So, I did make a couple mistakes in the last chapter. One with her mother's age and the other with Who she thought of as she passed out ha-ha. But I went back and changed them.

hope you all are still enjoying it, even with 3, well now 4, chapters ha-ha.

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Mai's POV

I groaned and slowly started to move, opening my eyes slowly and tears slowly fell. I looked around and sighed.

"Great…in the hospital…again." I groaned and sat up slowly. I stretched and winced as my shoulder popped then sighed in relief. I looked outside and realized it was night, but what time exactly? I didn't know. I sighed a bit, "How long have I been out…?" I quietly said to no one in particular.

"Almost 48 hours." I heard the voice of Lin say as he walked in. I stayed quiet and looked at him. "You should've just came with us when Noll told you we had a case." He said, and I just sighed.

"I don't work for him anymore Lin." I said. He only nodded and said nothing more, walking over to a chair by the window and draped a blanket over something. No…over Naru… My eyes soften as I looked at him and sighed gently.

'Working for him or not doesn't matter Mai. He was trying to keep this from happening.' I heard Gene said, sighing a bit.

'Considering she's trying to move on from heartbreak, I wouldn't aggravate her.'I froze at the voice the entered my head after the comment he made.

'Who are you…?' Gene asked curiously.

'Riku what…what're you…' I couldn't even continue.

'What do you think little sister.' He looked at me with a look of disappointment and a small hint of anger, 'Why didn't you listen to me Mai? Why did you stay in the damn apartment?!' I flinched. I'd never heard him yell before, he was always so calm…Sairu was the one that scolded me.

'If I'm honest…I didn't know it was you. I mean you appeared to me as a crying child in a corner Riku' I said honestly, he sighed, 'Remember, I wasn't born until you were already you were already 14.' I continued, and he looked at me.

'Mai. Mom saved you from dying in that blast. And I tried to warn you was gonna kill you. AGAIN!' He yelled. I only saw Genes face and he looked so confused. I touched Rikus arms softly.

'Calm down…dead or not you can still cause problems with your abilities.' I said to him softly, he breathed in and out slowly.

'Sorry sorry…I'm just worried about you little sister…We had to run from home with mom…we had to hide…she was killed…then Sairu and I…we left you alone…and we just worry…' He said quietly.

'I know…' I smiled softly at him and kissed his cheek before putting up a wall to block him and Gene before I started to break. Like Naru, she had her secrets…and she had a feeling they wouldn't be secret for much longer. Especially if she's being hunted down.

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"Naru…" I said quietly. It's been three days since I was released and started living with Naru. It's awkward as all hell and I can't even begin to explain how he always made me make him tea. However, I was grateful for the roof over my head.

"Yes?" He said in his normal emotionless voice, working at his desk.

"…Do you really want me back on the team...?" I asked quietly. He raised a brow in what seemed like amusement.

"You don't mess up the filing. And you're useful on cases." He said and looked at his file again. I blushed, he'd never said I was useful before. "It's good you asked because we have a case starting tomorrow." He said. I just sighed.

"Alright…but I want a higher pay than before." I said. He looked at me, "I can't live with you forever Naru…I don't like being dependent on others."

"Until this thing with your stepfather clears you're staying here." He said. His tone final.

"Naru…it's not going to clear…Not…Not with who I am to him…" I said. He put his file down and motioned me to sit.

"I won't pry too much. I can tell you don't want to talk about it. But I would appreciate if I had some insight on to why I got that call from a dead man." He said bluntly, I stiffened and looked away. "I can't help you if you don't give me something to work with."

I stay quiet for a moment before taking a breath. "I'll only tell you…If you must you may inform Lin. But please…don't inform the others." I said softly, he nodded and grabbed his laptop to type up notes.

"It started around the time I was 4…I'm the youngest of 3…my older siblings being 18 at the time...My mother had met a man…at the time he was kind. Loving. Didn't mind that she had kids, let alone a toddler. Sairu…my older sister, didn't trust him…Riku took a liking to him. But I've always been afraid of him. Riku…the one who called you…he tried not to let his twin's feelings affect him. However, when he went to college…is when it got bad. I had just turned 5. My mother and NoriYuki were to be married not to long after my birthday, but when Riku had left. It was just us three girls and a man my sister and I feared. Our fears were soon to be true. The more they were married the more he treated her like a slave. As if all he wanted was someone to do his bidding. At first it started with words, and when we were at school or in Sairu's case, work. The escalated to hitting. Eventually he started to find things of my mothers that she kept hidden…Pictures of our father…their wedding day, the twins birth, my birth…things that any widowed mother might keep.

I started staying home to getting ill a lot…something I inherited from my father, his poor immune system…Mom would go to work and come home for the year, act as if everything was ok, while he would get drunk and hit her.

