Chapter 16

Flashback

Mai went off to the restroom. She wanted to touch up before she left. She went in the door. She stood in front of the mirror and reapplied her lipstick.

"You look very beautiful or more like I look very beautiful." Megumi walked up behind her.

"Megumi…" Mai gave her a funny look. "Are you feeling alright?"

"I feel fine." Mai took in Megumi's appearance.

"That's my coat… It was stolen.." Mai gasped as it all dawned on her. "You did it! Why?" (Note: Some of Mai's things were stolen when the stalker broke in. if I said other wise before ignore it)

"I should be asking you that question!" Megumi spat. She was in Mai's long dressy coat. Her hair was done exactly like Mai's and so was her make up. Now that she was looking at her. She could almost be her double. Who would have suspected behind the frumpy clothes and glasses.

"You broke into my home. You spied on me and did all of this. Why?" Mai couldn't believe it.

"You stole my life!" Megumi cried she pulled out a taser gun and pulled the trigger. Mai collapsed on the floor. She clutched at where the gun had hit her. Megumi had made her exit and locked the door behind her.

Mai finally managed to stand and began to pound on the door for someone. Finally someone let her out.

"Miss Taniyama?" The man asked "I thought you just left?" Mai rushed past him and grabbed a taxi.

Present

"Why did you do it Megumi?" Mai cried. "I trusted you!"

"Why did you have to have such a wonderful life with so many opportunities while I had to struggle and work these jobs?" Megumi screamed. "All that attention. I could have been the one working for Naru. He could have fallen in love with me."

"You grew up miles away. There is no way you could have ever worked for Naru. You are deluding yourself." Mai struggled not to lunge at Megumi.

"Shut up!" Megumi cried. "You had all that attention. All those people came to you, all those people loved you. Gene, Peter, Naru, and Katsumi!"

"Katsumi was a monster incapable of love!" Mai screamed.

"I worked as a call girl. One of my clients was a detective on the case." Megumi went on to explain. "He was more than happy to spill everything."

"You stole my keys and stole my clothes and planted all those letters and the posters!" Mai screamed.

"They belonged to me! I'm Mai Taniyama! I'm Mai Taniyama!" Megumi cried.

"Don't you dare say my name!" Mai pointed her finger at her. "Maybe I would have gone easy on you, but you slept with my husband! You crossed the line!"

"He loved every second of it." Megumi smiled. "He loves me."

"I don't know what the hell is going on, but I can tell one thing. You are not my wife and I have never nor shall I ever love you." Naru pulled at the handcuff. "Mai, I'm so sorry."

"I don't want to hear it right now." Mai couldn't look at him. "I feel like I want to di,."

"I can help you with that!" Megumi rushed at Mai. The two struggled.

Mai landed a good punch right in Megumi's face. Megumi pulled at Mai's hair. She tried to bite and scratch her.

"Stupid bitch!" Mai screamed as she grabbed a hold of Megumi. The struggled out on to the balcony.

Naru was still trying to get free. Whatever drug Megumi had given him, it was starting to wear off. He was now able to process what had happened and what was happening.

Megumi pretended to be Mai. Naru had slept with Megumi and not Mai. Megumi was the stalker and not Trinity, although Trinity was still crazy. Naru could have killed himself right then and there. How could he have been so stupid?

Now he fumbled with the handcuffs trying to break the lock. He tried to crane his neck around to see the fight between Mai and Megumi. He could hear the shattering of vases and lamps and the crashing of the furniture. He was almost free.

"You stupid bitch!" Mai kept screaming as she and Megumi struggled.

There was a loud crash as Mai and Megumi went through the window and onto the terrace. Naru finally broke free. He hurried down the stairs and to the broken window. Mai and Megumi had a hold of each other. Before Naru could intervene, Mai and Megumi fell over the railing.

"Mai!" Naru yelled. He rushed over to the railing. Mai had managed to land on the balcony below, but Megumi fell to her death. Mai's form lay very still. Naru thought she was dead. "Mai!" he shouted again.

Mai moved. She let out a groan as she tried to get up. The owner's of the apartment below her rushed out to their balcony.

"Oh my god." The woman shrieked. "Are you alright?"

"I'll go call for an ambulance." He man rushed back inside.

Mai tried to stand up. "Where's Megumi?"

"Who?" The woman looked confused.

Naru ran down to the apartment. He pounded on the door. The man let him in.

"Mai!" Naru rushed over to Mai who was trying to stand. "Mai are you alright? I'm so sorry. I didn't know." He was beginning to cry. He hated himself so much right now.

"Naru." Mai embraced him and winced. "Where's Megumi?"

"She fell to the ground. She's dead, Mai." Naru picked Mai up and carried her inside and placed her on the couch.

The paramedics came in. They began checking Mai out. Naru took this time to call the rest of the SPR team and fill them in.

"Lin, I did something really bad." Naru said on his cell phone.

"What happened?" Lin sounded concerned.

"I slept with another woman." Naru managed to say.

"You what?" Lin yelled.

"It's really complicated. I don't know how to explain. Megumi was the stalker, nit Trinity. Megumi some how posed as Mai and drugged me. It was dark in the apartment and I don't know." Naru stammered as he tried to explain.

"So where's Megumi now? Where's Mai?" Lin asked. "and can I just say what the hell?"

"Megumi is currently being scraped off the sidewalk and Mai is being examined by the paramedics. I think they'll be taking her to the hospital in a bit." Naru explained.

"Wait so Megumi is dead?" Lin was getting lost.

"Yes she and Mai started to fight and went off the terrace. Mai thankfully landed on the balcony below while Megumi…." Naru trailed off.

"I see. What do you need me to do?" Lin asked.

"I need you to call everyone and inform them what has just happened. Have them meet us at the Hospital." Naru hung the phone. My was going to kill him. Even if she managed to forgive him, she was still going to kill him. He at least hoped she would. He deserved it.

"How could i have been so wrong?" He thought to himself. He had been wrong about the stalker and mistook a crazed woman for his wife and slept with her. Even if it was dark and he had been drugged, he should have known. At least there had been no pleasure. Even that should have tipped him off. "God i'm such an idiot!"

"You can say that again." Gene spoke up.

"I don't need you to rub it in." Naru growled. "Why didn't you say something?"

"I did. I gave Mai the answer, but she failed to see it." Gene explained. "She did not see the connection of her dream. You two are both idiots. She's just a more trusting idiot thats easy to read, while you are a narcissistic one who when he gets it wrong he really gets it wrong and can't understand how he being of superior intellect missed it."

"Thanks." Naru grumbled.

"I don't think Mai will kill you, but i'm going to give you some advice." Gene said.

"What's that?" Naru asked.

"Don't screw it up again. She took you back many times before, she'll probably take you back this time given the situation, but don't have any more big screw ups because you won't be so lucky. She is processing and you need to be supportive." Gene scolded his twin.

"Thank you for stating the obvious." Naru said sarcastically. He followed the paramedics as the took Mai out of the apartment and to the hospital.

Hope you guys weren't expecting that twist of events. I also hope you guys don't kill me for Naru sleeping with Megumi. Please Review.