ALREADY GONE
OMGIZZLES IM SO SORRY PEOPLE! I feel so awful that I haven't updated in so long! Mai must want to continue with telling ya guys about her life story at Ouran!
Mai: …T_T
Ok….So annnyyywaaayyysss…I couldn't update cuz yes, it's true (sadly) that I was…at band camp for a while. I know, I know, nerd alert, band geek, sucker, loser, whatever! I KNOW! Heehee ok so yes, I was busy with that, and then suddenly my boring little I-do-nuthin-all-day-except-do-geek-things life was suddenly busy! I couldn't believe my eyes! And then, before I knew it, I started HIGH SCHOOL a few days ago! It's….well…I don't know…IM GONNA DESTROY ALL THE SCHOOLS! If you wanna join, all you need is a pitchfork, a torch, a battle cry, and some skillet music! Heh, if you don't wanna join, don't ask :) So yeah, here's the next chapie! I hope ya'll like! And just fyi, I've suddenly become obsessed with Paramore! It's weird…but true! They're more than just awesome, they're DAWESOME! And I came up with like, 10 new fanfiction ideas just in my first study hall! People were lookin at me like "why the heck are you writing for enjoyment?" but whatever. I like some of the ideas I have, but now I must have at least 50 xD I don't think I'll post them until I finish the 1st three stories I have already. Ok so I said I'd give you the chapter, so here it is already! :) R and R please ^_^ thank ya WAIT! GAH! Thanks to all my reviewers, and a new reviewer, YAY! I'm so happy Piper-Knight that you like this! Thank you for choosing this story to read!
Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran or the song, The Lost Get Found.
And WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS….STRONG….LANGUAGE AND BOYISH ATTITUDE! Lol love hppp! EDIT: I'm editing the swears out… :O
I felt slightly happier since this afternoon. I also felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my scarred little shoulders. Yes, I had lots of scars on my body, but I don't remember how I got most of them. I knew I'd gotten a few here at the orphanage, but I don't know about the others. In fact, I don't remember a lot of things. It's weird…sometimes it really annoys me. Why can't I remember? Well, maybe it's normal not to remember anything, but I never really asked anyone before.
The younger kids here wanted me to sing to them again. I was going to refuse again like I had been since…Mori…left…me…but something stopped me. I looked into their sad eyes. I hated how we could have no happiness. These kids needed some laughter in their life. I didn't know how to make them laugh when I know how to though….I needed happiness in my life too. But I was sounding selfish.
Suddenly the door opened, and we saw the "caretakers." The kids around me tensed. I refused to let them get their satisfaction in scaring me. Whenever they hit me, I wouldn't even let myself flinch. Ahh….Behind them was a new girl; about 3 or 4 years old. Her blue-green eyes refused to look up. She looked extremely tired and sad. Everything about her drooped, even her curls. The workers were playing nice – for now. There was an empty cot across from mine, and that's where they placed her.
I decided to sing to the other little girls around me. All they younger kids liked to gather around my bed so they could hear my quiet and gentle singing. I didn't like talking loud, and the same with singing. Also, if I sang too loud, the workers would hear me. I hated it because the older girls thought I was showing off.
Hello my friend
I remember when you were
So alive with your wide eyes
Then the light that you had in your heart was stolen
Now you say that it ain't worth stayin'
You wanna run but you're hesitatin'
I'm talkin' to me
Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found
So when you get the chance
Are you gonna take it?
There's a really big world at your fingertips
And you know you have the chance to change it
There's a girl on the streets, she's cryin'
There's a man whose faith is dyin'
Love is calling you
Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found
Why do we go with the flow
Or take an easier road?
Why are we playin' it safe?
Love came to show us the way
Love is a chance we should take
I'm movin' out of the way
Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found
So when you get the chance
Are you gonna take it?
There's a really big world at your fingertips
And you know you have the chance to change it
I don't know why I chose that song, but it sort of reminded me of what Haruhi said to me earlier today. I was also partly singing to the new girl, me, and…sadly, Mori. Whenever I sang, I sang for him. I still loved him. No matter what, I knew. I still loved Mori.
I dreamed of about Abi again. I'd been dreaming about her a lot lately.
The next day, people were starting to prepare for the Ouran fair. It was a lot of work. At the end of the day, the doctor came again and took my cast off. Now all I had left was a little brace on my ankle. I didn't need crutches anymore.
That afternoon, I told Hisa, the boss, I had to attend the fair. She refused to let me. But then I told her who was in the club.
She's always trying to impress the rich. Her thought is if a rich person adopts one of us, she'll get a lot of money. My thought on it is to fix up the place a little first. But they spend all their money spoiling themselves with clothes and accessories and using the rest of their money to buy drugs and cigarettes. What a waste. So how could the rich people ever notice this place? It turns out, once before they adopted a girl, and Hisa was ecstatic ever since.
