Book 3 "Change"

Chapter 7 "Memories"

After our fun dinner I left to go and get some sleep. The next morning I found myself at the acupuncture.

"I'll be placing several needles on each of your acu-points. There's nothing to be scared about." Guo said as he had me lay down.

"I trust you." I said softly.

"Please, close your eyes and take a deep breath. This process corrects an imbalance in your chi. Please tell me if you feel any pain or pressure." He said softly.

"What if I don't feel anything?" I asked softly.

"That's unusual. Your chi must be powerfully blocked. We're going to need more needles. Acupuncture often taps into peoples' buried memories. These memories can sometimes be difficult to process." He explained as he added more needles.

My eyes shut and before I knew it I was seeing images of the woman and man from earlier. I watched as they talked and the woman rocked their daughter.

"I can't believe that we have a child." She said softly.

"She has her father's eyes." He said with a chuckle.

"I think they are brighter then yours."

"Where is my goddaughter?" A deep voice asked.

I quickly turned my head and saw a man with long hair walk in. A smile appeared on his face and he walked up to them.

"Hand her over." He said with a chuckle.

"Watch her head." The woman said sternly.

"Don't worry I have no plans of hurting my goddaughter." He said with a chuckle.

He gently cradled her head and laid her against his chest.

"Akari, you are so beautiful." He said with a light laugh.

"Can I hold her?" Another person asked.

He turned and a woman appeared behind him. She walked up and I saw she didn't have any arms.

"Don't get her wet." The man said with a chuckle.

"Shut up." She snapped.

He let out another laugh and she used water to make arms. She gently took the child from him and smiled softly.

"She really is beautiful." She said softly.

"What did you expect? She is my daughter." The woman said with a laugh.

"Yea but she is also his." The woman said with a smirk.

"Okay, hand her back." The father said with a grumble.

"Shush, She is fin-"

Before she could finish the baby started to cry. The man quickly took the baby from her hands and rocked her back to sleep. The baby kept crying and the father roughly took the child and cradled her to her chest.

"Shhh... it's okay. Daddy is here." He said as he gently shushed her.

Upon seeing his face she instantly quieted and let out a giggle.

"I'm hurt." The godfather said with a frown.

"Seems she loves her daddy." The mother said with a laugh.

Everything went black and my eyes shot open and I looked around and saw I was still in having acupuncture.

"Any pain?" Guo asked as he leaned over me.

"I... saw something." I whispered.

"Yes as I said it sometimes shows us memories buried deep inside of us." He said softly.