Mai's P.O.V.

I thought I ought to get back before I make any connections between Professor Davis and Naru. However as I was thinking of returning to my material body the scenes of Naru's office flashed before me, as they changed to those from my well kept apartment.

When I arrived still in astral mode, what shocked me more I couldn't say the fact that almost the whole of SPR were in my apartment or Lin showing a look of worry towards my bedroom door.

"He's taking too long" sighed Lin as he went to turn the knob, the door opened to reveal an unconscious Naru lying on my bed. I blushed at the thought of him so casually sleeping on my mattress. Where was Masako at such an opportune time?

Somewhere on a film set the famous medium Masako Hara sneezed.

As I floated down towards Naru's sleeping body, maybe it was down to me being in astral form but I could make out what appeared to be a bluish silver cord coming out of his material body. It must have been the cord I had read about which keeps it possible to return to your material body, bit like an anchor between reality and the spirit plain.

I much to my surprise heard an all too familiar ahem. I turned in my astral form only to see a nightmare or was it a dream...both?

It was Naru in astral form.

"Hi Mai, just here to remind you that your shift started nearly an hour ago." He remarked showing a smirk at the blush creeping round my cheeks.

"Not like I planned to be late" I replied shyly rubbing my arm "that was surprisingly the first place I appeared when I astral projected" I explained.

"You appeared at the office and not here?" Naru almost sounded perplexed by this fact.

"Mai, what's wrong?" Naru noticed the quizzical expression on my face; of course he did he was well known as a British scientist after all.

"I'm sure you'll tell me in your own time. For now let's return to our bodies" I said floating towards the kitchen.

I looked behind me as Naru slipped back into his body, now was my turn.

I floated towards my body and focused on returning, filling my thoughts of being able to move in my own body again.

I blinked as I slowly regained my senses; a sobbing Ayako attacked me with a hug, followed by Monk and John whilst Yasu laughed at Naru who was getting an earful from Lin in my bedroom.

Thanks for reading and reviewing.

I'll hopefully be back for Easter/March time after exams are over.

Plus I'm currently self teaching myself to play Acoustic Guitar so can't promise lots of updates :)

Thinking of making a poll for what chapter E will be about, yay or nay?

shambo :)