Ciara Alexandra Faye's Story

Hoshi smiles when the woman squeezes her hand. The one thing she's always lacked in life was a female presence, a woman who could listen and understand. Living with the monks, while not a horrid experience, was always made difficult by it being all men. They would listen politely and offer neutral, logical, helpful advice, but they couldn't understand what it was like to be a girl, to understand the difficulties that girls go through, both physically and mentally. Boys are usually judged on a variety of factors; intelligence, strength, athletic ability, personality and others. Girls, at least where she's from, are almost exclusively judged on appearance. Hoshi has been lucky in that everyone has always said she is a beautiful girl. But it was the one's that fate didn't dote over that has always bothered her. No matter how smart, polite and talented they were, their looks were always what held them back.

As she returns from her thoughts, she sighs slightly, "Thank you. You're very nice." Hoshi whirls herself around on the floor and leans her back against the side of the woman's seat, "You don't have to move if you don't want. I'll just sit here and read the book. It's all in Japanese, if you can't read Japanese I'll explain what it says." she pauses briefly, "If I can explain it. If I don't understand, maybe you will." she says looking back at the woman. "I mean, just because it's in Japanese does not mean you won't understand if I read it to you."

Hoshi opens the book and begins reading through the pages with a vigor that she was lacking earlier. Earlier she was consumed by wanting to know what happened to her parents and at the same time nervous and apprehensive about what was in the book. Now, she is more earnest in her studies. The reading is difficult and often overwhelming. She reads some of the passages aloud and translate them for the woman if she asks. If Hoshi is unsure of what something is, she asks the woman if she knows.
She reads about the Zodiac Stone and it's significance. About the Demon that possesses the stone and wants to use it to kill everyone on earth. How the Demon wants the Guardians powers. About a place called Ioka. And also about the Demoirs, a group of pitch black followers of the Demon that have long, sharp claws that follow the Demon and do its bidding. There is a long set of passages that span several pages that describe the Gemini. The description of the Gemini and her relationship to air makes her smile. She was always fascinated by the winds, the fog, the dancing papers and the rest, she just never thought any of it was her. They also give her greater insight as to why Master was always so aggravated at her inattention, her lack of discipline, now she knows why he pressured her so much and got so cross when she failed to meet his expectations.

She tightens her lips when she reads some of the negative side of the Gemini and why that nature needs to be controlled. "Me! Superficial?!" she shouts in her head. "I'm not superfi..." she pauses briefly. "Master Agi would suffer me with one of his boring lectures for getting so upset." she mutters softly. She sits and thinks looking over the book at the wall, "I guess I am a little superficial." she reasons. "Being in school." she nods strongly, "Definitely." she says aloud forgetting the woman behind her, "Definitely hate being in school."
She pauses and looks over at the woman behind her, "Sorry." she says blushing. "I hope you're not a teacher or trying to be one. I just think school is stifling." Hoshi says honestly.

"You don't have to move if you don't want. I'll just sit here and read the book. It's all in Japanese, if you can't read Japanese I'll explain what it says." Hoshi pauses briefly, "If I can explain it. If I don't understand, maybe you will." Hoshi says looking back at Ciara. "I mean, just because it's in Japanese does not mean you won't understand if I read it to you."

Ciara smiles back at the girl and nods "I can speak Japanese a little, I learned Korean primarily and some Chinese. So I'll say if there is anything I don't get. And we can work through this together."

She make sure that she is sitting comfortably and reads through the book with Hoshi, her thoughts filled with confusion and fear at the mention of demons and the Zodiac stone. She tried to process everything that Hoshi was reading as best she could, absorbing the information that she could, however when the book started about the Gemini she wasn't sure if she should continue but as Hoshi showed no signs of hiding it or stopping she carried on reading it with her. Though it did make her wonder if the book said anything about the other signs.

The girl reaches a point in the description of her sign saying that she is superficial causing her to rant about it, having taking it as an insult before reasoning herself into accepting it and then directing her feelings towards being in school

Hoshi pauses and looks over at Ciara sitting next to her, "Sorry." she says blushing. "I hope you're not a teacher or trying to be one. I just think school is stifling." Hoshi says honestly causing Ciara to burst out laughing as she smiles.

"Don't worry about it, I could never handle the paperwork. I enjoyed education but at the same time I hated it because I wanted to freedom that it would give me eventually sooner than I could." she tells the girl. "So I know what you mean about it being stifling and limiting. Yet for all that it was still an invaluable experience for me." now it is Ciara's turn to blush slightly.

