The Six Elements

Chapter Three: Where Water Resides

Katie and Sabrina were walking into the city of Mizu, noticing all the lovely water fountains and so forth. Mizu was known for praying to the water goddess. After all the walking that Katie and Sabrina did from getting to Hi to Mizu they decided to take a rest by one of the near by fountains. But little did they know that they were being watched from a far by two young men.

"Hmm… Who are they??" asked the one with blue hair as he sat against a building in the shade, "I've never seen them here before."

The boy next to him just looked at him oddly, "Well maybe they're just traveling, you know."

The boy stood up and brushed himself off, "Well I guess it's time I showed them around. I mean look at them they both look so cute," he said with a smile and then started to walk toward Katie and Sabrina.

Katie sat up against the small wall of the fountain while Sabrina sat on the edge letting her hands run through the water lightly. Katie then looked up at Sabrina and with a look of concern.

"Hey Sabrina tell me. How are we going to find the water element in this huge city?" Katie asked, as she stretched out her arms and legs some more.

"Umm… I don't know. I guess we'll just have to look around and ask people if they know anyone with a mark on them," Sabrina said as she sighed.

Then the boy went up to them and gave out a gentle cough, "Err… excuse me. Ehh… I saw that you were new here and I thought maybe I would be nice and show you around our fair city."

Katie and Sabrina looked up at him and smiled.

"You'd really do that for us?" Sabrina asked as she got up and picked up her stuff and put it on her shoulder.

"Why of course. Here let me introduce myself. My name is Pete," He said as he held out his hand.

"Oh well I'm Sabrina and this is Katie," Sabrina said with a smile as she went to take his hand in welcome.

Pete took her hand but instead of shaking it he brought it to his lips and kissed her hand lightly. Sabrina blushed and Katie blinked at what she saw. Pete then smiled as he let go of her hand.

"Well where would you like to go first? I know some fine restaurants and some good hotels," Pete said, as he looked at them kindly.

Katie was just about to say something when her stomach began to growl. Katie blushed as she placed one of hands on her stomach.

"Ahh… I believe we need to find a place to eat," Katie said as she got up from sitting and grabbed her things.

Pete smiled as he turned and looked at his friend. He gave him a smirk and thumbs up as if he had achieved something. Then he turned back around and faced the two girls.

"Well ok come with me. I'll take you to the nearest restaurant," he said as she turned and stared walking.

Sabrina and Katie then closely followed him to the restaurant.

**

Off in a far away land where it was dark and there was no sun was the evil demon Lord Yoru. He sat on his mighty black throne that looked as if thorns were coming out of its sides. He leaned forward and looked into a dark crystal ball. Slowly running his hand over it as he looked into it. Seeing the two elements of Wind and Fire in the city of Mizu. His expression turned even grimmer as he then leaned back in his throne.

"Mei come here!" he called out and suddenly a female figure approaches him.

"What is it my Lord Yoru?" She asked as she bowed gracefully to him. Her long black hair covering her shoulders and her dress black as the darkest of nights.

"I want you to send a strong demon to the city of Mizu," he said calmly looking down at her.

"Who shall I send my Lord?" she asked as she looked up at him lovingly.

"Send Kurushimi."

"Kurushimi? Are you sure my lord? He is hard to handle my lord…." She tried to change his mind but she was interrupted.

"Are you going against my wishes Mei?" he said slightly angered.

"Ahh..No…No my Lord never," She bowed forgiveness, "I shall send Kurushimi out right away."

She turned and walked away and then slowly disappeared in the darkness. Lord Yoru went back to looking at the black crystal ball looking down at Katie and Sabrina eating.

**

In the restaurant in Mizu, Katie and Sabrina were having their fill of delicious food. Pete sat across from them and watched them thinking on how cute they both were. Finally after they were done Pete took them around the whole city of Mizu, showing them the beautiful shrines they had for the water goddess, and the beautiful fountains they had. They spent all day going around and looking, and they had totally forgotten to try and find the water element. Finally when the sun had set Pete took them to a near by hotel to where they could stay.

They said their good bye and so forth as Katie and Sabrina went into their rooms. Pete was slowly walking home in the darkness when a shadow passed by him quickly. He stood still as he put his guard up. Kurushimi was stalking Pete, sneaking around in the alleyways waiting to strike at him. Pete then took out his sword and readied to fight. Then suddenly from behind Kurushimi leapt out to attack him but he was able to lock with his sword. Kurushimi then backed up slightly from him as he let out a small smirk and turned and headed toward the hotel that Katie and Sabrina were.

Pete then thought of them and ran after the demon but the demon was to fast and wasn't able to keep up. But Pete kept running toward the building, determined to save his new friends. When he got to the hotel he saw that he was already to late, and the demon had busted open the wall of Sabrina's room. But then suddenly the demon flew out of the room forcefully and hit a near by building hard. Sabrina was standing at the edge of her room wearing just a towel. Pete blushed madly when he saw this and went to see if she and Katie were all right.  Katie was in the room next to Sabrina's and she got up with her scythe in hand.

"Are you to ok?" asked Pete still blushing seeing Sabrina in a towel.

"Yeah we're fine!" Katie yelled back as she jumped up and landed somewhat in front of the monster but kept good distance from it.

