I sat on the familiar bed that I had once resided in six months ago with my legs folded under me. I scribbled down angrily in my journal and slammed it shut. I wanted to hit something, but I knew that it wasn't going to do me any good.

'Why is that woman here?' I thought angrily.

She defiantly wasn't nice. That was for sure. Not with the attitude she had. She was a beautiful Japanese woman, but very strict and heartless as far as I was concerned.

The woman turned back and faced Luella and Madoka and spoke to them in English. Feeling a little out of place, I backed away from them as confusion swept over everybody else. Lin quickly turned back in the house and I heard him call for Martin. In seconds, everyone was moving inside, everyone but Naru. He stood on the porch, and watched the woman. I quietly approached him and set a comforting hand on his arm. For once, I could see many emotions sweeping through him, but I couldn't find the right words to describe them. He set a hand over mine and moved me behind him slightly.

"Naru…"

The woman stopped when she was in front of Naru. I felt like they stood there for the longest time before she spoke.

"Oliver. I hope we can establish an alliance between each other. Had I known that you were using a cover in Japan, I might have looked you up." She gave him a cold smile.

But Naru was unmovable.

"No, I don't think you would have. For our sake, it might've been the best way."

Her smile dropped instantly and was replaced by a weaker one. Black bangs feel into her dark blue eyes as she gave him a rather cold look. One that was identical to his.

"No, I wouldn't have. And it would have been the best ways. We'll talk about this with your family away from prying ears."

Her cold look turned to me as Naru placed himself in front of me. I peered from behind his arm.

"She's not prying ears. She's my invited guest and you will treat her like so. If I can recall correctly, you were not indeed invited to my home."

"I see, you're even rude and ungrateful like the brat that you were raised to be."

I felt my anger flare as Luella and Martin stepped back outside when they realized that we had not followed them in. The woman turned around, plastering a fake smile on for the two and followed them in as she began to speak English to them. Naru held my hand and silently led me inside the house. But, as we got close to Luella's study, he stopped and turned around. He held my hand before resting the other hand gently on my cheek.

"Mai, you need to find something to entertain yourself for a while. I don't think we'll be out of the office for a while. Go write in your journal. Feel free to go to the lake, something."

"But Naru-"

His stern gaze cut me off and I knew he was serious. I let his hand go and stepped away from him, giving him an assuring nod.

"Okay."

"Good. I'll find you when we're done, then we'll go out for a bit."

"Alright."

I turned and left him at the office door as I made my way to the kitchen. I heard quiet whispering and rounded the corner to find Lin and Madoka. Lin's tall frame was leaning against the countertop, next to Madoka who was perched on top of the counter. Her face was full of worry as she sucked down the glass of water in her hand. Both of them turned their attention to me and Madoka was up in an instant.

"What did she say to you?"

Her eyes were completely unmoving as she held my shoulders and stared into what felt like my soul. I shook my head and sighed.

"Nothing nice. She's bull headed and selfish. And she's defiantly not here for a reunion. And it didn't help that Naru and I didn't make a great first impression."

Lin sighed and rubbed his temples.

"This isn't going to go well. Mai, did she say anything else?" Lin asked.

I shrugged.

"She knew what his cover name was."

"She must have been planning this for some time." Lin stated immediately.

"Surely she wouldn't take him back?" I asked with a sinking heart.

"No, she can't. He's an adult. But she wants him for something."

Both of them stopped and gave each other a rather disturbed glance. Madoka let her hands fall away from my arms and turned back to Lin and rested her head on his shoulder. He placed a comforting hand on her back and I decided to take my leave.

Finally losing all of my patience, I rolled off of my bed and left my room in a hurry. I hurried away from the room that had captivated me for so long and down the stairwell as fast as I could without causing to much of a commotion to disturb them. I passed the kitchen and to the door that led me out back into the blooming garden. But I didn't stop at the pavilion and rushed past Madoka and Lin. Both of them watched me as I rushed out of the gate and towards the lake. A place of escape.

"Mai!" Madoka called after me, but I ignored it as I pressed on down the familiar path. I broke through the long branches and the dense leaves and the clear blue lake gleamed at me and called to my attention.

There was a large rock slab that had been used as a bench whenever Naru and I had visited the magnificent view. I sat down softly and pulled a knee up close to my chest as I found my thoughts drifting everywhere.

'Would he really go back with her? After the past eighteen years? She's abandoned him and Gene. Is it even legal for her to have any contact with them?'

Letting out another short sigh I stretched my arms out and laid flat on the rock to look up into the blue sky. I set my hands behind my head and soon felt myself drift off to sleep.

It was happening again. I could feel my heart beat against my chest as I pushed my legs even harder, but I had no idea where I was going.

"Gene! Naru!"

No answer. Just the echo of my voice filled the absolute darkness. I couldn't see anything or anyone that would help me.

"GENE! NARU!"

I felt something grab onto my arm. Panicking as I twirled around to face my attacker, a blood curling scream shattered the silence.

"Wake up Mai."

I slowly opened my eyes and found that the sun was shadowed away from my view. My eyes started to slowly focus in on the face of my beautiful narcissistic boyfriend. A small smile played on my lips until I noted the slight stress in his eyes.

"You had that dream again, didn't you?"

He helped me sit up and let me lean into him for a bit. I tried to shake it off.

"A little bit of it."

"Don't be modest Mai. Now's not the greatest of times to do so."

"Oh."

I looked guilty down at my feet and let them swing back and forth.

"Is she really mean?" I asked, hoping to change topics.

