Thank you reviewers, I'm sorry if this took too long. I have finally finished moving. Whew. It took me a while with this chapter because I wanted to add to it. Again please read and review if there's anything that needs to be cleared up please tell me.
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Christine was to receive an inharantice (A/N anyone who can tell me how to spell that right gets cookies) from her aunt but, being 10 in America she wasn't able to do it by herself, everything was going to her uncle, in a bank account in her name yet she wasn't able to take anything out of it he was.
She was treated ok; she had her own room and clothes, the niceties. Jenna was horrid to her though, she made a habit to walk by Christine at least once a day and slap her across the back of her head. Koncho and Elizabeth made it their habit to sneer or growl at Jenna but not as often as they would have liked, they knew that Christine needed them around and to not be sealed or sent away.
It seemed to Christine that for a sixteen-year-old Jenna should have had something better to do than torment her with death threats, slapping her or even locking her in a closet for hours on end.
It had been about six months since her aunt died; everyone around her seemed hell bent on making her think Hao's way. None of it really affected her they way she saw it if Hao hated human kind for being careless he was being just as bad by killing other shamans, and only seemed to make things worse.
One day about noon there was a rare sound of a knock at her door, Her uncle's wife Alice threw a dress on her bed and said "Tomas is hosting a party tonight here and you need to be ready and down stairs by six o' clock sharp!"
Christine was confused by the sudden party, though more so by the 'be down by six o' clock sharp' part. "What's so great about tonight, and since when do I go to you people's parties?" she asked
"Well we are having Jenna's birthday party tonight that was she can rest on her birthday, we've been planning for over a month now I thought you knew but I see what Tomas means by 'the girl's a bit air headed'. We would lock you up here tonight but we deiced people would get sipious if they didn't see you at one social event with us, and we want them to think we are really going out of our ways to keep you here."
Christine nodded and did as she was told. The dress seemed very expensive unlike most of the clothes they bought her, there was even a necklace with what looked like a real blue diamond in it. She was able to do something with her hair to make it look less limp. She knew they were just showing off by having her down there but she still thought it might be fun. She walked down at exactly six no sooner and no later, she knew better. What used to be a large hall was decorated extravagently there were balloons and flowers, it had really had time put in to it. Jenna walked down at six o' five. Since most of the guests were there. Christine noticed most if not all of them were shamans with guardian ghosts Koncho and Elizabeth stayed very close to Christine throughout the whole party.
A few people spoke to her a bit but she mostly sat on one of the chairs along the wall.
"hello" A boy's voice said
Christine felt her face get hot she looked up at a boy he didn't look much older than herself he seemed oddly nice a cute he had brown hair just past his ears and brown eyes and almost a almost sneering smile.
"hi." She said she hadn't stood up
"Did you hear the rumor Hao-sama might be here tonight?" he asked
"umm no but I could care less about the guy." Christine said
"Why is that?"
"Well, he killed my parents and tried to kill me, and then when I was with my other aunt he killed her and tried to take Elizabeth."
"He must have had a reason, Hao-sama wants the world to be a perfect place for shamans without the mindlessness of a human."
"But aren't shamans humans in a way?" Christine asked Elizabeth beamed as Christine's question
"Well, shamans are soupier humans so yes and no."
"So Hao Asakura wants to get rid of the weak people?"
"Yeah, but because of the weak ignorant people, humans never seem to understand difference, not small differences like looks and stuff, they still have problems but spiritual difference is now and has always been almost impossible for humans to take. Hundreds of years ago, if someone was to have even said to have a small spiritual difference they were normally killed, it normally doesn't go that far in these modern times but still small things such as being shunned. Kids are even worse on that kind of thing, normally if a kid is a shaman they have little or no friends because other kids think they are nuts or something. It's only in a human's nature to fear the unknown, but a human's nature cannot be changed. If the world goes on as it has for this long with in 100 years or so, they will have wasted the earth, not on purpose but by their own ignorance. Hao-sama wants to make a world for shamans only because he wants to protect the world… even if it means splattering a little or a lot of blood in the end."
Christine knew a lot of that was true from some of her own experiences; she had only gotten along with a few kids in her old school or anywhere because of the fact that she was a shaman. "but" she spoke up "he's splattering the blood of his fellow shamans, if he did win and made a shaman only world then there wouldn't be too many shamans there would there? The shaman king will have the power to accomplish what they want so couldn't they just change human nature? And who's to say that the shamans in this shaman only world of his may become just a corrupt and wasteful as this one?"
