I own nothing.

Luella's p.o.v.

I woke up earlier then Koujo and Mai. I need to tell Martin everything that's going on. I pulled out my cell and called my husband's personal cell. It rang three times. Then a "Hello love. How was your day?" "Bad. I have never wanted to smack own son more than I did yesterday evening." "What did he do love?" Martin ask me. "Well, when we started getting into the cars last afternoon as we were leaving the case.

He leads Masako on by not telling her the truth about him being gay and poor Yasu had to watch his boyfriend cart a woman around and not just any woman but a woman he has been known to date in the past."

"What is Oliver thinking?" Martin shakes his head. I said with a huff. "I know what he's thinking. He thinks Yasu's should understand that he doesn't want to tell the irregulars of SPR anything. But Yasu lost everything because of Noll and if Noll really loved Yasu he would tell them everything." "I agree dear. Yasu lost a lot to be with Noll." Martin told me. "But Yasu loves him so he just let his family go. He didn't deny that he was with a man."

"But has Noll ever said, he loved Yasu?" My husband asked me. "Once I think." "Was it after or before sex." "Yes, why?" I ask him. "Because guys don't think those count." "Wait a minute Martin you're saying our son never told Yasu he loved him?" I stammered into the phone.

"Yes, love. So Yasu doesn't even know where he stands in their relationship." Martin clarified for me. "Oh, I've got my work cut out for me and I only have two days to do it in before I leave." "Yes, you do my love good luck honey," Martin said then hung up the phone. I shook my head. "I don't need luck I needed a miracle."

I took my shower and dressed for the day. Koujo and Mai were waiting for me with breakfast on the table. I smiled seeing the pair together. "Good morning," Koujo said seeing me watching them. "You really should move in here with Mai, Koujo. You two already seem really at home around each other." I said with a smile while sitting down at the table. "Actually we discussed the wedding a bit this morning," Mai told me while passing me a plate of food. "Really. What have you two decided on so far?" Koujo spoke up. "Well were going to get married in China. Since everyone said, they would fly in for it and it made my mother happy."

Mai said. "We also decided colors. Koujo's favorite is royal blue and mine is plum purple." "Oh those will go well together," I said with a smile. "What about a neutral color?" I asked. "Koujo and I were thinking about gold." "That sounds lovely you two. I could see the bridesmaids dresses already." I mused. "Have you picked a date yet." "We were thinking summer in like two years from now." I smiled. "Well, you two are off to a good start.

What about your dress Mai? What would you see yourself in? I mean I know you will probably wear the traditional kimono for the ceremony but after will you have a dress." "I really don't know," Mai answered honestly. Koujo piped in. "Of course, you will love, it will be too hot to wear the kimono the whole time."

Koujo and I saw her biting her lip. "Sweety Ayako, Masako, Yasu, and I will take you shopping for it. We will pick you out a lovely gown. Koujo can even in list his sister and mother to come with us if they like." I encouraged. Koujo spoke. "I don't know if my mother can because of her teaching schedule.

But my sister I know would love to come. But she's like me she's blunt if she doesn't think it or if it doesn't look good on you, she will tell you." "That's fine. I'd want her to voice her opinion." Mai said with a smile. "We better head out or we'll be late," Koujo said standing up. The three of us headed out the door to Koujo's car. "Oh, that reminds me. Koujo do you mind if Yasu and I use your car to find him a better apartment?" I asked Koujo.

"I don't mind but I think you should have some protection with you. Some of the apartment complexes around the office are shady." "I'll go with them I know most of the worst parts and can keep them away from them." Mai offered. "Ok but you better be careful." "I always am babe," Mai replied to him.

Yasu's p.o.v.*********

I looked at my phone twenty-two missed calls. "All from Noll." I ignored them and started going through the newspapers apartment adds. I circled the ones I liked and could afford. That had a three-month lease at least and were not too far from the school or the office. "If I even still have a job that is. I wondered if we will be riding or walking. She said, a day so if we walk it will be a long day." He heard a horn honk outside so he looked out the window.

It was Lin's car. I grabbed my keys, reference documents, newspaper, and wallet. Then headed out the door. I got into the back of the car next to Luella. "How many?" She asked me. "How many what mom?" "How many times has he called you?" She asked me with a smile. I pulled out my phone and looked at it. "Twenty five missed calls," I told her. She said. "Good maybe by the end of the day he'll get the message." We arrived at the office. Lin got out after kissing Mai goodbye. He headed in and I got into the driver's seat and adjusted it and we headed to the first apartment.

Naru's p.o.v.********

I heard the bell chime above the door. I jumped out of my chair and headed to the sitting room. But when I got there the only one there was Lin. "Lin where is everyone?" I demanded. "Well, Mai and Luella are helping Yasu find a better apartment in a good neighborhood." "What's wrong with our place he can always stay there." "Maybe he doesn't want to anymore. I mean it's not like your serious about your feelings for him. You proved that to him yesterday afternoon." Lin scoffed at me.

