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Chapter 18: Die for You!

Mai pov

After yesterday's strange feelings, Naru told me to go back home and think it through if I wish to marry him, he would pay me regardless, if it was marriage or being his girlfriend, one pays more than the other.

So I toss and turned all night, but for some odd reason, the thought felt normal, almost second nature to me.

Now, after twenty-four hours later, I'm standing in front of Naru's tall frame, staring into each others eyes, and my heart is racing so bad that it feels like it's about to burst at any moment.

"Are you sure about this Mai? There's no going back after you sign these papers. " Naru held the pen between his fingers, his expression a bit hard to read.

"To be honest Naru, I have no bloody clue what's going on, but I am sure that I want to marry you, that alone feels the most natural thing right now, from what you told me you'll pay me more, but at this point, I think this is more than just your paying me. Don't get me wrong, I need the money for personal things I'm dealing with, but… I don't know, this feels right." I honestly told him to feel a bit exhausted while I took the pen away from his hands and he arched a brow at my sudden words.

"Is it?" he crosses his arms as I bend down and was surprised to read over the papers to see that he already sign them with Lin and Madoka. I have no idea why, but I found myself smiling over Naru's using his legal name.

I'm going to be his wife. I sign next to his name and dated it. I lift myself to ask him about Madoka, when only I bump myself against him, hitting the side of my head against his chin painfully. I hissed, rubbing my head as he rubs his chin.

"Sorry, are you okay?" I asked, but shut my mouth when Naru looks rather concerned, and my heart skips a beat.

"Fine, are you?" Naru asks while lowering his hand and grabbing my chin, looking over the side of my head. I lift my gaze to see his blue eyes examining my head to see if I'm fine, but I found myself just captivated by him, feeling my heart racing. He lifts his hand and began to brush his fingers against my skin, causing me to get shivers of pure delight once again.

Again, oh no, if he continues, I think I'll melt, why do I feel this so intimate and want him to touch me even more?

"You probably going to get a bump, it's my fault, I apologize," he mumbles, feeling my face turning hot.

"Ah, yes….. It's…. Fine. I was going... to ask about Madoka, she... Sign. " I nervously said.

"She left this morning, heading back to London," he said as he takes out a small box from his breast pocket, and opens it to show me two golding wedding rings I shot my brows up, looking at them a bit stun.

"Great shame, I wish I could have seen her, and wow you were prepared," I gasped, looking up at him, he looks a bit flustered, but kept his composure, and I couldn't help it to find it adorable.

He looks so cute. Oh, come on Mai…

"I don't think this is the first time I have done this with you, I… I found it in my breast pocket. I'm not sure if Lin placed it there." he admits as he takes the gold ring out of the box. He takes my hand and lifts it after placing the box down on the table. My heart skipped a beat, as I stare at him, watching him slip the ring on my finger. Then he held my hand a bit longer looking at the ring which I didn't mind at all.

"Naru?" he lifts his gaze at me and then lifts my hand and surprises me once again giving me a kiss on top of my hand catching my breath. Then he pulls back with a slight smirk almost satisfied and grabs his ring and hands it over to me.

"How…. How did you know my size?" I stumble over my words as I took his ring from his hand.

"I told you, I had it on me. I have no clue, but when I first saw them last night, I knew they belonged to us," he said looking at the ring in my hand.

"Strange." I grab his big hand and slip his ring on, and he's right, these felt natural. As soon as I placed it on, Naru clenched into his chest, gasping out as I grab his arm, as all these warm feelings became replaced with worry. Naru looks in distress as though the biggest headache was forming in his head or something.

"Naru? Does your head hurt? Your heart?" I called out so worried. I move rapidly to grab his chair, but I groaned when my lower back twisted a bit.

Not now. I ignored it and manage to help Naru to sit down. Naru heaved hard, placing his forearms on top of his legs, and runs his fingers through his hair.

"Give me a minute, I'll get you water, or should I call Lin?" I turned to get Lin, but he grabs my arm to stop me. I turn to look at him and he's sweating heavily.

