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"Thank you Dad. Uh uh, I understand. Just give me or Ryosuke a call if you need anything. I know Dad. I know. Okay, I'll talk to you later. Bye." Sayuri shuts her cell phone. Her eyes looked over to Sho and Mai who were busy playing some board game. It had been ten days since the whole truth about who Naru, Tsubaki, and Lin was. Even up to why they were in Japan to begin with.
It didn't hurt her as much as it hurt the others.
John seem the most forgiving. Masako already had known who Naru was. Ayako was speechless and didn't seem very thoughtful on talking to everyone. Monk about had a cow how Oliver Davis, the very guy he idolized, turned out to be his eighteen year old boss. Yasu was as forgiving as John, but still shock over the news. Mai didn't seem very upset.
Sayuri was.
Not because of herself, but for the others.
They were lied to after putting so much trust into those three. Oliver Davis and Carmellia Stevens. Sayuri groaned, rapping her head against the wall. She based her fourth novel on the legendary pyro in her novel Firelight. Not one call was issued to any of the SPR members. It was beginning to look very gloomy for the group as no word from either Oliver, Lin, or Carmellia.
Her mother had killed his twin brother, Eugene Davis and dumped his body somewhere in a lake.
She groaned again.
She was starting to hate her family.
Her poor father was a mess after what her mother did. Seito wasn't on full speaking terms with Noriko. The woman had lost it after confessing to Ritsuke. That was the one person she was most worried about, besides Mai. The detective hadn't spoken a word about Tsubaki and him. Well Carmellia and him.
He was heartbroken by lies.
"Are you doing okay, Sayuri?" Mai had paused from the game she was playing with Sho to tug on her guardian's sleeve.
"I'm alright," Sayuri hugs the younger girl, "how about you?"
"I don't know," Mai frown, "I guess I'm still dealing with it. I remember the case where we had to deal with a false Oliver Davis. He was an old man portraying him. I never thought Naru was. But it all makes sense now why he had Yasu pretend to be, well, him."
"It makes me wonder how many other names they went by," Sayuri grumbled.
"It's not their fault. Oliver Davis is really popular. You can't blame Naru for hiding the truth."
"Yeah but still...the others...I'm more mad for the others then myself. And I know Lin is who he says he is. It turns out he has a aunt who has the same ability of him."
"Wow, really?"
"Yeah."
"Sayuri," both Mai and Sayuri look up to see Sho standing next to them, "is Uncle Ritsu mad at Aunt Tsubaki because she didn't tell him her real name?"
"Yes, he's mad at her."
"Is everyone mad at Naru and Lin for lying too?"
"In a way," Sayuri kneels down, "Naru is really Oliver. And Oliver is a really important guy so he didn't want a lot of attention. I have no idea why Tsubaki lied but probably for the same reason. Lin could be himself cause he just acts as guardian. At least I think so."
"Please don't be mad at them for long," Sho frown, "we're a family. Families fight but we make up afterwards."
The words touched Sayuri as she hugs her cousin. The rest of the day went by with Sayuri, Mai, and Sho playing. They laugh and had fun which kept Sayuri's mind off of a lot things. Soon dinner time came around.
"I'll get it," Mai tells her, "you need to do something else."
"Mai-"
"I'm the big sister. You're the mom. Mom needs to go take a break." Mai shoved her back towards her office, "you can take this time to write."
"Fine fine," Sayuri sigh, "but if you need help, just let me know."
"We will," Mai and Sho head upstairs, giggling and laughing. The sounds echo throughout the house, making her feel happy. She goes back towards her office when she stopped by one of the other rooms. It was a spare bedroom that she just used for extra storage. Her mind didn't feel like writing. Before long, she had the door wide open and she was going through boxes. One pile for donations, one for keeps and to be put in the attic, and the other for trash.
The four piles were neat in order as she cleaned up the room. It was a fairly large room and probably could be use for something. The thought of it as a larger office was put into her mind.
Sayuri wipes her forehead as the thought came across her mind.
"I just thought of it for Lin. Wow, I'm stupid."
The relationship they had...
She had no idea where to put it.
