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Chapter Forty-one: Fire Starter
Part 1
Naru POV
"You have no idea how; do you?" Mai stated the matter of fact leaning her chin on my shoulder. I felt a sweat drop at her sudden words. She knows me too well at times it's just plain creepy. I lower my hand down, hoisting Mai up since she started to dip down.
"I'm working on it," I told her, turning to see if I can find a way to start. Mai lays her cheek on my shoulder.
"You can put me down if you want." She murmurs, but I felt her tightening her grip on me in other words, she doesn't want that.
"I could," I told her bending down, but she doesn't let go. I smirked as my bangs cover my eyes.
"Okay," she whispered but doesn't move at all.
"You like, my back that much?" I teased rubbing my palms against her bare legs. I felt her shiver as a slight gasp escape her lips.
"It's warm. You're spoiling me, fine." She lets go of me and stands to my side.
I frowned, looking at my hands.
Well, that didn't last long.
I felt disappointed. I turned towards her, she blushes turning to face the wall in front of me. Lately, she has been avoiding my gaze. Not sure why though.
"Let's search for the missing page," I told her. Mai nods, heading for the stack of books bending into her knees, she starts to pile them up and sits down. I cross my arms, staring at her.
Four days already, and I still can't believe it. I'm not even sure how to act around her now. Why is being in a relationship complicated?
I shook my head, and walk up to her. She scooted over smiling up at me. My chest warms up, sitting next to her.
"So, while you were explaining it, I was thinking," Mai began raising the diary.
"What?" I turned and just blinked, Mai's eyes widen her cheeks turns red like a tomato. I rose a brow confused.
What's wrong with her?
She clears her throat.
"Oh. Well, if we found the key, I should have thought of this sooner, silly me. If we found the key on the back of the diary, wouldn't it be obvious that she place the other half somewhere very near, like one of these pages, or something?" She suggested.
I blinked, tilting my head.
"I was thinking somewhere in those lines, how did you know?" I asked, knitting my brows together. Mai frowns, looking back at the diary. My eyes landing on her lips, as I licked my own, inching closer to her, aching to kiss her.
"I don't know, just did. Weird, I wasn't even thinking it that much. Either way. I just want…" she stops as though she heard me, she lifts her head, and our lips barely brushes, I heard a small gasp escape her lips.
"Naru," she barely says my name, I could feel her get nervous without a word, I move and press my lips against her she sweetly moans as I cup her cheek.
Moving my lips, she places her hand around my head and lifts herself, kissing me back. I trace my hand down her back feeling her shiver, which made me satisfied and a sudden desire hits me once again.
I want to feel her again.
Mai kisses my lips very gently then leaning her forehead against mine.
"We should try to find that paper," Mai breathes heavily while I move to find her eyes very heavy full of desire, but then her cheeks flare up, looking down at the books.
Running my hands through my hair, I sit next to her once again and open one of the books.
Not what I had in mind.
I wince a little, as a slight headache seems to creep up on me.
Well, that's just great.
Mai POV
I watch Naru pout while he reads the books, I giggled, lifting the book to cover my face, touching my lips.
I felt all tingly all over.
About a few hours later, we took a few breaks, so we went to take a bath and change our clothes since it was so hot and we were so tired. Afterward, we ate and then continued with our search.
We sat down for so long, my legs fell asleep.
"My legs feel like a stiff stick. Let's search the house now, to see if there's anything hidden." I suggested to him. I stretched out my hand, and once again I wiggle my fingers. Naru slams close his book looking up at me. He places it down and takes my hand. Lifting him, he rolls his shoulders.
"Later, you want me to give you a massage?" I suggested, intertwining our fingers. He gives me an odd look but nods gently.
"Alright." I smiled at him, looking down at the stairs.
"So, you take up? Or should I?" I asked him. Naru looks down as I let go of him as he made his decision.
"Okay, we'll meet up in twenty minutes?" I suggested. He nods and heads down. Watching him go down, I frowned, placing my hands on my hips.
"What is wrong with him?" I whispered shaking my head, I turned and started to move things around.
