Mai was considering what Naru's reappearance in Shibuya meant. Maybe he was hunting her down; it wasn't like he had any other business at the school. There was no one else there he knew and there were no hauntings. The thought of Naru coming back to her made her stomach twist in knots; he'd glare at her in disgust. He had always looked down at the occasional yankee they passed on the street and the school was rampant with rumors of the Red Tails. If he asked anyone about Mai, he'd get frightened stares and maybe a slur or two against her and her new friends.
"Hey, Mairu are you ok?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah, Makoto."
"You don't seem okay, is some dude harassing you?"
"N-no!" Makoto was almost spot on. She was sure Naru would start harassing her the minute he found out.
"Yeah right, Mairu. I'm not an idiot. It's that Izaya guy, isn't it! I'll kill 'im for you." She was talking about the leader of the big junior yakuza gang in their high school. Arrogant and cocky he continuously mocked the Red Tails and seemed to think that they were his own personal play things.
This "Izaya guy" had chosen Mai, the newest member of the exclusive group as his new prime target.
"No. Uh," Think fast Mai! The last thing she needed was to start a gang war when Naru was looking for her. Who knew what he would do, "Uhm, it's that time of the month?"
Makoto nodded, "At least you're still safe!" In the Red Tails, pregnancy was one of the worst things that could happen to a girl and was unacceptable if you were still school aged. Once you graduated it didn't matter, but the last girl who became pregnant was in her sophomore year and spent the next three weeks coughing up blood.
Oh, my God. I'm alive? How long did I disappear for?! I'm so sorry but I've just been in a huge slump…The fics will go on!