Arashi's First Day

~Arashi's POV~

When I awoke on the day that would forever decide the rest of my life I found my sister thrashing in her sleep. A look of rage contorted her face, and my heart began pounding. Whatever, Yuzuki was dreaming about was making her really upset. A particularly violent thrash brought her dangerously close to the edge of her bed. Worry flooded my being as I walked over to her. I lightly shook her shoulder, while at the same time trying to push her away from the edge. I narrowly avoided her arm as it flew towards me. Once I was certain that my twin was safe from falling off the bed I gently shook her shoulder again.

My voice was soft as I spoke, "Yuzuki-nee, get up. We have to get ready for school," Yuzuki shifted a little bit but remained asleep, "Do you want to be bitten to death?" I asked. My sister's angry look faded away as she shifted again. Her eyes fluttered open, blurry with sleep. With a yawn Yuzuki slowly sat up and looked around before her gaze landed on me.

"Morning," my sister said with a stretch, "What time is it?" before I could answer my sister's blue-gray eyes landed on the alarm clock, "Crap, we're gonna be late!"

I smiled fondly as she ran around the room desperately trying to get ready as quickly as possible, yet still look presentable. Still I couldn't shake the feeling that something other than a possible detention was weighing on her mind.

~Yuzuki's POV~

It had thankfully only taken a few minutes for me to get dressed, and luckily Arashi and I had been able to get breakfast. After all, it wouldn't due to end up running to school with a piece of toast hanging from our mouths; that'd be way too cliché and embarrassing. Even though Arashi and I weren't going to be late I still mentally cursed Mukuro for showing up in my mind since it seemed that activity in the Mindscape transferred over to real life, which meant that it was like the fight we'd started had really happened. So, I was extremely tired which just made me even angrier with the heterochromatic boy.

"Hey, Yuzuki-nee are you okay?" Arashi's voice snapped me back into the present. I looked over at my twin and nodded.

"Yep, I'm perfectly fine Arashi," I made my voice as reassuring as possible while stifling a yawn. My brother didn't look convinced, but he decided not to press the issue; at least for now. As we continued on towards Namimori Middle I contemplated telling my brother about what had transpired last night, but two things stopped me from doing so. The first was that I could tell that my twin was decidedly nervous about his first day at the school; which was understandable since he hadn't been there last year. I could already hear the curious questions from each of my, or rather our, classmates now. While, telling my brother about Mukuro would ease my burden it would only increase his and there was no way I was going to do something like that to Arashi.

But even with that it was the second reason that really made me stay quiet. Mukuro had no knowledge of my brother other than his name. It actually kind of shocked me that he hadn't made the connection yet.

'Maybe he has though,' I struggled to keep my face straight as my mind travelled down this path, 'What if he's just toying with me? Hisoka isn't that common of a last name, and Arashi and I are both in middle school. He has to be slightly suspicious of this all, and with the same last name there's only so many conclusions that jerk can jump to.'

I shook myself and decided to focus on one thing at a time. First, I'd do my best to help Arashi get through the day. After that… well, that's when I could worry about how much Mukuro might know about my brother and what he might do with that information. So with my priorities straightened out I placed a comforting hand on my brother's shoulder, and felt some of the tension leave my twin's body. He sent me a grateful look and I smiled back at him.

~Elsewhere; Third Person POV~

Two young men stood outside the shop looking in the window. One item caught their eye and they sent a look at one another.

"That's the one right?" the first asked examining it from every possible angle. The other nodded, and reached in his pocket to make sure the packet with the money was still there. Satisfied with its safety he tapped the other on the shoulder.

"C'mon let's get this over with," he said. The first male nodded, and entered the shop with the other. While his friend went to flag down a clerk he continued his observation of the item now that he had a better view of it. He still had no idea why his technical boss wanted this particular item, but he knew better than to question the relevance of the subject. His colleague returned with the clerk and the transaction was quickly made. Then the two males left the store.

"Say, do you have any idea why the boss wanted this?" the first guy asked, "It just… well, it seems kind of strange that he'd ask us to get this out of the blue for him."

"I think the only one who knows is the second-in-command," the second guy replied, "and I don't plan on asking any time soon. Besides, we'll be lucky if we manage to avoid retribution if we got the wrong one."

