Mika Part One | By : Rocks Category: +G to L > Ghost Hunt Views: 2701 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Why does this always happen to me? I just get tired and fall asleep! God, Naru's going to be pissed when I wake up. She thought, knowing instinctively that she had fallen onto Naru's shoulder as she fell asleep.
"Naru!" she said as she saw him, it wouldn't be a dream without Naru in it. She thought jokingly as she walked up to him, suddenly realising she was in her own clothes rather than her robe. Looking around she knew they were in the hall of Fai's mansion, but something was wrong. Everything was the same but different. The floor had no carpet, the painting at the top of the stairs wasn't there and there were servants in western attire walking around busily. "What's going on?" she asked Naru, but he just looked at her without saying a word and nodded to the door, where she saw Mika. She was positive it was the woman from the painting that looked so much like her. The woman wore a long blue kimono with geta and as she opened the door Mai saw that it was summer and the trees were blooming with cherry blossoms and the flowers were open to the sun.
"Mika! Where are you going?" a voice asked cheerfully and Mai turned in surprise to see Fai, or someone who looked like Fai, at the bottom of the stairs in a military uniform. It was Eishi. Mika looked back at him and smiled warmly.
"I'm just going for a walk around the gardens." She replied, her voice only a little deeper and more mature than Mai's. Eishi walked over to her smiling and kissed her forehead gently,
"Don't be gone long. We have guests coming this evening." He replied lovingly as she raised her hand to his cheek. He took the hand and brought it to his lips, gently kissing each fingertip.
"Don't worry. I'll be back later." She replied, kissing him lightly on the cheek before leaving. Eishi looked after her for a moment before walking into the kitchen, calling to one of the servants as he went. Mai glanced at Naru, who pointed to a dark haired man dressed all in black. He looked at Eishi before sneaking to the door. Mai looked at Naru hesitantly before following him out of the door and round the house, where she could see Mika just ahead, lightly walking towards the back garden area that Fai had shown her earlier. The man in black said nothing at all as he followed. Mai had an uneasy feeling about him.
"That's Tohru isn't it?" she said, as she looked Naru, who walked solemnly beside her, nodding slightly at her question. Ahead of them Mika entered the clearing, which was in full bloom and the Greek statues where pure white. Mika leaned down and plucked a light pink flower from its bed as she sat on the edge of the well.
"Mika." Tohru said as he knelt beside her. Mika smiled at him brightly.
"Good afternoon Tohru. I hope you have been treated well here," she said kindly.
"Yes…Mika, there is something I must tell you." He said, his expression serious, as it had been since Mai had first laid eyes on him. He's a bit like Naru…although last time I checked Naru wasn't a murdering psychopath. She thought as she watched Mika look at him in concern,
"Dear Tohru, whatever is the matter?" she asked sweetly as he rested a hand on her knee and she placed her hand over it,
"I'm afraid I have fallen in love with you." He replied, looking up into her eyes. She got to her feet clutching the flower to her chest for strength,
"Tohru…I am sorry, truly I am, but I am happily married." She replied, glancing over her shoulder to see him kneeling with his eyes closed, his teeth clenched in an attempt to control his temper.
"Mika, come away with me." he said as he got to his feet and went to her side,
"No Tohru, I cannot. I am in love with Eishi. I cannot return your feelings." She replied firmly. She froze as he suddenly grabbed her roughly, "Tohru! Release me this instant!" she shouted,
"I will not! I love you Mika!" he replied,
"Tohru! I cannot, do not love you! Let me go!" she replied as she tried to pull away from him, finding herself on the ground with Tohru on top of her. He leaned down and forced a kiss on her, which she tried to turn and twist away from as his hands groped her body, his lips muffling all of her screams. Mai watched in mute horror as he started ripping her clothes off, his hands groping her soft skin greedily leaving marks where he touched her,
"No!" Mai cried as she tried to go forward to help, but Naru's hand stopped her as he shook his head sadly,
"There is nothing you can do here." he replied. Mai turned away, listening in horror to the sound of Mika's muffled cries and Tohru's grunts and moans. She put her hands on Naru's chest and leaned her head on his shoulder as she cried for the woman behind her,
"Please…I don't…want to watch anymore." She cried, feeling Naru wrap his arms around her tenderly.
"If you want to be able to help her you must see it…but not now." He replied, seeing her distress.
