Hey there everyone! I'm back, and I'm here to re-write this story. I think that it could be written much better than it is now, so I've decided to re-write it. And this time, I won't just stop in the middle of the story. Or at least I hope I wont. ^_^

So anyway, it's still the same story, though the plot is a little different this time. I've changed a few things about it, but hopefully those changes will be for the better. Well, I hope this version of the story is much better than the first! Read and Review please! ^_^


Chapter 1: The Golden Bracelets

"No!" Shouted the spiky haired six-year-old boy. "Don't go, please! You can't leave!" He continued running after the girl that was a few feet away from him. Tears ran down his cheeks and onto the pavement underneath his feet. "You can't leave me! You just can't!" His voice cracked, turning it into a squeal more than a shout.

The girl stopped and stood there for a minute, and then she finally turned around; she too had tears running down her face. "I'm so sorry." She said, her voice heavy with sorrow. "But, I can't stay. Goodbye…" After looking at the boy for another minute, she turned back around, hoping to never have to see his sad face again, and began walking toward the horizon.

"Please don't go!" Pleaded the boy with more tears running down his face. He didn't want her to leave. If she left, then that would mean a piece of him would leave as well. And it meant that he was going to lose probably the closest person to him. No, scratch that. THE closest person to him.

So, in hopes of catching up to her, he kept on running, but it was no use. He never got closer to her, and she never got closer to him. The boy opened his mouth to shout another plea, but he was unable to after he felt his foot hit against the back of his other foot, which caused him to trip and fall face first into the pavement.

When he looked up to see how far the young girl had walked all he could see was a little speck that she had turned into. He was never going to see her again. They were never going to be able to hang out anymore. They weren't going to be able to do anything with each other again. As the boy thought about those things, his head lowered until it faced the ground. "No… Rei…" He said, finally giving up, knowing that nothing was going to possible bring her back. Not back to this town. Not back to their school. But most importantly, not back to him.

Momoshiro woke up with a jolt as he opened his eyes. He looked around, wondering why he had a dream like that. He remembered it perfectly, and to him, it was as if he was actually in the dream. Well, you probably could say he was in the dream. What happened in the dream had actually happened to him before, but that was ten years ago. He shouldn't have remembered that event that perfectly, and he shouldn't have remembered her.

His breathing was coming short, and there was a cold sweat running down his face. He ran an hand through his hair, trying to convince himself that the dream was nothing. It was probably just something that his subconscious just thought of while he was asleep. But still, what did it mean? He hadn't thought of her in years, but as he continued to think about it, he realized that he had had that same dreams many times before. All of them were the same. Except for this one. It was different in a way that most people probably wouldn't have noticed. The difference with this one was that everything was so vivid. Not that any of the other one's weren't vivid, it was just that this one was even more. It actually felt as if he was actually there, on that day, and at that time.

But why did I dream about that? He thought as he arched an eyebrow. I mean, I haven't thought about her, or that day in years. So, why now? Does it mean something? He shook his head at the thought. Thinking that it was just something that happened.

His thoughts were interrupted by a feminine voice coming from the other side of his bedroom door. "Momoshiro wake up. You're going to be late for school if you don't hurt." Said his mother.

Momo blinked his amethyst a few times, trying to process what his mother had just told him. He glanced at the clock and then stared at it, as if to see if it would have the answer to his question. But then his eyes went wide when he saw what time it was. "Oh no!" He shouted, jumping out of the bed in a hurry. He became tangled in his covers and fell face first into the hardwood floor. "This has to be one of the worst mornings in the history of mornings." He huffed out a sigh as he stood back up and began getting ready.

After he had done is daily morning routine he looked at the clock and groaned once again. Now I'm going to be late picking Ryoma up. He thought. And he's going to want to kill me. This really wasn't a good morning for him. He just hoped that the day wouldn't get worse than it already was.

