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Chapter Thirty-Six: Not Afraid of you Anymore
Naru POV
"I can't take it,"
"Well go on,"
"But what if I get a cold?"
"Then I take care of you, what choice do we have?"
"But…"
"Just go Mai, it's cold already and we have gone long enough without a bath I reek and so do you," I spat out a bit annoyed as I look at the water in front of me.
It looks cold, but we can't continue to not bathe.
"Then you join me," Mai said causing me to look at her with an arched brow.
"Alright," I simply said as I remove my shirt and pants now bare in front of her, Mai blushes and does the same as I glance over her body, she has bruises, but is not as much as before, but she still sensitive to certain movements.
"There, now let's go," she grabs my hand and with all the courage we both went inside the cold water causing us to shiver.
"Nope, nope, too cold," Mai gasped out trying to leave the water, but I wrap my arms around her bare waist causing her to squeal and I spun her to land fully inside the water.
"You're bathing, you stink Mai, just do this, I'm in the same boat as you." I spat. Mai turns to look at me with a tight look.
"I'll take my chances with being stinky, let me go, it's super cold." she spat out causing me to sigh.
"I'll wash you okay, it would be fast, Mai I can't stand not bathing for five days, so please amuse me." I pleaded with her. Mai finally calms down and looks at me.
"Fine, but let me wash you first, no more than five minutes okay," she said. I nodded at her as I let go of her and walked to the edge to grab the plants. With that done, I turned to begin washing Mai. She kept looking at the water as she tilts her head to the side, as I run my hand down her back.
"What's wrong?" I asked noticing that she's too quiet. Mai looks up at me and shrugs as I continued to lather her body, but avoided touching her breasts because if I do, this cold water would mean nothing to me. It's hard enough as it is. At least the water is keeping me in check.
At least Mai does the extra parts by herself just like I do.
"I feel so strange, thinking of what took place. Naru," she goes around me to grab the plants and does the same thing to go up to me and began to lather me.
"Hmm?" I felt her cold soft hands rub my chest as she was in deep thought.
"Mai?" I asked causing her to look at me.
"Oh, sorry, I just remember something, you said you heard me call right?" she asks me. I nodded at her.
"What about it?"
"I was going to comment on it, but I forgot, how can you hear me?" she asks me. I shrugged at her while I look at the morning sky.
"I just heard you, I don't know, it was strange it was like you were right next to me," I admit to her then I gasped out at the cold water rinsing out my chest.
"Oi, warn a guy before you do that." I snap shivering from the cold. Mai giggles.
"Sorry, thought you were a tough guy." she teases causing me to roll my eyes at her.
"Tough guy huh?" I went up to her and grabbed her by her waist.
"No, no, Naru, stop it, no!" she squeals as I lifted her up and gently threw her on the waters, making her gasp wetting her hair and everything.
"Jerk!" she spat at me as she wipes her face looking at me with anger as I shrug at her.
"You started it," I said dryly as she takes my arm and pulls me hard and makes me fall next to her splashing water all over.
"Mai!" I gasped out looking at her after I ran my hands through my face, she just shrugs innocently but surprises me when she wraps her arms around me and held me tightly.
"I'm cold, but right now I feel warm," she admits. I wrap my arms around her and held her tightly.
"You're warm? I'm freezing," I told her causing her to shrug my shoulder, but leans her cheek against my shoulder.
"Naru, remember the dream I had a few years ago about a woman and her husband holding a baby?" she asks me, as we separated and continued to bathe so we can leave as fast as we can, it's getting colder.
I thought it back and nodded at her.
"I vaguely remember it, but you did mention it at some point, I think we were a month or something on the island." she nods at me as we finished washing and headed for the boulders shivering at the progress and grabs her towel as I did the same.
"Okay, so before we met, I saw that same woman, I couldn't see her face, but she was pregnant and has two babies. She told me the same thing just like in my dream and told me to call out for you."
"Two babies and pregnant, was she Ayame? Wait, Ayame has one kid and to call for me? That's strange." I mumble as we hurriedly got dressed.