"He sticks with Naru...Oliver...and Tsubaki...Car...whoever they are. That is his job. His job was to help them find Eugene."
The tears came quickly as she falls down onto the clean floor and sobs. She had no idea why she was crying. She felt drained, emotionally, spiritually, and mentally. Kyo hadn't said much or did much for the past few days since it happen. She assumed he was giving her space.
At this point, she didn't care.
"Stupid SPR...stupid ghosts...stupid Lin. Some days I just hate it!" Sayuri pound her fist into the floor, knocking a floorboard up. Sayuri falls down, lying on her back to stare up at the ceiling.
"Stupid gift...stupid mother..." She rolled over after hearing a creak, thinking it was Sho and Mai back from the bath.
Her eyes looked down at the floor board that had edged loose. Sayuri sits up, staring at it. There was something lodged underneath it. She hops up onto her feet and heads towards the backroom to grab a hammer. Sayuri kneels back down, prying the floorboard open. The piece of wood snaps, flying into the air and knocking Sayuri back onto her butt.
"Ow..." She sits up staring at the hole in the floor.
It was some sort of strange tube like it would fit a scroll into it. She grabs it by the end, tugging it. It slide right out of the hole and into her lap. Sayuri uses her fingernails to pry open the lid. It comes off with a pop. Sayuri narrow her eyes as she tilts the tub upside down. Two scrolls and a journal fall out, rolled up together. The journal was hand made and tied with some string and a note.
Sayuri untied the string to the journal.
She read the words across the small note.
It was her grandfather's handwriting.
The note was for her.
"My dear granddaughter. If you found this then it means I'm not longer around. It's now your turn to reverse the cursed set up on our family. It is up to you to put the spirits to rest. I hope this comes in handy."
Sayuri could hear his voice in her mind. How she missed him. How she missed seeing his face and her grandmother's. They were in a better place. She knew that for sure. Her fingers traced over the journal. It looked old. She opened up the journal to the first page. It had faded yellow over time.
The handwriting looked like her grandfather's but sharper.
He had written this when he was younger.
Sayuri read over the first page, "this is the recollection of the spirit Kyo. His full name is Konoe Kyo. He is the eldest son of four children. A trained warrior. He sought to protect his homeland and his family. He had a wife, Ami and a son, Shika."
The images poured into her head. The idea of Kyo, less spirit and more human. He stood tall next to three shadowy images that appeared in her mind. They slowly faded as they looked at her. The other boy was around the same height as Kyo except short black hair and fair skin. He was dressed in robes of a shinto priest (or something like that, she couldn't tell). The third sibling slowly appeared...
She looked just like Sayuri.
Her long dark reddish brown hair hung down to her waist. Her piercing gray eyes matched her brothers. She looked beautiful in her silk kimono. Her face was beautiful but her eyes looked weary. Her two brothers touched her shoulder, affectionately.
Next to her, a much smaller female, with long black hair and big eyes.
She was holding onto her sister's hand, smiling.
She looked like Mai...
A happy family.
What happened to it?
Sayuri...
The moment she blinked, Sayuri realized that she wasn't in her office. Sayuri looked around to see that she was at the compound. The one she had dreamt about. She looked around, wondering if she was having a vision. Her eyes paused when she stood in front of Kyo's sister.
Two women that looked so much alike yet different in a lot of ways.
"You...you're my aunt. Well, great aunt...a couple of times."
Sayuri...
Her mouth didn't move. The only change was how pale and exhausted the sister looked. Her hair hung down in twisted strands. Her beautiful kimono changed to a dark one, raggedy and dirty.
"Wha...what happened to you? Tell me...I can help. We're family. What's...what's your name?"
Her eyes widen before turning completely black. Sayuri gasped as the sister's mouth hung open with sharp teeth.
YOU SHOULDN'T COME! YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE! I'LL KILL YOU TOO!
Sayuri is awakened by someone shaking her. The deathly screams of the woman were still echoing in her mind. She felt a brush of something cold against her. Her eyes opened to see Sho and Kyo staring at her.
