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They finally arrived at the house just at sun down. They had made good time. Naru hadn't expected to arrive for at least another hour. The door opened and the girl- what was her name?- and her brother came out. Naru had a spectacular memory- but that was only when he wanted to use it. Still, first impressions were important and it was necessary know his clients names'. He didn't have to think hard; Natsumi and Tomoyuki- Tomo for short. But that last part didn't matter.

Mai had made herself scarce during the meeting, opting the stay in the kitchen and make tea. Normally, she would talk and serve tea happily, lightening the mood, and making a good impression on SPR's customer service, but Naru could tell his punishment had really dampened Mai's spirits. Done more than that actually- destroyed her spirits. Still, he was sure being in a car with Yasu and Monk would definitely improve her mood. Everyone got out and began unloading the vans. As usual, Mai, Masako, and Ayako didn't join in. Mai, because she was too busy taking in her surroundings, and the other two, because they were too darn full of themselves. The clients themselves were frozen observing the additional members of SPR and comparing them to the two (not including Mai) they had met today.

Now, Naru saw a change come over Tomo's face as he took in the radiant Mai. Noll didn't care, but his suddenly clenched hands and rapid heart rate said otherwise. He tried to examine Tomo through Mai's eyes. He was, what the girls called, cute. He had brown hair with odd brown-yellow colored eyes. So what? He didn't care. Nope. Naru didn't care one bit as he glanced over and saw that Mai had stopped talking and gasped as she stared at Tomo.

Mai stared at Tomo. Goodness. While she had made sure to hear every single word during the meeting, Mai had made it a point to not come out of the kitchen except to serve tea. She didn't make eye contact with anyone- especially not Naru- so she had no idea what Natsumi or Tomo even looked like. Well, she still had no idea what Natsumi looked like because she couldn't tear her eyes away from Tomo. Of course he wasn't as attractive as Naru. She'd never met anyone who was, but, she was willing to bet, with his looks and personality combined, he was definitely better than Naru overall. Of course, Mai had no idea what his personality was like, but come on, it had to be better than Naru's.

The boy in question had wavy brown hair with bangs covering his face and these beautiful, amber colored eyes that were a different shade every time she looked. Mai noticed Ayako waving to her out of the corner of her eye. She slowly peeled her eyes away from Tomo and looked over to the miko. 'Ugh. Why did she have to disturb me? Couldn't she see I was'- What? What was Mai doing? Staring at him? No. Nope. No way. Absolutely not. She was just…observing what her client looked like. Ayako waggled her eyebrows and gestured toward the boy.

"Tomo, is he? Huh Mai? So…what do you think?" Ayako smirked and winked. Right at Tomo. Mai's entire face suddenly turned tomato red.

"Ayako!" the poor girl gasped. She couldn't believe the priestess was being so… direct. Subtlety, Mai decided, was an art many people couldn't or wouldn't *insert glare at Ayako* perfect.

Mai basically ran over to Bou-san. 'Yup. I don't know that woman,' she thought as she escaped.

"Miss Hara, Miss Matsuzaki. Walk through the house-" Ayako sighed loudly and rolled her eyes.

"Naru. We know the drill, okay? It's not like we do the same thing every single case we go on or anything." Naru scowled at being interrupted but waved then on.

"Just go, then. Don't waste my time or yours. Take Natsumi or Tomoyuki to guide you. Actually, take Tomoyuki with you."

As Mai began to unload the van along with everyone else, she got a good look at Natsumi. Natsumi was stunningly beautiful with her long, brown wavy hair- a longer version of Tomo's- and deep brown eyes with a little bit of Tomo's amber thrown in. She was really pretty and Naru must've noticed. 'That's why he made Tomo take the girls.' But little did Mai know Naru sent Tomo away for the entirely opposite reason- to stay away from Mai.

"Alright. This right here is your base room," Natsumi led everyone into a large spacious room with all of SPR's equipment already set up. Next she opened a up a door leading into a huge room with large, comfy beds. "Down the hall there are five other bedrooms exactly like this one and bathrooms are in each room. I'm terribly sorry, but some of you will have to share rooms. And there's a kitchen right up ahead. Actually, this entire corridor is for you all, but you are welcome around the house." Natsumi paused. Before Naru could stop her, she began talking again. "Let's see, I've shown you your rooms, the base, all the rooms with damage and claw marks, and the wall. Am I missing anything?"

