Yeah, I know this is shorter, and took longer, which doesn't make sense, but I'm really sorry about it.

I had a writers block, and it was really hard to write this even though I really wanted to.

And there will be a sequel, so I hope that makes up for it. Because I havent finished the story yet. I haven't come up with a name for it yet, but i'll tell you when i do. :D

Please review with all your nice comments, and I will be the happiest girl alive if you make my dream come true and i get over 100 reviews!!! wow, that would be awesome...

In case you've forgotten...

Last time.

She was just about to let her heart take over, when they were interrupted by somebody who shouted Naru's name and ran towards them. Naru turned slowly to see who it was.

It was Lin.

"What is it?" he asked irritably.

"I've found Gene."

I Crave for a Rave.

Mai blinked.

"Who?"

Naru's head flipped back to Mai.

"Gene. Eugene. My brother." For once, he didn't seem to want to add an insult.

"Oh."

Naru looked back at Lin.

"Are you sure?" Lin frowned.

"This is the biggest lead we've had since we got here. I think we should take it." Naru nodded, but then turned back to Mai, thinking.

"Stay here and cover for me if Mr Cullen starts looking." Mai's eyes widened in surprise.

"You're going now?" He nodded. "Then I'm coming too!"

Naru was just going to say no when his breath was interrupted by Lin.

"Let her come. She might be useful." It was Naru's turn to frown, but eventually he agreed. Mai cracked a smile at him, which he only stared at blankly in reply.

Meanwhile, (I don't know why this was so popular...) the party in the school hall was in full swing.

At the beginning, it was just a small school party.

Now, it was a RAVE!

Every student was up on their feet, random boys having decided to take off their shirts, and girls making out with every guy in sight. It would seem that a 'clever' student had managed to sneak some alcohol into all of the drinks, so now there was only one student not drunk on vodka.

Masako.

But we'll come back to her.

Now, you may be wondering where the teacher is throughout this pandemonium.

The answer?

Mr Cullen was doing the Macarena.

-

Mai and Naru were now seated in the back of Lin's car, and Lin was pulling down the handbrake. As they drove off, Naru quietly asked Lin how long it would take to get there, to which the answer was "I'm not sure. Half an hour?" Naru took in this answer and stared out of the car window, leaving Mai ample time to study him.

Yep. He was the same person that he was on the first day. In looks. His pitch black hair still fell slightly over his still bright and sometimes cold blue eyes. His still perfect head was leaning on his still perfect hand. There had only been that slight, odd, but wonderful change which had left Mai feeling excessively happy. The change in which he had told her he actually liked her.

But now, Naru was going to find his brother, and he was acing just as he usually did. Mai seemed to think this a bit strange.

"Naru?" she asked quietly. Naru didn't look at her but she assumed he was listening. "Why aren't you more...happy that you're going to find your brother?"

Naru took a breath. These questions were bound to come.

"Because Mai, I've done this many times before." Mai's heart did a little somersault at hearing her name, but chose to ignore it. "I've been looking for him for nearly 10 years. This will probably be just another wild goose chase."

Oh.

"10 years?" she asked, bewildered, until another question struck her. "How do you know you haven't seen him, and just didn't recognise him? It has been 10 years..."

To her surprise, Naru made a small noise of harsh laughter.

"That's not possible."

"Yes it is! I know my biology, and-"

"It's not possible, because we're identical twins."

Mai's mouth was in the shape of an 'o'. She stared at him, trying to imagine the fact that there could actually be two of him.

The girls at school would go mental.

But there was something more serious than that. He had been separated from his brother for 10 years. His twin brother- it must have felt like losing a part of himself.

Mai looked down on the seat next to her, and shyly reached across to hold Naru's hand in her own small one. Surprised, Naru suddenly looked down, but smiled slightly and returned the grip with his long fingers. Mai felt her heart warm, and then her face, when she realised what she was doing.

She.

Was holding Naru's hand.

Oh my god.

She suddenly thought that what she had just done wasn't such a good idea, and tried to sneakily draw her hand away, hoping he wouldn't notice. Instead, he smiled a little wider and held her hand tighter. Mai's insides squirmed a little.

Lin meanwhile was watching them through the wing mirror, smiling to himself and briefly wondering what their odd teacher was doing right now.

-

Mr Cullen was still doing the Macarena.

-

Masako was sulking in a corner. Usually she was the life and soul of parties, but this time she just couldn't be bothered. Mai had told her that Naru had kissed her.

Why was it always Mai who got the good stuff?

But even Masako knew that above statement wasn't true. Mai had lost a lot, including apparently her home recently, and this was the first time in years when she wouldn't have to force herself to smile. Mai was a generally optimistic person, but the fact that Masako, after all she had done, had never seen her cry, meant that there was a lot more beneath the bright eyes.

