Ok I'm real sorry if this chapter tends to be short. But with the start of finals this week 1-22-06 i doubt that I may be able to give sure response here. I got myself multi tasking and I am dreadfully sorry.

I don't want anything emotional over me. I really hope for some success in this chapter. So happy reading.

Kudos-Shugo

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Naru had finally been able to drag Miho after exausting much of time and energy.

Miho wasn't gona stop crying soon and she partly worried that if someone saw her crying beside her, they may think unjusticely of her.

It was already 10 and Naru didn't know wether to leave or get help.

Her day was going great so far and once again she was at square one trying to pay off fome unwanted debt.

She sobbed endlessly,how long are you gona cry before you stop?

Finally Naru decided to ask," Miho whats wrong?" Naru tried her best to sound concerned " did somebody you know pass away?"

Naru was beside her now passing her a Klenex.

She took it andtried to regain her composure. Blowing her nose most loudly.

Naru finally took the chance to look around her room and noticed that her room was piled with mangas, one she had read casually before, and ones that she had never heard of or seen before.

She had quite a collection, she must've been one hell of a fan to collect this much. She had completed sets of those that had ended.

To the other side of the books near her futon, stood a couple of dazling futons with crane and blossoms decorating the. They were in rather great condition and when Naru came up to touch them, they felt of a rather high quality silk.

Time passed and she stilled sobbed. Naru wanted to give her space, and went to the side reading a manga from the shelf.

Then she saw the phone. Beside it stood the nubers to the registraion office. She was about to pick up the phone when suddenly.

"Naru don't call anyone..." She was starting to calm down to where her voice was partially understandable. "i don't want anyone to see me like this.

She pointed to the entrance, she wanted me to leave? "Naru there is a paper on the floor, you can read it."

Naru walked to it with much disgust, this dam thing is the reason why I'm still awake...Naru read the paper.

It was from the hospital.

We are sod to inform you that your cancer that we have just tested for is quite beyonf the level of recovery. We will be waiting at the hospital, to designate the room the doctors will monitor you...

Naru looked back at her hesitantly. She was terminal... She was so young... How can she have cancer?

"I know what your thinking. How can someone so young have cancer? They said that it can be heriditery, my dad died form cancer before I moved here. My mother left after that leaving me behind with my aunt... That would be Haruka..." She was standing up now.

"I...I...I still have so much more that I want to do in life... I have a boyfreind, also my childhood freind, how am I gona tell him?" she was cryning again and was looking at the mangas that she had.

Then walked to the yukatas brushing her fingers against the designs. These things must have had much sentimental value to her.

"(sniff) why me...There is still so much more I want to do..." She was looking out the window, there were people at the hot spring relaxing and yelling.

She looked like she was in top condition, that it almost made it extremely difficult to even think that she had cancer.

Naru had hardly knew her but she couldn't help but stay with her. Sure they had hung out during her first week here, she almost felt like family within her short stay.

"You can go Naru I'll be fine, I'll talk to you about this tomorrow..." Naru didn't want to fight her plan so she walked out closing the sliding door quietly. She took a few steps away and the door swung open.

"Naru only you know, and please don't tell anyone. I'm gona take your word for it ok?"

Naru felt relunctant, Haruka had to know,"ok this is our little secret." Just don't go dieing on me ok." She put a sense of sarcasm.

"I wouldn't worry, I got a while before that..." She went back in now more calmer than she had been since a wwhile ago.

Naru finally reached her room. At last I can rest. She quickly sorted her belongings for the next day, the begining of her prep school. She looked out the door, not knowing wether to spend the night with her for emotional support.

She tried to take her mind off the matter by reading some of the prep books, preparing for the next day. She didn't plan to lag behind in class. Never.

However whenever she looked around she found that her thoughts dragged on back to Miho.

She is just a freind. But she feels like family concluding to Keitaro, whom she now shared a bond with freindly and money wise. This was really a sad start for her stay in Hinata dorm...

She turned to the bed, adjusting the futon and fluffing the pillow.

She changed... remembering the cranes and the designs of the kimono. This wasn't going to be easy to sleep through.

The lights turned off resolving towards a curfew issue that had just been placed by Haruka to keep down the liveliness. People had been disturbed by the constant waves from the dorm(motoko).

He was able to get some piece of mind. She climbed into bed, it was cold and she was suffering from fatigus over the issues that day(the heater was 4 feet away).

She went to sleep with the reacurring nightmare placed on her shoulders. Death... and a cold chill.

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Alright now this was short and rather sad, sorry guys just wait till the end of the week, then I'll have full attention to this... God I love this story despite the tragedy I've placed in it so far. ( hey I need to read something sad to get my spirits of life placed to prospective also.) Cheerios all.

And yeh my exams take the ENTIRE WEEK. Its sad really. Bye bye! t.I (sleepy)