Here's chapter 2, read AN at end.


It had been nearly three days since Gene had left for Japan. Mai felt as though there was a hole in her heart. She loved Gene like she would a brother and with him suddenly gone, she felt empty. She had Noll, people told her. And it was the truth, but there was something deeper, darker even, beneath the surface of the relationship she and Noll shared. While Mai loved Gene dearly, she was in love with Noll.

Mai knocked on the door of the huge mansion that the Davis family lived in. Madoka had dropped her off to spend the night as she was on a case with Lin. Mai gave a small laugh as she waited for someone to open the door. She knew better than to think that Madoka was just going on a case. The woman rarely, if ever, left her office to go into the field. She was the researcher and teacher.

'She's just going because Lin-san is. Although why, I don't know. He scares me.' Mai shivered as she thought of the tall Chinese man. He had been the one to pick them up from the airport when she had moved in with Madoka. She remembered that he had glanced at her, frowned, and then turned and walked away. Being only seven at the time, ready to turn eight, the girl had almost burst into tears.

"Are you going to stand out there all day like an idiot?" she was broke from her reverie and glared at Noll. She smirked as she shoved her suitcase into his chest, effectively pushing him back in the process. She was then able to cross the threshold into the house and closed the door behind her. She smirked at Noll.

"For that comment you can take my suitcase to my room." she said brightly. She watched as he rolled his eyes before heading towards the stairs and she followed him. She watched as he led her to a room that was next to his and set her suitcase on her bed.

"What did you pack?! It's not like you're moving in!" he told her. She gave a small laugh as she went over and opened her suitcase.

"I'm a girl, Noll. I have to certain things that a guy just wouldn't understand!" she told him as she began to pull her clothes out. She looked over her shoulder as she heard him sigh softly and smiled.

"I'm going back to my room. Gene said he'd call when he got settled in and did an initial walkthrough of the property, so he should be calling sometime today." Noll informed her and she gave a wistful sigh. He looked at her inquisitively and she gave a small giggle.

"I wouldn't mind going back to Japan someday. I haven't visited my mother and father in forever. I mean, Madoka is paid good, your parents are very kind to us. But even at that, we can't just go flying to Japan every year." Mai's voice dropped sadly as she sat down on her bed. She wiped at the tears that were threatening to spill and silently cursed herself for making herself remember something that painful.

"I'll take you over there at some point and we'll go visit your parents." Noll told her as he sat down beside her. He hesitated for a moment before giving into the urge. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders. He felt her tense slightly before she turned her head so that it was buried against his chest. He wrapped his other arm around her back as he held her closely as she sobbed.

'I never knew that she missed her parents so much. I wonder if she's ever told Madoka that she wants to go to Japan.' Noll thought as he held Mai. He didn't know how long they stayed like that but eventually Mai pulled away and wiped her tears away. She smiled up at him and he felt one corner of his mouth quirk upwards.

"Thank you, Noll." she whispered softly. She watched him nod before leaning closer and she watched as his eyes widened in surprise. She paused before his lips and studied his deep blue eyes. She could feel his arms tighten around her body and pull her closer. They continued to stare at each other.

"Mai..." he whispered softly. He brushed a strand of hair away from her face as he continued to stare down into her brown eyes. He had never really been so captivated by her eyes before. He was beginning to care for her deeply. He leaned down and caught her lips and felt something explode inside of him.

He pulled her closer as he let his tongue touch her lips. He was slightly surprised when her lips opened to allow him admission. He pushed her down onto her bed, knocking her suitcase to the floor. He moved his hands so that they were cradling her face as he continued to kiss her. He pulled back and looked at her flushed face.

Her brown eyes were dark with passion and beckoning him. He leaned down to her lips and nibbled on them for a moment before kissing her once more. Their tongues once again intertwined before there was a slight ringing in his ears. He felt Mai pushing against his chest and he pulled away and looked down into her amused eyes.

"The phone." she gasped. He blinked in surprise before sighing. He rolled off Mai and went into the hall where the phone was ringing incessantly. He picked it up and wondered who on earth would let the phone ring ten times without giving up.

"Hello, Davis residence." he said into the phone.

"What took you so long?!" Gene's voice cried. Noll moved the phone from his ear and raised an eyebrow at the phone. "It took you fifteen minutes!"

