#so we quickly got my dying cat and his sick brother and temporarily moved in w my family and my dad is a transphobic ass

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went through the (by far) worst 2 weeks of my life but im still getting out of bed and trying to do things. Rare mental health win

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Dragon of Japan - Chapter 3 A Haunted Manor Part 3

Title: Dragon of Japan

Pairing: Sebastian/Ciel Mai/Lin cheating Madoka/Naru previous Mai/Claude

Category: Crossover Black Butler/Ghost Hunt but I am trying to keep it mostly Ghost Hunt

Rating: T-M will slowly progress

Summary: Mai is a demon and she’s within the top 3 powerful demons, but she still  holds human emotions within her demon life. She got over Naru’s rejection quickly, but now she’s dying and her brother steps in to help her. What adventures will awat the new and improved SPR?

Warning: There is some Naru bashing and Nar is not  a main character in the story. Lin is a lot more talkative in this which I will explain within the story.

Chapter 1 - http://rdmfavcpls.tumblr.com/post/161338218957/dragon-of-japan-chapter-1

Chapter 2 - http://rdmfavcpls.tumblr.com/post/167926182047/dragon-of-japan-chapter-2-a-haunted-manor-part-2

Author’s Note: So I too have fallen victim in the Ghost Hunt Black Butler crossover universe.

Disclaimer: I do not owe any rights to Ghost Hunt or the Black Butler franchise.

Please enjoy the story and constructive feedback is always welcomed.

~~Story Begins~~

Chapter 3 - Haunted Manor Part 3

The night was eventful, screams were heard, howling was heard from the roof, smell of burning flesh had forced John and Monk out of the kitchen. By the time the morning sun started to rise, everyone was exhausted and there was so much evidence to go over that Lin knew he wasn’t going to get any rest during the day.

Lin was on his way to the dining room, his white shirt covering a dragon mark on his shoulder blade that he had now since making that temporarily contract.

“Morning, Lin,” John greeted rubbing his eyes. “Last night was crazy.” Lin nodded his head. “Our client didn’t tell us anything new about the experiences here so that must be what they deal with constantly. No wonder they wanted us to investigate it.”

They arrived at the dining room and Lin wanted to turn around and forget about his morning coffee as his ex-girlfriend was sitting at the table next to her former student.

“Koujo,” she greeted upon seeing him, her pink hair resting past her shoulders, she wore a pink sweater over a white shirt and a pink skirt. “We need to talk.”

Yasuhara was already there and John took the seat next to him as he blurted out, “You are going to be a father!”

“Yasuhara,” the newcomer spoke scolding him. “I wanted to tell Koujo that I’m carrying his baby.”

Lin didn’t think that the change in his life would be this bad, “How? We haven’t been together as a couple in a month and you know I don’t do ‘friends with benefits’ or ‘no strings attached’. So how is it my baby, Madoka?”

“Silly, that’s because I’m two months in,” Madoka said.

The client was sitting at the head of the table, a twenty year old man with short black hair, but long enough to cover one of his bright, wide, blue eyes. He was wearing a purple buttoned silk shirt tucked into black dress pants. He had his tea cup up to his lips before he sat it back down, a smirk on his face.

There was clicking against the hardwood on the main floor coming from behind Lin, when an all too familiar laugh sounded within the silent stunned walls when a voice spoke in japanese, “I’m terribly sorry Madoka, I shouldn’t laugh, but what you are saying isn’t true.”

Lin turned his head as Ayako stood up fast, “Mai!”

Mai walked past Lin, her brown hair was short, just barely touching the top of her shoulders, her amber brown eyes were wide and filled with emotion, her pale skin was highlighted by the dark green dress that looked like it was painted on most of her body, the dress stopped at her knees where knee high ribbons interconnected with each other where they met green heels that had a heel of five inches, making her seem taller than Naru.

“Mai!” Monk yelled ripping off his black shirt revealing a green shirt and proceeded to hug the young girl with all of his might.

“You can hug me all you want later, Bou-san,” Mai said after Ayako dragged him off of her. “Hello, everyone.”

