Story Title: Breaking Mirrors

Rating: K+

Genre: Romance and Drama

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters appearing in this fanfiction.

A/N:So, how's everyone been doing since I've last updated?(Which was years ago.) I personally didn't like my old fanfiction so I deleted it and made a new one. This story involves all four main characters but I won't say anymore because that'll ruin the story. Anyway, happy reading and comment about what you liked(and didn't) like about it, please! Oh! And the chapters are shorter now too, for various reasons...

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--Breaking Mirrors--

Chapter 1

Set Sail to the Island

It was a bright and sunny day. The sun was at it's highest and clouds were dancing up in the big blue sky. Even the birds were singing a happy tune as the calm waters swayed back and forth in time with the winds. Yes, it was the perfect day for anyone to go sailing the ocean with close friends.

As the noise of a ship could be heard in the distance, the waters quickly parted ways to make way for a special ship carrying special passengers.

"Hey, look! I can see the island from here!" A girl with shoulder length brown hair pointed excitedly to a tiny island off in the distance as she leaned from the ship's railings on the deck.

"Wow... You're right, Risa! It still looks the same even after a year! I'm so glad we can come back to the island! Right, Daisuke?"

"Yeah, but, I still can't believe we get to stay here for a whole year. It seems kind of impossible to live on a tiny island like that for so long... Are you sure you'll be okay, Riku?" A boy with red hair smiled nervously to the two girls as he walked over to them slowly.

"Of course we'll be fine! What could happen? We won't get lost like last time, I promise!" said Riku as she smiled happily.

"Well, okay..." Daisuke turned his head and realized that someone was missing from the scene. Thinking about fetching that person to come outside, he told the two girls, "I'm going to go look for Satoshi. You two can stay here."

But just as Daisuke turned around and opened the door, Satoshi was already standing there! With a blank expression, he asked him, "What are you doing, Daisuke?"

"A-ah! You, you startled me... Hahaha... I was uh, going to look for you but I guess you're already here."

"Daisuke! Come over here! I want to show you something!" Shouted Riku as she waved for him.

"Ah, coming!" Daisuke ran over to Riku's side leaving Satoshi alone at the doorway. Since there was nothing else he wanted to do, he decided to stare off at the ocean in peace while he still can since they weren't going to stay on the ship for long.

Noticing that Satoshi was starring out to the sea by himself, Risa decided to try to talk to him. Even after a year, she and Satoshi still weren't good talking friends so this was the perfect time to bridge the gap between them.

Taking slow steps toward Satoshi, she held her breath and said to him in a friendly voice, "Hi, Hiwatari! It's really nice out, isn't it?"

Satoshi turned his head to see Risa smiling at him. He wondered why she would be talking to him at all but it didn't really matter to him at that moment. All that mattered was that she was actually talking to him like he was her friend.

Taking a moment to fully reply, he said softly, "...Yeah, it is.".

"Um... Are you sure it's okay?" She asked, quietly.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you're the one who gave us free passes to the island but... Are you sure it's okay? I mean, it's kind of too late to be worrying now but, what I mean is that, are you going to enjoy the trip?" Risa said this in an apologizing tone but Satoshi saw no need of her to do this. He, in fact, was the one who asked them all to go so there really was no need of apologizing to him.

"No, it's okay. I needed a break... from all of the stress."

"Stress? What... do you mean?" Risa didn't even think that Satoshi was caving under stress because he certainly never told her or anyone else for that matter. He didn't even look stressed out to her. But maybe, she was wrong... Maybe he's been stressing over something for a very long time... But what could it be?

"Even I don't fully know..." Satoshi turned back around and leaned on the railings once again, his back facing a confused and concerned Risa.

She felt like she had to do something, anything, for Satoshi. Slowly walking to his side, she put her hands on the railings and looked out to the sea.

"You know... If there's ever something bothering you, you can always come to me for help. I know it's not in either of our natures to do this sort of thing but we're friends and friends have to help one another. So, don't ever think that your burden is yours alone to carry okay, Hiwatari?"

Satoshi couldn't fully understand Risa's words. He thought about what she had said, who she was, and about himself. He didn't want anyone else to feel his pain, especially not her. The pain of emotions swelling up inside of him could hold no longer and using the last bit of his sanity, muttered to himself, "This burden... can't be held by anyone else."

