(-At Reimi and Silver's House-)

"Good thing you cleaned the house Silver, I wouldn't want Blaze to see the house a mess." I said over my shoulder as I unlocked the door

"Yeah, me too..." Silver said a bit dazed, as if something was on his mind.

I looked over my shoulder 'I wonder what's on his mind...Oh well...I don't think he'd tell me if I asked anyways...' I thought to myself and through open the door "Tadaima House-san! We're home! " I called out to no one, though it's something that me and Silver would always do when our parents were still alive, so it was a hard habit to break. So we just called 'Tadaima' or 'I'm Home' when we would come in every time. I walked into the house with Silver and Blaze right behind me. "Ugh...it's so good to be home..." I collapsed on my couch and grunted in pain when I hit it. I was to tired to care or move, so I just ignored the pain.

"You can say that again.." Silver said stretching his arms over his head and yawning

I started to open my mouth but Silver cut me off

"I was joking smart ass..." He said rolling his eyes and shaking his head

"I know but still" I said sticking my tongue out at Silver and laughed but then cringed in pain 'Bad thing to do...laugh while in pain...'

Blaze spoke softly "Well, another week, another tiring battle with the Flames once again..." She sighed softly

"If we have to keep this up I'm either to going to be killed or die of exhaustion!" I exclaimed throwing my hands up then putting them over my eyes

Silver shook his head "No you won't, stop over exaggerating." He said hitting me in the head with his knuckles gently, not enough to hurt me

I took my hands off my eyes "Hey!" I whined and rubbed my head "I'm not exaggerating, It's the truth!"

"Silver, Reimi cut it out. Don't waste you time arguing instead of resting." Blaze spoke yet sternly as she took a seat on the arm of a chair She crossed her arms across her chest and closed her eyes as she started to think of what to do

"...Silver started it..." I mumbled closing my eyes for a minute

Silver just shook his head as he looked out the window

"Doesn't matter, I'm finishing it..." Blaze said so soft barely audible

I sighed and turned on my side, laying my head on my arms folded out in front of me "So now what do we do? Just sit here and think of things to do, train for out next attack, or just do absolutely nothing at all?" I said tiredly shaking my head

"Right now, Rei, it's best for us to just rest for today. At least then we can be well rested, think it through, and plan for the next attack." Silver said taking his eyes off the outside and taking a seat in a chair near Blaze and I

"Yeah, well what if Iblis doesn't wait a day, a half day or even an hour!" I exclaimed pushing my upper body up with my arms still a bit wobbly "I just can't sit here and relax. Iblis could up and kill people where we're indisposed of because of that last battle with him!" I said shaking my head with a pained look on my face "...I just can't take anymore deaths because of him or because we couldn't do something in time..." I hung my head down and my bangs covered my eyes. My voice was now breaking and tears threatened to appear "I just...couldn't take it..." I clenched my fists tightly

"...Rei..." Silver said in a sad tone with a frown appearing on his features

Blaze opened her eyes, uncrossed her arms and laid her hand softly on my shoulder as she spoke in a comforting way "Rei...this isn't easy for any of us...we all don't want anyone else to be taken away by Iblis...but we can only do so much." She hugged me tightly "We won't let their deaths go in vain...Your parents, Silver's parents, or my parents and everyone else. They wouldn't want you throwing away your life so rashly...They gave their life's so we could all live a peaceful life, let alone a life, for them." She brushed my bangs out of my face and put a piece of hair behind my ear "We all have something that we must keep striving for...and that's to defeat The Flames of Disaster once and for all...but for that we must be at our full potential. So we can avenge our parents, finally." Tears streamed down my cheeks and Blaze's voice was breaking "W-We won't forget.'" I nodded and hugged Blaze tightly as both we cried. Silver came over and hugged us both, rubbing our backs and wiping away his own tears

"We're lucky we have each other...because if we didn't...who knows where we might have been...or if we would even be here...I know I wouldn't have made it without you two..." Silver said softly

Blaze gently kissed my forehead and let me go as she stood up and wiped her eyes and grabbed a tissue for all of us and handed them to us "I know I wouldn't be here...If you guys hadn't have saved me that one day...I'm sure they would have killed me..." She said shaking her head

