We had returned to Dunbarton by morning. Kim and I found a cart by the church, which meant that when no one was looking, we took it. It was filled with hay, mostly used by the church to travel from place to place. In the worst case, I could always repent for my sins.

Kim's thoroughbred, Anak, and my unicorn, Ivory, pulled the cart and we all rode on the back.

Minaro was currently playing some melody that he mimicked from a bird on the way, Kim was polishing her daggers that looked about to break, and I was staring at the book that Tarlach gave us, trying to read it.

"What's up Grandma?"

Mindlessly chewing on a stick of hay, I replied, "Tarlach didn't tell us what this book was."

"And?"

"And...what if it's his diary?"

We stared at each other for a second before laughing. Now that Minaro was aware of our talk, he stopped playing and sat between us.

"What's going on?" he asks oh-so cutely.

"Nothing, Diya just thinks that this is Tarlach's diary."

"Do not! I was just speculating out loud!" I protested.

Minaro laughed, "Figures someone like him would own one."

"Guys! I did not say that! Ugh, I was just saying! What could it say that he would want Kristell to read?"

I daze out again but Kim snatches the book out of my hand, "Is your hearing going, Grandma? He said he wants her to translate the book. It's obviously for us and NOT for her."

"Maybe it's a love note." Minaro stated in all seriousness, taking the book from Kim and looking it over.

Now Kim and I were looking at him, probably thinking the same thing.

"Minaro...can you read that?" we inquire simultaneously

He shook his head and gave me the book, flashing a smile, "Nope!"

I banged my head against the book as Kim laughed at my misery. It's really hard to think that her brother could be so sweet while she's...not.

"Can you explain how the hell you two are related?" I hissed darkly, snatching the book back from Minaro's hand.

"Sure!" Kim said with a smug smirk, "We have the same mother, and the same father."

I ignored the sarcastic answer. "So let me guess, Mino takes more after his father and you take more after your mother?"

"Other way around."

"And which one was the fomor?"

"Dad."

"That explains a lot." I flip a page of the book, "The assassins were…?"

"All human."

"You both grew up there?"

"…Not exactly?"

Glancing up, "Mino wasn't an assassin?" I asked, scrutinizing the boy.

Kim started laughing "He was more or less a thief and spy for the assassins, so we counted him as one... even if we don't let him do the killing."

"So that's why he's all sunshine and rainbows while you're doom and gloom?" I smirked, inching away slightly.

Minaro frowned.

"Kim isn't doom and gloom."

"You obviously didn't see her when we were in Barri...nor when we did Ciar...or when Tarlach attacked me...hmm, Kim when else did you fight something? OH! When she iced my son...yep, Kim puts the 'oom' in doom".

Minaro sighed, seeing no way to talk sense into me. Family curse of being hard headed, but Kim's brother had obviously missed out on a lot. That and family tends to be blind to other familys' down sides.

"Well it's true, you'll see as soon as we get the translations and go back to Tarlach" I laid out on the hay and yawned, rubbing the bandages on my arm.

Minaro smiled, realizing something.

"Kim does help you a lot though... I doubt she's doom and gloom when she's healing you."

I shrugged and stared at the bard, "She's not much on healing. Except when bears attack but she's mostly a fighter. It's surprising that she even called Tarlach to come to the rescue." I eyed the girl assassin.

Kim scoffed "If my daggers weren't so close to breaking then I wouldn't have even let out a sound."

"... Tarlach is one of the three warriors, right Diya?" questioned Minaro.

I laughed at Kim, because I know that it's the truth, "Yep, he's a powerful mage and a talented bard."

Minaro smiled.

"I like playing music, but I want to be a great warrior like Ruairi! Or a fantastic Archer like Mari!"

Kim patted her brother's head with a small smile, "This kiddo changes what he wants to be so much its not even funny."

Zeiyo came out of the sword and sat cross legged on top of my back, "He should work on his archery. Diya got the warrior down; Ruairi never had a great sword like me!"

I laughed, "I thought only the bows had a cocky attitude?"

"It's not cocky, Mistress Diya, it's the truth." he boasted.

Bumblebee came out and rolled his eyes. "You certainly sound overconfident for a piece of metal."

"Last I checked, metal can rip leather" Zeiyo hissed and turned his head away from Bumblebee.

"Yup, but my arrows can keep you at a distance, obviously."

"Oh my Ciar! Knock it off! Geez, spirits." Kim grumbled as Makoto floated next to her.

Zeiyo mimicked me and pretended to read the book. I rolled my eyes at my spirit; he was far too much like me. And Bumblebee acted like Kim…and hers acted like Mino.

"That's a creepy observation" I thought out loud.

"What was that Diya?" Minaro asked, looking up at her.

I stared at him, "What was what?"

"You said 'that's a creepy observation'."

"I did?" I shifted back to the book, not wanting to argue with the assassin again about his sister.

"Yes... you did." Minaro shook his head "Well, if you're not going to tell me, I won't continue to ask."

"Aw, don't say it like that" I whined, "I was just thinking, how you and your sister got spirits that act like each other, it's cool so that way it's like your never apart."

Zeiyo thinks for a second before he too realizes it.

Minaro smiled, "That's a good thing, because until a day ago Kim thought I was dead, and I thought she was dead."

"Hey Diya! We almost there?!" announced Kim.

I rolled my eyes, "Don't start that up now Kim, I will push you off this cart!" I shouted.

Kim smirked "Well, ok, fine, are we there yet?!"

"That's it!" I jumped up, fully ready to throw the book at the girl's head!