The first male shivered, "True… ugh now I'm paranoid. Think we should take another look just to be sure?"

"I doubt we got the wrong one… but now I'm not so sure," the other said sighing, "Alright then one last check and then we have to get moving otherwise we'll be late."

With that he opened the bag and took out the item within and breathed out a sigh of relief. With that confirmation they put the object away and headed towards their destination once more.

~At School; Arashi's POV~

I stood outside the door; any moment now it would open and I would be ushered inside to meet my classmates. Some of them were Yuzuki's friends, and just thinking of that made me even more nervous than I'd been before. I had to wonder if this was how Yuzuki felt the day she first started her middle school career. I shifted slightly trying to stifle my growing sense of unease. Unfortunately just as I was beginning to calm down I felt a chill run up my spine as someone's gaze bored into me. I swallowed, and forced myself to stand still. Something about this situation reminded me of a predator-prey situation. Whoever was glaring at me meant business, and I wasn't fool enough to antagonize them… or at least I thought I wasn't.

Footsteps slowly drew closer to me, and I forced myself not to shiver but the fear bubbling up didn't allow me to remain still. Blood was roaring through my ears as I tried to think rationally. This person couldn't hurt me; we were in school after all. They probably just wanted to know what I was doing out of class. But nothing I thought convinced me that I was safe.

"Herbivore," a cold voice said from behind me and the last of my resolve crumpled, "what are you doing out of class? Moreover, a female student wearing the male uniform is prohibited by the rules."

'What's this guy going on about? I'm an omnivore thank you very much,' I thought indignantly, 'I have half a min- wait did he say female student? Is this one of Yuzuki's friends? Does he think I'm her? But she never mentioned a friend that calls others herbivores… has she?'

My thoughts were interrupted by the boy behind me, "I'll bite you to death."

"Huh?" was my brilliant response as I slowly turned around. The stranger's eyes blazed with a silver light; leaving me utterly terrified. I was almost too scared to move, but thankfully my self-preservation instincts kicked in and I dove to the side as something was swung at me. With wide eyes I quickly pulled myself up and took in my attacker with fresh eyes. He had a look on his face that was equal parts irritation and respect. I tensed as the boy turned towards me. He held his arms in an offensive stance, and I could see that he held weapons.

'Shouldn't something like that be banned by the school rules?' I asked silently. Then again if this person was who I suspected he was the rules didn't apply to him. My opponent lifted his tonfas in a threatening manner (not that he needed anything to make him scarier), and I quickly ran through my options. I could stay and try to fight him, but that would likely end with me getting into trouble… along with my sister. I could probably ignore him, but I might end up regretting that more than fighting. Which left me with only one option… run!

My course of action determined I pulled a feint, and the boy made to block. However, he felt nothing connect as I spun in place and took off. I could feel an aura of anger flare up behind me; it was extremely suffocating especially when a murderous intent mingled with the anger. The last of my rational thoughts fled from my mind as my flight instincts took over; pushing me to fly through the school and find a safe place to hide.

~Meanwhile with Yuzuki; Yuzuki's POV~

The teacher had just finished announcing that a new student, my brother (though that wasn't a detail anyone knew), would be joining us. Throughout the entire time he was talking I did my best to listen, and not seem suspicious. However, just as the teacher went to open the door I felt an intense fear wash over me. Something was wrong, and not with me but with my brother. A feeling of dread slowly crept up on me, and though I tried to imagine that it was nothing the absence of my twin beyond the open door crushed that feeble hope. There was no conscious thought as I stood and made my way to the door, and out into the hall.

The voice of my teacher was dim in my ears. All I could think of was finding my brother and figuring out what had filled him with fear. With that as my driving force I immediately began running through the school.

~In the Classroom; Third Person POV~

Tsuna looked after Yuzuki with concern. When the teacher had opened the door to reveal an empty hallway his friend's face had gone pale. The dark haired girl had then stood and made her way to the door robotically.

"Miss Hisoka please return to your seat," the teacher said, but Yuzuki heard none of it. She strode out of the room before breaking into a run. The concern for his friend grew, but the brunet was unsure whether he should go after Yuzuki or remain in class. Before he could decide a pain erupted from the back of his head and his face got up close and personal with his desk.

"Reborn! What was that for?" Tsuna asked as he lifted his head up.