I just sat there hugging, well really clinging to, Silver's arm. Thinking about my past and what had happened all of it, Iblis, my parents, and my tough childhood with the bullies... all while Silver sat there petting my head gently, moving the hair out of my eyes and comforting me. When I stopped thinking I spoke as much as I could "I know if I hadn't have been saved by Silver, I wouldn't be alive either...whether it was those kids that picked on me or myself that ended it...I'm lucky I have you two. You saved me from my dark prison. I never thought I would make it, you two have taught me so much..." Silver hugged me tightly and Blaze hugged us both

"Our past makes us stronger, what didn't kill us only made us stronger, and we have a strong team. Together we can beat any obstacle that we couldn't alone, if we put our minds, bodies, heart and soul into it, like we always do." Blaze kissed my forehead, which reminded of me of what my mother always did when I was sad "You've become stronger too. You've grown up in to fine young lady and a strong fighter and I'm so proud of you, Silver is too I'm sure." She said giving Silver a look, Silver just nodded "and I know your parents are too" She said smiling and put a hand on my cheek then she sighed and took her hand off cheek "I'm sorry, but I should get going home before it gets dark. We'll need to rest for our training tomorrow. Get some rest you two, Take care." Blaze said giving us both a hug then waving as she walked out the door

"Bye Blaze! See you tomorrow." Me and Silver called out together as she walked out.

I sighed and closed my eyes and leaned against Silver's chest "Nyaa..."

"You ok now, Rei?" He asked worriedly patting my head

"Yeah, just tired. A long day...Your warm...and...I'm kind of hungry..." I said nuzzling against his chest and yawning

"Haha you want a blanket? It'd be alot better." He said tilting his head blushing a little "What do you want to eat?"

"Eh...i don't want a blanket..." I said nodding off barely awake "I want rice...please..."

"Alright I'll make us some." He said gently moving me off him as he got up and laid my back on the couch

"...Silver..." I whined half asleep "I was comfortable...darn...you..." I dozed off

"Heh poor Rei. She's more tired then she thought." He chuckled to himself he moved my hair off my forehead and kissed it gently, blushing slightly "Night Rei, sweet dreams."

I sighed in my sleep and mumbled out "...Mmmghamda..." I said in my sleep rolling over still mumbling before falling asleep again "...Zzzz..."

"Things will never change" He said shaking his head as he walked into the kitchen starting to make some food

(-A Couple Hours Later-)

"...-ei...-Rei...-eimi...-Reimi" Silver said shaking me to get me up "Ugh, Reimi-Miko wake up."

"...ngn...what is it Silver...?" I said rubbing my eyes and covering my mouth with my hand as I yawned "What's up?"

"It's time to ear, Dinner's ready." He said helping me up off the couch

"...Really? What time is it? When did I fall asleep?" I said giving him a questioning look

"It's 7 o'clock, you fell asleep at 5 after Blaze left." He said rubbing the back of his head then yawning as he stretched his arms over his head

"You've been up this whole time cooking?" I said with a raised eyebrow, walking towards the kitchen with Silver

"Yup, sure have but it was worth it I guess."

"Ok, what's up?" I said putting my hands on my hips, stopping in the doorway of the kitchen and stopping Silver "What's the occasion? I know today's something. You only clean when your planning something. You remember something I obviously don't."

"Today is the anniversary of when we met, we've been together for 14 years today, Remember now?" He said smirking and walking into the kitchen

I blushed and looked away, crossing her arms "O-Of Course I knew that!...I was just...er..." I walked in the kitchen after him

"Testing me right?" He said laughing and shaking his head

I growled "Not funny Silver. You know as well as I do I don't remember things well. I-" I stopped when I saw how the kitchen was set up. It had candle lit and the moonlight was coming in making it look even more beautiful, flowers were on the table as well "Silver this...This is beautiful. You did all this for us?"

"Mostly for you. You are the person who ever listened to me and stuck by my side. You like it?"

