The second day of school. This time, I woke up earlier than usual. I had a lot of trouble sleeping last night after what Koizumi told me. Aliens, time travelers, espers, Haruhi Suzumiya, The Agency; everything was on my mind. What is Koizumi going to show me as his proof? Will I die or something? What will I do as an esper?

I grabbed my bag and waited at the door for my sister. "Mom!" I shouted. "Did Izumi sleep over at Ayami's house?" She looked at me weirdly. "Mai, you know how much I hate school day sleepovers. It's not good for her education to be sleepy." she said.

She went over to Izumi's room. "IZUMI!" she shouted. "Wake up! You slept in!" She quickly opened her eyes. "What time is it?"

I looked at my watch. "7:45. You have to find another way to school. I was late yesterday, and I can't have Mr. Okabe giving me detention on my second day." After that, I walked out the door.

A few steps out the door, and heard Izumi screaming and crying. Why Mom? Why didn't you just stop having kids at Ariana?

Classes started at 8:10, so I had to pick up the pace. As soon as tried to start running, I tripped over my shoelace and knocked someone over. "Oh my god!" I said, "I'm so sorry, are you okay?"

He picked up his head, and it was Kyon! He looked very annoyed.

"Kyon! Uh sorry, I'll help you up." I offered him my hand and pulled him up. "Sorry," I apologized. "I'm in a rush today."

"I can tell," Kyon said, still a bit annoyed. He stared at my hair again, and turned red. I had my hair in ponytail again, so it would save me putting it in when I put on my outfit.

"I really like your hair like that," he said, with a red face. "I think ponytails are…cute." I knew what the pause was for. He thought if he said he thought ponytails are sexy, I'd slap him.

"Thanks, I'll consider that." I said, smiling. When I was about to walk away, I turned back around to Kyon. "Hey Kyon," I asked, "Do you think aliens, time travelers, and espers are real?"

Kyon paused. He stood there for a while before saying anything. After a while, the first bell rang. "Yeah," he said. Then, he started to run to class. I followed him, since we have the same class, and I'm still not exactly sure where my class is.

Class went by quicker than yesterday. He just simply gives us an assignment, and then sits down for almost the rest of class. "To the clubroom, Haruhi?" I asked with a smirk. She nodded. "You too, Kyon!" she yelled. "And Mai, don't change into your outfit, yet. I got you a sexier one!"

Oh god. As we walked into the clubroom, almost everything was the same. Nagato was reading another book, Mikuru was in cosplay from yesterday, serving more tea. Once Koizumi saw me, his smile faded. He didn't look depressed or frustrated, just deep in thought. I walked over and sat by him. "You okay?" I asked, putting my hand on his arm.

He blushed. "Of course! Is there I reason I shouldn't be?" His smile all of a sudden reappeared. I could tell he was faking it. "Seriously, what's wrong?" I asked again, removing my hand. "I can tell you're upset."

"I don't think it's a good idea for you to come in the closed space with the shinjin around. You've just heard of your abilities, so you could easily be injured."

"I'll be fine," I said. "You're worrying too much about me. I'll learn."

He still looked concerned, but then he started smiling again. "If you insist, Mai-san. So, we'll met at about 6:00?"

"Uh…sure," I said. After a bit of silence and tea drinking, Haruhi bursted in. "I hope you didn't change, Mai!" she shouted. "Because I got you this!" It was a green bunny girl outfit. Is there a reason why she likes dressing me up in showy clothing?

"Now get dressed!" she shouted.

After five minutes, I was ready to go. "Couldn't you put me in something more appropriate?" I asked.

"No way! You look so sexy like that! Perfect for an outfit."

I think I'm in hell, wait, I am in hell. Poor Mikuru, who probably suffers everyday with this crap. "Come in, boys!"

Kyon and Koizumi simply walked in. They both glanced a few times. Like usual, Koizumi didn't really care and Kyon was interested in my ponytail. "Why do we even were outfits?" I asked.

