"Sasuke? Sasuke c'mon get up." I begged, gently shaking his shoulders. He got hit one too many times. I couldn't help but feel an over whelming sense of defeat, and anger. He smirked, shaking his head, putting a cold hand over mine. I sniffled, trying to pull out some of the senbon, but it was too late.

"Why'd you do this?" I asked, wiping away an escaping tear. Naruto was shaking with some unknown emotion.

"I don't know, my body just moved, there was no time to think…" He admitted. I glared softly, trying to help him up. He grunted, falling back down shortly after. Naruto had finally gotten up after being knocked out for a little bit. Sasuke had just saved my ass from those needles, but now…

"Stop talking like you're going to die. C'mon, get up." I urged.

"You… saved us?" Naruto asked in disbelief. Sasuke smirked, closing his eyes.

"Maybe I did. Who knows?" I inwardly sighed at him, shaking my head.

Sasuke can't die… He's the only one on this team I can relate to… Riyu said sadly, sniffling slightly.

"I hated… you, Naruto." Sasuke said, opening an eye to look at the blonde. I bit my lip, shaking my head again.

"No, you didn't." I hiccupped, pulling Naruto down to our level.

"Why? Why'd you protect us?! I didn't ask you to!" Naruto shouted at him, balling up his fists. I touched his arm, looking at him sadly.

"That man… I didn't want to die until I killed my brother." Sasuke lifted his hand, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear, touching my cheek.

"Riyu can go… into other minds too…. She visited me, a while ago… she told what… what she wanted…" He chuckled drily. I smiled gently, holding his hand.

"I actually… would've liked that too…" My eyes widened, and I gasped, tightening my grip on his hand. I opened my mouth to respond, but he beat me to it.

"Both of you… Stay alive." A cold hand dropped back onto his stomach, and his eyelids fluttered closed. I clutched his shirt, urging his to wake up. I looked back at Naruto, tears finally spilling over. His blue eyes were frozen, as he looked at Sasuke's still form.

"W-what do we d-do?" I whimpered, pulling Sasuke closer to me.

He… he was a good kid, ninja too. I'll miss his. Good bye, Suke-kun. Riyu muttered.

I'll miss him too, even if he did hate Naruto. He saved both of us.

"Is this the first time you've seen a friend pass?" Haku cut in. I glared at him half-heartedly. I didn't have the energy to bring myself to scream at him. Haku went back into his mirror, not uttering another word.

"Shut up…" Naruto muttered, eyes still on Sasuke. "I hated you, too…" He told the still boy. Steam started to form around us, and I felt a wave of fear come over me. I stared at Naruto as red chakra burst from him, over taking his body. His eyes turned red, and his whiskers grew thicker. And for the first time in my life, I was scared of Naruto.

"I'll kill you!" He growled, giving me one final look, before launching himself at the mirrors. The chakra was over whelming, it was suffocating. And it had the distinct feeling of pure bloodlust. There was no doubt in my mind, that Naruto wouldn't kill Haku.

Oh, no. This can't be…

What is it? Tell me, Riyu.

The nine-tailed fox. I never told you since it was forbidden, but…

What are you saying?

Naruto had the nine-tailed fox sealed in him when he was born by the Fourth Hokage… He's not supposed to break the seal. But it's not yet so that's good I suppose. There's a reason I wasn't sure about you hanging around him. He's dangerous.

Why would the Fourth do that? And Naruto's not dangerous, he's my friend!

To save to village. You never thought it was weird when your classmates and everyone else in the village avoided him?

The ice shattered with the force of Naruto's blows and Haku was having a hard time escaping him. I shuddered, eyes wide at the scene in front of me.

"First you hurt Hitomi, and now Sasuke?! I'm gonna kill you!" I stopped breathing for a moment. Naruto caught Haku's arm, giving him a death glare. He threw a punch at Haku, with a large amount of chakra concentrated in his hand.

Haku went smashing through his mirror, and landed far off, on his side and his mask broke. It was the boy from the forest. I grunted, pulling myself up, and gently rested Sasuke on the ground. I grabbed my katana in my weak hand, and dragged myself over to the two.

Haku had pushed himself up, and was staring blankly ahead, ignoring Naruto, who was preparing for another punch. But he stopped.

Naruto stood in front of him, holding his fist in the air. I hobbled over, touching the blonde's shoulder and sighing.

