heyyyyyyyy everyone! I really like this story, so I mean, why not? I have chapter 2 uploaded,so enjoy!

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Day 1, 6:00 P.M.

Mai jumped out of the car, eager to get started on the case.

"Wow, it's so pretty!" Mai said to herself, admiring the house that stood before her. It was quite a large traditional house, with a small pond and garden in front.

The front door of that house slid open, revealing Hiroshi and a fluffy white dog, which came bounding toward the teenage girl.

"Aww, you're so sweet!" Mai giggled, petting the small puppy.

Hiroshi came outside to greet them. "I apologize for his behavior," the man said. "Kuro, down!"

Mai smiled. "It's perfectly fine," she assured, glancing at the squirming puppy at her feet. "I love dogs!"

Naru then joined the small group of two. "Mai," he began calmly. "I don't pay you to entertain dogs. Go bring in the equipment."

Mai let a pout slip on her face. She shot a small smile towards Hiroshi before leaving, but the scowl returning as she approached the car. She looked behind her shoulder for a second and stuck her tongue at Naru. As she did that, the male teenager slightly shifted his weight, and Mai somehow understood that was a sign that Naru knew what she did.

"How?" she grumbled angrily. "He really does know everything!"

Bou-san came over and clapped a hand on the girl's shoulder. "Oh Jou-chan, did Naru say something stupid again?"

"Yes!" Mai declared, then stamped her foot. "Arg, how does he know how exactly what to say to irritate me?"

"Cheer up, Mai," Ayako piped in. "He does that to everyone, as you know."

Mai sighed in defeat. "Yeah, you're right." She proceeded to pick up a box from the trunk. "I better go take this in before he cuts my paycheck."

She moved at a somewhat slow pace as the weight of the equipment slowed her down. She noticed that Hiroshi and Naru had already gone inside, most likely to the base room, so Mai would have to find it herself. Great.

She carefully passed through the door frame, nearly tipping over from the awkward way of entry. She slipped her shoes off and then took a step out of the genkan*. There was a large open room directly in front of her, and a hallway on her left and right. "Geez, Naru," Mai mumbled to herself. "I suppose you couldn't have waited for me for just one second?"

She decided to take a gamble and veered left. She walked through the hallway, looking through any open doors to see where Naru was, signifying the location of the base. The box seemed to be getting heavier and heavier with every second. She strained her ears, trying to listen for conversation somewhere in the large home.

"Oh gosh, why are you carrying something so big?"

Mai almost jumped in surprise. She craned her neck to peer around the edge of the box, only to be met with the image of a teenage boy around her age.

"Here, let me get that for you," he said with a smile, taking the box off Mai's hands.

She stood there for a second, trying to recognize the boy in front of here. As soon as she realized that he had taken the box for her, she waved her hands. "Oh! Oh, no, you didn't have to - it's my job, after all!" A light blush settled on her cheeks as she rubbed the back of her head awkwardly, not knowing who this stranger was.

"Oh, so you must be from that Psychic place, aren't you?" he said, looking at her from behind the box.

Mai nodded. "Yup, and I have to take equipment to the base, although I don't know where it is…" she trailed off sheepishly.

The male flashed a kind smile. A sincere one that made Mai's heart do something weird. "Don't worry, I'll take you there. I'm glad you guys were able to come help us out."

Mai smiled back. "I'm glad to be here! You've got such a nice home, after all."

The boy shrugged. "Yeah, I guess. I just think it's way too big. And weird. And kinda haunted, so…"

Mai giggled. "Have no fear! We'll get that ghost for you!"

The boy laughed. "If you're the one promising me, I'm sure everything'll be okay."

Mai, for the second time that day, blushed.

"Anyway, follow me," he said. "And, sorry for the late introduction, but I'm Yamada Kosuke. You?"

"Taniyama Mai," the brunette responded almost instantly. "Nice to meet you."

Naru was typing away on his laptop when he heard outside the door of the base. It slid open, and Naru turned around to see who it was.

He looked up as Mai entered the room, followed by a boy who was not on the SPR team. They were talking and laughing with each other, being quite loud.

"It's about time you arrived," Naru snorted, looking at the bubbly girl. His eyes then found the boy. "And who is this?"

"Oh, Naru!" Mai said, a sparkle in her eyes. "This is Yamada Kosuke, he's the other son of Hiroshi."

Naru simply looking at Kosuke, then turned back around in his seat. He began typing again and said to Mai, "Then make sure you don't get lost and have him take you to the kitchen. Get me some tea."

Mai gave a small sigh. "Hai, hai," she said exasperatedly. "We'll be back in a few minutes then."

The two left the room, leaving Naru in the base to continue whatever he was doing. As the narcissist heard them walk away, they immediately started laughing with one another. It was quite obnoxious, really, so Naru tried to direct all his attention on the task in front of him, typing more aggressively as a result of his utmost focus.

Another burst of laughter rang through the hallways.

Naru hammered the period key.

OOOOOH IS A LITTLE NARU JEALOUS? Are they really being obnoxious or is he especially annoyed because Kosuke can get Mai to laugh like that? hehehe

I apologize to anyone if they wanted some action right away. I just think stories should have a solid pace to them, because it's a pet peeve of mine if something automatically and suddenly jumps into the plot without some build up first, you know? So yeah, I hope you understand :)

*Genkan - something in the front of a Japanese home where you take off your shoes and put on slippers. (I'm pretty sure you all knew that, I'm just throwing it out there just in case)

So... I mean...I guess I'll go now. I am very very busy with a schedule to do nothing, even though my homework isn't finished, buttttt whatever.

With cookies and sparkly candies,

Inksomnia