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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 sat in the waiting room wrapped securely in her coat, constantly looking for the others and waiting for news on Naru, who had been separated from her as soon as they arrived, being wheeled to an examination from before surgery she assumed. She had been treated for the small cuts and had her head checked for any damage, but she was fine. Thanks to Naru, if he hadn't stopped himself from falling on me it would have been me getting wheeled into surgery…she thought guiltily as she looked towards the doors Naru had been taken through.

"Mai!" a voice cried from the entrance and before Mai could get up she found herself in the tight embrace of Monk-san, whom she had only seen looking this worried on one occasion when she had tried to take on the spirits of Ryokuryou High School. "What happened? Are you alright? How's Naru?" he asked as he knelt down to her level, his hands comfortingly on her cheeks,

"Monk-san…it's all my fault!" Mai cried as she thrust herself into his chest, feeling is arms wrap around her securely. As she cried she told him everything that had happened to them.

"Mai…Mai, it's alright, everything will be fine." He soothed as she finished her story, still blaming herself and riddled with guilt.

"He's right Mai, here, I brought you some clothes." Fai agreed as he handed a bag to Mai. "You should go and change, and then you should get some sleep." He added as she took the bag. Inside were her chords and black top.

"Thank you." Mai sniffed as she took the bag and wiped her eyes.

"There's a rest room just there, go on, we'll call if a nurse comes with news." Monk-san assured as he pointed to a door with a ladies sign on it. Mai nodded and walked into the single room, which was obviously for the disabled since it was so big, I'd better be quick just in case. She thought as she pulled off her coat and night clothes and pulling on the things that Fai had brought, blushing slightly as she found the fresh underwear, oh my god, he went through me underwear! Oh no! He might know my bra size! She thought in embarrassment, her face feeling very hot, and looking very red as she caught herself in the mirror. She waited a few moments for the colour to fade before going back to join Monk-san and Fai, who were now accompanied by Lin and John.

"Mai, I heard what happened, about Mika I mean. Do you remember anything specific?" Lin asked. Mai had been in such a rush when she spoke to Monk-san she had only told him about sneaking down to the well and her and Naru falling in and struggling through the tunnels, only briefly mentioning that she had seen Mika in a dream.

"Uh…yes, a lot actually, there was a," she began, but just as she was about to launch into an explanation about the chanting and the book, a female voice called form across the room.

"Mai Taniyama?" Mai turned and saw a nurse standing by the door to the wards looking around expectantly. Mai held up a hand and walked over, closely followed by the other four, "Taniyama-san, please follow me." she said, "Please wait, we would like only Taniyama-san for now." She added kindly to the others, who nodded and stayed back as Mai was led down a long corridor to a private room, where Naru was waiting propped up on his pillows, once again in white. Seeing him alive, let alone sitting up looking at her, was more than Mai had expected, and it showed as she ran to the edge of the bed and launched herself into his arms. Naru smiled, despite the pain, and held her, breathing in the light flower scent of her hair.

"I thought you were going to die!" she cried as she pulled back and looked up at him tearfully.

"To tell you the truth, there were times in those tunnels that I thought I might." He admitted,

"What's wrong?" she asked as she looked him over briefly.

"Surprisingly little. The knock on the head was what knocked me out and made me light-headed, my arm was fractured by the fall and my knee was sprained. I didn't lose much blood at all. I just need to spend the night here in case of concussion and have my fracture seen to. The sprain should be fine once I get moving around, shouldn't take more than a day to get back to normal." He replied, "Oh, and I did break two ribs in the fall, but those will heal in time." He added at Mai's looks of relief.

"I'm so glad." She said as she put her arms around him. "The others are here, shall I go get them?" she asked as she breathed in his scent, but Naru held her a little tighter,

"No…I just want to hold you for a while." He replied, moving over and pulling Mai gently onto the bed, where she curled up beside him and fell asleep with her head on his chest, hearing his breathing slow as she drifted off in the safety of his arms.

"Hey, Mai! Naru! You guys awake?" Monk-san asked as he knocked on the door. Mai groaned lightly and opened her eyes, looking up to see Naru stir and look down at her with his sapphire eyes, he really does have…the most beautiful eyes…she thought tiredly as Monk-san knocked again. Mai climbed off the bed and into the chair at the bedside.

"Yes, come in." Naru called, sitting up with a straight back and a neutral stare in place. Monk-san opened the door and entered, followed by Fai, John and Lin. "Let's continue our investigation. Mai, tell us about your dream and the instances before you left the house and after we fell, every single detail, miss nothing out." Naru ordered, glancing at her briefly as Lin handed him his laptop.

