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Rei entered the deserted shrine, removing her black loafers and walking barefoot down the dusted halls. She could sense her brother following closely after, and she felt relieved. She slid one of the paper doors gently to the side, making sure not to break the delicate door.
She entered the dust covered room, not bothering to close the door. It looked the same way as she had seen it years ago. Light brown colored wood, rice paper walls, and red rosary beads hanging from the ceilings. The only real piece of furniture had long since burned out but she remembered it clearly.
It was a tall and grand fire that reached the ceiling, yet did not burn it down. It did not need wood to burn, only the insight of a holy person. She remembered when she was younger, how she would sit in front of the fire for hours, trying to make out the pictures that formed in the flames of orange, yellow, red and purple.
The fire brought back many memories, good and bad. At this moment though, she could not bring herself to think of the bad.
"This was your mother's favorite room, right?" she heard a voice from behind ask.
Turning, she found herself staring at the form of Wufei who was leaning gently against the rice paper walls. She simply nodded her head and stared into his onyx eyes. She felt a knot in her throat as she thought of what those eyes reminded her of. Before, the images could process in her brain, she turned away, and continued to stare at the empty place of where the fire should've been.
Wufei looked at his sister, trying to understand her sudden silence. He assumed she was probably trying to be respectful to the holy place. But, somehow the girl always managed to surprise him, and when she spoke he was most shocked.
"When Sakura-san was alive, the fire burned with great passion. But with her death, the fire died, and Akira-san's heart as well," she said quietly finally revealing her mysterious past.
"I don't understand why you call your parents by their real names," Wufei snorted at her disrespect.
"They're… Forget it," Rei turned around and exited the room.
"Where are you going?" He followed after her.
"Away… " her answer giving no true meaning. As she stepped outside, she felt a cool rush of air surround her body, and for a long time, felt at peace. This was when Wufei had come to release something. This was her haven, her sanctuary, and she had revealed to him. Why? He had taunted her endlessly, mocking her relationship with her father, and her overall flaws. But as he looked at his sister at peace, he couldn't help feel as though he was the one that held the flaws.
"We should leave," she turned around and smiled at him. Not a sarcastic smile, or a smirk… no this was a genuine smile.
He smiled back at her, and grabbed her hand, giving it a friendly squeeze. "Hai, let's go."
---A Coffee House---
"Hey Hee-man!" Duo shouted as he entered his favorite chill spot. He saw the heartless boy sitting at the corner, his ever famous laptop illuminating his face in an eerie glow, as he typed away on the computer. Heero didn't even look up from his laptop as Duo sat down in the seat across from him, and ordered a cup of decaf coffee. "So, what you looking at?"
Duo didn't really expect any answer, knowing well that Heero liked to indulge in his privacy. So he tried to contain his surprise when he received an answer. "I don't trust that girl… Kohaku."
Duo practically broke out into fits of childish giggles when he heard that. "Rei-chan?" She couldn't hurt a fly, if that's what you mean."
Heero ignored the topic and continued typing. "It doesn't make sense…"
"What?" Duo finally became curious as he turned the laptop into his direction so he could see the screen.
Birth Name: Unknown
Alias: Hino Rei, Kohaku Rei
Age: 17
Blood Type: 0
Birth Place: Unknown
Birth Planet: Unknown
Height: 5'1
Weight: 103 lbs.
Birth Parents: Unknown
Adoptive Parents: Hino Akira (father), Hino (Kohaku) Sakura (mother, deceased)
"What the hell!" Duo pressed his face against the screen, hoping that the information would change. "She's adopted?"
"Not only that… but she practically didn't exist before Hino adopted her," Heero turned the screen back to his direction and continued to type away.
The rest of the 'meeting' the two had was spent in silence. Eventually a waitress brought Duo his coffee and as he sipped away he stared at the tinted windows. Eventually he managed to voice what had been bothering him. "Rei… who are you? …What are you?"
--- The Next Day---
Rei entered the library, looking for the English book her teacher assigned her. She stared at the rows and rows of shelves, and sighed, knowing that even with the cataloging system; it would take forever for her to find the book. "Maybe I should buy it in a bookstore," Rei sighed to herself and was about to exit, until something made her stop.
In the corner of her eyes, she saw the unnamed friend of Wufei. He was certainly an unusual boy, especially when it came to his appearance. He had caramel colored hair and his bangs were so long that they completely covered one of his eyes. His visible eye was a forest green color. His whole appearance seemed very familiar to her, like she had seen it somewhere before, but it was not him.
She looked at the title of the book, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was The Catcher In the Rye. That just happened to be the book she was looking for and she walked over to the boy, in hopes of prying the book out of his clutches, by force if necessary.
"Hi, I'm—" He did not even meet her gaze as she began to talk, he just simple put his index finger to her lips to silence her.
"I know who you are," he said in a low voice. His voice had a husky tone to it, and she couldn't help but feel attracted to it.
Rei simply continued to stare at him, wondering if he had anything else to say. After realizing he didn't Rei opened her mouth to speak… but was yet again interrupted.
"Why are you here?" still the boy kept his gaze on the book.
"I—" He yet again interrupted her.
He rose from the chair he was sitting on and closed the book. He handed her the hardcover and walked past her. She stared at the book in her hands, a small smile spread on her face as she turned to look at the retreating back of the boy. "Can I at least get your name?" she finally managed to speak a full sentence to him.
"I am nameless," the boy replied. "Call me Trowa."
"Ok, Trowa," she smiled at how easily the name rolled off her tongue. But she couldn't keep her mind off the three words he had spoken. I am nameless… nameless… I am… the voice rang in her head.
"A name is the only thing that identifies a person," Rei whispered, clutching the book to heart. "Neither me or you have real identities."
BerryBananza: How was that for a third chapter?
Trp0522: Nope, there is no grandpa, just a run down rickety old place. Even if there was a grandpa, he wouldn't be that important… since he wasn't her real grandpa. Hope you liked this chapter, and please review!
Deaths.Bloody.Rose: HA! I was looking forward to your review! Yep, Duo is a bitch but we love him anyway. And no your eyes aren't going bad; Rei has a thing for Heero! Thanks so much for the compliments about the characters and stuff! Hope you liked this chapter my bestest-loyalest fan person! HEE HEE HEE!
Lina Hino: Thanks so much! I'm kinda disappointed though because I expected more reviews… :( oh well. Hope you like this chapter!
Dark-Soul Collector of Doom: Thank you so much! Yeah, I know the story is weird and different, but different is good, right? Right? RIGHT! Well, hope you liked the third chapter and please review again! SPANK YOU!
