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Chapter Thirteen: Thunder
Naru POV
"Its been a few hours, since Mai went unconscious," I whispered, wiping the sweat out of her forehead, as she clench into the blankets, pain crosses her sleeping form.
My heart clenched. I can't do anything, she needs to wake up by her own.
After washing her arms, Mai gave me a fright, when she bounces up, and stares blankly at the entrance of the cave. I turned my gaze, to see tears once again.
'When am I going to stop seeing tears in her eyes?' I thought, not liking this at all. Mai eyes unclouded, and turns her gaze at me.
"Naru," she gasped out, wrapping her arms around me. I move my arms, so she can get more conferrable so she sits on my lap, sobbing.
"I had that dream again." she gasped out, with a hiccup. I pat her back gently, without a word. Mai lifts her gaze, and wipes her cheeks.
"Its over," I whispered to her. Not sure how to calm her. Mai glance up, her eyes blood shot red, but she's already calming herself down.
"Naru, are you my dream? Or real?" she asks. I frowned, not sure how to respond.
"Whichever you want to think I am." was my answer. Mai hiccuped again, clearing her throat.
"Real." she decided, moving away from my lap, and glance down at her legs. For a reason, that disappointed me.
"Why did you decide that?" I wondered. Mai lifted her gaze, her cheeks even though are already red, it becomes redder.
"Err, nothing. Its hot and cold in here." she shivered, looking back at her legs.
'I wish she chosen the dream.' then I shook my thoughts away, not sure why I just thought about that.
"They are becoming hot dogs." she whispers, I move forward, and took a hold of right leg. And glance down at it.
"Hey, don't stare, I told you already, they look ugly." she whispers, embarrassed. I trace her red legs, noticing how dry and red they look.
'There's no medicine or lotion, especially no anti-burn cream.' I frowned at that, lifting my gaze at her.
"They're just burned." which is true, but they didn't look ugly. Mai eyes widen, lowering her hand down, she touches her legs, and hissed.
"Don't lie. They look hideous, no man will want to see that. Or want me." she mumbles, avoiding my gaze. I shook my head, leaning back.
"Well, I don't care. Mai, we are human. Like you said before, no one is perfect." I repeated her words from a few days ago. Mai huffed, crossing her arms.
"What if your perfect face gets burned. I know how much you admire your face," she challenges. I felt a vain pop out, at her ignorance respond.
"See, you have no answer, because is true." she snaps very weakly, noticing that her shoulders lowers.
'She's very tired.'
"If that happens, then let it be. I won't be out, and announce it. I don't care."
Mai barks out a dry laugh.
"Ha. Like I would I swallow that story. You're a narcissist, since I met you."
"Think whatever you want." I told her. Mai stares at me for a brief second, but then sadness passes her eyes.
"But, if they keep burning me alive, my legs will definitely be disfiguring. Truly, no one will want me." her voice sounded so hurt.
'I wouldn't mind, is not about physical appearance, that makes me want you next to me.' I thought, crossing my arms.
"Don't mind that for now." I whispered to her, watching Mai remove the blanket away from her body, and stood up, only to wince. Holding into the cave wall, for support. I glance up at her.
"What are you doing?"
"Stretching. I have pins and needles going on my leg." she explains. I just stare at her, while she stretch. Then she goes to our bag, (Near the wall, next to me) and opens it.
"Have you eaten? Wait, how long was I out?" she asks, noticing that her hiccups are gone.
"You were out for a few hours, and no, I haven't." I answered her. Mai stares at me for a few seconds, but then comes next to me and sat.
"Oh? You should have eaten. I mean, is no use to be watching over me, what happens if you get weak?" her voice softened, wonder passes her brown eyes, about what? I'm not sure. I am just adjusting my back, avoiding her glance, cause it made me feel a little uncomfortable.
"If not, who would?" I answered her. Mai puffed, and opens the bag.
