Mai's Point of View:

I hate Saturdays. I always have. Saturdays are the days that I've got too much homework to make sense of. Being a triple major can really be a pain in the ass.

Naru left for work an hour ago. I was instructed that I'm not allowed to go to work until the doctor gives the okay. I pointed out that he's never listened to the doctor before, and the ass came back with, "As true as that may be, I'm not the same as you. I'm more advanced in both mind and body. Now sit down and do your homework. I'll be back later."

The nerve of him! Why I oughtta…

"Mai, refrain from strangling your pencils." A deep voice says from behind me.

I just at least two feet away from my chair and glare up at my boyfriend when I land on the floor. I shriek, "You idiot! Why'd you have to go and scare me like that?!"

Naru raises an eyebrow, but leans down and offers me a hand anyway. I grab it and he jerks me up so fast that I fall against his chest. His arms circle around me before I get that chance to understand what's going on, and I'm pushed against the counter. I look up at him, and his lips come crashing down on mine before I can register anything.

That's one way to shut me up.

—

3rd Point of View:

"Oh come on, Naru!" Mai exclaims, bouncing excitedly in the passenger seat of Naru's black mustang, "Just tell me where we're going!"

Naru just continues to ignore her. No matter how much she prods, she's not getting anything out of him. Naru wanted to watch the surprise and wonder on her face when they arrive.

The things he does for this girl.

In an attempt to shut her up, Naru reaches over and turns on the radio. The method works and Mai grins, beginning to belt out the lyrics to whatever song was playing. Naru turns his attention back to the front, but he's drawn in to her happy charade, and he begins to drum his thumbs on the steering wheel to the beat of the song.

Even though most would be astonished, Naru actually likes music very much. He finds a sense of security in it. While the kids in the orphanage used to bully him, he turned to music as a distraction. It's the reason he learned to play the piano, guitar, violin, cello, and trumpet.

Naru could only imagine what Mai would say if she ever found out he played so many instruments. Probably something like, "That's amazing Naru!" He'd make some remark about him BEING amazing, and she'd scream, "You stupid, narcissistic idiot!" Then she smile at him so he knew she wasn't serious.

Yeah, Naru really does like music…

He looks over so see Mai grinning happily and singing in a loud, but oddly, very on-tune voice.

…but he thinks he found something he likes even more.

"Naru!" Mai whines as the black car pulls in to the building through some type of back door/garage, "Where are we?!"

He doesn't answer her, and that infuriates her. So Mai just stays silent with steam coming out of her ears, and internally, Naru smirks. She doesn't realize how easy she is to manipulate.

Then he frowns, as much as he likes it, it's not safe for her to be like that towards others.

Naru parks in a spot and turns off the car. He's never seen Mai get out of the car as fast as she did then. As soon as they are both out and the car is locked, Naru walks to Mai and grabs her hand. She looks expectant, like he was going to put something in it, however, Naru just intwines their fingers and pulls her along.

She blushes from the fact that they're holding hands, and Naru can't help smirking.

He leads her to a metal door, and they're greeted by a man in a suit. He smiles, "Ah! Shibuya-san. It's very nice to see you again." The confusion spreads across Mai's face as her curious nature takes hold. Naru feel like grinning, but he stops himself. It's not just Mai. The man in the suit turns to Mai with a calm smile, "You must be Taniyama-san. It's very nice to meet you. I'm Geitzo."

"Hi, Geitzo-san!" Mai exclaims, her friendly personality over shadowing her nature for a few moments. Geitzo seems surprised. Naru could understand why. He is so cold and aloof; Mai is a friendly and warm person. They're defiantly opposites, but maybe that's why they fit together so well, "Please just call me Mai!" They have a friendly handshake.

Geitzo turns back to Naru, a new spark in his eye. That seems to happen to everyone who meets Mai, "Well, everything is just as you requested. I hope you two have a nice evening, and if anything happens, feel free to contact me." Geitzo excuses himself and turns on his heel through the metal door.

"Oh, come on, Naru! Now you have to tell me!"

Naru chuckles, smiling down at his over-excited girlfriend, "Wouldn't you rather just see for yourself?" He tugs on her hand, which he hadn't let go of, "Come on."

Mai giggles like a five year old about to find out a really big secret and Naru can't help but smile at her. Naru pulls open the door and leads Mai through it. The minute they step out, Mai's eyes grow wide and her mouth hangs open.

