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Chapter Thirty: Call Him
Mai Pov
Five days have passed since we had our biggest argument yet, five days since I have seen my love, well face to face. I have caught him watching over the treehouse a few nights ago which brought some comfort to me, but I'm worried about him.
"Stubborn man," I angrily spat as I brush my long hair with my fingers in front of the mirror absentmindedly.
"I know better now to not get his words to heart since he taught me that everything he says is not what he means. He's scared, he's very scared and that breaks my heart because I can't be next to him." I place my hands on my lap to look at my reflection.
"Come on Mai, how much longer can you hold up? It's been five days and your dying without him next to you, but he needs some time to get his thoughts together, what he went through wasn't easy and Naru is an emotional man even though he doesn't say it out loud, but he hates and feels remorse of himself." I drop my head and shook it with a sigh escaping me.
Running my fingers through my hair, I stood and turned around, missing the fact that my reflection didn't move but began to watch me as I headed down the stairs, and an unsatisfied look passes through her features.
"I just called him bastard because I knew he was lying, his words didn't match his eyes at all. His eyes grow cold when he lies. I picked this up when I first met him, he thinks I'm stupid enough to not pick up his lies?" I argued by myself as guilt dawns on me causing me to rub my chest.
Walking out of the treehouse, I spot Naru a few feet away from the treehouse facing his back at me, while rolling his shoulders as though he was just doing something, I couldn't help but smile at him gently.
"Naru, come to me," I whispered, he stops his movements and turns as I ducked down so he won't spot me. He arched a brow giving a confused look, then he shrugs.
I rose myself and peaked out to catch Naru heading towards the bathing post. I stop in my tracks not wanting to run after him even though my heart told me otherwise.
"Do you miss me as much as I do? Can't bear living me so long? Just knowing you're this close gives me some relief, but is not the same." I whispered, shaking my head I headed when a sudden cold shiver ran down my spine. I stopped in my tracks and I knew is not Ayame, this feeling felt different and new, a whole new level of evil or something like that.
I cover my ears as I heard a woman's voice, it sounded like a whisper, but it was soft and eerie.
Hush, little baby, don't say a word.
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird
I got goosebumps that I rubbed my arms looking behind me and to my shock, I see the mirror from our room laying right a few feet from me.
"Which ghost did this? Can they enter the treehouse?" I went up to it a bit afraid to touch it. I bite my lower lip not sure what to do.
If is it a ghost, what can I do? Just do what I normally do and try to remember what Naru taught.
With that, I bend down and took hold of the mirror, but as soon I made contact, I felt a shock go through me as a bad feeling dawn on me as my eyes narrows.
Not good, not good. Why is this giving me a bad feeling? Oh no, isn't like we aren't dealing with enough as it is.
Shaking off my little spell not daring to look at my reflection the simple thought of it makes me quiver in fear. Grabbing the mirror and this time nothing happens which made me sigh in relief. After returning it to its rightful spot, I gave it one last look.
"I have things to deal with, you just hold on your turn." I scold the mirror as I turned around and headed back outside to once again miss my reflection looking at me in a sinister way.
I can't catch a break.
"So the mirror has something as the diary pointed out, but what if it was Ayame who moved it to show me something? No, then I wouldn't receive that bad feeling. Oh man," I scratched my head in frustration as I went out and closed the door behind me.
"Now I'm going to have trouble sleeping," I grunt in frustration when I heard the door open behind me stopping me in the mid stairs.
"Not again!" I groaned as I turned around ready for anything, but this time I was surprised to see a young woman standing a few feet away from me, having long brown hair a bit like mines, reaching her to mid-back, her face is slightly blurred since I couldn't make out but an outline.
I could tell she is wearing a white dress on which I recognized and she looks pregnant about four to six months old and she's holding a half-naked baby about a year old in her arms, sleeping soundly.
"Hold on!" I heard a male voice causing my heart to jump at his voice, it sounded familiar to me. I saw a man step out holding another baby with both hands while the man is hunched down as the baby was walking with his chubby arms extended out to hold his father's hands.
The same, I can barely make out his feature, but I have an outline of his lips and nose.