'Natsumi really loves to talk. Just like someone else I know,' Bou-san looked down at his Jou-chan and smiled. Then the monk looked at the host and the way she looked at Naru. 'Or maybe she just wants Naru to hear her pretty voice and notice her pretty looks. Poor girl. She doesn't know the two most important things about Naru. First of all, Naru hates listening to people drag on and on. He likes things quick and precise, short and sweet. Second, and probably most important, Naru has eyes only for Mai- even though he doesn't realize that himself.' Bou-san smirked to himself. None of his, Ayako's, Madoka's, or even Yasu's plans had worked before, but that didn't mean they would give up. Oh no. That meant looking for the most, unexpected, creative ways to get Naru and Mai together.' And somehow, to the bassist, it seemed that this case was the most perfect time and place to set them up.

"Mai, tea." Oh God. It's started again. Yasu heard the grumbling and crashing of cups and teapots in his head before it even actually happened. Poor Mai. The girl was so predictable, and Naru took full advantage of that. He loved toying with her- teasing her and making her mad. Yasu had to admit that Mai was pretty cute when she was mad, but the fact that Naru always, ALWAYS, always, teased her in the same way meant something pretty big. And the worst part? The worst part was that everyone understood except for Mai- and Naru himself!

Something had to be done. This was the basis of the conversation Yasu, Bou-san, and Ayako were having. Sure, they had made plenty of plans before to get Mai and Naru together, but this time they had a secret weapon on their side. What was it you may ask? Oh, it was perfect! Even thinking about it made Yasu grin like an idiot and rub his palms together with anticipation. Their secret weapon wasn't a what, you see. It was a who.

It was Tomoyuki. Tomo for short.

Tomo had never seen such an attractive girl before. Ever. Twice he stumbled into walls thinking about her- not that anybody needed to know that. The girls- Masako and Ayako- were always behind him, doing their job with the supernatural so they never saw his slip-ups.

Tomo wasn't like this. He'd never been this affected by any girl before- he was always cool, smooth- the guy who made the girls trip and stumble into walls. Sure- he had his sister, Natsumi, so he'd always been in the presence of beauty, but that girl was different. She was a different kind of beautiful. With Natsumi, the beauty seemed artificial, like a cloak that could fall away at any moment. But with the girl, her beauty came from inside- and even if her cloak fell away, Tomo was sure she'd look the same underneath. It was hard these days to finds girls that were as beautiful on the inside as they were on the outside.

Still, the girl was a rose surrounded by thorns.

After taking just one look at the boss- Mr. Kazuya Shibuya- Tomo immediately knew that he was hated. True, he looked at everyone with hate, but that was different. That was hatred for lingering around, wasting time. Tomo knew he liked to get in and out of a job fast. He only did what interested him, and he didn't like people in general. But Tomo, Tomo Shibuya-san hated, and he had no idea why.

Mai hated making tea for Naru. Okay. That's not true. She hated making tea for Naru- when he didn't ask nicely. Which was always. She liked making tea for Naru- when he did ask nicely. Which was never. But today Mai was okay with making tea for Naru because then she could think about Tomo. Why she wanted to think about him, Mai didn't know. But she did know that she couldn't not think about him, so she did.

No matter what Naru said to her, he couldn't dampen her spirits. And that was saying something. Still, it did unsettle her when she saw Bou-san, Yasu and Ayako gathered in a group whispering heatedly. Oh no. They were up to something. Something that would ultimately get Mai in more trouble with Naru than she already was. It always did. So, Mai often wondered, why did they make these schemes? To get her in trouble? No…

Mai didn't know, and for now Mai didn't care. It was only when she saw Yasu get up and give sly looks to Naru and Mai with an idiotic grin on his face while rubbing his palms together that Mai finally gulped. This wouldn't end well…

John saw the terrible threesome come out of their tight huddle with mischievous grins on their face. Of course they weren't terrible at all. No, they were all very nice people. Very nice people who like to scheme to get other very nice people in trouble, yes, but nonetheless, very nice people.

