-1Author's Note: This is not a flashback that anyone is having. This chapter and probably the next will just be about those two before she left. It is my sincerest hope that you all enjoy reading the chapter I have prepared for all of you. Rei age:12... Kurama: age:13. Also he (Kurama) goes by Shuichi in this chapter. Also, back then, he didn't have long hair; it was short. If you want a picture of him at that age, I will gladly e-mail it to you, but please if you do, use the send message button on If you send me an e-mail, please say something on the subject line that will make me know who you are.

Thanks to: DragonGirlYumi for being my beta for the rest of my story. Or if she wants to, only this chapter. Anyways, thanks to all my beautiful wonderful reviewers, I would give you something for reviewing but it looks like my dog ate the rotten apple and the chew toys. Wait, here's a couple left, whoever reviews gets the chew toy for reviewing this and the last chapter.

Note from DragonGirlYumi: Hey people! I'll be beta for this story from here on out. :bows politely: Nice to meet you. Thanks for the chance Neominitails, and I'm happy to help. :hugs Neominitails: See ya later!

Rei and Kurama::sweat drop:

Rei: Are you sure he is fit to be our author? I mean, he's handing out chew toys!

Kurama:: sweat drop: I'm not sure of anything. Lets just be glad he's not our owner.

Me:;runs around happily: I'm finally updating :sweadrop: What're ya talkin' about Willis? I am perfectly suited to be bother your owner and the authors of this story :wails like a baby: I am good enough! I am!

Rwalks out the door slowly and into fictional stories for this story:

Story:

Chapter 8

Before Rei left to live with her grandfather
From the school gymnasium - A park
7:00pm -11:30pm

His emerald green eyes scanned the crowd hoping to see his favorite raven haired, violet eyed, beautiful friend, who went by the name of Rei Hino. He smiled as he twirled the next girl to the side so that he could look around for the young, graceful, majestically beautiful girl who made his heart jump every time he saw her. He started to get rid of girls faster and faster until one girl didn't let him get rid of her and that girl was the one he was looking for.

Time stopped for a moment in his life as he looked into those violet eyes and saw all that he ever wanted in a woman, though he wouldn't admit. His face grew pink out of the blush that had crept up his face as he had his hand in hers, and she smiled as she gave him a look that he knew too well.

Rei gave him a look that she only gave to him and without words, she said, "Let's get out of here!" They pretended to dance on the dance floor of the school's gymnasium until she found a way to get out, unnoticed.

Finally with her hand in his, they got out and no girl tried to say something to Rei for being with him. Rei smiled a sneaky smile when she saw that they'd finally gotten out the gym, and they began to run to the nearby park so they could watch the fireworks by themselves.

"Rei, you must really like me to do all that just to get me out here to watch this with you!" Kurama teased though it was still in a calm voice. He looked over to her to see if she had anything to say about what he had said and found that he had wasted his time trying to get a reaction from her.

Rei stood up watching the fireworks make the sky light up. The moonlit sky was lit up with many other colors besides the usual. Kurama sat down under a tree looking at the moonlight, and the red planet then stared at her for a moment.

Kurama stared at Rei realizing just how beautiful the girl in front of him was, he didn't understand why he liked being with her so much even with something like this He even made excuses just to talk to her for no apparent reason. He blushed and turned around immediately after seeing Rei turn around and smile at him with a little pink on those cheeks of hers.

He found that there was no girl like her and he started to feel the strangest feeling whenever she was around; it was like he felt the need to protect her from the sadness that was held within her heart and everything else around them.

'What is this feeling that I feel whenever she is around? Could this be the emotion people call: love?' Kurama seemed to always question everything and every emotion that he had and fought against of losing his heart to her, but he obviously hadn't tried hard enough because the fiery princess had already taken it whether he admitted it or not.

She walked over to him with a smile on her face though her eyes showed no happiness. There was no fire of determination in her eyes at all, they were the eyes of hurt, of pained self doubt, and maybe even of a girl who needed someone to hold them though they would push everyone away. Kurama noticed this and pretended not to because it hurt to see that from her. Kurama stood up from the where he was sitting and at that moment, Rei turned around and stared off into oblivion, wishing that she was no longer there.

He walked behind her and surprised himself as he wrapped his arms around her in a protective way while she actually let him. The wind blew softly on the two as he held her quietly and didn't allow the world to take this moment away from them.

She was surprised that he was so bold as to wrap his arms around her from the back. She wanted to hit him, but for some reason, she enjoyed being in his arms. She felt like nothing could hurt her, ever tear her away from him; nothing could ever go wrong. She allowed herself to be in his arms for awhile which seemed to be forever, but then something seem to cross her mind as she pushed him back and yelled in a voice full of hurt, "Stay away from me, Shuichi Minamino, don't ever think you can just come up to me and do that, alright! You..." She was interrupted by a calm Kurama looking at her with hurt eyes that were full of pity for her.

"Rei could you please allow me to heal you from being the Fiery Rose that you are?" Kurama said calmly as he looked her in the eyes and held her into a embrace that she didn't let go as tears spilled down her cheeks and onto Shuichi's shirt. He hated to see her cry, but it was better than letting her keep it all inside.

"What is a Fiery Rose! There's no such thing, and why do you call me that!" Rei's voice was full of shock when she said that while her crying started to ease, but she kept her head on his chest as he stood there waiting for her to speak to him. For the last couple of weeks she had been always putting on a facade of happiness. When the reality was, she was nearly broken inside.

Both of their considerably long bangs flowed with the wind except Rei had long hair to flow with it while Kurama's was short. All he could do was smile at her comment while looking into those majestic eyes of hers. He paused for a moment trying to think of a way to explain to her without getting choked up or ending up gaping at her and stuttering while try to explain what he meant. Especially since he just made it up after watching her for awhile. He finally spoke in his voice that Rei thought was so poetic even saying the most simple of things, " Well, er, you know..." he paused and looked Rei who seemed even more confused than before, so he had to explain so he regained his composure and spoke in a calm voice, "It means...you know what, I'll tell you some other time what it means just stop hiding behind a pretty smile and saying it's okay because I know the truth. You are becoming the bad part of being a Fiery Rose but I miss the old Fiery Rose because that one will forever remain my Fiery Rose."

Rei had not a clue what he was talking other than the stop hiding behind a pretty smile. She smiled as Kurama held her until it was time to leave and they danced to an imagined tune that happened to be in sync with another.

Author's Note: I'm sorry for the chapter being so short but I am extremely tired. It is 12:15 past midnight so :yawns: my characters are getting tired::yawns: but not me, I could go on all night. :yawns slowly turn into a snore: Yeah you know those lazy little anime characters::Falls asleep:

Rei and Kurama- :sigh and pick Neominitails up and lift him to his room to sleep: That boy knows we aren't tired, he's just tired :sips some coffee:

Side note for next chapter: It will hopefully be longer than this. It will also take place during this time period. I hope you all enjoy this little section of the story which has less action but definitely more romance, and what's more romantic than two people unknowingly in love? I don't know. This chapter was written up on Monday so I didn't lie to you all, but I do have a beta reader so my writing should be really improved! I hope you guys enjoy reading this chapter and please review!