Yesterday's Sun - 1x1 (Don't delete!)

[Captain Kaycee]

Katherine hadn't even heard Rem's footsteps as he came in. Most of the time she could pinpoint where he was by listening very carefully, but she was still half-asleep from sleeping. As he tapped her on the shoulder, Katherine freaked and nearly dropped her mug filled with hot coffee. She caught it before it could hit the ground, and she turned her head to glare at him.

"Are you trying to give me a heart attack!?" she grumbled, her shoulders lifting up and down like she was recovering from shock. Katherine closed her eyes for a few minutes and controlled her breathing once more, before opening them again and looking at Rem. He could be so sneaky sometimes... despite the natural loud footsteps of a man. He had been trained to be quiet in the first place, so there were times where she could and could not hear him.

The mention of the orphanage brought back the memory of the week before with them speaking of going to the orphanage. Was he actually serious this time? She had thought that he would wait at least another week before going there. But if he actually wanted to, she wasn't going to complain. She wanted to know more than he did.

"Let's go then," Katherine half-yawned, setting down her coffee mug on the counter and standing up. She looked at Rem with an amused expression, seeing that he had actually gone through with her joke a few days earlier. You know, you'd look older and more like a man if you grew a beard, she had teased him. But she had never thought that he would actually follow through with it. He was growing one around his chin and upper lip, looking more like a goatee than anything else. She couldn't help but giggle, grabbing his chin with one hand and shaking his face like he was a little kid.

"You're so funny," she giggled, giving him a quick peck on the cheek.

[Cloudsong]

Rem smirked slightly as he got the reaction out of her that he wanted. No, he wasn't exactly trying to give her a heart attack, but it was always entertaining to startle her. Her reactions were always so entertaining. This time, she just heaved her shoulders up and down, and nearly dropped the mug she held in her hands. He seemed rather amused as she recovered from the shock. "That wasn't exactly my intention," he replied smugly, referring to how he had startled him. "But what can I say? I'm just naturally stealthy." He was joking, of course, but his smirk remained in place as he teased her.

His smirk turned quickly to a scowl as she grabbed his chin and shook it gently. Was she making fun of him? She had been the one who told him to grow it in the first place! Silently he pulled away with a roll of his eyes, not really seeming annoyed, but more mock-offended. "Let's go," he called over his shoulder as he left the room, expecting her to follow.

[Captain Kaycee]

Katherine noticed that his teasing personality had been switched with irritation, and he turned away faster than she could even say anything. She had been joking with him! It simply amused her that he had actually decided to grow a beard in the first place. She had expected that he was going to completely ignore the idea, yet he decided to anyway. It surprised her that he had actually did it when she was only teasing. But it looked nice, and she knew that she should tell him to keep him from pushing her away in the future.

"Hey, I wasn't mocking you!" Katherine suddenly yelled over at him as she ran up beside him. "I was just surprised that you actually decided to go with it... but it doesn't look back! I mean... it looks sexy-- wait, no... umm..." Katherine stumbled over her words once she had said that word that had been in her mind. He was always 'sexy'. She couldn't deny that, even if she wanted to. But Katherine fell silent and hid her face with her hair, trying to hide the massive blush that had appeared on her face.

[Cloudsong]

Rem stopped as Katherine ran after him, blocking his path. Silently he sighed, crossing his hands across his chest as he gave her the best indifferent look he could, waiting to hear her explanation. The rest of the group had left the room, probably to go out, and Rem was slightly relieved that they wouldn't be there to witness what could be spiraling into an argument with him and Katherine. He listened as she tried to stumble over an explanation, and he noticed that she was seeming very flustered.

His aloof expression however was erased as she accidently let slip that he was sexy. A small smirk formed upon his face, and it grew larger as he saw her blush. "Katherine White, did you actually just admit that I'm sexy?" he asked, his voice containing laughter. He reached over and parted the hair that she was using as a curtain to hide behind. It was obvious that he was quite smug, and greatly amused by her, especially because it was obvious the words had slipped out without her wanting them to.

[Captain Kaycee]

Katherine wanted to hide away up in her room as she realized her mistake. Now she was the one that was going to be humiliated! She hadn't been intending to use that word! She had been wanting to use another word like handsome or sweet... not sexy. Now she was in for a persecution, and she knew that she couldn't win the fight. The word had came out of her own mouth, and he had heard it.

"N-No..." Katherine stumbled over her denial, trying to keep herself from making eye contact. She was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to tell him. He could easily see her face; he had parted her hair so he could get a good look at her reddened cheeks. But she finally mustered up enough courage to speak again, and again tried to deny it.

"O-Okay that might have... slipped out of my mouth... but that doesn't mean you are all the time! Wait, no... that's not what I mean!! I mean, you are very attractive and appealing and..." Katherine couldn't figure out the right words to say anymore. She let out an irritated sigh, hiding her face by pulling up her jacket around her neck. "Okay... yes I admit that you're... sexy..." she grumbled, flashing one quick glance at him before looking back to the ground.

