AN: Okay people. Here's the next chapter!
I am sorry for the delay, but my workload has increased now-a-days...But here I am now!
And last time I asked if you wanted Naru and Mai to take things forward. Well, here are the replies:
Make it happen: 4
Take it slow: 7
Dunno's: 3
So, I guess they will only do T-rated stuff, nothing lemony...Oh well, if you change your minds, you know I'm right here!
And thank you all for your reviews and continued support!
Enjoy!
Loss and Concern
May 28, Day 3
Yasuhara yawned as he trudged slowly down the stairs to the ground floor. He had been dead asleep, when he had dreamt, dreamt, of the boss scolding him for not visiting the local library. And that had ended his nice peaceful sleep. Now that he remembered, he knew he had to get on with it, before the boss remembers giving him the task, and asking him why it had not been done yet. It was weird that Naru had forgotten in the first place, but that didn't mean Yasu could take it lightly.
Besides, seeing as he and Bou-san had inevitably ditched their shift (he was gonna blame Bou-san!), Yasu didn't want boss man chewing him out for two 'unprofessional behaviours' now. Though the fact that Naru hadn't himself kicked them awake (something he and Bou-san had decided to depend upon as their wake up call) when their shift was supposed to start was another weird thing.
But still the danger of his infamous anger prevailed.
So Yasu was on his way to see Kaji-san, and ask him if there was any library in the area (all the while making sure to avoid the base altogether). He hoped he wouldn't have to go too far. He was not a fan of travelling, ironic that he had to do exactly that for this job. He just chose to put up with it; after all, this line of work was interesting, and so were his colleagues.
Another yawn, this one bigger than the ones before, made him curse his work ethic again. Why did he have to be so diligent? Well, okay, maybe he wasn't always like this (try never). But the lack of progress in this particular case had even him frustrated. Besides, this place was becoming dangerous, and the quicker they solve this case and put the spirit to rest, the better for all of them.
Yasu sighed as he reached the ground floor and started the walk to Kaji-san's office. Why did it have to be so far from base, he didn't know. He should complain to the boss, but when had the narcissist ever listened?
As, he reached the contractor's office, he knocked on the door, and entered with an unnaturally cheerful 'Good Morning'. Kaji-san looked up about to return the greeting, before noticing who it was and suddenly getting up from his seat.
"Ya...Yasuhara-san?...Umm...Go..Good Morning..."
"Why hello Kaji-san. You look amazing, as always."
Kaji-san blushed, before he paled, perhaps realising he had felt bashful at being complimented, by another man.
Yasu bit his lip to hold in his laughter. He cleared his throat, and with all the seriousness he could muster (it was still too damn early in the morning), he looked at Kaji-san, "Jokes aside, I am here to ask you if there are any libraries in the vicinity."
The sudden turn of mood in his companion had Kaji-san frowning, but when the question slowly sunk, he nodded, "Yes... There is one not a few miles from here, on the other side of the town. If you want, I can ask one of the my men to show you."
Yasu nodded, "That would be great. Thank you Kaji-san."
Kaji-san smiled at Yasu, feeling perhaps he had the wrong impression of the boy. But that thought flew away when the weird smile returned on the boy's face.
"That's the first time I have seen you smile at me, Kaji-san." Yasu said huskily, taking a step towards the terrified older man.
Kaji-san spluttered and took several steps back raising a hand to stop Yasu's progress. But that had the boy laughing out, holding onto the nearest chair for support.
"My god... Hahaha...Kaji-san...you reaction just now...Haha..."
Kaji-san frowned at Yasu, and straightened, raising an admonishing finger at him, "Young man, that was not funny." He said in a half angry, half relieved tone.
"Ahaha... I disagree Kaji-san. Anyways, I apologize. But I did warn you that I am a self-proclaimed prankster."
Kaji-san sighed before shaking his head, "That you did."
Yasu smiled, but before he could tease the man further, there was a crash so loud, that the whole building shook with the vibrations of it. A few seconds of dead silence, before shouts were heard.
The two of them looked at each other, before taking off in the direction of the noise.
"Mai, you should go back to sleep."
Mai looked up from her book groggily, rubbing her eyes as she tried to focus on her boss, now boyfriend.
"It's alright Naru. I'm not sleepy!"
Naru raised an eyebrow at her, and she just rolled her eyes at what he was implying, "It's just the homework that is boring me to death. I am sure if you had to do this, even you would want to just give up and sleep."
