Last Chapter was pretty amazing, right?

Sea: No.

Drew: Not really.

May: Yea….

Me: Thank you May!

Sea: Suck up.

Drew: Rolyn owns nothing and never will.

Wood: Beginnings

Misty stepped out the room and let out a small sigh as she shut the door behind her. Her head was lowered and her eyes were red with tears. Many eyes that were in that living room were red or puffy from crying; however none of them could fully understand how hurt one of them was. May was so upset she couldn't bring herself to cry anymore. She seemed lifeless and she just stared blankly ahead while Becky had her arm wrapped around her shoulders while rubbing her back soothingly.

As soon as May saw Misty she stood to her feet and stepped up to the ginger haired girl. Misty wiped her eyes and lifted her head to look the brunette in the eye.

"Are they okay?" May said. Her voice was raspy and hoarse from all her crying and sobbing. Seeing her in such a state made her friends completely heartbroken and worried for their friend's condition.

"Drew will be fine. I managed to deal with most of his major burns and if I continue with him the scars will gradually be removed over time." Misty explained in a low tone. May nodded and waited for the water manipulator to continue. "And Max…he's breathing but he had many more severe burns…some of them I can't get rid of even. He was struck on a pressure point in his back and now its shut off not letting anything flow to his legs. I don't know if he'll be able to walk again."

May shut her eyes at those words. It was way too much to take in. First her failure and now her brother was going to be immobile and it was her fault. Her fists clenched but she wanted to keep control. She didn't want a repeat of what happened before.

"He's in critical condition and traveling right now wouldn't be good for him but he's gonna make it May." Misty said reassuringly. May smiled weakly through her devastation and glanced passed Misty and at the door that led to the room where her brother was.

"C-Can I see him?" She asked quietly. Misty was hesitant but reluctantly nodded. She didn't want May to feel any worse by seeing her brother in this condition but she knew that May deserved to see him.

May hastily made her way towards the door and opened the door slightly. She clenched her eyes shut before swinging the door fully open and stepping inside, shutting the door softly behind her. In one bed was Drew who looked really upset but his expression softened when he noticed May enter the room. In the other bed was her brother who was asleep but he looked like he was in pain. A silent tear rolled down May's cheek as she saw the burns that went up the small boys arm and led to his back. His torso was wrapped in gauze and his legs were elevated.

"Hi…" Drew began awkwardly as he locked eyes with May. He smiled at her softly trying to lighten her mood but he only managed to get a half smile out of her as she glanced at her brother. She walked over to her Max's bed and held his hand as her tears rolled freely.

"I'm sorry Max…" May whispered as she shut her eyes not wanting to look at her brother in such a state. "I failed mom, dad, Mikiko, you and the entire world….I'm sorry."

"May…" The brunette glanced behind her to look at Drew who had a sympathetic expression on his face. May turned to him and gave him a hug as she cried into his shoulder. He pat her back awkwardly and she pulled away with a sad smile on her face.

"I'm sorry to you too Drew." She said as she wiped away her tears. He quirked an eyebrow in question at her apology. "I blamed you for something you didn't do. I know you didn't kill anybody at the air temple." May explained. Drew avoided eye contact with her.

"How do you know?" He asked cocking his head to the side and putting his scowl on. May smiled lightly once again and shrugged.

"I'm connected to people from this life and the next. I was bound to see someone who was actually there during the siege of Vayu." May responded with a shrug. Drew's face flushed and May took a step back, bringing her fists together and bowing to him.

"I'm also in your debt. You helped me and my friends and you stopped me from my rampage when I wasn't sure what I was doing, thank you." May said with her head still bowed. Drew turned his head away and frowned.

"Pick your head up loser…if it wasn't for me none of this would have happened." He muttered. May looked at him confused.

"This wasn't your fault." She countered.

"Yes it was Brendan wasn't just after the talismans he was after me too. When I was younger he was my friend but he was jealous of me because of who I am. He just wants me out of the way so he can get to you and get the credit from my father." Drew said as he crossed his arms over his chest. May was completely confused now and stared at him blankly before shaking it off.

"What do you mean? Who are you and who's your father?" May asked leaning on the edge of his bed. Drew sighed and avoided eye contact with her.

"I'm the person who was supposed to be next in line to be emperor of the fire region making me Giovanni's son."

May just blinked and stared blankly at him letting the words sink in while he waited for her to freak out and try to kill him. After a short silence May shrugged.

"So?" She questioned quietly. He looked at her shocked.

"What do you mean 'so'? Do you understand what I just told you!? I'm the kid of the guy behind everything bad that s happening to this world and you say 'so'?!"

