Recap of Chapter Ten
Will wasn't the only one, who had been drawn to the sound of the approaching footsteps. Nerissa had turned to look as well. However, instead of the look of confusion Will had on her face, Nerissa had one of surprise mixed with shock. Reason for this, was she was seeing her younger self making her way towards them.
As Misao reached them, Hay Lin released Will then started to lead her away, since she knew Misao had the Heart of Kandrakar. However, she didn't get very far, before she heard Misao say. "Hello Mother!"
Chapter Eleven
As Misao stood in front of Nerissa, Will and Hay Lin looked at one another and asked the other. "Did Mrs. Mikachi just call Nerissa, mother?"
Ignoring the question that the two girls had asked one another, Misao kept her eyes on Nerissa. She then smiled slightly. "Based on the look on your face, Mom, I take it that I am the last person you ever expected to see."
"How are you here?!" shouted Nerissa. "I blasted you off of that cliff, the same time I killed Cassidy!"
There was a gasp from behind Misao, from Will and Hay Lin. Misao however, again didn't look away from her mother. "You are correct, Mom, you did blast me off of the cliff with Aunt Cassidy. However, you made the mistake of not making sure I was dead."
"That is a mistake that I can rectify!" shouted Nerissa. The staff that Will was holding, suddenly vanished from her hand and reappeared in Nerissa's. She then raised her hand and pointed at Misao. "Quintessence!"
As the bolt of lightning left Nerissa's fingers and headed towards Misao, Nerissa smiled. That smile soon faded as a pink shield like barrier, appeared around Misao and the two girls. "You're not the only one with powers here, Mom." said Misao holding up The Heart of Kandrakar.
Nerissa attacked again, but could not penetrate the barrier. "You have made a grave mistake getting in my way, daughter!" She then used her staff to create a portal, and stepped into it.
As the portal closed behind her mother, Misao cancelled the shield around her and turned to face the two girls. "Are you two okay?" Hay Lin nodded and told her that she was okay. Will however didn't say anything. Misao becoming concerned, moved in front of Will. Misao seeing the dark bruise raised her hand and pointed towards it. "Miss Vandom, who did this too you?" This caused Will to break down crying, and shake her head.
Hay Lin hating to hear her friend like this, embraced Will in a hug. "Will, everything is going to be okay."
Misao sighed since she knew she wasn't going to get anything out of Will at this time. Moving a bit closer to Will, she placed the Heart of Kandrakar up against Will's forehead. "Quintessence."
Will suddenly went limp in Hay Lin's arms. Hay Lin noticing this turned to face Misao and shouted. "What did you do to,Will!"
"Calm down, Miss Lin." said Misao. "I only put Miss Vandom to sleep."
Hay Lin looked back at Will. "Who could have hurt her, like this?"
"I'm afraid that I don't know, Miss Lin." said Misao. "And with how upset she is, I doubt we are going to find out anything from her for awhile." Hay Lin nodded to this, and looked back at Will. She then asked Misao what they was going to do now? "We can't stay here, since I am sure that my mother will return soon. Do you know of any place that we could go to, that would be safe?"
"We could go to my families restaurant." said Hay Lin. Misao nodded to this, and asked her what it was called. "It's called The Silver Dragon."
Misao picked Will up into her arms, and stood up. Hay Lin joined her a few moments later. Managing to shift Will enough to free her right arm, Misao slashed the air in front of her with the heart, creating a portal. "You go first Miss Lin." Hay Lin nodded, and stepped into the portal. Misao looked around at the lake. 'What happened here?' She then stepped into the portal, and it closed behind her.
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A few moments later, Misao stepped out of the portal and found herself in what looked like a basement. 'Did I make a mistake?' Before Misao could take a step to find out where she was, a broom appeared in front of her face and a voice yelled. "Nerissa!"
Looking towards the voice, Misao found a old woman standing in front of her. Misao started to tell the old woman who she was, but another shout was heard from across the room. "Grandma, stop!" Looking towards the other voice, Misao found Hay Lin running across the room towards her. Soon as she had reached them, Hay Lin placed her self between Misao and her grandmother. "Grandma, this isn't Nerissa." said Hay Lin. "This is my math teacher, Mrs. Mikachi."
