Sorry for my(usual) lateness in updating hehehe *slowly shrunk*

Actually, right now i tried to finished "Who knows?" as I already finished write 12 chapters of it and i think already 70% finished(?).

Anyway, enjoy and don't forget to give me a review. it can be about anything, feedback, suggestion(?), critic, grammar mistake(?), etc!

CHAPTER 1

Saturday, 17 October

10.00 A.M.

'Ring ring ring' the office phone rang.

Mai pick it up, "Hello, Thank you for calling Shibuya Psychic Research. This is Taniyama Mai, How I can help you?"

"Hello Maii! It is Madoka! That is one hell of formal greeting," Madoka giggled.

"Madoka-san! Yes, isn't it? Naru told me to do that… Anyway, what make you call to office? Usually, you call…" Mai giggled, her eyes sparkling playfully.

"…Call who?"

Mai smiled ear to ear, "Lin, of course!"

"Ugh… Not always… just sometimes!" Madoka blushing a bit as she replied. Mai giggled again.

"Agh! Anyway, could you please tell Naru there will be a client for him today?" her tone change to serious and professional tone.

"Okay, is there more?" Mai asked as she noted down what Madoka said on colorful post-it, that always put beside the phone, together with four-colour-in-one pen.

"Hmm.. and that I already sent him the file."

"Is that all?"

"Yess~" Madoka said playfully.

"Then…. When are you coming here, madoka-san?"

"Hmm… I wonder when…" She making a "hmm" sound as if she was in the middle of thinking about that, "I don't know! Hehe~ but I think we can meet at the location of this case."

"I see!" Mai smiled cheerfully before she heard Naru's voice, "Mai, Tea!"

"Ugh… Tea-addict calling me… Sorry, Madoka. Catch up with you later on line or skype!"

"See ya later, Mai."

"I'll make it now…," Mai put the phone back on it place and stride to kitchenette. She took the tea-kettle from top cabinet and poured the water from the tap inside it. When the water already looked enough to make some cup of tea, she turned the tap off, put the kettle on the modern electric stove, and turned the stove on the high temperature to boil the water.

When the kettle made that 'pssshingg' sound or a 'whistle', Mai turned off the stove, poured some of the hot water into the teapot, swished the teapot around, and discarded the water. She did that to pre-heat it. After that, she put tea Naru liked, earl gray, until it coated the bottom of clear glasses teapot she use and poured the water. While She was waiting three minutes for it brewing, she rinse the tea cups with hot water left in the kettle to pre-heat it. 'Done!' she thought as put the lid on the teapot, shake it a little and pour the tea into two cups.

Mai put one tea spoon of sugar and a pinch of creamer on Naru's cup and added a lemon slice on Lin's. She put the cups on the tray and bring it to Naru and to Lin while she was at it. Mai knock Naru's door room and wait for his reply, "Come in".

"Here you are, Naru," she put it down slowly on his desk so she won't spill it.

Naru lift the cup up and take a sip right after she put it. He didn't say anything like 'thank you' just like usual. Mai stared at him, kind of waiting for his gratification act. Naru was staring back at her as he put down the cups, "What?".

"No 'thank you'?"

"Why should I?"

"Well, because I have made you a delicious tea."

"Then? You just do your job."

Mai grumbled and walk out from there irritated. She knock on Lin's door and went inside without waiting for his answer. Lin was in the middle typing on his laptop with his headphone on. She tapped on his shoulder lightly and smiled, "Do you want a tea?"

He looked at her and nod a little, "Yes please."

Mai place his cup on the free space on his desk. Lin slid down his headphone, leave it hanging on his neck, and raise the cup. He blew it slowly before taking a sip. "It's delicious, thanks Mai."

"Your welcome," Mai smiled and walk out of Lin's room.

She put the tray back on the kitchenette and pour one cup of tea for herself. She added one tablespoon of sugar and milk into it. She drank it slowly until her cup empty. 'Ah.. I forgot to tell Naru Madoka's message…' she remembered.