"Looks like I didn't have to kill you, Haku." I told him, glancing at Naruto was normal now. I internally sighed with relief, glad he wasn't about to kill someone. I held my sword up to his neck, staring at him with all the anger I could muster.

"Now, am I gonna have to kill you, or are you gonna give up?" I hissed, trying to keep my katana up. Naruto looked back at Sasuke and punched Haku in to face, with much less force than before. He simply fell over, coughing up blood.

I couldn't help but feel bad for him. All he wanted was to protect Zabuza.

"That's not going to kill me." Haku whispered, pushing himself up to look at us. I bit my lip, looking away, tightening my hold on my katana. I couldn't look him in the eye.

He was just like me, how could I kill him?

"Why…Why do you fight for Zabuza?" I asked suddenly. I could feel his eyes on me, but I refused to met them. He told us about his parents, and how Zabuza found him, giving him a reason to live.

It was amazing how similar our lives were. I met his eyes for the first time then, seeing all the sorrow, despair and slight anger that glowed in his brown eyes.

It was just like when we met in the woods. That same moment of clarity and understanding. I was in his shoes for a moment, and he was in mine.

What are you planning, Hitomi?

I slowly walked over, holding my sword to his throat again. That moment, was still fresh in my mind, I knew he really wanted to be dead. I could hardly be blamed for making that come true could I? After all, I would want the same thing.

"You sure?" I whispered, staring at his eyes. He gave me a single nod, closing those warm eyes. I sighed, getting ready to do it.

"Hitomi! No!" I ignored Naruto's shouts. He wouldn't understand, even if I did explain it. But I looked back at the blonde anyway, to see his expression.

He felt it too.

He was like Haku too, wasn't he? Wanted to be recognized, and wanted. Looks like I underestimated Naruto…

"When someone accepts you for who you are, that should be the most important person to you." Haku said, looking between us. I nodded in agreement, looking at Naruto too.

No one accepted me when I was little. Even my father and mother, but I could deal with that. But when Kazuko and the others didn't, that broke my heart. I thought they were my friends. So Naruto became what they weren't.

"Please, kill me." Haku asked, blankly staring at me. I looked at him a moment longer, trying to work up the nerve.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped, up meeting mine. He shoved me and my sword away. Naruto caught me as I fell off balance, I was too tired to stay on my feet.

"I'm sorry, Hitomi, I can't die just yet." Haku told me, making hand signs. He jumped away, and I looked back at Naruto who was holding me. He set me upright and ran toward where Haku had gone. I tiredly jogged after them, tripping over my own feet.

When I arrived, Haku was dead. I stopped in my tracks. A puddle of blood was forming at Haku's feet. He had jumped in front of Kakashi-sensei's attack right before he hit. Misora was frozen too. She watched from right behind sensei, mid-step.

Haku's dead eyes rested on sensei in never ending, and unnerving stare that chilled me to the bone.

"Good work, Haku." Zabuza said, breaking the silence. I glared at him, balling my hands into fists. Zabuza laughed, taking his sword off his back, preparing to strike Kakashi along with Haku's body.

"Enough!" Misora shrieked, glaring at Zabuza with all the anger in the world in her blue eyes. I never thought she could even be angry.

The man froze, looking into her eyes. She made a few hand seals, never breaking away.

"Hageshi: mizuppoi haka!" She growled, and Zabuza seized up, eyes wide. Kakashi glanced back at her, but didn't look her in the eyes. I took the hint and didn't look either. Sensei jumped away from him, taking Haku with him.

"You deserve a worse fate than that, you pathetic excuse for a shinobi!" Misora hissed, watching Zabuza drop to his knees. Kakashi laid him down, closing Haku's eyes. I sighed, falling to my knees, out of relief and exhaustion.

"Hitomi, are you alright?" Naruto asked, catching me as I fell. I smiled slightly, and nodded.

Zabuza coughed, and sputtered like he was drowning, but I couldn't figure out why. Must be what Misora did to him.

"Naruto, Hitomi! You're okay! Where's Sasuke?" Sakura asked, waving to us. I shared a look with Naruto, avoiding the pinkette's gaze.

Realization must've come over her, because her and Tazuna ran past us shortly after. I choked back a sob, and buried my face in Naruto's chest. First Sasuke, and now Haku. Why did they have to die so young? Why did he save us? Why did they have to lose their dreams? Why?

