Standing At The Beginning With You – Fourteenth Chapter

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Chapter 14: Right By Your Side

A week passed since that accident happened. Still, no changes in Mai happened. Almost everyone lost their hope. Who could blame them, right?

But Naru hasn't. He believes that Mai will wake for him. Not only for him, but everyone who hopes to be with her. He believes in Mai, and that is very visible in everyone's eyes. The way he held her hand whenever he gets there. He kisses her forehead when he arrives and before she leaves, and believe it or not, he tells her how his day went.

Today is like any other day for Naru. Well, since the accident happened. He was sitting beside her, his hand entwined with hers. He was reading a book and from time to time, he would look at her and smile.

"Mai, I've decided to find that bastard." Naru said to his unconscious girlfriend as he combed her hair with his hand.

"I'll come with you. There's no way Mai would allow you to do that alone." Takigawa said, entering the room as quiet as he can.

"Hn." Was Naru's only reply. He ignored everyone who came in after Takigawa.

"Naru, we brought you food!" Luella's voice, cheerful as ever, rang through the room as she gave the lunch to her son who was reading the book.

"Oh come on, Noll. Eat! You've been eating less lately. Mai-chan wouldn't want that." Madoka said.

"Fine." Naru said, getting the food they brought and leaving the room. "I'll be back tomorrow. I have to fix some things."

Everyone sighed when he left. Naru was really unpredictable to everyone, even his own parents. The only one who could make him move is Mai, and right now, he really needed her.

"What a troublesome boy." Ayako said, sitting on the chair that Naru sat on earlier.

"He is Naru after all." Masako said, surprising everyone by her tone of voice.

"I know what he's going to do." Daisuke said, his arm wrapped around Sakura's waist.

They only gave him a confusing look, wanting to know what he was thinking about.

"He's gonna find Jiro Tanaka." Daisuke said, a smirk on his face.

"Y-You mean the one who attacked them the other week? You think that guy hit Mai?" Sakura said, obviously in shock.

"I'm not sure of that yet. I have a feeling. By the way they told us the story, I think that guy really held a grudge on Mai. Mai haven't told me anything about that back then." Daisuke replied, his arms now crossed over his chest.

"I trust Naru." Ayako started, "I'm sure he won't let that one get away. He'll do anything to find that guy." She finished with a smirk.

With Naru

Naru was currently seated in his office, in front of his laptop and doing everything he can to find that guy who he suspected did this to Mai.

To anyone, the accident may seem like an accident. But it wasn't. The hit was on purpose and Naru knew who wanted to eliminate Mai right away.

"Jiro Tanaka." Naru muttered under his breath, "What did she do to you?"

"Two years ago, I asked for her help. I knew she knows about ghost hunting because of you. She promised me she will help me, but she let me down. Because of her, I lost my only family, my sister, Karin Tanaka. She ran away from me after that day. And since that day, I swore vengeance and that is what I am doing. Watching her suffer is good, but watching you as well is beyond what words could tell, Oliver." A voice from nowhere came.

"Come out, Jiro." The cold voice of Oliver Davis replied, sending shivers on the spine of anyone.

Coming from the darkness, Jiro Tanaka stood before Naru's desk, a smirk planted on his face. His smirk showed victory, as if he'd won from a game for the first time.

"You should have just let it pass. I don't know what happened those years back but you have no right to do that to Mai." Naru grabbed his collar, ready to punch him.

"Relax, Oliver. I'm positive she will survive. I just don't know when she will wake up." Jiro Tanaka's smirk grew wider and before he knew it, he was across the room, punched by Naru, himself.

"You were the one who purposely hit Mai." Naru said, his bangs covering the glare in his eyes.

"Naru!" The door suddenly opened and it revealed Takigawa with Daisuke and Lin.

"What do you want?" Naru was ready to release his PK, but Lin stopped him.

"It's Mai. She awoke." Daisuke said, looking from Naru to Jiro. "It seems I was right, then. It was him who hit Mai."

Naru's eyes widened when he heard those first words he heard from Daisuke's mouth. Immediately, he ran towards the door, looking back to glare at Jiro.

"Don't worry, we'll take care of him." Takigawa said, already carrying the twenty-two year-old man on his shoulder. "The Police, right?"

With a nod from Naru, everyone left. Naru and Daisuke going to the hospital, while Lin and Takigawa headed to the police office to bring Jiro and lock him up there.

"Mai, wait for me." Naru whispered as he ran through the corridors, going to the room.

"She'll be glad to see you." Daisuke whispered, a smile playing on his lips.

Naru could see the amusement in his eyes, the way he cared about his best friend was amazing. For the first time in his life, Naru was glad that for the past three years she wasn't with him, Daisuke was beside her for comfort and care.

"She'll be happy to see you too." Naru said, a half-smile was on his face.

When they reached the room, Naru was the first one to enter. He saw her face smiling brightly at the ones present inside the room.

"Noll! You're already here!" Luella said, a bright smile on her face when her son entered.

"Mai." Naru ignored the call of her mother, he ignored everyone present in the room. All he can see right now is Mai. Mai and only Mai.

"Naru?" Mai's brightened feature grew even more lovelier when she saw the smile she planted on Naru's face.

As quickly as he can, Naru ran to Mai, giving her a hug like there was no more tomorrow for them. His hug loosened when he realize Mai should breath, and by the way he hugged her, it seemed impossible.

Everyone had already left the room, they wanted the couple to have some alone time with one another.

"Are you feeling fine, Mai?" Naru asked her, the smile never leaving his face.

"Yes! Have you been eating properly? You seem thinner than usual, Naru!" Mai scolded at him.

"Hn. I missed you." Naru, again, hugged Mai. But what both didn't expect was the tears that suddenly rolled down from Naru's eyes.

"I'm right by your side, Naru." Mai planted a chaste kiss on Naru's lips.

End of the Chapter

Does it suck? =)))))) Sorry for that. I wasn't supposed to end this early, but since I have no classes the day after tomorrow, I'll start the next chapter tomorrow and hopefully finish the next day, so I had to finish the chapter now for the sake of my other updates. =))))

Can't think of anything to put in my "PEEK" =))))