Disclaimer: All characters in Ghost Hunt are the creation of the Goddess Ono Fuyumi-sama.
Lin slowly woke to the sensation of Mai's warm body pressed against his back. He felt her hand softly, teasingly trail down his stomach. Lower and lower it went until she grasped his semi-hard cock, gently stroking it.
"Woman," Lin mumbled half into his pillow, "you're insatiable."
"Isn't that just because you're so good at what you do," Mai whispered seductively.
Lin exhaled softly before blearily blinking open his eyes. He looked at the clock on Mai's wall. It was already six in the morning.
"I have to go soon," he responded sleepily.
"Can't you skip training for one day?" Mai begged.
"You know how I feel about that," Lin told her flatly, his mind slowly gaining coherency.
"Fine," Mai snapped, pushing away from him to sit up.
Lin could still feel Mai's back pressed to his, so he knew she wasn't completely angry. Even so, he couldn't figure out why she sometimes got upset at him for leaving in the morning.
"Mai," he tried to reason as he rolled onto his back, "It's the same every time I stay over."
"I know, I know," Mai huffed, "Mr. Obsessive-Compulsive can't deviate from his morning routine."
Lin sighed gently, sitting up. He roughly scrubbed his face, trying to wake up. Dropping his hands, he stared at Mai for a moment.
"Fine, Mai," he finally conceded, though his tone was angry. "I'll just call Naru and tell him not to expect me because my girlfriend doesn't want me to leave."
Mai breathed out in annoyance.
"No," she responded, just as angrily, as she turned towards him.
"Mai," Lin sighed, softening his tone. He hadn't meant to sound so angry.
He reached his hands out to hold her shoulders, but Mai roughly pushed against his chest, still too angry to be reasoned with.
"Just leave!" she ordered him.
"Fine!" Lin yelled back as he got up to pull on his clothes. "But just remember, you're the one who started this and pushed me away."
Mai didn't respond as she stood up. Instead, she turned her back to him, pulling on a baggy t-shirt. She sat back down on her futon, pulling her legs to her chest.
Lin hated leaving like this. He was so angry. Not at Mai, and not really at himself. He was angry about the whole situation.
"Please, Mai," he tried again as he knelt behind her, hugging her to his chest. "Please don't be angry at me."
Mai started to cry, causing Lin to grow deeply concerned.
"Mai," he begged, "please tell me what's wrong."
"Just leave," she cried softly.
Lin was bewildered at her sudden outburst of emotions. They tended to argue a lot, but it never got this bad. He had no idea what to do except obey her wishes.
"Alright, I'll leave," he said, not letting go of her.
She continued to softly cry, but didn't respond.
He sighed heavily, hugging Mai even tighter. It wasn't until she finally calmed, that he released her, placing a kiss on the top of her head.
"I'll see you at work," he told her.
Mai nodded her head before lying back down. The office didn't open until ten, so she had several hours before she had to get up. Lin really didn't want to leave, but Mai had insisted and he figured she just needed some space. So, with one final look at the woman he loved, he turned to leave her apartment.
~oOo~
Still feeling uneasy about this morning, Lin decided to leave early for work. He wanted to stop by Mai's apartment before she left for the office, but when he knocked she didn't answer. Deciding she was already gone, he left.
By the time he got to the office, Mai and Naru were already there. They both seemed to be in a foul mood and were doing a spectacular job of ignoring him.
Considering everyone hated him at the moment, Lin sequestered himself into the resource room like he did almost every other day and mechanically set to work analyzing case footage. After a while, there was a knock at the door. Mai entered the room a moment later, shutting the door behind her.
"Koujo," Mai half whispered.
"Hmm?" he responded distractedly, still typing.
"We need to talk," she said in a subdued voice.
Lin immediately froze. That was something you usually didn't want to hear from your lover. It either meant she was pregnant, or it meant she was breaking up with him. Admittedly, he wasn't sure he was ready to be a father, but he sure as hell didn't want it to be the latter.
Bracing himself, Lin slowly turned to Mai, giving her his full attention. Her eyes were slightly red as if she had been crying. He remained silent, unwilling to ask her what she wanted to talk about.
"Koujo, I…" Mai paused, raising her hand to her mouth in an attempt not to cry.
Lin swallowed uneasily. He hated seeing Mai in this state.
"I don't think we should see each other anymore," Mai finally said.
"Why?!" Lin instantly demanded.
"Koujo, please, try to understand—" Mai was cut off as the door suddenly opened.
"Lin," Naru said before pausing at the distressed expressions of both his investigators.
Mai quickly walked past Naru out of the small room.
"Damn it, Naru," Lin growled as he pushed past him to follow Mai.
Lin wasn't going to let anyone or anything keep him from Mai. He had to convince Mai not to leave him. He didn't know what he had done wrong, but he'd beg on his knees if he had to.
"Mai, stop," Lin said as he grabbed her hand.
"Koujo, please," she begged as she glanced behind him, "not in front of Naru."
"I can't agree to that," Lin told her. "I don't want to lose you."
"You mean you don't want to lose the sex," Mai countered bitterly, attempting to tug her hand from his grasp.
"This has nothing to do with sex," Lin insisted. "Besides, you're the one who always calls me for sex."
"Because that's the only time I can watch you come undone!" Mai shouted. "It's the only time you give anything back to me!"
"That's not true, Mai," he argued. "I love you!"
"Those are just words, Koujo!" Mai said as she finally freed her hand from his grasp.
As Mai turned to leave, Lin fell to his knees, grabbing her around the waist.
"Please," he pleaded as Mai turned back to him, his voice full of desperation, "I know I'm not expressive enough, but I'll die if you leave me."
Mai stared at Lin in shock, her mouth slightly agape.
"What did you do to him, Mai?" came Naru's voice from behind them.
'Please just shut up, Naru,' Lin thought urgently.
"Koujo…" Mai started, her expression pained.
"Mai," Lin tried again, holding on tight as he looked up to her, "you're my everything. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Please, give me one more chance to make you fall in love with me."
"Koujo!" Mai said urgently. "Why didn't you ever say so before?"
Lin's eyes widened in surprise. He hoped she meant what he thought she did.
"I didn't know how you felt," he confessed. "You never said. I was terrified."
Mai pulled Lin to his feet wrapping her arms around his waist.
"You're so impossible," she cried. "I can't read you at all!"
"Are you saying you won't leave me?" Lin asked, feeling relieved as he hugged her back.
"I'm saying I love you more than anything," Mai replied, breaking into tears.
Lin could hardly breathe. It was more than he could hope for.
"I love you so much," he breathed out, on the verge of tears himself.
Smiling, Mai pulled him down for a kiss. He captured her lips desperately, slipping his fingers into her hair.
"Not in the office!" Naru yelled from behind them.
Reluctantly pulling away, Lin sighed, placing his forehead against Mai's. He was getting annoyed with Naru being there. He needed alone time with Mai as soon as possible.
"I hope you know I'm staying over tonight," he told her quietly. "And I'm not leaving for the rest of the weekend.
"You can stay forever," Mai murmured.
"You two are disgusting," Naru put in. "Now get back to work. And Mai—"
"I know, tea," she grumbled, as she turned to walk to the kitchen.
Lin wasn't letting Mai get away that easily though. Quickly coming up behind her, he lifted her up. She squealed in surprise as he carried her to the kitchen.
Naru sighed as he watched them. He knew they'd be trouble from now on.
A/N: I think this is the end unless people decide they need an epilogue or something. I think I might retire from writing lemons though (because I feel like I'm awful at writing them). Although, this definitely had a good following. Thank you all. Please share any comments (you can PM me if you're too shy to review).