Hours later, after much kissing, talking and tears (on Mai's part) they emerged from the study, it was nearly time to get going. Downstairs everyone was already dressed and eating. Ayako looked up suspiciously at the two but then turned back to her food as Naru and Mai sat.
Martin, seeing everyone was there went over the plan once more. "We'll go to the center of Whitechapel, Mai will stand in the park until something happens, and I suspect we'll know something before Mai since Masako will be watching for it. The second the spirit latches onto Mai or attacks her everyone will emerge from their hiding places and chant whatever it is you feel necessary. Madoka, Naru and I will run forward to hold down Mai if it becomes necessary. No matter what happens though, everyone needs to be prepared for it to get ugly."
Everyone nodded solemnly before finishing their food; Naru rested his hand on Mai's knee under the table and squeezing it gently.
"When everyone's ready, we'll leave."
-Time skip, Whitechapel-
Mai stood in the park, sitting on a bench close to where she had passed out the day before; at first she didn't feel anything. Then a cold breeze that seemed only to focus on her, like a breath, sent chills down her back. Mai shivered and glanced behind her, no one. Looking around, she felt 'Jack the Ripper' behind every shadow and began to shake, But then she heard Naru's voice in her head, telling her to calm down, she could do this and like planned she took a deep breath and calmed herself. Then everything went wrong.
She felt a stabbing pain in her lower abdomen; she tore at her jacket to see blood seeping through her white shirt and the top of her skirt.
"AAAAHHHHHHHH" she screamed and crumpled to the ground, she felt something claw like rip at her face and tear at her hair, before she knew it Naru, Martin and Madoka were grabbing her, holding her down and she began to hallucinate. In every face that she saw friendship was replaced by the man who killed the woman in the ally. They all wore leather aprons and tall hats. She began to scream and thrash about.
"Mai hold on for a bit longer!" one of the voices screamed, which was odd since they were the ones trying to kill her. More copies of 'Jack the Ripper' advanced, with knives for hands and leather aprons. They were all chanting something and she felt her back arch, a blood curdling scream ripped through her lungs that could shatter glass. She felt her stomach twist and boil and hands reach under her skin, to pull something out. Something they were desperate enough to collect they would kill.
"Nooo no no no no no no no." she began to mumble; eyes shut and tears streaking free. Behind her closed eyes she felt women gently pull her into darkness and cradle her close.
"Just stay here for a bit Mai." They whispered. "Just stay until it's over and you can go back." One whispered. "We owe you so much; he's kept us here for eternity it seems, just reenacting his murders every night. We thought we would never be free, and then we found you. A girl who could see our pain, help us put an end to it."
A woman stroked Mai's hair. "We're so sorry he's doing this, so we took you here. You won't feel it here. But you won't die either; you're too strong for that." Mai looked up, at their glowing faces and she saw joy, the joy that had been taken from them nearly 100 years ago had been restored.
-With Naru-
Jack was gone, that much had been clear. Another successful exorcism, but Mai still wasn't awake. In fact she'd been in the hospital for three days on breathing support. Her face looked like it had been attacked by bird claws, her stomach wasn't bleeding but a large bruise the size of a football had bloomed within seconds so dark it matched Naru's eyes.
Since then, everyone had returned home, Ayako and Monk set out on a mission to clean Mai's home so she could rest when she returned, John was going to help Yasu in the office, Masako was, well Masako and Lin was waiting at his house with Martin. Naru's mother, Luella had come to relieve her son from the 48 hours he spent awake but he refused to leave, after a while his mother gave in and demanded a bed be rolled in for her son.
It wasn't until the fifth day, Mai finally woke. The doctors hurriedly took the tube from Mai's throat allowing her to breathe on her own and gently sat her up.
"Mai." Naru whispered against her forehead, kissing her gently. "I'm so glad you're awake."
Mai nodded and smiled. "You won't believe what happened when I went under." She sounded almost giddy. "The victims took me away during his attack, so I wouldn't have to feel what they went through. I was only awake for maybe two minutes. After that I didn't feel anything, isn't that amazing."
