"I only want us three to investigate the case. I've told others that they can't come to the office because it's being renovated which will take three weeks, oh, and when Madoka comes here, I want her to help us too." Naru explained.
"Okay, but don't you feel bad for lying to the others?" Mai inquired.
"Mai, it was only partly false. The office is being repainted which will take place for the entire next week, so we can't use the office either and we'll have to use my apartment when that time comes. However, if investigating the case, and the ghost reveals something to them about my past. I'm done for. You already know all of this." Naru softly uttered. Mai nodded.
"So, where do we begin?" Mai asked. Naru looked at Lin to explain.
"I will be doing a summoning for the ghost so we can finally see it in person. Because the ghost is a Time Ghost, it can travel between different tenses – which are past, present and future. The ghost can also see your past and future just by looking at you and it may try and use things against you, for example, secrets. When we summon it here, it will be trapped in the present for one hour – that will be our time to speak to it." Lin clarified. Mai nodded again.
"I'm going to have to go home now then, Naru. I want to start preparing the incantation, it could take a maximum of three weeks as a lot of energy will have to go into it because we are summoning a very difficult ghost. I'll see you later." Lin said as he stood up, nodded his head and left the office, leaving the couple in there together.
"Mai, do you want to come to my place for some tea? There's not much else we can do now." Naru asked.
"Um, okay." She smiled in return.
When they got back to his place, Mai sat on the sofa and Naru went to the kitchen to make some tea. She enjoyed his tea, he made it just the way she liked it. He soon walked into the living room and handed her the cup. The each took a sip of their tea before placing it on the coffee table beside them.
Mai hugged him, "Thank you for trusting me enough to tell me about your past. I really appreciate it."
Naru stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head, "You're welcome. I'm glad I could finally reveal it to you."
The next day, the trio arrived at the office.
"Today, we will come up with a plan of what's going to happen when the ghost is here." Naru stated. The stoic man and the brunette girl nodded.
"So…here's what's going to happen…"
And here is chapter four! I feel like the chapters are going to be shorter but they will also come frequently, so don't worry. Also, the reason I'm getting this one done quicker is because I've dragged on this story for a while now (including Fly Like an Angel) and I want to get it finished to move on to new fanfics. So, I apologise in advance if the chapters get sloppier, even though I will try my best to make sure they are good, hahah.
Thanks for reading!
~Dice ^_^