A/N: HEY HOWDY HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just gots a new . . . BABY SISTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aint that great, well I got bored and decided to write the next chappy. Well with nothing better to say . . .

Disclaimer: Keep Dreaming . . .

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Fiona pulled the hood over her head to hide her face. She followed Van into a small shop.

"Can I help up sir?" and old man at the counter asked as they walked in.

"Yah, I need to get some new clothes for my friend," said Van as Fiona let the hood down, looking around the store.

"Why yes, come here dear," the old man said as he led Fiona to a changing room.

Van quickly described to the man what he wanted.

"Yes, I have just the thing," said the Man as he headed towards the back room.

"What did you tell him?" Fiona asked as she popped her head over the door.

"You'll see," a smug grin on Van's face.

"I don't like the sound of that," said Fiona as the old man returned carrying a pile of clothes.

"Here you go," said the man as he handed Fiona the clothes.

Van snickered as her head disappeared.

In about 10 minutes Van heard a noise from Fiona.

"NO WAY AM I WEARING THIS!!"

"Come on, it cant be that bad," said Van already knowing the answer.

The door swung open, and Van looked at a very embarrassed, and very angry Fiona.

Van let out a whistle. "I like it!"

"Yah you would," said Fiona as she took a good look at herself.

A pair of high top black boots ran right up past her knee about an inch. From there was an inch of skin and the bottom of a short black skirt. Then some of her small stomach showed before coming up to a black and pink tank top, showing some cleavage.

"I'll take it!" Van proclaimed as he paid the man.

"Here, take these for her hair," said the man as he handed Van a one black, and one pink ribbon.

"Thanks," said Van he walked back over to Fiona, who had an 'I'm going to kill you' look on her face.

"Pervert!" Fiona yelled as they walked out of the store.

"Look, we had to get rid of the innocent look, and this is about as far as we get," said Van as he looked over to the still very angry Fiona.

"Why does everyone want to torture me?!" Fiona asked.

'She looks good when she's angry' thought Van before mentally slapping himself. "Come on, last stop," said Van as they turned into another shop.

Fiona looked around, it was a cloak shop. She heard some of the guys in the shop give whistles, but she ignored them.

"Here," said Van as he handed her a long black cloak. Fiona looked in the mirror beside her as she slipped it around her shoulders. Now for her hair.

She tried to reach behind her to braid it, but knowing how hard it was, she soon gave up.

"Let me help," said Van as he came over, his hands quickly moving as he braided the pink ribbon in as well, tying it off with the black one.

"Where did you learn to braid?" Fiona asked when Van finished.

Fiona saw pain fill Van's eyes, than quickly leave.

"I don't remember," said Van quickly. "Now lets go."

"Yah sure," said Fiona, not pressing the matter any further.

Van quickly paid as they walked out of the store.

"Not a shabby disguising job, for an assassin!" Van spun around at hearing the familiar voice.

"Well if it isn't my friend, Gun-For-Hire Raven," said Van as he grinned.

"Why don't you just hand me Miss Lynette and spare yourself the embarrassment of defeat." Raven asked if in a hurry.

"Last time I checked, I was the one defeating you." Said Van smugly.

Raven gritted his teeth, "just give her to me, NOW!"

"Well if it was that easy, than you'd be stinking rich right now," said Van as Fiona looked at the two.

It seemed like a showdown between the two, as a small crowd began to form.

"Break I up you two," a police officer yelled as the crowd parted to allow him to pass.

"Stay out of this," Raven yelled as Fiona raced behind Van.

The officer didn't reply, he just stared at Raven, and Raven stared back.

"Come on Fiona, now's are chance," said Van as Van quickly grabbed Fiona's hand, pulling her into an alley.

"GET BACK HERE!" Raven yelled as he took after the two.

"No you don't!" the officer yelled as he stepped in front of Raven.

"Outta my way," said Raven as he punched the guy.

"That's assault on an officer, I get to keep you for a night!" said another cop as he quickly arrested Raven.

"I'll get you VAN!!!!!!!" Raven yelled as Van just waved at him.

"Lets go back to the Blade Liger," said Van as Fiona quickly followed.

Soon enough darkness fell across the valley.

Van and Fiona, sat drinking coffee.

Fiona watched as Van seemed to space out, and that same pain filled his eyes.

"Van, is the reason that you did tell me where you learned to braid have anything to do with your family?" Fiona asked.

Van sat up, slamming his cup on the ground, shattering it. Fiona's eyes widened in fear.

"Never mention my family to me!" said Van as he sat back down.

"Sorry," Fiona replied softly as she went back to her coffee.

It was silent, until.

"It happened when I was 5," Van started as Fiona looked over.

~Flashback~

"Come on Daddy, throw me the ball!" the little 5 year old Van exclaimed as he tried to get the ball from his dad.

"You have to catch me first," said Van's father as Van tried to chase him around.

"Come on you guys, dinner,"8 year old Maria called from the door as Van ran to the house, forgetting all about he ball at the sound of food

"This is good honey," Van's dad commented as Van's mom came to sit down.

"Yummy Mommy!" Van said as he began to eat again.

Not more than 5 minutes later, explosions shook the house.

"What was that?" Van's dad raced outside.

"Maria, take Van and go out the back," Van's dad commanded as Maria grabbed Van taking him out to the woods.

Though the two couldn't hear the conversation, the gun shots were evident.

"MOM! DAD!" Maria cried out, and before Van knew it, the whole town was ashes.

~End Flashback~

"And that's how I lost my parents, all those years ago," said Van as Fiona had silent tears down her face.

"What about your sister?"

"It was another 9 years later."

~Flashback~

"Come on Van," Maria complained. "OUCH!!"

"Sorry, its not my fault your hairs so long!" 14 year old Van laughed at his sisters pain.

"I'll do it myself!" said Maria as she snatched the brush away from Van.

She heard a knock at the door.

"I'll get it, you go see if dinners ready," said Maria as Van went back to the kitchen and slip out of the door, this crying evident.

"YOU!"

Van heard Maria scream as he looked out around the corner.

"Tell me where your brother is, or you will meet the same fate as your stubborn parents!"

"What do you want with Van!"

"Tell me where he is, NOW! Or I will shot you!" The man pulled out his gun.

"Never!" Van saw Maria look back, giving him a signal

~End Flashback~

"I watched them kill the only family I had left right in front of me, and from then on, I vowed revenge." Said Van almost crying a the memory..

"Van! I'm so sorry!" Fiona said as she began to cry harder. "I should have never asked!"

"But you see . . . when I look at you, I get that feeling, the same feeling I felt when my sister was around." Van admitted as tears pricked his eyes.

Fiona looked over at him, full of surprise.

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What Fiona going to say! Geeze, I would have said yes right away. Van's a total Hottie!  Like any of you care! Well leave me a nice review! It will be appreciated, and if you didn't know, our mystery on the cliff was our gun-for-hire Raven. And Zs-Adun, that schedule is a good idea, I might try that! Thanx everyone! And by the way . . . Sanity-Stealing-Lawn-Gnome and Michiko are two different people! To clear up that if you didn't know that!

Vale,

Michiko