"Unlikely." The narcissist answered with a smirk on his face, as he moved to sit beside her on the couch.
Mai sighed and rested her head on his shoulder, and smiled as he relaxed and put an arm around her, "Whatever you say."
They stayed that way for a while before Mai asked, "Are you angry at Gene?"
The fact that Naru didn't tense up or push her away sent relief through her and her smile widened as he answered, "No. I am a little peeved that he showed himself to you first, and not to me at all, but I won on the more important things."
Mai frowned for a moment, but rolled her eyes and punched him lightly when she realised what he was talking about, "It was never a competition!"
Naru chuckled, and rubbed her arm, "I know. There was never a doubt that I would win."
Mai shivered at his touch, and raised her head to look into his eyes, "Liar!"
"Whatever you say." Naru replied, before his lips were on hers. He licked her bottom lip, and she gave way. Naru pulled her into his lap, one hand behind her neck pushing her closer to him, and the other rubbing small circles on her lower back.
Mai shivered and moaned, her hands lost in his hair. And Naru growled, the hand on her back now moving behind her knee, and moving up slowly to rub her thigh. Mai shivered again and pulled on his hair, making him moan into the kiss.
The need for air soon came up, and Naru pulled back, resting his forehead against hers, both hands now on her waist.
"I love you." Naru said in a low voice, a small smile on his face.
Mai smiled brilliantly before pulling him in for a hug, "And I love you."
They stayed that way for a while, before Mai realised that she was still sitting in his lap. She made a move to get up, but Naru pulled her down again.
"Stay."
"Naru! Someone might come."
"Well then, it's about time we told the team about us."
Mai continued struggling, "I couldn't agree more, but I don't have to stay in this...position for that! Do you really want to put up with the teasing if they found us this way? You know how they are! And, what if it is one of the workers?"
Naru suddenly pulled back, narrowed his eyes at her, which made her still her efforts to get away, "Speaking of which, you will stay away from Ozaku."
Mai frowned as she tried to figure out what he was talking about, "Who?"
Naru sighed, "The one you were flirting with when we were interviewing the employees."
"Oh, you mean Mamoru-kun...Wait a minute! I wasn't flirting! We were only having a simple conversation!"
"Which involved kissing your hand?"
"That was...I don't know! He did it!"
"Which is why I am asking you to stay away from him. And stop calling him by his first name."
"He is only a friend."
"I don't think he sees you that way."
"But...Fine! Have it your way!"
"Good." Naru said before placing a kiss on her lips, "You shouldn't make me so jealous."
Mai rolled her eyes, "There was no need for that. I will always be yours." She then blushed when she realized what she just said, but it was too late.
"Oh, I don't doubt that Mai. You are never getting away from me. And if you were not so concerned about people walking in on us, I would have already proved that." Naru said with a smirk, the smouldering look in his eyes making her blush a brilliant red, and sending a shiver down her spine.
She tried to control her heart, and give him a comeback. But before she could say anything, a loud crash shook the whole building.
Mai looked around the rubble, a feeling of dread coming over her. She looked around at the faces of her co-workers to see them in a similar state of shock and concern. They all had a good reason to feel that way, though.
Her and Naru had rushed out of the base when they had heard the crash, and felt the vibrations that it sent through the building. They ran out only to see the remaining team members in varied state of wakefulness running towards them, the crash had been loud enough to wake them up. Everyone was there except Yasu, and for a moment they had panicked. Was Yasuhara attacked now? Was he involved somehow in the crash they had heard? None of them had spoken a word, yet Mai knew everyone was thinking the same thing.
The questions had them hurrying down the stairs and to the ground floor. They followed the flow of rushing workers to the west wing, only to find the whole corridor filled with debris and dust. But to their utter relief, they found Yasu standing there with Kaji-san, talking to some of the employees.
Naru and Lin-san walked towards Kaji-san while the others took a moment to catch their breath and look around. The dust was finally settling, allowing the light from outside to filter in. And this only because a part of the outer wall had collapsed. It seemed that whatever had occurred had happened at the end of the corridor, since some of the workers were trying to put out a fire that was still blazing.
