He was so close, so vulnerable...and trusting. I'm sorry.
"You're tense."
"Shibuya-san, stop it." Her voice came out so cold, so calculating. It shocked them both. Mai's heart rose and sank. She would be able to trick him, to protect him. "We need to talk." Confused Naru let go, walked around the desk and sat down staring at her with eyes to match her tone.
"Explain yourself, Miss Taniyama," thinking it another game. She lowered her gaze and recited those words that break the magic spell binding the two together.
"Let's end it." Naru would have fallen of his chair had he not been him. He though back to all their memories together, she never once showed a sign of wanting to leave and now... No he will not allow it to end here just like that. He jumped out of his chair and grabbed the leaving Mai's wrist. "Let go." Although a cliché he held on tighter. "You're hurting me" both physically and mentally.
"Not until you tell me why." Her eyes looked up at his. She really wanted to tell him but then all the planning would become useless. True all the plans she made in the past relating to Naru never worked out the way she wanted but this time it was her final attempt to outsmart Naru. Her last challenge, no, her second to last challenge; for she had no doubt that Naru would find out after. Tears formed in her eyes. She tried to turn her head away but Naru's other hand held it where it was. "Answer me...ple..." his eyes had darkened, the final light hoping that she was joking began to fade as Ayako walked into the room, naturally already on Mai's side, she walked in and pushed him away from her. Taking her hand she took Mai away from him just like that. The two headed towards the door. No I can't just let Mai go like this. He pulled himself together and reached his office doorway. There he could see it. Mai embraced by Lin.
"You two hurry up, stop acting lovey dovey here." Followed by an irritated comment "it makes me feel like I'm a mother giving away her daughter." With that said the two left the office, Lin's arm round Mai. Naru dropped to his knees. So that was it, she didn't love him but was using him to get to Lin. She was like all the others using him to get to either his twin or Lin. No different. How could he not have seen that? He got up, went to his seat and sat down. No, Mai's not that type. That means it was Lin who seduced her to be with him instead. As he glanced round all he saw was the places he and Mai had been. All her smiling faces as though to haunt him. He flipped his desk; papers filled the floor, photos spewed from the middle draw and his laptop, where he had kept all their pictures and videos, as though to get back at him, started to replay the time when Mai had a new camera and they were trying it out. They were in Taiwan at the time. Lin's family friend had requested them as a favour. They had finished the job when Mai declared she wanted to get a camera. The two went and bought one and travelled to a place known as the water maze where local teens rumours say if one could traverse across the maze and not fall in then the couple were a divine couple, a pair who were meant to be. Having lost in a game of rock, paper, scissors Mai was to cross over to Naru. During her whole challenge Naru had filmed it all. All her expressions captured. The laptop's battery died as Mai was two steps from him. Even though the screen was black, Naru could still see the scene playing before him, the face of Mai when she made it. The image wouldn't fade, he didn't want to let go of her hand. Mai, please don't leave me, please. He wished he could've said those words; his pride was no longer an issue. All Naru wanted was her by his side again and never to leave him, he will not let her go. As he began to plot how to take Mai from Lin he began to clean his office.
The fight, of who Mai belongs to, begins now.