Hey! If you're reading this that means you went to the second chapter of my story! (^.^) Happy days! I hope you enjoy this chapter even more than the first.

Michiko's POV

I was inhaling water as my legs flailed bellow me. My arms were moving back and forth, trying to loosen the tape.

I somehow managed to get a breath of air, but I went under immediately. Once I was under, I stopped moving, deciding that I shouldn't waste my energy on filling my lungs with water in an attempt for air.

After a little while, I floated to the surface and was calmly floating on my back. I wanted to laugh at my stupidity, but I needed to control my breathing so I wouldn't go under again.

I looked around to see which way was land and I started kicking my way there. Eventually, a few hours later, I reached land and was exhausted. I realized that I needed to find shelter for the night which was quickly approaching.

I forced myself to get up and walk. As I walked, I tried to remember which beach I had just swam to, but my brain didn't want to think. I crawled into a small crevice that could pass for a cave and slept, vowing to find Dad the next day.

Kyuu's POV

"Is it really okay to just go back to school after Dan-sensei was kidnapped yesterday? What is he thinking?" Ryu asked on the way home from DDS.

I had to agree, it was a little weird that everyone was acting like nothing happened.

"Dan-sensei said he was fine, but he was really bothered by this Michiko person," I replied.

Ryu nodded his head and was quite for a moment, "Dan-sensei said that she was his first student, so why was she on the ship?"

It was my turn to be silent for a moment. No one had dared to question Dan-sensei further on the subject. Dan-sensei's face was full of pain that could not be described.

"That is a good question," I replied.

We turned the corner to find a girl standing in front of my house. Her white tank-top was dirty and old, just like her baggy, tan pants. She was wearing no shoes and sand littered the floor around her. Her green hair was like a mane that went all the way down to her lower back and it was ratted and dirty. Then, despite the dirt and the sand, her face was that of an angel. There was so much love radiating off of her. Her grey eyes portrayed so much sadness and pain, but her soft smile showed how happy she was.

"Do I know you?" I called out to her, a little hesitant to disturb her bliss.

Her head turned; smile still intact for a second. But when she saw us, she froze. Her eyes were wide with fear and her entire body went stiff.

Then the next thing I knew, she was gone.

"I wonder who that could have been," I said.

I walked over to where the girl was standing and looked at my house. You could clearly see my mom doing household chores.

Ryu came up behind me, "She was watching your mom clean. There is sand everywhere which means she probably just came from the beach…"

"She could have been the 'Michiko' Sensei told us about," I mumbled.

"It's too early to assume that," Ryu replied.

Then Ryu and I heard something from one of the bushes in front of my house. The girl hopped out of one of them and stood with such authority.

"What are you doing here?" she demanded.

"This is my house," I replied.

She nodded her head, "Exactly, why are you here?" She pointed at Ryu, bringing attention to her duct taped hands.

"That's my friend Ryu, he's staying over at my house for a little while," I answered for him.

The girl's hands dropped as she looked at me with bewilderment.

Then we heard a crash from the house and we all turned to see what caused it.

Mom was facing us and her hands were out, indicating that she dropped something. She rubbed her eyes and looked at us again. Then she ran out the door and stopped a few feet away from us. Tears in her eyes, she asked, "Michiko?"

The girl's face melted into the loving expression it was in before Ryu and I came. Her voice cracked a little as she replied with, "Top of the mornin' to ya."

Mom embraced her and murmured, "I thought I was never going to see you again. I missed you so much!"

The girl tried to return the embraced with her head, "Same here."

"Uh, Mom?" I asked hesitantly.

Mom and Michiko pulled apart and Michiko whispered, "You never told him?"

Then Mom hushed her and whispered, "I never told him about his father let alone you!"

The girl went pale, but Mom didn't notice as she turned to me and said, "Michiko is your sister, Kyuu."

AHHHH! What's going to happen next? Thanks for reading and be prepared for the next chapter!