"You are out of your mind, Kaji!" A voice yelled, and Mai turned around to look at where Naru and Lin-san were standing with Kaji-san and another burly man whom Mai did not recognize. Yasu had wandered off somewhere. "Why do you insist on involving these imposters-"
"Enough Hijiri!" Kaji-san shouted back, "It was my decision to hire them. And you will respect that."
"Respect?" Hijiri-san shouted in disbelief, "Why should I respect your decision to hire these liars? All they will do is lead you along and after they have robbed you of all your money, they will ditch you! Why can't you see that Kaji? This was obviously an accident, not some stupid ghost!"
"The elevator was not working at all, Hijiri! And suddenly it crashed from the top floor? What explanation is there-"
"Obviously, that little fool, Matsu must have repaired it!"
"I had sent him here only half an hour before the crash happened! There was no way he was able to repair an elevator that had refused to work so far, in such a short time!"
"Where is Matsu? We will ask him." Hijiri-san said, turning his head to look around among the throng of workers.
"I don't know. I have not seen him yet." Kaji-san answered slowly, taking in a shaky breath, "I hope he is alright."
"Kaji-san, is Yamamoto-san missing?" Naru asked, looking at Kaji-san and completely ignoring Hijiri-san who was glaring at him.
"Don't you have any manners, you little brat? I am still speaking with Kaji-san! So take your false concern somewhere-" He stopped suddenly when Naru turned to look at him, and Mai knew that Hijiri-san was in trouble (though he deserved it very much). Of course, no one called their narcissist a 'little brat' and lived to tell the tale.
"Hijiri-san," Naru said the name with such frostiness that even the burly man shivered a little, "I was addressing Kaji-san, not you. I am here to do my job, and don't have the time to deal with narrow-minded people who only know how to assert their power by disgracing other people. I prefer smarter company than that. So I suggest you stay out of the way of our investigation, and we will show you the same courtesy. You have not hired us, so we don't have to answer to you."
Hijiri-san looked like he was about to explode and glared harshly at Naru. But the narcissist didn't budge, levelling him with a cold stare. The burly man gave one final look at Kaji-san before stomping off.
Mai rolled her eyes at the immature display, before giggling when a finger poked her side. She turned around to see Yasu standing there, a finger in air ready to attack again.
"Whatcha doing Mai?" Yasu asked with a grin, wriggling the finger. Mai took a step back, ready to smack his hand down if he got closer, and answered, "Nothing, just eavesdropping."
"Ah, I have taught you well." He said, straightening and looking towards where the boss was busy interviewing Kaji-san; the older man looked like he was suppressing a smile.
"That was a good show. I always knew Naru could take on Hijiri-san." Yasu said, a suspicious smile on his face, "I'm happy that the rude brawny man got what he deserved."
"You have met him before?" Mai asked, a little worried about the sinister look in the boy's eyes.
"I did, on the day I arrived here. But I didn't say anything to him then; I mean, I didn't want to get pounded!"
Mai giggled, "I can understand that."
"But I guess now I have to thank the boss...or not!" Yasu exclaimed, and turned towards her, "And where are the others?"
Mai frowned as she turned around to look for her teammates. They had been with her before, but now were scattered around. Ayako was attending to some minor injuries, while John-san and Bou-san were helping the workers clear the debris. Masako was just standing there, a sleeved hand covering half her face, her eyes following the priest's every move.
"Well, it seems they decided to be useful, while you decided to eavesdrop." Yasu said, shaking his head at her, "So lazy."
Mai turned red and smacked the boy, "Oh shut up! You were doing the same."
"So?" Yasu asked, rubbing the spot where she had hit, an eyebrow raised.
Mai narrowed her eyes at him, and crossed her arms, "Why you-"
She was cut off when a startled cry was heard, and a worker rushed from where the elevator had crashed, towards Kaji-san.
"Kaji-san! You should see this..." He said, throwing a terrified look behind him.
"What is it, boy?" Kaji-san asked, concern colouring his face.
"There...there is a body in the elevator..."
Mai gasped, and Kaji-san rushed down the corridor, along with Naru and Lin-san, both looking troubled. Mai took a step to follow them, but a hand stopped her.
"I don't think you want to see that, Mai." Yasu said, his face serious and eyes troubled.
"He's right." Bou-san said as he came towards them, followed by John-san, Masako and Ayako. "You girls stay here, we'll check it out."
Masako and Mai shared a look before nodding, while Ayako refused, "No way! I am coming! I have seen enough dead bodies, and I can be of help!"
