Fic: Boys Will Be...
Mohammad and the Mountain: Boys Will Be…
By Dragon's Daughter
Rated G
Warnings: Naru/Mai, Spoilers for the light novels, and Naru's not so SECRET IDENTITY. Un-betaed. Mohammad and the Mountain verse.
Summary: Even Naru can make friends his own age. Honestly, he’s as surprised as anyone else.
000
Well, Naru had certainly made a splash on his first day.
Mai was grateful when it came time for lunch break and she was able to trot down to her shoe locker in order to break out her lunch box. Naru seemed happy to read a book at his desk and Mai was hesitant to leave him unattended, considering the sidelong glances she’d seen her classmates sending his way. It wasn’t that she though he couldn’t handle himself, but she didn’t necessarily want to see her classmates’ ego bruised beyond recovery on day one. Naru wasn’t very nice when he felt cornered.
Contrary to Mai’s expectations, the girls weren’t the first ones to approach Naru. Instead, a couple of guys wandered over to where Naru was sitting. She recognized them: Sasaki and Watanabe were pretty much the class slackers. They were good natured and easy to get along with. Mai hung back in the entry, ready to intervene if need be, but interested to see how Naru would handle himself.
Sasaki slung his lanky body into the chair next to Naru and leaned in. “No lunch, Shibuya?” He held out a hand. “I’m Sasaki. Want to come to the Cafeteria with us?”
Naru closed his book with a soft ‘snap’ and glanced at Sasaki. “Thank you, but no.” To Mai’s surprise, Naru’s gaze slid across the room and settled on her.
Watanabe followed his look and grinned when he spotted Mai. He laughed and clapped Naru on the shoulder. “You dog! We’ll leave you alone.”
Mai snorted as Sasaki and Watanabe got up to leave, catching their attention. “I’d go with them if I were you, Naru-chan. I’ve only got food for one.”
The two boys broke out into laughter and Naru favored Mai with a sour look. Sasaki stifled his snickers with his hand and gave Mai the thumbs up. “Aww, you didn’t bring anything for your boyfriend, Taniyama?”
“Maybe I would have if he’d told me he was coming.” Mai groused. “And he’s not my boyfriend. It’s his own fault if he starves.” Judging by their laughter, neither boy was convinced.
“Ooo, Taniyama is tough.” Sasaki nodded at Watanabe. “Don’t have too much fun, you two.”
Mai watched them go and kicked Naru gently under the desk. “You should have gone with them.”
“I don’t see why.” Naru replied as he opened his book. “And stop kicking me. I sign your paychecks.”
“You’re the one who’s here for a social education.” Mai pulled out her chopsticks and went to work on her lunch. “Running off the first people to make an overture isn’t the best way to go about it, but what do I know? I’m just your lowly assistant. No opinions worth hearing at all.”
Naru gave her a narrow look that made him look a bit like he was considering kicking her. “I promoted you two months ago. You’re a full investigator or did you want to go back to an assistant’s payscale?”
“No, Shibuya-san!” Mai wrinkled her nose and handed him an onigiri from her lunch. “At least give Sasaki and Watanabe a chance. They’re nice.”
“Whoops, I guess Taniyama isn’t so tough!”
Naru turned just in time to catch the plastic wrapped melon bun that Sasaki had tossed at him. He blinked down at the offering. Watanbe followed it up with a bottle of milk from the bundle of individually packaged breads and juice boxes he was carrying in both arms.
Sasaki sat down next to Mai and put down a box of pocky in front of her. “You like chocolate, right?”
“Thank you.” Mai accepted the pocky with a blink. “What’s this for?”
“Shibuya’s welcome bread party!” Watanabe dumped his burden on Naru’s desk. Naru regarded the pile of bread with something akin to bewilderment. “Welcome to class 2-A, Shibuya.”
Mai hid her smile behind the pocky as Watanabe pressed a juice box on her shocked employer. She caught Sasaki giving her a subtle thumbs up from under the table and she mouthed a quiet ‘thank you’ at him from behind her shield.
Sasaki winked and raised his milk bottle in a mock toast.