So now, she had to let me go. She had to. Impressions, I guess.
Once I got to the school, I got bombarded with uniforms that I had to wear. The first one was a black tuxedo with a white vest and a red bow tie. Everyone else was at the Central Salon now, and I had changed in the music room. I was late, and I couldn't mess this up. This was the one thing Hisa had let me go to.
3rd POV
"Ne Takashi this is fun!" Hunny smiled, looking down at Mori (the only way this was possible was because he was on Mori's shoulders).
"Yeah," was all Mori said.
"Ooh look! It's Haru-chan!" Hunny laughed, pulling out his Usa-chan. He climbed down. "HARU~CHAN!"
She smiled awkwardly. "Hey."
She went off to go to her guests and their parents.
Suddenly, Mai appeared at the top of the stairs. Hunny sighed quietly and looked up at Mori. His face was expressionless, as usual. "Takashi…she's really pretty…ne?" he asked quietly.
Mori looked down sharply, almost…surprised. Almost. He didn't say anything for a while. Then – "Yeah," he replied again, looking back up at Mai. "Yeah," he repeated, meaning it this time.
Hunny's eyes widened, and then he gave the biggest smile. "She's very pretty, ne! She's nice to me too~!"
Mori looked from Hunny to Mori and back to Hunny again. Then back to Mai. And then back to Hunny. "Ah."
Hunny looked happy, and then he ran over to a nearby couch and started doing cartwheels and other hyper, gymnastic-y, karate-y things, trying to impress the guests and their parents.
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"Mai!" A lady with a good fashion sense shouted, throwing her hands up in excitement. She glanced at Hikaru and Kaoru, who were behind her. "This is Mai, right?"
They nodded. "That's her!"
She leaned in, studying.
"Stand up straighter," she said, and instantly, Mai did. "That's it. Just mooove your bow to the right a little," Mrs. Hittachin said, stretching out the word 'move' as she fixed the bow.
She searched threw her oversized purse, taking things out and handing them to her husband to hold. Finally, she found it: a hair styling gel. She spiked up the ends of Mai's hair a little. It looked really cute.
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As Mr. and Mrs. Hittachin left, so did Mori and Hunny for the 3rd year's big project. When they came back, they brought tiny little cakes and other pastries that guests could buy for $100 each.
Everyone was happy, even Mr. Ootori. He was smiling and telling everyone around him how great Kyoya was. Mai smiled a little. She was happy that Kyoya looked content…for now.
Everything was going smoothly when…
"Grandmother!" Tamaki exclaimed cheerfully, rushing over to an older woman who had just appeared; dark make-up, hair up in a tight bun, and was wearing a fancy kimono. "I'm so glad you could make it!"
"Aww, that's nice," Haruhi smiled.
Hunny glared. "I hate that woman."
Haruhi and Mai glanced at him, half-surprised. Just then, Tamaki's grandma slapped him.
"Get away from me," she commanded. "You filthy child!"
Before Mai could react, someone tapped her shoulder. She turned around. The chairman!
"Oh, my lovely Ma-" he glanced around. "Mao," he corrected, for he was about to say 'Mai.' "I need to see you for a second. Follow me~!"
All the way down to his office, he wouldn't stop commenting on how cute she was. He brought her to a large room, but a medium one for Ouran. Tamaki's father shut the door and asked Mai to sit down while he picked up the phone on his desk, pressing a button.
"One moment, ma'am." He paused. "She's right here. Yes. Just one moment, ma'am."He handed the phone out to Mai. "It's for you." He was suddenly serious.
Slowly, she took it, almost unsure.
"Hello?"
"Maya," the voice snarled.
"It's Mai."
"Yes, I know," it said abruptly. "Listen."
Mai recognized the slurred, drunk voice now. Hisa.
"People came into the orphanage this evening, looking to foster a child. They hated all the ones there. They should. Ugly little brats. Especially you. If anyone sees your face, they wouldn't want to foster you, with your b***chin' scars. But, they found your bed and other sh*t on it. Aaannnddd they wanted to know where you were. Soo we, unfortunately had to tell them, or else they'd be allowed to call the police. Or sue us. Leiko, ma freakin' b**ch of a partner told the retarded family you were at the school after hours for a club."
Mai was guessing where this was going, but she didn't dare interrupt.
"They f***in' fostered you! So MOVE OUT! Finish whatever you're doing with the," she paused, "rich kids. Then get your ass over here and do chores. Extra, cuz you getta spend time with your friends," Hisa sneered. "You leave tomorrow morning when we say so. Got it?"
Mai was in shock.
