Chapter 4 Case 1-Revenge Seeker 2:

Mai's POV:

The bright rays of the sun shone on my face making me feel warm and making it hard for me to open my eyes. I blocked the sun with my hand and as my eyes adjusted to the light I noticed that I was still in the van. Then I noticed that the van was not moving and Naru and Lin were gone as well. I turned around to look in the back and noticed that the equipment was missing, then I looked out the back window and saw Monk's car parked behind the van.

I looked out my window and noticed that we had arrived at Mizore's house. I got out of the van and I was enveloped by the warmth of the sun as it touched my skin. The house itself was a very simple modern 2 story house. The grass looked healthy, a beautiful forest green color, and freshly cut. Off to the left there was a Sakura Tree with its beautiful pink flowers already in bloom. In the middle there was a walkway with 3 steps before you reach the door.

By the right side of the house there was a burgundy wooden gate. For some reason I felt the need to go back there. I unlocked the latch on the gate and headed to the backyard. The backyard looked just as beautiful as the front. There was a garden to the left in front of the fence separating the two houses.

The grass looked the same and it looked nice enough to lie on top of. There was a chain linked fence that separated the houses from the forest. In between the forest and the fence there was a small stream that looked like it leads to a river a few miles down.I moved towards the fence and the feeling that I had earlier was getting stronger and stronger as I got closer to the forest.

'Don't you want to go? Don't you want to know what's out there,' a tiny voice in my head was saying. My curiosity took over and I climbed the fence and crossed the stream, using stones that were in the water for people to cross I entered the forest I felt like I was betrayed or something.

As I got deeper and deeper into the forest the feeling got stronger and stronger. I could hear the wind rustling through the leaves of the trees. Eventually I reached the middle of the forest and there was small voice that I could barely hear, it sounded like it was coming out of thin air.

"Don't you just hate them all," the voice said to me menacingly. "What do you mean who are you talking about," I asked as I looked all around for the voice. "Them, everyone, the people who think that they are better than us." the voice said still relatively angry. There was some truth to what she had said I had Naru, but I would never hold such a grudge or feel resentful towards him.

"Why do you hate them so much," I asked curiously. "Why not they're the reason why I'm here now, they're the reason all those terrible things happened to me long ago," But why hold a grudge against them what is that supposed to prove," I asked still confused. "You don't understand you'll never understand the pain they cause," and just like that the voice was gone. "Wait come back help me to understand," but there was no answer.

The wind had subsided and all that there was in the forest with me was silence. Then I heard the leaves crunch and the twigs snap behind me. I thought the person had returned to speak with me again but that was quickly disproved once I had turned around.

"Oh Monk it's you what are you doing out here," I asked him. "I could be asking you the same thing, so why are you out here especially by yourself," he said completely ignoring my question. "Well one I woke up from my nap, by the way thanks for waking me up and two I just got this feeling to come out here," I explained. "Did you have one of those dreams on the way here," he asked trying to get an explanation to my mysterious behavior.

"No I haven't had one since that day," I said hoping he knew what I meant so I didn't have to explain. HE seemed to have gotten it because he didn't end up questioning me any further. "So you never answered my question Monk, why are you out here," I said now taking the opportunity to ask questions. "Oh Naru sent me out here to set up a camera since one of the children here seems to disappear into this forest in the middle of the night," he answered. "They disappeared or continue to disappear into the forest each night," I asked somewhat confused.

"Well according to the mother her oldest daughter disappears into the forest around midnight and returns sometime before sunrise but she'll be lying in the grass fast asleep," Monk explained to me. As Monk was setting up the camera I couldn't help but wonder if it was Mizore's daughter that I was talking to a moment ago. As first it seemed like a possibility but as I thought about it more it didn't seem to be the case. The voice heard seemed so distant and it had an echo as well. When he finished we walked back towards the house together, and headed to the base.

Naru's POV:

An entire hour has passed and Mai still hasn't woken up from what seems like an eternal slumber. On several occasions I have thought about going to get her myself but the more sleep she gets now the more she'll work later and full of energy I might add. Within that hour however we were able to unload the van and set up the equipment in the base. I sent Ms. Matsuzaki and Ms. Hara out to do a walkthrough to see if they will be able to pick up on some spirits here.

Then I sent Father Brown and Monk out to go set up the cameras and microphones in the appropriate places. Yasu stayed in the base with Lin and I so he could look up the history of the house and info about its previous tenants. I sat in a chair next to Lin and looked over some notes for the case.

