Ghost Hunt ~ Repeated Past

File 9: Repeated Past part 9

Heya, guys! Okay, okay, I know! It's been ages, since I last updated (reason: writer's block, as usual), but here's the next chapter! Before I start, I wanted to thank you guys for all the reviews. It made me happy! Now, enjoy the chapter!

Little note: I realized that I forgot about Haru and Natsumi for a second, so I changed the last chapter, a bit. They're now in a hotel.

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23:35

Gene P.O.V.

Twenty-five minutes 'till midnight, everybody was waiting. We did everything we could, so it was the only thing left to do. 'Man, this really is a pain in the ass'.

23:45

Mai P.O.V.

Tik. Tak. Tik. Tak. Everyone was still waiting for midnight to come. To say that everyone was a little tense, was still an understatement. We were all on edge. Especially Naru for some reason, which is weird, because normally he is the calmest, and most collected one of us. I had to admit, that I was scared too. After all, I was going to take on a ghost. That is, if Johns exorcism didn't work. I really hoped it would, because if it didn't, I had to go head to head with my own mother.

23:55

Naru P.O.V.

Five more minutes. Only five more minutes 'till midnight. I was running a last check on the equipment. It wasn't really necessary, but I really hated waiting, so checking it, was all I had been doing, for the last hour. It was the only thing I could do, since everything else was finished. And I really don't want to give myself time to think. When I do, my thoughts always get back to Mai. I was worried, to say the least. I came to the conclusion, that I don't want her to die. Of course, I don't want any if them to die, but with Mai the feeling was different. Who knows? Maybe that idiot brother of mine was right? Maybe I do love Mai?

And then... TikTakTikTakTik... The clock hit twelve.

00:00

Mai P.O.V.

Mist was all we could see. The room was slowly wrapping itself in a creepy, cold aura. It was as if all the life was being sucked right out of it. I could hardly believe, that this was the same place we drank tea, this afternoon. I shivered. Someone was staring at us. I burried my face in Naru's sleeve. "She's here", I whispered. My voice was shaking. "Where?" "Right behind us." We all turned around, slowly. I was still clinging to Naru's arm. Blood red, hateful eyes stared at us. I heard John start his prayers. "Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed by the name. In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god." As he continued the exorcism, the ghost reached for something behind her back. Another shiver ran down my spine. "The same was in the beginning with god. All things were made through him." It was a simple feeling, with a simple meaning. "And without him there was not anything made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men." She was going to kill us. "And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not." I fastened my grip on Naru's shirt. He put his arm around my back. It surprised me, but it was comforting. As I regained my composure, I took a another good look at my mom. The first thing I saw... "There was a men send from god." ...was the sadness in her eyes.

Gene P.O.V.

I was in the base with Lin, Monk, Ayako and Masako. The air was tense. The clock had just hit twelve, and we were all waiting for the ghost to come. "She's here" I heard Mai say it. Her voice was trembling, and she was hiding her face in Naru's sleeve. I saw her, the ghost. She was behind them. Naru, John and Mai slowly turned around. I stared at the screen, my eyes locked on the vengeful look she was giving them. DripDropDripDrop. The blood that covered her dress, fell on the ground, leaving a pool at her feet. Something wasn't right. Something didn't fit the picture. I don't know why I felt that way, so I just shrugged it of, and continued watching. John started his prayers. For a second, it seemed to effect the ghost. She started screaming, and grabbed to something behind her back. 'Something behind her back...' That's when it hit me! The reason why I felt that way. The thing that was there in her dreams, but was missing now. It was the knife she used to stab Mai. I looked at the girl in Naru's arms. She looked strangely, no scratch that, dangerously calm, and it seemed Naru noticed, too. Because, as the girl slowly let go of his arm, he looked at her in shock.

Naru P.O.V.

I felt Mai loosen her grip on my sleeve. I looked at her in worry, but that couldn't compete with the look of shock, that crossed my face, afterwards. Mai didn't just let go, but she was walking forward. She was walking straight towards the ghost! "Mai! What are you doing? Get back here!" She stopped, and gave me a quick peck, on the cheek. "Naru, I know what to do. Just trust me." A small, reassuring small was placed on her face. She spoke calmly, and with a lot of confidence, but there was something that bothered me. That kiss... It wasn't a reassuring kiss... It was a goodbye kiss. She was going to confront her mom head on, and she wasn't going to do it while being conscious. I ran towards her. I wanted to stop her, but it was already too late. There, right before my eyes, was Mai, with a knife in her stomach... And her mother had put it there...

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Another cliffhanger! I'm so mean! I made you wait so long for this chapter, and then I end it with a cliffhanger! Also, one more thing! I know that the chapter update is really slow, lately, but please know that I haven't given up on this story! There's really no way I'm dropping it, now! So, even if you have to wait a while, I'm definitely going to finish this story! Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter! See you next time!