"That's the thing, I don't think so because I saw the same man I met six years ago." I went still at her words and went up to her.
"You saw him?" she looks up a bit startled by my reaction, but nods.
"Yes, he told me to remember what he told me, but I don't just like when we went to that village, I still can't remember," she admits as we finished getting dressed. I took a hold of her hand and we began to head for our house.
"Did he still look like me?" I asked her. She gave me a side-glance and nods.
"Same height, same shape, and even same voice, yes, but I couldn't make out his face this time around, but it was him err you. The strange part is I found two white towels that are the same. I have never seen it before until last week before that woman decided to visit us." she shivered from the memory.
I thin out my lips, looking up at the sky.
"The two towels? Strange, look at this point, I'm not surprised anymore, heck even Sasuke looks like me." Mai grabs my arm making me look at her.
"Wait could it be Sasuke and Alice?" she asks me.
"Did that woman has black hair?" She pouts at me and shook her head.
"No, brown, almost like mines, I'm confused, but they had a cute little boy, he was so excited to go out with his dad and she held the other baby, I don't know the gender, but the baby was sleeping on her chest."
"Maybe another couple that was trapped here before?" I guessed.
"Heck at this point I believe anything this is weird, I'm still wrapping my mind about the whole Sasuke and Alice being us, which makes no sense to me," she admits. I shrugged at her as we made it to the treehouse and then look at our joined hands.
"Whatever it is, he was very insistent for you to remember whatever he told you. Maybe is important to what happened to Alack and Isac or that woman. Whichever the case I hope you remember soon at this point I'm so tired of this." I admit rolling my shoulders.
"Me too, but Naru, let's have fun please," she pouts at me giving me puppy eyes while shimmering her shoulders at me. I stare at her a bit blankly.
"Your puppy eyes don't work on me, you know that," I said honestly as she slumps her shoulders at me.
"Then we can't have fun? Look, I don't stink anymore." she lifts her arm for me to smell, causing me to take a step back.
"Oi, don't do that, I know you don't' stink, I just washed you," I said feeling awkward as she began to laugh.
"Let make sure if that's true." she teased slowly heading my way like prey.
"Mai don't you dare,"
"What?" she acts coy and before I could say anything she began to chase me and I sprint towards the beach.
"No Mai!" I grunt as she runs fast. I don't know why, but I just let her chase me to make her have some fun, after all, we needed some time to unwind. After all, what we went through is traumatic and she continues to get nightmares at night and so do I.
To almost lose each other and being haunted in that magnitude is not normal and I hate it, I hate that my wife is being affected by this. She's right, when we return to Japan if that is if we ever do, we won't be the same.
Being stranded has thought us to depend on each other and isolation taught us that we can't separate from each other as we have already been doctrine to depend on each other and no one else. The sad reality is that we truly can't live without each other even if we wanted to or separate for a long period.
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Two Months Later
Two months have gone by not sure if it was fast or slow, but Mai and I recovered from our injuries, I'm almost a hundred, but my stab wound still bothers me as for Mai, she aches time to time, but not as bad as before which I was grateful. So Mai has been practicing for her exam and I've been testing her slowly and most of the things he has gotten right.
"Are you sure she said the body is nearby? I know what Alice and Sasuke said, we even checked around the treehouse multiple times, but nothing, are you positive?" Mai asks once again while we walk down the small path, that leads towards the mountains. My eyes searching the ground.
"Yes." I strained, rolling my shoulders. Mai slumps her shoulders and sighs.
"Sorry, it just this is nerve-wracking, we haven't been able to find anything and Ayame hasn't come by to helps us. Plus this weather, it's been winter wonderland for two months already, and I have been sick because of it and I have forgotten what is to take a bath in comfortable waters. This is just plain weird." She murmurs as she spots a log and goes up to it and sits down, and grabs a stick to poke the ground.
I told her to find something lifted, something mounted since I doubt they bury Alack in a coffin, and properly buried him. Doesn't seem logical to me I'm not sure why, but I feel it. Maybe they bury him deep in the ground or something.
