Ready to find out what happens? Let's start things out right. None of these characters are mine! They belong to ACI and Pioneer LDC, Inc. My story is drawing to and end! I think it is anyway. This one is about how Tenchi and the others find a small girl at the carnival. Washu is extremely shocked by the little girl. Then everyone finds out what Ryoko did and why she did them when she returns home. They also find out a lot about the little girl and why her impact is so strong on a couple of the members of the Masaki household. Mistakes and Reunions Part 6 Lost and Found The carnival was full of life and excitement. Everyone seemed to be having a great time. Even Washu was cheering up. All worries were forgotten as they explored the park. "Oh! Let's go on this ride!" exclaimed Sasami as they neared a rollercoaster. Kiyone let out a moan as Mihoshi jumped around, clapping her hands with excitement. "I think I'll sit this one out," Kiyone Groaned as the others counted their money. "I think I will too," said Washu as she examined the ride. Her stomach did flops just thinking about the ride's twists and turns. Her and Kiyone sat on a nearby bench as the others got in line. They all looked on with joy as the line started to move. "Having fun yet?" Kiyone asked as she watched the others. "Yeah. What about you?" Washu asked as she looked over at Kiyone. She smiled back at Washu as she nodded. Washu was in a surprisingly good move despite what she had found out about Ryoko. This was the perfect thing to take her mind off of what troubled her. She watched as the others got on the ride with big smiles on their faces. She smiled at herself as she thought of the carnivals they use to hold at the academy. They weren't as big as this and they were a lot more complex, but the idea was the same. Washu looked around and spotted a young girl sitting on a bench a little ways away. She looked at the girl with a curious expression. She appeared to be about twelve and was sitting all by herself with her head in her hands. Something inside Washu told her to go to her. She didn't know why, but she trusted her instincts and got up from the bench. * * * "Where are you going, Washu?" asked Kiyone as Washu began to walk away. She stopped and looked back at Kyione and then looked at the ground. Why was she going over to that bench? She didn't know that girl and it was probably best if she stayed away. It really wasn't any of her business. "Uh...nowhere really," Washu said as she walked back to Kyione. The ride had ended and the others had joined them at the bench. "That was great! You should have gone on, Washu," Tenchi said as he looked at the scientist. Her attention, however, was directed elsewhere. Tenchi followed her gaze but didn't see what she was looking at. "What are you looking at, Washu?" Tenchi said as Washu snapped her head up. "Uh, nothing. Nothing at all," Washu said as she smiled at the others. Tenchi didn't buy this and looked at her with curiosity. "Let's go get some cotton candy!" Sasami shouted. "Yes. That sounds good, Sasami. Where's the stand?" Kyione asked as she looked around. "Umm...Oh! Over there!" Sasami said, pointing in the direction of the little girl. Washu noticed that she was sitting next to the stand. "Let's go then," Kyione said as she got up from the bench and followed the others to the stand. Washu hesitated for a moment and then got up. "Still worried, aren't you?" Tenchi asked as he walked beside Washu. It wasn't really a question. Washu nodded her head but never took her eyes off the little girl on the bench. "Don't worry. She'll be ok. You just have to keep telling yourself that, Washu," Tenchi said as he placed a hand on her shoulder. Washu almost didn't feel his grip on her shoulder as she continued to stare at the little girl. Tenchi looked over at what Washu was looking at and wrinkled his face on confusion. "Whay are you staring at that girl, Washu?" Tenchi asked. Washu looked at him and smiled. "No reason. It's just that she seems upset about something," Washu said as she turned her gaze to the girl once again. Tenchi looked at Washu and then at the girl again. They were growing close to her and Tenchi decided to find out what was wrong as the others reached the stand and waited impatiently in line. "Wait here," Tenchi said to Washu as he walked over to the little girl. Washu watched and took a few steps but stopped. She really didn't want to go over there after all. She just decided to watch from a distance. * * * Tenchi walked over to the little girl and sat next to her on the bench. He was a little surprised when she didn't look up at him. "What's wrong?" he asked in a friendly voice. The little girl lifted her head slightly but didn't look at Tenchi. "Nothing," she said in a shaky voice. Tenchi frowned and put a hand on her shoulder. They little girl tensed at his touch and he drew his hand back. "You look lonely. Why don't you join my friends and me. We're getting cotton candy and I would be more that happy to share mine with you," Tenchi said in a cheery voice. Tenchi