Un-kept Promises...

Beep….Beep…..…...Beep

The sound echoed around the room, making it louder then it was only moments ago. She strained her ears to hear something other then the annoying beeping sound, but there was nothing else to hear. As she tried to move her body, it felt stiff under the warm soft sheets that were on top of her. She tried to open her mouth and call out, but something around her neck seemed to keep her from doing so.

Where am I? Mai thought to herself as she tried to move. Her stiff body was making it almost impossible.

There was a noise to her left that made Mai freeze. She strained her ears, listening to whatever there was to hear.

"How is she?" asked a voice Mai recognized, but could not place. There was a moment of silence before someone spoke up.

"She still has yet to wake." Naru's voice floated from somewhere on her right. It sounded so close that Mai wanted to reach out and find it, but, unfortunately, her body would not move. "Did you find him?"

"No, but we are still looking." said the first voice. Mai recognized it as Detective Masahiko. "He must have had another escape route, because we searched that entire area, and he is not there. We did take his family in for questioning though. Also…" the voice trailed off, making Mai worried.

Also…Also what? Mai thought as she strained her ears for the low voice that had the answer to her question.

"Yes?" Naru's voice came.

"Also, we found a box on the ground in the basement. It was on its side and the contents were spread across the floor. There were…um...photos of some of the girls he killed. It looked like he had stalked them for some time before killing them. Though there was some photos that….um…. here take a look for yourself." There was a noise of some footsteps and Mai traced them around her bed to the other side where he walked stopped only a few feet away. She figured that that was where Naru was. Mai listened as she heard Naru flipping through the pictures.

"So he has been stalking her too." Naru's voice was low and cold, something Mai hadn't heard before.

"We figured that, though if he did it without her noticing, and to get photos like these, he must have been pretty good at it, its going to be a lot harder to find him. We need to keep Mai safe until then. I would suggest the witness protection program, but I really don't think that will help anyone. For all we know, he could be anywhere, and tying to get all the paper work done while trying to find him is going to be next to impossible especially with Mai being Mai. So, I am leaving the decision with you. Do we put her in witness protection program or do we keep her locked up till we find the guy?"

"There is no grantee that you will ever find Shiro." Naru said his name like it was a virus. It made Mai shiver. "But I am not putting her in the witness protection program." Naru went silent for some times, making Mai wonder if he was okay, but then Detective Masahiko spoke up.

"Then the only option is that we lock her up, unless you have another solution." Detective Masahiko waited a moment, but Naru stayed silent, so he took a deep breath and said the only thing left to say. "She is seventeen. Let's let her make the decision when she wakes up. It's only fair." With that, Mai listened to the footsteps of the Detective walk across the room. The door opened and closed softly, leaving the only noise to be the annoying beeping sound.

Beep….Beep….Beep….

"Mai." called Naru. Without noticing it, the heart monitor started to speed up.

Beep…Beep…Beep…

"I know you are awake." came the voice again.

Beep…Beep….Beep….

"Don't ignore me"

Beep….Beep….Beep…..

"The heart monitor is getting faster Mai, so I know you can hear me."

Beep..Beep..Beep…Beep

"Mai!" yelled the voice. Mai slowly opened her eyes and looked over at the annoyed face of her boss.

"Hi" Mai said timidly. Naru sighed and leaned back in the chair that looked extremely uncomfortable. "How much did you hear?" he asked after a moment.

"All of it." Mai said, using only her eyes to look at Naru. She could still barely move her own body, let alone her own head. "Am I really going to have to be locked up?"

"No." Nau said plainly, leaving it at that.

The silence filled the room for some time, giving Mai a chance to think. How did she end up here? And where was here? Looking around the room, Mai figured that she was in the hospital, but why, she could not remember.

"What happened?" Mai asked, not looking at Naru. He did not seem to understand the question because he asked, in a quiet voice, "What do you mean?" Mai took a deep breath through her nose before letting her head fall to the side so she could look at him properly. As she spoke, she made the question as simply as possible.

"Why am I in the hospital?"

