Hi guys! Sorry it took me so long to update but I was at a writers block so here's chapter 7

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Tala could tell that Kai was really worried about Rei it said clearly in his facial expression.

"You're really worried about the kitten aren't you?" Tala asked. Kai nodded still looking at the sky.

Tala had a smile on his face "You love him don't you." He said. Kai looked at Tala his cheeks red. "I…don't know. You know feelings are new to me Tala." He said. Tala's smiled turned to a sad one "I know. The abbey wasn't one of those places that allowed you to show emotions we know first hand how they work." He replied "Yeah. I wonder what happened to Voltaire. He wasn't arrested yet." Kai stated.

Tala's eyes were as cold as ice "No he hasn't yet, but I'll enjoy every single moment that he is finally capture, and sent to jail." He said coldly.

Kai nodded in agreement. Then turned his head to look behind them, and saw Rei approaching them. Tala also turned his head, and smiled when he saw who was coming. "Hey kitten what are you doing here?" Asked Tala "I wanted to get away from the noise inside." He replied sitting down next to Kai.

"You mean that Tyson and Hilary are at it again? Can't they not argue about something for once." Said Tala. Rei chuckled, and nodded in agreement. Kai was looking at his reflection trying to ignore the raven-haired beauty beside him.

Rei noticed Kai had not said a word since he got here, Tala noticed too 'That numbskull. I have to leave somehow so they can talk.' He thought just as Bryan stepped out of the dojo messaging his temples.

Tala smiled seeing Bryan come out, and stood up catching Rei, and Kai's attention. "Well I guess I'll go see what's wrong with Bryan." He said walking away.

Kai looked at Rei and studied him. Rei caught Kai staring at him and his cheek flushed "What?" He said turning his head to look at Kai. Kai blushed slightly and muttered "Nothing." And averted his gaze.

"Kai? What's wrong?" Rei asked. "Nothing's wrong. Why." Kai replied.

"It's just that you look troubled." He said worry etched all over his face. "I'm not troubled Rei." Kai replied coldly. Rei winced at the tone of voice Kai used 'Why can't you put down your mask Kai just for once? Heh…that coming from someone else who also hides behind a mask.' Rei thought.

Rei than stood up, drawing Kai's attention back to him, and started to leave "Where are you going Rei?" Kai questioned. Rei looked back at him and smiled "Just for a walk." He replied leaving though the arch.

Kai sighed looking back into the pond.

Rei walked around the city he needed to get away from everyone for a while.

Suddenly Rei bumped into someone who was carrying groceries, and they were knock to the ground. "I'm so sorry!" Said Rei "It's quite all right young lady I should've watched where I was going." Replied the middle-aged woman with brown hair, and green eyes(1).

Rei sweatdropped when she said 'young lady' "Umm…actually I'm a guy." The woman who was looking at him her eyes widened "I'm sorry I thought you were a women from all that hair you had." She replied a blush of embarrassment appearing on her face. Rei smiled, and said "Don't worry about it, people always mistaken me for a girl." He replied going onto his knees and gathering the food, and putting it into the paper bag.

The lady smiled at the kindness the boy showed, and started to help since it was her groceries. "Thank you." She said as they finished putting everything back into the bags "Its no problem. How about I carry them for you?" He said, "If you really want too." She replied feeling guilty on using him to carry something for her.

"So your not from around here are you?" She asked as they walked. "No I'm not, I'm from China." Replied Rei "China must be nice. Oh I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Lily."

"I'm Rei."

"Rei. That's a beautiful name." She said to him. Rei looked slightly shock. Lily giggled when she saw Rei's expression "What's wrong you're acting like no one's ever complemented you before." She said "No! It's not that! It's just been awhile since someone had complemented me." He replied. Lily nodded her head in understanding.

"Well here we are!" Lily said happily standing in front of her house. The house surprised Rei. Actually it wasn't a house at all! It was an old fashion Japanese temple. Rei finally stopped gaping like a fish and started for the door.

"Here let me get that for you." Said Lily opening the door for him. Rei smiled at her and walked inside. He made sure to take off his shoes, and followed her to the kitchen to set the bags on the table. "Rei I want to thank you for helping. Why don't you stay for supper?" She asked unpacking some of the food.

Rei was about to say yes, but then he remembered the guys he didn't want them to worry about him. "I'm sorry, but I can't, my friends would be worried about me if I don't return soon." He replied. Lily nodded in understanding "I just wish there was someway I could repay you." She said.

Rei was about to reply, when his sensitive hearing picked up the sound of soft footsteps. He turned his head towards the sliding door on the right. Two silhouettes could be seen as they opened the door.