"Ayame, please, give me a clue, we need this." I pleaded to move the pillows. Then I stopped, kneeling on the ground.
"Ayame is smart, if I was her where will I put it, did she left me a clue, or what?" scratching my head, I place myself on the ground placing my ear flatly on the wooden floor, and began to knock.
"Maybe under the ground? Or something familiar? It's under our nose, why does that sound as though it was a clue to something else, then the body?" I thought out loud tapping the floors once again.
"What I have learned from Naru, there's always something so If I can hear an echo, then we have something, right?" as I keep tapping the wood, I lost track of time. When I turned my head towards my right, my eyes widen in fear as Naru stares at me as he is flat on the ground, staring at me.
"Ah, don't scare me," I gasped out breathing hard. Naru blinks.
"What?" I blushed, as he moves his hand and lifts it and what surprises me, he tucks my loose hair behind my ear. My heart flutters at his simple gesture.
"Having fun?" he arched a brow at me, I cover my face with my hand, embarrassed.
"I was trying to find a secret compartment on the floor, just like when we found it on the wall," I admitted, lowering my hand. He kept staring at me with a soft gaze driving my heart crazy.
"Did you find anything?" I asked him. He shook his head, lifting himself, and sits down, lifting his leg.
"Nope, but I was thinking," He turns his gaze in the mirror. I lift myself, wrapping my arms around my knees, puckering my lips.
"You found a way to see if we can continue with Alice and Sasuke life?" I suddenly asked. I blinked surprised by his sudden look saying, 'How did you know.'"
"I guessed," I shrugged at his questioning look. He nods slowly, turning his gaze back at the mirror.
"We can summon that woman, and make a compromise,"
I shot up, taking a hold of his shoulder.
"No, then we lose our memories, and might end up doing something else, I don't trust her at all, look what she did last year," I told him.
"That's why we are going to compromise." He stated. I frowned, rubbing my head. Standing up, I walked up to the mirror and touched the glass.
"Well, I have nothing," I admitted. Naru stands heading behind me. He groans, placing his forehead against the back of my head. I stare at him through the reflection while he wraps his arm around my waist. I smiled gently at his gesture while I place my hand on his arm and began to rub it.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
"I have a headache, I miss tea right about now." He admits. I felt bad about this causing me to rub his arm even more.
"I remember one time, you said that you found some information on some herbs, what happen to that?"
"The plants aren't growing anymore," he answers, rubbing his forehead against my back.
"We'll figure something out," I told him. He nods letting go, he straightens up, looking at the mirror while his eyes dart.
"We'll do it in a few days when we come up with a plan. Let's concentrate on the head and the paper, until then." He suggested. I nodded, turning around I gave him a gentle smile, he takes my hand and the next thing I knew, I am standing in front of the stream, where he found the body.
"Walking seems to be beyond you," I mocked, as he rubs his neck.
"I want to sleep, headache isn't helping me, I'll check on the top, while you check on the bottom," with that, he disappears. I frowned looking up at the top of the boulders he's looking down at me from the top of the waterfall.
"Be careful!" I yelled at him. He nods turning to look around.
"He's lucky to have that type of power. I wonder what type of power Alice had?" I mumbled crossing my arms, I started to search around the rocks the boulders, and trees, and such.
"Maybe the head rolled out when they dump his body in the water? Right?" I questioned, looking everywhere, I found nothing, just like the paper, after thirty minutes later, Naru appears in front of me rubbing his temples.
He looks pale. What's wrong with him?
I felt very worried at his expression.
"Let's just stop for today, I can tell your head is killing you, my poor Naru," I whispered, moving in front of him, and cup his cheek, running my thumb across his cheek. He shook his head.
"I think I found something, not sure," I tilted my head to the side, as he takes my hand, and the next thing I knew, I am standing on top of the waterfall. I turned, while Naru points on the bottom boulder.
"Can you check it out? My head is killing me, it hurts to even bend." He asks me. Nodding, I move toward my right where the rock is, placing my hand on the rock, I tilt down, to see something red.