Still, John wasn't slow. He understood what was going on even more than everyone else did. Because he was quiet. Quiet and always watching. He observed much more than other people and he always knew what was going. So yes, he did approve of what Ayako, Bou-san, and Yasu were trying to do, he just didn't like the effects of what happens when their new and creative plans fail. Which is always.

The only person who probably knew as much as John was Lin. Still, while it was easy to forget John was in the room when he was being quiet, Lin was a very imposing figure who could make his presence known with just one cold hard stare. And, since he was always typing, well, he was always heard…

This time, though, John had a pretty good idea of what the threesome's plans were. And even he had to say…this plan was definitely going to work.

There wasn't much to do at the start of a case after the initial walkthrough, exorcisms, camera setting-upping, and temperature checking had been done. Yasu- their trio's main planner- had left to research the house and this area. That meant it was up to her and the no good, lazy bassist to start their operation.

They called it: "Operation Jealous Naru." It was a fitting name, Ayako had to say. First things first, they had to get Mai and Tomo to actually meet and talk. That part would be easy- Mai had to meet Tomo- he was the client, and how could she not want to meet him with the looks she was giving him earlier?! Sure it might be awkward at first, but if anyone could make people warm up to her, it was Mai. Just take the cold, Japanese-hating Lin, for example. And on top of that, Tomo already was probably already head over heels for Mai. The girl may not have noticed as she was too busy staring at him, but Tomo was just as mesmerized by her as she was by him. Once they were freely talking and had become friends- as they no doubt would- all the trio had to do was lead them to Naru.

Now here was the hard part: no one- not even Yasu- could predict what the Big Boss's reaction would be. He may be a super genius prodigy, but when it came to the matters of the heart, he was totally, utterly clueless. That was where Ayako had to be careful and keep things calm. But...they would get there, when they got there. For now, they still had to complete their first mission: "Mission Get Mai to Meet Tomo." And since Takigawa wasn't going to do anything, *sigh*, it was up to the miko to put their plan into action.

Lin was well aware what to expect when he saw the threesome get together. He knew what would come next. No, he couldn't deny that was quite amusing to see Noll get into a bind, but he always saw through their plan. It always had that one flaw in it. No, the plans themselves were perfect and would be very effective on any other man, but Noll wasn't just any other man. He was Oliver Davis- genius, prodigy. And very egoistic. Having known this man for most of his life, Lin knew him better than most. Noll was very unpredictable. But this plan- come on, it was so obvious what the plan was it was laughable- had a component in it that no other plan so far had had: another boy. A rival. Someone who threatened to take something that was Noll's (not that he realized that himself).

This plan would work. He was sure of it. It needed to work. Because Noll has no idea how much he needs Mai in his life right now. And he is ruining a perfectly good chance. Noll. Noll, please don't waste this chance and don't ruin this plan. Please. Mai isn't going to wait forever.

Then suddenly, Lin thought of someone who would love be a part of this plan and would be a great help too. Someone who Naru could not, for the life of himself, resist or be able to say "no" to. Yes. It was time to bring in the big guns. It was time to bring in… Madoka Mori. Anyone looking would never have been able to tell, but Lin was definitely smirking.

Masako looked at herself in her mirror. Her smooth and clear skin was framed by her beautiful, silky black hair just so. Her complexion was spotless; no flaw was visible. But for some reason that evaded her grasp, Masako just could not get Naru to look at her. She assumed it was fair now. Masako had no secret information she could blackmail Naru with. It was just her against her rival, Mai, and now it was down to a fair competition to see which one could finally win over Naru. Masako had a plan. She knew that outright forcing him would never make Naru fall for her. She had to win him over. So for now, Masako was keeping low. Staying under his radar- not pushing to sit by his side, but not completely ignoring him either. Slowly, slowly she would snare him in. And if need be, she would even act like Mai!

But one thing was certain…Naru was hers.

'The good think about being ridiculously tall and imposing and very professional looking is that no one ever questions you or what you're doing. Meaning you can get away with basically anything,' Madoka sighed. 'Unfortunately, no matter how professional I may act or look, I will never be ridiculously tall or imposing like Lin. Wait. Nope. I think I've pretty much got the imposing part down.' She smirked, but it was quickly replaced with a grimace as the woman's fingers tapped random patterns impatiently.