He ran down the stairs and into the kitchen to grab himself a peach. He waved to his parents and shouted a 'bye' to them before going outside to retrieve his bike from the garage, and then went to go to Ryoma's house.

As he got closer to where Ryoma lived, he could see a figure standing on the sidewalk with its foot tappng the ground impatiently. Momo screeched to a stop as he pulled up the where Ryoma was and put a goofy grin on his face and nervously scratched the back of his head. "Hey Ryoma." Said Momo with a hint of hesitation in his voice.

Ryoma just stood there looking at Momo with a not to friendly look on his face. Maybe I'm just overreacting, thought Momo, maybe he's not that mad. Wrong.

"Where were you Momo? And what took you so long?" Ryoma glared at the spiky haired boy and folded his arms. He wanted an explanation as to why he was late.

"Look, I'm sorry Ryoma. I've just been having a pretty bad morning. So, can we just head to school now." It wasn't really what Ryoma had expected to come from Momo, but he would take it. He just wanted to go to school so that they wouldn't be late.

Ryoma raised an eyebrow at him, and thought that something was wrong with his friend, but he didn't think about too much. He sighed and shook his head. "Alright, it doesn't sound like you, but I'll take it." He jumped onto the bars that were on the back of Momo's bike and then held onto Momo's shoulders. "Come on, let's go. I don't want to be late for school."

It was a particularly quiet ride to the school, and that's when Ryoma knew that something was wrong with Momo. Usually he would be talking Ryoma's ear off, but now he was as quiet as ever. And he was distracted by something, and it must have been something that really bothered Momo considering the fact that he almost ran into two mailboxes on the way to the school. Though Ryoma was worried about his friend, he also worried about if he was going to make it to school without going to the hospital first.

The two had made it to school, but they were a few minutes late, and when Ryoma looked at Momo to yell at him, he stopped. Momo stood there staring at the ground with a distant look in his eyes. "Momo." Said Ryoma, trying to get his attention, but it didn't seem to work. He was beginning to get irritated now. "Momo!" He shouted.

That caught Momo's attention. He looked up from the ground and looked at Ryoma. Again, he put a goofy grin on his face and nervously scratched the back of his head. "Yeah, what's up Ryoma?"

Ryoma contemplated what he was going to say, but then decided that it would be best if he just left the matter alone. Maybe Momo was really just having a bad morning. He shook his head. "It's nothing. Never mind." He shorter one of the two turned around and began walking to where his class would be. "I'll see you at practice." And then he was gone.

Momo stood there for a minute watching as Ryoma walked off. I reminded him of the dream again. He shook the thought away. He knew Ryoma knew that something was wrong with him, but he was confused as to why Ryoma hadn't asked him what was wrong. But then again it was Ryoma, and he wasn't much of a talker. But still, the way Ryoma looked at him told him that he knew something was up, and that he wanted to figure out what it was. Momo sighed as he thought about it. He looked at his watch and saw that he was fifteen minutes late for a class, so he ran into the building and toward his class.

Throughout the day his dream kept reappearing in his head. He was being quieter than usual, and he wasn't acting as immature as he usually was. One of his teachers even came up to him and asked if everything was all right. Actually, a few people had asked him that question, but he always replied with the same answer. "I'm fine. There's nothing wrong, so you don't have to worry about me." And then he would walk off.

Ryoma had warned the regulars that there was something funny going on with Momo, and as the day went on, the rest of the regulars were able to see that Ryoma was right, and now all of them were beginning to worry. They wondered how he was going to act during practice now; hopefully nothing was going to change about the way he played.

When it was time for practice all of the regulars were in the locker room getting changed for practice. Well, at least all except one of them. Momo was late, and for some reason all of them had expected it. When he finally did come, everyone was still in the locker room. As soon as Momo walked in, all eyes were on him.

Momo looked at all of them, feeling nervous from all of the eyes that were on him. They all had their arms crossed over their chest, and that all had a little but of a glare in their eyes. "Sorry I'm late everyone. I got caught up with a few things." He said as he walked over to his locker. They were all still looking at him.

