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"What?! So Mai's a wolf?" Madoka asked trying to grasp the situation, Naru nodded in reply. Madoka looked at Lin who had his own brow furrowed in thought.
"Lin for something like this to happen," she started.
"I know Madoka but I never thought that I would be lucky enough to encounter......And for it to be Taniyama-san......" Lin said trailing off.
Naru had had enough of being left in the dark and went to voice this but was beaten by an angry and impatient Bou-san.
"What the hell are you two talking about? What about Mai?!" he yelled standing up to his full height.
"Bou-san do you know what a familiar is?" Madoka asked the head strong monk.
"A-a familiar?"
"Yes, they are supposedly spirits or creatures that wizards or witches would have to keep them company, even Lin's shikigami are familiars. It was said that the familiar was as powerful as their master but there were some cases where the master became as powerful as the familiar, draining them of their energy, it was a cruel way for them to become powerful," she said clenching her fists at the thought, Lin could see that Madoka was becoming upset, so he decided to continue for her.
"These familiars were captured Angels," he said causing the group to gasp.
"Angels?!"
"That's right, however it took a demon to control them," Madoka added pulling herself together. "It was said that humans would fuse with demons in order to sustain enough power to capture the angels," she said shaking her head sadly.
Masako gasped as she remembered the man fusing with the statue to become a wolf. Madoka continued, barely aware of Masako's gasp.
"There was a time when angles were said to have walked among us, but humans.....they hunted them down for their power and devoured them for their own selfish purposes, but devouring an angel comes at a price, like opening the Pandora box the killing of an angel brought war, suffering, diseases and death," she said shocking the group further. "It was said that when the last of the angels was about to be wiped out, a Kirin arrived to grant it's last wish. The angel was said to have become bitter and fused with the Kirin using its power to take revenge on the human race, making it so that once every millennia, a hybrid of Kirin and angel would be born," she finished, Naru eyes widened as he began putting two and two together.
"I'm sorry but I'm unfamiliar with a Kirin was it?" John said confused.
"A Kirin is an ancient creature that is said to grant wishes and punish the wicked," Bou-san answered. "It right at the top of the list of most powerful creatures," he added showing the number one with his fingers to which John nodded his head in understanding. "But what has that got to do with Mai and her turning into a wolf?" Bou-san asked turning back to Lin and Madoka.
"It is a symbol, the white shows her pure heart while the wolf shows her bravery and loyalty to her friends," Madoka explained.
"But I still don't understand how she turned into a wolf," Bou-san said confused.
"Hang on a second, are you trying to say that Mai is this angel Kirin hybrid!?" Yasuhara asked shocked earning loud shocked gasp from John and Bou-san.
"I don't know, but if there is a chance, a small chance that she is, then I....then the situation becomes critical, and Mai will always be on the run from people who will try to use her power for their own selfish desires," Madoka replied as a few tears escaped.
"But Mai can't....I mean....." Bou-san stuttered not sure what he could say.
"Mai fits the pattern Takigawa-san, she brings joy to those around her, unconsciously granting their wishes. The wolf represents her spirit, it was the year she was born, in the year of the dog. No one knows what a Kirin looks like, some say it's a dragon, others say its deer looking creature. But we think it is represented by the animal it's best suited to be, thus being born into the animals' year," Lin said trying to explain.
"So because Mai is Loyal, brave and tenacious and she was given the wolf as an animal spirit?" John asked trying to understand.
"Essentially yes, but for now we believe that Mai is the angel Kirin hybrid," Madoka said in all seriousness.
"If she is then I will protect her and her identity with my life," Naru said joining the conversation for the first time, Madoka nodded in approval while turning to the others to hear what they had to say.
"Hey Mai's like a sister to me, so anyone who messes with Mai has me to deal with," Bou-san said with determination.
"I too will look out for Mai," Masako said from her bed her body language read neutral but her eyes burned with friendship and determination.
"As will I," Yasuhara said, they turned to John to see what he had to say, it would be hard for him because in Christianity an Angel is a huge deal.
"Brown-san?" Lin asked bringing the young priest out of his musings.
"I will protect Mai, but.... I don't think we should tell Mai," he said blurting out his thoughts.
