"Dinner's ready," Jack said a few moments after the door shut closed. He didn't like that everyone is staring at the door and knows what could happen if Nakietra starts yelling like she usually does.

"Nakietra will be out in a few minutes. Don't worry, she's fine," Dawn said happily and disappeared into the kitchen. Jack opened his mouth to say something but then closed it and followed his sister into the kitchen.

"Food time! Food time!" Mokona sang and jumped from his spot on the couch near Syaoran.

"Shhhhh! Syaoran's sleeping," Fai said softly as he picked Mokona up. The two had a shushing fight then which annoyed Kurogane to the point that he preferred to wait for Nakietra rather than go into the kitchen. Syaoran didn't even stir. Kurogane looked into the kitchen and made his decision. He entered the men's bath and listened to Nakietra and the doctor talk. There was still too much he didn't understand. He felt that he needed to understand it though if he wanted to keep everyone safe in the end.

"Your burns should be able to finish healing without bandages. They just need some air and thoughtful consideration before you throw yourself into danger again," The doctor gently scolded. He sounded tired, tired of scolding Nakietra, Jack, and Dawn for their reckless attitudes toward life.

"I know," Nakietra said boredly as she shrugged her clothes back on. She hated using bandages anyways because they stopped her from feeling that part of her body.

"You are not leaving yet. We still need to discuss your medication. Do you know what stage you're at or which medicine you're taking…don't look at me like that," The doctor said as she glared at him. She adjusted the burnt orange dress that the doctor had dressed her in the day before.

"I'm at stage two and I'm taking the clear medicine once a day," She named off.

"Nakietra, you have not been taking it once a day. I can see that through your blood. You can't keep forgetting or pushing until later. You need to take it, it isn't it an option anymore. If you get as bad as you were last night just one more time, you'll be pushed into stage three and that's somewhere you don't want to go," The doctor stressed drastically. Nakietra stared at him and pursed her lips.

"Don't you think I know that?" She asked outraged, "I've been taking medicine like this since I was a baby. I don't need to be told how important it is to take my medicine."

"Then you should put more effort into remembering then or you'll find yourself dead before the year's up," He strictly. "…if you want to keep this a secret from your friends, I suggest you try harder to remember to take the medicine before you collapse and they start to question your health. I will tell them, but other doctors are not as nice as I am," The man said with much more understanding. He took his bag off the ground and left the room.

Nakietra hugged her shoulders and lowered herself to the ground. She knew all too well what stage three was. She was there with her mother when children younger than her entered into stage three. They died within the next month and it was very slow and painful. No amount of medicine could make the pain or suffocation go away. It sounded and looked painful. Nakietra gripped her chest as fear started to take over. She didn't want to go into stage three.

Her head snapped up as she heard the doctor leave. She took two deep breaths and left the room to go have dinner. She didn't feel like eating or talking, but she knew she would need to if she wanted to stay sane just a little bit longer. On the other side of the wall, Kurogane stared at the ground for a few minutes before leaving. All he could think about was how clueless they had all been when it came to Nakietra.

Morning came just as usual for the town, until people opened their doors at least. Ron's treasures and money were found sitting on porches and in front of doors. Everything he had stolen from the people was returned. Old men rejoiced as they found their oldest family treasures and women rejoiced to have their hard worked for money.

Guards rode into town with carts filled with free food and drink for the town's people as well as wood and raw metal to fix everything broken in town. Song and dance broke out in the middle of the streets as the news was spread. Ron was penniless. Every town he went to has kicked him out because he now has no money, no keys, and no legal rights over anything. The guards made sure his other rooms were stripped bare and that everyone was informed that the nightmare was finally over.

Dawn and Jack got nothing though. All the praise and glory went to the guards that betrayed Ron. They were invited into homes and showered in praises for freeing them. Jack watched all this from his roof while Dawn sat outside in the sun with Nakietra and Nero.

People came over though in fact. Middle aged men and old women forced money into Jack's hands, much more than he could ever carry indeed. Some young women came over with freshly baked foods for Dawn and even pulled her and her brother into their dances. Nakietra smiled as she watched Jack finally be accepted back into town and felt good that she had saved Dawn instead of herself. Then she went to get the others so they could leave.

Each of them lined up outside, and that was when they saw Dawn and Jack running back to the house. Nakietra stopped and waited for them only because if would cruel to leave at that exact moment.

"You're leaving already?" Jack asked breathlessly.

"I don't have a lot of time left. I need to save my home while I still can," She whispered to him. His face lost much of his happiness but he stood up tall and proud and offered his hand to Nakietra.

It was nice to see you again Nakietra," Jack started. Nakietra took his hand with a small smile and watched Jack bow and lightly kiss it like a gentle man.

"If you treat every girl like that, you'll never go hungry again," She said. He smiled. She turned to Dawn and watched her dart into the house.

"Wait!" She shouted. Nakietra waited with a very confused look on her face. Dawn was out in a minute with a huge brown coat in her arms. Nakietra's face fell into shock.

"Hiro left it…in Jack's room….before you left…last time. I thought…maybe you'd want it," She said breathlessly. Everyone watched Nakietra for her reaction. They watched as she reached out her shaking hands and then watch them grab the coat and clutch it to her chest. The coat was tanned leather with a few repaired nicks and scratches around the sleeves. noticed her shaking hands as well as the longing look on Nakietra's as she reached out for it. Nakietra inhaled deeply and felt a few tears roll down her cheeks. It still smelled like her brother. Sakura saw this and wrapped her arms around Nakietra's shoulders. Dawn watched Nakietra with a sad smile as she played with something in her hand. It shone in the light and looked gold and thin, but it was hard to tell what it was through Dawn's nervous fingers.

"I looked through everything for this…thank you so much," Nakietra managed in an unbroken voice. She still clutched the coat to her, but she wiped the tears away and held her head up high. Dawn took a few steps forward and gently pried one of her arms away. Nakietra held it out as she put her golden bracelet on her. Nakietra's lip quivered as she watched the gold shine in the light.

"I don't want you to forget it again," She said with a happier smile. Nakietra stared down at it. Sakura let go of her and stared at it too.

"Thank you," Nakietra managed. Dawn grabbed Nakietra and hugged her tightly.

"I'm going to miss you, but I'll never forget how you saved me from Ron, and how you tried to save these people from him, and how you finally broke him even though you were so scared because of what he did to you," She said with tears in her voice.

"Dawn," Was all Nakietra could muster.

"I won't forget you either. You showed me something that I've never seen in this town; bravery. And you and Hiro showed me how to live my life in a better way than through stealing" Jack said with a small smile. Dawn pulled away with tears running from her cheeks. Jack pulled her back a few steps til they were safely away from the group.

"Good-bye," Nakietra said tearfully just before they were engulfed in light and off to the next world.