Riuko: I died.

Caress: Then how're you here?

Riuko: I magically came back to life! No, I'm just exhausted. I'm always exhausted. Do you know what it's like to not have a good night's sleep in over five years?! Don't ask.

Train: How does that happen?

Riuko: I said don't ask!

Train: Geez, cranky much.

Scar: … Am I in the wrong fanfiction chat?

Riuko: Yes, now go back to Angsty before she kills Chance-chan again!

Scar: *sprints away*

Caress: What was that about?

Riuko: Angsty has an FMA fanfic, but it's not on FanFictions, it's on Deviantart. She also has a Black Cat fanfic on there with Caress in it. If you want to see what TrainXCaress looks like, check it out. It usually involves a frying pan or a mallet. *giggles* Her OC in FMA is a boy named Chance and her OC in Black Cat is a boy named Zernochee A.K.A Zero (hope I spelled that right).

Train: What's FMA?

Riuko: Nevermind, this idiot will never get anything.

Caress: Riuko does not own Black Cat.

Caress POV

"Are we there yet?" Train groaned.

"You asked that question five minutes ago and I said we'll be there in thirty minutes!" Sven yelled.

"Does that mean we're there?"

"No it doesn't you idiot. It means we aren't there yet!" I replied.

"Geez, no need to be rude." Train muttered.

"Well you were being stupid and annoying… and bad at math!"

"Train's always like that," Eve replied in her creepy monotounus voice.

"Hime-chan!" Eve just continued reading her book as though nothing had happened. I laughed.

It'd been almost two weeks since I started traveling with them, and I already felt at home. I felt as happy as I had before Aria-sama died over eight years ago. It felt good. But my conscience was pulling at my heart, knowing Rumors would use thses people to get to me. I didn't want that, but I just couldn't convince myself to leave. You how it is when you're having a good dream and you just don't want to wake up? You don't?! Screw you! I kid, I kid, but anyways, I was seriously worried about getting close to them.

"Alright Mr. Impatient, now we're here," said Sven.

"Finally!" Train yelled as he got out to stretch his legs. Eve and I sighed, but follwed him in the acts of getting out and stretching. Thorns seemed to pierce my back as I cracked my spine. It hurt so much I almost dooubled over, clutching my back. 'Damn,' I thought. 'I forgot about those.' I swore under my breath and regained what little composure I'd lost.

"You alright Onee-san?" Eve asked. I nodded nervously.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine Eve," I replied. "You want to go get some ice cream?"

"Sure." Thank God for being able to change the subject!

Train POV

"Is it just me, or has Caress been acting weird lately?" I asked Sven.

"For all we know, this could be normal. We still don't know her that well," Sven replied.

"Yeah, but…" I shook my head. "Nevermind, you're probably right." I smiled. "Hey can we get pizza tonight?"

"No!"

"You're no fun Sven."

"Unless you can catch a $2 million bounty, NO PIZZA!" I growled playfuly at Sven, but he didn't take.

"Fine, I'll just go with Caress and Eve and we'll bring back a huge bounty!"

"Fine, go ahead." I growled at Sven again, then left, slowly stalking Caress and Eve, just for fun.

Caress POV

Focus. I needed complete and utter focus if I was going to be able to hide the pain in my back and the bones slowly worming their way out of my flesh. But you know what? I couldn't possibly focus while Train was freaking stalking us! God! The pain was getting so unbearable. Soon, my back would burst, and blood would stream out of me in rivers. How did I know this? Because it happens every stinkin' month! I can't have periods like normal girls, nooooooo. My back has to burst open! Freaking-… nevermind. This freakshow inside me ruins everything!

"Now Caress, yoo aren't a freakshow," my mother said. I just ignored her. Instead I yelled at Train.

"Train, quit stalking us, it's irritating!" I yelled. Train leaped out of the tree he was hiding in, almost making me spill my ice cream.

"Mou~, Caress-chan, how'd you know?"

"You breathe too loud.," I replied.

"Damn." He leapt over and sat next to me on the bench.

"So, wanna catch a bounty or two?" He askedwith all bluntness.

"No," I replied. "I want to eat my freaking ice cream."

"Geez, somebody's cranky. You weren't like this when you were seve-" That's when I snapped.

"SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP! I've changed Train! When Aria-sama died, I changed!" I couldn't seem to stop yelling. "I'm not the same little kid you saw fourteen years ago! And if you're going to ask why, it's because the entire human race is filled with brainless, power-hungry, bastards!" I breathed heavily, my rant finally over. Train just sat there and and stared. I quickly inhaled the rest of my ice cream, ignoring the almost unbearable brain-freeze that occurred as a result, and stood up. "I need to cool off. I'll be back in a few days." It was true that I needed to cool off, but I did't need two and a half days to do it. It just seemed like a good excuse to get away. After all, if I was near Sven, Eve, and Train over the next two days, surely they'd think me to be a freak. And that was the absolute last thing I wanted.

Train was still a little stunned, so he didn't do anything. But Eve did. I felt a tug on my sleeve and I yanked it away. "I need some time to myself Eve. I'll be back in two or three days, I promise." She didn't do anything more. She understood. That makes at least one of us.

Train POV

"What the hell was that about?" I asked, turning to the princess hoping for an answer.

"You opened your big mouth," she replied.

"You're so moody," I sighed. "So, you wanna go get info on the target?"

"Fine, but we do rock-paper-scissors to see who gets to make the collar."

"I said 'get info' not 'catch'." The princess just continued her silence, finishing her ice cream and throwing away the cup.

Riuko: FINALLY! IT IS COMPLETED!

Caress: What the hell took you so long?!

Riuko: Do you know how hard it is to clean my room, start cleaning an incredibly dirty pool so you can celebrate your sixteenth birthday, and practice your violin as well as clean the bathrooms and have a gig on your three day weekend?!

Caress: …No.

Riuko: Obviously not. Cleaning a sixteen year old's room is not a task to be taken lightly. Anyway, hope you enjoyed. Next chapter will be really exciting. And even though summer's coming, I still won't have a lot of time to write. I have summer tour with my band, I have camp, and I have ACT prep tutoring. Not fun. So please put up with me. Sorry. R&R.