Family (Ghost Hunt FanFiction)

Chapter 12

Chapter 12 

"Naru, what's going on?" I asked as soon as Mai and I got to the office. The others hadn't arrived yet. 

"The janitor's house was caught on fire earlier this evening." He answered as we all sat down. "The police found a gasoline can not far from the house. They're analyzing it now for fingerprints." 

"How's his wife?" Mai asked, looking concerned. 

"She's shaken up, but she's going to be okay. She didn't suffer any serious injuries, but she did lose her house." Lin answered, frowning. 

"That poor woman," I muttered shaking my head. 

"Who would do such an awful thing?" Tears ran down Mai's cheeks. I hugged her. 

"It had to be Ichirou-san." I said frowning. "He's the only person that I can think of who would do this." Naru nodded. 

"Yes, that's what Lin and I were thinking too." 

"There's no doubt in my mind that the others think the same. So what should we do now?" 

"I'm not sure. That's why I've asked everyone to meet up here." Naru said sighing. I nodded. While we waited for the others to get here, Lin made some tea. 

"Here Mai, drink this," I said holding the cup up to her. She nodded, sniffling, and took a drink. She took in a deep, shuddering breath and let it out slowly. "Are you calm?" She nodded. 

"Y-Yeah, thanks." I smiled. 

"No problem." The others finally showed up, looking worried. Naru spent the next hour telling everyone about what was just discussed. After everyone was filled in, Naru looked like he was weighing his options. 

"We can still hand in those papers of Kohaku-san's." John offered. "They explain everything that Ishida-san is up to." 

"Let's do that Sunday. I'm sure everyone needs some time to get over this shock." Naru said finally after thinking it over. We nodded. 

"Also, we can still go check out Ishida-san next Saturday." Masako added. Naru nodded. 

"I've decided that Lin and I will go and check him out." 

"No way, we're coming with you Naru." I told him sternly. "You can do everything by yourselves. I know how dangerous this is. I don't know about you, but I've been through a lot of dangerous situations ever since I can remember. Probably more than a normal person should. This is nothing compared to what I've had to go through." I looked away as I said this. I've seen some pretty horrible stuff. The things I listed off before were nothing compared to the other things that have happened. I've seen animals get killed and people have gotten into accidents all because of those little incidents. A little girl that looked to be six years old got caught in between two cars that would've almost hit me if I didn't move out of the way in time and the little girl died. I blamed myself for that little girl dying. I sighed. "Well, anyways," I paused. "I think it would be safer in numbers if we go to talk to Ishida-san. That way if he tries anything, he can't get all of us together if we go. Those that got away can go and call for help." Naru nodded after a few minutes of consideration. 

"Alright, we'll go together." After a few minutes of silence, we all decided to leave.  

"Come on, Mai. We've got some ghost stories to think about for tomorrow." I told her grinning once I'd gotten myself together. She smiled and nodded. "John, Monk, you better watch out, we might just scare your pants off." Monk chuckled. 

"Then I guess John and I will have to work on our stories for tomorrow too. Isn't that right, John?" John smiled. 

"Yes, I look forward to it."