Happy New Year! I'm sorry for the delay it's been a rough year so far to be perfectly honest. But I won't depress you all with that! Check my profile if you would like the whole story.

Anyway, the next couple of chapters will be part of a specific plot. Now this is something I've wanted to do for a while now. Ever since I came up with chapter 5 of this fic. Now we get to see what exactly happened when Naru took Mai to England for the first time. School's officially begun for me so my updates might be less frequent, but keep an eye on my profile as I'll be updating it more often. Enjoy!

11-England Part 1

"Are you sure I should be here?" Mai asked as she and Naru got off the plane. She, unfortunately, didn't manage to take a nap on the thirteen hour flight. "I wouldn't have minded watching the office, I don't want to be in the way of your father's case."

"When have you been in the way?" Naru asked with a raised brow. Neither of them had switched to speaking in English yet. She gave him a pout. "C'mon, Madoka and Lin are waiting for us."

Mai followed him, they had both gotten up that morning for a nine A.M. flight and had just arrived in England a little before one P.M. They still had to get through customs, how long had Madoka and Lin been waiting for them?

A little while later, they had grabbed their bags from the baggage claim and were warmly greeted in the lobby by the very tall Chinese man and his little taller than average wife. "Yay! You made it!" Madoka squealed in English as she rushed up to them. She wrapped Mai in a hug that made the girl lose her grasp on her bag. Luckily, Lin wasn't too far behind and had taken a hold of it. "Welcome to England!"

"Thanks, Madoka," Mai replied, switching to English as well. She noticed how Madoka barely had an accent when she spoke. I hope my accent isn't bad, she thought worriedly. "Hi, Lin."

"Hello, Mai, Noll," Lin said with a slight smile as he picked up her bag. Madoka grabbed the young woman's arm and held on tight. She certainly was excited.

"I'm so glad you came, Mai! I know you're here mainly for the case, but I just have to show you some of the sights! Unfortunately, the weather's been overcast lately, so it looks a little gloomy, but it's beautiful nonetheless!" Madoka rambled as she led the young woman out to the car they had waiting out front. "So, how was you're flight? Did you manage to sleep on the plane?"

Madoka kept up conversation as she sat in the back seat with Mai, while Lin and Naru took the front seats. The house was a little ways away from the airport, about an hour. At least Mai thought it was a house that Naru had lived in. She couldn't keep her surprised look from her face as they pulled up to the small mansion in the countryside.

This is where Naru grew up? Mai wondered as she looked at the building in amazement. I guess it makes sense. It explains why I was always paid so well, but still…

"You guys must be exhausted! It's the middle of the night in Japan right now," Madoka commented as the group walked into the building. She turned to Naru. "Your father's out with a colleague discussing the case and your mum is shopping for dinner. If you both would like, you can take a nap before they get back."

So, that was how Mai was shown to her room where she took a nap that lasted longer than she planned. "Seven thirty! Geez, I hope I'm not the one delaying dinner," she said to herself worriedly.

Why are you freaking out, Mai? Sure, you're in Europe for the first time. Staying at your boyfriend's mansion in the countryside. You have Madoka here. You met Naru's parents before, albeit it was very brief and you were a teenager back then. Now you have a chance to really make a good impression.

By possibly sleeping through dinner…Awesome work, Mai!

Mai shook her head and quickly walked over to her suitcase to choose her outfit of the evening. Why didn't I ask Naru how formal this might be? Do I wear a dress? I feel like I'm supposed to wear a fancy dress just being in this place!

After mentally debating through a outfits she brought with her. She finally decided on a pair of back pants and a deep blue blouse that went well with her boyfriend's eyes. She was tempted to wear her heels because she knew she would be the shortest one at dinner, but with the hardwood floors everywhere, she felt she would be too noisy in them and settled for flats.

She put on a little makeup and brushed her hair, smoothing out he static from sleeping. Checking her appearance once more in the mirror, she left her room and headed downstairs to meet the family. "Good, you're up." The voice startled the brunette just as she made it to the stairwell.

Mai snapped her head around to find none other that Naru as he was leaving his own room just a few doors down from hers. "Geez, Naru, you scared me," she said with a breath of relief. She gave him a look when she saw his smirk.

"You look very nice," he said in Japanese, taking her hand and leading her down the stairwell. He was, as usual, decked out in all black, but his eyes seemed even bluer when she looked into them. Maybe it was her shirt.

"You don't look so bad yourself," she said in English with a smirk. She switched back to Japanese. "I didn't make us late for dinner, did I?"

Naru shook his head and suppressed a chuckled. "No, I think Luella is planning a late dinner because we would be jetlagged."

