Hello! Here is the second chapter and I'm sorry that I took so long to get it up. It's just with school and everything it's been kind of hard to keep up with everything. So here it is and please send in reviews!

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Switching Lives

Back and Forth, Back and Forth

The old playground swings were said to be haunted because of how they were constantly moving in the wind. Also because that a little slip

of a girl could sometimes be spotted swinging there. People often wondered who or what she was. She always disappeared after the first

glance and if you did see her face it would haunt your dreams for months, because even though the girl couldn't have been more than 7

yrs. old her eyes were the eyes of one who never knew the innocence of childhood and that even when laughing she still cried tears of

sadness.

Now a few blocks down from there was a small Shinto temple that was actually an orphanage, which was run by an elderly lady know

fondly as Auntie Sakura. The orphanage was one of the best around since all of the kids were raised right and were well cared for.

Laughter often rang out loud from that home and everyone was always a little sad whenever any of the children were adopted since, if a

little mischievous were extremely good children. One day a middle-aged couple on vacation from England visited the orphanage. Their

names were Gabriel and Caroline Smith.

As they entered the home they saw children happily running around. They both smiled and tucked themselves into a corner where they

could observe without being noticed. Looking out over the more outgoing children Gabriel noticed one young girl about 7 yrs. of age

slowly rocking a baby in her arms. He tugged on his wife's arm and pointed out this one little child. If possible Caroline's smile grew even

wider as she watched this little girl sing the baby to sleep. They silently made their way to her. As they approached her, the young girl

looked up and shyly gave them a smile.

"Hello," was all she softly said. Gabriel gently smiled and said,

"My, my you certainly are good with the little one there." At that she beamed with pleasure.

"His name is Naoko. I look after him and his little sister Amaya. They're twins." Suddenly looking troubled she asked,

"If you're going to adopt one you'll adopt the other too right?" Caroline laughed at that and said,

"Of course we would, but we'd also have to bring along their little mother wouldn't we?" She blushed a little and with sparkling eyes she hesitantly asked, "Really?"

"Yes, would you like that?"

"Yes indeed but first what are your names?" she innocently asked.

"I'm Caroline Smith and this is my husband Gabriel," relied Caroline chuckling a little.

"Now if you'll tell us your name lets go adopt you three."

"It's Rika Hokage," said little Rika as Caroline picked up sleeping Amaya and the soon to be Smith family went off to fill out a mountain of paperwork.

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