Ghostly Hauntings (Ghost Hunt fanfic) (Naru x Mai)

Chapter 7

Ghostly Hauntings:

Chapter 7:

Lin had been disappointed by Naru's refusal. Mai could tell from the look on his face. Perhaps he had wanted to share childhood anecdotes with him and show him photos. Naru was currently sitting opposite her at the kotatsu. He was in the process of proof reading a draft for a paper that was due in a fortnight.

"Wrong use of 'their'," he said. "You could be more concise here. Other than that, I think you should pass."

"Thanks, Naru," she said cheerfully. "I always need someone to make sure that I'm making sense."

"I'll do it anytime," he answered.

Mai picked up the paper and looked curiously at Naru.

"Why didn't you want to stay at the hospital? Lin-san could have told you lots of things about yourself. He might even tell you enough that your memory returns."

Naru didn't answer immediately. He stared at the tabletop for a few moments before speaking.

"It doesn't feel comfortable there and Lin is a complete stranger to me even if he knew me before the accident. I only really feel at ease with you."

Mai beamed at the compliment. Naru really did enjoy the time they spent together. She hadn't been sure because most of the time they discussed his spiritual state and being constantly reminded that he was a trapped in the living world as a ghost couldn't be that pleasant for him.

"I still wonder why you always end up at the school first," she mused out loud.

Much to her surprise Naru provided the most sensible answer.

"Because that's where the initial attack happened. You told me that there was a head injury from before the car accident and I looked unconscious. There is no other explanation that makes sense."

Mai could understand his point. There should be any link to a Japanese high school in normal circumstances. If he had been knocked unconscious there and had only come to briefly on the road, the school would be the last place where he had been living and breathing. It was the last place where he had been fully alive.

"I see. You must have found the murderer there and been attacked there. Now the question is how is the murderer of your brother tied to the school? We can investigate it."

Naru put a damper on her enthusiasm promptly.

"If the person was a final year male student that has left, we are in trouble. It's been over a year and that school isn't exactly small."

"Well, they would have to have a driving license to um, hit your brother," she noted awkwardly.

The spirit shot her a faintly pitying look.

"What are the chances that he wasn't hit by an illegal driver without a license? If they reported it, they would be penalised for driving without a license."

Mai pouted. She knew that Naru had made some very good points. There just seemed to be no way of narrowing down a school full of suspects. It could be a teacher, it could have been a graduated student, it could have been the caretaker, it could have been the school doctor.

"How are we going to find the murderer?" she groaned.

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When Mai stumbled to the toilet in the middle of the night she received a fright when she saw Naru sitting in the armchair reading. She felt even more horrified when she saw what he was reading. The spirit raised an eyebrow at her when he noticed her.