Spellbound (Ghost Hunt Fanfiction)

(File 1: Two times the trouble) #2: Mai's first encounter

(File 1: Two times the trouble) #2: Mai's first encounter

"This is a Doppelganger case and not a normal one. . ."  Mai heard Lin say and it was like a pin dropped in the distance. Doppelganger cases were rare ones, according to her narcissistic boss, but can be very dangerous. If it was not normal, how much danger would it cause them?!?

"Lin, we're so taking the case" Gene suddenly interjected and I could see a twinkle in his eyes. Was he excited?!?! Naru just stared at his brother and nodded his head and I was still in disbelief. They accepted the case. BOTH GENE AND NARU ACCEPTED.

"So let's get packing so we have enough travel time to get there by late afternoon or so," Naru said. "Mai, call the other SPR irregulars. We have a job for them" he added before going inside his office probably packing his clothes. Ever since Gene came back from the dead, he started wearing other clothes than that black dress shirt he always wears. He also now has white dress shirts but I liked the black on him more. It gives out the color of his eyes.

'I heard that! I'm gonna tell Naru!" Gene suddenly mind-linked me and I put up a wall between us. I felt my cheeks heat up. I hope Naru didn't hear that.

'Not to worry, Naru is too indulged with his work to hear any of our thoughts' Gene suddenly broke the wall I built around my head. If only I was stronger than you, you would surely regret ever reading my mind.

'You can never be stronger than me' He said as a matter of factly and I just rolled my eyes at his childishness. Sometimes, I wonder if they really were twins. Gene was a happy-go-lucky person while Naru is a cold-shoulder type of guy.

I shrug to myself as we packed everything.

END OF FLASHBACK

We got the last of the equipment out and as I stepped inside the base my body throbbed and I suddenly felt weak and collapsed on the ground. My mind was betraying me yet again and warm hands caught me. I caught sight of the others hovering over me but.

"Mai!!" they all called for me and the last thing I saw was Naru's worried face. Everything blacked out.  

Dreamscape. . .

"Mai, Mai wake up. . ." I heard Gene call my name and I opened my eyes and took in the familiar dark bluish surroundings that I'd gotten used to seeing almost my entire three years of working with them.

"Gene, is this the usual?" He nodded and pointed to me. I creased my brows in confusion and he just smiled at me. He put his pointer finger on my forehead and I suddenly felt weak.

"What??" I asked weakly and he just smirked at me. Something inside me hurt and I clutched my chest to ease the pain. What the heck was happening?!?! I dropped to the floor while clutching my now aching chest and breathing, slow labored breaths trying to put the pain at ease. I looked over to Gene for help but he kicked me hard on the abdomen. Shit!!!

"Y-You're not Gene!!! Get away from me!!" I kicked him but he didn't flinch and instead kicked me in the stomach once more. I skid across the dream floor and slammed against an invisible wall. I coughed up blood and clutched my stomach. I've never had this kind of dream. I've always been on the sidelines watching but this is my first encounter with a spirit that would hurt me.

"Mai!!" a blast of energy suddenly surged beside me hitting Replica Gene and I looked back to see Gene the real one. He went to my side and touched my hand, he felt warm. It means it really is him.

"You need to wake up! Now!!!" I slightly panicked when I saw the deformed face of the replica of Gene with blood dripping all over him. I screamed bloody hell and Gene slapped me on the cheek. I looked at Gene with tears streaking down my cheeks and he shielded me from the replica Gene.

"Damn it, Mai! If you don't wake up I'll make Naru do something you and him will definitely regret!! Now wake up!!!!!!!" Gene said and something pinched me on the side. I saw a shadow-like thing on my side and a scary smiling face appeared on it. A knife was in his hand ready to stab me in the side. I suddenly let out a scream.

I was gonna DIE!!!!!

"Ahh!!!!!!!!!!!!" I suddenly jerked up beads of sweat trailing my forehead. The first thing I saw was Gene holding my hand. So he was really there. Next, I saw Naru hovering over Gene and me with a worried expression on his face. I suddenly felt pain in my abdominal area and coughed up blood. Did. . . Did the dream become reality?!?!

"Shit! Matsuzaki-san get a towel! Hara-san, get a cold compress!! Now!" Naru order around as Gene laid me on the bed. I felt my eyes droop and my body weaken.

'Don't you dare go to sleep!! Don't you dare!!!' Gene shouted at me telepathically and I tried my best to stay awake.

"It hurts. . Gene. . . It hurts a lot. ." suddenly a hand enveloped my other one and saw Naru clasping my hand with both of his, his forehead creased and he held my hand close to his forehead.

'Mai. . . Please don't die on me. .' I heard Naru whisper in my head but Gene seemed to be oblivious to it. So Naru put up a wall. I smiled at him and gripped his hand harder.

'I'm not gonna die idiot. I've been working for you for as long as I remember so this little thing won't hurt me I telepathically laughed but he just scoffed.

'Stop laughing or else I'll punish you for that' he told me and I just giggled. Same old Naru, kind but childish and bossy, I coughed up more blood and my body had gone cold. My eyes met blurry vision and Gene released his hand from mine and went to help Masako and the others. I felt something wet hit my face and I opened my eyes just a little bit and saw Naru crying. . . Wait. . .

Naru was CRYING...

He was CRYING?!?!?! And for me?!?!? What the?!?!?!

I abruptly stood up and clutched my abdominal area. Naru wiped his eyes making me second guess if he really was crying and he gently laid me down as Masako and the others got in and put the cold compress on my stomach while Ayako wiped the blood from my mouth. I saw Gene and Naru walking away talking about something but they didn't put up a wall on their thoughts so I read it all clear as day.

'Gene call the doctor'

'Yeah, I know you don't need to remind me. .' and a few moments of silence meaning that Gene called a doctor. Naru suddenly telepathically sighed. I raised an eyebrow wanting to know what that sigh was for. Naru never gets frustrated. He never shows signs of weakness. Why now Naru?? Why?

'What happened in the dream Gene?' I'm sure by now they're talking but I can still read what they say through my mind.

'I arrived there when I saw Mai lying on the floor with another Gene in front of her. I blasted the guy with a small qigong but it didn't even work on him. . He just bleeds and his deformed face was creepy, to begin with.' Gene said and I closed my eyes not wanting to remember his face. Replica Gene means that Gene had a doppelganger, which means we have a repulsive spirit on our hands.

'Are you serious? You're not joking with me right??' Naru said and I'm sure Gene nodded. I heard Naru sigh and suddenly Gene interjected something that made me want to go kill myself.

'AND THEY ARE AFTER MAI. .'

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