I stopped and glanced at her watching her sniff, rubbing her nose as a snorting sound escapes her. I felt bad for her, feeling useless since I couldn't help her.
"Maybe he was not buried?" she suddenly says making me arched a brow.
"What makes you say that?"
"Err, well, lately in my dreams even though it's short, they seem repetitive, a pool of blood, just like before, I felt like I am drowning." She explains to me.
"We have never seen how Alack die, only Isac, he was burned alive. Maybe if we can see how Alack died then we can have an idea how they bury him, or not." I move next to her and sat down. Mai lays down her body and lays her head on my lap, looking up at me. I run my fingers through her hair as I stare at the trees in front of me thinking of it.
"Maybe, how do we do that? Normally they lead us there not the other way around." She whispers. I shrugged.
"We'll figure something out, we always do." I simply told her.
"That's true, so if the lady said his body is nearby, then she might be lying because we have searched. Even on your birthday, we kept looking which I'm still mad." She whispers.
"You sure like birthdays always nagging about that. Just let it go.." I told her looking down at her.
"Hey, I don't nag, I just…" she went quiet rubbing her head as she sat up to look at me.I lift my right leg on top of the log.
"I want a normal day. Okay... Just a normal husband and wife day, is that hard to ask? Even if we don't celebrate your birthday, now that you're twenty-seven, it's nice to have something to look forwards to instead of body hunting or soul searching." She blushes looking down at her hands. I blinked, looking down at my lap, frowning. I get what she means. Sometimes is good to get away from the supernatural world.
The real question is am I ready to celebrate my birthday?
"You think, if we weren't stranded here would we be married? Or with other people?" She asks me out of the blue.
I snap out of my thoughts to look at her.
"First of all, I'm not sure, maybe we would confess or not second of all, the thought of being married and with you in the past would have me think is the craziest thing ever so I would laugh at." I stopped while Mai gave me a (Really, you laugh look) making me clear my throat.
"Laugh? You barely even smile. How in the world will you be laughing? I mean in the past, now you're more open than ever though which I find so adorable and cute, the real question if you would be this adorable in front of our friends, I highly doubt it though.." she pinches my cheeks like a child causing me to give her a tight look. She looks unaffected and goofily kept on smiling at me causing my heart to jump.
She's so cute.
"Maybe you would have dated someone else, while I bury myself in work; or option two, have my mother nagged me about getting a girlfriend," I told her as something in me stir at the mention of Mai dating another man. I fist my hand, not liking the thought of her going to another man.
"Ah... If you had a girlfriend, what would you do?" she asks moving to face me, I turned to stare at her.
"Well?" she pushed.
"Don't know, what normal people do? Date and such." I told her. Then her eyes sadden.
"Maybe sleep with her as well." Her words caught me off guard as I stare at her a bit stricken.
"Sleep with her? Aren't you a little annoyed by saying that to me?" I asked confused by her words. I'm all ready to beat up that imaginary man from even being close to her, let alone touch her and here she's thinking I'll be sleeping with someone else, how does that happen? She shook her head, taking a hold of my arm, surprising me.
"It annoys me to even think about it. I don't want that, I don't want you to do that to know one, It just.." she huffs, looking down at her lap as her cheeks turned red.
"I'm being realistic Naru. Normal people you know, make love know in days while they date. So... You know... Unlike me. I probably get dumped after six months of dating."
"Dump? Why?" I asked, wondering why anyone will dump her.
Sure, she nags here and there and has some downside, who doesn't have defects? But if you look past that, she's a very cute and beautiful person to be with. Caring, that she will place herself in front of anyone, disregarding her safety. She is very gentle and so sweet, a beautiful soul, and very delicate, fragile, and also she has the deepest brown eyes one which I... I blinked catching myself that I was becoming lost in her eyes (Since my eyes soften and become heavy staring at her with admiration and love.)
Mai blushes under my gaze.
I feel like a teenage boy, what is wrong with me? I can't believe she still affects me like this.
