Sorry about the super long delay on this post. I was having really bad writers block with all of my projects recently. I hope you all enjoy this chapter and I will try to update as soon as possible.
Dream
"Gene what is it now? We are almost done with the case" Mai asked glaring at her crush's twin.
He gave her a small smile, "I was just going to show you the answer to your case. But I can leave if you want" he smirked slightly and began to walk away. "Never mind. Please tell me" Mai quickly said.
Gene turned around gave her another smile and turned to his right gesturing for Mai to look as well. The darkness opened up like a window to show an image of the man from Mai's previous dream crying in one of the rooms. Mai was confused, this man was a serial killer. Why would he be crying? Walking around the room so she could see the man's face Mai noticed he was a lot younger and on the bed was a woman.
"Is that his wife?" Mai turned to Gene.
He nodded, "They loved each other a lot. Sense her death he kind of lost it. He started to kidnap any girl that looked like Sakura and tried to relive his life with her."
"Then why did he kill them?" Mai asked confused by the man's actions.
"They would not play along." Gene said with a sad face as he turned his attention back to the memory.
The scene turned back to black leaving just the two teens, "Now go tell Noll. He will know what to do."
End Dream
Mai felt consciousness coming back to her. Slowly opening her eyes she could see Naru sitting across from her with a stack of books in front of him. He looked over at his assistant with a slightly raised eyebrow. Mai turned a little red, embarrassed from falling asleep in front of the raven haired boy.
"Gene showed me another memory. He said you would know what to do with it" Mai said remembering the dead boy's words.
Naru nodded giving her the ok to continue, so she explained to him what she had discovered. The boy sighed and placed the books back on the shelves and pulled out his phone to call Lin.
"What do you know?" Asked Monk through the phone, it was on speaker.
"Lin I need you to make a Hitogata for a Sakura Nano" said the stoic boy.
There was silence on the other side, "I can do it. Give me the information" came the Chinese man's voice.
After a few minutes of talking and getting the information to the Chinese man Naru declared that he and Mai would be returning to the house to give the man the supplies he needed. After half an hour of collecting the supplies Naru and Mai got into a cab to take back to the house. Once they got back to the house they saw the front door open, "Didn't they say that the house was locked down?" asked Mai as they neared the house.
"The ghost probably wants us to go in. We need to get this to Lin anyway so it works for us" Said Naru walking through the door. Once inside the door slammed shut making Mai jump.
After arriving in base camp Lin explained that it would take him two hours to complete the Hitogata. Naru sat down by the monitors while everyone else sat at on the couches waiting to finally get rid of the ghost. For two hours the group sat in a tense silence waiting for either the ghost to make a move or Lin to finish his project. Once the Chinese man rose from his seat on the opposite side of the room everyone waited for Naru's next plan of action.
"Father Brown, I need you to attempt the exorcism again so that we can get him here. Takigawa keep up your kiekie" Said Naru rising from his seat to take the wooden doll for Lin. Lin then walked over to the two girls in the room to act like their body guard for when the spirit showed up.
John cleared his throat to start his prayer, "In the beginning was the word and the word was God" he quoted from the bible in his strong and clear voice.
The room began to shake and creak as the black figure came into the door way of the room. The kiekie barrier did not reach all the way to the door but the black figure would not be able to move any further into the room. Lin moved the two girls further into the room away from the threat. The figure slowly formed into a man and it turned its attention to the two girls and gave an evil grin.
"Sakura, you came home" he smiled at them.
Naru stepped in front of the dark man blocking his view, "Mr. Nano these girls are not your wife. She is right here waiting for you" he said lifting the wooden doll up. He tossed the doll to the ghost and then there was a warm light all around him as he was reunited with his wife.
Several hours later the van was all packed up and client came back with his servants to great everyone, "Thank you so much for doing this. As a token of appreciation I would love it if you would all come to the dance that I am hosting tonight. Mr. Hoshou will be here to play in the band and I would love it if you would all stay"
Mai and Ayako jumped in joy at the thought of being around all the celebrities. John was happy to hear that he could finally see Monk play. Monk is always bragging about his band. The girls looked to Naru with pleading looks he crossed his arms over his chest, "We do not need to be attending parties" he said coolly.