"Like it...I love it. I can't believe you did this for me." I said hugging him and kissed his cheek then I blushed as I realized what I had done "Y-your so good to me. I'm lucky I've got you Silver. Best Friends til the end." I held out my fist and waited for Silver, like we used to do when we were little, our secret handshake. Yeah it's a little kiddish but it's out thing, we're not exactly adults anyways. We did our handshake and laughed but then I got really sad when I realized what today also was "...You know what today also means right...?" I asked with my ears going down

"Yeah today is also the day...Iblis...took our parents away." Silver said looking down

I wrapped my arms around his neck and hung off then looked down too "Yeah...13 years ago...Who would have thought we would have to fight him every year on this day..." I chuckled "...You think one day we'll d-"

"Don't say things like that!...We'll beat him before he has the chance...I don't want to lose you or Blaze to him..."

"I know but it's just..." I shook my head, then hugged him and leaned my head against the crook of his neck "I don't want to lose you or Blaze either...I'm sorry...I shouldn't have said anything..."

"It's ok, Really Rei." He said moving my hair out of my eyes "I understand." He said kissing my forehead making me blush then soon after Silver Blushed a deep red that more noticeable on him then me since his fur was lighter then mine. "R-Ready to eat?"

"S-sure am." I said my blush going away. "After we finish eating...can we go visit their graves?"

"Of course. I've got some flowers we can put on their graves as well."

"Sweet! Come on let's eat." I said dragging Silver into the kitchen

"Yeah, Yeah I'm going." He said as he was being dragged into the kitchen

(-After Dinner-)

"Mmm that was good Silver, Thanks for doing this again." I said grabbing his arm as we walked out the door and towards the our parents grave

"Eh, No problem." He said yawning and rubbing his eyes.

"Still tired? Sorry to drag you out here." I said letting go of his arm

"Yeah I'm a little tired but I'll live. It's only 9 anyways.." He said with a shrug "No biggie, It's our parents we're visiting so of course it's fine."

We walked up the rest of the way to the burial site in silence I was wrapped up in my thoughts and I was guessing Silver was the same way. I was thinking about what had happened today why I was feeling the way I was feeling around Silver...it confused me. 'I've never seen Silver as more then a brother...Why is everything suddenly so...different between the two of us...? Well it's not really too different...It's just...abnormal I guess...and it's strange...' I shook my head and sighed softly 'Anyways...I still want to know if someone had called to me after the battle with Iblis...I could have sworn someone was watching us...and someone called my name...' I looked to the starry sky and gazed at it's beauty making me feel calm. This hill was the only place that you could ever see the stars. Which is why we buried our parents here. We wanted them to have a place that was not as bad as where Silver and I lived., it was like a eternal peace outside a city of darkness 'I wonder...If Blaze heard it...maybe Silver might have heard it too.' I thought looking over at him. He was just walking along watching the sky as he walked 'I don't know...what if he thinks I'm crazy...' My ears drooped and shook my head 'Come on you can do this! Silver won't think badly of it he'll just laugh like he always does...' I thought to myself as I had finally got enough confidence to tell about the strange occurrence so I tugged on Silver's arm and spoke softly "Hey...Silver..."

Silver snapped out of his thoughts and looked away from the sky and over to Reimi "Yeah? What is is Rei?"

"Um...Never mind I'll tell you later... We're here." I said pointing to the graves. I ran ahead of Silver and crouched down in front of my mother and father's graves, it read:

'Here Lies

Lady Naiyome the Courageous Cat

and

Sir Charles the Brave hearted Wolf

They will always be remember by there bravery, determination, and sacrifice

and their legacy will always continue with their daughter, Reimi-Miko
They Will Never be Forgotten'

I touched the tombstone gently and spoke softly "...Hello Mother, Hello Father. I came to vist you like I promised...It's been 13 years..." I said starting to tear up "...13 long years...I miss you both so much...I'm doing fine though, Don't worry. Silver and Blaze have been taking good care of me. I've become a great fighter thanks to Blaze's training, you'd be proud Father. and Mother, Silver's been helping me at home, actually if Silver wasn't there I don't think I would be so lucky to have a home." I joked to them as I wiped my eyes "...We're still fighting Iblis...we're going to be him and avenge you. You and Silver's parents, as well as Blaze's...We won't let your death's go in vain." I said touching the tombstone one more time then taking my hand away and setting down the flowers before I stood up "I'll see you next year, but I'll always think of you both. I love you two..." I wiped my tears away and went to go over to where Silver was. He was in front of his parents grave, he had already laid the flowers down and was now sitting next to the tombstone talking to his parents. He had his eyes closed and his arms folded over his chest as he spoke. I walked a little closer then stopped a little ways so he could talk without me knowing I was there. I didn't want to get in the way of family time, it's the only time we could vist them. Since we're always battling Iblis or training to beat him

