Chapter 3- Jack, Jill and Gene

A/N: At this point, for writing sake, Mai doesn't know who Gene. If you don't know who that is, Wiki it. I have a general idea of how his personality is, but it was more fun to do it this way. So, Gene is a lot OOC.

Damn I haven't updated in a while. Anyways this is late, 'cause I've been having real life issues. I had absolutely no time. Though for this week I made time. I should be doing something else. T_T.

Mai walked in the office, in her regular school uniform and her bag. She slipped out of the tight, annoying shoes. Then pattered over to the couch,set down her bag and picked up the neat pile of folders off the table. She then continued to flip through the files.

A clatter from the kitchen startled her and she turned her head to the source of the sound. It came from the kitchen. A figure stood there in black slacks and a black turtleneck. It wouldn't be a strange sight if there wasn't a bright pink thing on that figure. It was frilly. The rest was obscured by the figure being turned.

Mai dropped the stack of folders that she was holding. It made a steady 'thump' sound. The figure was Naru. It was lined in frills as far as she could tell.

Mai couldn't help it. Giggles came out. Clamping her mouth down to keep the giggles from erupting. Soon she was making snorting sounds as the giggles turned to laughs. Naru, in the girly apron, stayed facing his concoction with a grin on his face. Waiting for the footsteps of someone even more familiar.

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Naru pops his head out. Seeing that Mai wasn't at the couch or even looking in the general direction of his office door, he stepped out. Normally, she would sit and organize whatever he left for her to do. Softly closing the door behind him, he walked completely out of his office. He heard soft snorts coming from the kitchen. Softly walking, he glanced into the kitchen.

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Mai stood there watching 'Naru' devise whatever he was planning. There were footsteps coming behind her. Not that she noticed, she was too busy laughing at 'Naru'. When the person was practicality right behind did she notice. It was mainly from that person speaking. As he spoke she jumped. Not thinking that a person could walk that quiet. Even the velvet voice was quiet. Startling her even more. His breath brushed at the back of her neck.

"Mai. Tea."

Mai turned quickly around. She saw the dark clothe of Naru's shirt. She then continued to have her faint blush deepen to a crimson. She looked up into the icy face of her boss. The saphire eyes bore into her, not flickering elsewhere like most people's do.

"Nnnaaru?" Mai stuttered.

"Tea."

Naru turned and walked back to the office. Amusement and annoyance fought over his face. Amusement for Mai stuttering about him and blushing deeply. Then, the annoyance of having his brother back. Gene was able to talk to people better. He got along better with people. One of the few things that he was envious of his brother. He softly closed the door and leaned against it. How he wished he had better people skills.

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Mai turned to face Naru's lookalike. It was the same face that she saw practically every day. But this one had a broad grin on his face. It now seemed impossible to think that it was Naru. Naru wouldn't hurt anymore of his manly pride by wearing a pink apron. The hair was spattered with flour and dough.

The lookalike swirled and struck a pose. One hand on his hip and the other in straight out in a diagonal way. His hand was in a thumps up and he was grinning broadly with his eye sparkling. At this point he started to creep out Mai. It became worse when he started to speak. And very loudly too.

"Mai! My darling sweet! LET US MAKE CAKES AND COOKIES AND OTHER SWEET THINGS! and then we'll frolic in tulip fields and I'll tell you my deepest darkest secret-which coincidentally is my brother's deepest darkest secret- and then we'll have everyone over and play spin the sake bottle and- I'll tell you I'm a fag, and why I'm a fairy, and all about how my brother is not, and together we'll tell everybody about that wild crazy sex we had! And how it all was meaningless because I'm a flaming fairy, and then I'll tell you about all the porn I'm in, and which videos are me, and which are Naru, and then we shall frolic in fields of daisies, and I'll tell you how Naru really feels about you, so I can save him the embarrassing trouble of doing so in person! And then I'll grope-"

At this point Naru came in and punched Gene out cold.

"You will absolutely not do any of those things. Tea. Now." Steel lined his voice as he spoke.

Mai saw a faint pink painted over his pale skin. Naru probably would have denied it. She watched him stride back to his office and close the door with a slam.

Later after the kitchen incident:

Lin had come out after the racket, which included the door slamming. He found Gene on the floor and Mai staring at him, trying to figure what to do next. He then continued to grab Gene around the waste and slung one hand over his shoulders. Lin dragged the knocked out Gene to one of the couches. Turning to Mai he nodded and proceeded to his office.

Mai, seeing that she didn't have to worry about the lookalike, started to make tea for everyone. In the middle of making tea the office door opened and Houshou walked in. Mai turned to greet the monk and started to babble.

"Monk-san, do you want some tea?"

"yeah, that would be great. Hey, why is Naru passed out on the couch?"

"Ummm, that isn't Naru."

Monk, then walked to the couch while being told the day's events. Mai who was speaking the blush quickly got a deeper and deeper red. Pausing slightly to regain oxygen, she continue to tell him all of what Gene had said.

The second Naru as Monk-san dubbed him, started to stir. The eyes fluttered open. As soon as they were all the way open, the obsidian eyes locking on to Houshou's amber ones. Gene kept eye contact and nodded his head as he started to speak.

"Heeeeyyy there. And who might you be?"

"Now, shouldn't I be asking that?"

"Aww, but that ruins the fun."

Houshou continued to stare him down as Mai came in with five cups of steaming tea. She set down three of the cups on saucers and then took the remaining ones to the two males locked in their offices. When she returned from the second and darker office she sat next to Houshou and picked up her cup of tea. Gene sighed and started to take a sip of his tea, when Mai spoke.

"Who are you?"

She said it with no accusations, no push. Just general curiosity. He was starting to like this one. His brother had good taste.

"That's Eugene. My brother."

The cold voice came from the office that Mai had come out of minutes before.

"Ah! How mean! How could you say such a thing to your own brother? Someone else would have thought that I was nothing but a termite." Gene said in a high whiny voice.

"Compared to some of the crap you say. This is mild."

"But nothing I say is so cruel and cold!"

"Why have you come?"

"To see my darling brother, of course!"

The bickering went back and forth for several minutes until, Naru not wanting to waste more time bickering with his brother, turned and walked back into his office. While slamming the door behind him for the second time that day.

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A/N: Now the next chapter is going ot be interesting! I can't wait! sorry again, to be late.