A/N: Hey there guys! Sorry, I know I update once in a blue moon but please understand the misery of a graduating student *puppy sad eyes*. Oh and if you notice I always end my storied with cliffhangers and I'm sorry to disappoint you but it will stay that way hehehe, sorry for being mean but I hope you'd respect my style xD
I would also like to thank the four awesome people who reviewed.
Treelow955:
Holy what!
Whoah, what an ending!
How...what...why...I'm speechless!
Man, here I was, expecting a smoochy lovey-dovey scene with Mai and Naru as he had roses and all and THAT happened!
Wow! This was awesome! You have outdone yourself!
Update soon because I am on tenterhooks with wanting know what's going to happen!
Poor Naru!
BrokenBlackCat:
Ehh? Oh my gosh! How is that possible? Aren't they died? And why do I get the feeling that Mai would like to work for Naru again but her parents are against it and then, there'll be a fight between her parents and Naru? Mmm... I blamed that to the preview and also you're soooo mean! *pouts* Why did you left me hanging there? And here I was rejoicing that you update but then, you just had to end with a cliffhanger! So mean *pouts pouts* Anyway, looking forward to the next chapter :D
Jade Starlight: Dun dun dunnnnn! More please!
Bobbi Phantom: OMG! Her parents are alive!
Thank you so much for taking your time to leave a remark. I love reading reviews, they make all authors happy…
Finally, Mid quarter exams are over wohoo~ and next week is sportsfeast so I guess I'll have time to write xD
Enjoy the chapter, and it would definitely answer your question. Oh and I was hoping one would take a good guess about Mai's parents but nobody got it right. Oh well…I'm kinda happy since it's not going the way you're expecting it to be. Kinda proves I am capable of making 'twisty turns' in the story xD
Chapter 4: Nostalgia
"Mom, Dad" Mai breathed out. Everyone almost stopped breathing for a moment just to digest the certain phenomenon that is currently taking place in that very room.
WHACK
Out of nowhere the tension broke because of the unexpected action to be done expecting the current situation.
"Jayson! That's not the first thing you say when you meet your daughter at the hospital" the woman with auburn hair and emerald eyes growled. The victim called 'Jayson' simply scowled and walked over to 'his daughter' raised his eyebrow for a few seconds and sighed.
"Uhhh, am I supposed to say "hi dad"?" she asked raising her left brow in question. The auburn haired woman laughed softly and went to hug her daughter.
"Darling I missed you so much!" she said breaking their hug to kiss her forehead.
"Yeah, and I never expected to see you here after a year…" her 'father' ran a hand through his ebony hair. The woman glared at him in attempt to create another wonderful bump on his head.
"Honey, won't you introduce us to your friends" she smiled warmly in order to light up the mood.
"Ah, mom, dad, these people are my coworkers, Ayako, Bou-san, John, Masako, Madoka, Yasu, Lin and Naru...I mean Shibuya Kazuya" she smiled wryly.
"Coworkers!?" her dad retorted but the look her mom gave him shut him up for whatever word that were about to come out from his mouth.
"Let me introduce ourselves, I'm Tsuki Ayame, and this one is Tsuki Jayson, Mai Is our adopted daughter. I was also her former teacher way back then but ever since her parents passed away, we decided to take her in since I'm not capable of having children and also, we have a…strong connection with Mai's parents…" She smiled. Everybody except Lin and Naru made a ~oooh sound
"Okay, so then Mai, may I know who's your boss?" Jayson crossed his arms and scanned SPR from head to toe. Naru took a step full of confidence stared directly at his eyes.
"I am Mai's boss" Naru said, from the corner of my eye I saw my dad raise an eyebrow 'geez, what a habit'
"Aren't you young…" he said
"I get that a lot" he smirked and I saw a hint of annoyance pass through my dad's face before replying with another smirk.
"Now I know why you call him Naru" mother whispered in my ear and I giggled and before my dad can interrogate the narcissist further, the doctor barged into my room and asked them to leave. My parents however, were stubborn.
"You're driving the parents of the patient away! What kind of hospital is this?!" my father reasoned out. And when I thought my mom would do something about it, I saw her nodding in agreement to dad's words.
"I'm sorry sir, it's the protocol. Rest assured sir, this won't long." The doctor tried to put some sense into him. Poor guy, he's no match for my dad.
"I know, I'm a doctor too. And apparently, I'm one of the board of directors with the biggest share, so, It also implies that I own half of the hospital. And don't forget my wife here, is also one of the directors, she has 25% of the share"
"Which means I own one fourth of this hospital…." I buried my face in my hands in utter embarrassment. I couldn't believe my parents are behaving like children. I saw the doctor's face went pale as a paper and apologized countless times. After they did a final check-up, I was discharged from the hospital and though I wanted to go back to my apartment, my parents beat me to it.
