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Eternal Destiny
::Chapter Five::

Unmei, Kiro, Saykio, Helimar and Pearl appeared at the entrance to The Hills, and Helimar
began leading them towards Oaken's house. Unmei only breifly wondered how he knew, but then
remembered that a wizards powers where vast. So she just silently followed, wondering how Kiro
had been able to get her.

Unmei was also thankful that the 'Fawning Six' where no where to be seen. That was the
LAST thing she needed now. To have them show up and laugh at the strange group. Even as human,
Pearl's red hair was awfuly curious. Finaly they reached Unmei's home. Unmei ran striaght to
the door, and opened it to see Oaken. After all, at Atlantis she had thought she was never gonna
see him again.

She ran into the house, but Oaken seemed to be heading out, for he stood at the hall to
the door. He smiled to see her, and Unmei ran over Oaken and hugged him.

"Oh, Oaken! I thought I never would see you again! Down in Atlantis, I thought I would
never see you again, because I could not cast any teleportation spells! I could not beleive it
when Kiro and Saykio appeared!" she cried.

"Calm down Unmei. I hoped they would be on time before it would be to late to reverse the
spell." he replied. Unmei turned as she heard kiro, Saykio, Pearl, and Helimar standing at the
door.

"Kiro, Saykio, thank you for saving Unmei for me! And Helimar! I knew I would see you
again soon!" the old man cried. "Ah, and I see you did not leave with out saving this young
girl too, huh?" he continued, turning to Pearl, who had gotten very confused, knowing nothing
that was going on.

"I'm Pearl. I must thank you once again for rescuring me along with Unmei. But how was I
saved when I thought after twenty-five hours the spell became permanent." Pearl asked. Helimar
chuckled.

"Only the caster can reverse it after twenty-four hours. And even so, it takes some
special herbs to reverse it, which I always have with me. Thats why Kiro failed." he explained.
Kiro suddenly stepped forward, his anger seemed to have grown.

"May I speak to Unmei alone, please?" he asked. Everyone looked at him. Oaken stared
him in the eyes, the same that sent shivers up Unmei's spine, and he said,

"Yes, you may. But be careful, and remember, she has still much more to read." Oaken
said. Kiro nodded, and without another word, grabbed Unmei's hand and murmured,

"Tetmeek jen Kross!" and Unmei and Kiro once more disapeared.

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Kiro and Unmei appeared at the back of the house. Unmei sighed angrily, looking up at the
moon.

"To lazy to walk, huh?" she mocked.

"You silly little girl! I thought you where older and wiser then you looked, but I guess
I was wrong. You wanted the Prince of Atlantis to kidnap you, didn't you? Do you read any of
your books, you silly girl! On the year of the silver moon, when they are out looking for silly
little girls like you! And no less you are swimming in the deapest part, among the weeds! You
where probably screaming right in his ear 'pick me!', how dense are you! I thought Saykio would
at least keep an eye on you! Especialy when you..." Kiro raged, suddenly cutting off.

"Especialy what? Even if I did turn into a mermaid, it would not matter! On land or in
the sea, YOU will stop Norshin if you pass the test! Besides, I can do what ever I want!" Unmei
yelled.

"You brat! You have a promise to the Earth to protect it! Thats why you have your
powers!" he yelled, gripping her forearms.

"Why! Why must I protect the Earth when I never even got a choice? What if I wanted to
become a mermaid, or a faerie? I can save the Earth from threats of the sea, or save the Earth
from threats of the woods. Who cares?" Unmei cried.

"Because you know you can't! Only as a human can you use your powers! God! You spoiled
wretch, would let the Earth loose against Norshin before lifting a finger!" Kiro gritted back,
Unmei feeling charges from his fingers. Oh no! He's thinking of using magic! Unmei thouhgt.

"So what! I have not read all of my books, so I did not know about that! All I knew was
the curse of the royal mystics!" she cried out.

"That alone should send you on gaurd! Your friggin heiritage! But of course they won't
tell you when it would be so damn easier!" Kiro yelled, pushing her back, making her fall to
the ground. Kiro turned, and began walking in.

"You will soon understand, Unmei of the Stars. I was worried for you, and let it get to
my head, I'm sorry." he said, and went back into the house, leaving Unmei confused at what had
been done and said.

"Kiro..." she muttered, before getting up and following him.

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Unmei walked in and found Oaken talking with Helimar. It looked like a real serious
conversation by the way they where talking. Unmei looked around but could not see Kiro anywhere.
Unmei walked past the room where Oaken and Helimar was talking, and went up stairs to her room.
She went straight to her bed, and laid down.

"Oh, I'm so tired! But what did Kiro mean, my heritage alone? Oh, am I special because
my own mother left me? What is going on? Everyone seems worried for me, but the only person who
matters is Kiro and Saykio!" Unmei thought aloud.

