I Need You by Duckie4rmabove

Chapter 20 - You Knew

"Dearly Beloved, were gathered here today to mourn the loss of Mai Shiranui........................................."

Andy clinched his fist as they watched the coffin being lowered.

"Andy.........." Terry didn't know what to say.

"I can't believe she's really gone" Andy spoke.

"I'm so sorry Andy" Joe stepped beside him as he too watched the coffin being buried.

"She was the one, I was so happy ............. And ........... and .......... now ........... she's gone!" Andy fell on his knees and crawled the dirt.

"Andy" A familiar voice ranged through the air.

"Mr. Carlson.........Why are you.......You!" Andy realized something.

"Andy I'm so sorry to hear about your loss" He humbly bowed.

"You knew!" Andy pointed.

The teacher knew what was coming to him, but he did everything he could to stay calm. "Most of the teachers knew"

"Tell me!" Andy grabbed his shirt and was ready to kill.

"You deserve every right to know Andy" Mr. Carlson spoke calmly.

"Andy, not here" Terry tried to comfort him. Andy let of the teacher.

"Let's go somewhere where you guys can talk peacefully" Joe suggested.

Mr. Carlson nodded.





"Andy........Mai wasn't an ordinary girl" Mr. Carlson started.

"Mr. Carlson......." Andy still thinking of Mai and how things use to be.

"Please call me Drew" He interrupted.

"Why Mai?" Andy was heart broken.

"Mai was a ninja........." Drew tried to continue.

"Ninja?!?!?" Andy shocked

He nodded. "A pretty good one, the school hired her to do some spying work.......as her payment she could get to come to this school and be a regular student......but word had it there was a mole in this school........"

"What kind of work?" Andy was trying to put together all the shattered pieces of Mai's life.

"Our rival school........ You know they been planning something for years now......everyone knows........" He tried to explained

"To find out what they were planning to do to us" Andy finished his thought.

"Exactly.......we both know they wouldn't be satisfied until they killed someone at our school..........and.......Mai was the best for this job.......she was never caught"

"Then why was she killed?"

"I mention that there was a mole at our school.......Mai already had her suspicious about that teacher...... She never did anything around him....... But one of the teachers probably told that certain teacher"

"Do you know which teacher?" Andy slammed his hands on the table.

"Yes......"

"Tell me!" Andy was getting angrier every moment of this conversation.

"Listen first........ when the teacher found out he wanted to kill Mai before she gave us the information......... Well he successfully did one thing.......as you can see he took Mai's life"

"Mai........ I swear I will find the person who did this to you and take revenge" Andy wished Mai could have heard him.

"Andy........ Mai have already given us the information of what our rival school is about to do........ She completed her assignment when she was sick........"

"That's why she took so long to heal........ She was probably going out getting information for you guys.......She never got to chance to heal quicker"

"Right that's also why she left in the middle of some classes and that's why I came to her house that night"

Andy remembered Mai leaving in the middle of the history class before. He never thought about it. He also remember the night with Mai when he was shocked at the site of his teacher at her door.

"Andy......... I know your hurting inside.......but I think its best to stop living in the past and get on with your life"

"No until I find the person who took my love's life! Who is it?" Andy almost screamed.

"Have you ever taken a good look at the person who killed Mai that night?"

"No"

"He was the one........ he never counted on you being aware........ Since he the other ninjas distracting you"

"I still can't believe Mai's gone" Andy's tears fell swiftly off his face.

"Andy and I'm so sorry to inform you, that one of the ninja that attacked you that night was........David" Drew tried to puff out.

"David?!?!" Andy grew angrier and angrier with each passing moment. "the guy that Mai helped out when I gave him a slip?"

"Yes.........but he was blackmailed into doing it......... he already turned himself into the police" Drew expained

"I can't believe him!" Andy pounded on the table.

"Andy, the reason I bring this up is because when he is released out of jail. We don't want you to go after him seeking revenge" Drew knew how his actions would be.

"I just can't believe that someone Mai had helped out was in this to kill her!" Andy just wanted to knock the life force out of somebody.

"Andy, polices are expecting an answer from you"

"Fine, I won't kill him" Andy ruffed out.

"Andy I'm sorry, she was a great girl" Drew patted him on the back trying to clam him.

"I'll always love you forever Mai Shiranui" A tear sprinkled down Andy's cheek.







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