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...ASALI...

We woke up early the next morning and spent some of our payday from last night to buy bags of chips and ramen-noodle soup for the trip.

"Well, I guess that from now until next week all we can afford to eat are chips and soup." I sighed while loading several bags on Denali, who was in the shape of a normal horse, not an unusual animal in this city. She neighed contently.

"The glamorous life of a star..." joked Kigali. I laughed. We went to an isolated place to summon Blizzard (the roof of an abandoned building) and climbed on her. She was so big that we could all sit there comfortably. Denali, Zoe, and Riomi would fly alongside her in their regular shapes, carrying the backpacks and the shopping bags (There was a lot of complaining at this, mostly by Zoe), but we eventually took off and flew away into the clouds.

"First stop, Spain!" We cheered. It was awesome. Or at least, at first it was.

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"Kigali... my tailbone hurts!" I complained.

"It shouldn't, you were practically born riding horses."

"This is a bird. Isn't Blizzard tired?"

"Nope."

"Awww..."

"Stop complaining, Asali. The more we fly, the sooner we get there."

And so, The Sisterhood of Angels traveled the world. We stopped in at least six nightclubs in each of the major cities of the countries we stopped at. I must admit we became rather famous. Word got around pretty fast about our traveling band. I do believe we appeared once or twice in the newspaper, and some people in the streets tend to holler at us in recognition, but worst of all were the interviewers and agents. They totally mobbed us. 'Can I be your agent?' 'Full partnership' 'blah blah blah', it drove us mad, but we always found a way to lose them.

Madrid... London... Paris... Berlin...Rome... Lisbon... Europe was intense. When we booked into a club ahead of time, people mobbed in to see us. The interviewers crowded around us after each concert, but all we told them was the next location we would appear at. It was still a mystery to the world how we got from country to country that fast without being sighted at an airport even once, but we managed just fine. We were happy just singing and getting our cash. Getting famous just... happened.

When it was time to go to the America's, we DID announce it to the public, but that was just so they wouldn't spread horrible rumors like us getting murdered or something like that. The ride through the ocean was one of the longest trips of my life, but we had our ways of entertaining ourselves. We mostly flew close to the ocean waves, but sometimes, Blizzard landed on the water and floated like a duck, resting and recovering energy. When we ran out of food in the middle of the Atlantic it wasn't a problem either, Kigali had taught us how to fish with our shapeshifting weapons, and I have to confess that I was pretty good.

But something had been worrying me about Kigali. She wasn't herself. Sometimes, when we actually slept on dry land (small islands we found on the way, but when no land was around, we took shifts to sleep on Blizzard's fluffy back while the other two watched you so you wouldn't fall off) Kigali would just sit there and stare out at sea. I asked Zoe about it, and she said that 'It was one of the curses of the water goddess. The sea always calls out to her, but if she does give in to the call, she might not come back, so she holds out.' I didn't understand her then, but I had a feeling I didn't.

We arrived on the coast of Florida, US in a beautiful spring day. We were received by a large group of beach-goers, and we had to write out hands off with all the autographs, but we were finally able to escape. We visited my parents, too. They were really proud of my achievements, and also happy to meet my friends. It was very cool. We went to all the state's capitals and did a concert in each one. It was tough, and we had to make up new songs on the road, but I was ok with that.

Ramissa did most of the lyrics, and Kigali most of the melody. It was always my job to jazz the songs up. We went all over the US in two months, including Alaska and Hawaii. A record in my point of view. We visited Canada shortly too, and Kigali got to visit her tribe. Cool bunch. We celebrated her 14th birthday there, May 23rd. It was one wild party.

After the US, we went to a few countries in Central America. The ancient temples in Mexico were out of this world. We also stopped by Venezuela; there were lots of spirit mediums there. A spirit medium is kind of like a priestess that connects the spirit world and this world together. They were ecstatic to meet us, and greeted us with great feasts in the honor of 'las diosas', or 'the goddesses'. We also went through some of their trainings and rituals, which taught us many things. Including Spanish. Argentina and Brazil were really cool too. Ramissa especially loved Brazil's rainforests, and Kigali adored the great Humpback Whales in the southern tip of Argentina. It was wild, so we looked forward to some relaxation when crossing over the 'Pacific' Ocean.

