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Chapter 20: I love you!
Mai Pov
I'm still progressing with what Naru told me last night, yet I couldn't just jump the gun without really thinking about it or understanding it. Yet after today, I realized that I want to be with Naru for the rest of my life. I do love him, and I can feel it as well from the first timeline.
I came out of the bathroom, slowly heading for the bed after I got dressed, wearing a long white shirt, with dark pants. I have my hair pinned up with a hair clip since it's a bit messy to deal with.
We can hear the harsh rain pouring outside, but no thunder which I was glad about.
I hope Naru doesn't get mad at me for taking two of the strongest medication. He went to attend to his parents so I took the opportunity to take it, but I'm going to get loopy soon. I hate the side effects.
"Do I look okay?" I nervously asked, while rubbing my sleeve. Naru was organizing my bag, place it down, and turned to look at me as I walk up to him.
He grabs my hand and rubs it with his palms.
"You look just fine Mai, don't be nervous, they won't eat you, but we can do this tomorrow," he assures me, causing me to bite my lower lip not sure how to answer him.
"Who…. Who said I'm scared? I'm….hasn't scared…" I trembled to ignore his question watching him stand up, lifting my head.
"Mai, you're shaking like a leaf, I know you're scared and I told you earlier they never came to the first timeline. So I have no bloody clue what will happen, but whatever it is, we'll face it together," he admits.
But what if they hate me? I didn't know if they hated me on the first timeline.
"Which makes it scarier Naru…. Wait, do they know about our marriage and about what happened to you? I mean….. Um… I mean it was around my apartment where the situation happen?" I question him.
"Yes, they know about our marriage, and as well they do know where I was stabbed. Don't worry Mai, in the first timeline they wanted to officially meet you and I'm sure it's the same now," he explains to me.
Is that a good sign or bad? Maybe Naru is reading this wrong and they want us to separate, blaming me for Naru…. I…. I don't want to separate from him. I'm still in shock that he admitted that he's in love with me. I am afraid if I say it back then I will wake up to find out that it's all in my head. Last night I didn't know how to approach him, so I had to put a distance between us. I want to make sure how I feel for him is not just being caught up in the moment. I don't want to regret it, yet these feelings I have for him are raw. I want to spend the rest of my life with him.
"Don't cry, I don't like it when you cry, it hurts my heart Mai." he moves his hand to wipe my tear away with his thumb. I'm surprised at the fact I'm crying.
"What if they want us to separate us?" I question him. He rose a brow and shook his head.
"Nothing can separate us, Mai, not even when we don't have our memories," he assures me, placing his hand on my shoulder.
"But they are your parents Naru,"
"I know,"
"But they are your parents." I hammered again.
"Yes, but that doesn't mean anything."
"Doesn't mean anything?" I was stunned by his words, not believing this causing him to let go of me and shake his head.
"Mai I didn't mean it that way…." he sighs as I shook my head not believing this.
"They are your parents Naru, if they don't like me, how the hell am I supposed to live in peace with that? Knowing that their only son they have left almost lost his life is married to the person that cause the accident." I said as more tears run down my cheeks.
"It's not your fault Mai, even if they think that way, then let them." For some odd reason, our voices were rising forgetting that the bedroom door is wide open.
"No, they are your parents, how could I let them think that way?" I heaved hard.
"Mai you're overthinking it..." but I shook my head at him.
"Overthinking it? I'm just a stranger to them…. I don't want them to be in pain again, I'm nothing!" I screamed not sure why, but I felt hurt that they might think that way.
Naru's face turns cold, including his eyes, which made me bite my tongue.
I think I pushed it. Oh no.
"Nothing? Then I'm been wasting my damn time on you." I went still as Naru walks up to me and looks straight into my eyes with his icy-cold stare causing me to flinch.
"That's not..." but his cold look causes me to stop talking.
Wasting his time on me? No, don't say that. I don't want us to separate, I want to live in peace, your parents are your treasure Naru, and I don't want me to be a friction to that.
