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He turned to her, " you know English?" she nodded " Top marks remember " she gave him a wink as Naru sat down he was doomed. Luella, his mother… was coming to Japan, and this case wasn't even close to being solved yet again!

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Chapter 8

"AND AGAIN! ARIA!" Mai was standing breathing hard, after the events that have been happening up till now, Mai was running on fumes, again she began spinning as fast as she could. Up until she collapsed to the floor. Sonota looked to the girl, giving a sigh she went over to the window and looked out. " your still not opening your heart Aria, your not letting the feelings in. What's wrong?"

Mai sat on the floor leaning on her left knee, "nothings wrong," Sonota turned around and watched the girl trying to get back up to attempt it again. " Listen, Rhythm told me about the dream you had." Mai just looked away she wanted to forget the dream, it was worse than when she did the Urado case. Sonota walked over and sat on the floor next to Mai. " what is stopping you from still letting people in? you know you have people here who love you Aria"

Mai looked down, she gripped her chest, they was having a privet one on one training, "I don't know, I don't know why, I just… I trust everyone I love everyone but its like… the wall hasn't melted yet," "Aria, are you still thinking back to the fire where you feel responsible," Snapping her head up, Mai looked down then and that's what it was, that's what was still keeping up the wall.

"Listen Aira, your mother wouldn't want you sitting here, not enjoying yourself not being able to dance like you did before. We all still hold that powerful emotion in our hearts from when you did the Auroru Rising Dream, it wasn't Rhythm alone that brought me back it was also you. You was able to bring my family back together for them to forgive me for running out on them. You helped me melt my wall that I had held up for 13 years"

Mai looked to the woman, " the greatest gift you could give to your parent's is standing up on that stage and performing. You would be able to send them off with a smile on their faces not a sad one." taking a deep breath. Mai closed her eye's she could still see their faces in the fire she could still feel the burning heat, placing a hand on the scar she got from protecting Rhythm, she looked to Sonota. " you think they want to see me dance again?" Sonota nodded, " I don't think it I know it." Mai stood up, holding her heart closing her eye's. The emotions Naru had given her, the strength her friends had given her, and the love. It filled her heart, " I'm ready to try again…" Sonota nodded and stood up beginning to train with her again.

Rhythm was sat watching the monitors, " How did we get stuck doing this while my mother trains Aira?" Yasu sat down next to Rhythm, " because you get to stay with a handsom guy like me!" he grinned but that faded when he saw Rhythms face. "why… why does Aira, have to suffer so much? She's lost a lot, but she's also gained a lot as well, why does she have to suffer them awful dreams? Why did she have to save me and not her parents in that fire?"

Yasu dropped the books he had and placed hand on the girls shoulder, "what are you saying Rhythm?" Rhythm looked to the boy, " she lost her family because of me, she lost her boyfriend Sho, she lost her life and family, and now she's suffering with these dreams." Yasu was still confused, " the night, the fire broke out in the bakery, when Aira pushed her father into the candle, I had just lit it and wasn't expecting the impact, so as I tried to steady the candle it hit the curtains and set it on fire. Sho was constantly arguing with her after that because she was blaming herself, Sho couldn't handle a depressed girl and left her. Then when mother said we'd be looking after the twins, but Aira couldn't be here. I feel like it's all my fault."

Yasu shook his head and brought the crying girl into a hug. " its not your fault, remember, Mai is a strong girl, she's been able to overcome a lot thanks to her friends, friendship is what makes us stronger, that guy can go fuck himself, she has Naru now who's probably 100% better than that Sho. To be honest your basically sisters with her, your mother adopted her sisters, so that more or less classes you as sisters with her!"

Rhythm looked up to the boy that was trying to cheer her up, she gave a smile and nodded " yeah, thanks…" she looked down to the books, she began picking them up and then noticed something " isn't this the information you was looking for?"

He read it over and looked to Rhythm, he leaned in and gave her a very passionate kiss on the lips " you my friend are brilliant!" Rhythm widened blushing as hard as she could. Did he… yes this boy just kissed her! He was a year older than her… rolling her eye's back she blushed beetroot red and fell backwards, " oh my god…"

The door opened revealing Naru, Yasu went over to him and Naru read over the information.

