<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">Cameron's stamina remaining: 1 post.</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 9pt;">Still breathing heavily, Chihaya turned to look at the framed painting. It was a poem written in Japanese, but she could read it. A famous poem belonging to the hundred poets- this particular poem began with her name, and was dear to her. <br/><br/>"It's a famous poem," Chihaya began to explain. As she talked, she had a flashback to a time from the past. She was in a small, highschool clubroom, and her friend was talking animatedly about the meaning of the poem. <em>'I believe that this poem is about passionate love. Did you know that Nijo no Kisaki was in love with Ariwara no Narihira before she married the emperor? This is a very famous story. This poem was displayed on a folding screen in the palace. Some accounts say that Nijo no Kisaki was the one who requested the poem. I like how Narihira concealed his passion for her in a scenic rendering since he wasn't able to forget her. Chihayaburu is a word for gods that implies great force. Mizu kukuru can be interpreted as "water goes under red leaves" or "water looks like being tie-dyed", but I believe that the crimson leaves represent a love that never faded even after the separation.'</em><br/><br/>Chihaya's voice mirrored the previous words of her friend, until she was finished explaining. Her eyes began to shimmer and tears threatened to flow as she began to remember her past, but nothing more than the one memory. Yet it was enough to let her feel a brief moment of her history, and experience her old life. Her old passions, emotions, and relationships bore their weight on her for just one moment, but she could not remember anything else. </span>