Bou-san thought for a while before nodding.
Mai watched them go, before turning towards Masako, "Things are getting bad. Another death in such a short time..."
Masako nodded, "And we are not making any progress either. We-" She stopped, and suddenly paled. But before Mai could ask, the medium swayed. Mai caught her and steadied her, holding on to the medium as she trembled.
"Masako! What-"
"She was here Mai!" Masako said, her voice choking, "She was here!"
After about fifteen minutes since the team members had gone to check on the body, they returned, all looking troubled. Even Bou-san and Yasu were quite. And Ayako was shaking her head now and then.
"What happened?" Mai asked, a hand still rubbing the medium's back. Though Masako was alright now, she still looked a little pale.
"Yamamoto-san has died. He was in the elevator when it crashed." Naru answered her.
Mai gasped, her eyes widening in disbelief. They had known Yamamoto-san, and now suddenly he was gone. It was a lot to take in, especially the way it happened. Mai knew everyone of them was shocked at the turn of events.
Masako trembled, and said in a low voice, "It was her."
Naru's attention snapped to her, "What?"
But Masako was sobbing now, so Mai answered instead, "Masako felt the spirit a while back. And the spirit was..." Mai trailed off, looking at the medium, rubbing her back as she trembled.
Ayako walked towards Masako and felt her forehead, "You feel a little cold. You should sit down."
But Masako shook her head and suddenly straightened, looking squarely at Naru, "She was pleased with her work, with how things turned out."
"And you are sure this was her doing? I mean, it looks like an accident! The elevator was old, so..." Bou-san trailed off. Perhaps he hoped this was an accident. If not, and this was the spirit's doing, then the danger was now profound.
Masako didn't answer immediately, but then slowly shook her head, "I may be wrong. I hope I am. But I know she was here, and she was pleased."
"Perhaps the fact that someone has died had made her content, and not that she had anything to do with it." John-san suggested, sending a reassuring smile at the medium.
"We cannot be sure. And so we have to be extremely careful." Naru said, looking at each of them in turn to emphasize his point, his eyes lingering on Mai a little longer that the others.
The team nodded.
"Ah! I am glad I found you all." They turned to see Kaji-san walking towards them, a look of defeat on his face. He had lost another one of his men to a tragic death, and the fear and concern were clear on his face.
"We are sorry for your loss, Kaji-san." Bou-san said, and Kaji-san nodded his head, "Thank you."
"How can we help?" Yasu asked, his tone serious.
Kaji-san took a moment before he replied, "I don't know if this was an accident or..."
"We are trying to figure out the same. If you could tell us in detail all that occurred, it would help." Naru said, opening his black notebook, ready to write.
Kaji-san nodded, "At around 6 in the morning I asked Matsu to continue the work on the elevator that he and Nashi, his boss, had been working on before Nashi...passed away. Matsu had been reluctant to come here since the incident, as it happened here." Kaji-san paused, looking around before shaking his head, "I shouldn't have sent him here. It's all my fault!"
"Kaji-san, there was no way you could have known! You shouldn't blame yourself." Bou-san said, and put a comforting hand on his shoulder, "We should now concentrate on getting to the bottom of this; to prevent this from happening again, to someone else."
Kaji-san nodded before taking a deep breath and continuing, "The elevator was always one of our biggest concern. We had to change the one next to it, but Nashi had hopes of salvaging this one. There was only fault in the wiring, otherwise the elevator was in good condition. Perhaps Matsu was finally successful in making it work, but I don't think he had enough time to repair it. Matsu was not very quick at things like this, he took his time with it; he was not that... machine smart."
"Is it possible that someone else repaired it?"
Kaji-san shook his head, "I asked that too, but no one has been here."
"Maybe the worker concerned does not want to come forward, thinking he would be blamed for the accident." Bou-san suggested.
Kaji-san thought for a while, before nodding, "It is possible. I'll ask around, see if anyone noticed anything."
Naru nodded, "We will check our video feed as well."
Kaji-san nodded, and then turned towards Yasu, "Our meeting was cut short, young man. But if you want to go to the library now, I am afraid I can't send anyone with you. After what has happened..."
Kaji-san in his rant completely missed the cold look that Naru gave Yasu, or the way Yasu looked everywhere but at the boss. The others just shook their head at the antics.
Naru interrupted Kaji-san, "There is no need to send anybody. I am sure Yasuhara will find his way." He was still glaring at Yasu, and Mai felt sorry for the boy.
