Mai P.O.V

I wake to the sound of my alarm clock. Stretching I reach over and turn it off. Looking to my right I see Naru sleeping peacefully. I smile down at him and just watch him for a few seconds. It's not often that I get up this early so I take every opportunity that I get. After a little while, I lean down to kiss him on the forehead. An hour later I'm fresh and ready to deal with this hot summer day. "Good morning" I hear from behind me, I smile instantly recognizing the voice. "Good morning Gene and to what do I owe your lovely presence this morning?" I asked turning to see the apparition of my brother in law leaning against my kitchen island "Oh you know, cause general mischief." He answered with a smirk. I shook my head just as Naru entered the kitchen. "Good morning love." I said a wide smile on my face. "Morning" was his cold response

I frowned and shook my head. I turned and poured his morning tea for him. "Here," I said and placed it in front of him. I frowned even farther after not getting a thank you and hearing Gene chuckling in the background. "Jerk" I mumbled as I walked off and that's when Gene burst into full-blown laughter "Oh shut up!" I yelled at him. Naru looked over at me and raised an eyebrow "Arguing with the air again are we?" I turned a bright red after his comment "You know damn well I'm arguing with your ass of a brother! Now go get the kids for breakfast." I said and then blocked them both out.

As I was cooking me suddenly felt two pairs of arms wrap around my legs "Good morning Mommy!" my twin daughters said at the same time. "Good morning Elizabeth and Kristine." I said smiling down. They then turned and smiled at gene "Good morning Uncle!" they said to him, he smiled and waved at the girls. Kristine ran to hug him but ended up running straight into the island. She fell back and rubbed her nose "oww" she groaned. Naru bent down and picked her up "What did you do that for? You know you can't hug him." she blushed and looked down "I know but I had a dream last night that I was able to." she said to the ground. Naru and I exchanged a glance. I shook my head and looked at gene "hey I only wanted to show her what she could be capable of." he said and faded out. I smiled and picked up Elizabeth. "Maybe someday baby girl but right now let's just stick to seeing him." Kristine nodded but then turned to me "but you get to hug and hear him! That's not fair I bet you didn't have to work for it." I frowned and flashback to the battle with the demon from my past and almost losing Naru. I run my finger over the scar on my stomach from where the demon had cut me. "Your mother has gone through more than you two will ever know." Naru said breaking my thoughts I smiled "Ok girls, go eat then we will go visit your aunts." I said the girls cheered and ran to the table. Naru walked over and kissed me. "It's time to wake up." I looked over at him confused. "What are you talking about?" He just smiled wider "come on Mai you need to wake up." I started to cry "I don't want to I want this life!" I said Gene walked up beside him and put his hand on his shoulder. "You can, it's up to you." with that, they faded out from view

I opened my eyes to see Naru in, my old ... well, I guess current bedroom concerned. "What's wrong?" he asked I just sat up and wiped my eyes. "I'm done hiding I'm dealing with the demon today." he nodded not understanding what I meant. I walked to my bathroom and locked the door. "I'm sorry you guys but I need that future."with that I turned on the shower and climbed out the window to the fire escape. This is my problem and I was going to deal with it I just hope death was not the final result for anyone. Getting to the bottom of the building I made the mistake of heading to the garage by walking past the front door. Sarah was there heading to work. "Mai What are doing outside in your PJ's?" she asked smiling at me with humour in her eyes. She then saw the tear stains. Her smile dropped "what are you doing?" she asked I just shook my head and apologized. I ran to my car and drove off, I could hear her call my name and see her pull out her phone.

Crying the whole way I got to the small apartment I got before moving in with the girls. I opened the door and looked around. This is where my troubles in Canada started and this is where they will end. I called out to gene I waited and eventually, he showed he looked sad. "Mai." was all he said I frowned "He gave you hell didn't he?" he nodded, "He thinks it's my fault you ran off, which I mean it kind of is." I shook my head and walked over to him, he looked confused and then I wrapped my arms around him. Instead of passing through him I felt a mass it was light and almost like I could pass through if I tried but still he was there. He gasped "Mai? How are you doing this?" he asked I smiled and stepped back "I found a new way to unlock my abilities and control them thanks to that dream. It's love gene. You motivated me to find a life I love with the man I love and children. I want that love and happiness, so I will finish this." I said and he smiled "let's do this."I nodded.

I sat on the floor and waited for him to come. Slowly I felt an evil presence surround me and all other background was cut out from me. I saw him appear and stood "took you long enough." he chuckled and smirked at me "brave words for a girl alone who knows she is about to die." he said I just stared at him blankly. "I am not about to die and I'm not alone." he laughed, "you think that spirit will help you he may have been powerful in life but in death, he is no more than an average spirit with some mental abilities. He cannot save you nor can your little friends. Your soul will be mine and you will die." I just smirked, "keep thinking that." I activated my powers and hit him. He went flying across the apartment and hit a wall. He came at me and I crashed into him both of us landing powerful blows to the other. He grabbed me by my neck and started to choke me. I clawed and tugged at his hands to no avail. He laughed a dark deep laugh that seemed to rumble his whole chest. "I can feel your fear as you feel your life slipping from you. Tell me is it as pleasant as you thought or do you enjoy the way your lungs burn begging for oxygen and your brain becoming fuzzy." he said and stared into my eyes.