"Naruto, can you take me over there?" I asked softly, looking over at Sakura and Tazuna. He nodded, picking me up after a moment.

"Sakura, I'm sorry. I should've stopped him…" I told her, as Naruto placed me on the ground next to her. She looked at me with sad, jade eyes, and wiped a few of her tears away.

"D-don't apologize, H-hitomi. Its not y-your fault." She hiccupped, laying her head on Sasuke's chest and crying. I looked away, sniffling again, the memory coming back to me full force. I turned away, not wanting to be reminded of what happened.

I heard clashing and snarling behind me, and I glanced over. Zabuza was somehow still fighting. Misora looked furious, and was throwing kunai and shuriken anytime they was even a slight chance she would hit him. Kaito was also helping, nipping at his feet and biting his ankles to tire him out.

Two kunai were lodged in his shoulders, causing his arms to fall to his sides. Misora smirked at him, and was getting ready to finish him off, when she was interrupted.

"Looks like you've lost pretty badly. Oh, and Siren decides to show her face again." A short man appeared, one arm wrapped up in bandages. Zabuza and Misora stopped, glaring at the man with pure hatred.

"I'm disappointed, Zabuza." And it looked like he had a small army behind him. I shuddered, scooting back a little bit. There was no way we could fight them. Misora reached into her pouch slowly, pulling out a few more cards.

"Oh, looks like the rat wants a piece of this." She barked, Kaito growling at her side. She looked badly hurt too. She was low on chakra from yesterday, and I have no idea how much she used today. And to top it off, she had a gash on her leg that was bleeding pretty badly. Despite that, she still looked deadly.

"Sorry, but the battle ends here." Zabuza muttered, glancing at Misora and Kakashi. She nodded, waiting for the man to make a move. This must be Gato.

"I owe this one a favor. He broke my hand." Gato said drily, waling up to Haku's body. I grit my teeth, looking at Zabuza. Shouldn't he care?

The man pulled back his leg to kick Haku's body, but Misora stopped him. She held his foot in her death grip, crouched next to Haku and staring at the ground.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, bastard." She snarled. Naruto tried to run forward to but Kakashi caught him in time. I would've run forward too, but I could barely stand.

"Why don't you say something? He was one your side!" Naruto snapped at Zabuza.

"Shut up, kid. Haku is already dead."

"You really don't feel anything about what he did? You were with him a long time right?"

"Like Gato used me, I was also just using him. I said this before, we ninja are just tools. I wanted his abilities, not him. I have no regrets." Zabuza said, looking down. The blonde glared at the back of his head.

"Do you really mean that?" Naruto asked, but stopping when Kakashi placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Stop, Naruto. We aren't fighting anymore." Kakashi said, but that was aimed at Misora too. She simply looked back, then at Gato again.

"He really liked you. And you didn't think anything of him? Do you really… do you really think nothing of him?! When a person becomes as strong as you, do they really start to think like that? He sacrificed his life for you! He couldn't even see his own dream… Dying as a tool… is just… too painful." I felt my chest tighten, and I realized I was crying.

Haku wasn't all that bad. I bet if he lived in Konoha, you two would've been friends. I wish we could've know him longer.

I do too. I wish it didn't have to end like this…

"Kid…" Zabuza said, and Naruto looked up at him, a few tears in his eyes too. "Don't say anymore. Haku, not only did he hurt his heart to fight for me, but hurt his heart for you guys. He was too kind. I'm glad we were able to fight you as our final opponents." He said, and I realized he was crying too. He ripped off his bandages with his teeth, staring ahead of him.

"Kid, it was just like you said. Ninja are human too. And you Kodokus, good luck. "Misora's eyes widened, and she nodded, letting go of Gato's foot.

"I lose." He finally muttered with a smirk at Gato.

"Kid, give me your kunai." He ordered, looking back at Naruto. He obliged, throwing it to the man, who caught it in his mouth. Misora smiled at him, leaping away from Gato and his men in understanding.

Zabuza ran at them, kunai in his mouth. Gato gasped and ran away in fear.

"Kill them!" Gato ordered, hiding behind them. Misora threw a single card at them, blowing a few off the bridge.

"Good luck to you, too, Zabuza!" She called, cupping her hands around her mouth. The rouge ninja ran through the other men, stabbing and slashing at them. I was amazed he could still fight. Either with weapons sticking out of his back, he kept running. Until finally, he reached Gato, stabbing him in the chest.

