Silver: Sorry, this one is shorter than the last and a semi-filler but there is still a little information that will be useful. Oh, and a thank you to ARandomPerson for reviewing for me and making me want to get a chapter out today!!

Todd: Disclaimer: Silver doesn't own YYH. Enjoy!


Chapter 4

Trust and Non-Existent Friends

With help from her mother, Rain made sandwiches and such for Suichi and herself. The two teens seated themselves at the table and Maria went to the store while Henry went back into his study to continue working on paying the bills. After a few minutes of quiet eating Rain broke the silence. "So, my father wasn't too much of a bother was he?" Suichi chuckled and shook his head.

"Of course not. Actually we just talked about the weather and he asked where I moved from and what I wanted with his daughter…" The last piece made Rain choke on the Kool-Aid she was drinking causing the red-haired boy to laugh. "I was just playing about the last part, Rain. It's alright!" Rain blushed brightly seeing as she misunderstood his jest. She decided to switch the attention back to him.

"So are Yusuke and Kazuma your only guy friends that you are seeing this weekend?"

"Oh. No, there's one more," he took a thoughtful bite of his sandwich before continuing. "His name is Hiei… Hiei Jaganshi. He's got a short fuse and doesn't let on about what he thinks or feels… unless of course it's disgust or an emotion along those lines… he is definitely a hard shell to crack and even then you don't get to know much about him. I'm actually surprised by how much he has let me know about himself." Suichi lapsed back into contemplating how delicious the simple sandwich tasted and didn't seem too keen to volunteer anymore information on his friends as of the moment.

After the two finished eating, they put their dishes in the dishwasher and after calling a quick goodbye to Henry, they started the walk back to the high school. The weather had turned colder with small scuds of cloud drifting across the vast expanse of azure sky. A soft wind cut across their path and Rain brushed her hair back behind her ear as she pondered on whether or not she should go with Suichi to meet his friends the next day. Could she trust him? She gave him a side-long glance and thought about how nice he was… plus the added fact that her parents' "danger sensors" weren't tingling from his presence.

"Rain, your mother said that I was the only one of your friends she's ever met… why is that?" Suichi asked without looking at her. Her eyebrows twitched downward… truth was she didn't have any friends and even the acquaintances she made at school weren't very good examples of "friends" to bring to meet her parents. But why had she brought Suichi to her house? It was only the first day of knowing him…

"I just don't have time for friends…" That was almost true… technically the people she met didn't have time for her. She felt her heart jump into her throat stopping her from saying anything more. Suichi seemed to have felt the turmoil in her heart and mind and didn't question any further but made soft "Hmmm"-ing sound.

After the last 2 hours of school, Suichi asked Rain again if she would like to meet his friends. She decided to trust him and agreed full-heartedly. They planned to meet the next day at eight or so in front of her house… Suichi also told her to wear something she could exercise in which confused Rain but she just nodded and they went their separate ways, Suichi getting on the bus and Rain starting her walk home with Trenton trailing along behind her.