Madoka was very, very eagerly anticipating Lin's text with a photo of this Tomo boy. The Chinese man had filled her in with what happened on the very first day of this case. Goodness. This boy must a freak of nature (in a very good way) to get Mai to look from Noll to Tomo and like what she saw- enough to careless stare at him. Lin was going to get her a photo of Tomo- all of him, but most importantly his face- and since it was normal to see the tall, imposing man with a camera in his hand, this job should've been relatively easy. Madoka swore; if Lin didn't send her that photo soon, she would fly to Japan and see for herself. Actually, Madoka was going to that anyways, but it felt good to state the fact in the form of a threat.

A ding interrupted her rant. Finally! Madoka almost dropped her phone in her rush to pick it up.

So this was Tomo. Hmmm…Madoka tried to judge him fairly, but obviously she was a little biased. Tomo was definitely not as attractive as Naru. That was certain. Still, this guy was unreal. It was insane how different he looked from Naru- like dark vs light- and he was still so cute! And Madoka was pretty sure that with his personality (whatever it was it was better than Noll's) and hotness, he was definitely better than her student overall. But now, oh God, now Madoka was torn. As much as she wanted Noll to get Mai- he needed her for God's sake! And they would be perfect together- this Tomo looked pretty awesome as well, and Madoka couldn't deny that as a couple Mai+Tomo would look almost as good maybe ever better than Mai+Naru. In the end, the magenta haired woman decided that ultimate choice was up to Mai.

Well, that it may be, but Madoka would make sure to try to push Naru and Mai closer and closer. Even if it wasn't meant to be, no one could blame her for trying. And God knows that if Noll can't refuse her, then there was no way Mai ever would. And even then, in the end, after all of Madoka's relentless trying and pushing, Mai still preferred Tomo, then so be it. But as long as Madoka Mori was alive it wouldn't be.

Natsumi glanced uneasily over to Tomo as he sighed dreamily for the third time. What was up with that? Why was he behaving like that? It should be her that was doing the love-struck sighing- but she was much too composed to be caught doing that. Natsumi had seen plenty of attractive guys- she knew how to deal with the initial crush. But this time, it was new. Today was the first time she had ever seen a guy who was cuter and more attractive than her younger brother (who, unfortunately, she had to use as a reference) - which was saying something. The man was unreal. He was her age, and he was the CEO of a company! A company that researched ghosts and paranormal stuff- with a 100% success rate by the way. Unbelievable! Kazuya Shibuya. Natsumi loved how the name rolled off her tongue easily. Wait, wait, wait! God this was just the initial crush! Where was she going- what was she doing imagining how her name would sound after she married him?! Goodness.

And she didn't even know anything about him expect for that 1) he was handsome, 2) he was incredibly smart, 3) he was exceptionally professional, 4) he was rich, 5)…

She stopped herself. That was enough. Besides she knew all these things about him, but didn't know what he was like. The auburn haired girl didn't even pause to wonder if, maybe, Kazuya might not like her. That had never happened before with any other guy, so why would this one be any different?

Her mind made up, Natsumi turned to look at her brother. Seriously. What the heck was up with him? Tomo and love-struck? Nope it was always the girls who fell in love with him. Who could it be? Natsumi hadn't seen any girl that was particularly pretty…

Oh! Maybe it was that doll-like girl. She was really pretty. Where had she seen her before? Oh! She was the famous medium! On TV… That- that- Masako! Masako Hara. Yes, she was great! And it was about time Tomo started liking someone instead of just being ogled by girls he wasn't interested in.

And finally, finally Natsumi would be able to play matchmaker!

