A/N: YES! It's chapter two, I'm so excited!
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Chapter Two: Meeting Mai
I am not bound to please thee with my answers. –William Shakespeare
Once there lived a girl, not much different from any other girl. She was kind, fiercely independent, and on the most part usually cheerful. She seemed happy with life as it was, and there wasn't really that much she thought she wanted. Her friends were all nice girls, and the cared for her dearly. Her smiles and jokes always made a bad day better. It really appeared that everything was fine.
But though all of the surface was clear, deeper within her heart she longed for something more. And this strange, voracious feeling was no ordinary longing. It was a yearning; it was a need.
Her heart was sick from waiting. Waiting for something to be- something to happen. She sat idle in the world, only waiting for the right moment to finally fulfill her buried destiny. It was hard existing when no real purpose was in sight. She was not needed until a later time, and it made her ache so badly she could hardly breathe.
No one knew of this inward struggle; she kept it well hidden from even those who knew her best. They wouldn't have understood her feeling, and she had no desire to try to make it fit their neat mold. It was one wound that she would never open- one scar she didn't think would heal. Her tears were few, for she tried to be strong, but it hurt her more than even she knew. Her friends gave her space in her quiet moments, and only whispered about what made her seem so sad. They couldn't figure it out, and that made them incapable of helping her.
She was always lonely, though she was rarely alone. Her soul sought that which was lost, and it would remain shattered until that precious thing was found. Her very heart called out to this unknown, and it wanted only an answer to complete. The mysteries buried deep within her begged to be unlocked and unraveled, but she feared they would never be awakened. The very essence of her being was becoming numb from all the longing and the loneliness.
Only when she could forgot about that could she smile and be cheery. Her life was peaceful, and she existed as well as anyone. It didn't matter to her that she didn't fit the normal standard, all she wanted to do was to try to find her place. This girl was strong, and she knew that she must remain that way. This girl that awaited her destiny- she never how wonderfully it would hit her.