This story. It's pretty much going to have Madoka Magica vibes. Just warning you. You shouldn't have to worry about the first few chapters though. ANYWAYS, LET'S TALK PAIRINGS! Or at least..the ones you can decide on..
Raven and Rena are minor characters. Sorry!
-ElsAi
-Elsara
-Addsha
-Chara
-Cheve
-Elseve
-Addara
-Addeve
Tell me the pairings you want from those above, and I'll pick the majority vote~
Also, they're in their base jobs in the real world, and they're human in the real world.
My Secret Place: Reality
Aisha, Chung, Eve, Elsword, Ara, Add
Curled up in a ball on the floor, rocking back and forth, listening to the yelling of her stepdad and the crying of her mother. That was a regular night at Aisha's house. Noah was there with her, burying her face in Aisha's hair, whispering to her that everything would be all right. She would never look up from her books and would turn up her music, trying to drown out the noise. Music soothed her. Took her to a place where there was no shouting. Speka didn't abandon them, and Charles wasn't constantly shouting and stinking up the house with booze. It was nice there.
Aisha was there now. But she liked it better when she was asleep, when she could feel that she was there, and that it wasn't just a touch from Noah that brought her back to reality. To the cold, small space that she shuts herself away in. The door swung open and Noah's sudden movement caused Aisha to come back to reality. Noah was shaking badly. Aisha raised her head ever so slightly and saw Charles standing in the doorway, motioning for Noah to come with him. Aisha felt something went on her head and shivered when Noah let go of Aisha and stood up. Aisha wanted to grab Noah and tell her to hug her again and to tell her everything will be okay, but she knows it's a bad idea.
Charles wasn't exactly the most lenient person.
When Charles slammed the door shut, Aisha climbed into her top bunk and bundled herself up in the two blankets Noah had given her.
Go to sleep, Aisha. Go to sleep. Just go to sleep.. Aisha thought to herself in the gentlest voice possible. She'd be fine in Wonderland. She loves Wonderland, especially the book. She'd read it over and over again every night when there were no other books to read. She loves it so much she named her dream land after it. She meets all sorts of people there when she goes there.
The assassin prince, the robotic angel, the loyal knight, the fox priestess and the insane genius. She loved them all. She smiles in the darkness around her when she drifts off to sleep, knowing that she'll be okay. Because she's going to Wonderland again.
Chung hated showbiz. He felt like a prince that got anything he wanted, a prince that lived a double life. When he wasn't the lovely child actor everyone thought he was, he was a regular child, hanging out with his father while simultaneously avoiding public eye.
The last thing he wanted was for the paparazzi to find out he lived in Hamel. Thanks to his father, they thought he lived in Velder. He was happy at first, realizing that he could leave his school and the bullies that called him a girl behind. But he slowly realized that the people that worked with him didn't care about his life at all. As long as they had someone to play the role that fit the role, they were happy. And even then, they could easily replace him.
It scared him, and that's what made him into this happy go-lucky boy that did whatever people asked. It sickened him inside. It wasn't him that talked to the directors or the other actors. It was his princely mask. And he hated every moment of it. But what he did love was his imagination. Once Chung zoned out, he didn't come back for a while. In his mind, he was a prince to the public, smiling and loving others, caring for them with a gentle demeanor. But what no one knew what he did when the public was in danger, or when he wanted to have fun. He was an assassin, employed by various people, keeping his identity a secret.
He probably got the idea from Batman, since his room was full of Batman merchandise. He often dreamed that Batman picked him up for missions during film-shooting and went on adventures together. And when he got back, no time had passed.
Though in reality, time had passed, and the director was tapping his forehead to get him to snap back to reality. As much as he hated the director of the newest movie he was making, he got through it. All thanks to his Realm. He loved his Realm, and if he tried hard enough, he could visit it in his dreams, too. He couldn't control what went on there when he was in the Realm in his dreams, though. It often led up into nightmares that made him wake up screaming.
