Naru softly smiled at Mai, she become closer to him these last few days. She even let him touch her, before, she will immediately slapped his hands away and scold him for being a pervert. Before he knew it, he… became attached to her, it was as if he kept looking for her warmth and presence.

It seems that I… Naru thought, glancing at the girl. I can't help… but totally fallen in love… It seems Ayako won huh… Naru shook his head. No! No! There's no way I will lose! And were talking about millions here! Not just some Yen!

He flinched when a small hand touched his forehead. "Are you okay?" Mai worriedly asked. "You don't seem to have a fever."

He's in his office and it seems he didn't notice when Mai entered with his tea. He softly took her hand kissed it. "I'm fine. You don't have to worry."

"Ah! That's right!" She exclaimed, discreetly taking her hand. "Your parents will arrive tomorrow, its better if we will close the office, for you to have time to get ready."

Naru fondly smiled. "That's very considerate of you, Mai. Then I'll do what you said. I will pick you in your apartment."

Mai waved her hands. "No! No! Don't do that! I will be in the venue on my own. I want to surprise you!" She smiled at him.

"Surprise?"

She nodded. "Yup~"

"I'll look forward to it then."

"Okay~" She chimed.

You should really look forward to it! I don't want my effort gone to waste! She angrily thought.

"Hey, Noll!" Gene greeted upon entering the place.

"Naru-bou!"

"Yo, Boss!"

"Naru~~" Ayako sang, waving the cheque on her hand. "We do what you said to bring our cheques!" Lin and Masako both smirked at him, placing the small piece of paper on their respective tables.

"You seemed lively!" They turned around and a middle aged couple.

"Mom! Dad!" Gene greeted, he stood up went to hugged them. Naru do the same, so as Masako.

"What were you talking about?" Luella asked them with a teasing grin.

"Naru might have a girlfriend after tonight." Gene announced, which earn a glare from his brother and giggles from his friends.

The couple blinked. "'Naru'...?"

"Oh! That's Noll's nickname given to her by his cute assistant!" Madoka squealed.

"Oh my! I wanted to meet her! She sounds interesting!" Luella exclaimed in delight.

"Don't worry Ma'am, Naru invited her tonight." Bou-san said.

Luella sniffed. "I'm glad that he found someone that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with."

"Mom! I'm not thinking that far yet!" He burst out, with a red-face. His friends laugh at his reaction.

"By the way, where is she? She's quite late." Yasuraha mumbled glancing on his wristwatch.

"Oh come on! Girls usually took some time preparing!" Ayako informed. "Getting dress, putting some make-up, doing the hair! There are lots of things to do!"

"Right! You mean someone like you? Who made wait for two hours?" Bou-san grumbled. The miko elbowed him on the gut.

"Did you say something old man?" She inquired, smiling at him. The monk shook his head vigorously.

The couple watched the youngsters laughing, teasing with each other. Pleases that their son found good friends in a foreign country.

"Ah!" Yasuhara exclaimed, pointing at the entrance. Others whipped their heads, and they all dropped their jaws, while Naru gaped in shock.

"Mai-san..." John worriedly called the girl.

She was intensely glaring on her reflection in the mirror. She's wearing a black skirt, a black halter top that shows her navel and a black high-boots decorated with chains. She colored her lips with vibrant red-matte lipstick, and tied her hair in a high ponytail with her bangs hang loosely on her face. Amy even cried when she saw her appearance for the first time, and demanding to bring back her 'real mama Mai'.

"I... hate him so much, John." She whispered bitterly, clenching her hands. "He used me, and his friends were just laughing on it."

"Do you love him?" The priest asked.

Mai shook her head. "Almost." She admitted. "I almost fall for him, but I'm lucky to see that guy's true color before I totally fallen, to know that his kindness was just an act to make me fall." She sniffed her tears out, not wanting to cry and smeared her mascara and eyeliner. "I won't forgive him until he grovels on my feet."

John sighed. "Mai-san, revenge is not always the answer. I want you to listen first to his reasons why he did such thing."

"For what?!" She yelled. "To give him chance to make a fool out of me for the second time?! The reason is simple, for him to look 'cool' in front of his friends!"

"Mai-san..."

The girl shook her head, not wanting to hear any more of what he was going to say. "That's enough. I'm going now." She informed before leaving the orphanage.

John made a sign of a cross before praying for safety and to enlighten her mind.

The clacks on her every footstep made everyone in the restaurant turned their heads to the newly arrived girl. When she arrived on the table where they waiting, she saw shock look on Naru's face. She glared at the people who were supposedly betting with Naru, the said people flinched under her intense glare, even Lin felt chill throughout his body. The small piece of paper caught her attention.

So... it's really true... She sadly thought.

"J-J-Jou-chan...?" Bou-san stuttered.

She didn't mind him and brought back her attention to the man she hates the most. She smirked at him. "Your friends really prepared everything."

"Mai...?" He whispered. Naru's mind short-circuited when he saw her entered the place not wearing the dress that he bought, but what really caught his attention was the look on her eyes, it was dead. It seems that the sparks that he loves so much have all gone out.

His heart thumped rapidly, for the first time, he felt... scared. Not even facing a demon can scared him this much.

This is bad! It seems that she knew! He mentally panicked.

"Mai –"

The girl cut off his words when she grabbed the tie on his shirt and crashed her lips on his, leaving everybody stunned.