Chapter 1

The rising sun glinted off the rolling waves of the ocean to dance like the spotlights on the stage. Gulls called raucously as the brown eyes tracked their progress across the sky towards the board walk where vendors would soon be opening stalls. The breeze tugged at her shoulder length purple hair and whipped her oversized t—shirt against her body.

She brought her gaze down to the water as the sounds of stage hands started to filter through the sounds of the ocean. Sora closed her eyes as she thought back to last nights meeting.

Flashback

"You're giving me the lead?" Rosetta's quiet voice held shock and wonder.

Kalos looked silently to Mia signaling her to take over the explanation of the parts. "There are actually several large parts that are shared. Rosetta and Beth will be counter parts, while Mei and Sora will be counter parts. The story line is that there are two worlds that mirror each other. The one, born in light struggles to maintain it's balance as the one born in darkness reaches into it to steal its light. Rosetta and Mei are the two heroes from the world in the light while Beth and Sora are of the dark."

Mia continued on the story line as Rosetta looked at Beth with slight revulsion. She was new to the stage and her short brown hair swung sassily around her ears. Her bright blue eyes latched onto Sora's brown ones in hopeful joy. Her tiny frame bounced lightly as she tried to contain her happiness. Rosetta tracked her hazel eyes to her best friend and idol.

Sora was looking at her in encouragement. Rosetta knew, that sometimes, you had to work with people you didn't like to make the audience smile. She learned that from both Sora and Mei.

"So essentially,…" Mei's voice sounded, "Beth and Sora are going to be working with no light on the stage?"

"There will be small areas of light but the impact of their story is that they struggle in darkness. We've seen Beth on the trampolines in almost complete darkness and some of us have noticed that Sora closes her eyes on the trapeze's…she knows where they are without looking. The costumes for the kingdom in the light is made to reflect whereas the costumes for the kingdom in the dark is made to glow in the dark."

Mia looked at Sora and Beth. Coming over to stand in front of them. "This is a dangerous one for the two of you…and no one is going to force you to do anything you don't want to. If you agree you two will be working with Jean to create the set you're most comfortable with."

"Just one question…" Sora looked over Mia's head at Jean. "Can we do fiber-optics in the trapeze?"

Jean's eyebrows quirked up in thought as Beth squealed in thought. "Oooooh! And the trampoline's can have glow in the dark paint swirled on!"

Jean still held Sora's brown eyes with his quiet, thoughtful gaze before slowly turning to Mia's blue eyes. "I think we can come up with something interesting."

End Flashback

Sora closed her eyes against the brightness. She didn't feel uncomfortable about her part but, something, was making her tense.

Fool had done a reading this morning when she'd woken up from a weird dream and since then he hasn't spoken to her let alone look at her. So now she worried. This was going to be difficult with it being in the dark.

"Sora!" She turned towards the voice. Kens light brown hair tossed in the breeze as he came closer. "Everything ok?" His quiet voice soothed her nerves as she let the muscles, she hadn't realized were so tense, loosen.

"Yea." Sora leaned over to put her head on Kens shoulder. "I'm just worrying about nothing."

Ken blushed profusely before her words sank in. He looked down to her face. "You're worried?" She brought her normally happy brown eyes up to meet his. "Sora?"

She sighed, "I don't know why."

Ken ran his hand down her back, feeling her tight muscles he started to rub harder to relax her. At her quiet sigh he blushed again but let her stand there leaning against him as long as she needed.