Disclaimer: *tied in chair with gun pointed to head* I....I.....own....*voice in background tells me to say it * own nothing.....*cries* BUT NAKKIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Author's Notes: I am so happy people like my writing!!! *does happy dance * I feel so warm and........okay enough of that I'll just get to writing. I will finally space out this chapter per everyone's complaints! :D (the best way to get me to do stuff (as Siora-cahn would know) is to threaten me! :D ) AAAAAnyways! On with the writing!

All the kids went home happily proclaiming their victories to their parents. Soi smiled. The

Thought of happy children had always made her self feel the same way. Maybe it was because of her, what

she called, her true past. She shook her head not wanting to remember anything. Kuratsu-san came in. "Hi

how ya doin'?" he said sitting down. "Fine" she sighed "I'm really glad I chose to work here" "I am too"

he said grinning. She looked out the window reflecting on past events, and going through lists of "things to

do". "Hey are you doing anything tonight?" Kuratsu asked out rightly. She was stunned. 'You don't ask co-

workers out on a date!' a voice screamed in her head 'he is really nice though, and he gave you this job,

maybe you owe him...' said another. "I'm busy tonight" she answered as kindly as possible. She hadn't

lied she was busy, not the kind most busy most people put before dates, but it worked for her. "Okay maybe

another time" he concluded someone called his name and he left the room. Soi grabbed her sword and

rushed out the door unnoticed. 'I can't believe he said that! I know I shouldn't judge him just because of

that, but he really shouldn't have asked!' she grabbed her bike and started the ride home. She always liked

unenclosed means of transportation. You got to see more, smell more, and really experience the scenery

around you. Soon the cherry blossoms would bloom and Soi couldn't wait. She loved the petals how they

were like pink snow...how gently they brushed against your face...'I bet it's really romantic with someone

else too' she thought. She nearly laughed 'How stupid is that! I don't need anybody else!' and almost on

cue an image of Nakago emerged from her memory. 'Well maybe someone else...but he is', she had to

struggle to pronounce the word in her mind; 'dead and you just have to deal with it!' she turned. It started

to rain she groaned. "Just my luck eh?" she said reproachfully. She pedaled faster. Something was in the

way but she couldn't make it out. She swerved her tires didn't have enough traction though and she went

skidding. A figure rushed toward her. "are you okay?" came a man's voice deep, and not frantic as she

might have thought. "I'm fine just scraped," she said rubbing her legs. She couldn't really make out the

face until he got a little closer, his image was still distorted, but a memory came up. It was of Nakago he

had been in the rain shouting orders..."I want that company DOWN!" he shouted to his archers. Soi was

among them she looked at his gentle face he seemed so focused she couldn't help staring...the image

dissipated as she saw his face. She broth in sharply "Nakago!?"

(okay it was pretty predictable, but I hadda do something........ Nakago: I.... am walking in the rain.... I'd never do that... Me: work with me here!)