So why was she being so hard on her?

Masako pondered on this question as she watched Yuki smugly kissing a boy. She was too drunk, or in too much denial, to notice that the boy she was currently eating was not actually Naru.

Speaaking of which, where was Mai?

She peered around to the other corner, where Mai had been sitting in a confused state.

It was empty.

Now that she mentioned it, Naru was missing too. Masako scrambled up and pushed her way past people, school shirts and mosh pits to reach the door that led outside. Once there, she quickly scanned the school grounds, and felt a burst of anger at the fact there was no one there.

Damn that bitch. (Sorry, I don't like to swear, but needs must!)

No doubt she had gone off with Naru to some janitor's closet. But Masako had too much pride to go and find them, only to find them in a 'compromising' situation, and to fall angrier at Mai than ever.

Masako had no more anger to spare. All hate, vengeance and general ill feelings were aimed at Mai. But there was more than just Naru. A deeper reason to why she hated Mai. And her father.

Seeing as no one interesting was at the party anymore, Masako decided to go home, in her super fast and expensive sports car.

Back in the other car, Mai was thinking about how best to phrase her next question.

"What-"

"How many questions are you planning on asking me?" Naru interrupted. Mai grinned.

"Only about a thousand."

"Fire away then."

"Was it Lin who adopted you then?"

"No."

"Then who was it?"

"...Someone else."

"And where are they now?"

"No idea."

"Who adopted Gene then?"

"No comment."

"Why do they keep moving places?"

"No comment."

"Why hasn't he tried to contact you?"

"No comment."

"Why are you so secretive!?" she burst out angrily. Naru smiled.

"Have you finished?" Mai was turning stroppy, and she nodded sulkily.

"Then it's my turn. " Mai looked at him, confused. She thought she had pretty much told him everything. Naru paused for a moment.

"When your father died and you came back to school, what was the rumour that Masako spread about you?" Mai started in wonder. How had he known about that?

"To cut a long story short, she said that my dad murdered my mum, and then felt so guilty that then he killed himself." Mai tried to make her voice sound as if it didn't bother her, but Naru could see the part of the story that she wasn't telling, through the pain in her eyes.

"What do Masako's parents do?" Mai frowned.

"Her father's never at home, I think he travels a lot. What did he do..." Mai started tapping her face with her other hand as she thought. Then the gleam of recognition flashed into her eyes.

"That's it! Her dad is the manager of a rock band!" Naru's eyebrows suddenly drew together, but then went back again, as he nodded.

"How did your father die, as in what sort of accident was he involved in?"

"I'm not sure. I think it was a collision of some sort." Mai looked down at her school skirt, gazing absent mindedly as she thought.

Lin's cut through the upcoming silence.

"We'll be there soon."

--

Back at the party, the end of the day was drawing near. The majority of the students had fallen asleep, holding vodka bottles in their hand. The others were sleepily singing together, swaying and holding each other for support.

Meanwhile, Masako in her lovely car had gotten halfway home, when she thought she might visit her father instead. He was the manager of a successful English band, which Masako cared nothing about. But because of tours, her father was never at home. Until recently. About two months ago, he had arrived back in Japan, saying that he had brought the lead singer of said band with him, because he thought he would like it. He had rented a very large lovely house especially for him, and although they lived close, Masako still hadn't seen him. Was this boy so important? More than his own daughter?

She would find out when she paid a surprise visit. Masako had been given the address, and she knew where it was.

Her father would just have to choose.

Her, or this boy.

--

Lin pulled up to the driveway of a house. It was excessively large, and Mai recognised the area of 'the rich people'. She was sure Masako lived in this area, but not near this house.

The house itself was three floors high, with large windows in the front, through one of which Mai could see a plasma television. There was ivy climbing up the side of the house, and a large cherry blossom tree to one side, next to a spacious garage. Mai thought she would be very content to live in that garage. It was very homey looking, for a garage.

Lin and Naru led the way to the front door, with Mai trailing behind, looking around in awe. Naru's house was big, but this house was enormous.

Naru took a grip of the brass knocker and gave the door a firm rap.

There was no answer.

After Naru had tried a few times, he signalled to Lin and the tall man walked to the side of the house to peer inside. He walked back to them.

It had occurred to Mai before, when she had been working, but Naru seemed to control Lin in an odd way. Lin was much older, yet he did everything Naru told him.

"It looks empty. Like the persons just left, but leaving some of their stuff here." Naru nodded, and turned away.

Two months ago, Mai would have looked at Naru and thought he was completely unbothered by the fact that he had failed to find his brother.

But now, Mai did not miss the obvious sadness and disappointment in his eyes. It shook her slightly. Even Naru wasn't completely unemotional. If he wasn't...then that meant that maybe he was able to like her after all.