Naru stared into her sad and confused brown eyes for a moment before answering, "You cut yourself on your neck with a knife. I couldn't stop the bleeding, so I brought you here."

"Oh." was all could think to say as she looked away. Her hand moved unconsciously towards her neck, where under her finger tips, she could feel the white gauze on her neck. Mai took a quickly side glance at Naru, who still sat there, unchanged. "I'm sorry." Mai whispered as her voice cracked.

"Why?"

"I got blood on your shirt." Mai whispered as she tried to keep the tears from falling. In the last second, she had remembered everything that had happened to her and she guessed that now her mind had finally caught up with the situation and how close she had been to losing her life.

"It's only blood. It washes off." Naru said plainly as he watched Mai struggle to keep the tears back. He wished that there was something he could do for her, but at that moment, there was not. She had to deal with this by herself. She had almost lost her life after being kidnapped and then chased by a serial killer. There was nothing in the world that Naru could say to make her feel any better. There was nothing he could do that would change what had happened. There was nothing he could do at all.

Mai began to cry, tears spilling from her eyes. Her hands began to wipe away the tears, only to create room for more. She would gasp for breath every now and then, trying to get the oxygen that she needed to survive. It went on like this for some time, Naru just sitting there, watching as she cried her heart out.

"Mai." Naru whispered. She started to calm down, but it just seemed like it would be endless. "Mai" Naru called again, a little louder this time. Mai still just continued to cry. Naru stood up and walked over to the edge of the bed. Mai tried to look up at him through her blurry vision but her vision was cut off when a black mass engulfed it. "Mai stop crying. It is unsightly." His voice came from above her, making her want to look up, but she could not.

"Naru?"

"They will find him and you will be alright." His voice sounded soft, but it still contained his normal and convincing tone.

"You don't know that." Mai whispered into her shirt as she stared at the blackness. "You heard what Masahiko said. He could be anywhere and if he has been stalking me for that long, then how will I be able to see him if I could not see him before?"

"They will find him" his voice came again.

"No they won't He will find me eventually. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows it."

"They will find him."

"Why do you keep saying that!" Mai asked as she pulled away from Naru. The tears in her eyes started to come back but she did not let them fall this time. "You don't know that! He could be anywhere, Naru! You saw the photos of those girls and what he did to them! You saw the photos that Masahiko had brought and yet you still tell me they are going to find him and I'm going to be fine! He could be anyone on the street, anyone! Look how many girls he had killed! No one even knew it was him before I had said something! He killed them without anyone being able noticing that they were dead! You can't just look me in the eyes and promise me that they will find him, when you have no idea where he is or where he could be! Nau, I don't want to end up like those other girls!"

"They will find him." Naru said again, looking down at her as if everything she had just said meant nothing to him. Tears swelled in her eyes again and before she could help it, her face was buried in Naru's shirt. She sat there and cried her heart out as she tried so desperately to stop. It wasn't until the smell of iron filled her nose that she finally calmed down. She had forgotten that Naru's shirt was still covered in her blood, and her adding snot and tears only made it worse.

"I'm sorry." Mai said into his shirt, refusing to look up. Naru just stood there, not sating a thing. "What if they do find him, then what?" Mai asked, wanting to know the answer more then anything,.

"You will be safe and out of his reach." Naru's voice was soft and gentle this time, something that Mai was not used to. She continued to stare at the blank black shirt that she had gotten dirty with her blood, tears, and snot.

The both stayed quiet for time, wanting the other to speak first. Mai wanted Naru to say that they could find him and they would. Naru wanted Mai to say that she was fine now so he could go change his shirt, but neither spoke until there was a knock on the door.

"Excuse me, Mr. Shibuya. There is a phone call for you." said a nurse as she opened the door and peeked in.

"Alright, I will be out in minute." Naru said to the nurse. She smiled and nodded her head. Naru looked down to find that Mai had pulled back and was now sitting there, staring at the white wall across from her.

"You can go. I will be here when you get back." Mai said quietly. She looked down at the sheets that her hands had collected and she let them go.

