I own nothing! I did say short story. I'm thinking no more then five or six pages. So there will be some time skips. I'll have Mai tell you little bits of what went on in between. So worry not.

Mai's pov*****************

I wake to the sound of my alarm going off. I smack the off button and climb out of my bed yawning and stretching. I wake to my bathroom with groggy eyes and turn on the shower. I step in shower then shave. Then brush my teeth and hair.

I head back to my bedroom now fully awake. I grab a pair of dark blue tight cropped jeans and my short sleeve white tee shirt. I look over to my alarm clock. (Crap I have fifteen minutes to get to work. Breakfast on the go then.) I grab a protein bar and my purse and run out the door to catch the train.

I make the train. As I hold onto the pole I think back to everything that's happened.

It's been six days since we finished our last case. Everyone just got released from the hospital yesterday. Ayako had some slight head trauma. But the doctors think its starting to heal already. John's ribs where broken but he'll only need two more weeks for them to finish healing. Poor Monk had to have his leg re broken because it had started to heal wrong. So he'll be out for six more weeks. He was not happy to say the least about that.

Naru's been working Koujo and I to death at work. Koujo thinks he's upset that we decided to start seeing each other. (I don't get him. He rejected me so why is he mad? I thought he would have been relieved that I moved on. But nope he's mad. I can feel a blow out fight coming. It's either going to be Naru vs me or Koujo vs Naru.)

I hate that Koujo and Naru are at each other throats.(Their such good friend, but now I don't think their friendship will ever be the same.) Monk and Yasu still don't know about what happened on the case between Koujo and I. Yes, I got my period. But it only lasted three days. (Three days of hell. I had such bad cramps that Koujo made Naru let me leave really on the second day.) I think to myself.

Koujo and I have had two dinner dates. The last one we made a sleepover at his place. (I'm slowly falling for him. As soon as we walk out the office he switches off the silent all business no fun Lin and becomes my Koujo, this sweet, funny, music loving, extremely intelligent man. I love the fact that I get to see this side of him.

The train announces my stop so I get ready and step off the train. I walk up the stairs and onto the street above. As I come close to the corner I see Koujo standing there. "Koujo!" I call out to him. He looks around, and then smiles when his eyes meet mine. He makes his way over to me. "Good morning Mai." He says as he comes closer to me. I reach out and hug him. "Good morning. Are you late?" I ask him. "No I was running errands this morning." He told me as we crossed the street arm and arm.

We make our way to the office; he gets the door for me. (He's always the gentle men.)

But when we hang our stuff up someone comes out of Naru's office and Koujo freezes.

Standing next to Naru is a woman with long black hair and charcoal eyes. She's wearing a bright smile. "Koujo, It's been to long. Let me look at you. Have you been eating right?" She says while walking around Koujo and she's speaking Cantonese to him. "Mother I'm fine. I'm surprised to see you thou. Is father with you?" He asks her. "No no he's in England helping Martin. So I thought I would come see you."

I slide into the kitchen while they talked. I made some tea and prepared a plate with some cookies on it, since we have a guest. (This is Koujo's mom, who hates Japanese people. What if she finds out that were seeing each other!) All these thoughts come running through my head as I wait for the water to bowl.

Lin's pov*********************

My mother is spiting question at me so fast that I can't keep up or even have two secants to answer her. "Koujo, are you listening?!" she asks me finally stopping. I just stare at her blankly. "Koujo, I asked you about this girlfriend Noll told me about. She works here right? Where is she?" She asks while looking around. Naru answers for me from his usual seat. "Yes she works here. She's just in the kitchen probable making us some tea"

Oh, that nice of her I'll go help." She goes to stand when Mai comes through the door with a tray holding four cups of tea and a plate of cookies.

Wen looks at Mai. "This is your girlfriend..?" She questioned me. "Yes mother this is Mai. Mai this is my mother Lin Wen." I introduce Mai. Mai sits down the tray on the coffee table, then bowed her head to my mother. "It's nice to meet you Mrs. Lin." She say standing back up straight.

Mother looks Mai up and down, then she says. "Koujo, are you really dating a Japanese girl?" My mother stairs at Mai. "Yes mother, I've been seeing Mai for a while." I tell her. I can see that Mai is nervous under my mother's gaze and I put a hand on her back. Trying to sooth her nerves the only way I can with my mother in the room.

My mother catches my actions and narrows her eyes. "Mai, Are you all Japanese?" My mother asks. "No Mrs. Lin, I'm Japanese and American." Mai answers her. "Can you have kids?" She asks Mai. "Yes I can." Mai answers with a little embarrass voice. I glare at my mother for asking that. But my mother ignores me and continues. "Would you learn the traditions of our family in order to get your hair pin?" Mother asks Mai and she nods. "I wouldn't mind going that." Then for the first time since we walked through the door my mother smile. "Good, then I'm okay with your relationship with my son."

I see Mai's bright smile come back and I can't help but feel relived. "But to marry her you will have to get your fathers promotion." My mother adds in. This raises mine and Mai's anxiety right back up to where it was.

"Well I'm going to site see. I'll see you to later for lunch." Wen said with a smile as she grabs her purse and leaves through the door.

(I know what she's really doing. She'll call my father who will no doubt be here in a day or two. Crap!) I think then grab Mai's hand and take her to my office. The door opens on its own. We step in, and the door shuts.

"I'm so sorry Mai. I know that was terribly awkward for you. I had no clue she was coming here or I would of prepared you for her." I say while pulling her into a hug. "It's alright I knew I'd have to meet them eventually. I mean they are your parents after all." Mai was blushing as she said this. "So you do want me huh." I said with a knowing smile.

This causes her blush to turn even redder and spread to her ears.

"Come on Mai say it." I try to kooks it out of her. She hugs me tighter and puts her face against my chest. "I love you, Koujo." A fool blow smile breaks out on my face. (She finally said it and I couldn't be happier.) I think while holding her to my body.