Hey everybody, I'm back! Welcome to my sequel to A Diner, Drive In, and Knives; Darkness! So, my first chapter is dedicated to my momma; I love her so much and she's always supporting me; though she doesn't always understand fangirling or what I write about in general, she's always willing to help out and supports my passion for writing!

Ok, this is a MUST READ. This ff takes place about a year and a half after the diner case from A Diner, Drive In, and Knives but this chapter starts 6 months ago. So, it's a year and a half later but 6 months earlier from that point. So technically only a year after the diner case. Make sense? If not, just PM me and I'll better explain. : )

ALSO! My ideas on this story are still vague and will slowly process at first. But if any of my ideas change or just things change in general, I will definitely let you guys know. Also, as you all know, I am always open to friendly criticism and suggestions so, here we go! Enjoy~

Chapter 1

(6 Months Ago)

"Out of my way!"

I sprinted to the doors, screaming, to my new college front doors trying to get out of the freezing cold as soon as possible.

"Mai, stop running, you're going to slip on the ice." an all too familiar voice called from behind. But, like always, as if on cue, I slipped backward on the small iced porch. I fell to the side falling onto the lawn that was piled with snow with a yelp.

I wasn't wearing much to begin with; it's about 10 degrees now in December and all I was wearing what a t-shirt, a light jacket, skinny jeans, gym shoes, and a beanie on my head.

There was snow in places where snow should not have been and I cried in pain from the cold. Warm hands grabbed mine tightly and I was pulled onto my feet.

"Stupid," the familiar person said before placing a warm light kiss on my forehead.

I giggled as Naru bent down and grabbed my beanie from the snow.

"Are you ok?" he asked.

"I'm fine." I beamed but trembled from the cold while shaking the snow from under my jacket and shirt. He just chuckled, shaking his head.

I noticed that; slowly, but surely, Naru had smirked and chuckled a little bit more than he used to. I still haven't really gotten a smile yet but within time.

He grabbed my hand and I felt like melting. His hand was so warm and I stepped closer to him, wrapping my arms around him and resting my head on his chest.

"How are you so warm when it's so cold outside?"

"Because it's not cold." he said matter-of-factly.

"It's 10 degrees and you say it's not cold." I said looking up at him. He stared down at me longingly with his distracting beautiful eyes. He brought a hand up and lightly brushed my cheek. I leaned into his hand taking in the warm.

"I'm warm blooded." he stated brushing the snow off my hair and I giggled as it fell.

"I would hope so." I smiled. He brought me into a warm kiss, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me closer to him.

"Really, I would've thought he's cold blooded for being a narcissist."

I jumped from the new voice and quickly pulled away blushing. I looked over to the porch where my best friend in the world stood.

Terra's long black hair was grown out even longer but was still wavy and had high lights of a blue rose color. She grew only about an inch taller and was wearing a thick black jacket that had fur on the inside, black ear muffs, dark blue skinny jeans, and short black slippers with little black fuzz balls that hung from the sides.

Her forest green eyes sparked with amusement as she folded her arms over her chest and popped out her right hip.

"All right you love birds, let's get inside! My Aunt made us all hot chocolate!"

"Yea, hot chocolate!" I cheered. "And hey, nobody can call him a narcissist but me!"

Terra laughed walking into the building and I laced my fingers with Naru's and we followed her in.

Terra's Aunt had just gotten out of the hospital almost 2 months ago. She's getting stronger with a healthy diet and simple exercise. Also, she looks like an older version of Terra so she's beautiful.

She's one of the sweetest people I have ever met in my life. She treats me like a daughter; making sure I have everything I need, making me food, and preparing me for this… college. I didn't even need to start paying rent at the diner anymore.

I know what you're thinking; what happened to SPR? Well, Naru did ask me to come back but I couldn't leave Terra. She just had so much to deal with, but her Aunt ended up closing the diner and finding a small quiet job. So, Naru offered Terra a spot on our team and we took it, but only until college started up because we were living on campus.