They weren’t the people Mai would have predicted to approach Naru, but it was a great start. Maybe the Professor hadn’t been wrong after all…
-Fin
By Dragon's Daughter
Rated G
Warnings: Naru/Mai, Spoilers for the light novels, and Naru's not so SECRET IDENTITY. Un-betaed. Mohammad and the Mountain verse.
Summary: Even Naru can make friends his own age. Honestly, he’s as surprised as anyone else.
000
Well, Naru had certainly made a splash on his first day.
Mai was grateful when it came time for lunch break and she was able to trot down to her shoe locker in order to break out her lunch box. Naru seemed happy to read a book at his desk and Mai was hesitant to leave him unattended, considering the sidelong glances she’d seen her classmates sending his way. It wasn’t that she though he couldn’t handle himself, but she didn’t necessarily want to see her classmates’ ego bruised beyond recovery on day one. Naru wasn’t very nice when he felt cornered.
Contrary to Mai’s expectations, the girls weren’t the first ones to approach Naru. Instead, a couple of guys wandered over to where Naru was sitting. She recognized them: Sasaki and Watanabe were pretty much the class slackers. They were good natured and easy to get along with. Mai hung back in the entry, ready to intervene if need be, but interested to see how Naru would handle himself.
Sasaki slung his lanky body into the chair next to Naru and leaned in. “No lunch, Shibuya?” He held out a hand. “I’m Sasaki. Want to come to the Cafeteria with us?”
Naru closed his book with a soft ‘snap’ and glanced at Sasaki. “Thank you, but no.” To Mai’s surprise, Naru’s gaze slid across the room and settled on her.
Watanabe followed his look and grinned when he spotted Mai. He laughed and clapped Naru on the shoulder. “You dog! We’ll leave you alone.”
Mai snorted as Sasaki and Watanabe got up to leave, catching their attention. “I’d go with them if I were you, Naru-chan. I’ve only got food for one.”
The two boys broke out into laughter and Naru favored Mai with a sour look. Sasaki stifled his snickers with his hand and gave Mai the thumbs up. “Aww, you didn’t bring anything for your boyfriend, Taniyama?”
“Maybe I would have if he’d told me he was coming.” Mai groused. “And he’s not my boyfriend. It’s his own fault if he starves.” Judging by their laughter, neither boy was convinced.
“Ooo, Taniyama is tough.” Sasaki nodded at Watanabe. “Don’t have too much fun, you two.”
Mai watched them go and kicked Naru gently under the desk. “You should have gone with them.”
“I don’t see why.” Naru replied as he opened his book. “And stop kicking me. I sign your paychecks.”
“You’re the one who’s here for a social education.” Mai pulled out her chopsticks and went to work on her lunch. “Running off the first people to make an overture isn’t the best way to go about it, but what do I know? I’m just your lowly assistant. No opinions worth hearing at all.”
Naru gave her a narrow look that made him look a bit like he was considering kicking her. “I promoted you two months ago. You’re a full investigator or did you want to go back to an assistant’s payscale?”
“No, Shibuya-san!” Mai wrinkled her nose and handed him an onigiri from her lunch. “At least give Sasaki and Watanabe a chance. They’re nice.”
“Whoops, I guess Taniyama isn’t so tough!”
Naru turned just in time to catch the plastic wrapped melon bun that Sasaki had tossed at him. He blinked down at the offering. Watanbe followed it up with a bottle of milk from the bundle of individually packaged breads and juice boxes he was carrying in both arms.
Sasaki sat down next to Mai and put down a box of pocky in front of her. “You like chocolate, right?”
“Thank you.” Mai accepted the pocky with a blink. “What’s this for?”
“Shibuya’s welcome bread party!” Watanabe dumped his burden on Naru’s desk. Naru regarded the pile of bread with something akin to bewilderment. “Welcome to class 2-A, Shibuya.”
Mai hid her smile behind the pocky as Watanabe pressed a juice box on her shocked employer. She caught Sasaki giving her a subtle thumbs up from under the table and she mouthed a quiet ‘thank you’ at him from behind her shield.
Sasaki winked and raised his milk bottle in a mock toast.
They weren’t the people Mai would have predicted to approach Naru, but it was a great start. Maybe the Professor hadn’t been wrong after all…
-Fin