"I won't be sleeping with no one until I am ready, and I am sure I love the person. I am very conscious about that and a little bit old fashion. So sue me. I…" she stops mid-sentence rubbing her hands nervously.
"I have been alone for so long Naru. I'm scared, that if I open up, you'll leave me. Right after we make love because you didn't like it or got what you wanted. I am petrified, after I became yours, you will leave me. I have issues with that, so whomever I was dating would have left me. I heard stories about my high school friends of how they did it and the boyfriend would dump them afterward. Only a few stick."
"Then they don't deserve you, love isn't just about physical all the time, that's just part of it, and don't worry I won't leave you, I hate cheating and you're stuck with me Mai, I'm your guardian and soulmate, so we can't do much but stand each other for the rest of our lives. Plus, I prefer the old fashion way, it makes more sense and I don't have to worry about anything of an ex or anything like I told you last time."
"Does it bother you?" she asks me. I shook my head at her as I wrap my arm around her shoulders and kiss the side of her head.
"If it did, I wouldn't be this open Mai. I have my worries as well and you know how hard is for me to open up. Even if I dated another woman, it won't last at all, you know my personality and sleeping with them I wouldn't do it, that means a commitment on which I can't give to anyone, but you that I am sure about. So even if we were back in Japan ten years later, eventually we would have begun to date and later in life to get married. That's what I want to believe."
Mai's eyes water up as she looks up at me and cups my cheeks.
"Thank you for assuring me and trust me, when I say. I want you to be my first and last. I don't want anyone else, but you and I want to believe the same, thank you Naru. I love you truly I do." She blushes, even more, as I smile warmly at her words feeling my heart and my chest warm up at her sincerity and my heart leaps with joy to hear those words which I wish I can tell her all the time.
I love you to Mai. I love you so much it drives me crazy.
"I feel the same Mai, everything you said is the same way I feel for you," I told her as she smiles at me tenderly and I lower myself to kiss her, but instead I kiss her cheek, feeling Mai shake at the contact.
Then I press my forehead against her and rubbed it.
"Naru,"
"Hmm?"
"Are we in the point of no return?" she asks me. I opened my eyes and look at her.
"Huh?"
"From being stuck in this island for six years and spending every waken moment together, have we reach the point of no return without being with each other? Like I mentioned to you last week after you came back to me," she asks while brush my cheeks looking at me with a soft gaze.
"I'll let you know when we leave the island," I told her honestly. She smiles knowing that she already got my answer and nods.
"Same here, I'll let you know when we leave, but tell me, is our love to the point of no return?" she asks me. I nodded at her.
"That I assure you, there's no point anymore, our love is just beyond of no return."
Mai POV
One Month later:
"Ayame please come.. l Show me something, we are running out of time," I shout while Naru and I stood in the treehouse, the third month of searching for the blasted body. Nothing interesting happened in the last three months just body searching, that's all. Simple and clear. It's so much fun to wake up and try to look for a dead body and stressing out.
At times Naru and I take a break and study and he'll question me about what he taught me which I was so grateful also my English has gotten so much better than I can now read even more.
When was the last time Naru and I had any intimacy? Or kissing? Last time it was when he kissed me when we were eating the fishes. I bite my lips missing it so much.
"That was three months ago. What the heck? Time flew so freaking fast." I moaned feeling a hand on my shoulder. I jumped from the sudden surprise and turned to see Naru staring at me.
"What was three months ago?" he asks. I blushed to look somewhere else.
"Nothing. I spoke too loud." I murmured, scratching my head.
"You know, I was thinking." Naru began while he began to head upstairs.
"What?" I followed, but then stop, as a sudden cold breeze passes through me.
Turning towards the window, I see flurries gently dusting the Treehouse floor.
"It's snowing again, I don't get this weather at all." I rushed down to cover the window. Luckily Naru is making me wear his clothes, or not, I would have been frozen by now.
Placing the plank on the window, a sudden eerie feeling passes through me. I lifted the plank to stare outside.
My eyes narrow when something caught my eyes. Alack's horse standing in the middle of the road, facing our treehouse without his rider.
