Minna Omattahe!!
I know... I know.. I'm really, really, really, really, reeeeeealy sorry about the long update time.. but with christmas and new years eve and stuff I just went "BOOOOM".. My head crashed.. I got writers block.. my dreams were all f***** up and couldn't help me.. my muse disappeared into space and god knows where my imagination took off..

Buuut.. Here I am.. with a fresh new chapter.. wrote it late last night.. My boyfriend was ready to bang me over the head with the pillow.. I didn't get to bed until 3:15 AM this morning and he had to go up at 6..(-.-) Ain't I a nice fella??:P

Well I hope you enjoy this chapter.. don't forget to R&R..

Mai turned back to the crowd and scanned it.. She saw a slightly tipsy Masako trying to get Naru to dance with her, but with a very small success..
Naru looked like he wanted to jump of the nearest building and was glaring at Lin for not helping him.. Mai glanced over to Lin and just felt a sudden burst of butterflies in her stomach.. 'Nani.. Why does my body react so much when I look at Lin-kun?' She mentally slapped her forehead and continued to scan the room..
She saw John and Ayako trying to get Osamu to drink some water instead of alcohol, which seemed to be somewhat successful..
Mai then noticed that Osamu had seen her and she didn't like the gleam of his eyes.. 'Crap.. I need to go somewhere......' She looked around for an escape and saw the exit.. 'Jackpot!'
She started walking when she was suddenly grabbed by the hand and drawn towards a tall, firm and muscular body that belonged to Naru.. And as if on cue a tango started..
"Do you dance, Mai?" She heard his mocking tone.. 'Ohh I bet he doesn't think I tango..' Mai smirked.. "Of course I do.. Do you, Naru?" And they started dancing..
They didn't do to extravagant moves.. Some turns here, a twist here, some pirouettes there and then the song turned in to a slow song..
Mai looked up at her boss face and saw to her utter surprise a smile.. an honest smile... "Did you enjoy yourself Naru?" Naru nodded and they danced a little more..
"Soo.. why the sudden of out of character move?" Naru looked a little shocked at Mai and then softened when he saw her scowl.. "Ohh I don't know.. I maybe just felt like dancing.. " he said in an all to honest voice.. She laughed mockingly.. "Yeah right.. And I the little red riding hood.. I bet you did it just to get Masako to back of right? Use me as cover for a couple of minutes??" And then Naru did something Mai hadn't seen in all her years at SPR.. Naru laughed, a lot.. everyone in the room looked at Naru in awe..
Even Lin was a bit surprised.. "You got me there Mai.. You're right.. I'm sorry for using you like this.. but I needed to get SOME breathing space.. Masako can be a very big handful when she's drunk.." He said and glanced over to Masako whom was in Johns arms crying.. "Well.. as much as I have enjoyed dancing, I'm going to cut it here.. was thinking about taking some fresh air.." Mai said and backed away from Naru.. "Would you like some company?" Mai shook her had.. " No need.. Just going outside.." She said and turned for the door while Naru went and joined the others..

Inside POV

"Well well, Naru-bou.. Who ever thought you were a the dancing kind?" Ayako gave Naru a glass of punch and he downed it in 2 gulps..
"I never said I didn't dance.. now did I?" Naru said and turned to Lin.. "See.. Even a stiffy like me can "let loose" as you guys call it.." Lin just shook his head and smiled..
"You're just full off surprises, just wait 'till I tell the professors.. But you do know that the punch..""Is spiked? Yeah.. I just needed something to drink.. Dancing was really exhausting.. I sure didn't think that Mai could dance that well.." Naru smiled at Lin and took another sip if his punch..
Naru stood and chatted with Lin for several minutes and soon Bou-san joined in.. after a couple of minutes they started coming up with different games they could play..
"I vote for 30 minutes in heaven!!" Masako and Osamu shouted out.. Everyone else seemed less eager to play that game..
"Uhmm maybe... Charades?" Ayako said and everyone seemed optimistic about it.. "Charades it is.."She said and took some snacks..
"Nee Lin-san.. how are you doing?" Lin looked over at John and smiled.. "I'm fine.. It's a really great party.. maybe not so fun for you Brown-san.." He said and looked at all the drinks, which were spiked.. "Ahh.. Don't worry and please call me John.. I knew something like this was gonna happen so I brought my own drinks.. Coca-Cola and Ponta, mix them and you've got yumm yumm.." John said and took a gulp.. Lin noticed that Mai wasn't back yet..
'Maybe she fell asleep out there... I hope not.. I don't want my Mai to get a cold..' Lin mentally flinched.. 'Where did that come from??' Lin looked around and also noticed someone else was missing.. someone whom hadn't looked so very happy since Naru's and Mai's dance.. "John.. Where is Yasuhara-san?" John looked around and shook his head..
Lin looked for the door and rapidly walked to it and opened it.. "TASUKETE!! PLEASE!!!!!!"

