TIMING WAS EVERYTHING
"Oh god.... Why.... Why am I here...."
Leefah turned and walked back.
"I... I gotta get home... This definitely isn't Monte Vista!"
"Maybe if I can find a phone.. But... I can't think right! My mind is racing! Why am I in Dragon Valley of all places!"
Belle exited the grocer.
"Thanks for all the great sales Mike!"
"Oh wait... there weren't any..."
"WHEN PIERRE PAYS ME MY DEBT THEN WE'LL TALK!"
"Yeah Yeah whatever"
"Man this is such a boring place..."
"If freaking Toph... huh..."
Belle saw Leefah running past her.
"Hey ma'am! Are you okay?!"
Suddenly, Leefah's tip of her shoe stubbed on a crack in the sidewalk.
"AHH!!"
Belle looked at Leefah. "Ma'am?... Are you okay?"
Belle walked over and flipped Leefah onto her back.
She pressed her hand onto her boob.
"I can't feel her heart.... Wait... Am I on the right side?"
Belle poked her boob with her nail.
Leefah squirmed in pain but was knocked out from the fall.
"Huh... Looks like she's passed out..."
Belle stood up.
"Not like I need to leave her out here... who knows what Mike would do"
Belle exited a room.
"There you are sweetie! You were supposed to be back from gettin groceries an hour ago"
"Sorry, I had a little trouble.. is something wrong?"
"Master Pierre wants to see you..."
"Oh... well... I'll go now.."
Ericka stopped. "What were you doing in the guest room?..."
"Well... I found this woman... and she was running and tripped and fell... but she was knocked out and looked exhausted so I brought her here..."
"Oh I gotta see this, and you gotta go see Master"
Belle sighed, "Just don't wake her up..."
Ericka entered a tiny room outside of Leefah's bed.
She slept soundly on the sheets, having been changed out of her future clothes.
Ericka leaned over from a beam.
"Whoa... Wonder why Belle brought her here..."
"She looks a little like.... No...."
Ericka straightened out.
"Well well... what have you brought to us Belle?"
"You wanted to see me sir?"
"I... I sensed another presence in our house.... Did you come back alone..."
Belle hesitated.
"Sir... I found someone who was in need of help... I brought her here for the night but she can leave in the morning..."
"No... No need for that... In fact keep her here."
"Excuse me... What do you mean by KEEP?..."
"Do as you are told Belle...."
"Sir... is there something wrong with letting her leave...."
Pierre chuckled.
"Shut the door Belle... let me tell you a story"
"Psst.... Wake up Leefah...."
Leefah's eyes twitched.
"Honestly dear I don't have all night...""
"C'mon C'mon, lets not wait for the grass to grow"
Leefah hazily opened her eyes.
She slowly inched up and looked over.
"Mom?.... Is... Is that you?..."
"In the flesh....sorta.... Now let's talk"
"About... You're here! Hos is that possible..."
"Sweetie, I'm not a Kagyura for no reason...."
She wrapped her arms around Leefah and hugged her.
"Oh how I have missed you..."
"Oh how I have missed you..."
"I've missed you too... How long are you here for?"
"Well....."
"Only a couple of minutes... My energy is high enough to stay around for a long period of time"
"Well, what do you wanna talk about... There's so much to tell you!"
"Leefah I'm not here to gossip... I love you dear but..."
"There is somethings you are going to have to deal with... and one of those is this house..."
"What do you mean....."
"The owner of this house.... The layout.... You don't recognize any of it..."
"Its our old house..."
"But... that's impossible... It's burned down.... "
"Well someone has rebuilt it... You must watch yourself in these halls...."
"What do you mean Mom...."
"Is the person who owns this place dangerous?.... Do they know me?"
"Sadly... Quite well...."
"What do you mean by that...."
"The man who owns this place knows your father..."
"I guess you could say they are old friends...."
"Old friends?"
"But... I haven't even heard from Dad, much less any of his friends... Is Dad still here too?"
"Last I checked, he was traveling, but that was months ago so he might even be here in Dragon Valley. I also wanted to address that on your arm"
Her mother pointed to Leefah's mark.
"It's long story... Don't worry about it"
"Leefah I'm mother for crying out loud.... and being your mother I worry way more...."
Leefah reached out for her mother.
"You're fading!... You can't leave!"
"I'm sorry dear, I must go... I will try to visit again but this is draining. I love you so much"
"But Mom!"
It was too late, Her mother faded away into a mist.
Leefah sighed.
Suddenly it hit her, she looked at her mark and then around the room.
"I just realized I have no idea where I am!"
She turned and looked in the mirror.
"Well at least who ever brought me here has a little sense..."
