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0015 groaned softly and opened her eyes, squinting at the bright light. Her left arm throbbed painfully and there was a soft beeping noise that was REALLY starting to get on her nerves.

"You're finally awake." She blinked, sitting up groggily.

"Dr. Gilmore?" she yawned slightly.

"How long have I been out?"

"Only a couple of hours my dear." The old doctor smiled. Suddenly her eyes widened.

"Where is she?!" she asked, and then stopped, wincing and grabbing her now plaster incased arm.

"Don't worry, 0014 is doing just fine, in fact if you look to your left you'll see she is sleeping quit peacefully for once." 0015 raised and eyebrow and turned. Sure enough, 0014 was neatly tucked in bed, her arms sticking out, hooked to IVs and other sorted machines. Taken on closer inspection, scars were cleanly visible.

"Do you perchance know where she got those scars of hers at such a young age." 0015 nodded, and was soon lost in thought and memory…

The two had been romping around for sometime when Mitsuko finally stopped their play.

"What?" Cloud asked, plopping down on the floor, Shiboo did too, letting the still wounded girl lean on her.

"Where did you get all those scars?" Mitsuko too plopped down on the floor, her eyes trained to her best friend who looked sad for a moment, before grinning  proudly and held up her arm, shoving away the sleeve a bit.

"I used to play with my brothers and sisters a lot. Lets see… Kuronuwa gave this one to me and Shinnea gave me this one. Oh! And this one was from Chugiak." She laughed.

"But.. what about the ones on your back?" her face darkened a little.

"I don't want to talk about it."

"k… let's play hide and go seek! You're it!"

"K!"

"Some of them were received when she romped around with her family when she was little. She refused to tell me about the others."

"I see. How are you feeling?"

"Other than my arm feeling like crap? I'm peachy!" 0015 grinned and slowly stood up, wobbling slightly.

"Are you sure?"

"Yep, so… is Touma o.k?"

"He fell asleep and we couldn't pry his hands off of your friend." Dr. Gilmore chuckled and 0015 peered over the side to see Touma leaning on the bed, clutching 0014's hand like if he blinked she would be gone.

"She really did die.. didn't she?"

"Yes, it puzzles me on how she could have revived herself." 0015 shook her head,

"You never can trust her to go down without a fight. Always has been that way. She's our little trooper."

"'m not a baby…." A groggy voice said.

"..?" 0015 raised an eyebrow and 0014's eyes slowly opened a crack, and her brown orbs looked around the room.

"Hey.. did ya miss me?"

"CLOUD-CHAN!" 0015, forgetting she AND her friend were wounded, launched herself at her and hugged her.

"Heeey…" 0014 opened her eyes a bit more, one not opening fully as it was swollen.

"That hurts.." 0015 stood up and wiped her eyes.

"Glad your back."

"Was I ever gone?"

"You were legally dead for over ten minutes, I'm afraid." Dr. Gilmore smiled as she slowly sat up, grabbed her head.

"Ugh… koala… No wonder why I feel like I've been run over by the stupid limo again." She blinked and picked up her left hand, it was heavy, probably because Touma had latched onto it.

"I'm so touched." She faked wiping a tear away.

"I have a clean bill of health, right?"

"Pretty much." Dr. Gilmore smiled, slowly making his way to turn off the heart monitors as both of them removed the wires from themselves. 0014 blinked and held up her right hand, noticing something. There was a silver chain wrapped around her hand, and she opened her hand to see the dark red tear gem. She blinked, and suddenly her eyes grew saddened.

"Hey.. what day is it?"

"It's March 28, why?" Dr. Gilmore blinked when both girls seemed to get sad.

"May I have some clothes? I need some air, been cooped up way too long!" 0014 turned on a happy face and slowly slipped the unusual necklace around her neck.

"I'll be right back then." Dr. Gilmore smiled.

"Cloud…"

"Don't Mitsuko. I'm fine, now help me wake Touma-kins up!" she grinned and soon 0015 had a smile on her face.

"OMG Touma! Cloud is stripping!" 0014's face reddened and Touma blinked open his eyes.

"Not in public sweetie.." he mumbled and fell back to sleep. Both girls giggled and suddenly 0015's eyes brightened.