For the first time ever, John felt as if the plan created by the terrible trio was good enough to work. And for the first time ever, John decided to be a part of the plan. Oh no! Not, directly involved. That would mean telling the trio he wanted to be part of the scheme and being given a part to do that would probably end up being very mean. No, John had to try to help in every way possible, but he would only do it his way. But there was a reason such devious minds the likes of Bou-san, Yasu, and Ayako hadn't succeeded yet. Normally, John would go up to the girl and tell her how good of a person the man was and name all of his positive aspects. Unfortunately, there wasn't a lot to go off on for Naru- though John could probably think of quite a few just being him. But everything he did come up with would just sound fake to the poor girl. Darn. This was a whole lot harder than he thought. Hmmmm…

There was no other choice then. John had made up his mind. He would have to do it the trio's way. And that meant John had to join the trio- because if he tried to work with them but without them, he might accidentally ruin some of their plans.

'Mai, you don't have to suffer from heartbreak from Naru anymore. I vowed to keep all of my friends happy, but it seems I have not kept it up. Your dilemma is complicated, but as a friend and priest, I promise I will help you with help from our friends.'

Now the terrible threesome would become the…faithful four? Friendly four? Hmmm…

It was time for dinner. The day had gone by uneventfully. The spirit hadn't bothered showing up, and Masako hadn't picked anything up. She had "felt" the spirit, but it was elusive. The medium stated that she could feel a presence of an entity on the very edge of her field, but whenever she moved her attention to that area, it disappeared. There was no way to sense the spirit, and there was nothing they could do about it. After about a minute of that, the feeling had completely gone away and it seemed the spirit was hiding. Ayako sighed. At least no one was hurt- yet. Mai hadn't gotten any dreams relating to the case today, or any of those pre-dreams she gets even before the case has been given to Naru. At least…she hadn't told them of any that she had. The girl had a way of "forgetting" to share and/or hiding things that would get her in big trouble with Naru- the man of her dreams (actually the twin of the man in her dreams).

The dining room was huge. There were three humongous chandeliers hanging on the ceiling, and plush carpet under his bare feet. The wallpaper was beautiful. Ayako had never seen such a place before. A place that reeking of oozing wealth- either of the family that lived there now, or their ancestors. The dining table was the longest she had ever seen. It was long and rectangular and seated 14 people. Ayako almost smirked as she saw Naru toward the head of the table before realizing that would be the host's spot. He quickly moved away- nonchalantly to the casual observer, but she knew better. The miko stood by watching everyone take their seats. Natsumi- the poor girl- almost tripped over her own feet as she delicately wove her way to sit in front of Naru. She saw Mai fume slightly at seeing Natsumi take her already-planned spot, but it was quickly replaced as she made her way to the remaining spots. As she was about to sit in one of the only open seats left- a horrible spot with no one around her, Takigawa stopped Masako who was about to sit next to him (and Naru) and called Mai over.

"Oi Jou-chan. Come sit next to your Bou-san, huh?"

"Of course Bou-san!" She flew and sat in the best seating option there was: next to Takigawa- her brother figure, but also next to Naru, and across from the star of their plan, Tomo. Ayako smirked. For once, Bou-san was a genius.

Mai settled into her seat next to him, then looked up and gave Bou-san a radiant smile. The monk beamed. 'Wait till she sees who she's sitting next to!' Bou-san smirked. Wait for it… Wait for it…Here it comes…

"BOU-SAN!" Jou-chan jumped up in her chair. She had just bumped elbows with the person on her right and had quickly moved to apologize…until she realized it was Naru. She turned to glare at her brother figure, but one look at the Monk's raised eyebrows made her break into a shy smile. Only then did it occur to her to look across from her. Wait for it…

"BOU-SAN!" Jou-chan shrieked again. Goodness the girl was slow. By the second time everyone was staring at Mai. Bou-san quickly lifted his arm and spoke dramatically.

"I'm sorry guys. I just couldn't resist messing with my Jou-chan. I just pinched her-twice- so no need to act like something horrible happened." There. That loosened the mood and everyone returned to their normal conversations.

The monk surreptitiously watched out of the corner of his eye as Naru surreptitiously glanced at Mai, who was surreptitiously staring at Tomo, who was surreptitiously ogling Mai. Goodness. Lots of secret observing going on here. Oh. Did he mention that Natsumi was also surreptitiously gawking at Naru? Well then. This was going to be one awkward dinner.

That awkward stopping place tho (pun intended).Thanks for reading! Remember to READ AND REVIEW!