Mai's Point of View:

Oh my God.

His lips are on mine, and my earlier anger and sorrow is forgotten. Naru tastes like all of my favorite flavors all rolled in to one.

What the hell is going on?

It takes me a few moments to realize that I'm just standing here like an idiot, so I do the only thing I can think of. I kiss him back.

His lips are gentle against mine. As he kisses me, I can defiantly tell that he's more experienced than me, but at this point in time, I just frankly don't care.

Naru presses me closer to him. My entire body molds against his and I feel my breast squash against his chest. With how tight he's holding me, it should really be painful, but instead, little pleasurable tingles are erupting up and down my entire body.

My heart was beating so fast that I'm nearly positive that Naru could hear it and feel it against his chest. Naru's arms circle around my waist as the need for air becomes painful. He pulls away only long enough for me to pant a couple of times before his lips are back on mine and my hands are traveling up his chest and cupping the back of his neck. My finger curl in to the hair at his nap, and I tug.

Naru groans.

Dear God, if I'm about to die, just give me a few more moments. I don't care whether I'm going to heaven or hell. Love, the woman who's currently melting against this man.

Naru's warmth is circling around me and I'm grateful yet bothered by it. Currently, the air around me is so blistering hot that I can barely breathe… not that it's a necessity at the moment.

Naru's hands begin to move.

3rd Point of View:

He couldn't believe Mai was kissing him back. She is inexperienced— that much he knew— yet it is like it's completely natural to her. Naru doesn't like sweets, however, it's like she's the only sweet he's ever actually enjoyed.

His hands take on a mind of their own and they begin to move. They travel over her hips and up the slopes of her sides. One hand stays on her side while the other continues up her arm and grasps her neck. Naru pulls at the hair, forcing her head to turn further up and she gasps, allowing his tongue to dart between the pink lips.

This girl is going to be the death of me. Naru thinks quickly.

His tongue twists around Mai's gently. Mai presses herself closer to him and he groans again. He felt like Mai was playing him on strings, and Naru was perfectly okay with that. Mai could continue to play him as long as she wanted, as long as she didn't pull away.

However, the need for air became extensive, and he pulls away.

Mai's Point of View:

Naru pulls away.

We're both panting and he rests his forehead against my own. Naru smells like tea. He always smells like tea. That's just Naru.

"What was that?" I ask, after I'd gotten my breath back. The air around us is blistering hot, but I don't want to move. If I move, I'll part myself from Naru. I don't want to be away from him. Not after what just happened.

"I don't know." He mutters, his voice deep and thick to my ears. Naru's arms tighten around me, "Did you mean it?"

"Mean what?" My mind was still in over drive after what just happened.

Blue eyes meet mine and they burn brightly, "That it's me."

Everything in me comes to a standstill. I smile gently at the man, and bring up my hand to cup his face, "Yes Naru. It always had been, and always will be."

My eyes open.

Naru's nose is barely touching mine, and I can feel his warm breath fanning my face. Our noses are the only thing touching. I don't remember falling asleep last night, but must have been after my second confession.

His eyes flicker open, and I notice the way his pupils dilate as he watches me watch him. He doesn't move at all, just continues to watch me. Eventually, though, he sits up with a deep breath. He's shirtless and the thought that I was kissing a man that looks like THIS, utterly embarrasses me.

I sit up too, and let my hair cover my face. My cheeks have to be scarlet by now.

How could I do this? What if the kiss completely ruins our friendship?

"Mai."

His voice makes me shiver and cringe at the same time. I look up at him, and he reaches forward to grasp the side of my head, pulling me to him. His lips gently brush against my own, and I can't help the dreamy sigh that leaves me.

I sound like a love struck fan that finally got to meet her favorite band member.

I look up in to his eyes to find his gaze burning hot. He smirks at me, before leaning down and pressing his lips to mine again. My temperature raises at the boldness of this man.

Although, that's what Naru is. All boldness and no shame.

He moved his hand to the nap of my neck, and presses his lips harder to mine. I sigh in to the kiss, and press closer to him on some kind of weird instinct that had nothing to do with my powers.

Suddenly, the door is thrown open and I hear several gasps. I jerk away from Naru to find the entire SPR crew standing there. Ayako and Madoka are both grinning like the Cheshire Cat, as is Haru, while Lin and Shuto both look impassive (but I could still see those smirks threatening to surface). Masako and John are both blushing furiously, while Yasu has a devious grin on his face. I don't want to look at Monk, but I do.

