"You're no match for me Darren!"
"Oh? You think so?" Darren smirked.
"I know so!" She said, swinging one of her keyblades at the knight's captain with all her strength.
Darren took a massive hit to the side, and fell to the ground. He countered her attacks with lightning magic. But as he got up, he noticed that she had disappeared. "Where did you go?" He asked. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his back as he was struck by a keyblade. "Behind me." He answered before he fell to the ground once more. He tried to shake it off, but he looked up into sharp blue eyes.
"Give up now?" Donna asked, smirking.
Darren laughed. "Okay, I surrender. Ya know you could at least cut me some slack. You make me look like a fool in front of my boys." He said, getting up from the practice arena floor.
Donna chuckled. "No way Darren! Considering you're the Knight's captain, surely you can beat a 16 year old girl?"
"True. But you're no average girl."
"Touché. Huh?" She turned around when she heard clapping. Sure, Darren's boys always watched her train, but they never clapped. She looked up toward the balcony of the castle and saw her mother, with two others clapping for her.
"Good job darling!" Her mother yelled. "Now, be a good girl and meet me in the library. I have a couple of people I want you to meet!"
"Okay mother," Donna waved. "I'll be up there in a few minutes."
"Okay good. Also darling, clean up first. I can see the dirt on your face from up here!" Donna sighed, hearing the snickers and remarks from the trainees. "Well I must be on my way," her mother said, walking away, "See you in a few darling!" She said, waving. Donna waved back and smiled. Her mother was a little ditzy sounding sometimes, but she still loved her, and she was an excellent ruler of the island.
"Yes, 'darling', go clean your pretty self up before seeing mommy!" One of Darren's trainees mocked. As Donna walked away, she punched him hard in the gut and smirked as he fell to his knees.
"Don't ever mock my mother again. Got it?" He nodded quickly. Must be new, she thought. Darren walked up to them, watching the scene unfold. "Darren, teach your boys some respect around here."
Darren put his hands on his hips. "Now Donna, that's no way to flirt with my boys. You're doing it wrong." He smirked. Donna scoffed.
"Please, if they all act like this I don't want 'em." She said and then she simply walked away.
Stepping out of the shower, Donna smiled. "Squeaky clean," She chuckled. "Now, what to wear?" Putting her hands on her hips, she stared at her closet. She wasn't a big fan of clothing, but it seemed that her mother made it clear that dressing sloppy was out of the question. "Should I dress up? Or keep it somewhat casual? Hm…casual sounds nice. Just don't act sloppy Donna and you'll do fine," She said, talking to herself. She grabbed her usual outfit out of her closet, which was tennis shoes, shorts, and a teal undershirt with a darker blue halter top to match. Donna smiled as she looked through the mirror. "Hopefully this will do."
As she was drying her hair, there was a knock at the door. "Come in!" Slowly, the door opened, and walked in a boy she had never seen before. The boy was tall, with a slight tan, long silver hair, and shocking turquoise eyes. He wore a black zip up vest, but it was covered with a yellow and white sleeveless jacket. The boy wore blue jeans and sneakers. He looked up at Donna, whose hair was slightly frizzy from the blow dryer, and blushed.
"Um, I was told to escort you to the library." He stared at the floor, slightly embarrassed.
Escort? I live here! Surely to goodness I know my way around my own home. Well, maybe he's being nice. Or mother is trying to set me up again.She thought. Hm. He is cute though. "Oh. Well could you wait a sec? My hairs a little out of control." She laughed. He nodded and started to walk out of the room. She stopped him. "Where are you going?"
"Outside to wait." He said.
"Uh, well you can sit in here if you like. I'm not just going to shun you, ya know." She grabbed his arm and pointed to her bed. "You can sit there if you want. It won't take ten minutes to straighten my hair." He nodded and did what she said. He was an odd one, this boy. Donna would steal glances at him through her mirror from time to time, and every time she saw him staring back at her, but then he would quickly look at the floor. "So what's your name?" She asked.
"Riku."
"Well Riku, it's nice to meet you." Putting down her flat iron, she turned around to face him. "I'm Donna," She said, smiling. "I'm finished. You want to go to the library?"
"Sure." He said, standing up. He opened the door for her, "Ladies first."
"Aw, aren't you a gentleman! There aren't many of those around this island anymore." He blushed.
"Island? This huge place is an Island?"
Donna laughed. "Of course silly. Didn't you see the 'Welcome to Starrydell Island' sign?"
Riku was quiet. "We didn't come here normally." Donna tilted her head. "You don't wanna know."
She shrugged. "That's okay; I just met you a few minutes ago. You don't have to tell me anything you don't want me to know." He stopped. "What?"
"That's it?"
"What's it?"
"Aren't you curious?"
"Well yeah. But I'll get over it won't I?" He laughed. Donna smiled. She only knew him for a short period of time, but she got a feeling that he didn't smile much, nevertheless laugh. "Something funny?"
"It's just that, you're so different from the other girls I've met."
"I'll agree to that. I'm defiantly one in a million!" He chuckled.
"It's weird though. I mean, I'm not saying you're weird but…I feel like I've known you all my life, and I've only known you for thirty minutes."
"Huh, I sorta feel the same way. Hopefully we'll become fast friends." Donna winked as she walked to the library. Oh yes, he's defiantly cute. This is an extremely sweet change from the Starrydell boys. "So Riku," Donna continued, wanting to know more about this boy. "Where are you from?"
"Destiny Island."
"Oh, so you're an islander too? Did your island surround any other worlds? We're just a train away from Hollow Bastion."
"No, not that I know of."
"Hm. Are you here with your friends?" Riku didn't answer. Donna looked him in the eyes and saw instant regret. I guess that's a no. "Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't be asking such personal questions."
"No, it's not your fault. It's just…I'm sorry I just can't…" Donna stopped him by putting her finger on his lips.
"There's no need to apologize. You haven't done anything wrong; you don't have to tell me anything. If it's personal, just tell me to shut up, okay?"
"I can't tell a princess to shut up. King Mickey would have my hide." Donna smiled.
"You're so sweet!" He blushed. "So, you're with King Mickey?" He nodded.
"You know him?"
"Sorta, I've heard of him." Donna smiled as she saw the library door. "Well here it is. Do you have any clue what this is about?"
"Well…yes. But I wasn't supposed to say anything."
Donna smirked. "Your secret's safe with me." Before she could open the door, Donna was suddenly hit with a sharp pain in her chest. She put her hand over her heart and took a few deep breaths.
"Donna, are you okay?" Riku asked, concerned.
Donna took a deep breath. "I'm fine. I must have had a late reaction to my fighting earlier." She lied.
Riku smirked. "Well I must say, you did extremely well. Maybe we should practice together." He winked and walked through the door.
Donna blushed but paused before following him.No…He couldn't have…there's no way he…He's too nice for…darkness?