"You are more important than you give yourself credit for, Unmei," Saykio said, flying
out from no where. "You are my friend, and even though Kiro does not always show it, he really
likes you too. He was so upset when I came back and he found out what happened. He nearly blasted
me with one of his spells."Unmei noticed that Saykio had turned back into his cute little bear
with wings form.

"Oh! Saykio. Do you really think so? I wish this king of whatever would go away! My life
was just fine till he came." Unmei huffed.

"Was it really, Unmei? With everyone hating you just for being what? A mystic? You are
a really nice person, and you are really pretty, but no one will ever know, will they? It is not
that they don't like you Unmei, it is just they are afraid of you. They don't know anything about
mystics, and they are also jelous. Humans are constantly trying to find a way to live longer,
and we, you, me and Kiro, will live very long lives. Well, I hope we all will." Saykio said.
Unmei nodded.

"I know, but it is still hard. I wish there where still many mystics left. Maybe one day,
when I am mich older, there will be more mystics." Unmei sighed.

"Maybe someday, Unmei. Good night then, for now. You need to rest. Tomorrow the other
village leaders will arrive, and there will be many important things happening." Unmei just
yawned and lay down in bed.

"Good night, Saykio. See you tomorrow." Unmei replied, going to sleep.

"Good night, Unmei." Saykio said, glancing down on Unmei with sadness and hope. Then he
flew out of the room, to where Kiro and he where staying.

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When Unmei woke up, she noticed it was late outside, and wondered why Oaken had not come
to wake her. He hated her sleeping in. She looked towards the door as she heard Oaken and Kiro
talking to a group of people. 'The other village leaders must have arived' she thought.

Quickly Unmei got out of bed and looked through her clothes. She grabbed a pair of long, loose,
green pants. Then she grabed a dark blue tunic. She put them on, and then put on her belt with
her valubles. She grabbed a pair of elf woven brown high boots and put those on.

Unmei considered taking her pack with her. It contained some books of spells she sometimes had
trouble with, but if the village leaders saw them, it would easily upset them. They always looked
uneasy when she was around, and tried to avoid her. Often they would shape the runes with there
fingers in front of them that they thought might protect them. Though, of course, they would not
if Unmei had need to use one against them.

She then opened the door and basicaly jumped over the stairs to the bottom floor. She
noticed that the village leaders could not have gotten here any ealier than about a half hour.
They where still having a few people carry in there luggage. 'Great' Unmei thought. Most likely
Unmei would have to give up her room for one of the villagers.

Usually Unmei would stay in her room, and they would get the extra rooms. But because
Kiro had to have a room in the house, there would be an extra leader with out a room, and Unmei
would have to give her room to him.

Unmei hated the thought of this. The leader most likely would destroy most of her stuff,
afraid of the 'sorcery' that might occur in the middle of the night. Either that, or he would
demand her to take it out of the house. They hate having to be under the same roof as her, they
would less more like it if she had all her fairy dust and spell books too.

She sighed and walked over to where Oaken, Kiro and two village leaders where talking.
One of the village leaders was old, like Oaken, had a gray hair and had a bit of a beard. He had
dark brown eyes, and wore a long blue robe of fine material. The other must have been a new
leader, for he was young, hardly a couple years older then Unmei, and had light brown eyes. He
had short dark brown hair, and wore a long green robe, which seemed to have rippied at the
bottom from the journey here.

Quietly Unmei leaned against the corner of the wall, listening to what they where saying,
waiting for them to notice her. She listened and noticed they where talking about the jounrey.
Obviously the younger leader was pretty pissed.

"That was a horrid trip! On the way while we all slept, a wolf came and ate all are food
and ripped up most of our stuff! I had to eat wild fruits, and had to continue wearing this for
three days! I demand a bath right this instance with new robes!" he said hottly.

"I agree with him," said the older leader, though he seemed more calm on the situation.
"We should have new clothes sent to us, a bath prepared, and i demand as well some decent food.
I am starving for I have not had much except for a few berries and a couple of apples the wolf
left over!" he continued. Unmei, herslef, was pretty pissed. 'How dare they talk to them as if
it was there fault, as if they them selves sent the wolf after them!' Unmei thought angrily.

Kiro began to say something, when Unmei walked over quickly, eyes turning dark blue for
anger.

"Excuse me, but it is not there fault that this happened! I am greatly sorry that you
would be stupid anough to leave your food in the reach of a wolf so as it could get to it, but
do not take it on Oaken. If you would like to take a bath, go right ahead. Lunch should soon be
ready. I'm sure you can wait. And as for clothes, don't tell me you don'y have enough gold to
get some new robes! God knows you bring everything with you when you come. Don't tell me you
forgot some gold!" Unmei practicaly yelled in there faces.

