The Cruise : Ch.2 Why can't life be Simple?

A/N: I am so happy….2 reviews in two days and I thought that this story wouldn't be that good….I thank my reviewers and ask but 1 thing. Please don't just write one comment like cute or that was good. Please write something like what I can improve on and if I can make it longer or what you want to see in this story. But thank-you and I am gonna try to get my friends to read my story. I know long A/N but I just want to make some things clear. Plz read my other story. And don't expect another chapter till I get at least get3 more reviews. Plus I have soccer like 3 days a week plus Saturday. Oh and I made a slight change on the first chapter. Its all inclusive.

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Disclaimer: I don't own it just like in chapter 1. Sheesh!

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'I don't know what to bring. Maybe I should bring a summer dress in case it is really hot.' Mahiru thought looking trough her drawers and tearing up her room. She had been looking for the right clothes for about an hour now because she had to be prepared for anything. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. You never know what the elements might bring out.

She was just about done when she heard a knock at her door. "Who is it?" she asked tackling her suitcases trying, keyword trying to zip them up. Why can't they just magically close when you're done. Life would be SOOOOOOOO much easier that way.

"Nozomu." Thank goodness. She told him to come in and as he did, his eyes started bulging out like this OO at the site of the girls room. "Aren't girls supposed to be the neat ones?" he asked her still looking at the Disaster Zone. Mahiru blushed.

"Well girls must pack for everything. We're not like boys who just were the same thing for 3 days. Plus, we have to bring hair products, soap, lotion, face products……" she went on and on until she heard a thud on the floor. Nozomu had fallen asleep from hearing all the things a girl must bring with her. Especially a teenage girl.

She went into the washroom and found a bucket of cold water after her attempts had failed to try and wake him up. She came back and closed her eyes and threw the water where Nozomu had been sleeping. She opened one eye and saw an angry Mitsuru looking her straight in the eye. Realizing what she had done she quickly ran back to the washroom and got some towels.

"I am sooooooo sorry!" Mahiru said explaining to an angry Mitsuru what she had done while trying to dry him up. "Why would you be trying to explain to a boy of all things all you have to bring on a trip?" Mitsuru yelled taking the towel from Mahiru.

"I don't know…By the way, what was Nozomu trying to tell me before he fell asleep?" Mitsuru thought for a minute and then remembered why he had come in the first place. "He was gonna tell you that dinner was ready and now we're late!" he growled at her." "Oh." was all Mahiru could say as she followed him downstairs.

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"Everything is going according to plan sir."

"Excellent. Now that we have the girl at our fingertips, we should be able to achieve our plans."

"Yes sir. I will have her tomorrow for our 'cruise' that will be the last one she ever sees!"

The two started laughing manically when a man came in.

"What is it?"

"I am afraid I have uncovered some disturbing news sir. We have just found out that her friends are not who they seem. They are…they are…"

"Get on with it!"

"She is with the Moonlight Bandits!"

"Damn! We never thought about this! Keep finding out what their plan is and report back here!

"Yes sir!" the man walked out of the room.

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Everyone was eating happily (except Mitsuru still grumbling about the water incident) when Mahiru said.

"You know the strangest thing happened! Before I came down here, I was just telling Nozomu about why I was still in my room when he came to get me. I was.." Before she could continue, everyone asked if they could be excused. Even Misoka the tolerant one. They got up and left her with some stupid excuse of having to go pack some more. Mahiru knew that it was all a lie, but at least she knew this would be something to remember for the rest of her life. Boy, was she right.

Mahiru got up and went upstairs after cleaning up her spot and everyone else's. She washed the dishes, made her lunch for tomorrow because of stupid school. She wished she could just sleep the day away and have pleasant dreams about what her future could hold for her. Why couldn't life be simple? That seemed to be her favourite question today.

'If life was simple, we have magic suitcases that zipped themselves up. If life was simple, she wouldn't have to go to school and just have all the knowledge at her fingertips. If life was simple….If life was simple… then, then maybe love could be too.' She found herself thinking theses very thoughts as she drifted to sleep that night. Just as she wished that life could be simpler, she found herself dreaming of how that would be.

Mahiru 's Dream

Mahiru was walking down dream road when she looked up. She couldn't believe her eyes! She was shielding her eyes from the sun and there it was. A suitcase was flying around in the sky! Now you don't see that everyday! Plus! It was zipping itself up!

She looked around for more strange things. She got her wish. 'Welcome to the Simpler World!' A sign said. 'Now I've seen everything.' Mahiru thought shaking her head. There was a big clock up ahead and it read '9:30 am Friday June 28.' "Oh my God! I am so totally late for school! I totally forgot!" she was about to start running when she felt an electric shock through her fingertips and head.

