Keiko's POV

He's the nicest person in the world; he is the very few that makes my heart race.

Very few...? I have others? There is Tsuki but my heart beats irrationally faster than it is suppose to when I think of Ren.

What does he look like? What is it like to be stared down by his grey eyes (Kijima commented we both have grey eyes)? Is love different when you can see; or does it change?

All these questions go around my mind that I am practically swirling in them every day. Oh, how I wish to get rid of the dreadful feeling that is affecting my heart rate but it feels so nice!

But does Ren feel that way with me? Probably not since he still loves that missing kohai of his. But... Kyoko probably has a good reason for leaving him and still loves him (Or just misses him without the love...).

Her feelings... she loves him and so do I. It is like we are twins and we both love the same man.

I don't think of "There can only be one!" as that saying is useless when it is Ren's decision. It would make my heart break if he chooses Kyoko but I don't want to love anyone but him. If the one I love is madly in love with someone else... then I don't mind giving up my hopes in that so-called feeling "Love". The first crush that turns into love is the one that falls down faster when you are deeply in love with them.

I don't even know why I even know all this knowledge. They just snared me into thinking all of this that I can't help but wonder:

Are these my thoughts from my previous life? Before I was a shinigami?

Ren bent down and gazed as Keiko slept for the entire day. Her breaths were even but were hitched suddenly at times as if she just realized something; then she would release her airstream back to its original pace.

Tsuki had been away for a couple of days and sometimes weeks but came back to Keiko's side immediately when he had the chance. He didn't wait at Ren's apartment and he didn't wait like a good boy and sat in Ren's dressing room. He would get the info where she was (He might've sniffed her scent seeing his sense of smell surpasses the average human) and dragged her away from their victim.

However, today, Keiko felt drowsy and slept in Ren's dressing room for the whole time he was on set. Even when he had to go to a different job, she still slept the hours through and didn't wake up until his last job was done.

"What... what did I miss?" She would say in a groggy voice.

"Everything," Tsuki said truthfully.

"Oh, I did?"

"Yes."

"I see..." Keiko nodded. Her nods were dropping as she fell back onto the back of the chair she slept in before and fell right back to sleep. She tucked her legs on the chair and put her hands on one cheek. She slept with sightful grin.

Tsuki grinned. "Of course she would like to take a catnap once in a while. She does it a lot more than a normal person should."

"Really? I don't see that often since she is usually a bundle full of energy," Yashiro tapped his chin in wonder as he looked at Keiko's innocently sleeping on the swirly chair.

"Well, she is like a cat." Tsuki rolled his eyes since she was like a cat. She had the ears to prove it! "Cats are very athletic animals but they often want to sleep to conserve their energy. They can get lazy when they are pampered too much..." Tsuki turned over to Ren.

"What?" Ren shrugged both shoulders. "I can't give my sister some gifts every once in a while?"

"It is nice that you are but you didn't had to overdo it!"

"No, I didn't."

"Yes, you did!"

"NO, I DIDN'T!"

"YES, YOU DID!"

*CLOMP!*

Yashiro furrowed his eyebrows as he closed his eyes in annoyance. He had both of his hands on his charge and on his charge's cousin and couldn't believe Ren was showing immaturity that could wreck his calm persona even a little. I guess family does bring out the real you, he thought.

"Please... refrain from acting like this. Besides..." Yashiro pointed to Keiko. She was rubbing her eyes and gave a big yawn.

"Nii san? Is it time to go home?"

Ren calmly grinned. "Yes, Keiko, we are."

She stifled another yawn, but it came out as a giggle. "I had a nice dream... I could see a boy at a forest clearing. He was so majestic, I almost mistook him as a prince," she sighed. "Tsuki says even though I can't see, royalty can stand out in dreams. They have this feeling where you are in awe of them."

Yashiro smiled as Keiko was thoughtfully describing her dream, sending life in her dull eyes. Although no light could enter them, her soul burned brightly so everyone could have a glance at her happiness.

