Fire's Child
Chapter 6- Reunion


Jak's POV

"What!?"

It came out a little louder than I intended but I think I got my point across. I mean, come on! My sister!? I'm finding a little hard to believe.

"And what, exactly, is so hard to believe?" her voice was full of hurt. I was full of pure shock and utter confusion. Did I just say that out loud? I'm pretty sure I didn't.

"You didn't."

There she goes again. Now I know I didn't say that!

"Look you might as well just say whatever's on your mind. I'm gonna find out anyway." she sat down on the ground.

"Why don't you just read my mind, I'll save my breath that way." I didn't mean to snap but this was a really cruel prank to play on someone.

"I can't always control what I see. I may come across a private memory and I wish to respect your privacy. And it's not a prank."

The frightened look on her face may have been the reason why I listened to her in the first place. She just looked as if she had done something wrong.

"I'm sorry, but it is hard to believe." I told her, sitting next to her

"And the fact that you used to be a 6 year old a few weeks ago isn't!?" Hurray, I made her cry. Good on you, Jak (!). But how did she know about the kid? I told them not to tell anyone.

"Who told you?" I asked.

"Do you know what a Clairvoyant is?" She asked me accusingly. I wonder where she's going with this. Ok, fine, I'll play along.

"No, I don't."

"Clairvoyance is translated as 'clear seeing'. I can see things, people through time. I specialize in auras and personal energies."

Aha!

"So you located my aura in Sandover and worked out the rest?"

"You catch on fast." She smiled at me. She had a beautiful smile. It was not forced or anything. Although it was a bit weak. I could tell Jay liked to smile a lot by how easily it came to her face.

But there was no physical resemblance to subject we were siblings. Her hair was a deep red and she had smoky-grey eyes. This was opposed to my blonde hair and blue eyes. The more I looked at her the more I get the feeling I've seen her somewhere before.

A rustle startled me. Jay was rummaging through her bag. She produced a crumpled piece of paper and handed it to me.

"This is for you." she said, her smile fading a bit.

I didn't know what to expect. I unfolded it carefully so I wouldn't rip or tear it. It was a picture of a boy and a young woman. The woman was very beautiful. She looked kind and loving. She held the boy protectively yet playfully. She was sad, though. Her smile was painful and her deep blue eyes were full of grief. The boy had a clump of her blonde hair in his hand. He was little more than an infant. An infant with green hair and blue eyes.

"Is that...?"

"You?" she cut me off.

"And is that...?" she nodded.

The woman was my mother. This is my reason for being alive. I owe my life to her.

Her smile was familiar. This was way too much. All the info wasn't being processed. I looked over at Jay. She was smiling at me. I must have had my mouth open in disbelief for her to be doing that.

It hit me then. Jay had the same smile as the woman!

"You're... She's your...You're my..." I don't think I ever got it out. This was really hard to believe.

Jay moved ever so slightly. She leaned over to me; her hand brushed my knee softly. This released a memory.

I remember when I was nine or so I fell and scraped my knee. It was bleeding pretty badly. Then I saw a faint outline of a person, a young woman. She touched my knee, exactly where Jay's hand was now and it completely healed. Jay must have remembered also.

"You are." I whispered to her.

Jay was trembling, and she was crying. She was my sister and she found me, and I finally found her.

I threw my arms around her and held her close. I didn't want to let her go. I felt her arms hug me back and her face burry itself in my shoulder, which soon became damp. She mumbled something against my shirt. It sounded like "I wish for a punch." but I don't think that was it.

I didn't care what she said. I had a sister!


AWWW! Tender moment.

Luck and Love,

Anita