"I'm your husband and I will take responsibility for my actions and fight through hell to remain with you Mai, even if it's against my parent's wishes. So much for trusting me."
My heart broke at his last statement and more tears roll down my cheeks, I reach out to grab his hand, but he was so angered that he turns to leave and I flinched when he grabs the door handle and slams the door shut.
"That's not what I mean."
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I was crying hard because I'm frustrated with myself and making Naru mad at me and thinking that I don't trust him enough.
"He thinks I don't trust him, but I do..." I wanted to tell him that as I felt the medication kicking in causing me to feel loopy and my back doesn't hurt.
I manage to get downstairs, but they weren't in the living room at all.
Where did they go? I need to clear this up, I let my fear take over me. I head for the kitchen, but there was no one either.
Oh no did Naru leave with his parents? I was about to leave when I heard noises outside, well, more like talking over the rain.
Are they outside? I went to the back door of the kitchen, and climb down the two steps he has to go to the yard.
I look around to see that Naru has a big backyard, the sun already set, and he has lights installed around the fence which looks cool illuminating the yard, the heavy rain pouring down. I rub my arms, spotting Naru's parents about twenty feet away from me holding umbrellas.
"Noll, just be careful."
"I know Ma," I heard Naru say. I squint my eyes looking up since his voice echoes up. I spotted Naru in the latter holding to a tree branch as though he was trying to reach for something. He's drenched to the core, while his father held the latter.
"What in the world?" I felt my heart clench from the sight itself.
"It's fine, I got you," he whispers in a tender voice while I took a step out, shivering a bit from the cold rain.
"There, there," Naru whistles as he grabs something from the tree that he has in his backyard, and bends down to give it to his father. He takes it, and Naru began to climb down. I continue to walk towards them, not caring if I was getting drenched.
I flinched when a strange image appeared in my head, I'm in the rain following a dark shadow, then I see Naru heaving hard as relief washed over his features.
What was that? Shaking my head, I heard "Careful Noll," bringing me back to the current situation.
I lift my gaze, only to watch in horror Naru slip, falling backward.
"Naru!" I yelled out with dread and fear reaching me, as I manage to reach them.
His father places his hands on Naru's back catching him in the nick of time and pushes him back catching himself, holding tight to the gray later breathing relief that he didn't fall backward.
"Are you okay?" Luella and I asked at the same time, watching him finally placing his foot on the muddy ground.
He looks down at me and arched a brow.
"I'm fine, Mother, thanks Father," but he doesn't question me, his eyes turning cold.
"Are you hurt? Why are you out here?" I question him, while I was shaking.
I took a step closer, but Naru just kept looking at me and doesn't answer me at all.
Luella clears her throat to interject into our conversation causing me to look at her.
"It's my fault, I heard a cry while I was getting tea, and spot this little kitten stuck in the tree," Luella said while she lifts her arms to show me a baby orange cat shivering in her chest.
Oh... Naru went out of his way to get the baby kitty.
"So Noll went to get it, my wife has a soft spot for stray cats. Noll as well, so he goes out his way to protect them well with any other animal." Martin interjected making me learn something new from Naru.
I stare at Naru not believing this.
"Don't let his cold stance fool you, he's a very sweet and tender-hearted boy and protects anything that he feels like it needs to be protected and is straightforward when he has to." Martin chuckles cauisng me to look at him.
"I think we should go inside before you two catch our death," Luella suggested while Martin held the umbrella for her and turn to head back to the house.
Naru kept looking at me as I shivered, but not from the cold, but from his gaze, I'm not sure what he was thinking of but he sighs shaking his head, and walks around me.
I grab his arm and spun him around, not handling this any longer, he needs to understand that I do trust him blindly, if I didn't I wouldn't have married him.
"I do trust you, I trust you with my whole heart and with my life. I let fear consume me because they are your parents. I want to live in peace with them, so you don't have to feel conflicted between us." I told him.
He just kept staring at me without a word, allowing me to speak, as the rain kept pouring on us like crazy.
