Aether Winds

Chapter seventeen- The Beginning of the End

By- IceWind

A/N:

This is my first fanfic for The Protector of the Small books by Tamora Pierce. The names, places, things, ect, all are credited to her. The word Aether goes to Juliet E. McKenna, but the way I use it and the gem idea is all mine. This fanfic is set in an alternate universe. I.E: Joren is NOT dead, Cleon and Kel are not together (hehe), and other incidents that have I messed up on and don't feel like making it exactly like the book. Please REVIEW *grins* and as long as its not flames on how Kel and Cleon should be together or something of that trivial nature, flames are fine. This story is PG-13 for anything that might come up lol.

IceWind: *blinks in wonderment* Oh wow… that was a lot of reviews… I knew that threatening you guys would work! *giggles softly*

Raen: *gives a soft snort* Maybe they felt sorry for you… besides… it's not like you were going to carry out that.. err semi-threat anyway.

IceWind: *glares at him* You've been taking mean lessons from Kaori haven't you?!

Raen: *sweatdrop* Whatever….

Merrit: *gives a soft giggle* While I have been later then usual with my postings… May would be really really late. I usually post a new chapter every 1-2 weeks just for you guys to know! ^.^

Princess Sanidaylene: *smiles and shakes her head* No, Raen's power isn't wind, you'll find out in this chapter lol. *grins* Let me just say that I'm honored that this is your favorite story.

Ti-Ti: *sighs* I am truly, truly sorry if it seemed that I offended you in any way, really I am. *shakes her head* I was serious though when I said that I didn't have enough time… I haven't even updated any of my other stories except for Aether, and Aether's chapter postings seem to get farther and farther between. My schoolwork takes a whole lot of my time, and my mother hates it when I use the computer because she says it would ruin my eyes. *shrugs* So I can only write on the weekends. I'm sorry if I offended you with my review, I was just pointing out somethings… *sighs* I don't mind if people flame me because I have errors in my story, I only get upset if the flames are just plain stupid (like a person doesn't like Joren…) Not all people are like me… *cringes* sorry. And umm… the reading, but not reviewing part is okay… I need reviews for few reasons, 1. Just to see how people like my story, 2. If I could improve on any part of it, 3. If people are actually reading it, and 4. Just for enjoyment. I don't pay fanfiction.net, I don't have a counter telling me how many people read my story, and the only way that I know is if people review… I can't write a story if nobody but me is reading it. *gives a slight bow* I apologize if I offended you in any way, I'd rather have friends then enemies…

Jarna Hill: *giggles softly and gives Raen a kiss on his cheek. Runs around after the fleeing Kaori, finally tackling her and giving her a hug* There!

Catchfire: *evil, evil grin* I am going to do SOMETHING like that… only I'm thinking in bigger, WAY bigger proportions… *evil snicker* You'll find out what I mean soon!

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Kel gave a soft yawn, light filtering through a nearby window, waking her up. Her first thought was, warm… comfy… damn, I almost forgot what a real bed felt like! She gave a content sigh and sat up in the bed, throwing back the covers to eye the room that the elves had so kindly let her use. Oh wow… Kel thought to herself, the room was a mixture of dark blues, silvers, whites, and golds. It seemed to be finely furnished, with rather old, but beautiful, looking wood furniture.

Suddenly she got out of bed and gave a look around, Where's Joren… As soon as that thought floated through her thoughts she blinked, why am I wondering about Joren? Oh well, where's Raen? Her eyes glanced around the room. How… did I know that the elves invited me to this room? All I remember is… a wry grin suddenly lit up her face…the elf queen told us something… and I fainted. Her eyes widened slightly, I DID faint! Why? She thought to herself, a slight frown on hers lips as she said out loud, "I can't remember."

Remember what Mistress? the door was pushed opened and a nearly completely healed Raen walked in, his gate slow and purposeful. His gaze was curious and questioning, as he looked Kel over, checking to see if she was okay.

Behind him an elf walked in and went immediately to Kel's side. The elf's bright blue eyes took in her condition, his purple gem hanging on a necklace around his neck, "How are you feeling Mi'lady?"

