I know, I know...short chapter, but I am still planning stuff. Thanks to all the people who've reviewed so far...

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Chapter 5: Visitors...

(So France is going to face Ukraine...) Rei thought after having witnessed the match in which France had won. What he really wanted to do was go outside. In the morning, he had more trouble with Zak, who refused to take the food Rei had prepared for him before he had gone off to school. (I could care less...he can eat the food I make, or not take it at all...it's his problem) Rei thought, more angered with himself than at Zak for some reason. (If only...if only I had been born first...)

"Hey, Rei?" Ryuji sat on the couch next to him.

"Hmm?" Rei looked at him with a small smile.

"I'm going to sleep a while." Ryuji yawned as he stood from the couch. Rei's heart beat with excitement. (I can go outside...)

"Sure." Rei told him, "Go ahead." Ryuji only nodded, then headed up stairs. Rei waited a while until he was sure Ryuji had fallen asleep. From the sound of it, he was probably sound asleep. The house was quiet. (Like it should be...) Rei thought as he slipped on Zak's hand me down shirt. As he slipped outside the door, he scraped himself with the edge of the door. Wincing, he held in his scream. Once in the grass, he observed his cut. The blood was running down slowly, but he'd be okay. He got up, making sure that there was no one in sight. Rei quickly climbed the tree, hoping not to fall. He noticed the leaves falling from the tree. (Could it be that I'm causing the leaves to fall down?) He thought, alarmed. (No...) He thought, slapping himself mentally. He remembered Sysuke telling him that whenever the leaves began to fall, that it would soon be fall. He didn't want it to. How was he going to hide in the tree if all of the leaves would be gone? (But...shouldn't the leaves be a different color if they're going to fall?) Rei thought for a moment.

"Could you go any faster? I'm starving!" The voice startled him. It was coming from outside. His eyes widened. Someone was home early. He looked at the neighbor's house next door. No one. He suddenly remembered that there were going to be new neighbors moving in next door. The house was actually suppose to be an adoption home. Rei heard that adoption homes were illegal now. (Not unless it kept homeless kids from being shot...) Rei thought as he looked toward the other house.

"I would if you would help me." Another voice said, annoyed. Rei spotted a blonde haired boy, about a year younger than he was. He saw another boy, with what seemed blue hair. Rei frowned. They were carrying a rather large box marked 'food'.

"You're not going to get anywhere with that attitude, Max." The blue haired boy said, trying to lift the box up a bit higher.

"Tyson, you're the one who's not moving anywhere." Max replied with shaking hands. The box was obviously heavy. Rei smiled lightly. (Hey, they don't know that I'm illegal...and...) Rei thought to his delight. (...to make it even, it could be that they're really illegal as well) Rei jumped down from the tree, and made his way to the other side of the fence. The boys carrying the box stopped arguing to look at him. They looked at his feet. Rei smiled sheepishly. He had never talked to anyone except his brothers. He realized that they were still looking at his bare feet.

"H-hey there." Rei stammered, cursing at himself mentally. Why was he feeling nervous.

"Hello." Max seemed to brighten up a little, despite still holding the box.

"Hey, buddy, could you help us out?" Tyson signaled his head to the box. Rei hesitated for a moment.

"Uh, okay." He headed over to where they were, then helped carry the box to the porch.

"Thanks, man. We owe you one." Tyson wiped the sweat from his forehead. "By the way, what's your name?" He asked.

"Rei." He responded with a bit of nervousness. He looked at his watch. It was nearly time for Zak and Sysuke to get home.

"My name is Tyson, and his is Max." Tyson extended his hand. Rei looked at it with slight puzzlement.

"You're suppose to shake it." Tyson looked at him with a frown.

"Oh, sorry." Rei took it firmly, then took Max's hand shortly afterwards.

"Why aren't you wearing shoes, anyway?" Tyson asked. Rei looked at his feet.

"Um, well...I don't really like wearing shoes." He responded.

"You're weird." Tyson yawned.

"Don't listen to him." Max smiled, then opened the door with a key.

"Are you the only ones that are going to live here?" Rei asked them.

"No, our care takers are in that truck way over there." Tyson pointed. Rei lifted his eyebrows slightly. (They made quite a distance carrying that box) He thought as Max signaled to the door.

"Want to come in?" He asked him.

"N-no, thanks." Rei began to walk back. "I have to go home." He ran toward the gate, and disappeared inside.

"What's with him?" Max asked Tyson, who had already began to push the box into the entrance of the house.

"I don't know, but I am starving." He continued to push the box.

Inside the house, Rei shook his head. What had he done? Now people knew he existed. He stopped in thought for a moment. (Someone knows I exist...) He thought suddenly. Rei watched Ryuji, who was still asleep.

"I do exist..."

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So what'd you think? I know things are moving a bit slow-ish, and it might seem boring to some of you people, but if I moved onto the next step, then the fic would be over in a chapter or two. Don't worry, I'll try to make things more exciting. Thanks if you review! XD