"Please Naru. We don't have any new cases back home. It will be a lot of fun" Mai begged.
Naru looked from his assistant to his other friends and they had the same pleading look. He sighed in irritation, "Fine we will stay"
Narui Tao smiled at their decision, "Good my servants will pick out some dresses for the ladies to wear and we have a few suits for the men as well. I do hope you all enjoy yourselves" then the maids came in to lead them to the rooms.
Mai and Ayako were in the girls room with a maid named Mini, "The lady of the house has a lot of dresses to choose from. She is very thankful for all your help so here are your selections."
Mini had put many evening gowns on the bed some had sparkles other were satin and some were poufy. There were many choices to choose from. Ayako rummaged through the pile and pulled out a dark green dress with a slit on the slide that fit her perfectly.
Mini looked to Mai and noticed that she was several sizes smaller than Ayako, "Mai I know where I can get a dress for you. The lady is older than you so you won't fit in her dress but she has some from her teen years I don't think she would mind you borrowing." then Mini left the room.
While Mini looked for the dress Mai and Ayako got to work getting Ayako's hair and makeup done. Several minutes later Mini returned with three dresses, one was pure white that went down to the floor and had several flower patterns on it. There was also a long red dress that was strapless and the last dress was an elegant black. Ayako looked at the three and then pulled out the red one for Mai. "I think this would look the best on you. Also if you had long black gloves" Said Ayako giving the dress to Mai. Mini nodded in approval and left the room.
The dress fit Mai like a glove. Her small waist was perfect for the dress and it made it look like she had hips. For the next couple of hours with the help of Mini the girls did hair and makeup. John nocked on the door the exact moment the girls finished, "You ladies ready?" he asked through the wood.
Ayako opened the door with a triumphant smile, "Yep. Are you guys?"
John nodded and they talked for several minutes about how good the girls looked before he lead them down to the ball area where many guests had already arrived. All the boys in the group were wearing black tux's that Narui had laying around. The moment Monk saw Ayako he ran up and hugged her, "You look good priestess" he chuckled. Ayako hit him in the back of the head with her purse, "That is not how you great your wife" she growled.
Mai and John side stepped around the two and walked over to Naru and Lin. The taller man was currently on the phone with Madoka telling her about the case. Mai was speechless when she saw how good Naru looked in a tux. Smooth white skin was the perfect contrast to the elegant tux and she could see how his toned chest made the tux a little tight. Her cheeks reddened slightly. She looked away a little embarrassed at her red cheeks missing how Naru's eyes went wide slightly at her dress that made her look beautiful.
"Good evening Kazuya" greeted John as they walked over to him.
Naru nodded in greeting. They all turned their attention to Monk and Ayako as there squabble got a little louder. John ran over to quiet them down before they drew a crowd leaving Naru and Mai together. She turned to her dark eyed boss, "You look nice Naru" she smiled.
"So do you Mai." he smirked at her. Mai relaxed a little once they had actually said hello to each other.
"Do you know any of these people here?" she asked looking at the hundreds of guests.
Naru looked around as well, "I know of a few people here. No one I am personally acquainted with."
Mai's eyes widened a little, "Who are some of the people?"
As Naru was pointing out a tall business man that was famous in the Americas while Narui walked over to the teens with another two men at his side. "Ah, Mr. Shibuya I would like for you to meet some friends of mine" he said gesturing to the two men. They both had on black suits. One of the men had greasy black hair and small green eyes. The other had his hair styled up in a weird way and dark eyes.
"Mr. Brooks and Mr. Shau this is Mr. Shibuya and his assistant Ms. Taniyama. They were the people I called in about that problem I told you about" he said introducing everyone.
"Mr. Tao I cannot believe you let some kids handle that for you" said the greasy man, Brooks.
"Where did you even find these children?" asked Mr. Shau looking at the client.
Naru cleared his throat gaining the attention of the two rude men, "Excuse me sirs but I would be pleased to inform you that my business has a very good reputation. We have been hired all throughout Japan and never failed a case" he said politely.