"This is perfect, with this information we will be able to exorcise the ghost. But…. What happened to her?" he saw Rhythm passed out on the floor with steam emitting from her.

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Later that afternoon Naru had called a meeting, everyone was sat in a sort of C circle, as he stood up, " Earlier Yasu and Rhythm found some very vital information." he looked to them as rhythm still looked faint from earlier, Sonota was confused on why her daughter was acting that way. " Anyway, Jin was the husband to Kei Harune, they had married just as Kei was hitting the qualifying tournaments for the prism queen tournament, but Kei didn't make it, on the day of the Tornament they found her body parts scattered in the ice where the competition was being held. They later arrested Jin Harune for the murder, although he was shouting about the legendary jump being a evil possession from the devil. An I think that's how the rumours went around about it being a dangerous jump." Sonota nodded, " I don't know how the Rumours was started but people who try to do it and fail can end up losing their minds, hospitalised for the rest of their lifes or lose the memories completely."

" Jin and Kei had a son, who indeed carry out many more generations but the love for the sport was never loved and had forbid it for generations. Although it comes to Mai's mother being the stylist, and then Mai becoming the Prism queen because she was able to make this devil jump into a sort of message from god." They all followed but that still didn't have any answers about Jin,

" Jin was a former gang member of a dangerous gang back when he was younger, and it was said that he lost his mind from drugs, so when he saw his wife perform the jump he thought he was seeing the gates of hell opening, so in order for him to try and stop this, he disembodied her and buried her within the ice."

Sonota covered her mouth, how awful, "That's not all he also had a mental illness at the time, claming he could see spirits… which is also another ability Mai has, he had been in and out of hospital countless of times because of it." Mai had been quiet all this time wondering what It would have been like for a boy back in that day and age, they would have thought he was a monster, not having powers he could control, seeing spirits and not having people to believe in him. She felt sorry for him.

" Where was Kei murdered?" Ayako asked…. " At this dance school…" just then the lights had gone out, screams could be herd from most of the girls, but when Monk reached out to try and protect Mai nothing was there, the lights came back on but all that was in Mai's chair was a knife having rusted blood on it.

'Kei will be joining me back on the ice…. '

Standing up everyone was about to run out of the room, "STOP!" they all turned to see Sonota, " you can't rush out their with a plan of action!" Naru slammed his hand against the table the woman was right, But his girlfriend was in danger, the door was herd slammed shut and they looked around.

"Mion…Rhythm… where are they?" questioned Ayako, this then did it, they all rushed out including Sonota, "John! Monk! Ayako! We will be getting rid of this spirit today!" they nodded and went to their rooms to quickly change. " Lin send one of your Shiki forward and see how Mai's doing! Sonota! Your job is to keep the girls out of the way. This could get very messy."

Sonota nodded agreeing.

Down on the Ice Mai was stood in the middle, she had no idea on how she got out there but all she knew is pain seared threw her body. Opening her eye's she was face to face with Jin, " Kei, your hair… its not like it use to be, why? Your eye's are also different but you smell the same." Mai looked to him. " I'm not Kei, my name is Aira Harune…"

Jin looked to the girl and laughed, " there isn't anyone called that! Kei remember me please!" Mai growled and closed her eye's, she felt a faint voice

Dance… prove it too him…

Mai kept her eye's closed.. " But I'm not ready yet…."

Yes you are, you've opened your heart, you can do it Aira… no should I call you Mai…

Mai smiled and shook her head " No it's fine, Aira is my name,"

"AIRA!" Mai looked over to the other side of the rink the Rhythm and Mion was stood there, Mai was now worried " Get out of here its dangerous!"

I'll protect them, tell them to put on the music! Any music you even know there dance moves from the past and your old dance moves! Mix them up!

Mai nodded and looked to the girls one last time, " RHYTHM! MUSIC!"

The door opened just as the music was turned on ' Dream goes on'

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Yay! Finally some action from the spirit! Will Mai be able to pull of this dance routine? Will she be able to save herself and her friends, Will they be able to exorcise the spirit before it takes Mai's life?

Stay tuned for more!

~Cure Dream 90 over and out!