After two long hours in the ER, and a very annoyed Naru the nurses decided that it was case of fatigue, some blood thinning. Naru wanted more test done to make sure, for her to stay the night just in case but Mai refused persistently till he finally agreed to let her leave. She didn't want to cause any trouble to his parents, or anyone else for that matter. For now she would rest and take the pills she was given, there didn't need to be any more to that especially with the new case showing up. No one was going to stop her, Naru must of have learned that a long time ago.
"I don't know where you get such a stubborn attitude" Naru grumbled as the two walked down the hospital halls, his hand was resting on her shoulder. Mai grinned up at him as he frowned, she wouldn't let him worry about her anymore. Slipping out of his grasp she walked over to the cafeteria and looked up at the sign, squinting to read the English letters.
"Oh, let's eat breakfast before we head out, how about that. We could just eat ice-cream for breakfast, no one has to know." She said mischievously and took his hands in her own and a smile. "Please, I heard ice-cream is perfect for someone with fatigue." The young man peered down at her, almost judging her face for a moment as if to judge what profits he would make before looking at the sign again and let out a sigh, she had won. It was a rare moment of victory for the young woman, while she and Naru were much more agreeable now she still would say the score between the two was incomparable.
"I don't think ice-cream is good for anything expect hot weather" Naru corrected the woman as they walked through the line and she responded with a shrug. Once they paid for it the two sat in the cafeteria eating it quickly, afraid to have Lulu or Madoka come in and scold them. The two had come with them early this morning, Naru declined their offer but just like her, they were stubborn. They had given her aspirin and had her lay down in the back seat of the car; the nose bleed didn't stop till they made it to the hospital. Lulu would make a joke from the front passenger seat and Madoka would respond with another as she held Mai on her lap, wiping the blood away. Honestly, without them she was sure both her and Naru would have been tense the entire ride.
"Hm, probably. I suppose before I leave I'll have to look at the medical bill, I'm glad I've saved up some money for emergency like this" Mai said, quickly licking her ice-cream cone as a drop began to run down it onto her hands.
"I'll pay it this time" Naru answered
"I've saved up money for stuff like this Naru, it's not necessary" the young woman said, a bit startled by how he easily he had said it.
"That's emergency money"
"I think a hospital visit is an emergency" The young woman argued, leaning forward slightly
"Not with me here, I'm your boss. Just let me pay" Naru said sternly, his tone seeming to end the conversation though she still looked at him quizzically. Looking down at her ice-cream she saw that it had now melted all over her hands and she sat it down on a napkin.
"Aw, now I'm all sticky"
"Just go the restroom while I get the van, Madoka and my mother is probably sleeping in it right now" Naru said smugly, standing up from the chair and she followed suite. The young woman walked away from him and headed to the restroom, pausing to look at the signs before walking in. There were a few other people in there, English woman who were talking quickly to one another, though became quieter as she came in. A bit confused the small woman waited her turn before putting her hands under the water to wash them.
"Are you dating Doctor Davis?" one woman asked suddenly and Mai looked up to see they were all standing there, rather awkwardly as if they were waiting for a while to speak to her. They spoke Japanese, to her surprise and with a bit of a confused look she grinned at him.
"No, he is my boss" Mai explained and the women seemed to let out a sigh of relief. She reached out, wiping her hands on a paper towel before deciding to speak to them a bit more. "Why?"
"I've been in love with him since his first interview, the way he speaks. He used to visit this hospital often, that's why I became a nurse" One explained, her hair was tied up in a low bun and she had scrubs on. The other two girls were dressed in average clothes though they seemed to know her, perhaps they were friends visiting.
"We all learned Japanese so we could have more in common with him" Another explained, she was cute and young with braided hair though Mai could tell she was very childish and immature.
"Don't you think he's cool?"
"I suppose for my boss he is" Mai said with a small smile and they laughed as if she had told a funny joke, while they didn't seem to want to harm her, Mai felt unease. They had a suffocating presence to them, and she knew that they wanted something out of her.
"So, do you have his number?" Bingo. The young woman looked down at her phone, opening and scrolled through the numbers as if she was thinking. Her eyes looked down the page before looking up at them with an apologetic grin.
"I'm sorry, I don't. We don't talk much, I'm just sick ill right now so he visited" She explained, they seemed suspicious for a moment before accepting it and went on to other topics. They exchanged email addresses, Mai knew they wanted more before leaving the bathroom. The young woman looked down at her phone; Naru's contact was the first one. "I didn't know that even girls in England could be so scary" She sighed, receiving a message from the man that he was at the front door before heading out. With a little glance around she headed out of the doors to the van which was parked and opened the door to hop in beside Madoka.
"We're going to drop them off before heading to the train tracks" Naru explained from the wheel and Mai hummed a response. They headed back through the country side before stopping in front of the house and letting the two women out, they said their farewells and Mai got to advance to the front seat beside Naru. He watched her put on her seatbelt before setting off, the two rolling down their windows for the wind, it was a hot day and Mai rested her arms on the door so she could feel the breeze, at least England's summer was beautiful.
"What kind of colleges are around here?"
