A/N I just wanted to share something kind of fun…when I'm writing a story and I add in original characters, I like to name them based on the kind of person they are. I chose the name Kumori for Rei's boyfriend because it means "dark", and I thought that suited his personality well. Hope you enjoy this chapter! Also, I'm sorry this one is shorter than the others.

The day passed by quickly, though it had been uneventful. Rei and the guys had finished off the night with pizza and a movie, which ended with Jadeite and Nephrite falling asleep together on the couch. Rei watched the two of them and stifled a giggle, trying not to disturb them. After helping Mamoru clean up the pizza boxes, she decided to head to bed for the night. She walked into the guest room and changed into her pajamas, then climbed into the bed and reached for her phone, noticing she had an unread text from Kumori. She sighed and opened it, feeling her stomach churn as she read it.

I'm giving you until sunset tomorrow to come home, or I'm filing a missing person report. After reading the text, Rei rolled her eyes and set the phone down, snuggled into the pillow and drifted off to sleep. If he wanted to report her missing, he was more than welcome to. Soon after falling asleep, Rei found herself in the midst of a nightmare, or a memory…she wasn't sure which.

"Get away from me, Kumori!" Rei frantically scrambled through the shrine, tripping over furniture and knocking pictures off the walls. Kumori quickly caught up to her and backed her against the wall, making her feel no different than a caged rodent. His hot, heavy breath reeked of alcohol and clung to her skin like a t-shirt on a sweaty person's back. She turned her face away from him and tried to back further away from him, though she knew there was nowhere she could go. "I don't like you like this.." she whimpered quietly. Kumori grabbed her chin and roughly turned her head back toward him, pressing his lips to hers. She pulled away quickly and reached up to wipe her mouth, but he swiftly caught her by the wrist. He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could, Rei twisted out of his grasp and pushed him away. She stumbled into the bathroom and locked the door, leaning against it to steady herself. Her body was trembling so violently that she could barely stand, and there was a searing pain in her arm. Rei looked down and noticed she was bleeding…Kumori had scratched her at some point, but she wasn't sure when. She dressed the wound and bandaged it, then eyed the window. She could get out from there, right? She took a deep breath and walked over to the window, opened it and pushed out the screen, then quietly climbed out. Her palms were sweaty, making it hard to grip the window, and she slipped, tumbling to the ground. she scrambled to her feet and tried to run, but was quickly accosted by Kumori. He chased her down and caught her by the hair, then dragged her back to the shrine, ignoring her protests. He pulled her into the bedroom and threw her down on the bed, climbing on top of her before she could escape. She looked at him fearfully, shakily pleading for him to stop.

"Kumori, please don't…"

"Stop it…don't…STOP!" Rei was screaming hysterically, causing Jadeite to wake up in a panic. He hurried into the bedroom and knelt at Rei's side, trying to figure out how to calm her down without distressing her more. He reached up and gently brushed her hair out of her face, then went to the bathroom to get a cold cloth for her forehead. He returned to her side and placed the cloth on her, biting his lip nervously as he watched her.

"Rei, wake up…" he pleaded softly. He grabbed her hand and squeezed it gently, only to have her return the gesture. She squeezed his hand so hard he thought it might break, but he didn't care. He just wanted her to be okay. He reached out with his free hand and stroked her hair softly, and she finally started to wake up. She shakily sat up and looked around, her eyes finally meeting Jadeite's. without a word, she buried her face in his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist. He held her tightly, not saying anything for several minutes. Finally, he spoke.

"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked softly, Rei shook her head and tried to steady her breathing, using Jadeite's heartbeat to calm herself.

"No…I just want to forget…" she sobbed. Jadeite carefully rose from the floor and sat himself next to her on the bed, rubbing her back until she stopped shaking. He wished more than anything that he could take away her pain and never let anything hurt her again, but he knew the likelihood of that was slim.

"This is my fault…if I hadn't been so stupid and abandoned you, I'd be the one who holds your heart, not him…" Jadeite sighed, only realizing how arrogant he sounded after the words left his mouth. Before he could apologize, Rei grabbed his hand and smiled at him.

"You always have, Jade. Kumori is just someone I…used, to fill the void left in me when I lost you. How awful am I?" she said quietly. "I hate who I am when I'm with him, but I can't bring myself to walk away."

"Do you want to?" Jadeite asked her. She thought for a moment, then nodded, biting her lip until it bled. It took her longer than expected to answer, so Jadeite asked again. "Do you want to stay with us?"

"I do…I don't want to go back to the shrine. Not while he's there." Rei reached for her phone to check the time, suddenly remembering Kumori's threat. Her face fell and she sighed, looking at Jadeite with tear filled eyes.

"What is it?" he asked, reaching for a tissue and handing it to her.

"I have to go back…" She picked up her phone and pulled up the text to show Jadeite. He read it and frowned, echoing her attitude toward his words.

"Let him. We can handle him" he scoffed, making Rei smile. She seemed to be doing that a lot more now than she had recently, and she liked it. No, she loved it.

"You are…"

"Something else, I know" Jadeite said with a chuckle. Rei nodded and laid back down, feeling safe enough now to go back to sleep. Jadeite stood up to leave, but Rei quickly caught him by the hand.

"Will you stay with me?" she asked. Jadeite nodded and carefully climbed into the bed next to her, wrapping his arms gently around her waist.

"Is this okay?" he asked. "I don't want to make you uncomfortable." Rei answered his question by snuggling closer to him, and letting her hands rest gently on his. In a matter of minutes, she was asleep. Jadeite laid awake for a while and watched her, hoping that someday she would find the courage to free herself from Kumori's grasp. As he held her, random images flashed in his mind. He quickly realized that he was somehow seeing what Rei had dreamed earlier. Every passing image made him angrier than the last, causing his body to turn rigid. "I'll kill him" he muttered. This was the last thing he remembered before drifting off to sleep.