"It seems to be caught under the rock, I can't tell what it is, but it's red,"
I told him. Naru nods, holding his head.
"We can come back later, let's head in. I'll make something for you to eat, and I can give you a massage, so you can sleep."
"It just came out of nowhere." He mumbles.
Frowning, not liking this he grabs my waist, pinning me against him, and then I face our bed. Naru flops down, moaning a little.
"That bad?" I have never seen Naru complain about anything, but this is worrisome. I sat next to him.
He leans down, placing his head on my lap. I move, to get comfortable, as he closed his eyes. I place my hand on his forehead, moving gently. He groaned.
"Maybe because you're using your powers?" I suggested, starting to make small circles around his temple. He shook his head.
"No, it's because I have not been sleeping well, for these past two days," he admits. I stopped lifting my hands.
"Turn around," I suggested. He opens his eyes.
"I'll give you a massage, to see if it can make you sleep," I suggested. He doesn't say anything, but turns around, lying flat on his front. I move but hesitated.
"Can I sit in your back?" He shrugs.
"Whatever makes you comfortable." He murmurs, closing his eyes. So I get on his back but then frowned.
"Can you take off your shirt?" I asked. He lifts his body, and without a complaint, he moves his hands, and removes his shirt, and throws it on the side. I blushed, to see his naked back. Nervously, I folded my fingers and began to trace his softback, up to his shoulder blades.
"Tell me, why haven't you slept well?" I asked, moving upwards, running my hands down his back. I felt his muscles go stiff. I move back so I can sit on his waist, but scared to put weight on it. He closed his eyes, and moan a little.
"Thinking." He murmurs. I move up and start to put pressure on his shoulders, making him groan.
"About?" I question. He went silent as I rub more his back, feeling his warm skin.
What's wrong with him? I feel bad, that I can't help him, if he doesn't say anything. I kept with the paste, waiting for him to answer. I won't push him. He places his head on the pillow.
"About Gene." He started, my hands froze, amazed that he told me.
"What about Gene? We just saw him not that long ago." I asked him. He remained silent for a few seconds, before answering.
Poor Naru, it's not easy.
"A few things, and a few weeks before he went to Japan," He admits.
Oh, when he was a teen. Must be such a heavy burden to carry after what happened to Gene.
"Ah, let me guess, you two argued?" I simply asked. He nods.
I move, to grab the blanket, and place it over his legs.
"He was begging me to go with him. I refused." He started. Slowly, I stop, to look at him.
"Is that so, why did you deny it?" I simply go with the flow, but it looks like he wanted to talk about it. I'm all ears and in a way, I could get to know him better.
"Gene and I were very close, I admire him. After all, he's my older brother." He started.
I nodded, shyly, I remove my shirt, now half bare, I stretched my body and press myself against Naru's back, running my hands up his arms, to reach his hands. He moves, intertwining our fingers. I lay my cheek on his shoulder.
I can't help it. I can't get enough of him, I love the feel of his skin touching mines.
"I know, what exactly happened?" I questioned. He moves our joined hands and tucks it in on his chest. I gave him a sad smile.
"He was begging me to go with him, I thought it was just his nerves. He kept telling me that he had a very odd feeling." He explains, noticing how thick his voice is as though he was on the verge of crying.
I began to feel tears gathering in the corner of my eye.
"So, instead of hearing his point, you just brush it off and let me guess, you feel guilty that you didn't listen to him, right. Was it this time of year?"
"Yes. For a reason, two nights ago I suddenly felt unease by it. Not sure why though." I move slightly to kiss his shoulder embracing more into his warmth.
"Do you still feel like it's your fault?"
"If I did go with him, I could have done something to save him or it will never have happened. It's not fair, that I'm living a life and he isn't. He's the older brother. He was the one that guides me." I now felt tears rolling down my cheeks. I sniffed.
"Life is not fair Naru. That driver did a bad thing dumping his body like that and then fled instead of taking responsibility and try to save him. No one has the right to do that. It's not your fault. No matter what it was his time to go. I know is hard, but.." I stopped while I began to cry harder, I cried for him, for Naru's pain. I understand why he's like that, so closed, so distant, he is scared and he hates himself.
