CHAPTER 1: The King in Black

These two years without him opened my eyes and made me realize two things. First, it was always him not his twin brother. Gene may had smiled more and cheered me up in my dreams, but when Naru even half smiled, smirked, or undermined anything and everything I said it made me fall for him even more. He has this uncanny way of being right, always. In all the time I have known Dr. Oliver Davis he has been wrong, one hundred percent wrong, one time. Damn fool. Him or Gene? Even then I knew it was him, but since Mr. Perfect, Mr. I-Know-Everything asked that question, he made me doubt myself. Just like every other time something came out of my mouth. The one time Mr. Good-Looking-Never-Put-Up-With-Anyone's-Crap-and-A lways-Right was actually wrong, I was too stupid and immature to see it.

Second, because I was a stupid, immature, idiot… I can't tell Naru the Narcissist the truth. It is too late. So, I will continue to work under him has Madoka's assistant. While praying to God that he never comes back. I'll stay like a love-struck fool. Working my ass off because it is the least I can do for the man who gave me something when I had nothing. I hate to say this, but I am truly idiot. Only his.

"Mai. Go home!" Madoka shouts from Naru's old office and begins chatting on the phone to Lin again. I admire them extremely! Lin and Madoka have not seen each other in two years and they are still going strong.

"I am almost finished translating the rest of these files. We need the English copies as well." Yep. I have learned English.

"Good lord.. hold on Lin. You live right across the street! You moved right across the street! Go home so that I can go home!" she says laughing, "I swear she's getting just as bad as Naru." I smile slightly. Not quite, I sleep.

"You won't let me take the files home! So I have to stay and finish." Smiling I close the finished files and wait..

"Oh my hell, Lin, excuse me for one second. Apparently, I have to throw my assistant out! Like I had to on Christmas... And every other day." I hear her carefully set down her phone with a frustrated sigh. Her stomps rang down the hall heading towards me. Stopping at the end she puts her hands on her hips and scowls. "Go. Home. Mai. Now." Standing I smile and hand her a check.

"I've finished the translating, filing, and cleaning. The payment from our last client is on the check. Have a good night, Madoka. Give Lin my regards." With a bow I grab my bag and slip on my jacket. Heading for the door I hear an exasperated laugh coming from my boss.

"Do NOT come in early Mai! We open at seven! No more of this hour early crap! I'm setting the alarm!" Madoka continues as I walk out the door. I pause and smirk.

"I know the code." Closing the door I began walking down the stairs and into the lobby. I stop and look out the window at my apartment building. "Go home?" I mutter. Home is where your heart is. Home is in England. I can never go home. Walking across the road I unlock the door and head up to my second floor apartment. Walking through the door I stop and pick up the picture the King in Black gave me before he left for England. I softly touch the twin I love and smile at the twin I only met in my dreams. I can never go home.

Like clockwork, I walk through the door at 5:59. Closing the door I push in the 3 digit pin. 5 – 4 – 6. Leave it to Madoka to choose "Lin" as the pin. Hanging up my jacket I look across the room to find something to do.

"Translating is done.. Filing is done.. Cleaning.. done." I walk over to the calendar at my desk to see if there is any sort of anything happening today. "That's right! Madoka has clients or whoever coming today at 6:30. I'll make tea.." muttering to myself I walk into the kitchen and begin boiling water. Humming, I grab the Earl Gray tea. And NO not because it is Naru's favorite. Well, okay. Maybe. The kettle begins to whistle and I reach to grab the kettle my fingers brushing the hot, black side. Hissing in pain I continue to make the tea. I pour carefully into four cups and glance at my watch. 6:20? It took almost fifteen minutes to make tea? We need a new stove.

"Mai! We have guests!" Madoka says in a her sing song voice and lets out a giggle. Whoa. She never comes in before six-thirty! And I am pretty sure that was an "only-for-Lin" giggle. Taking the tray, I balance the bottom on my right palm avoiding my blistering finger tips. My left taking the role of side supporter. Don't spill it.. Don't spill it… "What's wrong with your hand, Mai?" Madoka asks worriedly. I blush and set the tray down.

"I burnt my finger tips making the tea." I laugh and smile sheepishly. I turn to the guests and bow. "Excuse my carelessness. Please, enjoy your tea." Lifting my head I gasp at the man sitting in front of me. My jaw hangs slightly in awe. My heart is pounding, my head spinning. No freaking way.

"Close your mouth, Mai. You'll catch flies."