DISCLAIMER: As I said in the last chapter, and the chapter before that, I do not own anything. Nor is it likely that I ever will.

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After school let out, Quatre wandered about the city a little. He wasn't in the mood to head back to the apartment so soon. Something told him to go out. He didn't know what he was looking for. But who was he to question his feelings?

Just following his feet, he eventually found himself in a housing district somewhere. But this is where his gut told him he should be. And before him, was a shrine. And quiet a shrine it was. Duo would cry if he saw the amount of steps one had to climb to reach it.

Shrugging, he began his way up towards the shrine, admiring the trees around him and the flock of crows that seemed to almost stare at him as he made his way towards the shrine.

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Rei sat at the fire, looking for any sign of cause for the strange amount of youma they were facing recently. She felt that those boys she saw facing the Youma the other day had something to do with it. She just wasn't sure what yet.

Everyone rather suspected the same. But there wasn't much they could do at the moment without proof. All they could do was keep their eyes on them. Which wasn't hard for the most part. As all of them were rather good looking.

Someone was coming today. Someone that she should know. A visitor. It was just something that she knew instinctively. A talent that she had grown up with in addition to her fire readings.

Standing up, She made her way to the entrance and opened the door just in time to see one of the boys she saw fighting the youma the other day. Standing in front of her, with an honest, sincere, and the most innocent smile she had seen on anyone aside from Usagi.

"Ah, hello." The blonde young man bowed slightly in greeting. "My name is Quatre Rebarba Winner." She straitened and looked at the young girl in front of his. With long black hair that fell to her waist. She was familiar in some way. Like he'd seen her before somewhere.

"Rei Hino." She returned the greeting. She was getting a strange feeling from this guy. But it wasn't hostile. That much she knew. So why was she so uncomfortable in his presence? "I knew you would be coming today." She told him. Unsure as to why she was telling him this.

"As did I." He smiled and looked knowingly at her.

Rei gasped slightly as she realized the strange feelings she was getting. "You're an empath!" But the boy seemed unsurprised that she figured him out. In fact, his smile only grew as he watched her expression.

"As are you." He chuckled to himself. A few moments of silence passed in which Rei couldn't think of anything to say or think. "May I come it?" He asked, mentioning to the door she was currently occupying.

Stepping aside, Rei let the young man pass as she closed the door behind him before leading him to the fire room. They both took a seat on the cushions provided for them.

She suddenly had a great desire to get the answers she wanted now. Interrogate him to her fullest. He had something to do with all this. Although she could feel that he was innocent, he took part in it directly or indirectly, it didn't matter.

"You want to ask me something." He interrupted her thoughts. Slightly angry, feeling that he might as well read her thoughts, she knew it was partly her fault as well. Broadcasting her feelings like that. "But you can't." He continued. "Not without giving away your own secrets and bringing up too many questions to yourself."

Quatre watched as the girl fidget under his gaze. Obviously she was unused to people reading her emotions instead of the other way around. Maybe he should change the topic before things got too uncomfortable.

"So, how did you come to be empathic?" He asked. Watching as she relaxed somewhat around him. He was here for a reason of some sort, his feelings told him. Talking to get wouldn't do any good if she didn't talk back.

"Umm, well, I was taught empathy by my Grandfather along with the ability to read fire." She motioned to the fireplace behind her with a glowing ethereal red fire. She wasn't even in the mood to sound angry. It didn't do much good against someone who knew you weren't really angry.

"Really?" He looked genuinely surprised at her for someone who had the air of knowing everything. "I wasn't even aware empathy could be taught. I inherited by abilities from my mother. Who got her abilities from her grandmother."

Rei nodded in understanding. "An natural empathic. I've heard of people like that, but I've never met one before." She reflected to herself.

"Neither have I." Quatre chuckled to himself. "Aside from myself that is."

"They've never been this strong before." She shuddered involuntarily. Referring to her empathic abilities. She felt like they were going into over drive.

"That might be because of me." Quatre thought out loud. Two empathy's in such close proximity. Undoubtedly they were both picking up strong emotions from the other. Though Quatre was more familiar with the feeling.

"I saw you fighting the youma, the other day." She said before she could think about it. At this point, it seemed rather foolish and pointless to try and hide anything from him.

"So that's where I know you. Your one of the Sailor Senshi." Quatre smiled at her and fought back a grin when he saw her face redden from embarrassment. Reading her fear, he assured her. "Don't worry. I wont tell anyone."

"How can I be sure?" She asked quietly.

"Because you already know." He answered. Knowing all too well that she could read his emotions as plainly as he could read hers. Only difference is, she didn't know what to make of them.

"Why are you here?" She asked.

Quatre scratched the back of his neck uneasily. Unsure as just what to say. "I'm not entirely sure about that myself. I came here with some friends. One of them, his sister is in trouble. It has something to do with the monsters you guys fight. He hasn't told me anymore. I don't even know who the girl is."

Rei could feel the truth in his words. And she had to say it was one of the weirdest feelings she's ever had. Feeling someone else's emotions. She nodded her head. Accepting his answer.

"I hope you don't mind keeping secret my being here as well. At least until we have a chance to talk some more. Figure all this out." Quatre asked hopefully. Though he had a feeling she would.

"So long as you keep my secret as well." She asked. Feeling all too well that he wouldn't tell anyone. Even under pain of death. (Its always the quiet one's.)

Smiling, Quatre got up and left the room with a short bow. Leaving Rei more confused and with more questions than before they had this discussion. What was she supposed to tell the others?