The "Shining River"

"Yeah forced into a marriage with someone who doesn't love you," She replied sarcastically, "Sure you will,"

Cross got into the car, feeling incredibly awkward

"It doesn't matter if he doesn't love me, or if I don't love him. We're close enough to each other to make it work." Yuki told Sakura.

"Yeah," She said starting the engine "But that's all you'll be able to do with it,"

"You don't know that." Yuki said, "And it's more than you have." She assumed, trying to make Sakura angry. She wasn't usually the type of person to provoke others, but she wanted to.

Sakura swallowed.
"Sh-shut up," She muttered quietly.

Yuki walked away, heading back towards the village. She was better off without talking to these people.

"Um ... Sakura?" Cross asked "You okay you've just kind of ... you've just kind of started breathing heavily and ..." He turned to Nakida "Hug her! ... or talk or whatever it is that girls do!" He hissed.

"Screw that." Nakida snapped before jumping back out of the car and walking angrily towards Yuki. Her fingers tensed as she neared. She wasn't sure what to do, whether she would push her, shout or even slap her, but she was saved from the choice by a hand on her shoulder. It pushed her back and made her stumble, but that was all the hesitation she needed. "Right." She muttered to herself.

What the heck was that? She flashed back to her newfound memories as an arm around her shoulder led her back to her car. Her feet tapped the ground as she though. [/i]Again...[/i]

"We're going." Kaisu announced as he jumped into the driver's seat. Looking uncertainly at Nakida he pulled the car into gear. "Back to the Phoenix after we get some Rei-proof blast doors. We'll need it."