Over at the Benham Tower, Mr. Nash was working at his desk when. "Knock, knock. Anyone home?"Roxie comes in and leans on his desk nonchalantly. Which slightly surprised him. Even though he had grown use to his boss's laid-back nature she at times seem too laid back.

"Yes, Roxie"Mr. Nash adjust his glasses to look her, she yawns board giving him a lazy smile. Cocking his head to the side trying to what was going to happen as well figure her out.

"Listen, your son and my niece are friends. So it seems only fitting that I invite you two...so here"she hands him a flyer.

Mr. Nash takes the flyer from her and reads it, he looks at her with a questionable look, she returns his look with a smirk"Also why don't you two join us for dinner this Friday?"

"Sure, do you want me to bring the layouts s-"Roxie puts a finger to his lips making him stop.

"No, silly just a dinner. Geez is that all you do is work. Man you're such a stiff."taking her finger back she gets up and waves to him as she walks away. Mr. Nash smiles to himself shaking him head, she was a strange woman always having something to say or do that was out of the blue. He enjoyed working here, she was helping to relax and fit in. Almost like a sister. Reading the flyer again he goes back to work.

Over at school, the guys where huddled up together during P.E. discussing the project and you.

"So we all agree to go through with this?"Chooki asks each of them. The other three nod their heads.

"I was able to get some information from the the library"Tosxa tells them.

"Great, I picked out the music"Ceylan tells them.

"I've asked my dad to help build it"Guren informs them"It's look nice also, we got the color."

"Great, I was able to get the steps so we can work on it. Has anyone told Gen?"Chooki asks.

"I left him a note"Toxsa tells him irritated that they had to include him but he was part of the group so what could he do.

"Great, but we have to make sure that we keep Serena at bay, otherwise if she finds out. She will not want to go through with it."Guren tells them, in a hush voice.

"We know, it's a surprise. It's not like one of will tell her."Ceylan tells them, making his friends look at him."Wha-ah come on guys, really?! I won't tell Serena."he says to loudly.

"Tell me what?"they heard your voice from behind them.

Making them jump and turn around to you. Holding a basketball, they sent you to the other side of the court so they could talk while you practice. While you practice you noticed them talking amongst themselves. You didn't bother to see what it was about, knowing that it was rude to interrupt them. But you had finished and wanted to know what else Chooki wanted you to do.

"Tell me what?"you asks them with a smile, wondering what it was. It was dead silence between them. Ceylan was sweating bullets, his big mouth yet again his downfall. He had to think quick, it was his fault so he blurted the first thing that came to his mind. Which was loud enough to everyone outside to hear making them stop. As well surprise you.

"I like when you smile!"he blurts out, then quickly covers his mouth.

His friends look at him surprised at what he said, which was something they all had thought of you, but Ceylan blurted it out. You turn red, as you hid your face behind the ball and bring your umbrella down. The other students started to murmer about what just yelled out.

Guren quickly comes in to save his friend"Ha, yeah that is newest song. It's a song Serena that just came out. Ceylan's just making fun of it."he tells you.

"Yeah, just a song"Chooki jumps in.

"You know Ceylan is always...joking...hehehe"Tosxa adds scratches the back of his head. Looking at the other pairs of eyes looking upon the group now.

Peeping out from behind the ball, you look at Ceylan"...I-is that...true?"you asks blue haired boy, who still had his mouth covered, nodding his head fast.

"Let's get you back to practice"Chooki quickly comes over to you and takes you away, he turns to his friends exhaling in relief.

Guren and the others look on at Chooki teaching you something new. Ceylan finally takes his hands off from his mouth."Nice..."Tosxa tells

"Sorry, I panicked"Ceylan says in his defenses.

"Well, good...I guess"Tosxa grunts at him. As he mumbles something else under breath.

The whistle was soon blown for P.E to end, everyone went to change. You finished first before the boys, as you waited for them. When you heard rumbling, looking up at the sky the clouds where gathering."It's going to rain...soon...I don't like the rain."

"Serena"Guren calls to you, you turn around and see him and guys come over to you. Your eyes light back up."Ready?"

"Yes"

"Great,come on."

The five of you make your way to class, they drop you off first, you say bye to them and would see them for lunch. They waited for you to get into your chair before they left, Ceylan though did one more peek before your room door was shut in his face. He sticks his tongue out at it. Though it was more for your teacher.

Once lunch came around, you gather your things when your teacher called you to stay for a bit. In the library the guys where waiting for you, you did not show up, at the time you normally did.

"Ok...where is she?"Tosxa was the first to speak up looking at the empty seat next to him.

