Sakuchii: OMG! I managed this one before new years! :) I'm so glad!
Aiko: Meh, this is Sakuchii's early Christmas gift for all the readers!
Yukiko: We're getting closer!
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Chapter Twelve: The Cursed and The Blessed Child
"What's wrong?" Shirou asked from Hitomi, whose face was completely pale. The girl raised her head and stared at the boy with her maroon colored eyes. The boy's eyes widened in surprise, why was she acting so cold towards him?
"I cannot accept it… I cannot accept that you're royalty…" Hitomi then lowered her head which darkened and eerie aura suddenly surrounded her, "You can't possibly be a crown prince," the girl mumbled out and Shirou stared at her in disbelieve. Just what was she mumbling about?
~Flashback~
"What do you mean he's not Atsuya? Of course he's your son and the crown prince," Hitomi tried to deceive the King who was in weak state. The gray-haired young man turned his eyes towards the personal maid of his son.
"I have no doubts that he's my son," he stated and then glanced at the painting of his late wife. The King then closed his eyes and continued, "But I really wonder if he really was Atsuya?" he said. As a father, of course he could tell his son apart from an impostor. He wouldn't get tricked so easily, but he hadn't expected to see him inside the palace.
Hitomi's eyes widened in shock, what was the man talking about? What did he mean, saying that Shirou was his son but not Atsuya? She wasn't able to follow him anymore, "Your majesty, was do you mean by your words?" the girl questioned while bowing deep.
The sick King moved a little bit and told Hitomi to raise her head. The girl did so and her maroon colored eyes ended meeting up with his gray ones. The male smiled and placed his hand on the girls' cheek while smiling widely, "Your eyes are as beautiful as your mothers," he said and Hitomi's expression changed immediately.
Why was he mentioning her late mother in this kind of situation? It was already hard enough for her to remember about the accident where her both parents died, leaving her together with careless older brother. The accident from six years ago… Hitomi snapped out of it and shook her head. This wasn't the time to be depressed she needed to know the truth. "I thank you, your majesty." the girl curtsied while thanking her king. After that her expression returned back to the serious one, "But I would really like to hear the answer to my question,"
The King was surprised with Hitomi's serious and confident look and he pulled his hand back. He put it on top of his other hand and closed his eyes while smiling, "So your parents really took the royal birth rooms secret with them, huh?" the King said and now it was Hitomi's turn to be surprised. What kind of secret did the royal family have?
The young King turned to look at the maid and took a deep breath. "I guess it is finally time for you to know it too… As the daughter of Mitsuko and Reina and as the personal maid of my son," the king told and Hitomi nodded lightly while her expression didn't change even little bit. The King kept a short pause and the girl didn't notice that she was unconsciously holding her breath.
"The truth is that when prince Atsuya was born, he wasn't the only child to be born. That son of mine, he has an older brother." the young King revealed the shocking truth to the daughter of his personal butler and his late wife's personal maid. Hitomi's eyes widened, but she didn't say anything waiting for the King to continue.
"The young unknown prince, Fubuki Shirou was born into this world just few minutes before Atsuya… But that child, he was cursed with lonely fate where everyone around him would die. His mother who was a mage knew it when she was still carrying him and that's why right after the birth the child was sent to Excaty." Hitomi listened closely to her King and her face turned paler with every word that came out of his mouth. The girl raised her eyebrow as she heard a strange name of a place she had never heard of.
The King noticed her confusion and stopped his explanation, "Excaty is the country – or to say city – where all the mages live. It's not known to normal people as they are thought to be different species. Actually no one in this country, expect for your mother and father of course, knew that the Queen was actually mage. After all it is forbidden for a normal human and a mage to get engaged." he told and Hitomi nodded while non-verbally telling that she understood him.
"So the cursed crown prince was sent to Excaty in the hope that someone would be able to cure his curse, but it was no use. Of course, the power of his curse didn't work on mages, so he lived normal life there." the King smiled happily, as if he was relieved that his son didn't have to struggle in the castle seeing everyone around him dying one after another. For father, there wasn't better happiness than the smile of his own children.
