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Chapter 15

Kherron

"Just look. They practically fell right into our hands!" Ahrima squeeled in delight as we watched the three wandering through the city.

How stupid. Almost everything reflects there! This is going to be easy. With endless sources at our grasp, we could take over the whole city and kill them!

"So, what are you planning on doing now."
"Patience. You will see. Ah the possibilities." She said softly with a cruel smile on her lips.

That...music...it's so sweet...but it makes me want to cry...where...where is it coming from?

I sat up in bed and looked around the room. Its rounded, like the rest of the building, and it has tall leafy plants. My eyes swept over the small decorative mirrors, paintings, aqua walls, and the two doors on the other side of the room. I looked at the two small bed besides me to see Enuresis and Rin still sleeping soundly.

"Rin...Rin..." I whispered to her, since she was the closest one to me.

"Enuresis..." Why won't they wake up? Hmm...probably just really tired from all of the walking and shopping we did.

"The floor is warm." I whispered to myself as I swung to the side of the bed and placed my feet on the floor. I walked the short distance to the window and pulled the water green curtains aside, only to have a full view of the empty sleeping city. Not a soul walked on the streets.

This is...different. At home, the streets are always busy, if even a little bit. But...if the streets are empty, where is the music coming from?

I looked into the water above and only saw the occasional brightly colored fish swim by. I laid back down to sleep, but the music won't stop. It's so sad.

"Well, maybe I should go find who ever is playing. I won't be gone long, just a short walk, so Rin and Enuresis won't miss me. And, it'll be nice to explore the city when no one is around."

I slowly crept back out of bed, got dressed in more local attire, consisting of a long watery blue dress that fall below my ankles before I tied a purple sash around my waist. I like the clothes here. They're soft and pretty. Easy to move in. I took pearl hilt designed dagger, courtesy of Rin, and placed it and a spare key card underneath my sash. As a last thought I took my bauble and placed it in my sash too, shrinking it to the size of my thumb.

This is kind of exciting! I walked to the round door and walked out and through the tube like hallways, down the clear elevators, and out onto the streets.

That music is gone...now what...maybe I'll just wander around then instead...

"Who's there?" I spun around quickly, feeling eyes on me, but no one was there.

Jitters...that's all. I should relax some more. Wait...there it is again...only, I'm heading in the wrong direction.

So I turned around and began walking towards the music, and almost without realizing it, I began moving faster until I found myself running. I barely glanced around me, just paid attention to the floor in front. Every once in a while, the music would stop now and again, leaving me to stand and have nothing better to do than to wait for it to come again.

I found myself going down farther and farther into the lower city levels, all equally just as shiny and nice, but darker. These areas were lit by swaying bubble like lanterns. Every once in a while, instead of an elevator, I'd take an escalator like contraption if it was closer, which irked me. The escalators are more like floating clear tiles that move in an oval up and down between floors, which greatly renewed my fear of heights, especially when I almost fell once. Ever since then I sit on them for as long as I can before standing.

The music...it sounds more like a flute the closer I get...but it makes me want to cry even more... Not long after, I found that bringing my bauble was a good thing, for it soon became so dark that even the small lanterns couldn't light the way clearly. I stopped to take a break, but found myself on my feet again, sooner than I would have liked.

After a long walk, I soon came to what surely must be the last level and looked around. There isn't much needed to describe it. A large round metal vault stood on the far wall and had a tunnel on it that led into murky darkness. Racks were hung along the left wall, filled with suits and everyday clothes. Towels were folded neatly on a huge rack. There were spears hung on the next wall on special racks. Not only spears, but glaives, thick swords and daggers, and even things that looked like guns. What's weird is that even though the walls are made of clear glass like the rest of the city, they looked black.

I turned around and looked out, holding my bauble against the glass and turning it so that it illuminated a good ten feet outside. The bottom was amazingly clear, not weedy like any person would expect, and had large smooth rocks. I stared at the white sand that seemed to shimmer like diamonds under the light.

"You have come." I looked up at the direction the voice in my head seemed to come from and saw a flicker of a tail. It's him... I closed my eyes.

"Was it you who was playing the flute." As if to answer, he played a few more notes, a tear slipped down my cheek.

"Why do you shut your eyes?"

"Because, I do not wish to be hypnotized." Silence. I was about to turn around when he spoke.

"Why?"

"Why what?" I almost laughed. It's odd, I feel like I'm talking to myself. While he talks in my head, I'm left talking out loud.

"Why won't you come?"

"Because I already love someone."

"But you were not with him." I sighed and nearly sat down to cry.

"It's...It's because he has been captured. Me and a few of my friends are going to rescue him, but we do not really know how, or where." I tried t o hide the sob in my voice, and barely manage to swallow my tears.

"Please do not cry." I turned to leave once again.

"Wait!" I stopped once again. "Please. Do not leave."

"Why?"

"Will you watch me play?"

"I will not open my eyes. But I will listen if you really want me to."

"Please. Open you're eyes. I will not mezmer you."

"Do you promise? Not to Mezmer or pull any other tricks?" I held my breath, not sure of the feeling inside. Anxiety? Nervousness? Excitement? Maybe all three.

