Yay! I managed to get part 1 up before I had to leave. Thank you to everyone who actually reads this, and thanks for following and adding this story to your favorites.

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Case 2: Suppressed memories: Part 1

Mai sighed for what seemed like the hundredth time that day, ever since she had gotten out of the hospital a week ago and returned to work in the office things have been awkward. Naru seems to have been avoiding her and refusing any appointments people seemed to have wanted. Lin had been nice enough to take the tea she made to Naru, who hadn't been asking for it either. She wanted to avoid the tense atmosphere that would definitely be apparent in his office if she was there.

'I really need to stop being such a coward.' Mai thought to herself as she slid out of her chair and made her way into the small kitchenette to make the narcissist more tea. When she finished she made her way to his office determined to go in this time and not chicken out again. Mai knocked on the door handing softly.

"Come in." She heard Naru say. Taking a deep breath, Mai opened the door and walked over to Naru's desk, placing the teacup down on it. She stood there silently watching him awkwardly as she waited for something, anything even a smart remark from him. She didn't get that though, all she got was silence making her sigh, yet again.

"Naru? Why are you avoiding me?" She asked as she stared at the ground. Naru's head snapped up after he heard the question noticing the unusually sad quiet tone of voice that came from the normally happy and quite loud girl that was his assistant. He cleared his throat not really knowing what to say in response.

"I'm not ignoring you Mai." He lied.

"Yes you are. You've been holed up in your office more than usual. I never see you anymore, and you've even stopped asking me for tea." She replied.

"I'm sorry." He mumbled. "I didn't mean to upset you. You haven't done anything wrong and I shouldn't have been avoiding you for my own selfish reasons." Mai looked up at him her eyes wide in shock, normally he'd just say something about it being stupid and would tell her to leave, Naru wasn't one to apologize.

"I-I accept your apology." She managed to say after getting over the initial shock, a small smile on her face. "I'm here to listen if you ever want to talk about something bothering you." She said, he was about to reply when there was a knock on the front door and the familiar bell ringing that occurred when said door was opened, Mai left to go answer it and Naru leaned back in his chair running a hand through his hair before getting up and going to the main part of the office with his tea.

Lin was already out of his office and Mai was greeting a woman who seemed very distressed. Mai left to the kitchen as the lady sat down and Naru proceeded to sit down on the couch across from her next to Lin.

"May I ask why you're here without an appointment?" Naru said hiding his irritation at the fact that she wasn't even one of the people he refused to give an appointment to, she hadn't even called.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think much of the events that were happening at the time but I fear for the children's safety since I don't know what's happening." She muttered blushing faintly, Naru could hear a slight accent.

"Well what's your name, and what has been happening?"

"I'm Clarice Moreau, I used to live in a mansion with my husband but he died in a tragic accident. It was just me alone after that so I decided to make it an orphanage. For the past couple of weeks I'd wake up in the middle of the night to crashing sounds. They usually last for only a couple minutes, but the most recent time, though, it lasted longer so I went to check. I heard it coming from the kitchen but as I placed my hand on the doorknob the noise stopped. I opened the door and saw that all the dishes, pots, and pans were on the ground, not wanting to be there anymore I left terrified and tried to go back to sleep. The next morning I went to check on the children and found them talking to something, but no one was there. I asked them who they were talking to but they said it was a secret and left the room."

"Are you sure the children aren't just messing with you?" Naru said skeptically.

"No! I know they're not, they aren't capable of that and they're too nice. There's something else too…" She trailed off, Naru just looked at her expectantly. "One of the kids came up to me, her eyes looked different, completely blank and just…dead, for lack of a better word. She said 'One child, two parents, two dead, one alive. There's many secrets hidden in this world, someone hasn't moved on. Bring her to us and we'll spare your children. If you fail to do so, though, then I fear for their mental state.' After that she just fainted." She said frantically hoping he'll accept the case. Naru sat back rubbing his chin as he thought about it, it seemed like a strange case yet it interested him slightly.

"Alright, please have a room ready for base and two others for us to sleep in, one for three people and the other for five." Naru said as he stood up, Lin doing the same.

"Really?! Oh thank you so much!" She said ecstatically. Naru just nodded and left, Mai returned handing the lady a mug of tea.

"Did I miss everything?" Mai asked.

"Yeah, he took my case!" She smiled sipping some of the tea.

"Darn it." Mai mumbled. "Well, I guess I'll find out eventually. Where is it?"

"Oh, in France where I live."

"France!? Are you serious!?" Mai yelled wide eyed. She had never gone out of the country before maybe this case would be better than she thought.

"Mai stop yelling and tell everyone else about the case, tell them it's in France and book flights for everyone who can go." Naru said standing at his door.

"Yes sir." Mai saluted him, he just rolled his eyes in response and went back into his office.

"Ah! I have to go back home and prepare." Clarice said standing up. "Thank you for everything."

"It's no problem." Mai said as Clarice walked out the door. "This'll be exciting." Mai muttered to herself as she sat at her desk.

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