Chapter 3
"Psst. Aya," Sakura whispered into my ears as my sleepy eyes began to open. It is six in the morning and I am not a morning person.
"Sakura?"
"Yes, it's me. Get up. Today is the day you've been waiting for. We're going to go see Madame Leu, remember?"
"Oh, yes! Of course I remember!" I shouted out of excitement.
"Shh! We mustn't wake up Father!" Sakura said in a loud whisper.
"Oops. Sorry."
I hopped out of bed and bathed and clothed myself. I decided to wear my blue and silver kimono. After I was ready, I met Sakura at the palace gates.
"Ready?" Sakura asked with a smile.
"Uh-huh," I said, and we trotted off to Haisama.
We passed through the still-sleepy Yukatoshi town square, and stepped through the tall green blades of grass. After thirty minutes had passed, we reached Haisama. It looked like a friendly little quaint town, and buildings were decorated with strung lights and ornaments.
"Wow," I said in awe, "this seems like a neat little town."
Looking up at all the decorations Sakura said, "It sure does."
"So where is Madame Leu?"
"She's in a small little house behind the markets." We then walked passed the markets until we came upon five houses surrounded by a patch of trees.
"So which house is Madame Leu's?" I asked.
Sakura replied, "Her house should be the one in the middle." I quickly ran up to the house and knocked on the door. Madame Leu's house is just like all the others- strung lights and ornaments hung from her house.
Slowly opening the door, Madame Leu said, "Hello, you must be Aya, and you," she said looking at my sister, "must be Sakura."
Madame Leu is about five feet and five inches tall, and is slightly plump but not too much. She wears a dark blue kimono with white flowers- magnolias- all around. Her shiny black hair is in a bun, and there isn't a single strand of grey hair to be found. Madame Leu is ninety-five years old, but she remarkably looks sixty-five.
Gazing into Madame Leu's brown eyes I said, "We came to see if you can help us find our mother's killer. Maybe you can teach us some magic, and when we're ready we can search for the killer."
"Oh, very well then," Madame Leu said, "Come in."
"Thank you," said Sakura.
"Would you girls like some tea?"
"No thank you," Sakura replied.
"I'm fine," I said.
"Very well then," Madame Leu said, "Sit down and tell Madame Leu everything." I then told her about the death of Mother and what had happened.
"Oh you poor children," Madame Leu said with sad eyes, "Wait! I'm receiving a vision. It's something about someone trying to take over a kingdom. Yu-, Yuka-"
"Yukatoshi!" I exclaimed, as Sakura gasped. "That's our kingdom."
"Oh, Child," Madame Leu said with bright eyes, "the Heavens are telling me that you are going to be a remarkable girl. You may not see it now, but in a couple of years you will," she said as she placed her right hand onto my forehead with her eyes closed, "Close your eyes Child."
"Okay," I said, feeling a little confused.
"This is exactly what I had suspected. It is white magic and origami magic. I am entrusting you with this Aya. You must only use this for good, and never for evil."
"Well I know what white magic is, but what's origami magic?" I asked in a confused voice.
"Origami magic is when you make an object out of paper and you bring it to life using your magical abilities. With this magic you can create all sorts of things and make them attack your enemies," Madame Leu said with a little laugh.
"Oh cool!" I said an excited voice. "Don't worry, I won't misuse my magic."
"Good. Now for Sakura," Madame Leu said as she placed her right hand onto Sakura's forehead, "Close your eyes. Ah, blue magic and green magic it is. Can I trust you?"
"Of course, but what are they?" Sakura asked.
"Blue magic is associated with magic that involves water. However shadow is an exception. Shadow lets you mimic a person to make you immune to that person's magic, and green magic is used to heal injured people. Now although you girls have all these powers, you are not quite ready to use them. Therefore, you two must come to me as much as possible so I can teach you."
"All right," Sakura and I said at once. We then thanked Madame Leu, and bade her farewell.
