Chapter 1 – Meeting the Idiot Scientist, and the Useless Medium
"Mai! Wait up!" Akira called her friend breathlessly, she's running just to catch with her.
She chuckled "What is it Aki?" she just got out from her class. It's been one year and six months since she left home, to the country which is so foreign to her, and now, she's grateful that she choose Japanese as one of the language she studied when she was a kid. She's currently a sophomore in Tokyo University now, currently taking up Psychology, and her friend Akira, also a sophomore with the same course.
"Gosh Mai! Even though you walk fast, you're still graceful, how did you do that?" she whined, she's still catching her breath.
She rolled her eyes, because this is what they taught me since I was a kid, she thought.
"By the way, have you heard? The university president hired some ghost hunters to investigate the old library before they will demolish it." She told her friend while walking to the exit.
She raised her eyebrow "Really? Why? I don't feel or see any ghost on that place" as she said it, two identical men entered the gate.
Akira squeaked "Oh my God! Those two are sinfully gorgeous. Have you noticed?" she asked her friend
"Nope. And I'm not interested" she answered bluntly
Her friend sighed at her, she's hopeless when it comes to love life "Anyway, are you sure you don't feel anything strange in there?" She knows Mai as a good psychic having an ESP, a PK, and being a medium, but she don't want other people to know about it – only her – when she saved her from the falling newly constructed bookshelves in the library, thankfully, there's no one else was there, no one saw how the bookshelves stop mid-air.
She nodded "Yeah, I'm sure. But well, let them investigate it, maybe there are things that my abilities can't conceive
Her friend shrugged "Maybe. Well, where are you going now? Is it your shift already?" she asked referring her work
She looked at her watch "In an hour, but I still need to prepare the songs that I'm going to sing, so I gotta go." She kissed her friend on the cheek, and call for a taxi.
"Take care!" her friend shouted and waved at her.
The twins got out from the president's office to discuss about the case, they didn't failed to heard what the petite young lady said to her friend I don't feel or see any ghost on that place ever since they heard it, they become curious who the lady is.
"Maybe she's a psychic Noll." Gene told him suddenly
He stayed silent for a moment "Or a psychic wannabe, Gene" he said.
They went to the parking lot where Lin was waiting, "But she's confident when she said that." Gene said as he hopped-in the backseat
Lin looked at the two "who are you talking about?" he asked
"There's a lady who told her friend that she don't feel or see any ghost on that place" Oliver answered
Lin raised his eyebrow, it unlikely for him to get interested on a conversation "and where's on that place? Is she talking about the old library?"
The two went silent. I knew it, Lin thought. He heard her phone ring and saw Madoka's name on the screen, he asked Oliver to answered it and put it on a speaker.
"Hello guys! Are you done with your business in Tokyo-U?" she asked them immediately
Gene answered as he saw his brother getting irritated "Yeah. We will officially start our investigation tomorrow. We're going back to the hotel now"
"Oh no, not yet. Let's hang out in my favorite diner, they're having live show again tonight. See you!" then she hung up, without waiting for their answer, the three groaned, and Lin make a U-turn the and went to where Madoka is.
Mai was tuning her guitar when the owner called her to be ready, she peeked at the costumers, and it seems that they got a lot of customers lately. It's show time! She told herself as she went up to the stage.
Love doesn't come with a contract
You give me this I gave you that
It's scary business
Your heart and soul is on the line
Baby why else would I be standing round here so tongue-tied
She started singing when she notice a tall man together with a twins entered the place, the grumpy looking twin was looking at her, they made an eye-to-eye contact for a moment before he looked at the dark pink haired woman who waved at them to call their attention.
In their table she noticed a red haired woman, who's thwacking a brown-haired guy who looked like a rock-star, a woman who's wearing a kimono, a blond haired guy, and a guy with eyeglasses. The three new comer joined them, they looked like… irritated especially the grumpy looking twin, when he noticed most of the girls are staring at him.