then got a good look at the girl's features as she lifted her head and looked at Tenchi. Her long dark blue, almost black, hair was very long and styled a lot like Washu's and her eyes were as silver as steel. Her features resembled Ryoko's a bit and this threw Tenchi off a little. His mind wondered to Ryoko and that other man and anger found it's way into his heart. "You would really do that for me?" the little girl asked. Tenchi nodded his head and all anger was gone at seeing the innocence of the little girl. He only hoped that he could help cheer her up as he motioned over to the others. * * * * Who are they? * I thought as I sat on the bench next to the young man. "I know they wouldn't mind. We like meeting new people," the man sitting next to her said as the she followed his gaze. A woman with purple hair stood at the front of the line and was talking to the tender as a little blue haired girl jumped and pointed at the blue cotton candy. Two other women, one with dark blue hair and another with blonde hair, stood behind them. The blonde was acting no different than the little girl with blue hair as she jumped up and down, pointing to the flavor she wanted. I then froze my gaze on another small girl who was looking straight at me with a shocked look on her face. Her hair was long and styled like my own but it was fire red. The man with me on the bench looked at the girl with red hair and gave her a curious look. She then looked at the cotton candy but kept looking out of the corner of her eye at us. "Who's that?" I asked as I continued to look at the redhead. The man looked at me and then looked back at his friends. "Which one?" he asked. "The one with red hair?" I asked again. "Oh! That's Washu. I think you'll like her. She's ahh...not in a very good mood today, but she's usually very fun to be around," the man said as he scratched the back of his head. I looked at the girl who was looking at me again. "Well, are you going to join us? It would be more fun if you had friends to hang out with," the man said, holding out a hand for me. I looked at his hand and then decided that I could trust him. I took his hand as we started to walk towards the small candy stand. * * * Washu stared in shock as the little girl walked towards them, holding on to Tenchi's hand. She didn't look any older than Washu herself, in her child form that is. "Hey guys! We have someone whose going to tag along," Tenchi said as he joined the group. The others looked at him and then looked at the little girl. "Oh! Hello! My name is Sasami," Sasami said as she looked at the little girl with a big smile on her face. "Like she said, that is Sasami, the woman with purple hair is Ayeka," Tenchi said as Ayeka smiled and bowed slightly. "The woman with dark blue hair is Kyione," "Hi," Kyione said in a cheery voice as she smiled at the slightly frightened little girl who was half-hiding behind Tenchi. "The woman with blonde hair is Mihoshi," "Hi there! Aren't you cute!" Mihoshi exclaimed as he laughed and waved at the little girl. "And the wom...ah I mean little girl with red hair is Washu," Tenchi said. Washu only stared at the little girl next to Tenchi in shock. Her expression must have startled the little girl for she moved behind Tenchi and peeked out at her. For some strange reason, though, she felt she had seen the redhead before. "Hey," Tenchi said as he moved aside. The little girl looked at him and then back at Washu. Washu couldn't speak nor move. Shock had paralyzed her. "And my name is Tenchi. My grandfather and father are off doing their own thing. We probably won't see them until later," Tenchi said as he studied the little girl's face. She seemed frightened but he didn't know what of. He then realized that she was looking at Washu. "Ah...do you know each other?" Tenchi asked as the little girl looked up at him and then back at Washu. "I...I don't think so," the little girl said in a soft voice. "Hmm," Tenchi said rubbing his chin in thought. He then slapped his forehead and then smiled at the little girl. "Stupid me! We don't even know your name," he said as he looked down on the girl. She looked at him and smiled slightly. "My name is Takara," she said in a shy voice. "No..." Washu said in a soft voice. Everyone looked at her as she started to back away from the Takara. "Washu?" Tenchi said taking a step towards her. She only looked at Takara with shock and fear. "Washu, what's wrong?" Tenchi tried again but still got no response. Mihoshi walked over to Washu and waved a hand in front of her eyes, snapping her trance. Washu looked at Mihoshi and shook her head to clear her thoughts. This isn't the best time to tell them about the whole 'Takara' story. "Sorry," Washu said in a soft voice and looked at the ground. All she could do was try and get her to come with them back to the house. How she was going to do that, she didn't know, but she was going to find a way. She had to bring her to see Ryoko. * * * Ryoko could barely carry her body along the road leading to the house. Her powers had failed her halfway through the trip home. She stumbled from side to side as she held her bloodied stomach. Every step she took was agony but she had to make it home. The pain clouded her thoughts and she couldn't think straight. Ryoko stopped and leaned against a tree as she coughed up blood for the eighth time since she started walking. She could barely breath due to the fluids that were slowly filling her lungs. Ryoko tried to continue on her hike but realized that she didn't have the strength to hold her weight anymore. She stopped again and leaned against another tree. If she were to fall to the ground, she wouldn't be getting up again. *...Washu...