From SPR to here is about a 3 hour drive, unless there's traffic, then its 4 and there's always traffic…

Also, Naru and I have been going out since the end of the Diner case. Since we worked together we got to see each other every day but it still always led to pointless fights but they don't happen nearly as often as they used to.

Of course we had our dates but they weren't like usual people's dates like movies, dinners, ect. We liked our quiet and calm ones; walks in the park, cuddling on the couch to watching t.v. and movies, and just hanging out at the office when everyone was gone and just talked.

You would've never thought this of Naru but he's actually the kind of person you can just talk to about anything, everything, or just something meaningless.

But, the hard part, we really want to stay together but being 4 hours away is really hard to compromise times with. Naru is busy 24/7 with files and cases and I'll be busy like crazy with college in general. So, once Terra and I settled in, we decide we'd send each other our schedules and call each other whenever possible and promise to try to see each other at least once a month if possible. I just hope it actually works.

"Mai, you're soaking wet! You need to change before you get sick." Terra's Aunt stated, her green eyes laughing and she placed the hot chocolate on the table of our dorm. Yes, we got our dorm together! Oh, and now I just call Terra's Aunt, Aunt Shi.

"I know I fell in the snow!" I laughed nervously and grabbed Terra pulling her with me. "Come help me pick out some clothes; I think I have snow in my pants and bra!" I cried whispering/ yelling in her year.

She laughed loudly making both Aunt Shi and Naru look at us confused.

Locking the door behind us, Terra and I rummaged through my boxes of clothes. I pulled out cute, dark pink fluffy long pants and Terra pulled out a white t-shirt, not see through, and we found me a pair of fluffy white slippers.

I made Terra change into clothes like mine; she found herself a red long sleeved shirt, I found her a pair of black fluffy pants, like mine, and red fluffy slippers.

We all sat on our two small couches drinking the hot chocolate Aunt Shi made us and we made meaningless conversations about nothing. I wasn't paying much attention though; I had set my cup down on the table in front of me (it's a pretty big dorm) and lied back on the couch next to Naru who's arm was around my shoulders.

You'd think it'd be rude to do this in front of Aunt Shi but she actually really likes Naru. Naru actually paid for everything that would need to be fixed in order to sell the Diner, which she was very thankful for since they're payments from the hospital started building up. I would've made Naru pay for the damages either way though, ha.

So, Aunt Shi doesn't mind things like this but Naru and I know our limits. Plus, since they will both be leaving back to their homes, she understands what we're about to go through; to just get together not that long ago to just be split up soon after.

I laid my head on Naru's chest starting to feel tired from the long ride here even though it was only about two in the afternoon. I closed my eyes just listening to their conversations about movies, classes, or random memories from SPR.

"It's only a little past two and she's already sleeping?" I hear Terra giggle.

"Oh, leave her alone, Terra. She's probably just tired from the long drive here." Aunt Shi said calmly.

"She didn't even drive." Terra laughed. "Lazy,"

"I'm not asleep yet, Terra. I will kill you if I have to." I joked but never opened my eyes.

"Oh, I'm so scared of the horrible Mai!" she cried sarcastically.

"That's right," I said in a cute pouty voice. "I will attack you with my cuteness."

I lifted my hands in the air like they were kitten paws and pretended to claw at something.

Terra and Aunt Shi laughed loudly and I felt Naru chuckle from under me.

I fell asleep soon after that and actually had a normal dream. Well, extremely normal compare to what I used to dream about.

I was in our dorm and woke up on the couch where I had fallen asleep. The spot next to me was empty as so was the couch diagonal from me.

I stood up, tired and rubbed my eyes making my way to the kitchen part of the dorm which consisted of a small microwave, a tiny oven, and a small mini fridge.

No one was in there either.

Where is everyone?

I walked out of the room and went down the long hallway and out the door.

All white, that's all I could see outside. It's like there was a blizzard that just covered every inch for miles ahead. I searched all around like I was searching for someone or something but there was just… white.

"Naru!" I called starting through the freezing snow.

"Terra!"Tears pricked my eyes, why was I so scared? Something about being out here makes me nervous; it almost feels like something was watching me.