Kel gave a slight smile towards the elf before answering him and Raen absentmindedly, "I'm fine… and just trying to remember something…" She had a far off look in her eyes as she gave a slight frown, trying to remember what had caused her to faint before. Suddenly a shocked look crossed her face as she suddenly remembered…

~Flashback~

They stood in the throne room, the queen and king on their respective thrones. Kel and Joren gave a low bow towards them both while Raen just stood off to the side, a pride-full air about him. Instantly the queen, Arlyanth, got up from her throne and went over to Kel, a slightly admonishing look on her face as she spoke, "What are you doing?"

Kel blinked once, slowly as she took in the queen's strange question. Finally she straightened and looked directly at the elf as she replied, "Bowing to you of course Queen Arlyanth." Quickly, she cast a glance towards Joren and Raen, a confused look suffused over her face. Raen seemed to smirk, while Joren just gave a shrug, his ice-blue eyes cautious and holding slight suspicion.

The queen quickly shook her head, her own hazel brown eyes expressing mirth as she cried out, "No! You have no need to do that Auntie Keladry!" Long silvery-blond hair seemed to dance around her, framing her face and figure.

Total shock appeared on Kel's face as the weariness from the battle, and the shock of the queen's message made her pitch backwards, darkness clouding her eyes as she fainted. One last thought drifted through her mind before she fell down, I seem to do this a lot…

~End Flashback~

Kel gave a soft gasp as the memory hit her. Slowly she turned towards the elf and Raen, finally asking, "Was it all a dream?" She knew that Raen would understand what she was saying, they were bonded of course. In unconscious thought, Kel smoothed back her mahogany brown hair.

The elf just looked at her curiously, with something akin to adoration in his eyes. He bustled over to Kel and began to check her over, feeling her pulse, and doing a regular health check.

She seemed to protest it, trying to yank her arm out of his grasp without seeming rude about it. Kel shook her head, protesting, "I feel fine! I just fainted, that's all…" She gave a slight grimace as she thought about it, knights are not supposed to faint. She began to push/guide the annoying elf towards the door, saying that she needed to talk to Raen in private. Finally, with the bothersome elf out of the door, she turned towards the quiet hizar, "Well?"

No Mistress… it wasn't a dream, the queen did really call you 'Auntie' amusement flared in the hizar's eyes before he added in a mischievous tone, Before you fainted and the boy caught you

Kel interrupted him with a slightly high voice, looking as if she had swallowed too much information, "Joren caught me when I fainted?" A light tinge of red appeared on her cheeks, …I thought he hated me, I'm so confused… What did the queen mean with the 'Auntie' part? I'm to YOUNG to be her aunt! Not to mention I'm not from this world! She gave a soft groan, looking down at Raen with a pleading expression in her eyes.

The hizar's mind-voice was amused as it spoke, Yes Mistress… the boy caught you and brought you into this room until you woke up again Raen flattened his ears slightly, before looking up at Kel in a soul full expression, He's not exactly the best choice in mates Mistress… but he is better then any of those elves

She shrieked out, "Mates???" As quickly as the outburst came, it faded away, and her familiar emotionless mask came back on to hide her confusion and embarrassment. She shook her head silently, finally saying after she got her voice under control again, "Joren is not my mate, I did not chose him to be my mate, I have no mate Raen!"

Raen tilted his head, a cocky look in his eyes, Sure Mistress… He spoke in a slightly sarcastic mind-tone, finding this all highly amusing, we hizars don't have as many problems as humans seem to when choosing our mates…

Suddenly Kel gave a scowl at him, saying softly, "I could hear that!" She gave a slight pout in the direction of the hizar; " I'm not here to chose mates!"

Surprise flared in the hizar's eyes, my shields… they were not down… or weak… He looked over Kel critically, surprise rapidly being replaced with pride, Our bond is getting stronger! You heard what I was thinking Mistress As he said that, he began to reinforce his shields so that he could not hear her thoughts nor could she hear his.

She looked mildly surprised for a moment, before a scowl came over her face, "That doesn't excuse what I heard Raen! I'm not here to chose mates!" The annoying red tinge on her face wouldn't go away, she was blushing profusely because of the hizar's tactless statement. To get Raen's mind off of the subject of mates, she abruptly changed the subject, "Where's Joren anyway?" Mentally she groaned, why oh why did I have to ask about Joren? To try to cover it up, she said immediately afterwards, "What did the queen mean when she called me 'Auntie'?"

