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Chapter 2

"Hikari! Time to get up! You don't want to be late for school!" Called Taka through her door.

Hikari groaned as she sat up in bed. "Alllriiiiggghhhtt!!" She whined. She stood up and pulled out her school uniform. She placed the white long sleeved shirt over her head and buttoned up the black vest over it. Her brown skirt came down the middle of her thighs

"Hikari! C'mon your uncle's already here!" Miaka called form the kitchen.

Hikari gasped. Grabbing her book-bag, she bolted out of her room and ran into the kitchen and passed her mother. "Bye mom! I'll see you after school!" She said planting a kiss on her cheek.

"Oh wait Hikari!"

Hikari groaned while stopping herself from running. "What is it mom? I'm gonna be late!"

"Your father and I are going out tonight, so don't stay up too late all right?" Asked Miaka.

"Ok mom, I won't. I love you!" She called running out of the house.

Hikari ran outside to see her Uncle Keisuke waiting his black convertible. He held up his wrist and tapped his watch with his finger.

She hopped in the car and sighed. "Uncle Keisuke, you're not give me grief too are ya? You're supposed to be the cool relative!" she exclaimed.

"Hey, just cuz I'm the coolest uncle in the world doesn't mean I can't be concerned about your education." He said taking off from the house.

She leaned back against the seat letting the wind blow through her hair. "I already have mom and dad on my case about my grades. I don't need you to be too."

Keisuke whistled. "Whoo…someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. What do you mean by your folks being on your case?"

"I have D+…." She said.

Keisuke gave a small chuckle.

Hikari scoffed. "Hey! It's not funny!"

"Sorry Hikari, it's just you're so much like your mom. She was horrible in school, no one thought she was gonna pass any of her exams. Your grandmother was wayyyy more on her case than your mom is on you."

"But she always gets dad to join in too." She argued.

"Hey, listen kiddo ok?" He said gently. "When your mom and I were growing up, we didn't have a dad. We only had our mom who was always on our case because she wanted to see us succeed. That's what your mom and dad want. They just want to see you be the best that you can be." He said.

"Yeah…I hear ya…" She said.

Keisuke pulled the car over and let her out in front of the school. "All right, have a good day, and don't screw around ok?"

"Uncle Keisuke, c'mon, I'm not a little kid anymore." She said.

"You're right. You've become a beautiful young woman, and you don't need to be treated like a kid." He smiled.

"Thanks Uncle Keisuke. See you later!" She said while running towards the entrance. Hikari could hear her uncle's car zoom off as she ran towards the school. As she got closer, she felt her bracelet slip off of her wrist and onto the ground.

"Ugh!" She growled. "She turned around to search for it on the ground. It had landed in front of a bunch of smelly old garbage cans.

"Great." She mumbled sarcastically. As she bent down and stood back up, her eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of something red underneath one of the garbage lids.

"What's that?" She asked herself. She lifted the lid up and saw an old red book with Chinese writing on the cover. She tilted her head to the side to read the words; "The Universe…of…the four…gods." She read slowly.

"What the?! That's the story that dad used to tell me when I was little!" She thought. "It really exists?"

Hikari looked to the left and right of her to see if anyone was watching. Without hesitation she grabbed the book and placed it in her book bag. She took a breath and continued to run back toward her class.

Taka and Miaka sat quietly in the small Japanese restaurant and enjoyed their dinner. "It's been a while since we've been out like this." Said Taka reaching his hand out over Miaka's.

"Yeah, you're right. We've come so far…then where we used to be."

Taka chuckled. "What do you mean by that?" He asked.

"I am so thankful every day...because our wishes came true. You and I were able to live together, marry each other, and have a child together." She said with tears forming in her eyes.

"Hey…" Taka said softly caressing her cheek. "C'mon now, what's wrong?"

Miaka shook her head. "It's just…I wish…"

"What?"

"I wish there could've been someway for all of them to live here…" She said.

"I know what you mean. But, hey maybe there might be a possibility someday."

"But how? We have no idea where that book is, and I've already fulfilled my role in it." She said looking down.

"Miaka. You never know what will happen. That book has a mind of its own…and I'm not kidding."

Miaka suddenly looked up and smiled. "Well forget I said anything, I don't want to ruin our night out together."

"I love you." Said Taka.

She placed his hand against her lips and smiled. "I love you.."

The house was dark and quiet when Hikari came home. With her parents out, that meant it wouldn't be very lively. She walked into her room and shut the door behind her. As she walked toward her desk she pulled out the book from her book bag.

This book has GOT to be the story my dad always told me. She sat down at her desk and looked at the cover.

Why do I feel so nervous about reading this…? Ugh, c'mon Hikari, it's just a book.

Hikari took a breath and open the book.