Oh, that's so cute.
My whole being warms up at the scenery.
"He wanted to walk today," The man told the woman, I think is his wife or something. The woman smiles at the sight as I can tell her eyes warms up.
"Of course, he's excited, he's going to swim with his Papa." the woman said with a giggle as the tall man closed the door behind him. The woman then took a step and her eyes landed on mine. She gasps taking hold of the man's arm. He arched a brow and turn to look where the woman was looking at me. Then a smile passed his lips when he looks at me.
Then he bends down and picks up the child in his arms. The child began to become fuzzy, but the woman began to rub his small back causing the baby to calm down.
"Shh, little one, Papa will take you soon," she said to him. The man smiles as the woman turns towards me.
"Hello?" I asked as I took a step. I squinted my eyes trying to get a better look at their faces, but I couldn't, they are too blurry.
"John? Ayame?" I question them, but didn't they had one child? Now I'm lost who are these two? Why they look familiar?
The man's eyes lands on mine and even though I couldn't see clearly, his gaze made my heart jump as this warmth spread through me. I press my hand on my heart feeling my heart now hammering hard as he kept looking at me.
The woman takes the man's hand and intertwined their fingers as she leans in and kisses his lips, causing him to look at her with love as she whispers into his ear.
Aww, that's so sweet.
"Hello?" I question once again as I took another step, the woman turns her gaze at me.
"Mai, just call him, he'll come to you, he will always come to you it's worth the journey and sacrifices, just hold on." the woman tells me as the man chuckles.
Wait, why do those words sound familiar?
"Apparently everyone knows my name, but call him? Who Naru? Who are you two? Do you have to do with the mirror?" I question her. I can feel her body shiver at the mention of the mirror. The man frowns now as he rubs his wife's back.
"The mirror? It just beginning for you two, the key." She said with a tone of sadness.
The key? What does that mean?
"Let's go before it gets late," her husband tells her. She nods at him and he helps her go down the steps, but the man stops right in front of me making me look straight at his eyes, I can feel his penetrating eyes almost looking into my soul. I felt him caress my hand as his eyes become tender.
I took a step forward as I extend my hand and press it on his chest, it didn't go through, but he felt solid and warm. I was surprised as he smiles at me taking my hand. I shivered at the contact as my heart continue to race.
"Mai, remember what I told you all those years ago back in the bathing post, soon it will be important," he tells me. Then he and his wife disappear along with their children. I went pale as his words.
Wait, he's… He's the Naru I saw back then? Wait, I'm lost then, so he's from the past? I scratched my head in frustration.
"Oi! Wait, I don't remember what you said, can you tell me?" I look around, but I couldn't spot them at all.
"Great, lots of help that was. What did she say call him? What does she mean? Naru?" I went to sit on the log and cross my arms to stare at the ground.
"This makes no sense to me." I look up at the darkening sky is barely the afternoon and I sigh.
"Even the weather is against me today, are you going to scare me too?" I question it, and on cue, a loud roaring thunder roars the skies causing me to jump, shaking a bit.
Think of Naru's proposal that day, think of it, it was the most romantic day in bad weather.
I rub my chest and took deep breaths calming me down as my memory went back to that day.
"Okay, I was only asking, don't be too literal," I grunt rubbing my chest as I look up at the treehouse remembering the mirror.
"I don't want to go back in, the mirror itself it's creepy as it is and Naru is sulking in our bathing post or somewhere over there, so I'm stuck."
With that, I stood up and rubbing my arms I ended up taking a stroll before it began to rain, and to be honest I missed Naru even more than ever.
"Come to me my love, come to me."
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By the time I reach the shore it began to rain hard drenching me to the bone. I had to turn and run back to the treehouse, I grabbed my shirt and ring out the access water, and I took off my wet shoes, and place them to the side to get them to dry as soon as I entered the treehouse.
"Naru, I hope he found refuge, it's pouring hard." I felt a dread of worry in my heart as I turned to look at the pouring rain since I didn't close the door.