"I know, I was occupied." Noll replied as he rubbed the bridge of his nose. He wasn't really sure where things would have gone if he hadn't been interrupted. He looked over his shoulder and saw that Mai was watching him curiously and he mouthed who it was. He watched as she smiled happily.

"Well, I was just calling to let you know that I was settled in and had already done a walkthrough of the house. I've called a well known exorcist in as this isn't a very dangerous haunting but I don't want the owners to think I'm not taking this seriously. Besides, they're taking me for a tour of the city. Tell Mai I said hello, I have to go!" Gene hung up and Noll blinked before shaking his head and placing the phone back on the cradle.

"What did he say?" Mai asked curiously and Noll rolled his eyes as he walked back over to her.

"Nothing. He was talking so fast and saying so much I was barely able to keep up with what he was saying. He said hello though." he told her and she gave a small giggle.

"I'm glad he's having a good time. I miss him." Mai whispered and Noll nodded before going over to her. He looked down into her eyes and she raised hers to his and their eyes locked. Mai felt her breathing begin to quicken as their continued to stare at each other's.

"What about me?" he asked her softly. He watched her eyes widen before she reached up and pulled his head to hers.

"I thought that was already answered." she whispered before pressing her lips against his. Without any thought to their age or disposition he swung her up into his arms and entered his bedroom. He kicked the door closed and ignored the phone as it rang once more, he had more important things on his mind.


Noll was tapping his pen on his desk as he waited for Mai to arrive. Her school had just started back and she had promised to be there in time for them to make their dinner reservations. While Noll's and Mai's relationship grew, Madoka and Noll's parents were making wedding plans. Noll had found pictures of wedding dresses and asked Mai about it and she had just groaned.

He looked at his phone as it began to ring and sighed. He wondered if it was Mai, telling him that she had gotten detention on the first day back. He wouldn't be surprised if it was. After all, she had a tendency to fall asleep if someone was trying to teach her anything.

"Hello?" he answered the phone, expecting it to be Mai on the phone. He wondered if he time to cancel the reservations, he could take her to the restaurant later if she really wanted to go.

"Hello, little brother! How are you?" Noll was surprised to hear Gene's voice and a pleasant smile spread across Noll's face. He hadn't heard from Gene in nearly a week and was glad to hear the other boy's voice. He sometimes wondered if Gene planned it so that he had to go when Noll was burdened by having to make that speech on his findings of the relation between psychics and paranormal phenomena.

"I'm fine, it's been awhile, Gene." Noll commented. He could hear his brother chuckle on the other end.

"Yeah, I know. Mother said that you and Mai were dating, so I thought I'd give you some space to be with her. Anyway, I was calling with my plane arrangements, I'm coming home next week." Gene informed him. Noll felt his smile grow bigger as he realized that his brother would be home in time for their birthday.

"Excellent. Mother will be thrilled. Hang on." Noll grabbed a piece of paper and placed the pen he had been tapping on the surface. "Alright, give me the details." he told the older boy. As Gene prattled off the details Noll wrote them down. He looked up as his office door opened and Mai trudged in, throwing her school bag on the floor.

"Mai's here, do you want to talk to her?" Mai looked at Noll curiously as he held the phone out to her. She took it and placed it against her ear.

"Hello?" she asked into the device, wondering who Noll was making her speak to.

"It's been awhile since I've heard your voice, Mai-chan!" Gene's voice echoed in her ear enthusiastically. Mai felt a grin spread across her face as she clutched the phone tightly with both hands.

"Gene!!" she exclaimed, not bothering to keep the happiness from her voice and she heard him chuckle. "It's so good to hear from you!! How's your trip going?" she asked enthusiastically.

"It's gone really well. I've enjoyed my stay. Look, I don't have much time but I'll tell you about everything when I get back, okay? I'll be returning next week." he told her and she gave a small squeal of delight and he chuckled.

"You'll be back in time for your birthday!! That's great!!" she laughed happily and she heard Gene sigh.

"Mai, it's two months till my birthday. And I've only been over here for a month and a half." he told her and she giggled.

"I know, but I've missed you and this is a big birthday for you and Noll. I'm glad you'll be back for it. I'll let you go now, be careful!" Mai said before hanging the phone up and turning to Noll.

"You did make the reservations, right?" she asked and he nodded as he stood up and pulled her close. She giggled at the look on his face as he bent down and captured her lips and pulled her even closer. He let his hands wander to her waist and pulled her even closer, enjoying the moan that she gave.