"ANSWER ME!"
"Got it," Mai whispered.
"Good, you f***in' b**ch!" Then Hisa slammed the phone down, and the line clicked.
(Wow. That was crazy considering my goal is not to swear. Jeez. But I mean, that's just how I pictured Hida talking, sooo, sorry! :o) Rofl! That meant to be :o but I had to end the parenthesis! :o) noisey guy :p EDIT: I put little **s so it wouldn't be so bad :o
Mai kept the phone up to her ear for a second, unbelieving of anything that had just happened.
"Done?" the chairman asked gently.
Mai showed no comprehension that she heard him. He rushed over.
"Mai? Are you all right?" according to my English teacher, alright isn't a word. Oops! I guess I should use all right now! Heh!
He placed his hand on her shoulder. That seemed to bring Mai back to reality. She nodded and handed him the phone.
"Mai…did you know her?"
She nodded almost sadly.
"Was…is she…your mother?"
Mai jerked up, standing straight and quickly shook her head no.
"Oh…"
"I won't be needing my books anymore."
"Huh?"
"Or my uniform. And you can give this backpack back to Tamaki."
He looked confused so she added softly, "I'm moving."
"So quickly? Well, it was a pleasure to have you, Mai! My poor son. He'll be so sad you have to go so soon! I will be very sad as well. You've made lots of friends here."
Mai was shocked. She didn't believe that.
"You can leave your things the music room is over."
Mai nodded.
"Let's go back out there and enjoy this last night as much as possible!"
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"Ne Takashi, this is great ne?"
"Yeah."
Mai felt awfully uncomfortable as she rode in the carriage with Mori, not daring to look at him. It was hard for her to focus on her guests when all her heart and brain were focused on Mori. It would be her last night with him, and they weren't even together anymore.
Hunny was right though. The carriage ride was fun. It was Mai's first ride, and she loved it.
After the ride was over, Mai was allowed to pet and feed the horses. She really liked animals, and this was also her first time with a horse.
She glanced up at the sky and watched the clock change to 10 o'clock. Her last night at Ouran. She had made a friend here. She smiled. Where was Haruhi? And then she remembered – she would be leaving another friend behind. Haruhi.
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"What am I wearing?" Haruhi wondered.
"You're dressed up as a girl!" the twins shouted.
"I am a girl," Haruhi said with a classic Haruhi face.
They ignored her.
"We have to pretend to boys, remember?"
"It's cosplay," Hikaru and Kaoru answered.
Mai was wearing girl clothing, too.
They gave them each wigs, but Mai's was a little shorter and a lighter brown than Haruhi's. Haruhi was wearing a pink dress with ruffles, and Mai was wearing a white gown with puffy sleeves and little tiny designs on the bottom. It had sequins all over it. It didn't look childish though. It was beautiful and looked cute on her.
Hikaru and Kaoru had fun pinning her wig up in a cute little bun with the front pieces hanging dwon in soft little curls. She wore a tiny little tiara. Why? No one knew but Tamaki and the twins.
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"Haruhi! Mao! Are you cross dressing?" fangirls screamed in delight.
Hikaru and Kaoru immediately covered them uo.
"Guys, meet Haruhi and Mao's um…cousins! Yeah! Haurhi's cousin, say 'hi!'"
"Hi…?" Haruhi said uncertainly.
"Yeah, her name is….Jamakajihaha! Mmhmm! And Mao's cousin is…Mai! Yup! Ain't it cute? They have similar names!"
The girls went moestatic. (How'd I come up with that!)
Mai's last night and people would actually be calling her by her real name.
She really would've loved to dance with Mori at the ball. In fact, it was practically killing her to watch him dancing with other girls. Sometimes, she actually noticed Hunny and Mori talking while glancing in her direction. It was mostly Hunny doing the talking though.
Eventually, the pain of the ball was over, and so was the Ouran Fair. Mai was surprised that she really didn't want to leave this school. She had a friend here. She thought back to what the chairman said to her earlier and realized she might've made a lot more than one friend here.
Well, she knew that she never should've made any friends, because knowing her, something would happen and she'd end up never seeing them again.
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Mai hummed as she changed back into her orphanage uniform and folded all the cosplay outfits she had to wear tonight.
She placed each outfit next to each other. Lastly, she placed the Ouran uniform on the end. She wrote a note to the Host Club and left her brace there. The club had paid for it, and since she hadn't finished paying off her debt, she figured this might help just a little bit. Then she put down all her school books and everything, including the backpack the Host Club had given her, on the floor. She slipped out of the room and met the rest of the club as they left Ouran. No one but she and the chairman knew she wouldn't be there anymore.
For some reason Mori stayed behind. Something had caught his eye.
MORI POV! OMG FINALLY~!