"Oh? Ah... alright then. I will write down the address. I'll make sure to write down the details on how to get there so that you have no difficulties. Let's go to my office." Kaji-san said, and turned to exit the corridor.
At that moment, five workers moved down the corridor, carrying a gurney. And Mai knew what was lying there. But before she could get a look, Naru suddenly stood in her way.
"Yasuhara, take Mai with you."
Mai frowned, "What! No way! Why-"
Naru raised a hand to cut her off, "Do not argue with me, Mai."
Mai fumed, and crossed her arms, ready to fight back, but stopped at the look in his eyes. Concern and love.
And in her moment of shock, Yasu took the opportunity to drag her away.
Mai glared out the van window, her arms crossed and a pout on her face. Even though the scenery outside was beautiful and peaceful, she was too angry to enjoy it.
And it was all because of her narcissist, as always.
Naru had sent her away so abruptly, and that too for no reason whatsoever, she had every right to be pissed at the narcissist.
"Come on Mai, chill out already!" Yasu said, his eyes on the road as he drove them to the library, "You know Naru did that only because he was concerned."
"Concerned about what?" Mai half-shouted, "It was not like the spirit was out to get me." She said, but amended after the look that Yasu gave her, "At that moment."
"There was a horribly disfigured dead body of a man we knew about to be brought out. And believe me Mai, you would have had nightmares."
"But what about the others then?"
"We already saw it. And Masako has seen worse than that. So she can handle it. Besides, John was there."
"I am not that weak, Yasu! I could have handled it."
"You are not weak Mai. But with the dreams you have, I am sure Naru was concerned you would have dreamt of Yamamoto-san's death, or worse, actually experienced it. And we all agree with him, Mai. We would rather you didn't go through that."
Mai let out a long sigh, "Alright alright. I guess you're right."
Yasu nodded, then smirked, "After all, the boss is in love with you."
"I know."
It seemed that was not the answer that Yasu had expected, as he suddenly pushed the breaks. It was a good thing that Mai had her seat belt on, or she would have crashed into the dashboard and ended up with a bump on her head.
"Yasu! What the hell!?"
But Yasu was looking at her in shock, and Mai frowned at him, "What?"
"You...you know?...I mean..."
Mai rolled her eyes as she somehow understood the broken question, "Yes. And he knows I love him. We confessed. And fought. And now we are together!"
For a moment, Yasu didn't speak, and Mai ignored him as she sat back and relaxed. She closed her eyes, counting the seconds till it took Yasu to react.
It took him a total of 6 seconds.
"Oh my God!" He shouted so loudly that Mai had to cover her ears, "Yahooo! Finally! When did this happen? And how dare you keep it from me? Details!"
"Geez! Calm down, I will tell you! But at least start driving, we have to get to the library."
Yasu nodded excitedly before hitting the road again, "Now tell me!"
Mai narrated everything that had happened, opting not to tell about the kisses in detail, even though Yasu had insisted that she tell him. She just called him a pervert and moved on with her story, up to the point where they heard the crash.
"Wow!" Yasu said as she finished, "It has finally happened! Thank God! And here I was getting ready to forcibly lock you both up in the closet to get you to confess!"
Mai glared at him, "I would have killed you if you did that! Things don't work that way."
"Come on Mai, you would have gotten more kisses out of him!"
"Yasu!"
"Alright alright!" He thought for a moment before continuing, "And Naru is right. Stay away from that Ozaku. Also point him out to me when we get back, I will have to have a talk with him."
"No. There is no need. I know the kind of talk you wanna have! Besides, I think Naru will scare him enough with just his infamous death glare the next time he sees Mamo...Ozaku-san."
"True." Yasu conceded. "But when were you going to tell us?"
"As soon as you all woke up and gathered in the base. But then..."
Yasu nodded grimly, "It's really sad what happened. We knew him, after all. And to die so suddenly..."
Mai looked out the window again, "I hope his spirit rests in peace."
Yasu sighed, "Yeah."
Mai stayed silent for a while before she turned towards him, "Hey Yasu, how come you and Bou-san didn't show up in time for your shift this morning? Wasn't it your turn after Naru and Lin-san?"
Yasu grinned sheepishly, "We kinda ... slept on. I mean, Bou-san suggested that instead of keeping an alarm and risk disturbing John as well, Naru or Lin-san can wake us up when it was time. And well, no one came to wake us up."