"Touma! Breakfast!" immediately his head shot up and he looked around.

"Where? Where?!" hearing laughter he blinked and looked around. His eyes finally settled on 0014. His eyes became all misty.

"Kitten!" he yelled and latched himself to her, rubbing his cheek against hers.

"Never ever do that to me! You really had me worried!" he began to say sweet nothing and she blushed.

"I'm fine Touma. So is Mitsuko, and so are you. Chill." She plastered on a smile, obviously a fake one.

"You don't seem to be yourself."

"I'm fine, just a bit tired! Ah, there's Dr. Gilmore!"

"Here." Two sets of clothes were easily tossed at both girls.

"I'll leave you two to get changed, come on Touma." Touma blinked and then grinned.

"Need me to sta-" he suddenly found a hand over his mouth.

"Finish and I'll knock you senseless." 0015 grinned evilly and Touma backed away.

"I give up, just teasing!" he laughed.

"See you two upstairs." He waved and soon the door closed, 0014 ripped out her IV and swung her legs over the side of the bed, wincing.

Her forehead and torso were covered with bandages, so was her right arm, and she wore new pajama pants and a new pajama top.

"Got me good, that he did." She smiled and blinked when 0015 starred.

"What?"

"Stop the façade. I learned how to see through it, and so did Touma. You're sad." 0014 sighed and slowly turned her back to her friend, sliding her shirt over her head, but leaving the sports bra on, she sighed. Her back was full of long and short scars.

0015 cringed, she had never liked looking at them, so she too turned her back and began changing tops.

"You're scared. You're wondering how I got them."

"I-"

"It's o.k. Most would want to know. I'll make you a deal, as long as you don't tell anybody, I'll tell you my story." 0014 zipped up her jeans and slowly pulled a new shirt over her head, wincing slightly.

0015 finished and turned around to see her friend undoing her hair and letting it fall down to the middle of her back, it was untamed and a bit dirty, but the smell still remained the same through it all., She too let her hair fall and ran her fingers through it, only to bring it back to the high ponytail. 0014 too pulled her hair back and sighed as 0015's gaze met her back, and seemed to peer straight through to her soul.

"A long time ago… my life was even worse than it is now."

"It's not bad right now."

"Don't interrupt if you want me to continue." 0014 said softly and closed her eyes in remembrance.

"Before I came to my family of the wood, I lived in the country with my mother and father… and… baby brother. My mother and father…they always fought, and me and my little brother, Jamie, were always so scared, back then…"

"Whenever they fought we'd have to run to the bathroom, which was bolted shut if you pressed the correct pin numbers in. In there, we had everything from food to our comfort objects. Mine was a stuffed dog, while his was a teddy bear, in fact, I still have them stored in something I designed. They are in a locket inside my necklace. I made it when I was bout four, maybe three."

"I was very smart." She smiled a little.

"It was March 28 when my mother, Shiboo, died, and it was March 28 when I lost everything."

"The house had been unusually cold, and I had sensed something foreboding as soon as I woke up. During breakfast.. during breakfast.." she began to shake, and she gripped the safety bars on the side of the bed. 0015 made a move to comfort her, but was stopped when she held out a hand, forcing her to remain motionless.

"I shouldn't have mouthed off, but I did. I didn't want to b beaten anymore. I didn't want to watch my mother be beaten. I didn't want Jamie to live like that… so that is when he used a whip and chains to beat me near death…" her voice became shaky again and she squeezed her eyes shut.

"He forced me awake, and he slowly beat my mother until the breath stopped coming from her! She died, right in front of me, and I could do nothing! Nothing! I ran then, taking Jamie with me, promising him I would protect him, but I couldn't! He took him right from my hands Mitsuko! Right from me!" her knees collapsed. and she struggled with her words.

"He laughed. Told me how worthless I am, and slowly derived scream from him, and he fell to my feet as my 'father' sped away." She sighed and let her head rest on the cool mettle.