"I am a fool, I'm overthinking things and not grasping things as they should. I should just speak to them and get it out of the way. If they don't like me, then I'll work for it so they can like me. All I want for the rest of our lives is to be at peace, it won't be perfect, but at least it won't tear you apart, and not bring friction to us. I am so sorry for making you think that I don't trust you enough. It hurt me deeply because that was the last thing I wanted you to think." I breathed out now nervous.
He kept looking, and my nerves became worse and worse.
"For goodness sake Naru, please answer me, don't look at me like that..."
My words are cut off when he came up to me cupping my cheeks, he leans down to capture my lips on his, giving me a deep kiss, leaving me breathless.
I'm in shock at first, but slowly I close my eyes, kissing him back, feeling my whole body just erupting with pure bliss, almost as if I could see stars. His kiss felt strong, but so gentle, filled with love at each movement. I wrap my arms around him, pulling him closer to me, aching for him as he wraps his arm around me and held me so gently.
Pulling back, breathing hard, I opened my eyes, shaking but my heart was about to burst to feel my love just pouring out for him. I just stare at him in awe, and shock, but above all, pure love.
He was breathing hard giving me a strange look, but I didn't dislike it at all.
Naru wraps his hand around my head and leaned down to caress his nose against my cheek, causing me to shake under him, but I leaned into his touch.
"I don't want anyone else to touch me but you Naru, even when I confess to you last year, my feelings were directed to you, not Gene. I can tell the difference," I said shakily as he pulls back to look at me, but still hasn't said anything.
Naru place his arm under my legs and lifts me in his arms in a very gentle matter and I kept looking at him, as I touch my lips, feeling them hot, and tingly from feeling his lips.
Our first kiss, or did we kiss like that in the first timeline? It feels familiar, but it made me so happy.
Entering the kitchen, I felt Naru remove his shoes, and then continue to walk toward the living room, his parents were attending to the kitten while sitting on the couch.
He walks past them, but Martin cleared his throat causing Naru to stop and turn to look at them.
"Noll, Mai-chan, can we say something?" they asked us, and we both nodded.
"To clarify it, we didn't mean to eavesdrop, but you two were practically screaming earlier from the room, so it was hard not to hear. First of all, we don't hate you Mai-chan, just rest assured, we like you a lot, and thank you for making our son live again. Noll, go and take her upstairs to change, you as well honey. Have a good rest and tomorrow we'll talk, it's getting late." Luella said as Martin nods in agreement.
I stare at them, and I blushed hard, feeling so foolish by my actions, and this great relief lifts from my shoulders as my eyes tear up.
"Thank you, thank you so much, I treasure Naru so much, I don't want conflict between us and since you're his parents, I respect that so much. Thank you for loving and raising Naru and Gene. I have so many questions to learn more about Naru and Gene as well, and I want to know how come you two know Japanese, I'm so curious. Also... I want..." I was now overwhelmed with pure happiness that I couldn't stop talking due to the medications as well.
Luella and Martin chuckled together and rose their hands as Naru was looking at me, just observing me.
"All it's due time, and it's a funny story how we ended up learning Japanese, you'll see..." Luella stated, but Naru turns and I look up at Naru, no emotions pass his features, but, the way he was holding me felt so gentle and caring, that I could have just died happy.
Naru bows to his parents and turns to head upstairs.
"Good night," I wave at them, causing them to do the same as I wrap my arms around Naru.
Thank you Naru, I learned to be headstrong, and having you support me and be there for me, facing it together gives me courage.
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I was loopy again, very loopy and Naru takes notice as he place me down on the ground. He doesn't say a word and headed to get a towel, while I went to get his pajamas and towel from his closet.
Should I give him his present?
Holding his pajamas, and towel in hand, I rushed to my suitcase, but I hesitated on giving him the present.
Not now, it's not time, he must be so mad at me, but why did he kiss me like that? Our first kiss, well, I think.
I run my fingers through my lips feeling tingly.
