Well, have a little surprise for ya in this chap. Hehehehe...

Oh, and about describing that kiss, I didn't plan on it. Good suggestion, I should, and I will, in future chaps, but I guess you can say I did describe how Yohina felt about it, just in a very different way.

R&R Plz

Chapter Thirteen—Confessions, Part I

Yohina's whole body froze. Literally, she just froze. It was so unexpected. Her mind went blank for a second. Out of all the guys, her first kiss, it had to be Kyle. Before she could do anything, or feel anything, someone disrupted their little "moment," but she was very very thankful for it.

"Kyle, you guys OK? I heard a little crash downstairs." Kyle's father was by the door. Yohina thanked God that the two of them fell on the other side of the bed, so that it blocked Kyle's dad's view, or what would he think when he saw his son lying on the floor, with a girl on top of him, kissing?

At the sound, Kyle immediately broke the kiss, but Yohina could tell from his eyes that this wasn't over yet. All of those pictures, she was in every one of them. She had no idea where Kyle had gotten them, since Kyle was not one of her "closest" friends, but it wouldn't be that hard, since Kevin had probably taken all of those.

The two of them stood up slowly, acting as if nothing had happened. "We're fine. We just fell. That's all." Kyle replied with a smile.

"OK." His dad said even though there was obvious doubt on his face. "Just be more careful. Don't make too much noise. Your mother's resting. We're going to be going to a cocktail party in downtown tonight. There's money left for you on the kitchen counter." His dad's said and left.

Yohina and Kyle looked at each other for a moment. Then, taking two quick steps, Yohina went to the desk, stuffed her things in her backpack, and started out.

As she opened the door, Kyle pushed it close with a loud bang and cornered her against the wall. "Where do you think you're going?" He asked, kind of viciously.

"Look, I don't know what that hell happened back there!" Yohina said, looking at where the two of them fell and then back at Kyle. "I just think that you need to cool off, man. Maybe you have a fever or something. It's better if I go. I'll call you back later." She tried to walk away again, but Kyle wouldn't let her.

"I know perfectly what happened!" He hissed. "I kissed you. That's what happened! No, I don't need to cool off! I know what I'm doing! And I'm going to tell you everything now!"

"Tell me what?"

For a moment, he didn't answer and just looked at her. Then, he leaned closer to her. When their lips were about to touch again, she turned away. Surprisingly, Kyle didn't do anything. He put his mouth against her right ear and whispered, "I loved you for so long, ever since I first met you. You were so special to me somehow. Yet, I didn't believe in true love at such a young age. I avoided you and thought that I could forget you. It was easy. You weren't a cheerleader or that type of girl, so I had nothing to do with you, but when Kevin starting dating Takeya, everything changed. At first, you would talk to me about Kevin and I would find myself jealous even when I knew you didn't have any feelings for him. It was before the two of us started hating each other. Sometimes I just wanted to kiss you while you talked, but that was what caused our first fight. Remember?"

Yohina thought back. It had seemed so long ago, three years. It happened two months after she went to high school. She was talking to Kyle, gathering information about Kevin as always. Yet, that day, when the two of them were alone, he suddenly wrapped his arms around her and acted weird, just like now. Before he could do anything, she slapped him and called him a pervert. Thinking back now, she smiled. She was so foolish, but that time, she'd heard about Kyle's bad reputation, so she didn't do anything and just reacted. Then they started fighting and bickering whenever they see each other.

"It was funny, wasn't it? You thought I was just some pervert, but I was actually very serious about you. I just didn't know how to tell you. Three years, I've dated Janice when I'm really in love with you. I kept telling myself that you wouldn't give a damn about me and finally decided to give up. When Tyler showed up, I sometime wished that I could be him, and talk to you, comfort you like he did. But I knew I couldn't do it. I'm not like him. Whenever we are together, we fight, and I guess that's what stopped me from telling you. When you first disappeared weeks ago, I suddenly realized that I was losing you, not to anyone, but just losing you.

"I wished that I knew where you were all those times. I wished that I could talk to you, maybe even fight with you, but you didn't even look at me once ever since you returned. I suddenly realized that I'd regret it my whole life if I don't ever tell you my feelings. I realized how much it hurt to be there without you. I'm a senior this year, and I probably won't ever see you again after graduating, but I just want to know. I want to give myself a chance to be with you, so I don't have to experience the pain of losing you."

Kyle looked at Yohina sadly. It was an expression that she had never expected him to use. Actually, it was something that she thought someone like him couldn't feel, but she guessed that was too harsh on him. No matter how much she hated him, he's still human.