"Are you crying?" he asks me. I nodded holding him tighter. Afraid that he'll just reject me, or leaves me.
"Yes. I'm sad, that you had to see your brother's death, that you lost him. It's not your fault. If we all knew when our loved ones will die, or even ourselves life will be less complicated, and less fearful or maybe the opposite of what I just said. The point is not your fault, you're just human Naru." I whispered. He goes quiet for a few minutes. Holding my hand tighter than ever.
"So you cry for me?" He gently asks.
"For you and Gene." I hiccupped, Naru lets go of my hand and he starts to move, I sat up and cover my breasts with my arm as he turns to face me.
"What else?" I asked him. He lays down, as he extends his arms up to invite me. Without a doubt, I snuck up to him and lays myself on top of his chest, feeling his arms wrap around me.
I move a bit down and press myself on his warm chest. I felt his hand gently stroking my hair. I took his other hand and place it on my cheek.
"I was thinking of how, it would have been different if Gene was alive, and you fell for him." He began while I move to look up at him. He glances down at me.
"Huh?" I felt confused, Naru took a breath and place his hand on my back. I shivered, moving to see him more clearly.
"He's the opposite of me, he knows how to treat people and I'm the antisocial one. If you haven't' notice I don't have many friends, and I don't go well with girls. So.." I wipe my cheek snaking myself up, so I can reach his height. He turns his head, to see me eye to eye.
His eyes turn cold.
"Naru?" I felt concerned.
"Gene always had the luck with the girls, unlike me, I shrug them off, or they get scared of me when they see my true self." He started.
"Oh, so because Gene is the opposite of you, you think, that I would fall for him?" he nods at my question. Now understanding him better.
Is that the reason he asked me Him or Gene? Because he was unsure of how I felt? Or something like that? Oh no.
"I'll confess something to you." I wanted to clear something up, taking his hand and place it on my chest, so he can feel my heart beating hard.
"At first, when Gene appeared to me in my dreams, I thought he was you. No lie." I began as Naru just nods.
"As the days and months went by, I began to get to know you and your brother. Since I thought you were him, I started to fall for you because I saw in my dreams his kind nature. I didn't fall for you because of your looks. Well, okay, I found you attractive, but that didn't really what made me go and like you. Ever since you started to rescue me and do small things to cheer me up, I was falling. With you and not with Gene. The kicker, was when you smiled at me for the first time, I saw is warmth in your eyes. That is when I realize I like you. Gene smiled at me at times and made me blush, but it wasn't the same when you did it. I knew immediately that the man I fell for you, and not Gene." I explain to him.
Naru stares at me, and then closed his eyes taking a breath.
"So, even if Gene was alive, next to you, I know the one that would fall is you, and not your brother. I always knew how you are, even from the moment you walked into the classroom. I doubt you would have fallen for me, but..."
"Oh, I think I would. Especially Gene would have fallen for you. So it would have been very awkward, and maybe, I would have stepped down, so you could be with him." He gently tells me. I moaned moving to press my cheek on his chest.
"Then, would that leave you unhappy and maybe fall for another girl?" I question him. He shrugs.
"Maybe," he tells me.
"Then, should I leave you?" I batted out just to test him. All of the sudden, he wraps his arm around me, holding me tight. Noticing that he was shaking a little. I frowned, looking up at him.
"Naru, I was only joking... I won't leave you." I whispered, he closed his eyes pinning me against his warm chest.
"Don't joke like that. You're the only person, that understands me, besides Gene, there was no one else. Not even my parents. They always assume something else. You're the only one, that I'm comfortable being with. I can't stand people touching me at all, nor getting too close. I flirt here and there, but to get what I want. You're the first and only girl, that I would allow getting close to me. So don't joke like that." His voice is thick, as he explains to me. I stare up at I'm, with wide eyes.
He looks so venerable.
"Naru, I didn't mean to. I.. I'm sorry." I gasped out, wrapping my arm around him, only to feel him trembling. Moving my arm, I touch his forehead, to find him with a fever. My eyes widen.
