Kiyomi woke up with her body feeling drained of all her energy. She hated when her mind would leave to visit the mushroom house. She checked her face through her phone and noticed she had dried tear stains on her cheeks with red puffy eyes. "Great," she said more so to herself. Getting up she grabbed her bag to head to the bathroom. Carefully walking past Elizabeth and her daughter and the others, so she won't disturb their sleep.

Once making it to the bathroom, she was completely awed by the elegance yet simplicity of the bathroom. The marble tiles were sparkling clean and she could smell the Pine- Sol mixed with jasmine. The decorations reminded her of the ocean and the scent made her reminisce the ocean breeze of San Diego. The matching marble counter had iridescent trays resting in the corner with blue pebbles and gray stones, and white candle on it. If she hadn't known any better, she would have never guessed that this was a airplane bathroom. The mirror had gold lining around the edges with baby cupid resting atop. It also had its own individual toiletries for everybody.

Kiyomi got her products and ran the shower. She pulled out her locket and press the worn out button on it. Like every time the locket would play a melody her mom would sing her and reveal its contents. Like always the pictures was there. Kiyomi always questioned herself whether all this was real or not. Was she dreaming? Or was she in a coma, and hadn't wake up yet? However, even though she wished that it wasn't real, she fully accepted that this was the present and she was just a motherless and fatherless child. She brought the photos up to her lips and gave it a kiss. "I love you momma. I love you daddy," she silently said. She let a single teardrop fall into the locket and closed it. Kiyomi stared at her reflection in her mirror, and could see her image crumbling before her very eyes. She laid her head down and began to sob uncontrollably. "Get it together Kiyomi. Get it together." Before she could stop herself, her anger got the best of her, and swung at the mirror and it shattered into hundreds of pieces. It look like diamonds falling onto the counter and tiles. "Oh no. No. No. No. NO! What have I done?" Kiyomi began panicking and pacing the now covered shatter glass tiles back and forth. "Calm down. Calm Down, Kiyomi. Think. Think. Think Dammit!" Kiyomi intent gaze look out to her luggage and she could hear a storm getting worse. Quickly, Kiyomi grabbed the luggage and covered it in glass. She then got into the running shower, and let the warm water fall onto her melanin glisten skin. The water felt like it was truly caring her worries away. She smiled as she felt at peace, but quickly replaced with a frown. Although, she truly wanted to believe that she knew better. She knew once that feeling was gone it was going to be replaced with a sense of unease and unsureness.

Kiyomi got out of the shower, and made sure to be careful of not stepping on glass. She looked at her towel covered form and complimented herself. "Perfectly Impurrfect." Just as she started looking at herself a queasy feeling came back. She started feeling dizzy. She glanced at herself at the shattered mirror and notice strange pictures and symbols encircling her body. "Huh?" She looked at body again and noticed the phases of the moon resting upon her forehead and hieroglyphics encircling her forearms. She looked at herself again to make sure this was real, and even pricked herself on the sharp glass. Before she could call for help, the girl blanked out.

Kiyomi woke up in the middle of an garden. The garden was so simple, yet so extravagant. In the middle, was placed a white table with matching chairs. Their were five chairs, but only two people were seating. Seating at the table was a woman was long black hair. She had high wcheek bones and cream color skin. Her small pink lips were turned into the most graceful smile Kiyomi ever seen. At the woman's feet, was placed a white tiger with brown feathers around its neck? Kiyomi looked closer and noticed it was a turkey, and she was glad she wasn't that turkey. On the woman's right was a man. He held this intent gaze on Kiyomi with his piercing almost black eyes of his. Beside his side was a gray wolf with bright blue eyes. Kiyomi could've sworn the wolf smiled at her. However, its master gave it a scowl and the wolf dropped its head. Kiyomi noticed that the man was rolling a glass blue marble between his fingers. The marble had a gold wolf howling to the silver side and a silver wolf howling to the gold side. Although the man, looked completely arrogant Kiyomi had to admit he was completely. In a way he reminded her of her dad; however, her had short silky black hair that went perfectly well with his snowny appearance.

