Authors Note: Glad that people are still enjoying my story. There's one little thing that I think people will notice in this chapter, one especially if you are familiar with Sakura Kinoshita's work. Also, I did try to put some cute moments into this chapter, just to appease the masses…hehe… The plot is going to change once they return from Okinawa. I think that there will be some happy little fan girls when I'm done.
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Chapter 13: Vacation Highlights
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WEEK ONE
Monday: Room Service
Yamino had dragged Fenrir off with him early in the morning to do some shopping—Fenrir had complained about it being too early and why he had to go. Yamino had merely commented that their father deserved some time alone; but the oh so observant Fenrir complained even more that the Mystery Girl was still there and ASLEEP. Yamino had simply ignored his Nii-san's rambling and closed the door quietly behind them.
Mayura was currently dreaming under the covers of the bed, with little care of the time which read 8:30 A.M. she rolled over onto her side, the sunlight pouring in through the curtains and mumbled something incoherent.
A similar response came from Loki as he lay on the couch under a few blankets. Mayura sat up in bed, wearing a tank top and sleep pants, pushed the covers back and stood up putting her slippers on before dragging herself to the bathroom to wash her face.
Loki put a pillow over his head hearing water running from the bathroom. "Must be Yamino-kun…" he mumbled, then blinked realizing that he wasn't home. He slowly uncovered his head to find Mayura walking out of the bathroom with her hair up in her classic pony tail. She stopped at the table and picked up a piece of paper.
Loki sat up, rubbing an eye, "Mayura…"
"Ohayo Loki-kun," she greeted as she held up the paper, "Yamino-san and Fenrir have left us for the day."
Loki blinked as she read the letter, "Loki-sama, Mayura-san…Fenrir and I have decided to take in the sights and do some shopping" both sweatdropped, looking at the large pile in the corner of the room, "Please enjoy your day, we'll be back around dinner."
Mayura grabbed the menu from the counter and hopped onto the couch sitting on her legs in front of Loki, who was sitting upright against the arm of the couch.
"Loki-kun, let's order room service," she announced, in a cheery voice, a smile on her face.
Loki returned her smile, as she placed the menu between them and began examining its contents.
"Loki-kun, how about this one?" she asked, pointing to the suggested breakfast option.
Loki, having no objections merely nodded in reply before Mayura hopped off the couch and got on the phone to place the order. Loki decided to take this opportunity to go wash up.
He wiped his face on the towel and looked at his reflection in the mirror giving himself a "good enough" look before opening the door. He blinked as a pink flash went by after he heard a knock on the door.
A female voice announced, "Room service!" as Mayura opened the door and smiled happily at the woman, "Ohayo."
"Ah, Ohayo young lady," replied the maid as she walked into the room, pushing a dining cart.
As she set the trays onto the table she caught sight of Loki standing in the bathroom doorway, "Oh, what a kawaii young man you are," she complimented giving him a smile.
He smiled, "Arigato," as Mayura rolled her eyes; did Japan have laws about hiring male attendants? And it only got worse…
"How fortunate you are to stay so young and fit looking after having a child and all," commented the maid.
Mayura looked like she had been hit by a brick, but NO! One was too easy, "That must have been your husband that I saw leaving early this morning with the little black dog. You're very fortunate to have such a wonderful family."
There came the ton of bricks down on her head as she face faulted, nearly twitching at the woman's remark, as Loki stood next to her smirking as the maid left the room, "Arigato!" he called out and waved.
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Tuesday: Miko Mai
As promised, Mayura showed up in her ceremonial kimono in order to assist Megumi with the Miko Mai that had been part of the Miko tradition since long before their time. Their goal today was to bring peace and prosperity to the shrine and hopefully they would be rewarded.
Loki had taken off to investigate after watching the two gracefully dance and light the altar, as go most ceremonies. He had decided that first he would need to check the grounds and then see if any workers were available for questioning.
He had been fortunate enough to find an old grounds keeper who had mentioned that a couple of statues had been donated to the shrine about a month ago by an anonymous donor.
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Wednesday: Food Poisoning, It Could Happen To You
Yamino walked into the room with a box of freshly baked pastries that he had picked up at the local bakery, "Loki-sama, Mayura-san would you like some pas…" He blinked, "ter…" seeing the two sprawled out on the couch looking quite green, "…ies?"
Both grimaced at the thought of the pastries and waved their hands quickly in front of them yelling, "NO!"