"Atsuya, who was blessed with the power of curing the humans around him, lived normal royalty life without knowing anything about his older brother who lived with the mages, nor about his magical powers. I visited Shirou few times a year, but after the great war of mages six years ago, I haven't managed to see him anymore. And well, my condition didn't allow me to move anymore," the King sighed and didn't continue anymore. Hitomi waited for her King to say something, but as the male kept silent she assumed that he was over with his explanation. She still had loads of questions for him, but as the King seemed to be even more tired than usually she didn't want to bother him anymore.
The girl smiled happily, bowed and took a wet towel and wiped the sweat away from the Kings face. The older man thanked her and then spoke, "Those two were never meant to meet each other, but I guess that the fate played it out for them. I really hope that this is for the best." the King told, his breathing getting heavier and the sweat on his forehead increasing. All of a sudden the King started to move around as if he was in pain and Hitomi did her best to calm him down. With her powers, she barely did it but when the man had finally calmed down Hitomi glanced at him and noticed something strange.
The area around his eyes had been normal just while ago, but suddenly a big black mark had appeared and it covered his whole left eye. The girl stared at it with shocked look. The black marks were cause of the Kings illness. They had first appeared right after the Queens death but suddenly stopped six years ago. And now they were appearing again. Which meant that… Hitomi's eyes widened in shock, "The reason for your illness is that young pauper boy?" she stated suddenly and the male turned to look at her while his breathing was finally stabilizing.
"You're as clever as always, Hitomi-chan. No wonder you're my sons personal maid and tutor," the king smiled and then closed his eyes. "I would like to get some rest now." he told and Hitomi immediately got that she would have to leave without speaking to the King anymore. The girl bowed deep and left without any woods, but was stopped by the King after taking few steps.
"Take care of Shirou. If my son has come back, it means that you must treat him like a proper crown prince," the older man laughed and Hitomi continued after everything quieted behind her. She opened the door and left the room.
~End Of Flashback~
Hitomi wouldn't believe, why was she supposed to treat him like a prince? More over why he had to appear at such moment when Atsuya was just about to take the throne? She hated it, getting closer to this boy she had come to like him little bit, but with the revealing of his personal status she had had change of a heart. After all to her he was nothing more but rivaling prince for the throne.
"Hitomi?" the girl snapped out of it when she heard Shirou calling her name. She looked up and realized that the boy was standing right before her their foreheads almost touching each other. The boy stared at her with his gray eyes which were identical to his fathers. The girl was surprised of this sudden sneak attack and pushed the boy away. She really needed to pull herself together.
"It's nothing," she said and changed to her maid move. A wide smirk appeared on her face as she turned to Shirou who was now sitting on the floor while massaging his head, "Let's continue with your lesson," she said, eyes burning from excitement. Shirou smiled happily and Hitomi felt as if she had won over him. She wouldn't let him go so easily.
-OO-
"Ohayo!" Yuuya yawned loudly as he walked down the stairs. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and realized that the shop was more cramped than usually. "Eh? We have more people here?" he asked and Aiko and Yukiko turned to look at him while greeting the older boy. He had actually thought that the girls would have had called him the night earlier, but ended up falling asleep before it.
"Ah, right. Hanaka and Mai are staying here for the time of being. Though the girls went to palace now to greet the crown prince," the older Okazaki twin smiled while drinking her breakfast tea. Yukiko placed her cup on the table and stood up. "Yep, but they ended up leaving that young man with us. Yuuya, you take care of him,"
Yuuya's narrowed his eyebrows while staring at the girl with serious expression. "And just why do I have to do it?" the male with jet black-haired asked and crossed his arms. Yukiko stayed quiet for a while and then hymned happily while placing her finger on her lips. "Because otherwise I sent you back to Excaty! And that way you won't be able to protect Yukicchii if something happens to her," the younger girl giggled.
Yuuya stared at the girl while feeling himself defeated and then sighed, "As you say." As a girl, he didn't hold any respect towards the indigo-haired girl. But as the second generation on Chaos, which was the group of the strongest mages of Excaty he HAD to respect her. Also Yuki thought of her as a friend so he had no other choice but to show kindness towards the girls.