"Naru?" I bend down, ignoring my pain and brush his sweaty bangs away from his pale face as his blue eyes kept looking at me.

"Your lower back does it still hurts?" he asks, trying to regain his breath. I froze my movements and stare at him.

"Wh… What?" I stumbled my question taken aback. He shook his head.

"Mai, answer me the question," he said seriously, his eyes almost looking down to my very soul. I licked my suddenly dry lips.

"I don't know how you know that, but yes, but how? No one should know." I admit not liking this, no one should know about my situation.

Naru kept looking at me as though he was trying to figure out how to progress what he was going through and find a way to explain it to me.

"Mai, listen to me carefully, we are repeating the same timeline. Hear me out. Last month the reason I didn't come to you is that I was attacked, and I almost lost my life, you see…" he continued to explain to me as my words and my heart sank.

Naru explains to me that day when he went to look for me and found someone trying to break into my house and how he went after the person. Tears gathered in my eyes, feeling my very soul leaving me, and I fist my hands so tight, that they went paler, while my body shook.

No, no, Naru... He almost died and here I was... Oh gosh.

"Mai," Naru takes notice of my stance, that he stands up and places his hands on my shoulders, and gently lifts me, while I look up at him looking at him with a plane look, as tears began to run down my cheeks.

"Mai, please… Don't cry… I'm telling you this because I don't want any secrets between us. I…. I have no idea what's going…." I let out a gagging sound feeling my stomach knotting wanting to throw up. I turned around and Naru rapidly went to grab his trashcan and hands it over, and I took it and threw up feeling Naru rubbing my back.

After I finally finished, he takes it away from me and hurries to get me a glass of water as felt weak knees, I buckled down, almost dropping to my knees, I felt his strong arms around me, holding me as he held the glass of water at his other hand.

He saved me, he…. He got stabbed that could have been me, and he was hurt. I don't like Naru being hurt. My heart clenched in such agony that I grabbed his arm and held it tight.

My brain trying to progress all of this, and the fact that I feel like I heard of this before makes it worse.

"Sit Mai, please, you're so pale, I… I didn't mean to cause you such reaction, but I can't hide it from you, not this time around," he said as he helps me and sat me down on his chair, and he bends down, grabbing my hands and place the glass of water.

I lift my shaky hands and drank half of the water down, then he takes it away from me and places it on top of his desk.

"I'll take you home, don't worry I'll pay you, and we can speak about it later," he said, as he takes my hands and run his thumbs across my fingers.

"Explain to me, you don't want to hide anything from me, then I'm willing to listen. I don't know why Naru, but this feels so familiar to me and the pain felt worse than normal. What happened to you a few minutes ago?" I questioned him. Naru kept looking at me.

"After you placed my ring on, I received my memories, from our first timeline. I have no idea what's going on, but we already went through this, even taking the case of the Lady of Blue, Erita. We became husband and wife because of the case and we discovered that woman is trying to harm you. I know about your back and a bunch of other things, but I'll explain it later." He explains.

I let his words progress in my head, not sure how to feel about it, but one thing is for sure I believe him.

"So that can explain the familiar feelings," I said.

"So you believe me?" he asks, looking thoroughly into my eyes.

"Naru," I called out without answering him. Naru rose his hand to wipe my tears.

"Hmm?"

"What do we do? How can I trigger my memories as well?" I question him, causing him to slump, his shoulders.

"I have no clue, it's strange that I got my memories, but you didn't, but I'm baffled at the fact you believe me so easily," he admits to me.

"Do you know why?"

"I wouldn't be asking you," he said as I move closer to him, and stare straight into his blue eyes.

"Because you married me," I told him. He knitted his brows a bit confused by my words.

"What does that mean?" he asks. I took his hand and press it on my cheek and I leaned into his warm palm, closing my eyes giving me closure.

He's alive right now, that's all that matters.

"Because you wouldn't gain anything from marrying me then lying to me about this weird time loop or whatever we are in."

