The sun was shining through the hospital blinds, beams of sunlight glowing through the gaps. Naru's machines continuously beeped at the same pace whilst he lay there sleeping. Mai had fallen asleep in a chair at Naru's bedside, her head resting on the side of his bed whilst she was holding his hand. Silence engulfed the room. It was all broken, however, when Lin opened and closed the door with a click. He was holding two cups of tea.
Simultaneously, Mai and Naru woke up.
"Sorry to wake you both, I have some tea here for the pair of you. I've already has mine." Lin spoke as he placed the two cups on the bedside table.
Mai groaned, "Ugh, my neck is SO stiff right now."
"You shouldn't sleep in that position then, stupid." The blue-eyed man smirked.
"I see you're back to your old self then, jerk." Mai pouted. Lin couldn't help but subtly smile at the couple and thought, some things just don't change.
A couple of hours later, there was a knock at the hospital door which put a halt to the quiet chatter in the room. Lin got up to open the door. There stood three people, and possibly the loudest of the group, Ayako, Monk and Yasu.
"Yo, Naru."
"Good morning, darlings."
"Hey, Big Boss."
"Where are the others?" Mai questioned.
"Ah, well Masako's schedule is full until tomorrow, Madoka is on a business trip in England and John is-" Monk started.
"What? Where did you say Madoka is?" Naru interrupted.
"Um, Engl-" Ayako started.
"Yeah, don't answer that. Lin, call her and tell her that as soon as she comes back she must come here immediately, no questions asked." Naru ordered. Lin nodded. Monk and Ayako were grunting after being rudely interrupted by Naru, he just ignored them though.
The following day, the doctor deemed Naru well enough to go back home/work, as long as he had a checkup in a couple of days. He got told that he mustn't overwork or get stressed out.
Lin pulled up at the front of the hospital to see Naru standing there with his usual scowl, holding his bag. He walked over to the passenger side and got in the car. The silence that filled to atmosphere was deafening, no radio, no conversations, nothing. If Mai were there, it would definitely drive her up the walls, the thought made Naru smirk.
Not too long afterwards, both Lin and Naru arrived at the office. As soon as they opened the door, they were greeted by beaming faces.
"Naru!" Mai called as she skipped over to him and hugged him.
"Welcome back to work." The other smiled.
"I've only been in hospital for a couple of days. You're over exaggerating." Naru coldly spoke.
"Naru! That's rude. We're all family here. Be nice." Mai scowled, waving her finger in the air. Naru just looked away for a second and then looked back.
"Mai, I need to speak to you in my office for a moment. It's very important." Naru sighed. I'm going to tell her this time.
He closed the door behind him, blocking out all of the chatter that was happening in the office.
"Naru, what's wrong? You've been acting strangely lately."
"Well, that's why I want to talk to you. You see, the thing is… I'm not who you think I am."
"What do you mean?" Mai's tone more serious now.
"My name isn't Shibuya Kazuya. It's actually Oliver Davis and I'm from England, my family owns a business called the English Psychic Research Society. And…" Naru paused. Mai looked at him as if to say 'there's more?!'.
"I had…a…twin brother. His name was Eugene Davis. A couple of years ago, and the reason of why I came to Japan, was because I had a telepathic dream that my brother was…being killed. I flew here…but it was too late…the body was never found. What happened to him was truly…horrifying and disgraceful." Naru spoke. "And then, after our previous case, when I got back to the office there was a phone call. I answered it and they called me by my real name, which nobody else in Japan knows aside from Madoka, Lin and now you. The mystery caller also mentioned how they'd be calling back soon. Mai, I could be in danger. When they called, I guess all of the memories of the night of the accident came flooding back, memories that I've been trying to block out." His facial expression remained the same but his eyes said something completely different. They had a hint of loneliness, hut and emptiness all at once. Mai didn't know how to react, she had so many emotions and questions on the matter.
"How did he…?" She couldn't finish her sentence because her throat dried up.
"A hit and run. Twice. The woman that hit him ran him over twice to make sure he as dead and then she fled the scene."
"Was this company just a façade for your hidden agenda, which I presume is finding his body so you and your family can finally be put at ease? What about everyone here, the people you call you're friends and family?" Mai had a hint of anger and sadness in her eyes. She was mindful not to raise her voice, though.
"Even though the company over here was a cover of m true identity, the feeling I have for you and the friendships I have formed with the people in this office are real"
He tears began to roll down her cheeks. Naru suddenly looked sympathetic.
"Mai…" His voice was soft and calm.
"Naru…I don't know what to think or even say. I mean, should I be mad that you lied to us…or should I be upset after hearing all of the pain you've went through…?" She continued to cry, so Naru pulled her into a hug, all I ever do is make her cry.
"I'm sorry, for lying to you."
"I'm sorry too."
"For what, Mai?"
"For getting your shirt wet with my tears. And also, I understand why you did it so you don't have to apologise." She giggled this time, still sounding a bit shaky from crying. Her voice was muffled as she pressed against Naru's chest.
"It doesn't matter." He answered with a slight chuckle. Mai tried to pull away from the hug now, but Naru squeezed he tighter.
"Can we stay like this for a moment longer?"
"Okay." She replied, this time looking up at him with a cute smile on her face. He looked down at her, smirked and then passionately kissed her.
"I-I love you Naru." Mai stuttered whilst blushing. It took him off guard but he coolly replied.
"Likewise, I love myself too." He smirked.
"Naru, you jerk!" She pouted as she tapped him arm. He just smiled and giggled.
It's moments like these that I cherish the most, Naru thought.