"Jamie's last words were, 'In heaven… will I have a great big sister like you? And, when we meet… can we be happy… and like the song.. pour out the rain? Can we big sister? Can we really meet and pour out the rain… and…. And give the world a future?'… he smiled, so smart for someone of about three and he was gone. His little soul was swept away… and I ran. I ran from everything and dropped what I was. Shiboo found me, taught me the language, and brought me into the pack." There were a few minutes of sobbing silence.

"Cloud…"

"No, I'm fine… it's just… aw forget it.." 0014 looked up and there was another smile plastered to her face as she got up.

"Look, I'll be fine, just need some alone time now k?"

"K…" 0015 trailed off as 0014 began the decent up the stairs.

"Hey.. worrying so much will give you wrinkles."

"Heh, right, lets get upstairs." 0015 smiled and joined her friend in going up the stairs.

"I'm going to go get some food, you?" 0015 asked.

"I…I am going to get a few things and go outside." She turned and began to leave, tail swishing and turned suddenly.

"Don't worry, I'm going to be fine. You know I always get a bit mopey around this time anyway."

"Yeah… right… Be careful. I'm sure Byaken, Fang and Candy missed you."

"Right. See ya!" 0014 turned once more and waved. 0015 watched her go, sighed, and then set out for the kitchen, missing the reunion of 0014 and her beloved animals.

~*~*~*~*~

0014 sighed  and lay back onto Byaken's fur, the sun shining through the tree branches above her. She raised a hand and shielded her eyes.

"Life and death. Each power is held in my hands. So.. what can 0015 do? Healing?" she sighed and closed her eyes, lowering her hand and taking a deep breath.

"Kassan…. Jamie… I'm sorry…" she gripped the tear gem on her silver necklace as a tear rolled down the side of her face.

Five minutes later she opened her eyes and surveyed the stuff she had gotten from the house.

"Let's see. Incense, incense burners, scented oil, candles, two strings of paper lanterns, four solid poles, a blanket, pretty paper, three really small candles, a rope net, and some matches." She sighed.

"I probably should get started… ne Byaken?" the tiger opened one eye and she rolled her eyes.

"Lazy bones, when you get up, I'll be at the beach." She slowly got up and took the bag which contained everything but the poles, she then picked up said poles and began walking, smiling when Fang, Byaken, and even little Candy followed.

"Thank you… my friends. Shall we find a good place?" Candy yipped and jumped ahead.

"Alright then! You can find it!" Byaken nudged her leg with a knowing look and she smiled.

"You are like my mother and father of the wood, you and Fang, that you are." She sighed and smiled, her sensitive ears catching excited barks, Candy claimed she had found the perfect spot.

"Let's go!" all three began a job to candy who had picked out a splendid cove with cliffs on all sides.

~*~*~*~

"Is 0014 in here?" Touma asked tiredly of 007 who shook his head, pausing on his typewriter.

"Nope, haven't seen her all day, but heard she's doing much better."

"Yeah, I saw her and then she just up and vanished! I've been looking all day, and I've asked almost everyone except 0015…." He trailed off and suddenly he bolted out of the room, leaving a puzzled 007 behind.

"0015!!!!!!!!" the cyborg in question winced and finished her snack. She had been avoiding Touma all day, using any technique available. Whether it be bribing people to pretend they hadn't seen her or ducking into vacant rooms and closets, but she knew he would find her, and sure enough there he was at the kitchen door, panting.

"Tell me, where did she go?"

"Who?"

"Don't play dumb! Where is Cloud!"

"I dunno, haven't seen her since we parted ways."

"Mitty… please.." he pulled out the puppy dog eyes and she winced.

"Look, today is a day or mourning for her, leave her alone… oh fine! I'll show you where she said she'd be when she snuck in to get the scissors!"

"Thank you!"

"Hn… damn you…"

"Love you too Mitty-chan."

~*~*~*~

0014 sighed as she finished stretching the rope net over the top of the four poles. She had been working all afternoon to get the poles into the ground while Byaken, fang, and candy played in the ocean or lazed about.

"Now for the lanterns." She took the strings of lanterns from the sack and began the slow process of hanging them all around. It took her about five minutes and she surveyed her work, smiling and nodding a bit in satisfaction as she took the large blanket from the bag and slowly spread it out on the sand. Dr. Gilmore had assured her it was all right for her to use it like that. She took the large incense burners from her bag and set them at the two front poles, the ones closest to the sea and put the incense in them. She then put lined up the candles she had gotten from Mr. Kasumi leading away from either burner in a small path to the ocean.

