Disclaimer: Once again I don't own SSX 3 or anything it's company owns. Now, on to the story!

"Blah, blah, blah." Talking

Blah, blah, blah. Thinking

Blah, blah, blah. Talking in Japanese

Chapter 2

Kaori sighed as she looked out the passenger seat window.(She's on a plane if you forgot.) Everything was moving in a slow, safe pace. It was winter in Japan and the snow practicality covered all over the place. If I was still in that sport, this place would be perfect for the..the.. Kaori couldn't go on.

She had promised herself she would never think of one single thing related to the subject. Some of you are wondering, What happened to our sweet, bouncy, girly Kaori that we all came to know and love! Well it's a sad story.

See about 3/4's of the whole SSX 3 tournament was through and there were only 5 days left till the final race. Anyway the second to last race of the day was about to begin and Kaori was sooooo happy that she and Mac had gotten this far. The holder things opened and the racers shot out of them hoping to get a head start. But see the thing is, when they all shot out like that it caused them three of them to crash. Elise, Griff, and Kaori were the only one's who didn't crash. Mac, Psymon, and some other dude were the ones who crashed. So the three guys are scrambling to get up. Mac on the other hand kept getting pushed down as the other two got up.

I'm going to cut to the chase, when the race ended Mac came in dead last. Shocker! So everyone goes to the hotel to get some rest. But Kaori, being such a good friend she is, went to go check on Mac. As some of you might've guessed, Mac was angry as hell it self.

Kaori is trying to calm him down then some how they start fighting. Lord knows how they started. Then Kaori must've said something because Mac suddenly slapped her! (Shame on him!) He only realized what he had done when Kaori ran out of the room with tears in her eyes.

Mac tried to apologize that night, but she wouldn't accept it. The next morning Mac went to her room to surprise her with meat buns and green tea. A lovely Japanese meal. But when he got inside her room, (He got a key some how.) everything that belonged to her was gone.

The only thing that proved that she was there was a note on the bed, saying that she had dropped out and would never return. Kaori never knew that she broke his heart.

And that's the story. Tears fell from Kaori's eyes as she touched her right check. Even after all these years, it still burned. "Passengers would you please fasten your seat belts. We are about to reach Akita Prefecture in 10 min. Thank-you that is all." Kaori looked at her all ready fastened seat belt. Kaori once again sighed. Michiko-san better be right about this vacation thing.

When the plane landed, Kaori went to retrieve her luggage. She only brought three suitcases, and something she had no real use for anymore. Kaori had already gotten her three suitcases, and was waiting for the last thing. There was a sudden clucking sound coming from the conveyor belt. Then a long, rectangular, black case came out with a loud thud. If you've guessed then your right! It was Kaori's old snow board case. On it was old, ripped stickers of chibi anime children.

There was a trace of a large sticker being torn off. Kaori had that one removed because it use to say her name. She picked up the case and walked outside. There waiting for her was a taxi. "Hello Ms. Suzuzuno, how was your flight?" The taxi driver asked when he finished loading Kaori's luggage. "Yoshi" Kaori answered bluntly.

The driver didn't seem to notice. He just kept talking. "By the way Ms. Suzuzuno you look absolutely stunning today! You must be on some sort of diet because–" Kaori then stopped listening to him. Stunning? I'm no different from any one else. Boy was she wrong.

Kaori had change over the three years, mentally and physically. Her short auburn grew all the way down to her to her mid back, and she grew to the height of 5'5". Her body was now slender with tons of curves. She is currently wearing a black turtle neck, a black vintage town coat, flared denim jeans, and a pair of black go-go boots. Kaori looked out the window. Now I wish I said no. Kaori thought as she rode to Nyuto Onsen.