Purely because this is my first fan-fic and I wasn't sure how to go about these things and missed it out on the first chapter...I would like to say that I do not own either Ghost Hunt or Gravitation (sadly) and in no way will profit from this blah blah blah as it goes...please enjoy! And please, just an early warning...if you don't know, Gravitation is a Shonen-ai anime/manga so there are mentions of same-sex couples as you would expect...so if you don't like that sort of thing, turn away now. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think!
Chapter 2:
The next morning soon rolled around and for once, Mai was actually on time. She was more than on time. She had arrived at the office 2 hours early to the surprise of Lin and Naru. What was even more of a surprise was the object she had brought with her; a pink bunny soft toy.
Naru looked on in utter confusion and looked up at Lin for an explanation.
'Don't ask Naru. All will be revealed when we arrive.' Lin replied flatly to the puzzled young boss.
'Hmm. But why a…never mind. Let's get going. We might as well get there early to set up.'
Lin started up the van, and Naru and Mai clambered in. The trip to NG wasn't a very long one but to Naru it felt like forever, as Mai had decided that the pink bunny should sit up front with them and kept on attacking Naru with it. However, Naru kept his demeanour in check and ignored the teen and her toy for the most part, batting its long ears away impassively every so often. And soon enough they had arrived, to Mai's glee.
'I cannot believe we are actually here!' She squealed. 'Look at this place. It makes our office look like a joke.'
'Mai, please remain calm. This is a job. Not a day off, celebrity spotting. If you don't work and remain professional I will dock your pay accordingly.'
'Yes Naru. I understand.' She said angrily under her breath. She hated it when he spoke to her like she was a complete moron. Yet, her feelings for her narcissistic boss remained, much to her annoyance sometimes.
'Go and find Takigawa. He said he would be here already. And Mai…'
Mai turned to glare at her boss, but when it came to glaring it was no use with Naru. He was the master of all glares.
'…leave that stupid bunny in the van.'
'Moron!' She shouted, throwing the bunny at his head, which he dodged as it fell into the passenger seat of the van. 'Grrrr…' she screamed as she stormed off to find Monk.
Getting closer to the building itself, she noticed that it was mostly made of glass and that people in the various offices of NG were peering out of their windows, watching the scene between Naru, Mai and the bunny unfold. Unbeknownst to Mai, one of the spectators was the one and only Ryuichi Sakuma and his best friend, the pink bunny Kumagora. Ryuichi watched her closely and giggled; a new friend perhaps?
Meanwhile, Mai who was making her way to the doors of NG saw out of the corner of her eye, the very man she had been looking for. She snuck around and pinched Monk's sides, making him jump.
'Why are you hiding Monk? And why…' Her voice seemed to trail off as the man she thought was Monk turned around and pointed a gun to her head. Her questions ended with a loud, high pitched scream.
'Who are you? What is your business at NG and why did you pinch me?' A gruff voice said rather angrily. It was definitely not Monk.
In a flash Lin and Naru were behind her and on the offensive. Lin was about to call his Shiki when a familiar voice shouted from behind them all.
'Wait Lin. It's ok. He won't hurt Mai, will you?'
'Takigawa, who are these people? And why did she pinch me?' The American looking man with the gun demanded.
'These are my friends and work colleagues.' The blonde man lowered his pistol and quickly returned it to its holster. 'This young girl is Mai Taniyama and this is our boss Kazuya Shibuya and his assistant Lin Koujo. Everyone, I would like you to meet Bad Luck's Manager, K.'
Nobody moved. Mai was frozen to the spot in terror and Naru and Lin eyed K suspiciously.
K decided to make the first move and bowed to them.
'I am pleased to meet you. Sorry for the confusion. I am very sorry about that Mai Taniyama. You never know who is around these days. Guns can come in pretty handy at times. I apologise.' He laughed.
Mai ran to Monk and hid behind him. 'It's Miss Taniyama to you!' She said fiercely, but still scared. 'Monk, I thought he was you. I only saw the hair and…do you go to the same hairdressers?'
'No Mai.' Monk said not amused in the slightest. 'Let's just all go inside. And we can get all the introductions over and done with properly in there.'
'Good idea.' Chirped K rather happily at the confusion between himself and Takigawa. Takigawa was a lot younger than he…what a compliment.
'Lin?' Mai asked sheepishly. 'Can I stay with you for now? It's not that I'm scared or anything but…well…can I?'
'If you must do so.' Lin responded, again flatly to show he didn't care either way. Though inside, he was rather glad to keep an eye on her. This "K" man seemed a little strange and he sensed that there was more to him than met the eye.
They all sat in the lobby, Monk and K chatting away and laughing, whilst awaiting the arrival of the remainder of SPR. It wasn't long before Yasuhara, Masako, Ayako and John Brown arrived. Piling out of a small taxi, Mai could here Ayako complaining that Yasuhara had squashed her through the whole journey here and Masako came in mumbling something about why couldn't she had driven here with Naru instead of Mai.
'Is that everyone Takigawa? Yes? Then we should get a move on. The President has been waiting a while now. Just to warn you, he might be a bit irritated. He's had to reschedule his whole morning. Not that it matters much. The world waits for Touma Seguchi.' K said sarcastically waving his hands about.
Soon, the team had reached the top level of NG and were shown into a seated area whilst K went to see Touma.
'Please come in. Mr Seguchi will see you now. Also, we have gathered all those involved in the incidences as you requested.'
K moved over to Monk and whispered. 'Good luck trying to get any sense out of Ryuichi. You know how he is.' They both laughed as they headed towards the massive double doors of Touma Seguchi's office.
Mai felt butterflies in her stomach. Would her idols all be in that very room? She could hardly contain her excitement and gripped Lin's shirt cuff. Lin looked down at her with a cold stare but realised that she was entirely in a world of her own, her chocolate brown eyes wild with anticipation and wonder. He wondered, would he have ever been that excited at her age if he had been about to meet his idols? He shook his head and smirked. Well, he was about to find out. He hoped that he would keep his solemn composure if Ryuichi Sakuma was there. The only Japanese person he did not dislike entirely from an early age.
