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Yume no Naka ni Seishin

Chapter Seventeen

Case One-Evil Spirit's All Over!?

Part Eleven

Harry slowly opened his eyes, only to be greeted with darkness all around him. He sat up and groaned a little as his back and head twinge in pain. Ignoring it, he began to look around his surroundings. He had never been in a place like this. Waking up a little more he could now see that the whole place was as empty as he first thought, it was filled with bright white orbs that floated upward continuously.

As he scanned his surrounding more his eyes fell on a circle of yellowish white light and lying in the centre was Mai and kneeling next to her was Kazuya. He and Mai were talking, but Harry couldn't make out what they were saying. He watched as Mai tried to sit up, only to look a little dizzy as Kazuya pushed her back down all the while listening to what she was saying.

Harry blinked his eyes not really believing what he was seeing, and subconsciously lowered his head to try and make sense of it. It was difficult to do this as his head and back was screaming in agony now. Bringing his fingers to his temple he tried to massage the pain away, but even that didn't seem to help.

All of a sudden he felt a gentle hand land on his shoulder making him jump and glance up, making him cringe as a sharp pain went through his head. When the pain subsided he found himself staring into the same emerald green eyes as his own, "Hello Harry," a soft familiar voice greeted him.

He couldn't help the smile that took over his face as he stared at his mother. Her long red hair flowed out behind her, almost too her waist. She had on a simple, but beautiful white dress that made her look angelic. Her eyes were sparkling much like the jewels in the Potter vault. A soft smile also graced her face reassuring Harry that he wasn't in any danger.

"Hello mum," Harry greeted back before asking the one question that was on his mind, "Could you tell me where I am at all?"

"You're in the spirit realm, sweetie." She answered him as Harry titled his head in confusion, Lily smiled wider at his expression as she explained, "You came here with the help of Mai. She is really the only one that has the ability, though with your powers as an empath you have the talent, but it's not strong enough to come here without a little boost."

"Okay, that explanation is about as clear as mud to me," he grinned to her.

Lily laughed at her son's statement, as she then tried to clear it up a little, "When you protected her from the bookshelf her spirit unconsciously called to your own, pulling you into this realm with her. It's like a trigger. When she feels threatened her mind and spirit will call for the person that makes her feel safe. This time it was you and like I said before, you have talent for this as well, so it was easy for her to bring you with her. I doubt she has even realized what she has done, because this is the first time for her as well."

Finally everything made sense and Harry nodded his head that he understood now. His mind then grasped onto her earlier statement, "Wait, you said I also have this ability?" Lily nodded her head but before she could say anything, Harry carried on, "Then why haven't I been able to do this until now and why did Mai need to call me, instead of doing it myself?" Harry finished, confused.

Kneeling down in front of him, Lily took her son into her arms and gave him a hug, hoping to calm him down as she explained, "Yes you have this ability, but it isn't as strong as Mai's. In order for you to come here you have to be called by either her or a spirit."

Harry returned the hug and then pushed away enough to see her face, "Are you saying a spirit can also bring me here?"

"Yes," Lily said, brushing some of his bangs away from his face so she could see his eyes better, "Because of your empathy. If the spirit's emotions are strong enough, then you can be pulled into this realm to witness either their last thoughts or what happened to cause such a strong emotion to linger, though there are not many that will have the strength to do so."

Letting go of his mother, Harry adopted a thoughtful look as he tried to process what she had told him. A scary thought hit him and he quickly glanced up at his mom with fear shinning in his eyes, "Wait, what about Mai? Will this happen to her as well?"

Sadness came over Lily's features as she nodded her head, "Yes it will, but Mai will have a spirit guarding her, they will help guide her and teach her how to control it."

"Who's her guide?" he had a clue as to who it was, but figured he would ask, just to be sure.

"I am," Lilly chuckled as she ruffled his hair affectionately.

That brought a smile to his face, but it faded as he glanced over towards Mai and Kazuya "If you're her spirit guide then why is he here?"

Lily gave a sigh, "He is trying to desperately get in touch with somebody on the other side to tell them something." At Harry's questioning look she shook her head, "I have no clue what it is, but I am sure it is important for he practically begged me to let him take over for a while. I relented cause I know what it feels like to want to communicate with the living, but can't." She gave him a sad smile, as Harry then returned it.