But it was all right. Because he could go straight back to his Realm when he could control it. Since it was breaktime, he could go right now. Chung placed his head against the window of his trailer and gazed out the window at the cloudless blue sky. He sighed in anticipation, and let his mind wander.
Emotions were useless when you were on the brink of death, Eve realized. She caught herself feeling her bald head more than usual during the winter, when the snow that drifted by her window reminded her of the snow white hair she used to have. Raven and Rena weren't coming today for their usual therapy session, so she spent her time gazing out the window and daydreaming about the day she becomes an angel.
She thought about death a lot now, but she did before she was confined to a bed anyways. She sighed and sat up, ignoring the pain that shot through her body. She should be used to it now. All of it. Her father and sisters coming by, holding back tears and telling her she'd be okay. Eve knows she won't be okay. She can feel her body dying.
Pitying her only makes her feel worse. But Eve knows exactly what to say to get them to calm down, and even puts on a smile. She often wonders if she'll still have emotions when she's an angel, and if she'll have hair. She wants her hair back more than anything. She can live with the pain, and the crying of people close to her. She can live with never smiling or feeling emotion again. But she just wants to feel...normal again.
Heaven makes her feel normal. It makes her feel like she has a purpose in the world, if only for a short time before the pain in her body rouses her from the comfort of her mind. Heaven is a place where she can help everyone, where she is not pitied, and where she is the angel she wants to be.
The door to her room opening and revealing Apple and Proto arriving makes her head turn towards the door, her blank face greeting them. Apple immediately bursts into tears and Proto pats her back, glancing at Eve occasionally. Eve sighs.
You shouldn't pity a dead girl.
Elsword stares at his sister's comatose form from a hospital chair. The watch on his wrist alerts him to how long he's been staring at his sister, willing for her to wake up.
"Come on, sis. Just...wake up for me, okay? It doesn't have to be today, just when you're ready." Elsword choked out, getting no response from her, of course.
He couldn't remember when he had last heard her voice. She had just suddenly went into a coma with no warning whatsoever. He went into her room to wake her up one morning and he got no response. Thankfully, she still had a pulse, and everyday since then he came to the hospital to check on her. He had seen two other girls, one with pink hair and the other with white hair, go into the room a few doors down. He had heard stories about that place, about the girl who had a cold, emotionless gaze.
He didn't want to walk into a room like the girl with pink hair did and immediately burst into tears. He didn't want to cry for his sister. He wanted to hope for her to wake up, to smile and say 'Hey Els. Was I out long?' He wanted to hug his sister and punch her for leaving him for so long. He wanted to see his sister again, and it was only possible in his dreams.
Oh God, did he miss her. He smiled at her, watching her chest rise, up and down. Her breathing seemed to be getting quieter and forced, and Elsword was hoping he was just seeing things. His watch beeped and he jumped, glancing at it and sighing when he saw how late it was. He stood up and forced a laugh.
"I have to go already, sis. Time really does fly, huh? I'll come by tomorrow," Elsword walked towards the door, opening it slightly before turning around to face his sister. "I love you, sis."
As soon as he said those words, a loud, monotone beep echoed across the room. Elsword's heart dropped into his stomach, and time seemed to slow down as the realization of what was happening set in. When the doctors and nurses flooded into the room, he ran out the door, down the hallway and out the door, the tears he was holding back flowing freely now.
He didn't want to believe it. His sister was gone.
Ara's brother had gone into a deep slumber as soon as his friend, Elesis, did. Aren did it with no warning, and she hated him for it. She hated him for leaving her with her religious family of shrine maidens and priests. When the two of them weren't busy being model children, they would do all sorts of things together when Aren wasn't hanging out with Elesis.
But even then, Ara had Elsword to play with. But ever since Elesis and Aren went into comas, he shut everyone out. Including her, the only person able to feel the same pain he was going through. They've been to the same therapy sessions before with Dr. Rena, but he ignored her most of the time. It made her feel hurt. But there were other people out there who needed help more than Ara did. Their brothers, sisters, and other relatives may not even be alive.
