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Ice Water

New Home

Sapphire Aquamarie, the newly appointed Guardian of Equality, had a dilemma.

She had a new home now in the Palace of Beginnings but she couldn't quite figure out where in the Palace to settle herself. The Palace of Beginnings had hundreds of rooms, each immaculate and beautiful, but none of them were quite what she had in mind. She wanted a space of her own where she could really make it her own, a niche that could be her private getaway whenever the pressures of being a Guardian became too rough for her.

"I just can't seem to find a good place…" Sapphire sighed as she hung out with Marina and Jack in the Seasonal Gardens. "What about that room where you stayed your first time here?" Jack inquired curiously. "It was nice…but not exactly my type. I want a place I can truly make my own," Sapphire told him, swirling a small trickle of water around her head. "Well, I'm no interior decorator. But I'm sure you'll find a good place here in the Palace to stay, Saph," Jack smiled and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and lifted off the ground.

"Now where are you headed off to?" Sapphire cocked her head at him. "I gotta go spread some snow in Japan. You want me to go grab some sake for you?" Jack replied, grinning. Sapphire lightly laughed. "I don't drink Jack, but I'm a Hello Kitty fan," she said. "A Hello Kitty for my lovely water sprite. Consider it done!" Jack smiled and flew off to spread some snow in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Sapphire smiled and looked at Marina curiously. "You got any ideas where I can live in the Palace, Marina?" she asked. The giant swan turned her graceful neck about thoughtfully before an idea lit up her brain. "I think I know some people who can help. Hop on!" she said, beckoning to Sapphire to climb onto her back. Sapphire got on Marina's saddle and they flew off. They passed by verdant fields and sprawling forests until they reached a familiar location.

"Hey…wasn't this where the Scepter of Creations was kept?" Sapphire looked confused as they arrived at the familiar waterfall. "Yup, and this is where we're gonna get help in finding your dream place," Marina said as Sapphire parted the waterfall and they flew into the cave filled with crystals. "Let's dive down now," Marina said. Nodding Sapphire guided her giant swan comrade into a swan dive. Her underwater breathing ability activated and she passed the magic onto Marina, enabling her to breathe. They dove a bit further in until two mermaids swam past them. "Hi, Melody! Hey, Melanie!" Sapphire greeted the mermaid protectors of the Scepter of Creations.

"Oh, hello, Sapphire! Fancy seeing you and Marina here again," Melody, the mermaid with sand colored hair, greeted her. "What brings you girls here to our aquatic abode? Any trouble?" Melanie, the mermaid with auburn hair, asked. "Sapphire's having a hard time where she should live in the Palace of Beginnings. Can you two help us?" Marina asked hopefully.

Melanie and Melody immediately smiled.

"We have the perfect place for you, Saph," Melody said. "Follow us!" Melanie laughed. With two flicks of their tails, the mermaid sisters swam off and Marina and Sapphire followed them.

"Hmmm…which one should I get…?" Jack wondered out loud as he looked at the plethora of Hello Kitty merchandise in the Sanrio Japan Store in Tokyo. Sayuri, one of Jack's Japanese believers, was helping him in pick out a present for Sapphire. *"Anata no gārufurendo wa, mizu no seishindesu ka? (Your girlfriend is a water spirit?)" Sayuri asked the Guardian of Fun. *"Hai, kanojo no sukinairo wa aodesu. (Yes, and her favorite color is blue.)" Jack nodded.

Sayuri smiled and picked out a Hello Kitty doll wearing a cute blue sailor's uniform. Jack grinned. *"Sore wa saikōdesu! Arigatō! (That's perfect! Thank you!)" he said, gratefully bowing to Sayuri and giving her the needed amount of Yen for payment. Sayuri bowed to Jack and waved goodbye to him as Jack flew off to continue spreading snow in Japan.

"This place…is awesome," Sapphire had the widest grin on her face as she gazed at the large castle like coral structure Melanie and Melody had led her and Marina to. It was so colorful and there were schools of equally colorful fish swimming about. "And here's the best part," Melody smiled as she and her sister led her inside. To Sapphire's surprise, the inside was dry as a bone but still had a cool atmosphere and she could smell fresh air. "This place is actually connected to the surface so air can freely circulate though here. What do you think?" Melanie asked as she and her sister surfaced. Sapphire and Marina went ashore to explore.

Sapphire could see that this place was exactly how she wanted her dream home to be like. It was spacious, beautiful and she could even see some spots where she could do some decorating of her own. This place was perfect!

"I think I've found my place," the water spirit grinned. "And the best part is that Melody and Melanie live close by. Neighbors!" Marina said excitedly. Thanking the mermaid sisters, Sapphire and Marina went back to the Palace of Beginnings to see Mother Nature and Father Time. The two great beings accompanied her to the coral structure and were instantly onboard, agreeing that the coral palace was the perfect place for Sapphire to live in. It was in Sapphire's element and also had a strategic location where very few intruders would try to venture into. As long as Sapphire accompanied visitors underwater so they could breathe, she could have anyone visit her anytime.

Sapphire immediately set out to clean up her new home and plan what she would do to make it truly her own. Jack came back that afternoon and was all smiles as he gave Sapphire the Hello Kitty doll. Sapphire squealed and gave the doll a squeeze. Then she smiled and, after placing her new Hello Kitty in a waterproof bag, led Jack to her new place.

"Welcome to Villa de Aquamaria!" she said grandly as she and Jack arrived at her coral palace. Jack took a look around and whistled, "Nice place you got here…It might need some furniture, though…" he said thoughtfully. "Yeah, it's not much at this point…but I'll transform it into my haven soon enough," Sapphire grinned and took her Hello Kitty doll out of the waterproof bag. "In the meantime, this will be my starting point," she smiled as she placed the doll on a small coral pedestal. "It's starting to look like your place already," Jack grinned and Sapphire smiled back at him.

The Japanese sentences came from me using Google as a translator. Anyways, read and review. More one-shots to come!

-GuardianDragon98