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Monk came bursting through the door of Mai's room. Naru stood up from the spot on Mai's bed.
"Mai! You're okay, thank Buddha!" Monk declared exuberantly.
"Of course I'm alright." Naru answered nonchalantly.
"I was so worried about you when you said you were at the hospital."
"Yes I said I was at the hospital not in it." Naru corrected quieter so he wouldn't disturb Mai.
"So what's going on then?" Monk asked.
Naru turned and looked at Mai. "M-Naru used his powers again..."
"What the hell was that idiot thinking?! He knows what happens when he does that." Monk blustered.
"Apparently he used them when he couldn't find me." Naru replied starting to feel angry again about what Mai had done.
"Oh, I see. And just what were you thinking running off in the first place Young Lady?!" Monk demanded.
"Would you mind keeping your voice down, you're going to wake him?" Naru insisted.
"Okay, okay, fine. But you still haven't answered my question." Monk stated much quieter.
"I don't see why I should have to answer." Naru said.
Monk frowned. "Ayako's right. You are turning into Naru." He mused.
Naru sighed. "Whatever."
Monk shook his head at Naru before sitting in the chair beside Mai's bed. "Naru must have really been worried about you again if he used his powers."
"Look, I've apologized to him and we have agreed it shouldn't have happened, can you drop it now?" Naru snapped.
Monk lifted an eyebrow. Not affected by Naru's outburst. "And it seems like you're worried about him too. Oh what am I saying? Of course you are."
Naru raised an eyebrow of his own. "What?"
Monk sighed and leaned his arms on his legs. "You two are clueless as ever, I see."
"I beg your pardon?!" Monk just chuckled. Naru frowned at him.
"Well since I know you're both okay, I'll go ahead and go." Monk stood back up again and ruffled Naru's hair. "Try not to stay up too late Kiddo." Naru stared after him dumbly as he left. What was that monk yammering about? Of course he was worried about Mai...even though she's okay now...she could have died! What would he have done then?! Naru shook his head. He didn't want to have to go through all the reasons why he couldn't lose Mai. There's just too many and he didn't even know where to start from.
But what did that monk mean by Mai worrying about him?
He decided not to think about it and maybe ask Mai when she woke up. He figured right now he'd just try to sleep. Mai probably won't wake up until morning anyways. He tried to get comfortable in his chair again. He leaned back in the chair with his head against the back of it, looking up. He found this uncomfortable so he sat back up again and tried to shift himself into a different position. He sat sideways in the chair and pulled his legs up with him. The arm dug into his back and he almost fell back out of the chair. Naru sighed and sat back up. 'Why do these places have to be so damned uncomfortable?!' He rested his elbow on the chair arm and leaned his face against his hand. He was just starting to give up on the thought of rest when the nurse came back in.
"Oh you're back!" She exclaimed happily. "And I see he's asleep already." Naru nodded wearily. "Are you planning on staying here?" She asked.
"Well, yeah, I was." Naru informed.
"Well that chair must be uncomfortable...Why don't you go home so you can sleep well? I'll make sure Mr Shibuya is alright." She suggested going over to Mai's bed and taking the tray.
"No, I'd much rather stay here." He replied.
The nurse smiled softly at him. "You're such a good girlfriend!"
"Someone has to be." Naru muttered.
"What do you mean by that Sweetie?"
"Nothing, nothing at all." He said as he plastered a fake smile on his face.
The nurse stared at Naru leery for a few seconds before smiling again. "If you say so." She said walking out the door.
"Same to you too." Naru grumbled. "Could've offered me a bed or something."
He tried to get comfortable again but the nurse came back in with her arms full of blankets. Naru gave her a little surprised look and she winked. "You didn't think I was heartless did you?" Naru decided to say nothing. The nurse turned and gestured to someone outside the room and a porter entered pushing a bed.
She saw Naru staring at it. "Unless you wanted to sleep in that chair...?"
"No, no, a bed is great, thank you."
She smiled. "You're welcome Sweetie!"
After they got the bed set up, the nurse put the sheets and blankets on. Naru was surprised Mai hadn't woken up during any of this. 'Then again, she manages to sleep through an alarm clock every day.' He thought.