"I will be right outside, if you need anything." Naru said as he walked towards the door on the other side of the room. Naru opened it and stepped out, slowly closing the door behind him. He walked over to the phone that was on the counter for him and held it up to his ear.

"Yes?" he asked sounding more annoyed then concerned.

"Naru!" called a worried voice. "Where are you! What happened!"

"What are you calling the hospital for if you don't know what happened!" Naru asked impatiently.

"Because we were told that you were in the hospital!" said Ayako as she answer him with a worried voice. Naru figured that Lin most have told them when he had gotten the call from Masahiko about Naru and Mai.

"Is he there? Is Mai alright? What is he saying?" came another voice in the back round that belonged to the monk, Bou-san.

"Excuse me, where is Mai Taniyama's room?" came a voice in the back round that had been drowned out by the monk. Nau had heard bits and pieces of it, but ignored it completely.

"Right over there." said a passing by nurse.

"Shut up! I can't hear him if you are gonna scream stuff like that in my ear!" came Ayako. It sounded as if she had turned away from the phone, but her voice still came through loud and clear.

"Well sorry if I am worried about Mai!" Bou-san screamed.

"Ah guys, I don't want to get in the middle of your argument but if Naru is on the other line, don't you think you should pay more attention to him?" came the voice of John, who was trying to calm down the fighting couple. The line suddenly went silent and Naru waited until someone speak up.

"So…um…you left your cell phone at the church and we were just…um…wondering how Mai was." Ayako's voice came through quiet and, what Naru thought, a little scared.

"She is fine. She just woke up a few minutes ago."

"That's great!" Bou-san yelled. Then everything went silent again.

"Mr. Shibuya." Naru turned to find a doctor standing there. Naru put the photo down on the counter and turned to face him.

"Yes?"

"Which bathroom did Miss. Taniyama use?"

"Excuse me?" Naru asked.

"What's going on?" came the voice from the phone. Naru ignored it.

"Well, she is not in her room, so I assumed she went to the bathroom."

"Isn't there a bathroom in her room?" Naru asked.

"Well yes, but she is not in there." The doctor said. "That's why we are wondering if she went to use another." Naru pushed past the doctor and walked into Mai's room. The bed was empty and the clothes that Mai had been wearing the night before were missing from the table next to her bed. Naru walked into the bathroom, which was in the room, expecting to find no one.

"Mr. Shibuya?" asked the doctor as she walked into the room. Naru walked out of the bathroom and looked at the doctor with a hard face.

"Call the police. Ask for Detective Masahiko. Tell them that Mai is gone."

First thing is first. I have been informed that it was someone's Birthday on Saturday! So I have to sing Happy Birthday. (if you don't want me to, you shouldn't have told me.)

Happy Birthday To You! Happy Birthday To You! Happy Birthday Dear Abby, Happy Birthday To You!

Second, the reason I am updating now, is because I have Easter break coming up and I have to clean my house for money, so I would rather update early then not have time to update later. (plus depending on the thing below, I may or may not update a new story on Sunday). So yea...Also idk if Japan even has a WPP. (witness protection program)

VERY IMPORTANT!

I put up a notice somewhere on my last Chapter (Chapter 10 if you didn't know) about writing a story about a couple of your choosing. Well I missed typed something. It was "half" not "have" so yea...I got like 15 reviews (You guys are too good to me by the way. ) but I decided to give you another chance. (cause it was totally my fault about that typo) If you guys, (readers or skimmers) can get my sister (Whitephoenix18) to read and review this chapter I will write a extra-special one-shot of the couple that I have chosen out of all of you that asked for couples. Hold on. Reading is too hard for Whitephoenix18, so just review. If you can get her to review this story, I will write that one-shot.

P.S.

Opalle Isilei I have made this a little longer for you and I'm glad you like my writing style, but please do not drag me into an alley and hurt me while screaming that. I love you (in a friend way) but please don't do that.

P.S. P.S.

Thank you Ariana Taniyama for returning the knife to my sister. She is happy to have it back.