"And you scold me about not taking care of myself." she mumbles under her breath, as I just ignored her rants.
"Here," she takes an apple and took a hold of my hand, and place the apple in my hand. I glance at it, blinking actually. She gives me a soft smile.
"That's our dinner. I would have made a super delicious dinner, for all the thanks, for taking care of me." she whispers, taking a mango, out of the bag.
"When we go back, I'll make you loads of Tea, to make up the months we have spent here. And dinner." she whispers, as she peels the mango with the knife that she took out of the bag as well.
"What made you say that?" I took a bite out of the apple.
"Cause, I actually miss tea as well. I miss a lot of things." she whispers. I leaned my head against the wall, staring at the waterfall rain.
"Do you miss your parents? I mean I asked you before, but now, after four months?" she shyly whispers, as she bites on the mango.
"I do." I told her. She lifts her gaze, as she opens her mouth.
"Really? Wow. That was easy." she whispers.
"Easy?" now, confused at her words. Mai shrugs, sucking into the peel part of the mango, watching the juices flow down at the corner of her mouth. She uses her arm to wipe it off. I stare at her lips, watching it become moist. Causing me to lick my own lips.
"Yeah, you didn't deny it." she smiles at me. I just shrug at her, not sure how to react to that.
"I miss the others. I miss their playfulness, and their support. I always wonder what they are doing? What's happening to them." her voice drops, leaning her head against my arm, sadness passing her eyes.
"They are probably looking for us."
"Yes. I'll keep my hope in that. Even Gene said that." she shook her head very fast, while she place another piece of mango in her mouth.
"Want some?" she offers, lifting her hand up. I stare at the half cut mango, looking tempting. Then I glance at my own apple, already in its core.
'I didn't even notice I finished the apple.' I turned, and nodded my head softly. She smiles, cutting a huge piece, and hands it over.
"To good health." she cheers, lifting her hand up. I shyly nodded once again, taking a bite of the mango.
Mai remained quiet, while we ate. After we finished, and threw the mango peels and the core of the apple out. Mai stretched her arms above her head, yawning.
"I want to sleep, but I'm scared that I get the nightmare. Sorry for lying to you." she says out of the blue, causing me to look down at her.
"Lying? About?" her words caught me off guard.
"About not having the nightmares. My dream Na..." she paused, watching her flinch. I arched a brow,
"Your dream Na?" I pushed.
"Err, nothing, well, I'm sorry, I just didn't want to you to worry." she whispers.
"Then don't lie. I won't get mad at you." I told her. Mai frowns, lowering her arms, noticing her flinch in pain.
"Is not about you getting mad at me, is that I just didn't want you to worry."
"I'll get mad, if you don't tell me this thing. I need to look out for you." I stated, hearing a heard a small gasp coming out of her lips, as I felt her tremble a little.
"What?" I asked, looking down, to see her plastered her hand on her stomach.
Then I remembered. 'Her stomach,' I cussed under my breath, moving my body to face her.
"Lift your blouse up." I order her. Mai arched a brow, as her cheeks turn redder.
"Eii?" she screeches, pinning herself against the wall. I rolled my eyes at her.
"Not like that, what in the world is your mind thinking of?" I asked, as she pouted her lower lip.
"Definitely something way different from yours." she came with a comeback. I actually bit my lower lip from stopping myself from laughing.
'She is definitely thinking of something perverted.' I amused myself with that.
Then my mind flashed back when she came out of the water naked, two months ago. I heard her excited voice.
"Look, look what I have found, rings. Look like wedding rings." I heard her whisper.
'That was fast.' I thought, turning around, only to see her shoulders wet. As my eyes travel down, my breath caught, seeing her at least half naked, since I stop midway of her breasts. I turned around, as a knot tangle on the base of my throat, feeling my pants go small. Very small. She hasn't even noticed, her face redden, as I handed her clothes back.
