Sorry for the long wait. I just was taking a long break and now since i really hate all my classes this semester i'm finishing this and rewriting the next wait let me re-phrase i hate all my classes except for Japanese because 1) ITS AWESOME! 2) Sensei is amazing!

Chapter 17

"Well Mrs. Shibuya, nothing is broken and you surprisingly do not have a concussion. Just a little bruised and scraped. You can go home tonight. The nurse will back in a little bit to discharge you." The doctor turned and left.

"What a night." Monk sighed and ran his hand through his hair.

"You can say that again." Ayako relaxed back in her chair. The whole team was there. Mai had been given a private room. Reporters were all over the place trying to get more information on what had occurred.

"I'm so happy you're alright, Mai. When Yasuhara told me you fell off a balcony I almost had a panic attack." Masako sat on Mai's bed.

"I have to get going. I wish I could stay longer, but I really have to back. Take it easy now." John waved and left the room.

"So the witch is dead?" Yasuhara said trying to lighten the mood in the room.

"Face first into the pavement." Ayako said.

"Ouch." Yasuhara said.

"I wonder how they got her off? They probably had to use a shovel like with road kill." He and Yasuhara chuckled.

"How befitting of her." Masako said.

"What do you mean?" Yasuhara asked.

"Well she landed face first, after she tried to pose as Mai. A death befitting of the crime." Masako explained.

"Ohhhh" Ayako, Monk, and Yasuhara replied in agreement.

"I never thought of it that way." Yasu said.

"Now with what's left of her, she can't try to pass as Mai." Ayako said.

"That's always a plus." Monk said.

"Don't say that!" Mai who had been very quiet the entire time spoke up now.

"Mai.. we didn't mean to upset you." Masako tried to calm her.

"We were only trying to make you feel better." Yasuhara smiled.

"Just stop! How is this supposed to make me feel better?" she was fuming. "She is dead! Even though what she did was terrible she still deserves some respect. Don't you see it?" Mai asked tears ran down her face.

"See what?" Ayako asked.

"She and I were the same." Mai said softly.

"What are you talking about?" Monk looked confused.

"Our lives. Both orphans, both with not the greatest of upbringings. I could have been her. She could have had my life. Maybe if someone had given her a chance she could have been happy. She could have found love or she could have been great. Instead she died alone." Mai finished.

Naru looked down at his hands. He sat in a chair in the corner. I could not look at Mai, but hearing her heart broken voice was like a knife in his chest. He couldn't take it much longer. It was killing him inside. He had to get up and leave.

"Naru, where are you going?" Lin asked.

"Out. I need some air." He replied in his emotionless voice.

He hurried down the hallway. He let his mind go blank. He finally looked up and realized he had left the hospital was and now some place he did not know. He looked around and saw a park.

It had to be late. It was late when they got to the hospital. He looked down at his watch and saw that it was 3:30 in the morning. He sighed and walked over the swings and sat down. The chains groaned and squeaked.

"What kind of a guy hangs out in parks by himself at... let's see.. 3:33 am?" Madoka walked over and sat down on the swing next to Naru.

"What are you doing here?" he asked her. His voice was cold.

"What do you think? I've come to bring the silly little boy back home." Madoka cooed in an attempt to annoy Naru.

Naru grunt and turned his head away from her.

"You may be considered an adult to the world by birthday age, but you still act a stubborn child." She laughed.

"Go away." He grunted.

"We need to talk." Her voice took on a more serious tone. "Things are pretty serious right now. If you don't go back home you could really screw things up for your marriage."

Naru remained silent.

"I know everyone is saying to be supportive of Mai and to give her time to sort things out, but you need to sort things out for yourself before you can help Mai. I know you feel guilty and if you don't get over it fast you will lose her and yourself."

"What are you talking about?" Naru grumbled.

"When you lost Gene, you lost yourself. We all hoped that in time you would come back, but time did nothing. The more time that went by the more closed off you became until she came. She opened you up little by little and then together you two healed."

Naru didn't want to talk.

"Mai will heal in time with or without you. She is stronger than you are, but you need her. I know she doesn't hold you responsible, but if you run away from this she will only come to resent you."

"I'm not running away." Naru stood up. "who said I was?"

"Let's see hours ago when Mai was discharged from the hospital you ran off. Lin said that Mai was disappointed you weren't there to go home with her. She was still very shaken. I don't think she wanted to be alone." Madoka got up as well.

"So some is staying with her right?" Naru asked.

"You are very wrong. She refused to let anyone stay with her. She said she was fine, but we all could see she was lying. In fact I think she was hope you would come back soon. You're the only person she wants to be with." Madoka barely had time to finished before Naru took off.

He raced down the sidewalk till he found his way home.

"Good evening, Mr. Shibuya." The doorman said. Naru didn't acknowledge him. He hurried to the elevator and soon found himself outside their apartment door. He paused for a moment to listen.

He could hear the piano playing. He recognized the song. It was the same song he had heard Mai play all those years ago at the summer house. The same song that had held sadness and hope. He had only heard her play it.

Slowly he opened the door and walked in. The song came to an end and Mai slowly looked up at Naru as if she had known he would appear at that moment. She smiled and motioned for him to sit by her.

He slowly walked across the room to the piano and sat down on the bend next to her.

"Mai, I don't know what to say." Naru said softly.

"You don't have to say anything. It's alright now. I'm alright as long as I have you." She smiled at him. "When I was alone I had some time to think. I realized that I have changed a lot. I've grown up. I've spent so long feeling like I'm some baby still learning how to walk.

"If this would have happened years ago I probably would have thrown you out or tried to beat the crap out of you. I would have blamed you for everything, but there is no one to blame. I guess if you had to blame someone you could blame life and the series of events that led up to this incident." Mai leaned her head against his shoulder.

"Mai, what do you want from?" Naru asked softly.

"Nothing, Naru. I just want us to get past this." She sounded very tired.

"Let's go to bed. It's been a long night." Naru breathed in Mai's scent it was like a drug to him. He picked her up in his arms and carried her to their bedroom. Mai fell asleep in his arms.

Ok one last probably extremely short chapter after next story is called "Beating of a Heart" i'm rewriting it because I saw Black Swan and thought "OMG i have to incorporate this somehow!" for those who saw this. It was really... mind bending, but still really amazing. Please review!