This chapter is the start of the songs lyrics. The disclaimer is at the beginning and that's where it will only be. Also there is a little jump in this by about a couple of weeks; Rei is now at home, although it has only been for one day. I tried to add more scenes when he was in hospital but I realised that it just wasn't working so I jumped and I know think it worked out better.

Also I have now finished my exams and thus school so updates should hopefully come quicker.

Enjoy,

Storm05

Chapter 2 – Some kind of miracle

I set out on a narrow way, many years ago

Hoping I would find true love along the broken road

But I got lost a time or two

Wipe my brow kept pushing through

I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you

Hiro smiled softly as he neared the dojo that he had spent so much of his life in, maybe not as much as Tyson, but still he came pretty close. However, the scene he was met with was not one of happiness and joy but of sadness, misery and a look of panic as though if they did something wrong, something would happen.

"Grandpa, Tyson what's going on?"

"Y-y-you don't know, do you?"

"No what, Tyson?

"Rei" seeing Hiro's bewildered look Grandpa Granger finished off the sentence

"Rei was raped Hiro, a couple of weeks back now, but he only got back yesterday, so far no one's been able to get through to him. Not even Tyson or Max or his old team. It heartbreaking for all of us, he's dying Hiro. He was on drips but now he's not, he's not getting any nourishment. Even Kai's cried that's how important he is to everyone. He is the symbol of strength and unity for the team. They need him just as he needs them"

"Where is he?"

"In his room, why?"

"You'll see"

Normal POV

When Hiro entered he wasn't surprised at what he saw, Rei was curled up in a foetal position in the middle his bed completely covered by the blanket, he thought back and remembered how his friend had been when the same thing had happened to her.

"Rei, its Hiro-" seeing Rei flinch and try to curl into a tighter ball he paused in his sentence and carefully sat in the chair next to the bed putting the food (2 rolls and a glass of water) on the bedside table.

"Easy Rei I'm not going to hurt you, I just want to help. I know how you are feeling. Your feeling alone and scared so your trying to protect yourself in the only way you know how, by withdrawing into yourself and hiding from everyone else"

"How?" Rei whispered his voice dry and raspy due to the little amount he had drunk. Hiro needed no more, he knew what Rei wanted to know, how he had known.

"Simple, I had a friend who was raped and she acted just the way you did" Hiro smiled at Rei softly and was met with two wide golden eyes filled with tears. As Rei tried to hold them back Hiro said nothing but simply reached forward and gently pulled Rei's head to his chest softly wrapping an arm around his waist and softly stroking his hair. It did the trick and Rei silently started sobbing, his frame shaking and quivering against Hiro's firm chest, but Hiro had one last thing to say.

"She was a virgin to you know"

A little while later Hiro left Rei sleeping peacefully having finally eaten and drunk something. Hiro smiled softly, although Rei was a long way from being who he was once more, he had no doubt of as to Rei becoming who he once was. It would take time and effort but Hiro knew that being in the dojo surrounded by his both his teams would only end up causing more distress. He had an idea, but first he needed to have a word with his grandfather. He had Rei's answer now all he needed was his.