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After the tea was done she went to give Naru his. She stopped when she saw him sitting at her desk...looking through her stuff!
"Just what do you think you're doing?!"
"Looking at stuff." He informed nonchalantly. Mai put the tea on her desk and slammed her hands down in front of Naru.
"Stop looking through my stuff!" Mai ordered angrily.
"Why? Got something to hide?" Naru inquired curiously.
"No." Mai declared just as Naru found her manga stash in one of the drawers.
"Oh yeah? Then what's this?" Naru started flipping through her drawings.
"Nothing that concerns you?" She offered. Naru smirked as he continued looking through the book.
"Oh, I think it does concern me Mai as it is evidence that you have been slacking off and not doing as you're supposed to."
"I only do it when there is absolutely no work left to be done!" Mai said defensively.
"Really? Somehow I don't believe you." Naru said snidely whilst sipping his tea.
"Naru you jerk! It's true!" Mai affirmed. "Why do you always think I slack off?!"
"You tell me Mai." He replied.
"How am I supposed to know why you think I slack off?!" Naru just shrugged and continued sipping his tea. Mai let out an irritated and frustrated noise before starting to sip hers.
A little while later Mai started to get really bored.
"What are we supposed to do today?"
"We must do the paperwork on the Shinjo case so it may be filed away." Naru informed.
Mai groaned. "Alright, fine."
"Come on then, let's get started." He encouraged after draining his cup.
Mai nodded. "Okay."
Neither one saw the crack of Lin's door open—where he was spying on them—while they were fighting and neither one heard the door shut once they started doing the paperwork. 'Hmm, maybe I should think of something else to stir trouble up between those two, their reactions are priceless.' Lin started thinking of more little schemes he could do. 'Ooh, maybe I could hide all the tea in the office... No, too predictable.' Lin smirked. 'Maybe I should call the others and tell them that Mai and Naru's living together now...' He let out a small chuckle. 'That could work, I like the idea.' He sat at his desk and picked up the phone.
Who should he call first? It would have to be the monk or miko though. He decided on going with Ayako first as he'd need to steel himself for the earache that Monk was likely to give him. He carefully dialled the shrine maiden's number.
"Hello?"
"Miss Matsuzaki. It's Lin. I-"
"Lin? My, my, what a surprise!" Ayako teased.
Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all. He'd forgotten exactly how enamoured she was of him.
"So what's the pleasure of this call?"
"I have some information you may find useful. Naru and Mai are living together."
"WHAT?! Why? They said they weren't dating! Those lying little..."
"I know. You have my sympathies. I am able to expect this from Naru, but it's shocking when Mai starts telling lies too. If you will excuse me though I have other calls to make." With that Lin put the phone down. A knock then sounded on his door and Naru poked his head around it.
"Do you want tea?" He asked in a monotone voice. Obviously Mai had put him up to asking and Lin had to suppress a smirk at the idea. He shook his head in answer to the question. The phone rang just as he was about to phone Monk. Luckily it turned out to be the man he was about to call and he was not in a very good mood.
"What's this I hear about Naru and Mai sleeping together?!" He demanded. Lin blinked, surprised. 'She sure didn't waste time telling anyone.'
"They're living together, Takigawa. Not sleeping together...well not that I know of." Lin said cunningly.
"Living, sleeping, same difference really!" Monk blustered.
"If they were sleeping together then they would most likely be-"
"Don't you dare say it Lin!" Monk shouted as he interrupted Lin.
"Say what Takigawa?" Lin enquired calmly.
"That they might be...you know..." Monk said awkwardly. "Whatever! He just better not lay a finger on my little Mai!"
"You know she isn't really yours right? And who can say what they're doing, they may very well be..."
"NO! LIES!"
Lin sighed. "Takigawa I-"
"I'm coming over there! I didn't give Mai permission to move in with a boy!" Before Lin could change his mind, Monk hung up.
"Nice speaking to you too." Lin muttered to the phone in his hand. 'Should I warn Naru and Mai of this or just enjoy what happens?'
Although it would be amusing to watch...Lin's the only one who knows Mai and Naru moved in together. So if Monk comes in here demanding to know why they did then they'll know Lin's the one that told the monk! He slowly stood from his desk. 'Guess I should go tell them.' He made his way out of his office.
He paused at Naru's door and heard muffled voices...well more like yelling muffled voices. He knocked on the door and the voices stopped. Lin smirked.
"Come in."
"I came to tell you that Takigawa is on his way here and he is aware of your living arrangements." Lin said succinctly before turning to leave. Mai blinked before turning to look at Naru and he did the same.
"How would Monk know?!" Mai asked panicked. Lin just shrugged from his position in the doorway. He wasn't going to give away his secrets.
"The only one that knows we've moved in together is..." Naru and Mai went to look at Lin but he was already gone.
"We'll get him later." Naru muttered darkly. "I'll make him some tea personally as I was trained by the best, Gene!"
Mai backed away a little. "O-okay..."
"Relax, it's not like I'm making it for you to drink." He said with a sinister grin.
"You're making me look scary...stop that."
"Maybe you need to look scary sometimes; it might put that dratted monk off for a start."
"There's nothing wrong with Monk!" Mai told him.
"Then how come you look so worried about him finding out about our living arrangements?" Naru asked.
"Because he'll yell at me! Probably threaten me also! I mean...your body...but it'll be me..."
"Then you'll just have to let me be more scary in an effort to ward him off a little." He insisted.
