I hope you enjoy the last chapter. It's really long so I hope it sates all of you until the sequel. I'll see you all again soon :D

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Chapter 13: Secrets and Confessions

Mai yawned, stretching her arms above her head. The skin across her back stretched, but presented no pain as it had the day before. Ayako had informed her that she'd be completely healed by morning. As far as she could tell, she was.

She rubbed sleep out of her eyes, looking around at the room she was in. Somehow, she had ended up in the twins' room one more, sharing a bed with them and a certain narcissist who she had been cuddled up to just moments before. She looked from Naru to her other side where Kamin was clinging gently to her shirt. Tamaki was on Naru's other side. They'd all switched positions someway, somehow in the middle of the night.

Climbing carefully over Kamin, Mai slid to thjer floor and padded over to the window. Soft, grey predawn light filtered through the slit in the curtains making everything look darker than it really was. She pushed the part open a little wider to watch as the sun rose.

Sometime in the night the storm had moved on leaving everything drenched and sopping wet. Trees glistened with droplets of water that hung on the precipice of leaved and branches.

Rex padded over, sitting and leaning heavily on Mai. She smiled, looking down at the albino German Shepard, and scratched between her ears. Rex gave her a dog smile and leaned into Mai's hand.

A pale hand appeared beside Mai's almost making her jump, petting Rex's neck. She felt him behind her before she heard him. Heat radiated off of him like he was a human furnace, seeping through her clothed and into her bones.

"Another case down," Naru murmured more to himself than to her, pressing his chest almost flat against her back as he stared over her head out the window.

"Well, it's not completely over," Mai said, looking down at her feet as her face began to heat and everything come rushing back. Her dream with Eugene Davis, and Hana's words ran through her head once more. Instead of feeling anger at Naru, she only felt disappointment.

He didn't say anything. His hand unconsciously slid up to hers, grasping her fingers.

Mai squeezed back. For some reason this didn't feel as odd as it should have. Maybe she was still dreaming? She asked her questions anyways, needing to ask him even if he was just a dream. "Nar", who are you really? What did Hana mean in her advice last night? How are the twins the cause of the activity, and what do you plan to do with them?" she asked quickly, fighting the urge to turn around and make sure he was real.

"I will explain everything to you later at the lake. For now, enjoy the silence," he said quietly, pressing just a little bit closer as if he were the one who needed reassuring of reality.

…..

"Naru-bou, I hope you brought shorts –though I know you didn't- because you will be swimming with us today," Monk shouted excitedly in the now ex-Base. He lounged in a chair in a pair of khaki shorts and T-shirt. John and Yasu sat across the table from each other playing a card game.

"If you don't, you can borrow a pair of mine," John offered, glancing towards him.

Naru ignored them both, opting to focus on the book in his hand instead. Tamaki who sat on his lap wearing a pair of Batman swimming trunks and T-shirt read slowly. He leaned back against Naru's chest, soaking up his warmth. "Daddy, are you going to go swimming with Kamin, Mai-chan and me?" he asked, not looking up from the book like Naru always did.

"Maybe," Naru consented, flipping the page.

"Hey, where are the girls? Haven't they been gone long enough? I thought they finished making lunch a long time ago," Monk said, groaning in boredom as he leaned his head back against the armrest.

"Suzuka-san took them into town to buy swimsuits or something. You have to realize, Monk, that shopping, especially for swim ware, is very extensive and exacting. Things like this cannot be rushed for women," Yasu explained condescendingly, slapping a card face down on the table.

Monk raised an eyebrow at him. "And how exactly do you know so much about females and shopping?" he asked, the implication clear in his voice.

Yasu grinned, brushing it aside. "Four half-sisters that visit for summer vacation and a long line of ex-girlfriends."

Monk scoffed. "Yeah right, like you've ever had a girlfriend. You probably don't even know what it's like to have one."

"I'll have you know that I have made plenty of women extremely happy, and not just in the platonic sense either, if you know what I mean. Unlike you who's celibate," Yasu retorted, wiggling his eyebrows at the speechless monk.

Monk's face began to visibly head. "I am not celibate you…!" he began to yell, but Naru cut him off with a loud clearing of his throat.

The three men looked up at him. He glared at the two main culprits as he said, "If you are going to start being vulgar, whether obviously or not, than I suggest you go find something to do outside of this room. Such as checking to make sure all the equipment is in the van and everyone's luggage in the car."

"Sure thing," Monk and John said, jumping to their feet with Yasu right behind them.

