:: Chapter 1 ::
She slid further into her seat, staring blankly out the window. Somehow, school life seemed to boring after the entire ghost ordeal. Mai was still glad to be rid of that horrible narcissist, though. However handsome he may be, it could never redeem him for that attitude.
Letting her head fall gently onto the desk, she watched from the corner of her eye as her two friends—Keiko and Michiru—approached her. They asked if she was alright, what had happened, and after assuring them that she was fine, just a little tired, they immediately jumped to questions about the past few days; specifically Naru.
She answered as shortly as she could, secretly wishing that they would just shut up, when she was saved by the bell. Or rather, the loudspeaker.
Mai Taniyama, you have a phone call. Please report to the office immediately.
Apologizing, though not at all sorry, the girl jumped from her seat and ran away from her friends to the office. She explained who she was to the secretary, and she was patched through to the correct phone line.
"Hello?"
"Mai."
There was only one person that voice could belong to, and Mai's heart instantly dropped. She didn't know who she'd been expecting, but it certainly wasn't Kazuya Shibuya.
"Naru? To what do I owe the pleasure?" As strong as her dislike for the man, she could at least be polite.
"Seeing as you were so much help I thought I might as well offer you a job. It's just office work, mostly, but it would be good experience for the future." Mai was amazed at how condescending he could be; he was asking her to work for him and still made it sound like he was doing her a favor.
If she had been considering it before, she wasn't anymore.
"No, thank you." She answered shortly, and before Naru could answer, she decided to elaborate. "You see, Naru, I could barely stand you for the week that I've known you. Your arrogance is astounding. I'm amazed that one person can think so highly of themselves. In all honestly, it's pretty disgusting. So, to answer you question. No, I would not like to work for you. Or with you. Or around you. There are few things I like less; but I know this much; I would rather die than subject myself to that."
Feeling very accomplished—like she'd gotten a weight off her chest---Mai hung slammed the receiver down, hanging up on Naru the Narcissist (ridding herself of him forever) and earning herself a glare from the secretary. Ignoring that, she skipped off happily, wiping her hands of Shibuya Psychic Research and returning to the boring but functional life of Mai Taniyama.
A/N: Not all of them will be like this: some will be funny or sad or emotional. Please don't disregard this. And give honest feedback. Naru had such a tiny role in this XD.