Yumiko took a deep breath after a long day at "work"; she just came back from her mission in Iceland where Buddhists were sacrificing some people of the Catholic Church for some reason. Obviously it really wasn't her, but her other half that did all the work, yet somehow the weariness of battle was something Yumiko had to put up with herself.

After prayer with her partner, Heinkel, she went to her room to sleep, or at least that's what everyone thought she was doing. Though there was no harm in telling anyone, she still didn't feel comfortable letting everyone know everything, a girl needs her privacy you know. But every night, Yumiko had to keep in touch with Yumie, her other half didn't exactly like waiting around until she had to kill something, though she didn't mind that much. Yumiko was a good girl and she didn't want to leave Yumie so lonely.

Yumiko put on her nightgown and was on her way to her bed until the image of herself caught her eye in the mirror.

She stopped and looked at herself, Yumiko isn't one to be self-conscious about herself but that wasn't what was bothering her. She stepped closer to the mirror and stared at her face, or to be more specific, her eyes.

Not once has Yumiko seen herself without her glasses, often she would wonder what she would look like.

She brought her small hand to her glasses and brought them down to her nose but still on her face. Sadly, her vision blurred, preventing herself from seeing a clear view. But she laughed and pushed them back in place, fate was cruel like that but she learned to live with it.

Yumiko sighed, jumped on her bed and crossed her legs. She closed her eyes and took off her glasses, folding them in her hands.

Yumie? She called out for her other half. A small groan of annoyance came from the back of her mind.

Yumie, it's time to wake up. She tried again, Yumiko smiled as the sound of a very loud yawn that echoed in the walls of her head.

Is it time to kill some heathens? Yumie asked.

No, it's nighttime now. Haven't you had enough for one day?

….wait….what's today?

September 25th, your last mission was this morning.

….really? It seemed longer than that, great now my time is all screwed up thanks to you and your little fear last week. Yumiko could feel the anger in her counterparts voice.

………I said I was sorry….

Yumiko, you kept me in here for nearly a month! Yumie growled.

……sorry?

…..why can't I stay mad at you? Honestly….. Yumie sighed but Yumiko smiled, she knew this was her way of being forgiving.

I'm really sorry Yumie, its just…I don't like killing. She said softly.

Yumiko, we've been through this before. I'm the one that ends the lives of heathens, not you. This was pretty much the only time Yumiko ever heard any kind of remorse from Yumie, and this she was thankful for.

I know, but I still come home with blood stained hands and the nightmares….. she trailed off, flashes of past dreams came to both of them now at this state.

Yumiko…

Sometimes I wish I was like you, no fear, no regret, no nothing….

There was silence between the two, then…

Don't ever say that again, have you forgotten? Yumie growled suddenly.

W-wha…

Me and you, We are Yin and Yang; without you there is no me, without me there is no you. We work together in the ways that the other cannot. I can't feel any emotion but through you I can, you cannot destroy lives with just a sweep of a sword but through me you can. Don't ever say that you wish to be like me, because if that is to happen then Yumiko will no longer exist and the Yang will be gone. Do you understand now?

……yes….thank you Yumie

Good, now lemme outta here! I think I forgot how to breath.

Good night Yumie, and please don't break anything.

'Night Yumiko. She grumbled and waited until she had control.

A second later, she felt cold metal in her hands and cotton pajamas around her body. Yumie opened her eyes and took a look around. It was her turn now, and things didn't look so different from the night before they did this. She grinned to herself and hopped off the bed, putting the glasses on the nightstand next to the bed, but then something stopped her.

Yumie turned around and found herself in a mirror across the room, she took the glasses with her and went up to her mirror self.

"Ok, note to self, buy Yumiko new pajamas" she said to no one unparticular as she looked down at the nightgown. Then she looked at the glasses in her hands, Yumie unfolded them and brought them eye level but not on.

Not once has Yumie seen herself with her glasses, often she would wonder what she would look like.

Bringing the lenses closer to her face, she tried to look at the mirror with them on, but sadly her vision blurred and actually hurt her eyes. Yumie quickly brought them down from her face and rubbed her eyes with a free hand.

"God Yumiko, you're blind!" she laughed slightly and folded the glasses up.

Silently walking back to the bed, she gently placed the sensitive lenses on top of the dresser and fell to her knees to look under the bed.

Shoes, books, clothes, old bibles for some reason, older shoes…..

Yumiko! Yumie screamed in her head.

Huh? Wha? Yumiko was just about to fall asleep but it wasn't like Yumie cared at the moment.

Where is it!

