A/N : I'm soooo sorry!! :'(! I haven't updated this in like... forever. So I'm doing it now! My excuse this time is that my dad took my laptop off me ¬.¬ Haha.
Plus, I had my drama exam today! I think it went quite well! But we'll find out in August on results day haha.

Anyways! I LOVEEE all my gorgeous reviewers :) thank you for sticking with this, and I know its been slow, but it will carry on, gradually! thanks to all! Plusss, I made sure this is longer :)

Reviewers!!

Sana-banana : Thank you!! and I knoww! T.T I'm sorry! I hope this makes up for it! it's a tad longer :D

Ama-dono8 : Hahaha!! I think that is a good idea ;)! Get the ghost to eat Soshi! hehe! Haha!! I think that would make a brill story ;)! And I hope you enjoy this!

kristy1452 : I'm glad you liked it!! But I'm sorry I didn't update sooner T.T I hope this makes up for it!

LyssAU17 : Yeah! Poor Mai T.T noone does believe liars!! And I'm soorrrrry!! TT.TT

Aoi Faith : He miiigghhhtt! He miigghhhttt not! hehe! :D And woooop! I hope he does! hehe!

Lady Light : Oooo He might! Read on to see ;)!

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rubyxdragon : Hahaha! Nope I didn't :D! And this one isn't either. Not really :) And eeee! thank you!! please enjoy this!! :D and I'm sorry for the wait T.T

ONIX-21 : Haha! It's ok! :)! And OoOoOo!! Thank youu!! :D Naru migghhhttt ;) might not. hehe! Please enjoy!

Angelic Kitsune : It's ok! :D hehe! EEEEP!! TT.TT I'm soorrrrrryyyyy!! begs for forgiveness and Yeah! He does care! :3! He's cute when he wants to be! ;P! And wee! thank you!! :D I had a lovely birthday, and because you wished me a happy birthday, you get another dedication! hehe! :D!

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THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO Angelic Kitsune AND -Charlotte-26 FOR THE LOVELY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MESSAGES :) IT WAS GREAT THANK YOU!! :3

On with le story!!

"Because no one believes liars."

She stood dead in her tracks, and whirled round with her hand up to her mouth in shock. Had Naru just said that!? Her eyes were wide as she looked in to his, lost for words. Why was something so simple shocking her so? Then again, Naru had been giving her quite a few surprises throughout the day.

"Mai, I'm sick of this game you're playing. What's going on in that blank head of yours?" He said, almost raising his voice. Mai just carried on staring at him as if he had grown another head. That was annoying Naru to no end. "Mai…" This time, annoyance was clearly evident in his voice.

"Nothing is wrong, Naru…" She said, now averting her gaze elsewhere, staring into nothing. He rolled his eyes, and walked forward towards her. Mai snapped her head to look at him, and seeing him walk up to her, made her panic. She started backing up towards her wardrobe and put her hands in front of her, warning Naru off.

"W-what are you doing?" She stuttered. He carried on walking up to her, as she backed up into her wardrobe, pressing her back against it roughly, squinting as she felt some cuts and bruises on her back moan in agony, but tried to ignore the screaming pain. He made his way up to petit girl, leaning on the wardrobe with his fist above the girls head, draping his head to meet hers. He shifted his bodyweight closer to hers, and she moved her body further, trying to mould into her wardrobe. If he carried on, she feared some of her cuts would re-open. Naru took his free and let his fingers brush against the material around Mai's neck. This made her gasp and wince, shaking her head.

"Naru, stop it! Please, stop." She whimpered under his surprising intimate touch. He looked into her eyes and sighed, moving his body away, and putting his fingers to the bridge of his nose. Mai let out a breath, not realising she had been holding it in, and moved away from where Naru was. "Just, drop the subject, ok?" He could see the plead in her eyes, and looked away. He shook his head and made his way past Mai, through her bedroom door and into the living room. He turned towards Mai, and for a split second, Mai thought she saw a kind of emotion that Naru would never normally show.

'Naru would never be worried about me, I guess I must be over analysing his eyes.' She chuckled sadly to herself, and then looked back at Naru, who had made his way to her front door. She walked out of her room, to be met with Naru's back. He looked over his shoulder while putting his hand to the door knob, and started to twist.

"Be at work ready to go to the mansion at 9 am. Don't be late. Goodnight." And with that, he was gone, and for some strange reason, this made Mai feel empty and lost. Why was he having this effect on her? It's not like he was kind to her, not really. He saved her, big woop…

"So why do I feel lost?" She whispered to herself, her hand up to her mouth in fear. She suddenly started shaking. It was that time. She hated this. But she knew, she knew the shaking wouldn't stop unless she made it. She felt the tears brim her eyes in frustration.

"Why?! Why does it have to be like this? Why can't I stop it?! Someone TELL ME!" She screamed, falling to the floor, crying into her hands, shaking violently. Then she heard a noise outside her apartment door. Only for a split second. Kind of like footsteps, and she thought she saw a shadow move away from her front door. Her eyes widened.

"Naru…" She whispered. He had listened to her outburst. She put her head into her hands, eyes wide in fear and shock.

"No, no no no no no! He didn't hear that. He couldn't hear that!" She was shaking more violently now, her vision blurring with the motion. She choked back her sobs, determined to beat her inner battle. Her non existent will to self destruction.

She lifted her head, and looked towards the kitchen, her tear stained face blank with depression. She shook her head, standing up and walking towards her kitchen.

"I can't do this… I can't." She repeated over and over again. Facing the draw she knew all too well, she laughed at herself sarcastically.