I closed the door and headed up the stairs, in doing so I stop in my tracks to see the mirror now laying on my bed face down. I shook my head and headed to grab my white towel, but stopped in my tracks when something felt strange. I took a few steps back and look over the railing and saw the secret door open and the chest open.
"Was Naru here?" I rushed downstairs again and went up to the chest.
"Wait, why is this here? We moved all the chests upstairs so we can have easy access." I frowned but as I look down at the open chest I spot my white towel neatly folded.
"Why is my towel down here? I always have it upstairs in the green chest." I took it and run my fingers through the cotton.
"So Naru was here?" I sat down on the ground and press the towel against my cheek and closed my eyes as this piercing ache goes through my heart as his words from five days ago came back to me.
Let's break up.
I fist my hands tightly on the towel as I finally let go of my tears, since I haven't cried since I knew he doesn't mean it but it hurts, it hurts to hear those words.
"Naru, you're such a dummy, I know you're hurt too and that hurts me the most."
I cried silently holding onto the towel wishing he was here with me, he must be lonely as well.
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I have no idea how I cried, but I cried my heart out, which brought no relief to me at all, but more pain.
I lift myself closing the chest, and began to dry my cheek with the towel when I felt another chill run down my spine. I stop in my tracks as I turn to face the window and I saw flames. My heart drops to my stomach as I rushed to the window and look out, it was still pouring and no flames. I scratched my head confused by this.
"Are they trying to show me something? It's been some time since I saw Ayame and John. Naru I think something is…" I turned around but didn't see anyone but an empty room. I turned to look out the window once again and again I saw flames. I peaked out and saw Ayame floating but no flames.
"Ayame," I called out. She smiles at me and floats closer.
"Why are you sad my angel?" she asks me. I shook my head looking down.
"Naru said he wants us to break up, so he wants you to unbind us. Did he look for you?" I asked her.
"I have no power over that Angel, so I can't unbind you two, it's after death you two will be freed," she explains. I sigh out in relief as I look up at her.
"Did you ever argue with your husband?"
"Lots of times, it's normal, even when two people that love each other time to time can't agree to the same thing or see eye to eye, is normal."
"Then a married woman to another, what should I do? I know he was lying, I know he doesn't want to leave me, I know him too well. He's not a person that will just move on and he hates having contact with anyone especially when it comes to intimacy, it took us a long time to get to where we are. I know he loves me even though he never told me he loves me besides that one time he confessed. I know when he's lying to me, he is straightforward and when he doesn't like something he will tell me directly, his reactions are different. Like for example when I confessed the second time, I ran away because I knew he would reject me, but he surprised me and when he told me he loved me it reached his eyes, when I gave him my gift, I ran away because he said I shouldn't have, I thought he was going to say to not waste my time on useless things because that is Naru's way of thinking again I was wrong. This time he said he said he wants to break up, and I knew it was a lie because it didn't reach his eyes, his eyes were so cold, just like the first time I met him and gave a fake smile that didn't reach his eyes. I know this is weird, but I know him too well. He told me to look after him, but I think I should leave him alone so he recollects his thoughts and thinks it over so he sorts out his feelings. But Ayame, but I'm dying; I have gotten so accustomed to him next to me that this small separation is making me insane. So please tell me what should I do?" I finally let my emotions run out as Ayame floated there hearing me patiently.
It's so good to talk about this to another person, err, ghost, whatever, but I thought I was going insane, It's nice, I have forgotten how having a friend who will be willing to listen to you feels like.
"You answered yourself, Angel," I was taken back by her sudden answer.
"I did? Explain it to me?" she nods at me as she floats closer to me.
"Think it carefully and I came to warn you," she added. I blinked as she seems to be looking behind me. I turned around but I didn't see anything.
"About the mirror?" I asked her looking back, but only jump in fright when the fire overcame the window with a face of a man stretched out in agony.
"She's coming!" the pale man warns in agony while I stumble back while Ayame came back into view making the poor man's soul leave.
"Just be wise not everything is what it seems, and I do advise you to be quick before you lose him. Call to him," she tells me and she disappears leaving me alone. I tilted my head in confusion.