"Alright Momo," said Ryoma, "you've been acting weird all day, and you haven't been yourself. So, what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. Sure I've been a little out of it today, but that doesn't mean anything's wrong. I've just been having a bad day that's all."

"But even if you've had a bad day you wouldn't be acting like this." Said Kaidoh. "If you were having a bad day, you probably would have either been mad or sad all day, and by what Ryoma's said, you haven't been either of those two. He said you were more calm and distant today."

Momo glared at Kaidoh, suddenly mad that he had said something like that. "Who asked you anyway Viper?"

Kaidoh hissed like a snake, but didn't say anything. Tezuka threatened to make him run more laps if argued with Momo while they were trying to figure out what was wrong with him. He wanted to say something to him so bad though.

"You know, he does have a point about that." Said Fuji.

Momo glared at Fuji, wondering why he had to have any input in the matter.

Oishi, being the mother hen that he was, had a worried look on his face. "Momo, we're worried about you. Why won't you tell us what's been bothering you?"

Momo had got done changing into his practice clothes a few minutes later and then looked at all of them. "I told you all nothing is wrong with me. What's so wrong about me wanting to be quiet for once?" He asked, seriousness evident in his voice.

"But Momo!" Came the whining voice of Kikumaru. He slung his shoulder over Momo's shoulder, just like he does to Ryoma, and shook his slightly. "It's not normal for you to act like this! You're not quiet, so everything's wrong with you being as quiet as you are!"

Though Kikumaru could act like a child at times, he was actually making sense this time. They all agreed on what the red head said and nodded their heads. Kikumaru felt as if he had accomplished something after seeing all of his teammates nod their heads.

Momo sighed and got Kikumaru's arm from around his shoulder. "I told you already nothing's wrong. Why are you worrying so much?" He asked, not wanting to tell them about the dream that he had had last night. "You all shouldn't be worried about something like me. Nationals are coming up soon, so we need to worry about that. Not me."

He had a point to what he had said, and everyone knew that. But still, he was a teammate and they weren't just going to stand around and do nothing about it. So after a minute of thinking, they all just decided to just drop the subject for a while, but they weren't going to forget about it.

All of them were a little frustrated at the moment, except for Tezuka, but then again he always had a calm and collective demeanor. As they all began to walk out of the locker room, Taka decided that he wanted to speak up. "Why don't we all go to my dad's restaurant after practice today?" He said. "We've come up with a new flavor for a sushi." He also thought that it'd be a good way to have Momo calm down, but he didn't say that.

"Hey, that's not such a bad idea." Said Oishi. "Alright, that's what all of us will do after practice."

Even though Momo didn't want to go, he couldn't turn down good food. His stomach just wouldn't stand for it. So, everyone agreed to go to Taka's dad's restaurant after they were all done with practice.

Momo was still a little distracted as practice went on, and that just built onto their worry. He wasn't doing any of his dunk smashes, and he was missing east returns. He tried not to act so distracted though, but it didn't seem as if it was working very well. He just wished that he had never had that dream the night before, and he wished that he didn't distract him so much. But why was it distracting to him? Maybe because it was about her? Or maybe it was just because that was something that had actually happened to him that he didn't want to remember? He didn't know, nor did he really want to. He just really wanted to get the day over with.

When practice ended and when all of them changed back into their school uniforms, they all began walking down the street down to the sushi restaurant. They were actually having a pretty good time there, and the new sushi that Taka and his dad had come up with was amazing. Though, everyone kept saying that Fuji was ruining his since he put wasabi all over it. Momo even seemed to be a little bit back to normal. He was actually talking more, and he didn't have that much of a distant look on his face. Taka smiled as he looked at Momo and saw that he was a little better than before. He knew that it was a good idea for him to suggest that they come there.