Naru smiled slowly, tears in his eyes and kissed her head again. "I'm so glad you didn't experience it Mai, really you can't image how relieve I feel." He kissed her head again and held her close.
"Really Naru, I feel fine. How are you?" she asked against his neck, he let out a deep sigh. "Better now I know you're okay. As soon as you're ready we'll fly back to Japan."
"Ms. Taniyama." A doctor said coming in with a clip board. "I have a few questions regarding your health insurance, I'm afraid we don't accept the military benefits from Japan."
Naru stiffened and kissed Mai's head again. "Doctor, I'll straighten everything out in a moment."
"What did he want?" Mai asked as the doctor left, her English had fallen flat.
"Don't worry Mai; I'll take care of everything." He kissed her head again; he was doing that a lot recently and woke his mother, after mumbling a few words she nodded in agreement.
"Doctor, all the fees will be run through me." Luella said handing the doctor her identity. "I'm sure we can manage a payment plan." The doctor nodded and they became engrossed in discussion.
Naru returned to Mai, who had (unsurprisingly) fallen asleep again. It took another two days before the bruising had gone down enough for Mai to leave, her face completely healed.
On the ride to Naru's house Mai suddenly smiled and turned over to him. "You know, you never did show me fun after the tea house."
Naru grinned and took her hand, kissing her knuckles. "When you're all better Mai, I'll show you the time of your life."
Mai smiled and squeezed his hand before they pulled into the driveway of his home. He carried her into the house, bridal style and straight up to her bedroom. "Do you want me to start you a bath?"
"Yes, please." Mai spent an hour or so, soaking in the hot water, letting the steam fill her nostrils before she breathed it back out. Her bruise had been reduced to dark brown with a little blue at the end, but nothing to gross. She managed to finish without incident, oh Naru would be proud. She slipped into a blue tank top and shorts before Naru knocked on her door.
"Mai, are you dressed."
"Yeaaaaaaaa." She grumbled with her stomach as he entered. "I'm hungryyyyyy." Looking up she saw a tray of food and smiled. "So you're a mind reader too?"
"Occasionally" He smirked setting the tray down on her nightstand and helped her sit up. "Today however, we've just switched rolls. I am the handsome tea making secretary and you are the beautiful brooding boss that only wears black."
Mai giggled and kissed his cheek. "I like this, maybe I'll go to the hospital more often."
Naru paled and shook his head. "More than you already do? Mai if that were the case I'd have to move the office."
"Jerk!" Mai yelled slapping his arm as he crawled into the bed next to her.
"Don't be an idiot, eat your soup." He set the bed tray in front of her. "Chicken noodle and crackers, the doctor said nothing to heavy."
Mai nodded and dipped a saltine into the broth and biting it smiling. "You'd make a good house wife."
"Mai" He warned, ego almost bruised, though he couldn't hide his smirk/smile.
"How does it feel now that I've become the slave driver?" Mai said teasing him lightly, finishing her soup Naru slid from the bed taking her tray and kissed her head. "Get some sleep, and to stop any funny business you're not allowed to leave your room, it's almost 10:00 anyway."
Mai pouted but did as he asked, slipping into a deep sleep as her lights went out.
-With Naru downstairs-
Naru washed Mai's dishes before his mother came up behind him.
"Noll, I just finished the last of the laundry. You're tickets are scheduled for tomorrow morning."
Naru smiled and turned around. "I'm going to be alright mom, I always am."
"I know." She said taking his face. "But, I'm your mother. I'm going to worry no matter what you tell me. I'm concerned about Mai as well."
"We're moving in together." He said a sly smirk/smile that his mother knew all too well.
She squealed and embraced her son. "Good, you need someone to cook and take care of you."
"Mother." He said chuckling. "I'm a grown man."
"You're still only 18." She pointed out. "So by law yes, but you're not a grown man until at least 20 and even then I may deny you."