[Cloudsong]

Seeing how embarrassed she was perhaps should have stopped Rem from laughing, but he couldn't help it. She was too adorable when she was blushing, and it helped a lot that she had just complimented him so generously. So she thought he was sexy, eh? Well, that certainly had been more than he had ever expected her to say. In fact, he was pretty sure that today might be one of the first times she had complimented his appearance at all, besides his eyes. It was rather enjoyable to watch her as she tried to hide the red blush that was tinging her cheeks, and he made no effort to hide the fact that he was watching.

He contented himself with a small smirk, and just raised an eyebrow as she shot a glance over at him, seeming very embarrassed by her confession. "Why thank you, Katherine," he said, his smug look still bright on his face as he winked at her. "Well I'll have you know that I find you to be sexy as well." He was teasing again, but his words were true; she was the most beautiful girl he had seen.

"Now let's go, shall we? Or are there any other compliments you'd like to give me?"

[Captain Kaycee]

Katherine mumbled something unintelligent under her breath, but didn't make any moves to say anything. At least they had gotten that awkward moment out of the way. She didn't want to speak anymore of it anyway; it was embarrassing enough to have to say it out loud to him. But when Katherine heard that he found her to be sexy, she merely rolled her eyes out of annoyance.

"Haha, very funny," Katherine mumbled, turning away from him and heading to the door. "And not for now, no," she muttered, answering his previous questions. She had nothing else to say to him, especially if it was going to make her blush even more. She hated blushing, but even Rem could make her blush more than she wanted to. She wanted to hide those love emotions that she had; she hated showing them sometimes because of her outrageous blushing.

[Cloudsong]

Rem watched as she took the lead, still smiling about the awkward moment. Unlike her, he seemed to have enjoyed the moment, as it had definitely lightened the dark air that hung around the castle since she had awoken from the dead. At least it had made her smile, and seeing her blush had definitely already been the highlight of his week.

It didn't take them very long to reach downtown. They had fallen into a business-like silence as they patrolled the streets, Rem with his crossbow out at the ready, and Katherine next to him. He didn't really seem to be thinking about the conversation they had just had, but occasionally he would throw a smirk her way to show that he still remembered. It was entertaining to see her continue to blush, anyway.

Once they reached the street where the orphanage had at one time been, Rem's expression turned stony, as if he were lost in memories of the place. He took the lead once more, coming to a stop once they reached the front of what appeared to be a fallen building. The top floor seemed to have been blown right off, and the windows had all been stolen or broken. He shot a glance over at Katherine before nodding, as if to tell her that this was the place. Silently he climbed up the five steps that led to the door, reaching up to trace his finger across the plaque that was slightly crooked:

Chernopolis Orphanage - Saving Children's Lives since 1943.

[Captain Kaycee]

Katherine walked down the streets next to Rem, her head up so that she could actually see where she was going. Her blush had disappeared for the most part, until she caught Rem staring at her with a smirk. It was then that she began to blush again, and turned her head away quickly to keep him from seeing.

As they reached the destroyed orphanage, Katherine glanced briefly over at Rem. What had it been like in the orphanage? Was it still like a regular house? She had never been in one before, as she still had her mother to take care of her. While it was still a bit different than when her father had been living with them, it had probably been a step up from an orphanage.

"1943?" Katherine mumbled, looking at the sign that Rem had traced his fingers against. "That's a long time ago... I didn't expect buildings like that could last that long." However, she was only muttering these words to try and keep the mood light. This place had probably traumatized him, and wouldn't be a pleasant experience once they walked inside.

"Well... let's go find that safe you talked about a while back," Katherine suddenly murmured, reaching out and taking his hand in hers.

(Brb for about 15-20 minutes ^^; )

[Cloudsong]

Her voice brought him back to reality. Rem glanced over at her, smiling slightly as she took his hand in hers. There was no longer a trace of a smirk there, but doubt that shone in his eyes. This was where he had lived for the first six years of his life, up until Maxime had adopted him. He had never fit in right, and had always been made fun of by the other kids, for his different colored eyes, and because of his personality. Even back then, at the young age, he had been a loner, and usually just kept to himself as the others had made friends.

Having her moral support was definitely a plus, and he found that he was much more confident with her by his side. He gave her hand a gentle squeeze before releasing it. It took him a moment to turn the rust doorknob, but when he finally did get it open, the room that they faced was one that was in ruins. There were a few dusty toys that were on the floor, and broken glass all over the place. He slowly turned around, looking at everything with a distant look on his face. It had changed of course, from the bombings. And no one was living here any longer. He wondered with a heavy heart what had happened to the children that had been living here at the time of the bombings. No doubt they had perished, or been moved to a safer location.

"Cat should be here with us," he said suddenly, his voice echoing across the high-beamed ceiling. "She grew up here, too... But she wasn't adopted, like I was." The girl had run away from the place when she was sixteen, and it was soon after that they had met up.

He was tempted to go up to the room where he had shared with a few other boys, but he decided against this after a moment. They had come to find his files, to see if there was any name on it that could lead them to his mother, should she even be alive.

(Okay :3)