"Alright, I'll see you guys tomorrow. Thanks for coming!" Said Taka as he waved to all of the regulars as they walked out of the restaurant

They all shouted back their replies and as they walked down the sidewalk, they were about to go their separate ways, but then they all stopped when they heard a noise. It sounded like a girl was yelling at someone, but the girl didn't sound too happy. They all decided to check it out, and when they saw the scene in front of them, none of them were too happy with what they saw.

In the middle of the sidewalk there were three boys, who looked pretty built, surrounding a petite looking girl. The girl looked like she was struggling to get something, but none of the regulars could figure out what. The three boys seemed to be enjoying what ever they were doing to her though, and none of the regulars like it. Especially Momo.

Though he didn't know the girl, he still hated it when guys picked on girl. To him, it showed just how weak the guy was, and how much of a wimp that he was. So, Momo's anger was beginning to rise as he watched the scene unfold in front of him.

"Give it back!" Shouted the girl as she reached for the item that the tallest boy had in his hand. But, she couldn't really reach it because one, she was too short, and two, the same boy had his hand on the top of the girls head holding her down.

"Then reach for it." Said the boy who was just standing to the left of her with his arms folded. There was a hint of amusement in his voice, and the three of them laughed.

Oishi looked at all of his teammates with a worried look on his face. "What should we do? We can't just leave her there with them. They may hurt her."

All of them agreed with what their vice-captain had said. But what could they do? Then a thought came to Momo's mind. He put his tennis on the ground and unzipped it and brought out his tennis racket and a tennis ball. Everyone watched him, and they all had a feeling about what he was going to do. He tossed the ball up in the air, as it he was going to serve the ball, and hit it as hard as he could.

The ball went soaring through the air right toward the boy who was holding his hand on top of the girls head. None of them noticed the ball until it whizzed right by them, but it was too late. The ball his the boy right in the face, and it sent him stumbling backwards and taking his hand off of the girl, while also dropping the item that he had in his hand. The girl stumbled back a little as well, but she was able to keep her balance.

The two boys that were still standing and the girl all turned to look at the regulars. They all had angry looks across their face. "Hasn't your parents ever taught you never to pick on a girl." Said Fuji as he also grabbed his tennis racket and a tennis ball.

The boys flinched as they say all of them grab a tennis racket and a tennis ball, but the girl seemed unfazed by it all. "W- who asked you?" Stuttered one of the boys. The one who had just spoken, tried to puff his chest out as if to seem intimidating, but to no avail. He had already messed up by stuttering, so the regulars we not faltered by either of the boys.

Momo took a step closer to the three that was in front of him, and again the two boys flinched. "Nobody." He said, taking another step. "But I don't like it that you're picking on this girl. I'm sure she hasn't done anything to you." And another step. "So, why don't you just leave before the rest of us send out tennis balls after you."

They seemed to get the hint, so as the rest of the regulars raised their rackets, the two boys grabbed the one that had gotten hit by the ball, and then ran off. Momo smirked as he watched them run away like the cowards that they are. Then when he realized that the girl was still there sitting on the ground, he extended a hand toward her. "Hey, are you okay? They didn't hurt you did they?"

The girl tilted her head a little, and gave Momo a confused look. With the arch of and eyebrow, she shook her head. "No, they didn't hurt me. I'm fine." She said. She sat there for a minute, looking at Momo as if to try to figure him out. When she finally snapped out of her thoughts, she took Momo's hand and then stood up. She brushed off the dirt that had collected on her white shorts, and then looked at all of the boys that were there.

"Thanks for your help though. I really appreciate it." She said, bowing her head toward all of them.

"It was no problem." Said Oishi. "We just wanted to help a girl in distress."

His comment made the girl laugh a little. Momo arched an eyebrow when he heard the girl laugh. He knew that he had heard it from some where before, but he didn't know where. It seemed a little weird to him. He heard people laugh all the time, but for some reason hers really stuck out. And the way she looked. She reminded Momo of the girl that he had dreamed about the other night. But he didn't think that that could be her. No way, he thought, it can't be her. She moved away years ago, and why would she be back anyway? But still, she looks just like her. Same long brown hair. Same bright green eyes. And they sound the same.

