Hey everyone.
I'm sorry to sorry to say that this is the last chapter for getting to know you.
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Lin's POV
I couldn't believe it. I was a human again. So was Mai and the triplets. The witch revealed that she was Mai's sister. Mai found a brush with hair in it and Ayako took it to compare it to Mai's DNA.
Now we were waiting for Ayako and Bou-san to return with the results. I held Mai in my arms in the base of the old orphanage. Our children were asleep right next to us. The manager of the orphanage came in and saw Mai and that made Mai all emotional.
Finally Ayako and Monk-san came back with a look on their faces. Right behind them a police officer. He was looking straight a Mai with a look I didn't like. I pulled her closer to me.
"My name is Kenji Taniyama. I was named after my father. I am your half brother and I have been looking everywhere for you and Minko." The officer said gently. He did look like Mai. He had brown hair and brown eyes.
Mai looked at Matsuzaki-san who spoke up. "While I was in the hospital waiting, Monk-san went to the police station and asked about Minko. Kenji spoke up and said that they found Minko's burnt body and one side of her hair wasn't burnt but we couldn't test it because they didn't have the right equipment back then."
Kenji knelt in front of Mai. "Minko was raped and murdered. The murderer threw her in to a bin and set it alight. We found her body hours after she was killed. Her face and was burnt so bad we couldn't use it for identify her. Even her teeth were burnt. Then we found out that the side of her head was untouched so we had some of her hair. But we didn't have the equipment. I took that hair and took some of my DNA and Matsuzaki-san tested it."
Matsuzaki-san stepped closer and handed Mai the yellow envelope. Mai's hands were shaking so I took the envelope and opened it and took the piece paper out and read it.
Everyone was silent waiting for me to read out the results. I looked down at Mai and whispered, "ninety percent. Minko is your sister and eighty percent, Officer Kenji is your half brother." Mai looked from me to her half brother and then held out her hand for him to shake. He took the hand with a smile.
After minute of looking at each other Kenji pulled Mai in to her arms. Mai's shoulders were shaking with her tears. "It's alright. We have each other now." Mai's brother whispered. He was crying to.
When they pulled apart, the brother wiped the tears off her face with his thumb. "Can I see my nephews and niece?" That made Mai smile and led him to the triplets. "GJ (Gene junior) He is named after his godfather's brother. Larus is the second oldest. And this is Maiya, named after my mother."
Mai's POV
Kenji smiled at the triplets then asked, "May I hold them?" "Of course." I replied and picked up Larus. "They have just been fed so they are sleepy at the moment."
Kenji sat down with Larus in his arms. Kenji held him to his chest and smiled. "They are so small." He whispered. I saw Koujo watch Kenji with Larus. So did Kenji. "You are Koujo Lin, the father of this beautiful babies. The Monk tells me that you are thirty years old." Koujo nodded. "I love Mai." I simply said. "And I love him." I said. "Well Mai is nineteen, there is nothing I can do. As long as she is happy."
"Well we better get going." Naru said getting up. Kenji turned to him. "Kazuya Shibuya?" Kenji held out his hand and Naru shook it. "Actually it's Oliver Davis." Naru said. And Kenji's eyes widened in shock then his eyes caught mine. "You work for the Oliver Davis?" He asked. "Believe me it's not as great as it sounds." I said.
Naru frowned at me. "I don't really care who he is. Only that he is my friend and the triplets godfather." I added.
I scribbled down my address and phone number and the office's number. "Come over anytime." I said. "But call first." I added when I saw the look on Koujo's face. Kenji wrote down his details. "Call me anytime. If you come across any unsolved murders give me a call at my office." Kenji gave Naru his work number and gave me his home number and address as well as his work number. My work number is for an emergency. Call me when you need a babysitter."
I smiled and nodded then hugged him and then we were off. "Naru, why did you tell Kenji your real name?" I asked him once we were in the van.
"He's your brother and a detective. I trust him. Now when we get back to the office I want you to take your children home and both you and Lin get as much rest as you can and be back at the office tomorrow morning." Koujo and I nodded.
Lin's POV
When we got to Mai's apartment complex Mai told her landlord about the triplets and me and after getting the approval we went in to the apartment. We fed the babies and they went straight to sleep then we fed ourselves. (Luckily we went shopping on the way home.) We then unpacked. I finished putting my shirts in the closet and then I turned to see Mai sitting on the bed. I walked slowly over to her and whispered, "Mai?" She was holding a photo. In the photo was a woman and two young girls. One girl I recognised was Mai and the other must be Minko and their mother.
