I stared blankly at the poem. I gritted my teeth as I ripped the paper to shreds.

"Get out." I said trying to stay calm and in control.

"Nar..."

"Get out!" I said more forcefully interrupting Ayako.

They didn't question me they both turned and walked out closing the door behind them. I turned to glare at Lin who obviously wasn't going to leave. I wanted to be alone. I needed to think, and more importantly I needed to talk to Gene.

"Talk." Lin's voice came out low and emotionless.

"Leave." I said responding to his single word sentence with my own.

He just looked at me with his arms crossed over his chest waiting for an explanation. This stupidity was wasting valuable time, so I decided it was best to get this over with so we could get back to Mai.

"If you must know I came back to tell Mai something." I knew that Lin understood and needed no further explanation. "Now leave. I have things to do, and you need to get me checked out of here."

He nodded and walked out the door. Once the coast was clear, I ran over and locked it.

"Find her now!" I spoke to Gene through clenched teeth.

"I've already looked. She's either awake or still blocking me." I could tell that he was just as worried as I was.

"Then find her physically you idiot!" I wasn't in the mood to deal with his stupidity. "Whether she is dead or alive find her. Do you understand?"

Gene walked over and put his hand on my shoulder. I tried to shrug it off but he held it firm.

"I'll find her," was all he said before vanishing.

...

Lin wasted no time in checking me out. We went back to SPR and the whole team was waiting for us. I didn't want to talk anymore. As I walked in I ignored the eager glances from everyone and hurried into my office and slammed the door. What do they expect? I'm doing all I can and now all there is to do is wait for Gene. My head felt heavy as I practically slammed it down onto my desk.

"Naru we need to speak with you." I could hear John's thick accent on the other side of my door. "We have a plan, but it involves you."

I went to the door and slowly opened it making sure not to knock John out with it. The sitting area of the office seemed crowded.

"So what's the plan?" I asked no one in particular as I sat down.

"You can find her." Masako's small voice surprised me. She was the last person I expected to come up with a plan to save Mai. "You have found people in the past, and you were also going to use my comb to find me in the Urado case."

She walked over to me and placed Mai's key in my hand. The cold metal seemed to burn the palm of my hand. This was her most prized possession and I knew it was a bad sign that she didn't have it with her.

"I found it in an alley not far from here." Masako said as tears started to stream down her cheeks.

"I can't." I said as I placed the key inside my jacket pocket and walked back into my office.

I knew if I gave them time to react then it would lead to yelling, and I simply could not deal with anymore yelling today. I took the key out and examined it. There was nothing special about it, but it was easy to sense that it was Mai's. I gripped it in my hand tightly and felt the sharp edges dig into my palm. I felt a hot trickle of blood flow down my wrist.

"She was supposed to be here!" I screamed flinging the key at the wall. I didn't care who heard. My chest hurt. I hated feeling like this. That's why it was always easier to push people away, because I lose everyone.

"Naru?" Lin said as he entered my office. "Why won't you help?" He almost looked hurt by my rejection to the plan. I couldn't answer him. I couldn't even except the reason let alone admit it.

"We at least deserve to know why." His voice was stern almost cold. He was right. I wasn't the only one who was worried about her.

"I am capable of doing it." I began clenching my teeth to control my emotions. "But I won't. If she... If she's dead, I can't go through that." I turned away from him facing the wall as a tear began to fall onto my cheek. Did they forget what I go through every time I locate someone? I couldn't stand the thought of Mai dying, and the thought of having to see it was almost too much for me to bare.

"I didn't think about that. I'm sorry. It was selfish to ask you to go through that." Lin knew that I was on the brink of losing control, and he knew how dangerous I would become if my powers got out of hand. "I'll make you some tea." He left and closed the door behind him.

I walked over to where I had flung the key and picked it up. It's golden color was now tainted with my blood.

BLOOD...

I remembered the splash beneath my feet. The man emerging from the shadows. The arms around my waist.

Damn it! It wasn't a nightmare. It was a vision.

MAI DIDN'T KILL HERSELF, SHE WAS TAKEN!