That is not what I expected.

His eyes are welling up in tears, and he has a fist to his mouth as he stares at us wide eyed. Ayako turns to her husband and grins, "Don't worry, honey." We all turn and look at her. She ignores us though, "I'm sure Mai will let you give her away."

Monk begins to ball like a baby.

I turn scarlet, pick up a pillow, and throw it at her, "AYAKO!"

The next two days consist of me avoiding Naru. Although, I don't think I was really avoiding him that well. The fact that I wasn't allowed to go to work helped, but I didn't go over to sleep at his apartment or even call him. He seemed to be really busy with paperwork anyway, so I don't think he noticed as much as he would have if wouldn't have been.

On of the paperwork, I wasn't sure what Naru and I were anymore.

Were we just friends? Were we dating? I just didn't know. I felt as helpless as I had when he'd left for England.

Then I had to go give Lin his house keys for Madoka, and I didn't know Naru was in the office.

"Thank you." Lin says, taking the keys from me.

I give him a weak smile that I hope he doesn't question, "You're welcome." This thing with Naru is really getting to me. After a quick goodbye, I'm walking toward the door.

As I reach for the door nob, my hands are grabbed and pinned above my head. The front of my body squashes against the door as I gasp, immediately bucking against my attacker, trying to get away.

"Good try," a deep but familiar voice says. It makes me freeze.

"Naru?!" I shriek, "What the hell! You scared me!"

I could practically see him rolling his eyes. He doesn't respond to me, only presses his body against mine so I'm trapped between the door and him. While one hand grasps both of my wrists above my head, the other comes to rest on my hip. It's distracting. His thumb delves underneath where my shirt had ridden up.

"Did you honestly believe I wouldn't notice you were avoiding me?" Naru growls softly in to my ear, making me shudder against him.

"I noticed you had a lot of paperwork so—" I try to at least tell the partial truth.

"Mai, I'm not an idiot." His breath fans across my neck. His hand reaches up and brushes my hair away from my neck and face, "So tell me the truth."

I hear myself sigh. Not a resigned sigh either. More like a dreamy I-don't-ever-want-this-to-end sigh.

"I don't know what to do." I whimper, not able to stop the stinging of tears in my eyes. This man makes me cry way too much. It's beginning to get annoying. Naru pauses, and I sniffle, "What are we, Naru?"

He suddenly snorts, "That's seriously it? Mai, you're an idiot." He pulls away from me and begins to walk back to his desk.

I shriek, "Ugh!" And follow after him, "How am I the idiot?! It's a valid worry!"

My blood is boiling. He's such an asshole!

"No it's not." He chuckles, "It's actually so ignorant, I have no idea what type of thought process takes place before these kind of things."

"Naru, it's not funny!" I say, this time tearing up a little bit. I'm humiliated. Is he laughing because he thinks it's obvious that we aren't? How stupid can I be?

"Mai, what do you want us to be?" He asks, like it's the most obvious question in the world.

My entire face heats up. I know the answer to that question without even thinking about it.

He smiles at me, making my heart pound, "Then that's what we'll be."

I blanch, "That's it?"

It can't be that simple. It never is.

Naru rolls his eyes, still amused, "Mai, I don't think you realize exactly who you are."

Confusion swarms me, "Who I am?"

Naru raises an eyebrow, "Would you like me to explain?"

"Please."

"Then sit down." He gestures to the siting area in the middle of the room.

I sit on the couch, right across from the love seat that Naru normally sits down on. However, instead of sitting there, he walks over to the couch and sits down next to me. He reaches for me, and on instinct I move towards him.

I'm laid down with my head on his chest. I can hear his heartbeat. It is calm. A steady pound that sounds like the boom of a constant drum. I close my eyes in contentment for a moment.

I think I'm in shock.

"Mai, do you know that you're probably one of the most well adapting people I've ever met?" Naru says gently, one of his hands playing with the ends of my hair. He tugs slightly, causing my eyes to open, "You were a sixteen year old girl that couldn't do anything right, had no confidence, and was completely ignorant in the parapsychology field. Now, you're a nineteen year old woman who is one of the more graceful people I know, with confidence in your work and your IQ matches my mothers'. You're also too nice to people, while you're also one of the best secretary's in the job. You're my brothers' best friend. My mothers' favorite doll. My fathers' favorite worker. And you're my girlfriend." My heart freezes, and I sit up, looking him in the eyes. He smiles, a slow, seductive smile, "That makes you really special. God-worthy even."