'I couldn't sleep that night. I tried very hard to forget about it. Yet, I have been very mad at myself for even thinking about it, and at Mai, for doing that. Doesn't she know, that I'm a man, and she's a female. Doesn't work like that, if I want to respect her.' I thought, fighting my own demons. Time to time, I have to fight them, especially when she takes a bath. I have to keep my mind distract it. Cause my mind sometimes goes back to that scene, when I had the bad luck to see her half naked.
'Don't' go there Naru. Don't remember her naked.' Oh God? Why?
'Mai is too darn innocent and naïve to even notice, how much she affects me at times.' I concluded in my thoughts.
"Mai, remember what happened before you fainted?" Mai tilts her head to the side, but then she turns her head towards the entrance, and her eyes widen.
"Oh, right, I hurt myself." she then rose her blouse, to see its very red.
"I need to wash it once again. At least it stopped bleeding." I told her. Mai nervously stood, making me blink, surprised at her actions.
"I can do it." her voice turns robotic, when she rushes towards the hot springs, but then returns, and nervously laughs.
"Ha, ha. Forgot the bag." she whispers, giving me a paranoid look, and grabbed the bag and rush out. I lifted my right brow, watching her bend down. I actually cover my mouth as a laugh escapes my lips.
"Silly girl, what in the world is she even thinking about?" I mumbled, as I laugh completely. Mai turns around, giving me a strange look.
"Are you laughing?" she asks confused. I cleared my throat, shaking my head.
"No." I lied, but for a reason, I couldn't hold on to my laughter. Mai huffed out, as annoyance passes her eyes
"You're laughing at me." she scolded. I turned my gaze towards the entrance of the cave.
"You should have seen your face. You sure you aren't thinking anything perverted?" I burst out, wrapping my arms around my stomach. I haven't laughed like this in a long time. It felt good.
Mai walks up to me, and kneels down, to face me. A strange emotion passes her eyes.
"I'm sure, you're being mean, stop laughing at me." she pouts, but a smile reaching her lips.
"I'm not laughing at you." I spat out, so hard to control myself. Very hard. But no use, I kept on laughing.
"Yes, you are, stop lying." She accused, as I gasp out the laugh, trying to control myself even more. She pokes me on my arm.
"Jerk, and stop that lie, you are. It wasn't that funny. I wasn't thinking about anything perverted." her cheeks flared up, as I took in a big breath.
"No, I'm not. I just thought it was cute, you get embarrassed very easily." I told her the truth..
'She is cute most of the time.' I humbly thought, making my heart ease at that.
Mai face turned from being mad, to surprise.
"Cute?" she gasped out, that made my laughter died immediately. I gulped heavily, looking away from her.
Now a very awkward moment passes us. We stare at each other, not knowing what to say...
'Damn, didn't want that to escape,' I scolded myself.
"Naru," she whispers my name breaking the awkward moment, moving very close to me. She lifts a hand, and gently brush off my bangs away from my eyes.
"Its nice," she started, causing me to stare at her confuse by her sudden words.
"Nice?" now I was the one confused.
"To hear you laugh. I have never seen you laugh before, and it's different. I like it. Makes you look younger, and more playful. Thank you.." she moves her hand and cups my cheeks, causing my heart to leap once again.
"Is that so?" I whisper, as our eyes locked, my hands started to tremble once again.
"Yes. Sometimes I tend to forget, that you're not just my boss, but a young boy of my age, that needs to let go at times." her words seem to hit something in me.
'I have forgotten, how to feel free; to not worry, I don't have to put my mask on, since Gene had died, I haven't been this free for a long time. Mai manages to make me laugh completely. Yet is so hard. So hard to let go.'
"Mai," I breathed out, leaning in. My heart racing, as Mai moves in, our nose touching, our lips almost there. Her eyes softened, not sure what emotion was there, but it was different. Different from what I have ever seen in her or any woman I have met over the years. Causing my mind to go blank, cause of that look, I like it. Its something I have never seen in my life.
