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Mai's POV
Our latest case was at an old chocolate factory. Here's how it began...
A few days ago, we had a client named Atsuo Tsukiyomi come in the office claiming that his chocolate factory was haunted. Naru had just asked for his sixth cup of tea of the day when the door burst open revealing our very worried client. I mentally sighed, recalculated the amount of tea we'd need and called for Naru and Lin to exit their lairs and greet the client. Naru sat in his chair and asked the man to state his case as Lin sat next to him ready to take notes on his laptop. And I went to fetch more tea. When I came back out the client was in the middle of telling Naru the case he had for us.
"...Things will just turn themselves on, even equipment that hasn't been used for years." Atsuo said as I distributed the tea between the four of us. He gave me a grateful smile and took a large gulp, winced and grabbed for the sugar.
"I see." Naru was in his thinking pose.
"So young man, will you take my case?"
"I'm going to have to hear more on this before I am able to confirm whether I will take your case. Have there been any other phenomena that you are aware of?" Naru asked after sipping delicately from his own cup.
"Right, of course, well I said before the equipment sometimes comes on by itself but sometimes when we're using the equipment it will turn off too. I thought it was just the electricity so I had everything looked at, twice in fact, but nothing seems wrong. There's also been voices; some of the windows will just suddenly shatter. Some of my employees will behave the complete opposite of how they are but then the next day they won't remember a thing!"
"I see. This does indeed sound rather perplexing. Give your address and contact details to one of my assistants, we'll be there for noon tomorrow. Have several rooms prepared for sleeping quarters plus a room with extra electrical outlets that we may use as a base. Mai, call the others." Naru ordered before retreating back into his den.
"Yes. Thank you very much!" Atsuo bowed and left. I did as Naru said and I went to call the others. Everyone said they would come except Masako, who was busy with her work but if we absolutely needed her assistance then she would come. I spent the rest of the day imagining what the case would be like. I could barely hide my excitement; I mean we were going to a chocolate factory! Naru kept glaring at me as though I had a screw loose and then ordered me to make him more tea. I don't see how one person can drink so much tea in one day! I mean seriously! He drinks like 20 cups a day. You might think I'm over-exaggerating but I'm not, trust me! And when does he ever go to the toilet?! Unless Lin's been teaching Naru ninja skills or Naru's been peeing out the window I have never seen him go to the bathroom once! Maybe he has this secret room in there that's the bathroom! I guess it would be kind of weird to ask him though... He would probably call me an idiot, plus I wouldn't want him to know that I've been thinking where he uses the toilet.
"Mai, stop daydreaming and make me more tea. I have a lot of research to do before our case tomorrow." Naru commanded as he glared at me from his office doorway.
"Where does he go to the bathroom?!" I accidently shouted as I was startled by Naru's sudden appearance.
"...What?" He raised an eyebrow.
"N-nothing!" I panicked.
"Really?" Naru asked disbelievingly. "Because it sounded to me like you shouted out a question of where I go to the bathroom."
"I...I..."
"Mai, I do not think that such thoughts are appropriate workplace material, and if you're having them, then I am obviously not giving you enough work to do." He scolded. "In answer to your question though…" Naru walked to me and bent down to my level and whispered in my ear, "It's none of your business, Mai." He stood straight up. "Tea." He went back into his office and left me sitting there, blushing. It took me a moment to realize what he said then I got up to make his tea.
The following day I was unsurprisingly late as usual. I must have accidently hit the snooze button on my alarm clock in my sleep. Naru huffed and rolled his eyes a little as though mentally saying 'typical' before deciding to speak. "Just get in the van, Mai; we're already packed and ready to go." He sighed.
"Okay, okay, I'm going!"
We've been driving for forty minutes and I'm already bored! I sighed. An hour and a half left to go. Well, at least I got the window seat so I can look out. Tree, tree, tree, Ooh, wait! Nope tree, tree. Okay! There's nothing great about the window seat. I glanced at Naru and saw him with his nose in those files again. Is that all he does? Apparently. Maybe he'll talk to me a little...
"Naru, I'm bored."
