Mai HiME

I Still…

I own nothing; the title is based off a song from BSB of their Never Gone CD.

Who are you now?

Are you still the same, or did you change somehow?

What do you do?

At this very moment when I think of you

Mai tossed her coat on the couch and slumped down on the loveseat, it has been a long day for her. Being a chef for an upscale restaurant demanded much of her times, and she was glad since it kept her busy enough that her mind won't be wondering off to memories of the past. Leaning forward, she grabbed a framed picture on the table and looked at it, Mai had a habit of leaving the picture there on the table in the living room as she lives alone and rarely have visitor.

In the picture, held happier times of her life, Mai was smiling for the camera as her girlfriend's arms draped over her shoulders grinning mischievously. Those were better days; her girlfriend being the only child of a multibillionaire was anything but a snotty kid that looked down on people. The girl was smart and a great athlete, but she's also innocent and down-to-earth.

And when I'm looking back

How we were young and stupid

Do you remember that?

"I can't take this anymore," the twenty years old Tohkiha Mai said. "I have school, and you have to start school too. All those clubs you joined, I don't want to be the one worrying about you whenever you went on a trip competing Mikoto." Mai explained her reason to call off her four years relationship with her girlfriend.

"I don't have to join any club in college, you know that Mai." Mikoto replied in a pleading voice. "No, no you're not going to not join those clubs. Your family expected you to, and I don't want to take the blame for you not joining those clubs. Just call it quit, we both know this is not meant to be." Mai said flailing her hands about angrily. "Your family is rich, so they will be shipping you off to some great college. You'll find someone else while you're there, so why waste our times when this obviously isn't going to work out? Not to mention that you're always reckless on everything you do," Mai finally broke down and cried but wouldn't let Mikoto come near her.

"What does this have anything to do with my family's status? What does our relationship have anything to do with that?" Mikoto was clearly unhappy about this argument. Sure they fought, but Mai never bring her girlfriend's family status into their argument like now. "Oh, they do and we're from different worlds, accept it. I don't want to keep being look down by them and you, so I'm leaving. This is good-bye Mikoto," Mai walked out of the small apartment without another word. She came all the way from Tokyo to Kyoto to visit her girlfriend only to end up in a fight and it's the last straw for her when she caught Mikoto in a fist fights with some thugs.

No matter how I fight it, can't deny it

Just can't let you go

I still need you

I still care about you

Though everything's been said and done

I still feel you, like I'm right beside you

But still no… word from you

Heaving a heavy sigh, Mai hugged the picture and imagined that she's hugging her girlfriend. It has been eight years since then; Mai had spent eight years alone in Tokyo going from studying right into working without a break. Eight years and Mai still think of Mikoto still wondered how the girl was doing. She had gone to Kyoto for a training program two years ago, but learned that her ex had moved away a few days after their breakup.

Mikoto's closet friend even said that she doesn't know where the girl went, Kikukawa Yukino was upset of the news about the breakup but she still maintain a neutral friendship with Mai. She told Mai that Mikoto came to her after Mai left and broke the news about the breakup, then a couple days later the girl was gone. Yukino asked her family, and they said she just up and left and didn't tell them where she's going either. Though they doubt that Mikoto would be doing something rash, the girl probably just want to get away from people she knew to do some thinking.

Now look at me, huh…

Instead of moving on, I refuse to see

That I keep coming back…

Yeah, I'm stuck in a moment

That wasn't meant to last

I wish I could find you

Just like you found me, then I…

Would never let you go…oh…oh…oh…

"Excuse me, is this seat taken?" someone asked the sixteen years old Tohkiha Mai. "Um… no," Mai replied looking up from her book, she was working on her homework in the public library since her family was having guests over. The tall girl with short raven hair smiled widely at her with a pile of books in her arms, Mai noticed that some of the books were about how to read and write in Japanese dialects. But most of the others were books in a variety of languages.

"I'm Minagi Mikoto, please to meet you," the girl extended her hand out to Mai after she put the books down. "Mai, Tohkiha Mai." Mai replied reaching out to shake hand with the girl. "A lovely name for a lovely person," Mikoto marked as she took Mai's hand and kissed it politely, which surprised Mai quite a bit. "Ah, sorry… It's that way I was raised to greet people," Mikoto quickly defended her actions when she saw Mai's reactions. Mai blushed scarlet, pulling her hand back to her side and trying to focus back on her homework.

Mikoto offered to walk her home, which she declined but the girl insisted. Soon, Mai would go into go to the library almost everyday after school, even when she doesn't have any homework that needed to be work on. She came just to be there with the teen, it's a comfort silent between them that Mai enjoyed.

"Mai, I've been thinking…" Mikoto paused as they left the library together. "Hm?" Mai stopped and turned to look at the other girl. "You've been coming here even when you don't have any homework, why?" the girl asked at pointblank. "Well… be-because…" Mai stuttered slightly. "Would you be my girlfriend?" Mikoto went ahead and asked before Mai could come up with a reasonable excuse.

Just nodding her head, Mai had agreed to be Mikoto's girlfriend knowing that the girl was two years younger than she is. Grinning, Mikoto took Mai's hand in hers and lacing their fingers walking home in comfort silent. And so, everyday they met up at the library before going out to places together, walking hand-in-hand talking about anything and nothing at all.