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Lin sat there with Aya holding her hand. He was even more worried now because she said she was scared. Though, he can't really blame her. Anyone who had to go through with that would be a least a little scared. He sat there trying to think of a plan to get Naru back, but, he was in vain. Anything he could think of at the moment Naru could easily get him back with something and he wasn't going to go as far as revealing Naru's feelings for Mai. He has known since the beginning but he never said anything. It was actually very easy to figure out and anyone who could not figure it out had to have some sort of problem with them. He was starting to get frustrated. He wanted to get back at Naru so bad, but, nothing was coming to him. All he could think about was the young women that sat next to him. And how she almost got killed just then. He had warned Monk about this and did he listen to him NO. But, he knew Monk was just as worried about her as he was or even more.
Aya could see how frustrated Lin was. She sat there telling herself how stupid she was for listening to Naru. She felt that Lin would never forgive her for putting herself in danger. It was then when Monk came to her mind. Her mind started to panic. Where was Monk? What was going to do to Naru? It wasn't Naru's fault. She had accepted the rudely given request that Naru told, not asked her to do. She started looking around the room. They were in the base once again. But where was everyone? She let go of Lin's hand and started to get up when two strong hand pushed her carefully back down on the coach she was laying on. She looked at Lin's face trying to see to tell him that she needed to get up.
"Aya what do you think you are doing?" Lin asked in a very serious voice.
At first she didn't know what to say. She knew that she needed to rest but she had to make sure Monk was not going to do anything stupid. She couldn't ask Lin to go check for her. For one thing she knew he was very angry with Naru even though she was ok, second she knew he would also be trying to help Monk, maybe, and third she did not want to be left alone in the room all by herself. The ghost she had last spoken to gave her the creeps.
"Aya?" Lin asked starting to get worried.
"Lin, where is Takigawa?"
"I'm not sure. Why do you ask?"
"I know Takigawa, if something were to happen to me because of someone else he would be going after them. I need to find Takigawa before he does something stupid."
"Well, you are not ready to get up yet. If you do, that headache of yours will return."
"Please Lin, let me go find him. This is my fault because I didn't oppose to it."
"How about I go look for him? And bring him back to you so that you can explain it to him."
"No!! I mean please I don't want to be left alone in here."
Lin looked back at her and suddenly felt furious and yet sad at the same time. He walked over to her, lifting her off the coach and started making his way to where Naru was. Thousands of words were running in his mind to say to Naru for making Aya go through with this. Yes, Aya did say that it was her choice and that Naru didn't force her. But, he couldn't help but blame Naru for what Aya is going through. So he continued on to Naru's destination.
Aya looked at Lin's eyes as he carried her. She could still feel that her cheeks were warm just from Lin picking her up in bridal style. Her blush got even deeper just by his hands touching her. But, that whole good feeling went away when she looked at him. She saw something dark and dangerous in his eyes and it was taking them over. She started to panic. What was she going to do? This was the exact thing she was trying to stay away form. She looked back up at his face and knew that there was nothing she could do or say that would make him stop what he was about to do.
Naru sat there calmly listening to Mai shout and scream at him furiously. He was amazed that small girl like her could have such a loud voice. Then again Mai was never quiet. So he wondered why this surprised him so much. As he sat there he suddenly was able to tone out Mai completely. As he thought about this he realized that it wasn't the fact that she had a loud voice but the fact that she was using it to yell at him. Another thing that suddenly came to his head was that he was letting her get away with it. He decided that he had heard enough form the girl. He was just about to silence her when Monk interrupted.
"Look Naru, I am very mad at you right now", said monk in a serious voice. "But, I do understand your defence."
"Monk!!" Mai yelled in astonishment.
"No Mai, he did ask Aya-chan before he did anything. My problem is that I can't believe that you used her like that. I mean she is not something that you can use however you please even with her permission!"
"It is starting to sound like you are saying she is my toy", Naru stated flatly.
"NARU!! How could you ever even say that?!" exclaimed Mai.
Monk took a deep sign before continuing. "Naru you said before yourself that you were not going to allow Aya-chan to stay here because something might happen to her, because she is not experienced. Lin even warned me before that something like this could happen. But, I was not expecting something like that to happen from you!!" Monk said as his voice started to rise.
"Well, Monk what happened here was not entirely my fault. And because I am the owner of this company I can do anything I want with my workers permission. And Ms. Shay gave me her permission to do this. Now if you would all please leave I have some work to do." Everyone could then tell that Naru was getting aggravated and decided that they had said enough for now. They had been yelling at him for the last hour as is. They were very surprised that Naru had kept himself quiet for that whole time. As they walked out Ayako looked at Monk.
"Do you think he let us stay in there and yell at him because he felt guilty for what happened?" asked Ayako.
"I do, he knows what he did wrong and now he is beating himself up about it", stated Monk. They could all still hear the venom in his voice.
"Come on Takigawa, let's go gets some tea and bring it to Aya-chan." Monk smiled at Ayako and nodded his head to answer her. "You coming with us Mai?"
"No um, I'll catch up in a minute or so."
"Ok, just call us before you come."