"Hey, Rku, I'm going to take this bed, okay?" Risa and her friends traveled safely onto land and are now in Satoshi's summer home choosing rooms and beds.

"Yeah, that's fine with me. I'm going to go look for Daisuke now, okay? Be good while I'm gone!" Yelled Riku as she ran out the door.

"You don't have to treat me like a little kid..." Risa didn't really mind Riku being the older sister but sometimes, she wished she could be boss and act like the bigger sister for once.

"I never knew you had a summer house on this island, Satoshi. It seems really big with all of those windows in the room." Daisuke looked around the room he was sharing with Satoshi and noticed that the room really did have a lot of windows.

"Well, that's the reason why I came here." said Satoshi in a rather bored tone. All he was doing was sitting on his bed reading a book. Usually summer homes were more fun than that.

"The reason? What do you... mean?" asked Daisuke. He walked over to his bed and sat down, his back facing Satoshi and his face staring at the mysterious windows in the room that allowed sunlight to reach inside.

"Daisuke!" Someone was calling Daisuke in the hallway through the closed door. The voice sounded like Riku's.

"Oh! That must be Riku! Well, see you later, Satoshi." Daisuke opened the door but just as he was about to leave, Satoshi muttered to him softly, "Sorry for tricking you like this..."

"...What?" Daisuke turned his head to face Satoshi.

"Daisuke! There you are! Sorry but I didn't know where you're room was since this house is so big. Oh? Did I... interrupt something?" Riku looked at Daisuke, and then to Satoshi.

"Of course you weren't! Satoshi and I were just talking about taking a hike up the mountain again soon!" Daisuke smiled at Riku to hide traces of his and Satoshi's conversation.

"Hiking, huh? That sounds like fun. Let's all go together once it get's cooler."

"Where's Risa? Isn't she here with you?" Daisuke looked behind Riku but found no one standing behind her.

"Risa's still in our room looking around. She seems pretty excited to be back but I think it's because she didn't want to stay home all day long. Oh! And Daisuke, want to go down to the beach with me? I thought you would go with me since it's still hot out." Riku smiled and ran out the door, waving for Daisuke to come.

As Daisuke closed the door behind him, he couldn't help but wonder what Satoshi meant when he said, "Sorry for tricking you like this..." Something that allows light inside a dark room cannot be a bad thing, right?

"I wonder if something is going to happen..." he thought silently to himself.

"Wow, this room is so big! It even has separate bathrooms!" Risa happily explored her room with excitement in her eyes. Her room was big with peach colored walls and soft brown carpet. Paintings adorned the walls with their grace and flowers were planted in vases and hanging on walls everywhere. But what the main attraction was all of the windows in the room. They were big and narrow and they all lined up in a straight line against the back wall.

"These windows... They remind me of the big windows we have at home."

Risa silently walked along the row of windows. Her eyes, starring far off into the distance. Spotting something familiar in the calm scenery, she stopped in the middle of the windowed row and stared at the familiar lighthouse she saw exactly one year ago.

"That lighthouse... I saw it last year..." Risa walked toward the windows and pressed her hand on it's smooth, warm surface. Closing her eyes to retrace forgotten memories, she said quietly to herself, "I... remember... something was there... But, what was it? I... remember someone... was there... but who? What am I remembering? What... am I..."

Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a powerful pain took over Risa's entire body. She shook and grabbed her both her arms in fright. "What... What's this pain?! It... It feel so awful! I can't take it!"

Unable to bear the pain any longer, Risa's body went cold and fell hard on the ground. Then, as she hit the ground, all of the windows in the room shattered into pieces and fell everywhere except the one place where Risa's body laid motionless. And then, there was nothing.

Risa's mind went black. There was nothing but darkness all around her. Just her, and the darkness. As she looked out into the pitch black world, a shadowy figure with wide, powerful wings appeared out of nowhere and towered over her.

"Who... are you? Do I... know you? Do you... know me? Who are you?" Risa suddenly felt joy and happiness, and then, she felt sadness and fear. These mixed emotions tore her heart apart and again, everything dissolved into darkness.

As she laid there, motionless, she heard a voice, coming from inside her head. It sounded happy, like something once lost was finally found.

"I've found you, Sacred Maiden!"

--To be Continued--