Yohina tried to think. She tried to understand those simple words. For a moment, she just stared at him stupidly, wanting to ask, "What did you say?" Now that she thought about it, she remember that warm tinkling feeling she felt when their lips touched. Yet, the first thing that entered her mind was that he's playing a big big joke on her.

"I...I need to go." That was the only thing she could say. Kyle looked stunned. She pushed him away before he could do anything, opened the door, and rushed down the stairs as quickly as she could. Kyle's dad certainly looked amazed that she was leaving this quick, but she made no attempt to explain and got into her car as quickly as possible.

Once she was home, she slammed the door quickly as if Kyle was right behind her. Knowing that she was safe, she took a deep breath and calmed herself. She had to think, so much for trying to catch up with her work. She tried to call her friends, but remembered that four of them are all in Saiyuki, and the others will just tease her instead of giving her ideas. "This sucks!" She thought as she sat there in her room alone, trying to think.

She tried to get her mind off of everything by doing homework. For once, it worked. Her parents soon got back and were pleased that she was back. There were questions asked, of course, but it wasn't like Yohina would tell them anything. She was glad that her parents hardly paid her any attention after thirty minutes.

After dinner, the phone rang. She picked it up and from the voice of the caller, she knew it was Kyle. "What do you want?" She asked coldly.

"We need to talk, Yohina. I'm sorry about my sudden outburst today. I couldn't control it. I want you to know that..." "Wait, let's not talk about this over the phone. Do you have time tonight? I'll meet you in the park at 8:30 if you want." Yohina interrupted him.

There was a long silence. "OK. Bye." He sounded depressed.

When Yohina got to the park, she was glad that there were a lot of people around. At least no one will notice the two of them within this crowd. She looked around and saw Kyle sitting on one of the benches to her left. She walked over and sat down beside him.

"Hey..." He muttered quietly. She knew that he was just as nervous as she was. It would be funny to see him like this if the situation didn't involve herself in it.

"Hey." She said back and then there was a long silence before any of them said anything. Finally, Yohina broke the silence. She couldn't stand it anymore.

"Look, I'm sorry that I freaked out earlier. I was really surprised. You should know. No offense or anything, but you are the last guy on my list that I thought I would hear those words from. It was just...scary, I guess."

"Yeah, I know." He grumbled unhappily.

"To tell the truth, you're the first guy that's ever said those words to me. That's another reason that I freaked out. Look, a lot of things have been happening lately and I don't really want to get into a relationship right now. Besides, the two of us isn't what you would call an 'ideal' couple." She said as she tried to force a smile. "I think that we should try to become friends first, friends that don't try to kill each other whenever we see each other."

Kyle smiled. Yohina had to admit that he was so handsome. If it was under different circumstances, she would have loved to be his girlfriend, or rather, just to be with him. "You're right. We should be friends first. Well, I'll see you in school tomorrow. Oh, try to do your homework, will you?" He added before he left.

"That's exactly the kind of comment I don't need." Yohina thought grumpily and walked home.

* * * * *

Two Days Later...

"Like me, yeah right." Yohina thought as she looked across the cafeteria and saw Kyle flirting with the cheerleaders that didn't have any boyfriends. He didn't even say "hello" to her this morning when she saw him on the bus.

"Looks like your boyfriend is having fun." Jason teased her as he sat down beside her.

"He is not my boyfriend, and if he keeps flirting with those girls, he never will be!" Yohina slammed her drink down on the table and spilled it everywhere.

"Watch it, Yo! Don't take your anger out on us!" Takeya yelled and quickly removed her stuff. She was doing her homework while eating.

"Well, you are jealous, which means that you definitely have feelings for him, so just go tell him." Kevin urged her.

"Jealous? You've got to be kidding. I haven't sunk low enough to be jealous for someone like that! And why are you here? Shouldn't you be sitting with your jock friends?" Yohina spit back at him. She was jealous. Everybody could see that.

Takeya tried to stifle a laugh. "He is my boyfriend, you know. I don't want him to sit by those good-for-nothing cheerleaders. You should do the same thing with Kyle."

Yohina stood up angrily. "I'm out of here." She said, grabbed her trash, and threw them away. On the way out, she deliberately walked by Kyle's table and kicked him harshly. Kyle shot up angrily. "Hey, watch it, b..." The last word didn't come out when he saw it was Yohina. He smiled despite of himself and chased her outside.

"If you're jealous, you could just say it instead of kicking me so hard." Kyle said as he walked along with Yohina in the hallway.

"I'm not jealous. I didn't kick you on purpose. Your leg was in the way. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to the library to spend some alone time." She said coldly without looking at him.

"Oh, but you are jealous." Kyle grabbed her and forced her against the wall. With their faces so close, Yohina blushed. "I said I wasn't jealous!" She tried to push him away. They were so lucky that there was nobody else around.

