I Understand

By: CrYsTaLxAnGeL

Requested by: Lillythemarshmellowqueen

Disclaimer: Nothing owned, nothing stolen.

Note: So, this is my second SK request, by Lilly-chan. And the pairing is… BIBAPBIBAP-BING! Ren and Jeanne! This couple is rare to be paired up with, but let's see if there are sparks between the two in my story. Hope you'll like it! Really do!

The Story

"You're so stupid, Ren!"

Then, a slap came across the hallow walls of the school. Tears of a young woman slid down her cheeks and her hand shaking. The man in front of him made no emotion, nor a movement. She saw how confident he was in his actions, so she ran. But really didn't expect him to run after her. And he didn't.

His golden eyes, full of unknown emotions looked away and soon enough his feet began to walk away too. His head down, knowing what he did was right – for him.

'How typical,' he said to himself. A frown followed by those thought of words. He walked, heading to the front gates of school, but still carrying the words 'typical.'

It was, for him, always 'typical'. Typical day at school. Typical girls flooding his desk everyday. Typical heartbreaks at the end. And finally, a typical lecture from Yoh Asakura, his light-headed, but warm-hearted friend.

Yoh was already waiting for Ren just near the gates. He knew that Ren broke up with another girl. And he would have to give out another lecture.

Once Yoh had seen Ren, he gave him a worried face, rather than a disappointed one. He always thought that Ren was never the type of person to be such a playboy, a heartbreaker and practically a player – all just the same.

"Ren," he started as Ren passed him by. He followed and tried to keep up with his pace. He knew that Ren was trying to avoid him, as always. "Ren!"

"Shut it, Asakura."

"Ren, would you just listen up?" Yoh asked.

"Don't wanna hear it."

"But Ren!"

"If you want me to listen, you have to buy me a drink."

So, after a few walks, and a full silent treatment from the whole walk, Yoh managed to get to talk to Ren. But, even as they seated, there were no words spoken. Until…

"So, what do you want to talk about?" Ren asked as he folded his arms and crossed his legs together.

"What's up, Ren? I thought I already told you that these 'break-ups' would be no damn good. For you and those girls," Yoh said, honestly and modestly.

"It's not like I have a nice choice. That girl kept telling everyone that we were going out, even though we weren't. Plus, she knew what was coming," Ren answered.

"Well, if you weren't such an ass to her, she would've stop," Yoh answered.

"Here are your drinks, sir. A light coke and bottled water," the waitress said as she placed down their drinks on the table. Yoh smiled and thanked the waitress.

"Look who's talking. I wonder if Anna knows what you're doing when she's not around," Ren chuckled with a cold voice.

"Hey, it's not like that. I was just being nice. Unlike some people who-!"

"Yeah. Unlike some people… Some people that you proclaim to be me!" And with that, Ren stood up, took his bag and ran as far away as he could from the brunette.

Ren didn't always want to be judged by others. He knew that they couldn't understand who or what he was. They couldn't find the light in him.

Sweat ran down his body as he already ran a kilometer away. Until he reached a park, he stopped and sat by under a sakura tree. Luckily, the people around had minded their business, rather than staring at him.

He panted and panted until he could finally catch his breath. He closed his eyes, but still didn't find the peace that he wanted.

"Ano, excuse me," a voice said just beside him. 'Great. Another one.' He opened his eyes and saw a silver-haired girl handing him a handkerchief. He accepted the handkerchief and thanked the girl. "No problem."

He wiped his face with the handkerchief and looked quietly at his sweat. The girl sat down beside him and asked, "Ne, it's not for me to intrude, but is there anything bothering you?"

'What is this girl thinking? Isn't she afraid that a total stranger like me would do something bad to her?'

"Eh, not really. Why do you ask?" Ren asked her.

"Your eyes. They're totally the same with mine."

"My eyes?" Ren asked. 'How could this girl say that we're alike just by looking at my eyes? She's creeps me out.'

