A/N: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018! Hope you all have a very happy new year.

Sorry for the grammar problems or mistype, it is totally my fault. Yes, just blame me.

Oh, and I recently have adopted this cute GH fanfiction from one of my favorite author here, YumeNoAnata called Nightmare School. Please search for it and read it. THANK YOU!

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt or the cover. If I own them, I will have to give new year pocket money to my younger relatives.

Enjoy!

31st of December and our favorite Narcissist still working. He didn't care if it was the end of the year. The more important thing was his report has done. He ignored all the explosion of fireworks from all around SPR building. If he had survived all his Mom, Madoka, and Mai's nags, then he can survive this one.

He looked at the clock. 23:40. Twenty minutes left to the first day of new year. Naru rolled his rigid shoulders and decided to get some water, because Mai had already gone home. He sighed and opened his door.

When he was walking to the kitchen he stopped on the lounge. There she was, his female assistant. Asleep with no care where she was sleeping, typical of her. Luckily the heater was on and she wore quite thick clothes. Or she will catch a cold, or worse, pneumonia.

Naru watched her for few minutes. She has long eyelashes and her cheeks was pink, a color he likes on her. Her mouth was open, showing how her lips looks delicious. He came closer to Mai and shook her before he did something he will regret it.

"Mai, wake up and go home."

"Nn… Five minutes, Naru," Mai mumbled in her sleep.

How can she asleep with those sound of fireworks, he didn't know. "If you keep on sleeping in here I will start to charge you."

"I'm awake!" Mai got up, almost hit Naru's face in the way. She rubbed her eyes cutely. "What time is it?"

"23:45. Why are you still here? I thought you were already went home."

"I was going home but, suddenly I felt really sleepy. And thought that I will take a nap before I go," she yawned. "Oh! Almost new year!"

"Yes, and while you are here. Tea." He sat down on his throne.

"Geez! It's almost new year and you still have no manner." She stood up and went to the kitchen.

"There is no relation between new year and my manner, Mai," he said on the way Mai to make his tea.

Mai just grumbled while waiting the water. She walked back to the lounge but, Naru was gone from his armchair. Looking everywhere, he found him next to the windows. Colors of fireworks played on his face.

10minutes left.

"Naru?"

He didn't give any respond. His eyes look so far away while watching the all the sparks, hands on his pockets.

"Naru, do you want your tea or not?" Mai called him again.

Naru glanced to Mai and took the tray of his cup from her hand. He returned his attention to the outside of windows. Mai followed while drinking her tea.

"Do you like fireworks?"

Mai tilted his head. That was an unexpected question, but she gave her reply. "Yes, I like them. They are beautiful. Do you?"

"No. I hate them. I hate the sound, sparks, and the smell after."

"I knew you will say that."

"But Gene did. He loved them and always search for the biggest firework in England and play with it."

Mai snorted. "How about a bomb?"

Naru smirked. "If it's legal, he would."

She saw how those dark blue eyes remembering his brother with hint of sadness. "Do you miss him?"

He didn't answer Mai for a moment. He can lie but, not now. "I think so."

"Do you still can call him from mirror?" Mai asked with smile and an idea.

"Yes. Why?"

"Grab your coat and open the door to the rooftop and wait me there."

"What? You want me wait on the roof in winter?" He frowned. Whatever idea inside Mai's head, he won't comply.

"That's why I said to grab your coat. I won't lock you there, trust me!" She took Naru's black coat from the hook and gave it to him. "Here. Go, go. 5minutes left to our new year!" Mai pushed him out the door.

Naru sighed and started to climb the stairs to rooftop door. He was regretting to follow Mai's idea as soon as the wind swept through him. It was so freaking cold, although no snow. He let the door open, wait for her with white breath.

"Mai! What are you doing bring that thing here!?" he scolded her when she finally showed herself on the roof with her coat and scarf. With a full body standing mirror from his office, he usually use it to contact Gene.

"Hehe." That mirror not that heavy. Not as heavy as Naru's equipment. She brought the mirror into the center and stand it. "There!"

"Mai," he called her with tone that saying, 'Answer me or I will throw you down from this building.'

"Well, someone is missing his brother and the other likes fireworks. So, why not celebrate this new year together?" Mai grinned widely.

"Was that your plan from the start?" He started to doubt her reason slept in the office.

Mai couldn't meet his eyes. "Um… well- I just don't want to be alone on the New Year's Eve." She bit her bottom lip.

Naru stared at her with amused expression. "And about Gene?"

Mai shrugged. "Last minute idea." She gave a thermos of hot tea that she slung it around her shoulder. "Come on, call Gene." Mai looked at her watch. "2minutes!"

Guess Naru can't say no to this one either. "Fine." He stood in front of mirror with Mai beside him, smiling to encourage Naru. "Gene."

A minute later Gene came up to the surface of mirror. Same face, same eyes, but different build because of age. And the smile, of course! "Naru? Mai? What's wrong?" Usually his brother calls him when Naru on case or about Mai in danger, but now looks everything is okay.

"Nothing is wrong, Gene. We just want to celebrate new year with you," Mai giggled and happy to see him outside her dream. "And we present you the fireworks!" She stepped aside a bit to let Gene see the sparks.

