Kytara was asleep on her king sized bed. Her room walls were painted black with golden twinkles, simulating the night sky. She had 3 different sword racks along her back wall. One for Japanese Steel, one for Middle age European steel, and one for German Zweihanders. On another wall she had a bookshelf with cook books, comics, Fiction books and a few adult mags, just for variety. She has a closet on the wall next to her door. In the closet, instead of clothes she had a poster of Wavelength. The closet has a fingerprint scanner, with a gauge that measured psi output in the room, so only she could open the door, peacefully. She woke up with a start as an explosion crashed in the city.

Time for work.. She blew a kiss to her closet and took off out of her window, heading for the city.

"Heard that explosion huh??"
"You're not leaving without me!"
Xzuk smiled as he jumped through the window. He had a new trick.
He clanged his cuffs together making a piercing squeal. He used the sound to manipulate a plateau which he could move on with great concentration.

Maybe I should've practiced this a bit more... Well, a little late now...

-----Later---- Kasumi walked back into her room and threw on a CD. She fell on her bed and turned the volume up to MAX.

The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures
And instructions for dancing but

I...
I love it when you read to me and
You...
You can read me anything

The book of love has music in it
In fact that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb but

I...
I love it when you sing to me and
You...
You can sing me anything

The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know but

I...
I love it when you give me things and
You...
You ought to give me wedding rings
I...
I love it when you give me things and
You...
You ought to give me wedding rings

Xzuk heard the song from across the tower and got an idea..

He snapped his fingers and concentrated hard. If everything went according to play, Sumi would have a blue ring of pure sound on her pinky.

Kasumi looked down at her right hand as the song faded out.

"And you.... you should give me wedding rings."

Ahh Zuzu... that's so nice. She smiled and held the ring up, examining it.

"Sorry, just couldn't resist."

He smiled, glad to know it actually worked.

She stood up and went to put her fingers on the ring. She stopped before she touched it. She sent a message to Zuzu telepathically. Can I take it off.. and put it on.. whenever I want?

"Of Course. It will re-size to fit an of your fingers. It's pure sound."

Thank you so much Zuzu.. I love it! She held the ring up and kissed it.

"Haha... glad to hear it."
He smiled, kissed her and headed back to the common room.

She spun around and fell on her bed as she went to the next song on her CD.

I know I better stop trying
You know that there's no denying
I won't show mercy on you now
I know I should stop believing
I know that there's no retreating
It's over now
What have you done?

What have you done now?

I've been waiting for someone like you
But now you are slipping away
What have you done now?
Why, why does fate make us suffer?
There's a curse between us
Between me and you

What have you done?

Would you mind if I killed you?
Would you mind if I tried to cause you have
Turned into my worst enemy?
You carry hate that I feel
It's over now
What have you done?

What have you done now?

I've been waiting for someone like you
But now you are slipping away
What have you done now?
Why, why does fate make us suffer?
There's a curse between us
Between me and you

What have you done?

I will not fall
Won't let it go
We will be free when it ends

I've been waiting for someone like you
But now you are slipping away
What have you done now?
Why, why does fate make us suffer?
There's a curse between us
Between me and you

I've been waiting for someone like you
But now you are slipping away
What have you done now?
Why, why does fate make us suffer?
There's a curse between us
Between me and you

He knocked on her door and opened it.

"Is about the mustache thing?"
He smiled...
"Because if not... Then I haven't done anything yet...."

It's not about the moustache... I just like the song... is that a problem? She smiled and paused the music. We could try for the third song.. and see what your future holds?

"Oooh.... gambling... As long as its not like a card game..."

He smiled and nodded a yes.

She pressed shuffle on her remote and skipped to the third song. She smiled as she heard the familiar intro. Ahh... Beggin' Frankie Vallie... Your odds are improving.

Put your lovin' hand out, baby
I'm beggin'

Beggin', put your lovin' hand out, baby
Beggin' you, put your lovin' hand out, baby

Ridin' high when I was king
Played it hard and fast cause I had everything
You walked away, wonderin' then
But easy come and easy go and it would end

I'm beggin' you, won't you give your hand out, baby
Beggin', put your lovin' hand out, baby

I need you to understand
That I tried so hard to be a man
The kind of man you'd want in the end
Only then can I begin to live again

An empty shell I used to be
Shadow of my life is hangin' over me
Broken man that I don't know
Don't even stand a devil's chance to win my soul

Beggin' you, won't you give your hand out, baby
Beggin', put your lovin' hand out, baby

I'm fightin' hard to hold my own
No, I just can't make it all alone
I'm holdin' on, I can't fall back
Now that big brass ring is a shade of black

I'm beggin' you, give your hand out, baby
Beggin', put your lovin' hand out, baby