"Naru, we have a lovely visitor!" I yelled. The horse looks up at me, with his red eyes.
"Okay, creepy is an understatement." I shivered from the sudden creepiness. Immediately I felt Naru right behind me, taking a hold of the plank. He moves closer to look outside.
"Can you see him?" I asked, Naru nods in agreement.
"He's staring at us maybe he's mad, cause we are trying to find his body?" Naru suggested. I stare at him with an arched brow causing him to look at me.
"What?"
"Since when they were happy in the first place?" I asked. Naru thought it over and nods.
"Good point though. While we are in here, he can't get in," he assures me looking back at the horse and I did the same.
"It's just creepy, it just staring at us. " I shivered, moving away as Naru fixes the plank and turns, to head up once again.
"Are we going to leave that there?" I pointed at the window.
"What else can we do? Let it do whatever it's doing we can only stay inside for now." Naru said making me nod at him.
"True," I admit.
"Before the interruption. I had an idea.." he simply says, while I follow him up. He flops down on his bed, placing his arms behind his head, and stares at the ceiling. Moving over to him, I lay down on my bed, then turn.
"Aren't you cold?" I shyly ask. He turns his head.
"Not really.."
"Well, I am. Can you come here, keep me warm?" I blushed to move to the side to give him space. He rose himself up, and grabs his blanket, to throw it above mine. Lifting it, he goes under with me.
Without any doubt, I wrap my arm around his midsection.
"Warm.." I murmured snuggling against him. He wraps his arm around me and places his chin on top of my head.
"I never ask, but why in the world, would it cause the snow? This is not normal at all, it just on and off I thought it would get warmer." I asked while wrapping my legs around his. Feeling the heat to warm me.
"Maybe is Alack doing? Or Isac,"
"Maybe, and the protector of the island. I wonder who's that."
"We'll figure it out sooner or later."
"Then, have you had anything by Alice or Sasuke? I'm still in shock to find out, that we are them. It makes no sense at all." I whispered.
"Maybe we are their reincarnation? It has been stories about that." He whispers as he removes my hair away from my face and tucks it behind my ear.
"No. I thought about that for a while, but it doesn't feel right, they even said it themselves. Maybe you are right, but until we figure out the truth, it just plain creepy." I told him.
"Oh, right, you said you have an idea, tell me." I move my head to stare up at him.
"Remember that dream share we have.."
"Yes."
"Then, let me go back in your dreams to see if I can find anything, a clue."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, we are running out of time Mai," He said while I bite my lower lip, indecisive on his offer. I sat up hating the fact that I just left my warm spot, and shivered, but I can look at him.
I don't like this, but he's right, please God, don't let anything happen to him. I prayed as I turned to look at my husband and took his big hand. He lifts himself as I kiss his palm.
"Alright, three months of searching is long enough. Promise me, that you'll be careful?" I whispered.
"I will, I won't be a puppet to them, and I have something up my sleeve if Isac or Alack tries to play another dirty trick." He assures me as I felt his fingers caress my own.
I lay my head on top of his chest while he wraps the blanket above me. I place my finger on my lips staring at his bed, feeling his hand on my back, and gently began to caress it with his fingers. I felt at ease.
"At least your wound healed, does it bother you?"
"At times it bothers me," he tells me. I move my head to stare at his chin, feeling his fingers continuing grazing my back very gently, making me shiver in delight.
"Oh... I still feel guilty about that." My voice seems strained at that. I move my hand and started to caress his chin with my fingers.
"Don't. Just don't... Want me to dream share today? Or we can do it tomorrow." He asks me.
"Today, if you want, even though I'm not a hundred percent comfortable by this," I admit to him.
"I know, just trust me okay," he assures me. I thin out my lips but nodded at him.
"Hey. Did that lady tell you a clue? Normally when Ayame tells me things, she leaves clues. I forgot to ask you." I asked him. Naru nods looking straight at my eyes.
"Don't let myself be blinded by anything." He tells me.
"Blinded? Maybe it's about the snow?"
