(This came both to you personally, and to the list, as it contains a decoded
version of the story. Please try not to do that in the future. If you need
me to, I can keep decoding your works for you, though)

Have fun with this.

     Yeah, a real blast (trying to read it). How was it saved, anyway?
     I managed to decode it, then load it in Lotus Word Pro, so here it is,
all nice and decoded, and in plain text. :)

It's a good story, anyway. Fix the problems I didn't, and you've got a good
*START*. Finish it (like this), find someone to make a screen play, a few
voice actors/actresses, a background artist, and some other artists, and
make an anime! Hey, RIT anime club is. :)

I hope Jason doesn't mind, but I fixed a few minor quotations and grammar
errors; just little things (commas, spaces inside quotes before words, etc).

Love Rekindled(Tentative Title)

by Jason Jensen

     Behind a sealed series of armored doors in the basement of Xanadu
beneath the pool, several electronic beeps and a hiss of compressed air
filled a darkened room.  Holding his breath, he watched the lid of the
coffin like capsule slowly slide back with great anticipation.  'I hope
she likes the results...I owe her so much.'
     As the fog rolled from the capsule into the room, he said in a low
voice "Time to wake up, love."
     A soft, low groan issued from the capsule.  "Time to rise and let
your beauty shine." he insisted softly with a slight smile.
     "...ddooonn'tt wwaaannnnnaaaa...more sleep..." replied the voice
within the capsule.
     'She never was the morning person.  Well, might as well as try the
old fashion way...' he thought as he stepped up to the capsule.  Leaning
over the slightly stirring form within, he bent down and gently kissed
the sleeping figure fully.
     'What??!!' she thought as her mind registered his lips touching hers.
While her conscious mind went catatonic, her instincts took over and
returned the kiss, wrapping her arms around him drawing him closer.
     Since the invention of the kiss, there have been five kisses that
have were rated the most passionate, the most pure.  This one left
them...sorry, wrong story.
     After a few more seconds of contact, the kiss ended leaving both
breathless.  Standing back up straight, he said regaining his voice "Ready
to rise now."
     "hmmm...yeah..." she replied still savoring the kiss and holding her
right hand out.  Grasping it firmly yet gently, he helped steady her as
she stepped clear of the capsule.
     "So, what do you think?" she asked, pirouetting before him.
     "...." he replied, taken in by her natural physical beauty.
     "Well?"
     "Y...y...you are _beautiful_." he scrambled.  Pointing to a nearby
door, he continued "A...a change of clothes is ready for you in there."
     "Okay...be right back..." she said softly, caressing his cheek.  When
she entered the room, he kindly picked his jaw off the floor and went back
to work at a nearby computer terminal.
     Ten minutes later, she slipped quietly from the room, coming to stand
behind her lover and lifelong companion.  "Guess who?" she whispered
seductively, placing her hands over his eyes.
     "Sakura, you know I don't like guessing games." he replied, turning
around and taking her hands in his.  "You look even more beautiful."
     Tugging at the collar slightly, she asked "Why the school uniform?"
     "Well, we will be attending school...  I just hope I can fight off
the male population when they see you for the first time..."
     "Don't worry.  You are the only one for me.  And...thank you for
giving me a new life, Shokko." she said with a slight blush.
     Looking into her eyes, he replied firmly "I made you a promise and
have finally been able to make it come true.  Also, we owe Neka and Mesha
a 'thank you' for all the help they gave."
     Nodding, Sakura drew Shokko close once again for a brief kiss. 
"Thank you."
     "I just hope Majesty is ready for you."

