Season's Greeting

i Chapter One: Ready or not, ready to change.

The snow crunch under my snow boots as I walk through the snow. The snow gently flowing down the sky to the six inch snow. When I took a breath I could see the cold mist of it. My body felt warm, but my heart was cold like ice. I look up at the sky to see the gray snow clouds. Everything was so quiet and peaceful. It almost felt like it was dream. No one wasn't around me. There was no loud talking around me. No people bumping into me like if I wasn't there. No nothing. It was like if I went to another world. A world of silence. I held out the palm of my hand and the snow fall into it. I shut my hand close. i Why am I here? /i I can't remember why I came here in the first place. This was very odd for me.

I continue to walk through the snow forest. Every once in awhile I would see a deer or two prance through the snow, or a snow rabbit go to it's burial. After an hour of walking I stood at a cliff. Below the cliff I could see the city and in the center of the city was a giant Christmas tree. It was so bright and pretty. I smiled at the tree. In four weeks Christmas will be here. All the children would be sleeping waiting for Santa Claus, and lovers would cuddle up behind a fire place or watch television. How much I long for my lover to do this, but I can't find him. I can't find my Hiei.

I slowly sat up in my bed. My long red hair falling into place. I rubbed my green eyes and yawn. I criss cross my legs Indian stlye, and I leaned on my elbows. i Who's Hiei? /i I ponder for a moment thinking about what I dreamed. After awhile I stood out of my bed to get ready for school. I took a quick shower and change into my school uniform. My uniform contains a checkerd neon green and red skirt that reaches at the end of my knee's; a red long sleeve shirt, and a green vest. I grabbed a pair of my wooly knee high green socks from my drours and slipped them on along with my brown dress shoes. I blowed dry my hair, and styledd it up with my hair band. I used a comb to grab some of my bangs so they can frame my face. After that I curled my hair. I looked in the mirror happy the way I look. I really don't wear make up because I like my natural beauty skin.

I looked over at the clock to see school will be starting in thirty minutes. I sighed silently. Like any other day, today is going to be a long one.

I walked outside to wait for my friends Yusuke and Kuwabara. After five minutes of waiting I saw the two boys walking down the street with there book bags slung over their shoulders. The boy with slick back black hair came up to me and winked at me. "Hey, what's up, Sweet cheeks?" I rolled my eyes.

"Oh, Hello, Yusuke." I said holding my bag to my chest.

"Kiera! So glad to see you on such a beautiful day!" I gigled softly.

"It's nice to see you, Kuwabara."

"Tell me how you two are cousins again?" Yusuke asked. I rolled my eyes once again.

"Dimwitt," I murter under my breath, "Shizaru is my mother's younger cousin."

"Oh." We continue to walk down the sidewalk till we reached our school.
"Bye, Yusuke, Kuwabara, I'll see you all later after school." I went my school direction, and Yusuke and Kuwabara went to their school direction. Attended to Miniko's Tsumaki Academy. It was an academy for only intellegent young girls. It was a very hard academy for girls to get it because all the technology, the teachers, and the scorlerships one can have. Miniko's Tsumaki is most deffinetly best place for the girls who plans to have a good future ahead of them. As for me, I plan to be a famous writer for children and teens.
I shut my locker door close and locked it. "Hi, Kiera-chan." I looked beside me to see my best friend Misaki.

"Good morning, Misaki-chan!" Misaki smirked. She swirled a piece of her brown hair and looked down at me.
"Kiera-chan, have you seen my boyfriend lately?" I looked up at her quickly.

i Shit. Don't tell me she found out that Kiyo moved away to America. /i
"Sorry, Misaki-chan, no I have not."
"Oh," she looked down at the ground, "Where are you, Kiyo? It's been a month now." I looked at my friend with pity. How can a guy stand not telling his girlfriend that he was moving to America? He's making Misaki-chan miserable.
"Misaki-chan, do you want me to tell you the truth about your i boyfriend /i ?" Misaki nodded her head. "Misaki-chan, your boyfriend..." I couldn't finish what I was saying because the one minute bell before tardy rung. "I'll tell you later, Misaki-chan. Bye!" I walked to my classroom that was across the hallway, and went to my desk beside the window. I looked outside my window with glaze eye. i I couldn't do it. That proves how weak I really am. /i "Misaki," I whisper to myself. Just then, my teacher; Mrs. Peter walk through the door. "Okay, class, take out your homeword from chapter one, lesson two."

The day went by quick, and soon school was over. I told Misaki about her boyfriend to America. All she said was oh. Poor Misaki-chan. I hope she'll be alright. "Kiera! Good afternoon!" I saw Yusuke and Kuwabara walking towards me. I waved at them and smile. I was hoping by smiling they wouldn't knotice that I'm upset. Kuwabara stopped infront of me, and gave me a cheesy grin. I felt like shrinking away from, but I didn't. He knotice there was something wrong with me because I didn't give him a hug or said hi. "Kiera, what's wrong?"
"Oh, um... I had a rough day, Kuwabara, I'll tell you when I feel better."
"Oh. Okay." I gave Kuwabara a hug and walked away.