"Oh. My. God." Mai shrieks, "The aquarium!" She darts away to one of the glasses and watches in wonder as the fish swim pass. A toddler boy stands next to her and watches with his mother at his side. Mai grins down at him and he laughs with her.

"Come on, Mai." Naru calls, "You don't want to stay here for our entire date, do you?"

Mai turns around with a flushed face, "Date?!"

Mai's Point of View:

Date?!

Naru grabs my hand with his eyes smiling at me. He pulls me along and over to a desk where we get a guide book and some type of bracelet that Naru puts on me.

"Naru, when did you plan all of this?" I ask, completely taken by surpise, "I asked you yesterday night."

"How many times have I told you that I'm more advanced than you both physically and mentally?" Naru says, rolling his eyes, "I planned it this morning."

I roll my eyes, but smile anyway. I reach up and kiss his cheek, "Well, come on then!" He smirks and follows after me.

We spend the entire day there. Surprisingly, Naru didn't complain about the number of people once. If some one bumped in to him, he'd offer a polite (but completely fake) smile at their apology and then we'd continue on our way.

Naru was my Naru all day. I'd fall and he wouldn't say anything, he'd just pick me up with a roll of his eyes, but he acted like I didn't notice that he'd do a full body check to make sure I was okay.

At one point, we were sitting down at a small diner that was centered in a huge aquarium some. Somehow, Naru got us a seat right by an aquarium wall, and I watch as beautiful fish swim pass us and around the entire room. I giggle as I watch a diver swim around on his back. He seems to be doing back strokes. When he notices me looking, he pulls his mouth piece out, grins and waves.

I laugh gleefully and wave back.

"Interesting." Naru's deep voice says, I look over at him with a confused expression. He smirks, "It seems I'm not the only one who finds you alluring in jeans and a t-shirt."

My entire face heats up, "Wha—?!" My mouth hangs open and my eyes were bugging out of my head.

Naru laughs adorably. It's quiet. He doesn't want anyone else to hear. I can't help but smile at the fact that he doesn't let anyone else but me hear him laugh. Naru looks up a me with a small but genuine smile, "Just open your menu and find something to eat." I sigh, trying to push my blush down. I open up the menu and search through it.

—

"Mai, can you walk by yourself?" Naru sounds so far away. It's nearly ten o'clock p.m., and I'm completely exhausted from our date. Even so, I'm still giddy from the fact that Naru and I had our official first date, and it was perfect.

"Probably not." I mumble, keeping my eyes screwed shut. I practically see his eyes rolling, and I hear the drivers door open and close. Then my door opens, and Naru is reaching across me to unbuckle my seat belt. Afterwards, I'm lifted in to a warm embrace and I hear the car door slam.

I drift away.

•

When I come back to consciousness, I'm being tucked in to bed. Naru pulls away from me and turns around to walk away, but my body moves on it's own. My hand grabs his in a gentle resistance and he stops. I hear him sigh, "You want me to stay?" My hand tightens on his and I can hear his adorable laugh.

The next thing I know, Naru is behind me in the bed. His arm wraps around my waist, and I'm pulled to his chest. Warmth envelopes me and I grow sleepier.

"Hey, Naru?" I slur. He answers with a grunt. I smile to myself, "Thank you. I absolutely loved it." He doesn't answer verbally. However, his arm tightens around my waist and he pulls me as close as possible to him.

That's enough of an answer for me.

After a while, it got warm. Ever since I was a little girl, I always did like spring. Spring meant warmth, flowers, and sunshine. It meant chasing away the cold.

"Good morning!" I say gleefully to my boyfriend, who trudges in to the kitchen with a disheveled look to him. Today is the first day of spring break, and also the day we're leaving for England. I can't wait to go back and see Luella's reaction to Naru and I dating.

He glares at me as he takes the tea cup I offer him. I can't help but laugh at him. When Naru is tired, he looks like an angry puppy rather than the ice berg of SPR.

He sits down and I place a bowl of miso soup in front of him. He scowls at it, but his expression brightens in only the way it can when I place an American breakfast platter in front of him as well. I run my hand through his hair as he begins to eat.

"Where'd you learn to cook American food?" Naru mumbles through a mouthful of scrambled eggs. The miso soup remains untouched. I pick it up and begin to eat it myself.