"Ok, thanks Ayako."
Ayako nodded and walked away with Monk right beside her. She stood out there until they completely vanished down the hall way. She then turned to the room they all had just left and look at the door. She suddenly felt bad for yelling at Naru. She knows that Naru hates it and really hates himself when he messes up. She then stood there and wondered how bad he would be beating himself up if he almost killed someone. Once she thought that, fear over came her. She stood there shocked and ashamed of herself for yelling at him. Though she knew he deserved it, she also should have known that he was doing much more to himself than she ever could.
Thinking this she ran back into the room and swung the door open. She saw him standing by the wall. She walked over to him to find his face down towards the ground using his arm as to support himself leaning on the wall. Her eyes traveled him. It wasn't till she saw the hand on the wall that she gasped. She ran over to him tears filling her eyes.
"Naru!"
He lifted his head and his eyes widened. It was as if he had never heard her enter the room. He took back his hand that he was using for support and put it by his side. She could see the blood dripping down his hand in a steady rate. She grabbed his hand to inspect it, but, he just snatched it away from her grasp. He then turned his head so he could not see her face. He knew that he would lose his control just by looking in eyes.
"Naru! Let me see your hand."
"It's fine Mai. Now go back to work."
"No, no will not go back to work!! Not until you allow me to tend to your hand!!"
"MAI!! I SAID GO BACK TO WORK NOW!!" Naru yelled at her with so much venom in his voice that she broke out into tears in front of him. When he realize that he screamed at her it only made him feel worse.
"Ever since his death…all I can do is hurt the people around me" Naru thought to himself. "Mai please leave…I…I need to be by myself for a while."
Mai looked up at him with tears streaming down her face. Her eyes already starting to turn red; her face was somehow still calm. She looked at him straight in the eyes and shook her head.
"No, Naru. No, I will not leave you. You know you need someone right now. No matter what you do, I'm staying right here till I am satisfied." Mai then looked up at him and smile with a still steady stream of tears flowing from her eyes.
Naru then walked over to the couch and sat down. Mai followed him and then looked around the room. She saw a desk and decided to look for a first aid kit in there first. She walked over starting pull out draws searching for one. She had just reached the last draw when she found it. She then walked over to him and started tending to his hand. The room had been in a silence for a while now. She decided it would be good to break it.
"How did you do this to your hand Naru?"
"I guess I punched the wall a little bit too hard even for me." When he said this it made her smile a little.
"Well next time, trying punching a couch or a pillow; at least something soft."
"I'll try to remember that next time."
She had just finished tending to his hand when he had said that. She knew she had to apologize for making him feel worse than he already was. But, then again she didn't even know if Aya-chan was still alive. She had a feeling she was. But, she knew that wasn't what Naru was focusing on. He was focusing on the fact that he had almost killed her. He just couldn't get over it.
"Naru, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you the way I did. I should have been able to tell that you were already feeling terrible. I'm truly sorry. Please forgive me."
"Mai, you have done nothing wrong. I deserved to be yelled at. At least this time you had a reasonable reason to yell at me."
"Maybe to you, but, still I went too far. I should have thought before I acted."
"That is not one of your talents Mai." Naru added with a smirk on his face.
"Darn it Naru! Here I am trying to apologize for yelling at you and I just find myself yelling at you again because you are not taking me seriously! Now, is there anything I can do before I go?!"
"Yeah, are there any pain killers in that first aid kit?" Mai walked back over the kit to find some in there. She checked the date of the pills to make sure that they would still work. Relieved that they did she gave them to Naru and he just swallowed them whole. She sat with him for a few minutes to make sure the pills started to work. She had to make sure that she didn't need to go out and buy some. Finding out that they were working she once again rose from her seat.
"Anything else Naru?"
"Yes, one more thing."
Right when he said this he stood up and pulled her right up against him. She looked at him startled at first. He smiled as her cheeks started to get red from the blush that was forming. He leaned down closer to her face seeing the blush start to darken. Her eyes widened when she saw what he was about to do. His lips only inches apart from hers. She could feel his warm breath on her face. It gave her shivers all through her body. She then wrapped her arms around his neck to bring him closer. He smiled at this and then only being an inch away from claiming her lips, he moved to her ear and whispered, "Thank you Mai." With that he pulled away leaving her there as he walked towards the door. He then turned around to look at her face and smirked.
"You know Mai you are very cute when you are embarrassed."
Before Naru could even open the door she was at his side yelling at him for messing with her like that. They walked all the way back to the base to find everyone there, including Aya-chan and Lin. Mai learned about what had happened between Aya-chan and Lin. Aya told her that they were on their way there when her and Lin walked into Ayako and Takigawa. After Ayako and Takigawa explained what was going on and how bad Naru felt, not to mention how bad Mai was yelling at him, Lin decided that he got what he deserved this time. But, the next time anything like this happens to anyone he would not hold back.
Everyone had been talking for a while now. Only to find that it was getting late. So everyone decided to turn in for the night. Aya ended up asking Mai if she could stay with them tonight. Mai of course agreed happily. Everyone then said there good nights wondering what would happen to them the next day.
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