Roxl sat on a park bench, sobbing miserably as he thought about the two resons he should die to join them. He looked up and saw someone he hadnt met before. He wiped his eyes and sat up. "Hello?" He said. He felt that this was someone he had met before. He pondered this. He tried to push into her mind, with no success. "Hmmm..."

Ginger had decided to take a stroll through the magma. She'd gone through all of the open and decided to come here. She walkd through the gates until she saw a figure. She made sure her mind was clear. This was something she'd learned as she practiced her new personality. "Hello," she said.

"Hello There." There are only two people who's mind I cant read. But she isnt ANYTHING like her... He smiled and stood up. "May I ask for your name?"

Ginger smiled back at him. She knew she had Roxl puzzling for the answer. "I'm Ginger Stormwatcher, may I ask for yours sir," she said.

Roxl looked at the ground. Hmm... "I believe you know." He frowned. "After al, no one DOESNT know me, I am the kage of this village."

Ginger looked puzzled. "You didn't believe me?" She asked. "What's that suppose to mean," she snapped. She becoming defensive.

(So not like JM.)

Roxl frowned and took a step closer to Ginger. e looked her up and down, still not convinved this was a new face. Then, a blink of inspiration hit him. He looked right into her eyes. His face broke into a smile, and he stepped back. "I didnt mean anything. You should calm down."

Ginger narrowed her eyes at him. "You know for a Kage you've got some real problems," she said taking a step back. "You're invading mys space," she said reaching for her blade. She had a bad feeling that Roxl was catching on. This could be bad, but she refused to allow her thoughts to be heard by him. That would get dangerous and then might have to kill him. (JK)

Roxl quickly drew his blade and placed it on her neck. "Oh yeah, I know." He smiled very wide. "Your thoughts grow very quickly when you become agitated. So put the sword back, and step away."

Ginger knew she was trapped. She couldn't beat Roxl in a game he'd been playing for years. But a fight with swords weas diffrent. She pulled the lade backing away from his blade. The least she could do was continue to play it out and act as she din't know what he was talking about and hope he'd become confused. "What are you talking about," she snapped at him. "If you don't put down your blade I'll cut you arm off," she said coldly.

Roxl smiled. He had her in the palm f her hand. "Dont act stupid, Jaymaru. You know EXACTLY what Im talking about!" He put the alde toward s the ground. "And If its a sword fight you want, you can hae it. I ve always wished to spar with you."

Ginger knew she couldn't keep this up. She put the blade back in it's sheath. "How'd you find out, am I that obvious," she asked quietly looking around for anyone who might be in earshot but if so she had a plan. She always though ahead these days. And for some weird reason she'd become attatched to chess.

"No." Roxl had always been one to plan at least 3 different steps. "first of all, I couldnt read your mind. Boom, 2 people left. Then, you have neglected to change your eyes. Thats left you. I simply needed to agitate you so your mind was wide open." He put his sword back.

Ginger rolled her eyes. "I did change my eye color,"s he said. "They used to be black," she said. "Oh not only that but other people besides me and whoever that other person who's minds can't be read. And besides you could always read my mind." She shrugged. "For the aggitation thing I'll work on that. Though I thought it had anything to do with it," she said.

(That was very hard to decode...)

Roxl smiled. "Well then. I am happy now. First in many years. I'd be the happiest person on earth if Lulu were here" He had a sudden pain in his stomach, and he fell to the ground.

(Hehe, sorry.)

Ginger eyes faultered for a second then she looked up at him. "I missed you too and I'll give you something more to smile about. Lulu is alive," she said. "But promise me you wont bother her. I know that you'd love to see her but she's happy. She think's you'll make her choose between you and Sukai. Divided loyalties aren't fun, I know personally." She looked t the ground her eyes becoming watery.

Roxl got over the pain and stood up. He was more happy than anyone he knew right now. He looked at Ginger. "I know. I would never choose to have Lulu on my side over her loves..." He thought for a moment. "Wait? We are at WAR?" His thoughts raced. He put his habd on his stomach. When he puled it back, there was blood on it. "Oh..." He fell to his knees.

Ginger eyes widden. "What are you talking about. You attacked her and threatened her family! My family," she said coldly. Then they got even widder when she saw blood. "What happened!" She asked looking at him stunned.

Roxl reached into his stomach. There was a very large gash there. He pulled out a cloud of smoke. After he did that, he felt much happier. He fainted soon after, a hand still on the thing.

Ginger eyes widden. "What was that!" She asked as Roxl passed out. She stepped on the cloud to make sure it didn't move anywhere. She had a bad feeling about it. She quickly wrapped Roxl up and then looked at Roxl nudging him. "Wake up."

Roxl opened his eyes. "What just happened?" He looked at the gash on his stomach. "Oh...What HAPPENED?" He sat up, but fell back down.

Ginger slowly blinked. "I told you that you and the Stealth were at war and that Lulu was back and the next thing I know was that you say that you didn't know that and then you grabbed your stomach and I saw blood and this thing," she pointed to the cloud, "Come out of you," she said. She lifted Roxl up some.

"What? Ok... We are at war, Lulu died, apparently, and you did too?" Roxl couldnt believe this. "And...Wait! What is the exact date?"

"Yes, you even cut all ties with the villages," she said. "We'll the Stealth....and the date is June 9, 2009." ( ) She agve a sigh. "What are you asking me this for anyway," she snapped not meaning to, but she was loosing her patience with Roxl. "Don't you remember any of this."

Roxl looked at her, his eyes wide. "No, Its August 21, 2000..." He tried to sit up more. "And no, I dont. I dont remember nything exept that the day after this one was the one I was going to propose on. Remember, this morning, err on August 21, I was having very bad stomach problems. It seems to me that I have had an evil spirit within me for 9 years..."