She just ignored my question and keep blabbing on. "Tomorrow we'll be playing volleyball! Kyon, bring Taniguchi, Kunikida, and your sister! Mikuru, remind Tsuruya to come! Mai, if you have a sister or a brother, bring them!"

As soon as school was over, I left. "Sorry, Haruhi," I told her. "I have to leave early." I felt very nervous. It was already four 'o clock, and Koizumi's supposed to come to my apartment at five thirty. So I have to run to my apartment to get enough time to get ready.

I ran through the door and threw my bag on the couch. "In a hurry to go, Maiko?" my mom asked. "I'm going somewhere my friend."

"Is it with that man from yesterday?" she asked.

"Yeah," I said, blushing. "It's NOT a date!"

"Sure," she said, laughing. "He seems nice, what's his name?"

"Itsuki," I told her. "Itsuki Koizumi."

She smiled. "He seems like a nice young gentleman." She sighed. "You're growing up so fast. Just have fun, sweetie."

"Okay mom!" I shouted from the bathroom. I should re-shower. As I felt the hot water on my face, I thought about what would happen. What if I get hit by the Shinjin? What if I die? What would my mom say if I got hurt? My mom would think Koizumi is crazy if he told her I was an esper.

I slowly stepped out of the shower, and wrapped the towel around me. I was still nervous as heck about what will happen. I went to my bedroom to do my hair. As I brushed the knots out of my hair, I just put my hair in a ponytail. After I was done, I unwrapped myself and hung my towel.

I just pulled out a polo my dad got me from America and a jean miniskirt with a butterfly necklace. I hoped he liked this because I hate dressing too fancy. Then, I heard a knock at the door. It was probably Koizumi. My mother answered the door. "Itsuki-san," she begun. "Mai told me about you. She's in her room, and she should be almost ready." I slid on my shoes and walked in the living room. He was still in his uniform.

"Hi, Koizumi." I said, blushing. He still had a smile on his face as he got up from the couch. "We should be leaving. A taxi is outside for us," he said to my mom. She smiled. "Have fun!

We walked out the apartment with smiles on our faces. And he was right, a taxi driver was right in front, waiting for us. Koizumi let me step in first and he soon followed. "Mai, this is Mr. Arakawa, another part of the Agency."

"Hello," he called from the driver's seat. He was more focused on the road than us.

"Where are we going?" I asked, curiously.

"I'd like to show you a closed space," Koizumi said. "Be very careful, as I don't know what will happen to you. Just watch me very carefully so you'll know what to do."

I nodded. I was very scared. I laid back and held Koizumi's hand. "I'm scared," I said, with a hint of worry in my eyes. "Could I die?"

He didn't answer, but his smile started to fade a bit. I felt a tear go down my face. I started to shout out of fear. "Could you answer-"

"I'm not sure," Koizumi said. "That's why at first I didn't want you to come. I was afraid of your safety while the shinjin are loose."

"We're here." Mr. Arakawa said. I hesitated to come out of the car, but then I gave Koizumi my hand and he helped me out. "I'd like you to close your eyes," he said. I simply closed them. I felt him grab my hand and lead me through a bunch of cold air. When I open my eyes, the whole sky was grey, almost everything way grey. "Is this the closed space?" I asked.

"Yes," Koizumi said, with his smile returning. All of a sudden, a huge blue monster with a bunch of red shining things behind it appeared. I screamed as loud as I could. Was that a Shinjin? "Careful, Maiko-san," he said, saying my full name for the first time. "Watch me carefully if you need to defend yourself. Once I'm up there, I can't save you."

"O-Ok," I said. I watched Koizumi as he turned into a red glowing ball, and flew up into the grey sky with all the other red balls. I was in awe. I never saw anything like this. I can't believe this is our job. All of a sudden, I felt the ground break from under me. The Shinjin! Now what did Koizumi do again?