.:.Before the Chaos.:.
Book One: Tainted Blood
Prologue: A New Beginning
I fidgeted in the hard wooden chair, as light redish brown hair fell to the ground in front of me. "Are you done yet!" I whined, mom came around, bent over, and smiled at me.Her sweet aroma filled my nose, "Yes honey, you're done", she said in a voice as soft as a canary, I hopped off the chair and Kitani bobbed into the room. Her brown hair bounced in her face as they ran up to mom, "Is it my turn now?" she said in a sqeaky voice, mother laughed, "Oh no honey," she said pushing Kitani's hair out of her face, "not today."
Kitani sniffled and began to cry, I walked up to her and wrapped my arm around her, "Would going to see Charlie make you feel better?" I asked before she broke into tears. Kitani's light blue eyes shinned up at me "Yeah!" she screamed running for the door, mother smiled, "Keep an eye on her." her smooth voice ringed. I nodded and followed Kitani out the door and onto the road, "Wait up!" I screamed at the hyper little girl skipping in front of me.
Once I caught up, she slowed up the pace, obviously tired, but shot off once again to Charlie's. "Meet you there later!" I cried walking off toward the town's entrace, my hands in my tan pants pockets. I heard screaming, then it died, so I ran to go see what it was all about, but ended up running smack dab into a small blonde haired, golden eyed boy. He fell on his back, "Hey...watch where you're going..." he mumbled rubbing his head, "Oh...sorry." I said gently helping him to his feet. "You know...running around in a place like this...is-" he paused looking up, and his mouth fell agape, "What...?" I asked, the boy shook his head, as if to snap out of a spell. "Oh nothing, what's you're name?" he asked politely, I smiled "Kira", he smiled back, "I'm Edward. Or Ed, whatever."
"Nice to meet you." he said, "But I have to go." my mouth formed into a frown, "Ok...bye..." I said lightly as Ed ran off. "HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN!" I yelled waving. Smiling, my little 7 year old brain couldn't fathom the probability, that I would see him again. Except, both of us would be changed, quite a bit. Physically, and mentally. And I, would be on a daring, and difficult path.
Chapter One: Better Days
'That was strange,' I thought, 'but the boy was sort of nice...'
My heavy boots thudded on the dirt, sending up small brown clouds behind me, I finally skidded to a stop in front of a small white-wash house. "Char-lie!" I hollered loudly, soon after, a light brownish-blonde head poking out of the upstairs window. "What?" he asked, "Do you want to come in?", I nodded and ran through the door, Charlie walked down the stairs frowning, "I was right in the middle of something, you just ihad/i to holler. I mean, couldn't you just come in?" he muttered. I giggled and ran up to him smirking, "Nope! But do you know if Kitani's here?" I asked, Charlie shook his head, but stopped when we heard a thud. "Oh no, Kitani must not be here, so I better go home." I said jokingly, making my feet sound like I had left out the door. My little sister came running, "Waaaaait! Don't leave me!" she squealed, her hands up in the air, and her brown hair trailing behind her, she tackled me.
"Ok, ok, come on then." I said picking her up and setting her outside, "Wait for me ok? I have to talk to Charlie for a moment." my friend blinked and he walked toward me. "So, Char-char. How's the automail business comming?" I asked, Charlie frowned, then replied "I told you not to call me that, and yes, It's going well, Kira." I smiled, "Well good!" Kitani knocked on the door, I nodded to Charlie, and dashed out the door.
Later that night, I was in my room, a large leather-back book on my lap. Dad knocked on the frame of the door and smiled, "Knock knock, what are you doing Kira?" he asked. "Nothing, reading." I replied not taking my eyes off of the book, "Oh really." Dad answered bending over to look at the written words on the book. His eyes widened when he did, "Kira!" he burst "What did I tell you about reading my alchemy books?" Dad tore the book out of my hands and shut it, I frowned, my mouth becomming strained. "So!" he spat his anger rising, I continued to frown and said nothing, Dad sighed angrily, "Just...don't do it again." he said calmly walking out, obviously trying to control his anger. My emotions swelled as I walked up to my bed, placed under a window, 'What's...so wrong...about learning...?' I thought looking out of the window, the sky slowly turning dark. 'Why...doesn't he want me to learn about alchemy? Why doesn't he want me to read that book?' I thought even harder, eventually my emotions bursting out and my eyes slowly dripping out tears.