"Naru," she knocked the door again and waited patiently.

"Come in."

Mai opened the door and look at Naru that enjoy her tea while reading some documents. He didn't even bother looking at Mai and kept reading. She close the door behind here and sighed, "Naru, there is a message from Madoka-san."

"What is it?"

"She said there will be a client for you and she had sent the file to you."

"Okay."

"Naru…"

"Yes?"

"It's good to know you are back, but your attitude pissing me off," Mai getting closer to him.

"What?" Naru lift his head from the documents he have been reading since yesterday.

"You. Pissing. Me. Off." She scowled at him and poking him as she said every word.

"Then? I don't care with your opinion," he focused again on his document.

"You SHOULD care, you know. Because RECENTLY your attitude becoming RUDER than EVER. Even though you told me to read about how to act around people and not be rude, you yourself ARE rude to ME!" She almost screaming at the end of her sentence.

Naru glared at her and sighed, "Okay, noted". Mai still glared at him, irritated. As if there is a glaring competition between them, they kept glaring at each other until there was someone knocking on Naru's door. "Naru? Is there something wrong?" it is Lin. He stood up on other side of the door patiently, waiting for Naru's reply that came late.

"No, nothing, Lin." Naru shifted his gaze from Mai's eyes to his room door.

"What are you going to do now, Mai?" Naru asked as he was calmly looking at Mai.

"Nothing," she puffed her cheek, unsatisfied with Naru reaction. Naru put on bored look and tapped on his empty cup,"Then, fill my cup again." Mai snorted and rolled her eyes, "Please?" and a silence come over between them, Naru stared at her while Mai just looked away as if she didn't hear what he 'asked' from her.

Naru realized that Mai won't pull back even if he pierce her through. And he know that he need her tea, his tongue and throat keep asking more of it. 'That's why I employ her again…,' Naru sighed and back down from his stubbornness. "Please," He said in English.

Mai smiled, her English wasn't that good, but she understand what her boss just said. She looked at him and bowed down, "Okay, let me take that cup. Do you want a new brew or…?"

"New brew."

"Understood." Mai left the room with light steep and went to kitchenette.

She lift the tea pot, only a bit left. 'Let's put it into a bottle and put it inside the refrigerator,' she thought as her hand was searching for a bottle that usually is in the one of top cabinet. There were some bottle she found, she pick the Tupperware yellow bottle with the guitar-shape and pour the leftover.

After that, Mai clean the teapot while making a new batch of hot water using kettle that already emptied before. Just right when she finished drying the teapot, the kettle whistled. She turn the stove off and pour some water to teapot, to preheat it like before. Shake it around and remove the water. Covered the bottom with the leaves, pour the water that already left to cool down a little, and wait it stepping for three minutes. 'Wait time is it?' Mai checked her wristwatch.

"Eleven thirty… I wonder when the client will co–," Doorbell cut of her speaking to herself, 'Is it the client?'

Mai hurriedly walk there and opened the door. She found herself staring at tall and beautiful woman smiling at her. That woman's figure is just like a model, tall and slim… her black hair is really long and smooth, as if no matter what kind of wind blow it, it will fall perfectly like that. 'If she wear kimono, she will become a perfect Japanese beauty,' Mai thought as she stare at her kind dark brown–almost black– eyes. Then, she scrutinized her from head to toe. She was wearing black cotton parka, beige turtle neck, black straight jeans and a sneaker with simple black-grey tartan-patterned stole wrapped her neck plus some silver, black metal watches and leather bracelet on her both wrists. 'Simple clothes but looks perfect on her…' Mai thought again.

"Pardon me?" the woman in front of her said in English. Immediately, Mai confused with what to say to her.

A/N: I hope Mai is not too OOC... I tried making her tougher and can fight Naru back (?). And for Naru... i labelled him as tea-addict-that-only-can-be-satisfied-with-Mai's-tea lol. Oh yeah, what do you think about my OC? too disturbing? or not yet? huehe. R&R please~