"Rampant?" Naru asked, perking up a little. This could be interesting. The father nodded, looking over to his son with an expression as if expecting him to do it again, then looking back to Naru. "I've never seen him do this kinda thing before." Naru thought for a few moments, his eyes closed, contemplating the possibilities. If he's never done this before, that might rule out Mai's theory of a specter. Naru thought to himself, tapping his right foot slightly. "Tell me... has he ever gone to a live performance like this in the past?" Naru asked. This time, Izumi spoke up for himself. He shook his head and answered, "No, this was a first. It's why I was so excited. Until the other day, I've only read about psychics, never really meeting one in person."

Naru and Lin looked to one another, as if thinking the same thing, then back to the father. "Interesting... if we may, we'd like to observe him under certain conditions." The father gave an unsure frown, replying, "This... doesn't sound safe... but, my son's an adult now. It's honestly his choice."

Izumi looked to Naru, then his father, then Naru again. He gave a firm nod. "If it means making sure this doesn't happen again, I'm in." "Good." Naru stated, looking to the others, noticing Mai and Yasuhara had finally gotten the gear set up and ready. "Mai, begin filming immediately, just in case." "Well, if I'm going to have guests over, I guess I might as well prepare dinner." The father sighed, standing up and making his way to the kitchen. "Th-that's not necessary! You don't have t-" Mai began, the father interrupting her, saying, "No honestly it's fine. As long as you guys promise you know what you're doing." Mai's eyes sparkled and widened with confidence, giving a firm nod and exclaiming, "Trust me, Naru hasn't failed a case yet!" This made the man give a nervous smile, and even though it showed he was unsure, he at least had hope.

"So, what kind of psychic stuff are you into, Izumi?" Yasuhara asked, flashing a welcoming smile. This immediately perked interest in Izumi, getting him to answer, "Well, other than Ms. Hara here... I've read plenty of magazines from back in Mom's day. As for more recent things, I've read a couple of books published by Professor Igarashi and read a LOT of articles on the internet about Oliver Davis! You know, the British psychic researcher guy? So far, I think he's one of my favorites." A few heads in the room immediately looked over to Naru, who somehow was keeping a straight face through all of this. Even Monk snickered a little bit just thinking about it. Ayako elbowed Monk to get his attention and whispered, "You're one to laugh." in a snarky manner. Monk grumbles something but all in all it made him go quiet again.

Lin brought Naru some research papers, as Mai and the rest of the crew kept the small talk going with Izumi. He flipped through different possibilities, also taking into account it could be something he's never seen before. Naru tuned them out just a little, catching only keywords. "So you really didn't sense a spirit or something? I... I know this sounds weird, Ms. Hara, but... I FELT it." Izumi confessed to Masako, his demeanor slowly becoming serious. "I apologize again, Izumi, but I really didn't, nor DO I currently sense anything." Monk put his hands on his hips and leaned over to Mai, asking, "Hey Mai... do you sense anything?" Mai looked over and gave a shrug, not too sure of her own abilities at all. "I... don't know, Monk. Usually that's only when I'm dreaming-"

That key phrase. Usually that's only when I'm dreaming. Naru perked up, as if realizing something, and asked, "What did you just say, Mai?" Mai, a bit confused, repeated herself, this time to Naru. Naru thought to himself and stood up, his hand going to his chin, stroking it in thought. That's it! Naru thought to himself, fast-walking over to the computer. "I need to look into something. Keep talking with him Mai. Ms. Hara you stay there, too. The rest of you leave the room now... I need to figure something out." After a little bit of arguing and confusion, they decided to go with Naru's gut feeling and trust his better judgement, leaving Mai, Masako, Naru, and Izumi to themselves.

"So... this is... awkward... what um... what's happening?" Izumi asked Mai and Masako, looking to the two. Masako answered, her tone light, "I am... not sure. Mr. Shibuya rarely let's us in on things until he has a solid idea of what he himself is doing." Mai giggled lightly at Masako's explanation of it, since it was so accurate. Mai lightly put her hand on Izumi's shoulder, assuring him with a soft voice, "Don't worry, Izumi. Our guys know what they're doing. We'll figure this out. I promise." A few moments after she put her hand on his shoulder, Izumi's eyes widened in a strange way, his pupil enlarging, his body language showing minimal signs of possession. This was strange. He leaned back as if taking it in. "I-is something wrong? Masako, do you sense anything now?" Mai asked trying not to show panic in her voice. Masako curiously looked between the two and answered, "N-..no... just like back on stage... nothing... Izumi? Are you feeling okay?"

Izumi sat there for a few moments, silent, then gave a nice, warm and familiar smile to the both of them. He looked to Masako, then to Mai. "Mai... Masako... it's so nice to see you both." They looked completely puzzled, leaning back slightly. "...Izumi?" Masako questioned one more time. "What are you talking about, Masako? Who?" Naru looked over from his computer curiously, getting up and deciding to handle the situation himself. "Saito. Who do you think you are?" Naru asked, looking him straight in the eyes. Izumi got up and stepped closer to Naru, invading his personal space a little, causing Naru to curiously step back.

"You know who I am, Noll."

Mai, Masako, and even Naru had looks of shock on their face, completely confused. "...Gene?" Naru asked in a confused tone. Just then, Izumi fell back to the couch, slowly opening his eyes. "IZUMI?! Are you okay?!" Mai asked, running over to him. "H-...huh? What... happened?" Izumi asked in a dazed state. His eyes looked normal again, that's for sure. And now his posture went from upright/possessed to normal. Well, a bit less than normal. Now he looked quite lethargic. Mai gave Izumi a small shake, repeating her question, then adding, "Why'd you say that? You acted all weird and... smiled to us and..." Izumi looked befuddled. He leaned back a little from her and narrowed one eye, looking her up and down. "What? I didn-... I just... took a nap on the couch I thought and... wait... that wasn't a dream?" Izumi queried.

Dream.

That keyword. Why is it bothering me? Naru thought to himself.

Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed this second part. Gonna leave it on this little cliffhanger. Please leave a review ^_^