"She's coming? Oi, Ayame what does that mean?" I shout at the air as I look down at myself to realize I haven't changed my clothes. Then I froze as Ayame's last statement slowly progressed in my mind and my heart began to pound heavily as many thoughts flashed in my head.
"Lose him? Does she mean he's in danger now? Oh no." I scramble to get up, but when I did, I rushed out of our home and rushed down the stairs.
"NARU!" I called out as I began to get wet once again.
Right he went to the stream.
With that thought in my mind, I rushed my steps not caring if I get hurt since I wasn't wearing any shoes.
After a few scrapes and a splinter in the way causing me to wince in pain but kept on going, I reached our bathing post to look around.
"Naru!" I shout, breathing hard, feeling my heart pound hard against my chest, then I heard movement behind me.
"Naru?" I gasp with hope and turned around only to be surprised not by Naru but another ghost on fire, he began to take steps heading for me.
"HELP US!" he screams stretching his arm for me. I stumble back.
"I will, but there's so much we don't understand, and we've been here for six years, so please give us some time, we want to help you all," I told him, but he wasn't having it.
My eyes widen when he began to sprint towards me. I turned around and began to run away from him, having flashbacks of when the dead were chasing Naru and me five years ago. I wipe my eyes since the rain was so heavy I could hardly see anything in front of me.
I can't see, Naru needs me and I'm being chased by a soul.
After a few minutes, I look behind me and saw no one, causing me to slow down on my steps and finally stop heaving hard that I bend down and place my hands on top of my legs trying to regain my strength.
Straightening up, I rub my cold arms to look around, I was a little way from the beach, seeing the rough waves move with the rain, thank God no thunder or heavy winds just heavy rain.
"How did I ended up here? Naru is back there," I turned around I headed back, only to hear a movement. I froze as I swallowed hard.
Not again, I turned my head to see Naru looking around as though he was looking for something, not caring about getting wet, he has his back turn to me.
"Come to me Naru, don't you see how much I miss you?" I whispered as I slowly walk towards him feeling like a moth attracted to light. Each step that I drew closer made my heart pound harder and harder.
Naru stops his movement and straightens up as I see his ears move a bit. I felt fresh tears roll down my eyes as I reach him. I can see him grow a bit stiff as I extend my hand and grab his hand causing him to turn to look at me. Relief washes over him.
"Did something happen?" He asks worriedly as he inspects me. I shook my head to assure him I'm fine. He sighs in relief.
"Strange, I swear I heard you call me almost all day," He murmurs under his breath while scratching the back of his head.
Call him? He heard me call him? What does that mean? Wait, does it has to do what that woman told me? I'm a bit confused.
"Mai, then why are you here? You're going to get another cold, go back it's raining hard," he said as I just keep staring at him not sure how to react, I have so many emotions to act on, that I just couldn't say anything.
"Mai? What's wrong?" he asks as he removes his hand from mine and takes a step back to distance himself from me.
I took a step closer to him as he takes a step back and swallows hard and looks away from me.
"I have already spoken to Ayame, unfortunately, we can separate, but we can live separately we can go back to normal and we'll just as before, as though nothing happened between us. You are allowed to date anyone, I don't mind. I thought it through and that's the best solution for us. You're free to do as you wish." He said to me but all I can see is hurt in his eyes as he lies once again.
Yet I couldn't say a word as I took a step closer to him.
"Since the treehouse is safe, I was thinking I can sleep on the first floor and you can remain in your spot since I'm your guardian. We don't have to cross each other and…" his words are cut off when tiptoed as I press my lips on his cheek-kissing him softly, making my body come back alive. I felt his body jolt as he swallows hard and he takes a step back, I just stare at him with a deep longing as he licks his lips.
"No skinship Mai, we can't do that again," he said seriously. I licked my moist lips, not sure how to get to him to admit that I know he's lying. I know that he wants me and loves me. I know for sure he feels what I feel, our hearts are connected.
"Oh, and don't worry about my wound, it's healing, those herbs do a good job," he said to make sure I get the message.
"Mai say something, your silence is quite unnerving," he said to me. I turned around and began to head towards the treehouse. Naru scratched the back of his head confused.