"Someone wise told me that you shouldn't judge based on what was done in the past and I think you really shouldn't judge someone based on who's their father. You know who you are and so do I and I also know that despite of where you came from or how you grew up, you're not evil or bad you're just misunderstood." May said.

"Okay now you're beginning to sound like a psychologist." He muttered rolling his eyes. May narrowed her eyes into a glare.

"I'm serious! What you did today made you prove to me that I can put my trust in you despite our differences." May said sincerely. "I want you to remember that." Drew smirked at her and nodded making her smile lightly.

"So what are you gonna do now? We lost all the talismans and my father has pretty much won." Drew said in a flat tone. May's smile withered as she reminded of her failure. She clenched her fists.

"I have no clue!" May yelled in exasperation as she gripped her head. She shut her eyes as she tried to keep herself from losing it but unwillingly she went into her meditated state. Drew sighed as he watched her standing there with her eyes and newly acquired markings glow a bright white color.

May stood before three girls. One she recognized as Haruka but the other two she didn't know. She felt as though she knew them though. The first one looked like a twenty year old version of Mikiko. She had long dark brown hair that went down to her waist and she was wearing a tan gown that slung over one shoulder and a white sash that went over her other shoulder and tied on the opposite side on her hip. Her eyes were a bright teal color and were narrowed as her arms remained crossed over her chest.

The second girl looked like a fifteen year old version of her mother. Her brunette hair was tied in an elegant bun as a large hair ornament was perched on her head with tassels hanging from each side. Her eyes were a bright blue and she was wearing a long extravagant white and yellow gown that had clouds on the trim and the Vayu emblem on the sash that tied around her waist. She was holding a tan shawl and she had the exact same markings as May did.

"Haruka?" May questioned. Haruka smiled kindly at May and bowed.

"Hello May, I would like you to meet Myako and Matsuko…" Haruka said gesturing to the first girl than the second one. Myako nodded in recognition of May as she flicked some long hair over her shoulder and Matsuko smiled kindly at May and extended her ghostly looking hand to May.

"Um, pleasure meeting you two but if you don't mind me asking…who are you?" May asked as she smiled awkwardly.

"She just said who we are." Matsuko said laughed lightly. Her tassels shook with each giggle and Myako shook her head.

"She means who we are applying to her." Myako said in a dry tone. May blinked as Matsuko shrugged letting her shawl fall off her shoulders.

"May, these are more of your past lives. Myako was the Ping Heng before me and Matsuko was the one before her, she was also the first one to ever be called upon. She is our greatest source of information and power." Haruka explained. Matsuko smiled as she flushed bashfully.

"Oh stop! I only saved the world from mass destruction once. No big deal." She said waving off the compliments she received. Myako rolled her eyes at her.

"Why am I just meeting them now?" May asked directing the question towards Haruka. The past life smiled and shrugged.

"I planned for you to meet them when the time came and the time is now." Haruka explained.

"You failed to obtain the talismans. When I was asked to protect them I did and re-hid them but…you threw them to the enemy." Myako snapped pointing an accusing finger at May. May pouted and lowered her head in shame. Matsuko glared at Myako and stepped up to May, lifting her head so that she could look her in the eye.

"I understand how you feel May. I was your age when they told me I had to save the world…I was also the princess of Vayu back then there was a monarchy, so you know I didn't think I could handle." Matsuko laughed lightly waving her hand in nonchalance.

"Yea, nobody would think a spoiled rich girl could ever handle saving the world." Myako muttered rolling her eyes. Matsuko glared at her.

"Anyways…since I was the first one I had all the pressure on me and I had no past lives to turn to for help…" Matsuko continued.

"You see May, when you experience great emotion or we sense that you need help all the knowledge and power from us is transferred to you. This happened when you had a talisman in your procession but today something new happened." Haruka explained.

"When you entered this state, known as the balancing state, you didn't have a talisman and you lost complete control because of that and you couldn't stop until Drew helped you out there. He is mega cute too! He reminds me of Senri…" Matsuko mused as she clasped her hands over her chest. May flushed and avoided eye contact. "Sorry, well anyways as I was saying you lost control because you didn't have a talisman so you were driven by mostly emotion. The same thing happened to me…and I received these markings just as you have."

"You've reached the second path of being the Ping Heng. You can still save the world May but you need to learn how to do it." Haruka said. May lightened up at those words. She thought that there was no hope and now she felt that she still had a chance.

"When I failed to protect the talismans from evil…I had to start at my new beginning by learning how to control all six elements and becoming a master at them before end of the year because each talisman will unlock themselves every two months. The air and earth talisman have already unlocked. Once they are all unlocked by the end of the year their power can be combined to create the greatest power this world has ever known." Matsuko explained.

