Sorry if this took a little bit. I had a few ideas for this chapter so I wan't sure what I wanted to do with it ^^;
"How dare you." Raphael growled. "You were given an order not to do anything to Joey Wheeler."
"Look, there are things you don't know about him that you don't know." Mai stated, one hand placed on her hip. "His sister holds a lot of power over him. I can use that to my advantage. Besides, I didn't do anything to Joey Wheeler. I just found a way to get back at him that none of you would ever thing of. You might have an asset on your hands if you'd let me do my job. Since she's my responsibility as well as my pawn, and as such, none of you are allowed to touch her."
She stormed out of the room, leaving the building in the process. She hopped onto her motorcycle and drove away. Mai was making her way back to her hotel room, glad to know that she got her side of the story out.
Once she arrived, she quickly made her way up to the room. Stepping inside, she looked around for any surprises as she lightly tapped through the living area, throwing her keys on the coffee table.
"I'm home." Mai greeted as sweetly as possible.
She grazed into a spare room, finding her company. One hand was chained to the bed of the room, looking as though the teen had been struggling. Serenity looked at her, terrified. Mai sat on the bed, studying Serenity. She had a few scrapes and bruises as a result of Serenity putting up a struggle upon her capture. However, her innocent glow still shined threw.
"Let me go." Serenity pleaded. "Please!"
"You know I can't do that." Mai responded. "You're too valuable."
"But why do you have to get revenge on Joey? He tried to save you."
"He left me in that place to rot!"
"That's not true and you know it. I also don't believe you're doing this for power."
Mai was starting to get frustrated with Serenity going back to this argument. It didn't work with Joey, but the fact that Serenity was trying to do the same irked her.
"Then you still have much to learn about me, and here I thought you were different than them."
Serenity seemed at least slightly phased by Mai's words. The fact that she had been by Mai's side on numerous occasions only for Mai to say that, even out of spite, wasn't a pleasant sound.
"I've known you for how long now? Almost a year, maybe even longer? Both you and Joey have said how good I am at understanding people. You've confided in me in ways that I don't think you have with anybody else. So, I know that you don't really want this. I want to help you, but I can't if you're hate controls you."
Silence filled the room, as though Mai had taken in Serenity's words, but it wouldn't last long. A smacking sound echoed out. Mai was now standing, her hand raised, while Serenity's hand covered her cheek. Serenity was stunned by her reaction, her eyes widened, but Serenity didn't vocally respond.
"People change." Mai growled. "I may have confided in you, but I have not told you everything. The struggle I went through. The choices I've made to better myself. You are just going to have to suck it up and accept it. You're here, and you will do exactly as I say."
Mai walked out of the room closing the door behind her, ending the conversation there. All the while, Serenity remained silent. The stinging in her cheek started to die down, but that didn't stop the redness and eventual bruising to begin. Serenity wasn't sure how to react.
"Why are you doing this?" Serenity quietly questioned. "Why do you need revenge? Why are you using me?"
Unbeknownst to her, Mai stood on the other side of the door, listening. Her expression seemed to soften, but there was still a sense of hurt on her face. It wasn't the first two questions that seemed to bother her but the last said something to her.
"Because, you're all I have."
I also want to apologize if this didn't come out perfect. I was caught between making Mai angry or still kind of sweet (because I do like the idea of their friendship), so I decided to try a little bit of both.
