Title: Of Tea, Ghosts, and One-Word Prompts
Summary: Theirs is a common love story- A bright young girl, a cold young man. But it gets complex and confusing when you add in the paranormal factor. 100 oneshots based off of one-word prompts, merging the simplicity and the supernatural of the Ghost Hunt we love so much. Mai/Naru.
Rating: T for mature themes, implied sexual abuse, implied consensual sex.
AN: Alright ngl I cringed when this was requested. But it is my duty as an author to carry out your will. And then I came up with a cute idea so its all good now! Also this will be one of the few oneshots where it is explicitly stated that Mai and Naru are in a relationship. Read, review, enjoy!
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Mai wasn't quite positive as to why her boyfriend took this case, but yet, there they were.
In a maid café.
Ayako looked clearly uncomfortable and out of her element, whereas Yasuhara was right in his. Takigawa seemed mildly amused by the whole ordeal, John was being bombarded by the girls in costume, and Masako had outright refused to come on the case.
And the worst part was, because ghosts tend to lay low for the first day of investigations, Naru had forced her to pretend to be one of the maids, to make the ghost come out faster. If there even was a ghost to begin with. Mai was highly doubtful, and she could tell her boyfriend was, too. But a case was a case, and this case happened to be paying well, even if it also came with extreme embarrassment on Mai's part.
She tugged on her skirt, willing it to be just a few centimeters longer. She wanted to tear the cat-ear headband off of her head, and absolutely refused to acknowledge Yasu's teasing remarks. But the worst part was, even though Mai thought Naru would enjoy her torment, he wasn't paying an ounce of attention to her! He was too busy getting fawned over by the giggling maids. Mai huffed, and started to record the temperatures.
Just as she suspected, perfectly normal.
One of the maids, she noticed, was not socializing with their group, instead, tending carefully to an older customer in the corner of the café. He was the only other person in there, and the maid seemed to just be listening to him. Her head hung low, seemingly in shame.
Mai furrowed her eyebrows, and called over the employee who had hired them. "Excuse me, Nakano-san, would you mind telling me the name of that young girl over there?" She pointed over to the sulking maid.
"Ah, of course, Taniyama-sama! Also, please address me as Emiko-chan, if you don't mind! That over there is Kameko Kawano. She's always very quiet, and is the only one that man, Junichi Oowada-san, ever requests. I think he is her uncle, but I'm not positive. He comes here almost every day to see her." The young girl's smile became weaker as the mentioned the name of the patron.
Mai quickly noticed this, and after thanking Emiko-chan, briskly made her way over to Naru, pushing aside giggling girls. "Naru! There's somebody who I think you should investigate."
The black haired boy quickly ran his eyes over his girlfriend's attire, suppressing a smirk. "Let me guess- Junichi Oowada? Don't worry, Mai. I could tell as soon as I saw him. Lin is actually taking care of it right now."
And sure enough, when Mai turned back to the man, Lin was there, talking harshly to the man while Takigawa comforted a shaking Kameko. Mai could guess what was going on just from seeing Kameko tensing up when Takigawa placed his hands on her shoulders. The poor girl, having to go through something like that all alone.
Case solved.
Later, back in the SPR office, Mai interrogated her boss and boyfriend. "How did you know that it was Kameko poltergeisting without even talking to her?" She placed her hands face down on his desk, and leaned in inquisitively.
Naru sighed. "Simple. I'd met Oowada-san before. I knew he was a lecherous old man, and he was most likely using Kawano-san to fulfill his desires. Actually, if i'd known he was going to be the cause for all of this, I never would have forced you to wear that costume while we were there. I would have saved it for a more... special occasion." He smirked, and went back to reading his book.
Mai had so many questions, still. "Wait- how did you meet Oowada-san before? Why did you even take this case on the first place if you didn't know he was going to be there? Why did you... hold up."
Naru's eyes gleamed. It seems her brain finally processed his last remark. He used a small amount of PK to shut and lock his office door, and set his book down. He stared at Mai deviously, willing her to put the pieces together.
"Oh. So that's why you happened to have a maid costume for me to wear." Mai's face was as red as... well, as red as a face can get. Sure, they had done... stuff- they've been dating for over a year now. But Naru had never expressed a kink for cosplay.
Lin attempted to get into Naru's office. He wiggled the doorknob, but it was locked. Suddenly, he heard the rustling of clothes coming from the other side of the door. Eyes widening in sudden understanding, he warned the irregulars crowded in the lobby that they might want to leave. Just before he grabbed his jacket to head out himself, he scribbled a quick note that he stuck to the door of Naru's office.
'Noll- you're welcome.'
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AN: Alright I'm not super pleased with this but whatever. I had to use kawaii as a prompt and this was what I came up with.