New Year's Day arrived in Japan and we had all been invited to the oldest temple in Japan to Sensō-ji, and in the afternoon we were up and well, I was more than bathed, with a beautiful aqua kimono with navy blue and sky blue stars on the edges, Paula with a black kimono with red roses on the end and Jack with a gray yukata with black. Paula told me that this was exclusively for humans and then we would go to the invitation where Juna, Clow and other beings from other worlds would be.
Indeed, when we arrived a cute elf with a sky blue and lilac yukata was waiting for me at the entrance, I thought I had arrived late so when I was in front of him I apologized and introduced him to my parents, where he saw me very seriously and decided to shut up because of a doubt, which Paula imagined and while she ginked an eye she said
Paula: remember that if you want to court her you must do it the old fashioned way.
Of course she did not say what time but this without thinking twice offers his arm to help mom up, I know mom noticed something just did not know what, I went up with Jack slowly as climbing stairs with the Geta's are not easy.
The first thing I did was to be around everyone and watch how people were having fun, how dad and Cedric were fighting over stuffed animals to give us, Jack wasn't going to let himself be dethroned so easily, he may not be my biological father but he has always been there for me, even in movies that made me cry and a lot.
They bought us cotton candy, stuffed buns, rice candy, when Cedric saw an opportunity he took me away from my parents and guided me to a man who gives goldfish, he let me try but without success and he made it the first time, as he made 2 the first time I decided that one was for mom and the other for me which he laughingly accepted.
Around 12:00 am we saw a beautiful dance and then we heard the sound of the drums and then we saw the beautiful fireworks. Seeing that beautiful show I knew it was time to go to the world of the invitation, so we went to a hidden place and showed our tickets where a large white magic circle was present and the 4 of us entered at the same time.
When we entered there Manuel was already with his family and when he saw me with Cedric he got a little uncomfortable, I was going to talk to him but Franky's voice held me back so I went in his direction and greeted him while he told me
Franky: close your eyes, I have a mega surprise for you Sapphire.
I looked at him curious but I did and when he asked me to open them there was Elvia and Hansen next to Franky. I will not deny that I cried with happiness when I saw Elvia and Hansen, I made Elvia cry and she told me how much she missed me and how happy my letters made her, when I asked her why she did not tell me she told me that a surprise would be a nicer gesture and after that Luisa, Lirio and Andina surprised me, as I could I ran to the 3 of them and we cried again.
I heard from all of them what had happened and how they had arrived to their villages. I introduced them to my parents and in a gesture they knew I was fine, what Elvia did look at Cedric a lot since he decided to watch without saying anything, the girl he had met at the mermaids' place surprised him more and more and it was not for less, I would be the same in his place.
Manuel after his 'anger' greeted the boys and behind him came Juna and Clow, Juna was wearing a beautiful black yukata with purple stripes and his ribbon was very similar to the wings of a black butterfly with yellow, Clow on the other hand was dressed in blue with black and another open yukata with the drawing of a sun on his back, from there appeared more orcs, werewolves, bears, tigers, foxes, cats.
The only humans were Juna, Clow, Manuel and me. I noticed that behind Clow there was a lion and an angel named Rumi and Yue, I smiled remembering that Yue in Chinese is moon so I decided to seal that discovery in my heart.
Our celebration would be different, we would meet all of us and then the celebration would begin, compared to the time of the other world we had 4 hours of advantage, when I was greeting a beautiful polar bear I was distracted by a small wolf that was stuck in some pine trees and I decided to take off my Geta and run, the father of the puppy when he noticed his crying ran but I was faster than him and I lowered him to solid ground and I told him
Me: ready little one, you are safe now
He said to me angrily: I am not small, I am a big wolf and I will be a leader.
A white furred wolf with green eyes carries the puppy and says: Tony that's no way to say thank you.
This big 4 and a half meter wolf named Tank stares at me and says.
Tank: it's rare to see a human save a wolf, I appreciate your human gesture.
I look at him a little sad and say: we are not all bad, my name is Sapphire and I understand that you don't trust me Chief wolf.
Tank looks at me carefully and says: you are a curious woman Sapphire, and you know why I say that.
I understood when he also got a little sad and left, I know that despite what happened in my past someone helped me and that's why I did not regret what I said, then the bear came back to see me and introduced herself her name was Pearl and she was pregnant.
Then I met 2 other bears a grizzly and a panda named Rain and Summer, also pregnant. The bears were nice and for some reason I was attentive to them, then I met the tribe of Lirio and Andina, which they thanked me for that nice gesture of saving them and having them guided home; I did not notice Cedric looking at the amulets of my friends and detailed the designs so alike except the stones, Paula too but she preferred to wait for the moment and then ask.
Then we had an appetizer for dinner and then we heard the beautiful voice of Laura who after a beautiful song made those of us who were from the year of the Dragon go to the stage, I stood up together with Pearl, Lily and Tony's mother called Snow, together with Andina's mother.
This time each one sang a line of a new song and while the others stood in a circle we had to move like a wave but the group was of each sign, that is tiger with tigers, dogs with dogs, snakes with snakes and so on, a beautiful Bengal Tigress came last with her little one her name was Rosa and she joined us.
Each one chose her starting point with a basket of stars of various colors we were to distribute them in the group as if we were giving a blessing of good luck to each Chinese sign.