Yo, so, yeah… Again, so sorry about the wait. It's the writer's block, guys. I can't do shit about that. It won't bleeding leave me alone! Anyway, thanks to all readers so far.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt or any of its characters…

The team was silent as they all sat in the base, thinking.

*A few moments ago*

"Otou-san!" Shocked to the core by what she had just heard, and terrified that something may have happened to her father, Mai ran out of the room, not bothering to heed the warning calls behind her. She rushed to her father's office, somehow knowing that he would be there.

He was. And what was more, he was fine. The door was open and the teen stood there out of breath, gazing at him in a mix of relief and confusion. He was…fine? The girl blinked, rubbed her eyes, then blinked again. Akira was still sitting there, submerged in whatever it was that he was doing.

Not wanting him to notice her, Mai stepped back and away from the door, confusion still evident on her face. Before she could do anything else, Naru ran up to her.

"You idiot! How many times have I told you not to run off like that? What if something were to happen to you?"

"Naru, he's fine."

Now it was Naru's turn to blink in surprise. He craned his neck and glanced into the room, only to see the man inside pacing back and forth, an official looking document in his hand. Naru pulled back and Mai saw that he seemed just as confused as she was.

Akira was alright…?

*Flashback end*

"Maybe Jack was just playing with us," said Yasuhara suddenly. "Can spirits do that?"

When Naru didn't say anything, John answered. "They can, yes. But I do not think that Jack would do something like that just because he felt like it. There must have been a reason."

"He's planning on killing my father, isn't he?"

Everyone looked over at Mai, who was staring back at them defiantly. The look in her face clearly said that there was no way that she was going to let anything happen to her father. No frickin' way. They then glanced at one another, before they all focused on Naru.

"We're going to have to take turns with guard duty," he said. He looked over at Mai. "I'm not going to let anything happen to him, Mai." He seemed quite determined.

Naru's 'guard duty', meant just that, and Bou-san, Ayako, and John were the only ones actually taking part in the 'guarding'. Mai and Yasuhara could not defend themselves, let alone anyone else, and Naru needed Lin to man the monitors because he was too busy, leaving the monk, miko, and priest. To their credit though, none of them complained ever once.

With nothing to do, Mai sat there in the base, twiddling her thumbs, literally. She had so many feelings coursing through her, anxiousness and fear just being two of them, but she didn't know how to behave. Of course she had faith in her friends, but she had a feeling that something bad was going to happen. It was something Mai felt more in her gut, than in her head or even her heart, but she couldn't really explain it. Bou-san, Ayako, and John were pretty good, after all.

Naru glanced over at Mai for the umpteenth time, and noted that she still looked worried. Distracted as she was, her abilities were not going to work properly. There would be interference, which wasn't good at all. She needed a distraction. A good, proper one, that would bring her attention to something completely unrelated to her father. "Mai. Tea."

Mai jumped at her boss' sudden command. The base had been so quiet, filled with so much tension, that she hadn't expected it. "H-hai!" She got to her feet and made it to the door, before she was stopped by a hand on her shoulder. She glanced back, saw Naru gazing back at her with solemn, blue eyes.

"I'm not letting you go alone, you fool." From her shoulder, Naru slid his hand down Mai's arm, to take her hand in his own. At this point, he didn't really care who saw what. All he knew, was that he had to shift the girl's focus away from her father, guard duty, Jack's spirit, anything that had to do with Akira's potential life threatening situation.

The young couple wandered over to the empty kitchen, and Naru only released Mai's hand when she began preparing tea. He stood back against the counter, watched her move in that perfect way that she did, heard her humming softly as she worked, and it brought a small smile to his face.

With the water set to boil, Mai slowly approached her boss, who said nothing, merely raised a brow in that Naruesque manner. Hesitantly, biting her lip, she brought her arms around him. After a moment, she felt Naru do the same. Mai let out the breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding, and focused instead, on the sound of Naru's heartbeat.

She could hear it beneath her ear, beating in a slow, but steady rhythm. For some reason, it calmed her down. Mai relaxed considerably, something Naru noticed as well, but didn't comment on. Instead, he allowed his fingers to run down Mai's spine, causing her back to arc. Pleased with the response, he did it again, and this time, Mai let out what sounded like a whimper.

Naru felt something inside him snap. Tangling his fingers in Mai's hair, he tugged her head back, dragging her mouth to his in a hungry kiss. He swallowed her surprised gasp, felt her hands come to clutch his shirt, and all of this simply enticed him further. His free hand traveled downwards and came to a stop at her hip. He yanked Mai towards him, pressed their bodies together.

Mai couldn't stop her soft moan when she felt Naru's arousal press up against her center. Clothed though they were, she could still feel it. Experimentally, curiously, she shifted her hips slightly, and Naru tore his mouth away from hers to groan.

Naru looked down at his young assistant, noted her wide eyes, flushed cheeks, mussed hair. So beautiful, all mine… He pulled her into another kiss, deepened it immediately, felt her soft body melt into his hard one. She opened her mouth to him, allowed him to taste her, but bit down on his bottom lip when they began to part.

They gazed at one another for a moment, before moving in again. Only this time, they were cut off. Forced apart by the sound of two screams, melding into one…

And that's that for now. Thought you guys might like another…moment in there, since I've been neglecting you. Did you really think I'd have them shag in the kitchen their first time? Bit much, if you ask me. Anyway, dunno when the next chapter will be up, as I'm me. Looking forward to reviews! Laterz!