It was four-thirty when I reached home. The sun was setting above the mountains, and everything was going dim. Like a candle when it's blown out, there is no light. Just the sweet aroma that was left of it. Like it is at the very moment because now it nine o'clock. This day has ended before it even started.
When I had my pajamas on I was on my way to my bed when out of no where a vertex came into sight. I screamed and felled back. The portal started to suck me in through it's green hole. "What the heck is going!?" I yelled as I was sucked through the whole. The space around me was swirling around, which was makeing me kinda dissy. I continue to fall, but I don't know how long it has been since I was on solid ground. It felt like hours when it only been a meir three seconds when I landed at the other side or the vertex. I landed in a big red chair infront of a office desk. "Hello," I said with a shacky voice, "is anyone here?"
"Kiera Kimiko are you not?" I looked around the room to find the source of the voice.

"Where are you? Come out I say!"
"I'm right down here." I look down at my feet to see a toddler waving at me.

"Aah! What the heck! A talking baby!" I said surprised. I picked the toddler up and examine him. "Does it have type of switch or string!?" The toddler waved his arms."
"Put me down, put me down!" I looked at the toddler's face.
"What are you?" I put the toddler back down on the floor. He brushed off invisible dirt from himself.
"I am Koenma, Prince of the Spirit World."
"Spirit World? What's that?"
"It's where soels' go to at the after life." I put my hands on my face.

"You're saying that I'm dead!? Oh no! I can't die! How did I die!?" I started to cry.

"Kimiko, you're not dead! I have a favor to ask you."
"A favor? What type of favor? By the way, call me Kiera."
"Okay, Kiera. You see, after many months of studying I found out that your father goes by the name Michael. Is this right?"
"Yes, this is true. He died a long time ago. When I was little. My mother was name Aundrea."
"Yes, I know. Your father, well, he the God of Elements."
"What!? My father? A God? I can't believe such nonsense. If my father is a God, then I'm..."
"A Goddess. From what I research about you I see that your locked powers are comming on the strike of you sixteen birthday. Your birthday is comming, is it not?"
"It is. My birthday is the 25th of December."
"From the looks of it your strongest powers would be ice, water, and snow."

"I don't know, but why should I believe you? We've just met, so I don't know if you're telling the truth."
"But I am telling the truth! Isn't me being a toddler good enough?"
"True. True. But still, I'm not letting my guard down."
"I understand. For now, do you mind if you live with one of the members of the spirit detective? ISince your powers will be unlock soon demons will start to hunt you down. If you live with one of the boys they can protect and train you."
"I don't know."
"You live by yourself, right?" I turnedm y head away from him and whisper yes. "Then you can move with one of the boys. Hiei is back from his slavery at demon world. Maybe he'll let you stay with him at his place."
i Hiei. That sounds very familar. /i

"Kiera? You okay?" My face was stareing over at the window till Koenma pulled me out of my gaze.

"Oh. Excuse me for stareing out of nowhere. I usually do that alot when I'm thinking."
"It's okay. Well, I hope you enjoy staying with Hiei. Oh, and good luck at training. You're going to needing it."
"Um... Thank you; I guess." Koenma sucked on his pacifiar harder and twirled his thumbs.

"Now, Kiera, I hope you do understand that this is going to be a big change for you. I'm even afraid that you won't be able to adapt to all the new changes."
"Prince Koenma, I assure you I'll do fine. I've been waiting for some change in my life."
"Not some, my dear, alot." I took my bangs and brush them back to behind my ear.

"I believe I can handle it, Koenma-samma."

"Okay. Well, pack your bags. You'll be leaving by dawn tomorrow morning. Hiei will pick you up."
"Yes, Koenma-samma." I started to walk towards the portal once again till Koenma called my name again.

"Oh, Kiera!"
"Yes?"
"Just call me Koenma. And let me warn you; Hiei has quite of a tempor. I wouldn't get on his bad side."
"Thanks for letting me know." I stepped through the portal as I heard Koenma yell good luck to me. I fell onto my bed at the end of the portal. I was surprised my bed didn't break down from the impact of my fall. I looked over at my clock to see it's now nine PM. I set my alarm for five AM. I quickly went under my covers thought back what happend. I went to school, went home, watch tellevision, ate dinner, took a shower, and then a portal came out of no where and I was taken to Koenma's castle. He tolled me about my father being a God and me being a half of a Godess. Yea, sounds pretty normal to me.

Not.

So this was my day huh? Such a weird day, but what else can expect in my life? Both of my parents are dead, my life is heck, school is a drag, and paying the house bills is not fun at all. Sometimes I wonder how I even manage everything with only having a part time job. But it doesn't matter anymore since I'll be moving in the morning. I closed my eyes and went into a deep sleep.