"Ne, You have a fever, how come?" I bolted up as he stares at me.
"Headache," he whispers, touching his head. I immediately place the blanket on top of him and started to move to get water, but he grasps my arm.
"Huh?" I asked, looking at him.
"I'm not sick, it's the headache. Feels like my head is going to explode. Just stay by my side." His eyes are clouded. Nodding. I lay next to him and lift my hand, to stroke his head gently. He closed his eyes, leaning into my touch.
"Mother used to do that when we were young. I use to get massive headaches, and mama would always rub my head until I fell asleep." He started to doze off. I gave him a sad smile.
Mama? That's the first he used that. Did he call his mother, mama, when he was younger?
I felt my heart warm up.
"I'm here, soon you'll see your mother. I know how much you miss her. I'll just be her sub. As well, forgive yourself, Gene would be sad if he knew, that you were blaming yourself. It's nobody's fault. Gene would want you to live." I whispered, Naru flutters his eyes open, cupping my cheek.
"The one that should have died, is me, not him. The one that should have married you is him and not me. I don't deserve all this." He once again closed his eyes.
"I'm sorry Naru. He just showed me the way, and the one that my heart chose is you, and no one else. Even if it was opposite ways, I would have never fallen for Gene. I just see him as a brother." I whispered. This time he doesn't answer me, at all. He is already snoring slightly. I kiss his cheek gently as I scoot him to my arms, and he snuggles into my chest, wrapping his arm around me. I press my cheek against his head, closing my eyes.
"Don't be silly Naru and forgive yourself, when you are ready. Now sleep my love, I'll watch over you." Closing my eyes, I drifted to sleep, while we held each other.
Naru POV
(A week before boarding the Ship)
"Noll, come on, please take the case." I heard my brother Gene speak whiles I kept typing on my laptop. I stop my speed typing and move against my chair to take out my small mirror, from my drawer. Lifting it, I stare at it, to see my reflection staring back at me with a smirk. I frowned back at it.
"I don't do islands, you know that." I simply said. Gene rolled his eyes, crossing his arms.
"I promise you, this case will leave you baffled. There's one catch though." He added, his blue eyes turning serious at the mention.
"What?" I arched a brow now curious by his words, but not too much while Gene's lips twitched up.
I leaned against my desk, placing the mirror upwards.
"I promise that is a strange and unforgettable case you ever faced, I can assure you this... Mai has a big part and I need you to take it for her sake."
"Mai?" I arched a brow, while Gene nods at me.
"I know how much you like her, so let's say this is a small push for you two to get closer, but it will come with sacrifices, I can assure you. The island you will take soon isn't what it seems. I need you to always protect her and I can sure you, by the end of the case, the results will change your way of living. If you don't take it then, I promise you, you'll regret it, and sooner or later, it will haunt you and cause Mai life." Okay, his words caught me.
"Mai life?"
"Do you want to lose someone important? Then do what I tell you if not Mai will die. I know how much you love her, so listen to me once, and do what I tell you. Go and take the case that our mother will call you up. When you accept it, I'll take over and remember this. Not everything that you will experience, is what it seems. One thing is what you two will live, and another what your friends will. Two difference. Now, my dear brother, enjoy and survive." And with that he disappears, making me fist my hands.
"I don't love Mai, but… If Gene says is true, I can't put her life on the line, because I was stubborn to listen, just like with Gene." I groaned, running my hands through my hair.
Why at times, my life gets so freaking complicated?
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(Present Time)
"Not again, I can't lose Mai, why did I have to remember that," I groaned, rubbing my face, feeling a small body press tightly next to me. I automatically move my arm to drape it around her as I place my leg on her hip. She moves her head, pressing it on my chest.
What the hell did we talk about last night?
Trying to recall while opening my eyes it was already morning, the birds singing in the background.
Did we sleep all day yesterday? I frowned, not liking this. Mai's moans tightened her grip on me while snuggling into me. I look down to see that she's shirtless. I arched a brow.
