Bang Bang

A/N: Can anyone guess where I'm getting my titles from? If you do I'll give you hints or spoilers.

Disclaimer: See chapter one, and if I owned them I wouldn't owe the government and the bank so much money right now… sometimes being a student sucks.

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Bou-san decided that some fate existed that hated him. It wasn't that the day had started off particularly terrible, though falling out of bed should have given him a clue, but it had officially become a bad day. He was wandering around looking for something to do since his band rehearsal that had been long over due was canceled, again… Bou-san sighed to himself as he continued walking since he couldn't even go and visit his favorite adopted sister and if he dropped by SPR he would just get thrown out and insulted. He had nothing to do.

Thinking about Mai made him remember the other day and her odd request from Naru as well as the circumstances surrounding it.

FLASHBACK (Makes me think of flashdance…)

Bou-san, Ayako, and Yasuhara were visiting Mai at SPR while Naru had just yelled that he did not run a café. The four were chatting about an upcoming case (I'm being a bad author and will give the details when they're needed, Wahwahwahawah, sorry for the evil laugh).

"Mai, tea." Naru demanded as usual. Even though the heat was still present it was not as bad as the day when Watanuki and Doumeki had visited and Naru deemed that if he was not going to suffer from heat-stroke he wanted his tea hot. This, of course, was much to the discomfort of Mai since she was the one who had to sweat through making the tea in the steaming kitchenette.

Even still she answered with a "Yes" and ran off to make it.

While Mai was in the kitchenette making the tea the phone rang. Bou-san, Ayako and Yasuhara all looked at each other, Mai didn't hear the phone over the whistle of the kettle and none of them were going to answer it. After the third ring Naru came out of his office, glared at the three people he considered more useless than a ball of ear wax, and answered the phone himself.

"Shibuya Physic Research, Shibuya-san speaking." Naru said in a rather brisk tone as though he didn't like to talk on the phone.

"She is not available at the moment." The three heard him say in reply to whatever was requested from the other side of the conversation.

"I am not her answering machine, so no; I will not tell her you called." Naru's eyes were beginning to narrow.

"I do not care even if you think it is a matter of life and death, Mai does not need to see you!"

After that statement Naru slammed the phone down and then directed his glare at the three of them. They all gulped as they saw their lives flash before their eyes. Naru went back into his office while Mai came out and followed him to serve his tea. The next part stunned the trio into silence and wondering.

They could all hear raised voices through Naru's door, which was not abnormal to hear Mai's raised voice but Naru's was as well. Mai was very angry and Naru was speaking rather loudly about freaks while Mai threw the freak comment back in his face. Naru's voice quieted for a minute followed by Mai running out of his office and yelling,

"I am taking Saturday off whether you like it or not! If you really don't like it fire me!" punctuated by the door slamming shut. None of them heard Naru, on the other side of the door, mutter something about bad influences in the shape of boys who roll around on the floor.

"What did he do this time?" Bou-san asked the girl in that 'I'm your big brother and you can tell me anything' way.

(Sniff)"Don't worry Bou-san, I'll be fine… would you like some iced coffee? And iced tea for Ayako-san and Yasuhara-san?" Mai asked as she broke into a smile.

Bou-san frowned a bit to himself, this was the first time since they'd met that Mai didn't come to him with whatever it was that Naru had done to make her cry. But then again he figured she probably needed to learn to grow-up, so he smiled back and accepted the coffee.

BACK TO NOW

Bou-san was currently wondering just why Mai had requested, or rather demanded, Saturday off. That had been Wednesday and she still had her job. But since today was the day she had wanted off he had already dropped by her apartment to see if she wanted to see him, only to find she was not home. So now Bou-san was wandering a park filled with people and pets as he tried to think of something to do and stop his mind from running around in circles wondering what Mai was doing.

After a few minutes of wandering aimlessly he saw a boy yelling at… air? Deciding that no one yelled at air without a reason he made his way towards the boy. As he neared the boy stopped yelling and a confused look crossed his face. The boy looked around and spotted Bou-san.

"Are you an exorcist?" The boy asked causing Bou-san to blink.

"Among other things" was the reply.

"Well thank you for keeping that thing from eating me…" The boy trailed off looking around and yelling "Mai, Doumeki, I'm over here!"

Bou-san didn't know which he was more surprised by, the way the boy flapped his arms or the fact that the Mai he called was Bou-san's Mai. As Mai and the other boy ran up the first boy started talking about some monster that had tried to eat him and ended his wild one-sided conversation with inviting Bou-san to have lunch with them. Mai took one look at Bou-san and burst out laughing.

"I'm going to have to start agreeing with Yuuko that there is only Hitsuzen." Mai got out between giggles.

The two boys looked at her and then at Bou-san.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Bou-san these are my friends."

After introductions were made Watanuki started going off about food and Mai was helping him prepare it.

"So you're that monk who ran from his temple?" Doumeki asked Bou-san.

"Well I think the better term would be I'm taking a break from it. How did you know?"

"My family has a shrine; you know how the old monks like to talk…"

This caused Bou-san to laugh as he remembered some of the gossip he had heard while at the temple. Doumeki joined him and the two laughed and talked for a few minutes about the memories.

It wasn't long before Watanuki and Mai were placing plates and chopsticks out for everyone. Bou-san had to wonder how Watanuki was able to flail about and nag on Doumeki while making the lunch. He also wondered what the food was going to taste like with the way Watanuki went on about how he slaved over making it.

