Author's note: Okay I got one review saying that Ivan's story sucked some how. Here we go; it only took me about five minutes to write that off of my head, it is called miss typing! I'm not that stupid *I think. * Well these next two chapters about Alex's and Mia's childhood. Part One is about Mia. Part Two about Alex! Enjoy!

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Mia was sitting by the fountain of the Mercury lighthouse wondering about something, when Alex, her cousin, came right up behind her.

"What's wrong, Mia?" Alex said, causing Mia to spring to her feet.

"Nothing, just thinking," Mia said shaking, from Alex's little surprise.

"Well, a new shop came to town, Granddad is taking me to see it. Want to come?" Alex said holding up a flier for a new weapon shop.

"Do you only focus on fighting, or healing?" Mia asked him as she sat back down. "Our clan is known for the healing, not for fighting."

"Here we go again, about the healing and fighting differences. Can you take your mind off of what you are, and enjoy the outside world?"

"Winter is coming! No healing water to keep the villagers safe! They count on use to take care of them through the winter!"

"I'm leaving," Alex said as he walked away.

"You soon find out," Mia said as she looked back at the fountain.

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That night, Mia's Grandpa, and step Grandmother, was eating their dinner, when a question came up, out of nowhere.

"Have you seen you cousin anywhere, Mia?" her Grandfather asked, as Mia continued on her soup.

Not raising her head, she answered, "He said, he would be leaving us, to see the outside world."

"Will that is no surprise!" Mia's Grandmother chuckled as she buttered some bread. "He always was fascinated by weapons, and battle strategies."

"Yes, that is so, but will he survive out there?" Mia's Grandfather asked his wife.

"I'll bet you, he is dead by now," Mia said as she finished her soup.

"Mia Tanakoo!" her grandfather yelled at her, "No more dinner, and go to your room!"

Mia showed her grandfather the empty bowl, and walked slowly to her room. Mia just got out her journal and wrot down, what she thought, what really happen to Alex.

'Dear Journal,

Alex left us today, and I am very mad about it! For two reasons! One: I have now one to play with now and no cousin. Two: Winter is coming soon, and I will be the only one working I believe. I hope that slime ball is really dead, and in away alive still. I don't know what I should do? Should I go looking for him or not. Oh yah, and my uncle from Vale, send me letter the other day. It said "Mia, you have been chosen, so be ready to go some where." I wonder what that means. Will I have to go, bed time you know. I'll be here tomorrow!

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The next day was bussy, winter hit full hard snow, causing, more than have the villigares to get sick with the flue or something else. Mia, being the only one young enough, went around town trying to heal people. Her two apritence where given the comande to heal the travilers at the scarum.

"Mia, Mia!" a woman yelled at her.

"What is it?" Mia said as she saw her step grandmother out in the blizzard.

"Your grandfather, he's sick, very sick!" Mia's grandmother coughed.

"Just hold on," Mia said as she gathered her stuff and ran home.

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She saved her family from the terrible flue and, meet Isaac, Garet, and Ivan. Also finding her cousin doing something wrong.