"At the end of the year, the talismans will be at their strongest and Giovanni will take that power to conquer each region with their own talisman. You need to learn the elements and exceed the power of the talismans with just your knowledge and strength from within which is basically impossible and takes years to do." Myako said with a faux smile. May felt her hope drain as those words were said.

"But the end of the year is in eight months! How can I still save the world if I have to do something that takes years in a matter of months!?" May questioned with desperation in her eyes.

"You can do it May. I did and even though I died while trying to protect the world, I still succeeded." Matsuko said.

"You mean to tell me you all died at these ages!? I'm going to die at a young age!?" May cried gripping her head in devastation.

"Your future is in your hands May. You already have three people to teach you fire, wood, and water." Haruka said in a soothing tone as she placed a reassuring hand on the girls shoulder. May looked up at her with tear stained cheeks.

"Misty, Dawn and Drew…" May said as a small smile came to her face.

"You'll have us to guide you as well. You need to continue on and find someone to teach you the ways of earth and metal as well." Matsuko said.

"Yea but there's one issue, all her little friends don't have the skills may needs to learn." Myako said.

"Of course they do! They may be young but they have their own great power within themselves." Haruka countered.

"You know what you must do May, we wish you the best of luck…" Matsuko said giving May a hug.

"Don't let us down kid." Myako said nudging May playfully on the shoulder.

"Do your best, we know you can handle this." Haruka said. May smiled at her past lives and bowed before them. They returned the gesture and may saw them vanish before her eyes.

"Ugh…" May groaned bringing a hand to her now dizzy head. She shook off the feeling to see Drew playing with a small green flame in his hand. He noticed that she was out of her trance when he saw her blink her sapphire eyes rapidly.

"So what happened this time?" He simply asked keeping his attention on the flame in his hand. He made a ring of fire in his palm then closed his hand around it making it disappear.

"I know what I have to do now…" May whispered as a small smile crept its way onto her face. "I have a whole new reason for being here and I will fulfill my destiny." May said as her small smile turned into a determined grin.

"And how are you going to do that, dare I ask." Drew said as he sat up in bed and swung his feet over the side of his bed. May could get a full view of the scar that remained from Brendan's attack because his entire upper half was exposed. She could also see the scar that was left from the gash he had received from her and she could also see how well built he was. May kept her eyes on his face as she blushed lightly.

"I'll have to learn to control all the elements and you're gonna help me." May said as she extended her hand to him. "Do you want to be my fire manipulation master?"

Drew looked down at her extended hand and smirked as he took it within his and they shook.

"I have nothing better to do since I'm considered a traitor to my own region and my old best friend is out to kill me." He said in nonchalance. May laughed lightly before she glanced at her brother.

'The only downside is that I'm going to have to leave Max here…"

"You have to do what!?" Becky said crashing through the door. It was obvious she was listening in on the conversation.

"I have no choice…He can't travel and I have to find a people who can teach me earth manipulation and metal manipulation before the end of the year that means I have to leave Beng very soon."

"Oh May…you can't just leave him here alone…" Becky said. May nodded in agreement.

"I know but I want to save the world so they don't have to suffer like Max did! We'll leave him with Johanna and come back for him later." May explained. Becky shut her eyes tightly and shook her head as tears rolled down her cheek.

"No…you'll come back for us. I'll stay with Max and you go and fulfill your destiny." She said in a shaky breath. May gasped.

"Becky…" May said in a soft tone as her eye began to glaze over with tears. Becky tried to laugh off the tension and pulled May in for a hug.

"You'll save the world; I know you can do it without me." Becky said before releasing May from the hug.

"Haruka told me our team will be separated….now I understand why."

Drew stood there awkwardly as the two friends embraced each other once again as they cried openly. He smiled lightly at the sweet moment that was occurring. Things would be different now…

Aw Becky is leaving the group…

Sea: No Rebecca no!

Me: Don't worry she'll return later and so will Max.

Sea: Whatever.

Me: I'll give you three guess's who the earth manipulator to teach May will be so review me if you think you know and I'll put you in my future story We Just Keep Rolyn. And if you'd like to be featured in A Twist of The Heart try guessing the metal manipulator who teaches May. I'll give you a hint; he has some involvement with the character that controls earth.

Sea: Review Pweez and put in your guesses! Good Luck!

Preview…

"Onward to the earth region…"

"Of course I'll teach you! What are friends for!?"

"The earth and metal region are connected so we won't have to fly over water when we get there."

"You have to actually feel the flow within you…"