"Sayuri, are you okay?" Sho watched her with wide eyes as she sat up. Kyo was looking at her oddly too, worried.
"I'm okay. I must have had another episode."
"I say to contact the group. But that's no good anymore." Sho paused, "Sayuri, we need you. Something is up with Mai."
"Huh?" Sayuri looked between both boy and ghost, "what?"
"It's Mai. There is another spirit prescense surrounding her." Kyo looked serious.
"Is the spirit dangerous?" Her heart began to pound, thinking about all the creepy ghouls she had to deal with. All of them that she ever encounter turned out to be psycho. Well, except a few.
"No but..." Kyo paused, "you should go and see her. She's in the kitchen."
Sayuri got up. Sho took her hand, squeezing tightly.
"Just stay behind me, okay Sho?" Sayuri whispered as they walked out of the room. Sayuri crept down the hallway. She made it pass the living towards the kitchen. Sho stood behind her as she told him. Kyo appeared in the kitchen, off to the side of the doorway.
Sayuri motion Sho to stay where he was. She walked into the kitchen. Mai was standing in front of the sink not moving.
"Mai?" The thought of the creepy woman possessing Mai came up, creating a silent panic.
There was no response as Mai just turned around.
"Mai? Is everything okay?"
"Sayuri...I don't feel good." Mai whimpered.
Sayuri came around the island, "It's okay baby. I'm here."
A hand reached out, grabbing Sayuri's shoulder. She let out a scream as she is jerked around. The same eyes as Naru looked at her. The only difference was the boy was see thru. Sayuri gasp, backing away from him. She grabbed Mai, pulling her behind her.
"Eugene?" She whispered, "is that you?"
Eugene nodded.
He looked tired.
So very tired.
"You okay?" How the hell was she suppose to do? She had the dead brother of Naru standing in her kitchen. And just why was he harassing Mai? And why was he even there? To haunt her? Cause of her mother? Is that why-
She stopped her thoughts, recalling the conversation around Christmas time.
"Mai," She turned around, "is he who you saw every time you guys had a case?"
Mai nodded.
"The Naru from your dreams?"
Mai nodded again.
"Oh gawd," Sayuri made a face.
Her adopted daughter was in love with a dead boy.
"Eugene-"
"Gene," Gene struggled, as if talking took too much energy to do. Sayuri watched as he was beginning to wither. Did he need to cross over? Was something pulling at him? Another spirit perhaps?"
"Sa...Sayuri...M...Mai...help...help...me." He looked to be in pain.
"How...how can I see you now? How..." She stopped. He winced as if he couldn't talk more.
"Gene..." Mai looked like she was ready to cry, "do you need to crossover?"
Gene gave her a smile. Sayuri felt her heart melt. Her own tears prickled the edge of her eyes. She saw how Mai's face light up when he smiled at her. She wondered if Naru ever smiled like that once.
"Sayuri, we have to help him." Mai turned to look at her guardian.
"Yeah! We need to help Gene!" Sho came out of hiding.
Two pairs of big eyes stared at her.
Sayuri looked at Kyo.
He nodded, smiling.
"Okay okay." She felt frazzled, "we'll help but where do we even start? I mean...where the hell were you even when you got hit? And what lake? Seriously, I think your whole family is going through every lake between here and-"
Sayuri paused.
Her family had a cabin close to a lake community.
She had gone there one summer with Ritsuke's family.
Her parents had rented out the cottage to them.
Gene smiled as the light bulb went out in Sayuri's head. Soon the whole group including two ghosts got into Sayuri's car. They took each a bag in case they had to stay overnight. Sho looked excited as he got in the back seat. Gene whispered to what he knew to Mai. The poor boy was loosing energy just by appearing to them.
Sayuri programmed her GPS.
"Sayuri..." Mai whimpered.
"Don't worry sweetie. Tell him to relax. We'll get there in no time. Tell him to save energy." Sayuri paused.
Gene had already disappeared from sight. Wherever he was, Mai could feel him. Sho had taken the ghost plushie from the Halloween decorations for Kyo to possess. She knew her mother probably told them either one or two places. She had a bigger hunched then the search team. Soon they were traveling to the destination.