The snow was now almost to my hips but I kept pushing through it.

I froze as something appeared a couple feet in front of me. It was a girl.

She turned towards me, her medium length wavy brunette hair flying behind her from the wind. She looked about in her early twenties and her brown eyes were dull and her skin was lightly pale but her cheeks were a rosy red. She wore a deep purple spaghetti strapped night gown that was silk and flowed down a little past her knees.

"Who are you?" I asked lightly. She smiled sadly at me and spoke but no sound came out. "What?"

She lifted her arm up, with her palm facing up, offering her hand to me. I cautiously stepped forward and slowly lifted my arm and reached my hand to hers. I slowly brought it down and gently pressed my palm against hers.

A light began glowing between our hands and as it grew bigger it grew brighter. I leaned back a little, squinting my eyes trying to see what would happen. The light was warm and comforting and soon engulfed me.

I shot up from my spot letting out a gasp. I was panting and raised my hand up that had touched the girl's. My whole hand to my finger tips were tingling. I realized I was still on the couch and looked to the side. Naru wasn't next to me and neither was Aunt Shi or Terra.

The lights were off and my slippers were on the ground along with a blanket that was draped over my lap. I wrapped my arms around myself and I was freezing cold, I wonder if it was from my dream?

I looked up and there was a small light coming from the kitchen. I sat up from the couch, put my slippers on and went to kitchen and there stood Terra in front of the microwave.

"Terra, where's Naru?" I asked. She looked up at me and smiled.

"Hey, sleepy head, I think he's at his car, I'm not sure." Something turned in my stomach.

Is he leaving already?

I didn't want him to leave yet… I'll miss him. But if I won't want him to leave now how will I feel when he's really gone?

Feeling uneasy, I turned around and grabbed a thin sweater that was hanging on the back of the door. Putting it on, I opened the door and started down the hall.

"I'll be back in a second." I called to Terra before closing the door behind me.

I pushed open the front door and got smack to the side by a strong wind. Snow was everywhere like a big white blanket though it was nowhere near as high like in my dream; it only went about half way up my shin.

The sky was growing a dark blue was it wasn't very late or dark yet, luckily.

"Naru!" I called when I saw his car. I ran towards it and ignored the snow that fell into my slippers stinging my legs and feet.

I saw him look in my direction and ran to the other side of his car and he looked at me shocked.

"Mai, what are you doing out here?" he called back and started towards me.

When we finally reached each other, I threw myself into his arms and sighed deeply. He pulled me close to him, confused.

"Idiot, what are you doing? You're not even wearing a real jacket." He said actually quite angrily.

"Please don't leave yet I don't want you to go." I murmured. He was so warm and I loved the way he smelled. He gently grabbed my face in his hands making look up at him.

"Mai, I wasn't going to leave, I was just getting something from my car. And I can't leave, all the roads are blocked from the blizzard."

"Really?" I asked looking up at him surprised. He nodded. I looked to the side, my cheeks burning red with embarrassment.

"What?" he asked.

"I feel really stupid standing here right now. I really overreacted." I laughed awkwardly.

"It's ok," was all he said but we pulled away from each other.

"It's embarrassing," I smiled nervously and scratched the back of my head. His warm hand intertwined with mine and I smiled up at him.

"How long have you been out here?" he asked. "You're hand is freezing."

"Only a couple seconds, but I think it was mostly from the dream I had…"

My sentence traveled off as my thoughts traveled off to my dream. Naru tugged my arm a little pulling me from my thoughts and we started back in.

"Hey, she's alive!" Terra cheered as we got back into the dorm. "You just suddenly walked out; you worried me there for a minute.

"Yeah, it's all good." I grinned goofily as she poked my nose and we laughed.

"You fruit, go warm up, I'm making dinner."

After dinner, Aunt Shi and Terra decided to go out to get some more things for the dorm. Naru and I just sat on the couch and relaxed with a movie.