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"Where are we going?" I asked Naru as we were on the road, sitting in the back of the taxi after my painful therapy, and then we went to get my suitcase from my apartment.

I was a bit loopy, and I couldn't stop looking at my wedding ring or feeling so grateful that Naru kept me company during the section, he has no idea how much it means to me to have him there. It wasn't scary at all. He was just so patient and understanding, it made my heart flutter. I turned to look at him with admiration, wanting to hug him.

I'm his wife. I can't believe it.

"To my home," he said making my admiration drop only to become shocked and then let out a nervous laugh.

"To your home? I thought we were heading to the village and that's why we went to my apartment to grab my things, didn't Lin-san go ahead of us?" I question him.

"I gave him enough information to deal with it from my previous memories. He and Bou-san will handle it," he explains to me. I grab his shoulder, causing him to look at me as I half climb up to him and whispered.

"Does he knows about the time loop? as well he just believed you?"

"No, he won't believe it. It's only between us. As for believing me on the current case, I'm not sure, but I gave him enough evidence for him to search if anything he'll call me." he said, looking at me intimately, as I did the same, not helping it.

"Correction, Mr. Memories, you have the memories, I don't, I just have feelings," I said while smacking my lips, feeling parched.

"Oh, I wish I can remember." I pouted watching Naru turn and grab a blue bag placing it on top of his lap, he opens it. He takes out a juice box, takes the straw out from the back, and gets rid of the plastic. I licked my dry lips.

(Naru went to the lunch room from the hospital and purchase some items, while I was sleeping, but I didn't question him, since he hasn't eaten anything yet.)

"I'm sure you can, there has to be a trigger just like me," he said as he pushed the straw in, and takes a sip. I pouted, wanting some juice. He looks satisfied, turns to me, and offers me the drink. I blinked, looking at it and then at him.

"It tastes good," he said, causing me to let out a big smile and lean forward and drank, my eyes widen and I couldn't help but giggle, but in doing so, some of the juice flowed down on the corner of my lips, almost spilling down to my clothes. Naru removes the juice box and places it down.

"Sorry!" I said, feeling embarrassed as he moves his hand and wipes the juice with his thumb, his eyes becoming deeper, while his thumb brushed against my lips, parting them a little. My heart, and his heart racing at the same time, crazily, feeling trapped with each other. I couldn't believe that I end up kissing his thumb, and both of us felt electricity run down our spines.

What I'm feeling feels deep, so deep that it shakes my core.

Naru removes his hand, making me frown, watching him turn to face the seat in front of him, clearing his throat, and the rest of the ride was quiet.

Naru fists, his hands, as I nervously rub my hands against my leg as a random thought came to my mind.

The question is, did we kiss? Why do I have a feeling, that his kisses are included in our relationship if it is, then... I want to treasure every kiss he gives me. I don't know why, but why do I feel his caresses, his kisses, and his caring ways are the things that making stay alive?

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His home is not as big as I imagine, two stories, and more westernized than a traditional Japanese home. It's not far from my apartment, about ten minutes away, which I was surprised about as well.

"Wow, your home is simple,"

"Disappointed that it's not bigger?" Naru asks as he takes out his keys from his pockets and slips them inside the lock to open them.

"Huh? Well, I thought you would have a huge house since you have money, but I'm glad you have a normal house, so no, I'm not disappointed at all, this feels right," I smiled, causing him to turn to me but doesn't say anything, but something in his eyes made me feel shy under his gaze.

"I keep it simple, but I'm glad," he mumbles under his breath, but I caught what he said. Yet I have not replied cause I was a bit confused by his words.

With that, he opens his brown door and enters, clicking the light switch on. He turns and grabs my arm, to help me enter. I gave him a thank you smile and I entered, then he went to get my suitcase and his, and rolls it inside the house. The first thing I see is his living room, which is almost no furniture covered with white sheets.

"Sorry, I haven't had time to clear up things in my house, and Lin was too busy to help me," he admits, closing the door behind me.