"Well then, take some of these files Mai and make yourself useful." He replied. I huffed.
"That's boring; can't you have a conversation like a normal human being?" I asked.
"No." He smirked. "Especially when it's pointless."
"What's so pointless about having a conversation with me?!"
"Do I really have to answer that Mai?" He questioned sarcastically. I decided to not try to get Naru to talk anymore as it's worse than when he's quiet. After fifteen minutes, I started hitting my head on the window. Why can't Naru ever let me go in Monk's car?! Then I won't be about to die of boredom! Thump, thump, thum—
"Mai, stop that. You don't need to lose anymore brain cells than what you have." He didn't even look up from reading. I stuck my tongue out at him. "Stop being childish." I guess I'll try to go to sleep then! Only an hour left!
For once sleep would not come. I decided to sing whatever song came into my head to pass the time. The only song I could think of was the Pokémon theme tune.
"Mai, stop making that horrible noise." Naru mumbled, still nose-deep in his paperwork.
"What noise? I'm singing!" I replied.
"Exactly. Stop before Lin thinks you're being possessed and uses his shiki on you."
"Like you would know what good singing is." I muttered.
"I apparently know more than you do."
"Oh yeah? How?!" But he didn't answer with his high and mighty self. More silence. Great. I looked at Lin. He actually seems amused... I wonder why.
We pulled into the factory car park and found the others were waiting for us by Monk's car. I got out of the van and went over to them.
"Hey guys!" Monk pulled me into a hug.
"Mai! I haven't seen you in so long!" I laughed and got away from him.
"You just saw me like a week ago!"
"Yeah, but you weren't at the office this morning before we had to take off here." Monk complained. Ayako hit him in the head with her purse.
"Stop whining, you stupid monk. You're seeing her now aren't you?!"
"Shut up, you old hag!" He yelled, rubbing the place she'd hit him.
"Sorry, Monk. I guess I accidently hit snooze on my alarm clock this morning." I said apologetically.
"Mai, stop talking and get to work."
"Geez, why does he only yell at me and not you guys?!" I mumbled. Monk grinned and ruffled my hair, and we all went into the factory.
Atsuo showed us where we would be sleeping and where our base was. Naru gave him a nod to dismiss him and said he would probably want to interview him and anyone else affected later on.
"Takigawa, John, help Lin bring in the equipment. Miss Matsuzaki, stay close to Mai for the time being until the equipment has been brought in and Mai? Tea!" Naru ordered. Everyone went to their assigned jobs while Ayako and I went to the kitchen.
"Hey Mai, why isn't Masako here?" I put the water in the teapot to boil and shrugged. "She just said she was busy with her work."
"Hm, I bet you're happy about that." She said slyly. I shrugged again.
"I am neither happy nor unhappy about her not being here..." I started to say before Ayako interrupted me.
"Oh please, Mai! An entire case without her catty comments, you must be throwing a mental party." Ayako insisted. I gave it a thought before turning to answer.
"Okay, fine, you're right about that." The water started to boil so I returned my focus to tea making. I stared at my watch when I started to let the tea steep.
"What are you doing?!" Ayako demanded, sounding pissed off by my preciseness.
"I'm timing the brewing..." I started to explain.
"You're what?! For goodness sake, just dump the tea bag after giving it a stir, add whatever else needs adding and serve it." Ayako ordered, making to do just that.
"No, Ayako! If I'm going to make tea I'm going to do it properly, the way Mama taught me." I informed as I moved myself between her and the tea. She huffed at me and stalked out of the kitchen. A few minutes later the tea was done. I was about to walk out the door when Naru bumped into me, a little bit of the tea spilling out of the cup.
"Naru! What are you doing?! You spilled some of your tea!"
"You should've been watching where you were going." He took the cup out of my hand and took a sip of the tea.
"I should have?! You were the one coming in here! Why are you here anyways?" I asked. I wonder if he knew Ayako left me...
"Miss Matsuzaki stormed into the base without you; I thought I would complete the job she obviously couldn't do." Naru explained after savouring another sip of tea.
"How very kind of you." I said sarcastically.
