Hello everybody and thank you for clicking on this story. I know I previously posted a story on here with the same name, but I just didn't have any inspiration for that version, so we will try it again with a different idea. I may be rewriting my first story as well to give it more depth before I post the sequel, to make the second in the series make more sense and to give you a little more to read. Without further ado, I give you the rewritten version of Mai's Amazing Adventures in England. The school years will be similar to those that we have in America just for reference points to the time of year.
May 16, 2016 Mai's P.O.V.
I look around at the people in my graduating class and think of what I am missing in my life, no-one related to me by blood, no one that knows my past, no one that understands what I am going through. Sure I have the old members of SPR(Shibuya Psychic Research), but I haven't felt the same since he left. Oliver Davis, who I refer to as Naru, left us after finding the body of his deceased twin brother. When he left he took not only the business, but also my heart. Right before he left I confessed my true feelings to him, only to be told that I loved his brother not him. Since that day, I have tried to forget the cold look in his eyes as he told us goodbye. So, left without a job and hoping to forget about the man that I love, I pushed myself into the schoolwork that was given to me. I was never bad at school, but when he left I pushed myself to be better than anyone else, I pushed for perfection. All this led to today, the day of my graduation, I am the valedictorian, I have a full ride scholarship to Cambridge University in England, and I am happily still in contact with the SPR crew that resides in Japan.
I look up as the Principle of my school calls me to the stage for my speech. As I walk slowly to the stage I look for the members of the SPR, seeing them I smile. I see someone familiar just behind a group towards the back, ignoring a strong feeling in my stomach at the familiar looking person I keep walking to the stage. As I get to the microphone I prepare my speech that I wrote the week before. "Hello fellow graduates, I would like to welcome you and your families to this great occasion that marks the end of our childhood and the beginning of our journeys to the colleges that we have chosen on our path to success. Though I have not had the chance to befriend you all, I know without a doubt that everyone here will succeed in whatever paths that they take once we leave this room today. May we all excel in the future and remember when you feel like giving up that we made it through this time in our lives and those that are harder, we can make it through anything that the world might throw at us. Thank you for being great friends and acquaintances, congratulations to us all, the class of 2016."
With my speech complete I slowly walk to my seat on stage while they have the choir sing, when that is over, I stand and walk over to the microphone once more to call the graduates to the stage. Finally, when it is my turn the principle takes the microphone and calls my name, handing me the piece of paper saying that I made it through the hardest part of my childhood. When I reach to grab the piece of paper I hear thunderous applause and I look to see Bou-san. As I smile at him I walk off the stage and look for the familiar face that I saw before, when I find the spot that they were in, no one was standing there.
As the ceremony starts to come to a close I stand with the rest of my class and proceed to throw my cap in the air, marking the end of the ceremony. With that, I decide to make my way to the leaving crowd to find my make-shift family before they exit the arena seating. Walking up to them I see that they are holding flowers as well as presents. Smiling I walk up to Bou and reach out for a hug, as he envelopes me in his hug I get this sickening feeling in my stomach as if something bad is going to happen. Pushing my feelings to the side I continue to smile and reach out to hug my other SPR family members. Bou-san looks at me with a look I know well. "Jou-chan, we are so proud of you, and your speech was amazing. What are we going to do without you when you leave for England?" Bou-san, the man who I met through the SPR is my adoptive father, and his wife Ayako is my adoptive mother, they got together shortly after Naru left.
"Bou-san, you know you could come to England with me, you are a monk, I'm sure the main branch of SPR would be willing to have you join one of the teams that they have. You and Ayako both are extremely qualified at what you do, you could find jobs there easily." I give him my puppy dog eyes hoping that he would agree. The only reason I am considering Cambridge is due to the Para-psychology major that they have there and nowhere else. I would give my left arm to never take the chance of running into Naru. To see him again would destroy the carefully constructed façade that I have developed through the years of him being gone. The moment I see him I know my heart will shatter like it did the night that he left me, saying that I loved someone I do not.
Naru's P.O.V.
As I walk through the halls of SPR I hear the familiar chuckles that accompany the lesser minded workers who enjoy to waste time instead of work. These thoughts led to less than welcome thoughts of an idiot that I am fond of. These thoughts can be summed up to one name Mai. I remember the day I found my brother 's body by lake like it was yesterday, I was walking towards Mai to say goodbye to her, it was the least that I could do knowing that once I left she would be on her own again. That was when I saw her talking to herself, the only difference from normal was that she seemed to be having a one-sided conversation and she was looking at a single spot. Then she said the name Gene, the name made my heart crash to my stomach, she could talk to him. That's when it clicked, why would a girl as sweet and kind as Mai love me when she could have him. They would make the perfect couple, that was why, she wanted to use me as a replacement for Gene. For the first time in all the years I'd been alive, I felt jealous of my twin, the one that was perfect for the only girl that I loved.
Whenever I think about Mai my mood automatically sinks, even if it is just a small thought of her laugh, or memories of the JSPR days. I still have a yearning in my heart when I think of the girl, she would be graduating this year, that is unless she failed with all the school that she constantly skipped. Not being able to control myself, I open an internet browser and look for the girl constantly on my mind, Mai Taniyama. Surprisingly, the first thing that came up was an article about her, how she is the valedictorian of her school. Clicking on a link that was on the page I am rerouted to her speech. There she stood, looking as beautiful as the day I left, if not more mature, she seemed extremely happy. The video eventually led to her name being called and where she was planning to attend in the fall being announced, Cambridge University. On think was for certain, I was going to see Mai again, whether that is a good or bad thing I am not entirely sure at this point, but I know I will find out soon.