Hello Folks! Here is chappie one of my new story, hope you will like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, if I did I would have married Hatori a long time ago XD. So please don't sue, I'm nothing but a poor students. I don't make any profits, I only write them for fun.

Chapter 1 Disturbing Dreams

Hatori laid smoking in bed. He had been awake for hours. Through the curtains the first rays of sunshine could be seen and another new day would begin soon.

Hatori wasn't pondering about all that. His mind was set on a woman that appeared in his dreams almost every night. It was a shock that it wasn't Kana who came to haunt him. The pain that usually appeared when he thought about her was slowly fading away. He had to admit it scared the hell out of him, he had lived with the painful memory for nearly three years and it made a part of his life. Losing this meant a new way of living life and he wasn't sure how to do this.

The tears of a beautiful woman came back to his memory. She had cried for him, without a shame, like a child. She had cared for him. He wasn't even able to give her a hug in return and it had annoyed him. Hatori had wanted to comfort her, to stop the tears and stop the shaking of her body. Some reasons might be less noble. The moment he stepped into her bookstore and saw her flushed face, he had wanted to hold her. Mayu was always uncomfortable around him. His guess was that this was the reason for being the former lover of her best friend. Next to that she had been dating Shigure for a short while. Why they had been dating was a big mystery to him. Mayu was a smart woman and he wondered how many arguments they had. All and all it wasn't a surprise she wasn't comfortable around him.

After he invited her to dinner they had talked about small things for hours. Mayu did most of the talking and he listened and watched her. Mayu was full of life, with her things never could be dull. During this intimate dinner, he began to know and appreciate her. She talked with a lot of love and amusement about her job. From Yuki and Kyo he knew she hardly showed but she loved teaching with every part of her soul.

It was long after midnight when he took her home. She had some trouble walking straight. Some time during the evening she had changed for beer to something stronger, just to annoy him. During the walk home she constantly bumped into him. At first he laughed about it, later he found he was in trouble. Not only about the curse, he was also close to losing his self control. It wasn't something he was used to. Not even with Kana he was close to losing it. And now with this 'slightly' drunk woman he felt the desire running through his body. At her front door he kissed her cheek and it took a lot of the famed self control to walk away from her.

Now, three months later he found himself thinking about her again. He wondered what she was doing, what she was thinking. Reality had been taken over by dreams. This night he had woken up sweating and even worse: blushing.

'I'm glad Ayame and Shigure don't see me now' he thought while slowly inhaling the smoke. He wouldn't hear the end of it. Plus, his secret would inevitably go to Mayu and that wasn't what he had in mind.

Next to him the phone started ringing. Expecting it to be Akito, he picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Haa-san!" was heard on the other side of the line, speaking of the devil.

"Shigure." Hatori said in confirmation.

"What are you doing up so early?"

"Sleep never came, besides I could ask the same question to you." Hatori sat on the side of his bed, wondering why his friend was calling him.

"I'm a novelist. We work at strange hours." Came the reply

Hatori had the feeling Shigure had a wide grin on his face.

"You are writing porn again, aren't you?" It wasn't a question, he already knew the answer.

"Haa-san!" Shigure said in a fake hurtful way. "A long lost spring is no such thing! It's about two people who find each other sexually!"

Hatori lot another cigarette and sighed. "Why did you call, Shigure?"

He grabbed a pair of pants and a shirt from a nearby chair and slowly got dressed.

"Akito told me you haven't been yourself lately. Guess I was checking on you." Shigure seemed a lot more serious than usual.

"I'm fine" Hatori said. He wasn't interested in Akito knowing about his feelings for Mayu.

"Thinking about Kana-chan?"Shigure pushed the subject a little.

"No." He decided to tell a bit of the truth, because that was usually best.

"So, what does occupy that brilliant mind of yours?" The voice of Shigure had gone soft and he realized that he really seemed worried about him. Maybe Shigure could indeed be a great friend.

"I won't tell Akito-san" Shigure mentioned after realizing the reason of Hatori's silence.

"I've been having weird dreams lately."He finally admitted.

"Pornographic dreams, Haa-san?" Shigure grinned and the dragon blushed for the second time that night.

"Sometimes." The answer came after a moment of thought. He heard Shigure laughing out loud now at the other side of the line. He was glad he didn't have this conversation face to face.

"And who appeared in these naughty, naughty dreams?"

"That is of no importance" Hatori wasn't prepared to tell him everything.

"So it's someone I know?!" Shigure laughed again. "Are you blushing now, Haa-san?"

"I most certainly am NOT!" Hatori said even though Shigure was right.

"Haa-san is blushing! Haa-san is blushing!"Shigure said in a sing-song voice.

"Shut up! And stop sending Ayame a text message!" The lack of sleep was affecting his mood.

"HA HA HA! Too late!"

Hatori gave aloud sigh. He already wondered why he told Shigure about his troubles. 'This day couldn't possibly get any worse.' He thought.

"You know what? I'm going to tell Mayu-chan too today!" Shigure sounded as happy as a child in a candy store.

"NO! Not her!"Hatori replied too fast and too loud and he realized it too late. It wasn't like him to react in this manner but he absolutely didn't want her to know.

"OOOOH! I think I just discovered who the mystery lady is." Shigure laughed again and praised his own brilliance.

"Please don't tell her, she'll think I'm a fool."Hatori grunted in defeat. He never was able to keep secret long from Shigure.

"I highly doubt that Haa-san."

"You dated her for a month." It sounded like an offence. Jealousy was never a pretty thing.

"Haa-san is so oblivious!"We dated because she was lonely and I was bored."

Hatori raised an eyebrow. This information was definitely new for him.

"Why?"He was only able to ask.

"You should ask her yourself. She will be at the bookstore today."With those words Shigure ended the conversation and left Hatori alone with his thoughts.

He let himself fall back on the bed and he covered his eyes with an arm. "This day could get worse." He said out loud and grunted. Still he was getting curious about what Mayu could/ would tell about her relationship with Shigure.

A knock on the door broke his line of thoughts. The maid of the house came to get him for his daily check-up on Akito. Hatori got into his bathroom, washed his face and brushed his teeth. After that he was ready to start the day.

When he stood in front in front of Akito's bedroom, he prayed time would pass fast.