"Ohaya!" the trio suddenly heard toddlers voice's yelling and four young kids ran to the living room. Haruya and Fuusuke made their ways towards Aiko and Yukiko while Midorikawa looked around, worried expression on his face, "Nee… whers' Flower?" the boy asked while his eyes started to water. Aiko and Yukiko glanced at each other, both already holding the two boys.
"Hanaka said that she needed to do something in the city. But don't worry she will be back soon," Aiko smiled while kneeling before the young boy and patted his head. Midorikawa raised his head and his lower lip started to tremble while he stared at the older girl with sad expression.
"NO WHY DIDH SHEH NOT TAKEH MEH WITHh HERH?" the boy brawled with red face while tears flowed don't his cheeks like a river. Aiko was surprised by this sudden emotional burst and her eyes widened in shock. She stared at the young boy cheeks getting all red while his wobble echoed in the house.
Yukiko sighed and glanced at Fuusuke who was staring at her with his big teal-colored eyes. She put a hood on the boy and walked to Midorikawa, "Nee- How about I will take you to city to get some soft ice cream?" the green haired boy immediately stopped when he heard the name of his favorite food and then sniffed hard. "You reallyh meanh ith?" he asked.
Yukiko smiled. To tell the truth, soft ice cream was the specialty of Excaty and normal humans didn't get to eat it much so she wasn't completely sure if she would be able to get some ice cream for the boy. If she didn't find any shop which sold it, she would have to make it herself.
The indigo haired girl was already getting ready to leave, but an arm stopped her. When she turned around, Aiko was staring at her while having troubled look on her face, "How about I go with him? You stay here and look after the shop, okay?" the girl asked while smiling happily. Yukiko thought about it for a while and then agreed. After all she didn't have any problems staying in the palace instead of going to the city.
"Okay, then let's go Mido-chan," Aiko smiled happily and raised the green haired boy to her cloaks special pocket. They said bye and then left.
When Yukiko was left alone with Yuuya, Fuusuke, Midorikawa and Kazemaru who was still sleeping in his room she sighed. "Ah, surrounded by males as always. I wonder why they are so much more male mages…" she murmured while massaging her head. Fuusuke glanced at her with worried look and the girl just smiled at him.
Hiroto too was staring at the indigo haired girl, but his reasons were different. "Nee- Plox-neesan," the boy asked and Yukiko and Yuuya both turned to look at him. The boy hid his face under his hood and then mumbled, "Whath was thath strangy marky on Reize's faceh? It was chool!" the boy asked keeping his voice low and hiding his excitement.
Yukiko was stunned and she wasn't sure what to do. After a while the girl giggled, "That was something like 'promise' with the person that Mido-chan loves," she laughed happily and Hiroto raised his head, " With Hanaka-sama?"
"Yep, with her," the girl smiled happily when seeing Hiroto's eyes shining. After that she continued, "And once you find a person with whom you want to make this 'promise' you will get the same kind of mark on your forehead, too."
"REALLYH!?" the boy couldn't believe his ears. Yukiko laughed at the completely excited boy and then stood up. "Now, how about we play little?" she asked and when Hiroto and Fuusuke were yelling happily she turned to Yuuya with dark expression. "You will come too, right?"
Yuuya gulped, but had no other choice but to agree. Yukiko smirked and the boy sighed at her naïve expression, "When will this hell end?"
The truth was… He couldn't stand CHILDREN nor CHILDHISH people.
-OO-
Dark figure walked around in the peasant area of the capital city of Snow Kingdom. Her face was covered with a hood of her dark haze-gray colored cloak. People stared at the stranger wandering in their city and they kept whispering about her.
The young adult finally found what she was looking for. She stopped in front of one of the houses and took of her hood revealing her jet black colored hair and lavender colored eyes. While opening her mouth, the girl blunted out, "I'm finally back home, Shirou-kun!" the girl smiled happily and opened the door.
"Oh, we have quests?" the girl heard a female voice asking and then a woman with waist length raven black colored hair, her bangs being tied up on upward ponytail walked from the kitchen to meet the girl. The two women stared at each other with stunned looks and suddenly, the jet raven black haired one dropped the basket she was holding and ran to the younger girl and embraced her.
