Hey! 11 reviews again! You guys are awesome! Okay, so before the chapter, there's this bit with Gene and his thoughts about what is happening. I just thought of this during writing the last chapter. Gene's POV will be first, so it'll kinda be a recap before the new chapter. And thank you Treelow955 for writing Gene's part for me! So whenever it's Gene's POV, Treelow955 wrote it! You totally don't have to read it if you don't want to. It doesn't affect my story, meaning nothing added is in there. It's just a little extra entertainment for you! And just so you know I'm not all that happy with this chapter. It turned out different than I planned.

Disclaimer: I own nothing of Ghost Hunt!

Gene's POV

Once in a while I like to come by SPR and see how Noll and Mai are doing. I know they can't see me, but I just like to keep an eye on my baby brother and the girl I have come to think of as my sister.

Noll was in one of his usual 'make Mai mad and hold on to her as tight as possible' moods today. Sure he hasn't actually come to the realization that the rest of us have yet, but his actions speak for themselves. He had already turned down Mai's request to have time off to spend with her friends by the time I had 'popped in' as it were as I managed to catch the tail end of their conversation. He dismissed her when the phone rang and I watched as she slumped angrily into her office chair. I could see she had nothing to do so I took pity on her and found some files for her to put away. Of course she promptly tripped over and dropped them, but you can't blame a guy for trying. I sighed and looked for something else to amuse me.

I entered my brother's office just as he picked up the phone and was greeted rather loudly by Mother. Seriously, I could hear her clearly from all the way over by the door! I watched Noll hold the phone away from his ear before he lost his hearing as Mother rambled on and then demanded to know why he wasn't speaking. He gave her a sarcastic answer about her ranting which she denied and tried to blame on Father. I have to admit the woman hasn't changed and neither has my idiot brother.

I could hear Noll's thought about how well Mai would get on with our parents ticking over in his brain and had to agree about that. Mai would definitely get on with them. Noll was trying to defend Father, saying he only spoke when necessary and Mother implied he did the same. I could see Noll was starting to get irritated by what he deemed as being a pointless phone call. He tried to hurry Mother along a bit as she protested she was only enquiring after his health. When he made a comment about work she was outraged, not that I could blame her. Even I would make the effort to talk my own mother no matter how irritating and chatty she may be!

She then started on the inevitable topic of Noll's love life. 'Oh boy, this'll be interesting!' I decided to get comfortable for what promised to be a memorable chat.

"…I bet you still don't have a girlfriend yet, do you? I'm not getting any younger, Oliver. I just want to see my son be with someone he loves." 'I'll bet you do, Mother!' I waited for Noll's sigh and denial of having a relationship yet. 'Hang on; what's he thinking? This is different.'

"Actually, Mother, I do have a girlfriend." Noll lied. 'That sneaky… I wonder what Mother will do.'

"I don't believe you." Mother said. 'Good Girl, I've taught you well.' I focused on Noll's reaction. 'Hey, is he smirking?!' "But if what you say is true then how long have you two been dating?!" Mother continued.

"A while." Noll said evasively. 'Nice try, Mother won't fall for that!'

"How long is 'a while', Noll?! A month? Two months or is it longer?! Or do you just not remember?! Noll, you should take this relationship more seriously! If you don't, you'll probably lose her! Oh that reminds me, who is she?" 'Mother! Haven't I told you to only ask one question at a time? No wonder Noll was smirking!'

"I'm dating Mai, Mother." Noll replied after hearing Mai curse outside his door. 'I'd like to see her face if you tell her that!'

"You mean your assistant?!" Mother asked cheerfully. 'Well, I'm not against his fantasy romance. Mai is very likeable. If only I weren't dead…'

"Yes." 'I really have to see Mai's face if she finds out what Noll's saying!'

"Oh that's wonderful! I'm so happy! She's a very cute girl! I've heard so many things about her from Madoka and Lin!" That made Noll stop for a second. He was wondering why Lin would speak so highly of Mai. 'Seriously, Noll, are you blind? And do you honestly think Mai is going to go for this, especially if…'

"Oh Noll! Let me speak to her!" '...That happens.'