Monk and Yasu threw themselves out the door, summersaulting to a stop and pretending they were in a spy movie. "Daddy Naru strikes again!" Yasu shoulder over his shoulder as he went through the door. Sighing, John waved with a smile before shutting the door.

Naru sighed, leaning back in his chair. "They're worse than children." Lin chuckled into the book he held.

…..

"What about this one?" Ayako asked holding up a black bikini with hot pink diagonal stripes.

Masako and Mai glanced up from their searching. "I think it's nice," Mai piped up, glancing back down with a disgusted expression at the metallic gold bathing suit that had just crossed her path. She couldn't find a single one she liked! They were all very revealing bikinis in ridiculous colors and with the stupidest patters. Earlier, she'd found one that had a turtle stamped across the front of the bottom like a pair of elementary school girl's underwear.

"You should go try that one on," Masako prompted, pulling out a frilly light orange and white one with a flower pattern, giving it an appraising look.

"Okay. I think you should give that one a try. It's cute," she said, hurrying away to the changing rooms.

A little over an hour ago, Suzuka had left them to their own devises saying he had some business to take care of and that he'd be back to collect them in two hours. So far, their two hour search hadn't gone so well. Mai was beginning to worry.

Masako cleared her throat a little nervously, keeping her eyes away from Mai. "Mai, what exactly happened last night during the séance? I never got to find out because you were a bit out of it, and Naru was flustered. Then after he returned from talking to Hanagawa-san, he kind of avoided you, Lin and me like the plague," she said, trying for nonchalance, but not exactly succeeding.

"I don't really know how to explain it," Mai answered truthfully, pulling out a navy blue bikini with a black butterfly pattern. Now this, she could probably do. "Hana moved on very peacefully, but had a staring contest with Naru." She grinned and giggled a little at the memory.

Masako raised an eyebrow at her, pulling the orange and white swimsuit over her arm. "Really? Just like that? She didn't put up any kind of fuss?" she asked. Well, that's quite unusual, she thought to herself.

They turned to the changing rooms, choosing open stalls adjacent to each other. The only other person there was in the room was Ayako so they had no fear of being overheard by anyone.

"Well, I wouldn't say that. She did make him promise a bunch of stuff and had a rather in depth, cryptic, or maybe not so cryptic, talk with him. I really didn't understand what they were talking about. All I know is that it was concerning the twins. Then there's the advice she gave to him," Mai said thoughtfully, peeling off her shorts and shirt, pulling the bathing suit over her bra and underwear. Surprisingly, it wasn't half bad.

All of the sounds from the other two women ceased. "What kind of advice?" Ayako prompted having caught the gist of their conversation.

"Well," Mai said hesitantly, still looking herself over in the mirror, "She told him not to leave the twins without a mother and that there was a suitable female so close to him that he didn't even realize it. Who do you think she meant?" She dropped her eyes to the carpet wondering who in the world the spirit had meant.

Ayako and Masako snatched her door open almost immediately, staring wide-eyed at her. "You really don't understand who or what she meant?" they asked incredulously.

The way they were staring at her caused a spark in her mind. Looking for a subject change, she gestured to the two women and what they were wearing. "I think you two should get those ones. I'll get this one. The boys are probably crawling up the walls by now," she said, pulling the door shut, a deep blush of embarrassment and realization coloring her cheeks.

…..

"Finally here!" Monk shouted, tumbling from his car closely followed by Yasu, "Why did you guys have to take so long? We could have been here two hours ago." He stood back as Suzuka pulled up beside his car. He went around to the trunk and waited for Suzuka to open it.

"Don't blame us! There was nearly nothing worth considering!" Ayako spat, swinging her legs out of the car and narrowly being missed by the van's door as Naru popped it open. "Hey! Watch it!"

"You're just a shrewd old lady," Monk scoffed, pulling two chairs over his shoulders and grabbing the handle of the ice chest. John hurried to grab the other side. "You probably just couldn't decide because you can't make decision on anything, and nothing would cover up your wrinkles."

"Oh really now?" she asked, narrowing her eyes at him. She strode toward him, but instead of biffing him across the head like she usually did, she whispered something in his ear. His face flared a blinding shade of red that spread to his ears and down the back of his neck. He dropped his head into his palm, trying unsuccessfully to hide his embarrassment.

"Ooooo, why are you blushing so hard, Monk?" Mai crooned with a mischievous grin, "Are you two not telling us something? Please tell me you're using protection, and that Ayako won't turn up pregnant." She pulled a bag stuffed full of towels and other such things from Suzuka's trunk, but Naru immediately took it from her hands. She shot an annoyed glare at him.