Kiyomi took in her surroundings and noticed the same butterfly from the mushroom house. The garden had a river that seemed to be ongoing and a tree that looked like it came off The Lion King. "Kiyomi." The girl look up and noticed the lady calling out to her. Weirdly she obeyed. She came close to sitting in the chair, but forced herself to stop and some reason it took will power for her to stop. Kiyomi looked at the pair again and gave the two a frown. The lady stood up and even in her tattered skirt she looked beautiful. Kiyomi met the woman's eyes and both ladies held the most intent gaze between each other. For a second, Kiyomi could've sworn she seen the woman lower half entrapped in a monster's mouth. She broke the gaze, and finally managed to say something. "Who are you?" Before either one could answer, Kiyomi began slowly backing away from the two and their animals. She made sure to hold contact with the pair animals before she started sprinting. "On three Kiyomi. 1...2...3..." Immediately the girl took off running,"Ha, they think they can control ME. This is MY world," Kiyomi thought. Curious as to why she didn't hear the animals nor their masters coming behind she took a look back and was shock. The woman was still standing with an almost hurtful look sitting upon her face, and the man with an irritated one and the animals looking confused. "Kiyomi?," the woman called again. The woman's voice was almost honey-like. So smooth.

Kiyomi stood back carefully, and watched the woman. "W-who are you? How do you know my name?" Kiyomi could feel a hundred per minute.

"Come child." She warily walked back towards the table. Strangely, the once frightening feeling was now replaced with a sense of trust in the arms of this woman. "Sit please." Once again, Kiyomi obeyed. The lady sat after Kiyomi and began making tea.

"Tea?," she asked. Kiyomi nodded her head. Growing tired of obeying somebody she doesn't know and with the curiosity growing inside her, Kiyomi yelled out in frustration. Even though she shouted, the lady calmly placed the tea in front of Kiyomi. Kiyomi placed her head down in defeat and stared at the contents in front of her. For ten minutes, the trio sat there calmly without talking to each other. Just with the lady sipping her tea and occasionally making 'hmm' sounds, the man still playing with the marble, and Kiyomi drinking and refilling her tea. Finally Kiyomi decided to break the ice. "Who are you guys? How do you guys know my name exactly?"

"Well Kiyomi my name is Midoriko and this is my fiancé Hachiro. How we know your we can't exactly explain that yet. You must find that out on your own."

"What?! So you can't explain how you know ME? WHY?! I don't get it!" Kiyomi held her hands in defeat. Kiyomi crossed her arms and turned to the wolf rolling in the grass.

"Kiyomi, you must understand that certain things are hard for us to explain. We aren't sure of it yet, but you must understand once you set foot on Japan more specifically a location YOU WILL be not only in safe haven, but ON enemies' territory." Kiyomi looked at this woman with a blank stare and she could see that the woman was serious. She had this stern look upon her face." Kiyomi s

"Wait what? Did Alluraina know?" Kiyomi realized that she thought aloud, but she also caught the man's facial expression. His eyebrows knitted into a high arch like he knew of her. She was starting to say something until, Midoriko spoke again. "Kiyomi, you MUST beware of the barren ground!" Kiyomi could feel the wind picking up and smelling a fragnce of honeysuckle.

"BE CAREFUL OF THE BARREN GROUND?! This is MY head so I do think you owe me an explanation on freaking EVERYTH-" Before she could finish her sentence, Midoriko held two fingers to Kiyomi's lips and made a 'ssh' sound. "Be patience, Kiyomi. In due time things shall fall into place. You have to play your part. YOU ARE DESTINED FOR GREATER THINGS. GREATER THINGS THAN ANYBODY WHO WAS SERVAN-" MIdoriko placed the same two fingers above Kiyomi's forehead and began mumbling something.

"Uh, lady? Midoriko?" Kiyomi gave the man pleading eyes and begged him to make her stop. She tried to get up, but it was like she glued to the seat. The wind became harder and white light was spilling out of the woman's mouth. She look to see if there were any objects for her use, but there was none. Again, she begged the man to stop his fiance, but he continue to ignore the situation. FInally, at the last minute Kiyomi was pryed from the chair. She gave full attention Midoriko, but it was too late. The white light engulfed Kiyomi.

