to come up without the assistance of a vehicle!"
Mai blinked.
"But the driveway wasn't that difficult."
"Explain."
Mai turned her attention towards her narcissistic boss.
"The driveway is built the same way as most places. No need for vehicles unless you drove there."
The room was silent.
"And so it begins."
It was now ten thirty-three at night and Mai, or rather Rai, found herself once again in the presence of the two most silent people she had ever met.
"She's here, but her voice is faint."
"Her voice, Taniyama-san?" Lin questioned, looking up from his laptop screen.
"Yes, you see it is easy for me to find her, if the need ever rose for it, by listening to her spirit's voice. That's how I have always explained it as anyways." Rai gave a small frown. "This is unusual though."
"How is that?" This time Oliver spoke.
"No matter the distance, no matter the cause, I have always been able to hear her voice strong and clear."
"But she is here?"
"Yes," Rai looked straight into Oliver's eyes. "But I am not sure how long she will be here for."
Oliver raised an eyebrow, "Explain."
Rai had the urge to throttle the young genius, which was rare in her case; she was the less violent of the twins.
"I'm not exactly sure. I just get the feeling that the moment we get close to rescuing her, she will be moved."
Lin narrowed his eyes before his eyebrows shot up into his hair line. He nudged Oliver in the side and motioned in Rai's direction. Frowning, Oliver followed the Chinese man's motion and his eyes widened.
Rai blinked, feeling the urge to back down from the intense gaze that the two men bombarded her with.
"Is something the matter?"
Lin and Oliver blinked before shaking their heads.
"Well, if that is the case, then I'm going to take my leave then. You two should do the same, it's nearing midnight."
With a bow, the brunette bowed and walked out of base. Oliver and Lin waited until they heard the faint noise of a door opening and then closing before sharing a look.
"Noll," Lin started.
"I know." Oliver frowned, thinking quite hard about what had just occurred.
Leaning back in his chair he looked up at the ceiling.
"Who are you really?" He muttered.
"I think the correct question at this point is: Who are they really?" Lin corrected.
Oliver sighed and closed his eyes, he could feel the on comings of a rather large migraine.
"Indeed."