'What are you doing to me?' I thought, wanting to just let go.
"Naru," she whispers, her voice itself causes me to loose any reason, anything that could have made me think. All I wanted is too.. I'm not sure, but sure as hell, it's a very good feeling, a very deep feeling I never felt before. Closing my own eyes, as she did hers. Mai cups my other cheek, causing me to shiver in a very good way. Moving closer, and I am just about to finally kiss her, I hear her intake, when a sudden lighten roars outside the cave, causing her to wrap her arms around me.
I opened my eyes very fast, to catch the flash of the lightening illuminating the cave itself.
"Oh no, lightening." she gasped out, as she shook. I shook my head, snapping out of the spell I was under.
"Yeah, lightning," for the first time in my life, I hated that thing.
"I hate thunder." she trembles on my embrace.
"Yeah, apparently me to." I mumbled under my breath.
'I never got to know, why she is afraid of thunder?'
"Mai, just relax, okay. It's just thunder. It won't harm you." I whisper to her. Mai shook her head as a child would do.
"No, they are bad." she cries out. Without thinking, I laid her on my lap, grabbing the blanket that was on the side, next to the bag, and cover her.
She shivers, and squeals when another lightening hits, causing her to hide under the blanket, and pressing her head against my chest.
I wrap my arms around her.
"For tonight, you can sleep here." I told her, not wanting her to get more scared. Mai sneaks her face out of the blanket, and glances up at me, she looks like a scared kitten. I frowned at her, not liking this at all.
"Are you sure?" another thud, causing her to cover her face on my chest.
"Yes, I'm sure." I assured her.
"Okay," her cheeks flamed up, as my eyes softens, and I just stare at her. Mai whimpers, but in circles her arms around me.
"Thank you." she whispers, closing her eyes, I lower the blanket, and glance out the cave. I watch as thunder hits again.
'I never thought, I would hate thunder, but yet..' a small smile passes my lips, as I glance down at Mai. My heart warmed up.
'Having her like this, in my arms, is the closest thing I can do, to protect her, and have her near me.'
I adjusted myself, that know, I lean against the wall, Mai on top of me, wrap my arm around her. She whimpers once again, when thunder hits.
"Naru," she whispers. I stare down at her.
"Hmm?" I heard her take a big breath.
"Want to know, why I ham afraid of thunder?" she suddenly asks.
'You don't have to." I told her the truth. Mai turned her head up, staring at me.
"Lightning struck me, when I was younger." she whispers. I just blinked, as her words sank in.
"How?"
"When I was going to school. It started to rain hard, so I hid under the tree, so I wouldn't get wet. Not the right choice. A lightning struck there, and knocked me unconscious. The doctors were surprised that I have lived that. So ever since that day, I can't stand thunderstorms. I am afraid, that it will hit me again." she explains.
I didn't know, what to say to her. I'm not good at comforting people.
'That explains many things. Especially, why she's afraid of Thunder." Ye, the thought that she almost lost her life. It hit me hard.
'No, don't think about it. She's not Gene.'
"Sleep Mai," I whispered, not very good at this. Mai snuggles more into my chest, closing her eyes.
"You won't leave me?" she yawns. I shook my head.
"Its raining buckets Mai. Where in the world, would I go?" I questioned. Mai eyes become heavy, but she still answers.
"Nowhere, but in, my.." but then stops, as I heard a small light even patterns. I glance down, to get a better look. In doing so, she was already fast asleep.
"Sleep, and don't dream about anything." I whispered, turning my gaze back at the entrance of the cave. Another thunder hits, causing it to eliminate. In doing so, a figure appeared. I just stare at it, tighten my grip on Mai.
'You're not getting her.' I thought darkly, as the figure becomes more lucid. A woman. A woman with long hair, that resembles Mai. Yet, an older version of her. Then she just disappears with the flash. I groaned, rubbing my eyes with my left hand.
