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Mai-HiME/Otome belongs to the people of Sunrise.

Rating - T

Chapter 2

Haruka's POV

"Calm yourself.. Haruka. You must.. remain calm..!" I keep chanting this mantra to myself as I make my way to the bathroom, slowly picking out the remaining chips and trying to brush the crumbs out of my freshly washed hair. I look up into the mirror and catch my own reflection shocked when I saw that glare etched on my face echo back to me. I recoil a bit at the image.

Was I THAT scary?

I sighed as I turned on the tap, letting the water flow like river onto the basin. I still can't believe I ran out of the dorm and to the washroom without letting my temper get the better of me. Maybe being with Yukino has started to mellow me out.
"That Arika and Mikoto, they are sooooo going to get it from me next time I see them. Gah!" As a clenched fist flies up in a menacing gesture. "Damn them. Now all I can smell is those stupid potato chips." I took a sniff of my hair and my shoulders slump a little in defeat.

I checked my reflection one last time, making sure that there were no more crumbs left in my hair that I had failed to notice earlier.

Then proceeded to walk out of the building trying to avoid this fiasco, only to be ambushed by the rain. "Argh! Why am I so unlucky?" I cried out, realizing that I didn't bring my umbrella with me either.

As look around, I was praying hard that there was something for me to use as a cover from this downpour. The only thing that I could find close enough to be an umbrella was a small piece of cardboard.

"This isn't going to last long..." I mumble to myself again as I picked it up. I rushed out of the structure, with the impromptu umbrella covering my head.

"I hope no one sees me. It will be a great dishonor if they actually saw a Mister Otome using a piece of cardboard instead of a proper umbrella!" running off from the Gardarobe campus and into the streets of windbloom, I spied a small shop that I quickly ducked into for shelter. Hmm...this shop is so unfamiliar...why haven't I see it before? Is it new?

It was a good thing that the shop was located here. The second I stepped into the shop, the cardboard was already beginning to disintegrate into pieces in my hands. I threw the cardboard away and pulled my hood up.

"Oh yeah! I am wearing my hooded jacket today!" Haruka thought as she smacks her forehead with her open hand.

"Hello, Miss. How can I help you?" An unexpected voice from behind me sends chills down my spine. Quickly, I turned around and spot a man, covered in full black and his face was obscured with a hood.

Oh My Gosh...this man is giving me creeps. I gulped nervously as my eyes wander around the tiny shop. It's a book shop, and since when was there a tiny bookshop around this area?

"Hey...um...just looking for...books?" I lied.

Come on, I wasn't that stupid to admit that I came to the shop just to get shelter...Not that it isn't obvious.

"Hmm. You've come at the correct time, Miss Armitage." The man suddenly digs out a book from a random bookshelf and places it in my hand.

Wait...how did, he know my name?

"How did you know my name?" I blurted out as I tried to see the man's face. Unfortunately, his face was well hidden in the folds of the hood.

"Who wouldn't know that this is the famous, Miss Haruka Armitage?"

Gah! This man is so freaking creepy!

"The book, Miss..." The man points at the book that was held tightly in my hands. Whoops. Nearly forgot to review it.

I held the book closer, and read the title.

The Seven Deadly Sins

"Hmmm this looks kind of cool. I have never seen any books like this! "I exclaimed cheerfully.

"How much?" I asked as I dug into the side pocket of my jacket. Oh. Wait a minute.

I dig deeper into the pocket.

AH CRAP!

I sighed as I handed back the book to the mysterious man.

"No money." I exclaimed in a bored and annoyed voice, and turned to leave.

"Wait." He calls after me. I stopped dead in my tracks. Something was too strange and just not right in this place and especially this man. It was rare to find a person that could make me, Haruka Armitage to stop walking...or talking.

"It's yours. For free." The man flitted from his spot to the counter, and wrapped the book into a plastic bag. He rounded the counter and handed the bag to me.

"What? Are you serious?" I shot an incredulous look at him. Is this guy for real? Giving books to complete strangers for free?

"Take it or leave it."

I shivered again. Oh boy might as well just take it...

"Thank you." I accepted the bag and turned to leave.

"Here. An umbrella to avoid getting the book wet." Magically, he hands me an older but still in serviceable shape umbrella. Oh god. Is this guy seriously for real?

"Er…? Thank you?" I take the umbrella from him.

"Ah. One more thing, Miss. Follow the instructions on the first page of the book. Remember, you must follow it to the letter."

I blinked my eyes a few time. Was this guy crazy? Who would want to follow instructions from a book especially if it was just for a fun read?

"I will." I lied and quickly walked out of the shop.

As I was walking towards our dorm apartment, I glance back at the shop, all the lights are out and its left in the street drowning into the darkness.
"Strange..." I mumbled to myself as I begin to walk at a much faster pace, trying to convince myself that there is nothing to be afraid about the creepy incident just now.

"Yukino and the others must be worried about me by now." My mind suddenly came back to the incident earlier in the common room of the dorms.

==END==

A/N - Thanks to zanekal1, Agnes and Nagi for the help! I hope everyone enjoys reading this fanfic! please review or write to me a suggestion :D Another Omake session! :D

-Omake-

Me: "Good morning! Time to update chapter 2~!"

Lena: "Kagura-Chan! Have you eaten your lunch?"

Me: "Nope! -starts running away from Lena-"

Lena: "Kagura! Get back here! Arika-Chan, stop her!"

Me: -avoids the capture and ran towards the bedroom-

Arika: "Okaa-san, Kagura-Chan locked her door!"

Lena: "Oh? it's okay. Just blast it open :)"

Me: "Wait.. Say WHAT?! Ok ok I will go to the kitchen and cook my own lunch! Please don't destroy my room! T.T"

Lena and Arika: "Everyone! please review! We appreciate your feedback since it helps Kagura-Chan to improve! :D!"