"Don't get used to it, Mai. I am a busy man with other duties besides babysitting you." He retorted.
"Yeah, well, it's not like I asked you to! I don't even know why you think I need someone with me all the time." I muttered.
"Because, unlike everyone else, you attract ghosts like moths to a flame." He deadpanned. I huffed and crossed my arms.
"Whatever! It's not my fault ghosts love me!" I yelled as I marched back to base. Stupid Naru! I don't know who he thinks he is treating me like a little kid!
"I'm your boss, Mai, and am therefore responsible for your safety both in and away from the office." He said silkily from behind me. I froze and slowly turned to face him.
"I said my thoughts out loud again, didn't I?" I asked sheepishly.
"Mmhmm." Naru hummed as he nodded his confirmation and smirked. I glared at him for a bit before walking into base. Lin, Monk, and John were done bringing in the equipment and had just about everything set up.
"Okay, now everything has been brought in, Miss Matsuzaki and Takigawa I would like you to do a walkthrough, take room temperatures and set up cameras. John, I would like you to go find anyone affected by the phenomena occurring here." Naru said before turning to his tea and beloved files.
"Alright, Kazuya." John agreed before leaving behind Monk and Ayako who had started bickering.
"What about me Naru, what do I do?" I asked.
"Tea." He replied with his back turned towards me. You could just hear the smirk in his voice.
"Wha— I just made you tea! Literally!" I complained. We haven't even been here for an hour yet and he's already ordering me to get him a second cup of tea?!
"You shouldn't have spilled half of it."
"It was not half! It was just a little tiny bit! And it wasn't my fault either!" I flailed my arms around.
"And just whose fault was it as I'm sure it wasn't mine?" He asked with a challenge in his voice, daring me to contradict him and say it was his fault. I put my hands on my hips and looked him in the eye. I accept his challenge. I want him to admit that it was his fault!
"Well, it sure wasn't mine! And you were the only other person in the room! You bumped in to me!"
"Prove it, Mai. Prove that it was not you who bumped into me." He countered after slowly stalking over to me and then towering over me with his deep blue glare fixed on my own eyes.
"Because you were the one coming around the corner! You were practically running! I didn't even have time to move out the way!" I argued.
"I was not running, Mai." He uttered.
"Oh yeah? Could've fooled me!"
"Mai, unless you wish to suddenly find yourself unemployed I suggest you drop this argument and accept the fact that as a result of your clumsiness you must now go make me more tea." He said with a finality to his words. I wasn't ready to let it go though.
"If you want tea you'll have to catch me first." I declared before running out of the base. I ran for a while in this huge factory not knowing where I'm going and you know what? I'm lost! Fantastic! I sighed. Maybe if I keep walking I'll find Monk, John, or Ayako. All of a sudden I felt a hand grab my shoulder. Oh my god! The ghost is already attacking me?!
"Caught you."
Wait, I know that voice.
Naru turned me around to face him. "Idiot, what were you thinking running out like that? You're lucky some of the cameras have been set up and one just happened to be on you."
"What I was thinking was that I'm not going to make you tea when it's your fault I spilled a little bit of it last time." I sulked. I heard him half sigh, half growl. "Where exactly are we anyway?" I asked.
"Your sense of direction is horrible, Mai. Actually we're not that far away from the kitchen." He alluded.
"Naru, I am not—" I tried to protest, but he grabbed my wrist and jerked me along with him. He won't give up until I make his freaking tea will he?!
"You're not going to give this up are you?" I demanded, trying to yank my wrist from his grip.
"I wouldn't try doing that Mai unless you want your wrist dislocated." He informed, ignoring my question and continuing to drag me towards the kitchen. I did the only thing I could think of as a last resort, I kicked him in the back of his knees and then in the butt then I turned and ran for it again as he got up cursing.
"Mai!" I heard him call from way behind me. Naru is going to be so furious; I've got to find somewhere to hide. I ran into a slightly older looking part of the factory after getting to the end of the corridor where I'd left Naru. It was quite dusty here, but I could still smell the rich aroma of chocolate. I heard footsteps approaching and panicked.