Chapter Fifty-Six
Case Five
File One
June 25
6:47 pm
Mai anxiously waited on the couch. She still felt as though she was about to be sick, and all she could do was think of what Naru was going to do to her.
"Well, there goes this job. I wonder if that Dairy Queen is still taking job applications. Yeah- what are you previous areas of work? Ghost Hunter, well the assistant to a Ghost Hunter. I am going to get i..,"
The door then opened and Mai accidently yelped. The man gave a small bow to Naru, which Naru did not return and then man walked out. Mai felt the blood drain from her face as Naru's set on her. She kept her head straight forward, trying her best not to turn to her boss. What seems like a lifetime later Mai could feel Naru right behind for her.
"Just ignore him, and he might go away. Just ignore him and he might go away!"
Suddenly she felt his hand land on the top of her head, and her heart skipped a beat. She waited for something to happen, but his hand just laid there. He did nothing else at all.
"What is going on?"
Mai's head slowly turned, and as it did Naru's hand slipped away. She looked up at her boss' stony face. His face might have been hardened, but he was not glaring at her. He just gave an ordinary, emotionless expression. Though, the more ordinary Mai realized his expression the more confusion showed on her's.
"Let's go baka."
"Huh- wha?"
"Get your belongings and wait for me downstairs."
"A-are you firing me?"
"No, baka- I just need to get Lin."
"Why? What happened Naru?"
The black clad boy then sighed, "I will explain it when we get to our destination, just cooperate Mai. I will be down with Lin momentarily."
"Y-es Naru."
He did not respond, he only turned and began to walk towards Lin's office. Mai instantly grabbed her bag and began to pack any personal items on her desk. She did not know what was happening, but if it was important Naru would kill her if she is not down there once she is out.
"I am probably already walking on shells with him."
Once she packed everything, she dashed to the door and put her shoes on. She heard Lin's office door begin to shake. Once she had her right shoe on she dashed out and down the stairs. What she saw then stunned her. The café was wiped out, not a soul was it. The street's were empty, a first Mai has ever seen downtown Shibuya like this. Suddenly a noise coming from her right caught her attention. When she saw what it was she was left there shocked. People were in the S.P.R van and were taking out every ounce of equipment.
"Eh- what are they..,"
She then gritted her teeth and her body tightened, "Hey, what do you think that you are doing! Hey I am talking to you guys!"
The men ignored her and continued with their work.
"Ignoring me huh?"
Mai then slipped her shoe off and targeted on of the man, who had her back turned.
"Got you."
Mai then raised her arm back, and as she began to swing it forward someone caught her arm. Mai then looked towards her right and her eyes were met by a bursting blue.
"No time for games Mai, let's go."
He began to drag her and Mai was trying her best to keep up with his long strides with just one foot.
"Hey- Hey, Naru Stop for a second! Let me put my shoe back on!"
Mai then tried to stop, but felt someone behind her. She gulped down hard and looked up to find Lin.
Naru then began to drag her, "come on baka- we have a very small time frame to get to the car."
"Car?"
Mai then looked up and saw a sleek black limo, with a man holding the door open for them. Her eyes instantly widened. She had never ridden in a limbo before. A tug from Naru made her snap out of her fantasy, and she bitterly looked up at her boss. They then reached the limo and the man gave a humble bow. Only then did Naru stop to let Mai in first. She quickly stumbled in, with her shoe still in her hand. Once she took a seat Naru and Lin quickly followed, as soon as they were both in the man closed the door and the limo began to drive off with great haste.
After Mai got her shoe back on she looked up at both of the men in the back with her. Lin was almost doubled over from the roof and Naru's eyes were set straight down.
"He must be really thinking about something."
Suddenly a nervous tension knotted in Mai's stomach as she thought of what just happened.
"Naru- what is going on."
It took a second, but he closed his eyes and then looked up at his assistant.
"A case."
Mai sighed, "I wish he did not think I was that much of an idiot."
"I know that, but what is the case."
Naru ignored her and reset his gaze into what he had before.