"Dame-Tsuna a boss always pays attention to his subordinates, and offers them help if a problem arises," Reborn said.

"I'm not a boss, and Yuzuki is just a friend!" Tsuna protested. But the brunet still stood and headed over to the door. He heard the teacher say something, but he paid no attention to the words spoken. As he picked up the pace he heard someone following him, or rather two someones.

"Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto what are you two doing?" Tsuna called back over his shoulder.

"You're going after Yuzuki right?" Yamamoto asked getting a nod from his friend, "We're going to help her too."

"Speak for yourself baseball-idiot," Gokudera huffed, "I'm just going so that the Tenth won't have to lift a finger."

Tsuna felt a sweatdrop roll down his face, but he couldn't shake the gratitude he felt with them having followed him to help Yuzuki.

~In the Halls; Arashi's POV~

I was still running. I could hear my heart pulsing; the blood was roaring through my ears, but it wasn't able to drown out the sound of the one chasing me. I still had no idea what this boy's problem was, though I wasn't about to just stop and ask him either. As my feet hit the floor my eyes swept over the path before me. So far all of hall I was in was devoid of any sort of escape route or possible hiding spot. Of course hiding wouldn't be of any use right now since my pursuer was right on my heels. The bloodlust that surrounded him grew stronger the longer I stayed ahead of him, but that just spurred me to move faster. Regardless of my will I could tell that I was slowly losing energy.

I blamed most of that on the sickness I contracted; my stamina was much lower than it had been before I'd been forced to keep my physical exertions to a minimum. But I could rage about past things later… if I could survive the present that is. Finally I noticed that the hall opened up on the left, and I was quick to change my course. I forced myself to pick up the pace when I saw a pair of doors at the end of the passageway. I had to push a sense of relief away as the doors grew closer; after all I wasn't out of the woods yet. The person behind me made that very clear barely missing me when he swung a tonfa my way.

I yelped lightly at the tug of wind that followed the near miss. I threw all of my weight into the door causing it to slam into the wall on the other side. I squinted as light assaulted my eyes. A faint breeze tugged at my hair as I pushed onward. When my eyes had finally adjusted to the difference in brightness I glanced around looking for a way out. My heart sank when I realized that I'd ended up outside in the sports' field. This meant that there was a wall surrounding the entire length of it blocking all routes of escape. With this realization I skidded to a halt spinning around to face the one who'd been chasing me.

"Finally ready to accept your fate, herbivore?" the boy asked sending me an unnerving grin. I swallowed thickly and settled into a poor fighting stance. My opponent sent me a mixed look, which only solidified my suspicions. This boy was Hibari Kyoya; the one who supposedly had it out for my sister. Well, after today there was no 'supposedly' about it. I wasn't given a chance to reply as Hibari lunged at me. With no alternative I back stepped. The unnerving grin had returned to my opponents face, but now it was a hundred times worse. Even as I continued to dodge I could tell that this wasn't going to be much of a fight; likely this would turn into more of a slaughter with me on the short end of the stick.

I danced to the side, but it wasn't enough to completely avoid the blow. I winced and bit my lip to hold back the pained cry that threatened to escape my throat. My entire upper arm felt numb, but thankfully it didn't feel like anything was broken. But now my heart was pounding furiously against my chest. The adrenaline that traveled through my veins gave me a boost, but even with it I was no match for this fearsome person before me. As if to solidify my fears the onslaught that followed burned away at the rush my blood had carried through my body.

My vision began to swim a little and my dodges became mere stumbles. My opponent took notice of this, and pressed his advantage. I clumsily danced to the side, and earned a blow to the ribs for my trouble. I grit my teeth, and felt a few tears spring to my eyes from the pain. Hibari raised his tonfas for another strike, but something shifted; like he was distracted by something. As he brought down his weapons I was dimly able to hear the quick footsteps of someone running. I closed my eyes bracing myself for the finishing blow, but I felt nothing; though I heard the sound of metal hitting something soft. I cracked open my eyes and found my sister standing in between me and the head of the Disciplinary Committee.

"Nee-san…" I trailed off unsure how to finish that sentence. On one hand I was grateful for her intervention, but on the other… I was tired of her protecting me. Still I couldn't deny that her timing was impeccable, even if I now wanted to slug Hibari for hurting her.