I finally reach the treehouse, I entered and went up to the chest where I left the towel. Grabbing it I began to dry myself and then remove my pants and shirt.
"Naru, please come back to me," I simply said as my heart clenched. I held the towel close to me as I stare out the window feeling so tired so defeated by everything.
He talked so much but didn't say anything important only lies that hurt him and me.
"Mai!" I heard behind me causing me to turn to see Naru closing the door behind him, drenched from head to toe. I blinked feeling my heart again beating hard.
"What's wrong? Did something happen while I was gone? Say something, please you're scaring me, you normally are chatty and I'm the quiet one but I think we reverse our roles or something." he said as I held the towel tighter. I began to shake as he came up to me, I can see his worried eyes boring into mine.
He came to me, how can I begin, I want to tell him so much. I… I can't come up with anything.
"Mai, look, I'll stay here tonight okay, I'll get my things and sleep down here and.." his gaze went down and his eyes narrow to see that I'm naked and I have bloody feet. I just tremble, not wanting to remove my eyes from him.
"You're bleeding, damn it, why didn't you say you're in pain." he scolds as he takes my towel and wraps it around me, so I can cover myself.
Am I? I don't feel anything, but my heart going through so much emotion for you that I can't speak.
Naru places his arm under my legs and hoists me up in his arms, which I miss so much. I kept staring at him aching for him. He places me on my bed as gently as he could after he went to the second floor. He places my leg on top of his bent wet leg pant.
"You have a bad splinter and a few cuts. Give me a minute." he places my foot down gently as he went to get everything prepared. I wiggle my toes and wince when I felt the splinter under my big toe. I rub my arms as I watch him come back and began to work on my injury. I just watch him and flinch when he remove the splinter.
After he cleans it and disaffects it, he wraps my feet with a cloth he took out from the chest and wraps it tightly.
"It's going to hurt for a few days just like me, there are no pain killers," he said as I nod at him watching him stand up and began to unbutton his white shirt, and slides it down from his broad shoulders. I trace down to spot his wound.
I saw his wound, the one that almost killed him. I slowly stood up and limp my way to him causing him to stop his movement and I bend down to look at it.
It still needs lots of healing, is not fully close, but at least is not infected. I touched around the wound causing Naru, to shudder.
"It's a bit tender," he said as I rose my gaze at him.
"Please Mai say something, this is not like you? Did you saw something that shocked you? Have you thought about what I said?
I place my hand on his arm and press my lips on his cheek once again. He went still and back out.
"I told you no…" but I drop my towel when I rose both of my arms and wrap it around his shoulders as my heartbeat so wild, it felt as though it was going to leave me. Naru's eyes narrow as I simply told him.
"You finally came to me." I simply said to him we stare at each other, feeling his hand finally wrap around my bare waist making me shiver in delight.
"We can't be together Mai, get that through your head, my mission is to protect you, not love you. I can't harm you, and…" I lowered myself and began to kiss his shoulder in a tender matter, as I slowly move down to his wound. I looked at it for a brief second then gave it a tender kissed it and I rose myself to see Naru shaking as I smiled at him.
"I wouldn't ask for anyone else Naru, don't you get it?" I asked as he looks down at me.
"Get what?" he asks.
"It's okay to grieve on what just happened two weeks ago, it's okay to have alone time to gather your thoughts, but is not okay to lie. Do you think I don't know you? Do you not think that I can't see through your lies? That's the reason I called you bastard that day, not because I was mad at you for your actions, but because you lied to me about wanting to break up. The reason I didn't go after you because I knew you needed time, I knew I couldn't push you because you needed to think, but five days is enough. Don't you see Naru, I'm always waiting for you, for my husband to return to me." I told him my truth.
He blinks a few times as though he's letting my words sink in, but he stubbornly shook his head, but I took notice that he doesn't let me go, but absentmindedly began to caress my back causing me to lean my head against his chest, as I try my hardest to not submit to him as I began to become sensitive to his touch.
"I am dangerous to you, and I can harm you, so please just let me go?" he said.
"Would you be happy if I did?"