Mai frowned, "Lin-san went to bed after I went to base. He said he was tired. And Naru and I...got busy talking..."
Yasu snorted, "Talking? Puhlease, Mai! You both had a full on make out session! And maybe more, but you aren't telling me! But Mai, I hope you kids used some sort of protec-"
Mai cut him off with a whack to his arm, "Shut up Yasu! No such thing happened!"
"Ha! As if I would believe you! It's a good thing that me and Bou-san didn't come, or the things we would have seen!"
Mai glowered at him, "Drop it Yasu!"
"Or what?"
"Naru doesn't seem to remember your tardiness, and if you don't want me telling him..."
The threat was clear, and Yasu narrowed his eyes, "Of course he does remember. He may just have chosen to overlook it since it worked out in his interest."
"Do you want to riskit?"
Yasu stuck out his tongue at her, but didn't tease her any further.
Both of them didn't speak for the rest of the way. They reached the library in another five minutes. It was an old building, situated on the outskirts of the town. The paint was faded, and it was about two storeys high. A few people were milling around, but mostly the place looked abandoned. Yasu parked the car in the almost empty parking lot, and both of them walked to the library.
An old woman was sitting at the front desk, the word 'Librarian' ingrained on a plaque that hung on the wall behind her. She looked up as they made their way towards her and smiled at them.
"How may I help you?"
"Hello. Do you keep any old archives and newspaper clippings?" Yasuhara asked, feeling at ease as he had probably done this hundreds of times before.
"Yes, we do. How much old do the records need to be?"
"Twenty years old, and before that if possible."
"We have some of those. Any particular incident?"
"Yes, when the mall burned down."
"Ah! Yes, I remember. Sad thing, that. You know, my daughter was going to go there with her friend that day, but luckily they cancelled!"
"Oh? I am glad to hear she is alright." Mai said with a smile.
"Thank you, child." The old woman smiled at her, "By the way, I am Yuki Shindo."
"I am Osamu Yasuhara, and this is Mai Taniyama."
Shindo-san nodded, "Now follow me, I will take you to your records."
They followed her down rows and rows of bookshelves. A few people that were reading there looked up as they passed them. But mostly, the library was empty.
"It's not always this empty. It's only because most of the people are out of town on holidays." Shindo-san explained, as if reading their mind.
Mai nodded, "It is well kept. You work hard."
Shindo-san chuckled, "I get help, you know. I can't do many things with my old age. But the kids here are helpful, so I manage."
Mai smiled. She looked around again. There were stairs that lead to the floor above. And to the right of the stairs, there was a woman, well into her fifties, sitting in a wheelchair and busy reading a book. Her glasses were thick, but she looked up and smiled when her eyes met Mai's. Mai smiled back, her heart thumping.
The left side of the woman's face was completely burned.
The old woman went back to her reading, and Mai continued on her way.
Shindo-san must have noticed the exchange, because she said in a low voice, "That poor woman comes here often with her nurse-maid. Her life has been tragic. But what's more sad is she doesn't remember her past. Not her name, where she lived, nothing! We call her Aya."
Mai shook her head sadly, before asking "How did her face...?"
"No one knows, and she doesn't remember either."
Mai nodded, and Yasu sent her a reassuring smile.
"Ah! Here we are! This whole shelf and a little of that one should have the records you need."
Yasu nodded as he moved towards the shelf, and Mai thanked Shindo-san.
"No problem, child. If you need anything, you know where to find me." With that she trudged back the way they came.
Mai let out a sigh, and Yasu looked up from a book he had taken out, "Mai, you take out any newspaper clippings and look them over. I will look over the books."
Mai nodded and moved towards the shelf, checking the files and taking them out if they contained any clippings from 20 years ago. After about half an hour, she took out a huge file that contained thousands of clippings. Mai sighed at the load, and sat down at the nearest desk to start her work. But she gasped as soon as she opened the file and saw the photo on the first clipping.
Yasu hurried towards her in concern, "What is it Mai?"
Mai looked up at him excitedly, her finger pointing at the picture, "That is the house I saw in my dream!"
Aaaaaaand Cut!
Another chapter under the belt. Isn't this dramatic?
And I will try to update soon, but I have a lot of work right now! So don't worry if I update late, I will not abandon you all!
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