Singing my heart out

This is just a short one-shot that shows Mai's pain in popular songs. Well popular here in the UK :D I hope you like it!

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After Naru leave's, Mai get's a job singing at a night club. She has worked there for about a year, but she has only been singing other people's songs. She had written her own but never had the courage to sing them, untill now...

"Are you sure we should meet there?" Asked a young man clad in black.

"Well, everyone well be there. You can't be sure if everyone will be free to talk to us tomorrow" An older man, also clad in black, argued.

"I guess you have a point. Are you sure they will all be there?" The young man sounded pleading, like he was hoping to not have to go.

"Well that's what Takagawa said" The older man confirmed. The younger man nodded.

"Lin, do we have to bring Madoka?" The young man asked. Ever since Lin and Madoka have been dating, they had been very close, that was why Madoka had come back to Japan.

"Naru!" Lin yelled. Naru just smirked at he's friends expense.

"You are rapped around her finger, you know that right?" Naru asked. Lin just signed.

"Just get ready!" Lin ordered...

Lin, Madoka and Naru had just arrived at the club. They quickly found most of SPR. Well everyone except Mai. They pulled out chairs, much to their surprise. Monk was the only one who knew. They were speckles. It was too late to say anything, as Mai walked on stage.

"Hello everyone" Mai greeted, she was greeted by a loud roar of cheers.

"I have something a bit different planed for tonight's show. I had written a few songs, but I never had the courage to share them till now. I hope you like them" Mai explained as the music started.

"This is called, Because of you

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of you
Because of you"

The song ended and there was more cheers. Well from everywhere except one table. They where all looking at the new comers. It didn't a scientist to work out who the song was about. To be honest, Mai had asked everyone, apart from Lin, Madoka and Naru, to be there for moral support. But Mai wasn't expecting to sing the song to whom it concerns.

"Wow, I'm glade you liked it. I was going to sing more of mine, but only if you guys like them" Mai was sweat dropped at the second round of cheers.

"Okay then. I will sing, Just a fool

Ah, yeah

Another shot of whisky please bartender
Keep it coming til I don't remember at all
How bad it hurts when you're gone (na na na)

Turn the music up a little bit louder
Just gotta get past the midnight hour
(uh huh)
Maybe tomorrow it won't
Be
This
Hard
But Who am I kidding
I know what I'm missing

You
I had my heart set on you
But nothing else hurts like you do
Who knew that love was so cruel
(Yeah yeah yeah)
And I
Waited and waited so long
For someone to never come home
It's my fault to think you'll be true (yeah yeah)
I'm just a fool
(Yeah)

I said that I don't care
I'd walk away whatever
And I tell myself we were bad together (uh huh)
But that's just me trying to move on
With
Out
You

But who am I kidding
I know what I'm missing

Hey
I had my heart set on you
But nothing else hurts like you do
Who know that love was so cruel
(Yeah yeah yeah)
And I
Waited and waited so long
For someone who never come home
It's my fault to think you'll be true (yeah yeah)

I'm just a fool
For holding on to something that
Is never ever gonna come back
I can't accept that it's lost

I should have let it go
Held my tongue
Can't fight the motion
Cause now everything's so wrong
I'm thrown

I'm just a fool
A fool for you
I'm just a fool

I
I had my heart set on you
And nothing else hurts like you do
Who knew that love was so cruel
(Yeah yeah yeah)
And I
Waited and waited so long
For someone who never come home
It's my fault to think you'll be true (yeah yeah)
I'm just a fool
I'm just a fool
I'm just a fool

It's my fault to think you'll be true
(Yeah yeah yeah)
I'm just a fool"

Everyone was going wild. They seemed to love this song. Well that would be all except SPR. They could see the pain in her words. They were all looking at Naru again, they wanted to know what be would do.

"Well, I have one more for now" Mai announced. Everyone was waiting patiently. "Okay, this one is my favorite, it's called, Mr know it all" Mai announced.

Everyone, except Naru, had to suppress a giggle. Anyone with a brain could tell who this song was about.

"Mr. Know It All
Well ya think you know it all
But ya don't know a thing at all
Ain't it, ain't it something y'all
When somebody tells you something 'bout you
Think that they know you more than you do
So you take it down another pill to swallow

Mr. Bring Me Down
Well ya, ya like to bring me down, don't you?
But I ain't laying down, baby, I ain't goin' down
Can't nobody tell me how it's gonna be
Nobody's gonna make a fool out of me
Baby, you should know that I lead not follow

[Chorus:]
Oh you think that you know me, know me
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely
'Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me
You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where to go, no right to tell me
Acting like you own me lately
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

Mr. Play Your Games
Only got yourself to blame when you want me back again
But I ain't falling back again
'Cause I'm living my truth without your lies
Let's be clear baby this is goodbye
I ain't coming back tomorrow

[Chorus:]
Oh you think that you know me, know me
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely
'Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me
You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where to go, no right to tell me
Acting like you own me lately
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

[Bridge:]
So what you've got the world at your feet
And you know everything about everything
But you don't
You still think I'm coming back but baby you'll see yeah...

[Chorus:]
Oh you think that you know me, know me
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely
'Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me
You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where to go, no right to tell me
Acting like you own me lately
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

Mr. Know It All
Well ya think you know it all
But ya don't know a thing at all
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about... "That is when she noticed Naru. She dropped the mice. "Naru..." She muttered. She felt tear's full from her eye's. She turned to run away. Naru stood up and ran after her.

"Mai!" He yelled, as he grabbed her hand. She turned slightly out of reflex. Before any of them had a clue what was going on, Naru pulled her to him and landed his lips perfectly on her. The audience cheered, awed or made a comment about how hot Naru is. Mai couldn't, with all her power, even keep her eyes open. After a few seconds, Naru pulled away. Mai just looked at him shocked. "I love you Mai" He told her.

"Naru, I... I love you too" Mai told him weakly. "And it is you I love" Mai answered the question asked long ago. Naru pulled her in for a second kiss.