"Hey, Naru-chan, you sure you should be working so soon?" Monk-san asked in concern as the teen flipped the screen up and turned the laptop on.

"I am fine." He replied mechanically, typing in a password and waiting for the computer to start up.

"You did take a hit to the head Naru, maybe Monk-san's right…" Mai added worriedly as she looked at the boy clothes in white, accentuating the darkness of his hair, which she was dying to run her fingers though, don't think like that Mia-chan! This is serious! She scolded, catching herself before she thought any further ahead.

"I assure you, my wounds were minor." He replied again, a flicker of warmth visible as he glanced at Mai, though only she had caught it. Mai smiled slightly in return and nodded as he turned back to his laptop. "Please begin." He said as he waited with his fingers poised above the keys. Mai re-told her tale in full; from the moment she left her room up until the old couple found them at the roadside.

"That is dark magic." Lin burst out, visibly shuddering at the thought. Mai's eyes widened slightly, she had never seen the tall, calm and collected man in this state, a look between dread and fear was in place of his usual emotionless mask, which rivalled Naru's at times.

"You know of it?" John asked, also quite disturbed by the older man's reaction.

"Oh yes, I know of it, and countering it is almost as difficult as casting it! We must not move the body until then. To do so would be to trap Mika's soul forever, and being bound in such a painful way, and in such a place…" he trailed off,

"What do you mean? She was already dead when she was bound, I didn't think ghosts would feel pain." Mai asked in confusion. Lin shook his head regretfully,

"Of many spirits this is true, they can be untouched by humans, but magic can hurt them, either destroying them, as you know, or binding them. This binding is like placing a ring of permanent fire around the body and fusing the spirit to the bones, but instead of the pain stopping once the soul is fused, it continues to ensure the curse cannot be broken. If the body is moved by a mortal from the circle then the curse is unbreakable, though a mortal may pass in and out of the circle as they please." He replied to Mai's unasked question, to which she was relieved since she had stepped into the circle while feeling her way around the wall. "I know of the counter curse, it will be in a book that I know an associate of mine has. I will contact him right away and have it sent over." Lin replied to Naru's thoughts before he left.

"Did anything happen in the mansion while we were gone?" Naru asked as he turned his attention to Monk-san.

"No, nothing. The first we knew that anything was wrong was waking up to find you two gone and starting a full-scale search." He replied quickly. Naru shifted his gaze to Fai,

"No, I remember everything and I was with John most of the time." He replied to the gaze.

"Very well. John and Fai, return to the mansion with Lin and assist him with preparations. Monk-san, wait with Mai until I have been discharged and can join you. We will then return to the mansion also." He ordered. There were many nods and yeses as people filed from the room, leaving only Mai and Naru once again.

"Naru, will Lin-san really be able to do it, will he really be able to free Mika? He looked so…I've never seen him like that." She said worriedly. Naru closed the laptop with a sigh,

"No…neither have I, though I have complete faith in his abilities as a spell caster. If anyone can break it, he can." Naru replied confidently,

"But what if he can't?" Mai asked.

"He will." Naru replied, not a trace out doubt in his voice or eyes.

Mai shivered as Fai led them down the garden to the chamber in which Mika was trapped. It was far away from Mika's small garden; in fact it seemed to be off Fai's land all together in the middle of a forest.

"Fai, is this still your land?" Mai asked as they walked through the snow. Fai, who had seemed distracted looked down at Mai and smiled,

"Yes, my father owned this land for many years, in fact this is where the wedding took place." He replied with gentle eyes. Mai smiled n return,

"It must have been wonderful, being married out here. When was it?" she asked, looking ahead to where Naru and Lin walked side by side with Monk-san hovering close by, all three whispering together.

"Oh, many years ago…I still remember the flowers, Mika always took pride in her flowers." He replied, Mika? Did they take some of the flowers from her garden? Oh! Maybe she had another secret garden! Mai thought as she walked beside Fai, looking around at John, who seemed to be lagging.

"John, are you alright?" Mai asked as she and Fai stopped. John's eyes snapped up from the snowy ground to Mai's eyes as he was pulled suddenly from his thoughts.

"Oh yes, I'm fine Mai, just a little…preoccupied." He replied.