"I hate this island. What plan is Isac or his brother is up to?"
Mai Pov
I felt warm, very warm. And protected. Very much. As well, the best sleep, I had for a while.
'Please, let it be real.' I wished, as I moaned, rubbing my cheek against a fabric. I didn't have no nightmares. No, I had a strange dream. I was sleeping on Naru chest. Groaning, I rubbed my eyes, waking up. I glance up, to see a jaw line, a very masculine jaw line.
"Wait," I lifted myself up, only to see Naru sleeping under me.
'How?' I thought, then the memories of last night came in.
"Oh, thunder?" I move to face the entrance, and saw light rain. I groaned, shaking my head.
"At least it stopped thundering." I whispered. Naru groans, rubbing his eyes.
"What time is it?" he asks, then he opens his eyes, to stare at me. We just stare at each other, as a blush passes my cheeks. And I squeak out of his chest. Landing on the ground, which was a bit painful. (Causing me to wince in pain)
"What's wrong?" he groans, rubbing his head, as he stood. I turned my gaze towards the entrance.
"Its lighter." I told him. Naru arched a brow, following my finger.
"Okay?" he said very slowly, looks like he's trying to register what I meant.. Then it does, as his eyes lightens up a little.
"Then it should stop later on." he mentions, standing up, taking a hold of the blanket, moving towards the bag. I stare at his back, touching my chest, as my heart started to race.
'We were about to kiss? I have forgotten about him? Why is my heart racing, the thought of his lips against mine?' I thought, aching to hug him, to just hold him, hits me hard. I stare at him, with soft eyes, biting my lower lip.
'Was he going to kiss me?' I thought, as last night events came into my mind.
'He looks very adorable when he laughs. So rare. I like it. I like a lot. It was strange, his look. I have never seen that look on Naru, when he was staring at me, before we almost kiss. It was different. Different from anything I have ever seen in him. It wasn't cold, nor warm, no it was warm, but a different type of warmth. It made me feel at ease, and above all things. I know this sounds so crazy. I thought for the briefest moment. I felt loved. I felt his love for me. The way he was staring at me, was anything like before.' I thought, as I kept looking at Naru. He was bending down, washing his hands.
'No, I'm just getting my hopes up. Mai, you forgot about him. Don't let it fool you.' I told myself. Smacking my cheeks rather hard.
"Mai?" Naru asks, taking notice that he was looking at me weirdly. I stood, ignoring his gaze.
"I want to take a bath, and wash my clothes," I told him. Naru nods very slowly, still staring at me, but hands me the bag, when he reached me.
"I... I'll be near the entrance." he whispers, moving towards it. I gave him a last glance, watching him sit in the entrance, crossing his arms.
Without looking back: So I headed way, and I mean way back into the cave, to use the bathroom, and headed towards the hot springs. I paused, feeling bad for Naru.
"Err. You can use the bathroom." I told him. Naru turns his head, to glance up at me.
"Aren't you going to bathe?" he asks. I shook my head.
"First use the bathroom." I felt bad for him. Naru didn't even argue. He stands up, as I walk up towards the entrance. He rushes his steps, as I stand near the opening. Watching outside. The light rain drizzles, making me a beautiful view.
"This is so beautiful. The ocean is sparkling, like no other. The trees seem so alive and the animals," I whispered, crossing my arms, leaning my head against the wall. Watching some of the tropical animals run around to find shelter, or food.
'This would be so tropical and beautiful if it wasn't for the souls.' I thought, feeling bad. Yet, on my far right of my site, something shiny caught my eyes. Near the stream, beyond the trees. I tilted forward, holding onto the wall, and squinted my eyes. The shiny thing disappears. I frowned, moving back.
"Weird." I mumbled, not liking this at all. Frowning at that, I kept my eyes on that spot, just in case. Loosing thought. Forgetting where I was.
