I've went through and corrected all the disgusting errors, mistakes, and whatnot throughout all the chapters. It should be better now (๑•́ㅿ•̀๑) ᔆᵒʳʳᵞ

As the sun rose and birds began to chirp, one particular human being was already up and ready to start her day. Fuu Kasumi was a 17 and a half-year-old girl who hadn't grown but two inches since she was 15. Slipping on her pink and purple kimono, she nodded her head, dancing to the off-key tune she was humming. Taking her chestnut hair and putting it into a high-side ponytail that's significantly longer than it used to be, she rolled her eyes at the ornaments that she used to stick in there to complete the look. Fuu felt it was too "childish" to design her hair like that now. I'm practically 18! She thought as she grabbed her pink sheath from off the ground. The beautiful pink color reminded her of the days she spent with the two boneheads that she considered her friends. Looking at the skull, dice, and dog dangling from a piece of string that connected to the sheath, she thought how nothing had really changed over the years. Only now, her curves showed, her hair was longer, and that tanto was now a wakizashi sword.

Over the span of two years, Fuu found an exciting job. She would go all over Japan to give and bring back mail. Nothing serious as information from enemies or anything from the Daimyo, but it was something to do. And she thought that because she took this risky job, she had a better chance of meeting her long lost friends. But that thought began diminishing as almost three years have gone by and she's been everywhere in Japan. Fuu knew it was no use, she didn't even understand why she bothered. She shook away her tears as she thought that they've forgotten about her and moved on with their lives. Something that she too thought she should have done years ago.

Fuu sighed and made her way out the house that she lived in. It wasn't big and quite frankly, too old for anybody to even occupy it. But Fuu didn't mind. It was a house that kept her dry from rain and shelter her and Momo from whenever they came back from their trips. Sliding her sword on her back, Fuu and Momo made their way to her job. Upon arriving she was greeted with old perverts like usual. She rolled her eyes, but politely greeted them like she did every day. Making her way up to her boss who sat on the tatami floor, chatting away. Aguri was an older woman who often sent Fuu out to give letters to her son who lived in Edo. Aguri had long black hair and eyes sharper than any sword Fuu had ever seen. But the woman was the nicest person she had ever met. Upon staying in Nagasaki, Fuu looked for jobs after she got kicked out about every placed that offered her one. Aguri had found Fuu and proposed an idea that she would give letters to her son since Aguri was too old to make the trips for herself and she hated waiting for the real people to do it. In return, Aguri would let Fuu stay in her son's old house and she would give her money for her trip and back. Fuu thought that she was joking but quickly learned that this was no joking matter. Aguri trained, fed, sheltered, and cared for Fuu in such a short amount of time that it made Fuu emotional at times. At first, Fuu would travel with another person but quickly grew out of that stage of relying on others. She had learned how to defend herself (somewhat) and began taking the journey by herself.

"Ah, Fuu-chan!" Aguri's sharp eyes lit up.

"Hello, Aguri. Having a drink with all the men again?" Fuu chuckled as Aguri shook her head.

"They came in here bothering me first."

Aguri ran a sushi shop with her youngest son Soejima and often had older men inside, drinking their lives away at 9am.

Soejima was a year older than Fuu and had his mother sharp eyes with a bubbly personality. With dark brown hair and seemingly tall; he was definitely something all the young girls wanted. But little did Fuu know, he had eyes for her.

"Hey, Fuu." He smiled.

"Good morning Soe." Soejima smile brightens at the sound of his nickname.

Fuu sat down at one of the tables as Soejima placed bowls of great food in front of Fuu. Clapping her hands twice, Fuu dug into the deliciousness that she called Heaven. By the end of her reign of eating, Fuu lied there, completely unable to move. Scared that her stomach might just snap her Obi, she stayed still. Soejima stood over her laughing as she made a pouty face that he thought it was cute.

Later Aguri brought the sleeping Fuu a letter. Fuu sat up and took the letter, smiling at her boss. Standing up and cracking all 206 bones in her body, she made her way to the door, waving at everyone before making her way out.

Fuu enjoyed these journeys by herself. It gave her a lot of time to evaluate and reminisce old times. She would walk and tell the trees and the nice animals she encountered, funny stories, crazy stories, and even the sad ones. Especially the time they broke up for good. Fuu remembered that day like it was yesterday. Walking away from the two men who helped her through so much to reach her goal with a bright smile on her face and a "see you later" saying, you would have thought she was okay with it. But as soon as she had gotten far away enough, she broke down. She wanted them to know that she was happy and wasn't emotional at all like she had previously been. But Fuu knew she couldn't keep up with that facade of hers. The truth was she didn't know when she would see them again. If she ever saw them again.

Fuu wiped her eyes and strode down the forest until she heard sticks crackling. Instinctively taking out her sword, she turned towards the noise. Waiting for whatever animal she seemed to always fight off come out and attack her, her eyes widen when she saw a very human man come out the bushes.

"Soejima?" Sighed Fuu as she returned her sword to her sheath.

With leaves in his hair and a pink tint on his cheeks, he walked up to Fuu.

"Hi.."

"What are you doing here? Where's Aguri?" Fuu questioned.

Soejima scratched his head, "I followed you."

"Why?"

"I was worried about you Fuu." He grabbed her arms.

Fuu smiled, "I'm fine. I've been doing this for-"

"Almost three years. Yeah, I know. But I'm still worried." He completed her sentence.

Fuu shook her head in disbelief, "What about Aguri? You're just gonna leave her?"

"She has help. Now come on." Soejima smiled and walked away.

Fuu shook her head once again and followed.