"He looks a lot like Kazuya," Harry paused, inspecting the other boy, though the distance wasn't helping him with this. After a few minutes of hard studying, Harry's green eyes widened in surprise, "They are twins aren't they?"

Lily smiled, "Took you long enough to figure it out. Yes, they are twins, and that is one of the other reasons I let him take over for a while. I figured Mai wouldn't be as scared if she had a familiar face with her."

They watched in silence as Mai disappeared from the Spirit Realm, "Come on let me introduce you to him." Lily said grabbing a hold of Harry's arm and helping him to stand.

Harry couldn't believe how weak his legs felt, but after a few minutes of walking they soon got their strength back and he shook off his mum's arm. She smiled and soon they were standing in front of Kazuya's twin.

"Thank you Lily, for letting me talk to her," his thanks was heartfelt as he looked at her.

"You're welcome," Lily answered and then gestured to Harry, "This is my son that I have been telling you about, Harry Potter."

The boy swung his gaze over to harry. Seeing the boys eyes, Harry knew there would always be a way he could tell the two apart, for this one's eyes were a blue-grey colour, while Kazuya's were a deep blue. There was also a smile present on his face, which Harry had yet to see Kazuya do. Holding out his hand for the other to shake, he said smiling, "Nice to meet you, but what's your name?"

The boy smiled back and took Harry's hand and gave it a firm shake as he answered, "Eugene, but most people call me Gene for short. Nice to meet you too."

They let go of each other's hands, standing in silence a few moments before Gene broke it, "Umm… Don't know if Lily told you or not, but Kazuya is my twin."

"Yeah, she told me already, though I'm a little surprised and confused by all of this." Harry gestured to where they were.

Gene chuckled, "It's quite a bit to take in all at once." He got an unsure look on his face before asking. "Could you not tell Mai about who I really am? I want her to be comfortable with this power and I think a complete stranger would make her more afraid."

"I understand what you're saying, so don't worry I won't tell her." He reassured him, but then seemed to think of something else to say. "Please don't keep her in the dark for too long though. I know I wouldn't want to be lied to for long, even if there is a good reason for it," giving a sharp nod of his head as if agreeing with himself.

Gene gave a smile and also nodded his head in agreement. It was then Harry noticed he was feeling something pull at the back of his mind. Looking down at his hands he could see them starting to turn translucent and he was feeling very sleepy. Lily smiled, "It's time to go Harry."

"Wait, I forgot one more thing before you go," Gene yelled, panic entering his voice.

"What?" Harry mumbled feeling sleepier as the time ticked on.

"Don't say anything to any of the others or my brother. I don't want him to feel guilty that I am still hanging around." Harry could hear the regret in Gene's voice and so, he nodded his head in agreement, "Thanks, and I hope we met again soon." He heard, but this time it sounded like it was very far away.

Hoping Gene and his mother would still be able to hear him Harry shouted out, "Bye and I too hope to see you again soon." And then his world went completely dark.

XxXxX

Once again Harry found himself opening his eyes slowly, but this time as his vision came into focus he found himself staring up into three pairs of concerned eyes. There was also metal above them and carpet under his fingertips. He quickly realized that they had moved him to the back of the van.

Matsuzaki-san's relieved voice was the first thing he heard, "Oh good, he's coming around."

Her statement was soon followed by Takigawa-san's concerned voice, "You and Mai gave us a scare." He then scanned Harry with his eyes trying to find any injures as he asked, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine," he answered as he started to sit up.

His gaze then scanned the group for Mai and found her sitting up beside him, "You all right?"

Mai gave him a small smile, "Yeah, I'm fine."

Their attention was quickly brought back to Matsuzaki-san as she began talking again, "Mai came around first about four or five minutes before you, but you both were out for quite a while. In fact it is five minutes past four in the morning." Mai and Harry gave each other wide eyed stares before looking back at Matsuzaki-san in shock. "You guys really should go home and try to catch a few hours of sleep before school starts." She advised sounding very much like a doctor.

"Okay. Hey, did Naru ever come back at all." Mai asked as she jumped off the back of the van?

John gave her a questioning look, "No he didn't."

"What about Kuroda?" Harry asked not seeing the annoying girl anywhere.