"Mai is busy working, Mother. I'm not going to stop her from doing it." Noll partly lied. 'Ugh, you can be such a jerk sometimes! I can't believe I'm related to you!' I could hear Mother huff.

"At least let me say hello to her!" 'Nice Mother! And don't forget to mention Noll's fake relationship with her!'

"Fine." Noll said clenching his teeth. "Let me go get her. I'll be right back." He put the phone down on his desk, walked over to the door and opened it. There she was on her knees picking up the papers that were scattered all over the floor. Apparently, she must have not heard him open his door so he cleared his throat to get her attention. 'I can't wait to hear what Mother will say to her! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, Noll you're in trouble!'

Mai's POV

When I walked into his office, Naru was standing in front of his desk holding a phone, his hand covering the speaker. Warily, I walked until I stood right in front of him.

"All I need you to do is say hello." He instructed in a stern voice.

"Why?" I asked, getting confused. So he didn't call me in here to scold me?

"Because I said so. Now just do what I said." He held the phone to my ear for me to speak, but I pushed his hand away. Why wasn't he answering me?

"No. I think I deserve to know why and who it is." I demanded.

"It doesn't matter. All you're saying is hello." He stated, trying to keep his voice down.

"But Naru—"

"Mai!" Naru said urgently. I closed my mouth and shut up after that. I knew he was losing his patience with me. I sighed.

"Fine." I took the phone out of his hand and held it to my ear. "Hello!" I tried to sound as cheerful as I could since today has got me down, or I should say Naru's got me down. He's being unreasonable with everything today!

Naru snatched the phone right out of my hand before I could say anything else. It's not like I knew what to say after that anyways since Naru didn't tell me who it was. I'm not going to talk to some random stranger—excluding clients. He laid the phone back on the desk, and then he put his hand on my back and started pushing me out the door.

"Naru! Stop it! Who was—" I started to question, but once he pushed me out all the way, he slammed the door in my face. "that?"

'That stupid, narcissistic, cold-hearted jerk!' I mentally yell as I got back on the floor and started picking up the rest of the papers.

Naru's POV

Once Mai finally said what I wanted her to, I quickly grabbed the phone from her before she could ruin any of this. I set the phone down and guided a protesting Mai to the door. When she was out of my office, I closed the door and went to retrieve the phone once again.

"There, Mother, you heard her—"

"But Noll! That's not the same! I didn't even get to say anything to her before you took the phone away!" I was about to object, but Mother started talking again. "And don't try to convince me that you didn't because I know you did! And I heard yelling and a door slam. Is everything alright?"

"Yes, Mother, it was just Mai being Mai." I explained. Outside the office I could still hear Mai throwing a tantrum. I think I could feel a headache coming on.

"Oh, okay. Well, I guess I'll let you get back to whatever you were doing before I called! I just can't wait until your father wakes up to tell about you and Mai! Hmm... why wait, I think I'll just wake him now! I—" That's right, it's around four in the morning over there... I frowned, realizing something.

"Mother, shouldn't you be sleeping? Why would you call me so early in the morning over there?" I asked, masking my voice so I wouldn't sound worried. I think my mother may have lost her mind.

"Relax, Noll. No need to fret about minor things." She answered softly. "We've just been so busy with things here that I haven't gotten a chance to call. Besides if I were to call at night here, it would be in the middle of the night there. I don't want to wake you at those ungodly hours. You need your sleep."

Mother hasn't spoken that way in a while, so calm and soft. Usually, she's just so loud, cheerful and spontaneous that I can't help but worry a little and think there's something wrong when she's calm.

"Everything's alright, isn't it?" I asked.

"Of course it is. I was just thinking about how much you've grown... well, as I said before, I'll let you get back to work! Bye Oliver!"

"Good-bye, Mother. Tell Father hello for me."

"I will, dear!" And with that she hung up. But before she did I heard her yelling Father's name. I guess she stuck to her word that she was going to wake him up and tell him about me and Mai... What am I thinking? That just sounded like we were actually dating. I shook my head. Like that would ever happen. She's my assistant, nothing more. Besides she loves Gene... Speaking of Mai, I wonder if she's finished picking up those papers.