Yan Lin narrowed her eyes at the woman behind her granddaughter. "Is this true?" Misao nodded and told her that it was. "But you look exactly like my old friend."
"I can explain that." said Misao. She then sighed, and told Yan Lin that she was Nerissa's daughter.
"That isn't possible." said Yan Lin. "Nerissa never had any children."
"Mom kept me a secret for some reason." said Misao. Yan Lin started to ask her to explain, but Misao cut her off. "Mrs Lin, I promise I will tell you all I can. However, before I do that, is there someplace I could put Miss Vandom down on?" Yan Lin looked down and saw Will in Misao's arms. She then motioned over towards a small sofa, and told Misao that she could put Will down there.
Having made her way over to the small sofa, Misao knelt down and gently placed Will down onto the sofa. Yan Lin having followed her, noticed the bruise on Will's check and asked what had happened. Misao told her that she didn't know, then turned away from Will. "I do however have a means of finding out."
"What would you have to do?" asked Yan Lin. Misao knew that it would raise more questions, but she didn't see any other choice. She let the Heart of Kandrakar dangle from her hand, and watched as Yan Lin's eyes widened.
"I know you want to know why I have the heart, Mrs. Lin, but right now that is not important." said Misao. "I can use the Heart of Kandrakar and enter Miss Vandom's memory and find out what happened to her. However, I will need either her permission to do so or her mothers. And I don't think it is a good idea to wake Miss Vandom up right now." Yan Lin simply nodded, and turning away from Misao, she headed towards the stairs.
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Having just arrived home, Susan made her way out of her car with a large box. Closing her car door, she headed towards the house with a smile. 'Really hope Will likes this.' Reaching the front door, she shifted the box to her left hand and digging inside her pants pocket, removed her keys. Pushing open the door a few moments later, she called out. "Will, I'm home!" She was about to head towards the kitchen so she could drop off the box she was holding, when the phone rang.
Changing her direction, she headed towards the hallway phone. Reaching the phone, she placed her box down on the small table, and picked up the phones receiver and placed it up to her ear. "Vandom residence, this is Susan."
The person on the other end of the phone, told Susan who they were and why they was calling. Susan face paled, and a worried look appeared. "What happened?" The person told her that they didn't know, and that she needed to come to the Silver Dragon. "I am on my way." Not waiting for a reply, Susan hung up the phone, and quickly made her way back towards the front door. A few moments later she was back inside her car, and heading towards Yan Lin's restaurant.
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In hardly no time at all, Susan pulled to a stop in front of the Silver Dragon. After killing the ignition to her car, she quickly got out of the car and hurried towards the entrance of the restaurant. Making her way into the restaurant, Susan found Yan Lin waiting for her. "Where is she?"
"This way, Susan." said Yan Lin heading towards the kitchen. A short time later, Susan was lead through the kitchen towards a set of stairs. As Yan Lin headed down the stairs, Susan followed. Arriving at the bottom of the stairs a few moments later, Susan found herself standing in the basement of the Silver Dragon. Looking around the room, she found Hay Lin sitting on a sofa on the other side of the room, with Will's head lying in her lap. Standing close to them was Misao.
Susan hurried across the room, aiming to check on her daughter. However, soon as she was close enough to see Will clearly, she came to an abrupt stop as she saw the dark bruise on her daughters left cheek. She turned to Yan Lin. "Who did this to my daughter?"
Hearing Susan's shout, Misao turned away from Will and Hay Lin. "Mrs Vandom, we don't know who hurt your daughter." said Misao. "However, I have a way to find out, but I need your permission in order to use it."
As Misao was speaking, Susan had turned back to face her. "What do you need to do?" Misao told her that she needed to enter Will's memories. "Will she be in any danger?"
"No, Mrs Vandom." said Misao. "Your daughter will be perfectly safe."
Susan made her way over to the sofa, and knelt down. Reaching out her arm, she placed her fingers gently against the bruise on Will's cheek. "Do what you have to do, to find the one responsible for doing this." Misao nodded, and turned back to face Will.