The sun had now just begun to set as she sat down in the middle of the blanket, after taking off her shoes of course, and she took the paper form the sack, smoothing it out even though it wasn't wrinkled. One of the pieces had blue cherry blossoms, another yellow cherry blossoms, and the third pink cherry blossoms. She gently took each one in hand and smothered them with the scented oil before gently folding each one into a complicated boat about half a foot long and four inches tall. She took the three small candles and placed them along the back which dipped in to just the right length and diameter.

She sighed and set them before her and slowly got up and removed from the bag several more pieces of paper, these pieces plain whit in color with writing on them. She also removed the matches from the bag and began to light all the lanterns, candles, and incense. The sun was almost down, and now a soft glow was cast inside the cute little shelter. Byaken curled up with Fang and Candy, watching as 0014 slowly reached under her shirt and brought out the tear gem and a silver heart chapped locket. She took the later off and slowly held it in her shaking hand.

Fang nuzzled her and she closed her eyes.

"You remind me so much of my mother…" she doubled over in tears and buried her face into Fang's neck, hugging her. After a few minutes she quieted and wiped her eyes.

"Sorry.." she said in familiar wolf language, Fang seemed to understand and pressed her nose against 0014's cheek, as if saying 'I'm here and you needn't be afraid anymore'. Even Byaken seemed to understand and roared softly in encouragement.

"It's been so long since I've opened this locket…" she sighed softly and looked at it, a tear splashed onto it and with shaky, trembling hands she opened it. A bright light shot out of it, and when it cleared a worn teddy bear, a beautiful Japanese sakura blossom hair pin, a doll, a necklace full of blue, shiny, glass beads and dog fangs, and dog stuffed animal lay at her feet. Immediately her eyes teared up and she hugged them close.

"Jamie… mom…. Kassan…" her shoulders shook as the tears poured like steady rivers from her eyes. She sobbed long, and she sobbed in soft wails. Her animals nuzzled her, trying to bring comfort that just would not come.

She cried until the sky was dark and the stars came out, the candles being her only light now and the air smelling of the sweet incense.

She didn't even notice the people that watched her as she slowly lay the items on the blankets, the animals respectfully stayed clear and she picked up the three boats, the paper with writing, scissors, three bottles, and matches.

She walked to the water's edge, to where the candle path ended and fell to her knees. She began to sing softly as she slowly prepared her items.

"I'm not a child now

I can take care of myself

I mustn't let them down now

Mustn't let them see me cry" she slowly set the boats in a straight line and began to get the matches out.

"I'm fine, I'm fine

I'm too tired to listen

Too old to believe all these childish stories.." she paused, another tear falling down her face and slipping onto the sand.

"There is no such thing as faith, and trust, and… pixie dust.." another tear rolled down the other cheek and she paused in opening the match box.

"I try but it's so hard to believe

I try but I can't see what you see I try, I try, I try." She pulled out a match and stared at it, two more tears making their trek down her face.

"My whole world is changing I don't know where to turn

I can leave you waiting but I can't stay and watch the city burn

Oh… watch it burn" she lit the match, and started to let it burn, not having the heart yet to lit the candles.

"Cause, I try but it's so hard to believe

I try but I can't see what you see I try, I try, I try." She just starred out at the water, watching the ripples make the moon's image shimmer.

"I try and try to understand the distance in between the love I feel,

The things I fear and every single dream.." tears once more filled her eyes as she held another match in her shaking hands.

"I can finally see it

Now I have to believe all those precious stories…

The whole world is made of faith and trust and pixie dust." Saying this.. she opened her eyes, the tears still flowing as she looked up to the stars.

"So I'll try because I finally believe

I'll try because I can see what you see

I'll try…I'll try,

I'll try to fly…" she murmured the last line and the tears stopped, with jut one last one dropping to the ground. She picked up the boat with the yellow cherry blossoms and sighed softly, resisting the urge to cry and break down.

