Finding the Chosen Ones

Chapter 2:

The thief

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A/N: Because you demanded it here's another chapter. I wasn't planning on continuing it but I was surprised at the reviews so I felt obligated for another chapter.

Mia held herself trying to keep herself warm.

"What's with this weather," she said bitterly, "It changes every freakin day. Will God just make up his mind?"

"Stop whining," Anubis said getting annoyed.

"No you!" she shot back

"I'm not whining you are!"

"No I'm not!"

"Yes you are!"

"Yeah well… your ugly!"

"You're face!"

Ryo watched them face faltering and then turned to White Blaze, "Are they always like this?"

White Blaze grunted in response.

"I'll take that as a yes. How do you live with it?"

"What do you mean 'how do you live with it?'" Mia asked Ryo with and angry glare, "Are you saying we are annoying."

"Yes." Ryo said and then Mia began to seethe, "I mean no."

"Good."

The wind picked up and there were traces of snow floating downward.

"Geeze, it's spring and it is snowing?" Anubis said.

"Erm no it's more like late fall," Ryo pointed out.

"Oh. Heh, heh. I guess We've been away from civilization so long that we lost track of time."

"Yeah… I guess."

"Guys it's really cold outside," Mia said shivering, "I think we need to find shelter and fast."

Ryo put his arm around her to stop her from getting even colder, "I think there is a town somewhere around here."

"How come you aren't cold?" Anubis asked him.

Ryo shrugged, "Dunno. I always feel warm."

"Soooo cold," she said in s choppy voice, "I'm not use to it."

Anubis looked at Mia concerned, the snow was piling down now, it was probably only a few degrees above zero. She was never too good in cold.

"We really need to find that town Ryo. I think I can see Mia turn blue." He said concerned.

"I'm not that bad, really," she said suddenly. She never did like being treated as the weaker adventurer. She had too much pride, "See." She pushed Ryo away and tried to stand up by herself and began to walk.

"I… guess," Ryo said reluctantly. He could still see her struggle to walk despite her best efforts.

"I can do this myself," she said in a sort of defiant tone, she raised her chin and strutted beside them.

"Well even if you can walk no one of will survive to long here, look there's the town!" he said excitedly. It was smaller then Ryo's home place,b ut not by much. The houses were made of wood and they were a bit sturdier then the other town's. Mia thought that this town probably had frequent blizzards.

"Almost there Mia…" Anubis said comfortingly as Mia's legs began to buckle.

Mia felt a wave of Deja-vu.

Almost there Nasuti…

"Mia… what's wrong?"

"Nothi-" she never finished as she slumped to the ground unconscious.

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"Mommy! Mommy! Where are you?" a little princess Nasuti cried as the snow pelted her in her face.

"Nasuti…"

She could barely make out her mother's words.

"It's so cold mommy, I can't stand it!" she cried wrapping her arms around her tiny waste.

"Nasuti where are you?"

"I can't… Someone please…" she began to beg.

DIE!

Nasuti gasped at the words she began to look around.

"Who said that?"

This world must die!

"What…"

You must die

"…Wh…Why?"

You can not run or save yourself princess Nasuti!

"What's going on?" she cried as her vision began to glaze over.

The cold will always be my curse to you.

"My baby!" said her mother as she came into view.

"Mommy, I'm so scared," Nasuti said shivering.

"It's OK." She said comfortingly as she gathered her daughter in her arms and began to push against the storm, "Almost there Nasuti."

"Mommy there are voices… they say."

"Shhh it's ok Nasuti. Everything will be O.K.

There was a bright flash…

"… I don't remember this glare"

The light stayed… it was brighter then anything she had seen before.

"What's going on here?"

Mia…

"?"

Mia wake…

"Huh?"

Mia wake up!

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"Wake up!" Ryo said shaking her.

Mia stirred, "What happened?"

"You fainted. I guess you really couldn't take the cold."

"Crap. I did? I didn't mean to scare you guys. Where is Anubis?"

Ryo shrugged, "He went to go find a doctor. He was really scared."

"You really didn't have too guys. I'm fine."

"No you aren't. You just passed out."

Mia sighed and began to fiddle with her necklace.

"Hey before I forget, what does that necklace do?"

"Wh- What do you mean. Nothing." She said stuttering. How would he know if the necklace had powers?

"Well while you were asleep you necklace was glowing."

"It did?" she asked confused.

"Yeah."

'… The necklace glows if it works… now if it was working in my sleep I should have seen something in my dream… the bright light! There's one in the town!'

"Well…"

"Shut up I'm thinking," she said concentrating more, 'Now where did I see the light last. It was to… the…'

" LEFT!"

"Huh?"