"Miss Lin, I need to switch places with you." said Misao. Hay Lin nodded to this, and with Susan lifting Will out of the young girls lap, she got to her feet. Misao took a seat on the sofa, and nodded to Susan who lowered Will back down into Misao's lap. Misao then let a pink gem dangle from her hand, and let it touch Will's head. Susan recognized the gem as the one who daughter had been wearing for the past year. Before she could ask anything about why Misao had it, Misao said something, and there was a flash of pink light. When the light cleared, Misao was slumped back against the sofa with her hand holding the gem against Will's forehead.
Will's Memory (2)
Looking around, Misao found herself standing on one of the trails that lead to the small lake that was located in the park. Hearing laughter behind her, she turned to find Will and Susan making their way down the trail towards the lake. A short time later, Will and Susan passed by Misao and Susan came to a stop as Will ran off ahead.
Susan seemed to be lost in thought about something, but suddenly looked up when a shout came from Will. Misao also looked towards Will, and found her down on the ground. But she was soon back on her feet, as Susan asked her what had happened. Will told her mother that she had slipped due to the ground being damp. Susan told Will to be more careful, and Will told her that she would. As Will turned back towards the lake, Misao noticed Susan seeming to think to herself about something.
A short time later, Susan had made her way up to Will's side and asked her if they could talk. Will asked her what she wanted to talk about, and Susan told her that they should discuss the nightmare that Will had had. This caused Will to sigh, and tell her mother that there was nothing to talk about, it was just a stupid nightmare. Susan mentioned that Will hadn't had a nightmare since... but she didn't seem able to finish her sentence.
As Susan and Will was talking to one another, Misao let out a deep sigh wishing she could speed this along, but knew that she couldn't.
Several minutes later, Misao watched as Will told her mother that she had broke her promise to her, and left the house yesterday. Misao then heard the sound of a loud smack, and paled as she saw Will fall to the ground, from the slap Susan had just given to her. Misao was outraged that Susan was the one who had hurt Will, and started to cancel her spell so she could go and confront the elder Vandom. However, a calming influence seemed to enter her mind, and caused her to wait.
Continuing to watch, Misao saw as Susan left her daughter beside the lake and headed back up the trail towards her. Misao saw Will get to her feet, and hurry after Susan. And once again, Misao was forced to watch as Susan slapped Will again, then shout at her, that she never wanted to see her again and that she was no longer her daughter.
Again Susan left her daughter behind and headed off up the trail. Misao wanted to go comfort Will, but since this was Will's memory, she wasn't able to interfere in anyway. With a heavy sigh, she took off after Susan to see if she could find out any reason why she had hurt Will.
Reaching the end of the trail a short time later, Misao found Susan standing there looking back in the direction of where she had left Will. Then before Misao's eyes, Susan changed into Nerissa. As Nerissa said that it was time to go offer her help to Will, Misao whispered under her own breath. 'I never thought you would sink this low, mom.'
Knowing everything that she needed, Misao cancelled her powers.
End of Will's Memories
As Misao opened her eyes, she found Yan Lin, Hay Lin and Susan standing over her. "What did you find out, Mrs Mikachi?" asked Hay Lin.
Misao sighed and looked over at Susan. "I was able to find out who hurt your daughter, Mrs Vandom."
"Who was it, and where can I find them?" asked Susan.
Before saying anything, Misao gently lifted Will's head up out of her lap, and made her way off of the sofa onto her knees beside it. She then gently placed Will's head down on the sofa, and got to her feet. "Like I said Mrs Vandom, I know who it is that hurt your daughter." said Misao with a sigh. "However, the person I know and the one your daughter knows, is two different people."
"What are you saying, Misao?" asked Susan.
Misao sighed again, and pointed at Susan. "The person your daughter saw hurt her, Susan, was you."
End of Chapter Eleven
Bold Numbers:
1. This is the real Susan returning home. Where she went will be revealed later.
2. What happened here, was probably different then what happened in the actual event last chapter. I tried to narrate it all, instead of writing out what was actually said between Will and her mother.