"Eh- hey!"
He did not respond and Mai groaned.
"Come on, just tell me what happened? What is the case- it must be important. Just tell me something about it!"
"I know this must be hard for you to believe, but you will find out when we get there."
Mai then sighed and turned away to look out one of the windows. Naru's eyes stayed set straight down, "Now if I only knew the details on this case as well. He would only tell me it was of the up most importance and nothing else. He told me if the media got an air of this it would be a feeding frenzy. Media- I know the feeling. Mum and Dad are still keeping Gene a secret from the media, only a few handfuls of outsiders know about it."
Naru then looked up for a moment and looked around the large back of the car, "How long has it been since I have been driven in one of these? Sure, it might not be as large as those on the Davis Mansion, but has time really gone that fast. I was sixteen when I came here and now in a few short months I am going to be eighteen. And during that time frame he has been, -gone."
The familiar image of headlights came to his head, and the familiar pain in his chest from hot metal hitting him. He quickly shook his head, trying to keep the memory at bay.
Mai quickly returned to her normal self and was awed by the scenery around her. Everyone was staring at the limbo and trying to see who was in it. That part did throw Mai out of her comfort spot, she took her eyes away from the window and turned to Naru and Lin.
"They are acting completely normal about this, how can they? It isn't every day you are in a limo and going to see royalty! ((Author's Note Cough, Cough- Irony- Cough Cough)) I bet Naru is going to act better than everyone there."
This thought made her giggle, but this only caught Lin's attention and Naru's mind stayed set on whatever he was thinking of. The drive through Tokyo was long and grueling due to the population. Mai, before hand, put her iPod in to try to stay entertained. Soon, though Mai began to doze. She tried to keep her eyes open, but slowly the relaxing sound of a song made her head and eyes droop. Naru's was still locked inside his mind, with the same thoughts running over and over- adding more detail to them every single time. Suddenly he felt something hit his lap, he snapped out of his thoughts and looked down. Mai's iPod had hit the ground and her head was laying in his lap. His small assistant was fast asleep, and showed no signs of her waking up at any time soon.
With this his pulse began to shoot through the roof. He began to debate over what to do. Part of him wanted to shove her away, but the other was compelled to allow her to stay.
"I should just let her sleep- after all it is going to be another few hours before we get to our destination and we are probably going to be working for quite some time tonight. So she should not fall asleep so quickly on a case of this importance."
Naru forgot everything around him and just began to watch her sleep. As he zoned away from reality he could not see what Lin was doing. Lin could not help but smile when he saw what the seventeen year old was doing.
"You know Madoka, I believe you are correct. And you are correct on why he hardly even eats anymore."
Sleep began to control Naru. He still tried his best to keep his eyes open, but it did not help that he did not have any tea and he could not move around at all.
"I am not tired- I can not be tired."
He tried to continue to tell him that, but the fact was he had not slept for a couple of days.
"Focus, I am not tired, I am not tir...,"
Naru's shoulder's slumped over and he gave away to slumber. He still managed to keep his body up, but his head was hanging over. This made Lin's grin broaden even more, "You were very much correct Madoka. He is very sick."
Naru and Mai stayed like that for most of the ride. Neither one seemed to be upset with their sleeping arrangements. Lin was just happy that Naru was sleeping. Some time passed and suddenly the limo hit a speed bump. This caused Mai to fall out of Naru's lap and for Naru to snap awake. Mai hit the ground with a thud.
"Ow...,"
She sat up and rubbed her head, "wha- what happened?"
Naru quickly shot her a glare, "you fell asleep baka and fell over from your seat and onto the floor. I really did not think you were that stupid for me to explain what happened to you."
His eyes then shifted to the iPod, "and get the iPod off the ground, just because I bought it for your tutoring does not mean that I do not own it."
Mai groaned, "jerk, I just woke up and you are already being mean to me."
Mai then got up and went back to her seat, mumbling something about Naru under her breath. She kept her arms and looked at the ground, "stupid Naru, stupid Naru, stupid Naru."