"Mama!" Said a little girl around five years old running over to Lily, and hugging her waist. "Mom what took so long?" Questioned the other girl, but she was around the age of fifthteen. Both she and the little girl had black midnight hair, but the older one had blue streaks, the little girl had violet eyes that were filled with child curiosity, and innocence, while the older girl's eye color was a beautiful emerald green shinning with happiness, and kindest, and the little girl was wearing a baby blue sundress, while the older girl wore black jean, and a green top.

Lily looked at them guilty "I'm sorry I took so long, but I had help coming here." She said.

The older girl noticed that there was another occupant in the room, and turned to face him. "Who are you?" She asked, "My name is Rei, and you are?" He questioned.

"I'm Tammy, and that's…" She gestured to the little girl looking at him curiously from her mom's arms "…Angel." Rei looked at the little girl 'Angel…It suits her. She's just full of curiosity, and innocence, and she's five. The same age that I was when my life became a living hell.' He thought approaching the little girl who hid her face in her mother shirt. "Hi." He said gently. The gentlest of his voice made her look at him shyly. Rei gave her a smile "You don't have too be worried I'm a friend of your Mama, and I will not hurt you or your family." He said.

Angel returned the smile, that smile told him that she understood what he said, she lifted her arms towards him in a silent plea, which Rei answered he took her from her mother's arms, and into his. Angel immediately reached for his ponytail, and started to play with it.

"That's amazing." Said Tammy behind him. Rei turned to face her confusion written across his face. "Angel hardly trusts anyone I'm surprised that you gained her trust so easily." Tammy said with a little giggle.

"You have pretty hair." Said Angel, her voice was sweet, yet shy. Tammy chuckled "I must agree. I haven't seen one male, or female that had hair of such length." She said, "Tell me why do you keep your hair at such a length? Other men would think it's too girly to have long hair?"

Rei looked at the ground, his eyes were full of sadness, and shame "I grew my hair out to remind me of my mother." He said quietly.

"Why? What happened?" Questioned Lily. "She died when I was six. She had her hair down to her kneecaps, and father used to say that I looked so much like her." He answered. Lily brought a hand up to cover her mouth slightly "I'm sorry." She said.

Rei looked at her "You shouldn't be sorry for something that you didn't do." He said turning his head away.

Tammy looked at Rei; he was hiding something, and was afraid to tell anyone. Maybe theirs someone that would gain his trust, and he would tell them everything, then the wounds that his soul has received so many times would start to heal.

Till then his soul will continue to bleed. Angel looked at Rei's face, she saw that it was contorted with sadness, and rage, so she reached up, and cupped Rei's cheek making him look at her in shock.

"Don't be sad Rei-chan. Everything will be ok." She said. Rei looked at her as his shock slowly melted into a smile "Thank you Angel-chan." Replied Rei. Angel smiled in return, happy to make her new friend smile, then she reached up, and touched Rei's bandana "What does the symbol on your head mean Rei?" Angel asked.

Rei's smiled widened as Tammy walked over to them "Well, it could mean a lot of things little sister." She said "The Yin-Yang is often known as the light, and dark, but there are many different reasons." Rei studied Angel when her sister talked, he could tell she was an intelligent little girl, and that was good, but sometimes it could be dangerous.

"Some people also think that the Yin-Yang mean angels, and demons, or God, and the devil. White meaning angels, and black meaning demons." Rei said as Tammy continued where he left off "but those smaller circles in the dark, and light mean that there is a little darkness in light, and a little light in darkness."

Rei was a little shocked when she said that 'I never thought about it like that before. I always thought that my demon blood was just waiting for the right moment to awaken. So I might not be evil.' He thought watching as Tammy explained to angel what the Yin-Yang symbol meant. Rei turned to look what time it was, and panicked. It was four o'clock that means he'd been gone for three hours he had to get back.

He put Angel down, and headed for the door, but stop when a hand rested on his shoulder he turned to she Tammy "Where are you going Rei?" She asked, "I'm late. My friends will be wondering where I was." He answered. Tammy nodded, and took her hand off of Rei as he put on his shoes, and opened the door. "Rei-chan! Will you visit?" Called Angel.

Rei looked back at Angel, and saw her pleading eyes, so he smiled "Of course I will." He replied, and left.

Rei ran down the street hoping to get back before his friends panicked which they probably were. He could imaging it now: Tyson, and Daichi were arguing, Hilary was sitting on the couch looking worried, Max was pacing back and forth, and Kai was leaning against the wall keeping an eye on the door.

Rei was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't notice someone watching him from the darkness of the night, but he did noticed that he was grabbed and thrown against a wall.

Rei let out a groan of pain from the sudden impact, and would have slid down but a body pressed firmly against his prevented him.

Rei opened his eyes to look into familiar orange eyes that made Rei's heart skip a beat.

"…No…" Rei whispered in horror

"Long time no see Rei. Did you miss me?" He replied a evil smirk appearing on his face.

(1)-When I mean middle aged I mean around 30 or35.

Well that's all for now

Till next time!

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