"…Alright…" replied Yamino, putting the box down on the counter, "and what has happened here?"
"…Mayura…" informed Loki.
"Excuse me, Loki-sama?" questioned Yamino with a blink.
"She had a great idea, let's try the Domburimono at the shop downtown…" spat Loki, leaning up against the arm of the couch, looking like he wanted the room to stop moving.
Mayura's eye twitched, "Hey, I didn't see you offering to eat something else," she grumbled, equally as sick.
"…Oh, Mayura-san and Loki-sama appear to have gotten food poisoning…" remarked Yamino; he sweatdropped as he received 'thank you captain obvious' looks from the two. "…Well…I'm sure that you will feel better soon…" he whispered.
"I'm never eating what Mayura suggests again," informed Loki with a glare.
"Mou, you're acting like such a baby…" she muttered, as she glared back at him.
"I am not."
"Are too."
Yamino hung his head as he watched Mayura throw a pillow and hit Loki upside the head. Fenrir blinked as he stood next to his brother, after having been detained downstairs by the receptionist and the cookie cart. Having no clue what had taken place he hopped up onto the couch in between them and smiled, "Daddy! Mystery Girl! I've got cookies!" he exclaimed holding them up for them. He blinked, watching the two put a hand over their mouths before leaning over their designated arm of the couch and for the buckets on the floor. "…What did I say?" questioned Fenrir as he sweatdropped.
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Thursday: Holding An Umbrella For You
Mayura had been helping out Megumi with the shrine chores all week on account of her father being ill. She couldn't help but wonder if Loki had solved the case yet, and it just wasn't fair that she couldn't assist him…
Loki had sent Yamino and Fenrir to question some of the workers at their homes, while he went to see Megumi's father. When her father came into view his eyes widened, but a smile quickly replaced his surprise.
"Good afternoon, I'm Loki of the Enjaku Detective Agency," informed Loki as he quietly sat down next to the man.
Her father appeared to be merely weak, he wasn't a very large man, no bigger than Mayura-Papa, he had a kind face and smiled as he sat on the cushion at the table. "I am Haru, arigato for paying me a visit. Megumi has told me that Mayura came to assist her at the shrine in my absence, along with some friends." He arched an eyebrow, "A matantei you say?"
"Hai," replied Loki as he took a sip of his tea, "I believe that these strange occurrences that Megumi has spoken of may be linked to something that was not always here at the shrine."
He scratched his chin in puzzlement at the boy matantei, "I'm afraid that you've lost me."
"I've spoken with one of your grounds keepers and he states that around a month ago a couple of statues were donated to the shrine."
"Oh yes, very strange too…these statues have to be at least centuries old, and to think that a private party had them in their possession this entire time. But I'm afraid that I do not understand how they could be linked to my misfortune?"
Loki smiled and stood up, "I'm afraid that I've kept you too long, a man in your condition after all needs his rest."
Haru blinked in confusion and then smiled, "Arigato for helping my daughter."
As Loki left he was certain that the aura surrounding Megumi's father had to be linked to one of the statues that had arrived on the grounds. He stopped at the doorway and blinked, seeing that it was pouring rain. He sighed, he had always hated the rain, or to be more specific: water in general, and the shrine was at least a fifteen minute walk from the household.
He muttered, keeping his head down, his eyes on the ground, and his hands in his pockets as he walked down the stairs and headed for the gate. Having been caught up in his thoughts he hadn't noticed when the rain had stopped beating down on him. He stopped walking and looked up before blinking, as he found Mayura, holding an umbrella in each hand (one over herself and the other over him) smiling down at him.
"…Mayura…" he began, realizing that she had walked from the shrine to meet him.
"Loki-kun, I noticed that it had started to rain and that you didn't have an umbrella. So I thought that I would come and we could walk back to the hotel together," she explained, looking hopeful.
"Arigato Mayura, you've really made my day," he replied, with a smile on his face as he continued to look up at her.
Mayura's smile widened, as she passed him the umbrella and started out of the grounds once more. She nearly fell as her shoe hit a wet patch of grass and blushed from embarrassment after displaying an uneasy save, nearly having fallen a victim to a nearby puddle. Her embarrassment soon faded as a confused expression appeared on her face.
Loki stood next to her, holding out his hand to her. "…Well…go ahead and take it…its better than falling in a puddle or something…" he offered, looking ahead and avoiding looking up at her.
