M is for…Memories- to bring back from memory; recollect; remember. In this case, sometimes used for blackmail and/or embarrassment.

A petite woman poked her head out of the doorway in the large house. Her brown eyes glanced around, looking for him, but to her satisfaction, he was nowhere to be seen at all. She stepped out of the small cupboard and quietly shut the door behind her. Humming a happy tune, the small woman held the precious book close to her tiny body as she nearly skipped with glee down the hallway. Dust and cobwebs clung tightly to her shirt and hair, as if they were afraid they would fall to their deaths, but she wasn't in the least bit worried about that right now.

He was gone for the day, and it gave her a chance to do what she had been dying to do for as long as she could remember. The powers contained in that book were limitless when it came to blackmail.

After all, she is his mother.

She rounded the corner and entered into the room, where his girlfriend-soon-to-be was sitting there, happily sipping on a cup of tea and enjoying her conversation with Madoka. Another hand was carefully petting a small black and white cat sitting in her lap, whose purrs carried across the room. Leo was as happy as he could ever be. Her chocolaty brown eyes grew wide as soon as she saw Luella covered in dust and spider webs. Madoka stopped taking a sip from her tea and studied her friend.

"Good lord Luella! What exactly have you been doing?" Madoka asked incredulously.

"Ah, well," Luella scratched the back of her head and smiled cheerfully at them. "I have to hide it really well; otherwise, Noll will find the memory book and get rid of it."

"Would he really be that mean to take it away?" Mai asked so innocently.

Luella and Madoka shared a look between each other before they turned to the ignorant girl.

"Noll is different, to say in the least. It would surprise me if he didn't get rid of this memory book."

Biting her bottom lip, Mai knitted her eyebrows together and studied the book in front of her.

"Is there really that much inside it?"

The two women studied her hard before Luella spoke.

"Mai, dear," she paused slightly and glanced over to Madoka, who only urged her on. "There are pictures in here that would make even Lin want to burn it."

A small smile broke through the girl's scared expression as she reached out to grab the memory book, only to have it snatched out of her grasp.

Leo glared up at Mai as soon as she stopped petting him. His purrs came to an abrupt halt as he continued to watch her, demanding for more attention. When she gave him none, he jumped off her lap and slowly walked out of the room.

"This book should come with a warning sign." Madoka explained slowly. "Once you open this book, there is no turning back. At all. You cannot use any of these pictures against Naru. If he finds out that you've seen this book, all hell will break loose. The boys absolutely can't know about this. At all."

Mai nodded her head slowly and watched the book with even more interest. She instantly held up her right hand.

"I vow to not use this information carelessly and hold all of its secrets!" Mai spoke swiftly.

"Good!" Luella said as she sat down on the couch between Madoka and Mai. "Let's begin!"

The men had no idea what the three women had conspired while they were gone all day long. But neither one of them was stupid: the giggles they shared were the suspicious kind of giggles. Naru shared a look with his long-time friend and asked the silent question. Lin simply shrugged, and pushed on to his bedroom. Naru glared over at a giggling mother and Mai, who both instantly went silent. He narrowed his eyes at his mother, who ignored the look. But Mai was a different story. Avoiding eye contact, she fidgeted under his hard gaze and bit her bottom lip. Naru knew too well she'd crack soon.

"Mai?"

The petite woman jumped as Naru called her name out. Luella quickly glanced over at Mai and jumped to her defense.

"Oh! Mai! Look at the time! We're going to be missing our knitting class! Come along!"

"Mother."

"Knitting class?" The husband questioned.

Martin furrowed his eyebrows as his wife tugged at Mai's arm and practically dragged her out of the room. She stopped long enough to flash a smile over her shoulder.

"Well, the ladies at the coffee shop offered to teach us! And it sounded fun, so I wanted to take Mai to see if she'd like it or not."

"Mother." Naru's voice was stern and slightly agitated. Luella stopped her tugging and turned to face her son. "What did you show Mai?"

"Nothing." Luella's answer was quick.

"Liar." Naru was quick to accuse his own mother. "I know you still have that photo book. What did you show her?"

Naru's cold gaze turned to his assistant, and she completely understood that look. It was the death glare of all time.

"Ducklings!" Mai blurted out.

And then, it was as if the room came to a complete stop as Martin hid his face behind his hand. His shoulders started shaking as her tried his hardest to hold back the laughter. Naru's face paled a little and his cold gaze softened. He felt a little heat rush up to his face, but he was quick to hide it as he turned on his heel.

Oh he remembers that particular picture too well.

His mother dressed him in a duck suit and took him to the park, where he did indeed, play with little ducklings. And not to mention, Lin was there with him, watching with a careful eye to make sure he wouldn't get in too much trouble.

"It would be in both of our best interests that you don't mention that to anyone Mai."

A/N: Ahh! I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in forever. I'm trying to get life sorted out and it's kinda not working! :O But this came to me and I couldn't resist it at all! :D I do hope you all enjoy and wish I would get a tad bit more reviews for my hard work! But I'm not complaining. I started a job and I'm getting ready to start my college life as a freshman, so wish me luck! Oh! And I need suggestions for N! :D Thank you all for your support once again!

Love,

Jazzy