"It's fine, you have a beautiful living room, it's bigger than my apartment, even the floor, even though's dusty, the wood looks nice," I admit causing him to look at me.

"Oh, then I can't wait to show you the upstairs wooden floor, you'll be ecstatic." he teased causing me to giggle, while he helps me remove my jacket, then his, placing it on the coat hanger that is near the front door.

"Keep your shoes on, the floor is too dusty," he tells me, I nodded at him, watching him walk to his couch to remove the sheets, only to see dust particles fly all over making him laugh. I frowned, not liking this.

"I can help," I offer as I went to the other future that looks like the television, and being careful I lift the sheet and lift it, only to have the sheets fall on top of me.

"Mai, it's fine, I can…" he began, but stopped his words when he turns to see me covered with the sheet.

"Mai, that's not healthy for you, it's covered with dust," he said in a worried tone while he came up to me, but I couldn't help but let out a snort and wave my arms up and down.

"Boo, I'm a ghost, I'm here to haunt my husband!" I said a bit hazy and laughing, like a child while Naru stops to stare at my actions.

"Come on Miss. Ghost, you can haunt me later," he plays along, as he grabs the sheets, removes them, and gasps in a less dramatic way.

"Well, well, I knew it, is not a ghost, but my wife," he teased as I let out a snort, then took out my tongue at him.

"Of course, my husband is smart," I let out a loud yawn feeling very sleepy, as I lift my arms.

"Sleepy?" he questions me.

"Yes, very sleepy," I nodded at him, as he takes a step closer to me, so close that I can wrap my arms around his shoulder half closing my eyes since my eyes felt so heavy. I lift my gaze and smile at him while Naru rubs my arms up and down.

"I'll help you clean tomorrow," I let out a yawn.

"Alright, just give me a few, I'll get our bed ready." He said seriously causing me to blush.

"Our bed? That sounds sweet. Did we sleep together in the other timeline?" I question him.

"We did," he admits, feeling his hands beginning to rub my stomach, going around my waist, which felt delightful.

"Ah… Sleep together, that sounds sweet, only sleep, right?" I lift my gaze to look at him. His pale cheeks turn slightly red but shook his head.

"Yes Mai only slept side by side, nothing more or less, we just became a couple and it's too early in our relationship, we haven't even dated yet," he said. I stare at him and a big smile passed down my lips.

"Good, for now, let's keep it that way for now. Tomorrow we'll speak of it more, plus… I'm sure you want to know about my attacker and…." I frowned as the memories appeared in my head, when Naru run his hands up my back, pushing me close causing me to look at him a bit startled.

"Rest," Naru whispers, making me lean my head on his shoulder, feeling his slow breathing almost hypnotic, his warm body surrounding me.

"Naru,"

"Hmm?"

"I don't want you to get hurt, I don't like it, I don't want to lose you." these are the last words when I fall into a deep slumber, and Naru picks up my body and whispers.

"Me either Mai, I won't lose you."

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I had a strange dream, but it was sweet, but I couldn't recall a lot, but I know Naru was in it with Gene, but slowly my sweet dream began to change to a pure nightmare. My body flinched as the nightmare was from the memories of getting hit by that car, and Naru being stabbed and dying in my arms.

I awoke with tears and a blurry vision. I move my hand to wipe them, only to feel a thumb wiping them for me. I lift my gaze to see Naru's blue eyes wide awake looking at me a bit concerned.

"Did I awoke you?" I question him, he shook his head.

"It's fine, did you have a nightmare again?" he asks.

"Again?" I questioned, causing him to nod.

"First timeline, when I told you about my situation, you began to get nightmares. I should have waited, I…." he looks so worried as I shook my head, moving closer to him, wrapping my arms around him burying my face inside of his warm torso. He looks down at me.

"I had a sweet dream at first, but I can't remember it. I think Gene was in it and you. Then it turned into a nightmare."

"Gene? He hasn't shown up for some time, and the nightmare, was I dying in your arms?" He asks me. I look up at him and nodded.

