Hey! Welcome back for the 21st chapter of Trusting Intuition. I hope this answer some questions that you guys have been asking and I hope gives you lots of feels.

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Mai went to Gene that night. She opened her eyes into darkness. There were no faint lines or familiar sounds, just darkness. Mai pulled herself up. Naru's cotton pants and shirt felt weird against her skin. They were so much bigger then what she was used to.

Taking a quick look around, Mai searched for Gene. She had hoped he would have been waiting for her, but Gene was nowhere to be seem. The darkness was like a fog, enveloping everything in sight. There was only one option, she would have to search for him. Picking a direction, Mai started walking, letting her feet go where they pleased. Step after step, Mai listened and waited. She had no doubt that Gene hadn't strayed to far from Naru, and if she was patient she would find him.

The echoes of her footsteps were muffled in the darkness. Her steps soundless as she walked. Time was an empty concept here which left Mai unsure of how long she had been walking. For all she knew she could have been walking in circles for hours, and she would never know. Doubt was beginning to seep in.

Gene, where are you? Mai stopped, listening to the darkness. She prayed for a sign, any sign would do.

"You went through with it." The voice was weak. Mai whirled around to the transparent teen. Though she could see him clearly, he was fading.

"Gene, are you okay?" She had never seem him like this, and it scared her.

The dark haired twin smiled, nodding weakly. "Yeah Mai. I just getting tired." The words didn't bring her any comfort.

"Tired? Gene, what's happening?" She stepped closer to him and reached out. However, her hand only passed through his faded form. As she pulled away, a cool chill enveloped her hand.

"Between helping Kai and the case, I've used a lot of energy. I need to sleep for a bit." He replied honestly.

"But not forever, right?" Mai held the hand that went through him close to her heart. Her eyes were filled with worry.

Gene shook his head. "No, not forever. Once I have rested for a bit I will come back." He then smiled again. "You needed something?"

Mai didn't like the change in topic but he was right, she did. She needed information. "How did you know that I could do it? That I would do it?"

Gene didn't even need to think about it. "I told you Mai, only you could help Kai. Your astral projection powers are unlike anything I or Naru have ever seen. You can go in and out as you please, and somehow you have managed to find a way to mimic a medium's abilities. Truly, you are extraordinary. And as for how I knew that you would do it, Mai that is easy. Your heart is too big. I knew that despite all of the things that could have gone wrong you wouldn't able to leave him like that. You would try."

He was right. He was always right. Mai wouldn't have been able to leave Kai like that. "I am sorry that I stormed out of here like I did. It was childish of me." Gene shook his head again.

"I put a lot on your plate all at once. You had every right to react the way you did."

Mai gave a small smile, happy to know that nothing had changed between them. "If it is all right then, I have another question." Gene nodded for her to continue. "Why didn't Kai feel me or Naru? I figure Naru's powers had something to do with it, but I don't understand why me. I not exactly in control of my emotions and I doubt my powers had anything to do with it." Mai looked at him for answers. She hoped that he could shine a light onto her questions to help her understand but this time Gene didn't answer as quickly.

His eyes dropped. Mai waited anxiously, her heart pounding against her chest. "It's hard to explain Mai, however you are right on both accounts. Naru's power shields him from Kai's, and well, when it comes to you…it's not your powers, well not entirely." He hesitated. Gene struggled to say the words. "Mai, do you remember how I told you that I couldn't get a lock on you until you came into contact with Naru?"

"Yeah." She didn't like where this was heading. Something about the question unnerved her.

"I didn't understand at first but…Mai, your spirit, it's like it is neither here nor there, nowhere and everywhere. It's even worse now with the walls around you being so thin. Locating you is difficult because you radiate into everything aspect of the astral plane, making you thin and foggy to our senses. Yet we know you are there and connecting with you is so easy- pulling you in is so easy. I don't think the reason Kai reacted to you the way he did was because he couldn't feel you, but rather what there is to feel of your emotions is too thin to affect him. I would imagine it is also the reason why spirits are so attracted to you, why they have always been attracted to you. Your emotions, regardless of what you are feeling, are always being thrown out into the universe, if that makes sense."