Gato flew over the edge, dead. I couldn't find the energy to cheer, but I was happy. I never thought I would be happy about a death but, he had it coming.

"Hitomi, Sakura?" I gasped, whipping my head around.

"Sakura… your h-hurting me." Sasuke! Smiled, I covered my mouth, tears coming to my eyes again.

"Sasuke!" Sakura cried, hugging him tightly. I touched her shoulder, with a slight smile.

"Careful, you'll hurt him." I chided gently. Tazuna even looked happy. Sasuke tried to get up, but I held his shoulder.

"Don't try to move, dobe." I teased softly. He smirked at me, but didn't call me anything.

"Where's Naruto, and the other guy?" My breath caught in my throat, and I looked behind us briefly, indicating where they were.

"Did Naruto kill him?" He asked looking slightly shocked. I shook my head, looking down.

"No, I don't know the details… Bu-"

"He died protecting Zabuza." I cut in, giving Sakura an apologetic look. There was a moment of silence before Sakura called to Naruto. I helped Sasuke up, having him lean heavily on my shoulder. Actually, we kind of helped each other get up, since I was still weak.

Wow, thanks for the help, Sakura.

Riyu, just be nice for once.

Fine.

"I meant what I said, you know." Sasuke whispered. I but my lip, keeping my eyes forward. Sasuke held up a hand to wave at Naruto. I smiled, holding up my free hand too.

"Hey, we're still here!" One of the men yelled. Misora smirked at them, putting her hands on her hips.

"Oh, yes. How could we forget about you?" She cooed, chuckling softly. She froze for a moment before full out smiling at them. Kaito's ears twitched and he wagged his tail, his tongue hanging out of his mouth as he panted.

"H-hey, what's you're deal, lady?!" One barked, eyes wide. An arrow landing at his feet, and she smiled even wider, if that was possible.

"Nothing, just reinforcements are here." I looked back. The villagers! They came to fight! I smiled. They finally came to their senses. This would be a fine village to grow up in. Inari was in the front, a proud look on his face. I waved to him, and Naruto cheered, smiling at him too.

"I'll help too! Shadow clone jutsu!" And with that, there were five Narutos. Kakashi did the same, making a few more clones of himself as well. Misora smiled, hands still on her hips, proudly looking back at the crowd of people.

Gato's men ran for their boat, terrified of the villagers and ninja. We watched them, along with the villagers, while Kakashi and Misora went over to Zabuza. Both of them looked like they were holding something back.

"Looks like its over."

"Yeah."

"Kakashi, I have a favor."

"Hm?"

"Can you take me to Haku?"

"Absolutely, c'mon, Kaka-kun. You heard the man." I stifled a smirk, watching Misora try to order Kakashi around. She gently pulled out all the weapons from his back, and had Kakashi carry him over. She followed closely behind to make sure he didn't drop him.

Everyone fell silent, as they watched the ninja place Zabuza next to the boy. And it started to snow. I looked up as the pale flakes touched my face. I wiped my eyes again, ignoring the look Sasuke and Sakura gave me.

He said it always snowed when he was little… Riyu reminded me. I sniffled, looking down sadly.

"Thank you, Kakashi, Misora." Kakashi walked away, to give them a little room. Misora grabbed Kakashi's hand, giving him a sad look. She was trying not to cry. Kakashi sighed, squeezing her hand, and pulled her closer.

Oh, so they were a couple?

Shush, we'll talk later.

"We've been together all this time… So I'll die next to you…" Zabuza whispered. I bit my lip to keep from being too loud. Sasuke grunted, holding me closer to him. I sighed (like one of those pre-cry sighs?) and wiped my eyes again.

"I want to go to the same place you're going to…" He murmured, brushing hair away from Haku's face. Sun broke through the clouds for a moment, illuminating the two.

"He was like the snow, wasn't he?" Kakashi wondered aloud, sharing a look with Misora. She nodded, hugging his waist tightly.

"Good bye, Zabuza."

/\\\\\

We had a small funeral for them, putting Zabuza's sword nearby. Sakura and I put a ton of flowers on their graves, to make it a little nicer. I wish we could've done more.

"I was wondering, Kakashi-sensei…." Sakura started, giving me a knowing glace. I smiled, looking at the man slyly.

