It was more chilly than normal in Akihabara tonight. Even though a unfortunate series of events just took place at Kage's house Asuka couldn't help but be a little distracted by the cold breezes that rushed past her body. Her yellow sleeveless thermal wasn't much help either. As she looked down at her arms goosebumps started to appear and with that her legs suddenly felt cold.

''Why is it so cold tonight..'', she mumbled to herself.

Asuka never has and never will be a big fan of the cold. If she could make the world maintain a warm temperature forever then that's how she would have it.

She glanced up at the night sky trying to take her mind off the cool air and Kage. The moon was full tonight and shined heavily on Akihabara, but being that this is the city of lights you couldn't really tell unless you looked up yourself. There were no stars though and that surprised Asuka.

''All alone, huh?'', she chuckled as if she was talking to the moon itself.

A small smile graced her face. Only a person who is truly lonely would talk to something that they knew couldn't talk back. Being alone was something Asuka was use to though. Everyone had their own problems and no time for her. The only time she spent with her father was at the dojo and her mother when it was time to help clean it. Even at the occasional dinner dates they had the trio barely spoke to one another. Small questions here and there, but it was stuff you could live without saying basically. No one really cared to ask how she felt or what she thought about things. As far as she knew the only thing her and her father had in common was fighting. The small smile she just had quickly disappeared from her face. Even as she walked among the people that roamed the city every night, she still felt alone. All she wanted was for someone to really care for her.

Fifteen minutes later

As Asuka stood in front of her apartment door she bent over and reached into her sock for her house key. Since she didn't have any pockets on her school uniform and her school bag was cluttered with papers it, felt like the most convenient place. She narrowed her eyes and slowly opened the door to listened for unfamiliar noises in her apartment. Silence. Watching too many horror movies can make you real paranoid at simple things like this. Satisfied with the silence of her home Asuka went in and flicked the light swtich.

The lights in her apartment were controlled only by three wall switches. One for the seven lights in the kitchen and living, one for the three lights in her bedroom and closet, and one for the two lights in her bathroom.

''Man, I'm such a dork.'', she giggled as she laid the key on the kitchen counter and went to the fridge.

Asuka was never the cooking type, but she could make instant noodles taste very delicious with her spices. So in her fridge was nothing but various fruits, soda, and cranberry juice. She mostly ate out anyway so this didn't really bother her too bad. With not many options Asuka grabbed a yellow apple. She didn't really care for this flavor too much because it tasted sour, but right now she didn't really care. Today was exhausting and all she wanted to do is eat this apple and head straight to bed.

As she tossed the apple from hand to hand and made her way down the hallway to her room a small knock came upon her front door. Instantly Asuka turned around and headed to the door, but then she stopped dead in her tracks. It was almost ten o'clock and no one ever visited her this late. Asuka squinted her eyes and slowly crawled on the floor towards the door. Doing this made her feel like one of her old opponents from the sixth tournament. The way that woman slithered all around the stage when they faced each other made her nerves bad. She reminded her of a spider with some of the moves she did. Eventually she squashed it.

The knock came again this time more longer and harder. Asuka figured the person was getting a little impatient, but she could understand why. As she reached the door she could hear a slightly familiar female voice talking.

''Who is it?'', she asked as she bit into her apple while still on her knees.

The person giggled a little more and that's when it hit Asuka.

''Wait..it can't be!'', she exclaimed as jumped up and opened the door.

As Asuka opened the door a familiar face stared back at her.

''C'est moi Asuka.''

And that was followed by another small giggle.

Author's Note: Well, thanks again for reading this short chapter. I hoped you all enjoyed it and hopefully things will start to light up for Asuka. Leave reviews or follow. Thank you again. :D