"We should go." Naru said as he pulled away from her. He saw the pout that she gave him and he chuckled. The pout turned into a grin as she followed him out of his office, leaving her school bag on the floor.

Mai was glad to have Noll's arm around her as they walked down the bustling streets of London. She was excited about going to the new restaurant that had opened not far from the office building. It had taken her nearly a week to convince Noll to make reservations but he had finally given in. It would be their first real date together without his parents or Madoka around.

"Oh, wow!! It looks amazing!" Mai exclaimed as they reached the restaurant. It was a Japanese restaurant. The outside was designed like a temple with dragons and windows with oriental designs decorated the outside.

Noll rolled his eyes. While he was glad that she was excited about the dinner, he wasn't exactly sure what to make of Japanese food. After all, it had been nearly five years since he left Japan. He wasn't sure if he was ready to go back to eating Japanese cuisine. But as it was something Mai had wanted to do, he hadn't been able to refuse for long. He wasn't immune to her pleading gaze.

'I hope I have some sort of stomach medicine at the house.' he thought as he caught the smell of the food. 'I really hope I do.'


Noll flipped the light switch on as he entered his brother's bedroom. He knew that he only had a few days to borrow anything without his brother knowing. As he had a very important presentation the next day, he needed a nice dress shirt. And while his mother hadn't found it imperative to wash his, he was being forced to take one of Gene's. Even though he had been planning on messing Gene's room up a little before the boy got home anyway.

He pulled the drawer open and was about to touch the shirt that he was going to take when there was a soft knock on the door. He turned and saw that Mai was standing there with an odd face. He moved away from the drawers and looked at her curiously. He watched as she bit her lip and tapped her finger against her stomach.

"What's wrong, Mai?" he asked. She moved into the room and shut the door quietly behind her. He was beginning to worry about her behavior as she sat down on Gene's bed.

"Noll, I just got back from my doctor's appointment. You know for the physical I had to have to be on the tennis team?" Mai whispered. Noll quirked an eyebrow as he shrugged his shoulders and turned back to the drawers and reached out to grab the shirt he was going to borrow.

"So? Do you have an allergy or something?" he asked as he grasped the material of the shirt. He felt his eyes dilate as he felt as though something was pushing him back into his mind.

He was standing the middle of the road. He could see Gene at the edge of the road looking back and forth. Noll frowned as he watched his twin. What was Gene doing on the edge of a road in the middle of the night? Didn't he know better than that?

'Of course not.' Noll thought affectionately as he watched Gene cross the road. Until he saw the lights. He watched as a red sports car came careening around the curve. He looked at Gene and realized the boy didn't see the car.

"NO!!" Noll screamed as he watched the car hit Gene. He felt pain shoot through his body as Gene flew through the air and landed on the road with a sickening thud. Noll watched with gasping breath as the car stopped and the driver got out.

"NO! OH, GOD!!" the woman shrieked as she stumbled backwards and leaned on the car. Another person got out and took Gene. Noll glared as the man carelessly threw the body in the trunk.

"Drive!!" the man ordered and the woman cried out before getting back into the car with the man following.

Noll was suddenly at a lake. He frowned as he saw the car pull up and the two get out. He scowled as the man pulled a plastic wrapped Gene from the trunk. He heard the woman let out a little shriek.

"No!! We have to report this! He has a family!!" she shrieked.

"You'll be sent to jail! This is easier!" the man snapped. Noll felt his breathing hitch as the man rolled Gene into the lake. He tried to reach out and stop the man but with no luck. He watched as the couple got back into the car and drove off. He looked back at the lake and closed his eyes.

"Gene... I will find you."

"Noll?" he turned to look at her with wide eyes. "Did you hear what I said?" and he shook his head as he wondered how to tell her.

"Mai..." he trailed off, knowing it would hurt her. But he couldn't keep it from her. It hadn't really sunk in yet but he had to tell her. He to tell her before he lost his cool. He knew when he did lose it that he wouldn't be fit to be around for days.

"There's something I need to tell you." he whispered.

"Noll..."

"Mai..."

"I'm pregnant."

"Gene's dead."


I know it's a mean cliffhanger. A lot of people asked where this was going and my answer is...wait and see. And to those reading, please review. I appreciate reviews and I do read them even if I don't tell you. Tell me what you think and I love when people speculate on what they think is going to happen. It's fun to see what you think!! Hope you enjoyed!!