BACK WHEN WE FIRST MET written by HieiKitty

Written on October 16th, 2005

Chapter Thirty-Six: Jokes and Realization

Rei shrugged and turned to go back to her bed. Her sudden scream was muffled as a hand covered her mouth and while another hand pulled her through the window.

"God damn it, Rei! It's just us! Calm the hell down!" Yusuke told her as Rei tried to desperately get away from him, thinking that he was some kidnapper or rapist. When she finally understood what he had just said, she stopped her resistance and Yusuke let go of her. "Jeez, who knew that you were such a scaredy cat, Rei? Almost pissed your pants, didn't you?"

"Yusuke, you bastard!" Rei yelled at the Detective as she quickly turned and punched him right in the face which resulted in Yusuke falling backwards onto the ground, holding his nose. Rei breathed heavily as her right eye twitched in anger. She ignored Toga, Kurama, Kaitou, and Hiei, all standing a ways off, as she grabbed a hold of Yusuke's shirt collar and brought him face to face with her. "What the hell were you thinking, Yusuke! Are you a complete idiot! What in the world would posess you to do that!"

"I thought that you were Kari?" Yusuke asked with a small laugh. Rei growled deeply in her throat then proceeded to tackle Yusuke to the ground while punching at his face repeatedly. Toga and Kurama watched them, sweatdropping, reasoning that it was better not to try to stop Rei, while Hiei watched unamused by the whole situation. Kai, on the other hand, was looking around them anxiously and with a worried expression. "Uh, guys, we should probably go check up on Kari. I'm feeling uneasy."

The instant that Kai spoke, Rei stopped beating on Yusuke and flung herself at her younger brother. Kai struggled to get away from her as she went into a big speal, even crying slightly, saying that she was so sorry for not listening to him. Right as Toga was prying Rei off Kai who looked like he was going to die from lack of air, a scream froze the whole group on the spot. Toga let go of Rei as she slowly let go of Kai. The group looked towards where Kari's room was. Suddenly, Rei took off. "Kari!"

"Rei, wait!" Kurama quickly grabbed a hold of Rei's arm as she rushed passed him. She almost fell backwards but Kurama caught her with a sigh. Rei scrambled out of his hold and gave him a look. "Why'd you stop me? My sister's in trouble and you expect me just to stand here? We got to do something! She could've been attacked!"

"I know how you're feeling, Rei, but you can't just go running into something that you're not prepared for. Yusuke, Hiei, and I will go check it out. You should stay here with Toga and Kai and go find Kuwabara." Kurama told her and looked over at Hiei and Yusuke for their approval. Hiei just merely grunted while Yusuke nodded once as he stood up. Toga grabbed a hold of Rei's arm and took her away from Kurama before she could protest. Kai hurried after them as the three set off to go find Kuwabara.

"Let's go!" Yusuke said as he took off towards Kari's room.

It was late in the night and most likely, everyone else in the temple were sleeping. Suddenly, a shadow moved across her room. Kari blinked a few times to see if she was just imagining things. No, it was still there. The shadow quickly moved beside her bed and when she finally figure out what it was, she let out a scream. Kari rolled to the side in time just as a knife came down on the spot where she had just been. Glowing brown eyes stared down at her as Kari tried to take in what just happened. The eyes narrowed. "You should have just stay still. It would have made things a lot easier, Dawn."

"Wha-what! I'm not Dawn and what the hell are you talking about? Get the hell out of my room, you psychopath!" Kari yelled at the figure as she sat up. She didn't know what to exactly do but she wasn't going to try just anything since it was apparently that the guy had weapons. A deep laugh came to her ears and she made a face when she realized that the figure was laughing at her.

"You must be Dawn's recarnation. You've got a slow reaction and more fear. I'm surprised you haven't attacked me yet, considering all the things that Dawn's said about your temper." The figure said teasingly and Kari was now sure that it was a guy, probably a little older than herself. Kari glared at the guy even though she couldn't see him clearly because of the dark. "I don't care who the hell you are! Get the hell out of here!"

"Kari!" A voice disrupted Kari's yelling. Both Kari and the stranger turned and looked at the window just as Yusuke came bursting through it. Kari sweatdropped at the dramatics. The figure smirked then turned back to Kari. He leaned in close to her and just as they were about an inch away, he whispered his name to her. "Don't forget my name. Tsubasa. I'll see you soon, my wolf. Watch out for Dawn. She's up to something."

Before Kari was able to question him on what he was talking about, his lips came crashing down on hers for a crushing kiss. Kari's silver eyes widen in shock but the guy was ripped away from her just as quickly as he kissed her. Yusuke stood there, breathing heavily and looking pissed. The Detective had thrown the guy to the ground and he was now glaring at the guy with his fist raised. "Who the hell are you and what the hell do you think you were doing! Don't ever touch Kari again!"

"Heh, are you her boyfriend or something?" The guy asked with a smirk as he stood up. Yusuke just scoffed and continued to glare at the guy. Kurama and Hiei made their entrance into the room and that's when the guy decided that it was time for him to make his exit. He turned to Kari and smiled at her, though he wasn't quite sure that she could see him. "Don't worry, my wolf, we'll see each other soon. Watch out for my friend though, she's hiding somewhere around here. You might want to find her soon before she inflicts pain on her. Quite a grudge my friend has against her."

With that, the guy disappeared into the shadows. Yusuke stood there glaring at the spot where the guy had been standing for a moment before turning his glare onto Kari who was still sitting on the bed, in shock. "And what the hell were you doing! You just sat there! Did you enjoy that or something! Well, I'm sorry for interrupting then!"