She gently placed her hand in his; Loki laced his fingers through hers and holding his umbrella in his other hand headed for the hotel.
"Arigato, Loki-kun," she thanked him, as she looked over at him out of the corner of his eye.
A small smile appeared on his face, "Don't mention it, Mayura…"
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Friday: Pass The Popcorn
Ok, so they weren't going out to any movies, but they had found plenty of good ones on the television to watch that night. Yamino had popped the popcorn and the four had taken a seat on the couch—in the order of Yamino, Mayura, Fenrir, Loki.
All eyes were on the television as they watched Norman Bates on the screen; followed by the cue for the classic music that always accompanied him.
"Don't stay in that hotel," commented Yamino nervously.
"Oh, Mother's not happy with Norman now…" stated Mayura, as she poked Loki trying to get arise out of him.
Loki just sighed, "Pass the popcorn will you?"
Yamino screamed, Mayura covered her eyes and peeked between her fingers, Fenrir barked, and Loki watched Yamino throw the bowl of popcorn up in the air as they watched 'Psycho.'
"…Not quite what I meant…" muttered Loki.
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Saturday: A Walk In The Park
"Mou, Fenrir…you're looking for that Poodle aren't you?" teased Mayura with a grin on her face.
Fenrir stopped walking and froze, "…N-no!"
Mayura's grin grew, "...Oh…then why are we in the park again?"
Fenrir looked up at her and rolled his eyes, "Because Daddy said that he would meet us here…" he informed.
"…If you say so…" replied Mayura, not fully convinced, especially since the sign above her read 'Okinawa Dog Park.'
"Mystery Girl?" he asked, looking up at her.
"Hai?" she looked down at the black pup and arched an eyebrow.
He stared at her with puppy dog eyes, as she sweatdropped and looked around wondering what Fenrir was trying to con her for. She then spotted a vendor selling doggy goodies. Mayura sighed as she opened her wallet, "…What does Fenrir want to eat?"
Fenrir smiled in triumph, another mortal had been defeated by his cute appearance, as he walked over to the vendor and pointed to nearly everything in sight.
Mayura hung her head in shame, conned by a dog…as she told the vendor what her 'faithful companion' would like to eat today. As the man handed her the goodies, she turned around, "Fenrir…" she blinked, stopping in mid sentence as a smirk appeared on her face, "Ne, Fenrir why don't you ask your girlfriend to join you for some snacks?"
Fenrir's mouth nearly dropped open as he laughed nervously, and he had the feeling that now would be a good time to run and hide as he spotted his father and brother entering the park.
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WEEK TWO
Sunday: Don't Drink The Coffee
Mayura had ordered room service, and was 'delighted' once more to see the same maid as she delivered their breakfast. After managing to get Loki to stop snickering, they sat down to enjoy their breakfast.
"This looks so good," commented Mayura, taking her chopsticks and placing a napkin in her lap.
Loki unfolded his napkin and began taking a few samples of each food and placing them on his plate.
"They even gave us complimentary coffee; would you like some Loki-kun?"
"Hai," he replied, holding out his coffee cup to her as she poured.
"Itadakimasu!" two voices cried out in unison, as they held up their cups; then closing their eyes they blew on their cups and took a drink.
Both of their eyes shot open, Mayura wrinkled her nose in disgust, and Loki sweatdropped as dark clouds loomed over their heads, both spit the remainder into their cups.
"…Mou…it's like sludge…" remarked Mayura, wiping her mouth with her napkin.
"I was aiming for toxic waste, but sludge is good…no wonder it's free," commented Loki, as they heard an attendant knock on their door and call out 'Would you like some more coffee?'
"NO!" came two pleas, as they both stood up from their chairs and put their hands on the table in front of them.
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Monday: 'Family Outing'
Loki carried Fenrir in his arms as he walked beside Yamino and Mayura. The four were walking through the lobby when Mayura heard chattering coming from the corner of the room.
"Oh it's the happy family that I told you about," whispered the maid to another.
"Oh, that little boy is adorable, and look at the happy couple; oh it must be so nice to be in love."
Mayura sweatdropped as Yamino blinked giving her a confused look. She merely hung her head, "Don't ask," and pushed him out through the sliding glass doors as Loki smirked from ear to ear, he grabbed Mayura's free hand—who gave him a 'you're enjoying this aren't you?' look—and followed behind; Fenrir merely snickered.