"Tsukina-chan, you're finally back! So many years have passed," the woman cried embracing Tsukina, whom she hadn't seen for more than three years already. A light smile appeared on the younger girls face and she embraced the woman back. "I'm so glad to see you too, Okasama."
When the greeting was over the raven black-haired woman smiled happily and then called her for husband. "Dear, come here now," she yelled to the man who was sleeping in their bedroom. There was a moment of silence, but then they heard someone walking down the stairs while mumbling non-stop. "Why are you yelling so with so excited tone, can't you give me even little rest?" he asked with sleepy voice. The raven black haired woman turned to him while smiling excited.
"You can't believe this! Tsukina has returned to us! We are finally all together again, the three of us." she celebrated with tears forming into the corner of her eyes. Her husband glanced at Tsukina and a wide smile appeared on his face. He hadn't seen the girl for such a long time and now she was finally with them again. He really had missed her and much.
The older couple embraced Tsukina at the same time in happiness, but Tsukina was staring at them with stunned eyes. What were they talking about? Why were they saying that there were only three of them? How about the two other?
"Why only three of us? Where Thiya and Shirou-kun are?" the girl asked referring to her younger "brother" and her "parents" only blood-related daughter who was just little above 10 years. She didn't get why they didn't consider them as a family anymore.
Tsukina's step-mother turned to look at her daughter and Tsukina saw her expression changing. It was full of sadness and longing for something or someone. It was the same for her step-father but Tsukina felt over-powered anger and murder intent flowing around him. What exactly had happened to make those two act like this? They used to be always so happily and smiling.
"Thiya, she died month ago and Shirou disappeared right after it. I'm afraid…" the woman with raven black hair kept a short pause while being afraid to continue. She was afraid of how Tsukina would react to the sudden news, "I'm afraid that he's dead."
The jet black-haired girl's eyes widened in shock and she backed off while shaking her head. This couldn't be true she was not going to believe it. Why he had to die?
"Tsuki-!" Tsukina barely heard her step-mother yelling as she ran out of the house as her eyes were filled with water. She wasn't going to accept it!
"Shirou-kun! Why did you do this to me!"
-OO-
A little figure wandered around the merchant area as it tried to find something. The little kid had wrapped a crimson cloak around him and tried to hide his face while looking around himself. "Wheree ish sheh?" Hiroto asked aloud, closed his eyes and tried to feel the aura's around him.
When the little boy felt the aura – light yellow mixed with soft colors of black - that he had felt from her, the boy rapidly opened his eyes and ran towards the direction where he had felt it. It took him to peasants' area and to one of the shops.
The red-haired boy opened the shop and he was immediately welcomed by a cheerful voice, "Welcome!" the female voice spoke and suddenly a girl with ocean-blue hair appeared before her. The little kid jumped in surprise, but he was actually even more shocked that he actually had met this girl already. Hiroto looked around and saw lots of different looking cakes around him and realized that he was in the same cake shop where he had actually met San. Back that time he didn't know it was her, but he never forgot aura's of the people he had once met.
"Oh, what a little kid like you is doing here? Are you lost?" the girl questioned with sweet voice while kneeling before Hiroto. The younger boy froze to that place, not knowing what to answer. He stared at the girl with scared look, but snapped out of it when he suddenly felt the yellow aura near him. "I…," the boy started with shivering voice and then gulped.
"I cameh to meeth Sanneesan!" the boy said with determined look and the older girl stared at him. A light grin then appeared on her face and she closed her eyes while standing up. "San-chan, there's someone looking for you," the girl said with wide smile on her face as she walked from her shop to her house.
A girl with brown-colored hair and silver-white eyes raised her head from the check board and turned to look at her best friend. Why was there someone searching her in Yumiko's shop? "Who is it?" San asked turning back to the check board and moved her piece. She didn't want to move before she knew the person who was looking for her.
Yumiko glanced at her friend and rolled her eyes while smiling mysteriously. "A little one." San glared at Yumiko as she knew that the girl wouldn't tell anything more. She moved the black piece and then stood up from her seat while heading towards the shop.
