Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I had no idea I was such a good writer . Sorry it took so long to update – two weeks! I've been on vacation. Here's the sixth chapter.
Chapter Six: ReincarnationMitsuru and Mahiru quickly found the book Reincarnations: Fact or Fiction? among a stack of dusty thick tomes in the corner of the library.
"Why is this book so important anyway?" Mitsuru asked.
"Hang on," Mahiru said. She was flipping through pages rapidly. "Here it is." She shoved the book under Mitsuru's nose. He held it in his arms, careful not to damage the crumbling spine, and read:
Though we are not sure whether reincarnations are real, there have been startling cases of strange incidents in history. Maya Yuan, a World War II peace activist, is one of the most remarkable. When she died, her body was preserved for many years, never decaying. There have been rumors, too, of persons who are not related to the supposed dead, but their personalities and looks are remarkably the same.
There followed a list of people. Mitsuru paid them no heed. He flipped to the front cover and said to Mahiru, "This book was written by a human!"
"So?" Mahiru put her hands on her hips and cocked an eyebrow at him. "Help me find a book about Maya Yuan."
"We already know everything there is to know about that girl," grumbled Mitsuru. "She was a human in World War II who had dealings with demons. What else do you need to know?"
"What she looked like," Mahiru replied. "Her personality. If she was like Keiko Himura."
So they searched. It was an hour later when Mitsuru pulled a book from a small shelf in the back. It was a thin paperback, and labeled in gold leaf, Human War Heroes.
"Mahiru," Mitsuru called. "Come have a look." Mahiru quickly skipped over. She took the book from Mitsuru and skimmed through the book eagerly. "This is great, Mitsuru!" she said to him. "Good work!" Mitsuru silently basked in her praise.
"It says here that Maya Yuan was about medium height, Japanese, with dark hair. She was considered beautiful, and had a tragic love in her life. She was forced into an engagement with someone who betrayed her. She was a seer, and had dealings with the Lunar Race."
Mahiru looked up. "This is it, Mitsuru! Maya Yuan looks almost exactly like Keiko Himura – and they both had that same sad love story. Keiko Himura is most definitely the reincarnation of Maya Yuan!"
