"Mai?" Naru exclaimed surprised as I squeezed the air out of his lungs.

"Oh, Naru! It was horrible!" I wept in his arms.

"Mai, what happened?" Naru sounded concerned.

"Gene, he- He - He tried to rape me." I stuttered, but managed to get out what needed to be said.

Naru wrapped his arms around me and held me tight.

For once, I felt safe and secure.

Later That Day:

"Takigawa, we're going to need an exorcism from you." Naru said.

"You mean, the other one didn't work?" Monk asked.

"No, Takigawa-san, this is another spirit in need of an exorcism." Naru answered coldly.

"Is it another case?" Monk asked.

"No. this is a personal situation." Naru growled.

"Oh. Well…when do you need it?"

"As soon as possible."

A Few Days Later:

"Naru, I am sick and tiered of this!" Monk complained. "This is the fifth exorcism I've performed and your damn brother just won't give up. I am very badly injured and refuse to put up with this any longer!" Monk slammed the door shut.

"Naru, I'm sorry." I whispered.

"Why would you be sorry? I'm the one who failed you." Naru muttered as he tightened the hold his two fingers had on the bridge of his nose.

I walked towards him and sat on his laps, wrapping my arms around him and nestling my head in the crook of his neck. "You haven't failed me." I said as I lifted my head and placed a kiss on his cool lips. "Not yet, at least." I whispered as I pulled away.

A Few Days Later:

"Uhhm, Naru, I forgot the keys to my house." I said timidly.

A sigh escaped Naru's lips. "Lin, Watashi wa kanojo wo ie ni okuru!" Naru announced before he closed the office door.

At Naru's Crib:

"When's Lin coming home?" I asked as I watched Naru pcing around his bedroom.

"He's over at Madoka's for the night." he informed as he went over to his desk.

"Stop working and come to bed!" I whined sitting up. Apparently, my complaints didn't go unnoticed and he actually did as I said.

Naru sighed and came forth, lifting the blanket and snuggling into the bed.

"Night, Mai." he mumbled as he wrapped an arm around my waist.

"Night!" I chimed.

Mai's Dream:

'A dream? Why, I haven't had a dream since a long time now.' I walked without a purpose around the seemingly empty room.

"Mai! You're back!" Gene now looked more worn out.

"Yeah." I said suspiciously.

"Oh, Mai, don't fear me." he gingerly took my hand. "I shall now longer harass you while in your dreams." he said smiling. "Now, wake-up, Mai. I have a surprise for you."

I clenched my eyes shut and soon submerged from my dream realm.

In Reality:

I was now in a large garden. Beautiful flowers as far as the eye could see!

"Konbanwa, Tenshi wa!" Gene chimed.

"Errr - Konnichiwa?" I asked, once again suspiciously.

"Come. Walk with me. Talk with me." Gene engaged my arm with his. "So…have you made your decision?" Gene asked.

"Ehh? Decision?" I asked surprised.

"Who you'd stay with."

"About that: I was sort of thinking about staying with Naru." I replied nervously, fiddling around with my fingers.

Gene sighed. "Wrong choice!" he growled. "In a few days we shall be wedded. Until then, I shall keep you trapped in your dream land." he hissed.

He picked up a nearby vase and crashed it against my head.

I am now a captive in my own mind.

(A/N: In case anybody noticed this, Gene is now in the real world. Now, ghosts can't do that, unless they're really powerful. Pretty scary, huh? No spelling check today (when was the last time I had one?). If anyone got confused by my sudden out burst in Japanese, please, do tell, and I will gladly translate them in the next chapter. I also appoligize for the crappy chapter. It's just that - Well, I was going to end it during this chapter but decided to stretch the story line a bit to give you guys a few more chapters. Be aware that it might end in two or three more chapters. Sayonara! ^-^)