"With what?" Mai asked in concern as he caught up to them, walking between Mai and Fai,

"Oh, nothing important really! I was just…well…I was thinking about Masako. I hope her plane was alright, I mean, we've had some terrible storms, and there will be ice on the runways, and strong blizzards, what if something happened? She would have been landing here this afternoon if she were going to make it to the ball tomorrow night…I just hope she's safe." He replied,

"Yeah…there have been a lot of accidents, but only with cars you know? I'm sure they would have been redirected or had flights cancelled if it was too dangerous…why don't you give her a call?" Mai asked, seeing John sigh inwardly,

"But I can't! She'd start to think…I couldn't let her know! I just don't want to be rejected again!" he replied. Mai stopped in her tracks and looked at John,

"Again?" she asked. John looked awkward and took to looking at his boots as he spoke,

"When I was born…my mother she…she didn't take to me. We never bonded, and the stress it…one day she tried to drown me. I wasn't even a year old. It was a miracle my father returned when he did. He had just left for work and had forgotten something. He heard my cries and rushed in to find her…well, you can imagine." He explained, feeling Mai's arms around his shoulders. He leaned on her and pulled her into an embrace,

"What happened?" she asked in barely more than a whisper,

"Mother was taken to a hospital for postnatal depression and treated, but she never took to me…it broke my father's heart. He took me and he left…he left her…because of me…when I was old enough I joined the church thanking God everyday for saving me, for having my father return. Father was so proud when I joined the church. He paid for me to go to the best school for it, and I studied and studied to repay him for all he had done, and once I became an exorcist…he cried with pride, and that was enough for me…I was truly happy then" he replied,

"What about your mother?" Mai asked.

"I found out…when I was eighteen she…she couldn't live with the guilt…father had left…she had no one to turn to…she…she hung herself." He replied, tears falling slowly down his cheeks.

"Oh John…I'm so sorry." Mai cried as she held him. Ahead of them Naru and the others had stopped and were waiting curiously,

"It's okay! We'll catch up shortly!" Fai called. Mai glanced over seeing a look of slight jealousy and possessiveness flicker across Naru's features in quite an un-Naru like way. I can't believe he'd be like that at a time like this! She thought angrily as John pulled back and wiped his eyes,

"I really must apologise Mai, I shouldn't have burdened you like that." He apologised guiltily.

"Oh John! Don't think like that! I'm glad you feel you can talk to me like this." She replied with a bright smile.

"Thank you Mai." He replied, giving a weak smile in return.

"Come on, we had better catch up." Fai said as he started walking. Mai and John followed quickly and a few minutes later they arrived at the entrance to the chamber. Two large metal doors had been pulled open and a ladder had been thrown down.

"Hurry up!" Naru's voice called as Mai peered over the edge into the darkness, hesitating as she thought about the distance. Looking back Fai gave her a reassuring smile and John stepped forward holing out a hand to her,

"I'll hold onto you until you get your footing alright?" he said with a smile. Mia smiled nervously and gripped his hand as she crouched down by the edge and found the ladder with her feet. She quickly turned herself so that she was standing on the ladder with one hand gripping the rope edge. She took a step down, feeling the wooden rungs on the heels of her shoes. Soon she was too far down to keep hold of John so she let go and made her way down slowly.

"You're doing great Mai!" Monk-san called up encouragingly, "You're almost here!" he added, and soon after Mai felt her back collide with something soft but firm and felt strong arms close around her,

"Watch where you're swinging." Naru's voice scolded, but before Mai could snap out a reply she felt his lips on her neck trailing a few kisses as she stepped to the floor.

"S-sorry Naru." She apologised, grateful for the darkness so that no one could see her blush. God I just want to! No! bad Mai! We have a job to do! She scolded as she stepped slowly away from the ladder in the darkness, feeling Naru's hand pull her towards the wall out of the way, she then felt her back against the wall with him pressing against her firmly, and then his lips brushing hers, and then drawing her into a passionate kiss, his hand running through her hair, his knee pressed between her legs and his other hand rising up her side to cup her breast gently. Oh god! Mai thought, barely able to think anything as his tongue slid into her mouth to entwine with hers.

"Naru, we are almost ready to begin." Lin's voice called, almost as if it were a warning. Naru pulled back and walked away just as a candle flickered to life, leaving Mai leaning on the wall dishevelled.

"Alright, let's get these candles lit and placed around them." Naru's voice said as more candles were lit until there was a ring surrounding Lin and Mika's skeletal remains, the summer kimono ripped, but still hanging from her form.

"My god what did he do to you?" Fai's voice said in horror. Mai looked at Mika, waiting for Lin to start. Mai watched as Lin removed a knife, a book and some sort of powder. He started with the powder, taking a handful and chanting as he threw it over Mika, a slight breeze flowing through the tunnels giving Mai shivers and making the candles flicker as he did so. Lin continued to chant with all eyes watching him, the candlelight making it seem that people were moving around them, but then Mai did see someone move. Naru made a dash towards Mika, his intent clear in his eyes until Fai tackled him from the side, taking him to the ground.