All of a sudden she could feel knowledge surging through her. All the knowledge of that days lesson! Now she knew she was dreaming. Suddenly, she heard someone or something approach her. She whipped around right into Mitsuru's chest. Mahiru fell backwards onto the cloudy ground. Luckily that cushioned her fall. Or so she thought. She felt a strong arm around her. Mitsuru pulled her up.

"Are you okay, Mahiru?"

Mahiru was shocked. "Excuse me…did you, Mitsuru just say my name?"

"Yeah. What would you expect? I am your boyfriend you know."

Now she had heard everything. Mitsuru, the boy who said he was going to kill her was now saying that he was her boyfriend! She had gone into shock. "Hello? Earth to Mahiru. Are you in there?" he said waving her hand in front of her face

Mahiru knocked back into reality. "Ya. I was just thinking."

"So…Where do you want to go today, Princess?" he asked her with his new nickname for her.

"Ummm… first this fantasy can't be real! You always said you would kill me! You never call me by my real name and I may be the princess but you never call me that!" Mitsuru was about to say something when she cut him off. "And I would like to go to a fancy restaurant." Mahiru said happily. 'Maybe love can be simple…'

"Ground or Air?" he asked her happy that she accepted his invitation.

"Air please."

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By now a crowd had gathered around Mahiru 's room. "What do you think she's talking about. Air Please?" Akira said starting to think that she was going insane. "I think she's been hanging around Mitsuru too much."

"And what's THAT supposed to mean!" Mitsuru said walking into the room where he heard commotion. Since his room was next to hers, he hadn't been able to sleep because she was talking in her sleep. "At least she's getting some sleep." Mitsuru said narrowing his eyes at her sleeping figure. She was drooling in her sleep and that was so nasty, especially for a girl.

Mahiru started shifting in her sleep and being tangled up in her covers finally fell down, off the bed and woke up. "What is everyone staring at?" she asked not realizing she had been talking in her sleep. Then, something dripped on her, no slid down like slime on her face. Everyone's face looked disgusted at her. She then realized that drool was slowly sliming down her face. She wiped it off as quick as she could and got up. She glanced at her clock and shut the door in everyone's face. "Sorry!" Mahiru yelled stripping of her PJ and getting on her school uniform.

She ran out of her door earning her a glare from Mitsuru. "And where the hell do you think you are going!"

"Where does it look I'm going? I going to school."

Mitsuru laughed. Seeing him laugh is rare so you better bring a camera.

"I don't suppose you have Saturday school do you?" He said still laughing. Nozomu rushed into the room with a camera. He took a picture of Mitsuru laughing.

"What the…." "Sorry Mitsuru. I just had to catch that! Thanks Mahiru." Nozomu said almost in tears from laughing.

Mahiru and Mitsuru both had blank expressions on their faces. The door opened. "Welcome home. It is now 9:32:28 am." the computerized voice said. Mahiru blushed.

Akira asked "Are you going to school today, Mahiru?" with a concerned look on his face. Mahiru looked at him and ran upstairs.

"Do you know what is up with her, Mitsuru?" he shook his head no. They both thought for a minute or two when she came back downstairs in a summer dress with flowers on it.

Mahiru scratched her head and said sorry for the scene before. She had thought that it was Friday. "I just went to pick up the tickets for the Cruise. We leave in a week!"

"That's great!" Mahiru said running and giving Akira a hug. Mitsuru just walked away annoyed. She never gave him any hugs.

'That's because you don't deserve any.' his mind said to him.

'What's that supposed to mean!' Mitsuru shot back at his mind.

'It means that you are never nice to her. You treat her like a piece of crap! You should know…you know how that feels.' Mitsuru had nothing to say.

Akira for a change wasn't the one being tackled and now he knew how it felt. It was FUN! Mahiru helped him up.

"That was fun! Can we do that again!" his tail wagging, "Why don't you go find Nozomu and play with him."

"Okay!" the childish werewolf ran off to find Nozomu. Nozomu wasn't gonna be a happy Nozomu anymore.

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"So… What's bothering you?" Mahiru asked Mitsuru who was sitting at the bar alone. He was about to speak when a loud thud echoed through the house. "That's one thing he said.

"No really.." Mahiru said smiling

"I don't know. I didn't get much sleep last night and I am in a firkin rotten mood today."

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Mahiru said looking down at her feet. Mitsuru just got up and left her by her lonesome wandering what she had done to make him so mad at her. Then she found that one thought come into her head.

'If only life was simpler.'

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Sooooooooo… what did you think of that chapter? A lot longer right! I am so proud of myself! Grins ( -- ) Please read the A/N at the beginning of each chapter. Who knows…you may just here your username. Thank you once again and if you could do me a big favour. Tell your friends about my story. Tell them to review because I need motivation for me to write more. I am so proud of myself for writing over 2030 words once again.

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