* Ryoko said through her psychic link with Washu. She became worried when Washu didn't answer. Worried wasn't the word to describe Ryoko's feelings. She wasn't only worried. She was scared shitless. She was scared that no one would find her out here. *...Washu...please...answer me * Ryoko said again. She was going to die. Washu wasn't answering her and no one would find her out here until tomorrow morning. By then it would be too late. Ryoko strained to lift her head up to the sky. The stars were shinning bright and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. *...Washu...I'm dying...please...help...me * was the last thing Ryoko said to her mother before falling hard into an unconscious heap on the side of the dark dirt road. * * * Kagato looked at the scene with slight disappointment. He had wanted to kill Ryoko himself and to think of that pathetic little man finishing her off upset him. He still liked the idea of her suffering, though. "Poor little Ryoko is hurt. What will she do?" Kagato mocked as he smiled at the suffering pirate. "Maybe I should wait until you've recovered. It would make the fight much more interesting if you were in full fighting condition," Kagato said to himself. He rubbed his chin and chuckled to himself. "I'll have you soon enough, my dear little Ryoko," Kagato whispered to himself as the scene of Ryoko on the deserted road disappeared. * * * They Masaki group went on many rides and played a lot of games with their new friend. Takara had cheered up a lot since they first met her and she had quite a wild streak in her. Washu tried to act normal but she couldn't stop thinking about how Ryoko was going to react to seeing Takara, if they found Ryoko. It had been so long that she might not know how to react. Washu was afraid of what she might do. She watched as the others played a game at one of the stands. Her mood started to change for the better but that was ceased the minute she heard Ryoko's voice. * ...Washu... * Ryoko said to her through their link. Washu's face went white and she stared into space. The others all looked at her with surprise and worry as she stood there with a scared expression. * ...Washu...please answer me... * Ryoko's voice came again. Washu was too shaken up to answer. Ryoko's voice was soft and distant. * ...Washu...I'm dying...please help me... * Ryoko chimed again. Those words snapped Washu out of her trance and she her head and tried to respond. She had to find out where Ryoko was. * Ryoko! Where are you? * Washu said through the link when she regained her posture. Washu's face went white again when she got no answer from her daughter. "Washu? What's wrong?" Tenchi asked putting a hand on her shoulder. "We have to leave now! We have to find Ryoko," Washu said as she turned towards Takara. Takara only looked at her in surprise. It had been so long since she had seen her mother and now, she had found her. "Ryoko?" Takara said in a soft, shocked voice. "Ryoko is one of our other friends. She didn't come with us tonight..."Tenchi said as he looked at Takara. "Is something wrong, Takara?" Takara couldn't answer for she was too shaken by the fact that she was going to see her mother after all these years. "You come too," Washu said as she turned to walk away. "Wait! Washu what's going on?" Kyione asked as she and the others joined Tenchi and Takara. "Why is Takara coming with us? What about her parents?" Takara looked at Kyione with pain in her eyes. "My parents are-" "I hate to be rude but we don't have time for this!" Washu shouted as she turned back towards them. Everyone looked at her with surprise and anger. "Washu, you must have more manners than that!" Ayeka said as she looked at the small scientist. "Ryoko is dying. D-y-i-n-g. We have to find her NOW!" Washu shouted again as she started to head for the bus station. Tenchi and the others looked at each other in shock but soon followed Washu. Takara lagged behind, thinking to herself. * She knows my mother? * she thought to herself as she followed the others to the bus station. * * * "HEY!" Noboyuki shouted when the others came into view. He waved his hands to get their attention. "DAD! GRANDPA! OVER HERE!" Tenchi shouted as the two men ran to meet the others. "What's going on? You look like you're in a hurry," Noboyukio said as he reached Tenchi's side. "We have to find Ryoko. She's in trouble," Tenchi said as he quickened his