Hoshi giggles at the woman's admission, "Must be an air thing or something." she points at herself then the woman. "I guess Master Agi was right." she shuts the book and swings around onto her knees, straightens her back and raises one finger, "Madam Lexi," she lets out a small laugh. She is trying to keep a straight face as she speaks, but finds it difficult. "Madam Lexi, you must be more disciplined. You are like the winds, you are unfocused, easily moved in a variety of directions for no apparent reason, with no purpose." it's painful trying not to laugh as she mimics the stoic monk who watched over her daily development, constantly alert to her progress. When she finally gathers herself together she continues, "You must be more focused, have more self-control so that your gifts do not dissipate like the fog on a hot day. Self-discipline, Obedience to Authority and Reverence to Your Elders are three critical virtues a person must have, Following instructions and diligence toward duty is how you achieve these virtues." Finally, she can take no more and she busts out laughing. Her laughter is so great that her face turns beet red and she falls to the floor releasing the book and rolling on the floor.
Finally she gets control of her laughter and rolls onto all fours. She's panting heavily and tired. She hasn't laughed like that in a long time and the stress of today is partially released in her moment of levity. "I'm...I'm...I...I'm sorry. I really am." she says returning to her knees, "It's just...you wouldn't get it. I was...that was Master Agi. He used to say that all the time and..." she cuts herself short as she realizes how much he really meant to her - how much they all meant to her. Master Kuromiya, Master Agi, Master Tetsume before he died, and the rest of them. They all meant so much to her, "They still do." she whispers sitting back on the floor, her back pressed against the seat across from Lexi, a few tears welling up in her eyes. With the speed of everything that has happened today, it's just now that the thought that she may never see them again hits her full force.
She fingers for the book, finally grabbing it and pulling it to her chest, "I'm...I'm so sorry. I just...never had... They were everything. And when I thought I didn't need them they were always there. And now I know I need them, more than ever I need them, they're not. I wish...I wish I had...you know... been more attentive to them."

She's desperately trying not to cry, but she's not having much success. "I'm so...sorry. This is the second time..." she cries. "Maybe...maybe we should talk about you. This book only mentions others in brief. It's really about me, the Zodiac and the Demon."

When the girl started being strict and proper it caused Ciara to smile broadly, even if a bit crookedly; but as she continued it broke into a slight giggle after seeing the girl trying not to laugh herself. And when Hoshi fell onto the floor of the plane in a fit of laughter it was all she could do to not join her, instead laughing into the cushion of her seat till the girls laughter had begun to die down.
"I'm...I'm...I...I'm sorry. I really am." Hoshi coughed out as she pulled herself to her knees, her breathing beginning to return to normal. Ciara shakes her head, still smiling and giggling slightly as if to say ‘Don’t worry about it’.
“It's just...you wouldn't get it. I was...that was Master Agi. He used to say that all the time and..." she paused for a long time, her eyes glazing over, and flickering slightly as she recalled various memories of her family at the temple before she whispered ”They still do” sitting back down on the floor in silence for a moment.

Ciara smiles down at the girl noticing the sadness and loneliness building, as the emotions threaten to overflow and moves so that she’s resting against her seat opposite her so that they are level.

She watches Hoshi reach for the book and her fingers flicking towards it till she finally grasps it and pulls it close to her chest, "I'm...I'm so sorry. I just...never had... They were everything. And when I thought I didn't need them they were always there. And now I know I need them, more than ever I need them, they're not. I wish...I wish I had...you know... been more attentive to them."
Before she can respond to the girl Ciara notices how hard the girl is finding it, and the sheer amount of effort she is putting into not crying; but there are still a couple of tears trickling down her cheek as she speaks again.

"I'm so...sorry. This is the second time..." she cries. "Maybe...maybe we should talk about you. This book only mentions others in brief. It's really about me, the Zodiac and the Demon."

