Fox Lake

the group left the house and headed into the woods following a worn trail weaving through the trees

that soon came to an abrupt end at a massive uprooted tree that had fallen across the path

Anna smiled at Justin with her blue eyes glowing faintly "welcome to the fox clan girls special meeting place" she said softly

she turned to walk backward taking both his hands walking into the tree pulling him after her

he felt himself walk through a barrier emerging in a different place

it was a clearing surrounded by woods there was a white pagoda surrounded by flowers next to it was

a blooming peach tree that grew on the edge of a glistening still lake the surface so still and unmoving it reflected the sky above

on the surface of the lake, very large beautiful white lotus lilies bloomed on large pads

he looked behind him watching as Vanessa, Vivian, and Yuqi appeared

"The feeling of this place is so serene" he breathed softly "what is this place? " he asked Anna

"We don't know either" Anna replied "we found it here by accident one day we were messing around in the woods, we have been coming here ever since, whenever we have important things to discuss or we want to spend time alone"

he heard laughter and watched as Vanessa and the others ran down to the water much to his shock

the girls were walking on the surface of the water without falling in they seemed to glide on the water without making a ripple

they choose a cluster of lilies and each girl sat in the middle of the large flowers

"it's a celestial mirror lake!" he breathed

"We think it used to be a meeting place for celestials a long time ago" Anna continued

"but it seems no one but us comes here anymore" she led him down to the water and they crossed the surface

without a single ripple of the water, Anna led him to the flower cluster and they sat down

finding the heart of the flowers to be surprisingly comfortable to sit on they were extremely soft in the middle

"oh man I could sleep on this thing" he joked lying back and gazing up at the beautiful sky

anna nodded and smiled in total agreement

"it's one of the first things we noticed too when we first found it if you go to the pagoda,

there is a tea house there that the pots always have fresh tea and little finger foods to eat" Vivian added

"it seems very feminine so I think it might be a female celestial hung out here with her friends sometimes" Vanessa added

"There is a way luxurious bedroom too with silk sheets and drapes and a big bath that always has hot water

so maybe it was a lovers hideaway too away you never know" yuqi pointed out

"you guys sound like you imagined all kinds of amazing stories for this place" he chuckled sitting up

Anna nodded blushing

"I thought I've seen a lot of amazing celestial things before but this place beats everything"

he said, "I wonder how its remained hidden so long ?"

"I know right?" Anna replied "I think this will be the one place that I will really miss

when we leave here I kinda wish I could pack it up and take it with us when we move"

"moving?" yuqi asked

"yes that's why we need to have a talk girls about everything," anna said reaching for the girl's hands across their flowers taking them in hers,

"I know till now you guys have followed me in everything so I think it's only right I properly inform you guys of what will happen now and let you guys decide for yourselves what you want to do, other than the dance competition in japan, Justin is my true mate, and he's come here to claim me

because of this, I will be going back to Japan to become a member of his clan The Eastern Black Wolves as you guys know we are the last and only survivors of the Eastern Fox Clan and a long time ago Fox Clan and Wolf Clan were allies we all dwelled together peacefully and it was common for clan members to intermarry and inter mate

so its only natural I think that my true mate comes from Wolf Clan and given that you guys are the only female foxes I think there is a strong possibility that you guys might also find your mates in the Wolf Clan someday you guys know I've been to Japan before that was how Justin and I originally met

the Peach Pavilion Hotel actually belongs to the Wolf Clan and things there are actually very nice I know Justin's grandfather and his dad they are the clan leaders and they would welcome you guys the same way

they welcomed me I would never lead you guys to a place where you would be unsafe or unwelcome or for you guys get mistreated for any reason, I won't allow such a thing to happen to any of you"

"so you're saying that once we leave for japan and this dance competition we won't be coming back here ever ?" Vivian asked

"yes that's what I'm saying" Anna replied "the dance competition is more or less just a plausible

excuse that I will be giving to my parents to let us leave but once we get on the plane the four of us will disappear" Anna said

"what about college? do we not go to college anymore?" Vanessa asked

"you can still go if you want to in fact it would be best if you guys continue to pursue your education," Justin said

"you also have additional options you can study online and receive your degrees

without having to physically attend university and you will live in a city where there are only celestials, its a special place, its something like where we are now" he explained

"it's well protected by ancient spells created by our clan many years ago, so humans can't see it or find our city or enter, it is supposed to be a sanctuary for all celestials of the east its not just wolf clan but all kinds of other eastern celestials live there as well,

it's very large there are other celestial clans that live there that I don't even know even though we all live in the same city that is how huge it is we have everything there including celestial high schools and university"

"an all celestial university?" yuqi breathed "in an all celestial city? we will get to meet lots of other celestial kids there?"

"that's right," Anna said nodding

"we wouldn't have to hide anymore either" Vivian breathed "here we can only be ourselves inside the home but outside we always have to worry about not accidentally exposing ourselves but if we live in a celestial city?'