"I have a doctorate." Naru said following his mother from the kitchen, turning out the lights for the night.
"So does your father, and he's still a child at heart." She kissed her son goodnight and went to bed.
Naru sat in his bed for several minutes until he heard a knock at his door. "Mai, you should be resting." He called moving from his sheets, opening the door his breath caught. Mai, was wearing nothing but his button up shirt, a bra and underwear. "Mai.." his voice hitched as he glanced around in the dark hallway, was anyone watching?
Mai smiled pushing him into the room and closing the door behind her. She reached her arms up and kissed him deeply, pushing her tongue into his mouth, which he accepted willingly. She ran her hands up and down his bare back and chest, slowly pushing him towards the bed until he fell onto his back. Mai slowly (using all the seduction she had) saddled his waist.
Naru gave Mai all his attention, what was she doing? She smiled slowly and began to undo each button slowly until Naru's shirt lay open on him. Naru reached his hand under the shirt and spread his palms over her cool creamy skin, then used his other arm to pull the shirt free. He sat up and pressed his lips to her neck. "Mai," he whispered. "I don't think you know what you're doing to me."
Mai smiled and grinded herself against him "Oh Naru, I do, I really think I do."
He wrapped his arm around her waist and quickly moved her against him so he was hovering over her on the bed. He kissed her then, with his desperate lips and she met him back full force, toungs meeting each other like old lovers.
He picked her up slightly to get a hand to the clasp of her bra, freeing her successfully and smiled taking on his mouth. She wrapped her arms around his head and arched her back in pleasure. "Oh Naruuuu." She moaned with little gasps as he used teeth and tongue to send her waves of pleasure before he moved on down her waist, giving her bruise extra sensitive attention. He pressed his finger to the wet spot forming in her panties and smiled up at her. "It seems you've gotten started without me Mai."
Mai's laughed turned into quick gasps as Naru removed her panties and pressed his fingers at her entrance, giving little irregular movements until finally he plunged two fingers deep into her. Mai's gasp turned into a moan of pleasure as she began to buck her hips into him grasping for bed sheets as anchor.
"Mai." He said thrusting his hand in and out. "If you get to loud my parents will hear you."
"You try staying quiet when it's your tuuuurrrnnnnnnnn." Her rant slipped into a moan as Naru's finger brought her closer to climax. With his free hand he pulled himself free of sweat pants and boxers. He placed himself at her entrance moving around to prepare himself and her.
"Stop playing with meeeee." Mai gasped placing her hand at her entrance, brushing her fingers along his throbbing sex. A short thrust from Naru placed himself midway into Mai, just brushing her virgin wall. Her cries of pain/pleasure cut off by Naru's lips. He bit her lip lightly and massaged her breast with his free hand. "Are you ready?" he asked with hot breath in Mai's ear. She nodded yes and gripped his shoulders; another thrust and Naru broke her barrier and buried himself deep within Mai, where he always wanted to be. They both felt the warm trickle seep from Mai as tears formed her eyes with her short gasps. Naru waited for a moment and slowly began to move, in and out. Mai waited for the heat of pain to melt away to pleasure and she met every thrust with one of her own trying desperately to get him further inside her. Naru's grunts grew louder and he pressed his face against her neck.
"Shhh, you might wake your parents." This remark got her a quick bite in the neck as punishment, swiftly followed with nips and lips insuring a dark mark for the morning she would have to cover up.
When she reached her climax, Mai's walls tightened around him, her thighs clenched and her back arched. She pressed her lips to the side of his ear making sure Naru heard every part as she moaned his name in climax. Naru grunted as her body clenched his sex and soon filled her with a hot liquid.
He moved a few more times before pulling himself from her body entirely, covering her body instead with small kisses that made her sigh and swoon.
Please remember to review and suggest anything that may make this fic better for your viewing pleasure, I know I used a lot of time skips this time and I apologize. But nothing interesting ever happens in car rides XD UNTIL NEXT TIME!