Ciara nods slowly at the girl, trying to smile again before scooting over and putting an arm around her shoulders and giving her a hug ”Don’t worry” she says soothingly ”Even though you may not have always shown them, they’ll have known how much they meant to you”

She smiles and takes a deep breath before speaking again ”Well I… Well… Yeah… um…” Ciara stammers not knowing what to say about herself, before starting afresh “I was orphaned when I was 7. I spent too long between homes, I felt so alone till my grandfather found me and took me away from America. I’ve never really been too close to anyone since my grandfather found me, it’s hard to you know? I only had one person I could trust… he used to tease me for being caring and fair and honourable… even more so when he saw my birthmark, even gave me a nickname because of it. I miss him more than anything, I just never got the chance to understand how much he meant and he was gone. I didn't feel alone with him, but I haven’t seen him since I was about fourteen… I just… I..”
she smiles weakly and pulls away slightly from Hoshi, wrapping her arms around her knees, peeking over the top of her hands at the girl. ”I moved away to start afresh and forget my past, to be someone new. But I’m always me, even when it hurts.” Ciara sniffles slightly and brushes a couple of tears away from her cheek.

Hoshi gives out a small smile when the woman places her arm around her shoulder. It's comforting that the woman cares for her. She leans her head into Lexi's shoulder and rests it there while listening. She nods through her tears as the woman tells how she was an orphan at age 7. She has some understanding of the pain she must have felt, but also realizes it was probably much harder on Lexi than her loss was on her. Losing something wonderful you had is always much harder than never having had something you want.

"...it’s hard to you know?" Lexi confesses. Hoshi slides in tighter nodding, making a small noise of understanding as she does. Her discussion of having lost a friend resonates with Hoshi, having lost so many important people today. Hoshi can feel her pulling away, the emotion of the moment has also gotten to Lexi, discussing her past is also apparently a painful experience for her. When the woman pulls her legs in, she seems so small, so vulnerable, a feeling Hoshi understands only too well.
When she finishes Hoshi slides toward the woman, "I understand." she says wiping a tear from Lexi's face. "We're somewhat alike." Hoshi observes, "I mean, we both have painful pasts, lost our parents and are of the wind in some way." Hoshi smiles a little through her own sorrow, "Thank you, for sharing and for listening. It means a lot to me. I hope it does to you." she slides to the side of the woman and places her arm around the woman, her head back on the Lexi's shoulder. "Lexi, if this makes you feel... you know... my head resting on you I'll move it. It's just so relaxing and soothing. My friends and I do it all the time when we share our sad thoughts." She hopes Lexi doesn't tell her to move her head. "What's your grandfather like. If you want I'll tell you about the Temple. Or, I'll just be quiet and stop bothering you." She feels a bond to her, that she hopes Lexi feels as well.

Ciara feels Hoshi wiping away some of her tears and smiles a little, listening to her talk about their similar pasts and how much this moment has meant to her, to be able to share this pain. She smiles softly as the girl rests her head on her shoulder, it feeling nice and making her feel slightly protective of the Gemini guardian "Lexi, if this makes you feel... you know... my head resting on you I'll move it. It's just so relaxing and soothing. My friends and I do it all the time when we share our sad thoughts." Ciara smiles a little more, pushing through her sad memories and resting her head lightly against Hoshi's.

"What's your grandfather like. If you want I'll tell you about the Temple. Or, I'll just be quiet and stop bothering you." The girl says as Ciara wraps her arm around her again.

"He was, well... My Grandfather... He was perfect. After the foster families and the other children finding a perfect family was what we all dreamt of, hoped for and prayed that we'd be lucky. But I rarely did, I just accepted that I'd either find a family or I wouldn't, I knew the chances of what they wished for were almost impossible and the best they could hope for was a family who wouldn't hurt them like the system. Yet for all my acceptance I still wished... and then he found me and he took me away from it all. He loved me and I wanted for nothing but I rarely wanted anything more than to have a family." she croaks out the last few words as her throat has dried slightly before coughing to clear it.

"Yeah well he was kind and loved to read, his house had more books than I thought existed when I was that age... and I still think he rivals some major libraries." She giggles about that last bit, remembering the long nights spent in the reading room. "He had a room for us to read in, near the middle of his library I just remember the roar of the fire and the soft chairs, and us sitting on the rug with a book. I've always wondered if he did the same when my mother was young..." she pauses for a moment as she mulls over the thought, stopping herself before she becomes lost to it.

"He was always such a gentleman, but I knew he had a devils tongue for language when the moment took him, always so prim and proper but if he was joyous his speech could become very regional" Ciara bursts out laughing "Especially when he used to sing..."

