Diego and Jose stood up and bowed to the two indian chiefs, they were still a little dazed by what they were seeing. Milo had always talked about what he saw but this was the first time they were actually seeing what he saw. Jose moved over to Milo's side and took his hand. Milo squeezed Jose' hand and smiled reassuringly. Diego had also walked to stand next to Adriana, his arm protectively around her waist.

Jumping Wolf looked at his brother, Silent Hawk nodded to the unspoken question in Jumping Wolf's eyes. It was time for the ending of secrets.

Jumping fox began to speak.

Milo and Adriana, you are flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone. Separated long ago by the will of Atabey, the two branches of this tree grew apart and yet each branch has the strength of the whole. It has been the turning of many seasons since Silent Hawk and I had been separated as Atabey commanded, and much has happened in the spirit world which now will affect your world as well. Atabey foresaw that Maboyas, a demon of great power would seek to overthrow her child Macquetuarie, the lord of the Dead and take his place. So in her wisdom she chose to hide the divine spark of Macquetuarie in the one place that Maboyas would never think to look. In the soul of a mortal, using her divine power she separated the divine spark from Macquetuarie and left only a shadow sitting on the throne of the underworld while all that was Macquetuarie she lovingly placed inside a mortal soul.

For generations that soul with its divine spark reincarnated lifetime after lifetime. Atabey waited and watched knowing that Maboyas would be patient and careful in his treachery. Finally Maboyas struck destroying the shadow of Macquetuarie and taking the throne of the underworld. Atabey has done what she could to hold back the evil of Maboyas but it has begun to infect the world of the dead creating nightmares that have begun to slip into the waking world. It is time for Macquetuarie to return and take back his throne from Maboyas. Milo, Adriana, you are the key. You must find the spark of Macquetaurie and help him remember who he is. The spark will be close to you, Atabey made sure that Macquetuarie would be tied to our bloodline. You must find him, protect him, and help him remember who he is.

Silent Hawk looked at Jose and spoke.

You are guarikiti to my grandson, stay close to him, he will need your love and the power that it brings.

Jumping Wolf looked at Diego and spoke.

You are guarikiti to my grandduaghter, she will need your strong arm to protect her and your love to support her.

Then Silent Hawk and Jumping Wolf spoke together.

We entrust our children to your care Guarikiti and pray that Atabey guide your steps. Farewell Blood of our Blood.

At that moment a cloud passed in front of the sun shading the field, when it had passed Silent Hawk and Jumping Wolf were gone.

Milo exhaled becoming conscious of the fact he was holding his breath for the last minute.

Jose was the first to speak "Well, what do we do now and what is a guarikiti?"

Milo burst out laughing and hugged Jose. "Querido you are priceless!"

"What?" Jose said perplexed.

Diego started laughing too and Adriana couldn't help but get caught up in it.

"Jose, you just saw two indian spirit chiefs and heard that the lord of the dead is missing and one of your questions is what is a guarikiti." Diego said smiling.

Milo took pity on Jose. "Querido, guarikiti is a taino word which loosely means beloved one. The grandfathers were recognizing you and Diego as mine and Adriana's partners."

"Oh," Jose said blushing. He took Milo's hand again smiling. "so my other question, what do we do now?"

Milo sat back down on the blanket and Diego, Adriana and Jose sat as well.

"Well for now not much, I will ask my cuadro to keep an eye on the spirit world and Adriana and I will bring our parents together and tell them that we are related. Diego and Jose I need you both to get to the town library and find out as much as your can about the Taino religion and their deities." Milo said as he stood up. The sun was dropping behind the mountains and turning the sky a brilliant rose.

Jose and Diego started to pack up while Milo and Adriana folded up the blanket they had been sitting on.

As they began to walk back Jose heard a whimpering sound. As everyone was walking by the barn on the way back to the house, Jose just stopped. Milo turned around when he noticed Jose wasn't walking next to him.

"What's up querido?" Milo questioned.