"You're such a fighter Mai. You're so brave Mai. You're so strong willed Mai! HA." She laughed; her tears falling as she forcefully pulled the draw out, pulling out her box rapidly and tearing the lid off. She ragged the blade out, and lifting it up to her face, she looked at it, disgusted.

"I hate you. I hate you so fucking much. Everyone too. I hate everyone. I don't care anymore. Fuck life. Fuck this. Fuck Naru." She spat, and with that, she rolled her black sleeve, and hacked into her arm, cutting over old scars and bruises, which made her cry out in pain, but carried on. This was what happened if she left it too long. She would go over the top. She just wished she could stop it.

Blood gracefully spilled from her arms and wrists, left and right, as she started to calm down. She took a breath in and exhaled loudly, closing her eyes to feel the numbness that overtook her body. Her feelings were blank. Her eyes didn't shine. And her arms were blood stained. She gulped, the feeling rejoining her body as she started to feel the sting of the fresh cuts. Gritting her teeth together, she put her blade back into the box with shaking hands, and shut her draw. Moving slowly, her vision becoming blurry, she made her way to her bedroom, shakily pulling out her suitcase from under her bed, deciding to pack in the morning. Flopping on her bed, her surroundings shaking rapidly making her feel sick with dizziness; she turned her head towards her picture frame, tears falling from her eyes.

"I'm sorry mom, dad. I'm so sorry." She choked out while whispering. After that, Mai's world went into black.

The light of sunrise shone through Mai's windows, onto her frail form. She was curled on top of her covers, with her arms over her head, shielding her eyes from the light. She opened one eye slowly, squinting and cursing herself for not closing her curtains before collapsing. She then blinked a few times, and rolled on to her back, lifting her arms in the air and moving her legs to stretch, cracking her stiff joints. Suddenly, a wave of pain shot through both her arms, she shrieked in pain, quickly moving her arms and pressing them into her chest. She gritted her teeth, and shut her eyes tightly, moaning with pain. When it subdued, she slowly moved her arms to the side of her body, propping herself up. She sighed and looked towards her clock.

7:30 Am. She had enough time to get ready, pack and be on time. Wouldn't that shock Naru? She lazily sat up, rubbing her eyes and yawned, moving slowly towards her wardrobe. She looked through her many outfits, and picked out a pair of blue skinny fit jeans, a black long sleeved turtle neck another black zip up hoodie. She gathered up some underwear and socks, manoeuvring her way to her bathroom. She grabbed a towel and turned on her shower. She put her fresh clothes to rest on her toilet seat and stripped of her nightwear. Testing the heat of her shower, she placed her hand to the water and flinched. Too hot. She turned her shower temperature down, waiting a few seconds, then testing it again. Perfect. She put her towel to the side and stepped into the steamy shower. She closed her eyes, letting the water wake up her senses and fall over her body. She moved her wet hair from her face, slicking it backwards, then looked down to her body. The scars and bruises were still there. Bright as daylight and as obvious as the moon in the night sky. She sighed, closing her eyes again, then lifting her arms in front of her, and re-opening her eyes. The water running over them was turning a maroon red, washing off the dried blood from the night before. Her cuts were deep and scarred, the hot water stinging the wounds. She was surprised she was still conscious. Surely she had to be partly anaemic by now. She let her arms drop by her side, and just enjoyed the serene feel of the water running across her body, while thinking of her plans today.

She had to pack, and she had to be at work for 9.

She could do that.

Satisfied once she had lathered her hair and body, she turned her shower off, and stepped out, reaching for her towel and drying herself off. She looked into her mirror above her sink, wincing. Her black eye was bruised worse than it was last night, as were the scars and bruises across her neck, chest and arms. She felt the tears brim her eyes, and let them fall, silently wishing away her memory. She cried, yet did not sob, and stared at herself. She would be seeing him again today. Soshi. She pulled a face of pure disgust and sharply turned her head away. She stormed across her bathroom, reaching her clothes and ragging them on with her frustration. Tears started to spill again as she forcefully pulled the clothes on. Choking slightly, she laughed.

"He thinks this has gotten to me. I won't let Soshi have the pleasure." She stalked out of her bathroom, going over to her bedroom, and opening her small black suitcase. She packed enough clothes and underwear for a week. She was hoping that's all it would take. She put on her necessary make-up, pleased her scars and bruises weren't to be seen. Checking her clock, she gasped. 8:30 Am. It hadn't been an hour had it!? She shut her suitcase, but not before packing her picture and kissing it, and walked out of her bedroom, picking up her apartment keys, ready to go. She put her key to the lock, but then remembering something. She ran into her kitchen, opened her draw, and took out her box. She walked back to her suitcase, opened a back pocket and placed the box inside. She put on some white trainers and put up her hood, letting her bangs fall in front of face as she wheeled her suitcase out of her apartment. It wasn't raining, but she just felt like keeping herself to herself and not wanting people to notice her. Though she didn't expect many people to be walking the street at this time, she still felt the need to. She locked her apartment, suitcase in tow, walking out onto the street. She crisp winter air bit at her face, letting the hair out of her hood whip against her face. As she suspected, there was hardly anyone out. A few middle age people strolling, walking the dog, walking to work, that kind of thing, but nothing threatening. However, Mai still kept averting her eyes around her…just in case.

A/N : Well, there it is! the next chapter!

I really hope you enjoyed it, and it was a little bit longer than my rest haha!

This time, try to get the reviews upto 95-100 plus

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maybe 90 if i have already written the next chapter ;P

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