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Note: I was sick this whole week, I hope the holidays are treating you all right. The comic I'm working on currently is still on Hiatus. I need to make money to buy a scanner so I can make some better comic pages. Please forgive me for the delay and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Message to fans: This is important, I need to know this from some of you reading. Next year, Febuary, this story will be a year old, meaning I did this in a year. Because I've been writing four to three to two different story's in different ways, I want to do something special for you guys. I want to know what you want to see next. Would you like an extra long chapter like last time, do you want me to bring the story that were on Hiatus back. Do you want to know stuff I'll be doing in the future. Or do you want a new story. I'm open to any idea you would like, please leave a review. I'll keep checking in. I only ask this to just say thank you for reading this and my other story's. I will decide what to do on Febuary. I'll write this on my Bio, or it'll already be on their, depends. Enjoy, I'll see you guys later.

Chapter 37: Father's promise

Sora . . . a long time ago . . .

"I can't do it dad!" Sora yelled to her father, failing to catch a fish from the river. Sora was at least 13 weeks old being taught to fish. "I'll never catch it!"

John runs up to a big boulder. He looks down to her daughter, showing off his skills, he laughs.

"Sure you can little one, I believe you can do it." John said.

"Oh! If it's that easy, than why don't you get down here and show me." Sora yelled.

"No, I think I'll sit hear, and wait for my dinner." John said laying down chuckling.

"Oh I get it now. This isn't bonding, this is fetching dinner for my lazy father!" Sora yelled.

"You little shit." John smiled.

Sora focused on the fish, she was connecting the dots to when the fish were going to jump, she sensed one of them were going to jump. When the fish leaped out of the water, Sora jumped and grabbed it by the tail. She landed in the water, the fish was struggling to get out of Sora's jaws, until John took the fish from Sora and helped her to her feet.

"Let's get you dried up kiddo." John said.

Later that day, John and Sora were nibbling on the piece of fish that they were enjoying their time bonding together. Sora and him later sat together up on the mountain staring at the sun going down as the day ends. Sora see's Gajo.

"Do you have to go?" Sora asked.

"Go where?" John replied.

"Gajo."

"What? Who told you?"

"No one, I heard you and mom talking."

John looked at her little girl. He lowered his head down and licked her cheek. Sora chuckled and blushed as her father was spoiling her.

"I love you hon, and I love your mother. But I can't stay here and leave my friends in danger. They need me, they would do the same if I needed them." John said.

"But their are plenty of dogs who can help Gin. Why does it have to be you?" Sora asked.

"I've known Gin for a long time, me and him are like two peas in a pod. We've took down . . ."

"Akakabuto, the demon bear, you told me that already." Sora finished.

"Excuse me little one, I don't always tell you the same stuff. Well, maybe I do, but I just think you forget easily."

"Whatever you say." Sora chuckled. "But if you go, will you come back."

John looked at her right in the eye and said. "I'll come back, and we'll go fishing."

Sora laid her head on Johns arm. She was happy to have a father like him. They were both happy.

GB . . .

"Are you ok kid? You seem tired. My name is GB, I can take you back to Gajo. We have food . . ."

"My father! John! I wanted to find him when all of this war with Hougen was over. Is he back there?" Sora asked.

"Oh! Well . . . Uh . . . He's not there . . ."

"What do you mean?"

GB thought for a moment, what if he told her. She would be upset, but she would at least know.

"He, decided to . . . take a few men with him on a journey . . . yeah, he didn't want to feel like it was over until he said it was. Some of Hougens men escaped and he wanted to go after them." GB said. Sora let out a heavy sigh.

"Few! Thank you god! Thank you for letting me know. Sure I'll go with you. I'll wait until he gets back. Can't wait to hear another one of his brave story he always tells me." Sora said.

GB and Sora start walking back to Gajo. GB was relieved not to upset her. But at the same time he feels guilty. Like he killed someone and never forgot about it.

Yukimura and Weed . . .

Yukimura and Weed journey to the woods to find Joe. Weed's father didn't come because he was speechless to find out about Joe being his son. He had a hard time processing that for a while.

"He should be around here somewhere." Yukimura said. "I just need to find him."

"Hopefully we get back before Kyoshiro and the others leave. I want to make sure they're ready." Weed said.

"Weed, we need you at Gajo."

"What?"

"I know. But your our leader now. Well, your their leader. But they need you alive to take down Spike. Which means, you should stay, to live to see him fall."

"I can't selfishly leave my friends to do all of this alone. They need me. I won't make the same mistakes I made in the past." Weed said. Yukimura looked at him and stopped.

"What happened between you and Jerome that led you to throw him out and miss him." Yukimura asked. Weed sighed and turned around to hide his face.

"A lot. It's complicating. Jerome killed someone when I said to let him go. He didn't understand that life is precious. Everyone's life is precious. If I have to beat him lifeless just so he can see that, I will." Weed said. "I won't make that same mistake again."

"So, if we get Spike. Will we . . . you know?" Yuki was to shy to say the word kill. Weed knows what he meant.

"I know, you want him dead. My entire pack wants him dead. But I thought to myself. What if he could change. If Misty and Jane changed, than . . ."

"Oh! Here we go!" Yukimura said rolling his eyes.

"What? What did you want me to say!" Weed asked.

"That we'll make it quick, I don't know. Spike shouldn't have to live."

"We can't just kill him."

"Yeah, what do you think our future will be like. Sit together laughing, burping, telling story's to each other. Do you see him changing."

"Well, you sure haven't given it a chance." Weed got in his face.

"No I didn't. I made sure my men didn't get their asses killed all 'cause I've gotten soft. I kill, period. At least we should get Spike.

"Do you hear yourself when you talk. You are insane. At least I'm sane enough to be a leader."

"Yeah?! At least I didn't get my adviser killed." Yukimura yelled.

Weed and Yukimura fell silent. Weed turned around and kept going to find Joe.

"We're getting Joe back. That's all I want to do right now. I'm fulfilling my Father's promise. You want to go back, go back. I don't want to talk to you again." Weed walked away. Yukimura stood their. He tightened his eyes shut and hung his head.

"God, what did I just do?" He said to himself.

Hook . . . Night time . . .

Hook and Misty were keeping their distance for a while. Hook thought he done something wrong to deserve that. He wasn't sure. Misty just started walking away from him a lot. He sat alone for a while. Jane walked over. Jane sat next to him.

"What's wrong?" Jane asked.

"Nothing. Misty uh . . . Is she doing ok?" Hook asked her.

"Why?"

"She just . . . Every time I walk to her, she turns the other way. I'm nervous." Hook said.

"Give her time. She might be processing the whole Spike stuff." Jane said.

Misty was in the woods. She was crying, puking. She feels sick almost everyday. She was shaking. She puked what she ate earlier. She coughed and laid down.

"Oh God . . . What do I do?" She said to herself.

To be continued . . .

Note: Hope you liked. Because of my break, I came up with some great ideas. It doesn't mean I'll be on this story a lot, I'll get back to my other ones. But yeah. Again, let me know what you guys want for Febuary. This means I need a lot of reviews. I hope you guys reply. Just think about it. No preasure. PIECE!