"Is that what I have been dreaming of in the first timeline?" I question him, feeling him rub my back, giving me comfort.

"Yes, but I'm fine Mai, you can feel me right?" he questions me making me nod at him, wrapping my arms around him, pushing him closer to me. He smiles, holding me tight in his arms.

He's alive, so warm and holding me, not cold and dead, no, he's with me.

"Then I'm fine, I'll protect you and myself. I won't lose you, Mai, I will never lose you."

I closed my eyes as my love for him grew even more, feeling my old feelings resurfacing, but so much stronger than before.

"Thank you Naru, thank you for being there for me, when I'm at my lowest."

"No Mai, I should thank you for taking me out of my darkness. You truly are my sunshine."

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I rushed to the bathroom since my bladder was about to burst since I was just woken up and my mind is groggy, and lift the toilet and lowered my pants down, and underwear to sit down very slowly since my lower back was killing me and relieving myself. I smiled, satisfied when something dawns on me, I can hear the shower running. I slowly lift my gaze and reality dawns on me, to see a very naked Naru just frozen looking at me since he has glass doors.

I felt my heart hammering hard against my ribs, as Naru stares at me. Yet my eyes betrayed me as I trace every part of him, and was surprised at how fit he looked. He has muscles and a broad chest and went down, but I rose my gaze. feeling that I just invaded his privacy, but at the same time, I felt just mystified. I didn't feel shy or embarrassed, but allured, as though I'd seen Naru like this before.

My heart hammering hard against my ribs, just trapped when I finally made contact with Naru's eyes. He was just staring at me with a strange look, but it was hard to tell what was he thinking, yet why am I having a feeling that he was finding this amusing?

"I'm not dreaming?" I gasped out, causing him to shake his head and look over his left to see the door.

"I forgot to lock the door again, wait how did you know where was my bathroom? I haven't told you where it was since you were sleeping by the time I woke up." He asks as he opens the door to grab his red towel which it was on his left side, hanging from the small pole he has.

"I don't know, I just knew….. sorry, my back hurts, I'm so sorry Naru, I didn't know you were taking a shower. I swear I didn't…. I…. Never mind, I've never seen one so close up, and you've been working out this last year? You have muscles," I stumble childish as he wraps his towel around his waist. He chuckles and nods.

"Well, some things don't change. I've been working out," he admits to me.

"Change? Did this happen in the first timeline?" I question him. He nods at me.

Oh, maybe that's why this feels so familiar.

"Hurry and clean up, I'll help you," he said turning around to give me privacy.

I nodded and did what he asks. After flushing, I slowly stood up and tried to pull up my pants, but I winced causing Naru to turn to me.

He grabs my hand and places it on top of his arm.

"Wait Naru, I haven't washed my hands," I told him, as I watch him bend down to help me pull up my pants, without looking down, giving me respect.

"In a bit," he simply said as he helps me, with that he walked me to the faucet and turns it on, grabbed the soap, and helps me wash my hands, while his bare chest is pressed on my back.

"Why….. Why aren't you embarrassed?" I blushed hard watching his big hands, wash my hands, which felt wonderful. I turn my gaze to look at him, deeply, feeling my heart hammering against my chest.

He changed a lot, I want to remember it, this isn't fair.

"Naru?" I called out, he lowers his gaze.

"Yes?" I tiptoed, and pressed my lips on his cheek, giving him a soft kiss and causing him to shiver, leaning into me.

"Why aren't you freaking out? I... Just saw you naked," I asked a bit breathless, getting a bit lost in kissing him.

"I already did in the first round, this time I was mostly stunned that it repeated and the fact you knew where my bathroom was," he said, as he turns off the faucet, and I nervously wipe my wet hands against my pants.

"Oh, and to answer your question, I have no clue, I just automatically knew where your bathroom was, my bladder couldn't take it," I explained while he helps me head out to the bathroom which leads to his bedroom since is connected.

