"So you're Roy…" she said. The breeze blew by as she stared out to the lake. Roy snuggling right beside her, "And you can talk? Well that's good." She said.

"Why…did you take me in?" he asked.

"You were cold, and I had a feeling about you, a good feeling." She smiled. The kitten turned his head down. Giving a sign that he wasn't quite satisfied, he turned away and looked up at the sky. It was warm, and the fact he had black fur didn't help the matter. He rested his head on Rosa's lap giving a deep purr. Rosa looked down with a bit of shock,

"Heh, well are you cute." She stroked his head looking out to the lake. She smiled, "Hey, do you know how to swim?" she asked. Roy opened one eye and looked up at her.

"No…" he didn't and he didn't like the water…it reminded him…of bad times.

"Well then well just hand around in the shallows. Come on, it'll be fun." She smiled. She stood forcing him to sit up. She took him by the wrist and pulled him up to his feet. Pulling him closer to the water, but she nearly tripped when he stopped at the edge. She blinked at him.

"I…don't like the water." He said quietly. Rosa took his other wrist with her other hand, slowly pulling him into the cooling water. Roy seemed hypnotized by her smile and kind eyes. She smiled.

"And why don't you like the water?" she asked calmly. Slowly getting him in one step at a time.

"It…reminds me…of that place." He muttered.

"Pla-"she felt the sad under her feet leave and the sudden rush of cooling water. When she opened her eyes once more, Roy was hovering over her. She smiled, "See," she laughed, "Not so bad." Roy blinked, realizing he was knee deep in the water. His ears folded back and he gave a small smiled.

"Yeah…not so bad I suppose." He said holding out a shaking wrist for her to pull on. Rosa took the offer and pulled herself up only to fall and bring him down with her. Rosa coughed.

"Sorry!" she cried. Roy sat there in the water, on all fours, ears twitching staring at her. The two couldn't get any wetter. He smiled at her, a smile she found very odd after what he said.

"It's kind of nice." He said raising his paws and splashing her. She glanced at him,

"Oh so that's how your going to play!" she splashed him back. The war of white foam of the disturbed water, the splashing between them got somewhat violent. Rosa falling on Roy though it was to shallow for anyone to drown, it was quite painful to land on something besides the slushy water. That stopped it. She smiled at him, resting on top of him. His paws in the water keeping him propped up. His mouth formed a friendly smile and his ears twitched in happiness staring down at the female. Rosa removed herself from her position on top of him. She grinned, "Sorry." She rubbed the back of her head. She looked up, seeing Hughes and another man. A frown traced her features, she glared at the man that was position on shore. His face absolutely traumatized. Hughes's face stern, she stood and walked forward.

"Ro…sa?" Roy blinked as she stood. He got up and followed behind her.

"Rosa…" Hughes muttered sending a glare at her, "I can't let you destroy those boy's dream." He muttered.

"How could you." She growled, "How could you betray me?" Hughes looked away from her, the other man spoke.

"Rosa, please, don't make this harder…then it already is." The man sighed, "We need to take him."

"Over my dead body." She said standing in front of Roy.

"Rosa…" Roy stared.