"Nothing. I have to go," she said suddenly as she grabbed her cloak.

"But…"

"Can't talk now!" she said and opened the door but it as she did Anubis ran into the room blocking Mia's escape and knocking her off the ground.

"D*mn it!" he cursed, "Oh your up Mia."

"Yeah I was. What's wrong?" she said getting up.

"Some stupid kid stole all our money and ran off," he said angrily.

'Not many people can take on Anubis,' she began to think, 'Or survive long in the this cold… He could be the one!'

"Where was he last?" she asked him.

"He ran off somewhere that way," he said pointing east.

"Good!" she said and ran out of the house into the storm.

"What are you doing Mia? Come back here! It isn't worth it!"

Mia ignored him and began to search for him, 'Where are you… I need you.'

"Mi-" Ryo's voice was cut off by a wind-blast. Mia began to shake with cold but still ran to find him.

"My kingdom needs you! Please wherever you are… please let me find you," she said desperately. She continued to battle against the raging wind and was losing. Her vision began to double and her hands were numb. She couldn't stand much more of this.

"Please…" she murmured falling to her knees. Then she felt strong arms, not like Anubis's or Ryo's, grab her and drag her somewhere. She couldn't see anything, but she felt a familiar feeling of light. Soon the snowing stopped and the air was no longer cold.

"Where… am…I?" she looked around as soon as her vision came back. She was inside of what seemed to be a clump of trees. It had a wall of thick vines and large leaves.

"You're in a sanctuary," said a boy. She whirled around and saw an elf sitting near a fire, "It's my home. It's the only place where plants live year round- or live at all."

"How…"

"We elves have a natural green thumb," he said in a cold manner, not offering much information.

"Oh… thank you, for saving me."

"Yea well don't expect it too much. I usually don't save people, but I can't ignore a helpless woman in the snow."

"Helpless?" she felt her pride bubble up again but she pushed it down, "Well thanks anyway."

"…"

Mia sat down and began to study him. He had long pointy ears, as all elves do, violet eyes and bright gold hair that fell and hid one eye. More importantly she felt his power, it has some elf like qualities but it was different.

"My name is… Mia. What's yours?" she said trying to break the silence.

"Why must you know?"

"Because I'm curios."

"…It's Sage."

"Are you the one that stole Anubis's money?"

"The red haired man's? Yes."

"Why? I thought you elves didn't need it."

"… I'm not as gifted as the other elves. I can't survive out in the open like the others."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"No need to be. It's not like I can stay around here anyways."

"Why?"

"Because… I saved you and took you here. This place is sacred. Leading humans here is punishable by banishment. I shouldn't have done it."

"I.. I'm sorry. I guess, I mean. Thank you," she said lost for words. Elves were secretive and cold creatures, and very picky about sacred land, "It must have hurt you to bring me here."

"I never really got along with them," he said looking away.

"Come with me," she said suddenly grabbing his arm.

"What?" he said shocked.

"Come with my friends and I. It's the least I can do."

"… But."

"Please, I'm in debt to you. I have to do this," she said begging. Mia had no doubt that this was one the chosen she had to find. She closed her eyes and hoped with all her might that he would say yes.

"…Fine."

She gave him a hug, which surprised him.

"Thank you!" she said happily and then looked out through a hole in the wall of vines, "Hey it stopped snowing!" She began to drag the elf along with her.

"Where… where are you taking me?"

"To meet my friends!" she said happily as she spotted Anubis.

"OY ANUBIS! LOOK I'M OK!" she said waving frantically.

"Mia thank goodness!" he said wheezing, "I was looking for you everywhere."

"MIA!" said another voice as Ryo came out of nowhere and gave her a big hug, "I thought you were done for sure!"

"I was until Sage here saved me," she said motioning to the elf.

"That's the thief!" Anubis said suddenly angry, "You'll pay for making me do all those dishes."

"It isn't my fault you humans are uncoordinated and not fast enough to catch me," Sage said shrugging.

"Why you…"

"Stop it!" Mia said getting between them, "No fighting. Anubis be nice to him."

Anubis opened his mouth to speak but she hit him over the head hard.

"Ow… That hurt."

"Good, now shut-up."

"But."

"Shut-up."

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

Sage watched them incredibly and then turned to Ryo and asked him, "Are they always like this?"

"Pretty much. Let me introduce you to another one of our group. His name is White Blaze."

"White Blaze, curious name for a human."

"He really isn't but he sleeps enough to be one," Ryo said shrugging. In the background Mia and Anubis were still fighting.

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

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A/N: Well that's all for now. See ya later. I think it will Kento and Cye next if anyone. I hope you liked the whole flashback part. I randomly put it there. I like it though. Bye."