"Right here… and the queen will explain when we go visit her I suppose," There leaning against the doorway, stood a relaxed and refreshed looking Joren. He had a small smirk playing against his handsome face, watching Raen and Kel with slight amusement, Kel looks worked up… wonder what that cat said to make her look so red… His curiosity was sparked, but he hid it carefully away.

If possible, Kel blushed even harder when she saw him, worry taking over her mind, how much did he hear?! I'm sooo going to kill Raen later! She tried to hide her nervousness by smoothing down her clothes, new ones, provided by the elves. They were rather pretty, in flattering greens that matched well with her hair and eyes. Finally, trying to keep her blush under control, she asked in a tight voice, "How much did you hear?"

Silently Joren raised an inquiring brow, ignoring the highly amused hizar standing before him. The hell is wrong with her? Finally he shrugged; deciding to ignore the strange turn of events as he said levelly, mimicking Kel's words exactly, "Where's Joren anyway? What did the queen mean when she called me 'Auntie'?" Finally he glared at her slightly, asking in an impatient tone, "Why Kel? We have to go meet this elf queen remember? Then she will explain."

She shook her head quickly, trying to dispel the tell-tall blushes still lingering on her cheeks. Okay… calm down Mindelan, just Raen… and Joren here, nothing to get worked up about. Why the hell am I blushing so much? At least Joren's calling me Kel still… GAH! Bad, BAD thoughts! She grimaced slightly, I am stone… Soon, her regular expression returned, with no appearance of red on her cheeks. She gave a slight smile towards Joren, "Well let's go get some answers then… and maybe get home," Kel stated the last part in a slightly wistful tone.

"Hn," Joren just gave a grunt, turning around and walking towards the throne room. His pace was quick, evidently not waiting for either Kel or Raen, just expecting them to catch up. His pale blond hair fell across his forehead in a slightly messy manner, but giving him a cute look, evidently he was at ease with the elf palace as he was with the castle at Tortall.

Kel immediately started after him; eager to know what the heck the elf queen was talking about in the first place, why do I feel as if I will have a headache by the time this is all over? She shook her head slowly, muttering at Joren, "Wait! Slow down at least!"

Raen stood in the middle of the room, amusement apparent in his dark blue eyes, Humans… so different from hizars… can't see what's in front of them He gave a mental sigh and followed after the two in a leisurely pace.

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They once again stood in front of the queen, Arlyanth, and the king, Elladon. Kel was fidgeting slightly, her nervousness apparent until she smoothed over her expression, trying her hardest to be like stone. Finally, she bent over, going to bow to both of them when Arlyanth held up her hand.

"Stop."

Kel stiffened and looked up, straightening, …not again… at least I won't faint this time, "What's wrong Queen Arlyanth?" She nervously brushed back a strand of hair, looking into the hazel brown eyes of the queen that was so like her own.

The queen gave a graceful smile, eyes holding wisdom and mirth as she said in a soft voice, "Don't you remember what I had said before? Auntie Keladry? You do not have to bow to me…" the young looking elf trailed off, "I should bow to you." With deliberate actions, the queen rose from her throne, giving a slight curtsy towards Kel.

Joren raised a brow, eyes slightly amused and puzzled by all of this, what in the Mithros names is going on? …One thing I will agree with the cat, elves are strange. He stood off to the side, he didn't bother bowing, seeing that everyone else's attention was on Kel, and since she didn't bow, I don't have to bow either. He held onto that thought stubbornly.

Raen watched over everything with a calm eye, the hizar seemed to be unduly arrogant, not showing a least bit humility in front of the royal personage. I knew that choosing Mistress was the right choice… Pride appeared in his steady gaze, watching the proceedings by Kel's side.

Elladon rose as well, his slightly longer then shoulder length blond hair swishing behind him. He gave a deep bow towards Kel, his eyes friendly and gently amused by the confused look on her face, "Hello Keladry."

She gave a soft moan, saying as respectfully as she could towards them both, "I don't understand!" Kel gave a slight frown in thought as she watched the king and queen straighten and return to their thrones, "I'm not your aunt, I'm way to young to be your aunt! And I'm not from this world, what do you mean when you call me 'Auntie'?" She clenched her hands slightly, nervousness emanating from her eyes, why do I feel as something important is happening, like I will gain something that I had lost?

