Right, finally a less serious chapter :D It's slightly fluffy. And I know it might sound a little out of character at the end, but you have to imagine Naru looking all serious, wearing his "lecture face" or something, ok? I hope Naru seems a little more human after this chapter.
Enjoy!
(Don't own Ghost Hunt or whatever, it's just my story)
Chapter Three – A Summer's Musings
He looked down at the pile of files before him. He sighed as he thought of the work that lay ahead of him that he'd been putting off for weeks now. It had to be done, even if he didn't want to. There are some things in life that must be done, but you don't want to do. Naru's brother's words echoed within his mind. Gene had been right, of course, but that didn't make the work any easier.
Naru shook his head to shake out the memory of Gene, so he could finally concentrate on the stack before him. He took the file closest to him and began to flick through the pages. Everything he tried to read went in through his eyes and right out his ears. Naru tried reading and re-reading the same sentences over, but it was no use. He was much too distracted.
Folding the file over, he turned round in his chair and gazed resignedly out the window. The first signs of summer had begun to show. It was rather early for summer, but the weather was quite warm and sunny and the birds sang their tunes loudly. Naru remembered a summer not all so different to this one. All those years ago, Gene had been asked out by a girl just slightly younger than him. Gene and himself had been known to have many female-fans, Gene, unlike himself, had enjoyed all the attention. He impressed the girls and had been a bit of a flirt. Naru was surprised that he had any fans at all, being completely different to his twin and ignoring all the female attention he ever received.
That particular summer, however, Gene had been asked out by a slightly younger girl, and of course he had accepted, insisting to Naru that he didn't really like her much. So much for that, he mused as he remembered Gene rambling on and on about his first kiss. He had never seen Gene quite so excited before. Naru smiled gently to himself, savouring the memories.
He got up out of the swingy-computer chair Mai had convinced him to buy. She had insisted it improved his "evil master-mind" image. At first he had said "No", but had ended up getting it anyway, partly because he was intrigued by this idea Mai had of him. Partly, though, because he couldn't really say no to Mai. Naru would never admit that to himself, though.
He watched the street and the people outside from the large window behind his desk. A loud knocking ripped Naru abruptly from his daydreams and he turned to see what the matter was. He saw his young, brunette assistant stumble into the room, balancing a cup of tea in her hand while trying to keep the door from slamming into her.
"Naru! Tea!" she called cheerily across his office. Naru remained as expressionless as ever as he took the tea from her grasp, before she spilt it across his nice carpet. She pulled a silly face, in an attempt to make Naru smile, which of course was wasted effort.
"Right, see ya , Naru," she grinned as she skipped towards the door.
What's she so cheery about? Naru frowned as he asked her.
"Didn't you look outside?" she asked in wonder, "Look! It's summer! What else?"
Naru sighed and rolled his eyes. Of course, I could have guessed. He thought her carefree innocence was actually quite cute, but he dismissed the feeling as an employer's sense of protection over an employee.
Mai had left the room when Naru had settled himself into his chair once more, to enjoy his wonderful tea. He sipped slowly at the freshly-made brew. He felt his cheeks become warmer and warmer, and slowly the feeling became so overwhelming, he couldn't take it any longer. He set his half-empty cup down on his desk, spilling a little tea on those darned files - but he didn't care. He stripped off his blazer and threw it to the ground. He sprang up and dashed out the room.
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Mai was sitting on the sofa, cradling her own cup of tea, when she saw her young boss dash out of his office.
"What's the matter?" she asked him as he came galloping towards her. Naru pulled her wrist and yanked her from the sofa, nearly spilling her tea. He dragged her out of the office, replying sternly;
"Didn't you look outside? Look, it's summer. What else?"
