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Chapter 2, Another Crash.

I drove down to my Mothers little country home just out of the city. I had the sun roof open, windows open, radio blaring, and my hair flying. It has been a few months since I left the city. The air smells good.

I tipped my sunglasses onto the top of my head and rubbed my eye. Last night was a rough one, fights breaking out in the club every other minute, so I decided it was time to concede to mother and visit her in her little country home. Stress has been piling up. Kaleb told me that night he came over, two weeks ago now, he was being shipped off to war in a months time. He joined the Marine's, and I regret encouraging him now.

I pushed the thought out of my head and turned the radio up, stepping on the gas pedal to bring my speed up to seventy miles-per-hour. My little blue sports care weaved in and out between the others on the road. I snapped on my blinker and pulled the E-break, drifting around the corner to the right road that leads to the country house. I regained my speed and flipped my sunglasses back to my nose.

Mother hates my driving, but I find it fun. Savannah does, too, when mother allows her to be in the same car as me. I smiled, mother is very protective over Savannah, she is the baby of the family, after all. And she is having the hardest time with the news of Kaleb. I switched from radio to CD and turned up the bass.

It was about noon when I arrived at mothers country home. I tossed my keys to the man who came around the car to park it and headed up the many steps to the front door. I pushed my sunglasses up on top of my head when I entered, the wonderful smell of the cooks cooking attacked my senses, making me smile with delight. It will be a wonderful stay.

"Kira!" Savannah ran down the hall and gave me a big hug. "Come on, we are all getting in the pool!"

I smiled down at my little sister. "I'll be right there. I need to change first." Savannah ran back towards the sliding glass door. Seconds later I heard a big splash and the screaming of women, then Savannah's laughter rung out.

Mother must be having one of her little tea parties again.

I went upstairs to my room and through open my closet doors. Lights flickered on and I browsed, having forgotten what I had in here. I picked out a simple sun dress and a straw hat. Once I was changed, along with flip flops on my feet, I went out back to where the pool resides. Mother and her friends were sitting up on the wooden deck under the umbrella. I picked a beach chair on the other side of the pool and lounged, tipping the hat just right so the sun wasn't in my eyes.

I watched Savannah play in the water, splashing here and there, throwing pool toys in the air behind her back and waiting for them to sink before she went to find them all. Her bronze colored hair shined with the water. She got her hair from Mom, I got my dark brown from Dad. And we all have brown eyes, a trait of the Lorenzo family.

"CANNON BALL!" I opened my eyes just in time to see the ridiculously large wave about to hit me. I screamed, covering my face just as the chlorine water washed over my whole body. "How was that, Kira? Ten pointer, you think?"

I glared at Anne, who was climbing out of the pool, pulling at her t-shirt. "You little..." I jumped up and ran at her, pulling both of us into the pool. We both laughed as we came up, gasping for air. "Come on, I have clothes for you in my room."

Anne followed me upstairs and we both changed into something dry. "Your brother said you were here, I hope you don't mind." Anne pulled a t-shirt over head head. The t-shirt caught my attention, for it had a little cartoon ninja on it, kicking a different little ninja in the head, who had oversized eyes. I couldn't help but think of Temari and Kankuro.

"Not at all." I looked away and sat at my vanity, taking a brush to my hair. "Why are you here, though?"

She shrugged, doing the same to her hair. "I don't really know. Just felt like a good idea, I guess. I had an... urge, I guess you'd say, to be with you tonight." She shrugged again and gave up on brushing her hair and stuck it up in a messy bun. "Don't ask, because I can't explain."

I laughed. "Left your husband at home?"

She shrugged again, rolling her eyes. "When are you going to get married?" she asked, laying down on my bed. "You are twenty-seven, and have a million different men you could marry at any second, yet you don't even date. What is up with that, anyway?"

I smiled at her, waiting for her to say something alone the lines of: "Oh my gosh! Just get over that stupid dream already!" But she didn't. She just looked at me seriously. I rolled my eyes at her. "I don't want to get married, Anne."

"Bull. Everyone wants to get married."

I sighed and turned to face her. "Is that why you are here? Did Kaleb and daddy send you to pressure me into marrying?" I crossed my arms, raising a brow at her.

She tried, hard, to keep a smile off of her face. But she failed in the end and burst out laughing. "No! But I wish they had, I would have an excuse to showing up." She flopped back again and stared up at the ceiling. "Being pregnant really isn't much of an excuse, you know?"

My jaw dropped. I couldn't think of words to say. Pregnant? Anne? Anne pregnant? No. No way! I finally was able to give her the gasp she was waiting for, and she was all giggles.

"I found out yesterday!" she said, bouncing up and down. "I've known for a little while, but I wasn't completely sure, so I waited until I saw a doctor. But it's true! I'm going to be a Mommy!"

I still couldn't think of anything to say to her. My mind went instantly to Jessica and Yukio, just like it does whenever I hear the word "baby." I had to try hard to form words. "Anne... I'm so happy for you!" We both jumped up at the same time and hugged each other. "Promise I can be the Godmother? Promise!"