Slowly, with my tears, the sky began to cry too. And I wondered, did God feel for me?
Chapter Two: A Stormy Night
After a full dinner of chicken, sweet corn, and mashed potatoes, I seceretly headed downstairs. Down there, was dad's study. Of course, it was where I had found the book, and it was where dad did his research. My ears were perked to hear if anyone was comming, but I slowly crept down the stairs, my feet finally reaching the cold cement at the bottom. I shivered, and slipping on a pair of socks in the basket nearby, the warm cotton felt good on my feet. "Now to get to buisness." I whispered, walking over the shelf with the strange jars sitting on it. They were slightly warm, and I picked out two, a jar with a white powder in it, and another packed with clay.
Suddenly, Kitani was behind me, "Boo!" she rasped. Instantly, I jumped out of my skin, "Kitani!" I hissed, "What are you doing?" She giggled, and looked at me, "What are you doing?", I sighed deeply and shook my head. "Just watch." I said walking over to dad's desk and pulling open a drawer, then taking a piece of chalk out of the drawer. Kitani smiled with excitement as I drew an alchemic array on the floor of dad's study, then putting the clay in the middle. "Ok, now where's the powder?" I asked Kitani in a whisper, she looked around, then picked up the jar of powder I had set down earlier. She brought it over to me, eyeing it with curiosity, taking the jar in hand, I poured some of it over the clay. Then put a small amount on my pale ivory hands.
"Kitani, stay back. I'm not sure what's going to happen." I said in a low voice, Kitani backed off and I moved towards the transmutation circle. The ground felt hard and cold on my boney knees, "Here it goes." I muttered, placing my hands on the array. At first, nothing happened, then the clay began to glow with a faint blue light, it then spred and grew bigger, Kitani now in the courner watching it fearfully. My light hair blew up and about, as the clay began to form into a small mutated blob, soon, the blob grew bigger at the top, it now looking ready to burst. The blue light became blinding, and I quickly took my hands off of the array and fell backwards. Steam filled the small room as the blue light died.
After the smoke cleared I ran over to Kitani, trying to calm her down, she was now in tears. "Shh...it's ok, it's over." I whispered soothingly, rubbing her back and laying my head on her's, "S-sister..." she mumbled between sobs, "I-i-it's so pretty." I blinked, my brown eyes trying to focus on the thing in the center of the transmutation circle. It turns out, that the blob of clay, had tansmuted into a manificent clay stallion. Smiling, I took Kitani's hand, and hugged her, "It is, isn't it." I said helping her up to the chair beside Dad's desk. Thunder clashed outside, making Kitani's eyes grow even wider than they were before, I heard knocks on the door and my heart leapt.
Two men were at the door, I could hear their voices. 'Oh no...they must be here for me. Maybe dad told them about me reading his books.' I thought my hands starting to shake. The two men burst through the door, and thudded down the stairs, and walked over to me, crushing my clay horse in the process. "Time to go you two." the black haired one said, extending a hand to grab us, Kitani and I cringed away. "Wait!" I heard mom shriek, her stumbling down the stairs toward us, "Our friends, of the family. I'm sure they would not mind watching them while we're gone. Please, don't take them away." she pleaded. The men thought about it, then turned, "Fine, but you two have to come. Fuhurer's orders." mom sighed with relief and ran toward us, as the two man walking upstairs. Grasping us in her arms, she whispered to us, "Mommy and daddy are going away for a while. We'll be back, so go to Charlie's and stay there. We will be back real soon." she said, her calm voice sweeping over us. Kitani and I nodded, and mom left up the stairs in a real hurry.