It wasn't until he targeted my sister that I realize his intentions. Even at 6 years old. I saw bruises appear on her arms, and how the life she once had in her eyes was disappearing…" I paused, and he took this moment to speak.

"Considering the age gap, your sister would've been 20?" He asked, I just nodded, "Why hadn't she moved out if this was happening." He asked.

"She didn't have the money to…All the money she earned she used for school. Even at 20 years old she wasn't educated in self defense so even if she tried to lock him out of our room, he would still get in. I would hear her whimper and cry as he…." I shook my head.

"Move past that…you don't have to explain. What about your brother." He asked, the first part softer than his usual tone.

"Riku graduated a year ahead of time…he went at 19, after their wedding, and graduated at 20. He trusted NoriYuki…until he saw how his twin looked and the life having drained from hers, our mothers…even my eyes. He started asking questions, when NoriYuki wasn't home. When Sairu told him he almost raged. 'I trusted that man…' He said to us, seething in anger. That's…that's when we heard it…a crash downstairs. He told us to stay upstairs but I followed. My mother had…She finally had enough of the abuse and…stabbed…him…" I was gripping my skirt so tight as this point I was sure my nails made holes.

"She quickly told Riku to pack up his things, along with mine and Sairu's. I ran back upstairs before he did, and he followed soon after.

About…2 years passed without incident…she had a restraining order on him, in case he survived to stabbing. After the 2-year mark…right after my brother and sisters birthday…we had a break in…He had hired someone to kill us…I heard my mother scream…" Tears started falling even faster than they had been, I only noticed now that I was crying. "and a small 'pop' and she stopped screaming…I hid under my bed as he entered mine and the twins room…another 'pop'…then struggling…then silence after the front door closed…I slowly moved out from under the bed. Riku was gone and…S.. Sairu…and mom…they…" I choked up. He stopped typing and closed his computer.

"That's enough Mai…I do apologize making you relive that…" He said, gently laying a blanket over my shoulders and going to make tea.

'Why didn't you mention who he really was Mai?...' I heard Riku say.

'Because…until he's dead…there's too much of a risk…' I said to him in my head and Naru came back, I took a small sip of the tea and calmed down almost instantly, taking a breath after I was calm, I only asked one question. "What's the case we start tomorrow…?" I asked. He gave me a look as if to say, 'you're asking that now?' I just smiled weakly at him and he sighed as he explained.

"It's an old abandoned castle on the outskirts of town." he started as he opened the folder. "They've been trying to renovate but things have caused a delay in construction. The machines would break down, a man is seen in the windows along with a woman. No distinct feature can be made out from what the workers have said. Things are thrown about, and screams are heard. Sometimes kids laugh are heard as well."

I knew the castle he spoke of. The one my father… I stopped that thought and looked up. "The owners?"

"That's what's interesting. The one who called was a caregiver. He's not the owner. He informed me he was waiting on the owner to return home and until that time he was taking care of the property. He's the one that hired the contractors." He said. I looked down.

'He's waiting on you…Mai you have to go…maybe…there's something that leads to the truth of fathers' death…' Riku informed. I sighed outwardly and groaned at his interference, putting up the wall to keep him quiet. Naru gave me an odd look and I just smiled a bit.

"We will leave at 6 in the morning as to be there by noon." I nodded and stood.

"Well I might as well take a shower and go rest then…" I said, even knowing I'd get no sleep tonight. He only nodded and cleaned up the tea cups as I went into the bathroom. As I stripped down to get in the shower I looked in the mirror, flashes of memories occurring as I saw the scars on my arms and back…I got into the shower and sighed.

Naru's POV

I swear if I get my hands on that bastard I will slaughter him. I know there was more to the story but the more that she choked up the more I couldn't bring myself to let her continue. I had made her say too much already…

When I mentioned the case however she tensed up at knowing where it was. Like she knows it.

'Noll…You'll find more out about your precious Mai on this case then you think…' I heard Gene say, he appeared in the mirror in my room.

"I had a feeling I might. However,…you were in her head when she told her story correct?" He nodded, "Was she telling me everything." He shook his head, I sighed, "I knew it…"

"But don't pressure her Noll…" He said. I only nodded, "And her brother would like to speak with you…only not now but someday soon.

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Ok! I thank you all for reading!

I had a rough time figuring out to explain my AU backstory on Mai. With this not being entirely copied from the show I do tend to keep some aspects. Like her being an orphan and him being a jerk most of the time.

Please leave reviews if you like it and I understand I may be moving fast or if you want to see other characters. I will bring the rest of the team in soon for this case and more on her backstory to come! As for the moving fast part, I tend to do that with Fanfictions just to get right to the good stuff (cases, backstories, the love blooming in the upcoming chapter ^. ^) so if you don't like that then I'm sorry but it's just how I am.

Thanks for reading and I hope you're enjoying it!