"Madoka taught me. Along with a few other dishes. And some type of spa-thing." I take a sip of tea

"Do you mean spaghetti?" Naru asks, amused but not interested enough to pull away from breakfast.

"Yes. That." I giggle, downing the rest of my miso soup after. Lately, Naru and I have breakfast together. I mean, we're still sleeping in the same bed, but it's a little more intimate now that we're dating. Naru is pretty much the same, only even more overprotective and sweet.

"Mon tout," Naru says, his tongue rolling over the words perfectly, "Tea." He holds out his empty tea cup and I take it. He's been calling me something lately. Instead of saying 'Mai' he says 'Mon tout'. I have no idea what it means. When I asked Lin and Madoka, they both just grinned and shooed me away back home.

As I'm fixing another pot of tea, he stands up and takes his plate to the sink. He walks up behind me and his hands find my hips. I'm pulled against his chest and he kisses my neck.

My head tilts on his own, and he gently bites the crook of my neck. I can't stop the gasp from leaving me, and he growls (dear God, I'm about to combust), turning me around quickly and smashing his lips to mine.

The make-out session didn't last as long as I would have liked, but it was something, so I'm happy. He pulls away and rests his forehead against mine. When he speaks, his voice is barely above a whisper, "Mon tout."

"What does that mean?" I ask, looking up in to his eyes. He smirks, and kisses me one quick time before pulling away.

"Let's go get ready. Our plane boards in three hours."

Exactly three hours later, we're on the plane. Seventeen hours after that, we're unboarding. And now, two hours after unboarding, we're pulling up at his parents' comes running out the house. All beautiful white nightgown and all. She throws her arms around me with a laugh, and I laugh with her, hugging her back.

"No mother." Naru says in a mocking tone of voice companied by his American accent, "I don't mind that you'd hug Mai before your own son. There's nothing wrong with that."

Luella grins at him, "Oh, come on! Mai's much cuter!" Naru rolls his eyes and I can't help but laughing loudly. He smirks at me and his mother before being glomped by her.

"Welcome back." A deep voice says from behind. I turn around and squeal as I see Martin Davis standing there. I throw my arms around his neck and he hugs me back gently, "I hope you've been doing well."

I grin at him, thinking about all that has happened since we left here and now have come back. I giggle to myself, "I've been doing exceptionally well. Actually, Naru and I have something to tell—"

"It's late." Naru cuts me off, "Why don't we go inside and get some rest? I'm bored of standing here."

What?

Luella doesn't seem to notice the look that I'm sure is on my face. She claps happily and smiles, "Excellent idea, Oliver darling. Your father apparently doesn't understand that just because we wake up ten hours before you're scheduled to arrive doesn't mean that you'll arrive any earlier." She shoots her husband a distasteful glance before grabbing one of (the only two that we'd brought) our bags and moving towards the house. Martin grabs my bag and follows the dark haired woman.

I send Naru a look and he pretends not to notice. As if that's gonna get him off the hook. This is Mai Taniyama he's dealing with. I huff, and Naru looks over at me, obviously expecting an outburst. I just toss him my best fake smile and move inside. Trying not show how much that hurt me.

What the-?

3rd Person's Point of View:

Naru watches as Mai continues to converse with his mother with that completely fake smile. He knew a fake smile when he saw one (hell, he should have a degree in it), but that particular smile on one of the happiest people seems all the more sorrowful. His gut twists painfully at the thought that he did that.

Stupid. His unconscious mind whispers at him. Naru looks up to see Mai fighting as hard as she possibly can to not show that she's hurt. His stomach twists again. Yeah. Defiantly stupid.

It's not long before they're all wishing each other goodnight. As Naru and Mai enter their room, he wonders if Mai will even let him sleep with her.

He probably should stop her and explain his reasoning for his hesitation. Yet, that's the issue. He doesn't understand it himself.

While Mai enters the bathroom to prepare for bed, Naru moves in front of the nearest mirror… which just so happens to be a huge mirror that had more than enough room for him to consult his brother on the matter.

Gene's there before Naru even has time to call for him, and he looks pissed. Gene glares at his younger twin, "Baka. You're lucky she loves you."

Naru sighs and tosses his brother a beseeching look. Gene freezes at the amount of emotion displayed in his brothers eyes. If one thing would always be true about Oliver Davis, it's that he isn't one for emotions. He never would be.

"Explain it to me, baka." Gene tells Naru, "We only have a few minutes until she's done sobbing her eyes out with thoughts that you're ashamed of her in front of Mom and Dad."