"Don't worry about a thing Arashi," Yuzuki said; her eyes never leaving her opponent, "I have everything under control."

~Slightly Before; Yuzuki's POV~

The sights around me were blurred as I dashed through the school. My thoughts were filled with only one thing as my feet pounded on the ground; find Arashi. I had originally planned on checking the roof, but if Arashi was in some kind of trouble I doubt he'd head for the roof since there was no chance of escape from there. That left a few classrooms, and outside as likely places my brother would be.

'Hold on Arashi, I'm coming!' I thought desperately as I ran. I was so focused on the task at hand that I almost didn't notice what was going on outside. Thankfully, my peripheral vision was quick to pick it up and I slowed a little. My eyes went wide when I saw what was happening; my brother was engaged in combat with Hibari. Arashi was in no condition to fight Hibari… or most people for that matter; he'd only just been cured and hadn't rebuilt his stamina or strength yet. I only realized that I was moving again when I saw the doors leading outside in front of me. With no hesitation I barreled through them and out into the field. It wasn't hard to see that my brother was on his last legs, or that Hibari wasn't about to show any mercy.

I briefly wondered why Hibari was bothering with my brother, but I pushed that question away as I saw my brother's foe ready the final strike. As I grew closer Hibari's stance briefly wavered; shifting ever so slightly to avoid an attack from behind. Which meant that he'd heard me, but was more concerned with my twin at the moment. As the silver flash of Hibari's weapons came down I pushed myself to get there. A dull 'thunk' and a feeling of immense pain alerted me to the fact that I had made it. I could feel the shock reverberating from the two, though Hibari's was quickly smothered by irritation.

"Nee-san…" I heard my brother say. He sounded unsure of what to say after that. I could sense his gratefulness, but there was also a slight bit of irritation mixed in with it. Both those were quickly overtaken by concern though. I forced myself to stand straighter and look Hibari in the eye before I spoke.

"Don't worry about a thing Arashi," I said still locked in a battle of wills with Hibari, "I have everything under control."

I wondered if I sounded confident because I sure didn't feel like it. Hibari's eyes were narrowed, but the emotion within them was a mystery to me. For a moment I thought I saw confusion, but it was swallowed by irritation so fast that I figured it was my imagination. My opponent raised his weapons threateningly, though it was overkill since his glare was more than enough to intimidate me.

"Herbivore, what do you think you're doing?" Hibari asked me. I forced myself to hold his gaze, but cursed silently when I trembled slightly.

"I'd think it was obvious. I'm protecting my brother," I responded. The ravenet subtly glanced from me to my brother and back. He said nothing, but that only made me more nervous. It also didn't help my nerves when the bloodlust slowly reached a new peak. I desperately looked around for some way to escape, but my plans fell short when I remembered my brother behind me. If I bolted now there was no guarantee that Hibari would follow me; instead he might target my brother. And if I tried to take Arashi with me both of us would likely wind up getting caught and 'bitten to death'. But just as I was about to lose hope I heard a very familiar voice.

"Yuzuki, are you okay?!" Tsuna's shout immediately caught my attention. I looked over at the school and saw my brunet friend standing there with Yamamoto and Gokudera.

"Tsuna? Yes, I'm fine, but what are you all doing here?" I called back as I refocused my attention on Hibari.

The silverette sent me a glare as he spoke, "Why you! The Tenth was worried about you, so you could at least show some gratitude!"

"Maa, maa there's no need to get so worked up over that right now," Yamamoto said; doing his best to ease some of the tension surrounding all of us, "We were all worried when you just left class like you did, so we came to help."

"So, these are the kind of friends you have nee-san," Arashi's voice sounded from behind me catching my friends' attention. For a moment nothing was said, but I expected Tsuna would have something to say.

"Eh?! Two Yuzuki's?!" and there it was. I rolled my eyes, and let out a slight sigh. Arashi, I could tell, was utterly confused by this reaction. He looked between me and Tsuna then sighed.

"Not quite right I'm afraid," my brother said, but further explanation was forced to be put on hold as I dodged a tonfa. I hadn't forgotten my opponent, but his attack still nearly caught me off guard. He'd been quiet the entire time, and hadn't once made a move so I'd thought he was bored or wanted some clarification. Now that he'd made to strike me I had a feeling that he'd merely been waiting for a moment to strike.