I felt Naru behind me, so I turned and blushed hard, as he held a towel in hand.
"Wear this..." I said. Naru doesn't say a word again and grabs his pajamas from my hands and places it on top of the bed.
"You should change, you'll get sick." I move my hands to unbutton his drenched shirt while he watches me. I felt nervous, but after I finished, I pushed his drenched shirt down from his broad shoulders. Then I went down to undo the button of his pants. He grabs my hand to stop me, and I look up at him with a pout.
"You'll get sick, I'm not thinking of anything bad, I promise." I raise my hand and give him my honor. He kept looking at me, but no words. I was now getting concerned. I press my hand on his cold chest, feeling his heart beat hard under my palm.
"What's wrong? Why are you not talking to me? Are you still mad at me? I'm sorry Naru, I didn't mean to get you upset, the now I and the first time line me, which I can feel her emotions are the same, we trust you, I mean it. That's why I went to look for you, so we can face your parents together and anything else in the future the good and bad. I realized that I can't leave you, even if the world is against us. The only person that can kick me out is you from your life." I told him, now understanding his words from earlier.
Yet he doesn't say anything. Sighing, I look up at his eyes.
"Fine, I'll go and take a shower," I told him, as he hands me the towel. With that, I went to the bathroom to change for the third time that day.
Naru just kept looking at me, watching me enter the bathroom, and I missed when he lets out a breath falling onto the mattress.
Yet I couldn't help but worry about Naru's silence.
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During my shower, I felt so conflicted by his sudden kiss, I'm not sure if that means he was happy or annoyed, yet I could feel his passion devouring me.
After coming out, feeling refreshed, I forgot to get my clothes, so I'm wrapped with a white towel that he gave me. I spot Naru with my hairdryer at hand and he's wearing the pajamas I took out for him, but without a shirt.
"Naru?" I called out causing him to turn to look at me and arched a brow.
Did he use the other bathroom? Naru comes up to me and grabs my arm gently and then leads me to his bed and sat me down. I look up as he untangles the hairdryer and plugs it into the plug that is near the bed. I couldn't help but smile, feeling giddy about this, watching him go behind me, feeling the mattress sink behind me.
Is he going to dry my hair?
I can hear him turn it on, and his fingers began to brush against my wet hair, causing me to close my eyes as my body becomes to relax.
I lowered my gaze smiling hard, as he continue to dry my hair. Yet, I began to rub the top of my leg feeling nervous about this. He hasn't said a word since our argument.
Then after a few minutes, he turns it off after he was satisfied that my hair was dry. I tilt my head back, to look at Naru, as he looks down at me.
"Thank you... My husband has dried his wife's hair." I clapped with a giggle, as Naru looks at me seriously, but then captures my cheeks with his big hands, and pucker my lips up like a fish. I blinked confused by his sudden actions.
He lowers himself down and gives me an upside-down kiss on my lips causing my heart to skip a beat.
Then he lets go and sits back down causing me to smile like a fool and turn to look at him. He's fixing my hairdryer by looping the cord.
"Naru, why are you so quiet? Are you still mad at me?" I question him. Naru stops his movements and places my hairdryer to the side, then looks deeply into my eyes.
"Do you love me?" He finally spoke broken his silence treatment, and I was taken aback.
With all my being Naru, I love you. I'm crazy for you.
"Is that bothering you?" I question him.
"In the first timeline, you have confessed to me three times, and you stole my first kiss, Mai. This timeline I'm not sure how you feel, you're sending me mixed signals. Yet I'm a fool and I can't help myself kiss you even being mad at you," He stated,
"You still mad at me?" I asked him.
"I was," he admits, I grab his hand and kiss the top of his hand.
"Once again, I'm sorry," I told him, causing him to grab my hand. Then something dawns on me, his other words.
"Wait I stole your first kiss?" I gasped out as he nods at me.
"You were out of it as you are right now, how many pills did you drink?" He asks seriously. I let out a small giggle, raised my free hand, and showed him two fingers.