"Interesting," he mumbles while he helps me to sit down on the edge of his bed, making sure I was okay.

"I'll be back, I have to get dressed, there's enough hot water so you can take a shower, and I'll bring your clothes up and your utilities. What do you want for breakfast?" he asks as I watch him go to his bathroom.

"Anything is fine," I said looking around his room, it's pretty big, almost my living room size, with wooden flooring, which looks like he cleaned up since it looks clean. His walls are plain white, with no decoration, yet I did like his wooden floor.

"Alright," he said, as he comes out with his pants on, and his shirt in hand, I suddenly giggled causing him to look at me.

"What so funny?" He questions, as I shook my head.

"You're right, I like your wooden floors up here as well," I remember last night for some odd reason.

"I knew it," he said as I signal him to come to me. He arched a brow, but does what I asked him and I slowly stood up. This made him walk faster and comes up to me, wrapping his arm around me to help me up. I grab his bare arm to lean against him for support.

"Thanks," I smiled as he nods at me.

"So being half naked in front of me is a normal thing as well in the first timeline?" I question him as I took his black shirt.

"No, but feels normal around you, don't know why, it's weird cause it wasn't like this in the first timeline." he frowns causing me to pause my movements, looking at him.

"Oh?" I arched a brow,

"You're not even embarrassed," he stated.

"I don't know, feels normal as well," I replied, not sure how to reply, to be honest. I cleared my throat and randomly asked him, to change the subject.

"Have you brought anyone over before?" I run my fingers through the material of his shirt.

I wonder if I can give him the gift I bought him long ago. He would look so good in white.

"You're asking if I ever brought any girl over?" he asks me as I stretched out his black shirt, and began to place it on. While my eyes betrayed me to look at his chest. His chest began to raise a bit unevenly while he helps me place the other sleeve on. I move my hand and adjust the shirt on his shoulders.

"Yes, that's what I'm asking you." I look at his shoulders, and I frowned, feeling my heart hurt, not sure why, but I leaned forward without thinking and kissed it, making Naru's breath catch.

"I don't know why, but it makes me sad thinking about your shoulder," I said looking up at him. He was just staring at me with the same gaze as before, making my core just become weak.

Why is he staring at me like that? He doesn't love me. I'm not sure how I feel about him, but... I know for sure I feel this pull toward him.

"In our previous time I injured it, and you took care of me," he explains, but I feel there's more to it. I felt hurt by this once again.

"Seriously? No wonder it hurts me. See, I can sense it, but can't remember it. Does it hurt?" I asked him and he shook his head, when he lifts his hand to check something out, and then take my hands and flips them.

"Not at all everything disappeared after we returned. Well, almost everything," he frowns, lifting my hands and giving me a kiss on each of my palms making my heart flutter. Then he lets them go, I got this feeling that there was more to it, but I cleared my throat and began to button his shirt.

"Good. Let's not go through that again,"

"I can't guarantee it," he said, as I finished buttoning his shirt, and smooth my palm against his chest, smoothing out some wrinkles that formed. Yet I couldn't help but enjoy the feeling of his firm chest.

"At least try Naru. I don't want you injured, it's enough that you got…." I swallowed hard, at the thought of him being stabbed. I didn't realize that I was fisting his shirt, wrinkling it again, scared of the thought itself. He places his hands on mine in a delicate matter and that relaxed me.

"I will try Mai, but don't think of it." he rubs my arms. I frowned but nodded at him.

"Alright, that's enough if you try," I said to him. He nods at me.

"Then, before we go on, answer me the question," I told him.

"Hmm? What question?" He acts dumb. I shrug his shoulders, causing him to chuckle.

"Naru," I pushed when he sighs, shook his head, and lowers himself to whisper into my ear. I got goosebumps, feeling his warm breath brush against my skin as he said.

"Never Mai, you're the first woman I ever brought to my house," he said and kisses my neck causing me to giggle as I rose my arm to rub the back of his head, feeling his damp hair, which felt soft against my fingers.

