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Twisted Fate

As he watch the brunette run off to her friends, Gene grinned and turned to his brother. Oliver gave his brother a skeptical look.

"What?" He demanded.

"So? What'd you think of her?"

"And that would matter why?" Oliver narrowed his eyes at his brother, suspicious. This had better not be another scheme to try to get him to date someone.

"Well, she was cute, and she had no clue who you were. She wasn't clingy either." His brother pointed out. "She was very nice too." Oliver gave a bored look, though he wouldn't admit what Eugene said was true. Gene grinned. "Come on. Talk to me. I'm right."

Oliver resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "Gene, for the last time, stop trying to always set me up on dates." He glared slightly. The other held his hands up in mock surrender.

"Fine. But if we run into her again, I'm not making any promises." He warned, still grinning. Oliver scoffed, stuffing his hands into his pockets.

"I highly doubt there will be a next time."

Eugene's eyes lit up. "I have a feeling there will be more than a next time." He countered happily. The corners of his brother's mouth turned downwards.

"What are you talking about?" He demanded, his gaze being more suspicious by the minute. Gene grinned.

"I thought you didn't care." He teased. After a few moments, Oliver scoffed again and looked away from him.

"Whatever, just let's go." He muttered, starting to walk again whether his brother was going to follow him or not. Still grinning, Gene caught up to him.

"What are you running away from? Come on, you can tell me anything."

"There's nothing to tell, you idiot." Oliver replied calmly, hiding his irritation. "We just walked a girl to the place where she had to go. Nothing more and nothing less."

Gene sighed and pouted. "But Noll." He whined. "She was nice and didn't know who we are, and she stood up to you."

"In case you already forgot, she lives in Japan." His voice void of any emotion. Really, why was Gene pushing more than usual about this? Holding his hands up in the air, Gene tried not to smile even more.

"Which is why we can see if she's worth your time without having any after effects."

Oliver shook his head at his idiotic brother "Forget it, Gene." He warned. His brother sighed, still pouting. "I'll leave it for now." He relented.

"Good. And you should keep it there." Oliver shot back, closing his eyes momentarily as he walked passed his twin again. Eugene pouted but didn't reply. Trying to argue anymore would be useless. He'd just have to wait for the right time, and then he could prove his brother wrong. As he followed said brother, he wondered where exactly they were going. He'd be lying if he said what he told Mai was true. But he wasn't about to let a girl like that wander around, clearly lost. He was much more of a gentleman than that. However, he couldn't say the same thing about his brother. Noll would rather just keep walking then help another person out. How he could just ignore someone, especially a girl, like that was beyond him!

That Mai girl seemed to be really cute and oblivious—but not in the annoying way that a lot of girls were. She didn't even seem to fawn over his and Oliver's good looks either. Actually, she didn't seem to notice how handsome either of them were at all. Perhaps she's handsomely challenged...? Eugene could practically hear his brother rolling his eyes. So it may have sounded a little stupid...or a lot stupid, but it wasn't that bad. Wait...the girl couldn't possibly already have a boyfriend could she?! Maybe that's why she wasn't giving them a second look... Gene thought about for a moment. A girl like that having a boyfriend is entirely possible. But on the other hand, he knows regardless of a boyfriend, most girls still don't hesitate to stare at them. Maybe she's one of those whole-hearted faithful girlfriends? That'd be perfect for Noll!

He was pulled out of his thoughts when he felt a sharp pain. Blinking, he looked over at Oliver. "What was that for?!"

"I know what you're thinking." His brother glared. The twin pouted.

"I'm allowed to think about my brother's future!"

"It's none of your concern." Was the only cold reply Eugene got. Obviously Oliver knew he meant well, but it was irritating. Couldn't he just give it a rest and let him choose someone he wanted when he wanted? But of course that would be too easy and wouldn't suit Gene's personality in the slightest.

If he didn't look exactly like him though, Oliver would have never guessed they were brothers. They were ridiculously different from each other and not necessarily in good or bad ways. However, it seemed they were usually able to understand each other in ways that no one else could. Though he was at the point where he had given up on trying to understand some of the other things his brother did and simply accepted the fact that he would never understand why Gene did those things. Not that he wanted to understand half of what went through that idiot's brain.

"Shouldn't you heading to school, Gene?" Oliver asked without looking at him. Gene blinked for a moment before pulling out his phone and letting out a shout.

"I'm late! Why didn't you tell me!?" He whined.

"It's not my problem you're an idiot who keeps fantasizing about my future with some strange girl we just met." Oliver said coolly. Pouting, Eugene looked around to see where they were only to find that Oliver had in fact been leading him towards his school. He flashed a smirk over to his brother.

"So you care after all."

Huffing, Oliver gave him an irritated glare. "Just hurry up and get to class." He grumbled. Gene smiled as he slung an arm around Oliver's neck, giving him a small hug.

"Whatever you say." He teased, ruffling his hair before running off towards the school. Oliver let out a breath and shook his head before continuing to walk. Great, now he'll probably be late for university. Not that his teachers would mind all that much. After all, he was the best in all of his classes. They were too easy for a person like him.

He is a genius after all.

"Maaaaaiiii!" Keiko yelled back to Mai, who was falling behind with her and Michiru. "Hurry up already!"

The brunette sighed, already tired. Maybe she should have slept a little more. But she didn't want to waste the time she had here sleeping. Walking quicker, she attempted to speed up her pace to reach her friends again.

"Okay, okay; I'm trying!" She shouted back. They laughed at her a little.

