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Reborn Again chapter 18
A new discovery

Previously on Reborn Again:

She sat up and ran to grab Gene, she turned to see who saved her then gasped in shock.

Naru's POV:

I ran down the hallways of the Mansion asking a couple of the workers if they had seen Mai run by. Unfortunately they didn't see her at all this entire time, I cursed under my breath. 'Where the heck is that girl!' I growled in my mind.

The walkie-talkie in my pocket made a noise so I pulled it out and listened to it, Lin.

"Come in Lin?" I said my voice calm as if I was frantic trying to find the girl I... no...

"She is no where on the camera's so you're going to have to look for her off camera." Lin said and with that the transmission ended.

I sighed and put the little machine in my pocket and continued on going off camera to find her. I went through every section of the Mansion that we didn't put cameras in, until I was walking down a corridor when I heard someone that sounded like Mai scream, "Someone please help me!" I ran as fast as my legs would let me go trying to find where her pleas of help came from. I turned the corner and found her pinned on the ground under a person. I ran fast my anger fueling my speed, I clotheslined the person on top of her, then threw him into the wall.

Mai scrabble towards Gene and picked him up she turned and gasped in fear at me, I looked at her weird until I turned around and noticed, that there was another me on the ground.

I watched myself get up, he snarled at me, "just wait... there's no way she's leaving here untouched by me." The other me laughed and began to dissipate, I turned to Mai she was shaking like there was no tomorrow. I walked over to her, I reached out to touch her when she shrieked and backed away in fear.

I back away from her, something in my chest broke it hurt so much. "I'm sorry... just bare with me so I can get you back to the base..." I said dejected.

I turned and walked back in the direction of the base, looking back every once in a while making sure she was following. She was standing extremely far away. Anger filled me, 'why did he use my looks to attack her? And it's also new that they can change to look like people... not only that the activity increased... they thing tried to rape Mai... If I wasn't there, who knows what would have happened..." I stopped my thoughts and ripped open the base door.

I walked in heading to get my journal, and tell Lin the prepare to take some notes. Monk grinned at me, "so... how'd the apology go?" I glared at him, he looked at the door when Mai entered and his grin dropped. He hopped off the couch and ran to her, "Mai what happened? Who did this?" He asked picking up her arm looking at it.

I noticed Mai look at me then back down, the next thing I know Monk came rushing at me and tackled me to the floor. Before I could say anything he punched me in the face. That pissed me off, I shoved him away and stood Lin grabbed Monk and held him, "Let me go Lin! I can't let him get away with it!" Monk yelled trying to break free.

Mai ran in front of me and put her arms out to defend me, "No stop! Please it wasn't him!" She yelled.

"Don't lie to protect him Mai!" Monk hissed.

Mai flinched, and started to sink to the floor, "it... wasn't him..." she cried. "It wasn't him..." she kept saying over and over.

Monk stopped struggling and watched as she cried on the floor, everyone in the base froze not knowing what to do. Just then Yasu and Madoka rushed through the base door, "hey boss we got... " Yasu started but stopped when he saw Mai bawling on the floor and everyone in shock.

Madoka rushed to Mai and hugged her, "Mai! What happened?!" She asked rocking her back and forth.

"I swear it wasn't him!" Mai said again.

"Who wasn't him?!" Madoka asked worried.

But Mai never answered she only cried. I watched her as sadness filled me, I looked down when I felt a tug on my pant leg. Gene was crying on the floor, I bent down and grabbed him, "Naru..." he whispered, clutching onto my shirt resting his head on my chest.

I looked down at him and he looked up at me, "shadow turned into you..." he said. Still crying.

Both him and Mai went through something traumatic, Mai really won't let me get near her because of it, but Gene is okay and telling me.

I walked closer to Madoka and Mai, "Mai... please can you tell us what happened to you?" I said calmly and softly trying not to frighten her anymore.

She looked up at me and fear flashed in her eye, I turned to walk away from her, but a shaky hand reached out and took mine. I looked back and noticed it was Mai's, my heart began to race a little. Though she was scared of me she was touching me.

"Please stay... I'm sorry...." Mai said standing. I stood there holding her small cold hand.

We walked to the couch and sat down, I nodded to Lin and he nodded back. We sat waiting for Mai to tell us what happened.

She looked up tears in her eyes, "I'm not sure how it happened, I was sitting in the hallway with Gene... then I heard..." she paused and looked at me, and I nodded to her. "Then I heard Naru calling me... and I saw him coming down the hall towards me..." when those words left her mouth Monk glared at me.

"So it was you! You little brat!" He said walking towards me again.

Mai jumped over in front of me again blocking him from me, "wait!! I'm not done listen to me it wasn't him... please!" Mai screamed begging on my sake.

She stood there till he walked away, she sighed tripping as she walked back. She fell on my lap and blushed, she scrambled up and staggered, "I'm so sorry!" She said sticking her arms out backing up.

I cleared my throat and looked away, "no that's fine... just continue your story..." I said feeling a little flushed.

She sat down and sighed a bit... "so then Naru came to me and started to apologize to me then..." she blushed a bright red.

Monk growled again I watched him then turn back to the blushing girl, "what happened?"

"Well he confessed to me... and k-kissed me..." her blushed increased. When she said that my heart dropped again someone kissed her but pretending to be me...

"But when I tried to stop him ... he... he forced himself on me." She started to break down large tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Then how is it not him?" Monk yelled pointing at me.

"Yeah I have to agree with this old man... that is him..." Ayako said glaring at me.

"Hey guys we should wait for her to explain why..." John said nervously to the sandy hair Monk and the red haired priestess.

Mai gave a weak smile to John, "so I bit him and tried running but he tackled me, so I screamed out for help... and suddenly someone shoved him off of me and when I looked to see who helped me... it was Naru... there were two of him... So if you don't believe me just look at his hand." Mai said lifting my hand up for everyone to see.

Everyone came over to look at my hand, there was no bite mark on it, "well if you say so... Naru... I apologize I'm just very protective of Mai... she's family." Monk said scratching the back of his neck.

I sighed and relaxed a little, "yeah..." I put on a fake bright smile and had tick marks all over my face, "too bad huh... I thought you enjoyed hitting my face." He hid behind Ayako.

"Anyway that means we have a spirit or demon who can turn into any of us at anytime. We need to have a backup plan to show that we are who we are." I stated walking to the monitors to check on them.

"We can do what I saw on t.v. they wrapped a silk ribbon on their wrists and..." Mai said but she paused looking at the wall, so did Masako.

She motioned us to come in closer so only us knew what she was going to say.

I stood back and nodded my head, "great idea Mai..." I smirked when I saw her blush. I turned to Yasu and Madoka and motioned them over. "Do you have what I requested of you two?" I asked looking at them.

"Yes all we could find is in here..." Yasu said.

"Those poor things..." Madoka whispered looking at the twins who were whispering in the corner.

"Well we just have to talk to Kazuki for the rest of the information, now won't we..." I said with my eyes narrowing.

The three of us watched the twins connect hand and lay down on the floor.

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