Author's notes: Thanks to all for reviewing; your reviews are the fuel for my works. Thank You!! ^_-
~thoughts~ - character thoughts
" "- quotes
Note: read my other fic "Reflections" it kinds of relates to this story
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Chapter 14 - Kico's Revelation
Ming arrived in front of a small courtyard. He looked around, there was no one there.
A door abruptly opened and out stepped a sandy haired girl around nine with the same silver eyes as The Mage. She had her hair in two short pigtails that swish with every movement. The young girl chewed on her lower lip.
"Um" She seems to be deciding weather to speak or not "Are you the Card Master?"
"I was" Ming ran a hand through his untidy hair "Who are you?"
"My name is Kico Rae" The girl explained "I live here with my oniisan"
"Can you tell me where I am?" The amber-haired boy sank to the girl's eye level
"You are at my brother's palace" Kico said
"Who is your oniisan?" Ming had a sneaking suspicion
"His name is Taiki," The girl said, but added hesitantly "but he calls himself The Mage"
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(Tomeda, on the way to school)
"Are you okay, Taeia-chan" Tomoyo asked the girl beside her "Taeia-chan? Hello!"
"Huh? What? I'm sorry, I kinda just¡spaced out there" Taeia smiled, continue staring at the pavement
~It's kind of hard to imagine, having a daughter my own age~ Tomoyo glanced at her future daughter ~but, she's easy to get along with, I can see a lot of Eriol in her~ She felt a slight blush creep up her face ~It's even harder to imagine Eriol and I¡together. He seems just perfect, well rounded in every possible way. We only been together 6 month, but it felt like forever. I just feel very comfortable with him~
"Thinking about Otousan?" Taeia asked with a mischievous grin
Tomoyo nodded blushing
"You always have that particular smile you carry with you when you're thinking of him" Taeia smiled at the memory "You always have different smiles for everyone, but you always save the special ones for Otousan and I"
"Do you miss the future?" Tomoyo asked quietly
"Yes, I do" Taeia answered "I would often wish they were here. Even though I got all of you here, it's just not the same"
"Do you miss Ming-kun?" The violet-eyed girl grinned
"I¡" The smiled quickly vanished from Taeia's face "of course¡"
"Did something happen between you two?" The dark-haired teen inquired
"What are you talking about, Okaasan?" the other girl forced a smile
Tomoyo raised her eyebrow, she knows when something's up
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(Palace)
"You don't have to be afraid of me" Kico reached out to Ming "I'm not like my brother"
"Where is your oniisan now?" Ming inquired looking around
"He's out right now," the girl found a seat on the porch "but he'll be back"
"What does your brother want from us?" Ming asked once again
"The power of the cards" Kico answered quietly
"Oh, great, anther power crazed villain" The jade-eyed boy sighted
Kico let out a low throaty laugher
"You don't understand at all" She shook her head
"Tell me, what don't I understand" Ming turned back to the girl
"That behind every 'villain', there is always a story" The gray-eyed girl obtained a wistful look "a story that made them who they are, why they acted the way they do"
"What is your brother's story then?" The amber-haired boy sat next to the girl
"It's a long and sad story¡" The sandy- haired girl retained that melancholy look again "Oniisan and I belong to a clan in China the Rae clan, just like the Li clan, only not as powerful. My Otousan was the leader of the Raes. We had a pretty good life, until Okaasan died. At that time, Oniisan was only ten and I was one. I didn't even get to know Okaasan, but Oniisan says that she was a very gentle and kind woman. Otousan completely broke down after Okaasan died. He started drinking and often he would come home drunk. He didn't know what he was doing, but he would abuse Oniisan repeatedly¡
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(Flash back)
"Otousan¡" A boy with black hair and silver eyes let out a shaky whisper "you're home"
The black-haired man sent a slap across the boy's cheeks
"Your not going to escape punishment tonight, my boy" The man said with the scent of alcohol fresh on his breath
"No¡please¡" Taiki pleaded "I beg of you"
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(Palace)
Kico felt her eyes burned with tears threathing to spill. She shook her head to clear the memory.