“Idiot,” Naru said watching Mai take a seat next to Masako. “What makes you think that Madoka isn’t pregnant?”

“Oh, no, I believe she’s pregnant, it’s who she is trying to play the daddy card with,” Mai said. She tilted her head to the side. “After all, it would be hard for Lin to be a father when you kept him at the office for five months straight doing paperwork while you went behind his back.”

“That is not true, only an idiot like you would think of something -”

“Oh, are you calling Gene a liar and an idiot?” Mai asked interrupting Naru as she rested her chin on her hand. “You know for a fact that the living cannot control the dead, besides, there is also hard evidence.”

Lin’s shiki pushed him until he was standing behind the empty chair next to Mai, which he sat in. Than his youngest shiki went to Mai’s arm. She reached her hand up as she made the move to push some of her hair behind her ear, his shiki curled around her neck.

“What hard evidence do you have to prove this claim, Mai?” Masako asked, her emotions going crazy. She wanted to hate Mai, but if what she’s saying is true than Masako would be grateful. She doesn’t want any bad publicity.

The person sitting at the head of the table finally spoke after taking a drink of his tea, “It’s refreshing to hear you laugh instead of coughing, Mai, you had all of us scared.”

“I’m sorry, Ceil,” Mai said. “I didn’t mean for that to be intention.”

“As to answer your question about the hard evidence, Ms. Hara,” Ceil said going back to the topic at hand. “For centuries, my family has been known as the ‘Queen’s Guard Dog’. We investigate cases that deal with the black market and where the police have no authority. The Queen gives us the access of many types of resources, so we have a video of you two on Lin’s couch doing more than kissing and watching a movie. We have the punch-out time sheets along with a hallway video showing what times Lin left and entered his office, who visited him and if they brought anything with them. We also have garage videos of his vehicle not moving for five months.

“Naru, Madoka, please be honest,” John said. “Did you commit adultery?”

Lin kept his emotions blanked as Sebastian walked out carrying tea, water, and coffee. “Pardon me for being late to serve,” Sebastian said sitting down the cups. “However, Mr. and Mrs. Davis call lasted longer than I expected.”

“Did you convince them?” Ciel asked.

“Mr. Davis, yes, his wife wanted a much bigger punishment, but he convinced her and they both agreed,” Sebastian said answering. “I sent them the evidence, including Ms. Mori and Doctor Davis’ text messages to capture Mr. Lin in an unhappy relationship.”

“You had this set up!” Ayako said anger radiating off of her. Monk had to restrain her from doing anything rash but his emotions were running wild too.

“Those are private!” Madoka said.

Mai chuckled. “A dog will always follow their nose,” she said. “Besides they had all access to anything they needed. Ceil just told you that.”

“Doctor Davis, Ms. Mari, you two are off the case. My cook, Baldroy, will take you back into town. Mr. Lin, would you be willing to accept lead position in this case?” Ciel asked.

Lin nodded, he wasn’t expecting karma to be like this, but he isn’t one to complain.

“It’s my team,” Naru said.

“Was our tea,” Mai commented as Sebastian went back into the kitchen. “I’m not a part of SPR right now, with me being sick and everything.” Sebastian came back out with plates that had fried eggs, toast, and bacon and proceeded to place them in front of the guests skipping; Naru, Madoka, and Mai. “Ceil just kicked you off of this case and asked Lin if he would be the leader. The only person who has to follow that is Yasuhara, but the others can chose. This isn’t their main source of income.”

“Sir,” Sebastian said, “should I get Finniean to throw them out?”

“No, but I do want them off of my property, show them the way out,” Ciel ordered.

“As you wish, master,” Sebastian said bowing. He forced the two ex-members to get up and pushed them out of the doors and outside (much to their struggle).

Yasuhara looked at Lin, a smile on his face that would make the Cheshire Cat be proud, “Looks like you’re the new big boss.”

Ceil spoke again, his one eye focused on Lin, “There’s more that I would like to talk about since the tension and awkwardness is out of the room, Mr. Lin.”

