Chapter 3: History Told, Past Revealed

("Someone needs to learn to keep his mouth shut!") Heruru growled inside Kiro's head and again gave Hebanu another mental punch in the head. ("Now that girl knows everything about us!")

("Just let it go Heruru. She is no threat to us.") Kooru said sitting in a meditative state in Kiro's mind.

Kiro just growled at this. He was walking to school that next day after that night in the alley. He hated it, if Kooru said to forget about her then she must not be a threat. He just hated hearing it from him. Kooru had a lot of respect from Kiro but he had to disagree with him this once.

("She is a sweet girl. You guys are just--") Hebanu's thoughts trailed off as another mental thud came from Heruru.

"I will have to go with Heruru on this. I don't care if she is a threat or not, she knows too much." Kiro thought back to the three of them. He could feel Hebanu's mental frown at him. Out of all the 'voices' in his head, he had the least respect for Hebanu.

("Right Kiro.") Heruru replied to him. ("We can't jepordise our getting back into our bodies. Any little information leaked like that and we could be locked in here forever! Or worse, lost souls drifting the world.") They heard him sigh. ("And with the trails approaching soon. I hope.")

("Stop panicking.") Kooru replied in his normal calm manner. ("Kiro is strong enough, especially with our help, to keep us safe until the time comes to return to our bodies.")

Ami jaw dropped almost to the floor. She reached out and touched Kaira's face and shoulders. She was in complete and udder shock.

"Your alive!" She stammered out.

"Yea." Kaira rubbed the back of her head. "For a while last night I didn't think I was going to be."

"So he did attack you!"

"Well...Yes and no. A bully named Jiruku actually was threatening to make me his personal slut or something. To be honest, I would have been if Kiro hadn't come out of nowhere and saved me."

"Kiro? --We are talking about the same Kiro? Kiro Rinku?"

"I am talking about that Kiro." Kaira pointed to the door as the green haired kid walked through the door. He looked around a bit before he spotted Kaira and Ami. He quickly made a move towards them.

"Woman." Kiro said as he got to them. "You don't remember anything from last night. Am I right?" Kiro glared at her with a threatening look.

"The name is Kaira! Not woman." Gasps could be heard from all around the lobby area. Ami covered her mouth and stepped back slightly. "--And no. I don't remember anything from last night." She hated to say it but she feared that even in this public setting, he wouldn't hesitate to attack her.

"And Miss Bitsuchi, I trust you have heard nothing of this right?" Kiro glared at her. She shook her head 'no' quickly. Her eyes were filled with fear. "Good." He quickly turned and walked away down the hallway.

"I don't remember you being like a jerk for too long last night." Kaira jumped back with the response in her mind.

Ami just looked at her dumbfounded. Kaira looked at her new friend for a few seconds for shrugging.

"How...did you get away with talking like that...to him!" She sputtered out. "You should be dead at this point!"

"I don't know." Kaira looked down the hall after Kiro.

The rest of the day went by quickly for Kaira. This time after school she walked home first. Dropping off her backpack and bookwork and told her father that she would be out for a while tonight. Then she set off again, this time for the mountain.

After climbing up stone stairs she noticed that a lot of old signs were posted here. Most of them said 'Turn back now' and 'Go away' and all of them were shot up with bullet holes. The fingers of chills ran down her spine but she continued to press on to the top of the mountain.

Kaira was very impressed at the temple like shrine in a crater about 3/4 the way up the mountain. It was well hidden and had a great overview of the city. Kaira started to walk down into the crater to the temple.

"HALT!" Kaira's hands shot up into the air as she felt the cold barrel of a gun press against the thin fabric of her shirt. A look of fear washed over her face. "What business do you have here intruder?"

"I...was looking for Kiro. Kiro Rinku." Kaira stammered out. "I wanted to talk to him."

"Kiro never gets visitors. He isn't allowed any." The gun holder, an elderly man, said. He pressed the gun more into her back. She stepped forward slightly to this motion.

