To Feral2K: Thankx alot for your review! I'm glad you like it so far.

Hi everybody. Sorry this chap is so short. I was gonna just combine it with the next one, but I think it needs to be its own chapter. K, well, enjoy!:)


Rioko watched silently as Virgil walked out the door. "Haa..." she sighed deeply and began walking back toward her bedroom. As she walked about half-way down the hall, Rie caught her reflection in a mirror hanging on the wall. She stopped and became engulfed in the sight of her own dark eyes. She used to know what color they were; but not anymore. Now, their color would change rapidly with her mood. Normally, they would stay their original deep green, but at times, they would now fluctuate from a shadowy black to flame-like red. "Why do I feel so confused?" she asked her reflection. "Why was Virgil so nice to me? Why did I tell him about my past? How could I be so stupid?!" Questions plagued Rie's mind, making her confused and lost in the sight of her own eyes. "What's wrong with me?" she asked again as she tried to shake her head of all the confusing thoughts running through it. Using the wall as a support, Rie slowly walked into her room and collapsed onto her bed. "Why can I think straight anymore? Ever since this morning I can't seem to work anything out." Rie laid on her bed and tried to think until she quietly drifted off to sleep.

Quite a long while later, Rioko finally opened her eyes to find her room dark and the sun setting deep in the sky. "Man, how long was I out?" she asked as she slowly got up from her bed and walked out to her living room. Her mind was still jumbled with confusing thoughts, but for some reason, they seemed more manageable this time. "What happened to me? I wonder if that gas did something to my mind too..." Rie could feel herself changing inside the more she tried to think. Her whole world seemed to be different. Everything looked as if it were in a different light. As the sun set and the room darkened, she felt a strange sensation growing within her. Normally, like anyone's would, her vision would become slightly blurred in the dark. But now, she realized that her sight was becoming unbelievably good as the darkness grew. Whoa...weird, she thought. "I wonder how much that gas really did do to me."

More and more, as the night grew around her, Rioko felt as if she was being pulled into a whole new reality. Her mind, still fragile and plagued with unanswered questions, grew ever unclear as time past. "Maybe some fresh air would help..." Rie grabbed her coat and keys and headed outside; thinking it would help her think. As she walked down the dark street, she stared at the ground and thought deeply about her past and life now. My life has no purpose, does it? she silently asked herself. "Everything I've done...all the things my life has revolved around....they're worth nothing. Maybe...maybe it's not worth fighting anymore. Maybe it would be better if I just...just gave up…" In a now almost utter despair, Rie continued to trudge on through the broken streets; ever searching for a reason to keep on living.


Well, that's it for this one. Hopefully I'll have the next chap up by the weekend. (And don't worry, it'll be much longer then this one) Later for now!