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Twisted Fate

Once again, it seemed no one cared to wake her up. Which is why she was rushing out of her hotel room to go eat breakfast before it closed.

"Why is it always me?" She moaned in frustration as she made sure that the door closed and locked behind her. Just as she was about to speed walk her way to the elevator, she was spotted by her teacher.

"Mai!" Miss Fujimoto called out to her. Stopping in her place, the brunette bit her lip. Her stomach whined in protest at the thought of not getting anything to eat, but she couldn't just ignore her teacher.

"Miss Fujimoto? Is there something wrong?"

"I meant to talk to you yesterday," Her teacher said as she stopped in front of her. "but it seems I couldn't find the time. I want to talk to you about something Keiko and Michiru mentioned to me that I found...a little worrying." For a second Mai was confused at what her friends could possibly have told their teacher about her that worried her so much. Thoughts of their previous fight began to come back and she could feel her anger beginning to bubble again as embarrassment flushed her cheeks.

"Ah, whatever it was, everything is all right now between us." She tried to assure her. Miss Fujimoto still looked worried, creases forming on her face.

"Are you sure? I know things have been hard on you lately and apparently you were saying some rather... interesting things."

Mai had a bad feeling she knew what her teacher meant. "What things...?"

Trying to soften her voice a little and sound understanding, her teacher sighed. "They mentioned that you thought you were talking to...a ghost?" She sounded a little unsure of herself and she looked questionably at Mai. The brunette tried not to look shocked. She was sure that her friends must have said something to their teacher for her to be so worried, but to say this much... How was she suppose to talk her way out of this one?

"I-I," Mai stuttered, trying to think quick. "I was just...dreaming!" She blurted lamely and a second later she could have kicked herself. Dreaming? Really, Mai?! Her teacher looked as convinced as she was proud of her statement.

"Mai..." Miss Fujimoto began worryingly, warningly. Said girl gave a sheepish look.

"Day dreaming." She added in an attempt to clarify things in a safe way. Her teacher just gave her a stern stare.

"Your friends were extremely worried about you. It's not something you should grin at." She scolded. Mai wiped her smile away and nodded solemnly.

"Yes, ma'am..."

Miss Fujimoto sighed. "Well, no matter. I just want you to know that if you're ever worried about something or need something, you can always talk to us teachers." She continued.

"I will, promise." Mai assured. For a moment, her teacher was a little hesitant to let her go before she nodded in acceptance.

"Alright. If you talk to the receptionist, I made sure they put some food aside for you." Miss Fujimoto said, giving Mai a little smile.

"Thank you, Miss Fujimoto!" Mai smiled in relief that she wouldn't be starving that morning. Laughing a little, she nodded at Mai.

"Yes, yes. But you'd best hurry. We have to catch up with the rest of the group soon or they'll move on without us." She warned.

"Right!" Mai exclaimed before hurrying to go eat. Standing in the elevator, she waited anxiously as the numbers went down to the main lobby where she could fill her stomach. Hurry, hurry, hurry! She cried impatiently. The doors were barely open when she squeezed through at a fast pace. She briskly walked towards the breakfast room. She grinned when she took note of the food that was being guarded by the receptionist. "Hello!" She greeted the woman. Grinning at Mai, she waved her over.

"I was told to make sure you got something to eat. Help yourself." She explained.

"Thank you so much, you have no idea!"

Laughing, the woman shook her head. "I've noticed that you always seemed to be running behind. It's not good to skip breakfast. I'm happy to help out however I can."

Mai grinned again in thanks before taking the plate and leaving. Chewing on some toast as she walked, the brunette stopped not a minute later when she realised that she had no idea where exactly she was supposed to meet Miss Fujimoto so that they could regroup with the rest of her class. She slapped the palm of her hand to her forehead, walking into the breakfast room and sitting down. Why didn't I ask her when I was talking to her?! Swallowing her toast a little quickly, she coughed as some got lodged in her throat. She quickly grabbed her drink to try to get it on down. Breathing a sigh of relief, she winced at her now sore throat. Things were not going her way today. But at least she'd gotten something to eat in time. Now to just find Miss Fujimoto again, or at least her friends. After eating she looked around and spotted said teacher just as she was making her way over.