Mai sighed. "Whatever. Just don't be too...you."
"What do you mean 'too me'?!" Naru demanded.
"Exactly what it says. Just don't be too rude to him." Mai muttered. Naru poked his tongue out as a gesture to defy her. Mai was about to comment but the front door opened with a bang.
"Alright you Little Punk, just what the hell are you doing with my Little Girl?!" Monk bellowed.
Mai panicked and looked at Naru, wondering what to do.
"It isn't what you assume I can assure you." Naru said smoothly.
"Yeah? Then why would you move in together then?!"
"My apartment got damaged so M...Naru offered me a place to stay." Naru explained.
Monk crossed his arms. "Why didn't you tell me? You know you could just stay at my place."
"Because Naru offered first?" Naru asked rather than stated.
Monk eyed Naru. "Well you can just move your stuff into my place then so you won't have to bother with Naru." Monk said as he started to take Naru by the arm.
"No!" Mai exclaimed. "I mean, um...no, Mai's fine where she is."
Monk let go of Naru's arm and narrowed his eyes, looking at the two suspiciously. "Something is going on with you two...and I'm going to figure it out."
"There is nothing going on between us." Naru protested.
"Yeah, she's right; nothing's going on other than an employer offering his assistant a place to stay for a little while." Mai insisted.
"Besides, your place smells." Naru added. Mai was about to speak but recalled what Naru had just said and gave him a 'what?' look. Naru just shrugged. Monk didn't know whether to look incredulous, offended or angry at what Naru had said.
"Anyways..." Mai took another questioning glance at Naru before continuing. "Mai already has her things at my place and hopefully it won't take too long for her apartment to be ready again."
"That's right, what he said." Naru agreed.
"Well..." Monk began. "It's not like you'll be completely alone...Lin will be with you..." He said thoughtfully. Naru made a shushing motion to Mai behind Monk's back urging her not to tell that Lin didn't actually live with him despite what everyone else thought.
"That's right." Naru said after clearing his throat.
Monk nodded subconsciously. "I guess I'll just get Lin to watch you two..."
"No!" Mai and Naru yelled together. Mai cleared her throat.
"Do you not trust us or something? You're rather deluded if you don't." She said trying to sound more like Naru.
Monk glared at Mai. "Fine." He grumbled. "But I'll be watching you two." He pointed two fingers at his eyes and then at the two of them. Mai had to try and stifle the laugh that wanted to escape at Monk's threat. Monk left and Naru sighed in relief while Mai released a breath she didn't know she was holding.
"Thank goodness he's gone." Naru uttered.
"'Besides, your place smells'? What kind of excuse is that?!" Mai demanded unsure whether to laugh or not.
Naru shrugged. "I'm guessing it doesn't then?"
"Naru! You made a comment about someone's home without even going there?! You are beyond belief sometimes!"
Naru narrowed his eyes. "Well he didn't object that it didn't by saying you'd never been there so I'm guessing you have."
"You so don't get the point Naru. It was rude what you said."
"Whatever. He didn't seem to mind that much now did he? He was too busy arguing about us living together." Naru declared.
"Well, you still shouldn't have said that." Mai pointed out.
"Just let's get back to work." He said, annoyed.
"What else is there to do work-wise?" Mai asked.
"We've already done the paperwork so go file it." Naru said in a orderly tone.
"Shouldn't you be the one to do that as you're me?" Mai said wryly.
Naru glared at her. "Lin's in his office and no one else is out there. Go." Mai opened her mouth to speak.
"I'm still your boss Mai." Mai decided to stare him down.
"Make me." She challenged moving closer so she could use the full height of her body to tower over him. Naru glared at her with fire practically in his eyes.
"Mai." He warned darkly.
"Naru." Mai returned as darkly.
"Naru I-" Lin froze as he saw their...proximity as he opened Naru's office door. Apparently they got very close during their glaring session. He quickly grabbed a camera and trained it on them before it was too late.
"I'm warning you Mai..." Naru snarled.
"Or what?!" Mai snapped.
"Or I will fire you." Naru informed.
"Oh yeah, that'll look good won't it?! The guy who's supposed to be the boss not turning up for work because his apparent assistant fired him!" Mai taunted.
"I can fire you after this whole problem is resolved."
"And when do you suppose that will be? Face it Naru, you should just do the filing like a good pretend assistant and stop trying to pawn everything off on me as it's your image you are destroying by demanding these things." Lin smirked. This is going to be good. Naru's glare became even more arctic at Mai's words. Lin wondered if he should break them up or something. It looked like things were going to get nasty...but wait! If he did that then they'd know he was spying on them and no, no, no, that just wouldn't do!
Mai stood her ground and somehow managed to make herself look even bigger to dwarf Naru even more.
"What's it gonna be...Mai?" Mai emphasised.
"I'm not intimidated by you Naru." Naru accentuated as much as Mai had. "You may think I am because you are currently taller and stronger than I am as you have the possession of my body, but I'm not afraid of you."
Mai smirked. "Hm. We'll see."
"Oh yeah?! Prove it!" Naru challenged. Mai shook her head slightly saying she didn't want to deal with him right now. Surprisingly it was Naru who backed away first though.
"Screw this, you're not worth it." He declared. Mai's eye twitched. She wasn't worth his time?! He's the one that's being unreasonable! She's just taking safety precautions in case someone saw 'Naru' doing her work! It was too late to give him an even bigger piece of her mind though as he'd already walked away from her.
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