This is a short story about Mai and John. This story is for Matsukaze Tenma for Christmas. Merry Christmas MatsukazeTenma, I hope you enjoy it.
The pairings are John and Mai. An unusual pairing I know but I wanted to try something new. In this story John has left the priesthood but he still performs exorcisms.
Mai is in Uni and is studying the supernatural. Mai skipped a year (thanks to Naru) and started Uni at sixteen. Now she is seventeen.
How will they meet up again and fall in love?
Please read to find out and then review.
"Mai, there is some one here to see you. His name is Lin." Mai's best friend Maeko called out. Mai frowned in confusion as she stood up and went down stairs. There he was in the lounge room. Mai smiled brightly and ran over to the man.
"Lin-san." She squealed and hugged him. Mai was adopted by Luella and Martin Davis, making Naru her step brother. And Mai loves Naru as a brother. And he loves her as a sister. He even stopped teasing her. (More or less.)
"Lin-san. What are you doing here? Where is Naru?" Mai asked not letting the man speak. Lin smiled and hugged her back and then replied. "Naru is with Madoka. And he is not a minor like you." He grinned. "He is only a year older than me." Mai huffed.
Lin laughed and sat back down on the lounge chair. "Your parents were worried about you." He said before taking a sip of tea that Maeko made for him. "Did they hit their head and forget what a phone is for?" Mai asked. "I think that you have been hanging around with Naru for too long." Lin chuckled. "I'm also here to see you and also to see what you found out." Lin added.
"Well, in the sixteen hundreds people actually believed that when people who have seizures and other fits were possessed because they didn't know what epilepsy was, like we know what it is today. The scary part is that all of it is real. God, Jesus and Lucifer, demons, angels, they are all real."
"Lucifer?" Lin asked. "The devil. He told me. Remember the last case you, Naru and I solved before I came back here to Japan?" Mai replied. "Yes, I remember. How we not forget." Lin replied with a shiver.
"Well, I remembered the name just the other day and I looked it up, Lucifer, fallen angel, Satan. It was said that Lucifer refused, according to Jewish writings, bow to Adam of whom Satan was envious and jealous of the power… I'm writing a book about Gods and Monsters. Zeus, the lord Jesus, and god, myths and legends." Mai went on.
"What are you going to call it?" Lin asked. "Gods and Monsters." Mai replied. "Here is one of the chapters. Go on, you are the first one to read a chapter." Mai added.
"In the Christian writers explained the motives of the angel's rebellion and the nature of his sin in the same way, but added pride against God, which they mention more frequently than envy or jealousy with regard to humanity.[22][23][24]
Christian tradition, influenced by the Jewish presentation of the passage of Isaiah as applicable to Satan, came to use the Latin word for "morning star", lucifer, as a proper name ("Lucifer") for Satan as Satan was before his fall.[25] As a result, "Lucifer has become a by-word for Satan in the Church and in popular literature", as in Dante Alighieri's Inferno and John Milton's Paradise Lost.
However, the Latin word lucifer kept its original positive sense for Christians, as is evident from its use as a personal name by, among others, two 4th-century bishops, and its appearance in the Easter Proclamation as a description of Jesus…
Very good Mai. Sometimes you forget these kind of things when you are actually are fighting demons and Lucifer." Lin said.
"Chapters one to five are all about God, Jesus, Lucifer, demons, angels and then the rest of the chapters are about Zeus and other Greek Myths and legends and more." Mai explained. "I'm interested in Greek mythology mostly. I asked mum and dad if I could go to Grease. And they said yes."
"That explains why Luella was on the verge of tears when I left." Lin muttered to himself. "Naru is coming with me. He said that he lost Gene, and he doesn't want to loose me." Mai said. "You spoke with Naru?" Lin was surprised to hear the last part because Naru has been so busy lately he hasn't been heard from in days.
"He called me last night to let me know that he is still alive and to tell mum and dad and you that he and Madoka are fine. You must've been on the plane while he rang because Madoka said that your phone was switched off."
"Damn it, I forgot to turn my phone back on. I was in a hurry to find you. Madoka is going to kill me." Lin shouted and reached in to his pocket and turned his phone on. "Yeah, she was pretty angry when all she got was your voice mail. Your wife can get pretty scary." Mai said jokingly.
"Very funny Mai."
Three months later…
Mai landed in Australia for a signing of her first book. "We can go to the hotel first and rest and then this afternoon we will head down to the book store." Madoka said looking down at her iPad in her hand. "And then we will head to Brisbane." Madoka added.
The got to the hotel and a familiar voice called out. "Mai, Naru?" Naru and Mai whirled around and saw John. "John." Mai squealed in delight and raced over to him. "Father." Lin nodded his head in respect. "Actually it's just John Brown now. I left the priesthood. I realised that I want a family. But I can still do exorcisms and that." John said. "Are you sure about leaving the priesthood?" Mai asked.
"Yeah, I have been thinking about it for a while now. I still believe in the Lord." John replied with a smile. "By the way I have your book. I think it's very interesting. I never looked at Satan as a fallen angel before but it does make sense. Can you sign it for me?" With a smile Mai signed the book.
"Would you like to join us for lunch?" Mai asked. "I'd love to." John replied with a smile. "Great, let us put our bags away and we will meet you in the lobby in about ten minutes."
Mai placed her bags in her room and raced to meet John. John had grown since the last time they saw him. He lost his baby face; he was taller, muscular and handsome. He was always handsome. She saw him waiting in the lobby and there were girls all around him. He was blushing furiously. He is still the same old John to Mai. Mai smiled and walked over to him. "Hey, sorry to keep you waiting." Mai said as she walked up to him and took him by his hand. "Are you here with your girlfriend? I'm so sorry." One girl said and she turned and left, her friends followed her. "Thanks Mai." John said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. "Hey no problem."
Everyone met them ten minutes later. "I'm glad everyone is here. I have a case if your interested." John said to Naru. "Go on." Naru encouraged for him to go on. "I was in church just yesterday and strange things have happened. Candles falling over and the priests and nuns have been pushed by an invisible force. One priest had to be taken in to hospital in a concussion and a broken arm. I told them that you would help them. The whole team."
Everyone looked at Naru and Naru looked at Mai who nodded. Naru asked Mai to be his business partner. "We will be there tomorrow." Mai said. "But what about your book signing?" Madoka asked. "Madoka, people are getting hurt." Mai said and Madoka nodded her head. "Tell them that a case came up. But don't tell them where." Mai said and again Madoka nodded.
I want to write something different.
Please review and let me know if you like it.
This story will only have three or four chapters.
Thank you.