Recap

Rhythm looked to Mion, " I hope… they use protection." Mion nodded " we can't have the leader of Mars leaving again because she got pregnant before our first show" but then they blinked " A BABY!"

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Chapter 10

A week has past since the case at Pretty Top dance studio, Naru and Lin was finally just finishing off some finally for the case when the front door opened, Naru had taken a liking to Mai's desk for some reason, so when he saw her walk in, a few bags under her eye's he blinked and got a little worried " Mai are you ok?" Mai nodded and walked over to the sofa and fell face first on it.

Two more girls walked into the office behind her, they couldn't help but laugh, " Erm… what did you both do to Mai?" the orange haired girl just went over to the kitchen and soon the smell of hot roasted coffee filled the air and Mai shot up from her seat giving a sniff. "She's just been deprived of coffee for the past week, Rhythms mother is really stricked, she even went threw Aira's bags and threw away any energy drinks she had and re-placed them with juice."

Naru shook his head, that was his girl, if he had to be a tea-loving jerk Mai was his Coffee-loving idiot. Once Rhythm brought out the hot liquid Mai didn't even wait for it to cool down before she took a sip, sitting back happy with the hot liquid going down her throat. " Ahhh, seriously Rhythm, why does your mother have a key to our apartment?" Rhythm rubbed the back of her head " She… asked me for a spare to make sure we was ok, I didn't know she'd throw away all your tea and coffee." Naru shot up " she threw away Mai's delicious tea?"

This caused them all to raise an eye brow, but laughed as Mai nodded, " Yeah the prism show is tomorrow, she wants us all to be in top health and thinks that coffee is the devils drink. It doesn't keep me awake it actually helps me sleep some nights, better than a glass of wine!"

Naru looked to Mai tomorrow they had a client, but he wanted to see the debut of MARs return. "What times the Debut?" Mion thought about it, " 4pm I think that's when kids are all out of school we wanted it so everyone could see and with it being a Friday plus Aira also has her entrance exams tomorrow" Naru raised his eye brow he never heard this. Mai rubbed the back of her neck, " I'm going in to study paranormal. An also to see if I can also learn more about my powers"

Naru shook his head and gave a smile, " you don't have to push yourself into this work, yes I love you working here in the group, but I also want you to follow your own dreams." that made Mai smile, lately she had been smiling even more than normal, it made her really happy. Rhythm stepped in front of them holding her fingers out like a christian cross, " No dirty time in the office! Anyway we thought we'd come chill out here before we went home."

" More like you wanted to see the office on where Aira worked Rhythm, looks pretty plain to me but an office needs to be that way to be able to do business I guess." Mion spoke which received a ice glare from Naru, she went and hid behind Mai. Who couldn't help but laugh.

Rhythm then widened, " wait… what are we exactly wearing for the show tomorrow? We don't… exactly get along with the Callings anymore so… Sho…" Mai looked to Rhythm, " don't mention his name." she gave a sigh and then looked to them " I suppose I could design them"

This confused Naru why would the main member of the pop idol group Sho make Mai mad, Mion placed a hand on her shoulder " I think he's out of the country anyway no way he would show up tomorrow. An we wouldn't let him near you especially after he treated you before you left"

Naru then caught onto what they was saying as he had a flash back to one week ago

A week earlier

Mai and Naru was laid in bed, morning had come, it had been an amazing night for both parties. Looking down at the girl in his arms gently stroking her hair he loved her smell, strawberry's, it was like he couldn't get enough of it. Mai woke up once the light hit her eye's and groaned, " turn the light out!" she quickly turned around and he noticed something on her back, something that he didn't notice the night before, tracing his finger down the long scar. " W..what are you doing Naru?"

She turned around and saw his eye's harden, " did that scar occur in that fire?" Mai sighed and sat up shaking her head. " No, it happened a few weeks after. There was someone who I trusted, I thought he would protect me but I was wrong. We got into arguments and eventually things got worse, I had to leave, so when I tried, he gave me this mark. Everyone who cared for me ended up saving me but I just couldn't stay with them, that's when my heart finally shut off to the world not being able to trust people."

She then looked down to Naru and hovered over him a little bit of her long brown hair trailed against his chest, " until you came into my life. You taught me how to open up my heart again and to trust people. I love you Naru I truly do,"

With that she gave him a passionate kiss until the door opened and sent 2 screaming girls running around the apartment.

Naru went behind Mai and hugged her closely " I wont let him near you either, I think I have an idea… my god for saken mother arrives soon." just as he said that the door was flung open and a hysterical woman was at the door.

"OLIVER!" she ran over and glomped him tightly, this caused Lin to come out of the office and let out a snicker. "Mother! Please could you let go?" Mai couldn't help but fall to her knees laughing, she had never seen Naru struggle so much in his life.

Luella stood up and looked over to the girl she had seen her son holding moments before. " You must be Mai Taniyama, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Luella, olivers mother." she bowed to Mai, and Mai bowed back " thank you it's a pleasure to meet you aswell Mrs. David these are my friends, Rhythm and Mion" Luella looked to them.

"Ain't you both of that MARs group that's going to be making there debut tomorrow?" They nodded and wrapped there arms around Mai, " maybe you should tell her who you really are Mai," Rhythm spoke, "sorry I got so accustomed to using Mai, let me re-introduce myself, Aira Harune at your service" Luella looked to her son.

