Naru stared at Mai's closed eyes before he allowed his own eyes to fall closed. He returned the pressure of the kiss as he pressed his body as close he could to hers. He knew that there were people around them but he didn't care. The only thing on his mind was Mai and the kiss. He was kissing Mai again and he felt as though he belonged with her.

Mai shifted slightly underneath him as she tightened her arms around his neck. She felt as though she were flying. She found that she never wanted to come down from the sky. She felt lost when his lips parted from hers. She opened her eyes to look up into his before he bent down to capture her lips in another kiss.

She ran her hands through his hair as his tongue entered her mouth. She forgot that they were in a haunted house. She forgot that he had just saved her. She forgot everything that seemed insignificant to her. The only thing that matter to her was that she had Naru. That he was here with her. Everything else faded away.

Naru was experiencing much the same thing. He wasn't sure how he was able to go so long without having Mai with him. He heard her give a soft groan and he pulled back slightly to look down at her. Her glazed eyes opened to look at him before he felt the ground beneath them shaking and he immediately stood up and pulled her up with him to avoid the falling piece of rock that came from the roof of the basement. Mai let out a little shriek before he made his way towards the steps with her tightly in his hold.

"What's going on?" Mai asked him as he dragged her up the steps with the others slightly ahead of them. Naru didn't reply until he had her completely out of the basement.

"I think Elaine would be able to explain better." Naru said as he looked at the blonde haired woman. Elaine brushed her skirt off before shaking her head.

"Kerry's presence is down there. I don't think that going down there again would be a good idea." Elaine said. Mai turned to look at the closed basement door and gave a small nod of her head.

"Although, you gave us a bit of a show." Ayako snickered. Mai felt her cheeks tint as she looked up at Naru. She felt her eyes sadden as she realized that he was refusing to look at her. Was he regretting kissing her? She gave a soft sigh, she really wasn't what he wanted. She knew that she had always been right about thinking that she wasn't good enough for him.

'I guess he just realized it, didn't he?' she thought with a depressed sigh as she followed the other women and Naru up the steps back to the base. She frowned in confusion, how had he known that she was in danger? And more importantly, why had he come to her rescue if he wanted nothing to do with her?

"Mai, I wish to speak with you." he held her back as she tried to enter the base with the others. She forced herself not to scowl before she turned to him, steeling her heart for the pain that she knew was coming. She didn't need to hear what he was going to say. She was actually terrified of having to face it.

"Yes, Naru?" she asked. She really didn't want to hear what he had to say. She had a feeling that she already knew what was going to come out of his mouth. And that she wasn't going to like it.

"I...don't understand." he admitted. She blinked in surprise before taking as close look at him. It was definitely Naru. She took a deep breath as she knew very well what he was referring to.

"What's there to understand? I love you." she told him. He stared at her for a moment before shaking his head, not really understanding. Not that it was a surprise. He never really understood the obvious things, as far as she was concerned.

"That. How can you say that so easily? How...how can you just accept everything?" he asked. She felt her eyes widen in surprise before she gave him a gentle smile. She made her way over to him and gently touched his face and he watched as her eyes softened with her smile.

"Because I just do. There isn't anything complicated about it. You are you. That is all that matters to me." she told him with her trademark smile. He looked down at her before reaching and touching her cheek. She couldn't help but think he looked like a child that couldn't believe Santa Clause had visited him.

"I...Mai..." he looked away and she reached up and turned his head back towards her. She gave a bright smile before stepping away and folding her hands in front of her.

"What's your name?" she asked. She saw him frown and knew that he had no idea what she was up to.

"Mai-" she cut him off by holding her hand up.

"Please, just humor me." she told him with another smile. She knew exactly what she was doing, she just hoped that he got the hint.

"My name is Oliver Davis. You know that." he told her exasperatedly. What she was doing? Had she lost her mind? She was obviously up to something, he just didn't know what. He wasn't even sure if he really wanted to know.

"Amazing. I'm in love with an Oliver Davis." she told him. He blinked and she smiled at him. "Although he is rather annoying. He keeps thinking that I'm in love with a guy name Eugene Davis when I believe it's quite obvious that I'm not."

