Different Feelings ~Ghost Hunt~

Camping Nightmare Part 2

~Morning~

(At SNR)

Mai's POV-

The dream I had last night was not the same as the dream I had two days after the spa hotel case. (A/N-If you guys didn't get why it said 3 days later then it said 2 days later. One of those days they stayed at the spa hotel. The case wasn't really over since they were still there.) It was much more vivid and it was in a whole new location. I guess I had that coming since I said I didn't want to have the other nightmare again.

Monk was furious about the hand prints and the line on my stomach, but then he calmed down knowing neither he nor I could've prevented it. I was supposed to go to the cafe today but I called in sick so they won't think of the worst. It was Monk's turn to be in SNR today so he told me to go with him. So of course I had to put on some foundation on my neck and ankles. I also put a scarf just to be on the safe side.

Right now Monk and I are sitting next to each other on the couch with our computers. Monk was looking at different things from ghost hunting equipment to stuff for our house. As for me, I was actually researching hunted camp sites cause of my dream of course. I couldn't really find real information on some of these camp sites so I kinda gave up for now. I leaned on Monk's shoulder which he responded by warping his arm around me and kissed my forehead.

I smiled and closed my eyes but I immediately opened them as I jumped a bit. "What's wrong Mai?" Monk asked me with a concerned expression. "N-nothing. I just," I paused the continued, "When I closed my eyes I saw red glowing eyes, so I jumped as I opened my eyes." Monk grabs his computer and sets it down on the coffee table as he closes it. He did the same thing to my computer without a word.

He then pats his thigh, I took it as lay your head there so I did. He starts to gently stoke my hair as he hums a tune. After the nightmare I felt a bit on edge but now I feel peaceful. As he keeps stroking my hair while humming, my eyes started to get heavy. By the time I figured out what he was doing, I fell into a peaceful sleep.

Monk's POV-

I felt bad that Mai didn't get a peaceful sleep so I hummed a lullaby while stroking her hair. She seems to be having a peaceful sleep by the look of her face. I reached for the blanket that we usually have on the medium night stand next to me. Once I got a hold of it, I covered her with it. Good thing I put the book I've been reading on the night stand, cause I'd probably fall asleep too.

While reading my book, my mind started wandering to the hand prints. I felt bad for blowing up, but I couldn't help it. I felt useless to her, I know I couldn't prevent it nor could she. I brushed her hair out of her face, revealing a bit of her neck. You could kind of see it if you really look at it.

I started to stroke her hair again, her hair was silky soft like always. Looking at her, she looks so beautiful when she sleeps. Hearing the little bells ring, I greeted the people who were coming in. "Welcome to SNR. How may I help yo- oh hey guys," I greeted Naru, Lin, Yasu, and John.

Their eyes moved from Mai to me to Mai again. "Is Mai feeling okay? I heard she got sick," Yasu asked as they all took a seat. "She's fine. Just a nightmare actually," I told them. "Nightmare? Why did she stay home because of a nightmare?" Naru asked as he raised his right eyebrow. I sighed while looking at her.

"What happened Monk?" John asked nicely. I told them her nightmare first then told them about the hand prints and the line on her stomach. When I was telling them I just kept looking at Mai, once I finished I looked at them. Their eyes were on Mai with worried expressions. I was surprised that Naru could actually make that expression.

"Did you tell Ayako and Masako about this?" Yasu asked. "I didn't, Mai did. They're coming as soon as they can is what Mai told me," I responded. "She looks like she's having a peaceful sleep right now," Lin said. "Yea. She deserves it after that nightmare of hers," I said. Naru caught my attention when he glared at me for a second before he went back to looking at Mai.