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Tuesday: Mayura's Monopoly
Mayura looked out the window with a sigh (wearing her usual uniform). "Mou…looks like rain again," she commented, her right hand gently resting against the glass as she looked at the grey clouds coming in over the water, "It's so boring…" she mumbled.
Loki sat at the table with Yamino and Fenrir, holding a newspaper in his hands as he looked over in her direction, "I happen to enjoy the peace and quiet."
Mayura sighed even more and fell backwards onto the bed, lying on her back, her hair all around her. "B-O-R-I-N-G," she complained, looking up at the ceiling.
Yamino tried to hide a laugh at the girl's knack for getting his father to do something as he watched the scene unfold.
She blinked, as Loki's face came into view; he looked down at her and smiled, "Well, what would you like to do then Mayura, because I can see that you won't be happy unless we're off running around," he informed her, watching a blush appear on her face as he smirked…
"Alright, Fenrir can be the dog," she commented as she placed his piece in front of him, "Which piece does Loki want?"
"…Hmm…how about the top hat?"
"Alright, and Yamino-san?"
"Hmm…I'll take the wheel barrow."
"Ok, and I'll take the thimble," she announced as she handed each player $1500 to begin with.
She watched as everyone rolled the dice and nodded, "Alright Fenrir goes first, then Yamino, then me, and then Loki. Place your piece on GO and we'll begin."
"…Go to jail…" stated Yamino with a sigh as his read from the card in his hand.
"…Mou, too bad Yamino-san…now it's my turn," informed Mayura as she rolled the dice and moved her piece along the game board "Oh…I think I will buy this hotel."
The rest of her group shared worried expressions, as Mayura now owned all twelve hotels on the game board. She smiled cutely at her players and handed Loki the dice.
"…Thanks…" he mumbled, as he rolled the dice, moved his piece, and sweatdropped before looking up to find Mayura holding out her hand with an adorable smile plastered on her face.
"Arigato Loki-kun, Yamino-san, Fenrir…" commented Mayura as she counted up her funds.
Fenrir shook his head in disbelief as he signed over his houses to Mayura. Yamino-san sighed as he gave her his last $50 and stood up retiring from the game. Loki grumbled as he placed another $200 in her hand.
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Wednesday: Case Closed
Loki wiped his forehead with his sleeve and let out at sigh of relief as he held Laevateinn at his side. His instincts had been right, it had been the statue that had continued an evil spirit; it had been preying on Megumi's father's spiritual energy, but now things would get back to normal at the shrine.
He could hear the calls from his worried children, as well as, Mayura and Megumi's voices coming from the shrine grounds.
"I'm over here!" he called out to inform them of his whereabouts.
When the group stopped in front of him he couldn't help but smile as he watched Mayura fuss about how grateful she was that he was alright, as she put her hand over her heart and caught her breath.
"Eh? There was an evil spirit in the statue of the shrine guardian?" asked Mayura, as she blinked in disbelief.
"Hai…but it's gone now, and Megumi's father's strength should return soon," replied Loki.
"But Loki, how did you get rid of the evil spirit?" questioned Megumi, "You don't appear to be a priest," she giggled.
"…Oh, that…" began Loki, rubbing the back of his head nervously, "I called for an exorcist," he lied, watching both of his sons sweatdrop at his comment.
"An exorcist, Loki-kun?" asked Mayura, arching an eyebrow, and looking around, not seeing anyone in sight.
"Hai!" exclaimed Loki, a little too quickly, "He exorcised the spirit and then left."
Now Mayura was even sweatdropping, "…And what was his name?"
"Hai, Loki, what was his name so I can tell my father?" added Megumi as she waited.
"…Ichinomiya…I didn't get his first name, I'm afraid."
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Thursday: Operation: Find The Mystery Girl
"Loki-sama, please calm down…I'm sure that Mayura-san will be back soon…" encouraged Yamino as he watched his father pace back and forth in their hotel room.
"Hai, Daddy…the Mystery Girl will show up…she's only been gone for two…no…four…well she'll be back!" commented Fenrir, wagging his tail as he watched his father.
"Loki-sama, why don't we watch some T.V.?" suggested Yamino, as he picked up the remote control and sweatdropped as it happened to be on the local news channel.
Loki stopped in his tracks as he heard a voice on the television, 'The police are asking that all citizens be cautious, due to the fact that there is a known criminal on the island who has an attraction to teenaged girls.'
