Anime— Ghost Hunt
Title— Back Off! Ch. 1
Author—Crepusucle
It's a normal day at SPR.
Mai creeps secretly to the door not wanting a sound to escape. She's been late for the entire week, and this time even Lin won't back her up when she'll receive Naru's wrath.
"Naru? I brought your tea." Mai muttered as she enter Naru's cave as the team calls it.
As Mai pass the door, a strange impulse runs down her spine and she shivers because of it. It was the first time she saw that room so empty. Naru never allows anyone except Lin to enter his office when he wasn't around. It was like seeing it at a different light.
"Huh? How come Naru's not here? Well, Lin told me he never went out from this office this morn—" Mai was cut off from her thought when she felt a light breath at her nape.
"Boo."
"Kyaaa-!" Mai literally jumped when she heard that ever familiar voice. "N-n-n-aru!"
"You've been to countless cases wherein you encounter different kinds of malevolent spirits and you still react like that to a 'boo' with a face like that?" Naru stated with a smirk. "You of all people should know that ghost never say 'boo'". Then he walked towards his seat not removing his smirk and his gaze on Mai.
Mai flustered. Of course she knew that, but it was a natural reaction. Normally, that conversation would eventually lead to a loud bickering but she wasn't in the mood and it wasn't a brilliant idea to go against Naru that time because of being late for the entire week, she owes him.
"Hmpf. A 'thank you' would have been a lot better Naru." Mai stated with a bittersweet tone as she left the room with a loud 'bang' on the door.
"You never fail to amuse me, my Mai."
"You don't own her yet Naru." Lin said as he enters the room and handed over a file to Naru.
"Yet." Naru sarcastically replied as he skimmed the file like it was the most natural thing in the world.
[***]
"These people! How do they expect me work if their noise is to damn loud!" Naru thought. He couldn't take the clamor anymore.
'Bang' and the door opened and rattled.
"How many times do I have to tell you that this place is not a café!"
Then there was silence. It was as if time stopped. Ayako and Masako cowered over the blushing Mai near the window with Bou-san trying to look into it to. John was trying to calm everyone down. Lastly, Lin who was amazingly with them at that time having a smug look in his face as he faced Naru.
"Hey Mai! What was that?" A voice from outside the window was heard.
"It's a male's voice? So that's why Lin is looking at me with that expression? You've got to be kidding m—"
"Answer your boyfriend will you~"
Naru's expression changed. It turned grim and evil-like. But it was normal enough for them because they often really get the look when they were noisy, and true enough, at that time they were. But this time, it was worth the fuss.
"Who is that?" Naru asked.
"That Naru, is Mai's boyfriend." Lin whispered to Naru as he walked passed him and went to his own office. Naru froze, though it wasn't obvious enough for them to notice because of his emotionless façade.
"Will you guys please stop saying that word with a weird tone? It kinda creeps me out." Mai blushed. "That goes for you too Ren-kun." Mai shouted from the window.
"Huh? Okay, as long as it makes you happy." Ren answered.
"Aww~" Everyone except Naru reacted in chorus.
"Is this the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet?" Naru finally said, though sarcastically.
But he was ignored and nobody even though of it as a joke. The great Naru was ignored because everyone was having a fuss about Mai's boyfriend. Then Lin entered the room again and joined the rest.
"Why don't you let him in Mai, introduce him to us, after all we're like you family." Lin said as enthusiastically and he could sound and Naru gave him a death glare.
"Who told you that you could just anyone in? Is he a clien—?"
"That's a great idea!" Ayako added.
"Come on old hag. Don't even think about seducing this young man. He's as handsome as Naru; he won't even look twice at yo—" Bou-san was cut off by a bag on his face.
'thud'
"Sorry, my bag slipped."
"Oh. Its ok, I understand that. You're too old that the bag—"
'thud' "It slipped again." Ayako said with a smirk.
"As handsome as me?" Naru pondered out loud. That comment definitely took everyone's attention.
"Yes Naru, he's as handsome as you." Ayako sweetly replied.
"Really? Let him in then, and let's find out." Naru said as if accepting a challenge he made himself.
"Uh, but that wouldn't be necessary Naru."Mai said.
"It's just because your pride was hurt when you found out that there was someone as handsome as you." But she wisely kept THAT comment to herself.
"What's not necessary Mai? You shouldn't be ashamed of me you know. I know these people are family to you, you talk about them quite a lot." And there entered a young man the same age as Naru, a year older then Mai.
#end of chapter 1
[ a/n: thanks for reading minna-san ! please review ! this is my first fanfic, please take care of me from no on .. *bows* .. ^^ ]