The city was soon replaced with pretty farmland then nothing but trees.
A pretty lake soon came into view.
A nice walkway near an overlook came as the small community could be seen from the other side of the lake. Sayuri pulled over to the overlook. She turned off the car. Mai got out of the car.
"Gene?" She whispered, "is this it?"
Sayuri got out too.
Any signs of an accident were wiped away.
"Damn it," Sayuri paused, "this the one place I know for sure she would have told the cops. Any other place was her business. I knew my grandparents had something but I think they sold it before-"
Both her and Mai were thrown into a vision.
It was like watching a black and white movie. Both women turned to see Gene standing there next to small vehicle. He had gotten out to look at a map. He looked like Naru in everyway. The only difference was the aura he was giving off. Gene took out a cellphone. He had turned it off before glancing to the road then back to the lake.
"What was he doing all the way out here?" Mai asked Sayuri.
"I have no idea. Hunting ghosts?"
"I was trying to find out where our biological parents came from," Both of them jumped, turning around to see Gene standing behind them.
"Your parents?"
"I was adopted. Noll and I were adopted. We were small when we were sent to the orphanage. I'll never know what happened to our biological parents. I just wanted to know. I wanted to have some clue so I could help my brother with his abilities." Gene watched himself put the map away.
Sayuri and Mai both heard a car coming from road.
Gene looked to see a small house across the way.
He was going to cross the road.
"Gene..." Sayuri whispered.
Both her and Mai shut their eyes as they knew what was going to happened next. The girls opened their eyes to see that the memory had moved ahead. Sayuri watched in disgusted as Noriko stood over Gene's unmoving body. There were a couple of goons that she didn't recognized.
"Make sure he's never found," Noriko shut her cellphone, "I'll make sure you two don't get found."
Sayuri stepped ahead as the two goons flung Gene's body into the lake. The car was left abandoned as the scene was cleared.
"That bitch," Sayuri cursed.
Mai looked at Gene. Gene turned, smiling at her. He took her hand.
"There is more to the memory."
The three are transported to a dock. Mai and Sayuri looked around. The sounds of sirens are pulled up to the dock. A man yelled as paramedics come to the scene. An old woman wearing a dress rushed up to the docks.
An old man was rowing his boat up to the docks. The paramedics to the edge, helping pulled the boat closer.
"Hurry!" The old man helped moved what looked like to be a body. "He looks to be in bad shape!"
"Yamato?" The old woman gasped as Gene's body is pulled onto a stretcher.
"I hope he's okay Mimi," The fisherman watched as the paramedics took the body away.
"Where did you find him?"
"Out there," He pointed to the water, "poor thing looked to be hurt, worse...someone did a number by dumping him."
"Do you know who he is?"
"No identification. Poor boy. Someone is sure going to miss him."
"Well then let's make sure he has someone to see him. I wouldn't want him to be lonely."
The memory quickly ended. Mai rubbed her eyes before staring at Eugene.
"You're still alive?"
Gene frown, "only for a short time. I need to get back to-"
He stopped as he flinched. He buckled, looking like he was in pain. Mai tried to reach for him but her hands went through him.
"Okay, let's get in the car. I think I know where they might have taken him!" Sayuri felt her heart race. Gene was alive. Her mother didn't kill him. He was alive and he was going to get his body back. Naru would have his brother again. Tsubaki would have her friend back. Lin wouldn't be so worried about Naru anymore.
They were going to get Gene back.
"He's alive Sho," Sayuri announced when they got back into the car.
"You serious?" Sho sat up, staring between his adopted sister and mother. The ghost plushie did a jump before rolling off the seat. Sho picked Kyo back up as Sayuri started the car.
"Buckled your seat belts!" Sayuri revved the engine. She sped down the road to the community. There was one hospital in town. It was suppose to be a fairly good one. Small but good. Sayuri quickly found a parking spot. "Okay Mai and Sho, with Kyo, go inside and check around for ICU unit or something. I got to make a call!"
Sayuri dialed a number while the two kids went inside the hospital.
"Hello?"
