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Chapter V- Rest Time!

Lloyd sat down on the bench near the beach while the others kicked back relaxing. The man in charge said there would be no fights for a week and they all could take a break. He looked up to see Garret talking to that blonde woman. He tried to remember her name. Helen? Helena? Something like that. By the time he remembered her name, Helena was slapping Garret causing him to stumble onto the ground.

Lloyd never liked to be in groups, he didn't really like a lot of people. The only one he really spoke with was Garret and that's because they have known each other for a long time. He was an out-cast everywhere he went when he was young, so he decided to just stop trying one day. He stopped talking to a lot of people and started to always be alone. Garret just kind of followed him and since Garret was funny due to the fact that he was always shot down by girls, Lloyd hanged out with him.

Lloyd sighed. "God why can't we just get on with the fights...?" Lloyd said to himself.

"Because we all need a break." said a voice. When Lloyd looked over it was that Hitomi girl again. She had already sat next to him. "Why are you sitting here all alone?"

Lloyd shrugged. "None of your business. Now leave me alone."

Hitomi then stood up angrily. "Fine! You don't have to be an asshole! I was trying to be nice!"

"Well go be nice somewhere else. You're annoying me." Hitomi stomped off angry. Lloyd looked over to see that Garret had taken Hitomi's seat.

"Ah... aren't you a ladies man?" Garret grinned. His cheeks had red hand prints on both sides.

"Whatever." Lloyd then stood up putting his hands in his pockets. "I'm going to walk around. Later."

Garret nodded. "Later man. This means more girls for me, huh?"

Lloyd had gone down a dirt road. Lloyd was looking for a nice, quiet spot where he could just sit. After a while he came toward a small empty beach. He walked over to a rock and had a seat. He smirked a bit. It was really quiet and serene. The only sound heard was the sounds of the waves crashing against the rocks. He closed his eyes for a moment and he then heard footsteps behind him.

"Hey." said a familiar voice.

"What do you want?" He didn't have to look to see who it was. Hitomi walked over next to him.

"I guess I could see why you don't like to trust people or like to be around them. Garret told me about what happened 4 years ago..."

Lloyd stood up suddenly. He had an angry look on his face. "Don't you EVER mention what happened four years ago!!!"

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to say sorry about calling you an asshole. I guess I see why you're insecure with people."

Lloyd sighed and sat back down on the boulder. "Garret was the only one I knew. He helped me out of that incident."

Hitomi smiled seeing she finally was starting a conversation with him. "I see. That's why you only really trust Garret?" Lloyd nodded. They both looked up to see the sun going down. Lloyd stood up and started to walk away, leaving Hitomi alone on the beach. She looked up then back at the water.

Lloyd stopped walking for a second." Hurry up or I'll leave you behind." Hitomi looked at him then walked behind him as they headed back to the gang.