Naru was silent as he focused intently on the lake. I could tell his mind was wondering all over the place. But he was completely frustrated.

"She's a cold woman."

"You wanna talk about it?"

His cold gaze was absolutely unmoving as he grew silent again. I couldn't keep looking at him as long as I had wanted to. It broke my heart in many ways.

"I'm gonna take a stab and say she knew about Gene?"

"You know," he snapped suddenly. "if I had wanted you to know about her, I would've said something Mai."

I cringed away from him and his sudden outburst and looked down guilty. I bit my bottom lip and stood.

"Sorry."

I turned on my heel and started to walk away but I felt a hand tug on my wrist. I turned back around and saw Naru holding on tightly to my wrist. His hand fell to his side as his unmoving eyes studied me.

"We still have yet to figure out what your dreams mean, Mai. Don't forget that either."

I sighed.

"It isn't that important anyways. Not as important as to what is happening right now."

His eyes hardened for a little bit.

"What's happening right now shouldn't stop us from moving on."

"But it should!" I argued again. Right now, my problems could wait. "My dreams are nothing compared to what you're going through right now."

"You need to stop concerning yourself with my problems Mai. That just seems to be the problem with you."

"It's your mother, Naru!"

His eyes flashed as he grabbed my wrists again and pulled me in close. I could feel the anger seething from him.

"That woman is NOT my mother. Do you think that if she was my mother, she wouldn't have left me or Gene? If she was my mother, she would've been there for us. The only thing she is to me is the woman who gave birth to me and my brother. Then she dumped us. That's all."

I shifted uncomfortably under his angry glare and suddenly decided that my shoes needed my gaze. I sighed in as his grip on me lessened.

"Did she at least give you her name?"

A dark look crossed his face when I mentioned her again.

"Yes. Sakkara Fumio. She owns a large company in America and runs it from Japan. But she's a powerful woman."

His grip dropped again as he looked back over the lake again. I reached out gently and touched his arm.

"What does she want with you?"

He shrugged.

"I don't really know what she wants. Nor do I care."

"So she's gonna come back then, isn't she?"

He was silent again and I dared approach his side. He slipped his arm over my shoulder and pulled me in closer to him and leaned his head on top of mine.

"I'm sorry."

"You should be." I teased slightly. "Not many assistants like me come around."

He smirked. His arm dropped from around my shoulder as he started walking away.

"Not many girls like you come around Mai." A blush began to form slightly but quickly left when he spoke again. "They all can't add up to your recklessness and stupidity."

I stopped and felt my mouth drop open.

"Y-you stupid narcissist!" I screeched before running after him.

When I caught up with him, we were already back through the gate. Luella and Martin were waiting in the garden for the both of us with un-readable expressions on their faces. I couldn't tell if they were nervous or scared.

"Son, we have a new case." Luella started.

"And Ms. Fumio would like to join us." Martin finished.

We both stopped in our path and I felt my heart drop about thirty stories. This could not really be happening.

A/N: Oh my goodness everybody. I'm sure this chapter just flat out sucks! I really had to push myself to get through it, honestly. And I'm still not happy with it. So much has happened since I last posted. So, we'll start with the BEST NEWS EVER! (Actually, three tie for first)

One: Our lovely Lee Lee and I tried out for Drum Majors for our marching band. Lee made it! :)

Two: My brother graduated High School last Saturday!

Three: Friday is my last day of school! Yeah!

But unfortuneatly, I've been bickering with someone I had considered as a sister, and she basically threw my friendship out of the window and insulted my twin. And NO ONE does that. She was lucky that a teacher was nearby when this started or I would've beaten her face into the wall. I mean, you don't insult the people I love. So of course, reading your comments makes me a happy person and makes me feel a lot better about myself. You guys are my form of managing with my problems and I appreciate you guys.

Also, we're gonna have shoutouts to the first of my reviewers! 15 reviewers too! :P Tehe… So with out further ado,

THANK YOU TO: southern-punk (I missed you my deary!), Krisaku (your question has been answered! :P) Flamegirl5500 (thank you for the homecoming greeting! I love how you've been with me from the beginning! It makes me feel special!) xSaphirexRosesxFanx (Oh yes, the girls just beg to get into trouble!), aniAngelxx (Why yes, a collection is absolutely wonderful! Thanks for adding me!), sweetymai90 (I LOVE YOU TOO!), mia-chan (so sorry this wasn't soon enough), WrittenPages (I hope this was good! I like your username too!), cameo107 (Haha, I think someone missed me a little.), JadeStarlight (thanks for understanding my dear! That's what I love about you!) sarasaysrawr (I plan on a lot more happening! Thanks for the review) My dear friend crazylittlecheezer (More is on the way, I promise, but someone owes me a picture. *coughcough* No pressure or anything. Just a waiting sweetness! :D ) Jadeturttle, (It's gonna get even better! I promise!), Clippedwing/Akemi (I know about exams. They suck! I have my last one over Ecology! Good luck dear! I heart you!) FallenRaindrops (oh yeah, the drama is about to explode on top of a brand new case! It's wonderful, isn't it?)

So anyways, while you guys wait for my updates, I must say you should try reading a story on Ghost Hunt called Whitechapel Case by Fox Trot 9 or SPR on Hiatus by mistress ClippedWing! Those are my recommendations for the week! I'll try not to abuse you guys anymore since school is coming to a close, and hopefully I can overcome my writer's blockage. It suck really. But read and review, and tell me what you think! (If you have ideas, I'd be happy to take them!)

Love forever and always,

Jazzy

(p.s. Lee will help me next time this comes around, I promise, I know how much you love her!)