"Now, now Naru, be a good boy." I teased, as he rose his brow and turn to look at me.

"I thought I was," he teased causing me to crack up at how serious he sounded, and I move to kiss his cheek.

Yet I couldn't help but feel honored to be the first woman in his house. To be honest, I feel so happy that we can share our first, even if we repeated the timeline.

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"Now that we change course from the original plan, what do you think would change? Or not change?" I question Naru after breakfast, he made onigiri, with fried rice and eggs, and it was delicious.

"Not sure myself, but we were heading for England after we finished the case," he said as he sits next to me handing me my cup of tea, as he had his own.

"Thanks," I said, and began to drink, as he did the same.

We have spent the last hour cleaning the first floor, which looks so much better. He did the heavier parts, while I just swept and vacuumed.

"Oh, England?" I turn to look at him. He nods, taking notice he's staring at the plain wall in front of us as though he's thinking of something.

What is he thinking about?

"Not sure if it's a good idea at the moment, I need to see how the changes play out for the next few days, if I see it so, we can leave. Don't worry, we will be back and I'll make sure you keep up with your school work," he admits, not removing his eyes from the wall, almost as though he was hypnotized by it.

"What's wrong?" I question him while I move my hand to brush his hair.

"This is the first time since I've been back to my house from the year of absence and from the first timeline, I never came, so this feeling is new to me. I feel like something is missing from that wall, well mostly around. Normally I don't have any pictures besides my family portrait. Yet I can't put my finger on it, but something feels like is missing" He frowns, looking a bit frustrated.

"Oh… " I turned my gaze back to the empty wall not sure what to say, but he was right something feels like it was missing. I squint my eyes, trying to see if I can remember anything, but nothing. I groan in frustration and lean back on the couch. Naru turns to look at me.

"For today I think we should just relax a bit, and I can rub your back since your medication should be running out before the end of the day," he said. I stare at my husband and rose my hand to pinch his cheek. He hissed in pain jumping back and almost spilling his tea. He places the cup on top of the table that is in front of us.

"MAI!" he scolds me rubbing his cheek, causing me to pinch my cheek and I hissed in pain,

"Eii!" I hissed in pain, rubbing it.

"What was that about?" he said.

"I wanted to make sure none of us was dreaming. This feels like a dream a bit too fast. I…. I'm trying to wrap my head around this. Two days ago, I didn't even know you were back, and now, we are married and you're telling me that we lived through this before… I don't doubt you, you may remember it, and I can feel, that all of this is familiar. Yet…. It's hard to wrap my mind around it. Do you get what I mean?" I explained to him.

"Yes, as for me this feels surreal after regaining my memories, this feels like a dream within a dream or something. Something is off, I'm not sure what it is, but I feel like some memories are missing," he admits to me.

"Oh?" I move closer to him.

"What exactly is the last thing you remember?" I question him. Naru grabs my hand, running his thumb across my knuckles.

"When we were in the bathroom in a hotel room we were renting, um… a ghost woman appeared, not from our case but a new one and…. Then it goes blank. I don't exactly know what happened." he admits to me.

"Ghost woman?" I knitted my brows confused by this. He shrugs his shoulders, not sure how to respond.

"I have no clue how this ghost is related to the woman that hit you, but I'm sure they are connected somehow," he admits to me.

That's scary to know that.

"Could it be tied to my lower back problems?"

"Could be," he admits. Running my free fingers through my loose hair, I lowered my gaze down to my lap.

"Don't worry, we will get to the bottom of this, even rehire the detective, he found something, but sadly I couldn't find time to talk to him since I was wrapping up the case, and I was planning to talk to him the next day with him while you were present," he admits to me.

"Really?" he nods at me.

"He called Lin the night before, I didn't get the chance to tell you because we were only talking about the case at hand and you were in the hotel by yourself and you had enough to deal with. I was going to tell you regardless, and I apologize for leaving you alone, we were under the impression you were safe from that woman." He looks guilty and I shook my head.

