A/N: Well did you all like my awesome chapter??? Oh who am I kidding Pros. always suck! and everyone but the weirdass girl got hurt!! You must think I'm terrible!!! Well whatever I had to have that happen. You'll see why eventually anyways THE BIG WINNER IS... ILoveMyAttitudeProblem cause the lines were from the Cheshire Cat in Kingdom Hearts. COMGRADULATIONS!!!! But if you want the Christmasy e-mail then just give me a heads-up kk?! Cause I need ur address to send it.

01/01/07- Happy New Year!!! Wow it's taking a long time to finish this chapter I'll try and write faster next time! -

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Chapter 1: A Reminder of the Past

Sho was out hunting for prey. He was still alive but only because Kei convinced him to try living at least a little longer. Then again Kei could convince him to do anything. Even after all that happened! Even after Toshi died, even after he left, even after Shinji went after Chan and was shot, even after Yi-Che got brain cancer, even after Son killed him and Kei turned him, even after Hana had grown into a wonderful young woman without him. Especially after Kei had raised Hana! Even after all that Sho still loved Kei the most. Still loved Kei with all his heart.

How is it after all that I can still love him so much? Sho thought. I still love him SO much but I still don't know how he feels! Am I just a friend to him? If I was dead I wouldn't have to think of all this! Why did I let him convince me to hide that day on the beach? I love him that's why!

And so this confusing game of mental tug-of-war started again. These same thoughts had passed Sho's mind ever since two weeks ago when Kei asked him if he would just live one month longer. One month with him. The deal was if Sho still wanted to die at the end of the month then Kei would go with him to the beach. If he didn't then they would stay together until one of them did... Which considering their lifespans could be a long time. They both promised not to run away again too. No more running away from each other.

And to tell the truth Sho wouldn't have it any other way! And neither would Kei. But Sho didn't know that and vice-versa; They were too busy being dense to notice the obvious signs that the other was in love. Like how Sho always held the door open for Kei when they got home together, how Kei would carefully braid Sho's hair slowly to prolong the time they spent together, Or even like how they would both wait, worried sick, when the other went out alone.

Like tonight back at the townhouse they had bought Kei sat, on a couch very similar to the one at their old apartment, waiting impatiently for Sho to return from hunting. He had fed earlier in the week so he had no excuse to go with Sho. So he was forced to wait at home and stare at the wall, since there was nothing on TV.

So Sho continued to wander absent-mindedly through the back alleys of Mallepa. That is until the slight scent of blood reminded him of his forgotten hunt. The smell's coming from in that building... No it's stronger behind it. Sho thought as he followed his nose to where the blood was coming from.

And then he found the source of the blood. It was a little girl lying against the building's wall. She was tiny, not much older than five, and she was covered in scratches. All up and down her legs and arms, her chest seemed to be bleeding as well if the blood on her shirt was any indication. There were even cuts on her face and neck.

She's so small. And judging by her clothes she's a street urchin like I used to be! Sho thought. And he was right her clothes were a mess and it looked like she hadn't changed them in weeks. Boy, this brings back bad memories! Well I can't exactly kill a little girl, and I can't just leave her here like this; She'll bleed to death... I guess I'll take her home with me. Sho thought as his paternal instincts kicked in.

He walked over and picked up the little girl, and held her securely in his arms.

'She's so light! She must not have eaten in a few days……I remember days like that before I found Kei.' Sho thought. 'But all these cuts and scratches, someone must have done this to her. Whoever did this must be heartless but' "if I can get her home and treat her wounds then she should be okay." Sho finished thinking out loud.

And that is how Sho went out looking for food and came back home with a beat-up little girl.

30 minutes later

thud thud thud

Kei heard Sho knocking at the door. Or rather kicking it down as it sounded. Either way Kei was elated to know Sho was back and that he could spend more time with him. In fact Kei was so happy he never stopped to try and figure out why Sho didn't just open the front door with his key instead of knock/kicking it.

Kei reached the door quickly and unlocked and opened it. But what he saw there was not what he expected. There was Sho, his now angsty vampire Sho, who wanted to die, standing in the doorway with a little 6-year-old girl who was covered in blood in his arms.

"Before you get the wrong idea I didn't do this." Sho said firmly, nodding his head to the unconscious girl.

"Wha, Sho, who is she?" Kei asked as he stepped back to allow Sho into the house.

"I don't know. I found her like this in an alley. She was bleeding so I figured that I should take her home and take care of her. Plus she reminds me of me before I met you. I used to live off the street too…" Sho trailed off, a distant look in his eye as he remembered the painful days before AND after he and his brother and best friend had met Kei. It was painful remembering them.

"Com'on Sho, let's clean, and bandage those cuts." Kei said pulling Sho back to the present.

"Right." Sho said softly as he headed towards the upstairs. "I'll put her in one of the spare rooms, could you get the bandages from the bathroom?"

"Sure." Kei replied turning to walk down the hall to the bathroom.

As Kei walked away Sho made his way carefully up the stairs to one of the spare rooms. They had a lot of them. In fact almost the entire second floor of the townhouse was just spare rooms since they were so used to living in apartments.

Sho entered the room and made his way over to the twin sized bed. He gently laid her down on top of the covers and started to take off her tattered coat, and worn-out shoes. As he finished with her holey socks Kei quietly walked into the room with the bandage-roll in one hand and a damp cloth in the other.

As he walked closer the older vampire could smell how deep some of her cuts were. If she reminds him of a younger him then maybe he shouldn't see just how bad her wounds are Kei thought. "Hey Sho let me fix her up. Why don't you go find some warmer clothes for her?" Kei suggested.

"Kay." Sho said quietly as he stood and walked out of the room. He had that distant look in his eyes again. Poor Sho, he can't seem to let go of the past. At this rate he'll still want to die at the end of the month and this time I don't think I can stop him. Damn Sho! I miss that childish sparkle in your eyes. You didn't even have it when you went to die the first time at the hands of Son. Kei thought sadly.

And then he set to work. Most of the cuts on her arms and legs where an inch or two deep. There weren't many on her torso and face, and what was there were only light and would easily heal in a day or two. At last Kei came to the scratch on her neck. That was the shallowest cut on her whole body. In fact it was mostly healed already. Kei found it strange but just ignored it for now.

Just as he finished gently cleaning the scratch on her neck Sho walked in with some clothes in hand.

"These will be big on her but they'll be warm." Sho said unfolding one of his old long-sleeved shirts and a pair of draw-string shorts.

And so the two vampires set to work changing the little girl into the clothes Sho had gotten for her. They were very oversized on her. It made Kei laugh quietly and even Sho chuckled a little.

"I'm going to bed try not to stay up to early Sho." Kei said yawning.

"Oyasuminasai Kei-kun" Sho said as Kei left the room.

"Oyasuminasai Sho-kun" Kei called back behind him.

And with that Kei went to sleep in his bed and Sho passed out next to the little girl that was a reminder of his past.

Ending A/N: Oyasuminasai means 'good night' I'm just not sure on the spelling since my dictionary's at school. Btw no contest today for dedication but there might be in the next. Til next time!!! JA NE!!!