Ai-chan: Yoo-hoo~ I'm back with a new chappie~
Italic – Thoughts
Italic + Underline – Gene talking to Naru
Naru's POV
I entered Mai's room alone and noticed that Mai was awake. "Good morning… umm… what's your name?" Mai greeted emotionlessly. She doesn't remember me… "Kazuya Shibuya but you usually call me Naru," I said as gentle as I could. "Oh… I'm sorry…" she apologized. "For forgetting you… you must have been someone very important in my life huh… I wonder why my heart seems to beat faster now… A-Ah… I'm rambling… s-sorry."
I sighed and looked at her, "It's okay… and it's not your fault… it's my fault… if only I hadn't said those cruel words…" I muttered the last part to myself while hoping that Mai didn't hear it but unfortunately, she did. "Cruel words? Well, whatever it is, I'm sure that it's not your fault and even if it is, I've forgiven," my lovely brunette assured.
WAIT… she is NOT mine… and since when is she lovely anyway?
Just admit it little brother, you are smitten with her!
Gene… one! I AM not smitten with her! Two! Just because you are born a few minutes before me doesn't mean that I'm your little brother!
Are too!
Are not!
Are too~
Are- just get out of my head!
"-Ru! Naru! NARU!" Mai shouted as she waved her hand in front of my face wildly. "What?!" I snapped. Mai flinched and her eyes started to water. Oh no…
Congratulations little brother… you have just made my little Mai cry!
Gene please not now!
I mentally groaned at my idiocy and embraced Mai as I cooed soft reassuring words, "I'm sorry… don't cry… I'm not angry…" (A/N: Yikes… Naru is OOC… Well on with the story…) It took me exactly ten minutes to stop Mai from crying. Those ten minutes seems like 10 centuries. I stare at the young lady in my arms as she slept soundlessly.
Mai's POV
Mai's Dream
I stood in the usual astral plane and saw 'Naru' approaching me. "Naru…" I acknowledge with no emotions. 'Naru' who was smiling suddenly frowned. "You didn't remember me Mai?" he asked. "Yes… well… no… your name is Kazuya Shibuya aka Naru… that's the only thing that I know about you," I answered. "My name is not Naru but I am Gene, Eugene Davis. I'm the dead twin brother of Noll or Naru as you call him. Now come… I'll help you remember some memories about my idiotic twin," Gene said and extended a hand to me.
I reluctantly accepted it and I followed him. A younger me and Naru stood inside an old high school building. It is that supposedly haunted building! I watched intently as my younger self arranged the shelf. She jumped when Naru went in. The scene disappeared and slowly… bits from my very first case came back to me. "Gene! I remember my first case! When I met that narcissistic brother of yours," I informed quietly. "Good girl, now you should wake up," Gene said and bid goodbye with a smile.
When I woke up, I instantly noticed Monk and Ayako. "Jou-chan! You are awake!" Monk exclaimed and was about to give me a bone-crushing hug which I'm sure will crush my already broken ribs but thankfully Ayako stopped him by pulling his ear. "Oww! You old hag! You have already injured my head with that blasted purse of yours now you are going to tear apart my ear?!" Monk whined. "I left my special purse at home and this purse," Ayako said as she pointed at her purse, "Won't hurt at all!"
"Hahahahahahaha… you guys are still the same as always!" I said tonelessly. Monk and Ayako stopped and glanced at me with pity? And grief. "It seems that you're still not okay huh…" Monk mumbled. "Not okay? Well except for my wounds I'm as okay as I can be!" I replied with a lifted eyebrow. Ayako pulled harder which caused Monk to scream in pain.
Ayako's POV
I pulled on the blatant idiot beside me and whispered, "Didn't we agree that we will not let Mai know that she isn't smiling?" Monk rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly and whispered a 'sorry' to me. "Mai-chan, in two days, the doctor said that you can get out already,' I told Mai. "Yay," Mai squealed but of course it seems weird without her emotions and such. Mai…
TWO DAYS LATER
I watched Naru as he wheeled Mai out of the hospital. He lifted Mai into the van and placed her gently.
Flashback to a day ago
"Mai, you'll stay with us until you recover," Naru said.
"Eh? Why Naru? I'm sure that I could manage by myself," Mai questioned.
"Knowing you, you would trip and wound yourself some more alone," I saide in a teasing tone.
"Eh?" Mai grumbled and pouted.
So she only can't smile or laugh and such?
"Fine…" Mai agreed reluctantly.
I watched the van as it went further.
Ai-chan: Ah… there it is… how is it? Please R&R.