"I wish you both were here...I miss you both everyday and never forget about you." Silver sighed and opened his eyes and looked at the night sky "Sometimes I feel like giving up...our battles with Iblis keep getting worse and worse everyday and every time one of us get hurt badly...I hate it...I don't want to see them get hurt any more...I wish we could just beat Iblis and stop all this suffering...I want to avenge you two...I don't know how much longer I can protect Rei either and it worries me." He said with a sigh "But I'll do my best for both of you. I'll never give up til Iblis is gone for good." Silver closed his eyes "I love and miss you Mom and Dad...I'll never forget you two..." Tears started to stream down his cheeks.

I walked over and wiped one of his tears away "You know, if your trying to play hide and seek you can't win with your spikes sticking up like that. It gives away your hiding place." I joked and wiped another tear away with my thumb.

"Haha very funny, Rei." He scowled and stood up, brushing his fur of the dirt.

"What? It's true." I stuck my tongue out at him then look over to his parents graves and bowed "Hello Mr and Mrs. Hedgehog, It's nice to see you two again. Silver's growing up into a fine young hedgehog." I smiled down at them "I'm lucky to have him with me. Thank you for letting him be my friend too. and Thank you making this place for us to live. We're all very grateful to you all." I said touching the tombstone "We'll be back to see you two soon." I smiled and looked at Silver and took his arm "We promise. Sleep peacefully." I said as we both started to walk away I leaned my head against Silver's shoulder. I didn't want to leave...I never want to leave my parents grave...Because I miss them so much...But I know Silver misses his parents just as much as I do. We need each other to keep us from going there and staying there all day and night. That's another reason we're such good friends, we keep each other alive, and from making bad mistakes. As we walked down the hill I thought now was a good a time as any to tell Silver about what I had heard "...Silver, after the battle with Iblis...did you hear or sense anything when we were leaving?" I said looking over at him

He thought for a moment before speaking "No, I don't believe I did. Why, Did you?"

"Yeah I did, I thought someone was watching us and I could have sworn someone called out my name."

"I don't know what to tell you Rei, Just try not to worry to much about it. It probably wasn't anything to big." He said ruffling my hair

"Ok, I'll try. It just bugs me." I said fixing my hair "I'm sure it' was nothing anyways, it could've just been me over worrying or something." I shrugged

"You never know with you Rei." Silver joked and walked up the steps to our place, unlocking the door

"Hahaha That's so funny, Silver." I said glaring at him '...Silver's so strange...Sometimes he's nice to me and other times he's just mean...You think spending 14 years with someone you would know them completely' I sighed and shook my head as I walked in and closed the door behind me

Silver yawned loudly and stretched his arms out "Ngn...I think I'm going to head to bed now Rei. I'll see you in the morning, don't forget we've got training tomorrow."

"I know, Get some rest Silver and I'll see you in the morning." I gave him a hug and waved as he walked down the hallway to his room

"Night, Sweet Dreams." He said waving over his shoulders and going into his room

"I'll try..." I sighed and looked around "I'm not really tired...Maybe I'll just sit in my room and think. I don't know..." I said with a sigh turning off the lights and everything that was on "I wonder what's going to happen tomorrow..." I said heading towards my room "I want things to go smoothly...Can't we have a day that where we can relax?" I sighed walking into my room and looking out the window "Oh Mystic gods above us... Please watch over us and keep us safe." I changed into my pajamas and sat down on my bed staring at the sky then soon after, drifting off to sleep wondering what's going to happen tomorrow...

(-To Be Continued-)

Well! There you have it! The second chapter 1st part ish done! I'm so proud of this chapter too. I worked really hard on it and I'm glad how it turned out, and I'm glad I got it up kind of quickly. ((My friend's been bugging like crazy to get chapters up for it. -laughs- )) I hope you guys like it too, I'm trying my hardest. Well Until next time, Peace out!