"Ritsu! Oh my goodness, you busy?"
"No, what's wrong? Is Sho okay? Mai?" The detective felt panicked.
"No, they're fine. I need you to look up something for me."
"Again?"
"Trust me. It's for a good reason," Sayuri named off the name of the community, "see if you can find any articles about a unknown boy showing up."
"You mean the boy who was pulled from the lake?" Ritsuke had stopped typing on his keyboard.
"You know about that?"
"Yeah, Dad was going to investigated it but it got pushed to the side. Why?"
"I know who that boy is."
Ritsuke paused, "Sayuri, Gene is dead. He's not-"
"He's not dead. He's been haunting Mai this whole time. He got separated from his body somehow."
Ritsuke dropped the phone. He stared at the police report he was finishing up because he was the detective who heard Noriko's confession. Ritsuke fumbled for the phone again. After everything that had happened, it sounded too good to be true.
"I want to say that's nothing but bullshit. But with-" He paused, "since we both been around dead people too long and know what really happens, I'm taking your word on it."
"Ritsuke, I didn't believe it either. It didn't make sense until Mai was acting funny and the whole conversation during Christmas."
"Huh?"
"Girl talk. I'm smart. I figured it out. Listen, I need you to do me a big big favor."
"I'm not talking to her."
"Not her! You know who exactly to call." Sayuri paused.
"Why can't you?"
"Cause I'm about to go into a hospital and raise hell in order for Mai to make sure her dead boyfriend gets his body back. You are going to play Mister Detective and sound official for me."
"You want me to call Oliver and his mother that his brother isn't dead and that everything is just fine?"
"Actually I need you to call everyone and tell me that Mai had an accident. We went to the lake and she got hurt. Don't say how bad. Just get everyone down here, including Naru."
"It's Oliver-"
"I don't care, he's still a narcissist asshole who is about to get his brother back. Do it."
Ritsuke hears nothing but dial tone.
He groaned.
"I'm so going to get into trouble for this," Ritsuke proceed to dial the first number he could think of for the group. He hoped dearly that Sayuri's plan work.
"You want me to do what?"
"Just do it. You wander off and take Sho with you as look out," Sayuri kept staring at the ghost plushie in Sho's backpack. She knew Kyo was giving her a crazy look.
"Okay," Mai watched as Sayuri cleared her throat. The moment she got the nurse's attention, Mai and Sho slipped off. Mai held Sho's hand tightly as they made it to the ICU unit. The two duck into a bathroom as the door opened. A doctor was looking over a chart. The door swung slowly closed. The two scurried into the wing before it shut.
"This is so cool. We're breaking into a hospital to find Gene."
Mai put her finger over her mouth to keep Sho quiet.
Sho does. They both scurried around the nurse's station by half crawling. She motion Sho to hide behind what appeared to be a chart. Mai peered up as the nurse set down a chart on the counter. She glanced at it. It was all the patients currently in the ICU unit. She looked down at it.
It didn't helped. She gasped as a nurse walked out of a room. The door was left opened. Gene was inside on a bed, looking asleep. She peered around the corner, giving Sho a thumbs up. Mai scurried into the room. The nurse came back to closed the door. Sho was about to follow when a nurse found him.
"Oops, I think I got lost from my mommy," He played dumb as he was escorted out.
Sho quickly found Sayuri who was being told off by a nurse.
Sayuri walked away, saying she was going to cool down at the cafeteria. She walked up to Sho, taking his hand. She pretends to scold him until they were out of sight. They both gave a thumbs up. They got back to the ICU. They both walked into it. Sayuri pretend to be scolding at Sho again as the nurse gave them a look.
Sayuri paused, pretending to smack Sho's hand.
"Don't worry Nurse, we're just here to see my brother then we'll be out of your hair." They both turned to go into another room but sidetracked into the room where Mai was waiting.
Sayuri saw that Mai was pressed up against the other wall. Sayuri quickly closed the blinds, making sure no one saw in. The room was the biggest one. Gene laid quietly hooked up to machines to keep him alive. He look so peaceful lying in the bed of white. Mai walked up to him.