"Yuzuki!" Tsuna's voice was full of concern. I did my best to ignore my friend while still letting him know that I was fine and had things under control (even if I didn't really believe it myself).

"Tsuna I need you to do something for me," I called as I danced away from another blow, "Please get Arashi out of here. I promise I'll explain everything once I finish up here."

"Nee-san," Arashi protested, but I didn't spare him a look. I knew he was still upset with me butting in, and that he was also very worried about my safety but for now my biggest concern was making sure my brother was okay. And if that meant I had to deal with a certain carnivore then that's just what I'd have to do. As I subtly drew Hibari away from my twin and friends I was pleased to find that they were slowly dragging my brother to safety. I made a mental note to apologize to Arashi later as I sidestepped another swing. From the way my opponent was acting I got the feeling that I wouldn't be able to get out of this fight; leastways not like I'd done the past few times.

As the four boys slowly stepped into the school I saw a strange look on Tsuna's face. He was looking at my brother like he recognized him. But up 'til now Tsuna had only seen Arashi once, and that was when my twin had pretended to be me at our birthday party. Had Tsuna been able to tell that Arashi wasn't me back then? But if that were true why hadn't Tsuna said anything? Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to continue down this train of thought as Hibari lunged at me again. I grimaced as I jumped backwards narrowly avoiding what would've likely been a crippling blow. However, this time around I wasn't about to just dodge; not after Hibari had gone after my brother (even if it was an honest mistake).

Without giving my opponent a chance to recover I pushed off the ground and dashed at him. Hibari sent a feral grin my way as he swung his weapon at me. With no hesitation I leapt over my foe and sent a kick barreling at his head. I winced as my foot connected with metal, but I pushed the pain to the back of my mind as I ducked under the other tonfa. I moved in closer and sent a few punches as my opponent's mid-section. A few hit, but Hibari was able to dodge most of them. I was forced to backflip out of the way after Hibari managed to put enough distance between us allowing him to swing his tonfas. Now it was me who was on the defensive. I side-stepped, and slid behind my foe as he charged past me. I landed a solid kick to his back pushing him even farther forward.

I realized my mistake when Hibari spun around; all my attack had done was made him angrier than he already was which I didn't think was possible. I let out a yelp as I spun off to the side only to encounter a searing pain in my lower back. I sucked in a breath as tears sprang to my eyes. The agony of the strike travelled up my spine paralyzing me. Another blow struck while I was out of it; my chest aflame with white-hot pain I collapsed to the ground struggling just to breath. I let out a few ragged gasps, but those did little to ease the desire for air that my lungs craved. I was dimly aware of Hibari getting closer likely to deal the finishing blow. Just as he drew his arm back something flew off from the side landing in between us. Whatever it was suddenly exploded filling the area with smoke. As my oxygen depraved brain tried to make sense of everything I found myself being lifted off the ground.

"Hold on tight Yuzuki-san," I heard someone say, but I couldn't place them. The only thing I was sure of was that I was fairly safe right now. With that thought in mind I allowed myself to fall unconscious.

~Later; Arashi's POV~

After Tsuna and his friends helped me rescue my sister from the head of the disciplinary committee we'd taken Yuzuki to the nurse. We'd been told that she'd be fine, but she'd need to rest until the end of school. So, throughout the rest of the day I'd taken notes in the rest of our classes for my sister. When school was finally over I immediately headed over to the nurse's office, and was met with a strange sight. There were some strangers leaving the room. Confused and cautious I stayed hidden until I was sure they were gone. Something about them had set me on edge, but they looked normal… harmless even.

Regardless I made a mental note to keep an eye out for them in the future. Pushing them out of my mind for a minute I headed into the nurse's office to see my sister getting ready to push herself off the bed.

"Did you have a nice rest Yuzuki-nee?" I asked with a half-hearted attempt to make a joke. She smiled and chuckled slightly. I saw her wince subtly from the action; it would obviously take more than a day for her to recover from the blow she'd taken to the chest. Something caught my eye, and Yuzuki followed my gaze. A small box lay on the table.

"Do you know what that is?" I asked my sister only receiving a shake of a head from her, "It must have been put there sometime during the day since it wasn't here when I left after lunch. Did those two leave it here?"

"You mean Ben and Jenna?" my sister asked.

