Away From Home

Prologue

.~*Flashback*~.

It was two months since Gene's funeral, two months since he last drink a certain blend of tea, and two months since his return to England. It was natural, Naru thought, that after his return, he'll never think of going back to Japan. After all, it was the place where the only or rather, his most cherished person had died—a violent death. But after a certain call, all this thoughts vanished and only one name resounded in his head.

Ring. Ring. Riiing~

"Hello?" Naru answered the phone visibly irritated. "Whoever this is, you should probably know it's already midnight."

"Noll! Thank God!" a frantic female voice answered.

"Madoka? This better be important. You of all people should kno-"

"It is. It's Mai. She's missing." Madoka's voice, though sounded calm had been laced by panic, pain, and worry.

"What?" Naru's senses woke up completely. Although at first, he only heard the words 'Mai' and 'Missing' it didn't take him more than a second to piece it out. But just to clarify, or rather, to hope that he heard wrong, he had to ask.

"Ayako called me. They went to Mai's apartment to check on her, if she's ok, but when they got there. The apartment was in complete ruin. Nobody knew what happened. They said they didn't know your number, and even Masako said that you're the first person to be informed, so they contacted me. Your help is much needed Naru." Ditching honorifics altogether since they weren't in Japan, Madoka ranted relentlessly, even forgetting to breathe in between.

"Why me? Shouldn't they call the police?" Naru tried to sound non-chalant but Madoka knew better.

"Actually, they could but Ayako said they couldn't risk it. The place had dents all over. And those Dents couldn't have been made by a normal person. Moreover, Mai's neighbors didn't even know that something happened, which is very impossible by looking at the state of that place. And before you ask, I knew because they sent me images in my email."

"I understand." Naru pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Madoka, I need a ticket for a flight tomorrow, I'll call Lin, and you inform the others. I'm going back to Japan. I have to go back. We could just wish she stays unharmed until we come to her rescue, or whatever it is she poked her head into."

"As much I as I ask the same, there was also blood all over the place, we could only wish it wasn't hers."

Mai. What have you gotten into this time? Bloody Hell.

Okay~! I know I take too long to update and yet here I am with a new story. Reaaaally sorry.. it's just that I find it wasteful I don't type it.. it just keeps coming.. XD don't worry, it's all in my head, just need some time to write~ ^^

Here are my other fics:

Back Off! (up to chap 2, ongoing)

Returning to My Monochrome World (chap 1, ongoing)

Miss Understanding Mai, Misunderstanding Naru (oneshot, typing)

Taking Chances (typing)

Please Read & Review ^^

Especially Review so I can decide which to update first.. hehe . Thankies~!

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