Chapter 2: Chapter 2

Chapter Two

A HUG

When Mai went back to the receiving area the two men in black are gone and the door is now shut close. She could sense that his friends are talking about Naru being recommended by Oliver Davis. Even she finds it incredibly amazing that their office is recognized by a famous paranormal researcher.

"I actually thought that she mistaken Naru for Oliver Davis." Ayako told them while she is checking her nails. "But still this is a shock. I wonder what this case is going to be like."

"I couldn't believe it." Bou-san is still in his lala land. "I'll be working on a case that is recommended by Oliver Davis."

"You might drool, old man." Ayako snapped. Bou-san was about to say something when they noticed her. For a split second she felt her body shivered.

"Bou-san, Ayako…" She stared at the people trying to fry inside the office. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Just open the door and deliver those." Ayako told her while referring to the tea. "We just want to see what's going on inside."

"B-but Naru will…" she was about to protest when Masako took her the tray."Masako…"

"That girl look elegant." Masako told her while adjusting the tray on her hands. "I'm sure she'll like it better if I deliver the refreshments myself."

'Oh no, you just want to act as if you're Naru's wife' Mai thought while glaring at her. But before she could say something Masako had already opened the door.

Bang…Cling… (Sounds of the tray and cups breaking)

"Noll…" The girl started.

"Anika." Naru sat on the couch and motioned on her to sit. "For the time being call me Naru or Shibuya-san. Nobody knows here who I really am."

"I already figured that out a while ago." The girl sat beside him after taking her coat off revealing a beautiful pink dress. "It's good that Conrad had told me about a certain Shibuya Kazuya who helped the ex-Prime Minister. Lu must have forgotten to tell me about it. I really thought you already went back to England."

"So you called my parents?" Naru asked while studying her face. "What did they tell you?"

"They told me your address and told me to meet with you after I told your father about the situation. I tried to keep him informed as much as possible but there's nothing they could do since it will take them a long time before they arrive." She told her.

"So that's why they decided to make you meet me instead." It's mere of a statement rather than a question.

He could sense that she is trying to control her composure. 'She's trying to relax to get through this. If that idiot was here.' He thought while hearing her out.

"They didn't tell me about your alias anyway." She suddenly said.

"So…" He just couldn't help but think that this will be the hard part. He bet he could see her loose her control. "What brings you here? Why are you looking for me?"

"Ano…" He was right. He could see how she struggles to keep herself compose. "I-it's onii-sama."

"Tamaki-san?" Naru found her clenching her hands before giving up and started to cry. "Anika, I couldn't help you if you will struggle to tell me everything. I have to hear it all but if you will try to keep things…"

"I'm sorry… it's just…" Anika breathed before continuing. "Onii-sama is in the hospital right now."

"Why?"

"He passed out yesterday while we're on the balcony of his room." Anika once again clenched her hands. "He's been sick for a while and then as we thought of it as a minor fever and colds, he just fainted and so we brought him to the hospital."

This is really hard for her. Naru thought.

"What did they say?" Naru asked her feeling more concern than usual.

"That he is healthy." Naru could hear Lin's typing. He just had this instinct that there is definitely wrong that she is just about to say in a minute or two.

"They tested everything but every single test resulted to normal. B-but he's not even waking up. He's considered to be under coma." Her tears started falling.

"Anika…" Naru could see her in so much pain and it affects him.

"I just don't know what to do then." Anika continued. "I was starting to space out when Kyoya-onii-san, one of my brother's best friends arrived and comforted me, he was trying to calm me down when one of the family's bodyguards approached us and showed us something."

"What did he show you?" Naru knew that this is really important, he could see how hard it is for her to say it. "Anika…"

"Naru…" He heard Lin. "Give her some time."

"It's fine Lin, thank you." She said while trying to compose herself.

"It's a paper. I thought it was odd because the Marcus, the bodyguard, seemed off when he told us about it." Naru waited for her to continue. This will reveal why she thought she needed him. "I took it and the envelope is normal enough but the there's no return address and it just doesn't feel right."

"I took the letter inside and it says that whoever sent it will kill my brother." Anika looked at him. Her desperation clearly visible. "I don't what to do. We tried to trace it back but we failed."