Arlyanth shook her head slowly, eyes apologetic, yet at the same time joyful, "You may be to young to be my aunt, Auntie Keladry," she added the last part in for emphasis, "But nether the less you are who I claim you to be, I could feel the kin bond between us." Her eyes were watchful as she looked down at Kel, gauging her reaction carefully.

Joren's eyes widened slightly, but as he shot covert glances towards the king and hizar, he found that both were calm, and expressionless. They… both know… That cat knew from the start and he didn't tell us! For a moment anger flashed through his mind towards the hizar, if Kel was hearing me right now, she'd say to think in Raen's point of view… He didn't know why he just thought about it… What the hell. He tried to think up reasons why the hizar would do that to them both, refusing to think why he was even thinking this way, maybe… the cat didn't think that we would believe him. He reluctantly nodded to himself, yes, that is probably one of the reason. Finally he spoke out-loud, his eyes guarded, "How?"

Kel glanced over at Joren; he seemed to be taking the news much calmer then she was. Right now, she thought she was trembling… scratch that, she knew that she was shaking slightly. She gave a nod, wanting to know also.

For the first time they had seen her, the queen seemed to hesitate, as if she was warring with herself on what to do. She looked over at Elladon, proud, peaceful Elladon, and gave a nod in return for the smile of encouragement he gave her, "Your half elfin Auntie," it seemed as if she couldn't be shaken off from calling Kel 'Auntie'.

Kel's and Joren's eyes widened at that statement, as Kel protested, "No I'm not! I have a mother and father right in my world, Tortall!" She didn't care anymore that she was fighting with a queen, a queen with extremely strong allies none the less. She protested vehemently, "It's not possible!"

Raen slowly shook his head, his eyes now focused only on his Mistress, It's possible Mistress… and it's also the truth, I know it to be such. The elves cannot lie within these walls His ears seemed to flatten slightly, wondering what Kel would say once she found out that he knew about it the whole time.

She whirled in his direction, and said in an accusing tone, "You knew! The whole time and you didn't tell us!" Hurt flared in her eyes, before it disappeared, making her seem expressionless and empty.

Joren hesitated for a second before he moved over to Kel, saying in a rough voice, "Would you have believed the cat," Raen for the first time didn't object to be calling a cat, "if he had told us in the first place?" His ice-blue eyes held her gaze until she dropped it. She looked so vulnerable right then, her expression shattered.

"If I can't trust Raen who can I trust?" her voice came out as a mere whisper and she jerked her head up, looking defiantly into Joren's eyes, "Who Joren? I'm bonded to the hizar! If I can't trust him who can I trust? I just don't know…" In the background of the two, Raen and the two elves seemed to tense, all of their worry apparent on their faces if Kel would just look at them.

He seemed silent for a moment; time seemed to stretch endlessly between them as he thought with a slight tinge of desperation, why do I get myself in these messes? I was perfectly… well, maybe not perfectly… happy with being Kel's enemy.

She gave a funny laugh, a strained high laugh, "See what I mean?" hopelessness appeared in her eyes, she was so confused… "I can't trust anyone! I thought I could trust my family at home, but… my own brother hung me from the highest point in our keep, that's why I've been afraid of heights ever since then and-" she was aware that she was babbling, but she couldn't stop, everything, the stress, being in a whole new world, and not just this incident made her break down.

Suddenly she was abruptly cut off when Joren put his lips on top of hers in a fierce kiss; his ice-blue eyes seemed to glow for a second before it faded. He kissed her firmly, unhesitating, and after a while… a long while… he pulled away. His hands now resting upon her shoulders.

Her eyes were opened wide… extremely wide, as he pulled away she whispered, "Joren? I-" Confusion… that's pretty much all she felt right now, I don't understand anything anymore…

Joren pulled his hands away from her shoulders and said simply, "You wouldn't shut up. Now listen to me Kel." He waited until he got a reluctant nod from her, before continuing, "The cat thought he did what was best, Kel. Nothing more, nothing less. Even though I loathe to say it, the cat is really looking out for you and will protect you until his last breath, didn't he save you from Takeshi, drawing his attention away so that we could escape from the tavern?" I… am not cut out for this sort of thing, why the hell am I doing this? That priss, Neal or even that clown, Cleon should, not me. Damn it.