Where's what? Yumiko asked groggily.

You know what! My sword! Where is it?

Oh yea, last time you broke the lamp remember? So Heinkel has it.

WWHHHAAATTT!

Calm down, I got you a wooden one, it's in the closet…with that, the mental connection was low, meaning that she fell asleep.

Yumie grumbled something under her breath and went for the closet, Yumiko was true to her word and the very second she opened the closet a bokken fell out and nearly smacked Yumie in the face if she hadn't caught it.

"Nice storing skills Yumiko…" she shook her head and closed the closet.

Leaning on the closet door, she looked over the bokken. It was nearly the same size as her original sword, and nearly the same weight.

"But even better choice skills" she murmured; smiling to herself, she moved to the empty space in the middle of the room.

"Shimbara Battouryuu"

From then to nearly 11:30, Yumie practiced with the makeshift katana, using old moves from her training back in Japan.

Visualizing heathens in her path only made her put more effort into her practice. From simple strikes to the head or to jabs to the throat, it didn't matter; each blow ended a life and the blood of nonbelievers rained from the sky. It was all an adrenaline rush for this berserker, but then….

Yumie stopped in the middle of a waist strike, with a sudden thought.

Blood?

That's right, enough of it from one man meant the death of a killer or a terrorist and all those in between that threatened the Catholic Church.

Yumie stood up straight, taking a small breather, and turned around looking at the innocent glasses on the dresser.

As much as Yumie tried her best clean up after a mission, there were always stains of blood, stains that Yumiko had to deal with not Yumie.

Though there was nothing to be done about this, it gave Yumie a new respect for her "weaker half" as she once called her.

Yumie?

Yumie was so caught up in her own thoughts; she didn't even notice Yumiko woke up.

What are you doing up?

I heard you, your thoughts I mean.

Oh……I'm….sorry….

For what?

For…spilling too much blood on our dress every time I…wake up…I should've known how hard it is to get out.

Yumiko laughed, Yumie had a strange way of showing feelings but then again it's no different when Yumiko tries to be "mean and brave" like Yumie.

We're Yin and Yang, don't worry about it. But it's getting late, it's time for bed for both of us.

Alright then, oh yea and thanks for the bokken. It reminded me of home.

It's actually from Japan; I got it custom made.

…..really?

Yumie could feel Yumiko nod vigorously.

Damn, I was hoping it was from somewhere here so I can get more…

Yumiko laughed again.

Good night Yumie

Night Yumiko.

This time they both went to bed, Yumiko went back into the comfort of the mind they shared and Yumie put the bokken under the bed and jumped in bed, pulling the covers under her chin.

"ZZZzzzzz……"Yumie was out like a light, last nights practice was more tiring on her body than she thought, making her body completely unresponsive as she tried to gain the energy she lost. But unfortunately, the sleeping berserker was in for a very rude awakening.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

"Yumiko! Vake up!" Heinkel screamed behind the door.

Yumie's eye glared at the door and then at the clock which read 5:00 a.m. She grumbled a few curses that should never be heard at church and threw the covers over her head.

"Yumiko!" she screamed again but received no reply.

Heinkel knew it was early, Yumiko didn't wake up until 6:30 for prayer then 7:30 for their mission. But today there was yet another terrorist attack and their plane was going to leave at 6.

Now, Heinkel is not a morning person…at all, she was surprised enough that she didn't shoot anything (or anyone) yet.

Finally, she snapped and kicked the door open with enough force that the doorknob nearly went through the wall. But she didn't care right now, she needed coffee really bad.

Looking at the large lump in the blankets, Heinkel brought Yumie's sword and tossed it on the lump, there was a slight "off" sound from under it.

"Vake up Yumiko, ve need to leaf now!" she said and went to her closet and picked out her partner's clothes.

Yumie groaned and protested but there was no use going back to sleep now, she could probably sleep on the plane.

She yawned and sat up, stretched out her cramps arms and watched Heinkel running around, packing everything up and trying to explain what was going on. Of course she was going to fast for anyone to understand so Yumie just sat there, then her beloved sword caught her eye.

"There you are!" she hollered and picked it up, grinning like a maniac.

Heinkel froze in the middle of closing the bag, that wasn't Yumiko, and her glasses were on the dresser.

"Yumie?"

"Took you long enough"

"….how….i mean…Yumiko let you…." The Australian woman was caught way off guard; it wasn't common for Yumiko to let Yumie run free like this…unless they finally understand eachother.

"Yes she did, besides, you can't sleep with your glasses on"

So whatcha think? My first one shot so be nice.

Swd