Monk's neck turned an even darker shade of red causing Mai, Masako, Yasu, and Ayako to laugh. "Hey! You're one to talk young lady!" he shot back, snapping his head up to glare pointedly at Mai.

Mai looked at him indignantly, placing her hands on her hips, and glaring. "I'll have you know that I am still a beautiful, majestic unicorn. No one is majestic enough to ride me," she spouted off proudly. The others stared at her wide-eyes and slack-jawed before bursting into laughter. Even Suzuka joined in.

"Oh, I wouldn't say that," Naru whispered in her ear as he brushed past her, setting the bag he held by the van, while the others were busy rolling around on the ground. Mai's cheeks lit up enough to rival Monk's blush.

"Mai-chan, am I a pretty unicorn too?" Kamin asked excitedly, her eyes shining brightly.

"Of course you are, and so is Masako," Mai said with a wry smile.

"Yay!" Kamin screamed, jumping up and down.

"I'm a dragon," Tamaki interjected on Mai's other side, "RAWR!"

Mai let out a mock scream. "Ah! You're so scary! Oh please, someone save me!" she shouted dramatically, pretending to be faint. She pressed a hand to her chest, and the back of her other hand to her forehead.

Kamin shoved Mai into Naru's arms out of her line of sight. He caught her around the waist, watching the twin's in amusement. "Go Knight-san! Save Mai-chan and hide her! I will fight the dragon," she said just as dramatically as she picked up a stick. The other started chanting, laughing and grinning.

"Looks like I'm supposed to save you," Naru said, smirking down at her. Without any warning, he swept her legs out from under her and into his arms. She let out a yelp of surprise, pressing close to his chest. "I now have the princess, and will hide her from the ferocious dragon," he announced loudly causing Tamaki to rawr again and the rest to cheer. Lin shot him a stern look that he brushed off as he turned and moved into the woods.

"You're actually hiding me?" Mai asked incredulously, grinning up at Naru. She never thought that he could actually play. They were on one of the side trails in the woods, heading away from the place Suzuka had chosen by the lake.

Naru glanced down at her. "We need to talk. It was the best way to get away from the others without causing too much suspicion," he explained, staring ahead into the trees.

"Oh," Mai said, a little miffed. Somewhere in the distance she could hear a waterfall. The sound soothed her slightly. Mai sighed in resignation, relaxing into Naru's arms. She might as well enjoy their close proximity while she had it because she'd probably never get to again.

Naru walked for a long time carrying Mai. It wasn't until they reached the distant waterfalls that he finally set her down on a stump. "They won't overhear us out here," he explained when she opened her mouth. He took to pacing back and forth in front of her, running his fingers through his hair.

Mai was quiet a moment, just watching him pace. She decided to address the easiest of her questions. "Her were the twins causing the activity at Suzuka's home?" she asked first.

Naru stopped pacing and turned to face her. "The twins are like my twin and I. It's not exactly that they're both causing it, more like Kamin is. As far as I can tell, Tamaki has more ESP than anything, just like my twin. Kamin on the other hand has PK, and quite a lot of it. She causes poltergists like I did before I learned to suppress it from Lin," he explained, watching me, "Tamaki right now is like her mediator. Without him, there's an overflow of energy, just like with my twin and me."

"You know you can say his name," Mai whispered, staring at her hands.

"What?"

"His name. You can say it. I know Eugene. He's been… guiding me through my dreams." Guilt at not telling him sooner clawed at her inside, but she just pushed them away, trying not to get emotional.

Naru went quiet. "I know. I guessed as much. Gene, he hinted at it sometimes," he sighed, running a hand through his hair. Now he was starting to look guilty. "Look, I know you're going to be pissed when I tell you, but just hear me out. My name isn't really Shibuya Kazuya, it's Oliver Davis. Gene came here to do an exorcism without me or anyone else. I came looking for his body, deciding that the less people who knew my identity, the easier it'd be to search," he explained a little jerkily, staring off at the falls.

Mai nodded, not as angry as she thought she'd be. Maybe it was that he was actually telling her or maybe it was because she had already suspected. She carefully filed the information away in her 'Important' drawer and moved on to her next question. "Who are Kamin's and Tamaki's birth parents? Are… are you their father?" Though she already knew the answer would be no she had to ask.