"Don't force your self to tell me anything" Ming gently patted the girl on the back
"No, I'm fine" The girl forced out "I was just overwhelmed by the memory. I can still hear the horrible screams¡"
Kico inhaled deeply as she continued "Oniisan put up with everything, just sealed his anger all in and took it. One day, Otousan came home and hit me. Oniisan was scared for me, so he took me and we ran away from home. Ever since then, we lived on the street, getting scarps to eat here and there and he was only eleven years old. It was then that we discovered that we had a grand mother. She was very kind to us. The staff that you see Oniisan carry is that Rae clan staff, it's passed down to every leader. Our grand mother died a few years ago, that's when Oniisan changed, he became cold and distant. So, you see Oniisan raised me from when I was two until now. I know he's a good person inside"
~I feel so sorry for the two of them~ Ming listened quietly, cannot believe what he's ears are telling him ~once you see what other's people's lives are like, you appreciate your own more~
"You know, I never told anyone about this" The girl glanced at the boy next to her "I can tell that you feel sorry for us. Don't. What happened has passed and that only made us stronger in spirit."
"You and your brother are very courageous" Ming grinned "I don't think I could have even survived if it were me"
"What can I say?" The girl smiled casually "life made us hard"
"How come you're fine and your brother became that way?" The former card master inquired
"I was young and didn't remember much," The girl sighted "but Taiki was the one who remembered everything. We all loved mother, and losing her was hard on him. He even accepted father's abuse. I was surprised that he opened his heart to anyone after that, but grandma has her loving ways. I guess when grandma Rae died, Oniisan closed his heart forever. That's why he always seemed so cold and cruel"
~ He's vulnerable. He's afraid of contact, because he might be hurt again. Classic disguise~ Ming's head swam with the new acquired information.
"If you really want to help¡" The girl looked him in the eye "then help me rescue my oniisan"
"Nani?" Ming raised his eyebrow "What do you mean?"
"I mean, I see The Mage and my brother as two different people" Kico clarified
"destroy The Mages powers and I'll have my brother back, the one I use to have who was kind and gentle just like mother"
Ming thought about it for a minute, the smiled "What's the plan?"
Kico smiled back ~hopefully, with his help, I will have oniisan back~
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To Be Continued
What do you think? R&R Plez!
~thoughts~ - character thoughts
" "- quotes
Note: read my other fic "Reflections" it kinds of relates to this story
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Chapter 14 - Kico's Revelation
Ming arrived in front of a small courtyard. He looked around, there was no one there.
A door abruptly opened and out stepped a sandy haired girl around nine with the same silver eyes as The Mage. She had her hair in two short pigtails that swish with every movement. The young girl chewed on her lower lip.
"Um" She seems to be deciding weather to speak or not "Are you the Card Master?"
"I was" Ming ran a hand through his untidy hair "Who are you?"
"My name is Kico Rae" The girl explained "I live here with my oniisan"
"Can you tell me where I am?" The amber-haired boy sank to the girl's eye level
"You are at my brother's palace" Kico said
"Who is your oniisan?" Ming had a sneaking suspicion
"His name is Taiki," The girl said, but added hesitantly "but he calls himself The Mage"
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(Tomeda, on the way to school)
"Are you okay, Taeia-chan" Tomoyo asked the girl beside her "Taeia-chan? Hello!"