Riding with my kids had made me very short tempered.

Kim laughed and prepared to jump off the wagon.

What happened next was all by accident. The horses had finally stopped moving, sending Kim and I right onto the dirt road.

"Owwwwwwwwwww." we groaned.

"DAMNN IT! Who the hell is the skilled driver!?" I screamed, and looking at the cart, I saw with chagrin that the horses were just standing there and looking at us as if saying, 'what are you doing on the floor?'

"Um, are you guys ok?" questioned Minaro, jumping off the cart and helping us up.

I got up and dusted myself off as Minaro helped Kim, "Yeah...where's the book?"

"…"

"Uh..."

"We lost it?!"

I bang my head against Ivory's side. She shifted, whinnying.

Kim smiled lightly, "Minaro! You check inside the cart, Diya and I will look around here."

"It shouldn't be too far" I groaned as I looked into the bushes, careful not to let anything jump out at me.

"Found it" Kim shouted.

I run over, spotting Kim pulling the book out of Weird Cat's mouth.

"What the hell is he doing here?" I shouted at Kim, bewildered.

"Hey, I didn't steal the fawking cat." Kim stated coldly, continuing to rip the book from the cats grasp.

I put my hands on my hips, "How the hell did it get out here!? That cat never even walks out of the house! I thought it couldn't walk...." I notice Kim struggling.

Are cats Kim's kryptonite or was Weird Cat sinking his teeth in the book?

"Alright Kitty, let go of the book" I said as sweetly as I could.

Kim growled at the cat as soon as it let go.

"Stupid cat."

Agreeing, I picked him/her up and rolled my eyes, "We've gotta take him back."

"Fine. Keep it away from the fomor wolves." Kim stated, walking towards the cart.

I agreed and we got back on the cart. I put the cat in the corner and he just sat there and stared at Kim. I tried to ignore him, as he was unnerving. "So...who's hungry?"

"Starving." Kim grumbled, glaring at the cat.

"Food please, Diya." Minaro said calmly, also glaring at the cat, although it was more cute than menacing.

I quickly handed out the turkey sandwiches, even giving one to the cat. The cat quickly ate his sandwich and meowed contentedly.

"Aw, he's so cute."

Kim and Minaro scoffed, "Cats aren't cute."

I just sighed happily, trying not to laugh. I forgot that they were wolf fomors. I laid back down with Zeiyo sleeping beside me and continued reading the book.

"Alright!" Kim screams causing us all to look at her, "Who took my other sandwich?"

We all turn to the cat who let out a tiny mew with a piece of lettuce sticking out of his mouth, which we all knew wasn't there when he'd finished eating his own sandwiches.

Crap on a stick!

"HIIIIYAAAA!!!"

~*~*~

When we arrived at the church, I tried to leave the two ex assassins in the wagon but Kim refused to leave me alone and her brother didn't want to be alone with the creepy cat.

Not that I could blame him, after Kim tried to attack him, the cat was skilled enough to know when to jump out of the way. This went on for only a few seconds, however, before I stepped in. But since then, the fomor siblings had made sure to stay as far away from the cat as possible... and to watch all their stuff.

Kristell was standing in her usual spot, and as soon as she spotted me a smile came to her face and she almost looked like an angel.

Maybe it was just me, I guess now I can't ever see her as a plain normal human any more. She is something more than that...she was a Succubus but that was able to change. The goddess had made her human, but being blessed that much must make you something more than human. Maybe even something heavenly.

I smiled. I was sure anyone who glanced at me would think it was because I was returning Kristell's smile but it was not. I supposed two bear assaults in under a month must really make a person start thinking some crazy stuff. A fomor...heavenly? Yeah, the day Kim falls in love with Tarlach.

"Mother Kristell, we came back!" I announced our arrival, which wasn't needed as she'd already started walking over to us.

"Sister Diya, what did he say?"

Kim stepped up, "He said he wants you to translate this."

We gave her the book and she skimmed through it. "It's his last request" I added.

She held the book in her arms tightly, "Tarlach asked me...? To translate...this book for him? I see...this is definitely Tarlach's book. Is he still living as a Druid...with his injured body and all? Poor guy...okay...I will translate it. I will contact you once the translation is completed."

"Thank you Priestess Kristell" Minaro charmingly added, but she barely even registered it as she slowly walked back to the church.

Kim got angry. "Rude much?"

"It's okay." I turned around and headed back to the wagon, "she's just missing Tarlach. We should head home; you guys can stay at my house until I return from work. We have to drop off the cat first though, before anyone notices."

Kim shrugged, "Let's just leave it in the streets and make it walk home."

Weird Cat glared at her and let out a low, mournful meow. Sensing something was going to happen, I sat next to the orange tabby and pulled him on my lap.

"Don't worry; back to your master we go!"

Next thing I know, the cat scratched me causing me to scream. Kim and Minaro ran to my side to see if I was okay, and when we looked back at the cat he was already gone. Minaro looked around for the cat.

"Freaky cat."

"No" Kim angrily yelled, "it's an idiotic cat that better not cross my path again or else!"

Rolling my eyes I patted the young mage, "Yeah, whatever you say. So tell me, how was that second sandwich?"

For the next hour, Minaro had to hold Kim down while I laughed my head off ignoring all the curses Kim was spewing at me.

O.o Betawriter was super fast xD Almost scarry.

Sorry bout the long update! I moved to PA and i had to house sit, we had no internet. Then I moved back to NY and no interent for a few days, and then I was too rusty to write xD but Kim forced me through. I hope you enjoy!