I sighed and flicked my phone on again to call Mai's cell phone. She still hadn't returned, and I was convinced by now she wasn't at the car anymore. I was convinced of something a little more. Still, there was no answer. I groaned and decided it was time to look for her. But where would she go without calling?
The band members came back in and looked a little disappointed as they shook their heads.
"No sign, Monk."
I groaned and stood up.
"We still got another hour and a half. I'll be back. If I'm not back in time, just stall, okay?"
I pushed my way out of the door and found the back entrance. The roar of the crowd was astonishing as the other band began their song. But I ignored it all as thoughts ran through my mind. Where to check first? I found my car and opened the door to find my keys sitting in the seat. I grabbed them up quickly. Would Mai be that careless to leave the keys in my seat like that? Defiantly not. Starting the car quickly, I decided to go to the closest place that she would go to if she was ever in trouble: SPR.
It was only down the road a few blocks and it wouldn't take much for her to get there if she had forgotten anything. I felt my heart soar when I saw that the office had a light on in the building. I couldn't wait to get an explanation for her suddenly running off like that. As soon as I had my car somewhat parked, I flew out of it and ran up the stair case, skipping steps as I went. I pushed the door open and cheered.
"Mai! I've been looking every- oh." I stopped when I saw who was in the office instead of Mai. Actually two someone's.
Naru glanced up from his tea mug and furrowed his eyebrows together. I instantly felt under a lot of pressure when I saw him.
"What were you saying?" He asked in an extremely cold tone.
Lin looked between both of us and back at his lap top.
"Well, uh, you see… You guys are back early!" I was looking for some words to explain my situation before Naru caught on to what I had said. His eyes narrowed dangerously close and I knew the question was coming.
"They didn't need our help in the end. Where's Mai?"
I coughed a little bit and cleared my throat. "Idunno."
He shook his head and took a step towards me.
"What did you say?"
"I uh…I have to go!"
I turned around quickly to run from the teen but ended up falling over my own shoe. I face planted into the steel stairs and tumbled down them. I hit the bottom hard and managed to shake it all off though I was sore. I rose to my knees and looked up into the feet of the black-clad teen.
"Oh shit." I muttered as I looked up to his dark face.
"You lost her, didn't you?"
I slowly nodded my head and stumbled to my feet.
"But don't worry, I'll-"
I was cut off by my phone ringing and quickly checked the ID. Mai's name flashed on the screen. I breathed out a sigh of relief as I answered it.
"Mai, where the hell are you?! I've been searching EVERYWHERE!"
"You can find her now. You know where we hold practice." It was Hisashi.
I furrowed my eyebrows angrily.
"Yeah, I know. I'll be there in a minute."
Lin stood by Naru and shoved his hands into his pocket. He watched with a bemused expression as I scurried to my car.
"I'm gonna go get her! Bye!"
I hoped into my car and left the parking lot as fast as I could. My anger flared as I thought about that damn Hisashi kid.
'I warned her about him.'
My tires screeched as I rounded the corner to a darkened alley way towards the club that Hisashi has always performed at. If I would find him anywhere, it would be here. I turned my car off and stepped out into the empty alley. I looked around to see if there was anyone who would more than likely mug me, but it looked pretty clear. I walked around the corner and opened up the door to a rather strange scene.
Mai was sitting on the stool with the rest of Hisashi's band, enjoying a drink and laughing with them like they were her best friends in the entire world. But it was Hisashi who was taking it all serious. He leaned against the wall with his arms crossed and he seemed a little agitated. I sighed in relief.
'Some kidnappers they make.'
"Hey Mai." I called out to her and fully entered the room.
They all stopped for a second with shock. They looked at each other with some confusion and up to Mai. She smiled and waved at me.
"Hey Monk! These guys were just getting me a drink. I tried calling you but I think I dropped my phone somewhere." She frowned at the thought but Hisashi stepped forward and put her phone down on the counter.
"Found it."
"Oh thanks." She replied flatly and stood.