"You don't call her by her first name to her face, do you?" she asked with a raised brow.

"Sometimes," he admitted with a shrug. "Or I refer to her as Mother."

Mai shook her head with closed eyes. Then a thought occurred to her. "What do I call her?" She couldn't believe she hadn't brought this up to him before. "Do I call her Luella? Davis-san? I have no right to call her Mom or anything like that." She continued to ramble in rapid Japanese. But Naru just patted her hand.

"Why are you so nervous?" he asked, stopping her in the foyer, before they could walk into the living area. "You've met them before."

"I was still in high school, Naru," she argued with a pout. "And your assistant. I'm neither of those things anymore. Well, I'm still technically your assistant-"

"Partner, Mai." His voice was stern, but his gaze was gentle. "We went over this."

"I know, it's just-" She never finished her statement.

"I hope you two had a nice nap!" Madoka's voice rang cheerfully in English. As she got closer to the couple her voice went low. "I certainly hope we are not dealing with any lovers' quarrels now, are we?" Her tone was of warning as she spoke in Japanese.

"Yes, I did sleep well," Mai said in English, once again hoping her accent wasn't too noticeable. In Japanese she added, softly, "We're fine, Madoka."

"Good," the woman said with a bright smile. She turned to Naru. "Your father is in the living room with Lin, waiting for you both. Dinner should be ready soon. C'mon."

Madoka lead the couple into the living room where Lin and another man had been sitting, but they stood up as they entered. The second man was a couple inches taller than Naru, with dark blonde hair that was starting to gray to a white at the temples. He had light green eyes creased around with wrinkles when he smiled. It gave such a kind look to him. "It's an absolute pleasure to meet you, Miss Taniyama," he said warmly extending his hand to shake. "Unfortunately, I could never pick up on Japanese. Luella was always more interested in trying to learn it."

Mai took his and smiled back, suddenly feeling relieved. "It's nice to meet you, too. And please, call me, Mai."

"Only if you call me, Martin," he laughed, parting their handshake. "Your English is excellent, by the way. Noll told me you were fluent, but you really don't have much of an accent. Were you bilingual growing up?"

Mai shook her head with a little laugh. "Actually, English was my worst subject up until high school. I began picking up on it and ended up majoring in linguistics once I entered University."

"Very impressive."

Martin continued to make small talk with Mai as Madoka snuck up behind Naru and pulled him back and away from the conversation for a minute. "I just want to say I have absolutely nothing to do with what's about to happen," she said in Japanese, earning an odd look from the young man.

"What are you talking about?" His tone was that of warning, but he kept his voice low enough for no one else to hear.

"You'll see," Madoka said grimly. Naru did not like where this was going.

"Dinner is served!" Another cheerful voice called from the next room over.

"Perfect timing!" Martin quipped. He offered his arm to Mai. "If I may?"

"Of course," Mai replied with a grin. At least Naru's father wasn't nearly as intimidating as she thought he would be. She took his arm and let the older man lead her to the dining room.

The dining room table was full of food that reminded her of what a former pen pal described a holiday that she celebrated in the U.S. There was turkey and gravy, potatoes, both mashed and sweet, cranberry sauce, veggies, and all the other fixings of a feast. Luella had certainly outdone herself.

"Noll! You're here!" A shrill voice screamed as Mai watched a flash of yellow sprint past her and her boyfriend's father.

Looks like Luella had help with making dinner.

The girl was probably the same age as Naru with long golden blonde hair falling in soft curls down her back. Mai couldn't get a good look at her face seeing as it was buried in the young man's chest. While Mai was certain that her face told every emotion that she was feeling right then, Naru's remained impassive. "Hello, Evangeline," he said blandly.

Evangeline?

"I've missed you so much! You don't come home nearly as often as you should!" The girl had yet to let go of Naru and Mai couldn't help but wonder who the hell she was.

"Oliver! You're awake!" Another voice called. Mai turned to find a middle-aged woman with medium copper brown hair tied in a low bun to the right side of her head. She had golden amber eyes and was about as tall as Madoka. "You must be Mai, I've heard an awful lot about you." The woman smiled and wrapped the girl in a hug. "Welcome to England and feel free to call me Luella!"

"Well, this will make for an interesting dinner," Madoka whispered to Lin with a sigh.

Lin nodded and leaned down so she would be the only one to hear him. "I'm surprised you didn't sell tickets," he teased, earning a playful smack.

"I did not plan this!" she hissed.

Uh oh. Someone's in trouble. ooohhh!

Wait..

That someone is...me.

I'll have the next chapter up soon. Just who is Evangeline? Did Madoka really not plan this? Find out next time!