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I now give you the first installment of Valentines Day. I've gotten many reviews (thank you) and most of them were Valentines. So thank you all so much and enjoy! Read and Review!


Mai's Secret Admirers:

~Valentines Part One~

Mai sat in the SPR office being bored out of her mind. Yes, it was Valentines Day but she never got any cards. She was beginning to think she just wasn't card-material. She sat up straight and looked around. She heard Lin typing still but he always did that. Strangely, Naru hadn't asked for tea. How odd. She creaked the door open but he wasn't there.

"Hey Lin!" She ran over to his office and poked her head in. "Where's Naru?"

The tall chinaman looked at her. "You mean he isn't in there?"

"Nope." She sighed. "Maybe he decided not to go to work today."

They heard the door slam.

"I guess I spoke too soon." Mai sprinted for the door, she knew what was coming next.

"Mai-"

"I'll go make it right now."

"You've been doing that lately, I was going to say you've gotten a letter but you can make me tea if you want." He smirked at her and tossed her the envelope.

She stuck her tongue out at him behind his back. "I can see you."

She looked surprised and he sighed. "There's a mirror right there."

Mai blushed and open the letter. A Valentines Day card. It wasn't anything fancy, it just had a couple roses on the cover but when she opened it, it took her breath away. Three simple words rang through her ears.

I love you.

She must have turned five shades of red before she actually decided to make his tea. The card had no return address, and it didn't have a name. She had a secret admirer.

.xXx.

Naru sat there for five minutes waiting for his tea. He didn't mind though. After that not-quite-case on Halloween, he had begun to be grateful for even being alive. Of course, letting people know that was out of the question. Naru got tired of waiting and opened the door slightly. He heard Ayako and Bou-san making fun of Mai. Something about a Valentines Day card. Naru narrowed his eyes. He hadn't sent any Valentines cards. Mai was his. She may not know it but she was his. He dialed the phone number of a florist and ordered a bouquet of flowers for Mai. He frowned and stared out the window. Whoever had sent her those flowers was going to get it once he found them. Mai opened the door, her face was still red.

"Here you go Naru." She sat the tea cup down and turned to walk out the door.

"Who gave you that card?" Naru said icily. She shrugged.

"I don't know." She smiled at him and left the room.

Naru took a sip of his tea. It was cold. He sighed and drank the rest of it. This was already turning out to be a bad day for him.

.xXx.

Mai was extra-surprised to see the bouquet of flowers on the counter after lunch. There were eleven real roses and one fake. She found the card and opened it. It was from a different person this time. She had two admirers? That was odd.

Bou-san laughed at her. "You have two? Well, I did have one back in the day before I became an old man."

"You're mom doesn't count." Ayako teased.

"At least I had a date!" He countered.

Mai didn't hear the rest. She had learned to tune out the Miko and the Monk after a couple of years working with them. She opened the card and re-read it. 'I'll love you until the last rose dies.'

She smiled. It was cheesy but you still needed someone to say that to you. In fact, she liked the cheesy ones better. Not only did they make you feel good but they made you laugh. Well most of them.

She sat on the couch. Maybe it was from the same person but she looked at it again and decided against it. The handwriting was different.

"Mai! My tea is cold. Again."

She winced and ran to go make him some more tea. Lin walked through the door and was shocked to see a bouquet of roses in the middle of the office. He sighed. Naru probably had something to do with this. He spotted the card and read that cheesy line Gene had taught Naru years ago. Lin cracked a smile. Naru would probably get caught then he'd make some lame excuse and Mai would be heartbroken. Again.

John and Yasuhara entered the office.

"Who's your secret admirer Mai?" John asked sweetly. Yasu smiled cunningly and sat down.

Mai smiled. "I don't know exactly. Did you ever have a Valentines?"

John smiled. "I'm a priest Mai."

"Oh, right!" She blushed. "Hey Yasu what about you?"

He looked up at her. "This line is cheesy!"

Naru opened the door and frowned. "Do you people have no where else to go?"

Bou-san waved at Naru. "We're talking about Mai's admirer."

Naru glared at him. "I'm not deaf."

Monk-san gave out a nervous laugh.

Naru glared at Yasu who didn't flinch. He was one of the few people that could actually withstand his glare.

"I run a respectable business, not a coffee house!" Naru slammed the door shut behind him. "Mai! Tea!"

Mai sighed and walked into his office. She sat the tea down and made a beeline for the door.

Monk-san smiled at her when she returned. "Did you give the beast his tea?"

She nodded. "Who wants lunch? I'm starving!"

The entire team nodded in agreement.

"Who knows Mai, maybe you'll get another letter from your admirer." Ayako smiled.