If I knew what I was doing I'd be doing it right now
I would be the best damn poet
silver words out of my mouth
Well my words might not be magic
But they cut straight to the truth
So if you need a lover and a friend
Baby I'm in ... I'm in
When they entered the place, Oliver was astounded when heard the voice he looked at the stage to see who's singing, there he found a brown haired lady, sitting, strumming her guitar while happily singing. When he looked at her, he saw that she's looking at him too, since the light is quite dim, he can't clearly see her face, their eye-to-eye contact was interrupted when Madoka called and wave at them. The other SPR members are there too, when they are on their seats, he tried to looked at her again, but her attention was no longer on them.
Baby come on in the water's fine
I'll be right here you take your time
Just let me hold you and we'll both take that leap of faith
It's like I told you there's no guarantees when you feel this way
If I knew what I was doing I'd be doing it right now
I would be the best damn poet
silver words out of my mouth
Well my words might not be magic
But they cut straight to the truth
So if you need a lover and a friend
Baby I'm in I'm in baby I'm in I'm in
"Is she a new singer?" Gene asked curiously to Madoka
Madoka nodded "Yeah, since six months ago"
"Great voice" Oliver commented out of the blue, and it sounds familiar too, he wanted add.
They are all staring at him, it's so rare for him give praises, he's more into giving insults than praises. Masako frowned at him and glared at the woman on the stage.
"Did I heard it right? Big Boss praising someone?" Yasuhara – the boy with glasses – teasingly asked.
"This called for a celebration!" Madoka cheered, and the others played along.
He just groaned at their childishness. He just continue listening (or rather staring) at the lady, who's happily singing.
Baby come here next to me I'll show you how good it can be
I'll breathe each breath you breathe I can pour out everything I am
If I knew what I was doing I'd be doing it right now
I would be the best damn poet silver words out of my mouth
Well my words might not be magic
But they cut straight to the truth
Now if you need a lover and a friend
Now if you need a lover and a friend
Baby I'm in I'm in baby I'm in I'm in
Baby come here next to me I'll show you how good it can be
I'll breathe each breath you breathe I can pour out everything I am
Baby come here next to me I'll show you how good it can be
Baby come here next to me I'll show you how good it can be
Baby come here baby come here baby come here
When the song ended the audience gave her a round of applause, and he didn't notice that he's already smiling – a little – as he watched her bowed and saying thank you.
"Who would've thought that she can make you smile" Lin suddenly told him
He just looked him, reversing into his stoic feature "I don't know what you're talking about." He said dryly. Lin just smirked in his denial attitude.
"Hey what are you talking about?" Gene asked the two
Oliver ignored him, so Lin decided to answer "I saw one of his one-million-dollar-worth smile"
Gene widened his eyes for a while, then suddenly grinned at his brother "Really Noll? I can make a large sum of amount of money from that. 'The rare smile of Oliver Davis' how about that?" he whispered.
"How about I will let you sleep outside tonight?" he whispered back, with his most dangerous tone. Gene stopped teasing him, he knows very well that he's serious.
When Gene stood up to seat away from his grumpy brother, he didn't notice the woman who's on the phone talking to someone, and bumped into her, which made her stumble – but an arms caught her – and dropped her phone, but before it landed on the floor and use her PK to stopped it, a hand caught it. When she looked at them, it was the twins, the smiling one who caught her from stumbling on the floor, and the grumpy one who caught her phone before it crash into pieces. She bowed and thank them, and she continued her phone call with her friend as she walked out the door, leaving the two with a surprised face, the others were also dumbfounded from what they witnessed.
"She didn't fuss over your looks? That's new." Madoka mocked at the twins, and they heard the others chuckled, they stopped when Oliver gave them one of his fiercely glares.
"Come on let's go home. We will still have work tomorrow." He said as he exited the place, the others don't have a choice but to follow their young boss.
At his room, Oliver can't help but getting amused by the woman, it's like what Madoka said, she's the first woman who didn't jumped on them, or at least, on him. He thought that being bumped by Gene and dropping her phone was her tactics just to get near at them, but he's wrong. He really want to ask for her name, but he stopped his self from doing so. He don't want to be teased by his brother and Madoka, and his team might thought that he's the one who's flirting.
He sighed, I hope I will meet her again, one of these days, he silently prayed as he closed his eyes to sleep.
[A/N]:
The song titled I'm in by Keith Urban (I really love his songs ^^,)
Since he (Naru) didn't talk to Mai yet, he still doesn't have the name 'Naru'.