"Hm?"

"You and Misora, huh?" She asked, clapping her hands together. Misora smiled at her, grabbing Kakashi's hand.

"Yes, we're sooo in love, he can never get his eyes off me!" She bragged, giving Kakashi a "cute" face. He rolled his eyes, but he did lace his fingers with hers reluctantly.

"See? He loves me!" Misora giggled, holding up their hands. Kakashi retaliated by taking out his book. Y'know the perverted one?

"Hey! I told you to stop reading those!"

"That was seven years ago."

"It still applies! Give it here!"

"No."

"I've decided!" Naruto butt in, looking out over the graves, breaking up the lovers' spat.

"I'm going to follow my own ninja way, I'm never gonna give up!" Naruto said with a smile. I smiled back, crossing my arms.

Mine is to protect what closest to me, Naruto.

/\\\\\

We left the next day for Konoha, but not before Misora tried to escape. Man, she really didn't want to see the Hokage.

"We've completed the bridge thanks to you, but we're going to miss you." I nodded, giving Tazuna a small smile.

"Be safe."

"Feel free to ask for Misora when you need assistance!" She called happily.

"We'll visit you guys soon." Naruto said, grinning at them. Inari looked like he wanted to cry, but was refusing to.

"Promise?" He asked. I jogged over and hugged him tightly.

"Promise." I whispered with a smile.

"You can cry now, y'know." Naruto informed him, looking like he would cry himself.

"I'm not going to cry! You can cry too, Naruto!" Inari replied. I chuckled, going back to my team. It was a long stare off between the two as they tried not to cry. As soon as Naruto turned around, he was bawling, but I didn't say a word.

I turned to leave, waving at them. It was sure gonna be a long walk back. Especially with Misora whining the whole time. But you could tell she wanted to go back, she just wouldn't admit it. She could easily escape if she wanted to.

So, what're you gonna do about Sasuke?

I have no clue. Should I ignore it?

Why the hell would you do that?

Because I don't know how to deal with this. I thought it was obvious.

Oh, right. I guess Misora was right, you do love Naruto.

W-what? I stumbled as we got off the bridge. But since I was walking near the edge, I fell over, down a ten foot drop and into the water. I coughed water up, steadily kicking my legs to stay afloat.

"Hitomi!" Naruto yelled, looking over the edge. Kakashi jumped down, since it was so high. He used his chakra and stuck to the cliff side, pulling me out of the water. I shivered, clutching his vest as my teeth chattered.

"Are you okay?" Sakura asked, her face looking worried. I shook my head, trying to stop my shivering. Misora was laughing her ass off, and so was Riyu. I tried to glare at her, but I couldn't.

"Now who's the dobe?" Sasuke asked with a smirk. I bit back a retort as Kakashi put me down.

"Misora do you have any dry clothes for her? I don't feel like going back across the bridge." Kakashi asked her.

"I have this jacket." She said sheepishly, taking off her sleeveless blue coat.

"How you not have any clothes?"

"I blew them all up, please don't ask." Kakashi sighed, wrapping the coat around me. I smiled best I could at her.

But I wanna know what happened…

I c-can't believe t-that just h-happened! HAHAHA, you're a s-shinobi?! I internally growled at her. Kaito trotted over, pressing his warm fur against me.

"Good boy, Kaito! Now, who's gonna carry her?" Misora asked, looking between the three boys. They all pointed at each other, but it was decided that Naruto would carry me. I was hoisted onto his back, and we were back on track.

I was still shivering though, but Naruto was pretty warm. I blushed, thinking back to why I fell off the bridge.

Thanks a lot, asshole.

Y-you're w-welcome, pfftt HAHAHA!

/\\\\

When we returned, Naruto and Sakura took me home while Misora and Kakashi went to the Hokage's office.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Sakura asked, helping me change. I nodded, pulling a white t-shirt on, that I realized I stole from him last time I was at his house.

"Y-yeah. I just need some sleep and food." I told her with a grin. I went back to my living room with Sakura behind me, where Naruto greeted us with ramen.

"Here ya go!" He declared happily, handing me a bowl. I was about to thank him, but Sakura slapped him.

"You idiot! She doesn't want ram-"

"Actually it's fine. Thanks, Naru-kun." I said smiling at him. He returned it, he eyes trailing down a moment later.

