Okay, I know this is suppose to be Rand's story, but I'm turning it into a bit of a Rand and Kira story, meaning that Kira might have some of her own chapters. Well enjoy.
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Kira walked down the steps and went into the kitchen. She looked at her mother and father sitting at the table with a stranger. The stranger had reddish-brown hair with streaks of gray. The three adults turned as Kira walked into the room and looked at her.
"You wanted to see me?" she asked, glancing at her parents.
"We have to talk about something," Janet said.
"Sit down," Daniel said. "Do we have to worry about eavesdroppers?" he asked the woman.
She shook her head. "There is a ward to prevent that." She studied Kira as the thirteen year-old sat down.
"Kira, this is Aviendha," Janet said.
"An honor to meet you," Aviendha said. "I am here to teach you how to channel," she said.
"Channel? Like channel-surfing? I can do that," she said with a laugh.
"Kira," Daniel warned.
"Channeling is a bit different than what you are probably thinking of," Aviendha told Kira. She lifted her hand and a ball of flame appeared in her hand. "This is channeling," she said.
Kira's eyes widened. "Y…how are you doing that?"
"Magic," Daniel said. "Aviendha says you can do it as well. She's insisting on teaching you."
"What if I say no?" Kira asked.
"My people do not take no for an answer in this matter," Aviendha returned. "You will be trained."
"Will Rand find out about this?" Kira questioned.
"He must not know for now. The time will come when he will find out. For now you must keep this to yourself. No one must know," Aviendha said.
"But why do you want to train me?" the young girl demanded.
"Because you have the inborn ability to channel," Aviendha answered. "And you will either be trained by me or by the Aes Sedai."
"The who?" Kira asked.
"Kira, what we're about to tell you, you cannot repeat to Rand under any circumstances, understand?" Daniel asked.
She nodded. "I understand Dad."
"Before you or Rand were born…" Janet began.
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Kira sat in stunned silence several hours later. "You have got to be kidding me," she finally said. "Going to other planets is possible? And Rand's mother is from another planet?" she demanded.
"Interplanetary travel is possible," Janet confirmed. "Where do you think Aviendha is from?"
"Okay fine, but Rand's mother being half alien?" Kira asked skeptically.
"It is the truth," Aviendha confirmed. "Are you now willing to learn how to channel?" she asked.
Kira nodded. "I will learn. If learning how to channel can let me help people, then so be it."
At that moment Rand walked in, went to the fridge, grabbed a can of Pepsi, and walked out without so much as a word. "Social boy," Aviendha muttered.
"Would you like to say hello to him?" Janet asked.
Aviendha shook her head. "No. I must leave soon, but I would like to give Kira her first lesson." She stood and led Kira into the basement.
I apologize for the shortness of these chapters, but that's the way the voices demand them.