The evening sun was almost out of sight as Wes made his way around the village.

"Rui!" He shouted as his voice echoed in the dusk. "Rui! Where are you!?"

He searched every part of the village and talked to almost every villager who each said they hadn't seen Rui since she introduced him to them. Not knowing where else to look, Wes began to make his back towards Eagun and Beluh's house thinking she may have went home. However he was stopped when an elderly voice calling out his name. Turning around, he saw Leone heading his direction.

"Hey, Wes I can hear you shouting Rui's name all over the village!" He said to him. "What's the matter lad?"

"I'm afraid I can't say Mr. Leone, but I need to find her. Have you see her anywhere?"

"Aye, I saw her heading down towards the cave that leads to the Relic Forest. The poor lass' parents are buried there."

"Huh? When she showed me the cave, I didn't see any tombstones." Wes said.

"There's another cave behind the waterfall. Her parents are buried there so she must be in that cave."

Wes nodded his head and looked towards the cave leading to the Relic Forest.

"Thanks!" Wes said to Leone as he began to walk away.

"Wait!" Leone called out. "Are you sure it's a good idea to go talk to her right now. I think it would be best if you left her alone."

Wes shook his head.

"Her grandparents are worried about her and I need to talk to her about something."

Leone stared at the young in front of him for a moment and then gave him a sad smile.

"Alright, just be careful with what you say. Rui's parents have always been a sensitive subject for her."

"I will," Wes said with a small smile. "Have a good night sir."

Leone wave goodbye as Wes disappeared down the hill leading towards the Relic Cave.

Walking into the cave Wes stared at the calm and majestic water fall and listened to the water flowing through the stream. This was such a peaceful place, that he couldn't believe people would be buried six feet below him. Looking around, he saw a grass path that went behind the Waterfall. Walking down the path he saw the entrance to the cave Leone talked about. He took a deep breath and went inside.

The inside of the cave was illuminated with candles and there was another peaceful flowing stream with another beautiful waterfall that flowed calmly and quietly. Placed in front of the waterfall were two tombstones and sitting on her knees in the middle of the tombstones quietly sniffling was Rui.

Wes took very cautious steps towards Rui and was about to call out to her but before he could even utter a word...

"Grandma and Grandpa told you what happened didn't they?" Rui asked with her back turned to Wes.

Wes was somewhat surprised that she had noticed his presence but didn't remain that way for long as Rui turned to face him, but she was not the same Rui he knew. Her face was stained with tears that were still coming from her eyes and sounded like she had been crying incredibly hard. However it was the smile she was giving Wes that made him feel very uneasy. It was the saddest smile he had ever scene. He had never scene Rui look so broken and hurt. Remembering her question that she asked, he let out a gulp and nodded his head.

"I'm so sorry about your parents I didn't know they had died." Wes said sadly, finding it almost hard to look her in the eyes.

Rui shook her head.

"Don't feel bad, Wes. I'm not mad at you."

The two stared at each other in silence but Wes' eyes eventually made their way over to the tombstones.

"Uh, may I?" Wes asked motioning to the graves.

Rui nodded her head and Wes made his way forward.

He walked up to the graves and read what was unscripted on the tombstones.

Jack

Strong and Kind

Devoted Husband

Loving Father

R.I.P.

Lillia

Smart and Beautiful

Devoted Wife

Loving Mother

R.I.P.

Wes stared down at the graves with his mouth hung open. He heard himself letting out constant deep breath he also felt something moist flowing down his cheek. Wiping it with his wrist he noticed that it was a tear. He quickly rubbed his eyes and let out another breath. Suddenly caught the caught the corner of his eye. Turning around he saw two purple flowers sticking out of the ground. Wes walked over to the flowers and picked them from the ground. He then placed one in front of each tombstone.

He then stared down at Rui who had a hand gripped tightly on her necklace.

"This necklace was given to me by my mother." She said softly as she looked at her mothers grave. "She gave it to me on my seventh birthday. She and Dad died a week later."

Rui's eyes were filled with fresh tears that flowed down her cheeks without hesitation.

"Wes I...I miss them so much." She said as she broke into sobs.

She broke down once more and quietly cried. She whispered for her mom and dad and how much she missed them and wanted them to be with her right now. Wes stared down at Rui sadly he had never seen her so broken. It pained him to see her like that. It made him feel guilty for all the times he was so cold and rude to her during their journey together. He knew all along that she was hiding something under that bright and cheerful smile, but he was never expecting to see a girl with a broken heart because she lost something that could never be replaced.

Wanting to provide some sort of comfort put his hand softly on Rui's shoulder. He felt that it was the least he could for her. Rui felt this and looked up to see his eyes closed and his head bowed respectfully. With her tears still flowing she closed her eyes and bowed her head as she placed her hand over the one that Wes had on her shoulder.

"Wes...I want to tell you about what happened to them."

Wes' eye's opened and he looked at Rui concernedly.

"Rui, you don't have t-"

"Yes I do; there shouldn't be any secrets between us. You've done so much for me, you deserve to know what happened."

Rui took her hand out of Wes' hand patted at the ground beside her. Wes nodded his head and sat down beside her.

Author's note: I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Why yes, it is very short. This is because I decided that Rui's back story is going to be it's own separate chapter. I'm doing this to avoid the same problems I had with the chapter involving the battle with Miror B. and driving myself crazy.

I also noticed the people had trouble finding the previous chapter. I want to apologize for this. I made a whoopsie and deleted the author's note about the delay a little too quickly. Again I apologize for the confusion.

Next chapter Rui tells her sad story to Wes. What happened to her parents? We're about to find out.

I'll see you all next chapter :)