pace. "What!? What are we waiting for then? Come one!" Noboyuki said as he started to run for the bus station. The others nodded and ran after him. People watched them fly by in confusion. They reached the bus station and were in luck to see a bus headed in the direction they needed to go. They got on and told the bus driver that there was an emergency and he had to make it a quick ride. "I hope we make it in time," Tenchi said as he looked over at Washu. She had her eyes closed and looked like she was deep in thought. Tenchi decided it was best to let her be. He sat there looking at the ceiling as anger flushed through him again. He was going to make this Ken guy pay for what he has done. He was going to make him pay dearly. * * * Washu concentrated on finding Ryoko the whole bus ride but was having very little luck. * Ryoko, please answer me * she said through their link. Tears of fear, anger and worry built in her eyes. She was worried about Ryoko and scared for her life, but she was also furious at her for what she had done. What she had to do right now was find her daughter before it was too late. * * * "I hope she's ok?" Tenchi said in a worried voice. Washu was sitting in the front, leaning as far forward as she could without kissing the windshield. Her eyes darted back and forth along the road as she looked for her daughter. * Ryoko! Where are you? Ryoko? Please answer me! * Washu said through their psychic link but she received no answer. She could feel the tears in her eyes. Everyone looked at her as a tear rolled down the scientist's face. They all had a feeling she knew where Ryoko was and how she was. Guessing from the tone in her voice, it wasn't good. Everyone became worried as Washu urged Nobuyuki to go faster. "I'm coming Ryoko," Washu said in soft, yet urgent, motherly voice. Washu could feel Ryoko's presence getting closer. She then urged Nobuyuki to slow down as the neared the top of the hill. Washu then saw something on the side of the road. "STOP!" Washu screamed as Nobuyuki slammed on the breaks, causing everyone to fall off their seats. Before the van stopped completely, Washu was out of the car and running to the heap that had caught her attention. She stared in horror at the sight she came to. Ryoko lay unconscious on the ground in a pool of her own blood. Washu was instantly snapped into reality as she ran to her fallen daughter's side. Ryoko was on her side, blood running from a cut it her eyebrow and from her mouth. She then noticed a small pool of it beneath Ryoko's head. She tilted her head to see that Ryoko had hit her head on a rock, splitting her skull open. Washu then moved Ryoko's hands, which were covering her stomach and gasped as she saw the bullet wound. Washu looked at the van with a panicked expression on her face as she saw Tenchi and the others running to her side. "Tenchi, come here. The rest of you get back in the van!" Washu yelled. The others followed the orders given to them as Tenchi reach Washu's side. He looked down in horror at the unconscious Ryoko. "Tenchi, let me see your shirt," Washu said quickly as she knelt next to the wounded Ryoko. Tenchi wasted no time in taking his shirt off and handing it to Washu. Washu tore the shirt into two different pieces and wrapping them around the deepest wounds. One was wrapped around her head to cover her head wound and the other, around her stomach to try and slow the bleeding. "You're going to have to carry her to the van, Tenchi," Washu said as she got up and waited for him to pick Ryoko up. Tenchi didn't hesitate in lifting her limp body off the ground. Washu then turned and started to run back to the van. Tenchi took a few steps before Ryoko started to convulse. "Washu!" Tenchi yelled as the scientist turned and looked at the pair. Ryoko's convulses grew more violent as Tenchi held onto her. Washu hesitated before motioned for him to keep going. There wasn't really anything she could do to stop Ryoko's jerking. The best she could do was bring her home. As Tenchi started to walk, a burst of blood left Ryoko's mouth, covering Tenchi and herself with more deep red liquid. Tenchi reached the van covered in Ryoko's blood as he stepped in and closed the door. Sasami screamed and Mihoshi fainted at the sight of the half dead Ryoko. "GO!" Washu screamed at Noboyuki as he slammed the van into gear. No one noticed the girl in the back, staring at Ryoko with shock and sadness. She closed her eyes as tears fell down her cheeks. I took all she had to keep her head. * * * When they reached the house, Washu had Tenchi take Ryoko directly to the lab and then promptly ordered everyone to leave as she helped her daughter. Everyone was worried about leaving Ryoko alone with Washu. They had never seen Washu so upset before. She was a hysterical mess and they were worried she wouldn't be able to focus on helping Ryoko. Tenchi looked at the clock, impatiently. She had been in there for eight hours straight. Dawn had come and everyone was sleeping in the living room. Tenchi couldn't sleep though. He was scared that