A/N We're back with Mai and Huey

First off, thank you to AnimeLioness from Wattpad for the cover of this story.

A hugethank you to Pink360x3 (aka I luv Boondocks from FF) for her support. This first chapter is dedicated to her.

Hope you enjoy

I recommend listening to the song 'Good man' by Raphael Saadiq.


Last time on 'My name is Lee'

"Tell me," he urged.

"You mean a lot to me. It broke me that you left. I've grown to care about in a way I've never felt before"

Huey drew closer. Both teens were ignorant to the fact that they were drenched, Huey more than Mai.

"I know you have more to say," Huey said softly.

"I'm still new to this," Mai replied, "But I like you. I like you a lot. I want to get to know you more than I did before. I..."

Mai was cut off by Huey's lips on her own. She shut her eyes, kissing him back and wrapping her arms around his neck. When they parted for air, Huey had his hands on Mai's waist. He crushed her into his arms, loving the feel of her body against his own. Both had grins on their faces.

"This isn't an illusion, right?" Huey asked.

"I'm here. With you. I'm never leaving," Mai replied, pulling Huey closer to her by his collar and into a loving kiss.

Now. ...

At one-thirty in the morning, two teens –both drenched- crossed the empty lobby (save for the two security guards) of Chateau Hotel and entered the hotel elevator with a trail of water droplets behind them. The pale-skinned girl punched in the floor number, and the lift was on its way. The brown-skinned teen beside the girl noticed the slight shiver the girl failed to hide. He slipped his arm around her waist and drew her closer to him, with the intention of sharing his body heat with her.

"This is why I insisted on accompanying you home," the teen said, a smug look gracing his handsome features.

"I take offence to that. I would have been fine on my own," the girl pouts, but she snuggles into his embrace regardless. They remained in that position until the elevator stopped moving and the doors slid open. With the girl leading the way, the teens walked out of the elevator hand-in-hand towards the girl's room. She slipped out a key from her pocket and opened the door to her room. Flipping on the lights, the, girl turned to the dark-skinned male, saying in Japanese, "Coming, Huey?"

The teen nodded and entered the room, closing the door behind him. As the girl entered another room, Huey walked around the room. It had the basics of a hotel room of a high class calibre: beige carpeted floors, large windows hidden by a thick set of deep brown curtains, a mini fridge next to a table with two chairs, closet and a plasma TV nailed to the wall across a queen sized bed.

Huey was contemplating telling his grandfather that he wouldn't be home until later. But the more he thought about it, he realised it wouldn't matter since he left without anyone noticing. He felt a weight drop on his head and reached for it with his right hand. Feeling soft material, Huey pulled it down and held a white towel in his hands.

"You should dry yourself," Mai stated (at this point Huey had turned to face her), "Here's a bathrobe. You should change out of those wet clothes and wear it. I'll take a quick shower and then you should too. To avoid getting sick"

"Thanks," Huey replied.

A short silence followed before Mai nodded and went back into the bathroom leaving Huey alone. Sighing, Huey looked around the room; and on finding the remote on the table beside the bed, he grabbed it and turned on the TV. While drying his hair with the towel, he browsed the channels until he found one with the news broadcast on. Huey proceeded to remove his green bomber jacket, placing the wet garment on one of the chairs. Removing the towel from his head and placing it on the same chair, he pulled his black shirt over his head, holding it in his hands. To think I was about to do something stupid tonight, Huey thought. As he put the shirt down on a separate chair, Huey heard the bathroom door and Mai speak in English, "I'm done. You can..."

Whatever words Mai was about say died on her tongue. Seeing Huey shirtless with droplets of water slowly trailing down his six pack. She gulped discreetly and quickly turned away from Huey.

"Is everything alright, Mai?" she heard Huey ask. She could hear his footsteps draw nearer to where she nervously stood. And when he was close, his hands were on her shoulders and he whispered in Japanese,

"Are you okay?"

"I'm f-fine," Mai stuttered in the same language, refusing to turn to Huey, "You should go take a shower"

"You know you can tell me anything," Huey said, twisting Mai's body gently so she was facing him. Mai kept her eyes away from Huey's physique and replied, reverting back to English, "I'm okay. And you need to shower as soon as possible. I don't want you becoming sick"

"Alright, your highness," Huey smirked, taking the towel and bathrobe.

"Your highness?" Mai asked, but Huey walked passed her and into the bathroom.

Mai remained where she stood, puzzled. Brushing it off, she secured the sash around the pale lavender sleeping yukata she wore and walked closer to. She padded over to the bed and got underneath the duvet; Mai twisted her damp hair into top bun.

Mai couldn't believe that she was here, that she actually mustered up the courage to be right there with Huey. At first, thinking about Huey made her face become slightly red and a warm feeling settle into her gut. She liked him, and he reciprocated her feelings. Imagine if I came any later than I did. A cold shiver ran down her spine at that thought. (Cue the music).

If she was any late or never returned to Wood-crest, she would have lost Huey. Huey had been nothing but good to her. He supported her when she had no one. He risked his life for her, saved her from a terrible fate. And what did Mai do for him? She rejected him. She acted selfishly and cast him away. And because of her actions, what happened to him these past few weeks that mad him to resort to suicide? To make him give up on life that way? And the answer was clear.

"I...I did this to him," Mai murmured, her lips trembling.

Her eyes swelled with tears as she drew her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around them. She sobbed softly; how could I be so stupid. Mai didn't sense Huey until she felt the bed dip. Mai quickly dried her tears, facing away from Huey and choked out, "You're done? Good. I..."

But Mai didn't get to finish her words when she felt Huey tuck he into his embrace.

"Huey, I..." Mai said softly.

"It's okay," he whispered, rubbing her back.

