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Mika Part Two	By : Rocks Category: +G to L > Ghost Hunt Views: 2150 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Ghost Hunt belongs to Fuyumi Ono and Kodansha. This story has been written for my own enjoyment, and I make no money from its publication.

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"Mai." Naru's voice said. Mai opened her eyes and sat up to find herself lying on the floor in the entrance hall with Naru kneeling beside her. She got to her feet quickly and looked around, not seeing Tohru anywhere.

"Naru, I need to see what happened to Tohru! Which limb did he sacrifice? Where is it hidden?" She asked quickly as she turned to Naru, seeing him smile softly in return. He nodded to the door as there was a loud knock, and from the dining room came a familiar male voice,

"Mika! Can you answer the door?" It called. Mai turned as the kitchen door opened and Mika walked out wearing a deep blue kimono, "Mika?" the voice called again,

"I'm here!" she replied as she passed the door, heading for the large wooden door to the house, where someone waited outside still knocking. "Alright!" Mika called kindly at the front door as she grabbed the handle and opened it, "Good day sir, may I help you?" she asked courteously of the young dark haired man who stood at the door,

"Good day Miss, is the Lord of the household home?" he asked politely,

"Of course, but he is rather busy right now. I am the Lady of the house, will that do?" she asked in return, seeing a slightly disappointed smile cross his features,

"Yes indeed. I am Eishi's cousin, Tohru. He invited me to stay for a while." Tohru replied, immediately being swept into the house by Mika, who called into the dining room, bringing Eishi running, who then pulled his cousin into greeting hug,

"Cousin Tohru, it is good to see you! I can't believe it has been over a year already!" Eishi exclaimed as he held Tohru at arms length and studied him carefully, "You haven't changed at all! But wait, what's this? You seem to be limping slightly, were you injured?" he asked in concern as Tohru limped forward slightly, clearly in pain,

"Oh, it is nothing! A riding accident, the horse threw me off." He replied quickly,

"Well, I can't have you carrying such a burden in your condition, here, allow me to take your cases up to your room." Eishi said as he bent to pick up the cases, but Tohru quickly grabbed the nearest of the two, lifting it quickly out of Eishi's reach,

"I won't hear of it! I will at least take one." He replied as Eishi lifted the other case,

"Very well, I shall take you to your room and allow you to get settled, after that we shall have some refreshments prepared for you, you have travelled far today and must be both tired and hungry." Eishi decided as he began to climb the stairs, Tohru close behind as Mika returned to the kitchen, shouting to the cooks to start preparing food and drink for their guest. Mai looked at Naru before following Eishi and Tohru, who walked straight into the room where Mai and Naru had been staying, though the inside was different, the furniture looked a lot brighter and newer here,

"So, how is married life?" Tohru asked as Eishi put the case down, smiling dreamily as he sat on the edge of the bed,

"You cannot imagine the joy I feel, the joy Mika brings me everyday." He replied dreamily as Tohru placed his case beside the door and pulled his travelling cloak off, hanging it on the back of the door,

"I am glad to hear it, oh yes, I stopped off in the town on the way here, and an old man asked me to tell you the portrait is almost complete. The wood for the frame arrived this morning and he will have it delivered as soon as possible." He informed as he turned to Eishi, who quickly stood and headed for the door,

"That's is good, Mika will be most pleased, now I have things to do, and you will be wanting to bathe and relax after your long journey. I will leave you to it." Eishi said as he left and shut the door. Tohru glared after him before opening the case he had carried himself. Mai peered over his shoulder and gasped, almost choking as se saw the severed decaying leg inside. But that's impossible! He still has both legs! She thought as he began to pull back the carpet and then, using a thin bar from the case, he pried up some floorboards, taking the limb and hiding it inside before saying some sort of incantation and replacing the boards.

"What was that for?" she wondered aloud,

"Haven't you figured that out yet?" Naru asked kindly, watching her as she thought, finally putting two and two together,

"Of course! The smell! There's no smell even though it was…" she began, clamping a hand over her mouth as she recalled the slowly decomposing flesh. She felt Naru's concerned hand on her back and looked up at him assuringly, "It's okay, I haven't eaten today." She said, good thing too. She added inwardly, wondering how expensive the carpet in the library was, not to mention the cost of cleaning the leather sofa. She turned back to Tohru and watched as he undressed, wanting to turn away, but somehow feeling that it was important to watch. As he pulled his black trousers off she saw a dark red scar around the top of his right leg, but there was still a leg there. He sat on the bed and chanted, it was a harsh foul sound, nothing like Lin's gentle words, and as she watched she thought she saw a hand rise up from the leg, a transparent ghostly hand, but as Tohru chanted it was forced back and locked within the flesh, it's a spirit! He's using a spirit to keep that leg on, but where did he get it from in the first place? She wondered, not sure she wanted to know, in any case this makes Naru's search of the library useless, and the soul has been so close all this time! She thought, seeing Naru nod as she thought of waking up again.