Wait, we made love again? I lifted the blanket to see that I'm still with my pants on and she has her shorts on. I blinked confused by this.
No, I would have remembered it if we did, damn, I wouldn't miss it even if I was dead drunk. Then... Oh, the stupid headache. It felt like my head was about to explode. She gave me a message and laid her bare front on my back which I loved.
Rubbing my eyes, Mai moans moving her hand, to rub her eyes as well.
"Is your headache gone?" she sleepily asks me feeling her fingers brushing my hair in a gentle matter. I look down and nodded.
"Yes, I feel better, we've slept all day yesterday, the sun has just rose," I told her. Letting go I sat up looking down at myself as Mai sits next to me.
"Oh no, I forgot to get food. You must be starving." She bounces up, moving to fold the blanket. I watch her, move rapidly, as she bends down to grab her shirt.
I couldn't help but raise a brow, but a smirk escapes me while my eyes trace, in her beauty.
So this is how a normal couple is? Strange really because I can't seem to get enough of my wife, she's something that I just want to treasure so much.
I stood up, adjusting the blankets, as I felt Mai wrapping her arms around me, giving my back a tender kiss causing me to shiver.
I felt myself relax, as I rub her arms while the memory of Gene's conversation came into my mind.
If I didn't take this case, her life would be in danger, or she would have died, how? Gene wasn't specific, but he doesn't lie at all.
"Do you remember what happen?" Mai asks as she lets go of me, I turned to shake my head and turned to head downstairs.
Mai began to follow me.
"Last night, you called your mother, mama," she whispers. I stop in my tracks lifting my gaze.
"It was cute, I never heard you call her like that. You must have had a bad headache. I wish you could have called her like that more. It's very heartwarming."
"I haven't called her like that since I hit my teenage years. Why did I say that?" I questioned myself, not understanding this at all.
"You miss her, that's why. Sometimes no matter what age we are, we tend to miss our parents. Is something that comes out naturally. After all, they are our first loves," she whispers, patting my back gently.
Our first loves? That's true. Mai cried for us, of Gene and I and she soothed me like my mother used to do. Apart from me feels more at ease, and this guilt seems to be lifted. Not completely it's a start though.
Forgive yourself Naru, when you are ready.
I heard Mai's words last night before drifting to sleep.
When I am ready? Will it be soon? Or never. Help me Mai, so I can.
I beooking down at my wife and this deep warmth overshadow my heart for her.
What did I do to have her in my life?
"We should bathe and eat after that, see what is the red thing under the boulder." She suggested moving about. She giggles while I rubbed my head.
Mai, thank you for being there for me. If you only knew how much your words and your tears mean to me.
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"How do we move the boulder?" she asks after we bathed and ate. I bend down to place my hand on the boulder, to look where she was talking about. At the bottom of the boulder, a piece of red cloth can be seen.
"Maybe the head is under it?" I guessed, standing up. Mai moves her hands, and places them on the boulder, and began to push.
"You know, that isn't going to help at all," I told her as I cross my arms arching a brow. She groans rolling her shoulders.
"I am trying something. Can you use your power and move it?" she suggested. I frowned, shaking my head.
"I can't move heavy objects, I'm still trying to control the freezing and teleporting," I told her. She crosses her arms looking at the boulder, trying to think of something.
Then she snaps her fingers, looking at me.
"What if I can try, to see if I have power, something familiar to you. This is perfect." She jumps looking at me excited by this.
"I think your power isn't about moving things or anything in those lines, but send a spirit towards the light, or neutralize them and see what they saw before they died," I suggested making her pout.
"I know, but you said, I might have a power, I feel it, can I least try it out." She asks my permission. I shrugged, moving, to lean against another boulder, crossing my arms.
"Try it, you don't need my permission, I'm not your father." Mai nods with a blush, looking at the boulder.
"How do you get your powers working?" she asks, I smiled gently and gave her a soft look.
"I think of the one thing that makes me at ease and warm, that's all," I told her.