"Mom. I was only four when you died… but I remember your smiling face.. how you always used to pick me up.. I miss you…" she picked up a piece of paper and looked at the writing.

"On sunny days you smiled,

On the days of rain you smile too.

No matter what happened…

You helped us all through.

You cleansed my every wound,

Brought happiness to my heart..

A-and when you fell that day,

The whole world… came…apart…" her shoulders shook and heart wrenching sobs escaped her lips.

"To whoever finds this note,

I know it won't be missed...

And every day I mourn you...

And to your soul, be blessed.." she gently sealed the letter and tucked it into the lightweight bottle and tied it onto the small boat. With shaking hands she lit the candle and waded into the water, and set it afloat.

"I love you… mother…" she slowly journeyed back to where the other two boats lay and picked up the one with pink cherry blossoms, and took out another piece of paper.

"My darling mother of the wood,

The love I feel for you is deep,

I will never let your image go,

And to your soul I know God keeps.

Blessed are those wondrous days,

Of which you taught me with care,

Gave me brothers and sisters,

And a soul that was kind and fair.

I'll never forget your message,

The one you always teach,

No one has right to take life form another,

Is always what you preach..

I kept close to that word,

Followed it throughout my days,

Never shall I slay another living soul,

For that is just our way." Tears came once more.

"I have learned to let go… my wood mother… my Kassan…" she gently stuffed the note in the second bottle, tied it to the boat and wadded out once more. She let loose a mournful howl and lit the candle, then let the boat go afloat.

"The winds are changing, my wood mother…" again she journeyed back and held the last little boat with tender care.

"Jamie…. My Jamie.." she buried her face in her hands and sobbed.

"Why? Why wouldn't I protect you!?" she punched the soft earth beneath.

"It's not fair.." she wiped her eyes and read her last poem in a soft whisper.

"You were my special boy,

You were a happy child,

You loved to dance about,

And think of things so wild..

You dreamt of all the things,

I would tell you each day,

Wishing that our pain..

Would hopefully go away.

But sadly nothing I could do..

Would ever let you stay…." She could read no more and stuffed it into the bottle, gently taking a match in hands. She closed her eyes in silent pain and slowly lit it, lighting the candle aflame.

"I love you.. Little brother." She wadded out once more and set the small boat afloat. She went back to land, and watched small lightly slowly fade, tears coming from her eyes in uncontrollable fashion. She knew she could not stop them.

"I hope… I hope you get to pour out the rain… little brother… my little Jamie.." she whispered and slowly got up, blowing each candle out as she went, and wiping at her eyes. She wiped her feet before crawling onto the blanket and took another from her bag a she curled up with her precious items and animals.

It had been too long of a night, and soon all four were snoozing in a deep sleep.

From around the corner there were sniffling sounds as the two spies made themselves known by crawling from their hiding places.

"So… she lost everything.. didn't she?" Touma asked, wiping his eyes and dusting  off his pants. 0015 nodded and sniffled some more.

"Come on, let's go." 00015 turned to leave, and seeing as though she wasn't being followed she turned.

"Touma?"

"I don't care if you go back, but I wont leave her here alone." He smiled and 0015 sighed.

"Then I'm staying too. No telling what you two would do out here."

"Hey! I am SO not like that!"

"Sssh! We don't want her to wake up you dimwit!" 0015 scolded as she removed her shoes and climbed onto the small platform of blankets, Touma following her example.

"Must have taken her a long time to make this, ne?" Touma smiled, crawling under the blanket and wrapping his arms around 0014 gently, trying not to wake her.

"Yeah." 0015 cradled under the blankets as well, snuggling Fang and Candy.

"So… you gonna tell me what exactly happened?"

"Nope, I promised I wouldn't."

"Oh… I see…"

"Don't worry, she'll tell when it's time. For now, all we can really do is let her take care of us, it makes her feel better." Touma chuckled softly, and nuzzled 0014's neck and let his breathing even out as he slowly closed his eyes.

"G'night.."

"G'night…" and soon, all three of them were sleeping underneath the starry sky, and the last candle, burned out.

TBC

A.N. I do NOT own the song "I'll Try" from Peter Pan 2-Return to Neverland. Please R&R, and I guess I'm sorry about the longness, lol XD