Fenrir covered his eyes with his paws and shook his head in disbelief—of all the things that could have been on the news.
"That's it! Mayura's been kidnapped!" cried out Loki, as he threw his hands up in the air in emphasis.
"…Now…Loki-sama…" began Yamino, trying to be reassuring, "I'm sure that Mayura is just fine…"
"Are you kidding? This is Mayura we're talking about, with a capital M for Mishaps! That girl attracts evil spirits, the undead, even Gods, so why wouldn't she attract psychopaths as well?!" cried out Loki, nearly pulling his hair out in frustration, wondering if this was really the punishment that Odin had intended for him.
"Now Daddy, I'm sure that…" he Fenrir rethought his statement and continued, "no…you're right, I'm sure the Mystery Girl would attract psychopaths too…"
"Nii-san!" exclaimed Yamino, wagging his finger at his older brother, "Don't encourage Loki-sama to think the worst of Mayura-san!" he reprimanded as he covered his brother's mouth with his hand.
"I have to go and find Mayura!" announced Loki, as he grabbed Laevateinn and ran out of the room.
Yamino quickly stood up and ran after his father, carrying his brother in his arms, "Loki-sama please wait!" he cried out to his father as he watched him run down the stairs, "To the elevator Nii-san! We'll cut Loki-sama off!"
A bobbing pink head of hair was turning the corner and pushed on the circular sliding doors, carrying a box in her hands. As the elevator door opened, Yamino and Fenrir saw their father come barreling out the door to the stairs.
"Ah! Loki-sama!" pleaded Yamino, "Please wait!" as they took off after their father.
"I hope Loki-kun and Yamino-san will like these, I sure did have to go a long way for them…" she commented, as she saw a blur push through the doors. "ACK!" (insert classic anime moment, Mayura in circular sliding glass door, waiting for it to open so she can step into the hotel, Loki goes flying out, causing the entire doorway to spin with her inside).
She wobbled from side to side for a moment, and let out a sigh of relief as she noticed that the box in her hands was unharmed, only to have the same thing happen to her again as Yamino and Fenrir went through. "My sweets!" whined Mayura as she looked down at the crushed box in the doorway and let out a sniffle.
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Friday: Dessert For Two
Loki had felt really badly about what had happened to Mayura's sweets, and to think that she had gone all the way across town to a specialty shop in order to surprise them. The only solution, in his opinion, had been to take her to the shop for dessert. For some reason Yamino and Fenrir had bowed out of that adventure.
They had ordered two strawberry crème crepes and 'real' coffee, instead of the toxic waste that the hotel served.
"Arigato, Loki-kun," thanked Mayura as she took a sip of her coffee and smiled, "it's very good."
"Do itashimashite, Mayura," replied Loki, as he too sipped his coffee.
"Loki-kun…" she began, fiddling with her spoon.
"Hai, Mayura?" he asked, looking over at her.
"I've had a really good time with you these past two weeks," she looked up and smiled at him, "I hope we can go on a trip together again sometime."
He smiled and stirred a packet of sugar into his coffee, "I must admit that I've had a nice time here in Okinawa with you; I wouldn't mind going someplace with Mayura again sometime," he admitted, watching the swirls in his coffee cup.
She practically beamed before wrapping her arms around him, "Arigato, Loki-kun. I'm so happy that you've had a good time. I was worried that you wouldn't want to spend anymore time with me, but then you asked me for dessert," she explained, as she rested the side of her face on top of his head.
Loki smiled and continued to stir his coffee, "Mayura, one thing I'm certain of, is that I could never be tired of you."
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Saturday: You Did What?!
It was their last night in Okinawa; their mission had been a successful one. The curse of the shrine had been lifted, Megumi's father was on the mend, and Mayura had finished a final ceremony with Megumi in good measure. Now it was time for the packing to begin and to get their affairs in order…well order wasn't necessarily the right word…
"You did what?!" screamed Mayura as she held Fenrir up and received a loud burp in response, "How could you eat the plane tickets?!"
Loki had his head in his hands and Yamino sweatdropped watching Mayura demand answers out of his Nii-san.
"Do you know what non-refundable means?!" she questioned, merely receiving a wag of the tail and a puppy dog look from her captive; she hung her head in defeat, she had even tried shaking him upside down in hopes that the swallowed tickets would magically appear.