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"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" all the people around Shibuya shouted and cheered, followed by the biggest explosion of fireworks.

It was so beautiful. So many red, blues, yellows, greens, and all other shades.

"It was her stupid idea to bring a mirror to the rooftop in the cold of winter," said Naru, while Gene enjoying the fireworks. It was his favorite when he was still alive. He was happy. So very happy.

"Hey! My idea was brilliant. And be honest, Naru, you miss Gene!"

"What? My lil brother miss me? The hell must be frozen."

Mai laughed. "Yes, he does. He admitted it about five minutes ago."

"Mai!" Naru scowled. He sighed and sat down on the floor. If he was about to deal with them, at least he chose to be in comfortable position.

Mai followed, squealed when her buttocks touch the cold ground.

Gene snickered. "Don't be shy, brother. I miss you too. Come on, kiss me!" He pursed his lips with kissing noise.

"Stop being disgusting, Gene!" Naru's face was wrinkled in distaste.

Now the elder brother cackling like a maniac. He likes to tease him. "Thank you, Mai. The fireworks are beautiful. And thank you for remember me and invite me to your party."

"Silly Gene. Of course, I will remember you. You are like older brother to me." She smiled, showing her white teeth.

'Older brother?' whispered Naru inside his mind.

'Yes. Now you believe me?' Gene pushed his thought to Naru. He can hear Naru's thought when they were like this.

'But-'

'No buts, Naru. It's a new year for you and it's time for you to make your move, before someone snatch her away. And I think there are boys from her college trying to flirt with her.'

'Boys?'

'Yes, boys. More than one.'

"Hey, stop talking with your minds. I'm lonely here," Mai whined when they were abruptly stopped talking.

"Sorry, Mai. My brother just declared his love for me. He is shy, you know," Gene replied while winking to Naru.

They all were chatting until it was 3am, because Mai almost kiss the floor and Gene's time to rest. They said their goodbyes to Gene and Naru with his kind heart, took Mai home with his-again-black car.

Mai and Naru were silent on the way to her apartment. A good silent. He even escorted her to her door. God knows what happen when Mai climb the stairs with sleepiness weighted down her eyes. He also unlocked the door as Mai couldn't find her keys.

"Naru," Mai called before he can turn around to leave her.

"Yes?"

She looks hesitate but, finally decided to pull something from her paper bag that she was carrying. She slung the black scarf with little white ghost on both end sides around his neck. "For you. Happy new year, Naru," she whispered with smile adorning her face.

"Wait," he stopped her when she was about enter her room. His hand on her wrist. He didn't know why he stopped her. 'It's time for you to make your move, before someone snatch her away.' Well, Naru should prevent that.

"What is it? You dislike the scarf?" Mai asked carefully. That scarf was handmade by herself. It took her thrice try to make it that good. And if Naru didn't like it, she will burn it.

"No, it's not that. I…" He looked down to see his new scarf. "I like it." Naru almost choked but, it feels right. He does like it.

Mai had to bite her lip to hold her stupid smile and her cheeks already red. "W-well, I'm glad. Then, what is it?"

"I…" Naru couldn't form a simple sentence, feeling stupid in front of her. "I…"

"Yes?" Mai peered up with her brown eyes. Hope bloomed inside her chest.

"I… just wanted to say thank you for the scarf. Thank you, Mai." He cursed himself. He could have heard Gene whisper, 'Idiot Scientist.'

Mai was so disappointed, but trying not to show it. "A thank you on the first day. I guess this will be my lucky year."

Mai has always been easy for him to read, like an open book. But, why he can't see that Mai is in love with him? With all that efforts to make him happy, blushing like teenage school girl, staring at him like he was the man of her life. And always put up with him, no matter how bitter it is.

"Mai." He closed the distance between them. Mai was hypnotized by those eyes and couldn't answer him.

Naru's eyes flicked his view from her eyes to her lips. He only wavered for a second then let his true inner self took over him. His lips kissed Mai's, so tenderly to test the water. Mai didn't move, shocked with widened orbs.

Fog was covered Mai's mind and let her eyelids closed. Naru's lips was so soft. She had to hold on to Naru's coat before melt into a puddle when his mouth moving on hers. All over their body felt so warm.

Mai can't say anything after Naru had pulled himself. He smirked when he saw Mai's cheeks was so red. Hot to touch. She didn't resist his kiss at all. She kissed him back! That was something, isn't it? Naru got more confident that Mai has a feeling for him.

"Happy new year." He moved closer to her red ear. "And good night, Mai," he whispered like a promise of sin.

Mai's leg weakened and made her fall to the concrete floor, covering her ear that just felt his breath. She looked up to see Naru was smirking at her. The blush on her face got darker than before.

He turned around and walked away with his smile. True smile. Smile that had long gone from his face and now come back because of that young woman. His special young woman. No one can compare her.

"You-!" Mai shouted, angry with him. He kissed her and now he is going to leave her like that. "JERK!"

Naru kept on walking. Maybe tomorrow he will kiss her again.

Yes, tomorrow.