Chapter 5: Meeting Again and For The First Time. How About Joining The Team, Mark?

Later that night…

"Hey Mark? Are you there?" "Yeah, what's going on, Kayuri, its late." "I know it is, but can I ask you a favor, Mark?" "Yeah, sure, anything, as long as it isn't anything that has to do with Oreos." "What? Oreos? What the?" "Uh, it's nothing, now what were you going to ask me?" "Oh, yeah, you almost made me forget, can you meet Kai and me at the park tomorrow at three?" "Three? Yeah, sure. Now just shut up, I'm sleepy." Sighs, "Well, okay, see you later." And we hung up.

"So what did he say?" Kai just walked into our bedroom. "Oh, Kai. We're meeting him at three."

"Okay, so you better sleep!" "Wha-?" Kai slammed a pillow in my face. "Oh yeah? Take this!" I slammed one in his face too! "Ha ha ha ha ha! Take that!" We both started laughing. "Okay, its time we really get some sleep." Kai said. I nodded. And we were out like a light…

Around 11:00 P.M that night…

For some reason I woke up. I looked across the room, Kai was still asleep. I got out of bed, quietly of course, and walked over to the window. It was a clear, dark blue sky outside. Pretty, I thought. I wish the world were like this, calm and never changing… That thought hung in the air. "It's cold." I don't why I said that, for that matter it was a warm night, I don't see how, then the thought hit me. Right behind me was a golden fox. "Kitsune, what are you doing here?" Don't tell me I have another mission to go on. I can't go tonight, I'm sorry." "My lady," the golden fox said, "my apologies, but your Highness has requested that you must return to the palace." "I'm sorry Kitsune, that is not possible. I am not leaving, at least, not tonight. Please ask Him to wait one night, just, one night." "Yes, my lady." And the golden fox disappeared in the darkness of my shadow. "Why do I have to go back? Why don't they just ask Mark?" I paused, "Of course, I have a higher than Mark in The Palace."

I remember the day when I became a Kay-Esta, the race of spell-casters, magicians, if you will. I found an amulet with the symbols of star, a crescent moon, and the sun joined together. The moment the amulet, I got teleported to The Palace, it resembled something like a castle in the sky, it was beautiful, like I could stay there forever. "I see, so you're the Chosen One." "Chosen One?" "You're so young, yes, well, I do believe you have many questions you want answered." His hand reached for my hand, I backed away. "Now, don't worry, I won't hurt you." He said in a calming voice. Those words echoed in mind, as I stood there. He grabbed my hand, then I felt the cold sensation, I just felt moments ago, which felt like years now as I travel this far back in time to when I was five. When he touched my hand, suddenly all became clear, why I was here, and how. I looked up to him, he looked like a handsome prince, in fact he was the Prince, he is the one we call, Your Highness. "So you're a Kay-Esta?" The man replied, "I am, and you my dear, are the Priestess Of Hope and Dreams." "Hope and Dreams?" "Yes, my dear, you see, you have found The Emblem Of Thantos. Whether you choose to accept this fate or not, you have no choice, you are the Chosen One. My dear, you must stay here at least a year or two. In that amount of time, you will learn to harness your magic abilities you now have acquired, as well all your forms of your being, and of the most importance, your duties as the Priestess. "Yes, sir." That one year I spent in the palace, taught me all I the things I needed to know about the Magical World, the years I spent at the Academy with Kai, taught me all I know of this world. But now, as I stand before the reflection of myself in the window, I'm still very confused. I turned around, Kai was standing behind me.

He seemed quite concerned…

"What are you doing up this late?" I looked at the clock, it was 11:45 P.M. "Oh, nothing. Just admiring the moonlight." He started laughing, "Are you sure, your not some kind of werewolf or something?" "If I was, I'd already be one, it's a full moon tonight, its pretty." "You know, you should sleep, it's really late." "Okay." We both went in our beds and fell asleep…again.

Next morning…

I woke up at 7:15, Kai wasn't up yet. I got dressed and went down stairs, no one was there either. But, as usual, breakfast was already laid out, as I ate, alone. After breakfast, Kai and grandfather still hadn't come down. So I decided to go for a walk. I went to the park, and sat under a tree and took out the book I usually read when I'm alone or bored. When I was done reading, I checked my watch, it was 1:20 in the afternoon. "I sure can read the day away." I laughed at myself for reading so long. After getting a bite to eat for lunch, I went back home. Kai was outside walking around the courtyard. "Hey, I wondered where you went!" he called to me. I smiled, "I was at the park reading again." He ran over to me, "C'mon, let's go inside." "Okay." And we both walked inside…

Around 2:45 that afternoon…

Kai and me sat in the park waiting for Mark, around 2:50 he came. "Hey, what are you guys doing here early?" I smiled, " Sorry Mark, but its better than being late." Mark laughed, "You're right." He looked at Kai, "So you mast be Kai." "Yeah, I am. Nice to you." "Hey, no problem! C'mon guys let's go get ice cream!" I announced. They both nodded. "Okay let's go!" and we walked to the ice cream shop.

After eating the ice cream (I chose chocolate, Kai, oddly enough, got strawberry, and Mark, you guessed it, got vanilla) …

After the ice cream, we decided we should go to the beach for some fun. We swam a little, the guys had their trunks, who knew? As for me, what kind of girl doesn't wear their bikini if its this hot? We got wet a little, but it was all fun. After having fun in the sun, we all went home.

At our house…

"So what now, Kayu?" "I don't know. C'mon Kai lets go in the backyard!" "Okay." Our backyard was a huge courtyard, with every kind a flower you can imagine and in the center was a little river, a waterfall that when through the whole garden, Kai and me usually spent our time together there at night, it was peaceful. The moon shone over the water and cherry blossoms blew in the soft wind. After a while, we went to bed.

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