"There! Now hopefully you'll have a good night's rest!" The nurse said.
"I hope so and thank you." Naru spoke.
"Well as I said before, if you two need anything just tell me!" And once again she left. Naru sat on the bed that had been prepared for him. It was not soft like his bed at home but he guessed it would have to do. He slipped his shoes off and lay down on the bed and pulled the covers up to him. He took a quick glance at Mai before closing his eyes to try and sleep. Hopefully he'd feel better in the morning.
The door suddenly burst open again and Lin strode in.
'What the hell?!' Naru thought as he sat up glaring at Lin. "Will you be quiet?" He snapped glancing at Mai.
"No, I will not." Lin replied. "When were you planning on telling me he was in the hospital?!"
"He...he didn't want you to know. How did you know anyways?"
"Takigawa." Was all Lin said in response. Naru cursed under his breath.
"Well, Naru is perfectly fine he is just suffering from exhaustion, dehydration and malnutrition the doctor said." Naru informed. Lin narrowed his eyes. "You can go and ask him if you don't believe me."
"No, it's just...Naru used his powers." It sounded more like statement than a question.
"He did, and I've told him off for it, but he's fine." Naru said. Lin stared at Mai. 'Why would she use Naru's powers? She knows the effect!'
Naru sighed at Lin's look towards Mai. "Apparently she panicked when I disappeared without telling her where I went and she felt she had no other choice."
Lin lifted an eyebrow in shock. "She?"
"I meant he, he panicked." Lin nodded, eyeing Naru. He tried not to smirk though. 'Naru must really be tired if he's forgotten they're supposed to be each other.'
Naru let out a sigh. "Lin, today has been really trying, would you mind leaving so I can get some sleep?"
"I'll stay with Naru. You can go home." Lin suggested but he already knew what the answer would be.
"I am going nowhere." Naru declared firmly.
Lin sighed. For Naru he thought the sigh was for Mai's stubbornness but really it was for his own. "Mai."
"I'm staying Lin. It's my fault for all this anyways." Naru confessed as he stared at Mai. Lin reluctantly nodded. 'Maybe they'll switch back sooner than I expected after all.' Naru yawned.
"Alright Mai, you can stay. But when Naru wakes up in the morning call me." Lin replied sternly.
"I will, I swear." Naru replied. Lin gave a short nod and glanced at Mai again before leaving.
Naru settled back on his pillows again, but all desire to sleep had suddenly left him. His sleep was interrupted three or four times by different people coming in to bother him so he guessed that was the reason. He sure could use a cup of tea right about now, too bad there's no-one to make one. He could probably go down to the cafeteria though. But then that would mean leaving Mai and what if something were to happen? Naru shook his head. No, he couldn't do that. Besides, their tea wouldn't be as good as Mai's. He sighed and tried to snuggle down so he could hopefully sleep. And he finally did after an hour or two of staring at Mai. Then Mai started talking in her sleep.
"No, I'll take seven." She mumbled. Naru woke up at the sound of her voice. He lifted his head up drowsily and looked at Mai.
"Yeah, Egypt three." She continued. 'What in the world is she talking about?' Naru thought.
"Chocolate sauce and tuna." Mai muttered. 'Actually, I don't think I want to know.' Naru turned to his other side away from Mai and put the pillow over his head so he wouldn't have to listen to her.
"Nnn, nooo." He just about heard Mai whimper. He took the pillow off and listened to make sure she's okay.
"Nooo, I don't want to." She wailed. Naru swiftly sat up, his sleepiness all gone, and grabbed the cover that fell to his waist in case he needed to get out of bed and wake Mai up.
"Oh, don't go." Mai whined. Naru couldn't decide if it was just a dream or a nightmare. He bit his lip. She said 'don't go' so it shouldn't be that bad...
"No, don't want to, don't..." Mai called out. What in the hell is she dreaming about?!
"Noo..."She moaned.
