Chapter One
A/N: All during my Lin/Mai fic I kept wanting to do a Naru/Mai fic, so here it is. I rated it M for later chapters, I decided to move this slowly. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: It would have a higher rating if I owned it; also I wouldn't have to have student loans.
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Mai lay on the couch, sound asleep. It had been a boring day at SPR, and she had already done all her chores. Thus she decided to work on homework, which her head was now lying on top of. Her check was plastered against the page of her text, as her hand gripped her pencil; it seemed that the girl was frustrated by something even in her sleep.
Lin watched her for a moment, smiling to himself at how this mere girl was able to break down walls that had been carefully constructed around a certain heart; even if that heart had yet to realize it. He gently placed a blanket over the sleeping girl before he left the office. If he had let Naru know that she was sleeping the chances were good that the arrogant young man would wake her, and Lin knew that it would not be a pretty sight in the end. Thus, he quietly left after letting Naru know and making sure Mai would not get cold.
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Naru was tired, tired and thirsty. It had been a long day of nothing but research and now he wanted nothing more than a nice cup of tea and a nap. Yes he definitely wanted a nap, some may not believe it but he does have to stop reading books and computers for awhile and sleep some of the time. More than once he had thought of how much easier life would be without the bodily need for sleep, but to not care for one's body was not an option because it would lead to lack in judgment and bad decisions.
Sighing to himself, Naru left his office and make himself some tea. Mai should have left a few hours ago and Lin was not around, thus he was forced to make his own tea. At least he could make it better than Lin; there is always an upside to things. He stopped himself from continuing that train of thought as it reminded him much too much of his cute little assistant… where'd 'cute' come from?
After he made his tea, and had a few sips on his way back to his office, he heard a slight rustle and the sound of something dropping. This was odd, no one else was supposed to be in the office right now… right? Setting his tea down, Naru went back into the waiting/interview area to find… Mai sleeping on the couch. Seeing her still at the office at this hour of the night made Naru frown to himself, she was supposed to be home by now. Looking at the clock he quickly realized that most of the trains and buses would have stopped running by now and Lin had the van. He then decided to let her sleep (his own lack of sleep must have started to get to him) and wake her once Lin and himself were ready to go so they could take her home on their way.
Once he had made his decision, he started to turn back to his office only to notice that the sound which had alerted him to Mai's presence had been a blanket that had fallen off her. He just knew that if she did not stay covered she would get sick, and then miss a few days of work when she had finally caught up just that day. And once again, his lack of sleep got to him as he actually walked around the couch to retrieve the blanket.
Holding the blanket in his hands, he stood over her and watched her deep breathing. He had never really watched her that closely in sleep, though the times when he had seen her sleeping had usually occurred because of something hitting her head and knocking her out. Even so, he watched as she fidgeted in her sleep, her expression just as readable as when she was awake. He had a feeling that at that moment she was dreaming either of getting him tea, with no please or thank you, or she was dreaming of the geometry that she had fallen asleep on. Whichever one it was she was most definitely annoyed, as her eyebrow twitched in that adorable way that it would whenever she waited for him to say thank you.
Naru looked at her hands, as the pencil she was gripping was about to break, and his gaze traveled down her to her hiked-up skirt. Now he had always wondered why she never wore pants to work, but always skirts. Mind you, he was not complaining, as they were always cute and… well short, but pants just seemed more practical; though who was he to talk about practical fashion with her considering his wardrobe consisted of mostly black at the moment, and even in summer.
Continuing his inspection of her he observed her legs, though the hiked-up short skirt made that rather easy. Looking at her clear and creamy skin he started to wonder what it felt like, and before he knew it his hand had moved of its own accord as it touched her calf. It startled him, but instead of pulling away (he really needed to get more sleep) he began to lightly skim his hand up to her knee. She shifted slightly, causing him to look at her only to see her closed eyes with a slight smile on her lips. Rubbing his thumb in circles on the topside of her knee, his fingers stroked the backside of it. He was awe struck since he had not imagined that her skin could feel this soft.
After a few moments, his hand moved up her leg to her thigh with his thumb still on top and his fingers on the inside of her thigh. He was still rubbing her skin, as he felt little electrical shocks going through himself at the touch of her. Moving his thumb a little higher, he suddenly realized that her skin felt cold where he was not rubbing it. This made him remember the blanket he was still holding in his other hand.
Withdrawing his hand from Mai's thigh, Naru quickly placed the blanket over her so that she was covered and warm. Looking down on her he figured that a textbook as a pillow would only be annoying, and thus he gently removed said annoyance. As he did so her breath landed on his hand, causing more little electrical shocks to run up his arm and into his body. Quickly placing the book on the table, Naru went (cough ran cough) back to his office. Once he was safe behind his door, Naru though once again of how lack of sleep affected the brain.
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Lin had not expected to be at that meeting for that long, Madako really knew how to play him. Naru was going to be pissed at getting home so late. Arriving back at the office well past the time he wanted to. Lin was slightly surprised to see Mai still sound asleep on the couch.
"Mai, Mai." He whispered as he gently shook the sleeping girl.
"Ugh, Lin-san? What are you doing here?" She replied, still half asleep.
"Considering the fact that you are asleep on the office couch, shouldn't it be the other way around?"
Mai bolted up, narrowly missing Lin's chin on the way, and in a panic looked around the room. It took a moment for her to realize the time and with a groan she looked up at the tall man.
"I suppose Naru is still here?" She asked with hope in her eyes that he was not.
Lin chuckled, "I do believe he is, also I believe that you have missed the last train." This drew a panicked look. "But don't worry, we'll give you a ride home." He reassured with a smile.
Mai breathed a slight sigh of relief, she did not have to walk home in the dark. However, Naru would know that she fell asleep on the couch and she just knew he would tease her about it.
'Think of the devil!' Mai thought to herself as Naru exited his office.
Looking at Lin Naru gave the man a nod, and glancing at Mai he said, "Get your things together. I'd like to leave before too much longer and actually get some sleep tonight, since unlike some people I prefer to sleep in my bed."
Mai growled as she quickly picked up her belongings and stuffed them into her bag. Once she was done they locked up the office and left.
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A/N: Not too sure I like the way I ended this chapter (too abrupt, but couldn't think of anything else). If you have ideas of how I could improve this please let me know. Oh, I will update it too, just not too certain of how often that will be, I have papers, midterms and a conference coming up… If you review I know that I'll update faster (also if I get more headaches). Smiles