Ara was just one person in the world, after all. She needed to do all the good she could. And in her mind, she was a saint to others, helping them in their time of need and smiling all the time. Her father had told her repeatedly that she was the one who would carry on the tradition of the goddess Eun, and that she would be rewarded in time. Thanks to that being beat into her skull, she prayed to Eun for her brother's life.
But what Ara didn't know is that a few days before Elesis's heart stopped, Aren's had as well. When she arrived home from her volunteer work at the animal shelter, her mother was in tears and her father was staring at the wall. Upon asking what had happened, only one thing needed to be said.
"You brother is with Eun now."
Ara spoke to no one for days. She got up, did her chores, went to school, volunteer work, and went home, like clockwork. In her mind, Aren was still there, laughing with her and encouraging her to help others. She smiled at people occasionally when 'Aren' cheered her up enough, but other than that, she was a lifeless doll. Ara passed Elsword in the halls at school and they glanced at each other, the same empty look in Elsword's eyes.
They had a hidden connection when they glanced at each other. They only said one thing with their eyes: 'At least someone else feels my pain.'
Add wasn't sure how long he had been asleep. But he loved his new world. No parents, no rules. He could rule everything, control everyone, and invent anything he wanted. His Dynamo clicked beside him and he chuckled.
"Yes, yes, I'm adding the finishing touches now.." Add leaned closer to his contraption, examining it closely and gently brushing the metal with paint. When he finished, he sat back and grinned. "There, much better. I can't believe the damn thing broke down already..it's been what, two weeks?" Add turned to his Dynamo, which, since it was a combat device, didn't answer. He groaned.
"Don't say things like that, it makes me look insane."
He tugged his lab coat back over his shoulders and glanced at his machine once more. "I think it should be ready to test out now.."
He activated the machine, watching it come to life with a whirr and a bang. He stood back, watching it rise up, readying its tonfa blades.
"Welcome to Imaginationland, Oberon. Ophelia, dear, could you please lead Oberon outside? We have some...eradicating to do." Add's grin grew wider as the maid stepped into view, taking Oberon's hand and leading him outside. Add snapped his fingers and the Dynamo clicked to attention, floating behind him. Add stepped outside, wincing at the sunlight.
"Ugh, I need to get outside more. Why didn't you remind me?" Add glanced at the Dynamo before scanning the area. A large mass of black was spotted in the distance. Add could feel the hate, fear-filled aura radiating from it from where he was standing.
"Mmm. A fair-sized horde of Dream Eaters, huh..?" Add muttered. "Oberon, Ophelia! Prepare for combat!" The android duo took their battle stances on either side of the boy, their eyes never leaving the horde. Add narrowed his eyes.
Come on..just a little bit closer and... and explosion went off, sending the mass scattering. Add laughed. BINGO!
He rushed towards the horde, which was forming, albeit smaller now. Add halted in place and his hand shot out, flicking upwards. The Dynamo rushed forward and charged into the horde, sending waves of electricity through it. It shrieked in pain. Add's laughter grew louder.
That's right, scream! I'm your worst nightmare! KAHAHAHAHA! He dove into the black form and small cubes began to form around him. They rushed together and exploded, forming a larger cube. Oberon and Ophelia joined their master, attacking any of the forms that came too close. The cube darted from space to space, spiking out and shooting energy at anything it deemed hostile. Add's laughter grew hysterical, and he clutched his stomach, bending over.
Oh God this feels good! I haven't had this much fun in ages! The Dynamo rushed to protect its master, and the form quickly turned into nothing, no trace of the mass of black ever being there. The aura it gave off was completely gone, and what was left was a giggling Add, his two androids, and the Dynamo, which, upon sensing there wasn't any danger, clicked into sleep mode. Add cleared his throat and stood up straight, brushing his white hair out of his face and checking the area again.
It was quiet. Add smiled proudly at his handiwork and nodded. "Dream Eater Horde eradicated. Good work, you two. Shall we head back to the lab?"
And there was chapter 1 of Imaginationland! Okay, this probably won't be looked at, considering that it's not romance, but eh. I can dream! Chapter 2 will be out soon!
...Maybe.