"Mai? What's the matter? Wake up." A voice said in concern. Mai gasped, choking on her sobs as she woke up and sat forward, feeling a hand rub her back as she coughed, tears streaming down her cheeks. "What happened?" Monk-san asked as he crouched down in front of her, his hands cupping her face gently. Mai didn't answer as she tried to stop her tears, feeling Monk-san's gentle hands wiping them from her eyes with his thumbs comfortingly. Beside her she saw Naru and John sitting forward on either side and Lin stood behind Monk-san looking down at her, all of them with worried looks of varying degrees. John and Monk-san looked frantic where Naru and Lin were able to cover most of their worry
"He raped her!" She cried as she leaned forward into Monk-san's warm embraced,
"Who raped who Mai?" he asked, slightly confused as he stroked her hair gently.
"Tohru! He raped Mika. In the garden. By the well. Where Fai took me. He followed her and he raped her! I couldn't do anything to stop it! All I could do was watch!" she cried helplessly, "She called for help and no one came!" she cried.
"Mai…it was just a dream." Monk-san soothed, but Mai shook her head,
"No Monk-san! It wasn't a dream! It happened!" she replied firmly as she sat up, her eyes turning red because she was crying, her salty tears almost blinding her vision.
"Alright, but it happened years ago, there's nothing any of us can do to change it now, so don't punish yourself for it." He said gently, wiping away more tears that fell down her cheeks, smiling as she gradually clamed down. "Are you okay now?" he asked gently, smiling at her nod, "Good girl." He said as he released her and stood up and stretched,
"Ah, hello everyone. I was just coming to find you all. Dinner is ready." Fai announced as he entered the room, frowning as he saw everyone circling Mai.
"Great, we'll be right out." Monk-san replied enthusiastically, waiting for Fai to leave before turning back to Mai, "Do you want to come to dinner? I'll stay here with you if you don't feel up to it." he offered, but Mai stood shaking her head,
"No, it's alright, I was just upset…it's stupid really." She added, blushing slightly at her stupidity as she wiped her eyes.
"No it's not, you witnessed something terrible, dream or not, it's not something you should have to see." Monk-san replied firmly, receiving a nod of agreement from John. Mai was about to argue, but was saved the trouble by Monk-san's stomach as it growled loudly, "I'm hungry, let's go eat!" he said sheepishly as Mai and John laughed.
"Alright, that's good. You're a little better tonight." Monk-san complimented as he leaned on the wall by the door. Mai smiled as she moved her feet, now back in her own dry clothes,
"Thanks…I still don't think I'm going to be any good by the time of the ball though." She replied as she stopped dancing.
"Come on, we've got another five days to go, trust me! Monk-san's crash courses have never failed yet." He replied confidently. Mai smiled at his confidence and enthusiasm, turning curiously as the living room door opened and Naru stepped out.
"Where are you going?" she asked as he walked towards the stairs engrossed in his papers again. He looked up absently, pausing on the bottom step,
"I'm going to bed to read these." He replied,
"Oh no you're not. I'm not finished here and you're not going anywhere near that room alone." She replied firmly, seeing Naru shoot her a glare, "Don't give me that. It's not safe for you to be wandering the house alone…especially after this morning." She added, trying not to let the worry show on her face, and failing miserably.
"Don't worry so much. I'll be fine." He replied,
"You know, I hate to say it Naru, but she has a point. You didn't do so well this morning. If Mai hadn't been there holding that tube then you would have been dead before I got there." Monk-san said as he looked sternly at the young man,
"Fine. I'll wait here." Naru replied as he sat on the steps,
"You mean you're going to watch?" she asked nervously,
"Yes. Since I can't concentrate on my papers out here, I'll watch you." He replied slyly as he put the papers to one side,
"Actually, I am a little tired. Maybe I should go to bed." She said, backing down from Naru's silent challenge,
"Mai, come on, next week lots of people will be watching you. You have to get used to it, so get practicing." Monk-san ordered. Mai looked back and forth between Naru and Monk-san, feeling her face going red.
"A-alright." She replied to Monk-san as she continued to practice, trying to ignore the eyes boring into her back.
"You're hopeless." Naru said after a while. Mai turned and glared at him, "You didn't listen to a word I said about loosening up did you?" he added,
"Well if you think you can do better then why don't you teach me!" she snapped as she turned her back on him and started again, gasping as she felt someone take her hand, and looking up she saw Naru looking down at her.
"Well, are you going to just stand there staring?" he asked as he positioned himself on front of her. She blushed and looked at the floor, but felt a hand lift her chin. "Don't look at the floor. Look at the wall over my shoulder or me." He instructed. Mai looked at his face seeing his expression as serious as ever, "One hand on my shoulder." He said as he lifted her left hand and placed it on his shoulder and he took the right hand and held it out to the side. "Now follow me," he ordered as he began to move. "Shoulders back, breasts forward." He ordered, ignoring her blush, "Just try to relax." He added more gently, smirking at her as she glared at him,
"Sure, relaxing is easy to do when you've just been told to push your breasts out." She replied sarcastically. Naru kept his smirk as he stopped,
"There's something else wrong. You're pulling back. Dancing is all about two people moving as one, so." He said as he pulled her closer so that her breasts brushed against his chest lightly and their stomachs almost touched, "We need to be closer." He finished, putting his arm round the back of her shoulder, keeping her close. Mai caught Monk-san's snicker as he watched, he's loving every minute of this! She thought sourly, but as she looked up at Naru she forget why she was so angry. "Ready?" he asked, his vision fixed at a point over her shoulder.
