Hi everyone! So, wow about the reviews on the last chapter, they made me so happy to read! I may not be able to update in a little bit because I have training for my new job. :P But i'll do the best I can! :) Yeah, I really hope I'm doing a good job keeping everyone in character. :)

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Friday. June 5th. 11:23 a.m.

"Name?"

"Mai Taniyama."

"So, I am told you had a break in. Tell me what happened." The detective clicked his pen open and stared at me. I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. My butt feels numb.

"Well, really early this morning. Around two, I heard someone break into my apartment. I made sure all the doors were locked before I went to bed. When I heard him, I hid under my bed and called Na- Kazuya Shibuya, my boss-."

"Why did you call your boss?"

I felt my eyebrow twitch. What's up with that tone? "I called the person I called last on my phone, which just happened to be him." He didn't even look at me, but wrote something down instead.

"What happened next?" He asked. Gee, maybe if you didn't interrupt me, I would already be half done with telling you that. How rude. I held my tongue.

"Well, then as I was in the middle of asking for help, the guy comes into my room. It felt like forever before he finally left. Na- Kazuya came a few minutes after he left. I walked out and my entire house was torn apart." I breathed in relief. I'm done. He scribbled tons of notes before finally looking up at me.

"Can you give me a description of the man?"

"No. It was dark and I was under my bed."

He clicked his pen shut and stood up. "Thank you, Ms. Taniyama. We will let you know if we find anything." The detective opened the door for me and I about flew out of the room. Naru was sitting in one of the chairs with his arms and legs crossed.

"You done?"

I nodded, "All done. Where's Akihiko?"

"I'm back." Akihiko said as he walked out of the men's room. "Oh, Mai! How did it go?"

I wanted to roll my eyes, "Annoying and stressful. I'm finally glad that's over." As Naru drove, I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. "Hello?"

"G'day, Mai." A thick kansai accent greeted.

I beamed, "Hey, John! What's up?"

"I was wondering if you would like to help me today with the orphans at the church."

Ever since the case with Kenji, I always went back to the church and played with the children there. John was more than happy to have help there too. "I would love too!" Then I got an idea, "Can I bring Akihiko with me? It would be good for him." John absolutely adored Akihiko, and he had great respect for the priest.

"Certainly! Some of the kids may like a younger person around their age to play with them." I could hear John practically smiling through the phone.

"That's a great idea, John! I'll be there soon!"

"See you soon, Mai." I hung up the phone smiling.

"Hey, Naru, would you drop me and Aki off at the church? Please?"

"No, it hasn't even been twenty-four hours since your apartment was broken into."

I angrily pouted, "Naru, its John, and a church. We'll be fine! Besides, don't you want to get some work done?" He stared at me for a few minutes, before then changing directions.

"Where are we going?" Akihiko asked, noticing the unfamiliar route.

"We are going to help at the church today." Akihiko looked a little uncertain. I tried to sooth his worries. "John will be there. It'll help you get your mind off of things."

As we pulled up, I saw a Sister supervising the playing children. I hopped out and poked my head through the window, "I'll call you when we're ready."

"Don't do anything stupid, dummy." He smirked before driving off.

"Jerk!" I yelled. "Hmph, forget him. Let's go find John." Akihiko followed behind in tow.

"-not supposed to hit others, Kiki." I heard John's voice come from the playground.

"John!" I yelled, jumping and waving.

He snapped his head up and looked around until sky blue eyes spotted us. "Mai! Akihko! I'm glad you both were able to make it." He smiled and motioned to the little girl. "This is Kiki. She's just recently arrived here with us. She's having some trouble adjusting."

I kneeled down, "It's great to meet you Kiki." Kiki glared up at me. She stuffed her tiny hands in her pockets and stomped away. I blinked and rubbed my neck, "Well we're glad to help John. Aki-chan, why don't you go and play with some of the kids?" He looked between the both of us. He shrugged and walked away. We stood back and watch over the kids playing. Akihiko decided it would be fun to play football and a lot of the kids joined in.