When waking up, Kiyomi had a major headache. She could feel the cold marble tiles beneath, but no glass. "Huh?" Half of her body form was now wet form the shower spewing water on to her. Slowly getting up, she winced in pain. Faintly, she heard a familiar voice calling her name. "Elizabeth?"

"Kiyomi?!Are you alright?" Kiyomi struggled to get up, but once managing to she saw a small cut above her brow. "I'll be out in a minute."

"Are you sure?"

"Ye-" Kiyomi looked again at the mirror and noticed no shattered glass. No cracks. No glass on the floor. Everything was back to normal. "Ye-yeah, I'm sure Liz. She waited to hear the retreating steps of Kiyomi and began checking for more glass, but found none. She looked back into mirror, and waited to see if any markings were going to appear. She slapped herself. "No, you're not crazy Kiyomi. NO!" She paused to see if any markings were on her arms, but there was none. "Okay, its time to GO." Kiyomi quickly got dressed and headed back towards her seat. Immediately Elizabeth noticed Kiyomi's appeareance. "All you alright Kiyomi?" Kiyomi so badly wanted to shout nothing was fine, but she nodded her head.

"I'm just cold that's all."

"Are you- Um, do you want me to go get some extra blankets?" Kiyomi nodded her head and gave quickly sat down. She couldn't stand the queasiness in her stomach. Kiyomi pulled out her mirror and brought it to her face. It was like magic almost when she seen a glimmer and the markings reappeared. Kiyomi KNEW she wasn't losing it. Although the markings frighten her, she did admired her new aspects. She completely looked like a vixen, but then a freakish thing happen. Her eye color changed from gold to green. Stunned, the new revelation caused Kiyomi to drop the mirror. The mirror bounced hitting the rude man early on the face. He quickly woke up and looked accusingly to Kiyomi. For some reason the man appeared to have changed too. For a second, Kiyomi thought he had red eyes. His face structure also morphed with him looking at least forty to fifty years younger. She had to admit he did look devilish handsome.

"I don't know what the hell is going on or what it is all of this, but this flight needs to be over and fast," Kiyomi thought.

Grateful, she was glad to see Elizabeth's face again. She held one blanket in hand, while carrying Emily in the other. With the cabin crew behind her. As soon as, she entered the storm caused the plane to shift again. Which caused most to lose their balance and baby Emily started crying. The rude man now more irritated than ever, was full of anger now. "Look, now you and that baby and that GIRL haven't been nothing but nuisances ever since you have enter this flight. I've put up with the three of you and I would like some peace. I grow tired of you and that girl indecencies for others. So either you be quiet, or-" Frustration building inside Kiyomi, she took a stand in defense of her friend.

"Sir, you need to take a seat please," coming from the attendant Bucket.

"Look here, you little rainbow-" Getting tired of the man, Kiyomi finally spoke up. "SHUT THE HELL UP! Or what, what will YOU do? Please tell me. What is wrong with you? She's a baby. You know what, you're a weak man. Picking on others, because you think you're so 'important'. Well guess what, you a NOBODY! I think everybody on this damn plane grow tired YOU. So, shut the hell and please make others flight enjoyable for the last five hours of the flight." Turning her back to the man to, the man lunge for Kiyomi and grabbed her by her hair. However, before he could land his next hit, Kiyomi managed to block his fist. She started kicking and punching and any damage she could think of to this man. Just as she was starting, the storm gotten louder and bigger, which caused the plane to shifted again causing everybody to fall again.

Once everybody gain their balance, they could hear the whimpering for the man. Turning everybody saw the man pleading for help when they notice a gigantic black wolf dog on top of the man chest snarling.

"I'm warning you! STAY AWAY FROM HER!," Kiyomi look at her dog horrified. The dog she had for years was talking, and he was threating the man. How and what was her only two questions

"You damn dogs were always ignorant. SHE'S DESTINED FOR THISSS!" The man devilish face came again and he was smirking. "You know as well as me that she will-" Before the man finish his sentence Max bite the man face. To Kiyomi surprise, the man still wore that smug look of his. His pearly white teeth were now stained with crimson blood, with it sliding down his strong jawline. Kiyomi watched as her dog savagely bitten into the man's neck with blood spurting on to him and the man too. Horrified, Kiyomi looked to the passengers and flight attendants for help, but none did. Everyone just stood there. Like they were frozen into place. She ran to the nearest person and grab them by their shoulders. "Help! DO SOMETH-"

