Chapter 7 – They're Here
To say I'm shocked is an understatement; it only took the others three days to get here. I thought they would have needed more time to prepare, but apparently not. However, thinking about it, I shouldn't be surprised with Luella and Madoka having been in charge of their trip. Luella, Martin, Lin and Madoka are on their way to pick up the others from the airport while Naru and I waited at home. I'm pretty excited to see them since it's been a few weeks since I last saw any of them. "You look pretty happy today," says Naru from his seat beside me on the couch.
"Yes, well, it's been a while since I last saw the others and I want to catch up," is my reply without taking my eyes away from the TV.
Of course, I'm the only one watching it; Naru is reading one of his many paranormal researching books. "I suppose, but don't forget; they're coming to England for a case, not for fun," is his monotonous reply.
"You're such a work-a-holic Naru, aren't you even a little bit looking forward to seeing them?" I ask, finally looking over at him.
His eyes meet mine before he answers, "I guess, more so because I know seeing them will make you happy."
My reply is to lean over and plant a chaste kiss on his lips, smiling the whole while. Before I could pull away, he puts down his book and deepens the kiss. It became so passionate that we didn't hear the others enter the room until we heard a few gasps and someone cleared their throat. We pull away and look up at them to see their varying facial expressions. Luella, Martin, Madoka and Ayako were smiling widely; Bou-san and Yasu had shit-eating grins on their faces; Lin had his usual blank expression; John was blushing and Masako looked absolutely affronted.
The tension was awkward until Luella broke it by saying she would show everyone to their rooms. Martin and Lin went off to do some work while Madoka joined Luella. My blush was every shade of red imaginable; I can't believe the first thing they see when they see me is Naru and I making out. "That was so embarrassing," I say while trying to hide my face in Naru's chest.
He only chuckles and returns to his book.
It was now dinner time and we were all around the massive dining table. I hadn't had much time to talk to the others, mostly because I was avoiding them, but also because Martin took them aside to give them the quick briefing that we had about the case. "So Mai, how has your visit been so far?" Ayako asks me, that annoying and all-knowing glint in her eyes.
"It has been great, Naru has shown me all the sites and how to speak English," I answer, not giving into her signals and smiling.
"I see; last time I heard from either of you, Naru had hinted at something a lot more…intimate," states Bou-san while trying not to laugh
My blush from earlier comes back and Naru glares at him. "Oh, what do you mean Bou-san?" Ayako asks, but this time she really is curious.
"Well, a few weeks ago I decided to give Mai a call and guess who answers? Naru. I was shocked and then discovered that Mai was in England; I had no idea about this of course. I asked Naru what had happened, or more specifically I had asked if they had done it yet. His answer was that I didn't want to know the answer to that and hung up, I assumed the answer was yes," he replies, facing Ayako and talking as if they were discussing the weather.
After this, everyone, except for those who already knew about it, stared at me like I was some science experiment. Masako looked like she was about ready to cry, or pass out. John was blushing almost as red as me, and that's saying something. The others looked pretty okay with that fact; I just hope the other matter isn't brought up. Luckily, I was saved by Naru; "You aren't here to talk about our sex life; you're here to work," he says.
I look over at him and give him a thankful look; he nods, knowing that the conversation was getting uncomfortable for me. Dinner carried on with little conversations here and there, no one bringing up Naru and me again. It wasn't long before it was time for bed; I said goodnight to everyone and headed up stairs where Naru was waiting for me in bed. "Thanks for stopping that conversation Naru," I say to him while getting changed into my pyjamas.
"You're welcome, I knew that the conversation was getting bad for you; so I stopped it," is his response while continuing to read a book in bed.
"I really wish they wouldn't speak about our sex life like they're talking about the weather. Why are we such an exciting topic?" I sigh and climb into bed beside him.
"Because they don't know how not to talk about us; even when we were still in Japan, I know they were talking about us when they thought we weren't listening."
"I know, I walked in on them talking about us a few times on cases when coming back from making tea," I'm not kidding, I walk in on them coming up with possible ways to get us together; they thought I didn't hear a thing, but they were wrong. "I was hoping they would stop now that they know we're together, but apparently not."
"I loathe to think how they'll act when they find out about the baby; it might never stop after that," he sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"You know they'll find out eventually and the way I am, they'll probably find out on this case because I'll most likely end up in hospital," I laugh, curling up further into his side.
"Please don't joke like that Mai, I don't want you in the hospital again until it's time for the baby to get here," he says, giving me his famous glare.
"Okay, okay, just don't kill me with your glare," I giggle and finally drift into the land of dreams.
Again, I apologise for my lateness with updating. This week is my week off from uni and I decided to update because I had an idea for this chapter. I'm thinking that the scene that I came up with, which I mentioned in the last chapter, will be in the next chapter or maybe the chapter after that.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please R&R.
Seza, over and out.
