Prologe

(Alexia P.O.V)

Beep, Beep! I woke up to a beeping sound that would not shut up. After three minutes of laying in my bed trying to go back to sleep I finally gave in, reached out and threw the nearest thing. Luckily the thing I threw was my alarm clock and the beeping sound, which suddenly came to a stop I might add. I sighed finally able to sleep again, wishing to continue that dream. But, as my luck would have it, I was unable to fall back asleep.

I decided to get up and get ready. An hour later I walked out of my room. I was wearing my blue crop-top under my black leather jacket, my dark blue (almost black) skinny jeans, and my black vans. My dirty blonde hair, freshly straitened, that went down to my mid back. My royal blue eyes surrounded by black eyeliner, one eye almost hidden behind my hair. I walked into the kitchen to find Sebastian cooking breakfast.

"Hello Alexia. How do you like your hair?" he asked glancing down at my blue dyed tips. I just stared back at him like he grew a second head. "Still not talking I see, its been 13 years since the incident, you need to start using your voice soon or you wont be able to talk ever again." I just shook my head and gave him the 'maybe I don't want to talk' look I give him every time he tries to get me to talk again. Sebastian looked at me with eyes full of regret and handed me my breakfast. 'yummy!' I thought as we decided on what we were going to do today. I mean its London, the possibilities are endless. "We are picking up A.J right?" he asks while I just nod my head.

(Mai P.O.V)(Two Days Earlier)

"Mai, tea."

I have never hated that order as much as I do today. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAI!" yelled Monk as he pulled me into another one of his infamous bear-hugs.

"Cant breathe…" I said gasping for air.

"Sorry I'm just so glad our little Mai is 18!" he said letting me slip out of his grasp.

"Monk my birthday is two days away silly…. Shoot, I have to get Naru his tea." I exclaimed as I ran out of the room. Five minutes later I came out of the kitchen and walked over to his office door. I knocked once letting him know it was me and walked in. I set down the cup on his desk and waited for the 'thank you' that I will never receive. After standing there for a minute I got bored and stomped out closing the door after me.

I noticed the gang sitting down on the couches and went to join them. The past year for the SPR group has been very eventful. First after the scare on the Urado case, John finally told Masako that he loved her, gave up being a priest (he is still allowed to do exorcisms though), and are now dating. Monk and Ayako got engaged last month and are getting married at the end of the year. And Naru is the great Oliver Davis! Who knew? Its been hectic.

"Mai." Naru said snapping me out of my thoughts.

"What?" I asked not really caring.

"I gave everyone the rest of the day off."

"hmm, ok.."I said registering the information. (Wait for it…) "WHAT!? WHY?!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, so excited.

"Mai, I just explained that we are going out of town for two months on a case and I am giving everyone tonight to pack." he looked annoyed.

"Oh, ok. So where are we going?" I asked curiously.

"London." he said with no emotion behind his voice as he walked away.

'That should be fun' I thought. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks and I stood there frozen. Shit. I was going back to London, the place I lost everything that was important to me. The place I lost my family.