Naru actually laughed. He shook his head. "No, I'm their uncle. Gene is their father and a girl he dated for a year back in England is their mother. Her name was Christina Willows. She's dead now. I am their only blood relative now." His voice dropped and octave and his eyes dropped to the dirt. He mourned her.

That seemed to soften Mai just the slightest bit. "How did she die?" she asked in a soft voice, watching him with imploring eyes.

"She was in a car crash the day after she arrived in Japan and put the twins into the orphanage," he said, grasping his elbows tightly as if trying to ward off a memory. His eyes darkened with something that could have been related to anger.

"Are you going to adopt them?"

"Yes." He began pacing back and forth once more, worry creasing the place between his eyebrows.

"Is that what Suzuka-san was doing in town today? Is that why he took us into town in the first place?"

"Yes."

"Is Lin going to teach Kamin how to control her power?"

"Yes."

Mai breathed a sigh of relief. She stared at her folded hands, listening to the falls. Naru made no move to interrupt her thoughts, allowing her and himself time to think. She blushed slightly as the next question spilled from her mouth without warning, surprising even her. "What did Hana mean last night by what she told you?" She already had an idea, and hoped it was true, but wanted to hear him tell her like so many other things.

Naru stilled in his pacing, glancing towards her. His expression was unreadable, blank, but his eyes were slightly incredulous. He turned his eyes away quickly, continuing his pacing. Was he going to tell her or try to avoid the question? She had a feeling he was going to tell her, but was just trying to think of a way to do it.

She took the time to study him. She took in everything. The way he moved. The way his muscles flowed under his pale skin. The way his hair flopped across his forehead. The way he bit his thumb. He only did that when he was very unsure of something so obviously the action only happened every once in a blue moon.

Once again, she was struck by how very different he and his twin actually were. The only thing they shared was their appearances and some of their facial expressions. How in the world had she ever thought them to be the same person? It was baffling yet not at the same time.

Mai let out an exasperated sigh, throwing her hands up in the air. "Geez," she growled at herself, staring sullenly at a tree, "Why did it take so long for me to realize they're completely different? Why did it take this case, no, those two kids, to make me realize? Good lord, I'm a dunce." She dropped her chin into her hands, turning her head to stare at the waterfall so she didn't have to watch her crush deliberate how to reject her. Suddenly, her sullen mood turned down right depressing.

"Mai," Naru said very close to her.

Sighing, she swung her head around. She'd been ready to face his rejection, not to literally come face to face with him, her nose only inches from his. His eyes were intense and his breathe was warm.

"Y-yes?" she stuttered, trying to regain control of both her erratic breathing and racing pulse. Exactly, what was he doing this close to her?

"Hana's 'advice'. It's exactly what it seems. I can't leave the twins without a mother figure, and there is a woman very close to me, literally and figuratively, who is precious to me and perfect for the role. It's taken the nagging of two ghosts to come to terms with my own emotions," he said, talking nearly more than he ever had since she'd known him. Well, at least about something so personal.

"And…" Mai prompted, her mind scatted so she couldn't think straight.

Naru took a deep breath and spoke the truth. "I think I may be possibly, actually in… love with this clumsy, stupid, weird, funny, beautiful woman," he said slowly, stopping often as if he were as nervous as a teenager picking up his date for prom. He closed his eyes, attempting to keep his calm.

Mai's hopes sank further than they already were. She let her eyes fall as she asked, "What's her name?"

"Taniyama Mai."

Her head jerked up, her mouth opening to yell at him to stop teasing her, but she was cut off by a kiss. She instantly melted. Never had she ever believed she'd get to kiss this man. Never! Her day dreams didn't even compare to the real thing. She pressed closer to him, trying to get as much as she could before he broke away.

They hadn't even come up for air when there was a voice calling for them. "Mai! Naru-bou! You better not be doing anything out here! Mai, you better still be a unicorn!" come Monk's chiding voice from down the trail.

The pair broke apart, panting for breath. Mai groaned in aggravation. "Dammit Monk. Does he always have to butt in and ruin everything?" she pouted quietly, glaring off down the trail.

He smiked. "He better not," he murmured, grabbing her chin and kissing her again.

THE END

I hope you all enjoyed the ending. This was the longest chapter I've written for this story, actually for any Ghost Hunt story that I've done, I think. Anyway, look out for the sequel. It may be awhile with everything else I still have to do, but I'll get too it. Review please :D

p.s. – Thank you to everyone who read this story and especially to those of you who left me amazing reviews. You guys kept me going through this whole thing (: