Disclaimer : I do not own Mai HiME. I also do not own the song Gomenasai.

Song : Gomenasai by t.A.T.u.

"talking" song

Gomenasai

What I thought wasn't all

Mashiro wondered if she had done the right thing by staying in this world. She often wondered if she should have died when her HiME festival had taken place so many years ago.

It felt weird to Mashiro that there was another festival. Especially since it was the one thing that she never wanted the current HiME to go through.

"I wonder if there is anything we can do to stop this from happening."

"There isn't." Fumi said as she brushed Mashiro's lavender hair. "The festival has started…so you know what it will take to end."

Mashiro sighed. "I know."

"Is this why you've been so quiet?" Fumi often worried about Mashiro. She had been around her enough to know that wasn't how the director of Fuuka Academy acted.

Mashiro nodded. "Was having the HiMEs all gather here a good idea?"

"Of course it was."

That made Mashiro feel a little bit better, but then again she was still worried.

So innocent

Everything seemed to be getting worse for her. She was having to come up with more lies to tell to the Executive Committee about what was happening to the school. Today was the day that she was meeting with the fire HiME.

"Good morning Mai." Mashiro said as she saw her walk into the room. "I was informed that you wanted to speak with me."

"I want to know if what Nagi said was true."

Mashiro didn't like the tone that Mai was using, but then again she understood it.

"What did he say?"

"He said that fighting would put the life of our most precious person at stake."

Mashiro wasn't sure if she should tell Mai the true or not. She didn't know what to do, which was odd for her. So she "I'm sorry, Mai, that is something that I can't tell you."

"Why?!" Mai exclaimed. "I don't want to put Takumi's life on the line like that. I need to know."

Mashiro shook her head. "I cannot tell you this information. If that is all you wanted, then I'm going to ask you to leave." She wasn't surprised when she didn't get an answer back.

Once she was sure that Mai had left, Mashiro said, "I wish I could tell you everything, but I fear that you will not want to fight. I'm sorry Mai, but I don't think that your brother is your most precious person."

Was a delicate doll

Mashiro had been expecting to be used by the Obsidian Lord because she had won the last festival. She never expected the Obsidian Lord would use Fumi has his personal slave. It hurt her to see her precious person being used this way.

She had put up with the festival long enough. Mashiro knew that she had to figure out a way to bring the HiME back. This was the only way to ensure that the festival would never happen again. The last thing she remembered was reviving the HiME's powers and precious persons.

Of porcelain

Mashiro was glad once the festival was over. It meant that she could go back to where she was meant to be, but the only sad thing was that she had to leave behind Fumi.

The festival, which was the one thing that she never wanted to repeat, had happened and would never happen again. She wasn't surprised when she found out that the HiME has destroyed the Obsidian Lord.

Mashiro was terrified of what exactly was behind the doors at the end of the library. She knew it was where her and Nagi needed to go, but she didn't like leaving Fumi. It felt like she was abandoning Fumi.

She didn't worry about telling Fumi 'bye' again. That was something that Mashiro had done privately. She had thanked Fumi for everything that she had done and told her what to do with the Academy. Mashiro knew that her academy would be just fine with Fumi running it.

Thanks to everyone who read the last chapter. I'm sorry if this chapter is bad, but I wanted to try this. Let me know what you thought about it!