"No... No matter what snowstorms we get it's very light since this is a tropical island. The grounds aren't covered completely, it just a blanket that melts out rather quickly. The ground itself is too warm for the snow to stick." He explains.
"True.." I nodded.
"Then we should do dream sharing, but what about the little guest outside. It still creeps me out." I asked. He moves his head and raised his body, to lean on his forearms which I felt hoisted by this.
"We'll deal with that later." He whispers, nodding, he wraps his arm around my waist and places me down flat on my bed. Surprising me, he hovers over me. My heart jumped at the sudden movement and my cheeks turn warm.
"Ne… N… Naru?" I squealed as he closes his eyes, and places his forehead against mine.
"Just let yourself go and sleep so I can enter your mind. Just like last time." He murmurs in a deep seductive voice causing me to shiver. All I can think of his body over mine, and how good it felt.
So this would it feel if we were more imitate? I can't wait for it. Naru, if you only knew how much I love you. I don't think you can comprehend it, after six years my love for you is so much stronger than ever. You're my only family I have and I don't want to lose you.
I stare at him with pure love as he opens his eyes and looks at me, his cheeks turn to a lovely red causing me to smile at how cute he looks, but his gaze is as before when he looked at me last month when we were talking about if we dated someone else, it made my heart beat wildly.
"Stop thinking perverted Mai," he mumbles while I cover my face in embarrassment that he somewhat got me.
"I wasn't." my voice betrayed me since it squeaked. He rolled his eyes, clearing his throat, but a smirk passes his lips.
"Then do what I say." He demands as I lowered my hands and he gave me a stern look.
"You're so mean, alright." Closing my eyes, I relax, well as much as possible, but then, I felt a pair of soft warm lips on mine, kissing me softly then let's go. Snapping my eyes, Naru is staring at me, innocently.
"Ne?"
"Just relax," he whispers.
"How? If you're kissing me; actually, that's the first time you kiss me in three months. It feels nice." I burst out, feeling great joy overflow me. He arched a brow.
"Is that so? Let's make a deal." He whispers, moving to lay his head on my shoulder, as he presses his body gently over mine, not hard to squeeze me. I shivered at his contact. Feeling him relax a little.
"What type of a deal? The last deal hasn't even been accomplished." I told him. He moans a little, brushing his lips against my skin, causing me to gasp, of how good that felt.
"This is simple Mai. If you can relax, and let me enter your mind, then, I promise to let you dress me." My eyes widen, turning my head.
"Dress you?"
"Don't you remember, last time, you were begging me to dress me?"
"Well, that is because."
"Just relax." He started cutting me off as he presses his lips against my nape, making me catch my breath.
If this man can make me lose all my senses with one simple touch of his lips, how can I make myself not lose sense after we make love? God, please have mercy on me. I prayed, wrapping my hand around his arm.
"Okay, I will…" My voice cracked, as I heard him chuckle. He rose himself and looks down at my eyes, as I lower my gaze embarrassed to see him.
He sits back and helps me sit up, by making me sit on top of his lap and captures my cheeks. I blinked rapidly feeling suddenly shy by this intimate position.
"Hmm?" I shyly asked while he just stares, then he presses his lips on my forehead.
"Seriously Mai, be careful like I warned you before. Anything and everything can happen. Remember it's your dream. You can do anything to control it." he reminds me.
I nodded and move my hand up to use my knuckles to caress his cheek, then I tip forward and kiss his forehead as well causing Naru, to blush hard.
"I remember, be careful Naru. I know it strains you a lot." I whispered moving closer, he grabs my hand and intertwines our fingers feeling his comfort radiate through me.
"Let's see, what happened. Your dreams can mean a huge clue for us. We should have thought of this two months ago." He mumbles, making me giggle a little.
"I know, right, but I don't think I would be this willing, we went through a lot Naru and I'm still on edge." With that, I lay down, as he lies next to me, holding my hand tightly.
"Promise me you let me dress you?"
"Yes." He moves, and kisses my cheek tenderly, causing my heart to jump. I smiled looking at his eyes now feeling more at ease.
