Mary Standford was her name, Chase finally succeeded and got her talking a little. He didn't enjoy the unpleasant situation but it had to be made.
"Would it kill you to eat some more?" he was acting kinda parent on her and Mary disliked it just as much as him.
"As if!" she mumbled. "Why do you keep trying to look after me? Didn't you hear me the first fifty times I told you I wanted to die!" the girl ended up yelling at him, her eyes flaming. Chase smiled sadly and asked her silently to sit down again.
"You didn't tell me why yet..." Chase sighed and stared down his own salad.
500 years ago...
Chase smiled, his mom kept hugging him for almost five more minutes. He felt a warm sensation under his chest, just as he hugged her back. Li grinning happily, she was eager for him to tell her all his adventures and couldn't wait.
"Chaaase..." the boy, only 15 years old, looked down and found her bright blue eyes staring with a big smile.
"Ha, you cannot wait, can you?"
"Why do I have to?" she had a point so he took her little hand and went for a walk. Once they reached the river they sat on both rocks and stared at each other nearly laughing. Chase told her all the traveling stuff, and showed her just how many movements he had learned at the city. Li was starting to get bored when a voice called them out from the trees behind. A tall, bald young man appeared and watched Chase's perfomance.
"What is that used for?" he finally asked finding his actions slow and pointless. Chase opened his golden eyes looking at the strange boy.
"Equilibrate chi." he answered. Li stared at them without knowing if they had some kind of relationship. "Who are you?"
"My name is Dashi." told the monk smiling confidently.
"I'm Chase and that's..."
"Li! His sister!" she introduced herself. Chase patted her head annoyingly.
"Hey!"
"So, you came from the city!" Dashi sit down near them, watching the water flow. He had always find some kind of magic in the liquid element.
"I..."
"He arrived this morning!" Li was faster than her older brother and pouted when he sent her a naughty smile jokingly. "He is gonna be the greatest xiaolin dragon ever!"
Dashi went wide eyed when he listened the little girl. His eyes went from her to the long-haired boy who was smiling patiently.
"You are a xiaolin dragon...?" that couldn't be, he was the first xiaolin apprentice. And he knew for sure he didn't have any other fellows.
"I... yeah, I will lead tomorrow to the ancient Temple and try to become a xiaolin apprentice."
"We could go together." Dashi was starting to freak out! If this Chase became an apprentice as him he would have someone to train, to share chores and that kind of stuff! Chase stared at him, didn't getting how came that this strange bald boy would like to join him. "You are shy, aren't you?"
Chase let an awkward smile and nodded. None of them knew it but that was the beginning of a long friendship.
Next morning both led up the way to the ancient Temple where Master Ying would test Chase Young and decide his future.
"You nervous?" Dashi walked happily, hands in his pockets. Chase wore a blue tunic and ocean blue pants, they seemed comfortable and suited perfectly their owner. Dashi took a good glance at him, long dark hair fell till his mid chest and he was staring at the distance, lost in thoughts.
"Hm?" Chase didn't hear anything Dashi asked.
"Are you nervous? About being tested...!" Chase walked silently a little behind him, Dashi stood there, waiting for him to keep up.
"I try not to but..." The young monk was fast reading peoples' mind. He could tell by Chase's expression that he didn't believe in himself as he was going to be asked to.
"Hey, don't panic!" he put his arm around Chase's shoulders and looked him in the eye. "You can do it! Just be yourself and everything will go as you like! Like Master Ying would say 'flow with your emotions and you will lead the river' or something like that! I don't know where he gets that proverbs but they seem to work...!" Dashi was leaving Chase behind as he went on and on babbling about whatever crossed his mind.
Chase smiled softly and followed him till they reached the ancient Temple.
How you liked that? I have always thought Dashi was the talkative type! :D I most appreciate your reviews! yeah, like Omi would say xD
Ok! I got one question! How old is Chase? 500 or 1500 years old? O.o I've always been confused with that xD
