Chapter 1

Mai sat nervously in her social workers office. It had been one year since Naru/Oliver Davis left Japan with his brother. Mai had confessed but Naru had coldly ignored her and stomped off. About a week after he left, Masako had left an invitation in Mai's apartment. It was to Naru's Wedding in England, at that moment her heart tore itself to shreds. Mai couldn't go, she wouldn't go. Soon afterwards she broke contact with the old SPR team; they served as a reminder to her painful past. For one year she was alone and depressed, her landlord and good friend had noticed a change in her and had contacted her social worker; worried for the poor girl.

That brings us to now. Mr Markutshi was a cheerful man who worked hard with Mai. When she had her job he set up a special account for all her pay checks, Mai's late Grandfather had left a clause in his will stating Mai was to receive a certain amount of money a month until the day she married then she would get her full inheritance, which included her grandfathers fortune, a business and a medium sized manor in the countryside.

Her Uncle, hated doing this for her. Her Uncle hated Mai after she politely declined marriage to one of his business associates; the man was old enough to be her grandfather. Once he demanded that she sign over everything to him, however Mai's lawyer prevented it from happening, her lawyer had reminded him that he could lose everything to Mai if he continued pursuing Mai's inheritance. The lawyer was an old friend of Mai's Mother and didn't ask anything from Mai, didn't stop a few quality home cooked meals at Mai's apartment though. Between the threats from her uncle, living alone with no contact with her once close friends; Mai had gone into a deep depression. Mr Markutshi had received numerous letters from concerned teachers and her landlord stating something was wrong with the once proud and happy girl.

Mr Markutshi signed and looked at the girl before him. "Mai we are concerned for your health." He began "Since this 'incident' last year we have noticed a small change in you. You're not sleeping full nights anymore barely getting two hours sleep, you've grown physically weaker. We were all scared when you caught that cold last month, it almost turned fatal. Finally you're dangerously underweight. What's wrong sweetheart? " Mai fidgeted in her seat tears threatening to fall.

"My dreams scare me" Mai replied "I have the same dream and it scares me" Mr Markutshi looked at the girl with soft eyes. "If you can, would you tell me about them?" he asked nicely.

"I'm in bed; a man comes in not making a sound. He picks me up, I can't move I can't struggle I'm helpless. He sets me on a table, is has groves that meet in the centre under my lower back, it funnels and under that is a bottle. He ties me down and then he cuts me, in my arms, legs back. He leaves me for a time them stops the blood, then he looks at me and says 'Your MINE'" Mai chocked out, she begins to cry and Markutshi stand and raced around his desk to give the girl a hug.

"That sounds like an awful dream Mai" he said. "I have it once a week" Mai replied. They sat like that for a moment; Markutshi's secretary poked her head in and made a sign. Markutshi nodded and cleared his thought.

"This concerns me Mai" he began "if this has been happening then we need to take action. I have a nurse outside who is going to look at you and talk to you. She will only tell me what she sees ok?" Mai nodded. An older female walked in spoke quietly with the social worker and then walked up to Mai. "Ok dear I'm just going to do a quick physical then we will talk a bit about your dreams and the last year, all right?" the older woman smiled kindly and set her medical bag down.

Markutshi closed his office door and was met by a female. "How is she?" the lady asked. "Honestly? I don't know. I knew her past job put her through a few things that Urado case being the worst but this? She needs someone to take care of her, are you…" the lady cut him off "Of course I'm sure. I've been looking for my Brothers Daughter for year's man. He'd want me to take care of her" she snapped. The two sat in silence. When Mai began to sob and yell in the office they both almost burst in. An hour later the nurse walked out.

"How does she smile?" the nurse asked. Getting a look from Markutshi she continued. "She has, marks, on her body on her arms legs and back. A few bruises on her chest and 'there' it looks like abuse but from whom I don't know. Mentally she is unstable; one wrong word could destroy her completely. My professional opinion is get her into care she needs it." Markutshi nodded and dismissed the nurse.

Mai rocked herself as her social worker re-entered the office. "Mai, sweetheart what we have learned is serious, who is abusing you?" Mai shook her head and whimpered "I don't know. I honestly don't know" Markutshi pulled her into a light embrace. "This is very serious Mai; sadly I can't let you stay living alone." Mai looked at him shocked. "I'm not going to send you to an orphanage, nor a foster family" he continued leading her to a couch. "Instead I found a living relative on your father's side that has been searching for you for about six years." The office door opened and a very familiar female walked in.

"Mai I want to introduce you to your Aunt. Modoka Mori"


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