"Max?!" Kiyomi called in a terrified voice. The dog turned to its master and gave the man another growl before retreating to Kiyomi. Kiyomi looked back to the man and no bite marks, blood, nor handsome face. Wondering what was going on, Kiyomi collapse. Before she hit the ground, the wolf-dog and passengers came rushing to Kiyomi's aid. One of them lifted her onto the seat. Elizabeth grabbed her daughter and sat in a seat in front of her. At first, she couldn't hear the noise going on, but then she could hear clearly. She could hear the shouting, the gossip, and Elizabeth's crying. She looked up and noticed the man up against the wall with the two flight attendants and a muscular man holding him. His face wasn't so handosme at had a swelling lip with blood gushing from the insides of his mouth, a black eye, and a know against his head. She sent the man sharp glares along with Elizabeth and earning another snarl from Max. Max turned back to Kiyomi and began licking her hands.

"Maxxx, you big dog," she giggled nervously. Max came around and occupied the seat next to hers. He solemnly placed his onto her lap nudging for a rub. She grabbed his face and looked deep into his eyes. She ruffled his fur to check for any blood marks, but none there. "Am I crazy, Max?" She looked once more into the dog's gold eyes for an answer instead she received an dumb grin. Kiyomi gave up in defeat and fell into the dog silky fur.

"Kiyomi?"

"Yeah?"

A-are your alright?"

"Y-yeah, j-just just a headache." One of the passengers brought an ice pack to Kiyomi.

"Thank you Kiyomi."

"Elizabeth, there's no ne-"

"No you stood up for me and my daughter. Thank you." Kiyomi looked into Elizabeth's eyes and could tell she genuinely meant it. Kiyomi squeezed Elizabeth's hand.

Then her gaze turned to the big black wolf-dog that laid beside Kiyomi. "Interesting dog."

"Interesting is the word."

"Hmm. What breed is he?"

"Oh Max, he's a wolf-dog, but he is. Isn't he? Surprise his brothers didn't come running out along with him." She grabbed a fistful of his fur and start rubbing it. "How did you get out mister?"

"Me too. And you said brothers?"

"Oh yeah, he has a little brother name Brax. He's silver mixed with white. Hen Ruffles, a golden retriever."

"Cool, well Kiyomi looks like we officially have three hours."

"Yeah we do." Kiyomi rested her eyes and opened them again and caught a glimpse of Elizabeth's frown. "What's wrong?"

"Noth- well, it just that after this flight we go our seperate ways, Jiyomi. It feels as though your my long lost sister or something i don't know, bu-but I'll miss you Kiyomi." Kiyomi grabbed Elizabeth's hand and gave it a tight squeeze.

"Elizabeth, i feel the same too, but please dont cry. We can always keep in contact. We have both helped each other out in 12 freaking hours. C'mon, you really think I'd leave without getting you address or something."

"Yeah, that is right."

"I know im right, so le-" Um one of the flight attendeants came out to talk to Kiyomi. "Um, Kia?"

"Huh? Kiyomi."

"Oh, yeah sorry, but we'll discuss matters after the flight, but its about you dog?" He tried to whisper the word "dog", and Max looked quite offened with word too.

" Yes?"

"Well, some of the passengers are afraid of big dogs, and we're wondering if..."

"He's a service dog, " Elizabeth shouted. "He was here when she almost fainted and a asthma attack. See." Kiyomi looked down and noticed a service dog tag on Max's collar. She wonder how it got there.

"Papa, must've put it there," Kiyomi.

"Oh, well that's fine after all. Thank you for your time, and I am extremely sorry for you experience with the passenger, and as a credit for both of you ladies you'll recieve half off on your next plane ride. Once again, i am extremely sorry."

"Thank you."The flight attendeant left out, and both girls were jumping with excitement.

" Thank you, Elizabeth."

"No, thank you Kiyomi." Kiyomi carefully got up from her seat and gave Elizabeth a hug.

"Now, let's watch spongebob the movie." Emily giggled at that. "You like that don't you, Emily?" The baby clapped it's hands together and both women giggled.