Once they started eating Bou-san's eyes just about popped out. He never would have thought that something could taste this good.

"Watanuki, you are a genius!" Bou-san was able to get out between taking bites of the delicious food.

"Thank-you, at least not all monks are devoid of proper manners." Watanuki answered while directing the last part of his reply towards Doumeki.

"Idiot" Doumeki said.

"Um, why don't we go and play in the water?" Mai suggested to stop the name calling that would soon escalate into Watanuki face-planting after Doumeki found a way to turn Watanuki's own insult back on him.

"Lovely idea Mai, but where do you suggest we get the water? Or the swim-wear? Or the towels? Since we obviously did not plan on doing…" Watanuki stopped when he saw Mai was trying to decide if she wanted to be angry or cry, either one was doom for him. If she got angry he would have a rather large bump on his head for a few days, if she cried Doumeki and Bou-san would make him pay. Lucky for him she got angry.

Thawp

"Ouch, did you have to hit so hard?" Watanuki whined while rubbing his head.

"If you didn't try to act like a know-it-all it wouldn't happened!" Mai hissed. "I get enough of that at work!"

Watanuki tried to look for help from either of the two men. Bou-san shrugged and smiled. Doumeki added,

"You should have known better"

"Please Mai… not the rub… NOOONOOOO" Watanuki cried as Mai sat on him and rub his head with her knuckles.

"Doumeki, I'll never forgive you for teaching her this one." Watanuki growled from beneath Mai.

"Idiot"

Bou-san was laughing so hard he thought his sides had spilt. Mai jumped off Watanuki and gave her Bou-san a hug saying,

"I feel like I have three brothers now… I wish we could be…" Bou-san looked at her and could see that she was truly enjoying herself, wanting it to last. It was brought to a bit of a halt as Watanuki said,

"You need to be careful what you wish for… sometimes the price is too high."

Bou-san and Mai held identical looks of 'WTF' as Doumeki cleared his throat.

"I think that we should all be her older brothers, and so Mai, you can call me Nii-san if you want."

"I would like that very much, but if I call all of you Nii-san won't that get confusing?"

"Well, you can call Watanuki Nee-chan and Bou-san you already call Bou-san so I don't think that needs to change."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE CAN CALL ME NEE-CHAN! I AM NOT A GIRL!" Watanuki was able to make the whole park hear that while flapping his arms and making a rather large display of himself. Mai giggled and the others laughed.

Watanuki was still fuming while Bou-san, Mai and Doumeki chatted. Abruptly Watanuki became silent.

"What is it?" Doumeki asked.

"Can't tell, but it is not nice."

"Should me and Bou-san leave?"

"No, I think it would just follow you and I don't think Doumeki can protect you and me at the same time if we're separated."

"I am a monk, so I can protect her."

"Huh? Oh yeah, Doumeki what do you think?"

"I'm not the one that can see it, idiot."

"Argh, fine than, it looks like a troll with pink hair and green eyes."

"Pink hair?"

"Yes like the little trolls people used to buy all the time in the eighties."

"I don't think I've come across one these before." Doumeki said.

"I don't have a clue what you are talking about." Bou-san said, at which point Mai grabbed his hand and started for his car.

"They'll have an easier time taking care of that thing if we are not there." She offered in way of an explanation, "Watanuki can see things, from what I understand of it you can compare his ability to Masako. Doumeki is an exorcist and they make-up a team."

"Oh, why do you hang around them?"

"They make me feel normal and safe."

"Hn, how'd you meet?"

"They saved me from getting eaten in a park and then they set-up wards in my apartment… Today was a way for me to thank them, I bought the food."

"Wait, you said they make you feel safe… Do I not do that?"

Mai saw this coming and was hoping to not have a car wreck, but sometimes there is only fate.

"No, I didn't mean it that way. But every time Watanuki is in trouble Doumeki rescues him… They have a bond and I wish I was able to find that with someone…"

Bou-san looked at her, understanding that she felt safe when he was with her but not when he was absent. He also realized that he was not the person to fill the role she had just described.

"I am sure that you will find someone to share that bond with."

They shared a smile and were distracted by a yell from Watanuki trying to find them.

"We're over here!" Mai shouted back.

Once they were all together again it was decided that Mai would get a ride from Bou-san and Doumeki would walk Watanuki home.

"So how long have you two been together?" Bou-san asked during the good-byes.

"What!?" Watanuki's mouth just flapped open as Mai again giggled and Doumeki smirked.

"See ya" Doumeki waved as he walked off dragging Watanuki behind him.

Watching them Bou-san was glad Mai had met them and made friends, or rather brothers now. Also he was happy that the day had a good ending.

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A/N: Writing all that fluff at the end of this has gotten me in the mood for some serious angst now, oh well. I promise that Naru vs. Yuuko will come soon, just wanted to do a little something before that and this popped into my head but I couldn't get it to flow so it took a bit to get it down and that's why it wasn't up sooner. Anyways, I know it sucked (Ok so it didn't really for all of you who get mad at me for saying that), but please review so that I can now how to improve and what I'm doing right, thanks )

Nee-chan: Japanese for older sister said in a cute or endearing way.

Nii-san: Older brother.

Bou-san: monk, but that's what they call him