"What's that?" Then her eyes widen as her blush turns darker as she kept looking at me, as I just devour her with my gaze, hinting out that it's her that I think of. Which is true.
"It's my thinking, just think of something happy and makes you feel good, and feel it run through your body, then let it go. Whatever comes out, that's your power, and we'll figure out, why Alice has it." I told her.
She nods, turning towards the boulder, I watch her relax a little.
Relax, I know you can find it, and do it. Show me, how powerful you are.
I mentally cheered her on.
A few minutes pass, and she kept breathing, nothing happened. Then she groans out of frustration, turning towards me.
"Nothing, I don't have power. I think Alice was just a simple woman."
"Then why did Sasuke called her a witch as well as her sister and Isac, there's has to be an explanation," I told her, moving towards her side. Mai leans her head on my chest, shaking it.
"I don't know, but either way we need to get that out of the way, or not it will never get anywhere."
Mai POV
"Well, that was disappointing," I grumble shaking my head.
I want to be useful for Naru, come on, something. I begged, while I began to shake my hands, I started to concentrate once again.
Naru said, he thinks of something warm, so... My family back home, how they make me happy and support me, how they always there for me. For the blessing, God has given me.
A strange warm feeling overwhelmed me as I place my hand on my chest.
For having Naru at my side, and how much I love him, and knowing that he loves me the same way
My body warmed up, at the sudden thought, making me smile and feel warm.
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"Alice, don't, please," heard somewhere in me. I snap my eyes open, to see the boulder in front of me.
"Who said that?" I questioned, looking around. Naru arched a brow, looking at me confused.
"I didn't say anything." He stated. I shook my head, confused for a reason, my chest started to burn a little.
"I heard a woman's voice, it sounds familiar to me," I told him.
"Ayame?" Naru asks. I shook my head.
"No, someone else," I explained, closing my eyes, I started to concentrate.
"Mama, please, Mama, help me!" I heard a young voice, like a child. The burn in my chest started to sizzle. I hissed, feeling a strange heat pass through my body.
"NO! Papa, let me go, I need to save mama."I heard, for a reason a deep pain washes over my heart causing me to gasp out.
"No, Mama, I didn't mean to!" I scream out collapsing my hands on my head, as tears started to run down my cheeks.
"Mai!" Naru shouts, going for me, but I held my hand up to stop him.
"Don't touch me... It's burning. " I gasped out. Naru stops his movements, while I bend down, my head started to feel like it's on fire.
"I need to help you.." Naru snaps, bending down to my level, I glance up, with teary eyes, shaking my head.
"No. It…" my eyes widen.
"It's your fault, you did it, Alice…" I heard her father accuse her.
"Papa, I didn't mean to. I didn't mean to." I heard Alice's voice and I say at the same time. My body now burns up while my chest burning more than ever.
"Please stop it!" I begged, crying harder.
"Mai snap out of it." Naru grasp my shoulder, I rose my sight jumping into his embrace, he embraces me.
"It burns. It's like…" I move away from Naru hug, and jump back, as my breath caught. When I move my hand my body froze.
"Naru!" I shout, pointing behind him.
He turns around, his eyes narrow while he turns towards me.
"What the?" he mumbles, his eyes big as I glance at my hands. My body shaking terribly, and I glance up to see Naru.
"Fire," I gasped out, not believing this. Naru walks up to the small fire, that burned on top of the ground.
"Did you do this?" He asks turning to face me. My face drained, as I fall back, looking at the fire, then at my hands.
Tears running down my cheeks, heaving hard.
"Naru... I was the one that…" I couldn't believe it. Naru turns heading in my direction.
"The one what? Mai what's going on?" he asks gently bending to my side. I glance up, with more tears, and cover my mouth, shaking worse now.
"I was the one that killed my mother."
Thanks for the reviews. I :) Glad to get some fans back and liking this new version... Like I said I'm going to change lots of things especially towards the ending so this will have more chapters and newly added things.
Not much I change in this chapter, a few things, but I like this chapter. Sorry for the late post, I wanted to take a break since I haven't stopped writing for over a month now and I felt burnt out. Now I'm back. :)