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Gene patted her head as if she were a pet and nodded with a smile "go see your little god-daughter" he paused and smirked at her "and the man who has been searching for you for over a year" he grinned as she blushed "he missed you, he's been borderline manic".

Mai smiled "I have a God-daughter?"

Gene snickered and nodded "yep you do, she's a beauty" he shrugged "anyway tell that brother of mine to stop his depressive thoughts, I may be dead but I can still hear him" he paused to mutter something about twins before tapping her on the forehead "sleep well".

Mai couldn't even reply before her eyes drifted shut and she felt the ground beneath her shift. Before she finally succumbed to sleep she heard Gene say "oh and tell him to accept the case".

Mai yawned and rubbed her eyes sleepily as she pushed herself into a seated position, the room was dark and she could hear a faint beeping but nothing more. She frowned in confusion as her eyes adjusted to the strange room. The frown soon turned to one of relief mixed with grief as she remembered what had happened. The beeping got louder and faster as she trained to contain her tears, she was unsure whether she wanted to cry in relief or sadness, maybe even a mix of both.

She shifted on the bed and realised that something was attached to her arm, glancing down she barely saw the needle in her arm through the darkness. She cringed as she pulled it out quickly, her fear of needles having increased with her memories coming back. She looked down on her chest at the wires attached to her and pulled them off in irritation. The beeping stopped and all she could hear was one long annoying noise. She knew what the noise meant having heard it plenty of times before.

She stiffened wondering if anyone would come running but when no one did she frowned and pushed herself of the bed. Her legs gave out and her eyes widened as she fell to her knees, she rolled her eyes having realised just how long she hadn't moved her body. Her muscles in her arm and neck were already beginning to burn with use. She took a few deep breaths and urged her legs to move, she wasn't sure how long it took before she stood up uneasily on shaky legs.

When she looked down at what she was wearing she noticed she had on her favourite white nightdress. Her fingers moved to grip the light material as she let herself sigh in relief, she really was with her friends. Mai glanced around her, the room was still dark but her eyes had begun to adjust to the darkness much more. She moved towards the outline of the door carefully, it was already open she realised as she reached out a hand to check. She hesitated only slightly before she stepped out into a cold hallway. She shivered and wrapped her arms around herself, this place – wherever she was – was very cold at night.

Something told her to go right so she did, she moved as slowly and as quietly as she could. She passed three doors before something told her to stop, she turned to peer inside a small room. There was a little pink star nightlight on that gave the room a welcoming look but it was the crib in the middle that pulled Mai fully into the room. She slowly moved towards the crib before looking down at the sleeping baby. Her eyes filled with tears as she stared at her Goddaughter.

"You're so beautiful" she whispered as she reached to stroke the baby's cheek, the baby shifted slightly in her sleep but didn't waken.

Mai smiled as more tears fell "I missed so much" she said softly "I'm sorry I wasn't here for your birth but I will try to be here to see you grow up".

Mai watched for a few moments longer as the baby slept before her gaze moved back to the door, she hesitated as she looked back at the baby but decided it best to see if any of the others was awake.

Moving out of the room she continued to make her way down the hallway, she was shocked to see how big wherever she was actually was. When she finally reached some stairs she felt nothing short of relief, her muscles were killing her and she wanted nothing more then to collapse and sleep from exhaustion. The thought made her giggle seeing as she had been 'sleeping' for months, years even. She winced in pain with every step she took and nearly collapsed with relief as she finally reached the bottom.

She could hear faint voices and her heart thumped excitedly against her ribcage. The thought of her friends, of Naru made her want to run towards them but she knew she had to be cautious and she wasn't sure that she could actually run without collapsing. It didn't take her long to find the room where the voices echoed from.

She was suddenly overcome with fear, how would they react? It had been over a year, she had missed her 19th birthday and would soon be 20! That thought alone made her heart stop. Shaking off her silly thoughts and emotions she placed her hand on the door and gently pushed it open.

They were all there, Monk, Ayako, Masako, John, Yasu, Madoka, Lin, Luella, Martin and most of all Naru was there. She felt tears come to her eyes as she gazed at them all, she was thankful that none of them had noticed her yet so she could see how much they had changed. It amazed her how much a year could change someone yet they were still the same people she loved so much.

Her tears fell from her eyes and rolled down her cheeks as her eyes connected with Masako's. Masako stared at her with wide tear filled eyes before she let out a watery laugh "Mai!"