"Come on Mai! We're falling behind the rest of the class." Michiru urged her on. They paused to wait for her, and when she was in reach, they both grabbed her wrists and quickly dragged her with them. Mai rolled her eyes as she was dragged around by them. They seemed overly-excited about all of this. Honestly, she didn't even remember where they were supposed to be headed now. She hoped they didn't get lost already...

"Guys where are we going?" She asked as she was dragged along. Keiko and Michriu abruptly stopped and looked around. Keiko blinked before laughing slightly nervously.

"We were following the teachers, but I think we got a little excited..."

Mai groaned. "You two got us lost?!"

Looking over at them, Michiru grinned. "Look on the bright side, maybe we'll find us some guys to show us the way back." She teased, her eyes filled with mischief. Mai rolled her eyes. Those two still hadn't stopped hinting about the twins she met that morning.

"That's not a bright side. It's getting late, and we need to be back at the hotel before the teachers get worried and we get in trouble." Her voice was exasperated as she gave them an irritated look. Keiko crossed her arms.

"Well, do you know how to get us back to the hotel?" She asked. The look she got in return was one of utter disbelief.

"I don't even know where we are!"

"Exactly! So we can't go back to the hotel yet!"

Mai puffed out her cheeks. "But I'm not the one who got us lost in the first place." She grumbled. Perhaps she should have been paying attention to where they were going though... Not that she'd admit that to them. They wouldn't let her live it down. But how were they going to get back though? It was concerning to say the least. Looking around, it seemed as though they were on a street just off of the main streets of London, so that would be a good start she supposed. After getting lost a fair share of times you pick up a few tricks. "Come on, guys." Mai said, turning around and going towards the right. "Maybe I can get us out of here..."

She ignored the snickering her two friends made as she walked towards the street. Let them think she was going to fail, but she was going to show them wrong. Now to go left or right on the main street was the question. Her instincts were pushing her towards the left, urging her to go that way.

"Mai, you're probably going to get us even more lost." Keiko taunted. The brunette huffed.

"I don't think we can get even more lost—no thanks to you guys." She shot back. Her friends held their hands up in defense, but said nothing. Happy that they had stopped criticizing, she looked around once more. Where to go next... Some areas of the street were crowded with people, and perhaps if they had the money, they could get a cab. But it was doubtful that they'd have enough. She squinted her eyes as she continued to scan the area. As she was doing so, she noticed something out of the corner of her eye.

A person!

She looked friendly enough. Perhaps the brunette could ask the woman for directions on the way back to the hotel. Her friends seemed confused when she began to walk over to her. She couldn't understand why. Shaking it off, she smiled at the woman as she approached her.

"Excuse me?" She called out slightly nervous. The woman turned her head towards Mai, her expression full of surprise. She looked from side to side, checking around her, before silently pointing to herself as if asking 'me?'. Mai nodded. "Yes, you. I was wondering if you could help us." She explained, waving towards her friends. "They got us a little lost, and I'm not sure how to get back to our hotel."

"Y-You're actually talking to me!" The woman said happily, a big smile forming on her face. Mai seemed a little confused at that. Was this woman ignored? That didn't make any sense though... Someone couldn't always ignore the poor woman. That would be cruel. Shaking off the thoughts, she smiled.

"So can you help us?"

"You see me! I can't believe it!" The woman continued to rejoice, either ignoring Mai or just not hearing her due to her excitement. Mai nodded in agreement and slight irritation at this point.

"Yes, yes, I can. Now can you please help me out here?" She asked hurriedly. She was beginning to get a little worried. The sun wouldn't be out for anymore than another hour or two at this point. They couldn't afford to be walking around after dark.

"Hmm? Oh...ah, s-sure..." The woman blushed a bit at finally getting the attention she had been desperately wanting. Grinning at her, Mai pulled out a piece of paper and showed it to her.

"We need to get to here..." She explained pointing to it. The woman blinked before nodding.

"Alright. I can take you there." She exclaimed, still feeling chipper. Mai grinned in relief.

"Great!"

The woman still appeared to be overly excited about the prospect of being seen by someone. Mai looked at her a little warily as she waved her friends over to them. They still appeared to be very concerned and confused about her.

"Mai...are you alright?" Keiko asked slowly. Mai furrowed her brows in confusion.

"Yeaaaah... Why wouldn't I be?" She questioned. Michiru looked between her two friends, exchanging a worried look with Keiko before turning to Mai.

"Are you sure? Who're you talking to?" She asked slowly, as if she could possibly upset her friend with the words. Mai instantly frowned.

"What're you talking about? I'm talking to this woman right here." She replied, gesturing to said woman. "You know, it's rude to just ignore people!"

Keiko sighed a little and gave Mai a sheepish look. "Uhhh, right, Mai. I must be getting a little tired." She covered up. Truthfully the only one she thought was tired was Mai, but she couldn't say that.

"This woman...ahhh..." Mai frowned as she realized she never asked the woman's name, nor did she introduce herself. "Sorry, what was your name?"

The woman blinked in surprise before looking even more excited. "Oh, of course. I'm Linda." She introduced hastily. Mai gave a nod before looking back to her friends.

"Right. Linda here decided to help us get back to the hotel, so you should be thanking her instead of being rude."

Michiru, having less tact than Keiko, gave her look. "Mai... I can't thank someone who isn't there..."

Naruisawesome: Hey guys! Here's the second chapter for yall! ^.^

MzShellSan: Yeah, though what's up with Mai?

Naruisawesome: Lol yeah. I mean it's like she's seeing a—

MzShellSan: *quickly covers NIA's mouth* Aha, anyways, hope you enjoyed! Please review!