Lin’s attention that was focused on his youngest shiki sleeping around Mai’s neck while Mai was whispering something into Masako’s ear. He turned his focus back towards the client, “Yes?”

“Doctor Davis is going to be no more than an errand boy and Ms. Mori is going to be a researcher who doesn’t have access to the field, Mr. and Mrs. Davis both agreed that they would like for you to take over the Japan’s branch.”

Lin wanted to take it, but he wasn’t exactly a people person. John, as in reading the man’s mind said, “You’ll be great, Lin. There isn’t much in which you have to change, Yasuhara and Mai could be the ones asking the questions while you type. We all know that you kept SPR standing. Naru and Madoka do not have my support.”

“That is, if Mai rejoins,” Ayako said.

“The only way I wouldn’t rejoin is if you guys didn’t want me,” Mai responded as Masako pushed her food away.

“We all can use a daily Mai in our lives,” Yasuhara joked. He looked across the table at Monk, “I’ll need a dosage of my beloved Monk in my life.”

“...Again?” Monk asked realizing the kid was teasing him.

“I meant with what’s been illing you, Mai,” Ayako said clarifying her statement.

“Oh, don’t worry,” Mai said cheerfully. “I’m getting better now.”

“Lin,” Masako said quietly. “My services will be open to you when I’m free.”

Lin stared at the medium, wondering what exactly Mai whispered to her. “Thank you.”

“Hey, I’m here for you, man,” Monk said. “SPR is home and not going to lie, you would make a much better boss than Naru.”

“Why would we stab you in the back when your charge and girlfriend did that?” Ayako asked. “We consider you a friend, a friend that’s definitely deserving of loyalty and trust.”

“Thank yo-”

“Mai!” a man around twenty-five screamed and proceeded to pick the surprised girl up out of her feet with ease, he turned her around and started hugging her tightly. The man had a worn gardner’s hat hanging around his neck, a shirt that used to be white was covered in mud, grass, and dirt stains while heavy plaid pants led to cargo boots, his blonde hair was in a small man bun.

He spun Mai around in the air, “You’re awake! You’re finally awake! You’re not being subjected to experiments anymore!”

“Finniean,” Mai gasped. “Need air. Remember your strength.”

Finniean put her down, a sheepish smile on his face, “Sorry, I was so excited to see you again!”

“Finniean,” Ciel said. “Did you finish the gardening chores?”

“No, I heard from Mey-Rin that she was finally awake,” Finniean said. “Sorry.”

“Understandable, but please do remember that we are needed at an event tonight,” Ciel said getting up. “The manor will be in your hands, Lin.”

Lin nodded in understanding as Finniean dragged Mai away to help with his chores. Everyone went their ways and SPR arrived at the base. “So, we’ve down one, but it’s not like it matters,” Ayako said.

“Yasuhara,” Lin said, “Can you and Masako do research over this place?”

“Why must I do research?” Masako asked.

“I figured a break from you hearing all the spirits might benefit you, I’m not asking you to leave. There is a library here.”

“Oh,” Masako said. “Okay than.”

“John, Ayako, and Monk,” Lin said. “Get ready to prefer exorcisms tonight in the kitchen but Ayako and Monk, can you start making charms for our clients and his servants, plus Mai, in case the spirit's wishes to follow them.”

“Got’cha, don’t you worry about it,” Monk said.

“John, would be opened to ask everyone as to why Mai is here staying? It’s mostly out of curiousity, but Mai seems to be loved here, not once did we have to speak english once she made her presence known.”

“No worries,” John said grabbing a notebook and pen. “What will you be doing?”

“Monitoring, so far, nothing’s happened in the day, but we must always be on watch.”

“You do care,” Ayako said flipping her hair over her shoulder. “We’ll let you know when I’m done.”

The group left and Lin started typing on his computer, his patient shiki watching the monitors as he listened to the audio. His youngest shiki wanted to play so it kept sliding in between his fingers causing Lin to smile.

After a while, Lin’s shiki finally stopped playing and laid across his laptop when he heard Mai spoke in fluent almost natural cantonese, accent and everything. The only reason as to why it was almost is because Lin knew she was from Japan.