Everyone's head snapped towards Masako before following the direction of Masako's eyes. They all gasped and called out her name before jumping up and rushing towards her. It surprised Mai slightly that Masako who was the furthest from her was the first to reach her. She let out a small laugh of relief as Masako's arm wrapped around her and her own wrapped around her best friend.

"I'm so glad you're okay" Masako said quietly "I thought you would never wake up!"

Mai squeezed her eyes shut "I'm sorry" she whispered.

Masako frowned and let her go, before she could say anything more people were hugging Mai. Mai winced in pain as Monk hugged her way too hard.

"Ouch woman what was that for?" he yelped and rubbed his head as Ayako slapped him.

"You were hurting her you moron!" she yelled at him.

Mai winced again at the loud voices, she moved her eyes away from the yelling couple and looked passed everyone to see a frozen Naru staring at her in disbelief. She stared at him afraid of his reaction but felt her body move towards him. She found herself standing in front of him, she didn't look up at him but stared at his chest.

"Mai" he whispered pained.

She still refused to look up but instead chose to reach out and touch him, her hand lay flat against his chest just over his heart. She felt her body relax with every bump she felt.

"Naru" she whispered back just as pained as his voice.

Naru finally snapped out of his shock and lifted his hand, he lightly grasped Mai's chin and lifted her head so he could see her eyes. He saw the pain and the sorrow in her gaze and was sure that she could see into his very soul herself.

They stayed staring into each other's eyes, neither realising the hush that suddenly fell over the crowd.

"I'm glad you're here" Naru whispered gently.

Mai finally let a small smile lift the corners of her mouth "I didn't think I'd be here".

They didn't say much more but the look in Naru's eyes told Mai exactly how he felt and she was sure that her own did the same. She was shocked when his lips covered hers but soon found herself surrendering into the deep kiss. When they both pulled away Mai rested her head forehead against his and smiled, she was happy to see the small smile on Naru's face as well. She could feel his hot breath fan her face as they both panted slightly.

What Naru said next shocked her but she suddenly felt her heart fill with warmth and her smile grew wider.

"I love you" he whispered to her.

Mai still smiling stared into his deep blue eyes and replied "always" before gently kissing him again.

She pulled away with a dreamy sigh, her once aching muscles were like jelly and her tears had stopped. Naru gently wiped the tear stains from her cheeks before pulling away and looking towards his parents.

"I think that maybe she should rest a little more before we discuss what has happened" he said quietly, back into the emotionless Naru. No one argued with him because they had yet to recover from the shock they had both given them all.

Yasu was the first to recover, his finger quickly moved between them both "w . . . when?"

Mai frowned before looking at Naru "did we not tell anyone?"

Naru frowned in thought before shaking his head "we'll explain after we've all gotten some sleep" was all he told the others before he gently took Mai's hand and pulled her with him out of the room.

Mai glanced back and smiled brightly at them all with a small wave of her hand before the door closed.

Naru pulled her with him through the hallways and up the stairs, he took another stairway and Mai was out of breath by then. She grimaced in pain and Naru noticed "are you hurt?"

She shook her head "just exhausted".

Naru nodded before he pulled her into his arms bridal style, Mai squeaked but didn't argue with him knowing that she would lose. She gripped his shirt tightly with her pale hands and buried her head in his chest. She fought against the sleep that wanted to take over as Naru carried her into his room. She glanced up at him questioningly.

"Am I staying in here with you?" she asked confused.

"Of course" Naru replied with a roll of his eyes "baka" she heard him mumble under his breath.

"I heard that" she grumbled making him chuckle. She smiled as she felt the rumble in his chest from his laughter "I love it when you laugh" she whispered happily.

"Is that all you love" he whispered as he placed her gently under his covers.

Mai snickered at the black sheet before she shook her head "I love chocolate" she stated teasingly before a yawn broke out.

Naru lay beside her but on top of the covers "is that all?" he asked again his tone much softer.

Mai gulped as she felt herself grow hot, she didn't look at him but continued to fiddle with the fabric of the pillow under her head "I love puppies" she whispered in reply.

"Anything else?" he asked, his voice so gently and soft that Mai's eyes moved to meet his involuntarily.

She stared at him for a moment before smiling "I love you" she whispered before she kissed him gently on the lips, she pulled back with soft smile and lifted her hand to move his hair from his forehead.

His smiled at her as he caught her hand, he pulled it towards his lips and kissed the palm. He then pulled it against his chest where his heart was. Mai smiled as she felt the thump of his heart against her hand, the rhythm helping the sleep to overcome.

Before she fully succumbed to her sleep she felt Naru kiss her forehead softly and say one word that filled her with such warmth.

"Always".

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