"Was that Naru that dropped you off?" He inquired.

I sighed and nodded, "Yeah, that's a long story. Basically really early this morning, my apartment got broken into and Naru said that I should stay with him for a little while. I filed a report with the police, so hopefully they'll find something."

John looked really worried, "Oh my god, Mai, are you okay?" Innocent and sweet John, always can count on him to be there instantly for someone.

I smiled, "I'm okay," I nodded to Akihiko, "But Aki, not as much. Apparently his step-dad got out of prison early on good behavior. He ran away from home and right to Naru's apartment. He won't admit it, but he's really scared." I looked back to John. What the..? He had a very scary look in his eyes, but the look was gone when he blinked. The look in his eyes, it looked so dark. Was I just seeing things?

"Oh my, I hope he's okay. If you both need anything, just tell me." He sweetly smiles. His smile is so contagious. I smiled back. Just like dream Naru's smile…I felt a pang. But not real Naru's smile. Naru's smile, his real smile, is so beautiful. Another thing that separates Dream Naru and Naru. "Mai?" John asked looking slightly worried. I snapped out of my daydream and blushed.

"Yes? I'm okay! Hahaha!"

He relaxed. "Well, since you-." An angry yell interrupted him, "Hold on a moment, Mai. I have to settle an argument." I watched him jog over to the two boys, who were fighting over the soccer ball. I breathed in the summer air and relaxed.

Then it felt like electricity shocked my system.

I feel like we're being watched. John ran back with a sheepish smile, "Sorry about that. It was just a little spat, that's all." I felt him put a hand on my shoulder, "Mai?"

I swallowed hard and looked around. I felt my throat dry. Thump. Thump. Thump. I could feel eyes on me. My heart thudded painfully in my chest. "I..I feel l-like someone is watching us." I whisper. John's eyes widened and looked around. The grip on my shoulder tightened slightly. It was a bit reassuring. I could feel my heart stop.

It's Hiro…

I paled and locked eyes with him. He just sat there and stared at me then shifted to his gaze the Akihiko. I felt hot anger pump through my blood.

"It's Hiro." I growl. "He's just watching Akihiko."

John reassuringly squeezed my shoulder. "Don't alert him, he might get startled and hurt someone."

Hiro seemed to realize we were watching him. He looked startled, but calmly stood up from the bench and walked off with his newspaper. I glared him down until he was out of sight. I glance over to where Akihiko was playing. He didn't seem to have noticed. Thank god. What was Hiro doing here anyway?!

"He's gone." John said, "I don't feel comfortable having everyone outside after that. I'm going to round up everyone and bring them inside." He patted my back with a small smile, "It may be a good idea to call Naru. I'm not going to force both of you to stay." I smile apologetically.

"Thanks John." He nods before calling out to everyone. Akihiko ran over to me flushed and smiling.

"Hey, Mai! What's going on?"

I give a fake smile, "Oh John said that tonight was going to be an earlier dinner for them. So I'll call Naru to come and get us." Akihiko looked a little disappointed.

"Oh okay, that's okay. I understand. We can always come back, right?" His smile falters.

"Of course! No need to look down!" I ruffle his hair and give him a hug. He blinks and hugs me back.

"Mai, are you okay?"

I felt like I wanted to cry. I squeezed him tighter and forced a laugh, "'Course I am silly! What? I can't hug you?" He stutters and wiggles out of my grasp.

He blushed, "You're embarrassing me!"

This time I genuinely laugh, "You're funny! Did you have fun?"

Akihiko beams, "Heck yeah! I made some awesome new friends!"

"That's great! Why don't you go and say bye to them while I call Naru."

"Okay, I'll be back in a little bit!" He runs off to a group of boys around his age. I flip open my phone and dial Naru's number.

"Naru? It's Mai. I know it's a little early, but we're ready…Yes…Ugh, whatever!" I snap my phone shut with a growl. He's so frustrating! I looked out to the bench that Hiro sat at with a glare. If there's one thing I knew from all this chaos, is that Hiro's come for Akihiko.