-November 16th Monday Afternoon-
Today was like every other day in Ralington, the small town of which nothing happened seemed quiet like normal. Though today would be different for at least one family a boy in that family to be more particular. His name was Skye Dark an eighteen year old high school student who was about 6 foot. He had dark blue hair with deep ocean blue eyes and like normal he was walking home to his old style Japanese house at the end of Oaky Woods.
Man it sure is hot out today…I guess it's just one of those weird autumn days when everything makes it seem like summer until you notice the leaves on the ground. Skye thought as he walked the routine path he always did on his way home. He loved how the trees looked in fall especially in the woods which makes him love living on the other side of the woods. Every day he got to walk on the trail and enjoy the wildlife right outside his house. Though the true reason he loved his walk home was the huge oak tree that was about a 15 minute walk away. He would always lay under the tree until it began to get dark he didn't understand completely but he felt like he had to go there every day as though something was telling him something or somebody would be there.
Skye walked over and climbed onto one of the lower branches of the giant oak. He gazed up at all the leaves that were golden yellow and orange. I can't believe it has been almost been 15 years since he left. I wonder what he is even doing now and if he will ever contact us again. Skye looked up at the higher branches and closed his eyes taking in all the sounds with the cool breeze. Well whether he comes back or not nothing will really change. You can't forgive a guy who leaves your family for so long and just expect everything to go back to normal. Could you quiet your thoughts please you're really loud I'm trying to sleep. Huh who is this and how are you in my head? Err I am your conscience? Yeah that is it now shut up will ya? Okay first off that was the worse lie I have ever heard and secondly who the hell are you! That is classified but I can tell you one thing if you don't get out of this tree right now I will come down and … The voice trailed off as a scream broke from above. Skye looked up to have something fall onto him knocking him and what fell out of the tree.
"Ouch that hurt what are you made of rocks?" A girl said as she rubbed her head. Skye looked at the girl still stunned from the fall. The girl had short red hair with sapphire eyes. She was wearing cut up jeans with a tank top that cut short showing off her stomach. Over it she wore a black leather jacket that looked like it was shredded. As the both stood up he saw she was only a bit shorter than him maybe by two or three inches and she was well fit. Then it hit him about what happened and he quickly glared at the girl.
"What the hell where you doing in the tree you could have gotten hurt or hut me!" he snapped though it didn't look to faze the girl at all she just smirked at him. "Ha I could ask you the same thing boy. Anyhow you should address me by my name which is Kat. Kat Kurosumi and if you know your manners you will now tell me your name without all the yelling" she replied.
"My name is Skye Dark and this is my oak tree and I have every right to be climbing it."
Kat looked at him then at the tree. She walked around its trunk then stopped when she got to Skye. "I don't see you name on this tree and anyhow you can't claim a tree it belongs to the world stupid."
"My family owns this tree we own a big chunk of these woods and it ends a little pass this tree. So you were in my tree" Skye snapped. He was getting frustrated by the girl though she seemed to be enjoying the whole fight. Who is this girl and why is she so annoying! He thought as she brushed off some of the dirt on her outfit. Hey you know I can still hear you like this right? Skye's eyes widen in shock because he knew it was Kat's voice in his head but he had no clue how.
"Hh-how are you…" he began till Kat cut him off. "You wouldn't understand with your pathetic excuse for a brain. So therefore I won't waste my breath explaining it." She said sticking her tongue out at him. "What the do you mean I believe I should know how you getting into my head! And why you are even here in the woods! My family is the only ones who lives here! You have no right…" he stopped having something catch his eye. A blue light shone in his bag and Kat quickly picked up on it too. She ran over grabbed Skye's book bag by the trunk of the tree and started chucking out items of the bag.
"Hey what the hell are you doing?! Give me that back right now!" he yelled as he tried to grab the bag. Kat shot him a blood freezing glare which stopped him in his tracks. "Shut up and tell me what the hell you're doing with this blue jade right now!" she shouted shoving the stone in his face. It was giving off a sapphire blue glow and somehow the stone was now some sort of blue gem. "I don't understand that stone was just some grey rock when my grandfather gave it to me. Somehow it's changed…" After a few moments of looking at the rock he looked up at Kat "You have to come with me."
