Once upon a December...
Riku stood outside her balcony and gazed at the rising sun...
it's so beautiful... Riku thought.
soft little cotton like things started to fall as she tilted her head back and felt the cold winter breeze blow through her hair. Riku gave a sigh of content and brought her arms up to her sides..
It feels as if I'm flying...
She went back to her room and changed into a dress. It had long sleeves and the skirt went down to her ankles.
It had a plain design and was the color of midnight blue. She wasn't much of a skirt type but her mother had wanted her to wear it so desperately. Saying stuff like she needed to be more like a lady now that she was sixteen.
She only shrugged at that but since it was Christmas Eve she thought that she should give it a try.
After all her mom did go through the trouble of going to at least 10 stored just to find the perfect dress knowing that her daughter Riku Harada would never wear a dress with frills and laces.
That was her twin's kind of clothes. Unlike Riku Risa was much more of a girlish type and loved to dress up like a barbie doll.
Riku went out to ask her mom how she looked and remembered that it was too early for anyone in the right mind to wake up.
So she decided to go for a walk.
She thought that no one would be out this early so she just decided to wear the dress for her walk.
As she was walking her mind drifted to someplace else...or better yet 'someone'.
I wonder what he does during Christmas...
does he have anyone to spend it with...?
WAIT! What am i thinking! why should i even bother to think about that perverted thief! The cold must be getting on to me...
Surely enough when she looked around her she saw that the ground was high with snow.
As more snow fell heavily to the ground she looked for a shelter and found a small forested area.
She walked as fast as she could not wanting to become an ice Popsicle. ( who would? )
When she reached the small forest she took in her surroundings. It was very odd. The air felt warm and there were birds fluttering about chirping beautiful songs.
She went deeper into the forest and in the middle was a clear water fall.
The trees around it had full leaves and the flowers were blooming.
It was as if spring was the only season of the year in this place.She took a step towards the waterfall enchanted by it's beauty.
It's so beautiful...
She dipped her foot in the water and wasn't surprised to find that it wasn't freezing cold but was warm and at the same time refreshing.
She gathered her skirts up and slowly made her way to the middle.
She couldn't keep her excitement bottled up any longer so she let go and did a twirl like a ballerina right then and there not caring if all of the world saw her.
She was drenched from head to toe and didn't mind it one bit.
She ran through the forest with an enchanted feeling and climbed the highest trees.
She ran for a good hour until she fell exhausted on the soft grass beside the waterfall.
She stared at the sky and was once again puzzled.
She could see the snow falling but it did not fall straight towards the forest.
Instead, it slided off as if the forest was protected by a circular glass.
Odd...
She just ignored it and closed her eyes. She opened them again when she felt a shadow looming over her.
Her honey soft eyes met two deep purple ones.
" What are you doing here?"