Hi! I had this on file, and was going to wait until later today to post it (seeing as it's past midnight XD) But I couldn't wait! Here's Kai's first encounter :)

ENJOY!

Rea had seen it. Rea had seen her son when it happened. She had no idea that the old man was actually right, that her son was actually gifted. Oh, but did Kai's first New Year's prove her wrong...

She had been cleaning up after their little celebration. It wasn't a huge party, more like a small gathering with what friends they had in their new village. Still, several intoxicated young men and women made quite a mess when playing games and well...doing anything.

"Hey, hey hey hey hey hey hey...HEY!" Keni slurred, stumbling on his own two feet. He smelled strongly of alcohol and Rea personally hated the stench. She never drank enough to get her drunk, but her husband had no such moral restrictions. "You know...you're very pretty. And I! I want to kiss you..." He swayed slightly before leaning forward. Rea rolled her eyes and pushed him away, giggling as he struggled to stay on his feet.

"Just get to bed. You know you're going to have such a hangover in the morning..."

"What? Me?" he seemed so idiginant that Rea had to swallow a laugh. "I can do no such thing!" he almost shouted in Japanese, momentarily abandoning their second language - english. "I am perfectly soberrrr at the *hiccup* I can even count to twenty!" He pointed at his mouth and lost his balance, tripping over the rug in their living room and landing flat on his face. He groaned. Rea now laughed outright, holding on to the wall for support. She kneeled beside him and helped roll him over, kissing his nose when he finally layed on his back. He gave her a lopsided smile.

"Now, let's get you to bed, hm?"

"Sure. Why not? But...what about, what about about...about our son?"

"I'll feed him and then he'll be out like a light."

She had no idea how right she was.

When her husband was safely in bed and drunkenly mumbling to himself, Rea made her way to Kai's room, where he stayed for most of the celebration.

"There's my handsome boy!" She cooed, smiling as Kai gugled in response. He was standing, using the crib edge for balance. She made her way to the crib and picked up the eager 1 year old, who immediately grabbed a fistful of her long ebony hair. "Ow, ow ow!" she winced.

"Mama!" Kai squealed, pulling on the locks in his tiny hand. Rea gave a slight laugh and pried his hand open, setting him down on the floor. She lit a candle and turned off the main light to set a more sleepy mood for the baby while she got his food.

"You know, you were lucky you weren't out there." She said, mixing some formula. Kai gurgled in response. "They were just drinking to their heart's content, talking about nonsense and stumbling on their own two feet." She jumped at a crash and turned, fearing the worst. Her heart leapt into her throat.

Kai was on fire.

The candle was resting on the wood floor, the wax dripping and creating strange patterns. The flames however, the flames were crawling up Kai's arm, swirling and swaying almost tenderly. Rea tried to scream, horror flooding her senses. Kai looked unfazed, hypnotized almost by the bright fire. He smiled and laughed as it danced across his chest, jumped on his toes, curled around his messy hair. His skin remained a healthy pink, his eyes remained a bright brown. The flames seemed to flirt with him, dancing on his skin and caressing him like a lover. They spread no where else. Rea's legs gave out and she hit the floor, a scream finally escaping her lips.

"Mama?" Kai wimpered, suddenly snapped out of his trance with the fire. The bright flames, once covering every inch of the boy, now died out in the blink of an eye. Rea was now left in total darkness with her son. "Mama?" Kai asked again, panic seeping into his voice. Rea was having trouble breathing. What just happened? Kai was alive? Was it all in her imagination? A powerful wail from her hysterical child brought her back to reality. She scrambled to her feet and turned on the lights, immediately scooping Kai into her arms.

"Shh, shh, it's okay, Mama's here..." she whispered, bouncing him in her arms. Her frightened voice did nothing to calm him though, and he continued to wail. It was only when she kissed his head did he quiet down. Rea set him down to sleep, her thoughts going a million miles a minute. What did Kai do? How was he alive? He didn't even have a scratch on him! Rea took a shakey breath when he finally drifted off to sleep. Her limbs feeling like jelly, she sank into a rocking chair in the same room.

He was right. The old man was right.

So, this one's a little different, and I'm not sure if I like it as much as the one about Jay...oh well XD! Tell me what you think please! I love to hear your opinions/feedback