Mr. Tao smiled, "They were even hired by the former prime minister. These kids are very good at their job."
Mr. Brooks sent a disapproving look at Naru, "They must use some trick. I must be going back to the Mrs. good evening Mr. Tao and Mr. Shau I will talk to you later" he then turned and walked away ignoring Naru and Mai.
The other man did the same, "Sorry about them. When I told them I had gotten rid of my problem they were very excited to meet you. My apologies please enjoy the rest of your night" Mr. Tao said and then left.
Mai huffed drawing Naru's attention, "Those men were so rude to you"
Naru smirked, "I am used to it. It is worse in England"
Mai looked at his curiously, "Why is that? I thought you were famous over there"
The black haired boy turned back to his group with Mai, "Same reasons. I am a child to them"
Monk came running over to the two, "Guys come meet my band. We are gonna be playing soon" he cheered.
After an hour of meeting Monk's band and eating some food the music began to play. Ayako was up on stage with Monk and he gave her a small part to do in some of his songs, she has a very good singing voice. As Mai, Naru, John and Lin stood off to the side watching everyone dance they heard a familiar squeal from the entrance. Madoka came running over to everyone in a blue evening dress followed by Masako who was walking over in her normal kimono attire.
"Lin let's go dance" she pleaded pulling the tall Chinese man to the dance floor. Monk and his band had been instructed to only play slower songs not there normal rock style. Sense it was the manager's party, they had to listen making it was easy for Madoka to get Lin to slow dance with her.
Masako and Mai talked for a few minutes, they were the best of friends while John and Naru just listened to them in amusement. Masako was retelling Mai a story about one of her assistants painting her nails two different colors without noticing. The two girls found in hilarious while Naru and John just looked at each other confused. After a couple more minutes and a new song started John wrapped his arm around Masako's waist making her blush, "Want to dance?"
Masako nodded with a big smile and the couple went to the dance floor to join Madoka and Lin. Mai smiled as she watched all of her friends. Then she got an idea and turned to Naru who was also watching the crowd with boredom.
"Can I borrow your phone?" she asked sweetly.
Naru turned his attention to his assistant, "Why not use yours?"
The brunette smiled shyly, "I left it in the van. Please Naru just for a minute?"
The blue eyed boy sighed in irritation and pulled his phone out of his pocket and handed it to the girl. Mai smiled making Naru's heart speed up and she turned it to the camera setting. Naru watched in curiosity as she zoomed in on the pairs of their friends. She took a few pictures of Monk and Ayako on the stage then got an amazing picture of Lin and Madoka as he spun her around in the dance. She had to wait a few second for John and Masako to turn so she could get a good picture of them together.
After taking all the pictures she turned back to Naru and handed him the phone back, "Can you send those to me later?"
Naru took the phone back and put it in his pocket, "Can I ask why?"
Mai smiled again and turned back to the crowd, "We don't really do fun things like this as a group. Like I have said before we are a family and I want to preserve these memories." she said as she watched John spinning Masako around.
Naru still looked at the girl standing next to him, he found himself wanting to make her smile all the time. When he was back in England for those six months all he could think about was the brown haired assistant back in Japan and that beautiful smile she always wore no matter what was going on. Thinking about what she just said Naru allowed a small smile on his lips, this girl is amazing he thought.
"Mai do you want to dance?" he asked her turning to look at the crowd.
She jumped in surprise, "Wh- you want to dance?" she looked at him wide eyed.
He smirked at her, always making the cutest faces, "That is why we are here. This is a dance?" he teased.
Mai looked down at the floor with red cheeks, "I don't know how" she mumbled just loud enough for him to hear.
His smirk grew a little, "This is fine. With me as the lead you will look like you know what you're doing"
"Narcissist" she chuckled.