"Psst. Aya," Sakura whispered into my ears as my sleepy eyes began to open. It is six in the morning and I am not a morning person.
"Sakura?"
"Yes, it's me. Get up. Today is the day you've been waiting for. We're going to go see Madame Leu, remember?"
"Oh, yes! Of course I remember!" I shouted out of excitement.
"Shh! We mustn't wake up Father!" Sakura said in a loud whisper.
"Oops. Sorry."
I hopped out of bed and bathed and clothed myself. I decided to wear my blue and silver kimono. After I was ready, I met Sakura at the palace gates.
"Ready?" Sakura asked with a smile.
"Uh-huh," I said, and we trotted off to Haisama.
We passed through the still-sleepy Yukatoshi town square, and stepped through the tall green blades of grass. After thirty minutes had passed, we reached Haisama. It looked like a friendly little quaint town, and buildings were decorated with strung lights and ornaments.
"Wow," I said in awe, "this seems like a neat little town."
Looking up at all the decorations Sakura said, "It sure does."
"So where is Madame Leu?"
"She's in a small little house behind the markets." We then walked passed the markets until we came upon five houses surrounded by a patch of trees.
"So which house is Madame Leu's?" I asked.
Sakura replied, "Her house should be the one in the middle." I quickly ran up to the house and knocked on the door. Madame Leu's house is just like all the others- strung lights and ornaments hung from her house.
Slowly opening the door, Madame Leu said, "Hello, you must be Aya, and you," she said looking at my sister, "must be Sakura."
Madame Leu is about five feet and five inches tall, and is slightly plump but not too much. She wears a dark blue kimono with white flowers- magnolias- all around. Her shiny black hair is in a bun, and there isn't a single strand of grey hair to be found. Madame Leu is ninety-five years old, but she remarkably looks sixty-five.
Gazing into Madame Leu's brown eyes I said, "We came to see if you can help us find our mother's killer. Maybe you can teach us some magic, and when we're ready we can search for the killer."
"Oh, very well then," Madame Leu said, "Come in."
"Thank you," said Sakura.
"Would you girls like some tea?"
"No thank you," Sakura replied.
"I'm fine," I said.
"Very well then," Madame Leu said, "Sit down and tell Madame Leu everything." I then told her about the death of Mother and what had happened.
"Oh you poor children," Madame Leu said with sad eyes, "Wait! I'm receiving a vision. It's something about someone trying to take over a kingdom. Yu-, Yuka-"
"Yukatoshi!" I exclaimed, as Sakura gasped. "That's our kingdom."
"Oh, Child," Madame Leu said with bright eyes, "the Heavens are telling me that you are going to be a remarkable girl. You may not see it now, but in a couple of years you will," she said as she placed her right hand onto my forehead with her eyes closed, "Close your eyes Child."
"Okay," I said, feeling a little confused.
"This is exactly what I had suspected. It is white magic and origami magic. I am entrusting you with this Aya. You must only use this for good, and never for evil."
"Well I know what white magic is, but what's origami magic?" I asked in a confused voice.
"Origami magic is when you make an object out of paper and you bring it to life using your magical abilities. With this magic you can create all sorts of things and make them attack your enemies," Madame Leu said with a little laugh.
"Oh cool!" I said an excited voice. "Don't worry, I won't misuse my magic."
"Good. Now for Sakura," Madame Leu said as she placed her right hand onto Sakura's forehead, "Close your eyes. Ah, blue magic and green magic it is. Can I trust you?"
"Of course, but what are they?" Sakura asked.
"Blue magic is associated with magic that involves water. However shadow is an exception. Shadow lets you mimic a person to make you immune to that person's magic, and green magic is used to heal injured people. Now although you girls have all these powers, you are not quite ready to use them. Therefore, you two must come to me as much as possible so I can teach you."
"All right," Sakura and I said at once. We then thanked Madame Leu, and bade her farewell.