Slowly as my vision becomes blurry he let off a defining cry of pain and let go of my neck. I dropped to the ground coughing and trying to bring air back into my body. I felt someone kneel down beside me. "Mai! Mai! Are you ok?" I opened my eyes to see Sarah, Emily and Videesha all beside me. I nodded and stood "you guys need to get you off here!" I went to walk around them but they held me back "Mai you can't do this on your own and you know that. We are here to help you cuz that's what family is for right?" Vidi said and they all smiled at me. "Plus I'm pretty sure Naru was going to blow up the condo if we didn't and since were top floor..." Sarah added giggling. I hugged them tightly "thank you." I said and truly felt loved for the first time since Japan.

Once we had let go of each other we turned back to the fight. I saw monk doing his nine cuts and Ayako doing her tree cleansing. Among them, Naru was punching the demon using his Pk. I turned to the girls "let's have some fun shall we?" I asked they smirked and nodded. We all ran into battle punching and kicking whatever part of the demon we could. He landed a few good blows but we seemed to be gaining the upper hand. All of a sudden he turned and drove his nails into Sarah's chest. We all stopped and it was dead silent. That is until Vidi and Emily left of deafening screams. They ran over to her and held her hands as she lay on the floor dying. The demon stepping back and enjoying the show. They seemed to exchange a few words. Then Sarah looked over at me and there was no fear or anger in her eyes. She smiled and mouthed 2 words but it was like I could hear them all around me "live fully" with that she gave her final breath and went limp. Vidi looked to her left and started to cry harder slowly I saw an apparition of Sarah come into view she put her hand on Vidi's shoulder. Vidi nodded and stopped crying. Sarah began to fade out smiling and waving at turned to the demon determination and rage flaring in her eyes. With a heartbreaking scream, she charged and grabbed his neck. He just chuckled and whispered something in her ear that made her stopped dead and fell to the ground/ with one swipe of his hand her head was clean from her body still in its kneeling position. Emily was in shock. She suddenly got up went to the door turned to me and I understood that she was too broken to continue. She left and I probably wouldn't see her again.

With heartbreak and anger I charged, punched and kicked as hard as I could but all he did was block and laugh. He caught my foot and lifted me off the ground opening a portal he looked too me "do you see what all this resistance has done? Two of your friends have died early and their souls have been sent to eternal damnation. You are a stain on every person's life that meets you. Just come with, me and let the rest have a good life." I cried as he spoke the words that had fueled my self-harm for so long. I just stopped and gave in "fine just leave them alone." I said he nodded and started to walk towards the portal. "NO!" I heard and saw Naru running towards us but stopped hearing me speak "Naru! Just let me go, I can't have any more of you dying and you have used your powers too much already. I love you." the demon started to walk into the portal but Naru started to run towards us again "ENOUGH OF THIS FOOLISHNESS!" the demon yelled and once again killed someone I loved. This time it was the one person I loved the most. As I watched the demon kill him I felt my heart and soul break. Screamed out for him and started to kick and scream to get to him. As I watched his lifeless body fall to the ground and hear his last breath escape his lungs I felt my will to push on dissipating and my sanity snap. I was no longer a human but a shell of who I was. As we stepped into the portal I blacked out and welcomed the darkness and silence. It had become my family, all I wanted to know. This life has no meaning and that is what I will be. Nothing...

I feel someone shaking me and speaking in Japanese "Mai, oh god Mai, why would you do this to yourself?" I open my eyes and see I'm in the SPR office I look down and see deep cuts on my ankle. Huh? Where am I? Looking up I see Ayako and Monk leaning over me "Mai!" Monk says and hugs me. "What happened? Where is the demon?" I asked my voice hoarse. They looked at me confused "Mai, sweetie there is no demon, of course, unless you mean Kazuya? I know him leaving is difficult but we all have to deal with it." she said as she wrapped up my ankle. I sat up realizing what had happened. I had never gone to Canada I had never met Sarah or Emily or Vidi. Naru and I had never fell and love and there was no demon. It was all in my own head. It was a life I never lived. I broke into hysterical tears. "They never existed!" I screamed and sobbed over and over never answering monk and Ayako's questions. After what felt like hours I got up and ran to my apartment, leaving my old friends behind and hopefully this life. Booting up my computer I typed in an e-mail and sent the following message:

Good day,

You have no idea who I am but I know you. If you could please e-mail me back and should you have any questions ask gene.

-Mai

I refuse to leave them behind and if that means finding a way to avoid the demon and leaving Naru in my past then I gladly will. My computer pinged and it was a reply that read

Hello love,

we have been waiting for you Sarah woke up crying and screaming, she told us everything and we can't wait to meet you below is your one-way ticket we have a feeling you remember English. See you soon 3

-Videesha, Sarah and Emily

My family... they are waiting and I won't be late. Canada here I come!

A/n: IT'S FINISHED! I hope you guys like the ending and don't forget there will be a second book that I'm thinking of making just all romance and fluff of Naru and Mai as well as some other touch and go relationships for the girls! I never planned for this book to take so long but to be honest I'm glad it did because it gave me something to motivate me when I had nothing and all the kind words have been amazing and kept me wanting to keep publishing I will start working on reversed life and the second book soon. Also, my second year of college will be starting in September! Thank you to everyone who has ever read this story and to everyone who has been here from the beginning and for all the votes! You guys have been amazing and I can't wait to go on another writing journey with you!

Love

-Sarah (moxie)