Hoshi rests her head on the Lexi's shoulder, quietly listening to everything the woman has to say. Hoshi smiles when the Lexi giggles while describing her grandfather and her life with him. She is envious of Lexi; having some family to watch over her, guide her and help her as she matured must have been so wondrous.
"He sounds so...special." she whispers when Lexi is finished, "It must have been wonderful to have had him around." Hoshi grows silent for a minute, then remembers her deal. Lexi talked about her grandfather and now it was her turn.

"Sorry." she says blushing, "It's my turn. It's just that... well... your life sounded so full of life, mine will probably seem dull and boring by comparison. I spent most of my life living with the monks at the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto. It's one of the oldest Orders of Monks in Japan. They first started serving the Emperor back when Kyoto was during the Heinan Dynasty." she says with great pride at the long history of the Temple where she once resided. She sits for a few brief moments deciding what to say to her about her life that won't bore her. Japanese history is fascinating to her and it was one of the few subjects she paid close attention to in school.

She collects her thoughts and begins again, "Our Order takes great pride in all we have done for the Emperor over the last 1000 years and it's reflected in how we're supposed to carry ourselves." Hoshi sits up, removing her head from Lexi's shoulder as she continues. "Anyway, I was brought to the Temple when I was really young...after I was born actually. They raised me, fed me, did everything to help me." Her prideful look turns quizzical, "For the longest time I always wondered why I was raised there. There are no other women or girls there. I just never understood it."
She pauses, thinking, "Sometimes they'd send me to stay with my uncle's family. When I was really sad, I'd go there. But, but it... it never felt right. It was like... they didn't really want me there. I think I know why now. They didn't live in Kyoto. Their area isn't protected by the ancient magic like the Temple and Kyoto are. Though, I also think they blame me for my mother's death. She was his sister."

She stops again thinking, "Ah. Master Tetsume. He was the first Head of the Order I remember. He used to take me for long walks. He'd hold my hand and show me the wonders of nature. I loved it. He seemed to understand me. He was always asking me what I thought of things when I saw them. When I'd say, 'I don't know.' he'd sigh and tell me to try again." she smiles as she thinks about the time with him and his importance in her life. "He was always watching me, made sure someone walked me to school, when I insisted on going myself, he always had someone watching me. They'd follow behind me hiding behind trees and stuff when I walked. I pretended I didn't see them." she releases a few breathy laughs. "Sometimes they'd leave ahead of me, hoping I wouldn't see them. Master Tetsume worried... A Lot!" she pauses again, "I...I remembered when he died. I was eight. I was so sad."
She stops and ponders the feelings she had for the old monk who had taken such a keen interest in her growth. "Master Kuromiya took over as the Head of the Order. It was a real shock." she laughs, "I mean, he worried liked Master Tetsume, but... but he lacked Master Tetsume's emotions, his love for people. He always seemed so cold and distant. It took me a long time to realize that he loved me and cared for me just as much as Master Tetsume, but... but that he was different. He just couldn't express his emotions and he was uncomfortable around this little girl." she swallows down hard, "But it didn't mean he loved me less. In fact, I think he loved me more." she swallows hard again.

"Master Agi was one of my teachers. He was sort of responsible for making sure I was progressing. He'd make sure I got up, cleaned my room, did my homework and other things. He was so strict sometimes. He carried a bamboo stick he used to whack us with." she giggles as a few tears well up again. "Sometimes, when I was in trouble he'd whack a pillow with it and I would cry like he was hitting me. So the boys wouldn't know. It's like he knew me better than I knew myself. He knew when to punish and when to hold my hand. He was so special." she mutters, her eyes glazing over.

Hoshi sits for several moments thinking. Explaining all of this has begun to make her whole life seem clearer than ever. It does explain why she was the ONLY girl at the Temple, why her Uncle seemed agitated when she stayed, why the monks watched her so closely and seemed so nervous whenever a stranger, any stranger; man, woman, child would approach her. In Japan strangers asking people, even children for directions or for information is not unusual. But they seemed to cringe when it happened to her.
"In some ways, they were the best family a girl could ever have. They loved me. In their own special way, they loved me."
She's quiet for a few seconds and lets out a laugh, "Sometimes...sometimes late at night they'd be drinking. They drank A LOT! They thought I was asleep. I would sneak out and watch them. They'd drink and sing and even dance. Master Kuromiya had a beautiful singing voice. But, Master Agi, sings like broken glass down a chalkboard. I know why Master Agi never sang much, but I never understood why Master Kuromiya didn't."