Yamino hung up the phone, "Mayura-san…apparently the airport won't let us board without tickets…" he covered his ears as he heard her scream in response.
"…Eh…Mayura…I'm sure that we can figure out something…" murmured Loki, looking through his fingers at the deranged girl in the room.
"…We have to come up with enough money for 3 plane tickets by tomorrow, Loki-kun…" she replied, as she slumped down onto the bed with Fenrir in her arms.
"…Don't worry Mystery Girl, you're smart…" he had to rethink that one too, "…Well…Daddy can think of something."
She looked down at him with a look that said 'don't push your luck dog' and he wagged his tail nervously, as she reached over and grabbed the paper.
"I've got it!" she yelled, standing up so fast that Fenrir rolled off of her lap and onto the floor with a thud.
"Got what, Mayura-san?" asked Yamino, as he looked over her shoulder.
"We're going to win enough money to go back home!" she announced cheerfully.
Fenrir, hopped up onto Loki's lap, as Loki arched an eyebrow in her direction, "How are we going to do that, Mayura? Did you win the lottery and forget to tell me?"
She rolled her eyes at him before holding out the selected newspaper page to him, "We're going to win the money in karaoke!" she announced happily.
Yamino and Fenrir sweatdropped as they nervously looked at their father…who merely blinked with a 'what' expression.
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They stood in the entrance of the karaoke club; Mayura came back and informed them that only one person per party could be nominated to sing.
"I'll do it!" announced Loki as he held up his right hand and smiled happily.
"NO!" came three replies in unison, as Loki merely stood there with a sweatdrop forming and his smile twitching as he put down his hand.
Then there were three…Yamino waved his hand in defense and then there were two…Mayura and Fenrir shared a sweatdrop and then there was one.
"Alright, I'll do it!" exclaimed Mayura, pumping her fist in the air for emphasis, as she signed her name on the list of participants.
They took a seat at one of the wooden tables while they waited for her name to be called. Mayura sipped her iced tea through a straw as her companions gave her questionable looks.
"Nani?" she muttered, her eyes scanning each one.
"…Oh, it's nothing Mayura-san…" stated Yamino with a smile.
"Loki-kun?" she questioned, arching an eyebrow.
"Eh Mayura?" he replied, looking up from patting Fenrir, who was sitting in his lap.
….He playing dumb, eh? Well, fine…so be it…that was when her name was called.
Mayura stood up and took off her jacket to reveal the dress that she had bought at the mall; she placed it on the back of her chair and smiled.
"Wish me luck," she stated, with a wink, as she turned and headed for the stage.
Once she was out of ear shot, Yamino leaned over to his father and whispered, "Can Mayura-san sing?"
Loki shrugged in response, "How should I know?"
Fenrir merely sweatdropped as he watched Yamino pull out his camcorder, and turned his attention to the stage where their little Mystery Girl was receiving a few whistles from some members of the crowd. He looked up at his father and smirked, well she couldn't be any worse than his daddy.
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A/N: Mayura's going to sing "Love Destiny" By Yui Horie (her voice actress) it is the opening from Sister Princess and is one of my favorite Japanese songs. You can find it on You Tube if you type in Yui Horie Love Destiny
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Mayura took the microphone in her hand and smiled nervously as the lights shone on her. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath as the music began to play. Taking one last breath she opened her eyes and sang…
Even though we want to meet
We can't meet
Tonight the window is shaken violently
More by the raging storm than the rain
We'll love each other more
Since we can't meet
It's alright even if it burns out
This is the last of our faith
Yamino was taping, Fenrir's mouth had nearly dropped open, and Loki just sat there in awe watching the girl on the stage as she smiled and continued to sing…
Our first encounter was a common one but
It's always more noticeable than with anyone else
I can't really describe this feeling but
Love is given to people by fate right?
Even if I'm alone in this room
When I close my eyes we can be together
It's my only destiny
She brought her arm up and let if fall over the crowd as she side stepped from left to right holding the microphone in her right hand as she sang…
Even though we want to meet
We can't meet
Tonight we're overwhelmed with feelings
That's why I want to meet you
But I can't
It's too late to go back
This is the last of faith
Yamino smiled, it looked like the crowd was enjoying Mayura's performance and that meant that Nii-san's act of swallowing the tickets might be forgiven. He looked at his father out of the corner of his eye, whose eyes were fixated on her…
It becomes painful when you think of someone doesn't it?