"Naru!" she cried as she sat up, finding him at her side in an instant as she climbed stiffly off the sofa, "It's under the floorboards in our room!" she said, following as he and Lin ran to investigate. As they entered the room Mai pointed to the loose edge of the carpet and watched as Lin and Naru pulled it back,

"It's too late! Get out of there!" Masako screamed from the top of the stairs as Naru and Lin ripped up the floorboards, throwing them aside hurriedly as they searched,

"There!" Mai cried as Lin ripped up a board at the foot of the bed, and suddenly Naru snarled angrily and plunged the jagged edge of the board he was holding into Lin's stomach. Mai screamed in horror as Lin fell down clutching his stomach with a surprised and horrified look. Mai felt Masako's hands on her arm, pulling her away urgently, and as Naru looked at her with an inhuman grin she ran, keeping Masako ahead of her. Hurry Masako! Mai thought as they raced down the stairs, Masako's kimono and geta slowing her progress, "Masako! Kick off your shoes!" Mai ordered as Masako stumbled, Mai's hand on her shoulder to steady her in an instant. Masako nodded and slipped out of her geta as Mai glanced over her shoulder, finding Naru only a few steps behind, "Go!" Mai shouted as she pushed Masako forward, wrapping her arms around Naru tightly as he reached her, gripping tightly as he struggled with her,

"Mai no!" Monk-san cried as Naru rammed her into the stair rail, making her scream in agony at the contact. Naru smirked and grabbed her neck roughly, picking her up and forcing her over the rail,

"N-Naru! Please…help…" Mai begged, the hold on her neck making her choke on the words, no longer able to take in air, her lungs aching, her eyes watering, am I really going to die? No! I can't! Not yet! I have to help Naru! She thought desperately as she clung to life, struggling in Naru's grasp.

"Give up, this body is mine now, and what a body it is! So much power! This is far superior to my old body! With this I can make my spells ten, no twenty times more powerful!" Tohru said with an evil grin that didn't suit Naru's soft features. Mai reached up weakly and gripped Naru's hand, digging her nails in, trying to loosen his grip. She gulped in a little air and glared at the man who held her, seeing through Naru to Tohru,

"Let Naru go!" she ordered breathlessly, Naru laughing loudly and leaning forward mockingly,

"What are you going to do if I don't? Of all your friends you're the weakest link. Lin had his spiritual powers, Naru his sheer intelligence, John his exorcist abilities, the Monk his Buddhist powers, the Miko her Shinto powers, even Masako is more useful with her medium ability, so tell me little girl, what power do you have that you think can stop me?" he demanded as he looked down at Mai with an aura of confidence and superiority. Mai felt tears sliding down her cheeks as she tried to sit up on the railing and get back to the stairs,

"I-I may not have strong psychic powers…I may not be strong…I may be a burden most of the time…but there is one thing…there is one thing I can do!" Mai cried as she escaped Naru's hold on her neck and grabbed the front of his jacket, pulling him close as she whispered in his ear, "I can love Naru, I can love Naru enough to save him like this." She said as she leaned back over the railing, keeping her hold on Naru as she fell back, looking into his eyes to see horror, terror, fury and defiance as they began to fall. As they fell Mai closed her eyes and pulled Naru closer, I'm sorry Naru, I had to. She cried inwardly as they plummeted towards the floor below, Monk-san's cries filling her ears as the air roared past her ears, I'm so scared, I don't want to die! She thought as tears streamed down her cheeks, but suddenly the descent stopped, did we hit? Am I dead? She wondered as she slowly opened her eyes to see that she and Naru were floating a meter above the floor, Monk-san and Masako looking both shocked and relieved,

"What's going on?" Ayako demanded as she, John and Fai entered the room, stopping in their tracks as they saw Naru and Mai floating. Mai looked up in a confused daze to see a smirk on Naru's face,

"Idiot, did you think that you could kill me like that? And even if you had it would be needless! I could just move to another body, but I suppose I should thank you. Killing yourself and this boy would mean less work for me later, now why don't we try this again." He laughed as he gathered Mai's body into his arm and floated up towards the ceiling, pausing by the second floor and looking down. "This should be high enough. You should hope to hit the ground head first, if you don't you'll die a very painful death." He warned as his grip on her slowly loosened. Mai looked up at him with tear filled eyes, tugging his jacket, Naru, please come back! She begged, feeling him stop, his arms shaking as if there was a struggle, "What? No! Silence! Go back to the shadows!" Tohru shouted, his eyes tightly closed, his head bent down. Mai watched as he fought and suddenly his eyes opened, defiance burning in the deep blue orbs,

"Not her! You're not…having…her!" Naru shouted roughly as he fought,

"Silence! This body is mine!" Tohru cried,

"Not this time!" Naru replied confidently, glaring into space. Mai reached up and touched his cheek,

"Naru…" she breathed,

"Stay out of this girl!" Tohru shouted, eyes widening as Mai's lips pressed to his, his grip on her body tightening as they slowly floated down to the floor below, where they pulled back breathlessly and gazed at each other,

"You came back." Mai stated softly as Naru set her down, his hands resting on her shoulders lightly,

"I promised you…" he replied, that's right, he'll always be here for me, to protect me and take care of me. She thought with a smile as she jumped into his arms again, her lips pressed firmly to his until Monk-san gave an awkward cough. Mai and Naru pulled back, blushing as they remembered their audience. Monk-san and Ayako looked both triumphant and gleeful, John and Fai shared an awkward cross between embarrassment and being pleased for them while Masako hid her face behind her kimono sleeve, obviously with a mixture of sadness and anger, but there was someone missing,

"Lin-san!" Mai cried, leaving Naru and running up the stairs as fast as her legs could carry her. As she entered the room she saw Lin more or less where they had left him, slumped among the floorboards, blood quickly spreading in a puddle around his unmoving body. Mai went to him and fell to her knees, lightly touching his cold cheek, "Lin-san…" she breathed tearfully, slowly reaching down to feel his neck, praying that there would be a pulse, but as she felt his neck she couldn't find it, feeling panic rise within her as drew back, her body trembling,

"Mai?" Naru said as he entered, wrapping his arms around her as he knelt behind her,

"I-I can't-pulse-no pulse-not-Lin-san!" she cried in broken words, her breaths coming in gasps, her mind blank as she stared as Lin's body, feeling Naru hush her as he her rocked back and forth soothingly, his chest heaving as he tried to keep his composure.
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