"Okay." Closing my eyes slowly, meditating how Naru thought me, trying to think of anything, I started to let my mind drift. It was easier when the lady from the mirror did it. She just knocked us right out.
Slowly... My body started to feel heavy very heavy, as Naru moves closer to me.
Naru wraps his arm around me, and then I fell asleep as Naru did the same.
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Dream:
"Tick Tock, the sound of that it's running short. Find my body, before I get you two." Isac voice echoes around me. Opening my eyes, I found myself staring at the treehouse.
Where's Naru? Oh no, did Isac took him again?
Panic rose in me as I began to search around.
"Naru, Ayame? Anyone? Naru!" I called out feeling my heart pounding hard against my ribs, when I heard footsteps behind me, I turned to see if it was Naru, but when my eyes connect it wasn't Naru but the horse. The same horse that is in front of our house, waiting.
I nervously laughed.
"Oh, good horsey, just stay there and don't move." I nervously gasped out feeling my heart hammer hard. The horse continues to walk until it stops in front of me, as I heard someone behind me.
"It's been a long time Alice. Long time indeed." I heard behind me. Turning around Alack stood in front, staring at me with his petrifying eyes. I hiccuped in fright.
"Alack..." his name barely passes my lips, watching him move so fast, that I had no time to react, he takes a hold of my arm, rather painfully.
"I have been watching you and your mate. Looking for my body to give to my betrayer brother!" he didn't even ask but stated. I had no idea how to answer him.
Did he do something to Naru?
"Two more left and then we are free. The guardian will be so pleased. Not even that wolf could do it... Now, let see, what happened to Alice and Sasuke." He smirks and then a bitter cold smile passes his lips, as he pulls me forward.
"It's better that you live what they live or is it, that you already lived it. I get confused sometimes. Too bad the mystery is over, Alice. Now.,. Let me enjoy the show. Just like Isac did to Sasuke those many years ago, I want to relieve it." He waves his hand, as Naru appears in front of me.
"This is Sasuke or Oliver, whomever you want to call him. Both are the same. Now, boy. Show me again, refresh my memories, on what happened that dreadful day.." he steps aside. My heart hammering hard, from fear. Not again.
"Naru?" his name passes my lips, as he snaps his eyes at me. Something seems wrong, just like last time. He started to growl under his breath.
"Alack, stop it. Please, not again. Isac already did this, I promise to give you back your body, just let Naru go." I pleaded, taking a step backward.
"I'm not doing anything dear. This is just a playback of how your husband will betray you, just like he did in the past, he will in the future. He's not your guardian but your downfall. History tends to repeat, no matter what.,. Happy endings don't exist, and you two never were meant for each other. Now.. Sasuke, show me, please, show me how love is something pitiful, and hatred and lust of blood are more powerful." Alack laughs bitterly.
I glance at Naru.
"How did we get here?" the words barely pass my lips, as I stare at his blue eyes. My heart is racing a mile per second, while my hands tremble badly. I was his prey. Nothing more. It's like a déjà vu all over again. From where? I don't know. All I knew he was my guardian now turning into my worst nightmare.
"Why?" I simply asked him. A mischievous smirk comes to play as he takes a step forward.
"Because I can't resist temptation."
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"Yes... Kill her!" Alack screams with amusement, watching Naru running towards me. I stood still, feeling my legs frozen in place. Then I prayed. I had no other choice if this is the way Alice died, then.
I accept it. This time, I won't let Naru get hurt because of me. I trust him enough, to know what he's doing. God, please help us because I'm not afraid of him at all. I just am afraid of how he will feel, he suffered so much.
Taking a step forward, feeling fresh tears rolling down my cheeks, I stopped to feel dread, from where I gather so much courage, I don't know, but I ran up towards Naru, and wrap my arms around Naru's shoulders, holding him tight. Naru goes still as I look at him and cup his cheeks and I saw a pure conflict in his blue eyes.
"I'm not afraid of you anymore so I won't run away, true love is selfless and I can't help but love you even more than ever all I know that I would die without you."
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