"I could deal without the hair though"
"Might as well check the place out then"
She stopped at the door to leave her room. She pulled on the handle.
"Crap, it's locked"
"Guess I have no choice"
Leefah took out her wand and began muttering a chant, causing her wand to glow green and form a ball of energy.
She finished the spell just as the door opened, sending the energy straight out of her room and at a vase.
"I beg your pardon!"
"Uh..... Hello...." Leefah said awkwardly, she slowly put her wand away.
"You must be someone who lives here?.... I'm grateful but I must be going"
"Well what's the rush? The Master would like to speak with you"
"With me?..... Is there any particular reason because I feel like my friends are worried about me"
"No need, Miss Kagyura."
"Uh... How did you know my name?"
"Just... I looked at your ID..."
Leefah thought to herself, 'I can see she is lying... Is Dad up to this?"
Belle rubbed her neck. "Now, Please head back to bed"
"Breakfast is at sunrise"
"Excuse me? I'd rather just leave now"
"I'm afraid you just cannot do that"
"Why not?"
"I said orders, Now hop to bed"
"You're not my mother"
Leefah stretched out her arms, revealing her mark.
Suddenly, it flashed a light fir a second at Belle.
"Did... Did that odd mark just do something?"
"No... Why would a simple tattoo do something like that"
Belle became frustrated.
"Back to your room now miss! I'm sorry but just stop"
"I'm afraid no"
"Wow be a B*tch then"
"If I'm gonna be held in a place like jail, do I get my one phone call at least?
The mark flashed again.
Belle stuttered again. "Why does it keep doing that?"
"Doing what?"
"The mark flashed once again"
"You're...."
"You're crazy....."
"I think thats you...."
Belle gulped. "Just... Go... you can leave after tomorrow if you just return to your room"
Leefah grunted.
"Fine......"
Belle stared her down as Leefah returned to her bed.
"But I'm not sleeping!"
"I don't expect you to"
Leefah thought to herself, "I'm so outta here when morning comes"
Belle leaned back and whispered to the door. "She's staying, Let Master know"
"Good, We'll go prepare the meal"
Belle glared at Leefah who finished returning to her room.
"Ericka, do you know exactly what Pierre is planning?"
"Well, I don't wanna spoil it. Just make sure she comes down, or you'll be the one getting hurt"
Belle gulped. "I'll do my job...."
"Good girl, Now I gotta go fix the plumbing." Ericka answered, taking out a wrench.
Leefah spread out her hair as she slipped her dress on. She looked at the mirror sadly.
"I could handle going to breakfast with this guys, but this isn't right..."
"I hate showing this off..."
Leefah stare in the mirror.
Then began to break into tears.
"Miss Kagyura! Please come down!"
Leefah turned and wiped her tears away.
She stopped before Belle, who was blocking the door.
"Ive been tasked with escorting you"
"Really.... Well your master is pretty smart then"
Belle grew worried.
"You make that face a lot... are you okay?"
"I'm fine, Let's get going"
Belle left and exited the room, passing Ericka.
Leefah looked back at her as she descended the stairs.
They arrived into a large dining room"
"There isn't any food?"
"I'm afraid it isn't done yet..."
"Have a seat over here"
"It... it's the safest"
"Safest?" Leefah asked cautiously. She walked over and sat down, then looked at Belle.
"So..... Where is the guy?"
"On his way down..."
Leefah looked around and thought to herself, "This looks exactly like our old dining room..." She turned to Belle, "So, do you know anything about the previous owner?"
"Previous owner?"
Leefah opened her eyes widely.
"Is something wrong?"
"What do you know about the previous owner of the house? He just moved here right?"
"Kinda...."
"KINDA?!"
"WHO THE HELL OWNS THIS PLACE?!"
"You mean my master?"
"Oh my god yeah!"
"Well... He said to wait..."
"Miss Belle, you aren't troubling our guess now are you?"
Leefah stuttered.
"I.... I know this voice..."
"He thought you might..."
Pierre's boots clacked on the hard tile as he entered.
"Belle... I'm not looking..."
"You gotta!... He won't let you leave...."
"Miss Kagyura, I;m glad we could meet again"
Belle worried and started scratching at her hand.
Leefah's eyes widened.
Pierre entered the room.
"What the hell...."
He slid his chair back.
"Oh now, No need to cause a riot"
"We are old buds aren't we..."
"Why didn't you tell me this sooner!!"
"Tell you?...."
"That this man......"
"Silence!"
Leefah looked over, "You can't tell me what to do old man!"
"I believe, I, your father, can!"
Leefah gripped her hand into a fist and her mark began glowing.
Teaser Set 2
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