"You know," I started as I stared at the tv of a girl running away from something that was chasing her. "Ever since I joined you guys at SPR nothing scary movie/story doesn't scare me at all anymore. Actually, when you think about it, they act totally irrational. There's a scary sound coming from downstairs, so, let's go see if there's anything down there. Hopefully I won't die." I mocked but Naru just stared at me.

"Well, then there wouldn't be a movie then now would there?" he replied.

Burned.

"Man, you can never let me win can you?"

"No, I'm just too great for your own good." He wrapped an arm around the couch behind me cockily. I scoffed at him, smacking him playfully on the chest and laid my head on his chest.

"Narcissistic ass," I laughed.

…

"You are a liar

You are a murderer

You always lied about

How much you loved me

You'll never know mom

How much you hurt me

It's my turn to take

My mommy away"

I slowly opened my eyes but saw nothing. A light from the distance grew brighter till it dimly lit the room. I looked around; I was sitting on something cold and metal and if I were to stand up, I would instantly hit my head. It was some sort of cage or vent or something.

"You are a liar

You are a murderer."

The words echoed around me. My heart leaped in my chest and I looked around frantically.

"You always lied about

How much you love me."

I know that tune it's- no…

Something emerged from the corner slowly coming towards me.

It was Akio.

"You'll never know mom…"

As he came into view I let out a hiccup in fear. I felt my body tremble as I looked upon him.

He was exactly like I remembered; his skin was horrifyingly black and his open eyes; the iris of his eyes a sickly white and the scars and gashes and stench. It was all the same. It was all too real.

"How much your hurt me

It's my turn to take

My mommy away."

I held my breath as he was only inches from me like before. He smiled, gently brushing his rotten hand across my cheek.

"I'm back mommy, and I'm not going anywhere."

My eyes shot open and I was staring at the ceiling breathing heavily.

I've had a nightmare about Akio several times after the diner case and it was still as frightening as ever.

I felt something tighten around my waist and I looked up and to my right. Naru was there sleeping soundlessly. I looked down and saw I was in his lap and his arms were wrapped lightly around my waist but I felt secured.

I slowly sat up, careful not to wake him up but instantly regretted it. I felt sick to my stomach and I felt light headed. I felt something come up from my stomach and quickly, but quietly, ran to the bathroom where I threw up.

Every time I closed my eyes Akio's decaying face appeared making me throw up again.

After about a half hour, I brushed my teeth and went into the kitchen to make myself some tea. I looked at the time on the stove that read 5:30. Not long after, the kettle whistled and I quickly took it off hoping not to wake anyone up.

While I poured the tea into my cup, I heard footsteps coming, making me look up.

"Why are you up so early?"

I took a sip of my tea, put the cup on the table, and shrugged. I turned grabbing another cup from the cabinet, poured another cup of tea, and handed it to them.

"Couldn't fall back asleep, I've slept too long anyway."

No response from the tea came like usual. I sat on a chair at the table and Naru took the one beside me. I stared at him for a moment and he glared at me.

"You know I-" he began to say but I cut him off.

"I know!" I cried laughing a little.

Damn, I really will never get that thank you!

I stared down at my arms that had so many scars everywhere from the diner case. There were many lengths and sizes all across both arms. It was hard to forget about a nightmare when the reminder is literally yourself.

"You had another nightmare." He said sorrowfully and I look to him. His expression may have been like his normal self but his eyes read something deeper.

"Yeah, but it wasn't that bad. I'll be fine." I looked up and smiled at him full heartedly. I don't want to worry him.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah," I grinned grabbing his hand that was resting on the table.

He stared into my eyes for a moment before asking,

"What was that dream you had yesterday?"

I didn't say anything for a moment, gathering my thoughts.

"In my dream, I woke up and no one was around. For some reason I went outside and I walked around in the snow and then I saw someone standing in the snow. I tried asking who she was but when she spoke, no sound came out.

"She leant out her hand to me and when I touched it a bright light grew between us and that's when I woke up."

I guess it was weird but I could still feel the warmth of the light on my hand.

"Do you know who the girl is?" Naru asked curiously.

"No," I shook my head.

"I wouldn't worry about it too much." He leaned in and kissed my cheek and I blushed.