Hoshi reaches out and takes Lexi by both hands smiling. "Thank you, thank you for listening to me babble on. I just learned so much about my life I never understood, never thought of. I spent my whole life wanting a family, being jealous of the girls in my class, when I always had one of the best families ever." she hugs Lexi, "Your grandfather sounds special too. Thank you again."

Ciara sat and listened to Hoshi ramble on about her life and the conflicting natures of her real family and her blood family, smiling when the girl became happier during particular memories and half joining in with a small chuckle during her rather animated laughter. When Hoshi takes her hands in her own she gives them a light squeeze back, returning the girls warm smile.

"Thank you, thank you for listening to me babble on. I just learned so much about my life I never understood, never thought of. I spent my whole life wanting a family, being jealous of the girls in my class, when I always had one of the best families ever." Ciara returns the girls hug warmly. "Your grandfather sounds special too. Thank you again."

Hoshi's words cause Ciara to blush bright red, smiling and giggling shyly for a moment as she mutters "I just listened, and you showed yourself what you already knew in your heart. It was nothing, really." She shakes her head to try and rid herself of her embarrassment "After all this is done, I'd like to come visit the temple with you and meet your Masters, they sound like wonderful people" she bows her head lightly to the other girl "After all you'll be meeting my grandfather soon, and hopefully we'll meet the other guardians. I wonder what they're like..."

She pauses for a moment to ponder her own question and looks towards Hoshi, smiling at the girl "At the very least they'll all be as worried and scared as we were, I just hope they've managed to find something to steady themselves. If not then maybe that's what we're meant to do?" she takes the girls hand in her own and laughs as a slight breeze flows through her hair, causing it to billow out behind her; the compartment filling with the sweet scent of roses and fallen leaves.

Hoshi smiles as the woman explains how it was really her that solved her own problem. She almost corrects her using one of Master Agi's sayings, "Sometimes you do more for a friend by doing nothing." But she decides against it. She doesn't feel right correcting or disagreeing with an elder.She nods in agreement when Lexi mentions how the others probably share their concerns as well.
When Lexi takes her hands and the breeze blows, Hoshi gushes in astonishment at the woman's miraculous skill. She closes her eyes and inhales the smell of roses and leaves that fills the air on the plane. When the wind ceases, she opens her eyes and stares in amazement at the magnificent woman, "That was awesome." she gushes squeezing Lexi's hands. "I wish I had those powers. Mine by comparison are rather mundane and weak. I can only produce fog and wind and I'm not sure how I really create them or control them. I just know they appear when I am under severe stress." her smile drops as she explains to Leci about her underwhelming powers and lack of understanding about them.
"Maybe," she says perking up, "Maybe together I'll learn to understand and control them better?" she says hopefully. "I mean... I don't wanna sound whiny or needy, but I think we're kid of similar... in some ways."

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Ciara blushes quite badly and turns her head away smiling at the girls comments about her powers.

"Maybe," Hoshi says perking up, "Maybe together I'll learn to understand and control them better?" she says hopefully. "I mean... I don't wanna sound whiny or needy, but I think we're kid of similar... in some ways."

Ciara turns back towards the girl and nods in agreement to her last sentence before speaking.

"I think we discover our powers when we're meant to, and that we learn what they are when we're ready to look. Honestly I don't know what powers I have beyond the breeze and even then it is somewhat beyond my control for the most part... It feels like my powers are the ones in control. I mean before when I was, well saying those things. I have no memory of that nor do I know how I would even know what I said. Ciara pauses for a moment, unsure of what to say but continues with what she feels needs to be said "My powers are divided. They feel as if they're pulling me in two directions and I don't want either to gain ground.

She stops and takes a deep breath before pointing towards the scales "Can you see how the scales are split equally in their design? And how the balance between each side as been set? I had to rebalance them... I don't know how I knew but I just did." She can hear her voice becoming slightly hysterical but doesn't know how to stop, she has begun rambling and she can't stop it. "My hands filled with clouds and wind and storms, one light and one dark it was as if they were mine to control and it scared me, to have that power and that responsibly in the palm of my hands. I placed them on the scales and let them balance. Your powers you can see clearly in the mirror, mine show without my knowledge half the time... I keep hearing myself answering back and I don't know if its real or not."

she finally mumbles into silence as she tries to calm her breathing "I feel as if both halves of me are fighting over who I am meant to be, and the longer the day has gone on the worse it's been getting. I think it's tied to these Demior, I think as they grow in power I'm becoming more fractured and I don't know why... Are the others suffering this? are you? or do we each react differently..." Ciara fumbles with her headphones, slinging one of the sides over her ear in an attempt to get control Anger plays on every station, Answers only make more questions, I need something to believe in she starts singing lightly under her breath for a few moments, her head shaking slightly to the tune before glancing at Hoshi, her hand already raising the other headphone to her ear. She stutters to a stop having realised what she'd been doing and looks at her apologetically. "um... Sorry, I just, well it helps. Its why I do what I do, music centers me..."

