Wonderland: Hello hello hello! Nice ta know ya back!
Naru: Nice to know you're suicidal.
Mai: Before anything happens, I would like to say that Wonderland does not own Ghost Hunt-
Wonderland: Though I wish I do… MAIXNARU FOREVER!
Mai: -Or Discord by EuroBeat and she got the lyrics from .
Ch.2
Mai!?
Naru POV:
"Wake up, Shibuya-san!" Lin said as he shook me out of my light nap. "We're here."
I rubbed my eyes and stood, and we all shuffled out of the plane. Over the intercom, a feminine voice chimed, indicating to collect our belongings. As we exited through the door, I hear someone call our names.
"Naru! Lin! Welcome back!" they yelled, but it in my mind it felt like someone was missing.
"Welcome back!" Madoka rang, pulling Lin into a bone-crushing embrace.
I sighed, simply because they were here and, frankly, I could not figure out what was missing. "Why are you here?" I grumbled.
"That's rude, Naru." Monk said in false sadness. "Madoka told us and we wanted to see you both; you did leave a year before."
"It's nice to see you all, but where is Mai?" Lin inquired, looking confused.
I mentally face-palmed, that is who was missing, how could I have not noticed that cheery-faced assistant?
Everyone's face fell. Only Madoka and Masako smiled.
"She refused to, and I quote, meet the 'idiot who so happily claims that I love his dead brother and crushed my heart into a million pieces before leaving'." She glared at me. "but she WILL meet us at SPR." Masako said with a devilish smile and Madoka mirrored it.
It sent a small shiver down my spine.
"What did you do?" Lin asked, squinting at Masako.
"You'll find out," she said, a hint of mischievousness in her tone.
"Now, why don't we head back to the office?" John suddenly asked, and everyone began filing towards the van.
MAI POV
I walked through the snow with cold satisfaction. Slush slid over my ballet shoes, but strangely they looked dry. My black skirt reached only to my knees; black and white striped knee-high socks covered everything below. A thin, white blouse with its sleeves that came to an end just past my hand swished with my gait, and my platinum white bangs shielded my eyes as thick black hair flowed past. Skull Candy headphones stayed lodged into my ears, blaring music too loud to hear anything in the world beyond them.
I glanced at my watch, ignoring passing stares and words, and glared at the watch face. He should be just getting back to SPR, the very place I was headed, at this very moment.
I sighed. "How troublesome."
To be truthful, I did not want to see his face, but with Madoka promising rock candy and Masako threatening to show him where I live, this was not as bad. As I neared the building, one of my favorite songs, "Discord", started to play and I could not help but sing with it.
I'm not a fan of puppeteers,
but I've a nagging fear
someone else is pulling at the strings
Something terrible is going down
through the entire town
wreaking anarchy and all it brings
I can't sit idly
no, I can't move at all
I curse the name
the one behind it all
Filling my lungs with air again, I yell out the chorus as I turn onto the next block – a slight rhythm in my step as I keep my pace matched to the beat.
Discord, I'm howling at the moon,
And sleeping in the middle
of a summer afternoon
Discord, whatever did we do
to make you take our world away?
Discord, are we your prey alone
or are we just a stepping stone
for taking back the throne
Discord, we won't take it anymore,
so take your tyranny away!
(Disco-o-oo-o-oo-ooo-oo-rd)
I walked slower as I approached the door, hesitating briefly before opening it and taking the stairs to the office; already I could hear their rambling through my ear buds.
I'm fine with changing status quo
but not in letting go
now the world is being torn apart
A terrible catastrophe
played by a symphony
what a terrifying work of art
I can't sit idly
no I can't move at all
I curse the name
the one behind it all
Discord, I'm howling at the moon,
And sleeping in the middle
of a summer afternoon
Discord, whatever did we do
to make you take our world away?
Discord, are we your prey alone
or are we just a stepping stone
for taking back the throne
Discord, we won't take it anymore,
so take your tyranny away!
(Disco-o-oo-o-oo-ooo-oo-rd)
I opened the door, not at all surprised to see Yasu teasing Monk and everyone laughing and joking in contentment.
"Mai!" Madoka yelled, pulling me into a warm hug. "You're late!"
I didn't say a word, only staring at Madoka, and quickly she noticed the ear buds still in my ears and she gave me a nod of understanding, not without an amused smile.
"Mai?" a painfully familiar voice inquired, almost too soft to not hear through the plastic ear buds.
NARU POV
My eyes pierced the girl in front of me. This couldn't be Mai. She looked nothing like her and didn't act like her. Her white bangs covered her eyes so fully it was difficult to see her stare, but I could feel that her gaze was holding mine, even when she didn't acknowledge me, and it set a visible shiver down my spine. She dressed for summer even though it was the beginning of winter, and slush was everywhere.
Then I noticed that everyone had grown silent, all watching the girl that Madoka was standing by and suddenly, she closed her eyes and sang out, and in English, no less.
Discord, I'm howling at the moon,
And sleeping in the middle
of a summer afternoon
Discord, whatever did we do
to make you take our world away?
Her lids opening, she pointed one of her slender fingers at me as she finished.
Discord, are we your prey alone
or are we just a stepping stone
for taking back the throne
Discord, we won't take it anymore,
so take your tyranny away!
"Glad you could make it, Mai." Masako said, chortling a bit and breaking the silence that came with her ending.
This can't be Mai. I thought, looking clearly bemused, but I knew her voice anywhere, no matter how frozen it was. But it is…
Wonderland: So do you like it? Hate it? Want to kill me over it?
Miaul: Well come on down, write about it and get with your lives until we write you back.
Wonderland: thanks for reading!