4. Kyria's History
Another shocked silence met this statement. Hitomi was staring at Kyria as if she'd grown another head. Van was staring at Hitomi as if he was seeing her for the first time. Kyria looked at her watch and gave a yelp. It was ten at night.
"I really need to get home. It's really late. Jake will be frantic. I'll come back and solve this problem tomorrow, and you can tell me my history," she said all this hastily.
Her voice seemed to break the spell that her earlier statement had caused. Van and Hitomi looked out the window and were surprised at how late it was. By this time Kyria was standing at the door waiting for them to say something.
Well I'll say good-bye," she said when neither one broke the silence. She walked out the door leaving the two alone.
. . . The Next Morning . . .
Kyria woke up to see a pair of yellowish- green eyes staring at her. She laughed, got up and fed Jake. She suddenly looked out the window and saw a pair of sapphire eyes staring back at her from a tree. She shrieked. The eyes disappeared and a cat body jumped down from the tree. Kyria ran to the front door to see a cat woman standing there.
"Hi, I'm Merle. Lord Van and Hitomi sent me to tell you to get your stuff together, you're moving to the palace. They also said you can bring Jake too," She looked confused when she said this.
"Alright, give me a few minutes to get my stuff together. You can come in if you want. By the way, My name is Kyria."
She walked back up to the bedroom where Jake was now drinking water. She gathered up her stuff scattered about the room and house. After about 10 minutes everything but Jake was packed. He was laying on the bed watching her. She picked him up and put him in her backpack and closed it part way. She put it on, grabbed the rest of her stuff, and went back to the front door to find the cat woman waiting.
Kyria followed Merle to the palace. Merle led her to a room in a long, beautiful hallway meant for royals. Kyria put her stuff away and let Jake out. She took his stuff out for him. Merle watched silently but interestedly. When Kyria was finished they walked down to Van's study. Merle knocked then entered with Kyria behind her.
"Kyria, I'm glad your back. Did you sleep well?" Hitomi asked when Kyria walked in.
"Very well, Thank you."
"I have news regarding your history. But It's a long story. Please sit down. I discovered something about your Grandmother. She was Van's Aunt. That means that his Mother and your Grandmother were sisters. Which means that you and Van are cousins."
"How did we end up on Earth?"
"Your family was banished, but I'll get to that. Your Grandmother's mother, whose name was Mirana, did something terrible. She killed and tortured countless humans and animal people. She thought herself superior to them. The rest of the Draconians were infuriated and decided to stop her. They overpowered her and banished her to the Mystic Moon. She landed in a desert. She didn't know which way to fly to find civilization, So she kept flying till she collapsed and blacked out. Luckily she wasn't far from a farm. The farmer found her and nursed her back to health. She was too weak to leave when she woke up so she had no choice but to stay till she regained her strength. She was in debt to him now so when he asked her to marry him, she said yes. Against her beliefs she found herself falling in love with him. Mirana then had a baby girl, your Grandmother. When she was twelve years old Mirana told her the truth about her past. She hated her mother for another ten years when Mirana died. Six years later Mary married a man she loved. After that she had a baby girl, your mother. When she was twelve she was told the truth as well. She's had a grudge against her history ever since. She got married eight years later and had you. She's always hated you because you were a reminder of the past. Your Grandmother named and raised you because your mother didn't want to. You were never told the truth because they didn't want to burden you as they had been. But it's time you did know and now you do. Any questions," Hitomi finished slightly breathless.
Kyria shook her head. Then she remembered what her Grandmother said about her wings and knowing the truth. She opened her wings and saw markings beginning to form.