This chapter is dedicated to the all-too-awesome Kamenridersamurai on DeviantArt, who pretty much came up with the idea for this whole chapter! Thanks a ton for the idea!

The next day, after grieving the loss of her notoriety, Aria deiced to go for a walk. She needed to get her mind off of the craziness that had happened the past couple days. She needed to get away from all the friendship crap for a bit. She walked down to the more secluded part of town which led to the large park. This was the same place they had that face-off with Adagio. Aria looked around warily, not wanting to be caught alone if the other siren was still lurking about. But, fortunately, she was nowhere to be seen. Aria breathed a sigh of relief as she finally reached the park.

The siren looked around the large, grassy area. There were a few people, but not many. A few trees dotted the area as well, and there was a nice, decorative fountain in the middle of the park. All in all, it was a pretty decent place to get your thoughts together. Aria went over to a bench not too far away and sat down, breathing in the almost-midday air.

She sat there for a long time, just think about past events, current issues, and her future with this 'new life.' Almost an hour had passed when she suddenly heard a sound. She looked up and scanned the area. That's when the noise became identifiable. It was the sound of crying. Aria sat up straight and looked around some more. That's when she saw the source. It was...a little girl. She was standing under a tree and crying. She also appeared to be saying something, but she was too far away to hear.

Aria stood up and walked over to the girl curiously. The crying got louder and, honestly, Aria found it more annoying than saddening. She got up to the girl, whose tears soaked her face and little blue dress. She was looking up at the tree's branches. Aria looked at her.

"Hey, kid, what's wrong?" She asked. The little girl turned to Aria and attempted to wipe her face with her sleeve, but that proved in vain as more tears poured out.

"M-my c-c-cat…" She stuttered.

"Your what?" Aria asked. The girl looked up and pointed at the branched of the tree.

"M-my kitty, L-lilly…" She said. "Sh-she climbed up the t-tree, and she won't c-come back down…" Aria would've rolled her eyes at the simple problem, but something made her stop. As she looked at the girl's tear-stained face, a certain blue-haired siren came to mind. Aria's eyes widened as she remembered all the times that she had caused Sonata's face to look like this. The times she had made her cry. And that made something in Aria shift. She felt something somewhat unknown to her: empathy.

Aria looked at the girl for a second more before looking up at the tree. Sure enough, there was a small, white kitten on one of the branches looking down at the two curiously. With a look of determination, Aria grabbed one of the lower branches and wasted no time in hoisting herself up to the next one. She heard the little girl gasp. Using previous branches as footholds, Aria quickly made her way up, one branch at a time, until she finally got to one right near the kitten. She reached out to it, but it pressed itself close to its branch and hissed, swinging one of its clawed paws at Aria's hand. The siren growled as she quickly brought her arm back. She looked at the blood slowly seeping out from the scratch on the back of her hand. She then looked back at the cat.

"So, you wanna be like that, huh?" She said before quickly reaching out and grabbing the kitten by the back of the neck to hold it in place before the poor animal could react. "Bad choice." She said as the kitten hissed at her again.

She then grabbed the kitten's scruff and lifted it off the branch. She held it in one arm as she made her way down using the other. When she finally got to the ground, she knelt down with an exhausted huff and held the kitten out to the little girl. The girl clasped her hands together and gasped, the happiest expression on her face. She then took the cat from Aria and held it close to her.

"Lilly!" She said happily before looking at Aria. "Thank you soooo much!" She said.

"Yeah, yeah, kid. Don't mention it...ever." She said as she moved to stand up. But before she could, she felt two small arms wrap around her neck. She froze, not used to contact from strangers. Her eyes then widened as a new, warm feeling coursed through her. What in the world? Was that…happiness?

Aria then sighed, and did something she thought she'd never do. She hugged the little girl back with the feeling of genuine care. This was so out of character for her. The kitten watched from where it stood in the grass, probably wondering why the girl wasn't giving it attention instead. The little girl let go and picked up her cat, cradling it in her arms as it let out a happy meow.

"Bye-bye, nice lady!" The little girl said happily with a wave as she walked away. Aria did a slight wave back, a half-smile appearing on her face. She'd never been called...nice before. And you know what? It felt nice. Maybe...kindness wasn't all that bad...

Aria stood up slowly and turned around, walking back the way she came. But little was she aware of the three girls standing behind the fountain, who were gaping in surprise and shock. One of them took the hat from her head and held it to her chest.

"Well, ah never..." She said in amazement. "You were right, Sunset..."

"I told you. She is different." Sunset said. The third one, however, stayed silent. The blue-haired girl just watched as Aria walked away. Her eyes were slightly watering, but not from sadness. It was from pride and joy.

"I knew she could do it..." She finally whispered.

So, Aria finally accepts that maybe having a good rep is better than having a bad one.

And looks like she got caught in the act. Uh oh X3