Chapter 1- Wake up

A young boy that looked 5 watched curiously as his mother put a few photos in a cardboard box. He saw a pile of boxes. "What are you doing mommy?" he asked.

His mother smiled. "Were moving, honey" she replied distantly.

The boy thought about what his mother had said. What was this 'moving' she spoke of. Her mothers laugh broke his thoughts. "You can be silly sometimes Rei. It means were going far away from here to Japan. It's very far away. It's in another country." She explained.

He looked at her weirdly. "Why?"

"Your father is expanding his business to Japan. He wants us to stay with him there."

He nodded happy. She looked away sadly. She had lied to him. His father was never home. She kept telling her son that he was away running a business so could earn them money. This was just another lie. When he was older he would find out the truth but for now to young Rei's naïve mind it worked. Soon he would figure out that he was more than normal. And that this would bring unwanted attention.

IN JAPAN

Rei was playing when he heard a knock. Running to his mother he told her. She ruffled his long black hair and told him to stay in her room and not leave it. If anyone except her entered he was to hide and be very quiet. He didn't understand why. She told him it was a game. He liked games.

At the door she bit her lip and answered it. "Who is it?" she called.

"Open up or I'll break down the door!" he shouted angrily. She glared at the door. "No way!" she shouted defiantly. She ran to her room and breathlessly told Rei to hide. He happily agreed. She heard the door fall. "Where is he wretch? Hand over your son now!" one man shouted. "Yeah, where is the neko-jin?" his partner said.

"His not here! Why would I bring him here? He would be in danger!" she lied carefully.

"Search the place Matt. He could be anywhere." he instructed his partner now known as Matt.

He disappeared. "Now wretch! Where is he?!"

A tear fell down her cheek. "I'm not telling you." She spat.

"Afraid we might hurt your precious neko?" he taunted and laughed at her angry face.

"Sorry man. The kids nowhere." Matt said walking over.

He spat and shot the woman. "Aw man…the boss is gonna kill us"

After hearing the guys leave Rei emerged from the closet. He ran to see his mother dead. He sniffled. "Mommy?" he poked her "mommy?" he poked her forcefully "MOMMY" he screamed and pushed her. He fell to his knees tears falling from his golden eyes. "Mommy please wake up. You're just sleeping right? Mommy? Please be okay. What do I do? What can I do to help you? What will I do without you? Please wake up" his small timid voice pleaded with her corpse. He cried until he fell asleep.

DREAM

He was somewhere he had never been. Suddenly an angel floated next to him. "Dear Rei" she whispered tenderly. He looked up in surprise. "Are you asleep?" She shook her head "I'm not waking up. I'm dead."

Tears rolled down his face "But you have to be. What will I do without you?" he half screamed.

"Move on. Make a friend. Goodbye my littlest Rei. I'm going now and you're never seeing me again."

She faded. "STOP! DON'T GO!" but Rei found it useless "Goodbye mommy" he whispered.

"Wake up. The world needs you."

"But then I can't be here with you"

"You're not meant to be. Your place is not here. Go. Don't be afraid to wake up"

"Bye mommy" he whispered crying.

He took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

END DREAM

The room was the same but someone else was there. He jumped afraid of this stranger. "Hey kid. What's your name?" The stranger asked.

Rei glared "Who are you?" he replied angrily.

The strangers piercing red eyes took in the scene in front of him. A frightened 5 year old kid and a dead body of a woman. "What happened?" He said more to himself.

"Oh so you couldn't have had anything to do with this." Rei looked up at the stranger. "I'm Rei" he said.

The stranger smiled reassuringly. "I'm Kai. I live up stairs. I got worried when I head a gunshot"

Rei looked down sad. "They killed her. Two men walked in and demanded something from her but when she refused to tell them where it was so they shot her. I was hiding in the closet in my room because mommy told me to. I came out and mommy wouldn't wake up. "

"Did you see or hear anything about the men?"

"Well one was called Matt. Matt was following the instructions of the other. The other was doing all the threatening. He was really angry at her. She didn't like them at all. She shouted back stuff."