Hi again!! Here's Uma's chapter written by guess who! Guh…Uma. Oh, and Uma… I just changed it so it would look like it was in a book, I DID NOT change the story line or Gojyo okay?--DON'T HURT ME!!!! ACK! Okay: Here goes! *runs into kitchen and hides* T.T please don't hurt me.

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Gojyo knocks on Uma's door and she swings it open with a wide smile on her face. Her smiles fades when she sees it's Gojyo and she slams the door in his face.

Gojyo groans. "Aww…C'mon!! Open the door, I just wanna talk!

From the other side of the room, a dagger is thrown at the door. "Yeah, and then your talking lips will 'accidentally' find their way to mine and you'll end up getting slapped. Or, You could try and hit on one of my other friends and you'll end up getting slapped. Well, if you hit on Rio you'll end up getting killed, but that's beside the point. Either way, your gonna get hurt." Another dagger is thrown at the door.

Gojyo sighs. "No…I'm serious!" Gojyo cautiously opens the door and sees Uma lying on her back on a futon on the floor. She's holding a dagger threateningly at Gojyo. Next to her is a basket full of sharp objects.

"I don't what kind of weirdo would take you seriously…anyway, who said you could come in?! Gojyo kneels on the futon and looks at Uma. "If your trying to get some, I suggest you get out now. It's not even worth trying.

Gojyo cracks a bubble with his bubble gum. "I told you. I just want to talk…"


"So what do you want?"

"I just want to get to know you better."

There was a short silence…and then a "Why?" from Uma.

"I'm just wondering."*

"Well, I don't know why I'm telling you… but… well…

"It's okay. You can tell me!"

Uma looked at Gojyo strangely. "Okay…Well, I'm the oldest of 4 kids. I'm the only girl; I had 3 brother and my parents were usually never home, so I was normally the mother figure around the house. I learned how to take care of my brothers and when my parents were home… I never got any respect. My father didn't pay any attention to me, and when I spoke to him he would slap. He would tell me never to address him as 'dad', 'father', or otherwise. I was always asked to call him 'sir', like I was a slave or something. That was how he treated me to…like a slave."

Gojyo exhaled. "That horrible… no one should treat such a pretty girl like you that way."

"Yeah, whatever. My mother was my only real friend. She always understood me and listened to me when I had trouble. My father used to forbid her to talk to me, but she sneak into my room at night and comfort me. But one day he must have heard her talking to me and the next day while I was at school… he killed her………" She turned away from Gojyo. Suddenly, Rio ran in.

"Oh my god, Uma." Rio snapped her head at Gojyo. "What did you do to her?!"

O_O' "Nothing! I didn't do anything!"**

Uma sniffled. "It's okay, Rio. He didn't do anything. I'm just telling him about my family."

"…" Rio sighed. "Okay, then." Then she whispered in Gojyo's ear, "If you make any moves on my friend here I'll wring your neck, savvy?"

O_o "Yes'm!!" Rio left the room but, not without giving Gojyo the 'wring-your-neck' sign. Gojyo exhaled, relieved. "I'll…leave… if you don't want to tell me anymore."

"No! Please stay…" Gojyo nodded, so Uma went on. "When I found out he had killed my mother, I ran away. I got a job to support myself… I never had any real friends at the time so I didn't really Have any where to go for shelter and I definitely was not going back home--


"I don't blame you."

"So anyway, I spent about 5 years trying to live on my own with no home. It was really no easy. Any money I got I spent on staying at an inn… but not this one. Then one day I had gotten a small raise in my pay at work so I went to buy some food. I, literally, ran into a woman at the market going food shopping also. When I was helping her pick up the things she dropped, she saw me and I could 'a sworn she read my mind or something. She looked at me for a while and then asked me if I could cook. I told her I could cook very well and she offered me a job at her friend's inn because she needed an experienced cook. I would also be able to live at the inn until I got back on my feet. So I went with her to the inn and I got the job. After a while the girl who owned the inn offered me to stay as long as I like."

Gojyo looked at Uma surprised. "Who were the people who helped you?"

"…" Uma sighed happily***. "I'll never forget them. They saved my life and I've never ever had such friends, like Rio, Ritsuko, and Rose. They remind me so much of my mother." Uma finally finished, and scooted over to Gojyo and hugged him. "Thanks so much for listening."

Gojyo hugged her back. *But, the hentai-ness in the kappa came out…* again. "Soooooo… now that I know you better, you wanna--"

"Hahaha--no way. But," Gojyo looked at Uma hopefully. "You got any more gum left?"

"Nah. Sorry."

"Oh, well." Uma kissed Gojyo and then gets up and walks out the door. Gojyo sits there looking some what stunned. Then he notices something was missing. Uma poked her head back in the door.

"Oh, and Gojyo?"

Gojyo turned around. "Yeah?"

"Thanks for the gum!" She blew a bubbled and popped it.

"HEY!!" Gojyo chased Uma out of the room, to retrieve is A.B.C. gum.

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Okay…. Some Rio-chan notes (no… not author's notes):

*= Gojyo says "I was just wondering." Wondering what? My buddy never specified. ^.^''

**= I was extremely temped to put "I didn't do anything…………yet." But, Uma would have killed me for that so. Yeah.

***=uh… CAN you sigh happily?

*But, the hentai-ness in the kappa came out…*= Yes. I added this. I COULDN'T HELP IT!!! T.T Gomen nasai………………………………don't hit me with Sanzo. I means Sanzo's….fan. Paper fan.

NEXT CHAPTER: Ritsuko the Vampire.