'Wonder what was the shining thing?'
"If you want, I can take a bath first," Naru whispers on my right. I didn't even notice, what was he even talking about.
"Alright, you can join me." I answered automatically, only to feel Naru hand on my shoulder.
"Join you?" he asks, confused, as I snapped back to reality, I actually jumped, hitting my head back with his chin.
"Aish," I hissed in pain, rubbing my head. Naru hissed as well, rubbing his chin.
"Damn Mai." he snaps, as he kept rubbing. I came back to my senses.
"Naru? What happened?" I asked, confused. Naru gave me a stern, angry look.
"I said, if you want, I can take a bath first, if you just want to keep staring at the scenery. I kept calling out for you, for the last two minutes." he complains, as my cheeks burst.
"Oh no." I cover my cheeks, lowering my head.
"What the hell did you mean join me?" I could tell he's a little mad. I gulped nervously, and went around him.
"Nothing. I was, err.."
"Daydreaming," he finished for me.
"No." my voice stretched out. Naru gave me that look saying.
'Yeah, right,' so he just sits back down on the ground, crossing his arms.
"Whatever, or apparently, whomever you were dreaming of, go do it in the hot-springs." he waves his hand.
'I wasn't' day dreaming.' So with that thought, I headed for the hot springs. (After grabbing my clothes, of course)
Slowly I undressed, and place my clothes on the side. Sliding in. I hissed, when the hot water hits my legs, making Naru turn.
"What happened?" he asks. I ducked down, covering myself.
"The hot water bothered my legs, but it's good now." I told him, the truth. Naru turns his head back towards the entrance.
"If anything, let me know," was all he said, as he lower his head. I tilt my head to the side, watching him slouch down.
'Is he sleeping?' Shaking it off, I turned around, and sat down.
"This is better than the waterfalls," I groaned in delight. Grabbing the soap suds, and rubbing it together, to make suds. Slowly, I wash my body and hair with it. Dipping down, snapping my eyes open.
Something in me felt strange. I actually shivered in the hot springs.
'Okay?' I thought, coming back for air. Ignoring it, I took my dirty clothes, and dip in the water, to start washing them.
Scrubbing, while using the suds, to create lather, the cold shiver hits me once again. I paused, turning around, to find nothing.
"Okay Mai, don't be paranoid," I whispered to myself. Feeling my heart race. Scrubbing my clothes as fast as I could, I dip it down, and rinse it.
Getting out of the water, I shivered once again. Covering my breasts with my arm, I turned to stare at the water. Placing my pants on, grabbing my shirt, something in me screamed to run.
Slowly turning my gaze towards the entrance, Naru was now standing up, leaning against the wall.
'I'm just imagining things.' I whispered. Ignoring it, I started to place my shirt on, only to hear a male voice. And I can tell you, is not Naru.
"Ayame, are you sure?" I heard, placing my shirt half way. I turned, as the scenery change. Naru wasn't at the entrance, only John and Ayame.
"I am. Isac has placed a hidden clue there. It could be our only ticket out of here." she whispers, leaning her head against her husband's shoulder. I move around, as my eyes widen.
"It could be a trap. He's been hurting you in your dreams. He wants you to the eight is up." he whispers, holding tight into his wife's shoulder. I felt my heart warm up at the sight. Then I gasped, when Ayame turns to face me.
"Angel. You're heading in the right direction. Upon reaching the complete south. Head down the mountains, and you'll find the remains." she whispers, as John stares at her wife.
"Angel?" he asks, arching a brow in confusion. Ayame lift her gaze at her husband. Love is shown in her eyes.
"Yes, our Angel, that will free us. I keep having these dreams about her." she wraps her arms around her stomach, as love reaches her eyes even more.
"Tell Shibuya, that not everything is what it seems. So don't despair. This is my present, as you are my future. Go, and find the remains. It will help a lot. Then head back to the house. Await for more instructions." she tells me. I stare at her, not comprehending so much.
