This is my first time writing a GH story. SO please review and give me tips please! I can't promise quick updates, but school's almost out so I should be able to work on the chapters more. Thank you!

Bold is English.

Regular is Japanese.

Italics is thoughts.

Naru's POV-

I stood in front of the old SPR building as Lin unloaded the van. It's been three years since I've seen Japan, the building, and her. I still remember the last time I saw her.

Flashback-

I followed Lin, who was filling up the van with the last of our equipment. Mai followed us silently, her eyes downcast. When she walked in this morning, I was shocked to see her eyes all red and puffy, a sign that she had been crying, a lot. I felt a twinge of guilt because I was sure that I was the reason of her tears.

'No.' I reprimanded myself as I opened the door to take a seat in the van. 'I need to focus on letting Gene's soul rest in peace and help in pass on. No need to worry myself with trivial things like former employees.'

"Naru." I looked up at Mai, who's voice was empty and sad. "Naru, please, please don't go!" She finally said, her head looking up at me. I was shocked. Why would she want me to stay? "Naru, I- I love you!" And that hit the spot. Mai looked back nervously, waiting for my reaction. Why would she say that? It couldn't be me. I had put her down all the time, insulted her, and had given her such a hard time. I was rude as well. It must have been Gene. Right? She always sees him in her dreams. Gene was always kind to her, smiled, and helped her out all the time! Since he was dead, she was probably using me as a replacement for him. My eyes burned with anger and jealousy at the mere thought of that.

"No. You don't love me." I replied coldly. Her eyes widened in confusion and sadness.

"But-"

"It's Gene. Don't you think so? I don't appreciate being used as a replacement." And with that last statement, I climbed into the van. "Lin, drive." He obliged with no remark on the previous event. In the rearview mirror, I could see Mai still standing where she had been, her shoulders shaking with sobs.

End of Flashback-

I unlocked the door and walked in, coughing at the layer of dust that arose as I moved around. White sheets covered the furniture that had not been used for 3 years. Lin phoned a cleaner and I went outside in the meantime, rummaging around in my pockets until I found my cellphone. Flipping it open, I called Takigawa and ordered him to contact the other members of SPR and bring them in at 3:00pm.

It took the cleaner two hours to finish the entire place and as I was handing her the money, the SPR team barged into the office.

"Naru-bou! Long time no see, huh?" Takigawa exclaimed as he pranced in, followed by Ayako, John, Masako, and Yasuhara.

"Naru! Wow! It's been such a long time! Now we can get to know each other even better!" Yasuhara's eyes twinkled with mischief and I sweatdropped.

"Hello, Shibuya-san." John greeted along with Masako.

"Hey, Naru." Ayako acknowledged, making herself comfortable on the couch. The rest followed her example. I took my regular seat at the front of the group. Surveying the group, I noticed someone missing.

"Where's Mai?" I questioned. Suddenly, the atmosphere became tense and everyone's faces darkened.

"We don't know." Masako spoke up quietly, on everyone's behalf. I stared at her uncomprehendingly.

"What do you mean?" I subconsciously noticed Lin looking up as well.

"She means what she said." Takigawa said grimly. "We don't know. About a week or two after you left, she disappeared."

I furrowed my eyebrows together in confusion. "Disappeared?" Takigawa nodded.

"I came to visit her one day and when I rang the door bell to her apartment, a stranger answered the door. I asked around and the hotel owner claimed that she had moved out not a day ago, saying that she had a job transfer. I asked all her friends, whoever I could locate, and none of them knew of Mai's whereabouts. She just graduated high school and left without any notice." I mentally groaned. SPR won't be the same without Mai around. The others seemed to realize that and slumped back into their seats. I snapped my notebook closed, looking up.

"Alright then. That aside, let's move onto the case." Everyone looked up. I flipped through a couple papers in the file and slipped them out, scanning over them.

"This case is in England. It was a request from my father that we take this case. The client is a man named David Seriam. He owns one of the biggest hotels in England, the _. ( I can't think of any good hotel name so please, if you have any suggestions, either pm me or type it in the reviews. Thanks!) The guests have experienced violent tremors the 15th of each month. Along with that, it is rumored that a young girl, around the age of 19 to 20 has been seen around the music room and the stage. The guests have heard her singing every now and the back of the stage, crews have also seen a young man storming around, as if he was looking for someone. There have been reports of materials flying around and the music room and stage. All shows have been cancelled because the performers have gotten injured. I will give you the rest of the details at the specified place. We will leave tomorrow at 6:00am sharp. Pack for at least one and a half weeks. Meet at the Tokyo international airport at Gate 4. I will see you then."

"WHAT?" Ayako exploded, jumping up. "6AM IN THE MORNING? You can't expect me to do that. I need my beauty sleep!"

"Well, have you not been getting too much sleep lately? It shows." Takigawa chuckled.

Whap!

Takigawa moaned and rubbed the back of his head as Ayako walked out of the room, fuming. Everyone filed out after her, murmuring their goodbye's.

Next day at the airport- 6am

I lugged my suitcase to the check in area, following Lin's example as we placed our bags on the scale. My thoughts drifted back to a certain brunette haired girl.

Where are you Mai? I need you here. I shook my head slightly. What was I thinking? I came back in order to gather my team, not daydream about Mai. A loud crashing noise alerted me to the arrival of my team. The scene I turned to was quite amusing, if I do say so myself. Takigawa was lying on the ground, surrounded by four bags, most likely to be Ayako's with the said person yelling in his ear, swinging her purse around threateningly. The rest were crowded off to the sign, watching the scene with amusement. I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose. We were never going to get anything done at this rate.

