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Powers







"Noshi, I want you to walk up to your knees in that water.", Taiitsukun said. I did as told. The water reflected me. When I was at the level, I turned around. Suddenly, I was encased in a bubble, and it took me up to the level of the mirror. The bubble was clear, and I could see through it. I sat back in the bubble, and waited. Taiitsukun raised her hands, and a light appeared in them. She shot it at the mirror, and the mirror began to glow.
"Now, watch.", she directed. An image appeared, of a beatiful woman, doing a little girl's hair. The little girl had a scar on her cheek....... It was me, when I was small. My mother. Another image, the same woman, cleaning a wound of the little girl's.

The little girl, about six, fighting with some guys about ten.

The little girl, plopping down on a chair, covered in bruises.

The little girl, in a restraunt, with the woman waiting tables, and speaking kind words to her.

The woman speaking to little girl.

The little girl, fighting, these images were numerous.

The girl, a bit older, in a school uniform, walking to school.

The girl, being whispered about behind her back.

The girl, in a fight with someone older than her.

The girl, in detention.

The girl reading.

An old woman, pointing at a dirty floor.

People brushing past the girl, afraid.

The girl, mopping.

The girl asleep.

The girl, studying.

The girl, staring at a picture of a woman.

The girl, looking on shocked at Miaka, as she introduced herself.

The girl, dropping a letter, shocked.

The girl, running through the rain, crying.

The girl, falling asleep by the trees.

The girl, being bandaged by Tasuki.

The girl, crying.

The girl, with all the seishis.

These were my memories. Being shown to all the seshis. The girl was me, my mother, Tasuki.
I wanted to burst out crying. I didn't. I stared at the mirror, madly.

"These are her memories.", Taiitsukun told them. All the seishis looked shocked or sad. I had to deal with it. Tasuki, Nuriko, and Miaka looked like they were going to cry. Taiitsukun turned, and lifted her hands. A light appeared, and came to me. It came through the bubble, and straight into me. Then all at once, all my scars cut open.

"AHH!", I winced from the pain. I got down on all fours, and shut my eyes. The pain was terrible. Blood soaked the shirt from the large scar on my back. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore, and I passed out.

The bubble, floaed down, and disappeared, leaving Noshi in the water. She was covered in blood.

"Mitsukake, you may not heal her. The wounds must heal on thier own, it is part of the ceremony."

"This is insane! How could you do this to her?", Nuriko asked.

Taiitsukun didn't reply.

"She has the powers,now.", she continued speaking to them. Tasuki walked away from them, and picked up Noshi, the blood was soaking onto him.

"All right. I'll send you back.", she said, and in an instant, they were back in the palace. Right then, a servant walked in,

"Hotohori-SA....AHH! What happened to her?!", she yelled as she rushed over.

"Please bandage her up, and put her in the medical room, to rest.", was all he said.

"If you'll please come with me.", she said. Tasuki obeyed and followed her to the medical wing. He set her down on the table, and looked to the servant.

"If you change her make sure she doesn't wear a gown."

"Well...alright.", she said confused, "You should get ome new clothes yourself." , she said, indictating the blood stains. He left the room. The servant pulled out some cream, a chemical, and many bandages, and set to work.

Tasuki had not gone far. He was right outside the door, leaning against the wall. Nuriko walked up, and leaned beside him.


"It's terrible isn't, it?", said Nuriko

"What?"

"What happened to Noshi."

"Oh, yeah."

"Don't worry about her, she'll be fine, she's strong."

"Yeah."

There was a pause.

"She did all that for her mom. I understand now.", Tasuki said, and walked off. Nuriko stood, confused for a moment. Then, he turned to the door, and knocked.

"Come in.", a voice said from inside. Nuriko opened the door and walked in.

"How is Noshi?", he said, walking over to the bed, where Noshi was, all bandaged, and sleeping.

"She should be fine in a week or so. We're going to let her out of bed tomorrow, but make sure she doesn't do anything to hurt her more."

"Yes. Alright.", he said, and walked out the door, to tell the Tasuki and the others.

A/N: Well, she got her powers! R/R R/ R/ R/R R/R /R R R/R R/ R/R /R /R /R /R R/ R/R R/!!!!!!!!!!!