Next Chapter of I'll Love You Forever!!

Keita's memories. After this, one chapter then the epilogue. Sigh. How sucky is that?

Disclaimer: I don't own Ghost Hunt.

The first time he realised he was in love with Mai was his 13th birthday.
His parents - worried about his lack of social interaction - had thrown a large party at his house and invited everyone in his year, no matter the class.
Mai was one of the first to arrive, along with a few other girls and boys and the only one in the group that sent him a smile before handing him a box of home made cookies and introducing herself to his parents.
The rest of her group did the same thing but there was no smile and their bows weren't nearly as genuine.

After that day he began to watch her. He was in the same class as her in Junior High so it wasn't all that hard. He would listen into her conversations, desperate to hear her voice. Although she was 2 rows away from him, he still watched her intently, mesmerised as her long brown hair fell over her shoulders and lay on her desk like a pool of melted chocolate before she pushed it away and it fell down her back like a water fall. He loved the way she'd chew her pen when confused and how her left shoe would always hang off her heel during tests, when she swung her foot. He always failed his tests because of that.

Whenever she was around, the sun shone so much brighter, her hair capturing and reflecting the golden beams. He remembered once they were having gym outside, doing basket ball. Mai was playing and he was on the sidelines watching her. He didn't notice the ball heading straight for his face until it was too close for him to move out of the way. Luckily however Mai had jumped infront of him, grabbed the ball and began to run with it, her long braid hitting his chest lightly. He even tried to fool himself that she caught the ball to protect him, but she hadn't even seen him.

He began following her. She didn't notice him getting on the same train or bus as him. She didn't notice him sitting alone a few tables away from her at cafes and restaraunts. Hell, she didn't even notice him following her from school to work and from work home. He'd wait outside her office whenever he knew she was there, jelousey corsing threw his vains when she left, arms linked with that idiotic boy with glasses who always smiled at her or climbing into the car with that man she called Bou-san.

His heart ached when she was away from school for days on end for work. And when she came back, covered in bruises or cuts, he almost cried at the thought of someone or something hurting her. His History teacher noticed that on somedays he worked hard and consintrated and on others his work was a mess. He never could do work when Mai was in front of him, chewing on her pencil, twirling her hair thoughtfully.

In High School, he once went to a party - it was his only friends big brothers party, he had been invited for the sake of it - and Mai was there, sitting on the couch, a college boy with black hair, friendly eyes, a large smile and square glasses, the one she left her work linking arms with, wrapping his arms around her and nuzzling her neck playfully as she laughed pushing him off. The college boy simply laughed with her then went to get them drinks.
He soon found out the reason she was at the party was because the college boy she was with, brought her. He had followed Mai up the stairs to a spare bedroom where she soon fell asleep. For god knows how long he sat on the edge of the bed, stroking her hair. Soon the college boy she was with came in and picked her up with a suspicious look at Keita, before going to get in the taxi outside.

When he saw her with that man, her boss, in the bedroom of the house he lost himself in a fit of anger. How dare he touch Mai? His Mai. The girl he had loved since he was 13. Why was it this 'Naru' was able to win her heart?

He stood watching them in Naru's bed as they rested under the covers, holding onto each other tightly, him stroking her hair away from her face.
"You're hurting her."
Keita span around and frowned seeing a boy identical to the one holding Mai.
"Who are you?"
The doppleganger smiled serenly at him.
"I'm her guide. And her friend. Do you know how much pain you're causing her?"
"She deserves it!" Keita snarled.
"If you love her so much, shouldn't you forgive her?"
"No! She...she was fully aware of it! She knew what she was doing! Toying with my feelings and messing up my thoughts! Every day I got up for school to see her! Everyday I hoped she'd talk to me, smile at me!"
"Then why didn't you talk to her instead?"
"She didn't even know I was alive! I tried once. I went right upto her and was about to say hello. She flashed me a smile...one beautiful smile and took off, running out of the school gates. I followed her. She went to you." Keita pointed a finger at him.
"No. She went to him." The handsom boy pointed a finger at the Naru holding Mai tenderly. "She went to her work. If you'd tried to speak to her again, when she wasn't in a hurry-"
"No!" Keita yelled. "You don't understand!"
"I understand being in love with Mai all too well."
Keita froze with a look of shock and anger.
"You..."
"Since the day I saw her." He nodded. "That boy holding her is my identical twin. My name's Gene."
"Shut up." Keita growled, looking at the ground. "You'll never understand. You might think you're in love with her but you're not. What me and Mai had was real!"
"What you with Mai was nothing." Gene said with a blank expression. "And because of what you did, what you're doing to her, you never will. Do you honestly think that even if she killed herself she'd love you? Do you think she'd love you for forcing her to kill herself?"
"We'll be together forever. She'll have to love me. I'll be the only one around for her to love."
Gene shook his head in disgust.
"She loves him. Not you. Not me. Look at them Keita."
And he did look at them. Both sleeping peacefully, still wrapped around one another.
"She'll never love you like she loves him."
"SHE WILL!"

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