Destiny's Meeting
*~*~*~*~*~CHAPTER THREE: Truth Recovered*~*~*~*~*

Yui tapped her pencil impatiently as the clock slowly clicked to the end of the day. Her advance English class was dragging on to eternity. The fact that she hated the new teacher, Mr. Unkei, didn't make time move any faster either. Mr. Unkei was an older man who had just come back from England, so his Japanese and English were almost impossible to understand through his heavy "London" accent. Yui had given up listening to him, she figured it was just going to be yet another classes in which she'd have to read the text book a few times over. A yawn escaped as the her eyes watched the little red second hand which seemed determined in going in slow motion.

" Is there something wrong Ms. Hongou?" snapped his stern voice. Actually is was more like ' 'S t'ere somth'ng 'rong 's. Hangguu'. Yui looked up slowly from the clock on the wall. Stares from the whole class made her throat dry.

"Ummm..Ummm..iie Sensei Unkei" she said, her voice low and scratchy. The teacher glared at her coldly and hissed, " What is the first rule in MY class room Ms. Hongou." Yui gulped and thought frantically

*First rule...first rule..god..oohhhh...*

" Speck only in English..." she mumbled. The teacher tapped his foot in annoyance.

"Well..." he said.

Yui stood up beside her desk and said in her most perfect English, " Nothing is wrong Mr. Unkei." The teacher humph unable to find a problem her English. He turn back to the board and continued the lesson. Yui slid back into her chair just as the bell ring. Mr. Unkei dismissed the class with a wave with his hand and the class quickly filtered out.

*******

"Is something wrong Yui-chan?" Miaka said in her usual cheerful voice, though there was a hint of concern in it. Yui looked up from the small chocolate milkshake that she'd barely touched.

"No."

" Are you sure?" Miaka asked again. Yui sighed in frustration and pushed the glass away.

"Yes, yes I am fine Miaka," she said and looked over at the counter of the American snack shop, Taka was busily arguing over the price of a ice cream bar with the boy behind the counter. Arms were flying up in the air. Threats were being thrown back and forth. Yui chuckled a little at the sight, but the display of small laughter didn't convince Miaka.

"Yui-chan....you've been acting weird lately. I mean you look like you haven't slept in days!" she exclaimed. Yui looked at Miaka and smiled the most happy smile that she could conger up.

"Miaka nothing is wrong! I promise....I just haven't been getting much sleep, which is probably because I've been drinking too much caffeine...." Yui stopped in mid-sentence when she heard the sound of two motor scooters and a voice call out.

"But Sei-kun, I HATE American food!"

* It's them!....oh no. I can't let Miaka or Taka see them!* she cried out in her mind. " um.....Miaka I better go. I have.....I have to study for that...English test..ummm could you pay for my shake please? I'll pay you back," Yui strummed to Miaka.
"Sure..I guess Yui-chan," Miaka said so softly that one could barely hear her. Yui grabbed up her briefcase and jacket from the seat beside her hurrily. Without looking up Yui muttered Miaka a thanks and then ran off toward the sound of the twins.

*******

"Hey Exinjeru-kun look! It's the girl from the subway train," said Sei as Yui walked up to them just behind the bushes that barely hid them from the sight of Miaka, who from the corner of her ear was gulping down Yui's milkshake.

"You mean..Yui?" Exinjeru said almost dropping his helmet. Yui stopped in front of them, giving a small smile.

"Hi," was all she could manage at the moment. Sei grinned at her, Exinjeru looked down and blushed. " I didn't think I'd see you two again," Yui mumbled softly.

"Yeah...." they said in union. The three stood there in silence for a few seconds, really not knowing what to say.

" Would you like to join us to eat Yui-san?" Sei asked.

Yui gulped, " Ummm..well I really don't like American food all that much." Exinjeru grin and laughed at his brother, " See! I told you not everyone likes American food!" he said triumphantly

" I was going to the...park down the street..You two want to come along?" Yui said. *Please say yes..oh god please say yes..* she prayed. Yui looked over her shoulder at Miaka and Taka. Miaka was inhaling Taka's hamburger and to the looks of it, The was a little annoyed at losing his meal. Exinjeru grinned at his brother impishly, Sei shrugged.

" Sure! You wanna ride on my bike Yui-san?" Exinjeru exclaimed. Yui looked at the two identical blue and black motor scooters slightly nervous.

" I guess.....but I've never rode one before," she said, looking down at the plaid skirt that was apart of her uniform. Sei smiled, " It's not that hard, specially if you are riding in the back."