"Well, we know that Gen isn't here. But we just saw Serena."Chooki looks at your empty seat.

"Man, I'm hungry"Ceylan whines, looking at your seat too. Guren does the samething. He then takes action and gets up. His friends look at him.

"I'll go look for her."he tells them, just as he was about to leave. You come in huffing and puffing, carrying their lunches. That you almost rammed into Guren who was able to stop you"Whoa, Serena."

Chooki gets up and takes the lunches from you, placing them down on the table. You slight petrified face expression. They noticed, making the other two stand up quickly.

"Serena are you ok?!"Tosxa hurries over to you"What happened? What happened."

You quickly regain yourself, realizing you where showing it. Looking at the small water drops on your umbrella, it had started to drizzle just a bit. Coming up quickly.

"I'm fine...just didn't want your lunches to get cold."you tell them.

They look at you, even with your smile, there was something you where not saying. But you kept your smile up."I'm sorry didn't mean to keep you waiting, my teacher just needed to talk with me. But please, eat."you tell them as you rush and get their food out. Your hands where trembling but you did your best to hide it. But it was hard as you fumbled over box lunches.

The guys just watch you, you hadn't even gotten the lunches out, something was bothering you."Serena?"Guren calls to you softly. He was just about to touch you, take out his lunch and give it to him. Then pass out the others. Slowly calming down.

"Yes?"you smile at him."We should get started."you say quickly, as you go and sit down by Tosxa.

The guys just look at you, they could see you where trying to keep something at bay inside you, with your forced composer. They wanted to ask but felt it was best not too. They sit back down, once they did Chooki calls to you, which you hurry block him out by going through your bag, looking from what you needed.

"Serena?"Tosxa places a hand on your shoulder, causing your yelp. When you did a bit of thunder went off. Making you tense up, and swing at who touched you. Which knocked his lunch down to the floor.

Realizing this, you turn around and gasp at what you did"I'm...I'm sorry Tosxa..."you say quietly and quickly.

Grabbing your things you hurry up and leave, before they could call you back. But they got up and follow you anyway, but you where gone. So hurry to class, but they did not find you at all. Spending all of lunch trying to find you, but no luck. When school was over, they hurried to your class, but did not find you at all there. So Guren did the only thing he could think of.

The clouds where still gathered in sky but the ran had stopped, your little legs faced paced down the streets carrying a few things. You wanted hurry up and get out of this weather, huffing and puffing gripping tightly to your umbrella.

*No rain, no more rain...please no more...daddy...mommy...*you tell yourself. Your eyes felt like they would pop out of your head. You hoped you where almost there. Seeing the sign, just a few more blocks and you would be there. You had never ran this fast before, you didn't want to be in the rain. Gripping your umbrella tighter, making it to where you needed to go. You hurry up the stairs only lighting to strike the step before you. You scream, you slip and fall back down.

Inside the building, your screams where heard, the person came running out to find you. "What th?"they wasted no time as the ran started to come down, and reach you quickly picking you up along with everything that they could. And rush you inside. They place you down on a mat, looking around they find something put over you to keep dry. Their red eyes look down at you, they could easily read you where terrified, as they heard you mumble about your mother and father, they couldn't tell if it was rain water that looked like a tear when you called for them. Lighting came followed by thunder, as the rain started to pour down. Gust of winds where heard outside. Your rescuer gets up and shuts the doors. They look back at you, you had stopped cringing. Slowly relaxing.

"She's what!?"Roxie slams her hands down on her desk, after what she just found out from Guren and his friends."Where did she go?"she yells in frantic on the phone with the school Principal , her normal laid back, fun composer was broken, after finding out they lost you and the Principal sent you to deliver Gen's homework since he was not at school. Mr. Nash was with her, she in a state of panic, as the lighting crackled in the back."And where is that!"after getting her information, she hangs up the phone hard, almost breaking it. Scaring the others.

In one quick motion she grabs her jacket and belongings and leaves, running out of the office, the others go after her. calls to her, but she didn't stop. Filled with the drive to find you, she knew you hated this weather every since that day. She was furious at the fact you where sent in this weather to drop off someone's things. She could only imagine how scared you where right now.

"Roxie!"Mr. Nash grabs hold of her, making her stop. Which was not a good thing, she was already filled rage, she turns and slaps him. If he didn't didn't catch by the wrist. Realizing what she almost did. She yanks her hand back giving him a remorseful look."We'll help you find her."He tells her calmly.