" You never told me she was the prism queen! Oh my god I watched you perform the Aurora rising 5 years ago, just at the age of 13 you was amazing! It was suck a beautiful sight." Mai scratched her cheek, " just… stick to using Mai," " Mother I was wondering, if you could help these lovely girls out, they are stuck and need outfits for tomorrow."

This sent an immediate alert in the womans head and took the girls hands, " I'll see you later oliver!" with that she dragged the poor girls out of the office as Naru's father walked in. " shopping trip already, your mother never stops does she? Hello Lin its good to see you again." Lin bowed to the man. " you too Martin."

With that the entertaining day ended and a bright new one started just as quickly, well not so brightly for a young maiden.

Mai was in the bathroom throwing up her guts. "god, stupid nerves," a knock on the outside door caused her to jump a little, " Aira? Are you ok?" Mai nodded and gave a sigh, " yeah, don't worry I'll be fine," she stood up going to her cabinet taking out some stomach medication and popped them in.

She then put the shower on and 15 minutes later she was feeling much better.

"Maybe Naru's mother shouldn't have come round with them bottles of wine, it was like she was celebrating that your getting Married to Naru" Mai's face then suddenly blushed up like a firebug.

" well she wouldn't stop going on about it yesterday on how you'd make a lovely daughter-in-law." Mai groaned more rubbing her temples. "Lets just get this morning over with, I hope Naru comes to the show today…."

The morning passed quickly, and MARs was in their dressing room waiting for the time to get changed and to go out on stage. Mai's stomach was feeling much better, a little bit of medication does the job, she even had a small conversation with Ayako on the way to the college entrance exams and she said it was mostly down to nerves.

The door opened revealing Ayako at the door, Mai smiled seeing her aunt there, after their little argument on the case the two had grown closer, She walked over and gave Mai a hug. " I can't believe I'm actually going to see you perform for an audience for once. When you did 5 years ago I was so busy studying and working I didn't have time. Your mother was so angry with me, for missing all your big events. But this time around I am going to be here with you."

Mai hugged her back and smiled " Thanks Ayako, it means a lot to me. I..is Naru here yet?" she looked to the clock there was still 30 minutes left. Ayako shook her head, " He had a meeting with a new potential client he said he would be here before then, if not Madoka was going to drag him by the neck."

The girls couldn't help but laugh, but Ayako made a serious face, " after this event, monk and I want to have a word with you," Mai blinked " oh don't, I wont be able to perform if I have to wait till after…."

Monk walked in holding some documents, Ayako looked to the man, " it won't be official until after me and Monk get married but… we want to adopt you." Mai's eye's widened, was this really happening? Was she really going to become part of a family where she had parents again. " Are you ok with that?" Mai just jumped into both of their arms holding tightly. " Yes! Thank you… but what about Eru and Uru?" Sonota walked in, " Well, it seems the twins love living with Sonota but that would only just mean you and Rhythm are sisters now… adoptive but still sisters"

Mai turned around to Rhythm, and their smiles went even wider, hugging each other, Mai's heart was again once filled with large emotions, " for the past 5 years I haven't had anyone as a mother figure beside me until I met you Ayako, and Monk you've been a great father to me also, today I am going to go out there and give the best performance you have ever seen!"

Mion placed a hand on Mai's shoulder she turned and saw Mion holding a pink prism stone bracelet, " you left it with me when you left, remember, remember what it stands for?" She held up her wrist to reveal a purple one and Rhythm wearing a blue, Mai nodded and took it " I can't believe you kept it all these years."

She placed the bracelet on her wrist, happy with it being back into her life and knowing she was never going to part with it again. Rhythm placed her hand in the middle, Mion on top, Mai smiled and placed hers on top of that just as Naru was walking in " Ready! ….SPARKLING!"

"sparkling? You sure are all three of you" this caused the young brown maiden to turn around seeing her boyfriend at the door. Mai went and jumped into his arms.

"YOU MADE IT!" he laughed and pulled her away handing her some pink roses, she blushed and smiled to him " I should have really waited just in case you don't impress me, but I like you with a smile," she chuckled and hit his chest, " Tea-loving Jerk"

He smirked, it was time to use his own come back " Coffee-loving idiot." Mai was gob smacked he actually said that!. " anyway, we all better get going , you have 10 minutes till show time, we will all be in the front row."

"Even Lin?" Naru nodded and smiled to her, with that they left leaving the 3 stars, and Sonota, she watched them as they changed into their outfits, even after running threw town last night they couldn't get an outfit so they decided to go with the original MARs debut outfit.

Outside the stage, the fans was chanting loudly, Lin was stood at the front already with Madoka wearing earplugs getting annoyed by the fans chanting, the other members of SPR finally came standing beside them, in font of Ayako was the twins, she was watching over them while Sonota was watching over Mai.

The twins looked up to Ayako " is Onee-chan really going to dance again?" Ayako looked down to them and smiled nodding " yes, she is" Naru had his arms crossed, and couldn't keep a smile of his face. He was looking forward to this and even Lin noticed.

A woman came onto the stage and smiled " Welcome all to the debut of MARs! Are you all excited!" the whole crowd cheered, " Well here we have it, MARs! With there song HOP STEP JUMP!"

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I have nothing more to say really but ! YAY! Unfortunately the next chapter will be the last one! But what will it contain? Happiness? Sadness? Mystery?

Stay tuned for more!

~Cure Dream 90 over and out!