Mai took a deep breath. He had said a lot, but all of it had made sense. "Okay." She took a moment to process everything he had said. "I'll let Masako and Monk know when I get back. Maybe there is something we could do to dull my output when I am not on cases."

Gene reeled back. "What do you mean when you get back?!" He was under a different impression. "Mai, you're staying in England, right? You need to stay here. Kai needs you to train him." Mai had never seen him like this. He, like his brother, was always calm and collected, but he was becoming more anxious my the second. "Mai!?" He demanded answers.

"Gene, there are laws-"

"There are ways to get around those laws." He bit back aggressively.

"For what Gene?" Mai didn't understand. She thought out of everyone, Gene would have understood her position. "I can't stay in England forever. My life is in Japan, and staying would only be a tease to Kai."

"You mean it would be a tease for you." Gene replied. His eyes mirrored Naru's cold gaze.

"That- was uncalled for." Mai couldn't even believe that he had said it. "Naru will find someone who can help. He has connections and I am sure there is someone out there who can help Kai through this."

"There is no one else, at least no one Naru knows. Mai you are the only like this that we have ever meet. Do you understand? Kai has no one else. Naru has no one else." Gene spoke more calmly this time, but fire was still burning inside him.

Mai's gut twisted as he spoke. She didn't want to believe that she was the only person that Naru had ever met that was like this. "That can't be true…"

"It is true."

"So what?! I am suppose to come here, make a life in England, and what? Live happily ever after with them?! Like we are one big happy family." Mai didn't even register how angry she had become until the tears began to stream down her face. "Except were not. I am not their family. I will never be their family-"

Gene stepped closer. "You don't know that." His voice was no louder than a whisper.

"Yes I do, and so do you. Naru will never see me like that. He will never share the same feelings I have for him." The words had slipped out. The darkest of her secrets that she had kept locked up had now surfaced. A fresh stream now poured down her cheeks. She crumbled to the ground. "I'm not an idiot. I knew why it never worked out with any of the guys I dated. I was looking for him every time." Mai couldn't stop herself, the words just slipped out. "I still love him."

At first Gene hadn't said a word. He stared at the woman who was crumbling under the weight of her own secrets. "I know." Though he still couldn't touch her, Gene stepped even closer to her. "But despite all of it, they need you Mai. And… you need them." Mai looked up into those familiar blue eyes. Pain may have ensnared her heart but relief consumed her mind at finally admitting to truth of her own feelings. Gene watched as the emotions swirled. He could see the refusal ready on her lips, so before she could speak he said. "Think it over Mai. Take your time…you will know what to do when the time comes. Now, time for you to sleep." And taking his hand, he placed it on her shoulder. Darkness and a cold feeling overtook her senses, and before Mai had even known what had happened, Mai was opening her eyes to a bright light. It was morning.

The day had passed quickly. Mai never spoke of her visit with Gene to Naru, and he never asked. The plan was still in place. On the following day, Mai would be getting on a plane headed to Japan. They had gathered her things from the Davises' home for it was decided that she again would stay the night at Naru's place, and she also took this time to say her goodbyes to the older couple. They wouldn't be able to come the following day to drop her off. It was the same for the Lins. That evening Madoka invited herself and Lin over for dinner, bringing the entrée. It was a final hooray before Mai left because no one knew when they might see her next. Madoka had been a terror all night to Naru, causing endless chuckles from Mai. It was a night Mai would remember well. However, as the sun went down, the evening had come to a close. The Lins departed.

Mai made the most of the few hours she had left with Kai. Since the night Mai pulled him back to this plane, Kai had become rather chatty and interactive. A sight Mai will never forget. They talked, played, and annoyed Naru to the best of their abilities, and Naru watched in silence. However, it couldn't last and it time for the house to turn in. This was Mai's last night in England, and this night there had been no dreams. Gene never called her and Mai didn't go looking, and like the night before, the morning came quickly. Her plane was leaving that afternoon.

While Kai had been allowed to miss school the day before, Naru insisted that he return today. The goodbye had been painful for Mai. She ensured him that if he ever needed anything that his father had her number, and that no matter what time it was she would answer. But despite that, she didn't want to let go, and as she watched him head into his school, thoughts began to race in her mind. Doubt. Fear. Sadness. All of these emotions swirled inside her.