"We're those people that I saw leaving them? A boy and a girl both with brown hair and green eyes?" I asked. Yuzuki nodded.

"Yeah that's them, but I was awake when they came in," my sister said, "And I didn't notice either of them leaving anything behind after they left."

"So then who could have left this… whatever it is here?" I asked. Yuzuki shrugged and reached out for the box. I moved to stop her, but she already had it in her hands. I watched as she tilted the box in several different ways; trying to figure out what was hidden inside as well as if it could be considered a threat. Once she'd deemed it safe my sister slowly pried the box open only to freeze. Her eyes were wide; filled with shock. Curious and concerned I moved to my sister's side so I could inspect her gift myself. When I saw the object I found myself freezing as well, and shared a look of confusion and shock with my twin.

"Is that…" I trailed off unsure of how to continue. My sister could only nod while staring at what the box contained. A beautiful silver chain from which hung a pretty silver pendant in the shape of a stalking tiger. Faux onyxs created the stripes while similar sapphires gleamed like eyes. The necklace was just as my sister had described from the first day she'd seen it at the jewelry story. As Yuzuki continued to look at the box's contents I found my eyes drifting to the small piece of paper that was held in place by the pendant. I reached out and grabbed the parchment and read what was on it; which was only my sister's name.

"This necklace is your's now nee-san," I said flashing the note at her, "Someone must care about you a good deal."

"I… suppose so, but I don't feel right accepting this. Even more so since I don't know who could have possibly left this for me," my sister said.

"It belongs to you now so I won't try to tell you what to do with it, but the fact remains that we don't have any way of returning this. The person who left it made sure of it," I stated, "However, there may be a way to figure out who gave this to you."

"You want me to wear it don't you," it was more of a statement than a question but I nodded all the same.

"Exactly, wearing this might get a reaction out of someone that you know. So, then once you know who the gift giver is you can decide whether to give it back or to keep it," Yuzuki nodded at my observation, but I could tell she was concerned about the chance of not finding her admirer, "Don't worry about that right now though. Instead I think you should worry about the school work you'll have to do when we get home, but don't worry I took notes for you so you'll have plenty to work with."

My sister sent me a playful glare as she closed the box and pocketed it. With a quick thank you to the nurse we took our leave and began our trek home. At least I couldn't say that things had been boring the first day of school. This reminded me that we'd have a lot of explaining to do where Yuzuki's friends were concerned, but like the matter with the necklace it could wait for a while.

Me: Before I get too far I have one thing to say. I'm so sorry everyone. I know it's been so long since I lasted updated, and there's really no excuse for it. However, and this is the utter truth, my laptop's keyboard was glitching out super hard. I couldn't use the top or bottom rows of the keys. Though I also admit that I found it kind of difficult to focus on this fanfiction a bit, but only because we have to get through another daily life arc before the next big bit of action.

Yuzuki: You really don't like the daily life arcs do you?

Me: Not especially, though I do respect the need for them. Introducing characters is very important, and developing them even more so. My real problem is really the lack of action within them. I know that's how daily life is supposed to be, but I like epic action scenes complete with amazing fighting and awesome moves.

Arashi: Understandable since most anime you watch is shonen.

Ben: That and she's addicted to super hero films.

Jenna: Not to mention her fantasy book favorites.

Me: None of which I deny. However, I have watched my share of shojo anime, and princess movies. I suppose I can't balance out my fantasy novels though since I can't get into non-fiction. Anyways enough about my anime, movie, and book preferences.

Yuzuki: Yes, we should be moving on. Once again Cloud would like to apologize for the wait, and will try not to let it happen again, though she makes no guarantees.

Me: That is indeed true. And I will be taking care of the disclaimer this time around. I, CloudSkylark18 do not own KHR. If I did I probably wouldn't be on fanfiction writing stories for it… but maybe I would. Regardless, KHR is property of Akira Amano who is not me and so I do not own said anime. With that being said I hope you join me for the next chapter, which hopefully won't take as long to get out as this one. Until then ja ne.

Yuzuki: Hope to see you all again, but for now bye!

Arashi: It was a pleasure to be here, until next time minna.

Ben: Well, since this wasn't a complete waste of time I hope you all enjoyed the chapter, and that you'll stick with this story until the end… whenever, that is. Until that time, bye for now.

Jenna: Sayonara minna, until we meet again.