"Kai Hiwatari and Suki Tatewaki; two teens that have learned to trust one another even though you're practically strangers." She said in a bored tone, as she fixed her long silvery hair behind her ears. She seamed to have gone through a lot of stuff in her life, and the wrinkles around her eyes showed how true that was. Her eyes were looking at them without really looking. They seemed to have been covered up by some milky veil; she was blind.

"For that, I now give you two choices." She continued, with a husky voice. "Either you decide to turn fully humans… or you stay half and half."

She turned back to her hair, brushing it gently with her bony fingers, trying to keep it out of her face. As she did so, Suki and Kai thought about it.

Being human again would be wonderful, no secrets, no painful transformations… but on the other hand, being half and half would mean they could do all sorts of stuff normal beings don't or can't do. They looked at each other. They had to think about it very good, because that would be the only chance they would get.

"I choose to stay the same way I am now." Kai and Suki said at the same time. They looked at each other surprised to hear the others response. The witch turned back to them, leaving her hair alone.

"Jm, it's the first time this happens." She said, for once really paying attention to them. They looked at her confused.

"Yes, that means I have done this before." She said, guessing their thoughts. "Since this is the case, then you two will be the ones to control over the fire element. You being the king… and you the queen." She nodded.

"What about out wings?" asked Suki.

"What about them?" asked the witch.

"The color and shape don't match." Said Kai, using an isn't-it-obvious tone.

"That's part of being half and half." Said the witch, using his same tone. "I can't change that. However, I can change the transformation process."

Kai and Suki looked at her with a blank expression.

"What I mean by that," she started, now with an irritated tone, "is that the time for the transformation will be changed. You won't wait more than 2 seconds to get those appearances." She held up her hand and a bright ball appeared. It divided itself in two, and just floated, side by side in the witch's hand. "You will have unexplainable wisdom on things that perhaps you didn't give any interest in. Oh, and no more suffering." She added like if it were some minor note. She threw the divided ball to them, throwing them back into the floor as she disappeared into thin air leaving a trail of black smoke.

Kai looked at Suki who was looking at the rose that laid on the floor apparently forgotten. But it wasn't a normal rose, in fact, it could be said it was a very unique kind.

Its petals were golden with black edges; the stem was silver, the leaves and thorns were purple with bright red edges. "I know about this kind." Said Kai, taking it from the ground as he stood up. "Instead of growing on water, it grows on fire." He settled his hand above the rose with his fingers dangling towards the petals; small flames appeared at the tips of his fingers and without warning, the rose opened, revealing a sapphire core.

It glowed, taking Kai's energy into its fragile body until it was satisfied. It closed after the glow dimmed away. Then he gave it to Suki, who took it fascinated. He was so different from everyone else she'd ever known. There was an edge to him, a tension that drew her in a way she'd never experienced. But it wasn't just his purple eyes or the air of danger that attracted her. It was something else. It was the fact that he was so much like her…

"Can you teach me how to do that? The fire thing?" she asked.

"Concentrate on the image of fire. See it, feel it, hear it."

Suki did as she was told. And indeed, a small flame appeared on her palm, dancing gracefully, but she lost control over it and it took off, hitting Kai in the chest and dropping him to the floor once more.

"Oh my gosh!" she panicked. She rushed over to his side, as her heart skipped a beat. "Are you ok? Did I hurt you?"

She sat next to him, as she looked down to him. He opened his eyes and gave her a cold stare. "I don't think you're as cold as you'd like people to think you are." She said, her expression showing relief.

"Maybe I'm a lot worse than you think." He stated, with a colder stare to back up his words.

"I don't think so. I think you put up that cold-hearted boy front to keep people at distance." She replied.

Kai moved so quickly, that Suki had time for only a startled gasp before she found herself lying on flat on her back against the cool grass. Kai's shoulders loomed over her, blocking out the leafs on the trees above them. His eyes were no longer cold and distant. They showed a feeling nobody even knew Kai could showed love.

He lowered his head towards hers as her hands slipped lightly up his chest to his shoulders, her fingers digging into the muscles of his upper arms, not in protest but in approval.

"You shouldn't let me do this." He said in a husky voice, his mouth a heartbeat away from hers.

"Who says I'm going to?" She replied in a whisper.

"Your eyes say it for you." He whispered back.

Her mouth was as soft as he'd imagined it to be. Soft and warm and welcoming. It was possible heaven tasted just like Suki Tatewaki, he decided, tilting his head to deepen the kiss.

It was a gentle and sweet kiss. It was also full of passion; unlike what Tala had given her. A forced, bitter and hateful lip connection he called a kiss. But that was definitely trash compared to what she was receiving right now; heaven. Kai managed to wrap her in his arms, pressing her body against his, making her feel wanted and safe. He broke the kiss and looked down on her. Kai noticed that her eyes were sparkling.

He once thought that sooner or later, Suki would figure out that he wasn't what everyone thought he'd be and those beautiful purple eyes would look at him with dislike, just like the one his grandfather had always saved just for him.

Truth be said, she did find out about him and her eyes were sparkling without ceasing and that made him feel relief.

"They'll come looking for us." She said.

"Then lets go back." He answered.

They stood up and their rare appearance disappeared in a matter of seconds. They made sure they had their blades and walked back to her house. On the way, she threw him quick glances.

She had felt that there were still barriers between them. Something inside Kai was fighting the feelings growing between them. Now she knew what it was, why he was so determined to keep her and the others at distance. Even when they talked earlier, she had felt him putting up walls, trying to keep her from getting too close. But after the conversation, all walls seemed to have cracked. He cared about her, that much she'd seen in his eyes.

She turned her attention from Kai to the path they walked on. She thought about the witch's words.

The God and Goddess of Fire. The Demon Kai and the Angel Suki. That didn't sound bad at all.

Can u see me now? Can u see me now? Can u see?

All this weeping in the air, I can tell were about to fall through floating forests in the air
across the rolling open sea.
Now I kiss and run through air. Leave the past find nowhere,
Floating forests in the air clowns all around you.

Clowns are here to let u know where u let your senses go.
Clowns all around you it's a cross I need to bear.
All this black and cruel is fair, this is an emergency
Don't you hide your eyes from me, open them and see me now.

Can u see me now? Can u see? Can u see me now?
Can u see? Can u see? Can u see?
Can u see? Can u see me now? Can u see?
Can u see? Can u see me now?
Can u see me now? Can u see clowns all around you?
Can u see? Can u see?
Can u see? Can u see me now?
Floating, floating, floating, floating.

See me here in the air not holding on to anywhere
But holding on so beware I have secrets I won't share.
See me here wishing you if I don't deny I do contemplate our wish away.
If I ask u not to stay, clowns are here to let u know where u let your senses go,
Clowns all around you it's a cross I need to bare.

All this black and cruel is fair,
This is an emergency don't you hide your eyes from me
Open them and see me now.

Can u see me now? Can u see me now? Can u see? Can u see? Can u see?

NO

, I am NOT finished yet! There's still more to story! By the way, thanx for the reviews people! I really appreciate them! (Is that how you spell 'appreciate'?)