But it turned out that the Pacific Ocean was anything BUT pacific. There were continuous storms and cyclones, so we had to fly above the clouds, where it was the coldest. Kigali was thrilled, of course, but it was quite a different matter for Ramissa and I. We huddled under a blanket most of the way, shivering at the chilly wind. Like I said, anything but pacific, but it DID have a positive side to it. The way to Japan through the not-so-pacific ocean was very short, so we didn't have to worry much about food supplies. Ramissa was the first one who spotted land. She has the keenest eyes.

"LAND HO!" She yelled at the top of her voice.

"WHAT??? Are you serious? We're there already???" Kigali asked happily.

"YEAH!!! JAPAN, HERE WE COME!" I yelled. Blizzard gave a happy chirp and dived down softly, finally landing on top of a huge building after a week of continuous flight. We jumped off excitedly.

"Where are we Ramissa?" Kigali asked, looking over her shoulder at the map she had bought in a dollar store.

"This city is called Tokoyama, 25 miles southwest of Tokyo. That's what were we're headed for."

"Wait, you guys." We looked at Kigali. She had on her uh-oh-sorry-guys-change-of-plans face on. I groaned. "It's not that bad, I just got to do some things before heading out for Tokyo."

"Like?" I asked.

"Well, I've got to see someone in Izumo, a small town here in Japan, and I'll need Blizzard to get there..."

"Ok, I have an idea, how about you go to Izumo and we go sight seeing, and then meet back at Tokyo in say... three days?" Suggested Ramissa.

"How are you going to get there?"

"We'll use our spirits. It's only 25 miles away! Don't look so worried, Kigali!"

"I know, but remember, there will be lots of really powerful shamans gathering there. Keep out of trouble."

"YOU'RE the one that usually starts the trouble, but ok, we will. And also, we should send our birds with messages that we arrived safely to our tribes. We'll send them before you go, Kigali."

"But how are we going to keep in touch?"

"Nothing will happen, there won't be a reason to keep in touch for three days!"

"You're right. I'll miss you guys!" She added dramatically.

"THREE DAYS!" We yelled at her.

"Ok, ok." She laughed and wrote the letter to Tabitha and tied it around Liberty's talon. We did the same. Kigali spoke to the birds and told them their destination and the meeting place back in Tokyo, then she sent them off. We all waved, I don't know why. Kigali then hugged each of us and jumped on Blizzard's back. "See ya!" Blizzard jumped to the air and quickly disappeared in the clouds. I sighed. This is what Kigali is best at. Being free. She had some independence issues. Ramissa put her arm around my shoulder.

"So... which way to Godzilla?"

"I was thinking Japanese takeout."

"We have got a plan!"

...KIGALI...

"Just like old times, right Zoe?" She smiled as she flew by me.

"Sure is." I hate to admit it, but riding alone on Blizzard was much more spacious and comfortable than riding with Ramissa and Asali. I had sorta missed it.

"Do you think we'll find Anna in Izumo?" I asked my partner.

"Maybe. I've heard Asakuras have a huge house there. That's where Yoh and... Hao were born."

"No, they didn't. They were born at the Patch Village." I corrected. Zoe was silent for a bit before getting to the point.

"Kigali, they knew."

"What do you mean?" I played dumb.

"Asali and Ramissa. They knew you smooched Hao."

"I did NOT smooch him. It was his entire fault, don't worry Zoe, I'll get him back for that. No one steals a kiss from Kigali Twilight Song and gets away with it."

"No one except him... and HoroHoro."

"Zoe! I told you not to mention his name!"

"Forgetting him won't work. You're bound to meet in the Tournament."

"Well, still. And I didn't smooch with HoroHoro!"

"You liar! I saw you! What was that again about not lying to your sisters? No matter how SHAMEFUL the truth really is..."

"It was only a goodbye kiss... a short one. Happy now? I mean, we were CHILDREN!"

"And what about Hao huh? What do you have to say for that?" I sighed. She would probably keep talking about the subject to herself, because I wasn't really paying attention. It was a little dance we did. I looked at the horizon and pursed my lips. Anna...

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