"Yes." She replied, looking over Naru's shoulder as he took a step and she followed, feeling strangely comfortable as she followed him.
"I'm going to spin you." Naru informed, getting a frown from Mai as he took the hand from his shoulder and held it, releasing the other hand from his grasp. He pulled her arm, watching as she span into his arms. Once she was there he swung her out again and pulled her back, watching as she placed her right hand on his shoulder "Good. You need a little practice, but it was good." He said.
"Thank you Naru-sensei." She joked, hearing a small chuckle from Monk-san, who was on his way to the living room door. "Where are you going?" she asked, not receiving an answer as the door closed. "That was odd." She muttered, almost screaming as Naru tilted her backwards. "What was that for?" she demanded as he held her there, I can't get up! He'd better not drop me! She thought threateningly as she looked up at Naru, who smirked down at her as she tightened the grip of her arms round his neck.
"That was the finishing move. You need to work on it." He replied as he pulled her to her feet.
"Well, if you had told me what you were going to do it might have been better!" she replied.
"Come on. I want to go to bed." He said as he released her, but Mai held onto him,
"Just five more minutes…I think I'm actually starting to get it." She replied sweetly. Naru sighed tiredly and leaned closer to her,
"Fine, but I'm not doing any more of that waltz Monk-san was teaching, my arms are tired." He replied as he took her hands and placed them both on his shoulders before he placed both hands on her waist and pulled her forward. "This is what is commonly called a 'slow dance' just follow my feet and sway a little." He instructed, turning his head away to try to block out the smell of her hair. Slowly Mai leaned her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes with a smile as he leaned his head on hers, his arms slowly pulling her closer.
"You two look cosy." Monk-san said as he, John and Lin entered the hall. Mai and Naru stopped moving, both of them opening their eyes tiredly to look at the trio watching them. "I'm surprised you didn't notice us. We've been standing here for about three minutes." He added teasingly. Naru and Mai instantly broke apart, Mai blushing while Naru put his narcissistic mask on,
"I've had enough at playing teacher for tonight. I'm going to bed." He said as he walked to the stairs and calmly gathered the papers. "Coming Mai?" he called,
"Yes Naru-sensei." She replied, giggling as he shot her a glare.
"You live to tease him don't you?" Monk-san laughed as they started climbing the stairs,
"Well, it's a good way to pass the time." She replied.
"Mai, will you hurry up?" Naru called from the second set of stairs. Mai sighed and ran after him, staring at the back of his trousers, as she got closer, what are you thinking Mai? Get a hold of yourself! She ordered. He does have a nice ba-what are you thinking? Stop it! She screamed,
"I'm tired." Mai decided as Naru opened the door to their room. He didn't reply as he walked to the bed and started to undress, turning his back so that Mai could undress in peace. Mai got to her bra and reached round, groaning in pain as undid the clip. Naru turned and looked at her back, looking at the bruises on her shoulder as she pulled her top back over her head.
"Your bruises have gone pale…they should be gone in a few days." He said as he got into the bed. Mai turned to him blushing in anger,
"You watched me undress!" she asked incredulously,
"No. I just turned when I heard you groan to see if you were alright and I looked at your back." He replied simply.
"Oh." Mai replied, why do I feel a little disappointed? She wondered, my own emotions are a mystery to me…
"Can you sleep with the light on for a while? I want to finish reading this before I sleep." He asked as Mai climbed beneath the covers.
"Well, it shouldn't be a problem, but are you sure you should stay awake? You look really tired." She replied as she lay down and yawned lightly, looking up at Naru sleepily as he lifted the papers,
"I'm fine." He replied simply before concentrating on his papers. Mai lay on her side facing Naru as she closed her eyes, listening to the sound of the papers rustling lightly.
"Mai." Naru said as she sat up. It was dark in the room, but Mai found herself fully dressed. She pulled the covers back and peered into the darkness, feeling a hand on her shoulder, which made her jump, her heart pounding in her chest,
"God, don't do that!" she said as she put a hand on her chest.
"Sorry. Mai, you have to leave." Naru said as he put a gentle hand on her cheek,
"What? Why? Nothing's happened to me, I'm fine." She replied in confusion as Naru leaned closer. He was kneeling on the floor beside her bed, his head barely reaching her chest.