"What? Why? She has a right to know," Bou-san said in protest.
"I agree with John-san. It will be too dangerous if Mai found out, she may take it upon herself to fix everyone's problems," Naru added earning nods of agreement from John, "It would break her heart if there was something she couldn't save as well as knowing that she could be a potential danger to her friends," Naru added thinking about his bubbly assistant.
"Well if you're sure," the monk said seeing as the others seemed to agree with what Naru said.
"Naru's right Bou-san, Mai deserves a chance to live like a normal person," Madoka added with a smile. Bou-san nodded in defeat.
"Yeah you're right, but who's going to tell Ayako, I think she needs to know what we are dealing with," he said turning his thoughts to the Miko.
"Yes Ayako treats Mai like her daughter, we should be able to trust her with this information," Masako said.
"How did you come by this theory? I've never heard of it before," Yasuhara asked with his hand in his chin.
"It's not a well known myth Yasuhara, we only came across it by accident in our days as young ghost hunters, now though it seems like fate," Madoka answered reminiscing about the past. "The ancient transcript that contained the information was destroyed in a fire, like I said, it was pure luck that we read it in the first place," she added coming out of the memory.
Naru nodded at the woman, realizing that he knew everything he needed to, he stood up and curtly left the room without a word. He didn't need to say anything as they all knew where he was going. The see Mai.
"To be honest I'm surprised the boy left the wolf in the first place with how possessive he's been over her," Bou-san commented, "He didn't even know it was Mai," he said with a laugh as he recalled all the things he had walked in on Naru doing, the teen even took the girl out for walks by himself.
"What do you mean?" Madoka asked hoping to get some juicy stories on the young lad.
"Well like this one time Naru was moaning about Mai having gone missing while she was on his lap and began ranting about how incredibly stupid he thought she was when Mai bit him causing him to drop her, though it seemed to get worse once Naru brought the spray out," Bou-san said laughing.
"The spray?" Madoka asked with a small laugh wanting to find out the rest. Yasuhara answered.
"That's right, it seems Mai was having fun taunting him and well......"
Naru was walking down the hallway of the hospital, following the signs that lead to the childrens ward knowing that Mai and Ayako were there cheering up the ill children, something that seemed to fit Mai, they were lucky the doctors let them bring Mai in at all, but after some 'persuading' they had allowed her in hoping that she may do some good. He thought back to a few days ago, when he had finally admitted his feeling for Mai to himself, and Mai as well it seems.
Flashback
Naru was sitting at the desk he had asked to be in the base room, Mai was in his lap as he stroked her soft fur while reading through a file Yasuhara had given him. He was alone in the base room with the exception of the white wolf that unknown at the time to him was Mai. He sighed and placed the folder down.
"Mai," he said sadly causing the wolf to look up at him with her sad puppy like eyes.
"You probably don't know who Mai is," he said talking to the wolf. "For that I am sorry, I'm sorry that you couldn't meet the bubbly, reckless annoying yet lovable girl," he said releasing out his emotions, it had been two days since the police had declared Mai missing and the worry had mounted up on the teen, now that he was alone with the exception of the animal he felt that he could show his vulnerable side, though if anyone asks, he wasn't being vulnerable, he was just stating facts; he missed Mai.
Mai herself felt her heart glow at the fact that he did care about her, it was something right? Even if he wasn't in love with her, he did love her as a friend, and tea maker she thought with a giggle.
"You're very much like Mai," he said breaking the silence that fell over them, Mai looked up at him, tilting her head to the side causing Naru to let out a small smile.
"Yes, you and her, you're the only people in my life that have managed to make me smile a genuine smile. A thing I haven't managed since Gene died, I.....I don't think I could bear to lose another person I love," he said in such a small whisper that Mai wasn't sure she hadn't imagined it. "She brought light in my dark world, I can't lose her," he said holding back the tears.
"Just like Naru," Mai thought as she licked his cheek tears running down her own muzzle as she cried for him.
"I Love you to," she said whispering in his ear. For a second Naru had thought he had heard Mai's sweet voice whispering her love to him, he vowed that he would find her, and he would share his first kiss with her.
End flashback
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