Another slow song was about to start and Naru gently grabbed her hand and lead her to the dance floor. He placed his hand on her waist and held her other hand and they began to dance. She felt like she was floating across the dance floor, she smiled at Masako who giggled at her in return. For the next two hours Mai had the night of her life. Dancing with Naru and giggling with her friends as they watched Monk play. After a while Mr. Tao came on stage and everyone stopped dancing to give him attention, "Thank you everyone for coming here tonight. As you are all probably aware by now. I had a slight problem earlier this week." there were some laughs through the crowd. "But that problem has been resolved thanks to the help of Kazuya Shibuya and his company Shibuya Psychic Research" there was a bunch of clapping around the hall.
"These young kids put their lives on the line to help hopeless people like me and I can't thank them enough. So make sure to give them your thanks or you would not be drinking my wine tonight" he chuckled. "Also with what I have experienced in my home I know that ghosts are real. If you have anything funny in your house I am sure these kids can figure it out. Now enjoy the rest of your night" He said and Monk came back to the mike and the music started up again.
Mai and Naru walked away from the dance floor to get a drink. A tall man came walking over to them with a big smile on his face, "Excuse me. Are you two with the Psychic team?" he asked them.
Naru nodded as he stood beside Mai, "yes sir. Can we help you with anything?"
"Oh no. I don't have a ghost or anything but I was curious if there was a certain person that worked with you. You see my son has been telling me all about his girlfriend that works with ghosts. I was just curious if she was working with you guys."
Mai's intuition kicked in and she subtly grabbed Naru's arm without the man noticing. Naru raised an eyebrow at her but turned back to the man a little cautious now, "Who might this girl be?"
The man put a finger to his chin trying to remember the name, "I think it was Taniyama. Mai Taniyama. He said he hasn't been able to contact her in a few days. If you were working here that would make sense."
Naru stiffened a little but continued to talk to the man as he noticed Mai subtly step behind him, "Excuse me sir. But does your son happened to be named Rin?"
The man smiled, "Yes. Do you know him?"
"Not in the good way. Are you aware that your son was arrested a couple nights ago for stalking, harassing and assault?" Naru asked narrowing his eyes at the man.
The man chuckled, "That was just a miss understanding. His girlfriend was just being funny. Her boss just got in the way"
Naru shifted completely in front of Mai and glared at the man, "Actually sir. Your son has been harassing my employee for the last three months. He came into my business the other night and we had to call the police. Now please tell him to stay away from her and my business"
The man glared back, "I don't think you know who you are talking to boy" stepping closer to Naru.
"No sir. I believe you don't. Now please enjoy your night." Naru snaked his arm around Mai's waist and lead her to the other side of the room.
"Wow Naru." was all Mai could say.
The stopped walking once they reached Madoka and Lin, "Please let me know if either one of them talks to you" said Naru not removing his arm from her waist.
She nodded. Looking at the confused looks on Lin and Madoka's faces Mai explained to them what happened. Madoka got mad and Lin just grabbed her and pulled her to the dance floor again to distract her.
"What is wrong with that family?" Mai asked mostly to herself.
Naru shrugged and grabbed a glass of water from the table behind him and handed it to her, "I don't know. But be careful Mai"
She drank a few sips then sighed, "This was such a good night" she mumbled.
"It still is." He said grabbing her hand and leading her to dance for another hour.
Once Monk's band was done signing for the night the SPR gang got dressed back into their clothes and thanked Tao for letting them stay and piled into their cars. Madoka rode in the front of the van with Lin while Naru and Mai sat in the back.
"How did you and Masako get here?" Mai asked once she noticed that Masako was getting into Monk's car with John.
"Once Lin told us what was going on we jumped in a cab. I picked Masako up from the set she was on and Lin said that he and Monk could take us back" she smiled as she got comfortable in the seat.
Mai and Madoka spent half of the ride talking about how fun the party was and about the case before they both fell asleep. Madoka was resting against the window and Mai had fallen against Naru's shoulder. Naru sighed he grabbed his jacked that was laying on the seat and draped it over her. The remainder of the drive was quiet and the two men quietly moved the woman in the correct cars once they got back to the office and drove there separate ways. Getting to Naru's house, he carried her to her bed and then locked up the house himself. While Mai dreamt about all the fun she had with all her friends.