"Well, umm I guess you do what you believe is right, and I believe what Hao-sama thinks is right is right."
With that he gave a shy smile walked off
"You did well Christine" Elizabeth complemented
"Are you sure you don't want to enter the shaman tournament?" Koncho asked
"Completely, for one thing I really don't think I could win, for another I still don't feel like I should."
"But what you just said and changing human nature, you could do that."
"Y-Yeah I could, but I have a feeling there's tons of other people with the same thing in mind. Besides I'm nowhere near responsible enough to handle such a job I can barely find a pair of matching socks every morning."
Her uncle walked by
"It's getting late, Christine you should head up to bed now."
Christine did as she was told; she was a little pleased to get away from the party.
A few hours later after all the noises from the party had died down, Christine was curious to walk down stairs and see what was going on.
She had snuck down several times before so she pretty much knew how to get down without making a sound. There were about 50 stairs and about one in every three creaked.
Once she go half way down the stairs she heard her uncle saying
"That stupid block head, she has no idea just how idiotic what she did earlier was."
"Well I'm thinking nothing's going to change her mind now, she's not joining Hao-sama, so she's no use to us now." Alice said
"True, then we'll have to make sure all of Stella's money will come to us and we'll dispose of her and make it look like an accident, I guess her ghosts will be of good use for Jenna."
"When do you think we should arrange it?"
"As soon as possible maybe even perhaps tomorrow."
Christine knew they were talking about her without them even having to say her name.
She slowly walked back upstairs Elizabeth and Koncho look very angry at what was said down there.
"I wonder what I do now." Christine flopped on her bed
"Run away!" Koncho suggested
"Yeah but they could find me easily and getting out would be hard because the whole yard is guarded." Christine said
"Well, umm damn it, what the hell is wrong with them anyway you're only ten you've never done anything to them." Koncho seemed a bit annoyed
"Well, I guess it's time you know." Elizabeth said
"Know what?" Christine asked
"Stella said you're parents didn't want you to know until the time was right and I guess now is better than later."
"It all started five hundred years ago at that time the Weathers were a very well established family of Shamans and even had a small army that could easily be recognized but clocks that had the family crest on them a Sword and a shield. Probably the best times that the Weathers had ever seen they had money and power, not a lot of power but just the right amount. They were well known for giving to the poor and stuff like that. There were two male Airs, with hopes of wining the shaman, fight neither cared who won just so long as it was a Weathers because they felt that had the best interest in mind for the world. Things started out good, they both managed to make it to the second round. Fate took a turn for the worst on the two. They both fell in love with the same girl. In the end she could only pick one, the one that was rejected joined Hao Asakura and swore revenge on his brother and the rest of the family. After the shaman fight, some of the family took the side of each brother, thus splitting the family in half. The army was unemployed after witch and the family crest was modified. The bloodline you come from Christine is the shield, the side the others come from is the sword. The Weathers family has been low profile since; it's pretty bad that something that seemed so strong like the Weathers was split up by something that seemed so small."
"So basically you're saying the family is split because one guy didn't think the same way as the other?" Christine asked
"Unfortunately yes, political views then and even in these so called modern times can have a bad effect, if it were up to me everyone would just keep quit about it. When the other brother joined Hao, he betrayed his family and everything he wanted to live up to."
"I don't understand, if he joined Hao there has to be more than just revenge on his mind, something had to have convinced him Hao was in the right." Koncho said
"Well there is something but it's said to be a myth started by the dark side of the family to make their way seem 'right'. He was supposed to be able to read Hao's mind and it is supposed to run through the Weathers bloodline, however I don't think this is true because there is no proof."
"Elizabeth, A while back when I was looking around there was a cloak." Christine said
"With the old symbol on it?" Elizabeth asked
"Yeah, it was velvet blue with the symbol in gold thread."
"And I thought they were all gone completely." Elizabeth said her eyes seemed to widen at this
"But isn't that all beside the point Christine we need to leave now."
"But there's no way we'd ever get out… you and Elizabeth should cross over before they get the chance to gain control over either of you, you'd be no good serving them and from the looks of things I'm a lost cause."