"such a thing would never be an issue again" Justin confirmed many of us actually go around in their true forms on a regular basis we are all celestials"

"and we can continue dancing too right?" Vanessa asked

"I would absolutely love it very much if you guys still would," Anna said smiling

"I knew about Annas dancing ever since I met her," Justin added

"shes talked about it wanting to have her own dance group and creating choreography

traveling the world and doing shows, telling the stories she wants to tell with her dancing

on stage, after talking with my granddad about it

he told me stories about visiting fox clan villages in the old days, he told me foxes are natural

artist your clan was very lively and popular,

it's in your nature to have dancers, singers, musicians, and performers and they often

had traveling gypsy foxes, who would travel around and do shows from town to town,

you guys were also known for being able to collect information and news through your travels,

you often carried messages to the various clans, but long story short, I think its totally natural for you guys to all love dancing,

when my grandfather and dad decided to renovate the hotel they asked for proposals for new ideas,

so I submitted my idea for a theater to be built at the hotel

I thought it would be wonderful if I could give Anna a stage where she could put on small shows

she could get a start as a professional dancer,

if she has a home stage, where she could practice and gain experience

I thought of making it as a dinner theater for hotel guest,

my grandfather thought it was a great idea he approved it and put me in charge of the project except that

he didn't want an ordinary theater he felt that was too common most hotels have

small theaters that provide entertainment

he wanted to build a big venue that no other hotels have that can have any kind of

performances including concerts and shows with large audiences

my idea of creating a simple theater became a huge project with a modern high tech stage

and a venue that seats eight thousand people,

at full capacity, if we open the VIP boxes and standing pit areas it will hold about ten thousand people in total

that is the reason why we decided to promote it by having a dance performance

contest there everything is going to be filmed as a reality TV show

and it's going to be aired on a popular TV network in Japan as well as internationally its

supposed to be something similar to Americas Got Talent

its purpose is to show off the new facilities as much as possible he finished but after the contest is over

I would like it very much if you guys continued to stay and work there

Anna would be the head of the dance troupe she can look for her own dancers and start a troupe there

she could put on regular shows and pack the venue as often as she would like

my grandfather would prefer it that way as well he doesn't want the venue to sit empty the whole time

without anyone performing there we have discussed letting it be rented as a venue

for touring bands as well but we have no idea how often we would even get booked or not

so I think in the meantime it would be great if we had our own performers to use it regularly"

"so what do you guys think?" Anna asked

"are you kidding?" Vivian asked "anna this

is the opportunity of a lifetime I mean he's pretty much giving us a whole venue for us to play in

if you're the head choreographer then yuqi can be head of costume design

and Vanessa and I would be the heads of makeup and hair if we get a full troupe we will need a huge team of people, so I think we should also be allowed to choose our teams for that as well,"

"I absolutely agree!" yuqi said "I'm not going to be able to design and make costumes

for an entire troupe all by myself, not to mention multiple sets of costumes for each performance, we will definitely need a lot of help"

"so you guys are in?" Anna asked

"of course, we are!" Vanessa cried "you're not going anywhere without us!"

"didn't you promise that we would stay together always no matter what?"

"I know I did that, but if you guys want to do your own thing you can I will understand" Anna replied with tears in her eyes

"you have got to be crazy if you even imagine that any of us fox clan girls want to separate

we are sisters we aren't a clan anymore if we aren't together" yuqi said

"oh my god girls" Anna burst into tears "thank you so much"

"I love you guys so much I won't let down your faith in me

if we go to japan and you guys hate there then we will find a way a come back here OK"

"don't even think it," Justin said putting his arm around her

"I have come to claim my mate with the intentions of giving my mate all the happiness and love she deserves

I won't allow anything else if you guys are unhappy about anything there and you want to come back

I will be coming back with you" he promised

anna cried even harder she began wailing noisily

and her sisters all started laughing and crying too

they crawled into the same lily to hug each other and cry together

it was the most adorable thing Justin had ever seen in life from now he would do everything

in his power to keep this family together, it was important to his mate's happiness

she and her sisters were a packaged deal and he wouldn't have it any other way

"so when the wedding?" yuqi half-joked

making the girls all burst into laughter and tears again

"oh my god we haven't even congratulated you on finding your mate" Vivian sobbed "I'm so happy for you Anna"

"I'm actually jealous" Vanessa added "I want to hurry up and find a cute good looking boyfriend too"

"yea Justin your really handsome please say you have a younger brother tucked away somewhere?" yuqi asked

making Justin laugh bashfully

"I'm sorry I wish I did now though I'm sure he would be happy to be

mates with one you girls you're all beautiful and deserve happiness

as soon as we get to japan ill look into some nice eligible males for you to meet how does that sound ?" he offered

"he knows how to sweet talk us" Vanessa teased

"you're a great brother in law" Vivian gave him a thumbs up

"then I'm honored" he laughed

"you guys are insane" Anna laughed

"But you love us to bits," yuqi said pulling the four girls together into a group hug