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Hello!! This is cutenekojin~! Lol, like if you didn't know who I was xD Lol but anyways, I am sorry that it took some time for me to post an update, for one, with Chirstmas and New Year and all I didn't really have time sorry about that, really so here is my chapter 3!

Chapter 3: The Star Festival (part one)

It was night outside, the moon was the only thing that provided light to the people that lived bellow. Yet that didn't stop people of using lights and all for them to see something better, other wise this conversation you will be hearing would not of occured. (Like I said I was tired when I wrote this, so I am trying out new writting styles :P)

"Lord Voltaire, it's--"

"Hiwatari Kai, the strongest general warrior of the Tenkai who left his clan die, and the child of my foe, Kon Ray." Lord Voltaire had cut off Hanranya as the women had started to speak what she had spotted in her basin of water.

"They are still alive," even though she had been cut off once, she would not stop telling her lord what was happening, "The Hiwatari Clan is now completely-"

"Hiwatari Kai has survided the attack...with the child."

"I suppose that you do not have the intention of letting them live any longer..." Hanranya stated while looking up at Lord Voltaire who was about to answer but cut off but a servant who walked in, bowing before him.

"Sire, the troup of artists that you have demanded are ready to be at Kishou-Ten's side by now."

"A troupe? Lord Voltaire?" Hanranya asked concerned, it was so not like her lord she knew to order a troup of artisit to come and celebrate the festival of the stars, neitherless celebrate anything.

"Close from now, is the star festival to celebrate Kishou-ten's future reading with her mirror of the stars. Which in each world a festal is placed to celebrate a faitful and needful queen regardless of what she does. She should be there this year under my orders, and I ordered an artist troup for the festival and celebration. I want her to be on my side even though I killed her father, the former Emporror with my own hands. I need and I shall do anything to keep her on my side, should you imagine what shall happen if not. She shall live with my permission..." Lord Voltaire smirked at what he said, he had turned his back to the two people who was there with him in the room; not needing to see their faces.

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Ray and Kai were both walking in a forest, making their way towards the castle in which Lord Voltaire was staying, according to Kai already planning an evil plan to kill both him and Ray.

Ray suddenly tensed up, looking around as he felt something, or rather someone's presence, which weren't something they wanted now. Kai immedietly noticed who Ray had tensed up and took out his sword which he brandished looking around for the intruder. Suddenly Ray let his garde down which surprised somewhat Kai, who looked down at him wonderingly.

"Ray? Was there not an intruder?"

"Wasn't there someone just before, I can't feel him anymore Kai..." Ray started shaking his head from side to side, trying to look around if someone was there, unknowing to him his way of lookign was quite childish.

He imedietly stopped his antics when he heard a bush right beside him and Kai move suddenly. Kai charged at the bush, attacking and pinning who ever was behind there, wanting them both some harm.

A guy scream could be heard and Ray ran up to Kai's side as Kai looked at the person who he had pinned against the tree; a man which was dressed kinda funny, not really murder like. Kai let the man instintly go, looking kind of imbarassed at what he just did.

"Kai, who is he? Who are you?" Ray asked, now looking at the man who was arranging his clothes.

"He's part of an artist troup, if I am not mistakening. Sorry for pinning you like that sir." Kai said.

"It's ok really, its not your fault, this woods are dangerous after all and you were only protecting yourself and your child. And yes of corse I am part of a dancer troup, wanna join us, we are making our way to the Castle for the star festival?"

Ray was not listenign anymore, he had made his way towards an other set of bush which were themselves moving and making some noises. Ray's eyes wided in surprised as he saw a girl dancing, she had on the most beautiful dress Ray had ever seen which kinda matched her long pink hair tied up in a ponytail.

"Like I said before Ray when you were not listening, its a troup of danceres and singers, artitsts...: Kai walked closer to Ray's side, not wanting him to be suddenly attacked.

"A troup? Dancers? What is that? What are they??" Ray asked questions one after the other, playing the 1000 questions game again. (-.- kids)

"WHO IS THERE!?" The girl had suddenly stopped dancing as she heard a rustling sound behind the bushes. Taking a sword from one of her companions she charged at the beings behing the bush, pinning the sword to Kai's neck.

Kai just moved alittle so she could not see slightly his form, but not his eyes as he hid them with his long blue bangs. The girl suddenly shreeked out noticing who she was attacking with her sword.

"AHHHHH!!! YOu are--"

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Time had passed, the girl had presented herself as being called Mariah and presented her troup as they happly let Kai and Ray join them for the night.

Now it was the next morning and Ray was kneeling down beside a lack, taking some water in his hands and splashing it in his face, a trick that Kai had showed Ray to make him wake up faster.