"I feel a love tension starting to spark!" Startled, I looked to the side and, well what do you know, it was Terra! No surprise!

"T-Terra!" I stammered standing from my seat.

"Here comes Mai, she's going to attack me with her cuteness!" Terra cried like she was oh so scared.

"Oh, I'm going to attack you but it's not going to be cute!" I growled, glaring at her. As soon as I took a step towards her she screamed, turned, and sprinted away with me running behind her.

"Naru, help, your girlfriend's going to eat me!" Terra yelled as I tackled her to the couch.

"That would be cannibalism, I'm not a cannibal." I stated matter-of-factly. She stared at me before we both laughed and she ended up pushing me off of her and onto the floor.

I made an "oof" sound and continued laughing. Terra helped me stand as our laughing turned to giggles.

"I'm so ready for college, are you?" she asked.

"You have to ask?" I questioned. "We're going to kick some ass!" I cheered throwing my fist into the air. Terra laughed looking behind me and I turned. Naru sat there staring at us like we were idiots-oh wait…

I just gave him a wide goofy smile while holding up a peace sign.

…

Aunt Shi and Naru are getting ready to leave. The roads had opened up and, surprisingly, a lot of the snow melted.

I really didn't want them to leave though. I mean; you spend every day with these people and sometimes you wish they would leave but once that moment comes, you don't want to let them go.

"Bye, Aunt Shi, I'll miss you!" I cried giving her a big tight hug.

"I'll miss you too, Sweetie." She said hugging me back. "Remember, you are a daughter to me, if you ever need something give me a call."

"I will and thank you for everything."

"Anytime,"

While Terra walked with Aunt Shi to her car to say her goodbyes, Naru and I stood in the grass alone to say god bye.

"Uh," I started nervously. I looked up to meet his eyes as he waited for me to say whatever I was going to say. I didn't want him to leave. I have finally man-ed up and told him I loved him and we haven't even been together long and I already have to say bye.

I know distant relationships never worked I was just kind of hoping ours would be the one that would work.

I rolled my eyes and shook my head at myself. I walked up to him and wrapped my arms around his sides and he caressed the back of my head.

"I just don't want to say goodbye." I mumbled into his chest.

"It's not a goodbye, Mai. We're going to see each other soon."

I looked up and him with a small smile. He stared down at me with his soft cobalt eyes.

"Promise?"

"I promise," he said like there was no point promising. Yeah, he never broke promises.

I beamed brightly and he gave a small one.

He kissed me deeply, his soft warm lips caressing my gently. My heart pounded in my chest and my thoughts were scrambled.

He pulled away leisurely, staring longingly down at me.

"I love you."

"I love you, too." I grinned brightly and we made our way to his car.

"Please be careful, Mai, you're accident prone." Naru said as he opened is car door.

"I will," I huffed. I had to agree I was accident prone but…

He looked to Terra and she laughed wrapping an arm around my shoulders.

"I'll make sure she doesn't die." Terra teased and I shoved her playfully.

"You be careful too, Naru. There's still ice on the streets." I said looking down the street.

"I'll be fine, I can actually drive." He said starting the car.

"I almost crashed once. ONCE!" I shouted into the air and Terra laughed.

"I know who I'm not letting drive anymore." Terra giggled and I shoved her again.

"That was a year ago…"

We gave each other a wave and he drove off down the snowy iced street. I stood there until I couldn't see his car anymore.

Terra hugged me tightly and I hugged her back. She pulled away and ruffled my hair.

"Ok, we can't stand here moping. What are we doing fist to kick off our first real day for college?!" she shouted excitingly.

I laughed loudly as she grabbed my hand and dragged me back to our dorm.

Wow guys! You got a really long chapter! I really just wanted to get most of the explanation out of the way first, along with adding some stuff to get you thinking, before driving right in. Also, sorry; Naru was OOC and I didn't realize it till a little late but I tried to go back and add some of his narcissistic attitude in there.

Also, I'm kind of unsure if I like this story yet so let me know, continue or no?

Well, I really hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I'm really looking forward to writing the future chapters! Bye~!