When she walked from the little door that separated the shop from Yumiko's house, San's eyes widened in shock as she saw Hiroto staring at her with shining eyes. "What are you doing here? Are you lost again, what if you make Cry-san to worry again?" the girl kept throwing questions at Hiroto and the younger boy seemed little troubled.
It was true that he was once more left without asking permission from the older girls, but this time he had solid reason for everything. If something happened he could tell the girls the truth. They would surely forgive him. Hiroto then raised his head and started and San with his green-colored eyes.
"Cry-neesan won'th wory! " he said and then lowered his head while a light crimson appeared on his face. The boy looked up at the older girl and started mumbling, "Cry-neesan's number one is Burn, Plox-neesan's Gazel and even Reize has Hanaka-san with himh!" the boy said while avoiding the older girls glance.
San raised her eye brow, wondering what the boy was planning. She then turned to look at Yumiko who just shrugged while shaking her head. The duo then turned back to Hiroto when they heard the boy again mumbling something.
"Nee… couldh… could Hiroto become Sanneesan's number one?" the boy asked with serious look while his face was completely red, just like newborn baby. San and Yumiko's eyes widened in shock of this sudden confession and the latter girl burst into laughter. "What the hell is wrong with us… I'm going to marry a prince and a four year-old kid suddenly confesses his love to you. There's something wicked going on…" Yumiko couldn't hold hear tears back and kept hitting the table with her hand. San glanced at her friend while showing her a bored look and then turned to the boy who was still burning hot.
The brown-haired girl showed light smile and then patted Hiroto's head. She wasn't sure just what was going on with her heart, but for some reason she felt that she wanted to be with the little kid. She wanted to become an important person, an important "neesan" for the boy. To tell the truth, she always felt bad whenever he had talked about "Cry-neesan" whom he seemed to love so much.
"I'm not sure what's the true weight and meaning of your words, but for now I would like to try be your number one," she smiled happily and Hiroto's eyes first widened but then they suddenly started to shine like little stars. "REALLYH?" he asked and then ran and embraced the older girl. San smiled happily and nodded her head while answering to the younger boy.
Yumiko stared at her friend with priceless expression and she almost fell down in anime style. Was San out of her mind answering to little boys' confession which probably wasn't even real? He probably didn't know anything about love yet and would change his feelings towards the girl. So why was the girl saying okay to him, she really should get a husband for herself already and not to kid around with little kids.
'HIROTO, where are you?' the younger boy suddenly heard someone calling him inside his head. The boy was first surprised, but then he realized that it was the older Okazaki twin. He smiled widely and answered the girl trough telepathy. 'I'm okayh! Moreoverh, Cry-nee! Hiroto found his number oneh!' the boy answered with happily voice.
There was a short pause and then he heard Aiko speaking, "Okay, come with her to our shop and we test if she really is the number one for you," Hiroto answered to her with a yes and then turned to look at San. The older girl blinked her eyes few times and the younger boy then smiled widely. "We need to go to where Cry-neesan is!"
-OO-
"We're back," Hanaka and Mai said as they entered the fortunetelling shop. Aiko and Yukiko greeted the girls happily. Hanaka and Mai noticed that there was also someone whom they didn't know. The girl had brown hair and silver-white eyes.
"Ah, perfect timing," Aiko clapped her hands before anyone could say anything and then continued, "We were just teaching San the contract spell. It would be so great if she was the one for Hiroto. Then we could send you two to Excaty," the girl told adding something unreasonable, what made Yukiko to hit on her side. The older twin glanced at her sister angrily and Yukiko just flashed her an angry expression.
"So anyway, San-chan please repeat after me," Aiko told and started to chant some completely unknown words to San. The girl did her best to pronounce the words right. She had just been told the whole truth about Hiroto being a mage and that he was stuck in that body of little kid. The girl wasn't sure in exactly what she had got herself into, but she just followed the feeling inside her heart, which told her that it would be just fine.