His thoughts were interrupted by Kikumaru's voice. "Hey Momo." He said. Momo turned and looked at the red head. "We're all leaving now. Are you coming?"

"Yeah, I'm coming." He said. He turned back to the girl who had just got done picking up the item that one of the boys had. Though he only caught a glimpse of it, he could tell that it was something gold. And it looked a little like a bracelet. A golden bracelet. He had something like that. His suspicions were beginning to rise now. Now I'm just over thinking it. A lot of people have golden bracelets. And I'm sure she's not an exception. He shook his head again to clear his head.

He turned back around and then began walking toward where he lived. It was beginning to get late outside, and he knew that if he didn't get home soon that his parents would begin to worry. And he didn't feel like having to hear his mom yell at him. His head was hurting from all of the thinking that he was doing. But, he didn't get far before he heard a voice behind him. "Um, excuse me." Said the voice.

He turned back around and saw that it was the girl that he had just seen. "Oh hey." Said Momo. As he looked at the girl, he saw that instead of a confused look that once adorned her face, there was an embarrassed look upon her face.

It took a few seconds for the girl to say something, but when she finally found the right words, she looked Momo in the eyes. "Now, I know that this will sound a little crazy," she started, "but you seem really familiar to me. I don't know why, but it just seems like I've known you from somewhere."

When Momo didn't say anything, the girl had a feeling that she had said something wrong. Her faced turned a little pink, and when she noticed that, she turned her head to side. She didn't want this boy that she didn't even know, or at least she thought she didn't know, see her blush. It was too embarrassing to her. "What am I saying? We've probably never crossed paths before." She looked back up at him, "I'm sorry for wasting your time. I guess I'll let you go now." She turned around and began walking.

"You know, I was thinking the same thing." Said Momo as she turned to look at the girl. The girl turned back around in a swift motion with a surprised look upon her face. Momo took a step toward her, hoping that he would be able to get some answers from her. "You seem familiar to me too. At first I thought it was weird, and I thought that you'd think that I was crazy if I asked you. So, that's why I didn't." He paused for a minute as if to collect his thoughts.

Before Momo could say anything else, the girl lifted her wrist and the bracelet that was on it was revealed. And as Momo had suspected before, the bracelet was gold, but as he looked closer at it, he saw that there was something engraved in it. The bracelet also looked familiar to him. He looked away from the bracelet and at the girl.

A saddened look came over the girls face as she saw the confused look on Momo's face. "I knew it couldn't be true." She said, disappointment evident in her voice. "I'm sorry for wasting your time." She began to pull her arm back, but before she could get it to her side, Momo had grabbed it.

"Wait." Said Momo. The girl looked at him, wondering what he was going to do next. He looked at the bracelet again, and looked at the name that was engraved into it. His eyes widened as he read the name. He knew this bracelet. Engraved into the bracelet was the name 'Momo'. "My name." He said in a low voice. He was shocked. He knew this bracelet, and he knew this girl.

The girl wasn't able to catch what Momo had said. "Excuse me?" She asked. Now it was her turn to be confused.

Momo looked away from the bracelet again, but this time instead of a confused look, there was a smile on his face. "It's you." He said. "It's really you." Still with a confused look on her face, the girl tilted her head a little. Did he know her, or not? "You name, it's Rei Snow right?" Asked Momo.

The girl nodded her head. "Yes, that's my name."

Momo's eyes seemed to light up as he listened to what the girl had said. That was her name, and it was her. But, he said that she had a confused look on her face, so she probably didn't remember his name. That made him slightly sad, but he didn't show it. But then again, a lot of people probably knew he name, so he needed to make things a little clearer. So, he reached on his pocket and pulled something out. It was another bracelet. Just like the one that Rei has. Gold, and it has a named engraved into it. The name that was engraved in it said 'Rei'.

