Chapter 2 – The Funeral

I wake up to an annoying beeping noise that I soon identify as the alarm clock beside the bed. Luella wanted to make sure that I was ready when they came to get me; so she bought an alarm clock just for me. I drag myself out of bed, not wanting to fall back to sleep and waste Luella's money. I grab the towel on the end of my bed and head towards the bathroom for a shower.

I get out of the shower and dry myself before wrapping the towel around my body. I go into the bedroom to get dressed for the funeral; Luella had even bought me a dress for it. The dress was simple yet elegant; it was also black which confused me at first until Madoka told me they wore black to funerals in England.

After putting the dress on, I brushed my hair and placed a plain black headband in my hair to hold it off my face. I finished off my outfit with a pair of black flats with little bows on them. When I was done with everything, I heard a knock on the door, indicating the arrival of Madoka and Luella. Only, when I opened the door, it was just Madoka. "Luella couldn't come because she's the mother of the deceased," Madoka says when she notices my questioning look.

"Ah, what did you tell the others when you came to get me?" I ask her curiously.

"I told them I was picking up a special quest," Madoka answers with a look that says she's very proud of herself.

"Then shall we go?" I ask her. "I'm ready."

"Yes we shall," she replied and hooked her arm with mine as we made our way to the car.

We pulled up into the car park where I see Naru, Lin, Luella and a middle-aged man who must be Naru's father, Martin. I suddenly get nervous knowing that I was going to see Naru again after so many days. I know he can't see through the heavily tinted windows; Luella and Madoka wanted it that way so that they wouldn't know it was me until Madoka asked me to come out. She got out first and said something to the others; she then gave me the hand signal that indicated I can come out.

I open the door and make my way out of the car. I turn to face them and I can see both Naru and Lin's eyes widening when seeing me; Martin's eyes just show confusion as he doesn't know who I am. "Mai, why are you here?" Naru whispers.

"You can blame your mother and Madoka for this one," I tell him with a small smile.

This makes him turn his signature glare on the said women, "Why is she here?" he asks them coldly.

"Don't play dumb Oliver, you know why we brought her here," says Luella in a voice that only a mother could pull off.

"I don't even know who this young lady is," Martin throws in.

"This is Noll's assistant, Mai Taniyama," answers Lin, now that he has found his voice.

"Ah, of course, I've heard about you from Madoka. It is a pleasure to meet you," Martin says with a kind smile on his face.

Before I could answer, Naru had grabbed my wrist and pulled me away from the others. After we had reached a distance where they couldn't hear us, he turned around and faced me. "Why did you come, Mai?" he asked me emotionless.

"Well I couldn't waste Madoka's money now could I? I didn't even know I was coming here until she was handing me the ticket," I tell him indignantly.

"That is not the only reason why, I can tell; Madoka and my mother wouldn't have arranged this if they didn't have an ulterior motive," he answers as he starts to get impatient.

"I don't know what they wanted from this, but I do have something to tell you," I start. "The last time we saw each other, you asked me if it was you or Gene that I loved. I have an answer; you. I love you Naru, not Gene. He was like the kind and caring brother to me, I never saw him as anything else. When I'm around you though, my heart starts beating faster than ever. The only reason; I love you. You may not love me but-"

I was interrupted by Naru's lips on mine. He kissed me and I couldn't be happier. I slowly put my arms around his neck as his made their way around my waist. Before long, the kiss turns highly passionate as he parts my lips with his own and his tongue enters my mouth. I start running my hands through his raven hair that I have always longed to touch. After what feels like hours but could only be minutes, he pulls away and embraces me as if I would run away.

"Mai, never say that I don't love you ever again. I love you very much and nothing will ever change that. When you said that Gene was your spirit guide after you told me you loved me, I thought that it had to be Gene that you loved. He's kind and caring; I'm definitely not. I didn't want to tell you I loved you if it was really my brother that you loved," Naru whispers in my ear, pleading for forgiveness.

"Naru, you are kind and caring; you show it a little differently, but you still are. Like I said, you make my heart beat faster, not Gene," I reply with a gentle whisper.

"I love you," he whispers.

"I love you too," I whisper back.

He pulls me into another passionate kiss but we're soon interrupted by someone clearing their throat. We look up to see everyone staring at us with their eyebrows raised. "I do believe we have a funeral to attend," says Madoka even though I can tell she's jumping for joy.

With those words, we both blush and separate, but Naru still keeps one arm around my waist. We then follow everyone over to the graveyard to start Gene's funeral; many tears will be shed.

I know I'm updating the same day, but I had a major idea explosion and had to write them down before i forgot them. Anyway, I didn't describe Mai's dress because, like I said before, I like to let the reader use their imagination a little.

I can't think of anything else so,

Seza, over and out.