Prank Wars

Possession, Pink and... Naru: Part 1

Mai had seen many odd things in her life. For example, she had seen Masako blush for the first time without hiding her face behind her kimono sleeve. She had seen Monk kissing a mop while moaning Ayako's name. She had seen Ayako in turn kissing a small, handheld mirror. This all happened on the same.

On this very same day, Mai had found out John was obsessive over a show called 'Home and Away' while Yasu had been entered in a Drag Queen contest and Lin was an aspiring author/ actor. The thought sent a shudder down her spine as she recalled the events of the day...

Flashback

The office was rather quite, as Mai stepped into the threshold of her work place. It was well past eleven and yes, that did mean she was late... by two hours. But the expected scolding and call for tea did not come. Curiosity peaking, she placed her bag in the couch and took a deep breath before moving to stand infront of Naru's door. Raising her small hand to knock, she hesitated, smiled, and walked to Lin's door instead; only, she was halted in her attempt to knock at the sound of voices from the other side.

'But it's you! You're the one!'

The high pitched voice caused Mai to gasp.

'You only thick I'm the one. But do you even know who I really am?' A much more baritone voice sounded threw the thick wood door.

'I don't care who you are! All I need to know is that my feelings for you are true!' Again, the feminine voice cried, putting Mai on edge. This conversation was pulling at her subconscious and making her think it was a rather similar situation that happened between her and Naru.

'Are your feelings for me... or my brother?'

Mai gasped, grabbing the door knob and bursting into Lin's office without warning. As she looked around, eyes frantic in search of the people having the same issue Mai had, she saw Lin, posing in a... as best as she could put it, Naru-esk pose, his dark black laptop resting in his hand.

"Mai?" He asked, straightening up and closing his laptop. His cheeks gained some colour as the young brunette continued to look pointedly at him. "It... It isn't what it looks like..."

The excuse was weak and he waited for her to either laugh at him or accuse him of being strange, which oddly enough, mattered to the Chinese man. To him, Mai was like a niece to him and her judgment of him was important. To his surprise and joy, she just smiled before releasing a joyful laugh.

"Lin. Why didn't you ever say you were into acting?" She asked, her eyes dancing.

"It isn't like I can do it by myself. Besides, I don't even have the time to do it, so I just write stories and then act out the scenes." He explained, taking a seat and letting a rare smile to show on his face.

"Well then, mister actor. If you ever need a partner, just give me a call." She sang, winking before skipping out the door... only to stop dead in her tracks. Infront of her was Monk, who, oddly enough, was kissing a mop. Why he was kissing it, she didn't want to know, until she heard him murmur Ayako's name.

"Mai? What i-" Lin asked, walking up behind her. "Takigawa!"

The shout scared the blonde out of his romance with the cleaning utensil, causing the bassist to fall backwards with a wet 'splash.'

"What are you doing? Better yet, why is the ground wet?" Mai asked, stepping forward and stretching out her hand for him to take. Helping the man up, Mai saw what looked to be tea on the ground.