“The groaning and screaming are coming from the spirits who died on this land in a fire, the smell of flesh being burned is from those who the Phantomhive’s caught embezzling from their toy factories and those who can escape the grasp of the law, the barking and howling comes from a hound the Phantomhives had at one point. Sebastian takes the silverware, as for the footsteps, it’s a residual haunting, harmless.”

Lin turned around in his chair to see Mai smiling at him, her dress, knees, and shoes dirty, something which didn’t surprise him. She had a need to help others that outweighed almost everything else to her. “You know cantonese? That’s not important,” Lin said speaking back in cantonese. It felt natural, welcoming for Lin to speak in his native tongue. “Did you have a dream that explained that?”

“No, Mey-Rin, she has a soft spot for horror stories,” Mai said.

“Then they are not proven from fact.”

“Your research will prove her right,” Mai said countering him. “Bind or contract?”

“What?”

“Sebastian  didn’t tell you?” Mai asked her eyes narrowing.

“I don’t know what you are talking about,” Lin said.

“I should have realized that by the way you reacted,” Mai said. “Would you like to make a contract with me or bind me? Honestly, I think a contract would work best considering you and the job we hold. Plus it would look good on your resume.”

“Mai, I’m still confused,” Lin said slowly.

“I’m the Dragon of Japan,” Mai said. “I’m the demon that is going to take your orders? Sebastian did explain part of this, I hope. I’m honestly surprised you accepted. You hate the Japanese.”

Lin openly displayed shock because how could he not? It was hard to let this information sink in that he was working alongside a demon for a year and never noticed or felt threatened, except for when they first met. “You don’t act like a demon.”

“Even after three centuries, close to four, I’m still an anomaly,” Mai said with a shrug. “Bind or contract?”

Lin looked at the young girl, “I prefer binding but what make you think a contract would be better?”

“You’ve binded how many shiki-five? Anyway, you don’t have a contract with one. Create a contract with me, than not only does it show to those that are your opponents that you can make a contract, but that you was able to create a contract with the most reclusive, hardly known demon. With a contract, I can protect or keep an eye on someone else at your command, and lastly, contracts with demons are essentially more powerful.”

“So, how would you like to set up the contract,” Lin asked.

“I’m not going to demand your soul,” Mai explained. “Unlike the Dog of England and Spider of France. I much prefer corrupted souls, preferably those of Catholic priests. John’s safe, his soul is pure. Now, just at the end of each week, you transfer all of your excess magic to me. I’ll reject it if I know you need it.”

“So, you just want my extra magic?” Lin asked.

“Yes, I’m afraid I’m going to be useless until my strength is back.”

“It sounds like I’m getting a better deal,” Lin said. “That’s just your nature, however, always so giving. I will accept the terms on the condition that I can change some of them as needed. It’s more of hands-on learning, isn’t it?”

Mai nodded and stood in front of him. “May I see your wrist?” Lin rolled up his sleeve and showed Mai his wrist, she moved it to where the palm of his hand was up and sat her hand on top of his wrist.

Lin watched as her eyes glowed amber, magic circling around her moving her hair. Lin was still trying to wrap this whole thing inside of his head, that the young woman who he has feelings for - even when he was with Madoka - was a demon and he was agreeing to a contract with her.

Mai realized his wrist and a small image was designed, a dragon in flight, circling around like it was trying to make a full circle. “There, you can pass it off as a tattoo is asked.”

“There’s more, isn’t there?” Lin asked.

“The pentagram will appear when you give me a direct order, again, something that is easier with practice,” Mai said back away. “I better get going so you can go back to work, would hate it if you was caught slacking.”

Mai headed towards the door. “How exactly did you know that Naru was the father?” Lin asked.

Mai looked at him from her spot at the door. “I didn’t. Gene did. You have Gene’s support by the way. He cut off all connections with Naru thus making his connections with me stronger.”

She left and Lin couldn’t believe how fast his life had changed within one day, and all for the better.