She gave a slight nod, muttering mostly to herself, "He did do that… why?"

Because Mistress… Raen finally spoke up, his dark blue eyes filled with sorrow, I love you, you are my pack now, I will never leave you or betray you in anyway. I knew you would not believe me if I told you that you were half elf, I thought the elves could convince you of that He looked at her piteously, eyes pleading her to forgive him.

"I thought you hated elves, Raen!" Kel's voice seemed steadier now, strength coming back into it, "And you knew that I was part elf? How could you stand it?"

Arlyanth almost stood up except Elladon's hand reached out and laid itself gently on her arm, telling her silently with his eyes not to speak or do anything yet. The queen almost seemed to fret for a second, her worry shining clearly in her eyes before she settled back down into her chair, watching silently.

I… am not fond of elves I admit Mistress, but I do not hate them either. I respect them, and I am sure they do the same for the hizars. We are naturally at war with each other, but you are different from elves. You have more feelings, more expression then they do, but at the same time you are as discrete and proud as any. We are the same, you are my pack now Mistress, it was because of you I didn't die in the first place Raen looked at Kel, his feelings shining through clearly, I… and the boy… won't ever let you fall

Kel looked down at Raen, her expression unreadable until she asked softly, "And the boy? Joren? He hates me!" She looked close to breaking down once more until a familiar cool voice cut in.

"Not quite Kel, you may be a pain in the ass and have more morals then any sane person should have, but…" for once Joren looked uneasy, true he didn't hate Kel anymore, but he didn't exactly know what to say… "But, I don't hate you." He didn't say anything else then that, he didn't say that they were friends or even more then acquaintances … but she understood.

She gave a small smile towards him, only trances of uncertainty left, "Re-really?" she stuttered softly, hands clenched together in front of her.

Joren gave a shrug, after this my reputation will be ruined, and gave a mental grimace before finally nodding once, "Yes. Now stop blubbering and maybe we'll get the answers we need." He switched back to his calm, cool, persona, looking at the two figures on the throne without any expression on his face.

Arlyanth gave a look towards Elladon, her own eyes uncertain now. He gave her a comforting nod as a go ahead. The queen rose from her throne, her consort following her, saying in a soft voice, "I'm sorry… truly I am, I didn't think it would be that big of a shock, I mean… you do have an elf…" she quickly changed the last word with the glare Raen was leveling at her, "err… hizar? Elf or hizar, it doesn't matter, crystal."

Kel looked confused for a moment before it dawned on her what the elf was talking about, "This?" She raised the necklace from her neck, looking at the pure white sparkling gem that had at first caused her all of this trouble. Realization struck her as she yelped in surprise.

"What? What happened?" For a moment, something like worry flashed through Joren's eyes, he really did not need Kel breaking down on him again.

She shook her head silently at Joren, muttering softly, "That last gem… the strongest… pure white." Her head swing around until it looked down at Raen, "You knew about this also." Her voice was flat, yet held slight glimmers of forgiveness. Finally she looked at them all, biting her lower lip slightly, "What's the last gem called?"

"Aether Auntie, it's called aether." Arlyanth gave a weak smile towards the girl, "I think that your mother, my several times great grandmother, could explain better then I could ever, let's go visit her." The elfin queen smiled and began to walk out the room; "We have to go to the psy tower to do so… great grandmother has been dead for many years."

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A/N:

IceWind: *gives a satisfied smirk* Ok, HOW many people were expecting THAT? *falls over giggling, just imagining people's faces* (just to have you to know, the reason why I have so many cliffhangers is to remind me what I should do in the next chapter lol. Why do I feel as if this story has about as many plot lines enough for 3 stories?)

Raen: *he pads up* Not a lot…

IceWind: *grins* I know Joren and Kel are really ooc in this chapter… but it would be so CUTE! *smiles* See? Romance is progressing nicely if I do say so myself. Hehe, how else did you guy's think I was going to let Kel gain a gem? She had to have SOME elf blood in her unless… *trails off and grins wickedly* You'll find out later.

Raen: *chuckles softly* But she put in a twist… Kel is the reigning queen elf's many times great AUNT.

