Chapter 8 - Anniversary
Kimiko woke up. She showered and went to breakfast. Sol was there, eating cereal infront of his laptop. "Kimiko, about last night. I'm sorry I had to burden you with all that." She shook her head. "No problem." "Somethin' wrong partner?" Clay asked. "Nah. Thanks, though." Sol replied.
Sol gradually became happier as the day went on. He spared with Omi and lost. "My friend, you are not in top form. Is something wrong?" "Guess I'm just not at one hundred percent. Good fight." Kimiko saw him go over to Master Fung and speak. After they talked Sol went to his room. She approached Master Fung. "What did he say?" "Why do you need to know, young monk?" "I'm his best friend." He smiled. "Very well. He said it was his parent's wedding aniversery and he wishes to go to Tokyo and visit their graves." "Oh. Is he going?" "Dojo will take him tommorow." "Thank you, Master Fung." He nodded. Kimiko saw Sol at the end of the day. "So you're going to Tokyo tommorrow?" "Yeah. I'll be back by night." "All right. Good night." "Night."
Again she couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned for what seemed like hours. Finally, she got up and creapt out of her room. Maybe Sol is up again tonight. She snuck around outside to Sol's room and peeked inside. He was asleep. Damn, I really wanted to talk to him tonight. She sighed and began to make her way back to her room but paused when she heard talking. Dojo and Master Fung were out by the kitchen entrance sipping tea. "So has he decided to tell everyone his story?" "Indeed. He asked me to inform the other dragons, while he is away." Quitely as she could, Kimiko hid under a bush and continued to listen. "How'd you learn his story?" "I meditated." Master Fung replied. "Jeez, I gotta try that some time." Master Fung called out to Kimiko. "You'd best get some sleep, young one." She was spotted. "Sorry, Master Fung." Kimiko went back to bed and soon fell asleep.
Kimiko saw Sol in a club. He was facing someone. People were running around and screaming. The man he was facing pulled a pistol. He fired. A bullet ripped through Sol's chest, yet he still stood, building energy in his arms. The brightly lit fist crashed into the mans throat. It made a crack. The man grabbed his neck and gargled. He collapsed, dead. Sol sighed and collapsed.
She woke up with a scream. She jumped out of bed and ran to Sol's room. It was empty. Oh God, no! She ran to the kitchen where Master Fung was. "Has Sol left!" "He is just about to-" She flew past him and out the door. Sol was getting on Dojo's back when she ran out. "Stop!" "What's wrong?" "I had a dream. You got hurt." she panted. Master Fung came out. "Can't you postpone this?" "Kim, this date is important to me." "Well, then I've got to go with you." "So, my monk had another prophetic dream?" Master Fung asked. "Yes, Master." she replied, still breathing hard. "Sol, I know nothing I can stay will stop you from going since this is such an important day for you. I would however suggest you take Kimiko along. Her dreams have proved accurate in the past." Kimiko nodded. "Yeah, can I go with you?" Sol shrugged. "Sure."
"Hurry up already!" Dojo called out. "Jeez, women." Kimiko took an hour to get ready and that left Sol and Dojo sitting around. She finally came out in a white skirt and tank top with a small jacket. "Wow...you look nice." Kimiko blushed. "You're not so bad yourself." Sol wore dress khakis and a nice t-shirt. "All right, let's get going already. We wanna be there before lunch." The two got on Dojo's back and left for Tokyo.
Sol was silent for the first half of the trip. He just looked at the horizon. Then he noticed how bored Kimiko was and decided to make conversation. "Master Fung said you had accurate dreams before?" Kimiko moved uneasily. "Yeah." "About what?" "Well...about you and the whole Dragon of the Sun thing." He raised an eyebrow. "When?" "When you did." "Why didn't you say anything?" "I was a little embarassed." "About what?" "Nothing, I guess." "So what did you have a dream about?" "You. You went to Tokyo alone, and got hurt." "Killed?" "I don't know. It was an awful dream." she said trying not to think about it. Sol didn't pry any further. "Why is this date important to you and not when they...umm-" "I want to remember happier times." he replied. "Here we are, again." Dojo dropped them off on a hill near the city. "I'll be back at sunset." "Thanks Dojo. I really appreciate this." "Have fun, you two." And with that, he took off. Sol and Kimiko walked to the city.