"What? You expect me to believe that this blue jade stone was a grey old rock that you just happen to have that now magically turned into a gem. And now you want me to go with you to some place oh that makes a young girl like me really want to go with you." She replied sarcastically. Skye ignored her remark and grabbed by the arm practically dragging her to his house. "Let me go your freak! Gosh what am I a cave woman you're bringing back to your cave? You could be a little gentler"
"No you are wrong you wouldn't follow me if I asked you and you know that. And the only reason why I am bringing you here is because I am pretty sure you have something to do with this rock turning into what did you call it blue jade?" Skye replied as he opened the door. He quickly dragged Kat into the kitchen where his mother was with his grandfather.
"Oh my who is this lovely young girl? She has…such a nice fashion sense…" Skye's mom asked as she looked Kat over. "Yes she looks like a stray you find on the streets" his grandpa joked as he took a sip of his tea.
"Hey! I take that highly offensive because I did live on the streets for two years!" Kat snapped yanking her arm out of Skye's grip. "You can talk about your life later right now we have more important stuff to go over. Grandpa I can't believe I am going to say this but does this mean something?" Skye asked holding out the blue stone. The old man instantly dropped his glass which shattered on the table. "Dad what are you doing! You ruined one of my lovely tea glasses" Skye's mother shouted as she quickly began gathering together the pieces.
"The stone…it it is blue once again. My dear what is your name?" he asked looking to Kat as he examined the blue gem. "My name is Kat Kurosumi why?"
"No my child your full title"
Kat looked at him for a moment as though trying to figure out whether she should speak or not. After a few minutes she sighed. "My name is Kat Kurosumi recantation of Lunar Knight Princess of the Spirit World." She looked down at the floor as though she had done something wrong. Everyone just stared at her until someone broke out laughing behind Skye and Kat. Skye turned around to see his older sister Haine. "Your saying you are Lunar Knight ha and I am the president of the United States!" she laughed as she pushed past the two and walked into the kitchen.
"I am to Lunar and if you don't believe me then you soon see. You see who ever gets chosen to be Lunar gets great powers. Though she get limits depending on what world she is in, like here I can use most of my powers here." She stated as she magically appeared in front of the fridge right before Haine did. "I can also transform, sing, draw, summon weapons and beings, I can control elements, I have super strength, and much more. Though like I said it all depends on what world I am in. Some of them I can only use my weapons others I can use elements. Though with everything good comes a bad side. Normally the powers I can't use are ones I would find the best to use in the worlds they are blocked from. Where ever I go I bring trouble along, I feel pain three times as bad as a normal person, and …" she began before the old man cut her off. "The curse…Tell me how does that curse work?"
"What are you talking about gramps? There is no curse in the legend that you told me." Skye asked confused by what was going on. "That is true Skye but that tale was just the kid version over the past few years more of the true story was revealed. Still not details needed have been found out yet though we have quite a big chunk of information we didn't have before. It was found out over the last few generations that the two sisters were brought to the spirit world where there were punished. Lunar was punished worse of all though no one remembers why for the gods had wiped the memories of the kingdoms and of the two sisters."
"He is right I have no reason why I am cursed but I am." Kat walked over and sat down across from the old man with her head looking down at her knees. The curse goes that I will never be able to become close to someone because they would be hunted down and killed. I …I am also said to one day kill everyone I care about and every world. I then will be banished from the spirit world for committing such a crime. Though I guess I shouldn't say that I will do it so far none of the generations before me have fulfilled the curse completely. Though every new Lunar there is the weaker we get inside, which is why it's quite possible that I could be the one who can destroy the worlds. It won't be long the one before me was barely able to fight it off and she was killed at the age of 22." Kat looked up and smiled "I wouldn't worry about really. Nothing bad has happened so far which makes me think that I will be one of the lucky ones" she said in a cheerful tone.
They all looked at her for a few moments until the Mother broke the silence. "Well why don't you stay with us until we work out what to do next. You can stay in Skye's room and Skye and sleep on the couch. We should get you something else to wear as well I am sure Haine has some old clothes that don't fit her anymore. And I am sure she would love to let you barrow them am I right Haine?" she asked giving her daughter a look. Haine scratched her head and smiled "Yeah I guess she can. Anyhow it's not every day that royalty gets to wear an average girl's clothes." She replied trying not to gag on her own words. "Come on Kat my room is this way" Haine said as she walked out of the kitchen and down the narrow hallway. "Don't call me royalty, princess, highness, or anything as such. It really gets on my nerves." Kat grumbled as she slowly followed Skye's sister.
