Summary: A few days back, right after solving another case, Mai is followed by a spirit... a spirit who is in love with her. And, apparently, to be able to show his undying affection for her, this spirit has to overshadow a live human being... only now, how does Naru fit in with all of these? NaruMai.

A Millimeter Away

“Na—Naru!” Mai yelped as she fell back first on the floor. With her hands balancing her frame as she sat down on the cold wooden floorboards of the narcissistic young man’s room, her head immediately shot up at him. A scowl was undoubtedly seen on her pink face.

Naru stared back at her neutrally. It was as if nothing monumental happened, like an attempt to kiss one of his employees per se. Mai looked up at him with her eyes softening in emotion.

“Na- Naru… What did you do that for?” She asked, obviously violated, as she continued to sit on the cold wooden surface. Naru stared back at her remaining unmoved. Mai growled at this. Sensing he would never answer her whether she would, later on, hate him or not, Mai settled to stand up and storm out of the room with smoke coming out of her nostrils.

Darn that Narcissistic prick. She thought as she stormed out of his room animatedly. Naru watched her somewhat amusedly as she stomped out of the room. And with a slam of the door, Naru was left alone to stand in his dark room in utter lonesome.

Slowly, he lifted his hand up to the corners of his lips and gently touched it. His lips were numb but warm at the same time. Then, a foreign sensation suddenly banged on his chest. A warm sensation hit his heart and it made him feel satisfied and surprisingly… a hint of happiness came as a part of it.

Naru’s eyes narrowed. He knew about that kind of swooshing sensation that was thumping inside his chest.

But he just shrugged the feeling away. After all, it was just a nuisance to the narcissistic director.

Walking back to his seat, he noticed a colored jacket lying on the floor. His eyes narrowed even further. He never owned a single clothing that was colored other than his precious pajamas, and still those were in gray with a border of white.

He concluded that a person of his total opposite, Mai, could only own it. Slowly, he bent down to pick it up and resolved to return it to her later. But then, when his cool hands came in contact with the object of Mai’s possession, he felt the warm sensation sweep in his chest once more. He stood up with the jacket on hold, his expression was gentle… he smiled to himself softly.

But then, destroying the moment, Naru heard a shuffling noise enter his room from the window.

‘Mai…’ It whispered to the wind.

Naru’s head shot up. His eyes wide as he scanned the room. An inevitable chill swept through his spine. Suddenly the only source of energy broke. All the lights inside the building went off in an instant. And just from outside his office, he heard Mai scream in terror. Naru immediately dashed out of his room, his head turned to face a corner. There he saw Mai who was being held captive at a corner, someone… something was strangling her.

Mai was struggling as she attempted to pull the strong hold away but all of her attempts to break free were useless. Naru then walked towards her, his stance was careful.

Then with a cast of an incantation, the transparent figure that held on to Mai’s neck was gone, leaving Mai to fall onto the ground with her eyes wide opened with shock. She was coughing when Naru walked closer to her and bent to her level. He carefully patted her head. His expression was gentle and caring. His dark cerulean eyes were warm.

“It’s over now.” He told her. Mai nodded, still in shock. Tears started streaming down her face. Carefully, Naru helped her get up. But then Mai started trembling on his hold. He immediately her let go.

Mai took a small step backwards, her eyes never leaving the sight of Naru’s pale face. Her eyes were still opened wide with shock, while her lips started trembling.

She could feel a gentle breathing against her colorless face. Then she realized Naru’s face was only a millimeter away. It was the second time… Mai gasped. The soft warm air he exhaled was tickling her lips. The odd sensation returned into her system. She felt a sudden chill enter her spine. And though Naru’s beautiful face was leaning in to kiss her, she couldn’t shake off the feeling that that wasn’t him.

She took a step backwards in an attempt to get away from the petrifying scene, but Naru was still leaning in. Slowly, she took a step away from the young CEO. Her expression was registered as shock. And in an instant, before Mai could even give out a yelp, Naru’s lips touched hers. His hands reached up to pull her closer to him in an attempt to deepen the kiss.

But then, Mai started falling backwards. And the next incidents happened in a flash. Missing a step, Mai toppled over the couch.

Naru fell down along with her as well. Naru’s dependable brain immediately stopped registering the events right after hearing Mai swear under her breath. And then he fell on the wooden floor. His head hit the steel edge of the coffee table as he fell down. He could only cringe as he landed on the carpeted ground…

He never realized his head started bleeding.

Mai groaned in agony. With her legs were sandwiched by Naru’s body, while her back lay still on the carpet. She could feel Naru’s breathing tickle her pale skin. Her arms twitched abruptly. Mai stared at her boss with the same expression of shock. His body didn’t react to any of her movements.

He’s unconscious, Mai concluded in fright. Slowly, she sat up. Her hands were pushing her up all the way. Then, her auburn eyes widened with what she saw next.

Naru’s head was bleeding… and he was unconsciously lying on top of her.

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A/N: So… I’m not sure if you guys like it because the kiss was like 5 of the story or something… still. I actually made another version with a longer kissing scene but decided not to put it in as the update since well, I don’t know, I guess I just wanted you to be . Hehehe. Nothing negative.

But still, I hoped you liked it. I’ll be updating sooner or later if you guys are still interested or something. Still the same goes for this update:

Whatever happens to this story depends on the readers. Meaning if you want an update, I’ll give it to you.

A note to Salestia: Sorry about the kiss. Hehe. But I liked the part of Naru being possessed. It’ll be more evident on the next chapter.

And thanks again to the reviewers! I appreciate it. And I’d appreciate it even more if you guys would review once more. RxR

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt. Apparently never will, I just hope that there will be new episodes to be released.

p.s. still dazed.