Chapter 2: Give us the Details Please

Mai's POV:

When the door opened, the two people that I least expected to see were standing there. Lin and Naru were back, are they the ones that Madoka talked about earlier? My eyes had widened exponentially and out of shock I ended up dropping my tea on the floor.

"Ah... oh my gosh I'm so sorry I'll clean it up right away," I said picking up the broken pieces of glass while receiving stares from everyone except for, of course Naru. He walked into the building and moved towards his usual seat which was where Madoka was. "I would hope so you don't expect for me to do it now do you," he said in his usual emotionless tone, while I got up to throw away the broken glass. 'Oh yeah that's him alright he's the only person who can sound so cold and manage to anger me in a matter of seconds,' I thought as I threw away the glass and grabbed a rag to clean up the tea.

When I was done cleaning I took my seat next to Monk again. "Hey what was that about it was as if you'd seen a ghost," Monk whispered in ear. "Oh that I was just shocked that he came back, I was even more surprised that none of us knew yet we were all here when he did," I whispered back as I glanced over at Naru who was unsurprisingly paying attention to his black notebook.

'I guess people really don't change ever,' I thought as I sighed. There was a lot of awkward tension in the room and there was only silence, boring silence and I was starting to get real fidgety from sitting for so long. I couldn't take it anymore so I decided to strike up a conversation myself.

"So Naru how was England," I asked coming up with the most random question I could think of. "I don't feel the need to explain the details of my personal life to you," he said not even looking up from his book. "Well sorry for trying to start a conversation you workaholic, narcissistic, tea-loving, jerk," I yelled at him while crossing my arms. "Calm down Mai there's no need to make such a fuss over nothing," Monk said trying to calm me down.

Just as I was about to talk back the door to the office opened and a woman walked in. "Hello my name is Mizore Shindo may I please with the person in charge," the woman said. She was awoman in her late twenties, her black hair went all the way down to her mid-back, she had gray eyes, and she was wearing a lilac colored short sleeved dress with a white long sleeved sweater and white 3 inch heels.

"Hello my name is Mai Taniyama please have a seat and my boss will be more than happy to listen to your case," I said introducing myself. "Hello Mrs. Shindo my name is Kazuya Shibuya and I run the company please sit so we can discuss your case," he said getting up and introduced himself. She looked shocked as she walked over to her seat.

This happened often so it was no surprise considering how young Naru is, so when people realize that he owns the company people get shocked just like Mizore is. "So please Mrs. Shindo explain what's been going on," Naru said opening his notebook and Lin was preparing his laptop for the information. "Yes it all began a couple months ago," she began.

Normal POV:

The brunette had come out of the kitchen with some tea for her boos and the client. She then stood on the right side of her boos after she distributed the cups and listened to the case. "So please Mrs. Shindo explain what's been going on," the raven-haired boss said readying himself as his Chinese assistant prepared a new document for the file. "Yes it all began a couple months ago," she began her story. She had everyone's full attention and the boss had gone into full work mode.

"A couple months ago we moved here due to my husband's job transfer. So after we finished moving and got settled in that's when we noticed that something wasn't right."

"One night I woke up in the middle of the night to some knocking sounds. I thought there was someone at the front door but when I checked there was no one there. I checked the windows and the back door and there was no sign of anyone out there. Then I went to each of my daughters' rooms to see if they were playing a trick on me but both of them were asleep, so I thought it was one of the neighborhood kids, but it continued every night after that at about the same time."

"Around the same time the knocking sounds began some items around the house were moving around on their own. I had just returned home from running some errands at around noon. I was making some snack for the girl's for when they arrive from school. I was cutting oranges and when I turned around to get a bowl the knife was gone."

"While I was searching for it I found it on the counter where I had gotten the bowl from. Later when the kids were eating their snack that same knife fell from the ceiling and landed in the middle of the table."

"I've also heard screaming as well as some kind of wicked laughter which sounded feminine. The screaming sounds like someone is being murdered it would last for a couple of minutes and is then soon followed by the wicked laughter. It seemed to echo throughout the entire house so it was hard to pinpoint the exact location of where it was coming from."

"My eldest daughter, who is 10, has been acting strange since last week. When she comes home from school she'll lock herself up in her room until dinner. When I go to get her she seems to be talking to someone, but when I open the door no one's there she's sitting all alone."

"I've checked her room before and there was no one hiding anywhere. Whenever I ask her about it she seems to have no idea what I'm talking about. She's also become very anti-social at school this past week. She won't talk to anyone especially her friend which isn't like her at all. So please I beg of you help us get rid of whatever this may be," The woman said pleading once she finished her story.

