Chapter 5: At the park

Solaris: Hi! Sorry it took me so long to update. I haven't been able to get online for a while, not to mention play tryouts. God awful things… But anyway, here's chapter 5! Oh and please read my other story, The Tokyo Show. It's not much right now, but it'll get better soon.

Kurama: Hey, Solaris, I thought you were watching Princess Mononoke?

Solaris: Uh, I was. I just needed a soda.

Foxglove: And the computer happened to be on and you just noticed it was online?

Solaris: Uh, yeah. Pretty much.

Foxglove: Oh, whatever. Just do the disclaimer and get your rear end back in the other room so we can finish Princess Mononoke.

Solaris: All right. I don't own YYH, and neither does Foxglove. Not for her lack of trying… Happy now, foxglove?

Foxglove: Yes, immensely. Now, on with the fic!

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Rose sat on the bench at the park. It had been about 5 minutes since she'd gotten off the phone with Shuichi. She was still waiting, and now wishing that she'd worn something longer than shorts. It was a little chilly. Soon, she saw the now familiar red of Shuichi's hair. "Finally…" she muttered.

"I got here as soon as possible. What was it you wanted to talk about?" he asked. Rose felt pure simple relief, just from knowing that she could unburden the weight of her dream.

"Okay, well, I'm in this dream, but I'm this tall red headed fox thing. And a thief, I almost forgot, a thief. And I've stolen all these jewels. At the near end of the dream, I get killed by my partner, even though I was going to half profits and help protect her. I was stabbed in the back. The real end, at least when I wake up, is when the spirit is going to someone else, and it looks like my mother. That's when I wake up. Most times I'm breathing really hard, and my heart is pounding. Like tonight." Rose explained.

"Really? Have you told anyone else?" Shuichi asked curiously. Rose noted that he sounded really interested.

"No, this is the first time I've told anyone. They've gotten worse since I moved. And got on a normal track." she sighed, burying her head in her hands.

"Oh. Anything else about the dream?" he asked.

"Yeah, they feel like a memory." she sighed. He patted her on the back, just once.

"Well, I don't know much to say about this. I've got a friend who might know more of this phenomenon than I. I'll ask him and get back to you tomorrow on it. All right?" Shuichi asked. Rose could hardly object.

"If it'll end these crazy dreams, I'm all for it. Same place, around 6?" she asked, to make sure. He nodded. "Great. Thanks, Shuichi. I'm going to run for a while before I go home. I'm going to be in a little trouble as it is for leaving the house at 2 A.M., anyhow. May as well get some exercise. See you tomorrow."

"Sure. Good night." Shuichi told her. She ran off, forgetting the dream, feeling as light as air from telling her dream.

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Solaris: Well, sorry so short. I'll try to update tomorrow, too.

Foxglove: Please review!

Kurama: *watching Princess Mononoke *