"But we could still have a chance to get you out of here... it's pretty small but there must be something we can do." Elizabeth said
"No… there's too much risk and if I die I want to know you two are going to be at peace, and not being forced to fight along their side."
As sad, as it may have seemed it was true the odds were very much stacked up. Luck struck the group when a voice said.
"I couldn't help but overhear… and I think I can help."
They turned to see an orange ghost Koncho asked
"Really? Well who the hell are you how do we know you're not working with them?"
"Ahem, allow me to introduce myself, my name is Manny, nearly 100 years ago I worked for the Weathers as a family doctor. I thought after seeing my fair share of the horrifying things that went on here I would leave. Well my mistake was telling someone in the family my plans, I knew too much so they buried me alive in the basement of this very manner."
"So your bones would still be down that right?" Elizabeth asked
"Yes." Manny nodded
"Hummm… let's go take a look then after all we really have nothing to lose right?" Christine said
With that they followed Manny to the basement, being a basement of course it was cold, dark and damp the only light came from a broken window that had been painted over before being broken it looked as if it hadn't been broken for a very long time probably no more than a week judging from the damage. The size was just big enough for an adult male to get in and out through.
"The window, that's how you can escape, and if you pull up that board of wood you'll find my bones." Manny said
Christine very reluctantly pulled up the board after getting just a glimpse of bone she quickly dropped it back down.
"Well I'll be, he might be telling the truth after all." Koncho said.
"Well, now that we have a way out… maybe it's time to take a long trip and never return… anyone agree?" Elizabeth said
"Yeah let's get the hell out of here!" Christine said
"Alright then let's go!" Koncho said
Christine walked to the window but stopped "I'll be right back there's something I want to get."
"Ok just be careful." Elizabeth warned
Christine nodded, and walked back. The whole place seemed rather creepy at night, the long empty halls with pictures of people that seemed as if they were watching her, her footsteps as light as she stepped still made an echo, the windows gave off the strangest looking shadows. The place was creepy enough for anyone but for a ten year old girl it was even more so her mind seemed to wonder off and jump to conclusions, that went against all logic, even when she her self knew what was making a certain noise it didn't keep her hart from jumping.
She finally made it to where she remembered the clock at; she slowly lifted the top off the glass case, and pulled out the cloak. Holding such a thing her mind couldn't help but wonder… Who's hands had touched it, were they someone of great importance, had it ever been near a battle and if it could talk what stories would it tell?
Her daydreaming was interrupted when she heard a voice, from upstairs saying, "Do you hear something downstairs?" She let out a gasp not scream loud but loud enough to make a very good echo in the large room "I sure heard that!" another voice said. Christine was able to pretty much guess who the people were that were talking… the guards, she knew that nothing she did now would matter she could not walk back quietly it would take too long, so she deiced to make a mad dash back to the others.
Her footsteps were easily heard on the hard floors once she got to the halls they were still hearable only less so. The halls that seemed so creepy before didn't seem so bad now that she knew something very bad was following her, the halls seemed very welcoming.
She heard a good bit of footsteps behind her; she knew she had to find a way to throw them off her tracks. She remembered she was still wearing the necklace that she wore at the party earlier. She got to a fork in the hall she threw the necklace down the hall she didn't go down and kept running down the other.
When she made it back to the others she wanted more than anything to sit down, but she knew it wouldn't be too long before they would catch up.
"Christine what's wrong?" Elizabeth asked, she knew something must have gone wrong.
Christine huffed a bit as she tried to catch her breath "w-We got to get out of here now."
"We have to be careful of the guards outside… we can sneak through the bushes but it will be hard they are very thick this time of year." Manny said
So they managed to get outside and through the bushes witch was quite a task Christine found herself getting stuck quite a few thorns. She had to run an extra block over and in to a back ally, just to be safe.
"Well, we made it." Christine said
"So… what now?" Koncho asked
"Well, we need to go to the bank and get that money out, but it probably won't be opened until morning." Elizabeth said.
"So then we spend the night out in the ally?" Manny asked
"Yeah, we don't really have any other choice." Elizabeth answered
Christine sat down with her back to the wall of a building she soon found her self slowly dozing off, she knew if anything were to happen Elizabeth, Koncho or Manny would wake her.
Ok that's all for now. If you all will excuse me I'm going swimming now so bye all please review. I'll add on as soon as possible!