"Mai, what were you thinking, going off with them?"
The rest of the group shifted uncomfortably in their seats as she recalled what happened.
"Well, at first I didn't want to go with them. They actually threw me in the van. But when we got here, it was all cool, we've just been hanging out and talking. So it wasn't all that bad."
I was beginning to wonder if she wasn't just covering for the rest of the band.
"So, nothing bad happened?"
She shook her head happily.
"Nope! Nothing did! It's almost time for your concert Monk."
She stood and approached me, but tripped on her shoe and fell into me. She giggled and regained her composure.
"Sorry."
"Are you ready to go?"
She nodded her head and waved enthusiastically at the other band members.
"Good luck you guys!"
"You aren't going anywhere." A dark voice spoke.
It was Hisashi. The teen was pissed beyond belief. His eyes were hard as stone as he glared at the other band members.
"Did you guys forget the plan already?"
They looked back and forth at each other and whispered softly amongst themselves. Hisashi growled deeply.
"You wanted to win the record deal, did you not? If we want to knock the competition out, we'd have to keep them from going on stage to perform. Remember?"
"Ah," one of them spoke. "Hence the reason we took Mai-chan."
"Thank you!"
I looked at them now as they were sobering up a little to remember their original plan to begin with. I frowned and pushed Mai behind me as they began to form a circle around me. Hisashi stood in front of me with a rather triumphant smirk on his face.
"So, you're not going to let us leave?"
"No, I'm afraid not."
"Yes they are."
Another familiar voice spoke from behind us. All attention turned to the door where a familiar figure stood in the doorway with his silent assistant. Naru walked into the light and was cold as ever. Mai's face light up brightly.
"Naru! I didn't know you were already back!"
I think he did his best to not roll his eyes as he broke through the circle and grabbed Mai's hand.
"I heard that already. Come on, I'm taking you home."
He pulled her away from the group but stopped when Hisashi stood in his way.
"As I've said before, you're not going anywhere until the concert is over."
Naru's eyes narrowed as he looked his competitor straight in the eyes.
"You don't want to cause trouble with me."
He pushed past Hisashi with Mai in tow. Hisashi grabbed out for Mai but was stopped instantly by Naru. He turned around quickly and punched Hisashi in the face. The teen fell to the ground holding his nose. The other band members rushed towards the teen in frenzy as we made our exit. I couldn't help but giggle the entire way out. Justice has been served.
When we were out in the alleyway Naru turned on me quickly. His blue eyes were still angry and I knew that anger would be turned on me quickly.
"Next time, I won't even bother asking you." He said coldly and turned back to his girlfriend to help her into the car.
I opened my mouth to say something, but the silent glare was all I needed to keep my mouth shut. Lin had a small smile placed on his face as he got in the driver's seat and left me alone in the alleyway. I groaned and headed to my small car. I wasn't going to babysit ever again. I checked the time and silently cursed under my breath. I needed to get back.
A/N:
Jazzy: Yeah! We finished it!
Lee: *throws confetti in the air* Yeah! We did! We did!
Jazz: That was fun to write!
Lee: I know, an overprotective Naru is really fun to write. And an oblivious Mai.
Jazzy: Yep yep!
Lee: And now we shall celebrate with our cookies that everyone sent us!
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Jazzy: ImaginationOfFantasy, southern-punk (good lord Lee is still eating those cookies! We love you and love to deal with you!), Kikan, ClippedWing (My two personal good friends! :D Thanks) The lovely Flamegirl5500, Ariana Taniyama (I love your name, is there a story behind it?) FallenRaindrops (thank you madam!) slycooperfan4, Camo107, Krisaku, heavenslilagl420, iloveme5985 (I'm currently reading your story and loving it!)
Lee: Stop with the side notes damnit! I'm taking over. And thanks too: Angelic Kistume, and everyone who added this story to their favorites! We really appreciate all of your support! This was just a short story that Jazzy and I plotted one day and here it is! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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