Alright, this is my first shot at this fan fiction stuff, especially on this site…. Hope you enjoy it!

Golden Flames

Kyrii woke early that morning, she rolled over in her bed to glare at the clock, four o'clock…she tried to close her eyes and let sleep take her again but something was keeping her awake, making her feel anxious. She got out of bed and jumped slightly as her feet touched the cold floor. She stumbled down the hall to the bathroom, passing he father's room on the way. Simply out of curiosity she peeked in through the slight crack, a woman's feet stuck out from under the crumpled sheets. Kyrii turned, not wanting to see anymore, ever since her mother's death almost a year ago her father had never been the same, he was brining home strange women, not talking much… not talking at all….

Kyrii opened the door to the bathroom, and began to undress. She was about 5'6", with a slender build. She had shoulder length auburn hair and eyes the color of emeralds. She climbed into the steaming shower, adjusting the water temperature. Fifteen minutes later she got out, wide awake from the smell of shampoo and soap. She began to wrap herself in a towel when the feeling of being watched flooded her; she spun to face the fogged window. She could fleetingly see a figure in black in the large tree next to her house, but as soon as she looked again, it was gone.

Kyrii shook off the eerie feeling, and went back to her room, dressing in her school uniform… the typical short-skirted outfit. She went downstairs, to the kitchen, and her father was seated at the table, drinking coffee, Kyrii could just glimpse a woman leaving out the front door in a hurry… she had red hair… like mom…

"Who was she?" was all Kyrii asked as she grabbed some fruit for breakfast.

He did answer, not even a grunt this time… Kyrii sighed, "Fine, I'm going into school early… is that alright….. bye…" Kyrii grabbed her bag, already frustrated. She slammed the door as she left, still fuming. She could still feel eyes on her as she walked through town to school. As she reached the school yard, eyes were drawn to her, at least the male ones. She was used to it, they were always looking at her. She went right into the school and went to her first class, sat at her seat and pulled out her books as she waited for class to start.

She drudged through the day, her thoughts always referring to those eyes she had felt, she thought hard and could almost feel as if she could see them… they were… red. She didn't know how she could guess that color, but she saw red. The school day was done, there was nothing to do… she passed her friend Myumi in the hall and was invited to a party that night… Kyrii politely said that it sounded like fun and that she would try to make it… really, she wanted to find the owner of those red eyes.

On the way back home she cut through the woods, hoping to get inspiration from the trees… the feeling quickly returned, she spun every which way, searching, something stronger reaching out to her, she felt hot, like her veins and skin was on fire. She was getting nervous, but the heat she could feel racing through her felt reassuring. Peering up into the tops of the trees, a dark figure loomed over her, standing among the branches, staring down at her, interested… his eyes were red.