"Okay. Yes." Hoshi mouths, whirling herself around a bit and leaning back against the side of the seat, close enough to Lexi to feel at ease by her presence, but not too close that she might distract her.
Hoshi returns to the book looking for answers. For the next several hours she remains absorbed in the book reading up on everything that Master Tetsume had written in it. It's very thorough, very informative and very disturbing. She finds the whole notion of her being some sort of 'Zodiac Super Hero' to be absurd. She has never felt that she was special, but always did notice things that happened around her; the wind and fog being the two most noticeable, and finding them strange. She now understands why, sort of. As a 'Child of the Air' as Master Tetsume describes it, she has an affinity with activities and creatures of the air, this is why she has always found things that float or fly to be fascinating, why she always stopped to marvel at the paper hanging along the breeze.

As she pours over the book, an odd thought comes to her. She peeks over at Lexi who is still engrossed in her music. She wants to learn more about herself and her 'Zodiac-ness' but doesn't want to disturb or upset Lexi. She motions to Lexi that she's moving over toward the rear of the plane and once reseated she opens her mirror again. She looks at her reflection half-hoping it doesn't work.
At first there's nothing, she makes the same silly faces she did before and still nothing. "Hello." she whispers to her reflection. "Are you there?" she whispers again. Still nothing. "Well, that was a stupid idea." she sighs.
"Hello." a voice from the mirror whispers, catching Hoshi off-guard she nearly drops the mirror. The face in the mirror giggles a little, "Hi." the mirror whispers again.
"Oh, good." Hoshi sighs, "You are there."
"Sure am." the mirror replies.
"Who are you?" Hoshi asks unsure if she wants to hear the answer or not.
"I'm you."
"I know that." she snaps back. "At least, I think I know that." Hoshi says running her fingers along her mouth and through her hair. When she gets nervous, she plays with her hair. If she gets stressed enough she'll sometimes chew on the ends, a habit that annoyed many of the monks at the temple.
"I know what you mean." her reflection adds, "You want to know what I do for you. Or to you. Or whatever." Hoshi nods to her reflection. "Look, I am you. Well, I'm a part of you. Kind of like the Yang to your Yin. But, I'm also kind of your sidekick. I complement your weaknesses. I am here to help you out. If you get into a jam, I can help you sometimes."
"Help me how?" Hoshi interrupts uncertain of how a reflection can aid her against those things.
"That's for you to figure out and decide. I'm YOUR helper. So, I'll be there when you need me. If I tell you how I think you should use me, that situation may never happen. Understand?" Hoshi nods a few times suggesting she understands and then begins shaking her head because she really doesn't understand.
"That's okay. Let's try this. Suppose I tell you, you can use me to defeat the Demon. Cool, right?" Hoshi nods. "But it's not." the reflection says shaking her head. "What if you never meet the demon? What if the Demon is different than I thought it was? What if it uses a different strategy? What if I tell you how to defeat it in it's lair and you meet it on the beach? Then my ideas would be useless. Understand?" Hoshi nods finally grasping what the reflection is saying. "You girl, you have to decide when and how you'll use me. I'm here for you. Trust me, I'll help out anyway I can, because if you go away, so do I."
"But, how? I mean, what if the next Gemini doesn't look like me. Then what would you look like?" Hoshi asks fascinated by her own question.
"Good question. Then the reflection would look different because it would be different. I'm YOUR reflection, so I am YOU. Just like you, I can't be anything or anyone else. Okay?"
"Yeah." Hoshi nods.
"What you should do now, is put away the mirror and sit and read that book, so you have a really good understanding of what it is you're in for. If you have questiuns, ask. If I can help I will. Decide what it is you wanna do, what you wanna be. What are your strengths and weaknesses and how can I help you? That's what you should decide on. Got it."
Hoshi nods and closes the mirror, returning to her book.