"Don't you hear that? It sounds like a dog." Jose began to enter the barn trying to follow the sound he was hearing. He followed the sound and found himself in front of Cachita's stall.

He looked inside and there curled up on the hay was a beautiful rottweiller pup. The puppy had a coat of enchanting black and grey hues, blending seamlessly like a painting in motion. Its sleek fur, predominantly black with silver-grey accents that accentuated its muscular physique. From its velvety ears to its sturdy paws, every inch of this puppy exuded charm. Its amber eyes gleamed with intelligence and warmth. Jose's heart melted as he gazed at it.

"Hey beautiful, come here, come here." Jose coaxed. The puppy lifted his head when he heard Jose's voice, his tail began to wag and like a shot he ran out of Cachita's stall landing in Jose's arms. Jose was bowled over by the little cannonball of fur. The puppy began to lick Jose's face and Jose simply erupted in laughter.

"Ok, hermano, I got you." Jose said to the pup. The puppy stopped and looked up at Jose staring directly in his eyes. Jose felt as if the little guy understood him. Milo walked over and knelt down next to Jose, the puppy looked over at Milo and a deep rumble began in his throat. Milo had been extending his hand but when he heard the growl, he pulled it back.

"No hermano," Jose spoke sternly to the puppy. The dog layed back his ears and looked up at Jose.

"This is Milo, he is my special friend and I love him. I want you both to get along." The dog looked from Jose to Milo and extended his nose to sniff the air in Milo's direction. He looked at Milo and then back at Jose.

"Rrrfff?" The little dog barked. Jose nodded affirmatively and the puppy then allowed Milo to pet him.

"That's more like it Piyelito." Jose said praising the pup.

"Piyelito? Where did that name come from." Milo said smiling.

Jose looked over at him and shook his head. "I don't know, it just came to me and I think it fits. Do you like it Piyelito?" Jose said looking down at the pup. The dog simply wagged his tail and barked twice. "I think he likes it." Jose stood up with the puppy in his arms and walked out of the barn with Milo. As they came outside Adriana squealed when she saw the puppy.

"Ay Que lindo, munequito." She said looking at the puppy that was happily resting in Jose's arms.

"Adriana, Diego, meet Piyelito." Jose said bringing the puppy over to them.

Diego and Adriana fussed over the dog who simply ate up all the attention. Milo wondered where the dog had come from, maybe it had wondered from a neighboring farm, he didn't have the heart to tell Jose that they would have to ask around to see if anyone had lost a dog because he saw how attached Jose had become and it seemed the puppy had claimed him as well.

Milo sent a thought out into the ether.

Juan De Dios, are you near?

Si, Caballito. Milo felt a hand on his shoulder.

Can you investigate and see if the nearby farms have lost a dog. I want to know if I need to break Jose's heart and tell him that his little brother belongs to someone else.

I will go now Caballito. Milo felt Juan leave to carry out his request. He walked over to his friends.

"Jose, I think you better leave Piyelito with me. I know your mother will not look kindly with you bringing a dog home to climb all over her white leather sofas." Jose looked at Milo and then back at the little bundle of fur in his arms.

"Piyelito, can you stay with Milo for a little while? I promise I will come and visit you every day and at least here you can run and play and Cachita will take care of you when Milo is at school." The little dog looked at Jose tilting his head as he listened to what he was saying.

"Rrrf." he barked wagging his tail and squirming towards Milo. Jose surrender the little dog and watched as he made himself comfortable in Milo's arms.

They stopped at the front of the house and sat on the porch while they waited for Diego's father to pick them up. Diego's father would drive Jose and Adriana home. They saw the car coming down the road. Jose leaned over and patted the puppy's head one last time before giving Milo a kiss goodbye.

"Behave yourselves, I love you both." Jose said talking to both the puppy and Milo. Milo smiled and the puppy wagged his tail. Diego's father stopped in front of the house and waived to Milo. Jose, Diego and Adriana piled into the car and waved goodbye as the car pulled off.