"Nothing goes by you, doesn't it Oliver? I took two," I said to him while wiggling my fingers causing his eyes to narrow.
"Just like last time, this is the last time Mai," He scolds shaking his head.
I stood up, and slip into his lap, feeling his hand press against my stomach and looking up at me. I wrap my arms around his broad shoulders.
"Yes sir," I saluted him.
"I'm being serious Mai," he said in a serious tone, causing me to cup his cheeks and nod at him.
"I know, I won't do it again, I was very nervous Naru, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you." I began to cry, feeling horrible as he rose his hand to wipe my tears.
"I didn't see it in your view, Mai, I apologies as well," he admits causing me to shoot my brows up.
"I know I'm loopy but did my Naru apologize to me?" I asked, and he nods at me.
"For everything Mai, I don't know when we are going to time loop again, I hope we don't, but I want you to know that I apologize for rejecting you that day. I regret it ever since, but I was sure you would be in love with Gene, he's the opposite of me," he said to me.
My heart swells at his apology, and I can see that he means it. I felt so touched by this that I have tears running down my cheeks.
"My confession was for you Naru, why would I mean Gene? I barely know him like that besides he's a caring guy, he's similar to John kind and he smiles a lot, but..." I licked my lips and look down to see Naru's big hand rubbing my stomach. I press my hand on his.
"But what I know, is you and Gene are two different people, and my heart only beats for you. I admit at first it did because I thought Gene was you, but after getting a better understanding, I could clear my thoughts and my feelings." I told him.
Naru kept looking at me and surprises me when he leans forward and kisses my cheek causing my heart to flutter.
"It was hell for me without you by my side." He admits to me.
My heart feels like it's going to explode, he's being so open, I never realized how deep he felt for me.
"Me too," I admit as I lean and kiss his cheek, then lean my forehead against him, closing my eyes.
"Next time try to listen to what I mean, but don't ever doubt my trust in you. If you think I am, just tell me, don't jump to conclusions." I scolded him cauisng him to nod.
"I'll try," he assures me. I nodded at him but a hiccup escapes me, and I wiped my eyes.
"So how did I steal your first kiss?" I change the subject since I was curious after I calmed down. I felt his other hand rub my back.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" He said not sure if he was teasing or not.
I turn to look at him and frowned.
"I do, it's not fair you got memories and I don't." I slump my shoulders in defeat as Naru takes a hold of my chin and makes me look at him.
"I'm sure you will get them. Also, I'm not mad at you anymore, I'm trying to figure you out. Why won't you answer me the question, is simply yes or no. It is a no then I won't touch you and I'll go to another room."
My heart breaks at that but felt touched that he respected me so much for that.
"And if I say yes?" I question him.
"I won't hold back, Mai I won't change overnight, so I'll have my days, but I won't hold back showing my love to you. I'm not good at expressing myself but life is too short to be holding back."
I don't want you to hold back.
"I know, trust me I know, as you, I lost two important people in my life. My Naru is more of an action man than verbal," I giggled as he nods.
"Yes, your Naru is an action man," he agrees as I stare at his eyes calming down.
"I don't know what the future will bring us or if we will return to the time loop thing. You shocked me, Naru, you're the first guy to ever confess to me. I wanted to make sure everything is real and not in the heat of the moment. Even if we are teens, this is a big decision, I don't pretend that I know everything because I'm still like a child and I still have to mature and experience life, just like you in most ways. I... I know one thing is real Naru." I grab his hand and press it against my chest so he can feel my heart beating hard against my ribs.
"I want to spend the rest of my life with you and learn right beside you. I want to grow up with you. I can't believe that you're in love with me. Regardless of everything I do..." I stopped and swallowed hard.
"Do what?" Naru asks as I kept looking at him.
"I love you... I love you so much Naru. I burn for you deep in my soul. You're the owner of my heart." I told him.
Naru kept looking at me as though he was trying to let my words sink in.