"Why not?" She asked trying not to seem threatening with her words.

"He just isn't." The man replied.

"Man. Just let her go. She is no threat and she has come in contact with us before." A calm and tranquil voice came across the temple.

"Kooru? This is different for you to say that someone isn't threatening." The man said looking at Kiro but with silver hair and cold gray eyes.

"Kooru? I thought it was Kiro." Kaira looked out of the corner of her eye as the man removed the gun from her back. She turned around slowly to see the man.

He was about a foot shorter than her and was wearing white robes. He was bald all over his head and it was very well shined. Little slips of paper were plastered to the front of his robes that had some righting in a language Kaira didn't understand.

"Well, go see him. And make it quick." The man said. "Kooru." He turned to the boy. "Could you let Kiro take over for a while. I know that it is your turn at being out for now but..."

"Say no more. I was sick of being out anyways." Kooru replied and slowly the orb on the glove died in color leaving the green haired kid standing in front of her.

"Kaira was it?" Kiro asked rather rudely. He motioned for her to have a sit on a bench that was sitting between two trees.

"Yes it is." Kaira replied as she sat down. Kiro leaned up against the tree next to her but not too close to her.

"What do you want...Kaira?"

"I wanted to thank you. For saving me last night."

"Save you? We just didn't mean to lead you into that ass holes territory. It was our fault that you were there. Plus, I was going to be the one to do any damage to you if you continued to follow us."

"Us, we. You talk as if there are more of you. That man also called you Kooru. What is that all about?" Kaira asked. That question had been burning at her since last night.

"You don't need to know." Kiro snapped back.

"Kiro." The man said disappointingly as he walked up to the two of them. "She did ask you a question. With as much as she knows already I see no point in trying to hide much more from her. Kooru thinks her no threat."

"You always like Kooru best." Kiro said disgusted. "Fine. Tell her anything you want. I'll go whip up the banners so we can post it all over the city." Kiro walked off towards the temple. They both knew that he wasn't serious.

"You'll have to excuse him. He has a heart that is cold and hard after time. He is forbidden by the ancient scriptures to have any friends. He is only allowed to go to school to get the education he needs to survive in this world. For the time draws nearer and nearer."

"Time for what?"

"The spirits to return to there true bodies. See, Kiro's family is charged with guarding the spirits of three ancient people. Neither the scriptures or they will tell you what they are. The three of them, Kooru is the one that was the one in charge when you first arrived. He is a calm and tranquil spirit. His relaxed nature and his tactical knowledge makes him devastating in battle."

"Kooru huh? I had never met him before I arrived here. I met two others and Kiro himself. I think. One was really angry and the other was really nice."

"Heruru and Hebanu. Brothers and they show it every day. Heruru is the angry one that you met. He is a violent tempered spirit that doesn't hesitate to rip the heads off anyone or anything he wants. Hebanu is a sweet and kind spirit. He likes to be kind and help people. He is completely despised by his brother and Kiro. I am not sure about Kooru, he doesn't mention whether he likes or hates Hebanu or Heruru for that matter."

"Spirits." Kaira looked up to the sky. "That is something you...don't hear every day. Not too long ago I don't think I would have believed you. But I have seen them. When the orbs shines!" She looked at the man who nodded. He then moved and sat down next to the girl.

"The orbs hold there spirits. They all must share Kiro's body till the trials come." The man sighed and looked down at the ground.

"Trials?" Kaira looked at the man who just stared at the ground.

"Yes. To restore the spirits to their bodies which are buried here at this temple. Ten trials must be met and passed. The only things we know about these trials is they will include the game of Duel Monsters and will start on a night of the full moon when the moon is the color of frozen blue." He looked over to her. "That is why Kiro is like that. Each month when the full moon comes he gets really tense. He must brace himself for these tests."

"The full moon. That is next week!" Kaira said thinking about that. "And these trails are duels?"

"Yes, are you a duelist?" The man asked changing his tone to be a little less serious.

