Author's note: I wanna start off by thanking everyone that reviewed this story... and special thanks to KittyLynne for her much appreciated review =)
About the chapter: as I've said, I have no idea how many times,
before, the FY characters aren't involved with the first few chapters.
I'm still on the introduction, you could say. But I'm working on it.
And I'll put them up as soon as possible =)
"Kaikai! Kaikai!" A familiar girl at the age of three comes running towards me. It's my niece, Reisei. I pick her up and swing her around, which causes her squeal and laugh. I laugh heartily and hug her tightly. She's my precious jewel. I don't know what I'd do without her.
My name is Reika and I'm sixteen years old. My family and friends call me Kaikai, which I don't really mind. People see me as a very shy girl, and it's true. Most of the time, I keep to myself. I don't like to burden other people with my own problems... that's against my principles. I mean, it's better to keep it inside than to tell somebody and hurt them, right?
I live with my mother in a fairly small, but cozy house. We have three cats; we eat dinner with the neighbor from time to time... just like a normal family. But I'm far from normal...
"Kaikai, show twick! Show twick!" Reisei jumps out of my arms and drags me out to the lawn. She shows me where to sit and I happily obey. Then she plops down in front of me, and points at the grass.
I laugh and put my right hand on the grass. She squeals a bit from excitement and I shush her by putting a finger to my lips. She stares wide-eyed at the faint green light coming out of my hand. I've done this many times before and it's no surprise to Reisei either. Only she knows about it. Reisei claps enthusiastically when a beautiful little flower grows. I smile proudly, looking much like a kid myself, and beam as she jumps into my arms.
Reisei sits in my lap and watches as I rest my hand next to the flower. Another faint light emerges from my palm and rose grows out of the ground. "Remember this always, Reisei." I whisper into my niece's ear and hug her tightly.
"Yoshi, obasan!" she beams happily and lets herself be hugged. We sit there until my mother calls us inside to have dinner. I watch as Reisei jumps out of my lap and runs inside. Like I said, she's my precious jewel and I don't know what I'd do without her.
As you've probably figured out by now, I have a power. Not just any power... no... I can create vegetation. I have the power to bring plants to life with just a touch of my hand. I've known about these "powers" for about three years now. I used them the first time when I was out gardening. I came across a dead flower, and instinctively, I touched it gently. The flower started to glow green and before I knew it, it had been fully recovered.
I had jumped back from fear, landing in the bed of roses. A sudden pain tugged at my heart, directing my attention from the flower to the bed of roses I had squashed when landing on them. I could feel their pain, as if something had torn my heart apart. It was too much to bear, and a little squeak escaped my lips.
I could hear shrieks no one else could hear. I could feel the pain no one else could feel. I could see the creatures of earth slowly fade away... leaving only its equals to grief.
I put my hands on my head and tried desperately to block it all out. But nothing worked. Something inside of me finally snapped and I let out a blood-curdling scream. All I remember after that is nothing but blackness...
My mother told me that she had found me, passed out, by the roses. Being the worrywart she is, she drove me to the hospital. I spent three whole days of my life at the hospital. The doctors found nothing wrong with me, and I was convincing myself that it had all been a dream.
The day, though, I got home from the hospital was the day everything cleared up. With much hesitation, I walked over to where my so-called "dream" had taken place and was surprised that there actually was a flower one the same spot my "dream" had shown me. So it hadn't been a dream after all.
To confirm it, I hesitantly touched the ground and watched in amazement how a flower grew to life.
It took me a lot of time to get use and adjust to the new big change in my life, but eventually I learned to accept it and could live on with my life. I also learned to use my powers more and more, which was exciting.
Two months later, Reisei was born. But my sister had difficulties with giving birth to her and I soon found out that Reina, my sister was dying. I couldn't believe it, and I refused to. The seriousness of the situation hit me when I walked into the hospital room where my sister lay. She was hooked to a bunch of tubes and I had to look away for a second. It was that horrible.
"Reika..." she croaked out. I gathered courage and walked to the side of the bed. I took her hand in mine and right there, right then, made a promise... a promise of taking care of Reisei. The tears I had been holding back broke through when my sister whispered her last words... and I will never forget them... "I love you Kaikai..."
Mother was devastated, but I knew my sister was watching over us. From that day, Reisei has been living with us. I've always told her stories about her beautiful mother... bedtime stories and Reisei just loves to hear them. I don't mind telling them either, because it brings back and refreshes my memories of Reina...
You do understand now why Reisei is my precious jewel, right? I've taken care of her since the day she was brought home from the hospital, with the help of my mother of course. Reisei's father is long gone. He left when Reina first told him about her pregnancy. Asshole, if you pardon my language.
Reisei often asks about her "papa" to which I just reply by saying that he's watching over her just like Reina is watching over us.
"Kaikai!" Reisei's call interrupts my thoughts.
"Coming, Reisei." I hurriedly jog over and pick her up. "What's for dinner?" I poke her gently in the ribs and she squeals a bit.
"Patta!"
"Pasta? Yuuum..." I beam and hug her, before we enter the house. I put her down on the floor and watch as she scurries into the kitchen. Then I turn around to close the door. A sudden chill goes down my back and just as I'm about to close it, it flies open and sends me flying across the hallway. I land with a hard thump on the floor, instant pain seething through my back. When I look up, I gasp...
Author's note: I know, I know, too many cliffhangers...
but bear with me ^^