"Check your bags in." I ordered. "The flight leaves in an hour. Lin and I will be at the security check."They nodded and an hour later, we were boarding the plane to England. I opened the file and thumbed through it, making sure there wasn't anything important that I missed. The time passed by quickly and soon, we landed about two hours later. ( Sorry, I don't really know how long it takes for the flight from Japan to England. Pleae correct me if I'm wrong.)

I stepped off and was immediately greeted by the cold air of morning England. Together, we all picked up our bags and headed towards the two taxis my parents had called for us to take us to their house. A flash of brunette hair later, I was knocked to the ground and staring into a pair of familiar, warm, brown eyes.

"Aah! I'm so sorry, sir. I was running to catch up with one of my friends and I wasn't looking where I was going! Please forgive me." She exclaimed frantically in Japanese. She looked up at me and my eyes widened.

"Mai?"

"N-Naru?" She said shakily. I eyed her up and down. She was wearing a long-sleeved, dark-green turtle neck shirt, paired with a pair of dark wash skinny jeans and white fur boots. Her waist length hair was held back by a white, fuzzy hairband. Small white hoops dangled from her ears and she had a small, white purse hung on her shoulder. The others had stopped to see what all the commotion was and froze at the sight of Mai. Takigawa was the first one to overcome his shock and scooped Mai up into a great bear hug.

"Mai, oh my god we missed you so much!" Takigawa cried animatedly. Whap!

"You're going to suffocate her!" exclaimed Ayako. Mai chuckled nervously, running her hands through her hair.

"They're all here." she muttered. I looked at her curiously but she ignored me, hugging Ayako.

"Mai, where have you been?" Ayako exclaimed, close to tears. Mai smiled faintly.

"Places." she murmured. Next were John and Masako who greeted her, chattering away. Mai grinned at them as she talked. And Yasuhara came up from behind her and tickled her.

"What-hahah. Stop-ha-that-haha-Yasu!" she gasped out laughing. Yasu smirked and hugged her. Mai broke away and waved to Lin in greeting.

"Hello Lin." she spoke softly. Lin nodded acknowledgement. But you could see he was tremendously happy that they had found Mai so soon.

"Mai Taniyama!" A woman yelled over the commotion, marching over furiously. Mai chuckled softly before waving her hand.

"Hey, Brittany! I just bumped into my old SPR team!" she exclaimed. Brittany sighed, running her hands through her unruly hair.

"You scared me. This is the first time you've been here in 10 years! Knowing you, you would get lost." Mai smiled sheepishly and picked up her fallen duffle bag. 10 years? So does that mean she's been here before?

"I'll see you guys around, I guess!" she waved and started to walk off, talking to Brittany.

"Do you know how to get to their house? I don't remember much about the place except it's on Oak Avenue. Big house I think." I grabbed Mai's hand.

"Where are you two headed?" Mai glanced back at the older woman who pulled a piece of paper out of her pocket and handed it to me.

"We're meeting some..people..before going to work today." Mai informed me as I unfolded the paper, subconsciously noting the hesitation in her voice.

47 Oak Avenue, London, England

I handed the paper back to her.

"That's my parents' house." I spoke, surprising the older woman. But Mai didn't look fazed.

"I know." Mai replied, confused. Raising an eyebrow, I gestured towards the exit of the airport.

"We're going there now. You should follow us." I started walking towards the exit with the others trailing us. Behind me, Mai shrugged and she and the older woman followed us out the door. The car ride was silent as Brittany insisted on being in the same car as Mai, so in two cars, here was the seating arrangment:

Car 1- Mai, Brittany, Naru, Lin

Car 2- Ayako, Takigawa, Yasuhara, Masako, and John

Mai fidgeted in her seat and glanced out the window with every passing second, as if something was stalking her. In half-an hour, we had reached my parents' house and I stepped out of the taxi, handing the drivers their money before walking inside. The others followed in suit.

I turned a corner and entered the living room, the fire crackling merrily. On the couch, two adults sat, talking quietly. They looked up as we entered the room. The woman broke out into a huge smile as she saw me, coming closer and giving me a hug.

"Mother." I looked at the man standing next to her, his face brought up into a small smile. "Father." I turned back to SPR.

"These are my parents. My mother, Luella Davis, and my father, Martin Davis. We will be staying here for the duration of the case."

"Pleased to meet you all!" Luella exclaimed, her eyes shining with excitement. Her eyes landed on Mai in the back and she froze on the spot, her eyes widening.

"Mai? Is that you?" Luella whispered, stepping closer. My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. How did Mother know Mai? Mai looked up and smiled.

"Long time no see, huh Auntie?" Mai spoke softly with a perfect English accent.

Normal POV-

Suddenly, Luella scooped Mai into a hug.

"Martin, look!" cried Luella. "It's Mai!" Martin, who had been discussing things with Naru, turned around and almost passed out from shock. His face broke out into a grin as he shook Mai's hand.

"Hello Mai. How have you been?"

"I've been good, thanks. How about you two?" Mai replied with a genuine smile. "I haven't heard from you in two months!" Martin shrugged and was about to reply when Naru stepped in.

"What's going on?" he asked impatiently. Naru hated being left out and not knowing anything. Mai laughed and Naru's eyes softened a bit. 'I haven't heard her laugh in a long time. It sounds so nice..' he thought to himself.

"You don't know, Noll?" Luella asked him. Naru shook his head, glaring at Mai.

"No." He gritted his teeth. "Someone has forgotten to tell me." Mai shrugged.

"I didn't forget." she explained. "I just didn't tell you."

So what does Mai, Luella, and Martin know that Naru doesn't? Please review for suggestions and the next shpater will be up soon! I promise!

Thank you!