Oaken quickly replied with a short and stern, "Unmei." Of course thouhg Unmei ignored
him. She felt Kiro's hand firmly placed on her shoulder, and knew he was mad too. But besides all
this, Unmei was really enjoying herself. The rwo leaders looked more pissed than ever! But really
Unmei did not give a damn.

"How dare you! Oaken! Who is this defiant girl who goes around dressed like a man in
pants?" the older leader asked. Unmei smirked. They obviously quickly went to forgeting her.

"Yes! Who is this incompetent wretch that would talk so to someone as powerful as me in
such manor!" the younger leader asked angrily.

"This is Unmei. The child I adopted. Remember her from the last trip?" Oaken replied.
This seemed to unerve the older leader, but the other still looked angry. He obviously had to yet
learn what exactly she was.

"Oh! Unmei! Well I am sorry Unmei, I let my temper go sometimes." the elder leader
cautiously said. These words made the younger villager upset.

"Even so! She was ADOPTED. She is not the legal heir to Oaken. And she was very
disrespectful to TWO very important village leaders!" he said, looking like of Oaken was not
here, he might have hit her.

"I'm sorry, but MYSTICS sometimes let there anger control them selves when they are
angered by stock up snobs!" Unmei replied, poking the younger leader in the shoulder. Then
something happened that shocked Unmei. He smirked.

"So I meet another mystic. You are right, they usually do let there anger take over. I
well let such a beutiful girl, mystic or not, get away with it though, this once. But you should
really be more careful of what you say to people. Your powers might not help you out much."
Unmei reeled back at this, shocked. He was the first person besides other mystics and Oaken who
did not fear her. Kiro's grip on her shoulder tightened.

"Unmei, go prepare the extra rooms for them. They will probably be tired from the trip."
he said, voice stiff and firm. Unmei understood he was very angry with her, but hid it so his
eyes would not change colors. Even though Kiro was not an elder, he was most likely as old as
Oaken. So being around humans, he probably considered he was equivalent as an elder. 'Best not
to defy him' she thought and hastily, but grumpily left to do as told.

As Unmei went up to the extra rooms to fix them up for the village leaders she wondered
why the younger villager was not scared by her being a mystic. 'Did he know other mystics?' she
thought exitedly. Maybe she could meet more that where not like Kiro. Perhaps he was a mystic
too? But no, his eyes where brown. A mystic's eyes never turned brown, not for any reason. Plus
he would not be aloud to be a village leader.

She was brought out of her thoughts as she apeared at one room and the bed began making
it self with blankets Unmei would make apear out of no where. While that was going on, made some
the suit cases in the corner open and all the clothes, jewlery, ink, feathers for writing, gold,
parchment, and other stuff go in drawers and on top of desks.

She did this with all the other rooms, and soon noticed that there was some luggage left
over. 'Most likely the extra person's who will stay in my room. I knew this would happen. Now
I will have to sleep outside.'

With a flick of there wrist, they flew towards her and followed her as she went to the
living room, where all six of the village leaders where talking to Oaken and Kiro. 'Probably
asking about where Kiro is from and stuff.' she thought, as she walked through with the luggage
following. They stopped talking and a few of the leaders looked at her with fear once they
saw the flying luggage. To Unmei's dismay, the new leader looked at her with amusement in his
eye, along with lust, which made her want to puke.

"There are no more extra rooms, so onee will have to stay in my room, right, Oaken?" she
stated the obvious. "Who's luggage is this? You shall stay in my room."

"Yes. Arange the room for properly." Oaken replied, inclining to her spell books and
other oddities to them.

"That is my luggage," the new leader said. "Thank you, beutiful maiden, for granting me
your room. But do not worry, you may sleep with me." he said, smiling slyly. Unmei resisted the
urge to smack him, and was about to reply when Kiro said,

"Don't worry, Fleckin, Unmei will be staying with me." Unmei was about to angrily yell
at them both, when Kiro eyed her, saying perfectly not to say anything with his eyes. She closed
her mouth and glared at both Kiro, and the new villager obviously known as Fleckin, crossing her
arms.

Unmei looked about to see what others thought of what was going on. Oaken looked like he
was a little upset, but also held amusement in his eyes. The others just looked on, as if bot
Kiro and Felckin where mad to talk such a way to a mystic.

Fleckin looked angrily at Kiro, then averted his gaze to Unmei. "Very well, then.Go take
my luggage to the room I will be staying in." he demanded as if she where a servent of his. Oaken
did not have any, for he did not need any, for unlike these stuck up snobs, he cleaned after
him self, and she could easily take care of her self.

Unmei frowned and left the room, luggage following,as she went up to her room to make
look as human as possible for the bastard that would be staying there.

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Hey! Sorry for the loooooooooong delay in not posting any chapters. I am REALY sorry. I
had some troubles, and had major writors block. PLease forgive me! Oh, and please be kind enough
to reveiw and tell me what you all think. Don't worry, the next chapter SHOULD be out soon. ^-^
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