Suddenly, the sound of a loud car came up behind them. Naru and Lin spun round, and Mai turned, her reactions not as quick, silently cursing people who could move so quickly.

There was a car, and it was trying to get into to the driveway. Unfortunately, Lin's car was in the way.

Nobody moved.

Eventually, the driver of the car wrenched the keys out and opened the door, slamming it behind them. The person stormed up to where Naru, Lin and an opened mouthed Mai were standing.

"What the hell do you think you're doing here?" the person demanded.

Mai had trouble getting her words out.

"Masako..."

Have you worked it out?

I hope you haven't worked out everything, because then there would be no reason for a sequel!

haha! you thought the chapter was over! (well, originally it was, but then I felt way too guilty.)

"Mai. Explanation." Masako demanded. Mai looked nervously at Naru, who looked coolly at Masako.

"Who lives here?"

Masako glared at Mai, ignoring the question, and went to the front door. She banged hard on it with her small fists. Naru watched her cynically.

"You know, if there was someone at home, we wouldn't be standing here." Masako glared at him, and stared into the window of the door. She swore.

"Stupid man. He's gone and left again."

"Who?" asked Naru sharply. Masako looked at him, simpered and said in a completely altered tone, "Oh, nobody!"

There was a long silence as each side measured each other up, trying to work out what they were doing at this particular house.

Eventually Naru looked at Lin.

"Well, if there's nothing to find here, then we may as well go home..." He began to move back to the car, Lin following. Mai took one more confused glance at Masako before turning to go after Naru.

"Wait!" shouted Masako, grabbing hold of Mai's arm suddenly. Naru stopped, and slowly turned around.

Realising she finally had all the attention, Masako laughed shrilly, her manicured fingernails starting to dig into her old best friend's arm.

Perhaps, finally, Masako had lost it.

"Masako..." started Mai uneasily. The girl was not acting like Mai had ever seem her before, and it was rather worrying.

"Shhhh!" she cried. "And listen to me!"

"Believe me," stated Naru. "We're all ears." Masako mistook the sarccasm for genuine enthusiasm, and her head filled with happy thoughts about what their (Masako and Naru) kids would look like.

"Well," she began, "Your stupid drunk father certainly did you a favour when he died." She laughed again. Mai's fists clenched up, and she retorted back with gritted teeth.

"What has my dad got to do with anything?"

"Anything? Mai, don't you know what happened when he died?" Mai stared at her. Naru's eyebrows were frowning, but she continued. "You think you're so brave Mai. Always there with that sickly cheesy smile on your face. but you're not the only warrior, did you know that?" Masako's eyes started stinging. Mai was still looking more horrified than ever, as tears rolled down Masako's cheeks.

"Your dad had been drinking again-"

"My dad wasn't a drunk!" shouted Mai.

"And he just went and killed my unborn brother out of his own free will?"

Mai's eyes widened.

"Unborn...brother?" Tears were now falling freely from Masako's face.

Lin, although currently watching the scene, looked up at the sky to find it suddely dark grey, with ominous streaks of black running across.

"Yeah. My mother was pregnant. Your dad hit her when she was walking. She had to go to hospital. She was okay, but obviously, he wasn't." Mai's face was now one of shocked understanding.

"That's why, you weren't in that day either..." Masako nodded.

Then the rain fell.

Masako, after watching Mai for a moment, nodded to herself and walked back to her car. Lin and Naru turned to watched her reverse the car out and drive off.

Mai hadn't moved. She seemed to be in a state of shock, and it took a few moments before her tears actually seeped from her eyes, mixing with the heavy rainwater. Naru took one anxious look at her, before murmuring "Go wait in the car," to Lin. Naru walked over to Mai, who didn't notice him until she was sobbing into his shirt, his arms wrapped firmly around her.

Would Naru usually do such a thing...?

Today was an exception.

The two figures cast shadows onto the ground, their shapes silhouetting onto the dark landscape.

And there we have it!

Er, yeah, I know its very deep, too deep for me, but when it comes to story writing, I have a FATAL FLOOR.

1. I use too many CAPITAL LETTERS. (hehe)

But really, I always put too many cliff hangers, or little misleading lines, which i then have to follow up, but I never have any idea how, so I'm sitting on the bus day after day thinking of an interesting way to lead the story on. I'm not too happy with the way this one turned out (in terms of the whole brother thing) but you'll see in the sequel how really it was the only way that it would work out.

I'm really sorry it took so long!

Technically, this is THE END of the 'story' as we know it, but there definitely shall be a SEQUEL so yay!

And there will of course, as I promised, be an extra chapter with extra random stories in which the world will have to recognise my craziness...

REVIEW! And ignore Masako's waaaaaay OOCness, I couldn't help it.