"Huh? What? I'm sorry, I kinda just¡spaced out there" Taeia smiled, continue staring at the pavement
~It's kind of hard to imagine, having a daughter my own age~ Tomoyo glanced at her future daughter ~but, she's easy to get along with, I can see a lot of Eriol in her~ She felt a slight blush creep up her face ~It's even harder to imagine Eriol and I¡together. He seems just perfect, well rounded in every possible way. We only been together 6 month, but it felt like forever. I just feel very comfortable with him~
"Thinking about Otousan?" Taeia asked with a mischievous grin
Tomoyo nodded blushing
"You always have that particular smile you carry with you when you're thinking of him" Taeia smiled at the memory "You always have different smiles for everyone, but you always save the special ones for Otousan and I"
"Do you miss the future?" Tomoyo asked quietly
"Yes, I do" Taeia answered "I would often wish they were here. Even though I got all of you here, it's just not the same"
"Do you miss Ming-kun?" The violet-eyed girl grinned
"I¡" The smiled quickly vanished from Taeia's face "of course¡"
"Did something happen between you two?" The dark-haired teen inquired
"What are you talking about, Okaasan?" the other girl forced a smile
Tomoyo raised her eyebrow, she knows when something's up
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(Palace)
"You don't have to be afraid of me" Kico reached out to Ming "I'm not like my brother"
"Where is your oniisan now?" Ming inquired looking around
"He's out right now," the girl found a seat on the porch "but he'll be back"
"What does your brother want from us?" Ming asked once again
"The power of the cards" Kico answered quietly
"Oh, great, anther power crazed villain" The jade-eyed boy sighted
Kico let out a low throaty laugher
"You don't understand at all" She shook her head
"Tell me, what don't I understand" Ming turned back to the girl
"That behind every 'villain', there is always a story" The gray-eyed girl obtained a wistful look "a story that made them who they are, why they acted the way they do"
"What is your brother's story then?" The amber-haired boy sat next to the girl
"It's a long and sad story¡" The sandy- haired girl retained that melancholy look again "Oniisan and I belong to a clan in China the Rae clan, just like the Li clan, only not as powerful. My Otousan was the leader of the Raes. We had a pretty good life, until Okaasan died. At that time, Oniisan was only ten and I was one. I didn't even get to know Okaasan, but Oniisan says that she was a very gentle and kind woman. Otousan completely broke down after Okaasan died. He started drinking and often he would come home drunk. He didn't know what he was doing, but he would abuse Oniisan repeatedly¡
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(Flash back)
"Otousan¡" A boy with black hair and silver eyes let out a shaky whisper "you're home"
The black-haired man sent a slap across the boy's cheeks
"Your not going to escape punishment tonight, my boy" The man said with the scent of alcohol fresh on his breath
"No¡please¡" Taiki pleaded "I beg of you"
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(Palace)
Kico felt her eyes burned with tears threathing to spill. She shook her head to clear the memory.
"Don't force your self to tell me anything" Ming gently patted the girl on the back
"No, I'm fine" The girl forced out "I was just overwhelmed by the memory. I can still hear the horrible screams¡"
Kico inhaled deeply as she continued "Oniisan put up with everything, just sealed his anger all in and took it. One day, Otousan came home and hit me. Oniisan was scared for me, so he took me and we ran away from home. Ever since then, we lived on the street, getting scarps to eat here and there and he was only eleven years old. It was then that we discovered that we had a grand mother. She was very kind to us. The staff that you see Oniisan carry is that Rae clan staff, it's passed down to every leader. Our grand mother died a few years ago, that's when Oniisan changed, he became cold and distant. So, you see Oniisan raised me from when I was two until now. I know he's a good person inside"
~I feel so sorry for the two of them~ Ming listened quietly, cannot believe what he's ears are telling him ~once you see what other's people's lives are like, you appreciate your own more~
"You know, I never told anyone about this" The girl glanced at the boy next to her "I can tell that you feel sorry for us. Don't. What happened has passed and that only made us stronger in spirit."
"You and your brother are very courageous" Ming grinned "I don't think I could have even survived if it were me"
"What can I say?" The girl smiled casually "life made us hard"
"How come you're fine and your brother became that way?" The former card master inquired
"I was young and didn't remember much," The girl sighted "but Taiki was the one who remembered everything. We all loved mother, and losing her was hard on him. He even accepted father's abuse. I was surprised that he opened his heart to anyone after that, but grandma has her loving ways. I guess when grandma Rae died, Oniisan closed his heart forever. That's why he always seemed so cold and cruel"
~ He's vulnerable. He's afraid of contact, because he might be hurt again. Classic disguise~ Ming's head swam with the new acquired information.
"If you really want to help¡" The girl looked him in the eye "then help me rescue my oniisan"
"Nani?" Ming raised his eyebrow "What do you mean?"
"I mean, I see The Mage and my brother as two different people" Kico clarified
"destroy The Mages powers and I'll have my brother back, the one I use to have who was kind and gentle just like mother"
Ming thought about it for a minute, the smiled "What's the plan?"
Kico smiled back ~hopefully, with his help, I will have oniisan back~
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To Be Continued
What do you think? R&R Plez!