"Gene..." She sat down on the edge of the bed.
"You were never in love with Naru. You were in love with him." Sayuri sighed, "I know you and Naru were supposedly going to date but..."
"You think Naru knew I was in love with the wrong guy?" Mai traced her finger across Gene's hand.
"I think he did. Maybe he wanted you to be happy. Maybe he felt something for you as well. You're not a hard person to fall for Mai." Sayuri crossed her arms.
"So what do we do? Just let him go back into his body?" Sho asked.
"It's not that easy. He was attached to Mai." Sayuri looked at her, "well? Any ideas what to do?"
Mai paused. She leaned up to brushed some hair out of his eyes. She leaned down to pressed a kiss to his forehead. Mai felt tears warming up in her eyes. He wasn't Naru. The kind, sweet boy in her dreams was him. He was real. He was going to be alive. A part of her knew it wasn't going to be same not seeing him in her dreams. It was just going to be a lot easier to touch him, talk to him, be there with him.
"Am I wrong for loving him, thinking he was Naru?"
"No, but you know now. Depends, which one you want. Naru or Gene."
"I want him," She sniffled, "I want the boy in my dreams. I want him to be alive. I want him to be with his family again. I want my family to be a whole."
She grabbed his hand, crying silently.
Sayuri went to comfort her. She stopped when she saw Gene's other hand twitched. Her grey eyes widen as his fingers moved. The hand she was touching moved under her fingers, grabbing them. They gave a squeeze. Those silent eyelids opened for the first time in a long time.
Mai stared into deep blue.
"Gene?"
"Mai," He smiled.
Sayuri gave a yell. Sho did too. The two grabbed each others hands and did a small dance. Mai couldn't believe it. Gene sat up slowly. He reached up, brushing her cheek.
"Don't cry. Please don't. Be happy, okay Mai? I like it when you smile."
"Gene..." She smiled, hugging him.
Sayuri sighed, "thank goodness."
Gene looked over Mai's shoulder, "who are you?"
"Her adopted mother and a friend of your brother's and Lin's who is going to be so happy to see you!"
About an hour later, the rest of the gang showed up. Ritsuke was the first. He walked into the room. He did a double take, staring at the boy who was thought to be dead. The detective gave Gene, telling him that he just made his job so much easier. Naru (eh, Oliver), Tsubaki (Carmellia), and Lin showed up with Mrs. Davis in tow.
The pretty Englishwoman had her hair pulled back. She looked just as pretty as her sons. She looked to be keeping it together, having just known about what happened to her baby boy.
"Mai better be alright," Tsubaki told Naru. Naru, Tsubaki, and Lin all showed up. Mrs. Davis was currently on her cell phone with her husband in England. Ritsuke appeared with Sayuri.
"How is she? Is she doing okay?" Naru asked questions, looking between the detective and the novelist.
"Just follow us and you'll see for yourself."
"Miss Natsuma?" Mrs. Davis got off the phone.
"Mrs. Davis!" Sayuri hadn't planned on her coming, "uh you can come too. I'm sorry for troubling you. But I know how-"
"I understand." She smiled, "and you can call me Felicity."
The four followed Ritsuke and Sayuri to another wing of the hospital. The hospital quickly taken action, sending Gene to a normal room to recover. Sho and Mai stayed with him. Ritsuke glanced at Tsubaki. The poor girl look to not have enough sleep in a few days. Suddenly him angry at her for lying felt stupid.
Sayuri barely looked at Lin except when talking.
"You were vague as to what happened to Mai," Lin commented after approaching the room door, "and you're calm."
Sayuri leaned against the door, turning the know with her hand. "Oh really? I lied."
"What?" She opened the door. The four step inside the room to see Gene sitting up in bed. Mai was playing a board game with him and Sho. All three looked up to the visitors. Mrs. Davis covered her mouth with her hands. Tsubaki gaped at what was her best friend, alive and well.
Even Lin looked shocked.
"Surprised," She whispered.
Lin looked at her, "Sayuri?"
"You can thank Mai mostly. I just did all the other stuff." She smiled.