"Come on, just admit it. You do have feelings for me." Kyle stepped back and said.

Yohina looked at him for a minute before the thought hit her. "You did that just to see if I'm jealous?" She inquired.

Kyle shrugged and turned away. "I guess you could say that. I want to see that angry face of yours. You are the cutest when you get angry or embarrassed." He said with a smiled. "Now, are you coming or not?" He walked away without waiting for Yohina's reply.

"Oh, you want to see me angry, don't you?" She thought to herself and chased after him. Here's something for you! Once she was right behind him, she raised her foot and kicked him on the spine, sending him sprawling on the floor.

"Get out of my way, you asshole!" She said and walked past him arrogantly.

Kyle got up seconds later with the feeling that his spine had split in two. He looked after Yohina with angrily, not at her, but at himself. "Damn, girls can be such a pain at times." He thought.

* * * * *

While Yohina and Kyle were having their little "jealousy" discussion, Vessica and Hakkai were facing a life and death situation.

They were separated from the others in the party because of Chin Yisou. It seemed that they were lost in a forest and even Hakuryu's good sense of direction couldn't get them out. Vessica looked around nervously, acting as if Chin Yisou could pop up anytime anywhere and kill the two of them.

"Don't be so nervous. If the worst comes, I'll hold him off and let you run away." Hakkai said half serious half joking.

"Don't say things like that. We are in this together. I'm not a defenseless girl. I won't abandon you. Besides..." Vessica trailed off.

"Besides what?"

"Well...Chin Yisou is here on revenge for his clan that you killed because of Kanan, and when the subject drifts off to Kanan and the people you care about, you tend to get confused. Sometimes you doubt yourself and your ability to protect the ones you love, but you should know that you are strong, Hakkai. Kanan's death wasn't your fault. You shouldn't blame yourself on it after this long."

"Is that all you have to say?" Hakkai suddenly turned cold.

"Hakkai, please don't..." "I don't want to hear it! Don't talk about Kanan in front of me. You don't know anything! If you know how I feel about it, then you wouldn't even mention her here!" Hakkai shouted. Vessica looked hurt.

"I'm sorry."

"Looks like the two of you are getting acquainted. Maybe if I kill this girl here, you'd turn into your true self?" Chin Yisou suddenly appeared behind Vessica. Instantly, Vessica felt the cold fingers around her neck. Hakkai turned back, alarmed.

"Now, how does it feel? If I kill this girl, would it remind you of the pain when you lost Kanan? Would it make you to turn into your true self and provide me with some more entertainment?" Chin Yisou sneered. Vessica felt the fingers tighten around her neck. She couldn't breath. "Hakkai..." She tried to call him, but it hurt. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed as Chin Yisou's sharp nails penetrated her skin.

"Vessica, hang on!" Hakkai yelled and charged with an energy ball. "Foolishness." Chin Yisou said as his nails grew sharper and longer. He pushed them through Vessica's stomach first and then moved away from Hakkai's attack. Vessica dropped to the ground with blood overflowing from her wound.

"Shit! Vessica!!!! Vessica!!!" Hakkai shouted, oblivious to Chin Yisou's existence. Slowly, Vessica opened her eyes. "Thank Goodness." Hakkai sighed, but the wound is still bleeding.

"Hakkai...I..." It was so hard. The pain was unbearable. "Don't say anything. I'll close the wound for you." Hakkai said and started to heal her.

"I don't think so!" Chin Yisou was right behind Hakkai. His hand was raised and was ready to slash into Hakkai's back when Vessica, using the last of her strength, pushed herself on top of Hakkai. Chin Yisou's hands slashed five deep cuts on her back.

"Why? Why do you keep saving me? You don't know anything about me!" Hakkai shouted when he realized that Vessica had just saved him again.

"Because...because...I...love...you..." Vessica muttered slowly and lost consciousness.

A little surprising, isn't it? Well, I know I should've described Hakkai and Vessica closely, but I've been too cooped up with Kyle and Yohina, ya know. I hope this will work. I'll work on the two of them further, I guess.

Sorry that I skipped Sanzo, Goku, and Gojyo out in the chap. They probably won't appear in the next chap either, well, maybe they will, for a little part. This chap and the next one are mainly for the romantic part, ya see, so I guess I didn't make everybody a couple. LOL. But...there will be a sequel coming! Yes, a sequel! And I'll see what I can do in there.

Oh, just a note, Hara is another character I made up, but there is a character that's much like her, though, in the show. Homura, the prince of war. Another one, I'm blabbering now, but last thing, Gojyo and Sanzo just became my favorite character in the show, after I read Saiyuki Gaiden, which is set in 500 years ago. DAMN THEY'RE SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!