"I remember her now. Minko. She was my best friend we did everything together. I remember her chasing after the car I was in when I was being taken in to foster care. I could hear her screaming for me. I can still hear her screams. And now she is dead." With that Mai burst in to tears. I pulled her in to my arms and rocked her.
"Oh Mai I am so sorry." I whispered as I kissed her head. She cried so hard her eyes were red and so was her nose. Soon I could only hear hiccups so I picked her up and we laid on the bed. I kept on placing kisses on her head and after a while the hiccups stopped and she lifted her head and placed her lips on mine. The kiss turned passionate. I rolled her on to her back and leaned over her, never breaking from the kiss.
Soon we were naked under the covers. "Are you sure? Are you ready?" I asked. Mai nodded her head. I smiled and kissed her as I pressed against her.
This was the first time we made love as humans and it feels good.
I didn't know what time it was when Maiya started to cry. Mai groaned in my chest. "A nightmare brobably." Mai guessed left my arms and started to get up. "I'll go. You rest." I whispered. "You sure?" Mai asked looking over her shoulder. I nodded and flew back the covers and put on my Pyjama bottoms on and went in to the spare room next door where my children were.
Thankfully the boys were still sleeping. I picked up Maiya who held up her arms when she saw me. "Did you have a bad dream?" I asked her. She only responded by placing her head on my shoulder. "Nope you just wanted your daddy." I answered the question myself.
I sat down on the chair with Maiya on my chest. I smiled and watched my two sons peacefully in their cots.
"I love being a parent." I whispered as I kissed my daughter's head.
I eventually fell asleep and woke up the next morning with Maiya and the boys gone. Then I heard Larus's giggle coming from the dining room. Smiling I crept down stairs and crept up behind Mai and wrapped my arms around her pressed her against my front and kissed her neck. "Morning." I mumbled against her neck.
Mai moved her head to the side and whispered, "morning." I could sense that she was smiling. "You better get ready for work. Naru called early this morning. He only needs you today for a couple of hours. He said that the quicker you get to the office the quicker you can come back home."
I groaned in her neck. Damn you Naru. I thought and then I pulled away, grabbed a piece of toast and went upstairs to get ready. When I came back down Mai had two thermoses ready. "The red one has coffee and the blue one has tea for Naru." She said and I smiled, kissed her gently and then the children and left.
Naru's POV
I really didn't need Lin at the office today. He wants to ask Mai to marry him and as his best man I am helping him pick a ring. The others were going to keep Mai busy and away from the mall.
We left as soon he arrived. I jumped in to his car and we drove to the mall. The others would have arrived at Mai's to keep them busy.
"Thank you for coming with me." He said. "Well you have three kids with her I'd think its best that you do." I said then I added, "I'm happy to."
"I am not going to tell my parents about the kids. After the way they treated my sisters and I." Lin came from a abusive family. He has two sisters and an older brother. When my parents were in Hong Kong one year they saw what happening to Lin and his siblings, They were being beaten and they weren't even being fed, so my parents found Lin's siblings a home together and Lin came with live with me. Lin and I became best friends. Lin still loved his home country though. He showed me and Gene pictures of it light up at night. And we showed him London. Since then Lin lost contact with his sisters and brothers.
We taught him English and Japanese. When I turned seventeen and we went looking for Gene he became my guardian here in Japan where we met Mai and the others.
"What about your sisters and your brothers?" I asked him. "I am looking for them. Your parents are helping."
We got to a jewellery shop and looked around. A lady came up to us and asked, "May I help you?"
"Yes, please. I'm looking for an engagement ring. It doesn't matter about the price." Lin said. "I want to propose tonight. Today three years ago is when I met her." Oh that's right. I remembered.
"How romantic. Over here are the engagement rings." The lady led us to the display cabinet further from the exit. Lin and I looked the rings over and Lin spotted the perfect ring for Mai. It was a simple round diamond with a gold band. "That one please." Lin pointed to the ring. The lady took it out and showed it to us. Lin nodded and the lady placed it in its box. Lin gave her his card and soon we were heading back to the office. "Meet us at the park at seven?" Lin asked me before he got back in to the car. I nodded and said "thank Mai for the tea." And then went back in to the office.
Lin's POV
I couldn't breathe. I literally couldn't breathe. I was nervous as hell. I mean what if she says no? No, she will say yes. I mean we have three children together and we live together, and she has told me about a hundred times that she loves me... And I love her so much.
"She will say yes, she will." I whispered to myself as I walked up to the door. I opened it and snuck in to the bedroom and hid the ring in my pocket of my trousers that I will wear tonight then I went in to the lounge room and sat down next to Mai. I kissed her on top of her head.