Naru took her to lunch before they headed off to the airport. Neither one really spoke, only entertaining the time with small talk. Mai almost wanted it to end faster. She didn't know how much longer she could take being alone with him. Not after everything that has happened. She watched the man across as gazed out in the passing scenery. Mai was so confused. Everything inside her told she needed to return, that there staying would only cause her pain. Everything except her heart. Her heart reach for the little boy that needed her, and desired to stand by the man who she had loved since high school, even if he never would never feel the same.

The hour had finally passed and it was time. They arrived two hours before her flight. Naru help her get checked in and then, like a gentlemen, escorted her to the security check point. The walk was slow and long, neither one rushed to the gate. It was awkward, yet sad. Naru, being the man that he was, wasn't going to stop her form leaving. He too knew it wasn't fair to Mai to force her to stay. So, they walked in silence until finally it was time to say goodbye.

Mai turned to the dark hair man next to her. "Here." She handed him a business card. "This is the number to the church and to Monk's phone incase something happens to mine." Naru took the card and placed inside his jacket's pocket. "So…I guess then this is goodbye." Mai didn't know what else to say.

He gave a brief nod. "Goodbye Mai." He said the words so easily. Mai was pained by how it easy he said it. Her teeth clenched.

"Goodbye Naru." If he wasn't going to draw this out then neither would she. However, as they stood there neither one could find the will to move. The crowd maneuvered around them like a wave breaking against a rock. Yet despite all the people, to Mai there was only them. Her eyes dropped to her feet. "I should go."

"Probably." He murmured. Mai could feel his overpowering gaze on her. She couldn't meet it. Nodding her head, she grabbed her single carry on bag and turned to leave. Naru didn't stop her and oh, how she wish he would have. She continued on towards the security gate, her passport and ticket in hand. Each step seemed like a mile. Her heart breaking with stride. Gene's words echoed in her mind one last time.

Kai has no one else. Naru has no one else…

they need you…

you will know what to do when the time comes.

Mai stopped. It had taken her till this moment to decide. She knew her answer. She had always know the answer, she just hadn't been ready to take that step. To make that commitment. That despite the pain it will bring, Mai had to do this, needed to do this. With her bag and passport still in hand, Mai turned back to the man still waiting where she had left him. His eyes narrowed, unsure of the reason for her suddenly halt. Hastily, she walked back to him and just before reaching him she dropped her bag and threw her arms around his neck. "I'll do it." she whispered. "I'll come back and train Kai. I know I will have to get a visa and don't know how, but I will do it. I will stay for as long as Kai needs me. I promise." She meant every word.

The man was frozen in her embrace as he listened to her words. Then, without any warning, his lean arms wrapped around Mai's thin waist, pulling her closer to him. "Thank you." He mumbled the words softly into her ear. She could the sincerity in his voice. He had wanted her to come back. Mai's heart was soaring.

Naru leaned into her a little closer, mumbling a few short words. Then, only holding on for a moment longer, the two broke apart. This was a strange experience for Mai. She didn't know to react after hugging Naru so wildly, so, with only a single nod to the man before, she turned and grabbed her bag and headed back to the security gate. However, just before she reached the attendant waiting for the next person, she turned. Naru was still watching. His hands tucked away in the pockets of his thin, black jacket, none which surprised her, except he wore the soft smile that she had seen once before a long time ago. She smiled back and then turned towards the attendant patiently waiting for her.

Mai quickly went through security. Finding her gate, she took a seat in one of the hard row chairs. Her thoughts drifting through everything she would need to do to come back and to the her boys that she would be returning to. Her boys. It was a strange thought but in a way they were going to be soon enough. Then as she thought about his final words, her smile seemed to widen. Pulling out her phone, she sent Naru a quick message.

See you soon.

Mai didn't even bother waiting for a reply. She doubted that he would even answer. However a few seconds later, her phone buzzed. She pulled it back out.

See you soon Mai.

So this is it...

This is the final chapter of Trusting Intuition. Now, before the flames start, let me explain. This was a rather abrupt and hard decision for me and I wasn't sure I was going to make it, otherwise I would have given you guys a heads up. However, this does not mean that it is the end of the story. I wanted to take some time to gather up where this story was going and do some research for the next case(s), and figure out how it will all come together. So, can anyone say sequel?

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