"Hello brother," Gene grinned mischievously as Naru approached the bed. A swift movement of Naru's hand occurred. Gene lean over, holding his head. Naru glared.
"You idiot, you had us all worried."
"Aw but you did miss me." Gene laughed.
"Stupid."
"Love you too, Noll."
"Noll?" Sayuri snorted, coughing to cover up her laughing. Naru glared at her before Gene chuckled. Mrs. Davis walked forward, grabbing a hold of Naru. She sat down on the bed with both her boys, hugging them. Ritsuke touched Tsubaki's shoulder. She looked up at him.
"Missed you," Sayuri heard her whispered, "I'm sorry."
"I know," He whispered back, "I missed you too."
"We'll catch up?"
"Yes, definitely. For now, spend some time with Gene."
"Okay. I'll call you later."
Ritsuke made his departure. Sayuri watched the mother cuddled her two sons. Tears dripped down the face of the happy Felicity Davis. She looked away from her sons to Mai and Sayuri. Felicity pulled away. First, she approached Mai. The Japanese girl was caught off guard as the English woman hugged her. Sayuri couldn't make out what she said to Mai. It had be the lines of a 'thank you'. Felicity pressed a kiss to the top of Mai's head before moving down to Sho.
She kneeled down, pressing a small kiss to his forehead, "You are such a good boy. You have a wonderful sister and mother."
"Thank you Miss Davis." Sho shyly spoke up.
Felicity smiled at him. She patted him on the head before standing up. She approached Sayuri. The novelist jumped. Sayuri bowed, "I'm truly sorry for what happened to Gene. My mother-"
"It wasn't your fault, Sayuri. I know how you feel. You feel some guilt over the situation. Don't please. Your mother is a big girl. She can handle her own problems. I hope one day she realized just how incredible her daughter turned out to be. I know if you were mine, I would be so proud of you."
Sayuri straightened, widen eyes staring at Mrs. Davis.
"You're such a wonderful, talented girl and mother. You should be so proud of your children."
"Th...thank you."
Felicity teared up, hugging Sayuri.
"Thank you for helping find my son."
"You're welcome. Anything for Mai and the others. Anything to bring them happiness." Sayuri whispered.
Felicity pulled away. She glanced back to Lin then at Sayuri. Lin wasn't looking at Sayuri. He was standing by the bedside of Gene. The four childhood friends were bonding once again.
"It meant a lot to us."
"I know," Sayuri smiled.
"He did mentioned you. I think once everything is done and said, he'll come back around to visit."
"Mrs. Davis?"
"Call me Felicity and I have a hunch. I'll make sure of it," Felicity winked at her, "you're a very beautiful girl. Both of you are very beautiful and wonderful for my boys. Lin isn't mine. Neither is Gene or Naru. I have this habit of taking in strays and children. I can't have any of my own. The best I can do is be the mother to those who need one. I like the girls who have captured the heart of my boys."
That beautiful, intelligent famous woman couldn't have children of her own. Yet, she had managed to have four of her own. Two she had officially adopted. Two she had taken in when they had no where else to go. Special children whom needed someone to tell them that they were loved for what and who they were.
"Out of all the women who tried to capture his heart, I think you are the winner." Felicity smiled at Sayuri.
Sayuri blushed. She focused instead on Mai helping Sho get his backpack on. Sho smiled up at his older sister before smiling at Sayuri. He walked over to her, hugging her legs and waist. Sayuri felt like crying. She couldn't image what it be like to lose Sho. She hugged him back, "I love you baby."
Sho hugged her back tighter, "I love you too."
Mai joined in on the hug.
"Okay I got to get these guys home. It's almost pass someone's bedtime." Sayuri tickled Sho.
"Not my fault we had to go rescue Sleeping Beauty," Sho giggled.
Gene laughed, "Is that a new nickname?"
"Sure it is," Sayuri rolled her eyes, "sorry Prince Charming but I have to take the Princess back to the castle so she can get some sleep."
"Aw," Gene pouted.
"Eugene Davis," Felicity flicked her wrist, "let Mai go for the night and get some rest. Her mother has spoken."