I can't help the unlady-like snort that leaves me. I smile shyly and grin up at him, then I lean forward and press a chaste kiss to his lips.

Suddenly, I remember our fight from the other day. I pull away and grin at him, "Wait, does that mean you were jealous of Kitsune?"

His eyes harden at the sound of his name, "Absolutely not." He pushes me and I flip off of him and on to the couch. He stands, straightens his clothes, before walking back over to his work.

"But Naru!" I whine, standing and moving towards him, "If you weren't jealous, then what do you call that?"

"Mai, I don't get jealous." Naru says, sitting in his chair. He turns to me and crosses his arms over his chest, "I get territorial."

Shock makes my eyes open wide, "But we weren't—"

"That doesn't matter." Naru says, mirth dancing in his dark gaze, "Mai, you've been mine since the day you first stood up to me. I protect what's mine." He stands, and kisses me full on the mouth. Just as I get over my shock and kiss him back, he pulls away, "Now go to school and learn not to be an idiot."

I grin, and roll my eyes before skipping away. I pause at the door way. I turn back to him, a goofy grin on my face, "Goodbye, boyfriend."

He looks up and I see his mouth twitch. He rolls his eyes, "Mai, stop annoying me. I'll see you later."

3rd Point of View:

"I'm surprised you haven't spontaneously combusted yet." Lin's voice carries from the doorway and Naru looks up to see him grinning

"You're exaggerating." Naru rolls his eyes.

"No, I'm not. I believe Madoka described that as 'cuteness-fluff over-load'." Lin laughs at Naru's look, "Hey, I can't help it that Madoka is a shipper."

"The fact that you know what that means is astonishing and makes me fear for your brain cells." Naru's voice was monotone, but Lin knew better than to think that he was angry in any way.

As far as Lin could tell, Naru was floating with the clouds.

"So when are you going to tell Mai that all that paperwork you've been filling out for these last few days is actually flight papers?" Lin says, walking and sitting on the couch with his computer.

"Soon enough." Naru sighs, "Mother won't leave me alone about bringing Mai back. She's on spring break soon, so hopefully I can get her there with out too much of a fight."

"I'm warning you now, if Mai is anything like Madoka," the men share a look, "then you know better than to antagonize her. It would be in your best interest to tell her as soon as possible before hand, so she at least feels like she has some kind of say so."

"I think I know how to handle my girlfriend, Lin." Naru grumbles, not wanting to admit that he was actually considering what the man was saying.

Girlfriend? Naru thinks. He feels his heartbeat increase for some reason, and he smirks to himself. Guess he's just as excited about this as Mai is. It's a new concept for him.

"I'm serious, Noll." Lin says in a matter-of-fact tone, "Choose your battles carefully now."

—

Mai goes home immediately after school ends. Naru looks up from the pot he was currently putting ingredients in for dinner. Mai walks in, and she looks like a dog following a scent for food. He can't help but smirking at her.

"You can cook?" Mai asks, setting her purse and book bag on the table top.

"Gene couldn't, so one of us had to learn." Naru says, watching as she moves across the kitchen gracefully. It's been getting warmer lately, so today she opted out of Capri pants and an over sized t-shirt. The shirt was a plain gray color, nothing special. It didn't even show any cleavage. She was covered well, and she looked comfortable with her hair up in a slightly messy ponytail.

Yet the entire outfit made him hum internally.

"I'd expect that from Gene." Mai grins, walking to the fridge and grabbing a bottle of water.

She's feeling awkward. Naru thinks. He's already planned that this would happen. She's facing away with him and is staring at the wall blankly. It's an indication that she's thinking. Mai has always been like that, even when she was a teenage girl.

He walks up behind her and wraps his arms around her waist. She jumps, but then settles down and he pulls her against him.

Naru doesn't understand it, but he loves when Mai is close to him like this. She feels cool against his overly warm skin. Mai sighs, and relaxes against him, "I missed you."

He doesn't respond to her, but he tightens his arms around her waist, hoping she gets the picture. Even if they are some type of 'new relationship,' Naru feels as if they've been dating the entire time they've known each other. He releases her, and they both set about different tasks. While Naru cooks, Mai begins her homework. Soon enough, they're both seated on the couch with their meal.

"What are you doing over spring break?" Naru asks, the only other sounds in the room coming from the television.