Back with you, you wake up slowly at the sound of someone's grunting. Slowly you sit up, rubbing your eyes, realizing you where not at home, or school. Or any place you had never seen. But you where warm, this place was huge, it was dojo. When you remembered, only for thunder to be heard along with the rain and thrashing winds. Making you yelp, as you cover your head. As if it was going to strike you.

Gen, heard you and turn to you. Seeing you up, walks over to you"Hey"he touches you, which he was thankful to first degree black belt, as you swung at him aggressively with such force. He grabs hold of your wrist, to stop you. You struggle with him, but he held you just fine, but he had to admit you had a lot of strength for someone your size. He calls to you"Serena, Serena!"he yells at you to snap you out of your frey.

But that didn't stop you"No more rain!NO MORE RAIN! MOMMY, DADDY!"you scream on the top of your lungs.

Gen held you just fine as you blew off your steam. His firm grip on you was good enough, until you where able to loosen your grip from, which was his mistake as he loosen his grip on you, so he wouldn't hurt you. That you tackle him, knocking him off balance. But used one hand to stop himself and you from hitting the floor. Instead of hits, you where hugging him tightly, trembling. Shaking your head on his chest, as if trying to bury it more. So you could block out nature's rage outside. Whenever lighting or thunder sounded your grip on his tighten. As if waiting for some sort of comfort from him. You looked so helpless and defenseless. It was a pitiful sight, but at the sametime it wasn't. With his free hand, he slowly but hesitantly put on head. To comfort you, which seem to calm you down, he could feel hot water, which had to be your tears soaking through his gear.

Waiting a bit, he finally called to you."Serena...hey Serena."

Hearing your name, you bring yourself up and see it was Gen whom you where hugging. He was stun by how you looked that same helpless and defenseless look, but also something else that he had not see. Everything about was flowing out of you for your look upon. Like you wanted understanding of something that tragic to you. As you wanted him to fix it. As if you where pleading to him for something. Before he could say anything, the doors to the Dojo open, and there was Wakamei and Mr. White. Once Wakamei layed eyes on you. She wasted no time and rushed over to you, Gen quickly lets you go.

She hugs you tightly, relived that you where alright. You hug her tightly as well."It's alright, I'm right here. Come on lets go"she tells you. Helping you up in her arms, Mr. White comes and gathers your things, he smiles quickly at Gen and leaves with the two of you.

Over at the diner, where they took you too. Wakamai had gotten word about you, and since she and Mr. White where closer they went to find you. You sat at one of the booths, with Mr. White and Wakamai. Her father gave you hot chocolate, which you barely drank since you could barely hold it. Wakamai sat by you to calm your nerves.

She knew about your fear of weather like this from your auntie. Who told her once. She held you close protectively. Mr. White tried his best to cheer you up. But it did not work. He takes a napkin and dries off your eyes. When Roxie and everyone came bursting in, making others in the diner look at her, she didn't care, she saw you when Mr. White flagged her down, she runs over to you with Tilly not trailing to far behind.

"Serena!"Roxie goes and brings you into her arms."Serena! Are you alright? Oh my...I'm here right here..."she tells you holding you tightly.

Tilly stood next to her, she started to cry as she hugs you as well. You hug them both still traumatized by what just happened. Gathering your things, they leave with you. Though Roxie does thank them. The group watches the defenseless you being put in the car. Roxie then drives off.

Later once home, safe the rain had toned down. Snuggled in your bed, with your warm soup and tea by your bed. You had whinnied down, your auntie would check in on you. But you did nothing or said anything. Blocking her out, anything out really. That you did not hear the doorbell ring.

Roxie goes to answer the door, to find the boys, along with Mr. White and Wakamai as well Mr. Nash.

"Hey...guys"Roxie tries to smile but, it wasn't a good one. Her face was taken over by all the energy being taken out of her from today's event. She had dark rings under eyes, her eyes where puffy.

"Is she alright?"Mr. White asks.

"Can we see her?"Wakamai pleads.

Roxie smiles"You are all good people and friends. Thank you. But not right now...Serena will be out for a few days. But thank you for coming. No if you excuse m-"

"Did something happen to her? Is that why she's afraid of rain?"Tosxa blurts out, everyone looks at him, he showed it the most how concerned he was over Serena. Almost like Roxie."I'll fix-I mean will fix it!"

"Tosxa..."Wakamai looks at her little brother.

Roxie looks right him, she could see it in his eye. She started to tear up, and brings him into a hug. "Thank you."was all she said to him. Tosxa hugs her back as well.

Not to far away, Gen was watching everything. In his hand was your umbrella, that he was going to give to you. As he watches from the shadow, he looks up at the window he saw you standing in, looking down at the others. Though far away he was sure he could make out empty, lifeless face.