Naru swung his legs over the bed. "Mai." Her face scrunched and she lashed out with a hand as she continued murmuring in her sleep. Unfortunately it was just as Naru was leaning over her to check on her so she hit him in the face. Naru touched his stinging cheek and moved his jaw. 'Man I can hit hard...or at least my body can. That hurt!' He stared at Mai for a second before trying to check her again but this time watching out for her hand. Mai rolled over muttering random words. He thought he heard his name in there but he couldn't be sure. He debated whether he should wake her. It may or may not be just a dream and instead a nightmare. She could be getting hurt right now! ...Plus with her talking in her sleep Naru won't be able to go back to sleep. He took a deep breath and gently shook her shoulder. Mai slung her hand at him but didn't seem to have a sign of waking up. Naru dodged and tried again. This time he called her name out too. Mai stirred slightly.
He did it again and Mai slowly cracked her eyes open. "Whaat?" She grumbled sleepily.
"You were talking in your sleep, I thought you might be having a nightmare, it sounded like you were." Naru informed. Mai sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"What did I say?" She asked.
"You kept saying 'no', 'don't want to', and 'don't go'." Naru said curiously. "What were you dreaming about?"
Mai shrugged. "I don't know, but you're right, that doesn't sound good." Naru nodded slowly, watching Mai. He examined her to see if there was any sign of her lying. Her eyes slightly flickered away from him, a clear sign she knew something she wasn't telling him. Naru wondered if he should question her. He sat on his bed and sighed a little. Mai flicked her eyes to his and then nervously reverted them to everything but him. Naru frowned a little. He really didn't know what to do, which kinda bugged him.
Maybe he should try to get her to talk. She might say something they'll give him a hint as to what she dreamt about. "Mai..." She looked at him. He saw a small blush on her cheeks. "I...uh...that is..." He stuttered. 'Damn...' He let out another sigh. "I seem to have forgotten what I wanted to say." Mai nodded an okay and looked back down again.
"You can tell me if something's bothering you, you know." Naru stated after a little while of sitting in silence.
Mai looked at him startled. "Y-yeah, I-I know..."
"Is something bothering you?" He asked.
"N-no not really..."
"Are you sure?" Mai nodded shakily not going to trust her voice anymore. Naru narrowed his eyes but decided to leave it. He was tired, the day had been a long one and he wanted nothing more than to just curl up and sleep. "Well if you're sure, let's go back sleep." He said starting to lay back down. Mai glanced at him again. She knew he still wanted answers but how could she tell him she's just embarrassed about what happened between them earlier?
Naru laid on his back and stared at the ceiling whilst listening to Mai settling herself in the bed she occupied. After she finished and it was quiet, he took a peek at her. She was curled up on her side again. Why didn't she want to talk about her dream? She usually does so what made this so different? Mai sighed and turned over to face away from him. She couldn't look at him without blushing. 'I've got to get over this.'
"Mai, is something wrong? Have I done something?" Naru asked. Mai bit her lip as he talked. She guessed she better ask while she can...he might not be willing to talk later. And that's not saying she'd have the courage to ask later anyways.
She turned her head to look Naru. "Why...w-why did you almost kiss me?" She asked in a whisper just loud enough for Naru to hear.
"I...don't know." He admitted. "Heat of the moment?" He suggested with hope in his voice. Mai looked down at her stomach watching go up and down as she breathed. Tears stung in her eyes but she blinked them back, refusing to let a single drop fall.
"I'm sorry. I've upset you haven't I?" He said awkwardly.
"N-no...no, I'm fine...just tired." She turned completely back on her side, facing away from Naru again. "Okay, if you say so." Naru acknowledged before closing his eyes to try and sleep.
"Yeah..." She said softly before closing her eyes and trying to do the same. Soon soft snores filled the room from both of them as they both fell fast asleep.
Treelow955:- Poor Naru, everyone kept bursting in and Mai hit him!
Naruisawesome:- Yeah, but she was asleep!
Treelow955:- True! I enjoyed writing the nonsense she was spouting in her sleep!
Naruisawesome:- How did you come up with that?
Treelow955:- I don't know, it's a gift?
Naruisawesome:- *Shakes head and giggles* It's something alright!
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