"I promise." I nodded and opened my eyes. My bauble shined brightly and I sat down on a step and looked out into the water. I looked at the largest rock that was close by and saw him sitting there, looking lonely, and lost. His hair didn't sway as much but was still wild and untamed as it glittered in the light. His blue skin seemed to glisten. His long tail swayed lightly with the water. In his hands he held a long, beautiful, pearly white flute that seemed to shine with a light of its own. But what I loved the most, were his depthless aqua eyes. He began to play a sad song, one that brought prickles to my eyes and stung, but as the song went one, it turned wistful, than sweet, then happy, then melodic, before it stopped.

"It was wonderful. But, how can you play a flute underwater?" He smiled a shy, and proud smile.

"My mother has a gift for magic." I nodded and stood up.

"I should go now, before Rin and Enuresis get worried."

"Wait." I sighed. I think that's hit favorite word.

"What?" "I want to come." I stood there and stared almost speechless.

"To...come where?"

"With you."

"With me? I already told you though, I love..." He held up his hand and shook his head.

"That is not what I meant. I want to help you. I want to find you're other half."

"But, how? You are a Water Spirit. Where I'm going, there won't be any huge bodies of water." He cocked his head and smiled again.

"I can be human."

"Y-you can?" He nodded eagerly.

"How?" He closed his eyes and seemed to be sleeping for a very long time before he opened his eyes again.

"You need to come in the water."

"What? How? This isn't some trick is it?" His eyes went wide.

"No! I promised! Once promised, always bound. I can never break it!" I clapped my hands to my head. Ouch! That hurt. Like having drums explode in you're head.

"Sorry." He said softly. I nodded, ignoring the pain in my head that throbbed.

"Now, what do I do?" He cocked his head the other way.

"You put on the things the others do." I gritted my teeth in agitation. That gives me so much help! Any more specific and I might actually know what he means. Taking my best guess I walked over to the suits.

"These?" He nodded a slight nod. I walked along the line of them, till I came to one that seemed about right.

"Don't look." He looked confused but still closed his eyes. Sure that he wouldn't peek, I slipped into the suit wearing almost nothing but my undergarments since the dress was too awkward, after setting the bauble down which left me in the complete dark.

Hey!...oh...this is weird. I feel completely naked in this! Eep...I don't like it! The suit, though at first seemed a size too big, shrank and molded to my exact measurements. I picked up the bauble again.

"Okay. You can look. Now what?" He opened his eyes and looked around the room.

"You need one of those things." He pointed to a helmet that looked like a regular fish bowl to me.

"You sure?" He gave another slight nod. So I put it on and gasped in surprise. I-it's alive! Eep! Get it off, get it off! I threw it off and he looked startled as he swam off of his rock in a jolt.

"What wrong?" I shook my head. Okay, that was almost too weird. I walked over to the helmet and poked it. Nothing happened. Tentatively, I picked it up and placed it back on my head.

Eew...this just isn't cool... I looked down to see a clear almost liquid something or another spread all over me. It feels like slime...eew...I am never...ever...no matter what...ever...doing this again.

I looked down, sure that nothing else was going to happen and feeling a slight new weight, looked back to see a tiny box on my back. I shrugged, picked up my dagger and looked up expectantly.

"And now?"

"Open the door. Press the buttons." I nearly laughed. I looked at the panel of buttons. Which buttons should I press though?

"Green, orange, purple, blue, green." I looked up at him as he swam over closer above the door to look more clearly. Without question, I pressed the buttons in the order he told me to and a great huge sound like steam aroused as the door seemed to unlock itself and open, only to lead to a small clear tunnel with another door, with another panel. I walked through and jumped as the door swung shut.

Okay Chihiro...get a grip...it's okay...it's okay...nothing wrong...usual procedure I'm sure...nothing bad... I took deep breaths, but it didn't help calm me any. Why do I feel like something bad is going to happen?...oh...he's playing again...

My muscles seemed to relax more and my heart rate dropped to a steady beat.

Magic...it has to be...

"Thank you." I whispered.

"Press orange." He said, not missing a note even. I pressed orange but this time, instead of the door opening...the room filled with water! Oh no...I'm gonna die...I'm gonna die...Kohaku! Where are you!...I'm gonna die!

Holding my breath, and shutting my eyes tightly, I waited for the inevitable as water covered my head...I need air...

"Breath!" He said loudly I was so surprised I took a breath...and another...

"Hey, I can breath." I heard laughter that sounded like a bubbling stream. I looked up at the boy as he fell over laughing.

"Now what?"

"Black." Was all he managed before laughing some more. Ha...ha...I hardly see the joke in it...I mean...I seriously thought I was going to die!

The door swung open lethargically and I seemed to propel forward with a mere thought. I looked behind me and saw bubbles coming out of the little box.

Oh...so that's how I move. The boy stopped laughing as a new sound of music seemed to flow through water and a vague shape appeared. I held my bauble up higher to see if I could see better, but it made no difference.

"Brother Kherron." He said, sounding like a fierce wave that shook my body.

Authors Ending Note: Hey! At last! I have been able to type up this cahpter! I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I have!