"Hey!" Ray was suddenly pushed in the lake right after a female voice had spoken out her greatings to him.

Rey got out of the water and glared hard at Mariah, something too that Kai had taught him to do. "Hey! What were you thinking?!"

"Sorry sorry, did you sleep well?" Mariah smiled inocently as she took a seat infront of the now wet Ray. "Sine I et you my bed, I suppose that you had a nice night of sleep."

Ray turned his head stubernly around so he wasn't looking at Mariah any more. That angered the woman more than anything and grabbed Ray by the collar and made his head turn her way.

"Answer me when I am talking to you." She almost spat at Ray though she was really mad.

Now that she had somewhat scared Ray the small boy nodded his head nervously. Mariah laughed and smiled, standing up and taking Ray's hand in her's.

"Tell me, what's your name?" She smiled down at Ray as they made their way towards the camp site.

"Ray."

Mariah's eyes became huge and she imedietly let go of Ray's hand, who started to glare at her.

"You-your kidding, right!?"

"Not at all!"

"The name Ray is a bad name! Ans if the soldiers of the imperial troups heard it, what will I do?" She was really starting to freak out.

"Well if you like it or not, my name is Ray. It's the name that Kai gave me, and I like it." Ray glared at the pink head who stopped freaking out at what he said.

"...Can I ask you a question?" Mariah looked down at Ray. "You're his child?"

"...Who's child?" Ray rose a questioning eye brow.

"To lord Hiwatari Kai." Mariah started daydreaming as she said Kai's name.

Ray started to shake his head vigerously from right to left. Mariah laughed understanding Ray meant no way.

"A well...Now common! Let's go find Hiwatari Kai-sama!" It was as if hearts were coming out of Mariah as she dragged Ray along.

"Ah! Kai!" Ray smiled as he saw Kai wlaking towards the both of them.

"We're leaving...Ray." Kai said.

Ray smiled and ran up to Kai, holding out his hand for him to take; which he did and walked off.

"WAIT!!" Mariah screamed at their retreating backs.

Kait turned around and glared at her, though she was somewhat impassive from that action.

"The price for the night stay?" kai sweat-dropped as Ray wondered what was happening. "But I must warn you, I do not accept any payment in money."

Kai rose yet an other questioning eye brow wondering what was going on in that mind of her's.

"You have passed the night with us on my invetation. Even though it's only one night, you are now part of our group." she smiled almost innocently.

"What do you mean?" Kai glared once more.

"I will not let you leave..." She glared back.

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It was a small village, kind of. The fact that didn't make this place a village was the building were tents, and these people constantly moved around. Yet some had placed a permenant settlement and many young children played around.

"It;s time to eat! Please eat anything, don't be shy! Ray come with me." Mariah took Ray's hand and led him to a table full of children his age.

"All these children are part of our family. Since last night you slept under the same tent as them, you too are part of the family. Go now." She smiled at Ray who was going to take a seat when a kid screamed out.

"I refuse to eat with a liar!" The kid screamed, "You are a Kon!? Liar!!"

"I am not liing!" Ray glared at the kid.

"The Kon clan has completely vanished, and they are the warrior gods of the Tnekai. A squirt like you a Kon? Liar!"

Ray who was now burning inside from anger couldn't hold himself anymore and lashed at the kid; hitting him hard. Mariah noticed the fighting and came back to stop them yet they kept on fighting.

"Stop! Stop!! STOOOOOOOPPPP!!!!" Mariah screamed at the top of her longs, and they immedietly stopped fighting.

"Who gave you the permission to fight right in the middle of the meal!?" She hit them both on the head as a punishment.

"But it's him who..." the kid started his excuse but Mariah stopped him.

"Kon Ray is named Kon Ray. And if I said my name was Mariah, would you call me a liar?"

"Oh...." the kid was shocked and taken aback.

"You're sorry?"

"I'm...I'm sorry."

"And you Ray, you're sorry?" Mariah turned to Ray.

Ray closed his eyes and turned his ehad in the opposite derection, not close in saying he was sorry. Mariah glared and grabbed Ray by the ear and screamed hard in ti.

"YOU'RE SORRY!!?"

"I...I'm...I'm sorry..." Ray was totally blown away by the force of her voice and was all mixed up.

"Good~!" Mariah smiled truimphly.

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I would have writen more but people here seem to pleade so much with updates and all...Dont worry about the next chapter, it would be quite normal for it not to be long either...if that one you consider shorter than the ones before, which I think would be probably the right thing to say...I hope that you are not mad at me for the short chappy, but I promise I will do my best to write more, faster! ^^; I already have half of chapt 5 writen in my head, and yeah, that means 4 is already writen! Yey!! Please read and review! ^-^

~cutenekojin