Mai tosses him a confused look, "Uh, working?"

Naru smirks, "Really? I thought you were going to England?"

Mai gasps, her eyes growing wide, she takes his bowl and sets both of them on the coffee table. She rises on her knees, "Really?!" Naru smiles and Mai shrieks. She throws her arms around his neck and he chuckles.

Naru will never tell Lin that he was right.

Mai's Point of View:

"So you and Naru are dating?" Ayako says, grinning at me from across her and Monk's kitchen table. Masako, Haru, and Madoka all sit around the table with me as the five friends have what I call a 'gossip session'.

I can't help blushing scarlet, "Yes." My head ducks.

Haru giggles, and claps his hands happily, "What happened?"

After a quick explanation of everything that has happened in the pass four days, I've gotten even Masako blushing. She covers her face with her sleeve, "Who knew Naru could be so romantic?"

"I wouldn't say he's romantic." I tell her, thinking back on his asshole-ness at my worries, "I think he just has a side that he doesn't show often."

Madoka giggles, "Well, I'm glad you two are finally together."

Ayako grabs my hand, "We all are." I smile the both of them.

Madoka perks up suddenly, "Oh, and I have something to tell all of you." We all give her our full attention as she grins widely, "I'm pregnant."

We all scream in excitement. Even Masako.

—

"Did you know?!" I ask Naru as he walks in the door with Lin and Shuto. Masako had left about ten minutes ago for work, while Haru, Madoka, and I were all discussing the new topic at hand.

"Of course not." Naru says, hanging up his jacket. He walks over to me and kisses my forehead briefly before moving in to the kitchen. I turn pink at the fact that he'd just did that in front of our friends, but they don't seem to mind.

"Anyway, Shuto and I will see you later." Haru says, giving Madoka and I hugs before grabbing his elbow and pulling him out of the apartment in a hurry. I turn to Madoka in question, but she just shrugs.

What was all that about?

Shuto's Point of View:

Haru pulls me all the way to my apartment, throws open the door and yanks me in. Immediately after closing the door, he pulls me down and his lips are on mine. I make a sound in the back of my throat and push him up against the wall.

The air around us grows hot, and eventually I peel off his clothes. I take my time. Sucking on his nipples and playing with that cute little toy between his legs. He mewls and croons as I hit every single one of his spots.

We've only been active for about a week, but I know every sweet spot on this little angel. The only draw back is he's just as fast of a learner as me.

His small hands paw at my erection that's hidden underneath my jeans. I grow impatient and I rip my shirt off, then jerk my jeans down.

What I didn't expect was for Haru to drop to his knees in front of me.

"Oh, dear God…" I groan as his hot mouth takes me in. If there's one thing I've learned about Haru's mouth in the pass few days is that he doesn't have a gag reflex.

He sucks hard, moving up and down on my shaft. I can't help but watch the little twink do me. He's just so beautiful. I feel myself building higher and higher, but I don't want release yet.

I want him.

I pull myself from his mouth and pick him up. He's always very light, no matter how much food I try to force down his throat. He doesn't gain any weight… ever.

I practically throw him on our bed, and he giggles like a school girl. The sound goes straight to my groin.

I pounce.

—

Laying here with him in my arms is probably my favorite thing to do. I think, loving the fact that I have this man in my bed.

I think I love him.

"Shuto?" Haru asks sleepily, and I look at him in a silent question. He yawns, "Can we adopt?"

"Now?" I ask, alarmed.

"No." He giggles, "Much later, but can we? I've always wanted kids." He looks at me with sleep filled eyes, and I grin, bending down to kiss his nose before answering.

"Of course, beautiful."

I lay in bed next to Naru. He has his arm draped over my hip, and I can feel his breath on the back of my neck.

I wonder if I should ask him? I think, worrying about whether or not he would get upset.

'Just ask him!' Comes Gene's snappy reply. I mentally roll my eyes, before sucking up my doubt and gathering my courage.

"Hey, Naru?"

"Yes?"

"Can we go on a date?" We're both quiet for a moment, and I think I've forgotten how to breathe. The moment is a tense silence.

"Do you want to?" His voice sounds huskier than normal.

"Yes. Very much, actually." I'm so happy that the room is pitch black, otherwise I'm sure he'd see my burning face and would tease me about it.

"Then we'll go." Naru says this simply, as if me asking is all that needs to be done. I feel my face stretch in to a grin, and I cuddle closer to him.

God, I love this man.