Trouble

Chapter 4

December

Day 3

The next morning, Mai and I got up around 4:30 so that we would have enough time to get in the shower. While we were eating breakfast, Mai asked, "So when are you moving into your apartment?"

"I was thinking of moving in after this case. Initially, I was going to just do it Sunday evening, but you know how that ended." Mai nodded.

"Do you want me to help? I'm sure Naru wouldn't mind letting me off a little early to help."

"Yeah, that'd be great. I mean, I don't have that much stuff, but I do appreciate the help." I said smiling. She grinned.

"That's what friends are for, right?"

"Right," I said grinning.

"Do you think the desk is going to be sitting in front of the school?"

"No, Ayako and I both sensed something staring at us, but I couldn't see it. I think it was hiding itself from me."

"I had a weird dream last night." She said thoughtfully.

"What was it about?"

"It was about Naoki-kun's rejection. I felt so bad for him."

"Did it go the way Minoru-chan said it did?"

"That's where it got weird. Naoki-kun told Minoru-chan his feelings about her but she just rolled her eyes. She wasn't very nice about it at all. She told him she liked Kosuke-kun and called him pathetic." I frowned.

"Really? She seemed so nice..." Mai shrugged.

"That's just what I saw."

"Ayako and I talked to her yesterday when we did our walkthrough. She told us she wouldn't be surprised if Naoki-kun used a spirit board and she seemed genuinely sad when he stopped talking to her."

"Maybe it's because he doesn't give her any attention. I mean, I've heard some stories about her from the other students that came in and it sounded to me like she enjoyed a lot of attention. Of course, Naru didn't care about that." I laughed.

"Yeah, Naru isn't the type to care about school drama." She giggled.

"That's so true."

"So, what Minoru-chan said to Naoki-kun made him angry, so he decided to take his anger out on Kosuke-kun? That means he still has feelings for Minoru-chan." Mai nodded, thoughtfully.

"I feel really bad for Naoki-kun, though."

"Yeah, but if he continues to use Hitogata, then he might end up doing more harmful things than making Kosuke-kun fall out of his seat."

"I know," She said frowning. "We had a case where a teacher used the Hitogata on the students because they made fun of people who could bend spoons but eventually couldn't do it anymore."

"That's just wrong, taking it out on students." She nodded.

"Yeah, she turned herself into the police and confessed to everything."

"That's good,"

"We'd better hurry, or we'll be late." Mai said standing up. I pouted.

"I still don't like getting up this early." She smiled.

"I don't either, but I do want to finish this case as soon as possible. This case is kind of scary, with the window breaking and stuff."