I said nothing. I just went back to my office to try and call Yasu again. I can't take much more of the silent treatment. I couldn't help but feel like Yasu was breaking up with me and if I was honest with myself I couldn't blame him if he did.

"Yasu lost everything thanks to me and I can't hurt my pride and tell the others that were together. Have I even told him how much he means to me?" I knew the answer was "no." Right now I really hated myself.

Yasu's p.o.v.********

I drove to the first apartment. Mai gave me the address for. The landlord showed us the apartment. I said I would let the landlord now by tomorrow if I would take it.

We got in the car and said to each other next. "You could tell that it had bugs," Mai said making a face. "Yes, you could smell the pesticides he used to make them leave before we came," Luella confirmed.

So we drove ten minutes down the road to Mai's old apartment complex. The apartment three doors down from where Mai's old place was. Mai saw this and said. "Yasu that's the nice apartment with the patio on it. It should be perfect for you."

I smile at my bestie. "The landlady looked Mai over. I know you don't I?" She questioned. "No ma'am you must be mistaken." Luella and I looked at her but said nothing. The place was great. It was even bigger then Mai's was. I told the lady I would call her tomorrow with my answer. Then we got back into the car.

Luella and I looked at Mai questionable. "I had a PK spike and broke everything in it remember." She looked at me. "Oh, that's right," I said with a laugh. "You had even torn the doors of the kitchen cabinets. Not to mention the vanity and the blown out windows." Luella asked Mai. "My goodness, what caused it?"

"I was watching a spirits past who was strangled to death. That was the first time that my dreams happened to my real body. So my body tried to protect itself." "Oh, My Goodness! Mai. Do your dreams still do that?" Luella asked. "Sometimes," Mai admitted.

Well, Yasu did you like the apartment?" Mai asked me. "Yeah it was great. I want to look at one more before I decide." So I headed towards the last apartment. When we reached the place we had been at this for four hours. "After this let's get lunch," I said. "That sound like a lovely idea." Luella and Mai agreed. We went inside. It was nice but small. I called Mai's old landlady and told her I would be by with a deposit for the apartment. So we went back and Luella wrote the landlady a check for the deposit and first months rent. The lady handed me the keys and told me he could move in whenever I wanted to. I thanked her and we left.

We swung by the office and picked up Lin for lunch. Luella told Lin all about the place. She also told him Mai couldn't use her name around the landlady and why she couldn't. Mai hides her face from him out of embarrassment. I said. "Yeah, she had blown that place to bits. The landlady still can't rent it."

Lin looked at me while he was driving. "Was she hurt?" "Her windpipe was closed for a while that's to the choking she received but she recovered at my place in a month. But she was on life support for two weeks till she could breathe on her own.

Lin"s p.o.v.

When we got to the restaurant. I pulled Mai aside into the alley next to the restaurant. I just held her for a minute. Then looked at her. All she could see was shame in my eyes.

"I'm so sorry Mai." She hugged me and told me it was ok. I kissed her senseless while running my finger through her hair. She pressed her body to mine. Our lips parted for air but I still held her. Till I heard. "Are you too coming or not?" From a waiter who was at the door to the restaurant. I shot the man a glare that could kill and escorted Mai inside. We ate our meal with talk of the wedding and apartment. None of us went back to the office. Instead, we headed to Yasu's place to start packing it up. So he could get out of there fast.

While Mai and Luella were putting a box into my trunk. A guy came at them with a knife. "Give me all your money!" Mai let fire engulfed her whole body right in front of the guy. He screamed and ran for it. Mai chased him down and knocked him out with a kick to the head and let the fire reseed to nothing. Luella, Yasu and I came up behind her. Relieved that the man was out cold.

Mai's p.o.v.

"Claude could you stay with him till the police show up. Don't let the cops see you just make sure he doesn't leave." "Very good my lady." I lead the others back to Yasu's. None of them knew what to say to what I had done. "I know what your thinking and I knew what he was thinking.

He could tell that Luella had money and was going to kill me and kidnap her. So I chose to scare the crap out of him instead of letting him act on his plans for Luella and I. I was in no danger from the knife. It would have melted."

We all agreed that Yasu could not stay there another night. People were sizing the place up from what they removed so far. Lin left to get a small moving van for Yasu's couch, tv, bed, and dresser to his new apartment. Lin was back in a half an hour. Then the van was loaded in an hour by the guys.

Lin and I were in the van and Luella and Yasu were in Lin's car. It only took two hours to get everything inside and setup. Yasu ordered dinner for everyone as a thank you for all of our help and hard work.

Naru p.o.v.

"Does everyone hate me?" Lin had left him there and took off with Mai, Yasu, and his own mother. Yasu had not called me back and everyone else was ignoring my calls too. "What had I done to them to cause this kind of response from them. No something had to be going on." I said to hell with work and went home. I planned to interrogate Lin when he came home and if he didn't I was going to kick in Mai's door.