Naru arrived home; the place where he and Mai spent many moments together. He had asked her to move in with him. The idea that she was not living with him was…absurd in his mind. She refused saying that it didn't feel proper.
Why has she chosen to betray me? How long have they been together behind my back? Did Mai start having feelings for Lin after he let down the cold façade barrier?
Despite being known amongst the group as the level-headed narcissist who deducted things logically, even he was taken for a ride when dealing with the heart. He can deduct and predict, but not control Mai; the one person who began to bring warmth to his life after so long, the one who made life almost bearable. This has become the most hurtful of things after losing Gene, fooled and mocked by an innocent façade; spat on by true love.
He felt weird. He wanted to go and fight Lin. He wanted to scream at Mai. He even wanted to cry! He got a pair of scissors and drew them across a cushion and threw it. The cushion emptied its inside in a cloud of feathers as it knocked a mirror to the ground, effectively smashing it. Naru was losing himself. It was an emotional roller coaster. It was tiring him out.
That night he slept restlessly.