"Did Naru make you work to hard?" She asked. "No. He just needed a hand with some personal files. The ones he doesn't let anyone else touch." I lied. Mai lifted head to meet her eyes with mine.
We were too busy noticing each other we didn't see the others get up. "Well we better get going. See you tonight." Ayako said. Mai turned to them and smiled and nodded. She showed them out while I kicked off my shoes and laid down on the couch and closed my eyes. I heard her say good bye to our friends and then she came back in and laid on top me. We kissed gently. "Where are the children?" I asked against her lips. "They are asleep, taking a nap." She replied against mine. Good that will give me at least half an hour with my future wife.
I smiled and pulled her closer to me and kissed her deeply.
Night time came to quick for me. I was nervous as hell. More nervous then I was earlier today. Everyone was waiting for us when we got there. The food was ready and set up for a picnic under the stars.
I felt Monk-san nudge me in the ribs. I let out my breath and turned to Mai. "Mai." I called her name to get her attention. Mai turned her head just as I pulled out the box. I opened the box and took her left hand.
"Mai, I love you so much. Will you accept me as your husband? Will you marry me?" I looked deeply in to her eyes and waited for her response. Everyone was.
Mai looked up at me and said...
"Yes."
Six years later...
"Come on you three you'll be late on your first day of school. Hurry up." I called out. "Not to mention I'll be late for work." I mumbled. Mai heard it and went up to see what was taking them so long.
A few minutes later the triplets came running down the stairs and our three year old daughter, Mari was being carried by her mother. "Daddy!" Mari cried out in pure happiness. I smiled and swept her up in my arms. "Are you ready to go and see mummy and daddy's work?" I asked her and she nodded I placed her on the floor where she went straight for her toys. Maiya tugged on my sleeve. "Daddy, can I go to?" She asked. I shook my head. "You have to go to school with your brothers. But you can come after school. I'll pick you up." Maiya clapped her hands and kissed my cheek. And scrambled out of the house when Monk-san tooted the horn.
"Thank you, Bou-san." Mai called out. Another toot of the horn and a wave and he was off. "Okay kids are off to school. I'll go and get ready." Mai said and she got up and headed for the staircase. I grabbed her hand and pulled her tight against me. "I want you to be careful today. You almost killed Naru the other day."
"I'll try." That's I wanted. I gave her a kiss and then let her go.
I was in my office typing up old cases and watching Mari, play with her toys on floor. When a knock came from the other end at the door.
"Come in." I whispered and Mai entered with my coffee and Mari's apple juice. "Thank you honey." I said with a smile.
At two-thirty I told Naru that I had to go and pick up the triplets. Naru nodded.
I waited at the school gates for them and at three o'clock the bell went and five minutes later kids came screaming out in all directions. My three kids jumped in the car and hugged me from behind. "Hey daddy." Maiya kissed my cheek. Some say that she is a daddy's girl... And they were right. But she still loves her mother just as much.
I went back in to the office and they showed their mother what they done on the first day which was draw and paint.
GJ's drawing was of the SPR gang.
Larus drew a picture of... Gene. As in Naru's twin Gene. How strange... "Larus, how do you know about Gene?" I asked him as I took the picture and stared at it. "He came in to one of my dreams. Did I do something wrong?" He asked. He sounded like he was near tears. "No honey you are not in trouble. But the man in your picture might be." Mai replied.
My guess was that Mai was going to give Gene a real tongue thrashing. I shivered. Thank goodness that it was not me. I thought.
I explained to the kids who this man was and they stared in shock. Larus took the picture he drew and knocked on Naru's door. "Come in." He said stiffly.
Naru's POV
Larus entered my office. "How was school?" I asked. "It was fun." He replied. He came up to me and I placed him on my lap. "What have you got there?" I asked him about the drawing in his hand. "This is for you." He said and handed me the drawing. It was a picture of Gene. "He came to me in a dream. He told me to do this.
Next to the drawing was some writing. "Idiot scientist, I miss you. Gene." I smiled and turned to Larus. "Thank you for the drawing. I love it. I'm going to get it framed." I said with a smile. It was true I really love the picture.
Larus jumped off my lap and went back to his parents.
It had just turned twelve o'clock when Mai came in. "Care to join us for lunch?" She asked. I nodded and followed her. I closed the office and we went to a take-away and got Chinese food.
Lin was happy. And he should be. It is his birthday after all. After the food, Mai poured the drinks and lifted hers up towards Lin and said, "Happy birthday." We all repeated it.