"But I-I...," with that, Mai's tears fell. She couldn't keep up with the facades anymore. Her hands latched onto the fabric of Huey's gown tightly. And she kept on mumbling, "I'm sorry" in between her sobs.

"Hey, it's going to be okay"

"How can you say that?" Mai asked, raising her voice, "You nearly committed suicide and it's because of me. Were things so bad that you nearly let your blade take your life? I shouldn't have been so selfish that night. I should have made you stay. I should have realised my feelings sooner"

"Calm down, Mai," Huey urged, "Breathe, alright. Breathe slowly and calm down"

Mai slowed her breathing the best she could. She had no idea that she had been hyperventilating.

"Are you calm now?" Huey asked. Mai nodded in response.

"Admittedly," Huey continued, "I wasn't thinking straight. I'm sorry for almost not keeping my promise. I should have waited for you. In fact, I should have done more instead of leave the next day. But that's all in the past. You and I are here together right here and right now"

"Still, I'm sorry for letting this happen," Mai apologised.

She moved away from the comfort of Huey's arms and gently placed her hands on the sides of his face. She was surprised to see that he had shed a few tears himself and took it upon herself to wipe them away.

"Know this, Mai Mizushima, I'm at peace with all that has happened. How about we start over, alright?"

It took a few minutes but Mai replied, "Hai"

"Get some sleep," Huey said, moving away from Mai.

Mai clasped onto his arm and asked, "Where are you going?"

"I was going to find a place to sleep"

"There's nowhere else and there is enough space on this bed for the both of us to share"

"I thought you would be uncomfortable"

"It's nothing I haven't done before"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Um, oyasumi nasai," Mai replied, lying down with her back to Huey.

Huey chuckled silently to himself. There was never a dull moment with Mai. He would ask her about it later. He leaned back against the pillows, watching her until her body moved at a more steady pace, indicating that she was finally asleep. Huey continued watching her, making himself comfortable at the same time. Huey's eyes shut from fatigue, and for the first time in weeks, slept peacefully.

The next morning, Mai woke with a warm feeling on her back. She had no idea what it was, but she shuffled backwards and sighed softly. Hearing a low groan from behind her, Mai's senses kicked in over drive. Her eyes snapped open and she twisted around her bed, only to find a sleeping Huey, who –to her surprise- had a peaceful look adorning his face. It's the first time I see him like this, Mai thought, smiling, he looks so...

"...peaceful," Mai murmured. She relaxed into her pillow and gazed at him. She couldn't believe that Huey decided to stay and blushed slightly at that thought.

"It's rude to stare," Huey said, eyes still closed.

"It's worse to pretend you're sleeping when you're really awake," Mai grinned. She watched as Huey's eyes slowly cracked open and maroon orbs locked with her own obsidian ones.

"Hey," Huey greeted.

"Hi," Mai returned, "Did you sleep well"

"Yeah, the best I've had in a while"

"I'm glad"

The gazed at each other for a few minutes, with Mai breaking the silence,

"How's your family?"

"The usual. Granddad being his same cranky old self and me trying to keep him out of trouble; though he did manage to go on a date with a woman not below half his age"

"I assume he dated women in their twenties?"

"Yeah, but the relationships never go right"

"Hmmm," Mai said thoughtfully, "and what about Riley?"

"Up to no good as always"

Mai laughed at this, nodding in agreement.

"How are things in Moonrea?" Huey asked.

"Everything's okay now. Shane went on trial and was convicted for his crimes. Taro is the leader of the Kurosawa clan and he's doing his best to secure good relations between other clans and the Kurosawa clan. My clan is at peace too; I've been spending time with them. I also went over clan records and Moonrea's historical records, just so to learn about how my ancestors lived"

"I have to ask, is your father okay with you being here?"

"We're still not on speaking terms," Mai replied softly, shifting to lean on her back.

"You haven't had a decent conversation with your father have you?"

"I haven't. It's not easy"

"Why?"

Mai was silent for a few moments and then replied in Japanese, "I can't get over the fact that my father sold me off to the Kurosawa and then acted dishonourably by not keeping his promise. Worst of all, he lied to me, about everything. He had the clan keeping secrets from me and he sent me away when I was mourning the death of my mother. I just need time to get over this"

Silence hung heavy in the air. Mai kept twisting the blankets in her hands, she was worried that Huey would judge her for the way she treated her father. She shut her eyes tightly, and was prepared to amend her statement when Huey said,

"I guess that's understandable in a way. Trust is not easy to build as it is easily broken. Just don't remain in that place too long; you wouldn't want all that loneliness to eat you up"

Mai had been listening attentively and had a small smile grace her face. She leaned towards Huey, cupping the side of his face with her hand, giving him a short kiss.

"What was that for?" a confused Huey asked, tucking a lock of her hair behind her ear.

"That's for understanding me, Huey Freeman," Mai replied. She leaned down and kissed him again, this time longer than the first one. Huey returned her kiss, but it lasted seconds before she pulled away.

"And that one?"

"Just cause," Mai smiled mischievously.

Huey pulled Mai closer to the point where she was on top of him. Mai returned the gesture with a confused look, but then laid her head on Huey's chest, close to his heart where she could hear its steady rhythm. The teens were content with staying in that position for a while.

"How long will you be here?" Huey voiced.

"Two weeks," Mai sighed solemnly, "Then I'll have to go back. I bet there's a lot of chaos at home"

"Will the time you spend here be your last?"

"Honestly, I don't know. I don't even know what's going to happen in the future. But I promise that from here on out, I will do whatever it takes to remain by your side"

"You shouldn't make any promises like that if you don't know what the future will be"

"I prefer having a future I don't know. It comes with the assurance that no one but me can determine my own future except for me"

"I see. Then we should make this time count"

"I'd like that very much"

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