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"No!"

Red-tinted eyes opened from the darkness. Rei cocked his head slightly and glanced to the right of Katie. 'No' what? Doesn't he want me gone? I'm useless to him. "Rei!" He sighed and, despite the blond darting towards him, closed his eyes again and hoped for Katie to hurry it up. He didn't want blood to splatter on Cyrus. He would probably freak out. As funny as that might actually be, he wouldn't be around to see it anyway. When did I get to be so emo? he wondered to himself, letting his thoughts pass as the world went by agonizingly slow. The same time the world went to ruins. He made a face. I'm the type of kid I used to pick on in school. Hello Reivy! Looks like you're carrying a lot of stuff. Let me just--knock it out of your hands. He smiled a little.

In the next second, the world went back to normal, and he felt himself being tackled to the ground with a painful 'oof!' He winced at the impact of hitting the ground and the person on top of him knocking some of the air out of him. "Cyrus?" he mumbled, feeling confused. He blinked, realizing how weird that was a few seconds ago. What just happened?

"I don't hate you Rei..." He felt his heart skip a beat. "I don't! I promise I don't!" Cyrus...didn't hate him? He saved him? But, why? "Please don't leave me ever again..." Rei blinked stupidly down at the blond sobbing in his chest. He shifted so he was sitting up, using one hand to lean back on and the other to run lightly and comfortingly through Cyrus's hair. It was all he knew how to do. On the outside, he held a blank, confused expression, but on the inside, he was cheering and shouting and jumping for joy. He doesn't hate me! I'm not dead! I don't have to-- “I'm happy you two made up, but if i recall, you told me to kill you, and I'm happy to fill out the request. “Thorns and Fangs are suppose to hate each other. I hope I'm the not the only here who remembers that...”

He gasped when Cyrus was yanked from him and tossed away. Rei turned to glare up at Katie, but immediately stopped when a gun was put to his head. He felt his stomach twisting nervously. Bad idea, he thought bluntly, trying hard to think of what he could do. "I--but, that's all..." A person stepped next to him and he risked a glance to see who it might be. Nikolas. "We're supposed to hate each other, eh?" Rei got it, and grinned. He nodded shortly. "Right." He scooted back when he saw Nik attack Katie, and got to his feet just as the explosion hit her hand. When Nikolas was pushed back from the blast, looking dizzy, Rei stood behind him to catch him if he fell.

"Dude, you have some serious lady issues," Rei said, actually feeling bad. Wait. Rei? Feeling bad for someone other than himself? He sniffed indifferently to himself and stomped over to Cyrus to help the blond up. As if I'd feel bad for that loser! His problems are his problems! But he couldn't help the thankful smile he flashed Nik as he looked over at the Thorn.