Disclaimer - I guess I own the plotline... and Umi... SO DON'T STEAL IT! .... anyways, on with the story

A brown haired, hazel eyed girl was punching the air. Her fairly long hair was in a messy, low ponytail and she had on an old manslayer's gi. The doorbell was rung and she looked up from her solitary training. She walked to the door and answered it.

"Konnichiwa and Happy 15th birthday, Umi!" That was the first thing the girl, Umi, heard. She saw a blonde-headed girl with her hair split into two groups and buns on her head, Usagi. She saw another blonde headed girl whose hair wasn't so long and two sides of her hair went back in a ribbon, Minako. Then she saw a blue, short haired girl, Ami. Next to Ami was another brown-haired girl with her hair up in a high, neat ponytail that went down to just below her shoulders, Matoko. Finally, she saw a black, long haired girl and her hair was down, Raye.

Umi smiled. "Arigatou, guys! You know, I wasn't expecting anything like this," she said, smiling at her friends before Minako cut in. "Which is why we did it," Minako finished. "Now," Raye started, "We've got presents for you and a cake, so let us in and we can celebrate!" Umi stood to one side and let Raye, Minako, Matoko, Usagi, and Ami in. They all looked for the table before Umi remembered something. "That's right! I forgot! I'll be right back, you guys," she said before running off to her room. She looked in the corner, and there it was, the table.

Umi carried the table back to her friends with some cushions and there they sat. Umi sat between Raye and Usagi and the cake was set in front of her. Umi blew out the candles as she made her wish. She was as happy as she thought she'd ever be with friends like this. However, she never met her brother, but wanted to so badly. That was what weighed the sigh that lie deep within her soul. Her cross, her burden to carry was that she had never seen her family since she was naught but a babe. (a/n: Ooookay! getting to dramatic there. )

After opening the presents and after her friends left, Umi fell into a deep slumber. She tossed and turned in her sleep, images haunting her. A woman holding her... Her mother... The town rejoycing... A little boy.... Her brother... Her father... a painting... nighttime.... assassins.... A hanyou....

Umi sat bolt upright. She held her head and curled up as she recalled all of the events in order, as so she wouldn't loose them. Something inside her told her that these things really happened. But it couldn't be. It was too long ago. Over one-hundred years ago, before guns. Umi fell back to sleep again and the nightmares continued.

Screams... That's what she heard... Screams... "Sanosuke, don't look!" "Mizuu! Don't let them get hurt!" Crying... She was... Crying... She felt scared... "Tsuyosa! Watch out!" blood... she felt blood... warm blood.... moving.... bushes... more blood... river flowing...

"Help!" Umi yelped as she sat upright again. She wrote everything she remembered down. She wanted to know more, and yet, she didn't. She was afraid of what she might dream about this time. She wanted to know it better. But at the same time, she wanted to forget everything. In the end, she decided to go back to sleep. As she slumbered, the nigmares once again reigned in her mind.

A kind face... fox ears... a hanyou... crying... visiting the village... a painting... a katana... the village is charred - like it was burned... learning to cook... training... jokes... a purplish-whitish light... "Umi! Stay away!" being dragged in... the hanyou's look of sadness... falling... falling... falling... impact with the ground... it's harder than normal... concrete... hiding... learning...

The light of the sun shone in Umi's eyes. Umi sat up and wrote down what else she remembered again. The doorbell rang again. Umi went to get it. "Konnichiwa," she said to Usagi. Usagi looked tired with Luna on her shoulder. "Umi, my parents kicked me out. Can I stay here for awhile?"

Umi smiled. "Sure," she replied. She saw a gleam for a second and looked at it, but it was gone the next. Umi shrugged and followed Usagi into the kitchen.

The evil Kaori Knight (however you spell that) bowed before Professor Tomoe (I think that's right). "I believe this is the one," she said, "with the pure heart crystal." Professor Tomoe looked at Kaori knight, his face hidden in the darkness, with the exception of his glasses that gleamed in the dull light.

"Very well. I shall have a pod ready for you." A box came out of this machine with a black star on it and Kaori Knight put it in her van. "Don't worry, sir. You can trust me." Kaori Knight bowed as she left.

Usagi fell asleep in her cereal again. Umi shook her. "Hey, Usagi, wake up! You're gonna drown!" Usagi sleepily looked up, half awake. Umi shook her head. "Geez, if you're tired, just go in my room and sleep on the futon," Umi said, still shaking her head. Usagi hugged her. "You're the best!"

Usagi went to Umi's room and fell asleep immediately on the futon. The doorbell rang again only five minuites later. Seeing as Usagi wasn't about to get up anytime soon, Umi answered it. "Konnich-" Umi fell. Her heart crystal had been taken out by that demon. Kaori knight looked embarrased at her mistake. "Oops. Wrong person. Eh, might as well see if it's pure." Kaori knight walked over to Umi's crystal.

She was about to grab it when Usagi, now Sailor Moon's tiara nicked her hand. Sailor Moon grabbed the tiara and put it back on. "Hey! Back away from my friend's heart crystal, freak face! I'm Sailor Moon, and on behalf of the moon, I will punish you!" Sailor Moon did her little posing thing. Kaori knight yawned. "Bakuoni! Get her," Kaori knight yelled, pointing at Sailor Moon.

The evil monster who's body was red and green went after Sailor Moon. She quickly jumped up out of the way, but didn't land so well. Meanwhile, Kaori Knight looked at Umi's crystal and growled. "It's not the one!" She started squeezing it to crush it, but fire came from nowhere and Kaori knight let it go. "Not more of you!"

Bakuoni was quickly defeated after the rest showed up and Kaori Knight fled. The heart crystal shrunk back into Umi's body and she moaned. "owww... pain." As she sat up, the Sailor scouts ran and Sailor moon de-transformed back into Usagi. Usagi sat next to Umi. "You ok?" Umi nodded. "I just had the wierdest dream... what happened," she inquired.

"Uhh... You just fainted... Right there. Don't know why. It might have something to do with all the training last night." Umi looked at her with one of those yeah-right looks. Usagi shrugged. Umi was good at reading emotions and so forth. Hers said, "Sorry, but I just can't. I wish I could tell you, but it's a secret." Umi sighed and walked off into her backyard.

She sat there and heard the main door open and then close. Usagi just went home. It was mid-afternoon and Umi, for some reason, didn't feel like training or anything. The feeling she had was that she wanted to go home. Not in this industrious life, but back to when she found it safe.

Umi felt a tremble for a few moments. In fact, over a minuite. The sky opened up and revealed a purplish, whitish light, just like in her dream. In this exact moment, Umi remembered the dream and it was all like a flashback now. She could remember it.

flashback

"Umi! Grab on!"
"I can't! you're too far away!"
"Don't let it drag you in!"
"Waaaah! I'm scared!"
"NOOOO!!! UMI!"
She was pulled away from the motherly figure and fell on the concrete.

end flashback

Umi shuddered, but wanted to go in. It was now or never. Umi let go of the boulder she was holding on to and let the vortex swallow her. She fell back on the grass with her eyes closed. "Did it work? Did I really come back home?"

a/n: Ok, I'm sorry for this part being Sailor Moonish. I now realize, however, that it could have been something like Fruits Basket time. I dunno. Anyways, please review. And don't worry, there will be some dimension switching before we see the RK gang, but there's a lot of talk about them. Actually, that might be this dimension. (I'm going through all the animes that I know of as dimensions). So, should the next chapter be with the RK gang? Or before Umi was born or right after or whatever? Please vote!