"Yeah. Just by looking straight at them, I can tell. Like they say, the eyes are the windows to the soul. Don't you think?" she asked. She turned to him and smiled.

Ren looked at her and saw the cute innocence in her face. He bowed his head, lowering his bangs to cover his eyes. 'How could she smile so innocently? Why is she talking to me? She doesn't even know me…'

"Hey, why are you even talking to me? You don't even know me that much to be lecturing me about myself," Ren coldly said as his bad senses were once again in tact.

The girl stood up, smiling. He watched her as she stood up and looked at him, directly at the eyes. "Actually, I do." And with that, she strolled off.

Ren still looked at her, until not a strand of her hair could be seen as she walked downhill. 'Who… is she?'

Ren stood up and felt the handkerchief still on his hand. He stared at it for a while, the words of the girl echoing in his mind. 'I do.'

- - - - -

A few hours had passed and now it was nine in the evening. Ren's mind was only filled with the thoughts of the girl earlier. Questions of who she was, and how she knew him ran through every ten seconds in his mind. 'Could she really have meant that she knew me?'

"Ren?" a voice called out after a knock on the door. The person entered and closed the door behind.

"Hey! I didn't say you could come in!" Ren yelled out.

"Ooh, you're always so touchy," Jun, Ren's older sister, proclaimed. Ren stuck out his tongue. Jun sighed and said, "And childish, might I add."

Ren pouted and asked, "What brings you in here, anyway? It's not like you to just enter… Particularly in my room, too."

"I just figured… Is something bothering you?" Jun asked as she plopped herself down on Ren's bed. Ren folded his arms sighed. 'Is it that obvious?'

"No, what makes you say that, anyways?"

"Well, one is the fact that you had greeted me when you came home," Jun said with her finger pointing on her chin, thinking if she were right.

Ren looked away and blushed. She was right. He did greet her when he came home. And for him, greeting her was the last thing on his mind. So practically, the first thing was about that girl.

"Secondly, Yoh called," with this, Jun stood up and walked closer to her little brother. Ren frowned at the moment she had mentioned the brunette's hair. "He told me what happened."

"Great. So what happens now since you know?"

"Nothing," Jun replied, with no hesitations. Actually confident with her words. Smiling and proud, not normally as she does.

"And since I am going to do nothing, I might as well serve you a bet," Jun said.

"Bet? What kind?" Ren asked, a little curious and interested.

"I bet you that you can't have a single and decent girlfriend! One that suits your taste!" Jun proclaimed.

"That bet is so lame! I can't believe I wasted my time listening to it!" Ren shouted.

"Ooh, why is that, little brother?"

"Because-! Because… Wait, why is it again?" Ren thought for a while. Why wasn't he accepting the challenge, again? Hmm… he had totally forgotten (A/N: and basically me!).

"Well then, since you don't have an excuse, the bet begins!" Jun shouted happily.

"Hey! Wait! I didn't-!"

"You better find a girl who's totally decent, sweet and at least someone that suits your taste! If you can't or if you even DARE to break up with her within a week, you're gonna pay BIG TIME!" Jun said with a smirk across her face.

"Yeah right! There's nothing in the world that could make me do your stupid bet!" Ren shouted proudly, with a grin.

"Oh yeah? How about exposing some of your baby pictures? And don't forget, dear brother, I can publish them with just a snap of my fingers," Jun said. Shades of red were seen on Ren's cheeks.

"Alright, alright! Whatever! I'm doing it!" Ren said in loss. Jun smiled in pleasure and patted her little brother's head. "Good boy!"

'Man, why didn't I just burn those?' Ren sighed.

"And if you're wondering where I got those cute little pictures, I just asked uncle, grandmother and mother-dear of course!"

'Shit…'

And that's the end of Chapter 1!

If (miraculously) I manage to be given reviews, I'll continue this story… Well then… Hope ya enjoyed!