During the entire briefing Naru was listening to each paranormal statement trying to explain it which he couldn't. Everyone else except for him and Lin were freaked out by all that had been going on and were now anxiously awaiting their boss's decision. Naru was in thinking mode, while the details of the case had spiked both his curiosity and his interest he could feel that something was amiss, but he couldn't tell exactly what which somewhat irritated him greatly.

"I will accept you case please have a room prepared for our base with several outlets and two rooms for us to stay in. Give the directions to my assistant and we shall arrive sometime tomorrow," the raven-haired boy said finally breaking the silence. "Thank you very much," the woman said getting up and bowed slightly.

The brunette assistant walked up to the woman asking for the location of the house. "It's just 3 hours north of here the houses built there are in front of a forest so you'll know when you're there. I also brought a picture of the hose if that would help," the woman said digging into her purse and handed Mai the picture. "Thank you very much Mrs. Shindo this will be most helpful," the brunette said taking the picture. "You're welcome and please call me Mizore, Ms. Taniyama," she said bowing. "I will and it's just Mai," the brunette said walking the woman to the door.

The woman nodded and closed the door behind her. "Well Mai if you're done with your little friendly conversation then if you don't mind getting back to work and bring me some tea I would greatly appreciate it," Naru said with his cold demeanor. The brunette instantly became furious and stormed off into the kitchen to prepare her boss his tea he so desperately needed, while muttering under her breath "Stupid workaholic narcissistic tea-loving jerk."

Later that day Mai had been doing some filing and paperwork, while the other two men had been preparing themselves for the case and looked over its details. When she had finished she sat back in her chair trying to think of something she could do to keep herself busy. When she could think of nothing she couldn't help but to start thinking of the past.

She remembered going on all those cases with everyone having some fun and their fair share of terror. She was happy that they were all there for each other in times of need especially her since danger followed her wherever she went. She was glad that she and Masako had become closer as friends ever since the Urado case even though it was slow at first.

It was always hilarious to watch Monk and Ayako fight while John would sheepishly try to get them to stop but to no prevail. Even though Yasu is a bit of a handful at times he can be helpful, funny, and a good person to talk to.

She had an extremely rocky start with Lin but now they are on good terms but Lin is still a man of very few words. Then there was Naru, the one guy who can manage to tick her off in a second.

She always thought that he was a horrible person with no heart. A narcissistic guy with a big ego, a lot of pride who always demanded things, expected things to be done his way. That was until she saw the better side of him the kind warm-hearted side.

Such as, that case with Kasai, when they both fell down that manhole together. She knew they would be there for a while and she was terrified of the return of the ghost of that little girl or the one from the day before. He was then able to calm her down by showing her that trick with the 500 yen coin.

He always went out of his way to make her feel better or to try and save her from any kind of danger. She had fallen in love with him because of this; this was the Naru that she wanted not her "Dream Naru" who was actually Gene his twin brother.

Although Gene was more kind than Naru would ever be there was something mysterious about Naru that gave him more of an edge. This was all the more reason for her to fall in love with him. But he had made it clear that he didn't have the same feelings towards the brunette.

It hurt her deeply especially after he asked her that shocking question "Me or Gene?" She knew that she wasn't going to stay depressed about it forever and she would have to eventually move on, and she did she was happy still being the same girl she always was doing the same job she loved the most.

But now he's back which brought up all those painful memories and suddenly she couldn't hold in her feelings anymore, she didn't know what she was supposed to do now. There was a knock on the door which brought the girl quickly out of her thoughts and back to reality.

At some point she had begun to lean back in her chair that when the knock sounded she jolted causing the chair to topple backwards with her still in it. A loud THUD echoed throughout the room and the door swung open. Almost immediately the raven-haired boss thought that his assistant was a clumsy idiot.

"Oh Naru it's you what are you doing here," she said getting up quickly and lifted up the chair. "I should really consider investing in some bubble wrap for you since you find any way possible to injure yourself," he said pinching the bridge of his nose. "I don't need bubble wrap for one and for two there's not a scratch on me," she said examining herself. "Yes but I don't think we can say the same for your brain," he said smirking. "I'm a lot smarter than you take me for," the girl said raising her voice. "Whatever you say dummy," he said leaning in the doorway.

By now the brunette was fuming but she wasn't going to give her boss the satisfaction of seeing her upset like this so she turned away from him. "Why are you here anyways," she said as she organized some papers in her desk. "I need your cell phone number for work purposes just so you know," he said not wanting to explain more than he had to. "Ok sure," she said writing her number on a piece of paper and handed it to him.

Naru took the paper and left the office and was followed by the brunette who was leaving for the day. She then grabbed her bag and her sweater. "Mai we are leaving at 7 AM so don't be late if you know what's good for you," he said calling out to his assistant. A vein popped out in the girls' forehead and she stormed out of the office slamming the door behind her. Naru walked back to his office smirking he was now satisfied.

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