As they got off the plane in China, Kimiko looked around brightly, smiling for the first time since her argument with Raimundo. It didn't matter now of course; she had gotten her own way. She was back and she was going to find out what happened to her.

Sara and Raimundo walked up behind her.

"How are we getting to the temple?" She asked.

"What? Kimiko, we're not going to the temple right now." He stretched.

"I want to go now!" Kimiko said, stamping her foot slightly.

"Kimiko, I've got jet-lag. I'm not travelling into the countryside right now." Raimundo said.

Kimiko opened her mouth to retaliate.

"How about we go to the hotel for some sleep and go to the temple first thing tomorrow?" Said Sara, "We'll rent a car and take some food with us, we should be there by midday."

"How about it Kim?" Asked Raimundo, "First thing tomorrow?"

Her face lit up with happiness, the way it always did when she thought she had won something.

"That should be brilliant." She laughed, walking off.

Raimundo bent down to pick up his bag.

"I think she's more scary when she's happy." He grumbled.

Kimiko rolled over in her bed and waited patiently for the sun to rise. She glanced at the clock; it was still only one in the morning. She laughed at herself; it was like a child waiting for Christmas. She had no idea why she was so excited when she knew she wasn't going to be happy when she found the answers she was looking for.

She slowly began to doze off and she felt a sudden surge, like she had been here before. She felt a hand gently stroke her hair. She heard Chase Young's voice whispering close to her ear, his breath on her face. She tried to open her eyes but she was falling asleep.

"Sleep well Kimiko, I'll be waiting for you," He whispered, "I'll be at the temple tomorrow. Everything will be alright now, my dark thorn."

Kimiko just managed o get her eyes open slightly and she caught sight of two yellow eyes staring down at her, then she drifted into sleep.

She woke up in an impatient mood. When they had eaten breakfast, Raimundo booked a convertible and they were gone by 9 o'clock. They drove for three hours, all the while Kimiko tapping her nails on the smooth metal. She looked at the black mark around her finger; it seemed to be taking a shape, but she couldn't' figure out what yet.

It was when they rounded a corner and went over a hill that Raimundo called back to her.

"There it is Kim," He said sadly.

Kimiko looked up and saw the burnt out shell of the temple. Her heart fell and any excitement she had felt dissolved into a trembling grief. They parked the car not far away and Kimiko jumped out. She ran into the main hall, it had no roof and the high walls had fallen down.

She looked down at the floor and at her feet, the stone tiles were stained a deep red. Her dream from that other night came back to her. The blood … was it her own or her friends? Then the previous night came back to her. Where was he? He said he would be here to meet her.

She felt a sudden disappointment wash over her. She knew that it was a good thing, Chase Young not appearing in front of her … but something was calling out to him from deep inside her. She wanted to find him; just to find out what had happened to her is nothing else.

"You remember anything?" Asked Raimundo, walking up behind her.

"Everything's gone." She said simple.

"Yeah … it was a fire, …" Raimundo said quietly.

Kimiko gave a short breath of a laugh.

"The fire I started you mean." She said.

"You remember?" He asked.

"I had a dream … I was stood just over here," She moved quickly over, "Everything was on fire and I was looking down at my hands … blood was pouring off the fingertips … my fingertips … I knew it wasn't just mine …" She looked around, "Everyone was on the ground … no one was sleeping … they were all gone … Chase Young came to me, I wanted to know what I had done … he said I shouldn't regret this … you were calling to me through the fire … I …you weren't speaking!"

She turned around angrily.

"I couldn't hear the words! The words were important and I couldn't hear them!"

"Kimiko …" Said Raimundo warningly.

"Why couldn't I hear? Why weren't you the one who came to me? Why was it him?" She shouted.

"I was calling out to you Kimiko." He said, "I wanted you to hear me!"

There was a crackling sound and a near by wall that was still standing exploded.

"Stop it!" Raimundo snapped harshly.

Kimiko sighed and her anger faded.

"What did I do Raimundo?" She asked quietly, "Why did I do this?"

Sara walked around the corner to meet them.

"Are you alright?" She asked.

"We're getting there." Said Raimundo.

"He's lying." Said Kimiko.

"What?" Asked Sara.

"We're going to nowhere. Why does he do that?" She asked, "Why does he feel the need to cover everything up and forget?"

She ran away through the burnt out doorways. Raimundo went to follow, but Sara stopped him.

"Let her do this by herself for a bit." She said, "You only seem to be making things worse."

Kimiko rounded a corner and found herself in the centre of the courtyard. She angrily kicked at the remains of a pot plant and it shattered. She looked around and then sighed. This obviously wasn't helping and he still wasn't here. She wasn't about to wait around forever, hoping that he might come to give her answers that she knew he probably wouldn't give her anyways. She turned away towards the door.

"You're not leaving, Kimiko?" Chase Young asked.

She span around and he was stood at the other end of the courtyard.

"You're late." She said simply.

"Am I?" He asked.

He walked over and looked at her closely.

"I forgot to tell you how nice you look with your face repaired." He said.

"I would compliment you," Said Kimiko, "But you look exactly the same so why bother?"

"How very cold of you." Said Chase in mock surprise.

"As far as I remember we are enemies." Said Kimiko.

"You're still very confused young one," He said gently, "It'll all come back."

"What's this?" Asked Kimiko, holding up her hand and showing the finger with the dark mark, "what does it have to do with all of this?"

Chase Young observed her.

"You're asking questions you are not yet ready to hear the answers to." He said quietly.

Kimiko looked at him, her face filled with pain.

"Tell me!" She cried, "What have I done here?"

"You'll find out in time." Said Chase Young.

"Please! Why are you doing this to me?" She asked, falling to her knees, "I'm begging you! Just tell me what I've done!"

Chase Young observed her for a moment.

"I will show you," He said, "But not here and not now."

He gently lifted her up to her feet.

"You are too unstable right now and with your present company you are likely to become more unstable still." He wiped away a tear on her face, "I'll see you soon Kimiko."

"What?" Asked Kimiko quickly, "No! You're not leaving!"

It was already too late. He was gone.

Raimundo walked around the corner.

"There you are," He said, "Come on, we can come back tomorrow if you need."

She turned around.

"I don't think I will." She said quietly.

"Why?" He asked.

"I'm not going to find my answers here." She said, "I'll have to look elsewhere for them."

(A/N) Aw, as evil as he is I love Chase Young. (Damn I've become a fangirl). Hoping that this plot I've finally got figured out goes okay. I don't think I'm gonna be able to come up with another one.

Lots of luv,

Becky.

XxX