Chapter 1-A brother's love

Rei! Rei help!" Kira yelled form the balcony of their apartment. Her clothes were almost drenched in sweat and her face was matted with tears.

Rei rushed to her rescue as fast as he could but it was too late. He head a loud crash and the sound of breaking pottery. When he finally reached her, Kira stood their motionless, too tired and angry to speak for her large plant that she had worked on growing for about four months was lying on the ground. The large pot was smashed in multiple pieces on the floor.

"I wanted to bring it inside before it got too cold!" Kira cried, "and instead I killed it. I'm sorry I really wanted to make it pretty. I fail at everything!"

Rei had to laugh to himself. Kira got so worked up over the smallest things. He was actually beginning to find her dramatics rather adorable…not that he hadn't before…

"Kira, Don't be so hard on yourself." Rei suggested as he went to kneel at her side, "maybe you should take a break. You've been working all day."

"Why are you so kind today?" Kira asked while wiping the tears from her eyes.

"aren't I always?" Rei asked sarcastically, "maybe I just fell in love with you."

Kira smiled. Rei's corny romantics always did that to her; it made her forget everything that was wrong and made her remember everything that was right.

"Hm…If you're really in love with me you would get me an ice cream." The old Kira would have never joked like that. But she wasn't THAT Kira anymore; She was now Rei's Kira.

"alright then!" Rei said as he got up, "Shall we depart?" he asked as he held out his hand to her. He was in a rather playful mood, which was fine by Kira, no not just fine, it was great!

The cool autumn wind rushed onto them as they walked down the street. It was on the verge of winter. All the leaves were swirling about on the desolate road. It seemed as though all the world was at a stand still and those dead leaves, Kira, and Rei were the only ones moving.

The ice cream shop was deserted, which wasn't all that surprising since it was almost winter, but both Rei and Kira had agreed that ice cream was good all year round. When the door shut a young girl, well about their age, came out of the back. She had long, thick hair that waved down past her waste. She was slender but strong looking with large cat-like eyes. She didn't even look at Kira but stared at Rei.

"h..hi" She stuttered, not moving her eyes, " How may I help you?"

Kira was almost certain the girl was about to cry.

"Well have two double scoops of chunk-monkey" Rei said. He and Kira had both agreed that was their favorite.

"Large, medium, or small?"

"Medium"

The girl got the ice cream without another word. Rei handed her the money and she handed him the ice creams. Kira thought his looked much bigger than hers.

"Thank you." The girls said as they left. Kira could hear that she was half crying.

" You're welcome, Hakari." Rei said as thy left.

"How do you know her?" Kira asked.

"What? Oh…uh…I don't know…I don't think she recognized me." He mumbled as he took a lick of his ice cream.

"She sure seemed…emotional at seeing you." Kira said a bit more harshly than she had meant to.

"You think so?" was all Rei said.

Neither of them said anything the rest of the way home.

When they returned their apartment was freezing! They had left the porch door open.

"It's freezing!" Kira said as she shut the door, "Let's lay together until it gets warm."

"I left something at the ice cream shop. I think I should get it." Rei said bluntly and left.

By now the shop was closed. Kira was somewhat socked at Rei's sudden change of attitude. She wanted to go follow him but she decided that might make Rei feel too trapped. So she sat on the bed and waited. She got a bit worried after and hour; So she decided to draw to keep her mind off of things like that girl…

After two hours she couldn't focus. She was near a state of panic. Why was she so worried? Just then she heard a car slam on the breaks, but obviously not in time, for with the screeching of the breaks was a large thud. The car had hit someone. Kira looked out of the window as the car sped off down the street. Right below the window, in the street, lay Rei.