See I told you this was a bad idea I am going to go change back into my old cloth. Kimiko said

You can't I burned them already so you have to wear that." Ebony said smugly

"Fine I will just go get my cloak and wear that over this" Kimiko said as she turned to leave.

She felt a hand grab her wrist but it wasn't Ebony's hand as she turned around she was shocked to see a very red Bray standing there, with his handaround her wrist.

"No don't change you look amazing." Bray said

Turning redder he guided her to the table where Lex was now sitting trying not to laugh.

"What is so funny?" Kimiko asked growing annoyed by the giggling that now turned in to pure laughter.

Lex was laughing so hard tears were coming down his face. He final blurted out.

"You look like a girl!"

Just then Ebony and Bray gave Lex a death stare.

"Well, Lex at least I don't fight like one." Kimiko said as she tackled Lex who gave a yelp of pain as she punched his shoulder.

"Are you nuts?" Lex yelled.

She punched him so hard it left a instant bruise. Kimiko got up and walked calmly over to where Bray was sitting

"Yep" was the only thing she said.

She sat down and started to think... How could he be so mean? Any outfit was better than what she was wearing before. When she first came she was in a pair of huge baggy leather pants that use to belong to Lex before the Virus and a old flannel shirt that she use to wear when she painted. Now she was in a beautiful outfit that Ebony had given her because the pants were to small and the shirt was a bit big on her in the chest area. The pants were leather a pure shade of soft shell pink, with a few silver snowflakes on the pant leg they continued up to the waist line but as the did they were smaller and few between. Her shirt was a black leather halter much like the one Ebony had on. The shirt did not cover her stomach but Ebony assured her she had the body for it and by Brays reaction she was now agreeing with her. The top also had a mesh material for the sleeves it was very lightweight. The sleeves reminded her of something out of a renaissance fair. As she sat down to eat she remembered the last time she was with a large group of people. The memories came flooding back...

~Flashback~

It was a bright sunny morning she had been walking for over a week. She hoped that she would be home soon. The streets were just a scary during the day as they were at night. The kids had gone crazy and they forgot how to control themeless. When she got there she found her brother but he was not happy, she ran out on him. How could he expect her to make a journey like that in a week she was taken farther away from home than he was. Plus she had just been out of the hospital for only a night she was still tired and weak from everything. Even now as she sits thinking of everything she can tell she was still not a hundred percent better. Even though it has been a little over a year, because she was not aloud time to recover she was still weak but getting stronger by the minute. She knew he felt guilty she could see it in his eyes but how was he to know. He was just being himself that day. The thought of that day and how it was the day which started a chain of events even she could not have foreseen.

She now has him back, her best friend, her love, her family, and a new sense of life. She couldn't believe Zoot or Martin as he liked her to call him actually kept his promise. To this day she can't believe that she had become his friend and family. She never wanted nor could get the kind of love that he had for Trudy, but that was fine by her. At night when she would walk around to clear her head she sometimes could hear him call out for her. As time went on he revealed all he was to her, his fear, and his emotions, which he called his weakness. With this she decided to share her gift with him. He then made her his advisor. She saw a side to him that no one else could see. She knew he acted mean around his tribe, but she had no idea what was going on outside the camp that he made a home for her. He kept her at the camp

"It's for your own good." He would tell her, she can still hear his voice in her head

Sometimes at night when she dreams of him she could swear he is in the room with her. Now she wish she would have found out his brothers name. So she could tell him how proud Zoot was of him. Her final memory that she recalled before being brought out of her daydream was of Zoot saying, that if he could have one more chance he would have done everything differently.

~Flashback end~

"Hey, Hello??? Yoo-hoo earth to Kimiko" Lex said waving his hand in front of her face. "You still with us?"

"Get your hand out of my face," She said sounding semi-grumpy

Lex sat down on the bench with her. He put his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him. His arms now completely wrapped around her, she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Hey, are you okay?" He asked then kissing the back of her head, which was his way of saying I love you without saying the words.

He had always had trouble saying those words so he found little affectionate ways of showing her without saying anything.

"Yeah just feeling a little restrained you know what I mean? I haven't seen much of anything since after the virus I want to see how everything has changed." She said finally relaxing in his arms.

"Well, I need to go into the city, to see if there is any word about the chosen. Your welcome to come with me if you like." Bray said putting on his coat.

"The chosen?" said Kimiko surprise in her voice.

"Yeah they attacked the city a few months ago and we're here fighting them. I thought Ebony had told you?" Bray said,

"I guessed I spaced it." She said as she smiled at the two all the while thinking to herself. "Why did they attack so early they weren't going to do anything for three more months."

"I would love to go into the city with you Bray." She said still smiling.

As Bray opened the door for Kimiko, Lex whispered in his ear

"Anything happens to her don't bother coming back unless you really like pain."

Lex then said loudly "Well good luck mate and be careful it's nothing but trouble out there."

After they we're a mile out of camp Bray figured he better talk or it is going to be a long silent journey.

"So how do you know Lex? Bray said as he helped Kimiko over a log and continued walking

"We have known each other our whole lives. He is the one that gave me the nick name Kitten, cause when I was younger I hated my name" She said with an evil smile.

Your name is beautiful do you know what it means? Bray said shocked that he blurted that out.

Thanks but it's a little inappropriate for me. I think it would fit Lex better. Kimiko said

"How do you figure?" Bray asked

"Well Kimiko means child of Darkness and well you can't get more dark than Lex. Now can you? Our mother had a good sense of humor. You know when we were in high school no one knew we were related. More than likely cause we don't look alike. Almost everyone thought we were dating. Heck the whole first year of school no one thought I spoke any English. So me and Lex decided not to tell anyone any different." Kimiko said totally forgetting who she was talking to.

He reminder her so much of Zoot, she felt safe and comfortable with him. She didn't even notice her slip up.

"Wait what do you mean related? Lex and you are related? Bray stopped dead in his tracks

Kimiko froze she couldn't believe she let it slip Lex was going to be mad. She just stood there trying to figure out what to say. Bray watched her as she just stood there. Her long flowing strawberry blonde hair, which was pulled up in the back much like Ebony's, had him spellbound. He noticed how she only had a few braids in her hair, and wore little Tribe make-up the only kind of Tribe make-up he could see was a little white heart that lay on her crimson red lips. He could tell that Ebony done her make up but it was done lightly and made her absolutely gorgeous.

"Have you been listening to a word I said" Kimiko said bring Bray out of his trance.

" I am so sorry I was listening, but I just got lost in thought." He said as he became red again.

"Oh, thinking about Amber?' Kimiko asked with disappointment in her voice.

Yet she was happy cause he didn't remember her slip up

"No well kind of, I have been trying to find a way to tell her that I love her but it the kind of love I would feel for a sister. How do you know about Amber?"

"You would be surprised at what I know. I like to just sit back watch and listen to people, you can find out a lot about people without putting yourself in a position to be bored to death with long answers and pointless antidotes about their life." She said just before Bray pulled her down onto the ground.

As she was about to ask what his problem was he pulled her up and dragged her behind a large rock and put his hand over her mouth so she could not scream at him. He whispered in her in as low as he can.

"I'm sorry don't scream but there are some chosen missionaries out there and if they catch us were dead. Okay? She shook her head in response.

As Bray took his hand off her mouth and she began to turn around to face him he mouthed the words I am so sorry to her. They got up again and walked out of the woods. Just as they thought that they were out of the danger the missionaries appeared again.

"Stop, who are you?" The first missionary yelled.