Me: HIYA! *Hit's twins over the head with dictionary*
Gene: OW!
Naru: That hurt. *Glares at Silver*
Me: Well too bad. *Glares back*
Mai: Um, you guys. *Both turn and aim their glares at Mai* Never mind. *Hides behind Gene*
Gene: I thought that you weren't afraid of Noll's glares.
Mai: I'm not, I'm afraid of Silver's.
Gene: Oh, anyway, Silver doesn't own Ghost Hunt.
Mai: Please R&R!
Mai's POV:
"He's up! Doctor! Doctor! He's up!" called a frantic woman, slightly disturbing me from my sleep. I heard multiple footsteps enter the room which I was in. Since I heard the woman scream for a doctor, I'm gonna guess that something happened with the potion and that I'm lying in a hospital room. 'Perfect, just what I needed.'
"Amazing, I always thought that he would die in that coma since his injuries from that car crash were so savvier, but yet again Hanayo-sensei was correct. How do you feel?" the doctor (just a guess) asked said person who just woke-up.
"Weak, but fine. May I ask who it was who saved me from drowning in that lake?" requested a ridiculously familiar male voice, however I felt as if I hadn't talked to them in forever. 'I wonder who it is?' I thought, slowly getting out of my sloth like state.
"That would be this woman here. Hanayo-sensei is amazing with prediction about what a person might have and if they would survive. She's a shining star in this little town." He boasted, making a small smile fall on my lips. Mom hates it when people spoke of her that highly, even if it was true.
"Honestly doctor, I'm just a shop owner and that's it. I'm just glad that you're okay. If you don't mind me asking, what's your name?" she asked, as I felt a hand grip mine.
"Eugene, Eugene Davis."
As soon as I heard that name leave his lips, I shot up out of bed and stared at the boy in the bed next to me with wide eyes trying to take in exactly who or rather who I was seeing. Although I couldn't believe it, the proof was right in front of me. There was the boy who guided me in my dreams. The same midnight black hair, same fair skin, same face, and the same blue eyes that was only a shade lighter then the eyes of his twin, of the man I still love. Here, right in front of me, is the boy who should be dead and should be lying in his grave, yet isn't.
"Gene?" I asked after I found my voice again. He looked at me confused, but soon realization was clear on his face.
"Mai, is that you?" he asked, as a smile formed on his lips. "Oh my God it is you! You, you look so different. What happened to your eyes?"
"My eyes?" I asked, as I subconsciously lifted my hand to my face.
"Yeah, they're, like, tie-dyed." He explained, looking at me curiously. 'Tie-dye? What could have made them – oh my Gods!'
"Can someone hand me a mirror?" I asked excitedly, waiting to see how my new eyes looked on me.
"Here sweetie." Mom said, handing me a compact from her purse. I opened it up, and nearly dropped it. In the little mirror I saw that my short hair was askew all around my face with little parts of it sticking out in some places. My skin tone seemed pasty and unhealthy, and even my lips seemed little blue. But that wasn't what nearly made me drop the mere. No, what did however was the pair of pink – cinnamon eyes that I had just realized were mine. "Like it?"
"Love it." I said, passing her, her compact back.
"Eugene, Mai, you two are free to leave." The doctor said, as he entered the room, with a few nurses who went in unhooked the IV's and turned off the monitors. 'Wait, when did he leave the room?'
"Alright you two, let's get you into real close so that we can go get some things for dinner." Mom said gesturing to some close at the foot of the bed. 'When did those – oh never mind.'
She closed the curtain that separated the room into two and stepped out to let us change in peace. Uncomfortable with the fact that there technically was still a guy in the room, I quickly changed out of the white hospital kimono and into my favorite kimono. After moving to this village I noticed that all the women, girls, and little kids wore kimonos, (just like Masako) and not wanting to really stick out, I just began to wear them. At first they were really heavy and weird to get used to, but now I'm so used to them that I can run just as fast as I did when I was a normal cloths, if not faster. 'I know, weird right?' Since I noticed a mirror hung up by my bed, and having the sudden urge to see my eyes again, I went over towards it and nearly lost my balance at the site in front of me.
It seemed as if I was looking at another person altogether instead of my own reflection. I mean it looks more like a familiar stranger if anything. Our facial structures are the same, along with the same height, weight, figure, and hair length/color. However, there were several subtle changes that made a big difference. Like the way I used to dress till now. Before I would always wear short skirts and a top that complemented it, and always give a girly tomboy feel. Now here I am standing in a pale pink kimono with apple blossoms dancing around it in a purple obi that complement it. When Naru was here, I never did anything with my hair, but with Hanayo, I always wear the amethyst butterfly hairpin she got me (which matched all my kimonos). Last but not least, let's not forget my eyes. Up until now, they were a normal cinnamon that you could commonly see all around the world. However, I now no longer have that normal eye color. I have an exotic trait which now marks me as a Tsuki clan member. 'Mai Taniyama, or Mai Tsuki? Which one sounds better?'
