A/N: second chapter!
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Hiwatari secret
The large gates began to creek open slowly. Kai eyed them suspiciously before making his way inside the grounds. An interlocking brick path leads up to the large manor the grounds around it covered in permafrost an three inches of snow. At the door two servants stand.
"Its so good to see you again Mr. Hiwatari." An elder woman spoke.
"Its so nice to have a man in the house" the other one spoke taking his bag.
Indeed. My aunt's husband died many years ago. Although the public, or the authorities do not know the reason, only the Hiwatari clan knows. It was five years ago, leavening me at age twelve.
My aunt Natalya had married a man, whose name I can't recall, I had only met him on one occasion. But my grandfather the head of our family was not happy at all. This man came from a shabby family and did not deserve the Hiwatari name. He said.
And even though Natalya cried and begged we all knew what the outcome would be. He had been killed on a cold November morning. No one ever found his body. Knowing my grandfather I would be surprised if there was anything left.
There was something else, Natalya was pregnant, something I know my grandfather would not allow. So, in turn my aunt went into hiding. And for her and Kisa's sake I hope they are never found.
Kisa. One of the only women with the Hiwatari name, she is just a young girl, Probably only seven years old, she is a sweet little girl but I remember she cried allot, being an only child with no father at such a young age I cant really blame her.
I came into the large lobby. Most wood and gold with two large stair cases both leading to a different wing. A light clicking was heard and it didn't take long before I found out what it was. Kisa came running at me in her little white shoes and pretty dress. I felt a smile on my face. Something I haven't done in a long time.
She jumped up in my arms. "Kai! Kai! It's so good to see you! I missed you so much!"
I laughed; no one has ever been so ecstatic about my presence. "Its good to see you too. Were is your mother?" Kisa turned in my arms and pointed towards the staircase.
A woman stood at the head of the flight of steps with a light smile as she watched the two. "I'm so happy to see Kisa smile again." She tilted her head to the left and downcast her glance "it has been dark days. I fear he will find us some time soon"
She shook of her disheartened gaze. And returned her smile "what brings you here Kai?"
He shifted his glance from her "I just felt like getting back to Russia. See how you were doing" liar his mind taunted. After seeing that she still has so much to concern about he felt it better to wait a while and see if it would happen again before worrying her. "I was beginning to resent those noisy streets of Tokyo"
"Well" she breathed "it is still very nice to see you again" she straitened up before she spoke again. "You room is in the west wing. One of the servants will show you the way."
"Now if you will excuse me I have work to attend to"
Kai gave a sympathetic look before Kisa jumped down and grabbed his hand "this way to your room Kai! I asked mommy if you room could be near mine! It's right across the hall from my room! Isn't that great?" she smiled.
Kai nodded and went along with her. Up the stairs and to the right. Twists and turns and flights of stairs. He knew it was going to take a while to get around this place. Down a small hallway with a window at the end of it were four doors. One to the right was Kisa's the one directly to the left across the halls was his he guessed.
Kisa lead him into one of the mysterious doors "this is my playroom" she stated. It had looked like she hadn't been in there in a long time. A porcelain carousel horse was covered in a thing layer of dust, along with many other toys.
The sight made him feel uneasy. Jack in the boxes and marionettes forgotten but still with their exaggerated smiles and wide eyes. Along with Kisa's blank expression and monotonous voice.
The sound of footsteps came and one of the servants came up the stairs with his bag. Kai quickly closed the door and when to help the woman with his bag. She opened the door to his room and Kai prayed that its didn't look like the Playroom.
The room was very large but practically empty. Smoke blue colored walls ahead of them a huge window that reached the floor to the ceiling that opened like French doors was covered with thin white curtains.
Another window had a small window seat under it. Two other doors opposite on the bed were a closet and a bathroom he guessed. The maid put his bag on the king sized wooden four-poster bed and spread the curtains apart giving the view of the wood.
Kai gave a weary look at the window as the trees swayed in the wind, the snow weaving between the branches. The corners of the windows were thick with ice. Kai ran his fingers over in and it melted.
A drop of water raninfront of a thin figre that stood at the edge of the wood.
A/N: reveiw!