He swiftly glanced at the two men staring at Keiko. They were both... terrified?

Yashiro gasped as Ren shook, almost as if something was crumbling inside him. Tsuki was only staring at her, but he seemed disturbed as she went on.

"I wish I asked his name. The funny thing was that I was thinking of calling him Corn, since he had blond hair. I couldn't call him Sun even though the sun reflected the colour on his hair... And I can't just call him River when his eyes were washing over me, like a calm tide that will protect you."

Tsuki chuckled. "He did? He made you feel safe?"

"Yes..." Keiko gripped her hands together; her hair lying on the floor as it curled gracefully. The back of her hair was short and didn't even reach her shoulders while the strands in the front reached past her hips. They seemed to curl into a heart that surrounded her, protecting her dear memory of the boy, "Corn".

"He must be lucky to have met you, even if it was just a dream," Tsuki lifted her in his arms and went past the door, not looking back. "Ren?"

"Yes?"

"I guess I will wait in the car for you..."

"Sure."

And they left.

The silence dragged longer until, "Ren! What's with you? Just monosyllabic replies aren't worth it! Aren't you worried that-"

"She had that type of dream..."

"What?"

Yashiro looked up and saw Ren's frozen state. "But she dismissed it as dream, not a memory." He laughed. "Just a dream..."

Ren left and went the opposite direction than the two.

"Ren? REN?"

What is wrong with him? He is acting like he was the one in the dream, but the description of the boy matched Tsuki...

He then gasped in realization. "No way... "

*Flashback*

"Ren! How reckless can you get?" Yashiro fled down the stairs to see Ren smiling at Kyoko. "Even though it was only three stories, you can't just jump off! Same goes to you, Kyoko chan!"

Yashiro couldn't believe he just saw Kyoko jump off the stairs just to get a stone. It was a good thing Ren caught her in time but still - they might've both been killed!

"Sorry, Yashiro san! I just... don't want Corn to break into pieces from the floor... Too bad I broke it from holding it too tightly against Princess Rosa." She held out the plum-coloured stone, showing the imprint. "It is, after all, my treasure."

"Corn?" You named a rock?"

She sighed. Why was it so weird to name inanimate objects these days. It seemed like a normal thing to her...

"Yes, I did. Is there a problem with that?"

"N-no. It just... is-"

"I named it after the boy who gave it to me." She smiled at the fond memory held the stone up to her lips. "He gave me the best memories."

*End of Flashback*

"Kyoko said something about someone called Corn also, but that doesn't explain why Ren would freeze at the mention of the boy." He tapped his chin.

"He must be lucky to have met you, even if it was just a dream."

Is the boy... Tsuki? But, wasn't Keiko always blind?

Ren's POV

I guess I was surprised that she thought of it just like a dream. I wanted her to think that it was a memory; I guess I can't always get my hopes up. She surely will have to someday put the pieces together.

I paced myself until I abruptly went into a halt. I completely forgot about Yashiro san. I suddenly shrugged and went out the automated doors. Yashiro san could just take the bus, seeing his bus ticket was close to expiration.

I went to the parking lot, still swimming in my thoughts.

Keiko might think the boy was Tsuki if she gets her sight back. So... she might not think it was me. Kuon and me look too different.

I slid into the car seat and looked at my car mirror intensively. Tsuki had Keiko at his lap, sleeping, and he was glaring at the mirror.

"Well... I guess Keiko will start to remember more of her background if she is always with you." Tsuki glanced the window and blinked. A snowflake landed delicately on the glass and summoned its friends to play and fill the sky with white bliss.

"I'll try to stop that, since I love her; probably more than you."

Ren snorted. "Really?"

"Yeah."

When the light turned red, Ren turned to the challenging shinigami. "We'll see about that."

I am glad that today was a Non-Instructional Day... No school means that I can type up another chapter!