A few weeks passed since I woke up from my 16 year coma. (I'm still shocked that I don't look 32).

The doctors had done test to find out my physical type and capably, age, and IQ. I was pretty much the same as Shion except in the physical type area.

The doctors finally let me leave. They had given back my dress they had found me in; it had been mended and cleaned of course. The decided that I was healthy enough to be on my own. I guess they thought I would be behind on technology or something.

My first stop after leaving the hospital is the West District.

Yeah, yeah I know what West district was like. I knew that people were killed and attacked over something as little as an insult and food. But honestly, I'm a big girl. I can handle myself. I mean (technically) I am thirty-two.

When I reached what had once been the wall I stopped. I could see west district. It was still in ruins from the hunt, though it looked like life had gone back to normal. I could see people that clearly didn't belong there walking around. Then again I had seen some people that must have been from west district in the hospital not long after the wall fell.

I thought about all of Shion's memories. I would find some answers. I needed to know for sure who I was. Was I Shion or Shina, or were they the same. Very few people would be able to tell me the answer but I knew for sure that one, if he was real that is, lived here. Well, here goes nothing.

I walked around. I saw a clothes store; it looked untouched from the hunt but was clearly almost deserted. I thought about the old dress I was still wearing and thought I should buy something.

I walked in. My eyes were drawn to a big red coat that would come down to my knees. I thought about Shion's coat, that he had last seen with the dog with the baby

I couldn't help smiling wearily. "Dog keeper did always say that he would take any opportunity to earn money, unless it put his or his dogs' life in danger." I mumbled you myself and sighed.

I grabbed it off the pile. The women that ran the shop came out of the back. I looked at her and held up the coat.

"I would like to buy this"

She looked at me. And put her hands on her waist. "How are you going to pay for it?"

I didn't have any money. I can't believe I had forgotten something so important like that. I thought for a bit and then held up my wrist. "What about this?"

She looked from my wrist to me. "What would I do with that?" She pointed at my bracelet.

"You could probably find someone to reset it so you could go in NO.6. It cheaper there and with the wall down you could still run you business here." She seemed to like that idea. Live in a better place, and still earn a good living off of people that didn't have that luxury. She could go in without the id, but with it she could get a house, and get a job and do other things like that.

She nodded quickly and greedily took my id off my wrist.

I then put on the coat. It covered most of my dress. I pulled hood up to hide my hair. This hid my figure pretty well, which was a good thing here. If someone saw me they would think I was some kid that didn't have much clothes, or that what I did have was torn or something. They wouldn't see that I was a teenage girl.

At least that was what I had thought.

"Hey! It's a pretty girl." I heard a voice behind me. I glanced over my shoulder to see who they were talking about and spotted a group of men. They were looking right at me. One of them, probably that one that had spoken, was pointing at me.

I walked faster. Before I could get too far though, I felt a grip on my wrist pull me into an alley.

"What, can't a beautiful young lady like you be polite?" It was one of the men. The others came in the alley also, blocking that exit. I glanced behind me. There were no other exits. Shion was only good at running away, and that clearly was not an option here.

My heart started to pound. I could smell alcohol. They were drunk but still strong and had their reflexes. I guess it came with living in a place like this.

"If you don't want people to know how pretty you are then you should wear a mask, and cover those lovely legs of yours." He got closer. I backed into a wall.

I don't know if it was a reflex or instinct, but I punched him in the face. It knocked him to the ground. It also made him angry.

He cursed at me, and before I could do anything two of his friends had already grabbed my arms, they pulled my coat off me and throw it to the ground in the mouth of the alley. and pinned me to the wall.

The guy stood back up rubbing his face. "I guess we need to teach little miss poison ivy here how to treat her new master, don't we?" I felt blood drain from my face. I could hear the others chuckle.

The next thing I knew I was punched in the face. Then in the stomach. I was dropped to the ground, and stomped on. Then kicked in the neck. Then chest.

I tried to fight back, but I couldn't. The only thing I could do was curl up into a ball where I was, close my eyes and take it, and try not to pass out. If I did I didn't want to think of what he would do to me then.

Help anyone, somebody please help me! I thought to myself.

I felt a stabbing pain in my leg. He stabbed me with a knife. I couldn't help but scream. I knew this wouldn't kill me, but I also knew he didn't want to kill me. Not yet at least.

Suddenly I heard sounds of a struggle from the people attacking me. I slowly began to realize that I was no longer being hurt.

I slowly came out of my ball and glanced up to see what had happened. I my eyes widened in shock and I was frozen to the spot. All of the men were laying on the ground either dead or unconscious, I couldn't tell.

There was one person still standing. He was holding my coat. The light was coming from his back so I couldn't make out any facial feature. I felt my heart flutter a bit. I knew that profile anywhere.

It was Rat.

I grabbed the knife of my ex-attacker. I bolted to my feet, ripped the coat out of Rat's hand and ran. My legs were still bleeding and protesting in pain, but I had to get away. I didn't know where was I running, and didn't really matter just away from him.

I didn't want Rat to see me like that. He would think I was weak. Yet through all of this my heart was soaring.

He's real! A smile slipped onto my lips. I guess I had been worried it was just a dream, just a little. Then my legs failed me and I tumble onto someone.

WHAM!

"Are you alright miss?" I looked up and saw another person from Shion's memories. Rikiga. I felt the strange sensation I had seen him before that too.

I tried to get off him but I couldn't move my legs.

"You're bleeding." I felt him rub his hand on my leg. I flinched at the pain, but didn't stop him. I couldn't think straight. I hurt all over, and was dizzy. I felt myself start to sway a bit but I managed to steady myself before I fell over, which would be sad since I am kneeling down.

"DOG KEEPER!" He turned toward someone I couldn't see but I knew that name. I finally looked up Rikiga and saw we were at Dog keeper's hotel. l chuckled halfheartedly.

"What old man?" Dog keeper was on the stair. He was still the same as he was in Shion's memories. He looked at me, and my heart started to pound again. I didn't want him to see me weak either.

A baby's cry filled the air. Dog keeper cursed and ran into another room. A moment later he came out holding a baby. Not just any baby either, but the baby Shion had sent him.

"What do you want old man?" Dog keeper came down stairs holding the baby. He was looking at me again and looked shocked.

Couldn't sit up anymore. I felt my body drop to the ground with a thud. My eyes closed without permission.

Someone grabbed my shoulders. I had no choice but to lean against them. "Get bandages! Hurry! She's losing too much blood!" Someone was shouting above me.

And just then my world went black.