Chapter 2 – A New Case

Naru POV

My eyes follow her as she makes her way out of my office to greet the guest. She's hiding something and I'm not giving up until I find out what it is, I tell myself. With that said, I make my way out into the sitting area to see the client already waiting patiently on the couch for her interview. "Hello, you must be Koiya-san," I say as I sit down in my usual seat at the head of the small coffee table.

"Ah, yes, My name is Koiya Arika and I have come to ask for your assistance as I believe my home to be haunted," she replies as she looks up from her hands as she was previously fiddling with them.

"I am Shibuya Kazuya, the owner of Shibuya Psychic Research, tell me why you believe your home to be haunted," I say as Lin makes his way in with his laptop to take down what is said and Mai comes in with four cups of tea for everyone present.

"Ah, well, my husband, Koiya Shinta, and I have heard strange knocking noises on our windows and bedroom door at night, preventing us from getting much sleep until it stops at around midnight. We wake up in the morning and find that our kitchen and living room have been messed up, cutlery thrown across the room, the couch turned upside down, also some of our maids have hand-print shaped bruises on their arms and legs, they are unaware of how they got them. Two of my maids have already fallen asleep and never woken up again, I fear for my maids, I do not wish to see them hurt further," she explains as tears stream down her face, wetting her beige skirt while Mai has an arm around her shoulder for support.

Mai turns towards me and in her eyes; I can tell she is pleading with me to take this case for the poor woman. "Koiya-san, we will take your case, we will need a room to set up our base in and rooms for four couples, one with a small child's bed, and another room for one person, we will arrive sometime tomorrow morning, hopefully early to get the case underway," I say, not being able to ignore my girlfriend's pleading stare.

"Thank-you so much for taking this case, I don't know what I'd do if you didn't, though I am surprised that you said there would be four couples and a child coming with you. Is it really safe for you and your team to bring their wives and the child?" she asks.

"You have nothing to worry about, all the women coming are part of our team though not all of them are actually husband and wife, only two couples, and the child has been on many cases before with no problems of dire concern, I am sure he will be fine, his father is a very capable protector," I tell her with an indifferent tone.

She nodded her head, said her goodbyes, with another round of thank-you's, and left the office for home. I look over to Mai to see her placing the empty mugs onto the tray and take them back to the kitchen. "Lin, I'm worried about her, she seems to be in her own little world for the past few days and she's throwing up every morning," I sigh.

"Did you even consider that she may be pregnant and is too scared to tell you, it took Madoka a whole month after finding out she was pregnant before she decided to tell me," Lin said in his monotony voice.

My eyes widen the slightest fraction before they revert to normal, why is she scared to tell me she's pregnant? I think to myself.

Mai POV

That poor woman, those poor maids, I hope we can help them, I think to myself as my hand makes its way to my stomach. There is a baby growing inside me and I'm too scared to tell Naru he's going to be a dad. I sigh and turn towards the kitchen door only to see the reason behind my thoughts leaning against the door frame with a frown on his face. "Na-Naru, what's with the frown?" I ask nervously.

"Why can't you tell me?" he asks with the frown still on his face.

"Why can't I tell you what?" I ask even more nervously.

"Don't play dumb with me Mai, I'm not an idiot, I didn't notice before until Lin suggested it. But now I get it, the vomiting in the morning, the sudden desire to have chocolate five times a day and the look you have in your eyes that gives away that you are hiding something. Not to mention this morning when the client came you were relieved that you didn't have to answer my question, now Mai, please tell me why you're scared to tell me you're pregnant?" he said as his voice got higher with every syllable, almost to the point of yelling.

Before I can hold them in, tears streak down my face and I see his eyes go wide in surprise at my sudden waterworks. Stupid mood swings, I say in my head. He comes over to me and wraps his arm around my waist as he apologises for making me cry. "I didn't tell you because I didn't know how and I didn't want you to take me out of this case," I cry into his now soaking wet shoulder.

"Oh, Mai, if you didn't want to be taken out of the case, all you had to do is ask. But I'll only let you go on cases if you promise me that when you are just starting your sixth month, you will not come on any more cases until way after the baby is born, do you promise?" he asks me in a pleading voice.

"Ha, ha, that's what Ayako said, but like I told her, I promise," I promise now in a much cheerier mood.

"Good, and on this case, I want you to be extra careful and you are not to leave my sight or go running off in the middle of something happening, do you understand?" he asks.

"Yes, I understand," I reply after a small amount of hesitation.

"Mai," he says in a stern tone.

"I understand," I say again, this time without hesitation.

"Thank-you, I don't see why it would be so hard to tell me, you should know that I will love you no matter what," he whispers in my ear as he holds me tight.

"I know," I reply as he leans forwards and plants a passionate kiss on my lips.

"Now," he says after he pulls away. "Go call everyone and see who can come."

"Yes sir," I reply playfully.

Thank-you everyone who reviewed my fanfic, they were very kind. I took some of your comments and used them. For example, I used Naru POV and I made it so he isn't so dumb that he doesn't realise she's pregnant. I am also aware that he is OOC, but you can't have love without a narcissist being a little nicer now that he has a girlfriend and now knows that he is going to be a daddy. OH, and for the people who want to know, nothing is going to happen to Mai, I'm not a fan of tragedy and angst. It makes me cry, :( And anyway, I was asked why Madoka wasn't at the get together in the last chapter, that is because she was at home lokking after herand Lin's son.

Well anyway, you know the drill, R&R. Thank-you.