—

Mai's Point of View:

I sniffle in to my knees, trying to shut out the sound of my crying with the appendages. My back is to the large white bathtub as millions of thoughts run through my head.

I thought Naru liked me. I mean, I'm decent looking enough, right? Naru may look like a God, but he's told me enough times (albeit subtly) that he likes the way I look. I may not come from a good family, I am an orphan but then again, so is Naru. I'm smart enough for someone in this field. Granted, not as smart as Naru, but I know enough.

It all clicks.

Naru doesn't want to tell his parents because we're too different. I'm not Naru's perfect match. I never will be.

The door is suddenly unlocked and thrown open. It bangs against the wall as I watch Naru standing in the door way, looking like an avenging angel without the wings. He glares down at me, "I can practically hear the stupid thoughts from the other room, idiot."

Suddenly, I'm angry. At him. At myself. At the situation. At Luella. At Martin. At Gene. I'm angry at my powers.

I pick up the nearest thing to me, which happens to be one of the shoes I'd jerked off my feet a few moments ago. I throw it at him, and he ducks gracefully. The shoe thumps against the wall loudly, but I don't care enough to worry about the Davis couple hearing.

"I hate you!" I shriek at him, throwing my other shoe.

He catches it this time, "No you don't." He steps forward and I start throwing anything and everything near by just to get him away from me. He dodges it all perfectly. I grab the roll of toilet paper from by the toilet and throw that. It was the last thing I had. He ducks once again and I shriek. I hate how graceful he is.

He reaches for me and I try to run away (apparently being in the bathtub was safer) but Naru grabs me. The feeling of his arms around my waist is familiar yet all new together.

He's never grabbed me this roughly.

Naru hauls me back against him as I struggle to get away and he flips me around quickly. Before I know it, the asshole has me pinned against the wall. My back is pressed against it, and my eyes are squeezed shut. His grip his hard and rough. Having Naru handle me roughly ignites something deep in my belly.

Desire.

I don't have the mental stability to handle this right now.

"Mai, you're being unreasonable." Naru growls at me, causing my skin to heat up, and not with embarrassment.

Though, that did follow shortly after.

"I am not." I hiss, finally opening my eyes to stare in to his deep blue gaze. He's looking down at me with his mask, but I can see through the cracks. I can ALWAYS see through the cracks. He's feeling slightly amused by this all, but that's not all. A faint irritation and the same look I've been getting used to is also present. I finally find a name for the look.

Fondness.

"Yes you are." He murmurs, one of his hands grasping both of my wrist above my head. The other hand trails from my waist. His hand eventually finds my cheek, and I can't help the contented sigh that escapes from leaving me. I'm too comfortable with Naru touching me now for it to honestly bother me.

"We don't fit." I murmur, my earlier fear coming back to life even though my body relaxes and wields to Naru's touch.

Naru sighs, "Yes we do, Mai." He knows exactly what I'm taking about with out me even having to explain it. His hand curves to the back of my back and forces my head to angle upward. His calm gaze searches my own, "We fit together better than you'll ever know. I don't know why I stopped you, but Gene has a theory."

He talked to Gene? Oh shit. It's important to him.

"And that is?" I prompt, wanting to forgive him above all else.

He looks uncomfortable, "Well, um…" Naru stuttering? Oh. This is going to be good. He clears his throat and let's go of my hands. My arms wrap around his neck in an attempt to comfort him. He sighs and rests his forehead against mine, "I have these… issues… with other people being in my business. Even my parents. Gene thinks that it's part of my chronic need to keep everyone away from me."

I suddenly understand it all, and I smile softly up at him, "So you're just being a recluse, as per normal."

Naru laughs, and my entire body relaxes all over again. My anger disappears and I smile softly at him.

It all fits… in an odd 'Naru-and-Gene' kinda way.

He smiles down at me and pulls my hips flush against his, before his head dips and his lips are on mine. He groans in to my mouth as his tongue folds against my own and I feel desire unfold all over again in my body.

"Oh my God."

I yank away (Naru tries to follow me with lips. He's such an idiot) and turn to see Martin and Luella Davis watching us from the door way. Luella has a hand over her mouth with her eyes swimming in tears, while Martin is smirking smugly. Luella sniffles, and tosses us a look that I can't decipher, "Oh, you two have a lot of explaining to do."