"It's not safe. His spirit has sensed you, he sees you and he wants you. You have to get out." He replied as he took her hand and gripped it tightly,
"I can't do that. I might be able to help, and if I leave, what if he attacks you again?" she asked. Naru shook his head as he got to his feet,
"He didn't attack me. That was someone else. You're forgetting that two people died in this house." He replied, looking around the room briefly before leaning down to her again. "Another thing you need to know, spirits can possess people easier if they are ill, weak or tired. Make sure you are wary of people like that." He warned, "I still think you should leave." He added with worry etched into his usually serious features, his deep blue eyes conveying his worry to her. She smiled warmly and squeezed his hand,
"I'll be careful." She replied, seeing his expression warm at this. "You know, you really should smile like that more often." She added brightly.
Mai opened her eyes tiredly and found herself looking at Naru's sleeping face. He looks so innocent and vulnerable…she thought as her heart skipped a beat. Her eyes travelled down to his lips, they look so soft…I wonder what it would be like to kiss them…she wondered, feeling herself lean forward, stop! What are you doing? He's asleep! That would be sexual harassment! Bad Mai-chan! She scolded as she pulled back with an ashamed blush. Sighing lightly Mai propped herself up to look at the clock on the bedside table on Naru's side of the bed. Six O'clock? Why the hell am I awake? She wondered in annoyance as she lay back down, trying to get back to sleep, but failing miserably. Sighing she rolled onto her side and got out of the bed, moving carefully so that she didn't wake Naru. I don't really want to go into that bathroom again…but I want a shower! She thought, stuck between hesitancy and temptation. If something happens this time Naru's asleep, I'll be on my own! She thought as she looked at the bathroom door. She stood looking at it for a while, thinking hard about whether or not she should go in or not,
"Are you just going to watch the door, or are you going to go in and take a shower?" Naru's voice asked. Mai gasped and turned around, seeing Naru propped up on one elbow watching her with a smirk firmly in place, "You've been standing there glaring at that door for the past ten minutes, don't you think it's about time you went inside?" he mocked, his eyes glowing smugly as she glared at him.
"Shut up! There's good reason to be cautious! Look what happened yesterday!" she snapped, but Naru waved it off unimportantly,
"The shower isn't going to try to kill you, just go in. I'll wait right here if you need any help." He replied as he sat up and gathered the papers he had been reading the night before, "As it turns out I didn't get to finish these last night after all. Once I noticed it was three forty I decided to stop." He said as he flicked through them,
"Three forty? Naru! It's six fifteen! Go back to sleep! You've had two and a half hours of sleep at the most! You can't work like this!" she said firmly as she leaned over and took the papers. He glared at her and tried to snatch them back, his glare deepening as his temper lessened, the early hours and lack of sleep catching up to him.
"Mai, I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself, now give me those papers!" he ordered, receiving one of Mai's glares in return for his efforts. She quickly got off the bad and backed away from him, holding the papers tightly behind her back.
"The hell you are! You're going to make yourself seriously ill one of these days with all your over working, and I am not going to sit here and watch you do it!" she replied harshly as he got out of the bed and walked towards her, trying to reach round her back,
"Mai. My patience is growing thin." He replied as she backed into the wall with his arms on either side of her, his eyes piercing hers with a fiery look. Mai froze as she looked into those eyes, not noticing or resisting as he reached around her back and took the papers from her slightly shaking hands, "And one more thing, you're not sitting, you're standing." He said as he walked back to the bed. Without another word Mai went into the bathroom and locked the door, waiting for the water to flow before she let herself cry, stupid tears! Why the hell am I crying? If he's not going to worry about himself then why should I? Damn Naru! She thought as she pulled her clothes off and got in the shower, still trying to stop herself from crying, he's never looked at me like that before…it was almost like the look he gave me in that nightmare…not quite that evil though...must not be a morning person. She thought as she ran the soap over her body.
"God, I wish we'd been able to go home yesterday! I need to get these cleaned!" she thought aloud as she turned the water off and wrapped herself in a towel. Forgetting about Naru for the moment she gathered her clothes and walked into the bedroom. When she reached the bed she put her clothes down and picked up the light pink silk robe from the floor, turning away from the bed to pull it over her shoulders and then dropping the towel to the floor she tied the robe shut. She was going to speak to Naru, but when she looked at him he was asleep. The papers back on the side as if nothing had happened. Smiling thankfully Mai folded the towel and put it on the pillow so that she could lie down without her hair soaking it. She lay on her back and looked at the red canopy above her head, sighing in boredom as she closed her eyes.
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