Standing up, I went to the door and opened it. My eyes instantly caught sight of Mai sitting back at her desk, sorting through the papers to get them back in order.

Mai's POV

I finally got all of the papers picked up, and right now I'm trying to get them all straight again. Now Naru's definitely not going to let me leave... I mean I knew that he probably wasn't going to let me to begin with, but it's for sure now. 'Ouch!' I groaned. 'Great, now I have a paper cut! Naru's going to pay for this... for everything today!'

"Just you wait, Naru. It may not be today or tomorrow, but I'm going to..." I trailed off with my mumblings of a somewhat threat. The truth is I don't know what I would do. What exactly can you do to get revenge on Naru, that would affect him and more importantly not get me fired? Answer is... nothing. My thoughts were cut off by an icy cold voice.

"And what is it that you're going to do, Mai?" Naru asked. I jumped a little and put my hand over my heart.

"Gosh, Naru! What are you trying to do, give me a heart attack?!" I huffed. I mean seriously! He's like a cat. You can never hear him coming. I removed my hand from where I had placed it and looked at Naru, glaring. His face didn't show it, but his eyes looked like they had amusement in them. I smiled inwardly.

"You didn't answer my question. What are you going to do?" He walked closer to me. I stood up abruptly and put my hands on my hips.

"Why should I? You haven't answered any of mine today!" I demanded. He stared at me for a while. I thought he wasn't going to say anything, but he finally spoke.

"I found it unnecessary to." He said flatly. He started to turn around and head back into his office but stopped when he heard my voice.

"Naru. I'll drop it with whoever was on the phone, but tell me why I can't leave early." I crossed my arms over my chest. He closed his eyes and sighed before opening them again.

"Mai, not this again. I already said no."

"I know what you said, but you never said why! As I said before, you haven't gave me a day off in weeks. You can't work me to death, Naru. Besides there's nothing left to do. The least you could do is let me off already."

"What is it that you're going to do if I let you go now?" He asked me bluntly. I was taken aback a little by him being so blurt, but then again it is Naru. Why does he need to know anyways?! It's really none of his business! But seeing as he's actually talking about letting me off, I guess I'll have to answer... somewhat.

"I told you I was going to hang out with my friends." I replied. Naru raised an eyebrow.

"That's all?"

I nodded my head. "Yes." ...More or less.

"Well, Mai, if I'm not mistaken you have the day off in two days, correct?"

My smile dropped. I completely forgot about that! Crap, now what am I supposed to do?

"Oh... um, right." I replied sheepishly.

"Then you can wait until then, when you're actually off from work instead of cutting a day short." He said in a 'you're so stupid' tone. But me and my big mouth had to get me in trouble.

"But in a few hours the party star—" Once I realized what I was saying, I stopped and put my hand to my mouth. Way to go, you idiot! Naru narrowed his eyes and walked up to me.

"A party?" I flinched at his icy voice. "You wanted me to let you off for that? Mai, you have a job and I expect you to your job, not begging to be let off early for some idiotic party! Do I make myself clear?" He continued coldly. I nodded again. The whole time Naru was talking I kept my gaze on the floor. Naru's right, like always, I shouldn't be asking him to let me off when I'm scheduled to work. I should do things like that on my own time. "Good. Now make me more tea."

"Okay... just let me call my friend first. You know... to tell her I can't go." I said dejectedly. I got the phone off my desk and dialed Keiko's number. While I was doing this, Naru walked over to his office door and leaned on the frame, watching me. He probably just stayed to make sure I'd tell Keiko that I can't go. Jerk. He doesn't even trust me to make a phone call! It took three times for the phone to ring before Keiko answered it.

"Hey, Keiko. Sorry, but I won't be able to go... work... no, I couldn't... I know, don't remind me... okay, talk to you later, bye bye." I turned around to look at Naru. He was still there staring at me with a bored look in his eyes. "There, all done..."

"Tea." And with that, he went back into his office.

The part with Mai and Naru fighting about who was on the phone happened to me when I was little. My cousin did it to me. To this day I still don't know who I was talking to lol. Oh, and I hope I got the time difference right... I had looked it up and Tokyo, Japan is 9 hours ahead of London, England so I just went by that. So until next time! Please R&R!