something would happen and he wouldn't be able to help. He got up and walked to the door of the lab and put an ear to it. Silence. He sighed as he slowly started to walk back to the living room. Sasami looked at Tenchi with sad eyes. It must have been hard for her to look at Ryoko in that condition. She was one of Sasami's best friends. "Anything yet?" she asked as Tenchi sat down next to her. Everyone seemed to wake up at the same time, due to the fact that they were now all looking at him. "No. Washu still hasn't come out of her lab. It's been eight hours. You would think she'd be done," Tenchi said quietly. As if someone had queued her, Washu slowly opened the door to her lab. Everyone looked over at her as she closed the door and walked towards the living room. Sasami handed her a cup of tea as she sat on the couch with everyone looking at her, waiting for her to say some thing. Her hand was shaking as she took the cup of tea from Sasami. "Well?" Tenchi asked impatiently. Washu took a couple of sips of tea before answering his question. "She's alive," Washu said without looking up from her tea as everyone let out a sigh of relief. "But that could change, so don't get your hopes too high." Her last words slapped everyone in the face. They all looked at her with worry. "What happened?" Tenchi asked. "I don't know. I can't find out until she wakes up," Washu said, still looking at her cup of tea. "If she wakes up," she added as she brought the cup to her lips. Tenchi looked at Washu with an angry look on his face. "Don't you have any faith in her!? What makes you think that she's going to die?" Tenchi shouted. Washu grip on her cup tightened as Tenchi yelled. Half way through one of Tenchi's raves, Washu jumped up and threw the cup on the floor, shattering it into a million pieces. She looked at Tenchi with fury in her eyes. "Tenchi I've done everything I could possibly do and her condition isn't any better then when she arrived here!!" Washu screamed. "I would love to be able to save her and make her better but there isn't anything else I can do!" Tears were falling like rain from Washu's eyes as her screams echoed through everyone's head. Washu's legs started to shake and she fell to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. Tenchi just stared at her, paralyzed by the fact that Washu was so mad at him. She held herself as her sobs continued. Tenchi then knelt down beside and pulled her into a strong embrace. She quickly pulled away and turned her back to him. Tenchi sat there and waited for an explanation. "Her injuries are too severe," Washu said, choking back the tears. Everyone knew this was hard for her and they waited patiently until she was ready to continue. "Almost all of her ribs are broken, her right lung has several puncture wounds in it and the bullet went through her stomach, not to mention that when she collapsed on the road, she split her head open on a rock," Washu said as she started to shake. "She should be dead," Washu said weakly before breaking down again. Everyone stared at Washu as she listed Ryoko's injuries. There was nothing anyone could do to help. All they could do was wait and hope that Ryoko would have the strength to make it out of this alive. * * * Takara quietly sat on the couch and watched as Washu broke down in a fit of tears. Takara felt sad because of her mother's failing conditions, but they weren't as strong as everyone else's. She was mainly in shock at seeing her mother in the car and that was the reason for her tears. She knew should be more upset at this but she wasn't. It was probably because her later childhood had taught her to ignore such emotions. She had always felt sad for being taken from her mother but she never let it show for fear of a beating. She remembered when she was kidnapped as if were only yesterday. Her body shook as she remembered what had happened to her. The man who kidnapped her was called Yukio. She was playing in a field with a couple of the guards from the palace when he had appeared. The guards told her to run as they fought the demons that Yukio had summoned. She ran towards the forest but she was no match for the twisted man. He had appeared in front of her before she reached the tree line, causing her to stop in her tracks. He smiled at her as her world went black. The next thing she remembered was waking up in dark room. She also noticed that she was naked. She remembered him telling her that she was going to have to learn a lot if she was to grow to her full potential. He told her that he took her because her mother didn't appreciate her powers. He had tortured her to no end to try and awaken the power deep within her. She had put up with his beatings but she did not now why. She had attempted at ending her life many times when she grew older, but for some reason she never succeeded. Maybe it was the fact that deep in her subconscious, she knew that he was only trying to help her. Or maybe it was because deep down inside, she knew her mother cared for her and that she would see her again. She