PPFFTT!!!

"Will you stop that already?! It's annoying, you know!" Kurai exclaimed as he pushed Train away.

Train was blowing his nose. Then, two black, pointed ears appeared on his dark brown hair. He looked at Kurai with his large, round, cat-like eyes. "I'm so touched with what you are doing. Do you really mean it?"

"Yes, yes, I do mean it! Now don't give me those kinds of eyes! You don't look cute! So get away from me already!" Kurai pushed Train as hard as he could. Train was resisting. He was embracing Kurai the whole time, with his eyes sparkling with joy.

"Vera, could you help me out?! He's been embracing me for a few minutes! It's irritating! Will you get off me?!" Kurai said angrily.

"It's fun watching you two. Ah, two enemies became the best of friends, isn't that sweet?" Vera grinned as she glided among the two men. "I guess he's happy to know you would be lending him a hand. He's just expressing his gratitude."

"Well, I had enough." Kurai said. He made an evil eye as he looked at Train.

Train became so small that he could not be seen by anyone. He sweat-dropped and then, he moved away from Kurai bit by bit. He raised his handkerchief as a sign of defeat. Kurai sighed as he wiped his clothes off and looked daggers at Train.

"Anyway, we should split up and find Yukina. Vera, you do know her better than any of us. Probably, you could find her sooner." Kurai said. He was ignoring the pain inside of him. Train noticed that he was only pretending to be strong.

"Rei, you're sweating..." Vera said as she touched Kurai's face. It was becoming pale as well. Kurai held Vera's ghostly hands as if he could hold them and looked at her directly into her eyes. "It's nothing. We should get moving before everything is too late..."


"Ahh!" Saya held her head as she dropped the bottle of milk on the ground. The bottle came tinkling as it slowly fell. Eve held her shoulders and asked what was wrong. Saya could not explain what was happening. Certain memories were flashing on her head whenever Eve tells her something. "S – so, tell me, is Train-kun a criminal?"

"From his past, probably yes." Eve replied. "He is only following orders. You can't blame him. However, he has changed and that is, thanks to you."

"To me?" Saya asked. "But I didn't do anything. Well, that is, I can't really remember if I did something that made him change his way of life."

"Your existence changed his life forever." Eve said simply. "Your death made him realize how to care for others and how to give others a second chance."

"M – My death? But how is this possible? I am alive, right here, right now." Saya said with a puzzled expression on her face. She waited for Eve to tell her she was only joking but none of those words came out from Eve's mouth.

"Well, we really can't explain it. I guess you made it through. Train thought you were really dead." Eve said.

"I – I see." Saya said as she looked down. None of Eve's stories were making any sense: why Saya befriended an assassin, how she changed his life, how she was able to survive and why Train was returning from his old job. She closed her eyes and all she could see was Train's serious face. She did not know why or how. She just knew that she could not stop thinking of him. Then, her thoughts were bothered by the screaming of the people around the park. Fire was spreading everywhere. Eve used her arms to carry the people out of the area, leaving Saya all alone. She stood up from her seat and took her Beretta 39R from her yukata. She just felt that danger was coming.

"Well, well, I see you're all alone." A voice said behind the flames. She chuckled as she peered at Saya's troubled face.

"Who are you? What do you want?" Saya asked, pointing her gun aimlessly at the stranger.

"Oh, I'm Kyoko and what I want is exactly standing in front of me!!!" Kyoko laughed as she blew flames around Saya. The white cat could not escape. She was surrounded by those big flames. She did not know what to do. She ran from side to side, hoping she could escape. Suddenly, a shadow came past her. It was running along with the flames until it slowly disappeared in front of her light green eyes. It stood in front of her as if protecting her from the innocent-looking female student.

"Who are you, Mister? How come you're protecting this lady?" Kyoko asked as she took out a Popsicle somewhere. (It just comes out of nowhere doesn't it?) She started licking her favorite food and rounded the two. "Hmm... Somehow, you do look familiar."

"Stop fooling around, Kyoko." A manly voice spoke from behind. The portal came out of nowhere and Charden came out of it. He used his ability towards Saya's hero. The man with long black hair with a Roman numeral number ten on his chest carried Saya away.

"Stay here." Lin whispered as he fought Charden and Kyoko. With their actions, it seemed that they are after Saya. Lin's comrades, Haru and Omi came into the scene.

Retreat. She should be all alone. A voice spoke in Kyoko's and Charden's minds. A portal appeared below them and they were about to jump in it when Haru and Lin came rushing in. They do not want anymore trouble. Too many sweepers, Chrono Numbers, Apostle of the Stars were taken and were being used against them. They have to take them one by one or else many innocent people would die.

