The mind tends to ponder, reflect & decide,
on what happens in limbo at the end of this ride.

Sora squealed as she stepped out into the pouring rain. Looking up at the dark clouds, she closed her eyes to let the water drop onto her face.

"You'll get use to the cold after awhile," Tai smiled as he watched his best friend spread out her arms and spin around in a circle on the empty streets.

"Yeah, your body goes all numb," Matt stared up at the sky.

"Ignore him," Tai took Sora's arm and spun her around to face him, "Let's go walk in the park! Follow the leader!" Tai took off on a run across the street, jumping into large puddles. Sora giggled and grabbed Matt's arm and took off after Tai, doing exactly like he had done. Tai raced up a slide, landed on his butt at the bottom, Sora and Matt refused to fall into that puddle.

"The swings!" Tai race for the swing sets, "Let's have a contest to see who goes the highest!"

"Let's not and say we did," Matt frowned.

"Ah come on Matt!" Tai sat down on his swing and started to push.

"Push me then!" Sora told Matt, taking a seat beside Tai.

"NO FAIR!" Tai shouted and started to push faster. Matt took his spot behind Sora and gave her a huge push. She threw back her head and let the rainfall upon her face.

"I'm going to beat you!" Sora screamed at Tai.

"Like hell you are!" Tai grinned, "I am still a foot ahead of you!"

"That's because you are about a foot taller then me!" Sora accused.

"Matt gave you a cheating start so don't bring my height into this!" Tai argued.

Sora looked back, her smile faded from her face, "Where did Matt go?" Sora started to drag her feet in the mud, slowing her self down.

"He's over there," Tai pointed to the hard top that circle the park. "You can't really miss him; he's the only other person out in this mess."

"Race you over there!" Sora took off from her swing set seat before Tai could even reply.

"Hey! You're cheating again!" Tai shouted, jumping off of his seat while he was still in mid-swing. As his feet hit the ground, he slid a few inches but never lost his balance. "Whoa, that was cool!"

"Hey Matt!" Sora bounced into him, almost knocking him over.

"Sora," Matt gave her a smile.

"She cheated!" Tai smacked into both of them.

"Cheated?" Matt lift up an eyebrow.

"Er….we were racing, you see," Sora laughed.

"You two are always racing," Matt shrugged.

"Not always," Tai frowned. "We don't race at school!"

"Did you forget about the lunch eating race?" Matt asked.

"Oi…Sora made a complete pig of herself!" Tai shook his head.

"You're only saying that because you lost!" Sora smacked the back of Tai's head.

"The carousel is going," Tai quickened his steps. "Come on!"

"The seats are going to be wet," Matt, warned him.

"My ass is already wet," Tai yelled back at them. He jumped on the floor of the carousel and found a sleighed to sit down on. He kept waving at the two that stood watching him.

"He's a dork," Sora waved back.

"Sometimes," Matt smiled.

"I have a confession," Sora glanced up at Matt through her eyelashes, "I love the music of the carousel. I know it sounds a little childish but it takes me back to a time when I was little, eating an ice cream cone and riding the stallion. I loved the music and the laughter and the joy of being a child."

"Tai said the same thing about the rain," Matt told her, "Well not exactly about eating ice cream cone in the rain or anything like that. Just how it reminded him of being a kid again."

"What do you enjoy?" Sora leaned playfully against him, "What brings you back to your childhood memories?"

Sora watched as Matt gave a small shrugged, his blue eyes didn't even glance down at her. His face was pale; his cheeks were pinked with cold. "I don't have anything that brings me back to my childhood. I don't even think I had a childhood." Matt said softly.

"Everyone has been a child!" Sora glanced at Tai who had his body sprawled out on the sledged. "How about going to the zoo?"

"We only went a few times and Mom and Dad kept fighting. Tk got lost and I found him trying to take food from the monkeys."

"Oh, well the beach then."

"Do I look like a beach person to you?" Matt looked down at her.

"No but you like camping!" Sora smiled.

"Yeah, that I do enjoy. Mom never went; she never liked camping so my parents never fought. I taught Tk how to fish and swim while we were camping." Matt returned her smile.

"And your dad…"

"Was on the phone with his company," Matt shrugged and lapsed into his silent mode. Sora gave a sigh, swaying back and forth to the music and once in awhile, raising her hand to Tai. She took some small peeks at Matt. She never actually looked at him, never wanted him to catch her looking. Instead, she stole glances. Every time he looked down at her, she would look away. She didn't have the courage to stare at him the way Jun would do or the other girls in her classroom. She did keep a large poster of the band in her room. All the boys had signed it and being friends was an excuse to keep it hanging on her wall. "Sora do you want to dance?"

"What?" Sora smile broaden, "In the rain?"

"You said you enjoy the sound of the carousel. Let me give you another memory," Matt held out his hand, which Sora accepted. She gave a quick glance over at Tai, who was still laying on the sleighed as a murder victim.

"I think he fell asleep," Matt whispered in her ear.

"Hmmm," Sora put her head on Matt's shoulder and let him lead her through all the puddles, the rain, the wind and her memories.

Tai peeked open one eye as he went around another circle, he saw his two friends dancing. Dancing too close, dangerously close. This isn't good. Oh no, there isn't anything good that can come of this. I must stop it! Tai thought with puzzlement, First, I need to get up. Can't move. Foot stuck…I am stuck. "HELP! Matt! Sora! I need a little help!"