5:50 pm
The two sat on the couch together, Naru's arm around her as she leaned on his shoulder. Their fingers interlocked while a movie played on Mai's tv that hung on the wall.
After their little make-out session, Mai managed to bring herself to tell him about Gene's final wish. How she had spent so much time thinking about it and even showed him her half-written English poem she was trying to write for him. Of course, he pointed out that it needed some work. But he made sure to tell her that he was happy just being able to see her smile, and that Gene is happy now too. Mai could tell how bad Naru felt as he thought about his late brother, curling up to him and kissing his cheek.
They ignored the movie as they talk about any past relationships and about their families. They asked maybe some too personal questions, but neither made it awkward. In fact, they both made jokes about it. Teasing the other's inexperience in love and laughing when they get a reaction.
The time finally came for Naru to head home when Lin called asking where he was. They held a goodbye kiss for a solid minute before she open the door to let him out. He stopped, looking at the box that sat in front of the door.
"Oh, I forgot about this." The cat walked up, sniffing it and hissed at the box. "Oliver? What's wrong, kitty?" Naru's gaze focused on a specific label on the box and he took her hand.
"Leave it. Don't touch it." He gently brought her to him.
She nodded, holding his hand. Naru's eyes scanned the area, then the box as he knelt down to read the label. His eyes widened as he quickly stood. "Get back inside." He said sternly as Mai looked up at him.
"Why? It's just a pa- whoa!" He took her hand and pulled her back inside, closing the door and locking it. She blushed, looking at him. "What are you.."
"I don't trust that. I've ordered quite a few things online here before, and the delivery people always leave a 'sorry we missed you' letter if you didn't collect the package." He held her hand tightly as he thought.
"Maybe he was new?" Mai said awkwardly.
"Did you order something?"
"No, but my friends have been sending me gifts through the mail since I moved in last week."
He looked at her, thinking for another moment until he decided. "Got an extra futon?"
Mai's face went tomato red as she jumps back. "Whoa, that's just too much! I mean, we just barely started..you know and-"
He sighed, poking her forehead. "Idiot." She flinched, rubbing her head as she pouted. "I just don't trust that package, so I want to stay here and make sure you're safe."
She stares up at him, blushing. "What about Lin? Isn't his job to look after you?"
"He'll just have a night off." He shrugged.
She sighed, then nodded. "Okay. I'll go see if I have another futon." She walked to her closet and took out a pink one, smiling. "This is my only extra."
He smiled. "That'll be fine." Despite his pure intentions, thoughts still popped up in his head. Damnit hormones..
6:20 pm
They ate. Mai let Naru take a bath first. Her face on fire as her thoughts flooded of him. She shook her head, trying to distract herself with a movie as she curled up on her couch. She had already set up his futon next to hers because there isn't a lot or empty space. The thought of Naru..no, Oliver freaking Davis sleeping next to her sent her head spinning. She whined as the thoughts came back and she fell onto her side.
Oliver..Davis.. just his name is enough to make her smile. Closing her eyes, she remembered when she first met him. How she despised him at first because his personality was so overwhelming. She wondered if Gene hadn't appeared in her dreams, would she and Naru be where they are now? Naru.. she wondered how his family came up with that nickname. She smiled, thinking of the way she thought of it. Naru the abrasive, the humorless, and the narcissist.
She smelled something sweet, then felt a warmth on her lips. She slowly opened her eyes as she saw him pull away. He smirked as she jumped up and covered her mouth. She sighed and gently kicked his shoulder. "Thief."
He laughed, standing. He wore a towel on his head, his t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants she had given him. "Before you go take your bath, can you tell me why you have men's sweatpants?"
She looked away. "They're comfy, not to mention cheaper." She glanced up at him, his hair wet and out of his face. Is he wearing glasses?
"Really?" He smiled, drying off his hair a bit as she nods and gets up.
"I'll be back in a bit then." She goes to her closet and gets out her pajamas. He caught a glimpse of a small stack of panties, but looked away respectively as he cleared his throat and sat in the couch. His tea has long gone cold.
As she was taking her bath, he took the time to look around her apartment. It was a standard sized one and the layout was simple. As soon as you walk through the door, the kitchen is on the right. There is a small dining or living area, but it looks like she put a small table and chair by the wall in the kitchen. The bedroom is on the other side of the apartment, as well as the bathroom. The bedroom is separated by a thin traditional sliding door. There's a single window in the living room and he can only assume there's one in the bedroom as well.
Mai soon came out and stretched, smiling. Her pajamas were a t-shirt and shorts, her hair a knotted mess as she rubbed it dry. She looks at him and smiles. "You want anything before we go to bed?" She asked, opening her pantry. "I ha- oh. I was going to offer you cookies but I forgot that you don't like sweets."
He smiled. "I like you." She froze, then looked away blushed.
"I didn't know you were such a flirt." She munched on a cookie and handed him one as he walked over. He just shrugged, taking the cookie.
"I was half joking." He took a bite.
"Half." She echoed, turning away. "Jerk." She muttered.
He gently hugged her from behind. She flinched, thankful he couldn't see her face as he whispered "I'm your jerk."
She nodded, placing her hands on his arms. "Yeah." She turned around as he leaned and kissed her. He slowly pulled away smiling at her. She smiled back as they both walked towards the bedroom hand in hand.