"Then I don't have to hold back?" he asks me. I shook my head, cup his cheek, and lean forward to kiss his soft lips.
"No, you don't have to hold back," I told him. Naru suddenly spun me around and I landed on the mattress as he hovers over me, causing my eyes to widen.
"N...Naru?" my voice shook as I fist my hands when he lowers himself and press his lips on my cheek.
"Sleep tight," he smirks as he turns around to land next to me as I blinked confused by this.
I thought he wanted to kiss me. I was disappointed, when I stood, causing him to look at me and I swing my leg over his waist now hovering over him.
"Mai?" he looks bewildered and in shock by my bold move.
"I thought you would let loose?"
"You have to go to school tomorrow Mai, you're loopy, so..." but I shook my head looking straight at him.
"No, not that... I told you I'm not ready... I mean, I thought you would kiss me." I pouted causing his eyes to narrow.
"Ki... Kiss you?" he asks now swallowing hard. I nodded at him, but then I let out a loud yawn.
"Sleep Mai..." he said as he lift his hand to brush my hair behind my ear giving me a loving look.
"Not until Naru kiss Mai," I pout at him causing him to blink at me.
"I told you you're too slow," I said to him causing him to freeze, pulling back.
"How do you know that?" He asks me as I shook my head.
"Cause you are slow?" I asked, not understanding his question, as I lowered myself and press my forehead against him.
"Mai, do you remember?" He asks as I let out another yawn and shook my head.
"I don't know... My brain is fuzzy." I said as I lowered my head hovering my lips above his.
"If I kiss you then, will you go to sleep?" He questions me. I blushed hard but nodded timidly. Naru doesn't hesitate and lifted his head and pressed his lips on mine, kissing me deeply, as I couldn't help but smile, kissing him the same way as I began to caress his bare chest with my hand, feeling his big hand caress my sides.
I was in pure heaven, as every part of my body felt sensitive and my stomach filled with butterflies.
"I... Love... you." I said between kisses, as Naru slowed down his kisses, and pulls back breathing hard. I smiled, as I lay my head on Naru's warm chest, which he was breathing hard.
"I love you as well Mai."
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I slowly woke up to see Naru sleeping next to me but on his stomach and without a shirt.
Rubbing my eyes I sit up and took notice that the hallway lights were on illuminating our bedroom.
I look down at Naru's sleeping form as I look down at myself taking notice that I'm chilly, and of course, I am, I am sleeping with my towel on.
I confessed to Naru. Why do I feel like this is so normal for us? Why am I not embarrassed to be almost naked next to him? Or seeing him like this? I leaned down and trace my fingers on his broad back.
I trace down until I felt a scar on his lower back. My heart clenches as I look down to see it. It's a profound-looking scar, almost a perfect circle. My throat becomes dry hating seeing this.
My Naru, I'll take care of you as well. I won't let this go in vain, you saved my life.
I leaned down and kiss it feeling Naru jerking, waking him up.
"Mai?" He asks in a groggy voice, turning to look at me.
"Sorry, didn't mean to wake you up," I said as he shakes his head.
"Did you have that nightmare? Or does your back hurt?" He asks worried, I shook my head and cup his cheeks to rub my thumb across.
"I awoke because I had a strange dream, but I can't remember. My back is just fine, the medication is still active. Also, I have to get up early, remember I have school, so I want to make breakfast for everyone." I told him. He arched his body towards his right to grab his phone and check out the time.
"It's four in the morning, you got two hours left Mai," he said, as he turns back to me.
"Oh, I didn't know it was that early." I frowned as Naru grabs my hands and rubs them.
"Naru?" I asked worriedly as he shook his head.
"In the first timeline Mai the both of us were having a bad feeling, and now I'm beginning to feel it. I know you have to go to school, but... I can arrange it and..." but I shook my head at him. He looks very concerned, almost as scared.
"I don't want to leave you Naru, but I have to go to school, my finals are coming unless we have a case, I don't think I can have a valid excuse to leave."
