Welcome to the new and improved When Words Fail, Music Speaks! I'm really hoping you guys enjoy this one and are okay with this version. It's the same concept of the original with a song to each chapter, but I'm adding more details. One big change is that this is starting before the original and I'm going to slow down the NaruxMai until later in the story. Don't worry tho there will still be lots of cute moments in every chapter.
"Mai you know I love you, but why do you have to go to college so far away. Isn't there any in Japan for you stupid ghost stuff." Mai's boyfriend asked, he never understood the whole ghost thing and hoped she would grow out of it before college.
"Not any good ones and it's not stupid, it's the reason I met my family," Mai said thinking back to her days at SPR.
"You're talking about Takigawa and Matsuzaki right," he said with a sigh, "You know they aren't your real family right, friends and family are two different things, Mai."
"Yes Elijah I know the difference but they have helped me out many different times, and makes them my family. I consider everyone who worked for SPR, my family."
"Even your old boss, the one who lied to everyone and then left leaving you without a job. If I ever met him I would kick his ass " Mai laughed at that already knowing how that would play out.
"If you tried to fight Naru one of two things would happen. One he would ignore you saying to was a waste of his time and energy. Or two he would glare at you before using his PK to hurt you. Then everyone would yell at him for using his energy so stupidly, so the outcome would probably be the first one." Mai smiled even if it hurt to think of Naru she was happy to know he was doing a little better in England. Gene has told Mai many times that Naru misses her, but she doesn't believe him.
"Well Mai I gotta go, Suzume asked me to help her study for her English final," Elijah gave Mai a kiss before rushing out the door to meet their friend.
"I wish he would just tell me the truth," sighed Mai.
You see Mais instincts are very good at picking up when people aren't telling the truth, and it seemed that's all Elijah and Suzume had been doing. Mai trusted them both but lately, she was starting to suspect something was up. Mai didn't want to just ask because she didn't want Elijah to think she didn't trust him, and she couldn't just look through his phone without feeling guilty. So all she did was sit down and continue writing her essay for her application to Cambridge University. After that, she emailed to Yasu and Madoka for a quick proofread before she would send it to the commission's committee.
Mai got up from her table and made her way to the kitchen, after a little digging she figured tea would be good for dinner. Lately, Mai had been busy working at the cafe, college applications, and boy drama to even remember to get groceries. Mai started the water and noticed her laptop ringing, she grabbed it and put it in the kitchen before answering the Skype call.
"Mai this essay is just amazing, if Martin doesn't accept you I might just have to kill him," Mai laughed at her friend.
"Thanks, Mado…." Before Mai could finish her sentence she was cut off by a very familiar voice.
"Can you please refrain from the murder of my father," Naru said coldly. "Also I don't think Mai's essay could even be close to murder level."
"Noll, do we have to work on your manners again." Madoka replied sharply before her voice became serious, "Mai, Yasu told me that you have been having some doubts about Elijah, what happened."
"Look Naru you haven't even read my essay so how can you say it's bad," Mai said sounding very annoyed.
"You're right Mai, I haven't read it, but I'm going to have Madoka email to me I can," He said making Mai very self-conscious, "Oh, and don't use me to avoid Madoka's questions."
Before Mai could answer she heard the tea kettle hissing, Mai muttered something about her tea being done and having to go before the call ended. She rushed over to the kettle, poured herself a glass, and placed herself in front of the TV. Mai sat comfortably watching an American show to work on her English when she heard a knock at her door. She answered and found no one but Elijah at her door drunker than ever. With a sigh, she put him on the couch and gave him some tea.
"I thought you two were just studying," Mai asked sounding slightly pissed.
"Don't get mad, we were, but then one thing led to another and we found ourselves at a club," Mai glared daggers at Elijah before he continued, " Come on Mai, we used to party all the time, it's not like like anything happened." Elijah waited for Mai to say something but she just looked at him with a mix of sadness and anger in her eyes. "Look, babe, I gotta piss, I'll be right back and I'll make it up to you."
Mai silently waited for Elijah when she saw his phone light up, curiously she grabbed her boyfriend's phone wondering who would text him this late at night.
Wow, tonight was fun, when are you gonna leave that boring bitch, so we can mess around whenever we want to. -Kisses Suzume
PS Mai wasn't kidding when she said you were good.
Tears filled in Mai's eyes as she waited for something to say it was a joke, but nothing came. Elijah came running out of the bathroom as his phone fell to the floor, he tried to grab Mai but she pushed his hands away.
"10 months, I wasted 10 months of my life on you. I almost gave up my dream college to stay with you, and this is what you do. I've been nothing but honest and loving to you, and Suzume was one of my best friends. How could you do something like that and then come to my house." Tears poured out of Mai's eyes as she looked up at her boyfriend for the first time this conversation.
Elijah wiped the tears from her eyes, Mai didn't stop him, but only because she didn't have to energy to do so. He looked in her eyes contemplating what to say to fix this, but nothing could take the pain away from her.