never imagined it like this though. After she turned twelve, something happened and she was frozen in a deep sleep. She didn't remember the incident too well but she remembered hearing that Yukio was dead. Now she was sitting in a strange place with strange people as her mother was dying in the other room. She could feel tears in her eyes as she listened to Washu's sobs. She closed her eyes and thought of the last time she saw her mother before tonight. Her mother's smile filled her vision as she looked down on the young Takara. Her eyes were warm and gentle, just like her touch. *** "This is for you, mommy," Takara remembered saying. Her mother's smile widened as Takara handed her a bouquet of wild flowers. Her mother held the bouquet in her hands as she inhaled their fresh scent. Takara smiled as she hugged her close. Takara then ran off, chasing the butterflies in the field. Her mother sat and watched her as she giggled and smiled at the butterflies flying around. She caught one and ran back to her with a big smile on her face. She opened her closed hands to reveal a fragile looking butterfly. Its wings were white with gold and silver speckles all over them. Her mother carefully took the butterfly from Takara and cradled it in her palm. She looked at with Takara with loving eyes as she held the fragile creature. "It's so pretty, isn't it mommy?" Takara said in a whisper, afraid she might scare the butterfly away. She only smiled and put an arm around Takara. "Yes, it is," she said quietly. Her eyes never left the butterfly. "Just like you," she said and Takara smiled at her. "Oh mommy! How can I be beautiful like that? I'm not a butterfly!" Takara giggled as her mother released the butterfly. It fluttered away in silence as her mother smiled at its beauty. "I know that!" she laughed when Takara's giggling subsided. "But you are. You are a butterfly. You're my little butterfly," she said as she held Takara close. "My beautiful little butterfly. You're my treasure, Takara. *** Then disaster struck as they heard a loud explosion coming from the palace. Takara squeezed her eyes shut as the memories floated into her head. Tears were running down her face and she thought she was going to explode from all the emotions she felt. She felt hatred for the man who stole her, sadness at the fact that her mother was dying, and fear that she might loose her mother after dreaming about this reunion for so long. Takara didn't realize the others looking at her as she sat there with her eyes squeezed shut. She felt someone put a hand on her shoulder as she tried to keep the emotions bottled. She looked up to see Washu looking at her with understanding eyes. Her face was streaked from her tears as new ones began to fall. All Takara could do was look down at her hands as tears ran down her face. "It's so hard-" she whispered but was unable to finish her sentence as her tears choked her. The stranger then brought her close and hugged her in her small arms. Takara felt that Washu knew her secret. She knew that Ryoko was her mother but she didn't know how she knew. She didn't look any older than Takara was, though she could tell that she knew more about life than Takara could ever dream of knowing. At first, Takara just sat there limply in Washu's arms but then she found herself returning the embrace as tears fell down her cheeks. She had learned to keep her emotions bottled up in her so this was almost like a new experience for her. It had been so long since someone tried to comfort her. "Shhh," Washu said as she held the girl close to her. "Everything will be ok. I'll try my hardest to help her. Don't think I'm going to let her slip through my fingers so easily," Washu said as she stroked Takara's long dark hair. Washu then noticed for the first time that night, that Takara's dress had a tail, just like Ryoko's. It quivered as she quietly cried on the scientist's shoulder. Everyone looked at the too as they sat there in silence. Then they too realized the tail. They all looked at each other in confusion. "She has a tail like Ryoko," Sasami whispered to Ayeka. Washu looked at them and brought a finger to her lips to silence them as the little girl sobbed on her shoulder. "Shhh," Washu said again as Takara started to shake in her arms. "She'll be ok. She'll be ok," Washu said, referring to Ryoko. Takara started to shudder, as her emotions became too strong for her to hold in any longer. She let the tears come and Washu just tightened her grip on the sobbing little girl. Takara tried to keep her tears back but she couldn't help it even though she was scared to let them show. Takara's shudders grew more violent as Washu held her in her arms. She couldn't let this happen after so many years of waiting to see her mother again, just to loose her. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sorry to leave you hanging again. If you have any suggestions for the future stories, let me know. I always need new ideas! Mail me at ryoko_washu2222@hotmail.com. I love to hear from the people who read my stories.