"Yes," he said without hesitation, but his body told me another story as he held me tighter. I rose myself and cup his cheeks as I stare at him gently.
"This is why I want you Naru because you care so much about me that you're afraid to harm me. How can I not see that? I have no fear any more I trust you blindly. Do you understand that? You showed me that day something."
"What?" he asks as I began to cry as he moves his hand to wipe my eyes.
"That you love me unconditionally, you showed me how much you love me. You rather die than bring me harm to pleasure yourself, you rather die than take my life, you would defend me then let anything happen to me. You don't care about my shortcomings, or how I look, you just accept me and you want to break up with me means a defend system so you won't' harm me or yourself, but you know what?"
"What?" his voice grew thick as I hugged him tightly.
"I'm more in love with you, to the point of no return because every day I just keep falling deeper and deeper in love with you because you're the one that my heart chose, and you are the right person to protect me and I wouldn't change it as I want to protect you as equal or more. You're my first love and only love."
Naru moves back to stare at me as I continue.
"So even if we break up as you said, I'll be here waiting for you my love because you're worth it, but mind you, you upset me last week, so I won't be letting you out the hook. Now answer me this, do you mean everything you said about everything that we went through and our intimacy meant nothing to you?" I asked him honestly.
Please say no, please tell me that you didn't mean them.
Naru captures my chin and tilts my head up so I can look directly at his eyes.
"I'm giving you one more chance, after this, I won't ask you ever again to break up with me, do you want us to break up?" he returns the question to me.
"I gave you a direct answer Naru, no, I'm yours and I don't want anyone else but you," I said,
Naru surprises me as he pushes me to him and lowers himself down and claims my lips with his own, kissing me profoundly and a tad desperation, causing me to wrap my arms around him pressing my hand against his bareback, as I kiss him the same way, feeling my knees grow weak.
He walks me backward without breaking our kiss, as he lays me down gently on top of my bed, as he places his knee between my legs.
He began to kiss down my jaw and I couldn't help but smile, feeling my body flare up with love as I began to caress his face.
"I missed you so much Naru, I thought I was going crazy, so those this mean you won't be breaking up with me?" I told him as I kiss the side of his head. He rose himself to look at me.
"I was going mad without seeing you Mai, I bloody missed you, I never missed anyone as much as I did with you. Everything you said is correct, I'm surprised you manage to see through me, and no, I didn't mean those words, I was as you said lying," he said as he began to caress my nose with his in a loving way as I did the same.
I knew it.
"I've been seeing your lies from the moment I met you in my old high school. Your smiles or your words never reaches your eyes when you lie." I told him. Naru continues to kiss me as I grab his hand and intertwined our fingers, to hold him tightly.
"Do you love me that much?" He asks me as he looks back up at my eyes. I nodded at him.
"Yes, yes madly in love with you, no return Naru, I'm yours and only yours," I said as I caress my free hand on his cheek.
He leans down and I arched my head to the side as he began to kiss my neck and runs his lips on my skin towards my ear, but stops. I tilt my head and after his deep breath, he bites me gently making me get chills down my spine wanting more, feeling my tummy grow hotter. I run my free hand down his arm as he pressed his chest against mine. My whole body jolted what it seems like deep electricity from the skin contact and how wonderful it felt, feeling his strong chest against my breasts and his hot skin touching each inch of mine.
This felt stronger than ever before and I loved it, I want more since I couldn't get enough of his touches.
"Marry me, Mai," he said out of the blue as he rose his head to look at me. I turn my head to look at him and my heart felt like it did a backflip, seeing sincerity and warmth in his eyes which I love so much.
I felt tears running down my cheeks, but this time not from sadness, but pure happiness as he proposes to me for the second time. Naru gave me a strange look.
"Why are you crying?" he asks a bit concern as I shook my head.
"Because you keep proposing to me when it's raining and it makes me so happy, yes, let's get married right now," I told him very seriously aching to marry him again as he burst out laughing lowering his head down as his shoulders shook along with his laughter making my heart grow so warmly at his laughter which I missed so much.
This is the Naru I missed so much.
"We are weird," he admits as I ended up laughing as well as it dawns on me how strange this is.
