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.....*with a poof Sasha appears in mid-air...and lands right on top of Shinta*
...Uhggg...what happened...*realizing where she was she felt something twitching under her...only to find that she had landed right on top of the red-haired swordsman...*....Oh ahh...I'm soo sorry!!! Shinta-sama!! are you alright *she stammered as she scrambled off of him...eyes wider than normal*

...huh?...*eyes wide she comprehended what just happened*....darn it!...why can't I even get a simple teleportation spell right?!?...now look what I have done!...I probably made him upset...*rubbing a sore spot she began to look around*....I gotta find him and apologize....but where is he?...
...*a cool breeze emenated from the magically infused lake....and with it the scent of plum blossoms*...I know that smell.......hesitating to try and teleport again she decided to walk instead.....
....As she followed the scent of plum...she began feeling a familiar presence.....it was the same presence that followed Shinta-sama everywhere he went....Natsuko...where are you...she thought..

...Yes it was her,,she wasn't sure where but she felt her happiness....and her longing to be able to hold her little sis again...Sasha wished the same...it was comforting to know that Natsuko was still around...he can't be too far... she thought ....I just have to concentrate...on finding Natsuko first...there is no point in looking for something you cannot see.... With that she decided to try something...she made her way towards the edge of the lake...and stepped in...her garments began getting soaked in the cool water but she ignored it and began taking in the energies within the lake...concentrating on Natsuko's presence...she began seeing her sillhouette...then in a moment her ghostly figure appeared right in front of her..and her heat skipped with excitement at her own accomplishment....she couldn't hear the words she was speaking...but this was enough for now...watching her balance she stepped out of the lake feeling a little light-headed...

....Feeling her concern she smiled gleefully and said.....I have grown alot since I left Onee-san!...as Natsuko gestured she began to follow her..nearly tripping on flat ground and her own wet garments...she blushed hoping that her sister didn't see...

...Keeping quiet, she followed Natsuko into row of trees...right back where she had started...and as she looked in the direction that Natsuko was pointing she saw a familiar figure hidden among the many branches...giving Natsuko an understanding look she contemplated on the best way to get up there...then she had an idea...taking out a small piece of chalk, she took off her cloak and and gently spread the green fabric on the floor..and she drew a transmutation circle on it...tapping it twice...it glowed and became a pair of wings that went straight on her back...smiling at Natsuko she made her way up..and popped up right in front of the brooding red-head....
..."Look who I found!...Shinta-sama can't hide from me!....I'm really sorry about landing on you earlier...*she smiled brightly sensing his sadness*

.....*She tried to make eye contact with him...so she floated closer*....Shinta-sama...you don't have to force yourself to smile around me....you know better than I do that we both face our own harships...and sometimes the best thing to do is to either cry it all out or talk to someone who understands...it isn't healthy to just keep your pain to yourself all the time...share for a change!...besides if you really wanted to be alone you wouldn't have hid so close..*smiling again...she wobbled a-bit but kept her ground...well...air...*

..*Taking his hand gladly she sat down on the branch next to him with a light thud...a few seconds more and she probably would have been tasting the ground again*

...*listening carefully to his words she furrowed her brow a bit... and looking at him again she said*...I have to deal with emotions of other beings all the time...it's not always easy to handle them..but I wouldn't call them a weakness....emotions are what make us human I guess...

*quickly changing the subject..she grasped onto the stump of the tree for safety since her cloak was back around her neck*
....well anyway I would like to know..what you and sis have been up to lately...*

Aideki's thoughts were broke as she watched the other two flutter about. She had never seen the girl and she wondered if she was new to the Pagoda or not. As for Shinta, she recalled the single conversation she had had with him and grimaced a little at it.
"You are cold, Ai...." she heard the voice say inside her mind as it chuckled slightly.
Aideki glared up as if to look at it with overshadowed red eyes. Its chuckling only grew into loud laughter and she sighed, sitting down upon the shore of the lake and stretching out her legs. Her mind drifted off somewhere into thoughts as she stared out across the glass-like surface of the lake, "Maybe I am cold...." she said to herself, then fell back onto her back to stare up at the sky. She folded her hands under her head, the corners of her mouth twitching slightly as she thought.