Chapter 1: Tea
I don't now own Ghost Hunt
2018- revised edition Forgive past writing sins
There were many qualities that Mai Taniyama had going for her.
One was her ability to stay positive in any outcome.
Two was how she looked sexy even when she was angry.
The third is her amazing talent for making tea.
This was just one of many reasons Oliver Davis nee; Kazuya Shibuya called Naru by his girlfriend like about her.
There was a time when he made his own tea by adding hot water and a tea bag then he had come to Japan.
Then he had a taste of Mai's tea and there was no going back to making a bagged tea when he learned that Mai made her own blend it surprised him. A special blend yes but she boiled water and steeped it as everyone else did in Japan.
So what was her secret to making it taste so utterly perfect?
A bell rang out in the office signaling someone had entered the building at this time of day he knew who it was.
"Mai Tea"
He could see her pouting face in his mind but heard her call out.
" Yeah, yeah I got it" came the reply.
Mai entered the office as usual and greeted in kind. A customary call for tea rang out from her boyfriend and boss Kazuya Shibuya or as she dubbed him Naru.
"Tea Mai"
"Yeah I got it", 'You slave driver' she added as an afterthought.
Her feet moved to the small kitchen area they had and reached for the little tin that had the tea blend made by herself. Grabbing the teapot and filling it with the amount of water needed lighting the burner and heated the water for a minute before adding the leaves to the water as to not make the tea bitter. Letting the tea steep away her mind wandered.
'It's already been a whole year since Naru and I started dating' Mai could feel her face turning red at the thought. She absently began hum to a song stuck in her head when got a scare from two arms wrapping themselves around her waist.
"Naru you scared me" Mai saw and recognized the dark blue eye of her boyfriend they held a mischievous tint to them.
"Ah Mai you astound me, I never understand how you can empty your mind so quickly" teasingly said. He took a strand of hair that had fallen and tucked it back from where it had fallen.
"Mai"
Giving him her full attention the brunette blinked curiously at him. Mai gave him, her full attention waiting for him to continue on. "Yes Naru what do you need" asked Mai. Unwrapping his arms and turning to leave the kitchenette spoke.
"You need to pay attention, the pots overflowing" and left to his own office.
Turing back to the pot she saw it was overflowing, how did that happen she had only space for a second? Cursing at the bad luck and at her boyfriend's distraction.
"NARU! you Jerk, look what you made me do." She shouted.
Mai made a mad scramble to turn off the burners and searched for cups from the cupboards for the cups and steady as she could pour the tea out with a small filter for each cup. Making sure each had the right amount and just the barest amount of honey-dipped into each except for Lin's own cup.
She walked to the office that Naru occupied and after a nocked entered with a cup in hand.
Seeing him with files in front and one hand hovering over the keyboard she felt confident when she leaned over and gave him a peck on the cheek and vanished out the door.
Leaving Oliver Davis nee Kazuya Shibuya speechless for a moment before picking up the cup of tea and taking a sip.
'She makes the best tea' giving a satisfied sigh continued on with his work. The teacup sat empty within a few moments. Later he would call on his sweet girlfriend for more than a peck on the cheek.
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Hope and know this is much better than before