Disclaimer: Don't own anything but be assured that this story is MINE!

I'm also very sorry if the last chapter was a shortie… even I don't like it… but I was just very sleepy when I wrote (I mean typed) that story… hey if Sims can sleep why can't I?

But moving on

I hope you will like this chapter… and I WISH you review… pls…

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Chapter 12: Ame

Pirika was just a normal teen, a high school student studying as much as she can to get high grades to make her parents happy… well that was her life now, unconscious of what she was before. And though it was plain, simple and down right boring that was the state where Horohoro wanted her to stay forever.

The only problem was…

He doesn't know what Pirika wants.

For even if she is miles away from them… in her veins flows the Ainu blood –the Shaman blood.

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Today Pirika had classes and so she was in school. It was a very cloudy day… the skies are very dark… you can almost taste the rain coming to pour on down on them all.

"Have you noticed that Taki never came to school anymore?" Amanda suddenly said to Pirika who was just silently reading on the corner of the class.

"So what if he's been absent lately… though I wish he would just disappear." Pirika said sighing then returning to her book.

"Don't say that! Taki is really nice." Amanda said, protecting the guy.

"Shut up! Ghosts are even nicer than him. Have you forgotten what he did?" Pirika snapped.

"Um… no… but that doesn't mean he can't change."

"Tell me Amanda… why are you so protective about that stupid oaf?" Pirika finally asked getting annoyed already.

"Actually I heard some rumors bout his disappearance."

"What? Some fire-using Shaman burned him to crisp and threw his ashes to the sea?" Pirika said then laughed.

"How did you know?" Amanda asked wide-eyed.

Pirika suddenly stood up, finally pissed off.

"That is so stupid. I'm going home now." Pirika declared.

"But Piri…" Amanda said while standing up to follow her, "you're walking home? Do you have an umbrella… its look like it's going to rain cats and dogs outside?"

"Don't worry. I can walk home besides it's just a few blocks away. I also have an umbrella… my mother gave it I think she had foreseen that it's going to rain." Pirika said smiling teasingly then finally chuckling as she walks away.

"That's not funny!" Amanda shouted at her and sticking out her tongue.

Pirika walked happily downstairs finally getting her shoes and umbrella from her locker. When she was all set she opened her umbrella and started to walk home.

Slowly the wind started to fade… as the clouds finally let go… the rain started to pour.

The raindrops started to make drumming sounds on Pirika's umbrella... the sound then slowly combined itself with the sound of her surroundings. The raindrops on the metal pipes, the roar of the engines of the cars passing by and the sound of her beating heart…

Different sounds humming in her ears… almost making melodies inside her head…

Then as if a rainy day mirage she saw him… again…

Her hair was draping all over his face making himself almost unfamiliar to her. The rain had made his whole body wet… from head to foot… making it almost seem that he just came out from a pool. The usual pointed hair was gone his hair was down due to the rain's shower (can that be possible?) but it didn't made him less of a man… actually it made him look darker, more mysterious… more handsome!

"R-Ren…" Pirika called; her voice barely a whisper maybe because she was uncertain up until now, "is he really Ren?" Pirika thought blushing under the shade of her umbrella.

"Pirika." Ren answered, lifting his head and setting aside the strands of hair blocking his face.

"W-why are you here? You might get sick." Pirika said getting worried and somewhat gesturing to her umbrella.

"And what took you so long? I've been waiting under the rain for 15 minutes now!" Ren suddenly shouted making Pirika step back a little.

"Oh no… I did it again." Ren suddenly thought noticing her reaction to it… he almost forgot that the old Pirika was the one who was used to that and not this Pirika, "I'm sorry." Ren apologized at once.

"No… I understand. Even I would get so grumpy if I stay too long under this harsh weather." Pirika said trying to smile she then stepped closer to Ren almost a meter away from him.

"Gomen… you see it was my turn to clean today and I just walked home."

"You don't have to say sorry. I... I really didn't tell you that I was here… that's understandable." Ren said in a very calm tone.

He had changed a lot ever since Pirika had amnesia and he swore to himself that he'll continue to change for the better for her.

"Why were you here?" Pirika asked still looking away from his piercing gaze.

"I came to tell you something."

The rain continued to pour as the wind suddenly blew on the two, making Pirika's umbrella suddenly flew from her slender fingers.