"Yes you do, your back, you can't be sitting for so long, you need to walk and such. Wait I never asked you, do your teachers know about your condition or your schoolmates?" he asks me.
I shook my head at him.
"No, I never told anyone," I admit to him.
"Then how did you remain in school after missing so much?" he asks me.
"Well they know I was in the hospital, I somewhat lied from a broken leg that needed healing. I um... I might have tweaked the doctor's documents to say broken leg, I don't want anyone to know about my condition. Especially my schoolmates." I frowned.
"Oh, why is that?" he asks.
"I don't know, I just don't want them to know. Okay, so I'm sure I have told you about how I met that guy that shall not be named, right?" I said causing him to nod.
"Well, unless he came from Harry Potter then yes, he shall not be named." for some odd reason that made me laugh.
"Um... I'm sure the first timeline I didn't tell you there's a bit more." I told him. He went rigid at my sudden words.
"What?" His voice is deep and cold.
"Well, I made friends with this girl after being switched to the senior class. She had a huge, huge crush on that boy. Yet, I always had this feeling that she would be jealous of me because he would be more attentive towards me." I admit to him.
"Exactly what would make you feel that way?" he asks me.
"I don't know, but the way she would stare at me, and I don't know she felt off..." I thin out my lips, looking down at my hands.
"Mai?"
"Before the whole situation last month, a few weeks before, she was beginning to bully me. Um..." I felt so embarrassed, not wanting to tell him.
"Mai?" he pushed this time. I felt tears well up in my eyes.
"I was using the bathroom, and someone locked the door and the next thing I knew, I was drenched with animal blood," I told him.
"Animal Blood?" he looks in shock as he wraps his arms around me causing me to hold him tighter.
"I'm not sure if it was her, but she would give me bad vibes, I was so humiliated after I finally was able to leave the bathroom. Everyone was laughing at me and I stank very badly. But I didn't let that get to me, so the next day I went back to school, even though everyone was gossiping about me. I... held it, but continue as nothing until what he did to me, then the car accident."
Naru kisses the top of my head rubbing my arms giving me comfort.
"Why didn't you tell me this in the first timeline?" he asks me as he swallows hard as though he's trying hard to not cry.
"I just remembered it, I think I blocked it out of my memory, it's hard enough to not freak out every single moment of my life. I'm trying to live my life as normally as possible. Before you came, I was going into depression. I try so hard to be happy and overcome things since there are people out in the world living worse than I do. Yet, the loneliness ate me, it's scary to be lonely Naru. I wish my parents were alive, I never missed my mother and father as much as I did that day. Yet you come to my life once again and once again give me hope and a family."
I cup his cheeks and stare at him.
"You saved me Naru. I wish you can understand how deep this is."
"Mai!" he said as I get on my knees and leaned down to press my lips on his, kissing him softly, as I felt his arms wrap around me kissing me back with the same sweetness which I love so deeply.
Slowly pulling back, I press my forehead against him.
"Naru, I want to tell you a secret," I told him as he looks at me.
"Yes?"
"I remember everything from the first timeline and..." my eyes narrowed when a cold chill ran down my spine and a familiar voice echoed behind me.
"NO, NO, NO... This time I make sure it will stick and you will not wake up!"
I flinched when Naru grabs his head and I found myself having images on my head holding my head as well and tears running down my cheeks as this agonizing pain pierced into my heart.
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(Memory)
"Mai!" I can hear Naru's voice call out in worry, I found myself running towards the street to grab someone and it was hard to see who it was.
"Silly boy, don't scare mommy and daddy," I said as I grabbed him and kiss his cheek.
"Sorry Mama, the lady wanted to give me candy," he said causing me to hold him tighter.
"Lady?" I question him.
"MAI!" I heard Naru scream as I lift the child in my arms and turn only to see two headlights very close to me and coming fast.
I had no time to run when I felt myself being pushed. I fall backward and I fall on my back, holding the child as I watch in horror Naru's body being hit by the car, his body dropping to the floor.