Mai continued to look at the ground, trying her best to keep Naru out of her line of vision.
"Mai," said a cold voice after a few minutes passed.
Mai looked up at Naru, almost forgetting about the whole thing.
"We are here."
She looked out and her eyes widened with awe. Through the thickets of trees Mai could make out in the darkness the etchings of a very large building
"Wow- it is beautiful, I can not believe we are going to be investigating at someplace like this!"
Large iron gates then opened, allowing the limo and other cars through to see what was on the other side. As soon as the limo stopped Mai hopped out, nearly hitting the driver in the face as he came around to open the door. She began to turn and looked at the palace in.
"Look how beautiful it is Naru!"
She then looked over and saw that Lin and Naru had already made it to the door, while the very same men began to take out the equipment.
"Eh- hey guys wait up."
She began to run up to the large wooden door, which a man was still holding for her.
When she walked in she was even more awestricken, the interior was fantastic. It was opened by a large hall, with columns supporting either side with bright red beams crisscrossing every which way.
"Mai."
Mai then jolted and turned to the owner of the voice. She gulped down hard when she saw the glare across her boss' face.
"Stay with me and do not go wondering off."
"H-hai."
She then lightly jogged to get right behind him, and the escort began to walk again. No one spoke a word, the only thing to be heard were the footsteps on the stone floor echo through the hall. As they walked Mai took into note all of the people's faces that past.
"Wow, they all look so- sad."
Suddenly Mai heard a quick paced tape and looked at the hallway to her left and saw a child running.
"Huh, what is he doing?"
Without thinking Mai set foot on the dark hallway and began to follow the child.
"Where is..,"
Suddenly she saw a flash of the child again, and this time she could see what it was.
"A boy."
"Hey wait up!"
"No!"
This stopped Mai in her tracks, "No? What's wrong with him? Why is he in here anyway?"
Mai shook her head and began to follow the young child once again. It took a her a few minutes, but she was able to get sight of him once again. As she got sight of him she could hear him saying, "No! No- no, no, no! No–No, Nonono- No!"
"Is he even talking to me? It doesn't seem like he knows that I am here."
She continued to follow him, and as her eyes adjusted to the darkness she could see the child carrying something. At detail developed Mai was finally able to see what it was, a large teddy bear. Minutes passed and it seemed with each coming minute the boy's nos were getting closer together and louder. Soon the boy stopped and opened a door. Light pierced through, making Mai's eyes hurt as she looked inside.
The boy made his way to the couch and sat the teddy bear up on the arm of the chair. For a second the nos and Mai could see the boy affectionately pet the bear.
"What happene..,"
Before Mai could finish her thought he suddenly began to scream no again. And from his back pocket he pulled a knife with a trembling hand. It trembled only for a moment, before he grasped it firmly and lunged towards the bears neck. Mai gasped and jumped back towards the wall. The boy then ripped the knife to the right and slung it to the ground with great force. He then continued where he stopped and ripped the bears head off and pulling stuffing from it's body. His began to have a wild fit and looked almost like an animal. And then he paused, his hands began to tremble again and he fail to one side of the couch, clutching what was remaining of the bear. He began to have a fit of startling sobs.
As this happened Mai's heart rate began to raise dramatically, she clutched the doorframe roughly. She stared wide eyed at the boy and the hairs on her neck began to stand up.
"Wha-what is wrong with him!"
Well what do you think so far?
Is it creepy enough for your taste?
Naru is sick? What kind of illness do you think he has?
Well- RxR and tell me what you think.
Also, Naru will come up with just about any excuse for him to get away with holding Mai or allowing her to touch him- don't you agree
I will also give you a hint on what could be wrong with the boy. The latin root of it starts with 'spit'
Also, do you remember the car I told you Naru drives- well here is a link to how it looks on my profile. Only imagine it in a dark blue. GO TO MY PROFILE TO CHECK IT OUT.
Also I am glad all of you guys like the song Narcissist. I love Hedley!
RxR plz and the next chapter will be up soon.