She laughed and hugged me tighter. "Of course!"

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That night we decided to go back into the city to celebrate. We went to a different club, so I wouldn't be pulled into work. We danced and danced, and I drank enough for the both of us. Like usual, Anne sent many men my way, once I was drunk enough, and got me to dance with each of them.

But I had enough at about two in the morning and decided it was time we headed home.

I let Anne drive, because I was just a little bit drunk. Actually, I felt like I was swimming as the air from the window blew over my face. Anne kept laughing at me, so I must have been making a fool of myself. I don't remember much of the drive though the city, but once we hit the country the air cleared my head a little and I was able to recognize the thunder. Anne rolled up the window just as the rain started to fall.

Panic bubbled in my stomach and I quickly put on my seat belt, making sure Anne did the same. The plane ride had kind of messed us both up. That storm was petrifying to Anne, just as it had been to me. We both quieted down a little bit and I let her drive. I stared out the window at the lightening in the sky, that was getting closer and closer. I moved my hands away from the door and squared my feet on the floor.

Can't be to careful!

Anne turned on the music, loud enough to almost drowned out the loud booms coming from the sky. She started to sing along, speeding up on the empty road. After a few minutes I relaxed and started singing, too. We were both jamming out by the time we got to the road that the house was on.

But, of course, that is when it all happened.

Anne lost control of the car and we hit sand, spinning off the road. I screamed, clutching the door handle with one hand, and Anne's arm with the other. I saw a figure before we hit the guardrail, my whole body jerking forward. It was a few minutes, which seemed like hours, before my vision came back to me. Somehow the music was still playing, and the horn was blaring. I glanced over to Anne. She was leading fully on the steering wheel, rubbing her head. When she sat back the horn stopped and I let out my held breath.

"Are you okay?" I asked in a frantic manner. She just nodded.

"Let's get out," she said back.

I was forced to climb over to Anne's side because my door was smashed so badly it wouldn't open. I was surprised I could stand, with how shaky my legs were. I put Anne's arm around my shoulders and we both walked away from the car and sat on the edge of the road. Anne's forehead was bleeding from bashing into the steering wheel, and I could feel a pressure wound on my shoulder from hitting the window when I was jerked.

The rain pelted down on us.

"Did you see that?" Anne whispered, I barely caught it over the roar or rain.

"See what?" I asked, smoothing back my hair. We both just sat in the rain, trying to over come out shock of the accident. Neither of us thought about getting out cell phones from the car, nor going to turn off the radio.

"That person. They were standing on the side of the road." Anne tried to stand but fell back down. "They were walking on the other side." She swore gently. "I hope I didn't hit them." She rubbed her sore head.

Without another thought I set my mind on healing a little of her head injury, to stop the bleeding and lessen the pain a little bit. As the rain fell, drops centering around her wound, I visibly saw her skin knit together, the blood ceasing to leak out. The pain lessened in my shoulder and I stopped what I was doing. We would need to look a little banged up.

"Did you see him?" Anne asked again, probably wondering if I had also hit my head.

I closed my eyes, thinking back a few minutes to before the crash. The alcohol in my system is still effecting me, and it will continue to for awhile. "Um, yeah. I think I remember seeing someone." But a crash like that is enough to sober anyone up. I glanced around, trying to see through the rain. If there was someone there, why didn't they come help us? "Where could they be?" I asked, but didn't expect Anne to answer with a:

"Over there!"

I glanced at where she was pointing. A dark figure was slowly coming out of the bushes on the other side of the street, keeping low to the ground. I squinted, trying to make out if it was a man or woman. But the dark, rain, and the substance in my system would not allow it. I thought about turning up my body temperature, to burn off the alcohol, but decided against it. It might be the only thing keeping me sane at the moment.

"Who is it?" Anne asked. "Who are you?" she asked louder. The figure stopped moving, freezing like a deer in headlights. Anne grabbed my arm and we both stood, clinging to one another. "Come on, Kira," she said a little louder than she normally would have. "Let's get out of here." The panic in her voice was hard to miss.

As I was turning I saw the figure stand straight up, almost like they had been caught off guard. Anne and I started walking quickly away from the scene, heading towards the country home. I wished a car would pass, see us, and give us a ride. The rain has made my dress more skin tight that it had originally been, and it is incredibly difficult to walk in. Anne looked like she was having the same problem.

"Kira!"

I glanced behind me with horror. It can't be. There is no fucking way that is who I think it is.

I spun around and stared at the dark figure slowly emerging from the bushes. It can't be. There is just no possible way. Anne tried tugging on my arm, to pull me away from who ever it was. But I shrugged her off, squinting in the dark to try to see if the voice matches the name and image in my head. I took a few steps closer, trying to see. Anne grabbed my arm and gave it a yank, pleading with me to keep walking.

"Kira?" the voice said again. "Kira, is that you?"

I gasped. "Oh my god..."

I can't believe my eyes.

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