"Are you ready to go? I figured you wouldn't know where to go." Miss Fujimoto commented with a smile. Mai smiled back gratefully.

"Yeah, I am."

Her teacher nodded. "Alright follow me." She instructed.

Arriving at one of the places they were suppose to visit, Mai stared up at a beautiful castle in awe—the Tower of London. She'd seen a few amazing places since they'd gotten to London, but this was definitely at the top of her list. She didn't even realize she was falling behind the group until Miss Honda yelled at her to hurry up. Pulling her gaze away from the brick walls, she quickened her pace to fall in step just behind everyone else.

"It's so beautiful..." She murmured to herself. It was so different to what she was used to seeing in Japan that it made her wonder how many other buildings were left that looked like this. It was definitely more exciting as a research topic than anything else they could have been given.

Mai stopped walking when her group did. Since she was in the back, and short, she had to get on her tippy toes to try to peek over them. She finally saw the reason why they stopped—their tour guide with there. Because of how far away she was, the brunette struggled to hear what was being said up the front of the group. Move out the way people! Fighting her way towards the front of the group, she managed to hear snippets of what was being said. Something about staying in your groups after the tour is finished to explore on your own.

Glancing around, Mai tried to spot her friends. If they were going around on their own in their groups she'd have to find them. Come to think of it she hadn't seen them all morning. She had been sure that she'd see them once they arrived at the assigned location but so far there was nothing. Furrowing her brows, the brunette made an effort to examine everyone as closely as she could but still found that she was out of luck. Maybe she should ask one of the teachers?

Narrowing her eyes in concentration as she looked around the room, Mai didn't notice when the rest of the group began moving again. And unfortunately she only realized it once it was too late. Everyone had accidentally left her. Turning back around, she blinked in surprise when there was no longer a large group of people blocking her view. Where...where is everyone?! Closing and opening her eyes, Mai pinched herself to make sure that she wasn't going crazy before she sighed. Why was it always her...?

Mai groaned when she realised that there were three different ways that her class could have gone and she didn't have a clue which one it was. She guessed she'd be exploring by herself...ah, but then she'd miss the tour! And she hadn't found out where they were supposed to meet her class when they were finished.

Mai groaned in frustration and panic. I really need to buy a cellphone! Deciding to cut her loses, she picked the left hall and started to walk. As she did, she looked at the different pictures and artifacts around the place. It wouldn't hurt anything. It was old. And extremely dusty.

Coughing a little, Mai's eyes blinked quickly trying to clear away some of the dirt that had gotten in her eyes. She kept walking aimlessly until her steps started to falter. There wasn't many people around this area was there? She was getting farther and farther away from finding her teachers and the other students. It might have been her imagination playing tricks on her, but for a moment, Mai swore she could see a shadow move in front of the dim lighting up ahead. She bit her lip, debating. Was it perhaps an employee here...?

"Hello?" She called out timidly. The lights flickered a little in response, dimming before relighting themselves, but there was no other reply. "Umm... Can you help me find my way back to the entrance?" Shivering a little, Mai pulled her coat around herself tighter. "Please?" She tried calling out once more, becoming more and more alarmed as the quiet didn't falter. Why was it suddenly so much colder now?

As this thought ran through the brunette's mind, she found herself completely submerged in darkness suddenly. She let out a loud, surprised gasp. Biting her lip, Mai glanced around herself nervously, fingers trembling a little.

"This isn't funny!" She called out, hoping that this was some kind of elaborate prank. Suddenly she felt as if someone breathed across her face and she felt even colder. Stepping backwards, she cursed when her back hit the freezing brick wall. Someone, please help! She mentally cried. Whatever was happening made her tremble in fear. For a moment, everything seemed to freeze around her, before she heard the faint shout of a familiar voice. She quickly looked towards the direction where the voice came from, but she couldn't really see anything.

Distracted, Mai was shocked when the presence began moving away from her and towards the voice, the lights coming back on just bright enough for her to see in front of her face. She let out a shaky breath and slid down the wall she had been cornered into. Looking away from the stony ground, she squinted in an attempt to see exactly who had come to help her. She couldn't see the person's face due to his back facing her, but she instantly knew it was a guy—her eyes starting to adjust to the extremely dim lighting. Using the wall to help her, hands fumbling a little on the smooth stone, Mai stood up on shaky legs.