Shortly after I began reading them Father Brown returned and began to help Yasu with his research. Although I have read the notes over thoroughly several times. I was just doing it to keep my mind occupied. For some reason my mind kept wondering about Mai and what could be taking her so long to get up and come to base. I shook my head for even thinking about that, Mai is just another member of the team no one special.

Suddenly the door to the base opened and in walked Monk with a very thoughtful looking Mai trailing him. She looked to be really deep in thought; whatever she was thinking about it really seemed to bother her. Ok why should I care about what bothers her it's none of my business and I shouldn't worry about it, on the other hand if she's too focused on this then she won't be able to focus on her work and that's a big problem.

They both sat on the floor and Monk took out a deck of cards and set it up for them to play Go Fish. "If you two want to mess around then do it on your own time when you're not working," I said not even looking in their direction. "Oh come on Naru there's nothing to do right now besides nothing usually happens until night time arrives so we have some time to spare," Mai said that whiny voice of hers. "If there's nothing for you to do I can easily find you a task. Mai go make me some tea," I told her as I smirked to myself.

She stood up abruptly ready to answer back but I could tell she had nothing to say. As she frowned she puffed out her cheeks and stomped away to the kitchen muttering to herself. For some reason every time Mai got worked up like that I always felt so sort of satisfaction. But what troubled me was why was I satisfied by something as trivial as seeing her get upset. I walked over towards Lin who was focusing on the monitors and couldn't stop thinking about why something like that would make me happy.

One of the cameras happened to be set up in the kitchen facing the back door that leads to the backyard. That's also where Mai was standing as she began to make tea for everyone. She still looked upset and continued to mumble to herself. I was waiting for her mood to bounce back which usually doesn't take long. Mai sighed to herself and then she had a smile on her face and continued to wait for the water to boil. I scoffed at myself at her -what I consider- bi-polar moods.

When I focused on the monitors I noticed that Mai was kneeling on the floor that Mai was talking to a girl. I assumed that she was the client's younger daughter since she looked around her age. When I looked over at the readings for the kitchen I noticed the temperature had dropped about 5 degrees. I turned around and stormed out of the base towards the kitchen. If she really was a ghost why was Mai engaging in a conversation with her? Why did the ghost also resemble the client's younger daughter?

Mai's POV:

I continued mumbling to myself at how Naru was being a stuck-up, tea-loving, jerk. I poured some water into the kettle and placed it on the stove waiting for it to heat up. Later I felt I was beginning to calm down and eventually I wasn't mad at him anymore. 'If I always bounce back this fast everyone is going to think that I'm bi-polar,' I thought to myself.

Then I heard something move behind me and I turned to see a 7 year old girl standing and staring at me. "Hi there shouldn't you be at school little one," I said trying my best not to scare her. She only continued to stare at me with her dark blue eyes.

"It's ok I won't hurt you I know the rest of my team seems scary but I'm not like them," I said giving her a big heart-warming then smiled back at me looking more comfortable now. "That's better now tell me why you aren't in school," I asked her. "I don't think I'm supposed to be in school," she said putting a finger to her chin. "What do you mean," I questioned. She then turned and looked behind her, "I've got to go good-bye Miss," she turned to me and rounded the corner leaving the kitchen.

I stood there confused then went back to making the tea for everyone. Then I could hear footsteps behind me and I turned around hoping it was the girl. Turning the corner was Naru who looked like he just ran here. "Hey Naru what's up," I asked giving him an odd look. "Mai who was that little girl with you just now," he asked me looking calm now. "I don't know but you should've seen her she just left," I said matter-of-factly. "What do you mean there was no one on my way here," he said raising an eyebrow.

My quizzical look turned into shock and Naru continued to stare at me waiting for an answer. "Well isn't that interesting I guess I'm just imagining things," I said returning my attention to making tea for everyone. "Mai what's going on," he said still pressing me for an answer. "Nothing everything is perfect, now since you're here will you so kind enough to help me take this back to base," I asked holding out a tray with four cups on it. He sighed and grabbed the tray and I grabbed the tray with the remaining four and we walked back to base together.

I have chapter 4 ready and posted now. Hopefully I'll get some more posted before I go back to school in like 3 weeks. I really appreciate everyone who has favorite, followed and reviewed this story so far. Also those of you who have been giving me helpful tips thank you I really appreciate it. Thank you also to everyone who has given this story 2000+ views wow that's amazing. For those of you who aren't already review, follow, and favorite please. Stay tuned for more next time. Also I'm sorry if the font is messed up I have no idea what happened when I pasted this from my word document, and I also don't know how to fix it. Please just try to put up with it as best as you can and again I'm sorry.