Mai POV

'Wheeeeew.. It was really nice to get out of there.. It was getting a bit too hot for my taste..' Mai went down the stairs and walked to the other side of the street to a small park..
It wasn't bigger than a football court.. But it had a big, beautiful pond in the middle with countless of water lilys of different colors..
The light from the moon reflected of the water och flowers brightening the park even though it was way past midnight..
By the pond was a pavilion that was decorated with red roses.. Mai went in to the pavilion and stood by the railing, gazing out over the pond..
She saw some koi fish swimming around.. 'I can't believe I danced with Naru.. and he laughed.. Geeze.. but the wierdest part is that I didn't feel anything special about it.. no butterflies.. no jibbys.. nothing..' Mai was deep in thought that she didn't notice that someone had walked to the pavilion.. "You're very beautiful tonight.. D'you know that Mai-chan?" Said a husky and slurred voice behind her.. Mai turned around in shock and saw the person she least wanted to see.. "Uhmmm.. thank you.. ehmm.. Yasuhara-san..." She said uncomfortably..
She noticed that he was checking her out and did definitively not like it.. 'Why didn't I wear something else that didn't reveal as much?!' Mai had debated heavily with herself what to wear.. either it was a black/blue knee-long body-formed summer dress with sakura petals on or it was her regular clothing.. and she chose the first..
She had brought her navy blue scarf to keep her arms cold if she were to go out.. "What makes you come out here when the party is inside Yasuhara-san?" Osamu wobbled up the stairs of the pavilion and drunkenly walked up beside Mai.. "Well.. I just wanted to see if you were okay.. you've been out here quite some time.." Mai quickly glanced at the clock but soon regretted it because once she lost her eye contact with Osamu, he lunged her and planted his lips on hers.. She was so shocked that she froze..
'NAAANNIIIII!!!! He's... he's.. kissing mee... Tasukete!!!!' Osamu drew back giving her just enough space for her to make her escape, but he grabbed her hand and pulled her back..
making her fall into his chest.. "Oh no you don't.. Why do you always try and run away from me? Huh? Answer me!" She was just about scream when he captured her lips in a lipbrusing kiss, making her cry.. He pressed her up against the pavilion wall and moved his hands over her body..
His right hand cupped her right breast, squeezing and massaging it roughly earning muffled cries from Mai.. Osamus' lips traced a wet trail down her neck sucking on her vein..
Mai noticed her free lips and took her opportunity. "TASUKETE!! PLEASE!!!!!!" SMACK She felt a searing pain through her cheek.. "Don't do that again..."He warned her fiercely and continued his assault.. His hands began sliding up her thighs.. Mai felt new sets of tears welling through her shut eyelids..
'Please.. Bou-san.. Naru.. Lin.. Onegai.. Tasukete...' She thought she faintly heard several sets of footsteps but she wasn't sure until she suddenly felt the weight which was Osamu disappear.. "Mai!! Oh Kami.. Yasuhara -san.. what the hell do you think you're doing!!!" She heard several angry voices in the background..
She felt someone touch her cheek and she flinched.. "Get away from me!! Don't touch me!!" Mai yelled and backed away from the hand.. "Mai-chan... Mai-chan.. shimpai yo.. It's just me.. Look.." She heard a familiar voice say.. she opened her bloodshot eyes and saw Ayako, Masako and Lin standing around her..
Her eyes met Lin's.. "Lin-kun.. i-is th-that re-really you??" He nodded his head and smiled warmly to her.. She began to cry again and threw herself into Lin's embrace..
He hugged her tightly.. He turned his head and glared with murderous intent at Osamu.. "You should consider yourself lucky.. if it weren't for Mai, I would have let my Shiki render you to bits in the most grueling way possible.." He said and poured as much hate in the words that he could muster..
With that he scooped Mai up into his arms and carried her to his car and drove her home leaving Osamu to the rest..

Well.. I hope it wasn't a too bad chapter..
I know I made Naru a bit OC.. But hey Naru dancing tango.. Waauww.. And Naru LAUGHING?? OMG....-.-"

Well I hope you liked the chapter.. a bit of a twister here eyy? with Osamu being a badguy.. *Running away from all osamu fangirls...* I'm really sorry.. but I just never really liked him.. he gives me the big jebbies..XD

Well don't forget to review.. I might give you a cookie in the next chapter^^
Until then,
Matta O