Chapter 4. I won't let them

At first, Jun had thought that the Kong had returned to they're home but that was too far away. After some more research, she discovered an old inn what travelers used to stay in along the way. It was old and dilapidated, though. There. The Kong were probably hiding there. There wouldn't be much time before they tried to come back again. She would leave that night.

Around 11:00, Jun got up. Everyone would be asleep except Father, but he would be in his study working. She wondered what she should wear. Nothing in her closet would withstand her going on a dangerous mission like this. What could she wear? Then she had an idea…

Jun slipped into Len's room. Fortunately, after 10:00 hit Len always slept like a rock. She could wear some of Len's clothes… but what would fit her? Finally, she grabbed a blue jacket with the 'Dao' character embroidered on it and a pair of pants that were a bit big for Len (hey… I'm 6yrs older than my brother and I can fit into some of his clothes.). Then she snuck back to her room.

But Jun was wrong. Len was not sleeping like a rock. He was not sleeping at all.

"Psst! Bai!" He whispered.

Bailong slipped back into the room from the window. He had snuck onto the roof through the window as soon as Jun came into the room.

"What did you observe, Len?"

"For one thing, she stole my clothes."

"Hmm… why would Jun need to dress like a boy?"

"I don't think that's the point! If she were doing something difficult she couldn't wear a dress. Something's up."

The jacket was a bit too small to button up so Jun put a camisole on underneath. The pants that were too big for Len. Fit on her like tight capris. She tied a length of black ribbon onto it for a belt and slipped some talismans in it. Then she pinned up her hair with black and blue hair clips. Finally she took her cloak and pulled it around her.

"Okay…c'mon Bai…" Jun stopped herself and laughed. She was still so used to calling for her Kyonshi every time she went anywhere but it was only after she stopped depending only on him when her own magic started getting stronger. She had stopped focusing her training only on being able to control him. She could now focus it on doing other things. She had a collection of new talismans that she could use for fighting magic on her own. This was not only to defend her family's honor but would also be a good chance to see just how good she'd gotten.

Jun walked downstairs, snuck past her father's study and out the door.

"Jie Jie's left. C'mon, let's follow her Bailong!" Len whispered pulling on his jacket.

"Are you absolutely…"

"Of course I am! Something is definitely going on and more than I suspected!"