Next was the presents. His kids gave him drawing of China. Panda bears, the great wall of china and the city itself.
I reached in to my pocket and gave him my present. It was a photo. A photo of his sisters and his older brother. The team and I searched all over the world for them and it took six years to find them.
"Who are they?" Lin asked me. I grinned at him then looked over his shoulder and right on cue his sisters and older brother were walking towards him. Lin frowned and turned around and then gasped.
He slowly stood up and waited for them to reach him. His youngest sister, Ching Lan broke in to a run and Lin caught her in to a tight hug.
His older brother Baojia had a grin on his face and the other sister, Chan-Juan had tears in her eyes. When they both reached him they hugged him so hard he nearly couldn't breathe.
Lin's POV
My brother and sisters are here in Japan. I couldn't believe it. "What are you all doing here?" I asked them when we pulled apart. "This company contacted us. They said that they were called SPR. Shibuya Psychic Research. And that they know you. Do you know this SPR?" Baojia asked.
Behind me the SPR stood up and Naru spoke up. "I am Kazuya Shibuya and I'm the boss of SPR and the people behind me are the team. Your brother works for me. We study the paranormal."
"Your boss told me that you are married." Chan-Juan said. I smiled and pulled Mai to my side. "This is Mai, my wife." Mai smiled and bowed. Then I turned and gathered my children in front of me. Maiya hid her face in my leg.
"And these are our children, GJ, Larus, Maiya and Mai is holding Mari." I told them my children's name with pride. Baojia knelt down to Maiya and said in a cheerful voice, "you look like your daddy. I am Uncle Baojia but you can call me Boa." I looked down at my eldest daughter and saw a little smile.
Mari giggled and I saw Chin Lan tickling Mari's stomach and Mari was trying to push her hand away. Chan-Juan looked at me with a smile, "Your family is so cute. And I like Mai, and I haven't even got to know her properly."
"Mai has that affect on people. You can't help but like her, in my case I fell in love with her." I smiled and kissed Mai on the head.
I introduced SPR to my siblings and we talked about our previous cases and my brother and sisters talked about their families.
I have four nephews and six nieces all under the age of ten. Baojia is a single dad. His wife died during childbirth.
"We are sorry we couldn't attend to your wedding." My little sister said. "It was not your fault. We couldn't find you on time." Mai said in a gently voice."
"Why don't we go back to our house and chat there." I said. Everyone agreed.
When we all got back to my house and Mai's house, the kids went in to their rooms to play. While the adults chatted and laughed.
I cornered Mai and the kitchen and I wrapped my arms around her and whispered in her ear, "thank you for the most perfect birthday present anyone has given me." "It was everyone's doing." Mai said. "And I will thank them. But right now I want to thank you in a different way." I whispered as I kissed her neck. "Koujo, everyone is here." She groaned in protest. "They won't mind." I said and I swept her up in my arms and carried her to our bedroom where I dropped her on to the bed making her bounce and then I pounced on top of her.
Sometime later I could hear the children entertaining the guests. The guest would laugh every now and then.
I smiled at the mental picture in my head. "I am so grateful to have great friends and a wonderful family." I said to a sleepy Mai.
"So am I." She whispered.
We finally got up and went back to the party. Mai's brother arrived by then. And Yasu joked about what we were doing and Ayako whacked him in the head. "OW! Now I know how the Monk feels." Yasu grumbled as he rubbed the back of his head.
Maiya jumped on to my lap. GJ was with Naru (big surprise) and Larus was with Baojia. Mari jumped on to Mai's lap and fell asleep.
We all chatted through the night. I looked at and caught her eye and smiled.
Everything was perfect.
I looked over at Naru and nodded my head in thanks. He grinned a little then took a sip of his tea. He was the best friend I could ever ask for.
Mai was the best. She and the children where the best things the world. I kissed my eldest daughter's head and gave my sons and youngest child a proud smile.
Yep, everything was perfect.
There you are.
The last chapter for getting to know you.
Maiya learned Chinese sorcery from her father.
GJ and Larus got their mother's ESP but not as powerful as their mother.
Mari also has ESP like her older brothers and Gene appears in her dreams. Lin and Mai could hear her giggling in her sleep.
Lin and Mai are happy and even more in love.
Naru arranged for his girlfriend to live with him in Japan. Everyone likes her.
The Monk and Ayako are expecting their first child a boy.
Masako and Yasu are together. John has left the priesthood and is now married with a daughter.
Madoka is in London with Naru's parents.
SPR is bigger than ever before. And they are getting even more requests than ever before.
Everyone is still together. And they will be for a very long time to come
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