The door slammed, and Kitani and I were left, all alone, but together. My eyes welled, I just couldn't keep it in any longer, small tears drizzled down my cheeks. They weren't comming back, we were going to be alone, for a long time. And as I looked at the crushed horse, my hopes grew smaller and smaller. Kitani looked up at me, her usual blazing, cheerful blue eyes, now filled with worry and sadness. "It's ok, we're going to be all right." I said hugging her tightly, my tears staining her little shirt.
"We're going to be all right."
Chapter Three: Restless
That night, after Kitani and I had fallen asleep, my dreams were racked with horrendous nightmares. A man, with strange hair, he and I were locked in battle. I felt like I was going to die, suddenly, he lunged for me, and pinned me to the ground. His cold sneer borred into my heart, then, the vision in my left eye went black. Warm blood dripped onto my hands, I was dying, strange creatures then began to surround the man, all of them wanting me. The last thing I saw, was a silver haired girl, leaping in front of me. And I woke up in a cold sweat.
Kitani was snuggling next to me, I slowly sat up, and peeled her hands off of my arm. Walking downstairs, and to the kitchen, I made a small breakfast. My hands trembled with the shock from last night, they were gone...all gone, and were never comming back. There was a small knock on the door, and Charlie stood there with his mother, "Hi they Kira, are your parents home?" she asked cheerfully. I looked at my feet, and Charlie's mother's mouth formed a frown, "Oh, so it's now then." she murmered. Sadly, I nodded, "Yeah."
Kitani slowly walked down the stairs, a suitcase in her hand, "Ready?" I asked, my voice in a sad tone. My sister nodded and she stood next to me, "Then...time to go..." I muttered, turning and walking out the door, Kitani not far behind me. Charlie waited outside, a smile on his face, I smiled lightly back, then frowned again. "Let's go." he said happily beggining to walk toward his house, we followed, our steps heavy. The wind blowing the smell of this morning's breakfast past me, Kitani sniffled.
My brain tryed to remember what happened that night. Everything whent so fast, but what I do remember, is that that was the night, that I stopped crying. I was never to do it again. My life is different now, I'm leading my own path, and I'm keeping to it. Now even my dreams are different, no more child fantasies, no more fairy tales. I was going to set out, and find that boy. The light in his eyes, I knew. It was the same light in my eyes, that I had, for some reason, I knew that we would meet again. But I was not sure how.
Charlie sped up as we neared his house, "Mom! We're here!" he yelled, I smiled, and lead Kitani into the house. Our friend's mom's smiling face was always nice to see, and Kitani had already taken to her. "Welcome." she soothed, "It's not much, but it does do." Charlie ran around us, "I'll show you to your room!" he piped running up the sairs. Stopping at the top, he beckoned to me, and I carried up our bags. Our room wasn't that big, but it was just right. A window, and two beds. "It's nice Charlie." I murmered, Charlie beamed and left Kitani and I to settle in.
Imeadeatly, Kitani began emptying her stuff, including the stuffed tiger mom had made for her. "I like this place. And Charlie's mom is real nice." she said to me while spreading out her clothes, "Yeah." I replied, picking a photo out of my bag.
It showed four people, a smiling mom, cuddling a little baby Kitani, while dad's thowing me up in the air. Smiling, I placed it back in and layed on my bed, staring out the window. The clouds passed by, along with my thoughts. 'Edward...'
At dinner, I sat and picked at it, "You aren't hungry Kira?" Charlie's mom asked. Slowly, I shook my head, and Charlie's mom frowned. "May I be excused?" I asked, she nodded and I left the table, then walked outside. The sweet smell of rain lingered from yesterday, I smiled lightly, and walked up to the hill next to the house. There I sat, for a long time, watching the sun set. Until a blanket was set on my shoulders, and Charlie's mom was beside me. I set my head against her chest, her warmth and slow breathing eventually causing me to drift off to sleep.