"Oh yes I am but I am not that good. I saw Kiro duel last night. He used a Gravekeeper deck and he won quickly."

"That is true. His family has passed down that deck. It is his sworn duty to use it to pass the trails. Reading the scriptures, the trails are coming in his time. We just don't know when. So he must learn as much as he can about that deck. See the game of Duel Monsters allows a duelist to build a deck of cards. These cards will be at there strongest when the cards and the soul of the duelist are one. This deck has been strongets in Kiro's hands."

"Oh."

Wind blew slowly through the trees making them rustle. Some of the dirt on the ground swirled up in a mini twister that caused Kaira to look up. Kiro was standing against a pillar of the temple. He was glaring at her with a set of hate filled eyes.

"He hates it that people know the truth. He may not come back alive from these trials." The man said.

"And you must not repeat any of it." Kiro said angerly as he walked up to the two of them. "It is bad enough that this bitch knows this much."

"Kiro." The man was using a very displeased voice.

"I am sorry grandfather but she has no right. I don't see her in the scriptures anywhere!" He retaliated to him.

"That may not be true. The scriptures do indicate that when the trails are held, a strong soul accompanies the warrior as he battles." Kiro's grandfather said as he pulled himself to his feet. Kaira stood up too.

"Yes, how do you know that it is her? What if it is one of the spirits and not a randome girl off the streets?" Kiro snapped at the old man.

"We shall see."

"I am sorry. I should be on my way. I didn't mean to be too nosy. If I knew I would find out this stuff I never would have tried to get the truth." Kaira bowed to them and walked over to the stairs. She walked down them to the base of the mountain.

"Please, she doesn't have a strong soul. She is the weakest person I have ever met." Kiro growled and walked back to the temple, his hair changing to a silver color as he walked.

"When the time comes we shall see who has the strongest soul of all." The Grandfather replied to himself as he looked out over the town.

Kairawas taking her time walking home. There was a lot of things circling in her head. What if this is all true, what if they were pulling her leg. The more she thought about it the more far fetch it seemed to get. Her, Kaira Burue, had a boring normal life until her mother died. Then she had to meet the craziest family in the entire world.

She continued to walk until she was stopped by a police officer. She had been too deep in thought to notice she was walking towards a building lined with police tape and police cars with lights flashing. Spot lights were aimed up to the top floor of the building.

"What's going on." Kaira asked the officer who stepped aside as a man in a black suit walked up. He wore a black hat and he had a pair of sunglasses sticking out of his pocket.

"I am Police Chief Captain Herold. There is a mad man up on the top floor of the building with a hostage. We are trying to get him to comply with us but he only wants one thing and we are not sure of what to do about it." Herold spoke to her.

"What does he wa--" Kaira was cut off as the man shouted from the top story of the building.

"Dammit! Get me the kid named Kiro Rinku!" The man that Kaira recognized stuck his head out of the window slightly. "Get him here now or this little girl here gets the brains blown out of her head."

"Jiruku!" Kaira covered her mouth with a gasp of his name.

"You know him?" Herold asked looking at her surprised. "And do you know this Kiro he is talking about?"

"Yes and I know where he is. I will go and get him!" Kaira said almost in a panic. She turned around and ran off back in the direction of the mountain.

"Good. You." Herold pointed to the officer. "Tell him to wait that Kiro is coming. Try not to get the girl killed."

Kaira ran for all she was worth. Her legs burned and sweet poured off her. She had to make it though, she just had to. Someone's life was in danger.

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There. Please tell me what you people think. I am wanting your honest opinions on this story. IT WON'T GET BETTER TILL YOU VOICE YOUR OPINION TO ME! Now that you know a little back history.

To LucienShadow Master: Okay.

To Goddess IANAW: Yes those weird named things talking to Kiro are the spirits. I believe that it is guys who will never figure out gals. (sigh) It is a never ending cycled trying to understand the opposite sex.

To John: I know what I said, I just didn't like your tone of voice. To be honest, I don't know what type of deck she will have.
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