There was a stack of papers in the corner of the room. When I picked them up, I recognized Mai's handwriting. These were all hers! She must've left them there. At first, there were letters to him. Most were ones he'd seen edited before, because sometimes she used to sneak a note into my bag when I wasn't looking. Honestly, I really missed her.
I couldn't believe she was an orphan. I wonder how much pain she felt all the time. What had happened?
After the letters seemed to be poems, but on the side it said things like "chorus here." Did she write songs? I skimmed threw one.
"Stay with me
Promise me you're never gonna leave"
I swallowed. When was this written? On the top of the page was a date. The song was written the day before I said those things to her. Now I felt guilty.
After the songs came drawings of all of the Host Club, but I noticed there was a lot more of me. She was amazing at drawing too.
I thought back to what Hunny had said earlier in the evening. He didn't mind me being with Mai. He liked it a lot, actually. I knew the reason I left her was because I needed to be there for Hunny, but I hadn't realized Mai had been taking care of him all this time too without me knowing, like telling him simple things like, "brush your teeth."
I wanted to make everything better, but would she ever forgive me for what I've done? Maybe she had no one that loved her in her life but me. And then I left her.
I glanced over and saw a neat pile of clothes. Mai's clothes. I picked up the note next to it.
"Dear Takashi, Haruhi, Hunny, Tamaki, Kaoru, Hikaru, and Kyoya,
I'm very sorry, but I have been fostered into a family, so I won't be going to Ouran anymore. I don't really have a choice, and I've always kind of wanted to be fostered or adopted. I know I have a debt to pay off still, and as soon as I get the money I will make sure to send it to you. I will make sure eventually I will get enough to pay you back. I didn't really have any friends before you guys, but you made this fun for me. Takashi, I accept that you don't want me. We had some really amazing times though, and I will remember them forever. Thank you for being the only person who's ever loved me. Haruhi, thank you so much for letting me talk to you and open up. You really listened to me, and it made me feel a lot better. Thanks to all of you for making me laugh. I will miss all of you so much and hope I will see you again someday.
Love,
Mai"
I couldn't believe it. Mai couldn't be gone. I was still wondering if she'd forgive me or not, but I realized it didn't matter now. She was already gone.
Thank you for reading! Please review! Greatly appreciated! You will get's lotsa annoying oranges! And other free junk! Only free 99! Again, sorry for the long unupdatedness but hopefully this LONG chapter will make up for it…?
And when I say this chapter is long, I mean, on Microsoft word, my chapters usually come out to be between 3-4 pages long. Sometimes shorter or longer, as in 1, 2, 5, 6 or 7 pages long (6 and 7 only happened once for each). THIS one is 10 pages. So enjoy!
And btw I know I got my facts wrong from the Ouran Fair, but me iz lazy right now and doesn't feel like checking at the mo :D you guys feel like that sometimes right?
Hopefully I can get back on track with R&Ring your stories and updating mine, but I have so much homework now and stuff and I just got an iPod touch last week (WOOT! 32 GIG! AHH! IT TOOK ME 2 YEARS TO SAVE UP! I fail at saving my money ;p) and the "free time" that I had lately I've been spending watching Shane Dawson on YouTube. Makes me laugh every time!
But when I usually watch it is from 10:30-12 in bed so I can't really update my stories from there….not goodly anyways….is goodly a word? To me it is :) OH WAIT DARN IT MY BAND TEACHER FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TOOK IT. GRRRR MR. C I WILL GET YA! Whoa….
And I COULD read your stories from my iPod, but for some strange reason I prefer to read on my computer.
And if there's any spelling or grammar or whatever mistakes, it's cuz I stayed up till midnight every night this week, I had to get up at 5:45 every morning this week, its 10 pages long, and I'm lazy. There you go! :p
I'll probably reread it tomorrow sometime and correct the mistakes I made. AND READ ALL THE STORIES I HAVEN'T READ YET!
I feel so awful, because I even told some people I was gonna go and R&R their new chapters, but I feel asleep on my bed! Sorry! I will read them tomorrow, I promise (sorta, cuz im not really sure wat im doin…I swear I'll try and fit it into my schedule though! Jeez that makes me sound like I ACTUALLY have a life)
Oh yes, and if you read my other stories too I'll be trying to update those soon too!
And I counted all the fanfic ideas I came up with that I remembered to write down and I have 29! So I am also working on writing the 1st chapters for all of them but not posting them until all the stories I have on here now are done because it's hard enough for me to update 3. Can you imagine updating 32!
I'm just writing the first chapters and stuff because I don't know what to do with my life.
I text a guy I don't know for fun!
….Perv….yes I know. Haha loooonng story trust me!
But…he's my age… XD
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