The day after the next

Story by:

Tsubaki Suzane

PART ONE:

KANA’S POINT OF VIEW

Chapter 1

Me… It had to be me. The hand I have hated, the torment they gave me, The grief they have bestowed. My hands… the hands I used to kill my family.

The fact that they where going to kill me first, means nothing. Family, gone. My world pulled apart. The one I have not slaughtered, my brother, like me has those hands. Those horrible, horrible hands. My brother, my one and only family left in this world.

Kano. Together in this world. Us twins of Misfortune. The way he calls my name and how the tone in his voice is super pleasant, full of love.

Our family trying to kill us just because of our uniqueness, what makes us different from the rest of the world. My ability to Manipulate Time and travel across dimensions, Kano’s power to create and destroy water.

We where 7 at the time, we didn’t know our gifts where gifts from hell. When our parents found out, they started treating us horribly. The night I did it, I knew it was coming. When I took the knife away and the stabbed my parents, that was when I traveled to the new world where, 8 years later I, Kana, started a new life with my brother.

The breeze hitting my face, the smell of lilies wafting to the east. I look up to see the splendid Astellian sunset. Astellia, the world we arrived in when I traveled to a new world. . When me and Kano had arrived in the world the many gods of the world looked down on us and asked us for our wishes. We both wished to become a God and Goddess. They granted the wish.

Screaming. I look down to see my friend Chiroko, Smiling. Next to her was Diele, my other best friend.

Me and Kano where adopted by the King & Queen, for the fact we where one of the Gods and Goddesses.

I smile at them, it was time. Me and Kano’s 15th birthday, our coming of age was today.

“Hurry it up Kana!,” Chiroko screamed. I smile and run down the hill I was sitting on. The say I will be given the time staff , made by the gods to give to me the Goddess of time & dimensions. Kano will be given the Water Amulet, the power of the sea and Oceans.

It was time. I run into my room in the palace and get dressed in my ceremonial dress. I smile at Diele and Chiroko.

“Shall we go Princess Kana? Prince Kano is waiting,” Diele said, taking my hand & kissing it, my hand heated up instantly.

I fell my face heating up instantly. “Why is it…?”, I begin but Diele stops me. I take a deep breath and begin walking.

I pass the many rooms of the palace. Its so vast I sometimes get lost. AT last the alter used for ceremonies is insight, so is Kano. I walk in, as every one bows to me. Kano’s ceremony is first, since, he was born first.

“Prince Kano, also know as Rivur the God of water, do you except the Water amulet, which helps calm the seas and oceans?”, the priest asked Kano.

Kano smiled his sweet smile, everyone awed at the presence of the Princes smile. He chuckled. “Nope… Just kidding, of course I do”

The priest sighed handing him the amulet. “Here just take it.”

I laugh a bit.

“Princess Kana, please step forward…”, the priest said. I followed his orders. He was the High priest even though he’s only 17.

I bowed slowly, showing my respect to him. He told me my rights as the princess, and as a goddess. I nod my head.

“Do you Princess Kana, also known as Göttin der Zeit, accept this staff and vow to protect our people and help them when ever needed?”

I smile. This time the people where blushing. Me and Priest Hotori sigh.

“Yes I do Hotori-domo”, I sighed. He handed me a charm which I knew can turn into a staff at my command. I bowed and said a thank you. I stepped down off of the alter.

Kano looked at me and smiled. Our jobs in life had just began, or so I thought.

Little did we know our life is about to take a turn for the worse.

Chapter 2

That night I dressed in my night gown and went into Kano’s room. He was reading a book, typical of Kano, who likes to read.

He looks up from his book and beckons me into the room. I look at him with plastered eyes, because I had a little to much wine. He chuckles a bit at my foolishness.

“Are you scared because it’s the Anniversary of our birth parents deaths?” He hit the nail on the head.

Yes, I am scared. It was my hands that thoughtlessly slaughtered our parents. I look down at the floor, tears gushing out.

“Yes…”, I whispered , “I mean it was me that killed them.”

Kano sighed getting up from his bed. He went over to me and stared at me.

“That all in the past. Think. If you hadn’t where would we be? We would be dead, that’s what.”

“Big brother!” I screamed crying. I held tightly onto him.

“Kano, never leave me! You’re my only family left! Never, ever, leave me!”, I screamed on the top of my lungs sobbing.

“I wont Kana. I promise you I wont”, he said sweetly.

I snuggled up to him, his body heat making me feel warmer inside.

“I was afraid every one only liked us because we are a god and goddess, I guess im wrong.”, I laughed a bit.

“Kano. You know they sometimes say twins are unborn couples. You’ve always been there for me. Thank you. Kano…”

Kano smiled and I backed away from him.

“You don’t think im weird now do you?”, I asked.

He chuckles and says no. I am happy.

I giggle a bit. “Hey Kano. Want go on vacation tomorrow? Maybe to another world?”, I asked. Kano looked at me and chuckled.

“Sure why not?”, he said ruffling up my hair.

“Thank you big brother!”, I said going out of the door. “Good night!”

I arrive in my room and look around. Everything is the same. Astellia is always the same, no matter how you look at it.