Skye turned to his mom as soon as he heard the door down the hall close. "Why the heck is she sleeping in my room?" he groaned but his mother ignored him and went on with cooking their dinner. "Skye I am ashamed of you…weren't you the young lad that told me he wanted to be a knight. To find the princesses and solve the mystery? And now when you finally get your wish and you don't even realize it. It's a shame." His grandfather replied before getting up and walking out of the kitchen to sit out on the pouch outside. Skye walked after him and to his surprise his grandfather knew he would. He was standing there holding the stone out towards Skye. "I never asked to be the Knight when I got older you know. I am not sure I want to take this role and especially with Kat she will drive me insane." Skye complained as he grabbed the stone out of his grandfather's hand. He looked at the stone to see his reflection on its smooth surface. And before his eyes the reflection changed, its hair was white yet the face looked just like his. Though something was different other than the hair color, yet he couldn't put his finger on it. Suddenly the imaged vanished and all was there was his old reflection. What was that? Was that me though I if that was me I looked different. Why did my reflection even change in the first place? He thought as he clenched the blue stone in his hands. Whatever it was showing he wanted to find out why and he knew only one way he would be able to.
"I do not know if I am ready…but I guess I can try to be a protector at least for a little while." He said sitting down next to his grandfather. "Now that is the grandson I know" the old man laughed when a bell went off in the house. "Looks like your mom has dinner ready shall we go then?" Skye nodded and the two of them walked into the old house to see that everyone was already seated. Skye almost blushed seeing Kat again she was wearing a baggy tank top and shorts that almost looked to short. "Are you sure these are the only things you have that I will fit?" Kat whined looking at her outfit. "It's all PINK and if you haven't noticed it's not one of the best colors for me." Really that is the only thing she is thinking about not the fact she is wearing revealing clothing!
"None sense you look lovely doesn't she Skye?" his mother asked as he sat down next to his younger brother. "Yeah if you like red headed cotton candy I guess." He replied and he could tell that Kat was giving him a glare because it felt like someone had a laser shooting into his head. "I think she looks nice." Taji said sneaking a piece of chicken into his mouth. Kat smiled and looked at the food out in front of them. Skye's mom made roasted chicken breast with sides of corn and potatoes. There was rice and even buttered bread to choose from as well which looked like a feast to Kat. "This all looks amazing! I haven't seen so much food in a while thank you for letting me stay to enjoy this." She complemented practically almost drooling at all the great smells. "Aww why thank you but this is nothing honestly, though you said you lived out on you own earlier didn't you so you must have not had a home cooked meal in a long time. So please eat as much as you like." Skye's mom said happily trying to hide the fact her face was turning red with embarrassment.
"Thank you so much!" Kat said as she began scarfing down all the food she eaten about three fourths of her food within five minutes which kind of scared everyone. As she shoved the last of her food into her mouth she noticed that everyone was looking at her. "Is something wrong?" she asked after she swallowed. "You look like you're a bottomless pit" Skye replied as his older sister punched him in the arm. "Ouch geez I was just saying what we were all thinking."
"Oh I am sorry I sometimes forget to slow down when I eat. I am normally on the move and don't have much time to eat and I need as much food as I can get I burn a ton of calories a day."
"I see then here take some more rice" Skye's mom filled Kats bowl again and this time she tried to eat slower. Everyone finished and you could see it in their eyes that it was time to sleep. It was still kind of early but all of the events that had happened had wiped everyone out. "Skye why don't you take Kat to your room to settle down and in the morning we will all sit down and figure out what to do about our situation."
"Yeah alright." Skye replied as he led Kat down the hall to the first door on the right. "This is my room…don't touch any of my things and try not to stink up my room with the scent of well you." He said in a kind of a harsh but jokey tone. "Ha that was so funny I forgot to laugh" she replied though she didn't have her full attitude like she did earlier. Skye shrugged it off and walked out of the room closing the door behind him. Once he left Kat laid down on the bed and curled up under the blanket facing the wall which had a huge window with the perfect view of the moon.
If only they knew what trouble they are all about to get into. I am just sorry that this nice family is the one with my Knight now they will suffer all because of me…