*     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
     The next day at lunch, Terry and Domino had a lot of trouble getting
past a congregation of boys centered around a table.
     Sitting down a few tables away, Domino said, motioning to the boys,
"Any idea?"
     "None.  So...have you heard about the new girl here?"
     "Not much other than her name is Sakura?"
     "Interesting..." replied Terry, becoming lost in thought.
     "Hey guys, what's up?"
     "Hey Shokko, look like you are doing a lot better from what we heard
from Neka and Mesha." replied Terry, finding his way out of his lost
thought.
     "Yeah.  Shi gave me a trouncing." replied Shokko in a low voice. 
Raising it to normal levels once again, "There's someone I would like you
both to meet." he continued.
     "Okay," both replied, one hesitant, the other nodding.
     Turning to the group of boys, Shokko cupped his hands to his mouth,
"Hey Sakura.  Over here."
     Suddenly a waving hand rose above the male mass as a voice like wind
chimes blowing in the wind rang out.  "Just a sec."
     Immediately, a blur doing a double somersault with a full twist
jumped clear of the mass of boys who watched the blur with awe.  Landing
not two feet from Shokko, the blur, beginning to look a lot more feminine,
said "Yes, love."
     Gesturing to Domino, who had gone to full defense, and Terry, whose
eyes had gotten really large, Shokko said "I'd like to introduce you to
Terry and Domino, two very good friends."
     "Nice to meet you finally in real life." replied Sakura with a slight
bow.
     'Real life??!!' thought Terry, confused.
     Domino happened to be thinking the same thing and decided to verbalize
it. "What do you mean.." she started but stopped after noticing the
congregation of boys was now focused around their table.  She also noted
the approaching bulk of Rambosan and went on full guard.  Terry blanched
at the approaching mass of Rambosan.
     Grabbing Shokko by his shirt front and hoisting him from the floor,
Rambosan said "How do you know her?"  Many other males in the mob nodded,
wanting to know also.
     "She's...she's my...girlfriend." rasped Shokko, fighting for breath.
     "Not any more she isn't.  It's time she went out with a _real_ man."
sneered Rambosan, bringing his fist back, ready to unload at Shokko.
     "Rambo no baka." screamed Sakura.  "Hurt him and face my wrath."
     "Yeah right." replied Rambosan sarcastically, looking at her diminutive
(compared to him at least) form.
     Before he could react, Rambosan found himself a foot off the ground
at the end of Sakura's arm, her fist clenching his shirt front.  "I said
LET. HIM. GO." Sakura replied angrily, flames crossing her eyes.
     A look of fear crossed his eyes, as well as the eyes of the rest of
the group, as Rambosan released Shokko.  Sakura promptly dropped Rambosan
to look after Shokko.  Suddenly, as quickly as it had formed, the male mob
dissipated, especially after Sakura swept them with her gaze.
     "..." responded Terry and Domino who had gotten ready to deal with
Rambosan personally.
     "Thanks, love." replied Shokko under Sakura's attention.
     Waiting for the two to take a seat, Domino asked, looking around for
trouble, "So Sakura, how do you know Shokko?"
     "We were...he saved my life a while ago."
     "Hmm..." replied Terry.
     "We'll...talk later.  This isn't the best place."  Everyone nodded,
as Sakura continued. "I'm just glad to meet you two person to person
finally."
     "You...talk like we have met before?" inquired Terry.
     "In a way, we have.  I know quite a bit about you both."
     "Like what?" asked Domino, looking at Sakura and Shokko suspiciously.
     Gaining a mischievous smile, Sakura said in low tones "Well...like
how Terry can get very tigerish especially after a cold shower..."
     Terry's eyes went wide at 'tigerish' and 'cold shower'.  "Sh..Shokko,
I thought you promised not to tell anyone?" replied Domino not believing
her ears.
     "Terry, she saw when you transformed in my lab during the first
'Shi' incident."
     "How??"
     "You know that computer I have down there?"
     "Yeah."
     "You remember that AI that _was_ on it?"
     "Yeah..." replied Terry beginning to see where this was headed.
     "Well..." said Shokko, nodding to Sakura, who smiled.
     "How?" asked Domino, seeing Terry go speechless.
     "We'll talk later, down in the lab.  Also...try to bring Neka and
Mesha: we owe them a thank you."
     "Okay..." replied Terry, still not believing his eyes and ears.
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