Astellia is known as the tourist world, where any lost traveler as a place to stay.

Weird why was it that I was transported to this world? Is there some dark secret no one is telling me?

I look at the time. It is half past twelve and I have to get up early in the morning. I slip into my bed and fall asleep. Tomorrow is another day.

I wake up to the maids bustling about in the castle and in my room. I look around as one maid hand me my dress to wear today.

“Here you go Lady Kana”, one said as I say a thank you and the maids get out. I put the dress on and begin to walk out of the door, but I am stopped by Kano.

“Good morning Sleepy head. Hang over get to you”, he said laughing.

“Shut it Kano. Im going to the Hill. If you need me you can find me there. We are leaving at 3:00PM okay?”

I walk down the halls of the palace, and stop in the kitchen I grab a piece of bread and walk out, going to the hill I was on yesterday.

When I arrive I see Diele there, back to a tree. I walk up to him and tap on his shoulder. He jumps up out of surprise and looks at me.

“Hi Di”, I say sitting next to him. My elegant hair is waving in the air, my sea blue eyes are looking out toward the clouds. I turn to Diele and smile, his face turns red. I look at him confused.

“Whats the matter”, I say as he sighs, picking up my hands.

“Kana…”, he says looking into my eyes. “This isn’t going to change anything but, well im a god ya see?”

I look him in the eye and smile. “Really, you aren’t lying?”, I say laughing.

Diele sighs as he snaps his fingers, red and orange flames appear.

I look at them and gasp. He puts them out. The best friend I know made fire. He’s the God of Fire.

“I kept it a secret. Sorry. But im telling this to you know because I want to tell you how I feel about you. I love you Kana!”

“I love you to… as a friend.”, I said, “You know I like High Priest Hotori”

That’s right I have a massive crush on him. Diele looks down.

“I knew this was going to happen”, he sighs. I look at him.

“How about you come with Kano and me today, we are going to another world for vacation. That will make you happy right?”

He looked at her, before his lips pulled into a wry smile. “It would make me very happy,” he said at last. I sighed at him.

“Do you know what time it is Diele?”, I ask, as I look at the sun beginning to set a little. He looks at his watch and looks back up at me.

“2: 45”, he said in a question voice.

“Eh?! We have to go, like now”, I said pulling him by the arm. We had to go through the town and the palace but we eventually got to my room. There Kano was standing there waiting.

“Took you long enough. Why is Diele here?”, Kano asked. I looked at Diele then at Kano, sighing.

“Diele is coming as well. I promised him”, I said. I waltz over to the middle of the room and drew a magic circle. I put my key chain in the middle, which will act as a medium to the travel between the two worlds, Astellia and the one we will be going to.

I held out both of my hands to the guys and they took them, stepping into the light my staff and created and we arrived into a mass with many different worlds.

“Which one do you guys want to go through?”, I asked as I stamped the door we came through. Kano and Diele looked at each other. They chatted for a minute before coming up with a decision. Diele floated over to one that was tinted with green but was mostly blue.

“Okay guys!”, I said as I opened the door and we walked in. The first thing I noticed when we stepped into the world, was the mass qualities of machines and the “Welcome to New Jersey” sign.

Chapter 3

What would happen if you suddenly got pulled into a world that you tried to stay away from for the 8 years you lived in a different world? What would you do?

I looked around and suddenly became cold, my face had its colored drained out. And glance back at Kano who wore the same face I have. He looks around and looks at me.

“Kana this world is…”, he begins but I cut him off.

“Its our home world Kano”, I say tearing a bit. I look around once more and notice we had arrived at a school where the children are getting out. One looks at me and comments on my cloths, which I would of guessed looked funny to them, since they are Astallian clothing.

“Why had you picked our home world? I do not get it”, I say tearing up. Diele looks at me and sighs.

“My lady, I think we should go back now,” he says scratching his ear and looking away. I notice how red he is. He was only thinking of me. I stop crying.

“I agree”, Kano says going over to me. “Draw the Magic Circle Kana” I nod my head as I take up the magic chalk out of my Sirombi leather bag. I stare at it and stick it in the air.

“ The Gods of Astellia Looking down at us, and with us now. Put the powers of the three and make the circle the Magic of us three. Kana, Kano, Diele!”, I say as a circle appears and lights up but disappears. I stare at it.

“My magic never fails me, so why?”, I ask myself. Diele stares at it.

“That doesn’t leave us much of options, my lord, my lady. I propose that magic doesn’t work here and the Princess needs to use her goddess powers to get us out of here,” Diele said bowing, like it was illegal to suggest anything to the royals of Astellia.

“No need to be so formal Diele”, I say to him looking out at the streets where metal “Carriages” where riding, “I don’t know if my Goddess powers will work here but I can try but it will take some time.

“But it would be impossible to live here, sure its where Kano and I lived till we where seven, but you have to remember that I also killed my parents here”

Kano looked down at the ground. Diele looked at me. “But we have no choice, right”, Diele asked. I nod my head.

“Yeah no choice”, I say “, Well need to use our Astellian names though. And we should not tell anyone our names we had here”

Diele looked at me. “What was the Last names you had here”, he asked, as I giggle at him.