"Honey, I forgot to mention to you that we moved all of your stuff in our house this morning. Well, that also means that you will be living with us again, yayyy!" my mom squealed.
"Why don't we have lunch at the house, I'm hoping to know more of my daughter's 'job' and 'coworkers'…" my dad never missed to emphasize the words with great tenacity.
"You would accept the invitation right Shibuya Kazuya?" he flashed a dangerous grin which made bou-san and even Yasu gulp simultaneously. We were lead into a black limo parked at the back entrance of the hospital where SPR, my parents and I boarded in awkward silence.
~In the 'house'
"Mai, you never told me that you're parents were big shot!" Yasu nudged my arm, his eyed show 'you're-parents-are-multi-millionaires!' look. I sighed and the door opened revealing maids and butlers who greeted us in unison as if expecting our arrival. I saw Ayako marvel at the interior of the house and Masako although she is hiding her mouth with her sleeve, I bet they were slightly open. Madoka was having a conversation with my mom sputtering word like 'that's an awesome chandelier' or something while Naru and Lin remained stoic as usual.
When we reached the dining room we were seated on a long table with luxurious food displayed in front of us. I particularly don't feel hungry, but my dad was looking at me with sheer eyes that made me shiver and unconsciously grab some food despite my loss of appetite. When we were in the middle of eating lunch, I grabbed the opportunity to ask my parents' real goal.
"Mom, Dad, why are you here in Shibuya?" I asked them, munching a little to show them I'm at least eating.
"Darling, your father made a deal with the owner of that hospital who was in fact losing business. So, we agreed to be shareholders for that hospital to avoid it from getting bankrupt…" my mom spoke.
"Mom, you practically almost bought the hospital, and no, that's not the answer I was looking for" I raised my brow trying to imply what I mean and my father sighed.
"You won't believe us that we just missed you?" he asked flashing puppy…errr…dog-sad-eyes.
"And buy a hospital? Guess not" I snorted.
"But we'll continue this conversation later…we have a scheduled appointment with a client today" I pushed my plate and got out of the seat kissing my parents cheeks before I leave with SPR.
"Why don't I-" before my dad finishes his sentence, I intervened putting a finger in front of his face.
"It's okay dad, we have a van remember?" he gave me scowl as I kissed his cheek once again before I finally leave for good this time. in the end, I get to ride in a separate car since my dad saw how cramped we are in the van and insisted on driving us in another car. And here I am now, riding beside the narcissist who is immerged in complete silence. That is until he spoke:
"Mai, will you work for me again?" he said, I saw worry laced in his eyes, perhaps some time of separation made it easy for me to distinguish the slight changes in Naru's stoic face that cannot be seen through the naked eye. I smiled at him and nodded , after that, the rest of the trip was again silent.
~At SPR
Naru's POV
I watched the same girl four months ago, her hair slightly longer, her skin became even paler than before I left her 'she rarely goes out now huh?' I scanned her even more as I watch her prepare tea from afar. Though it's only four months, there are a number of differences that I can make out, she looks slightly thinner, smaller and..And curvier…
"Ugh" I mentally slapped myself for that one. I watched her prepare tea with grace, the scent of the office filled with the sweet mint of my favorite tea. Suddenly, I remember the reason as to why I'm back in Japan right now and I mentally noted myself to ask Mai later about that.
"ello-Helloooowww? Narcissist in Wonderland? If you continue to space out on me you're going to be 'off with your head'" I noticed Mai calling out handing me a cup of steaming tea rolling her eyes obviously irritated about the fact that she's being ignored.
"What is it Mai?" I said with a stoic face
"i asked if we're going to accept the case Naru…" she snorted.
"Yes" is the only word that came out of my mouth
"Ok, so I'm going to call the others then, I'll also have to pack some things we'll be leaving early tomorrow right?" she said and I only nodded 'what is wrong with me!?'
"Ok, so I'll see you tomorrow Naru!" she said and disappeared behind the door. I leaned my head againt the soft black leather chair thinking how fast things are starting to go back to the way things were before.
A/N: So hey! It's a miracle that I didn't end in a cliffhanger but right now my mind is still information overload so I can't process my imagination into words well. I'll write the next part of the preview when I'm in a much better condition to write.
Oh and sorry if this chapter is boring….like I said, I'm in no mood to write, but I forced myself since I haven't updated for so long now and my conscience is bugging me. Sorry~
Please do leave a review though, even simple words make me very happy.