"Is that all?" Naru pushed. He knows there's more.

"No." She confirmed. "Aside from the note, there's a piece of paper with drawings in it."

"Do you have the note with you?" Lin asked her. "I have to see it."

"Yes, Haruhi onee-chan thought you will need it so I brought it with me." Anika took a small envelop inside her purse and give it to Lin. "It's just something I don't understand."

Lin examined the paper that looks like a page of an old book. Naru could sense something is not right by the way Lin look and read the paper. "Anika-san?"

"Yes?"

"Did you read this?" Lin asked. "Did you read this out loud? Did anybody manage to read this out load?"

"Umm.. yeah." Naru could see how Lin's jaw clenched. "We were trying to figure those characters that we don't understand and so when we got it in English alphabet… Hikaru-nii thought how to do it when he got a clue from one of his favorite books. He said it is like deciphering codes after that, we tried to read it, I guess I managed to read it out loud."

"When you say we, who else did so?" Lin looked at her with sudden urgency and he knows that it scares her.

"It's okay Anika, answer him." Naru encouraged her.

"My brother's best friends and the shinou and me…. I guess one of the resident doctors, a family friend did so too. He said it's an ancient Chinese and he is Chinese so he tried to help, although he couldn't understand the meaning as well, they figured that some are also Sanskrit, so it's hopeless." Anika exchange looks between Naru and Lin. "But I think I was the only one to actually recite it."

"We made a copy of it and send to five scholars around the world just to figure it out but they said they couldn't help for some particular reason. They just don't want to do anything with it. It's too depressing."

"Lin…" Naru looked at Lin before asking.

"This shouldn't reach your brother." Lin said with finality. "If this reach him the sender could kill him in an instant."

"What?" Anika said. Her voice cracking.

"The question is how did the sender start the curse?" Lin look at Anika who couldn't give him an answer. "So just to be sure, I want you to search for something like this, he might have one. If so… the sender intend to kill everyone who tries to help your family."

"How?" Anika's voice could hardly be heard.

"They will experience the same thing like your brother's condition." Naru saw how Anika's face drained from blood.

"You're kidding right?" Anika looked at Lin and when he confirmed him that that is the truth Anika took the paper form Lin. "I am going to take the case back, Noll.."

"What?!" Naru was surprised with that but he could see the confusion going away and determination setting in. "Anika…"

"No." Anika stood up. "If what Lin just told me is what I think it is, then I couldn't let you help me."

"B-but Anika." He could sense her spasms. "Calm down."

"I can't, not after I learned that I would put you in danger." Anika took her coat and prepares to leave. "I can't do it. I can't let you be in danger after Him missing."

Naru and Lin suddenly got caught by what she just said. Naru could sense that what she just said sunk in her and Naru took the chance of her sudden spacing out.

Naru hold her around his arms and comforted her. "Noll… what will happen if you also gone missing. Do you have any idea how will Martin and Lu will feel. I can't do this."

"No!" Naru's decision is firm while stroking Anika's back. "Do you have any idea what will he do to me if I just let you walked out of this room thinking that you will die."

"B-but Noll…." Anika protested trying to break away but Naru won't let her.

"Lin is there a way?" Naru asked Lin.

"Hai." Lin looked exasperated. 'How can this girl really do this to him. He's more human when they are around her.' Lin thinks before answering.

"Anika, I know a spell that will protect us so that the curse will not be affecting us. While I am reading this, I am being protected by a barrier so I will be alright. The problem will arise if you read this or stared at this unprotected. I won't lie to you so I would admit that this is a powerful curse. But we can break it." He managed to tell her with a reassuring disposition.

"Heard that?" Naru asked Anika while stroking her hair. "Calm down, I won't let him have the chance to strangle me because I didn't help you."

"Hai…" Anika answered and hugged him back. Just when Anika calmed down, Naru heard some noises right outside his door, it seems like a small argument and before he could let go of Anika the door swing open, showing his three investigator and his assistant standing and after just a second or two, a loud sound of tray that is dropped on the floor and a couple or so of cups shattered followed.

"You guys better be sure to clean that up." Naru said with his death glare. "And Mai make sure to bring us tea right at this moment."

END OF THIS CHAPTER

A/N: Revising and proof reading this story.