“It’s a Sec • ret”, I say jokingly.

Kano sighs. “Lets just go already”, he says as we joke around, while walking to the building where we will be added as citizens of the United States.

A building about 1/10 the size of our place loomed ahead of us as I stare at it. I sneered. I started walking in and saw that all the eyes where on us and our foreign clothing. I glared at them, as they pointed at Kano and his clothing. They gapped at our Jewelry. We have on Rubies, and sapphires, and lots of diamonds. It wasn’t very weird to us. Me and Kano are the Royals of Astellia and Diele is a God, it wouldn’t be very weird to him because he gets offerings all the times.

They also stared at Diele’s hair, it was a very light red, and they stared at Kano’s hair. It was blue, un-like mine which was black. Me and Kano are Identical twins even though our hair is different. I always am stressing over the fact that our hair was different but I always convince my self it was no big deal.

I hold on to there hands and telepathically tell them that I want to move ahead. They seem to agree as they start moving forward, taking me along with them. We pass many booths where many people are registering. We wait our turn and arrive in front of a lady, around 35 years of age.

Diele looks at me and takes up my hand, kissing it. “I know no information about, my lady so you should do the answering of the questions.” He was totally calm when the lady behind the desk remarked and said “Teenage love”. I snatched my hand back.

The lady took a clipboard from another desk and started asking the questions. “What are your names?”

I looked at her. I knew she wouldn’t do us harm and use our names in the wrong way. “My name is Kana Isabelle Astellia. My brother Kano Dylan Astellia is the one with blue hair. And my Friend Diele Jaspar.”

She nodded typing what I just said on her computer. She looked up. “Where you Adopted? If so we need your Birthparents names, if not just give us your parents names”

I look at Kano, he nods as if he sensed what I was thinking.

“Judy and John Summers”, I say confidently. The woman types something, on her computer. Kano looks worried since our parents are dead, and we there children who had been missing for eight years.

I smile though despite this. The woman turns around and stares at us. “Your there missing children”, she said to Kano and me, “ And who is this young mans parents”

She had asked so quickly as if she wanted to know if he was the child of a murderer, which is the exact opposite. His parents are the Duke and Duchess of Rionamo, the Country next to Astellia.

“ My parents? I don’t speak to them anymore, they are not apart of my life anymore. I was adopted by the king and Queen of Astellia”, he said smirking. I leer at him but sigh, I mean it is true after all.

The woman sighed, “Okay” She typed the information in and stood up. “ Just one minute I need to make a phone call.”

She was gone so suddenly. After ten minutes past I asked the group, “She didn’t do what I think she’s done, right?” The woman re-enters with two men we don’t know. They have coats on and are in there late 30s. I hide behind Kano and Diele.

“Who are they?”, I ask.

The woman glares at me with furious eyes like I’ve never seen before. “Are you senile? There Detectives. The Detectives in charge of your parents murder case!”

My breathing becomes more rapid as she says the word ‘murder’. “Parents? They where never parents to us. They hated us”, I said gasping for air. Kano and Diele see this and respond.

They glared at the detectives that where moving towards us. “Don’t come any closer”, they shouted, “Where warning you.” The detectives laughed at them commenting on us.

“Your 15 right? So what can some 15 year olds do to us?”, they joked. I stare.

“Don’t guys. Don’t do it!”

“Its only to protect you Kana”, Kano said moving his arms and conjuring up water.

“Yes, my lady, to protect you,” Diele said snapping his figures, fire appearing. The detectives look at us scared.

“STOP IT!!”, I scream, “I don’t want anyone else killed because our powers. Our birth parents where killed because of these powers. Just leave them alone. Your Gods. Your suppose to be nice to people!”

Diele puts the fires out. “But!”

“But nothing. As a Goddess I understand this”, I said walking up to the detectives. “Hello there”, I say smiling. The detectives look at me, then at each other.

“So your Kano and Kana Summers, correct?”, one of them asked.

I chuckle. “Im known as many things. Princess Kana, Göttin der Zeit, or Kana Summers”, I smiled.

“Goddess?”, one asked confused. I nodded my head.

“Yes. Kano and Diele are also Gods”, I explained, “Of water and fire”

The detectives looked at each other. Experiencing there power first hand was a big decision maker. “You can live your lives normally, but you will have FBI officials following you around. Since you where Missing for so long you will use your adoptive names. You are already registered, you will be given a house and you will be enrolled in a school.”

I look at them with glaring eyes. This world was hell to me. The people here the same. Back at Astellia I had friends, parents, citizens that looked up to me. I had to go back, the only way was to accept the offer and live here as a normal teen would.

While searching for the reason magic doesn’t work here, I’ll make tons of friends and live as though my parents murder never happened. I will be normal again.

I stop glaring and start smiling at the detectives. “I guess we will have to live here”, I sigh. I put my hand up and pull my hair off of my face. Diele comes up to me kissing my hands, trying to re assure me. I look at Kano. It couldn’t be that hard to live in a world different than our own, but it will be hard to lose the habits put in us.

The way of living royally, not as normal people. This way we would be normal again, see the light of things.

I will be normal again.