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This chapter is going to be a little odd due to the fact it's taking place about 60 years in the future…bear with me for a bit…It gets better!

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After the Rain Chapter 2-

60 years later at Tokyo Hospital

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"Emi! The old man wants you! NOW!"

The dragon lady's voice echoed down the long white hall above all the noise. Emi frowned down at the medicine cart she was attempting to arrange. Of course Sakura would make her work double shifts on the hottest day of the year. Heat stroke victims were coming in left and right not to mention all the other emergency room oddities. The halls were so packed you could barely move and due to this stupid uniform she was reacquired to wear, people seemed to think she was a medical professional…not some one who scrubbed bed pans.

"Which old man?" she asked innocently as the older woman rounded the corner. This question was designed to driven the fifty eight year old nurse, who believed in wearing her dyed red hair in a be-hive style, to maximum frustration. All the other staff feared her…except Emi…who considered herself to be fearless…or stupid…

So she stood there, smiling and sweating like a pig as the nurse ranted at her. Of course there was only old man in the whole hospital who even found her tolerable, maybe only one person in the who world. Yes she needed to learn to respect her elders…now she nodded on cue and bowed her head…she was very very sorry.

"Now step to it!' Sakura bellowed at Emi making several unsuspecting people in the hall jump in horror.

Emi turned on her standard hospital candy stripper slippers rubber leaving Sakura breathing heavily.

Yoh stared out the window with a small smile on his face. It was summer again, beautiful sweet summer. The plants were thriving, the children were running about playing their games. All was at total peace.

"AH! What does she suspect me to be supper candy stripper? Blah! Do this Emi do that! Work this shift! Cover for her! Ask Tamachi she'll do anything to get that recommendation!"

Yoh smiled at the small whirl wind that had just entered his room.

"Hello Emi"

She whipped around startled knocking off half the bottles of medicine she'd been furiously arranging on his dresser. Yoh couldn't help but smile at the embarrassed blush that was making its way down her face.

"Gomen Nassi Asakura-san!"

"No problem Em, no problem at all. I was wondering if you'd ever come and see me."

"Gomen. Sakura's on a rampage. Half the workers have quit or just didn't bother to even show up… I'll try and be on time more!" she said bowing again her brown pony tail falling down in front of her face.

"You can make it up to me now by taking me for a walk." He caught the look of horror on her face as she must have been thinking about going out into the intense heat " Not out side I guess…How about down to the solarium? The plants should be blooming nicely by now."

"Of course! I think I can find a chair…just gimme a second…" she mutter walking out the door.

Yoh bowed his head down as she left. He couldn't even get out of this room with out assistance. Ah the days when movement had been free and easy. Coming and going as he pleased, being able to run and jump and train. Now he couldn't even go for a walk with out the help of a sixteen year old girl…

"I found one Asakura-San! " Emi said happily pushing an old black wheelchair in with a look of triunph on her face. "I had to snatch it away from an over active four year old but it should do fine!"

He chuckled as he stood up slowly and walked over to the chair. She knew not to offer assistance , that she would just be brushed off. She just watched as he eased himself into the chair. She flinched as a look of pain flashed across her face but bit her tongue.

Finally they were off. She smiled down at the black hair that was gathered at the nape of his neck with a red tie. She saw others in the hall smile and bow as they walked by. She knew he was giving the passer by that warm smile that was impossible not to respond to.

"Did I ever tell you about my fiancée, Emi?" He asked quietly after they got to the solarium.

"Yes but tell me again please"

"Her name was Anna and she was amazing. Tough, cold but so beautiful." He said his eyes getting that far away look they always got when he talked about her.

"We were about the same age as you Emi… children trying to play grown us in a world that was moving to fast for us. Or maybe to slow…" He trailed off looking out the window.

Emi stared up at him from her spot on the floor. She'd heard this story so many times before but it always pulled her heart. God she was sap…

"Anna was so strong. She needed more than I could ever give her. She wanted so much. So one day I guess she just got tired of waiting. Waiting on me to grow up… Waiting on fate… Waiting on everything."

"So she left me. It was raining Emi. Pouring down rain. Cold hard rain. I thought that was so funny. So funny it made me cry. I'd always told Anna she was to cold. To hard…

"And that was the last time I ever saw Anna."

"Didn't you ever try to find her?" She always asked this question. Always asked with the same amount of shock.

"I tried, but if Anna wanted to be found she wouldn't have left in the first place."

"Do you still love her?" This question was knew… not the average by far…

He was shocked at first with this sudden change then he gave a sad smile.

"The only time I think I ever stopped loving her was when she was there."

Emi blinked at this answer. Then she stood up sighing a little.

" I better take you up. Dinners soon."

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