"Do you remember when I first transferred from American," Mai nodded not understanding where he was going with this, "So you remember the day we first met in English class. I never paid attention because I already knew the language, but it was a mandatory class so I had to make it. Well, there was this girl in my class and one day she looked Mrs. Michi dead in the eye and told her she was wrong. I Looked up to read the board and she was right, now Mrs. Michi was flipping and I just couldn't stop laughing. She asked what was so funny and I translated the sentence she wrote, and then she kicked us both out of the room. I will never regret doing that because I met you that day." Mai laughed a little and Elijah gave a sad smile before continuing. "Mai I love you and only you, I lost sight of that, but thinking of how we met made me remember. You always state your mind and aren't afraid to tell people when they're wrong, but you're so kind and compassionate to everyone. I was drunk and I did something stupid, I let Suzume blur my love for you. Mai, please forgive me, I will never hurt you again."
Mai stared into Elijah's deep blue eyes, she remembered when she first saw them they reminded her of the ocean. At first glance, some would compare them to Narus, but his were darker and filled with hurt. While Elijah's were so clear with the light blue that shone through the darker blue. Mai fell in love with those eyes, part of her wanted to believe him, kiss him and tell him she loved him. The other part wanted to slap him and scream at him for making her love him and then breaking her like this. She was at a loss for words and broke their eye contact focusing on the floor. Finally, she decided she needs to say something, but she couldn't answer him not today, not now, not ever.
"Eli, you need to leave," Mai couldn't stop the tears as she pushed his hands away and opened the door. "You need to get out of here now and never come back. I...I loved you and I trusted you, how can I trust you after this. I can't even look at you right now, you aren't the Elijah I fell in love with, and I need you to get out of my house."
Elijah walked slowly out the door with tears falling now as well before he could say anything Mai shut the door and walked to her laptop. Call her petty but the first thing she did was set her relationship status as single and scroll through old pictures of her Eli. Somehow in between Facebook stalking him and Suzume, she grabbed the bottle of vodka from her kitchen. After a while of listening to breakup songs and drinking way too much, Mai noticed a message from the one and only narcissist himself.
Mai, I'm surprised, this is actually good. Nothing close to anything I could write, but Madoka was right. I would be shocked if my father doesn't accept you. Honestly, he will most likely want to study your powers first hand, so plan on the possibility of an internship. I know Madoka will convince him to put you on her, mine, and Lin's team, so don't worry about cultural differences. Now back to the essay I have a few suggestions, so message me when you wake up. -Oliver Davis
WOO, HEy Naru that seems just great the sooner I can leave this country full of Shitty people the better. Did you know that Madoka told me to control my emotions because I could maybe cause a poltergeist? WEll haha, she was right because when I saw the messages wooa did my living drop a few degrees, AND when I was looking at Eli's Facebook I'm pretty sure my lamp started floating, but a little…. No a lot of alcoholic beverages stopped that. KK Naur talk to you later - MAIII
Mai stared at her laptop blankly before she noticed Naru was calling her, she was tempted just not answer but something told her not to. Finally, she accepted the call and waited for Naru to bitch her out, and boy was she right.
"Mai are you an idiot, actually I know the answer to that, yes you are. You are very stupid. What were you thinking, because I don't think you were. Mai you're a small person and to drink that much could lead to alcohol poisoning," Mai drunkenly cut Naru off from his rant.
"Okay, Oliver, you're at a 5 and we need you to be at a 1 here. Now am I drunk? Yes….very, but I do know when to stop drinking. Plus a hangover is just another reason to skip work tomorrow because I know Elijah will go there, and I don't want to see him. Now I'm going to be rude and hang up the phone because I'm depresso and probably need an espresso, but I'll most like go to bed and get an espresso tomorrow."
With that Mai ended the call and stumbled to her room. She sat down on her bed and gazed up at the moon, it was moments like this when she could have her mom to tell her it was all gonna be okay.
"I don't get why everyone hurts me like this, Elijah, Naru. Why can't I just find someone to love me and really love me, not lie or tell me I love someone else. I just don't understand why everyone leaves me," Mai said to the sky above her, "but what would I know, I'm some fool talking to the moon."
I know you're somewhere out there
Somewhere far away
I want you back
I want you back
My neighbors think I'm crazy
But they don't understand
You're all I had
You're all I had
[Chorus:]
At night when the stars light up my room
I sit by myself talking to the moon.
Trying to get to you
In hopes you're on the other side talking to me too.
Or am I a fool who sits alone talking to the moon?
Ohoooo...
I'm feeling like I'm famous
The talk of the town
They say I've gone mad
Yeah, I've gone mad
But they don't know what I know
Cause when the sun goes down
Someone's talking back
Yeah, they're talking back
Ohhh
[Chorus:]
At night when the stars light up my room
I sit by myself talking to the moon.
Trying to get to you
In hopes you're on the other side talking to me too.
Or am I a fool who sits alone talking to the moon?
Ahh... Ahh... Ahh…
Do you ever hear me calling?
(Ahh... Ahh... Ahh...)
Oh ohh oh oh ohhh
'Cause every night I'm talking to the moon
Still trying to get to you
In hopes you're on the other side talking to me too
Or am I a fool who sits alone talking to the moon?
Ohoooo...
I know you're somewhere out there
Somewhere far away
Song is "Talking to the Moon" by Bruno Mars
Lyinc-www .youtube watch?v=J9pXeziqdLc
Well here's the first chapter of the rewrite, and I'm currently living for her. Also, let me know if you guys like having the lyrics at the end of the chapter because if not I probably will stop and just do a play list or something.