Trouble

Chapter 18

Mai and I made it back to the office by 12. We decided to take the time and go grocery shopping because I haven't had the chance to go yet and I know Mai hasn't found one either. I guess I could've gone yesterday morning, but you know what, I was worried about going to talk to my parents. So just give me a break. Anyways, we rushed all of our stuff back home and put it away because well, we didn't want to get there at 12:30 because we weren't sure how long it would take to get to Fujioka-san's house. Yeah, so, we practically ran into the office, because we didn't want to be 'late'. Naru happened to be in the lobby area of the office and just looked at us with raised eyebrows. "We cut it a bit close." I said as Mai and I pretty much fell onto one of the sofas. He shook his head and went back into his office. I stuck my tongue out at him and of course, he didn't see it. Mai giggled.

"I swear you two could be siblings or something." Mai said grinning. I looked at her surprised.

"Really?" She nodded.

"Yeah, it's funny because sometimes after you've done something to annoy him and he doesn't think anyone is looking, he gets this annoyed look and I swear it looks like he's pouting." She said blushing slightly, but she was smiling. D'aw, she's so cute.

"I'm glad that you see it that way." I thought she would've been mad at me with how close I've gotten to him. She smirked.

"You just have to watch out for Masako though." I frowned.

"Why?"

"One time, she told me that she was envious of me because Naru called me by my first name and he's never called her by her first name." Mai whispered.

"Seriously?" I asked wide-eyed. She nodded, grinning.

"Yeah, and he calls you by your first name now." I shook my head.

"She's just being silly."

"Just don't let her hear you say that. She'll get mad." I sighed.

"Yeah, yeah." I'm just glad that Masako doesn't come back until later. Otherwise, she'd probably walk in right at that time and probably would've heard mostly everything Mai and I are talking about now. Now that would've been awkward. It would've been twice as awkward if Naru had come in and heard us. I grimaced and looked over at his office door. It was firmly shut. I sighed in relief. Mai looked at his door and then back at me.

"I was thinking the same thing." She said shuddering.

"I'm so glad I'm not the only one."

"Only one, what?" Lin asked walking into the lobby. I shook my head.

"It's nothing, Lin. Anyways, if you haven't eaten anything yet, I brought you and Naru some food from the café. It'll need to be warmed up, but it'll still be good." I said holding up the bag of food. He smiled.

"Thank you." He said taking the bag and heading towards the kitchenette. Success! I thought grinning. Mai gave me a thumbs-up. It wasn't long before Naru came out of his office and announced that we were heading over to Fujioka-san's house. I was excited about meeting this little girl spirit. I wonder what happened to her. Did she live in that house when she died? Mai and I had to squish ourselves in the back with the equipment, so it was a bit of a tight squeeze. I still felt a little uneasy being back in the van even though it's been months since that case with Ichirou-san and Ishida-san. Mai being back here with me, though, has helped me stay calm and remember that we're okay. Ichirou-san and Ishida-san aren't here to tamper with the van.