"La fiatti di ie, as ihm difti. Ai ih Ai ot Koi lasti min Firte!" San repeated after Aiko and kissed the boy on his forehead as the indigo haired girl had told her to. Everything around her suddenly started to glow brightly. She felt light pain in her chest and when the glowing stopped everything turned back to normal.
"Nee… do I haveh ith? Amazing mark on meh foreheadh!" the boy asked and took of his hood while revealing his black cat eyes and long tail that swaying likes that of cat's who was all excited. Everyone sweatdropped and San kneeled down while pulling Hiroto's brags from his forehead.
"Ah," she voiced suddenly and then glanced at Aiko and Yukiko. The two girls glanced at each other and then looked at Hiroto's forehead. "Ah," they had the exactly same expression as San. Hiroto turned to them with wet eyes.
"Wha- what… ya mean ther's no markh there?" he asked while his body slowly started to shiver as the teardrops on his eyes grew bigger and bigger. Aiko and Yukiko smiled and each other and then patted the younger boys head.
"Of course not, there's a splendid black colored club on your forehead." the older Okazaki twin told and Hiroto's expression changed immediately. A wide smile appeared on his face and he jumped in San's arms and the girl just somehow managed to catch him. The boy was laughing like little toddler and it made everyone around him to laugh in happiness.
Yukiko stopped after few laughs and then smiled, "Now only to wait for the evening when Razel's arrives here and she will take you four to Excaty to complete the ritual of love…" the girl told and Hanaka and Mai glanced at each other while nodding with serious expressions. It was time for them to get prepared.
-Later -
Hours passed by, San stayed in the fortune-telling shop while they waited for evening to come. When it was finally getting darker outside Aiko glanced outside the window while leaning on it and closed her eyes, "Ah, it's finally time. We need to go," she suddenly told them and everyone's expression changed rapidly.
Hanaka turned to look at the younger looking girl and nodded, "If this really is what we must do, then we have to do it," the blonde girl closed her eyes and Midorikawa glanced at her while his diamond mark suddenly appeared from under his brags.
Hiroto turned to look at San, who was staring at him with her silver-white eyes. The girl caressed his head and glanced at the black colored club mark, which had appeared on his forehead after kissing him there. She was really worried about everything that was going to happen to them from now own, but still she wanted to help the boy so that one day he would be able to return back to his original form.
"Mido-chan," the green haired boy snapped when he suddenly heard Aiko calling his name. He turned to look at her and saw the girl nodding her head, Teleportation her inner voice told to him trough telepathy, she then stood up. Midorikawa completely understood what she was after.
He jumped from his seat while telling Hanaka and San to stand up. Hiroto too jumped and he did it without being told as he knew what was coming next. He took hold of Aiko and San's hand while Hanaka took their other hands. Midorikawa was standing in the middle of their circle.
Everything around the green haired boy suddenly started to glow and his hair floated as the young toddler closed his eyes. Aiko recommended everyone else in the circle to do the same and then they felt great power flowing into their bodies. The hood of the cloak that was covering Midorikawa's face suddenly fell down while revealing his two long bunny ears, "SHU-IDO!" the boy turned to Yukiko and smiled, "I leave everything about the Spy to you." Yukiko nodded while telling that she could entrust the older girl with her.
In blink of eyes the group was gone, leaving Mai and Yukiko with the three men and two little kids. Yukiko sighed while sitting down and Mai glanced at her, "So they're going now…?" she asked and Yukiko nodded her head. "I hope that everything will be fine," the girl flashed a doubting smile.
"Yukiko-sama, we have quests," Osamu suddenly walked to the living room and a girl with jet black hair and lavender colored eyes. Yukiko immediately realized who she was and she stood up. "Coming here while coloring your hair…. How can I help you Yamashita Tsukina?" the jet black-haired girl stared at her with stunned look.
_._._
Meanwhile Midorikawa had teleported Aiko's group to the forest that was outside the city. Aiko opened her eyes and smiled happily, "We're here." Everyone opened their eyes and were surprised to find them self in the middle of the woods. They all turned to look at the girl who seemed to know the most. "We're in the woods... what are we supposed to do from now on..?" San questioned and Aiko turned to the girl.