Sabrina  knotted the towel around herself as she grabbed her bow and arrows and took aim at the demon. Kurushimi was stirring slowly from being thrown back so hard. Pete though could not believe how Sabrina could do that to a demon. It puzzled him greatly.

Kurushimi got up to his feet and looked at them angrily, "You shall pay for that!" He yelled out as he then opened his mouth and a blast of dark light came out and hit Katie and Pete back. Sabrina then pulled back on her arrow and then sent it flying at Kurushimi hitting him in the shoulder. He cried out in pain and stepped back as he tried to take the arrow out of his shoulder. Sabrina then looked down toward Pete and Katie.

"Are you two alright?" She asked concernedly.

"Yeah we're fine," Katie grumbled as she got up and rubbed her head.

She looked toward Pete who was lying closely beside her when she noticed something on the back of his neck. She picked his head up lightly and looked and saw that he too had the mark of the element on him.

"SABRINA!!" Katie yelled, "PETE IS THE WATER ELEMENT!!"

"He's what?!?" Sabrina said in shock but then she was hit back by the dark light from Kurushimi who had slightly recovered from the arrow.

"Pete wake up!" Katie cried, shaking him lightly. She was worried about Sabrina, but even more worried because Kurushimi was once again turning towards her and Pete.

Pete then began to stir a little as he opened his eyes slightly, "Uhh.. Am I dead…because I see an angel now…"

Katie blushed, but knew there was no time for that, since Kurushimi was coming near her.

"Pete snap out of it!! You're not dead, but we're going to be if you don't get up and awaken that power in you!" She said as she tried to get him to his feet.

Pete then grabbed his sword and got to his feet shakily looking at Katie strangely, "What do you mean power?"

"Pete you have the mark of the element on the back of your neck. Sabrina and I have the same markings. I have the power of fire and Sabrina has the power of wind," She explained to him, "And you…you're the element of water"

Pete couldn't believe what he was hearing. Then suddenly Kurushimi interrupted his thinking by slashing his claws at them but they both dodged out of the way. Katie then used her power of fire to show Pete that she wasn't lying as she threw a few fireballs from her hands and hit Kurushimi. But it didn't seem to have any effect on him. The demon then turned his sights on Pete, but Pete went to grab for his broadsword but he was stopped by the demon. Pete had no choice he had to use this so called power. He then held out his hand toward the demon and concentrated. He began to see in his mind water. Rivers, lakes, oceans, he could see nothing but water and it seemed that he had the power to control it.

Pete then opened his eyes and yelled out, "TAKE THIS DEMON!!" Then a sudden burst of water came from his hands and blasted toward Kurushimi.

It hit the demon hard as he hit the building behind him at full force. The water then stop coming from Pete and everyone looked at the demon. The demon seemed to be in so much pain from the water. Water was his weakness. The demon was now melting into a puddle of water. The water was dissolving him to nothing. Finally the demon had been beaten.

Pete let out a small sigh of relief as he went and grabbed his sword. Katie then rushed toward him and pounced him with happiness now knowing that he was an element too. Pete smiled slightly as he went and hugged her back. Sabrina rushing down the torn up steps to meet up with both of them, her still being in her towel.

"Wow Pete that was great! You beat the monster!" Katie said with glee, laughing and hugging Pete for all he was worth.

"Heh it was nothing," He began to blush heavily from seeing Sabrina in a towel and having Katie hang all over him.

"Nice job," said Sabrina with a smile as she made her way to them.

Pete then got a small idea in his head as he held out his hand and then had a splash of water hit Sabrina making her jump and having the towel go up too. Sabrina blushed and went to hold her towel down as she then rushed to go back to her room to put her clothes back on. Katie then gave Pete an evil glare and then smacked him hard for what he did and she then walked away. Pete rubbed his arm from where Katie hit him and he smiled more thinking, 'It was so worth it'.

**

Back in the dark depths of Lord Yoru's castle, Yoru sat in his throne somewhat angered that the demon had failed him. Mei came walking up and she bowed to him.

"I see that Kurushimi was not able to kill the elements," Mei said as she looked up at her lord.

"Yes well. I'll have to go and send a stronger demon to get rid of them. Find one worthy of the job Mei," Yoru said as he then gave her a motion to leave him.

"As you wish my Lord," she said as she turned and left.

Yoru looked into the crystal once more and put his hand on it as he looked at Sabrina closely. He then smiled deviously and let out a small chuckle as he leaned back in his throne.

**

Back in Mizu it was morning now and Sabrina and Katie had got all their things together from the hotel. They sat by a fountain by where they had stayed waiting for Pete to come. Finally after a while Pete came with his things and stopped to rest to catch his breathe.

"Are you ready to go?" Sabrina said looking at him.

"Yeah… Ready as I'll ever be," He said as went and smiled at them both.

"Well come on then," Katie said hurriedly, "We have to get to where we need to be."

"Oh where's that?" Pete asked out of curiosity.

"We're going to the town of Denkou," Sabrina replied, "That's where the Lightning element will be."

Pete nodded and smiled more as he put his stuff over his shoulder, "Ok then what are we waiting for?"

He then started walking out of Mizu and turned and faced it home city. He knew he would miss it but the thought of adventure kept pulling at him. He smiled and followed the two girls as the walked to the town of Denkou.