"Naru! Fai!" Mai cried as she made to move towards them, but Monk-san's firm hand on her shoulder stopped her,

"No Mai, let John handle this." He said as John pulled out a vial of holy water and a bible, stepping forwards to exorcise them, all the while Lin never stopped or allowed himself to be distracted and as Mai glanced to the side she saw him cut his palm and let the blood drip onto the ring, only a few drops, but the effect instant, the candles blew out and Mai felt a rush as a familiar voice filled her head.

'Eishi!' It cried, and it took Mai a few moments to realise that it was not only inside her head, but falling from her lips as well. 'Eishi! Stop! I'm alright!' She cried as she broke free from Monk-san and ran to Fai, who was pinning Naru to the floor with his hands around his neck. Naru! Mai thought worriedly as he gasped for breath and clawed at Fai's hands desperately,

"Mika?" Fai asked as he looked at Mai, who felt her body run towards him, this is so strange…last time I was possessed I couldn't see of feel anything, I didn't even remember what I did! She thought as she felt herself throw her arms around Fai, I wonder if I can say something…

'HELLO? CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?' she asked.

"Mai! Yes! You're getting through!" Monk-san replied, "Are you okay in there?" he asked. Mai tried shifting her head and found she could take control, I think she's letting me! she realised,

'YES! YES I'M FINE! JOHN, BACK OFF FOR A MOMENT, I THINK WE'RE OKAY, BUT BE READY TO GET NARU!' She warned, seeing John step back.

'Thank you,' Mika's voice said, 'thanks to all of you, you helped me even when you didn't have to. Eishi please, this is not Tohru's body to kill.' She said, touching Fai's shoulder comfortingly, watching as he begrudgingly released Naru, who snarled and would have been on top of Fai had John not thrown the holy water over him quickly and started reading a passage quickly. Naru howled in fury before falling to the ground unconscious. Mai seized control instantly and knelt by his side,

"Naru! Naru please!" she cried as she shook his shoulder, barely registering that Mika's presence had gone. She watched Naru stir and open his eyes,

"Did we do it?" he asked. Mai smiled and nodded,

"Yes, and we both thank you. We cannot tell you how grateful we are to you." Fai said, though they all knew it wasn't Fai speaking. "We shall leave now, but we owe you a great debt, a debt that will be paid." He assured, but before anyone could ask what he meant Fai's body collapsed and was quickly caught by Monk-san before it hit the floor.

"Well, hopefully that's it, but we'll stay for a few days to make sure." Naru said as he got to his feet, "Let's get back to the house, Lin, get working on a binding spell just in case." He ordered, watching as Lin nodded and headed for the ladder, leaving John and Monk-san to pack up the candles and other articles from the ritual.

"Fai, are you alright?" Mai asked as she knelt beside him. He looked up at her tiredly before sitting up with a groan,

"Yes, I'm fine." He replied as Mai helped him to his feet.

"Mai, Fai, come on." Naru called from the bottom of the ladder as John climbed up after Monk-san. Fai hurried over and followed John, who seemed to be a little stuck at the top. Taking advantage of the moment Naru pulled Mai into the darkness and kissed her, leaning her back on the wall with one knee resting snugly between her legs,

"Mm…Naru, the other." She began only to be cut off by Naru's lips crushing hers as his hands explored her body over her clothing, running down her sides, caressing her backside and then rising up again to her breasts. Oh God, don't stop! Mai thought as she felt her breaths grow heavier, her kisses more urgent. She lifted her hands up to his shoulders and pulled him closer, feeling his knee brush her groin lightly, making her gasp in surprise and something darker. She felt his knee rise and brush her again, her breath getting deeper and her grip on his shoulders tightening. He leaned against her, raising his knee so that it pressed more firmly between her legs, "N-Naru!" she whispered, somewhere between lust and fear. He captured her lips again and held her close,

"Hey! Naru! Mai! You guys coming?" Monk-san's voice called,

"No, we thought we'd stay down here all day." Naru called back, his sarcasm not lost on Monk-san,

"In that case I'll close the doors for you." he called back,

"Don't you dare!" Mai cried, suddenly snapping back to herself and remembering there was a corpse a few feet away. She walked quickly to the ladder and started climbing, feeling Naru only a few rung behind. Mai gripped the rungs, shrieking as the ladder swung a little and she almost lost her footing, but before she could fall Naru's arms had appeared on either side of her, his chest pressed against her back reassuringly.

"Stop slacking and get moving." He said as Mai froze, why that arrogant! She thought viciously, but before she could think further she felt him nip her ear lightly and blushed, God I wish he'd stop teasing me like that! She thought fondly, though still annoyed.
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