Until now, I've been breaking down time and time again
It feels different from a pause
An unseen power makes me calm down
I can't forget that painful night
It's my last destiny
Mayura smiled as she continued to sing for the crowd who had gathered around the stage, but she was only looking for one figure to stand out among them…
Even though we want to meet
We can't meet
Tonight the window is shaken violently
More by the raging storm than the rain
We'll love each other more
Since we can't meet
It's alright even if it burns out and this is the last of faith
Her eyes fell on him as if he was the only one in the room, and he knew that she was singing to him as she lifted her arm and held out her hand in his direction...
The night I thought about the mysterious him, I cried
It's completely a Love Song
She turned her gaze back toward the audience and smiled, waving her arm over all of them, as the last sentences left her mouth…
That's why I want to meet you
But I can't
It's too late to go back
This is the last of faith
The lights faded as the music came to an end; however, when the lights came back on Mayura's eyes widened as she heard the applause directed toward her. She smiled, and rubbed the back of her head nervously before bowing and handing the microphone to the staff member.
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Fenrir looked up at his father and wagged his tail in amusement; the Mystery Girl's song had apparently struck a chord within him. He then face faulted as he looked toward the stage to find Daddy's Little Girlfriend up to her waist with males.
He hopped off of his father's lap and into the crowd…
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Mayura smiled nervously at her newly formed fan club and blinked when she saw a black pup pop out of the crowd.
"Fenrir!" she exclaimed, happy to find a friendly face as she scooped him up. "What are you doing here?"
"I really liked your song Mystery Girl," he commented before sweatdropping at the teenaged boys, "…Let's get out of here…" he muttered.
"Hai…" she whispered in response and bowing with him in her arms she proceeded off the stage.
Mayura blinked when she found a hand on her arm, "Nani?"
"Hey, you're really talented and you're really good looking, would you like to go somewhere with me?" asked one of the guys.
She watched as the boy's arm moved around her shoulders and sweatdropped, "…Ano…I'm here with…"
Mayura's eyes widened and her mouth nearly dropped from surprise as Fenrir's jaws latched onto his hand.
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The three walked in silence, all sweatdropping, as Mayura carried Fenrir in her arms. She cracked a smile, "At least we won the money before we were kicked out…" she informed happily.
"…Hai, Mayura-san is correct there…" replied Yamino-kun, wondering what had gotten into his Nii-san.
Loki looked over at his son out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but think that his actions must have been somehow justified.
"By the way Mayura-san, your song was very nice," complimented Yamino, as she smiled in her direction, "I really had no idea that you were such a talented singer."
Mayura blushed, "…Arigato Yamino-san…" she looked down at Loki who walked silently beside her and wondered…about the 'mysterious him'…
Loki meanwhile was thinking about his real form and how Mayura's song had affected him…did he want her to know the truth? What would her reaction be if she knew? Without thinking he reached up and took hold of her hand.
Mayura looked down at his hand holding hers and then back toward the road in front of her, to not draw attention to his display. Had he realized her song…she wanted to believe he had…she wanted him to know…
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Sunday: Vacation Videos
All's well that end's well, as they say! They had made it home in one piece and Yamino had enough souvenirs to last for the next ten years.
All four sat on the couch as they watched 'Yamino's Vacation Videos.' He sure had taken a lot of footage during their two weeks. They watched as Mayura performed the Miko Mai, among other entertaining footage; however when they got to the Royal Hotel incident…
"Oh it's that lame hotel," muttered Mayura, as she reached into the popcorn bowl, sitting on Yamino's lap.
"Look Yamino managed to film Mayura running from room to room," commented Loki with a smirk.
Yamino sweatdropped at his father's comment, and further more as he heard his brother snickering.
"There goes me and the Mystery Girl…and there goes the camcorder recording everything but us…" remarked Fenrir with a sigh.
Loki and Mayura shared a laugh, "Ouch…that had to hurt…" commented Mayura with a wince as she watched the camera go flying backwards from the impact of the one called 'Mina.'
All four couldn't help but laugh as they heard their voices—especially Mayura's grumbling about the so called haunted hotel, as the video shown the hallway in back of them.
Mayura had just taken a handful of popcorn when she froze. Loki, Yamino, and Fenrir also appeared to be frozen in time because on the video in front of them was what appeared to be three construction workers working on the hallway.
Their mouths dropped open in unison…
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End of Chapter 13! WOW that was long!