"It's fine Naru." not understanding why I was alone in a hotel but makes sense.

"Then can you call him now?" I question him.

"I did try calling him earlier, but he's not answering. so I left him a voice message," he explains.

"Ah, okay." silence appeared to befall us, pondering on these things.

"So relax huh?" I broke the silence, causing Naru to turn his gaze back at me.

"Not easy for you, huh Naru?" I giggled causing him to shake his head.

"Not really," he admits causing me to grab his hand.

"Don't worry, I'll show you the way to relaxing," I winked at him, causing him to just stare at me.

"Err…."

"Just trust me,"

"And that's what I am afraid of," he said, causing me to laugh hard at his sudden childlike look causing me to lean forward and kiss his cheek.

"I'll admit, have you done something out of your element, seeing your reaction is pretty funny, but so cute at the same time." I squeeze his cheeks with both of my hands as he rolls his eyes at me.

"Don't make me change my mind," he said seriously causing me to take out my tongue at him.

"Party pooper," I teased causing Naru to launch at me, and begins to tickle me as punishment, but secretly enjoying my laughter.

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"You sure about this?" Naru asks a bit hesitantly as I came out wearing my loose white shirt, and short pants, since Naru turned on the heater. It's pretty cold outside today.

"Of course, it's a movie date, since we aren't going out today, might as well watch one. Um, I brought a bowl of ice cream and popcorn, I'm surprised you have food, after a year of missing in action." I said as I handed him the bowl, he takes it, and I sat next to him. Naru gently grabs my legs and lifts them and surprises me as he places them on top of his legs, and places the blanket he brought down earlier to cover us. Then grabs the bowl of popcorn and places it between us.

I blushed, but I was so happy.

"That was Madoka, she came over two days before filling my fridge, and left," he said as he a handful of the popcorn and pops a few in his mouth, and began to chew.

"But didn't have time to clean?" I arched a brow confused by this.

"As I told you last night, Lin didn't have time, Madoka just told me, I have two hands and legs, while she isn't my maid." he shrugs causing me to giggle.

"Yes, that sounds like her," I said between laughter as Naru turns to look at me.

"Do you wish to go to London with me? If you don't want to, then we don't have to. I'm not sure how your back is going to handle it, it's a long ride back." he said to me. I grab some popcorn and pop them into my mouth.

"If that's the next destination, then we'll go there, but I feel like something is missing with the Lady in Blue case. Do you remember anything?" I question him.

"You wanted to go back to check on Erita since I didn't see her ghost," he admits. I licked my fingers and nodded at him.

"Let's do that first, then," I told him and he just stares at me with a strange look.

"What?" I felt shy under his gaze.

"Even if you can't remember, you are the same from the first timeline."

"I am?"

"Yes," he admits causing me to blush.

"Then are we a couple in this timeline, or do we skip that selection?" I asked him. Naru leans forward, coming dangerously close to my face, and I gasped.

"Naru?"

"I told you before and I will repeat myself in this timeline, I don't like repeating myself, but I don't like wasting time. When you accepted to become my wife two days ago, we became a couple. I'm yours and no one else." he said seriously and my face becomes so hot that I became dizzy.

"Mi... Mine?" I squealed causing him to nod.

"I know I have lots to work on, so you can fall in love with me once again, but I won't give up. I have no bloody idea how the heck I did it the first time, but this time I won't give you up, even if you don't love me in this timeline, it won't stop me from telling you that I'm yours, just as my heart belongs to you."

I found myself just stunned, but my heart was beating like crazy, as he grabs my hands and held them gently.

"I'm not good at expressing myself, but I found myself burning for you, you're the only woman that has driven me to the point of no return. Even if you don't remember anything but do keep this in your heart Mai, I am madly in love with you and whatever timeline we go through, my love for you just grows deeper. For you Mai, I am willing to die for you so you can continue to live, a world without you is like there's no sun in my world, as I told you in the first timeline, you are my sunshine and now I will tell you why because, without you, my world becomes darkness."

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