"Okay, but what do Eight means?"
"You'll see. The secret is in the stars, the sky, eight is a big number in this island. Just take your time. Enjoy it with your husband." and before I could ask what she meant by that, fire appears in the middle of the cave, causing me to flinch.
"Ayame!" I screamed, stretching my arm out, only to grab someone's arm. Blinking, and more blinking, as Naru stood in front of me.
"Err!" I whispered, looking up at him. His eyes narrow.
"What did you see?" he just simply asked. I look down at myself, to see that I'm already dressed, which was a relief.
"Well. Ayame, she was here, with her husband. She told me to go and find the remains. Also, I didn't get it, but something about this is my present, and I'm her future. That eight plays an important number." I explained.
Naru stares at me for a few seconds, but moves around me.
"Its my turn. Unless you want to join me?" He arched, again with that question. I shrieked, moving away from him.
"Don't' say that. I don't' want to join you. I'm a girl. We aren't an item, so please." I turned around, only to gasp, my body paralyzed. Out of nowhere, a woman stood in front of me. She looks familiar to me.
"Who are you?" were the first words that came out of my mouth. The woman has long brown hair, reaching midway back, just like Ayame. Her skin is flawless, and her eyes are a dark brown.
"Mai?" I heard behind me. I took a step back, only to feel Naru chest press behind my back.
"There's another lady." I whispered, pointing in front. Naru lifted his gaze, arching a brow.
"There's no one." he admits.
"I know, you can't see them. We established that a few nights ago." I grumbled, but either way, I move my hand back, and took Naru hand. The woman stares at me blankly.
"Mai." she whispers very gently, making my heart pound.
"Do.. do I know you?" I felt my own voice crack, the woman lifted her right hand up, watching as blood drips down her pale hand.
"Your hand." I gasped out, moving forward, but Naru pulls me back, making me cringe.
"How beautiful you have become," she whispers, moving closer to me. I couldn't move, my breath is hitching.
"Who are you?" I whispered. The woman moves very close to me, eying me, her bloody hand cups my right cheek.
"Save me! Give yourself to Isac, so you can set me free." she whispers, as a burning sensation started to hiss on my right cheek.
"Please let go." I pleaded, as the burning kept getting worse. The woman smile turns devious, as her eyes turn into evil.
"Aren't you going to save your mama? Aren't you going to save me!" She screams, as my eyes widen, and my heart stop at her words.
"Your not my mama." I whimper, all of the sudden, I felt a pull, and Naru now stood in front of me, cupping my cheeks. The burning sensation left. I stare at Naru blankly.
"Mai, don't. Just don't fall for his traps." he whispers, worry plaster in his eyes, but I was to dulled out to take notice.
"Mai, wake up." he shakes my shoulder, as I lazily lift my head up. With tears now running down my cheeks.
"Naru. Mama. She was here."
"That wasn't' your mom. Trust me." he whispers, wrapping his arms surround me. I took a hold of his shirt sobbing.
"Mama."
"Its Isac, I'm sure of it, he's messing with you." he whispers. I move out Naru embrace, looking up at him.
"Naru." I whispered, hiccuping, as he captures my cheeks, his eyes softens.
"Don't give in, is Isac, or the brother doing. He wants you to break. Don't let it get to you. Just be brave. Can you do that for me? No matter what happens, you won't give in. Just like last time, when you took care of me. Just be brave." he whispers. I nodded, wrapping my arms around his shoulders, as he wraps his arms around my waist.
"Okay. Why is he using my mother?" I didn't get it. My mother didn't die on this island. Naru kept quiet for a few minutes, feeling him shake his head.
"So you can break, to give in. Don't let him. I can assure you." he paused, moving away from me, and turns his gaze towards the entrance of the cave.
"I can assure you, that we will stop him, and free all those souls and I won't let him get you."
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