The Eye of Ka

Chapter 2

             Naru's POV

          “Where is that girl? She's late!” I mutter to myself, watching the clock. Slight worry filled me. 'She is rather accident prone maybe...! No, don't think about that. She probably just over slept.' A ding of the door signified the arrival of my tiny assistant. “Your late Mai.” I said as I stepped out of my lai... office.

          The person standing in my office was not Mai, I knew this because  A) Mai had hair, and B) Mai was not male.  There was also a C) Mai had just stepped into the office.

          “Naru I'm sooooo sorry. I stayed up last night studying and over slept.” she then turned to the visitor and said, “Welcome to SPR, do you have an.... James!” I was surprised to see that my assistant knew this man.

          “Mai?” The man, James, asked. “Is that you?” He looked totally shocked. Then his next question surprised me. “What happened to your hair?”

          Her answer surprised me even more. “I had to dye it and cut it, otherwise I would look out of place. How many blonds do you see in Japan?”

          I cleared my throat, Mai turned to look at me, a strange look on her face, like she forgot that I was here. “What are you doing here Naru?” she asked, her face slightly panicked about something.

          “This is my office.” I stated, trying to hide the hurt that she had unknowingly inflicted upon me. 'She totally forgot about me, for a second, I felt like I had lost something important to me. On a completely other note, I've gone almost four hours with out a cup of tea. Maybe I should...' “And Mai,” She turned to look at me, “Tea.” She looked like she was about to explode with anger.

          “YOU NARCISSISTIC...” she began to yell, as normal, but then she stopped. That was not normal. I looked at her and saw her about to cry. 'Oh crap, what did I do?'

          'What's the matter?' I heard Gene ask telepathically. My mental state of panic was probably what tipped him of.

          'Gene, I think I broke Mai. She looks like she's about to cry. I don't know what happened, she was shouting at me, like normal, but then she stopped and... What do I do?' I didn't realize the ammunition for teasing I had just willingly handed over to my brother.

          “Don't worry about  it, it's probably just about the dream she had last night. Also, if you take James' case, keep Mai close to someone at all times.” and with that Gene blocked me off from his mind.

          'What dream did she have?' I asked him, but he didn't respond. I looked up again and saw the man from earlier chastising my Mai. 'Wait a sec, where did that come from? She's not mine,' as soon as I thought that, my heart felt heavy.

          “Mai, how many time have I told you not to fake it just to get out of doing work?” James chastised, rolling his eyes when she responded with a really really big number {AN: I'm too lazy to put in a big number right now :P.}

          “How long did it take for you to realize I was faking?” she asked while I was thinking something along the lines of 'She was faking it?! It looked so real!What the Fudgenuggets?'

          “I may not be as good at telling as Kaign was, but I have known you since you were a young girl.” James answered. I noticed how that as soon as that new name popped up, Mai's good mood vanished. No she looked depressed again. 'Maybe she's faking it again.' I turned to Lin, who had somehow managed to find his way in here with out anyone noticing. I shot him a look that asked if he was recording what they were saying. He nodded in confirmation.

          I glanced back at the odd duo to see what was happening now. The James person looked like he wanted to punch himself, and thats how I figured out that Mai most definitely was not faking it again.

          “I'm sorry for bringing Kaign up, I forgot how it must feel to you to have that kind of reminder, especially today of all days.” James says, the friendly airs they were displaying almost dissipated. He acted more like a servant then a friend, a servant apologizing to their master for messing up big time, then he bowed. Literally bowed to my insignificant assistant.

          “What in the world is going on here?” I questioned out loud. Mai got up and walked to the kitchen, ignoring my question completely. James sighed.

          “She'll tell you when she's ready. Don't push her, if you do, you will probably never know.” James advised. “If you're wondering, she is getting you the tea you asked for.”

          “May I ask how you know Mai?” I asked, hoping for an acceptable answer. Of course I  didn't get it, he just repeated what he had already told me.

          “She'll tell you when she's ready. Don't push her, if you do, you will probably never know”

          “Do you have a case for us?” Mai questioned as she walked into the room, dispelling the awkward silence that had fallen.

          James nodded his head and looked at me. “I hear that you investigate the supernatural.” unlike most clients, he has no problem speaking of this sort of stuff. He looked at me, waiting for some sort of answer.

          I nodded my head and confirmed that we did indeed investigate such matters. He looked rather relieved. “ I may have a case for you.” he began. “There is a pub in Okinawa that I currently work at, its called La Vampirica, but the locals just call it the the cage. recently things have started happening, it started small, customers belongings going missing and showing up in random places, we thought it might just be someone playing a prank, but then it got worse. The bottles of alcohol would shatter at random, the knives in the kitchen start moving on their own, and everyday, the chandelier falls at exactly 3:30. The other workers are to terrified to come in, and the owner currently in the hospital. Please help us.”

          I thought through the information of the case, then decided that it would probably be a good change in pace to have a case, besides, it sounded interesting. Also, Gene had hinted towards taking the case. Thats when I noticed the begging look on Mai's face, now I had to take the case. Mai doesn't realize the power she has over my decisions. “We'll take your case. Please have three rooms ready, one for a base, and two to sleep in. Expect our arrival in two days. Leave your name and contact information with my assistant. Mai, call the others and inform them of the case.” I stood up and walked to my office, “And after that, make tea.”

 With that I closed the door.