"She's too young to be Mai's mom," Gene whined.
"Uh the young mom here made sure your girlfriend rescue you, dumbie." Sayuri poked the boy in the arm. Tsubaki gave Sayuri and Mai hugs. She gave Sho a loud, nosy kiss on the cheek making the young boy giggle. Sayuri stood in front of Naru.
"No, you are not hugging me."
"Too bad!" Sayuri jumped him.
Naru yelled for her to let go. Sayuri dodged him, laughing. Sayuri glanced up at Lin. She gave him a smile and a small wave before leaving with the kids. Just as they were down the hallway, just when Monk and the rest of them were coming, Sayuri gets stopped. Lin had grabbed her arm.
She motioned for Mai and Sho to get to the car, despite getting stopped by everyone by what all the commotion was.
"Sayuri," Lin didn't let go of her arm.
"Yes, Lin?"
"I...thank you."
"You're welcome. It was mostly Mai. I was just transportation and another medium to noticed." She shrugged, smiling a little.
"Thank you, still."
Sayuri reached up, pressing a kiss to his cheek, "You're welcome. Go spend time with your family, okay? Maybe you can quit worrying now. Naru has his brother back. Maybe you can stop being such a night owl."
The giggle that came out of her mouth made her even more cuter. Lin watched as she walked away. She got stopped by Takigawa and John Brown in the hallway. She just explained the situation, leaving. Those gray eyes were going to haunt him tonight.
"She's perfect. She can make you absolutely speechless." the voice behind him made him jump.
Felicity stood next to the stoic Chinese man whom she known since he was about twelve years old. He had grown so tall since then. But he remained what she always known him to be.
"Mrs. Davis." He cleared his throat.
"Stop being so formal. I know we're in public but you make feel so old. After we have our family bonding and get Gene situated wherever he wants to be, what are you going to do?"
"Whatever the twins decide, I'm not leaving them."
"What about your own feelings?" Felicity smirked.
"Mrs. Davis. If you think the situation with Sayuri is going to be a problem, I'll make sure to-"
Lin was promptly smacked. Felicity stood with fire in her eyes. Lin knew she didn't need to raise a hand against him. Her own powers could do that. He saw the magazine settle itself back down onto the waiting room table.
"Lin Koujo, never have I seen you react to such a wonderful woman. I'm going to say this and I will not repeat myself, understood?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Lin, after such days that we bond back with Gene, you are to go on a holiday."
"A holiday?" Lin blinked.
"Yes, a week to two week holiday. You're going to take some time to yourself to not work and spend time with that darling girl. Have you even taking her out on a date?"
"A date?"
"Don't sass me."
"Felicity," Lin frown, "You know I have to-You and Richard-What I mean to say is-"
"Just shut up and admit she's got your heart pounding. At least you care about her, that's a start. I rather not see the two of you get on each other's bad side. I've already lectured Carmellia about Ritsuke. He's such a handsome and sweet boy. Don't make me do the same to you."
"I have my own life." He retorted.
"She's falling for you."
Lin stared at Felicity.
"She's doesn't know it herself but she is. She's falling for you and will never see it coming. Well, until its time to see it. It might be the same for you. She did this not just for Mai. Not for Oliver. Not for Carmellia. She did it for you."
Lin couldn't react to that.
Felicity smiled, "I knew it. Take care of her like you care for the boys. She's patient with you. Not only that, you like Sho as well."
"Well I-"
"You'll make a good father one of these days," Felicity chuckled, "now go get us something from the cafeteria. Think about what I said. And the before thing, the holiday was an order not a request."
Lin watched as Felicity left to go back into the room.
He was left standing speechless.
That was how Mrs. Davis was.
She pointed out the obvious and made sure he followed up on his feelings.
He knew she did it because she wanted him happy.
Lin sighed, thinking on the grey eyed novelist that just left with her son and Mai. The one with the secret red hair and those eyes that could see spirits. The one who had patience of a saint around him. The one who brought him Gene because it would make him happy.
I'm getting way too deep into this one.
Lin just wasn't sure if it was a bad thing or a good thing.