"We are unique that's for sure, but let's go now, right now, no more delays, please Naru," I begged him as I compose myself and cup his cheeks to look at me.
"It's raining," he stated.
"I don't care anymore, even if it's raining cats and dogs let's have it here, please Naru," I begged him as I closed my eyes and caress my nose against his cheek, loving his presence. He lowers himself and began to kiss me once again and chuckles between our kiss.
"Hold on Mai... Step by step, I'm sure you're mad at me and I haven't apologized for being a brute. I didn't mean to hurt you, I thought that was the only way I can protect you from me. I learned the hard way these five days that I can't live without you, you have bewitched me and you know what I learned?"
"What?" I asked as I kissed his cheek multiple times, while I felt him run his fingers up and down my arm as he stares at me with love as he sent shivers down my spine once again.
"That I couldn't be with anyone else because Mai, you have penetrated deep into my heart, into my soul. Your being is deeply rooted in me, my skin only craves yours. I can't imagine doing this to anyone else that is not you." I felt my eyes sting as I rubbed them.
"Me either, I feel the same," I admit to him. Naru smiles at me as he lowers himself and beginning to kiss me once again and he gets closer, causing me to arched up to kiss him, moving in sync, but Naru suddenly did an intake as he held his wound. I look down to see blood coming out I pulled him away from me as I look down at his wound.
My heart clenched at the sight.
"Ne, Naru, you're wound. I'm sorry, I forgot," I cried out as he shakes his head and he moves away from me and sits down.
"I know, it's not your fault, but mines I forgot about it," he assures me.
"No, it's mine, give me a minute." I stood up and rushed to grab the first shirt which is Naru's white shirt (Which lay on top of the chest,) and place it over me, Naru looks up at me and arched a brow at my attire, but hides a smirk and clenched into this wound trying to stop the bleeding.
"Come," I told him while I guiding him to his bed, yet Naru jerk his hand to grab my attention, I lift my gaze to look at him.
"Naru?" I question him. Naru pulls me into his arms and kisses my forehead causing my heart to skip a beat.
"Naru, come you're bleeding, and we can do this later," I told him but he shook his head and brushes my hair behind my ear giving me a serious look.
"Mai, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you, but I can't fandom anyone or myself hurting you. I was a coward I admit, but I never been so scared and hated myself so much as I did since that happened."
I nodded at him as I kissed his lips but as I stepped back but before I could Naru's body became stiff as he sees something in front of him.
"What the hell?" I heard him spat out. A sudden dizzy spell washes over me, as I turned and my eyes narrow to see the mirror floating.
"Has this happen before? The floating Mirror?" Naru asks me.
"I haven't seen it float, that's new, I have seen it move around though as being in different parts of the treehouse, today it was," I added as I began to hear a humming, of a lullaby.
"Naru!" I called out grabbing his arm for support.
"Mai?" He looks down at me noticing my pale face.
I place my hand over my ears as that humming turns into singing ringing into my ears.
It's a woman's voice that feels like she's piercing my soul almost menacing sounding.
"Make it stop," I begged as I drop to my knees, causing Naru, to bend down to grab my arm for support. He turns his gaze at the floating mirror and his eyes narrow.
The singing began once again in the eeriest disturbing way ever which cause me to lose consciousness.
Hush, little baby, don't say a word.
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird won't sing,
Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass
"Mai!" Naru's voice seems so far and almost as though his voice was being reversed or something, and then I hear is her voice and my body collapsing.
I look at the floating mirror as a figure of a woman appears in front and a disturbing grin from ear to ear appears on her lips, while her eyes are wide almost disturbing looking tilting her head to the side.
"Sleep soundly my daughter; Trust your mother because she's always right and I won't let anything harm you, not even your guardian/husband, after all, he only wants to harm you."
I hope everyone like this chapter. :) I was rereading my Og, and I thought it was so rushed and badly written. I even cringed at my old work, so I rewrote the whole chapter to get a better understanding and flesh out their feelings. Just kept the ending part just fresher. I'll add a bit of Naru's point of view in the next chapter.