Midnight: Wow, it's been such a long time since I've updated this story, so here goes nothing!
Sour: Ok, stop talking to yourself! 1) Its creepy and 2) nobodies there! Seriously nobody will read this crap!
Cookies: That's not what the reviewers say!
Sour: Midnight probably creates those herself.
Cookies: Even the mean ones?
Sour: No those are me! Ha Ha Ha!
Midnight: There are no mean ones, retard!
All: Well you all probably feel chapter deprived so here it goes! WE DON'T OWN GHOST HUNT OR CINDERELLA! WE ONLY OWN THE CRAP WE MAKE UP! ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU READ IT, AND LEAVE A REVIEW! BUT NO MEAN REVIEWS!
General POV
"I'd be honoured." Mai stated graciously. Then blushed, thus causing Naru to smirk (God! Somebody should smack him and wipe that smirk off his face and tell him to smile instead! Oh wait this is MY story, I can do anything! So just remember the next time it says smile, he was probably originally smirking, but then I smacked him and wiped that smirk off of his face! Lol).
So Mai and Naru twirled gracefully around the ballroom. But for some strange reason, Masako and Luella couldn't figure out that it was Mai (wow, they must be pretty stupid! Lol jk!).
Mai was having so much fun, she forgot to tell Naru about how she had to leave by midnight.
"I don't have one. I love all the colors! What about you? What's your favourite color?" Mai replied.
They went on like that for a while, asking each other random questions like that. Then they waltzed outside to the garden. The music could still be heard even though they were outside. They were now just walking and holding hands. The weather was lovely and the moon and stars could clearly be seen even though it was only ten.
"Naru, how come you didn't tell me you were the prince?" Mai asked suddenly, breaking the silence.
"Well, for once I wanted someone to treat me like you would any person. All of the others are so fake and overly polite. When you yelled at me when we first met, that was really amusing and refreshing. So I wanted to keep it that way." Naru replied, "Who are you really Mai? I know you're more than just a servant."
"Well, yeah. Or at least I USED to be more than just a servant. My father was lord Taniyama, and my mother was lady Taniyama. She died when I was five. When I was 7 my father remarried. Now Lady Luella is my stepmother, and Masako is my stepsister. My father died when I was 9. And Luella and Masako have been treating me like a servant ever since." Mai said.
Then she looked down, her eyes teary. Only to have her head tilted up and finding herself looking into Naru's eyes. He said calmly "I know what it's like to lose the people you care about. I lost my brother a few years ago. His body was never found. You shouldn't cry they wouldn't want that. They just want you to be happy, so make the best of what you have in your life."
Suddenly, without warning Naru drew her closer into a... hug (you all probably thought he was going to kiss her didn't you? Lol well Naru's a private person so it could take a bit, well maybe if I smack myself a few times I'll stop torturing you readers...lol).
They stayed like that for a while before Mai broke the silence.
"Your brother wouldn't want you to be sad either. You probably stopped letting people get too close to your heart didn't you? So that you wouldn't get hurt, but people got close and you were hurt again... You don't have to worry, you won't be hurt again!" Mai admonished.
Naru looked at her curiously then replied "Yeah I did get hurt. But why shouldn't I worry about being hurt again? Chances are it'll keep happening if I let my guard down."
"You shouldn't worry because I won't let you be hurt again!" Mai exclaimed cheerfully. Naru just laughed at her antics. Soon they were both laughing so hard their sides were aching.
Then Naru smiled and said "If you'll protect me from being hurt, I'll protect you from being hurt too! Deal?"
"Deal!" exclaimed Mai. They reached out to shake hands to seal their promise. Just as they clasped hands the spell was starting to wear off, so Mai pulled her hand back and hissed in pain. Where her wrist had been broken, the bruise and pain were starting to come back.
"Mai! Are you alright?" Naru exclaimed. Suddenly the bell tolled and Mai started to panic, realising that midnight was arriving. She quickly started to run back inside, only to have her injured wrist accidentally grabbed by Naru.
She cried out in pain and Naru let go and quickly grabbed her other wrist. He exclaimed "Mai I'm so sorry! What's going on? What are you running from?"
"It's midnight! Madoka cast a spell that starts to wear off at midnight! I'm running because I have to get home before Luella and Masako! If they find out I'm here...Well they think I'm at home, and if you're wondering about my wrist...Well that happened when I tried to convince them to let me come along." Mai replied.
Naru pulled Mai into another hug. He tried to stay calm, but was sort of losing since Mai was hurt. He spoke softly and with a desperation tinged voice "Come back to me quickly tomorrow!"
Mai just nodded and hurried off, in a rush to be home before Masako and Luella. It would be bad if she didn't make it in time. It wouldn't be bad actually. It would be HORRIBLE!
But as Mai rushed through the crowded ball room, Masako and Luella were nowhere to be found. She quickly grabbed her friends who were, fortunately, not transforming back into mice yet. She hopped into the carriage and they sped away. Mai prayed for a miracle. And guess what happened?
A miracle!
Midnight: I'm really really REALLY sorry that this chapter was sooooo short guys! But I've had a lot going on lately getting computer priveledges taken away and having crappy internet tend to make a person lose their will to write! But fortunately I was inspired recently!
Sour: Seriously like I told you before: NO ONE CARES MIDNIGHT! YOU BETRAYED THEM BY NOT UPDATING!
Cookies: Sour, don't you think that you're taking this a bit...I don't know? TOO FAR!
Midnight: I'm tired of their fighting and I'm sick again so I'm just tired. I get sick with little things a lot. It makes me wonder...Oh well I won't press my worries of what could possibly be MY imminent DEATH!
Sour and Cookies: SHUT UP! We're trying to fight! And listening to your PATHETIC whining isn't helping the mood!
Midnight: Plz R&R guys I'm sad, lonely and sick. But you know what will make me feel better? A LOT of REALLY NICE reviews! I'm tired and I hurt from skiing cause that's part of the reason I got sick! But don't worry I'll update this as fast as I can! Which for me, as you all probably already know, is not fast enough! But I'm gonna try really hard to update fast this time!