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Meeting An Old Friend

Sapphire ran and ran, with all of her things, trying to get back to the train station. She was sad that Vector didn't remember her.

Sapphire kept on running with tears in her eyes until she had reached the bus stop.

Sapphire sighed and sat on the bench, waiting for the bus to take her back to the train station.

Sapphire sat and cried at the bus stop as she waited for the bus to arrive.

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Snow kept on falling. It was hard for anyone to see, including Espio. He was trying to find Sapphire and was hoping to find her at a friend's house.

~*~*~*~

Once he had gotten there, Espio asked Sapphire's friend if she, by any chance, came here.

Sapphire's friend shook her head said that the last time she saw Sapphire was many years ago when the Chaotix Detectives were together.

Espio thanked the girl and then went back outside.

~*~*~*~

As Espio walked down the street, he noticed someone familiar waiting at the bus stop.

Espio approached the person and noticed that she was crying.

"Why are you crying?" Espio asked the girl (who is actually Sapphire, but Espio doesn't know that yet).

The girl looked up at him with sad green eyes. "For many years, I had waited to see my friends again. Now it's Christmas Eve. I went to the place where they lived but one of my dear friends said that he didn't know me and slammed the door right in my face," Said the girl.

"Why does that event sound familiar," wondered Espio. He looked at the girl and asked what her name was.

"Why do you even care," asked the girl. Espio sighed and then said, "Because I am curious about who you are. I think I know you from somewhere, but I want to know for sure."

"Sapphire," the girl whispered. "What," asked Espio, not quite catching what she had said. "Sapphire," the girl repeated, only a little louder this time.

Espio looked up at the bus stop sign and asked worriedly, "What is the name of the friend that slammed the door in your face?"

"Vector," Sapphire said. Espio looked back down at her in surprise.

"Sapphire??" he asked. Sapphire looked up at him and said, "Yes. That's me." Tears filled Espio's eyes as he hugged Sapphire. "It's been so long since I had last seen you," he said.

Sapphire smiled and returned Espio's hug. "I'm so glad that someone remembers me after all these years," she said.

Espio released her from the hug, got up, and offered his hand to Sapphire. "Come on, let's go home," he said.

Without a second thought, Sapphire took his hand, gathered her things, and followed Espio back to the Detective Agency.

~*~*~*~

When Espio and Sapphire got back to the agency, they saw that Vector was waiting for them.

"Where did you go, Espio," Vector asked. "Where do you think," replied Espio as he moved to show Vector that he had Sapphire with him.

Vector and Espio glared at each other, which made Sapphire a little uncomfortable.

After their glaring contest, Espio then signaled Sapphire to follow him to show her to her room.

"What happened while I was gone," Sapphire asked Espio.

Espio sighed. "After Vector slammed the door in your face, Vector and I ended up getting into a fight. That's why he and I aren't getting along at the current moment," Espio told Sapphire.

"Oh," was all Sapphire managed to say.

Once Sapphire gotten to her room, She unpacked her things, changed into her pajamas, and lied down on the bed.

"It feels good to be back home," Sapphire said. "It's good to have you back, Sapphire," Espio said, surprising Sapphire at the same time.

Sapphire smiled and went to sleep.

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