Rei walked a little closer to looked at it, and she gasped when she read her name. She looked at Momo for a second before she finally got the connection. "Momoshiro Takeshie?" She asked, hoping that it was him.

Momo nodded his head. "Yeah, that's me. Long time no see huh?" He said with a slight chuckle in his voice. He couldn't believe that it was her, and after all these years.

Rei's eyes started to water slightly as she looked at the spiky haired boy in front of her. A smile spread across her lips. Memories of her childhood started to flood her mind. She began to remember all of the time that Momo and herself would get into trouble, and how the both of them would do just about everything with each other. "Momo!" She shouted as she wrapped her hands around Momo's mid section.

A slight blush came upon Momo's tan face, but then it slowly started to fade away. He hugged her back, happy that it was actually her, and not just a figment of his imagination. It was really her.

When the two released their holds on each other, Momo looked Rei up and down. She had definitely grown over the four years. Her brown hair that use to touch her shoulders, was now long enough to touch the middle of her back. There was also a blonde color to the tip of her side-swiped bang. Her dark brown eyes were just as big and bright as ever, and her tan skin looked smoother than Momo remembered. And in Momo's opinion, she had a nice body. She only went up to Momo's shoulders. She had all the right curves in all the right places, and she didn't have a flat chest either. She was also a little short though. All in all, she was pretty attractive.

"Well you sure have grown over the years." Said Rei with a hint of amusement in her voice. She poked his chest a few times and then laughed. "You actually have some muscles now." A slight giggle erupted from her voice.

Momo scratched the back of his head and chuckled a little. "Yeah well," he said, "I have been working out a lot over the years, so I guess that helped in a way."

A smirk appeared on Rei's face. She opened her mouth to say something back, but stopped when she felt her pocket begin to vibrate. She pulled out her cell phone and saw that she had a text. It read, 'where are you?' She sighed as she flipped the phone close and put it back in her pocket. "That was dad. He's beginning to worry about me again." Again, she sighed.

"So your dad's still overprotective of you?" Asked Momo with a hint of amusement in his voice.

She nodded head as her smirk reappeared on her face. She looked over at Momo with a sly look. "Yeah, though most of it is your fault."

"My fault?" Asked Momo with a questioning look.

Again, she nodded her head. "Yep. My dad always said that ever since I met you that's when my rebellious side began to show." The thought made her laugh slightly. "And he still doesn't trust you either." She winked.

"Eh, I kinda figured that." Said Momo with a laugh in his voice. "He was always a little wary when I was around you."

Rei nodded. "Yeah, but he's gotten a little better about it. You kind of mellowed him out a little, but he still acts a little crazy when I'm around boys. Especially ones that he doesn't know."

They stood there for a few more minutes just looking at each other, but then Rei looked away. "I better get going." She began walking away and then turned back around. "See you later." She waved, and then continued walking away until she completely out of Momo's sight.

As Momo watched her walk away, a familiar feeling of sadness washed over him. Watching her walk away reminded him of the day when the two separated from each other. He thought that it was crazy to finally see her again, or at least see her here. In actuality though, he wasn't sure if he would ever see her again. They didn't stay in touch with each other because both of them were too young to have phones for themselves, and they didn't write letters either. So, once Rei left, they never heard from each other again.

Momo sighed as he turned around and started heading home. He wondered if he would see her again, and he wondered how long she was going to be there for. He hoped that they would be able to hang out like they use to. And once he got home, he was in such a daze, that he didn't even say anything to his parents. He just went straight up to his room and into bed. He stared up at the ceiling as he began to remember everything that him and Rei had done together, but as the hours passed, his eyes began to close until they were completely closed, and Momo's breathe became soft with snores.


Well, what did you think? A little better then the last one I hope. ^_^

Anyway, the second chatper will be coming up soon! Thanks for reading, and please review. I would love some constructive critisim so that I can get better my writing skills.