"Mai, are you finished?" Gene asked, startling me out of my trance. 'Gods, how could I have forgotten that Gene was here?'
"Yeah, you?"
"I've been ready for the past, oh, ten minutes." He joked as he pulled the curtain and reopened the room making it whole once again. I turned around to face him and I swore my heart nearly stopped. 'Damn, why must Naru and Gene be so HOT?' I thought, as I let the image that was in front of me sink into my mind. Gene was sporting a pale blue T-shirt that clung to his broad chest, pale washed out jeans, and white gym shoes. Compared to always seeing him and are in black (except for that picture I have of them on my desk and the times I've seen are in the hospital kimono, but that doesn't count), this is completely mind blowing!
"Whoa."I said, unable to come up with anything else to describe how he looked without looking any more of an idiot than I already did.
"Whoa yourself; when did he start wearing kimonos? I thought that you found them annoying." He said, looking me over, then doing a hand gesture to do a 360. Although a bit confused, I didn't argue or question it, and complied to his unspoken request. When I face him again, he had an approving smile on his lips.
"Well?" I questioned, still not sure why Gene made me spin around.
"Ya know, I never would have pegged you to be one of those girls who would look good in kimonos."
"Hey!" I shouted, slightly offended by what Gene had said. 'I would expect Naru to say something like that, but not Gene!'
"You didn't let me finish. I never would have pegged you to be one of those girls would look at them she bundles, but as one of America's Next Top Model's judges would say, Damn girl, you look fine in fierce. Rauwr!" He said, adding in a Valley girl accent during what a judge would say and cat clawed the air at the 'rauwr'. There was a heavy silence filled the room, until I fell to the ground laughing my ass off. "What? What'd I do?"
"Nothing." I gasped, trying to force the air back into my lugs. "Absolutely nothing." Gene gave me a look, but then just shrugged it off.
"Well, I'm glad you two are having fun," Hanayo said, as she walked back into the room. "but we do need to run some errands before Izo-kun comes home with our guests. Also Gene-kun, you need to call your mother and tell her you're okay."
"That's probably a good idea." Gene agreed hastily.
"Yeah, I can't wait to see Naru's face when he finds out, I bet it'll be something like this." I blanked my face then made my eyes go wide and mouth open slightly. Gene chuckled and shook his head.
"Nah, I think it would be like this." Gene had a shocked look on his face, then his eyes rolled back and fake fainted, making me laugh.
"Now that would be funny."
"I think that he'll be shocked at first, then mad, and then finally accepting." Mom said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Well, we won't know until we see him. Speaking of which, Mai, where is he?" He asked looking at me curiously. I opened my mouth to tell him that Naru was in England, but for some reason I just couldn't find the words; they were all just too bitter-sweet to say, and every single one held a memory of the man who I love and hurt me. "Mai?"
"It's – it's a long story." I finally managed to get out. I turned my head away and looked down, just praying that he would understand that I didn't want to talk about it. My body began to tremble and I soon found myself facing Hanayo's white and purple plum blossom kimono.
"Shhhh, it's okay. I promise you, you're not alone anymore. You have me." She cooed, picking up on my distress and what was causing it.
"Thanks Mom." I whispered as she let me go.
"No problem honey." She slipped my bangs to the side and sighed. There was an uncomfortable silence between the three of us until Gene punched the wall.
"That's it, when I see that idiot scientist, I'm gonna punch him so hard that he feels it for a month. No one, and I mean no one can make my little sister cry and get away with it. Not even my little twin brother!" Gene had such strength in his voice, and fire in his eyes, that Mom and I couldn't help but laugh. Gene was definitely not the strong and silent type. No, he's more of the wild and impulsive type. 'There is no way that Gene and Naru are twins. It's just not possible!'I thought; as I let my giggle fit die down. "It wasn't that funny." he pouted, throwing a fake glare over at us.
"Sorry, but it was." Mom said after composing herself.
"What. Ever." He said in the Valley girl accent making all of us cracked up again.
"Let's be on our way, Izo-kun will be back by nightfall, and I want to reach him when I see hand." Mom said linking one arm with me and the other with Gene as she nearly dragged us out of the room.
Mai: Well those two are still in their glare down.
Gene: Yeah, I wonder when they'll get bored of it?
Mai: Who knows.
Gene: Please Review!
