Ok first I'd like to say a HUGE thank you to all of you for reading my story (that has made me feel so much more convident in my writing) and second, I'd like to thank anyone who reviewed my last story (I couldn't stop smiling the whole time I was writing this next chaper because of you). Now enjoy :)

Water, water everywhere. Cool and refreshing water. I open my eyes and I see dream Naru surrounded by water. All of Naru's features are slack, his eyes are closed, his raven hair ebbs with the water and he is very pale. Its dark and I'm scared, where am I? I swim closer to dream Naru, he's crying. How does that work? Water…..Water, everywhere. Naru's eyes open and are trained on my face. "Wake up Mai. Please wake up" Naru starts crying again. His tears are heavier than the water and sink down into the black water below.

"Mai, wake up" Mai heard Naru's concern and could feel his hand squeeze hers. Mai tried to open her eyes but with no success. My eyes feel as if they're glued shut and my head hurts. "Mai…" Naru's voice cracked. WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP! Mai commanded herself. As she finally flickered opened her eyes, Mai found herself in complete darkness bar a lamp at the side of her bed. Where am I? Mai felt Naru squeeze her hand again, bring her back to now. Mai looked at Naru slouched in the chair beside the bed, and almost whimpered. He had his head bowed, his eyes were closed and was holding onto her hand for dear life. What? Naru hates me, why is he so upset? Mai was overly confused but she needed to know where she was. Mai looked around the room, at the drip in her arm and realized that she was in a hospital. What…what happened? Mai thought as looked at her distraught boss with awe. An abrupt spike of pain made Mai grab her head and squeeze her eyes shut. AH! My head is pounding! "Mai! What's wrong?!" Naru shouted which made her head hurt more. "My head is killing me" Mai said through gritted teeth. Mai was vaguely aware that Naru leaned over her and pushed a button. That…feels…so much better Mai sighed in relief as the pain killers hit her aching head. Mai took her hands off her head slowly and opened her eyes; her jaw fell open when she saw Naru standing up. God, he looks terrible. Naru had a crumpled and stained black shirt on, his ebony hair turned any each way like it hadn't been brushed for a while, his eyes were red from crying and to top it off, he looked like he hadn't slept in a week. Am I still dreaming? Mai was very puzzled.

She's awake! Naru beamed, and then the realization dawned on him. CRAP! I can't let Mai know I love her! That would just be cruel and it would hurt me too. Naru blinked away the tears he felt creep into his eyes as he tried to hide his love for Mai. Once Naru had told himself that she was awake and fine, he left. This way she might think it's a dream he hoped. As Naru walked down the silent hospital halls to the exit, he wished for the god knows how manyith time, that his mum would allow him, to choose who he married.

It was real; it had to be Mai thought as she stared at Naru's jacket. She could feel his jacket in her palms, she could smell the distinct smell of Naru on it, she could even see it, and yet, she could not believe she had seen Naru so… so, so, so… lost. Mai wasn't sure how long she had stared at that jacket when she heard the door open. "MAI! You're awake!" Ayako shouted and ran up to Mai to give her a hug, Mai smiled at Ayako's reaction and squeezed her as tight as she could. Ayako looked down at Mai and her smile left as she saw Naru's jacket. "Where did you get that, Mai?" Ayako asked, a puzzled look spreading across her face. What do I say? I'm not even sure how I got this. "Uh, it was on my bed when I woke up" Mai answered. Ayako didn't seem to like that answer one bit as the confused look on her face didn't fade. "Well, that's weird considering he hasn't been here since the day you hit your head. In fact, he has only calls for updates every now and then" Ayako said taking the jacket and putting it on a chair. As if her head could hear it being mentioned, it started to throb. Ah, it hurts. What did Naru do? Oh! That's right. Mai thought as she pushed the button. Better… "So, what happened? You said something about my head" Mai asked. She really needed to know, all she could remember was the electricity that had ran through her, as Naru had handed her the tea cup. Ayako's confused stare turned from the abandoned chair holding Naru's jacket, to Mai. "You don't remember?" Ayako asked mystified. Mai shook her head and frowned. If I did, I wouldn't be asking. "Um well, Naru thinks you had one of your dreams and fainted while you were making tea for him, so you hit your head on the stone bench. Also, because you were holding the teacup, it cut your hand when you hit the ground" Ayako sighed. So that dream with the water…it was a physic dream? "You're lucky there wasn't hot water in that cup Mai, otherwise you would have shocking burns as well" Ayako said her voice full of worry. "Mai, you should have seen all the blood, it was horrible" Ayako hesitated "But I'm happy your still with us" Ayako smiled, I'm happy too Mai smiled. After a while, Ayako's eyes trained back on Naru's jacket as if it were a huntsmen spider.

I wish I could stop crying. Naru knew Mai was ok, so why was he still crying? Gezz, maybe I just need sleep Naru thought. He hadn't slept a wink since the accident and he had only gone to visit Mai at night when none of their friends would be visiting. A knock on his office door interrupted Naru's thoughts. "Come in" Naru said wiping the tears away. "Mai is awake, Kazuya" Lin informed Naru, without looking up at him. I know that Lin…and now it's back to faking all my emotions and actions towards her. "Great, have you told the others?" he asked Lin. "I would have thought you would know me better by now, Naru. Of course I have" Lin smiled. "Of course, I should have known" Nar smirked half heartily. Lin's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had just remembered something important and he looked skittish. "Uh…Naru?" Lin sounded really nervous. What's wrong? Lin is never like this. "Yes, Lin" Naru answered. Lin was looking everywhere but at Naru, and couldn't seem to stay still. "Um…your mother has found you…a… partner" Lin sounded regretting of that staement. WHAT!