"Mai..." she walked over and silenced him with her lips. It didn't take him long to bring her fully against his body. He held her as tightly as he could. He realized that he was no longer capable of keeping her away. Mai was something that he couldn't live without. She had embedded herself so deep in his heart that there was no way to rid his heart of her. Not that he wanted to.

"Mai..." he whispered as they pulled apart. She looked slightly dazed and he felt his breath catch. Without thought he scooped her up into his arms and they disappeared into the darkness of the hallway.

"Koujo, I love your mother dearly, but there is only so much time that I can spend with that woman and not feel as though I'm losing my mind." Madoka told her husband as they rode down the little road that led to Wei's house. Lin chuckled at the note in Madoka's voice.

"I must say...that she has become eccentric in her years. Maybe it's because we let her take care of Deshi so much." he told her. She gave a soft laugh before she reached over and took his hand that wasn't on the steering wheel.

"I know she's lonely over in China. Maybe we should suggest that she think about getting an apartment in England. It would bring her closer to us and your little sister. And she would be able to watch Deshi whenever we are at work." Madoka suggested and Lin frowned before nodding.

"It probably would be a good idea. I'm not sure if she would like the idea but she might think it's a good idea." Lin said as he squeezed her hand before he parked the van in front of the mansion.

They climbed out of the van and started towards the front door. They quickly made their way upstairs to the base. They were surprised to find just Ayako sitting at the base reading something. The miko looked up and Madoka blinked at the look in her eyes.

"It seems that Carson had his own diary of sorts. And the last entry clearly shows that he was having trouble controlling his bloodlust." Ayako told them. Madoka frowned before walking over to Ayako and taking the diary. She looked up as everyone else, except for Naru and Mai entered the room. Gene saw the diary in her hands and looked at her.

"What does it say?" Lin asked her. She looked back down at the pages before reading the neat handwriting.

"Things keep getting worse. Amelia is afraid to even let Elaine out of her sight. Not that I can blame her. After Amelia's encounter with Kerry she is terrified for Elaine's sake. However, Amelia just revealed to me that Elaine's father is actually Amelia's Uncle. Though she always referred to him as a cousin. I asked her why she would lie to me. She said that she hated and hoped that maybe referring to him as her cousin would weaken the family bond they have.

"Amelia is so strong for a human. Although because of that I am beginning to crave her blood more and more. I realize that soon if I don't do something that I could very well end up killing her. The thought terrifies me. Amelia is one of the most important people in the world to me. I couldn't stand to lose her. And the thought that I could be the one to do that damage scares me even worse.

"She doesn't know that I've been struggling with this and I have no intention of telling. I can only hope that I can fight the blood thirst off until summer comes and I can go hunting. Only then can I fight off the lust for blood." Madoka finished softly before looking up and Masako gave a soft sigh.

"He was trying to fight off his lively hood so that he could protect the woman he loved, no matter what. It's just so horrible that they were forced to leave the world before they were able to escape this house." Masako whispered and Elaine nodded in agreement as she wiped her tears away.

"Getting out of this house was difficult. It was like there was a curse on those that wished to leave. Amelia got away and I can't believe she came back for me. I wish she would have just forgotten about me." Elaine whispered and Masako placed a comforting hand on the girl's shoulders.

"It wouldn't be surprising if Kerry placed a curse on your family because no one would help him get you to agree to be his. If we can rid this house of his spirit then you and your lover and your cousin's spirit along with her lover's will be freed. Which means we have to find Wei, as he is harboring Kerry's spirit." Masako said as she glanced up at Lin. The Chinese's man's eyes narrowed as he also realized that.

"We can start a new search tomorrow. I don't know about the rest of you, but I can barely keep my eyes open." Takigawa said and everyone else nodded in agreement.

"Elaine and I can stay up and watch the monitors. As we aren't technically living we don't really need much sleep. Of course, only if that's alright with Elaine?" he asked. The blonde haired girl just nodded before shooing everyone else out and telling them to rest well.

"Where's Mai and Naru?" Madoka asked before everyone parted ways. John and Masako exchanged looks as did Ayako and Takigawa.

"I'm not really sure. Naru wanted to talk to her a couple of hours ago so maybe they're still talking." Ayako suggested. Masako shrugged in agreement before they all turned to part ways.

"NARU!! SOMEONE!! HELP!!"

So...there is that chapter. Not much more that I can say. Please review. The reviews make me very, very, very happy.

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