iluvblue(Liz): Teehee! I have good things planned for this chapter!
softball(Kel): Good for who exactly? Good for you? Good for the readers? Good for the characters? IS NARU GONNA KISS MAI?!?!?!?
Naru: W-what?!?!?! You're going to make me kiss Mai in front of all these…*looks around nervously and lowers voice*…readers?!
Liz: You'll just have to wait and see!! *Grins evilly*
Kel: This is why I love you cuz. Although you do scare me occasionally….
Naru: You're not the only one….
Naru: iluvblue2100 doesn't own Ghost Hunt. She just wants me to kiss Mai in front of all the *gulp* readers….
Liz: Enjoy chapter three!
"Mai? Mai!" A panicking Naru called out into the storm, which was slowly worsening. The teen had been frantically searching for about 45 minutes, with no sign of his assistant. Suddenly Naru realized he knew where she was. He mentally hit himself for not figuring it out sooner. 'Whenever she runs away, she runs to that park. I don't know what it holds for her but she seems to be drawn to it'
Before Naru rushed off to rescue his damsel in distress, he made a quick call to Lin. "Lin, you don't need to come after me, I know where Mai is and I will be returning within half an hour." "Hai." Lin replied monotonously. Naru hung up and began to briskly walk to the park.
'Hang on Mai. I'm coming to get you, so just hang on.' Naru tried to telepathically contact his assistant.
Mai shivered again, almost spastically. She clutched her arms tighter around herself, in an attempt to warm her body that was half-frozen to the grass.
Her face stung with the cold of tears frozen to her face. She curled her body into a tighter ball, wishing desperately for someone to walk by, stop, ask what was wrong. But there were no footsteps around her, just the sound of the steady rainfall.
Taniyama Mai's heart began to race as she saw a tall dark figure walk near to where she was. 'Don't look at me. Please. Please just walk by. Don't look over here' Mai silently begged as the shadowy figure got closer and closer, each footstep sending shivers up the freezing girl's spine.
Suddenly, the man stopped in front of her and looked down. Mai tucked her face down into her chest and whimpered. She could sense him crouching down next to her, as her mind ran wild. 'Is this is? What will he do to me? I'm so scared. Naru, where are you?!'
"Mai." At the sound of her boss' husky voice, Mai looked up with a jerk and her eyes widened. It-it really was him…
"I'm sorry." Naru said strongly, looking her straight in the eyes.
Mai was shocked. Had her narcissistic boss just…apologized?!?! She pulled Naru into a cautious hug, letting him know that he was forgiven.
Naru pulled back and frowned at her, she looked so cold and defenseless. He gently helped her up and took his own coat off. Wrapping her in his long black trench, Naru then scooped Mai up in his arms, startling his assistant. Though before she could ask him what he was doing, the warmth of his body began to warm her frozen self and she snuggled closer to his chest.
With a smile that disappeared faster than it appeared, Naru began the walk back to SPR.
Lin packed up Mai's belongings and handed them to a pacing Naru, anxious to get the freezing Mai to her house and warm her up. The teen walked over to his petite assistant who had fallen asleep on the couch and gently lifted her in his arms.
Mai stirred for a minute and her boss stiffened before relaxing as she brought her head closer to his chest.
Naru's older assistant watched the moment silently, as Naru smiled down at the young woman in his arms. Naru's soft smile made Lin smile as well. 'It seems the boy actually does have emotions!'
"Lin." Naru called. "It's time to go."
Once at Mai's place, which they had found because it was on her job application, Naru rooted around in his assistant's knapsack until he found her key, and used it to unlock the door.
He brought the girl into what appeared to be her room and set her down on her bed. Lin was sitting on the small couch in the living room, waiting for Naru to come back and leave with him, or tell him to pick him up in the morning.
Once Naru was satisfied that Mai was under the blankets and comfortably situated, he stood and turned to go. As he did so, turned and weakly grasped his sleeve, mumbling, "No. Stay with me, Naru." The young man sighed and sat back down on the bed, and the girl relaxed.
In an instant of boldness, Naru climbed underneath the covers and lay down next to Mai. He wrapped his strong arms around her torso and brought her next to himself, holding her close. Naru put his face to her hair and inhaled deeply, letting the scent of his loved one take over his senses.
Mai was grateful for the lack of light in the room, so that her boss could not see her blush such a deep shade of red. But she soon relaxed, letting herself turn around and be pulled closer to Naru's delightfully warm body and sighed a breath of content.
Lin, impatient man that he was, tiptoed silently to Mai's room to see what was taking Naru so long. He cracked open the door slowly, and slunk in.
The sight of his boss and coworker curled up together in the bed did not surprise the tall man one bit. Lin just grinned at the sight and ran out to the van, to grab his camera that he used for special times, such as this one. Once he snapped a few shots of the intertwined couple, Lin made a quick note to send them to Madoka in the morning.
For now, he grabbed a blanket lying around and set to sleep on the couch in the living room. 'It seems I'll have to wait until morning, when Naru untangles himself from Mai.' Lin smirked to himself briefly, before surrendering to the sub consciousness already threatening to sap the rest of his energy.
Taniyama Mai was far too close to sleep to tell, but she thought she felt Naru's soft lips press against her now-warm forehead. Not only that, but she heard his soft whisper of, "I love you. You sweet, beautiful, feisty, stubborn, perceptive girl. I love you with all my heart, Mai."
A/N: Awwww!!!!! I love this ending!!! It's sooooo sweet. Yeah, I know Naru's a little OOC but I'm okay with that… *swoon* Review if you want more!!!