"Let the portal close! We won't let them in unless they unconscious!" Lin exclaimed.

Haru did not say anything else and pushed his double katana towards Kyoko. Slowly, they were moving away from the portal.

Come to me. Leave them! the voice ordered the two; however, they could not move a muscle. Lin and Haru kept blocking their way to their escape. Porta suddenly came out of the portal to see what was taking the two so long. She closed her eyes and spread her arms wide. The ground suddenly moved as if there was an earthquake. An enormous hole appeared from the ground and it sucked all of them except Lin, Eve, and Saya inside. Lin was carrying Saya in his arms while Eve transformed into a beautiful angel. The hole swallowed the benches, trees, fountain and the rest of the park. The three watched as it slowly vanished before their eyes.

"What was that?!" Saya exclaimed as she held unto Lin's shoulders tighter. Lin looked at her strangely and was about to move away when she held him close to her.

"Train would not want to see this scene." Eve muttered. Then, she sensed a presence watching over them. She looked behind and saw a glimpse of an astonished Train. He was standing over a rooftop of a home nearby and when he saw Eve looking back at him, he disappeared before her sight.

Saya seemed to have felt the presence as well. Although she could not understand why she felt that she had to move away from Lin's arms; she still pushed him away and stood up hurriedly. She looked at the space where Train was standing awhile ago as if she saw what Eve just did.


A background music was being played while Train ran with great speed. His eyes could not be seen clearly. It was being covered with his dark brown spiky bangs.

How do I, get through one night without you?

If I had to live without you, what kind of life would that be?

Eve looked from where Train was standing before and then, looked back at Saya.

Saya was left troubled and fretful. Tears were slowly falling down from her cheerful, light green eyes. Lin did not know what was happening and neither was Saya. She kept wiping those tears away with her yukata but it won't stop falling down. "That's odd. Why am I even crying without a reason? It's as if I just lost something very important."

Oh, I

I need you in my arms, need you to hold

You're my world, my heart, my soul

If you ever leave, baby you would take away everything

Good in my life

Train reminisced Saya's last moments with him: her last words spoken, her last touch in his hands and her last tears.

And tell me now, how do I live without you?

I want to know, how do I breathe without you?

He could not forgive Creed for what he had done. Saya meant a lot to him although he could not say it. She changed his life and because of this, he felt how freedom was like.

If you ever go, how do I ever, ever survive?

How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?

He chased after Creed to avenge Saya's death. But she would not want that so, Train gave Creed a second chance just like what sweepers do.

Saya could not explain what she was feeling. She held her chest tight. It was aching so badly.

Without you

There'd be no sun in my sky, there would be no love in my life

There'd be no world left for me

Then, the moment Train found out Saya was alive; he could not believe what he was seeing. It was as if everything was just a nightmare turned into a dream.

And I

Baby I don't know what I would do, I'd be lost if I lost you

If you ever leave, baby you would take away everything

Real in my life

Saya's mind was clouded. She held her head high. Certain happy memories started flashing back in her brain. It was so fast she could not catch up. All she knew was that she was so happy meeting this friend of hers. She was happy until the day she died.

And tell me now, how do I live without you?

I want to know, how do I breathe without you?

If you ever go, how do I ever, ever survive?

How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?

Then, something weird happened between Train and Saya. They exchanged bodies! Train chuckled as he reminisced those crazy times. It was hard to be in a girl's body, especially with the girl he cares about. He was left being chased by Saya's old targets and he kept telling them that he was not Saya. It was silly. It was hysterical. It was sweet. And it left Train with nothing but pain. The picture with Saya being with Lin does not bother him much. He just thought that if he was not under Yukina's drugs, probably he would be the one protecting her at the moment.

Please tell me baby, how do I go on?

If you ever leave, baby you would take away everything

I need you with me, baby don't you know that you're everything

Good in my life?

What do they need her for? They already had too many assassins, sweepers in their hands! What more do they want? Lin thought as he left Eve and Saya alone. His comrades were taken away. It was more trouble than he expected. He looked at Saya's direction and saw Black Cat. He quickly left the two girls in silence.

And tell me now, how do I live without you?

I want to know, how do I breathe without you?

If you ever go, how do I ever, ever survive?

How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?

"Eve, he's here awhile ago. I've felt it and I don't know why or how. I just did." Saya said silently. "I think my heart's going to burst when I saw him. I wanted to come close to him. It's odd, isn't it? Why am I feeling this way?"

How do I live without you?

Train stood up from his position and decided to search for Yukina no matter what happens or the pain won't stop bothering him in his sleep. He clenched his fists. His large cat-like eyes became serious.

How do I live without you baby?