Takigawa-san smiled, "I took her home some time ago. She was fine."

Hearing this Harry let out a sigh of relief as he pushed himself up into a standing position. Turing around so he faced all three of them he bowed, "Sorry for worrying you so much, but thank you for looking after us."

John seemed a little embarrassed by Harry's show of gratitude as he rubbed the back of his head, "It's no problem you would have done the same for us."

Harry gave the kind Priest a smile. Takigawa-san and Matsuzaki-san both said, "You're welcome," at the same time also seeming to be embarrassed.

Matsuzaki-san looked at the building and repressed a shiver as she stated, "Something feels wrong here, and the exorcisms had no effect at all. I think it is a good idea if all of us go home and rest for a little while."

Mai shot her a devious smirk, "So you're going to run away?"

"Need I remind you it was your boss that ran away first," Matsuzaki-san snipped out waving a finger in Mai's direction.

"Kazuya didn't run away, he is off doing some research." Harry butted in to defend his boss and keep Mai from losing her temper.

Takigawa-san scoffed, "How would you know?"

Rolling his eyes Harry said, "Because I talked with him before he left."

"Kazuya told Harry to take over for him while he was gone," John said standing up for the teen.

They all heard a sniff as Matsuzaki-san said, "He probably went home crying instead."

That was it for Mai, "Don't be ridiculous," she shouted, "Harry already told you what he was going to do."

"I wouldn't blame him for just going home though, we did gang up on him yesterday," Takigawa-san sounded guilty for the way he had acted.

"Yes, but you have to remember that this is the biggest swollen headed, stuck up, self absorbed, holier than thou narcissist we are talking about here," Mai stated to everyone with a smirk on her face.

"Or maybe Kazuya is at home stewing in unbridled rage as he makes straw effigy dolls of us," Harry could hear the humour in John's voice not to mention feel it, but the Priest was trying very hard to keep a serious expression on his face.

Everybody in the group remained silent, glancing at one another as they all thought about the ridiculous notion just thrown to them. A few minutes later they all started laughing and John dropped his serious face unable to hold it any longer and joined in with them. When they all got themselves under control again they told each other goodbye and went home to get a little sleep before their day began.

Harry and Mai walked side by side towards Mai's home first. The two were silence, each of them going over what they had just been though. Mai was thinking it was all just a strange dream, while Harry went over why exactly Gene wouldn't want his brother to know he was still around. Harry also wanted to say something to Mai, but didn't know how to approach the subject.

"Well," Mai sighed as they reached her apartment complex, "Night Harry, and thanks for walking me home."

Harry blinked a little, he didn't think that much time had passed, "Oh, night Mai, see you tomorrow."

He watched as Mai turned and unlocked the door and walked in, he opened his mouth to call her back and ask her about the dream, but clicked his jaw shut. He would have to talk to her another time about it. He was unsure about how she would take it. He smiled a little and then turned towards home, the sky beginning to lighten around him, he just hoped he would be able to get a little bit of sleep before school started, he was tired.

Having an uneventful walk home, Harry pulled out his key and unlocked the door walking inside. Instead of being greeted with a gentle coo from Hedwig he was bombarded with the owl as she flew at him and screeched.

"What?" he yelled out, wondering why she was acting like this?

Hedwig screeched again as she dived towards Harry, clipping his head with one of her wings.

"Whatever it is, I'm sorry." He pleaded as he held up his hands, not being attacked again it gave him time to think about what had her so mad. It was then his tired brain realized what the problem was. Looking over at Hedwig, who had now taken up her perch on the stand glaring at him, he asked, "Hedwig, did you feel what I just went through?"

A bop of the owl's head was the only answer he got, as she then resumed her glaring.

"I'm sorry girl," he said soothingly as he went over to her and stroked her chest, "I didn't mean for something to happen. I don't like to worry you." He soothed.

Hedwig bopped her head a little and almost cooed a little as she ruffled her feathers in forgiveness.

"I'm sorry," he said once again as he then left the calmed down owl and went upstairs to get ready for some sleep.

Changing quickly, he set his alarm, so he would have enough time to shower before school and then almost collapsed into his bed. He was tired, and while he was on the astral plane, it wasn't as though he was getting any sleep. He yawned and quickly drifted off to sleep as he curled up under his blankets.

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