Yui looked at the scooter again and brushed a hand though her slightly messy hair.

" Well....Okay," she said a bit hesitate " I mean there is a first time for everything after all." Yui exclaimed in surprise as Exinjeru grabbed her arm excitedly and pulled her to his scooter.

"Come on then!" he said. Yui hurriedly put on her green jacket, then pulled at the hair out of the caller.

"Where can I put this?" she asked and pointed to the brown leather case that she held in her hand.

"Sei can put it on his scooter. Right Sei-kun?" Exenjeru said.

"Sure," he said. Sei shrugged and took the case from Yui , then put in a small compartment under his sit. Exenjeru and his brother hopped on to their scooter unisonous, the bikes bouncing on the pavement as they did.

"Come on Yui-san," Exinjeru said as he put on his solid black helmet. The sun shine reflected on the glass shield as he put it down. Yui grinned and excitedly got on back on of Exenjeru's scooter.

"Okay, now wrap your arms 'round my waist," he said. Yui wrapped her arm around his waist tightly. Exenjeru laughed " Not too tight Yui-san , I can't drive if I can't breathe!" Yui blushed and loosen her grip.

"Gomen," she stammered. Sei laughed and slid on his on helmet. The engines soon roared loudly, the jolt of the scooter starting caused Yui to cling on to Exenjeru tighter. He laughed in responded and speed down the road.

****

Miaka looked up at the sound of two loud engines starting. She looked up just quick enough to watch two scooters zoom by. A gasped escaped her mouth when she saw Yui on the back of one.

"Taka-kun! Look!" she yelled and jumped up on the table, spilling her soda allover Taka's hamburger. He looked up at her, stream practically coming out of his head.

" Whaat...OI! Wasn't that Yui-chan?" he said, confusion in his voice. The two watched the scooter go around a corner and disappeared out of sight. Miaka and Taka looked at each, then the corner.

" I think it was," was all Miaka could answer.

****

The sun was setting, as the it began to hid behind the horizon, the sky above Tokyo was splashed with bright oranges, pinks, and purples. It made Yui think that someone has take a brush with some water colours and just painted the it. Yui stared at the sight and hugged her knees to her chest. The twins were laughing and punching each other lightly, occasionally throwing tuffs of grass at each other. She sighed softly, then picked a blade of grass from the ground on which they were sitting. Yui looked up as she felt a hand touch her shoulder. Exenjeru steady blue eyes meet her's.

" Is something wrong Yui-san?" asked Exinjeru, worry written all over his normally impish face. Yui looked back at the sky and shook her head,

"No, nothing is wrong Sub..er..Exenjeru," she said. Exinjeru turn her around and looked seriously at her

" Yui-san, that is eighth time that you'd started to call me that and you'd called Sei-kun Amiboshi at least five times. Why?" he said, his hands still holding her shoulders. Yui looked down at the grass and her brown uniform shoes.

" You wouldn't believe me," she answered back flatly.

" Try me."

" Okay," she sighed, " Would you believe me if I told you that we'd met before?" Exinjeru give her a curious look.

" But we have..at the train.." Sei said. Yui shook her head no.

" I mean before that....like..when your names weren't Sei and Exinjeru. In another life,"she said barely above a whisper. The way they looked at her, Yui felt like she was some kind of talking fruit," I told you that you'd wouldn't believe me."

" Yui-san..that is a hard to shallow..I mean another life time?" Sei said. Exinjeru stared at her.

" Describe it Yui..." Yui looked up at him in surprise.

"What do you mean?"

" Tell us what it was like."

" Well..in China....a long time ago. There was you two, two men, one very...handsome with long blonde hair, the other who wore long red robes and had this laugh that sent chills down my spine. And there was a women, a very beautiful women, with bright red hair and a man who was...." Sei cut her off and finished the sentence.

"A man who was half wolf and a small boy who acted years older..."

Yui looked at him with shock,
"But..."she said. Sei nodded and looked at his brother, who brushed a hand through his dark chestnut hair.

" We..I mean...Sei and I..we'd always had..this dream..about these people and..and sometimes there was a girl..who was very important....she had this kind of sadness around her...and we were fighting these other people who had this other special girl," Exinjeru said, who's head was turned toward the sunset.

" So you don't think I'm crazy?" Yui asked. Sei and Exenjeru got up and sat on either side of her. Each on took a hand gently in their's and then whisper in union.

" We knew you were the one that could help us Yui, if you are crazy. Then so are we...."

" Then I guess I'll tell you everything....." she said, looking at them both, a sad smile on her face. Then Yui did.