She thought about her answer for a while, while walking in circle and then smiled at the silver-white haired girl. "We'll be waiting for Razel, who's supposed to be here anytime soon." the indigo haired girl told and the other two glanced at each other. They were somehow surprised about Aiko's carefree personality and endless smile. How could one person smile so happily?
"When is 'soon'?" Hanaka asked, making Aiko to stop. The indigo haired girl closed her eyes and closely listened to the wind. She could hear the little bids flying towards their nests and leaves happily song when the winds shook them. A light smile appeared on the girls face when she suddenly two strong wingsrokes and the girl then opened her eyes, "About now."
Right after her words they heard a loud scream and then a big red bird flied towards them and landed just before them. The bird was at least as tall as the rampart of Yukidamura and it feathers were mixed colors of red. Everyone expect for Aiko, were surprised and backed off when seeing the bird. "Wha- What's that?" Hanaka and San mumbled at the same time. Aiko turned to look at the girls, whose faces' were all pale.
"Ah, that's a Pheonix a legendary bird... Or so they say." Aiko added like it was nothing and Hanaka gulped. She had read few books about those birds, but she had always thought that they were only part on mythology and that they didn't really exist. But now there was one right before her eyes.
"So, are these the guys that I'm supposed to take with me?" they all heard a young girls voice speaking and then a little girl, who was just barely taller than Hiroto and Midorikawa jumped from the pheonix's back while revealing her super long blonde colored hair and emerald-green eyes. "Ah, Razel you're... short as always," Aiko started happily and ended her sentence bluntly and Razel turned to the girl while her eyes flamed from anger.
"Not my fault for being related to him by blood. That old man... It takes me 200 more years for my body to reach early teens." the girl told and added that it really sucked to be so small and daughter of the elderly. If she could have chosen to be born in another family, she would gladly do it. After all she will take over her father's place after Fuyuka.
"Curse your bad luck," Aiko burst into laugther, not really meaning any bad for the girl. When she noticed that Hanaka and San were staring at her friend with confused look. "Ah, she's Razel Sato la frieto von Cresto. She's the one who will take you to Excaty," Aiko introduced Razela and then Hanaka and San. The trio glanced at each other and then curtisied. After that Razel sighed and climbed on her bird.
"We need to go, or otherwise someone might notice us. After all people don't believe that Pheonix's actually exists." the blonde girl told and reached her hand while waiting for the others. Hanaka and San first helped Hiroto and Midorikawa up and then climbed themself. Just as Razel was about to take off, Hanaka suddenly turned to Aiko and spoke.
"Is it okay for us to go already. Wouldn't it be better to wait for those other kids destined ones and go together?" the blonde haired girl asked and Aiko's eyes widened for a while. She then turned away from the girl while laughed miserably. Hanaka raised her eyebrow for the indigo haired girls strange behaviour, but decided to wait for her answer before continuing.
"Well, actually... No matter how much we and especially Yuki-chii want to denie it, we are the destined ones for Haruya and Fuusuke. I'm just waiting for Yuki-chii to make her contract first and then I'll do it myself too. And well, as we already are mages we don't need to go to Excaty." the indigo haired girl told and Hanaka nodded her head while understanding. With this, she could leave without anything bothering her mind.
"Please take care of Yumiko!" San yelled as the phoenix made few strong wingstrokes. Hanaka smiled and then yelled too, "And MAI-CHAN TOO!" Aiko could hear her voice echoing as the bird fly even higher and higher. She waved her hand while smiling happily. When the Pheonix with the people riding it were no where to seen, the indigo haired girl headed back towards the city.
"Hanaka, San, Hiro-kun, Mido-chan. Good luck... and please don't die on me... we need your powers!" she whispered while covering her head with the hood of her cloak. The girl let one teardrop escape from her eye, but quickly dried the next one. This wasn't the time to be sad! After there was still so much that they needed to do.
Sakuchii: This wasn't much of a chapter, but I hope that you guys liked it.
Aiko: And after new years we will see just what will Aiko and Yukiko do, when the enemy is finally making his first move after such a long time.
Yukiko: Stay tuned and wait for the next chapter!
Sakuchii: Gomen, for the poor language...
~ deshii