"A few, I thought you should go the one I went to"
"I don't a college you went to would be with that cheap"
"Well, my parents sponsor them quite a bit so I believe they wouldn't mind taking you in, including your excellent grades and that you're an exchange student" Naru said, turning the van to drive down a narrow street till he stopped at the railroad station, it was empty excluding a few people. It would be another hour or two before people starting traveling to the inner city, and they two got out, walking up the steps to the platform. To her surprise, a few people greeted them; they had charts, head phones, thermostats.
"Do these people all work for you?"
"My parents" Naru corrected her and they stopped at the edge of the platform, Mai leaned over to see what underneath and he scolded her.
"Doctor Davis, I have the charts for last night. There was also a death around two this morning, this brings the count up to five this month" A man said suddenly and Mai looked up at him. He had the demeanor of Monk though his hair was short and a dark brown. He in turn seemed to be looking at her as well, almost curious. Naru took the charts from him and glanced over the information.
"It's only men, correct?"
"Yes, we've looked into each of them and all of them had some sort of scandal or a debt. There is a heavy pattern for rapist, since the case started a month ago fifteen out of the twenty killed had been charged for sexual assault" The man answered and Mai glanced over at the charts, after noticing her Naru handed them to her.
"I'll check up with everyone else, Mai, see if you can sense anything. Johnson, stay with her, she doesn't know English" Naru said, switching between Japanese and English, and the two watched him walk away before looking at one another.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Mai Taniyama" The young woman said slowly in English, bowing slightly to the man. He seemed a bit flustered as to what to do before answering.
"I'm Henry Johnson"
"Henry?" Mai said and he laughed
"Ya" He answered and the two smiled at one another, glad they could at least introduce themselves to each other. He looked over at the other people before pointing them. The blonde woman was Alice, Madison, Jensen, and Cole. They were all older, probably in their late twenties. The young woman looked away from him, down the long lines of track. How many people would die before they ended this case? By the looks of, this ghost was highly active and hard to stop. It wasn't scared of anyone or anything for that matter and it worried Mai. Making sure the man was following, Mai walked down the platform, before making it to a set of stairs that led to the tracks. The place seemed quiet, peacefully, and with Henry in tow she walked down the steps, a cold feeling suddenly covered her figured and she shivered, her arms wrapped around her shoulders. It was cold here. He looked at her questionable and she slowly walked down the tracks, looking around. While the platform didn't hold any ghost, the tracks did, this was where they all fell to their death.
"Ghost" Mai said, turning to the man and he looked at her in surprise before looking around and scratching the back of his head. He seemed a bit confused, maybe he was like Yasu, he did research but didn't have any spirit connection. Thinking of her friends made her sigh, it had been a month since she left and she was already feeling homesick.
"Train coming" Henry said quickly and Mai looked over to see the train coming toward them, with one last glance she ran after him down the tracks to the stairs and quickly ran up them as the train flew by. Watching it fly by Mai stood on the top step, leaning over. She knew if Naru was here, even just going on the tracks could be a huge risk. But what he didn't know wouldn't hurt him. "You sure are a weird kid" The young man mumbled and Mai looked at him in confusion and he just shrugged, and she smiled at him widely. He grumbled before crossing his arms, "I don't know what Davis sees in you, weirdo"
Updating with my friends wanting to play is so hard! I don't want to go out into the sun at all! Anyways, I thought...introducing some new people would be fun. I hope it'll be ok! I alway have a hard time liking new characters so I'll try my best to develop them. I'm not sure when those girls will show up again, I somehow feel kind of nervous about them even though I created them! They must be evil. Evil. Ya...
Is that a love rival? Is it? I can't-I can't tell. IS THAT A LOVE RIVAL?
Oh EverlastingRyo those two are just confusing as can be! They cuddle and hold hands and everything but aren't even together, I think both of them are weirdos! Hehe, don't get stressed! I am also...but don't! Don't worry, everything will be ok in the end.
Ferb O. Oche hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. ok.
Toumei Ai Oh welcome! I am soooo happy that you've gotten into this fandom, it's a super smart little group and very kind. It's so cool that you picked mine of all the amazing ones out there!
Ellabellaboo124, oh thank you, I'm glad I'm consitent.
Naruisawesome let us fangirl together! I went through so much trouble with that, I just couldn't make up my mine about if he would do something like that. But hey, I guess it turned out alright? Heheh, and yes, perfect arguement!
WhisperToTheWolves awww,thank you for looking forward to it! I'm so happy thay you adore it.
Dancingfingers nah, not lame at all! Hehe, don't worry, soon enough. And uh, the last part was her powers. You know how Naru passed out from his? Well she gets nose bleeds and in turn, blood thining.
thearistcrat hehe, I wanted to show they had made some progress since my first chapters. From just him making sure she's ok, to playing with her, living with her, and now showing affection. I hope it comes across ok.
Sooooooo, guys, I believe there is about...twenty more chapters left to this? I don't want to pull it out too long so I'm begining to think about a new Ghost Hunt series I could do. Cause I love you all so much. Ummmm, anyways, that's all the updates for you and I pretty much updated this on time! Wheeee!
Thank you for the comments this week, they were super sweet and made me ever so happy!