IceWind: Mwahahaahhahahah! ^-^ I feel particularly evil today, and for all of you wondering, the element Kel and Raen has is aether. And no I was not expecting any of you to get it unless you happened to connect it with the title… *winks* I'll show you where I got the winds part later. *frowns, looking at the story* Really, it seems that all the explanations are going to take longer then I expected… I'm not even half done yet! And I'm terribly sorry about the lateness the chapters are getting, school is hectic and evil, that is all I will say. So ja! and remember to REVIEW!

P.S: (I forgot to put the Kalyrath horses in the facts section, so I'll do it this chapter *sweatdrop* this fact thing is getting long…)

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*Updated*

Facts:

Seibutsu Bond: A bond between a creature and a humanoid. It is less powerful then a life-bond yet it is strong none the less. The bonded can thought-speak to one another and they also feel the others emotions. If one of the bonded dies, the other feels a deep and wrenching pain in themselves, but they don't die also.

Seibutsu Items: These are the items that Raen and Kel got when the bonding was over. Kel had gotten a dagger and Raen a chain. If one of them breaks it symbolizes that one of the bonded has died.

Hizar: A highly intelligent species who are organized like wolf packs with a dominant male and female. All hizar are black and look like large cats, panther sized. They are lithe and graceful, all of them agile and fast. Each one has their own type of magic and that type, and power, is shown by the color of the gems on their forehead. When using their power the hizar's eyes turn that color. The types of gems are fire, water, earth, air, light, dark, ice, lightening, psy, and a silver unknown color. The alpha males must have the silver kinds of gems to lead; the alpha females can have any kind and are chosen by the males.

Jerogil: A type of creature in the world of Medea. They are usually peaceful animals and tend to stay away from others except their own kind. Their color range from black to a muddy gray and they have large eyes for seeing at night. Their tails are curved like a monkey's and can pick things up in that fashion. All over their body they have hard plates for armor, something not easily dented or broken through. Running along their backs is a series of sharp spikes.

Elves: They are tall human like creatures with pointed ears. They all live extremely long lives and each one has magic gems, such as the ones the hizars have, only their powers are stronger. They are a peace-loving race, but they will fight if they have to. They have one king and one queen, both who watch over their lands justly.

Soul Mates: Soul mates are extremely rare in any type of creature. Two people share one soul, literally. They can feel their beloved's emotions and in some occasions, talk to each other mind-to-mind. If one dies, the other dies also because half of their soul just died. You do not know you have a soul bond until you and another acknowledge your feelings for one another, you may go through your entire life without knowing that you have a soul bond. As soon as you acknowledge it, your souls connect and you cannot stay away from the other in a great distance for very long or else you get weak and might even die after an extended period.

Kalyrath Horses: These are extremely intelligent living beings with high stamina and running speed. These horses all have blue eyes, in varying shades, but it is all blue to symbol their purity. They chose their rider, and only one person is allowed to ride the kalyrath horse that is bonded to you unless you are soul mated to a person. Occasionally, there pops up a human/humanoid that can talk to their kalyrath horse, and the horse can talk to any of its kind up to a certain distance. Kalyrath horses are in-tune with their rider and it's rare for any none elf to bond with one since they usually only dwell in Elfin land. They are adept at fighting with their chosen and can be extremely protective depending upon their nature. It is said that they were a gift from the great mother goddess of the elves and they cannot be subvert by any dark magic for that reason.

Aether: The last element, the other nine elements are- fire, water, air, earth, psy, lightening, ice, dark and light. This element is the strongest by far and rare for hizars, extremely rare for elves. It controls all of the elements and its color is always silver for hizars and either a silver or white for elves. White is the most powerful, but none knows why. Aether is not an element known too much about, especially for the elves, all they could discern is that it has something to do with stars… The last elf to have this kind of gem died in a great battle, saving the world of Medea from certain doom.

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My e-mail address is flyby311@hotmail.com and put Aether Winds, so I know what the e-mail is about. Anything you want to add/criticize/comment/whatever you guys just review it… please? Thanks for listening to me ramble for that you get bubble gum *hands person bubble gum*

Raen and Kaori (hizar and rabblite) are MINE! GET IT? MINE!!! *they sweatdrop in the background* no stealing or else I'll blow you up! MWAHAHAHA! Also any other made up characters in the story are mine to, if you want to use any of them please ask before doing so, same goes for Raen and Kaori. ALSO, the poems that appear in the story are also mine (duh) I'll tell you if I use any that aren't. BYE NOW!