Ok…so no one reviews…..but I'm not gonna give up!

When Sakuya woke up the next morning, she was met with a surprise. The surprise? Having Suboshi leaning on the wall, watching her sleep.

"What're you doing here?" she asked, still sleepy.

"Nakago told me to come get you," he said. He was trying to be nice this time. Amiboshi would have wanted him to be nice to someone that was so much like him, he was convinced.

"For what?"

"How should I know?" he asked, "Get dressed" he said and left to wait outside the room.

"Nakago, what are you planning to do with the girl?"

"One thing is more sure…she can't know anything. We offer her our kindness and maybe it'll work, though it'll be hard especially since she was with the Suzaku Seven first"

"Well…then having Suboshi do the job was a good idea"

"I know" Nakago smirked, "Fool. He doesn't even realize what he's doing"

"It's such a chance in our favor that she has the same demeanor as Amiboshi"

"Not the same…but close enough to make Suboshi think so"

"It's genius"

"Nakago, here's Sakuya" Suboshi said. Nakago looked up from his conversation with Tomo.

"Good…I want to you take her to town and buy her anything she needs" Nakago said, throwing a bag of coins at the startled boy.

"What?!" both Sakuya and Suboshi said at the same time.

"Do it" he told Suboshi, then turned to Sakuya, "Well, you need more clothes than that, don't you?" he asked coldly.

"Uh…I dunno…"

"C'mon Sakuya" Suboshi said, "At least you get out of the palace"

Sakuya nodded and followed him out.

"Well, that was weird, but how 'bout we have some fun while we can?"

"What d'you mean?"

"Well…I think there's a huge event something in town, let's go there, shall we?"

"Sure!"

They went to the center of town and found that there wasn't much. Suboshi then suggested they go to the market. Sakuya hesitantly agreed.

"So…what'd you want to get?" he asked.

"I dunno…let's look around" she ran from stand to stand with Suboshi tagging along. Then she spotted a stand, which held a pair of really cool looking rings hanging on a chain.

She ran over, "Those are cool" An amber stone was in the center, outlined by silver.

"Uh…Sakuya…I really don't thinkwe can afford those…" Suboshi said, looking in the bag.

"Aww…no fair Suboshi"

The shop keeper smiled, "Those are special…there's a legend behind it. Want to hear it?"

Keiko nodded and Suboshi gave a meaningful cough, which she ignored.

"Once, long ago, there was a girl. She was a warrior that was needed by her country. She was also a willful person so though the soldiers and commanders told her she couldn't fight, she went to battle anyways. She had met a boy in the enemy country when she was there. But due to the war, they never really got to know each other. And the girl ended up being killed by the boy…but they had the rings, and it symbolized that friendship, doomed as it may be…they say their spirits linger within' the rings, waiting for another chance. The legends also say that whoever wears the ring next in any form cannot take it off until the cycle has ended; when one of them don't kill the other. Many have tried, but none have succeeded"

"That was a good story" Sakuya commented, "Suboshi?"

"I told you;we can't afford it"

"Here, take them for free" the shopkeeper smiled.

"A-are you sure?" Sakuya asked.

"On one condition…" the shopkeeper said, "Give one of them to your friend over there. You two seem very much like the friends in the story"

"We're not…enemies" Sakuya said.

"Oh?" the shopkeeper said, "That was unexpected…maybe you will be because I'm kinda a fortuneteller too and just so you won't go back on the promise…" she handed one to Suboshi and one to Sakuya. They left the stand, bewildered.

"Uh…that hag was so fake" Suboshi said.

"Hey, we got them for free, didn't we?"

"Yeah…" Suboshi said, reaching to slip his chain off, "Hey, it's not coming off!"

"What? Hey, you're right!"

"That old hag!" he turned back to the stand. It was gone.

"Guess we're stuck with them" Sakuya said, "Literally"

They headed back to the palace and were about to burst into Nakago's room...

"Hey…listen…" Suboshi said. Voices were coming from Nakago's room, and not just Soi's voice too…it seemed like all the gathered warriors were there, well, except Suboshi.

"So she doesn't know that you sent Yuan?" Soi laughed.

"No. And she better not find out" Nakago said, "Or our plans are ruined"

"So where is she now?"

"On the streets, shopping with Suboshi" Soi smirked, "That boy is so useful"

Sakuya's eyes widened. She then ran off, making absolutely no noise. She didn't know where she was going but it was away from those people. She found herself leaning against the trunk of a big tree.

"Sakuya!" Suboshi yelled. He ran over to her.

"Did you know?" she asked.

"What?"

"Did you know about the Yuan thing?"

"No, I swear! I didn't…I seriously think of you as my friend! You're the only person left who seems to understand how I feel"

"Good…" she looked up and he saw her face was tear-streaked, "I don't want to go near them" she said.

"You want to leave, right?" he asked.

"Yeah…" she said, "But that's impossible"

"Nothing…is impossible"

"So what'd you suggest?"

"You can run…" he said, "Nakago still thinks we're out…so if I get battered up a little, he'll think someone took you"

"You'd do that?" she asked.

"Of course…I said you were my friend, didn't I? I may be ruthless to my enemies but I'd do anything for my friends"

"Thank you" she said.

"C'mon" they quietly snuck out of the palace gates again and into town.

"Ok…now we just have to find a way to get you out of town"

They were looking around when suddenly three familiar faces popped up in front of them. Kouji, Chichiri and Tasuki.

"You guys!" Sakuya said, surprised.

"Yeah, us; what'd you expect?" Tasuki asked, "And what are you doing with him?" he glared at Suboshi.

"You know each other?" Sakuya asked.

"Yeah, no da, but we have to get you outta here before he kills you, no da"

"Hey! Suboshi wouldn't kill me!" Sakuya insisted as she watched the fight between Tasuki and Suboshi.

"Rekka SHINEN!" Tasuki yelled, a blast of fire coming from his fan.

"Holy…shit…" Sakuya muttered, eyes wide as she watched the fight.

PLEASE REVIEW! I know the friendship thing with Suboshi is written REALLy crappily...but i'm pretty much dead right now....(yawn) so forgive me and please review; even flames are good...