"NARU!" I shout trying to move, but as I look down I was bleeding and pain shot through me. The car speeds off, leaving us alone.
"Mommy?" I heard the child cry as I look down to see the blurry child holding me.
"You're not hurt?" I asked him.
"I"m fine Mommy, but you're hurt and daddy too," he cries out, clenching his small fist on my dress.
"I'm fine honey, we'll be okay," I assured him as I turn to my husband.
"Naru!" I turn to see Naru standing up, he is bloody and limping.
"Don't move, please, my Naru!" I cried out my heart breaking, while I became light-headed. I can hear someone scream in the background as Naru drops to his knees next to me, his eyes looking at me in concern.
"You're bleeding," he said as he place his bloody hand on the back of the child back.
"Daddy!" he cries out as he smiles at the kid.
"I'm fine, Mama is hurt, and your little brother, so we'll get some help, okay?" he said in a tender voice causing me to cry out as Naru lays next to me grabbing my hand.
"Naru, you're not fine, you're hurt... I just saw..." but he grabs my hand and kisses it.
"While you three are okay, I don't mind, I love you so much, and our children," he whispers and I let out an agonizing cry, watching my husband lose consciousness as the child in my arms cries out hard.
Did Naru die? No, no, please God, no...
"Mama! Papa!"
"Mai, Noll!" I heard, my vision turning blurry but from a distance, I could swear I saw Lin rushing to our side.
"Lin-san, please... Help Naru! and our baby!" I cried out when everything turns dark, but my last thoughts are...
Let Naru be safe, please, I can't lose him or our baby.
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I opened my eyes, letting out an agonizing cry and clenching my chest as the memories remain fresh in my mind.
"Naru, he... Then... We did time travel to the past, and he died? My Naru died protecting me again and our children." I cried with pure agony as the images replayed in my head and every raw emotion.
"Mai-chan? are you okay? did something happen?" I heard Lin ask causing me to look up at him. He looks very concerned over my cries, so I wipe my eyes.
Lin-san is here? Wait did I time-travel again?
I look around to see that I was back in the office and my lower back is killing me.
So we went back? I got another chance to save Naru.
"Lin-san, where's Naru?" Aching to see him, I fist my hands as Lin arched a brow.
"He's in his office, you should head home soon and think over the..." but his words are cut off as I stood up and headed for Naru's office.
I can feel my anticipation well up in my heart as I didn't even knock on the door after reaching the office. Storming into his office, he stops his typing and lifts his gaze to look at me and arched a brow.
"Last time I checked a locked door should be knocked on," he said as I stared at him breathing hard.
"Let's get married right now," I said to him shocking him. He rose a brow taken aback.
"Um, wait, I wasn't expecting that, um... You should think it over more Mai... It's a big decision and..." but I shook my head as I walk around his desk and he pulls back on his chair as I sat on his lap wrapping my arms around him. I felt him grow stiff as I held him tight.
Right now he's alive and warm. I'm going to protect you this time around. I won't let you out of my sight. I want that future with you, but this time no one will hurt us. For a reason, we continue to be in the same timeline so I'm sure there's something important that links to that accident.
"I have no idea what's going on, but this is the third timeline, and your reaction, I'm guessing you don't remember, but I'm sure you can feel it," I told him pulling back to look at him, I couldn't help but let my tears roll down my cheeks. Naru looks so concerned and baffled by my reactions.
"Huh? What third timeline? Mai if you're lacking sleep, you should go and rest and think over our proposal carefully." he said as I kept staring at him.
"There's nothing to think about Naru, I want to marry you because I'm yours. I know you don't understand it just yet, but it will later make sense. I'll protect you Naru, and I won't let anything happen to you."
I hugged him tightly as tears roll down my cheeks feeling so grateful that he was here with me.
"I love you," I said to him, causing him to pull back and look at me in shock.
"What did you just say?" he asks as I sweetly smiled at him while I run my fingers through his hair.
"I love you, Oliver Davis, I love you so deeply that I can't love anyone else the way I love you."
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