Yusuke stomped over to the door, slammed it open then slammed it shut, leaving Kurama, Hiei, and Kari in the room. Kari blinked a couple of times before turning and looking at Kurama and Hiei. Hiei just scoffed and looked away while Kurama sweatdropped.

"Where the hell is that idiot! He was supposed to be out here making sure that no one got into the temple!" Rei said in frustation as Toga, her, and Kai were looking around the temple for Kuwabara. Rei had been complaining about how guys think that they can just do anything they want for the past five minutes and now she was starting to complain about Kuwabara.

"Hey, Kai, how'd you know that the whole thing about you getting kidnapped was a trap?" Toga asked the younger Takashi and Rei gave them both a shocked look. Ignoring her, Kai sighed and made a face. "The girl who kidnapped apparently liked to talk. All she could talk about was getting revenge and Kurama. It seems that she likes Kurama or something."

"Heh, so someone's jealous of Rei or something?" Toga asked with a smirk. Kai nodded and the two of them shared a small laugh. Rei just stood there, being confused. She had absolutely no clue what the two were talking about. Rei opened her mouth to ask Toga what they were talking about but her eyes squeezed shut and a scream came from her mouth instead. Toga and Kai instantly looked over at Rei who was now holding her head, screaming. Tears rolled down her cheeks from her closed eyes and she soon collasped onto her knees.

"Kurama! Hiei! Someone help me!" Rei yelled as she began to shake. Kai tried to get Rei to tell him what was wrong while Toga looked around them to see if someone was inflicting the pain on her. As if Toga asked them to appear, a young woman jumped down from a nearby tree. A smirk was settled on her face as she looked down at Rei. "Heh, what a weak little hanyou."

"Who the hell are you and what the hell are you doing to Rei!" Toga asked the woman angrily. Kai looked from Rei to the woman and his eyes widen. "It's you!"

"Ah, so I see that they finally found you, Kai. Good to hear but sorry to say, that I have some business with your sister. Can't have the little tramp ruining my chances with Kurama." The woman said happily. Kai and Toga both sweatdropped but quickly went back to being serious when they heard scream out in pain. Suddenly a black blur rushed pass them and the woman quickly jumped out of the way. Hiei appeared where the woman been standing. Kurama and Kari came running to them and directly went to Rei.

"What the hell's wrong with her!" Kari asked angrily and looked at Toga for some answers. Toga shrugged while Hiei was looking around for the woman who seemed to have disappeared. After he was satsified that she was no longer there, he placed his katana back into its sheath and walked over to the group. Rei's screams seemed to have clamed down and now she was only whimpering.

"Why isn't she responding to us?" Kari asked now concerned since Rei wasn't responding to anything she's said. Hiei scoffed and everyone looked at him. He just gave him a look that showed that the reason was supposed to be obvious. "She can't hear us. That onna isolated her mind in a dark, painful world."

"Since you know everything, why don't you tell us how the hell we're supposed to get her mind back!" Kari yelled at the fire apparition. The two of them got into a glaring competition as Toga and Kai watched. Kurama sighed mentally as he kneeled down in front of Rei. He took her hands away from her head and held them in his own hands. Rei looked up and at Kurama, revealing that her eyes appeared to be blank, void of any life. A whimper escaped her and she tried to get her hands away from Kurama. "No...get away from me..."

Everyone turned and looked over at the two. Kurama was just kneeling there holding onto her hands while Rei was beginning to freak out as she tried to get away from him. "Let me go! Get away from me!" Rei yelled at she began to frantically pull away from the fox. Toga, Kai, and Kari's eyes widen when they saw the next thing that Kurama did. The read head leaned in and pressed his lips against Rei's. He stayed like that until he felt Rei stopped struggling. Kurama pulled away and stared into Rei's eyes. "Rei..."

Tears came to Rei's eyes again and they soon ran down her cheeks. The next moment, Rei thrown herself into Kurama's eyes and began to cry until his shirt. Kurama sighed and wrapped his arms around her. Kari looked over at Toga for an explanation of what just happened and the bat demon just shrugged. Hiei scoffed and walked off, disappearing into the night.

"What the hell is going on out here?" A voice got their attention. Kurama, Toga, Kai, and Kari all looked over towards the temple to see that Genkai and Yukina stood there. Yukina gasped when she saw Rei and rushed over to her. "What happened to Rei? Is she hurt?"

"She'll be fine. She just needs some rest." Kurama told the ice apparition and she nodded. Genkai sighed and returned inside the temple with the others following except for Kurama and Rei. Kurama sighed again and helped Rei to her feet. The kitsune hanyou had calmed down but she still had her face buried in his shirt. "He hates me, doesn't he? He doesn't love me. He's in love with Dusk, not me. It's her that he sees when he looks at me, isn't it?"

"Rei..."

End of Chapter Thirty Six

HieiKitty: Well, a lot of drama in this chapter, nyuh? You all do know who she's talking about, right? Right. Anyways, I guess I should take this time to apologize for not updating lately.

Youko: It's like you completely just forgot the readers.

HieiKitty: Oh, shut up. I didn't forget them, it's just that I've been busy lately and my sleeping schedule has change. Since I work right after school, I do crap then and then when I get home, I eat then go to sleep. Saturdays aren't good either. Sundays are my only good days and I usually sleep in then.

Kuronue: Excuses, excuses. Also, I hear that you've named your cat after me. -.-

HieiKitty: Yeah, but that was a long time ago.

Hiei: Well, it's been a long time since you've updated.

HieiKitty: SHUT UP!

Youko: Please, review!