Hell Inside (sequel to past nightmares)

Chapter 1

Authors note- for everyone who read the prelude to this story thank you and to those who haven't you can learn the whole story by reading my previous story Past Nightmares, I hope you enjoy this! Also if you'd all go and read Games of Murder on my other account Thanks!-
NARU POV
I look at her, her face so peaceful, so empty. It's been three days since she was mercilessly murdered by her uncle's ghost. Monk stands there staring at the casket, it isn't his fault, at least not only his.

I promised I'd protect her always, and that I'd never lose someone else I loved. But, her and Gene are together now and maybe they're happy. But I doubt Mai is happy about being dead. She was never happy when confronted with the fact that someone had died or had been killed, but she could deal with ghosts. Just not this time.

We sit in the church just the team and few of her friends, but mostly the church is empty. Quiet, depressing music plays on in the background, Lin is nowhere to be found, Masako is crying and her husband is holding her up. Ayako glares at me, "I'm a shrine maiden, you should've trusted me with this."

I stare at her incredulously, "Is this anytime for you to start a fight, Ayako, we are at Mai's funeral!" Masako looks up for half a second beofre returning to her bawling. Mai was so young so innocent. Ayako looks away ashamed and starts walking away. Monk stares at his feet and occasionally looks over at Mai's corpse.

It should have been me.

I wish it was me.

Everything changed when I moved to England I couldn't focus I couldn't work. No, that isn't true. Everything changed when I met Mai. She made everyday something that I could cherish, and gave me a happy memory each and every day I saw her smile. And now I have nothing that gives me hope, no Gene, no Mai.

Maybe it's better this way though, maybe I was born to end up alone. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me, I'm dangerous. I walking hazard.  Without meaning to I could destroy a building and kill so many people. I'm better off alone. But, I wish I had Mai.

Mai POV
I close my eyes, unable to deal with looking at my dead face. His hand rests on my shoulder, and I turn and cry into his chest and he just holds me there. Gene understands the shock I'm experiencing, he died not too long ago. He was young too, it had to have been unexpected and shocking when he showed up at his own funeral to see who actually cared.

Naru isn't crying and neither is Monk, but Masako is, I can hear her from where I'm standing. I look up at Gene, the spitting image of Naru, and he says something that surprises me even more than my death, "would you like to see your parents?" My eyes widen, they didn't have powers as far as I knew, or a reason to linger on this earth so why would tI be able to see them.

But, instead of fighting with him I just silently nod, I want to see my parents more than anything right now, I need something familiar. And, suddenly I remember that they aren't familiar that there are no familiars for me, there never were. Gene nods his head in understanding and squeezes my hand leading me out of the church into the graveyard to the empty lot where I will soon be buried.

He jumps down and motions for me to follow so I do and I find myself sinking through the ground. My dead heart is racing in my nonexistant chest. Gene immediately wraps an arm around my waist and smiles down at me. Instictively I calm down and lean my head on his chest.