"Um..." She began dumbly, swallowing thickly.

"I know you're an idiot, but I didn't think that even you would get yourself into this much trouble again."

Mai's eyebrows furrowed in confusion, before her face went red with anger. She knew that voice, but what was he doing here of all places? Was he following her or something?!

"Excuse me?!"

Turning around, Oliver kept one eye on the spirit that seemed to be getting angrier, while turning most of his attention to the troublesome brunette standing nearby. You'd think she would be more grateful that he just came to save her life.

"Unless your hearing is as bad as your general knowledge, I'm assuming you heard me just fine." He quipped back, smirking a little. As Mai's anger grew, she almost forgot about the thing—whatever that experience was—that scared her earlier. There was a sudden crash as something was thrown into a wall, shaking Mai from her fury. She let out a frightened scream. Cursing himself for getting distracted, Naru turned back to the spirit. He reached behind him and grabbed Mai's wrist. "Calm down."

The brunette bit back her angered retort of 'how', worried that if she tried to speak then she would end up screaming again. With her free hand, she subconsciously grabbed on to the back of his shirt. For a moment, Oliver wanted to comment, but decided against it. Now wasn't the time. In the distance, he heard a set of footsteps running towards them. He didn't bother to glance away from the spirit, worried about what would happen if he did. Soon enough his brother was standing beside him. Eugene took a step forward and got in front of Oliver and Mai, shielding them for the spirit's gaze.

"I'm sure there's a really interesting story about all this so be sure to tell me later." Gene joked.

"Just get rid of it." Noll said in annoyance. Gene rolled his eyes but didn't reply, turning all of his attention towards the spirit. If he could get the spirit to talk and sort this out without there being any need to perform an exorcism, then it would be better for everyone. He took a step forward, taking a calm breath.

"Who are you?" He asked carefully. That single only seemed to make him angrier though. "Why are you still here?" He tried again. Unfortunately, the spirit said nothing. Gene bit his lip, cursing mentally. This wasn't working. Just as the thought ran through his mind, he found himself being knocked backwards by a blast of cold air. He heard Mai let out a panicked scream as his brother ran towards him.

Naru didn't waste time, beginning to collect the energy around him. As it was starting to get harder to breath, Mai stood there in complete and utter shock, trying to comprehend what was happening in front of her. She had a feeling that she wasn't quite safe standing where she was, too close to Naru, but her legs refused to move further away.

"N-Noll..." Gene tried to gather enough breath to yell. "Stop! You'll...you'll hurt Mai!"

Oliver shot him a look. "Then move her." He demanded. It was too late to stop now. Gene shot the brunette a panicked look.

"Mai!" He urged. "You have to move!"

Mai shook her shook in panic. She had meant to say she couldn't move, but for some reason her mouth wasn't wanting to work. What's going on here?!

Cursing, it took all the strength Gene had to make his way over to her. Noll was running out of time to release the energy. At the last second he pushed the girl to the ground with him, landing on top of her, mostly to protect her from the blast. Mai couldn't help the small groan of pain that escaped her before there was an enormous amount of energy weighing her down even more. There was a light so bright that she had to squeeze her eyes shut and turn her head away from it. Just as soon as the energy had filled the air, she felt the weight of Gene shift and stand up next to his brother. She squinted her eyes to try to see what was going on.

The pressure seemed like it was beginning to dissipate and her body felt lighter already. Was he doing that? But how? That seemed impossible. Not that anything that was happening around her seemed to be very possible.

Once the light and the pressure that was weighing her down fully disappeared, both of the twins turned toward her. Gene gave a small smile and offered a hand to her to help her off the ground. With a panicked look and heavy breaths, Mai stared at his hand for a few moments before flicking her gaze to its owner and then looking at Naru. And then back again.

"What the heck just happened?!"

MzShellSan: Ooh, is Mai gonna freak out?

Naruisawesome: I know I would if I was in her situation. I mean these two guys with powers that seems to blow stuff up and-and...

MzShellSan: *pats head* It's okay. But Naru and Gene just seem to be a pair of stalkers haha. They're just everywhere!

Naruisawesome: Haha true... Please review! ^_^