"What?" I asked, looking down.

"Naruto! Don't look at a woma-"I blushed, looking away, remembering yet again what Riyu had said.

"I wasn't! Its just that…"

"What?" Sakura demanded, holding a hand up ready to smack him.

"That's my shirt." He cried, covering his head. I blushed, smiling nervously at Sakura.

"Yeah, I kinda stole it. Sorry, Naruto." Sakura rolled her eyes, giving me a look.

"You just let him get away with anything don't you?"

/\\\\\

After they left, I went right to sleep, tired after the mission and from shivering so much. I washed Misora's coat, and my bloodied clothes. I'd have to go shopping again. I'll probably just end up wearing my old black shorts and Naruto's shirt to training tomorrow.

That's what I had planned before I couldn't go to training. I woke up the next morning feeling terrible. It must've been that dunk in the ocean.

I coughed, sneezed, my nose ran, and I could barely talk. Perfect. This is just what I wanted to happen.

No matter how many blankets I had, I was cold, and I couldn't even take a shower. I sighed, grabbing a hoodie of mine and pulling it on. I guess I have to tell them I can't train today.

I shuffled down to where we usually met, but this time was different. All the roads looked the same, and I got lost immediately. I ran into someone, asked directions and was on my way.

I finally got to the bridge, seeing Sakura and Sasuke there already. I sighed, shoving my hands in my hoodie pocket, and pulling my hood up. I hadn't even bothered to brush my hair this morning, they didn't need to see that mess. I coughed, bringing my sleeve up to cover my mouth. My teammates finally noticed me, Sakura running over to me in an instant.

"Oh, no, are you alright?" I shot her a glare, but I didn't really mean it. I sighed, looking down.

"Sick." I rasped, crossing my arms.

"Then what are you doing here, dobe?" I frowned at him.

"To tell Kakashi I can't train, so shut the h-" And that's when my throat decided that was enough talking.

"What was that?" He asked with a smirk. I glared at him, looking away.

"Hey, Hitomi, Sakura. Hey, why're you dressed like that?" Naruto. I shared a look with Sakura, silently asking her to tell him, so I wouldn't have to talk.

"She's sick, and can't talk." She informed him, putting an arm around my shoulder, and making me lean against the fence of the bridge.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Hitomi! I should've known!" Naruto apologized, hugging me. I smiled, leaning into his touch. He was warm. So of course I had to stay there longer than planned, since, as usual Kakashi was late.

"Hi, guys!" I looked up. It was Kakashi and Misora. She was wearing a white skirt now that was to her mid-thigh, with the same fishnet on her right leg to her knee. With that, she had a dark blue long sleeve shirt, with her left sleeve as fishnet. And she had the dark green vest that Kakashi had, with her headband around her waist.

"G'morning." Kakashi said with a simple wave.

"Kakashi-sensei, Hitomi is sick!" Sakura yelled, upset that he made us wait again.

"What, why are you here then?" He asked.

"She needed to tell us, is what she told me." She said, hands on her hips.

"Well, c'mon gang! I'll have someone watch her." Misora cut in with a smile. Kakashi gave her a wary look.

"I'll go get her. Be right back!" She called, jumping down and running into the village.

"Why does she had a headband?" Sasuke asked suddenly, after a silent moment.

"She's a ninja of Konoha now. Hokage's orders."

"Why didn't she wanna come back?" Sakura asked. Kakashi shrugged.

"People she didn't wanna see. It's not really my business." He explained. I rolled my eyes.

Probably stole something she didn't wanna give back.

Most likely.

"I'm back! You're lucky she lives near here!" Misora returned with a woman, who had dark grey hair, and blue eyes. She looked so familiar, but I just couldn't pin in. She was wearing a white dress like Sakura's, with black on the edges of it, with fishnet leggings to her knees. And she was wearing black nin shoes, and her hair was braided to the side.

She looked like someone I knew, but nicer. She had the same, innocent looking face as Misora, but less mischievous. Her blue eyes looked like the sky. She couldn't look any kinder.

"Hi, I'm Kimiko. Nice to meet you."

Gasp! Who could this Kimiko be? Anyway, I'm posting this extra long chapter to hold you over until I can post again, which I'm not sure when that will be… If there are any mistakes in the chapter, remember… I did not edit this. There's never time! Hope you enjoyed and thanks so much for the feedback. Love you!