Good thing Ren was quick to get the umbrella before it can truly get away.

"Arigatou." Pirika said at once while Ren gave the umbrella to her.

She was a bit wet being under the rain without protecting for a split second that's why she was very thankful that Ren caught it for her before she was drenched.

But then… when she looked back at Ren again… he was very close to her being under that umbrella too.

"R-Ren…" Pirika whispered but before she could say anything else Ren suddenly hugged her tightly, drawing her closer to him.

Pirika was surprised and was blushing furiously. Then she smiled… laying her head comfortably on his chest, dropping her umbrella and placing her arms slowly around him…

"I'm here." Pirika whispered. The thought of being under the cold rain just drowned due to his loving touch.

'I wish this could stay forever.' Ren thought then suddenly hugging her even tighter than before, 'but it just can't.'

"Pirika." Ren started. His whisper almost tickling Pirika's ears…"I'm very sorry. I didn't want this to happen… but it just can't be."

"Ren?"

"No please don't speak. I want to say this… I'd never had the courage to tell this to you before. I don't want to lose this chance again. So please listen."

"I'm all ears. What is it?" Pirika asked. There's something in his voice that troubles her so much.

"You've changed me… without you knowing it. You taught me the strangest feeling any man could ever felt especially in my case. My world was in darkness then Yoh arrived and taught me about friendship but still something inside of me tells me that it wasn't enough. Then you arrived. You started to be very nice to me. You came with your smiles, your cheerfulness, and all those things that you just do… and all of a sudden without you noticing it… I started to…to… to love you."

Pirika was just agape… 'You were here all along… my destiny.' Pirika thought.

"But still… but still… you and I shouldn't be together. I don't want to get you into more trouble. You're already happy with your family. And maybe someday… someday you'll find someone that deserves your love more than I do. I'll still be there always to protect you but you shouldn't love me… you shouldn't see me… I will do what I promise without harming you…"

"Then why do you have to go?" Pirika asked, her tears flowing with the raindrops.

"To save you in a greater danger even I can't win against."

"Ren!" Pirika insisted noticing Ren's embrace starting to get loose. She then held him tighter afraid to lose him.

But this was just making it harder for the boy to leave… he was always very strong that's why he just can't understand why he can't say goodbye to her… why?

"Sorry Pirika. I hope you could find it in you to forgive me…"

"No! I don't want you to leave."

"Sayonara…"

"No!"

"And remember Wo ai ni… Pirika."

The rain then started to pour even more as Pirika started to loosen her grip from Ren and fall on the boy's arms. Somehow Ren had done something to her to make her unconscious.

"I hope we could meet in another lifetime… in a situation unlike this." Ren muttered while his face is dark.

Then the liquid somewhat resembling a tear crossed his cheeks…tears? Or maybe it's just the rain… definitely the rain… for someone like Ren Tao, the head of their clan… should never cry.

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Pirika then suddenly woke up, finding herself in her warm cozy bed with her worried parents in her side.

"Where am I?" Pirika asked starting to get up, her mother's face lighting up.

"Mr. Tao brought you here." Mrs. Honda said.

"Ren?" Pirika said stunned, remembering what had happened, "Where is he?"

"He already left…" Mr. Honda said but before he could finish Pirika suddenly jumped out of her bed and ran downstairs... heading to the door.

She went out with only her pajamas on and the rain still descending from the heavens. Without any protection for her feet she ran outside the garden towards the gate… hoping to at least see Ren walking.

She wanted to see him again, to talk some things out… to clear things and to say what she feels for him… for her that's enough… even if he doesn't stay anymore as long as he knows too what she feels for him… that is enough.

Unfortunately when she got to the gate she didn't even saw a shadow of Ren…he was gone.

Her feet was muddy and she was soaking wet… as more liquid flows down her cheeks… some were rain… and some were her tears…but mostly…they were… her tears.

"The rain… Ren…"

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Will Ren finally forget about Pirika too? Will Pirika give up? Is this what that cell-o-scope was talking about? What about her destiny? Will it crumble and be lost forever like what happened to Taki? Find out in the next chapters… end is so very soon.

I hope you like this one because if you asked me this is one of my favorites… though it's very sad… do you think I should end up here or should I make a happy ending? What do you think?

But please review…

Thanks…