In a small house, hidden away deep in the woods, there lived a pair of twins. A girl and a boy whose heart and body were weak and frail. Their bodies was so weak, that they could not even leave their house without bending over in great pain. Though they were trapped to live indoors without ever seeing anything but the inside of their home, they were content. They had a mother, who loved them with all her heart and they had each other. But one day, all of that would change. Their quiet and uneventful days would come undone. For one day, the young girl was all alone in her room, when suddenly she heard a sound. When she looked behind her, there was a mysterious opening. Which behind it, stood two skeletons. One with the air of an artists and the other was dark with error signs covering him. Filled with fear, the young girl's eyes changed. The whites of her eyes started to blacken and her pupils started to glow.
"Uh, hello there" spoked the artistic looking one before the little girl could go and run for help. "No no no, it's ok, were not here to hurt you. We've seen that you've been stuck indoors your whole life."
"We just want to show you something other then what's inside your house" said the darker one of the two. "Don't be afraid, ok".
"Your gonna feel much better where we're going."
"Times different there too, so you don't have to worry about your mother." Curiosity getting the better of her, she grabbed both of their extended hands and went through the mysterious opening. Within hold a world she could not have ever dreamed of before. A world were the air was filled with magic and all sorts of color and stars.
"While your here, your soul will start to fill better."
"Not healed, just ... better."
"But only when your with us, will the time in your world stay still."
"So if you don't want your mother to find out, do not stray far," they warned her. What they said was ture, outside of her own world, she felt better. Better then she ever had, she did not feel tired or weak. Feeling safe once more, her eyes changed back to their original state.
"We were curious about you"
"Seeing how you're from an UNDEVELOPED AU". The child didn't know what they ment by this but she could hardly care. She felt free, strong and filled with joy. They wanted her to show them how to care,to love,to be loved. For they always felt alone, different, for they do not belong to any AU'S. They always felt unsure of things and afraid. Always thinking to themselves 'why us'. The little girl played with them to her heart's content.
"INK! ERROR!" came a booming voice. The girl didn't know who the voice belonged to, but who ever it was, it was enough to scare her two new skeleton friends.
"What have you done!" Before them stood a young monotone female. "I expected something like this from Error. But You...Ink, what made you think this was a good idea? We never visit UNDEVELOPED AU'S, we don't know what might happen!
"We know, but Core, she was miserable. She can't even take two steps out her front door without crashing to the floor in pain!" Explained Ink, but Core knew all too well of the history of the child.
"I know how you feel but, with UNDEVELOPED AU's, we don't know how their world might change. All the other AU'S has a 'concept' a 'plan' of some sort. Something to defined their path, but the world she is in, does not."Core sighed and looked at the confused child. Not having the heart to send her back to her world so soon, she told her to not stray far, "I'm going to 'shadow' your soul", Core grabbed the magic in the air and covered her soul with it, " Don't worry its not going to hurt, think of it as my way of finding you." But both Ink and Error knew what that this was not entirely true. For what Core did to the young child's heart was much more then a simple location spell, but a spell to hide her true soul. If anyone were to see her true soul, they would see its frailty and origin. Appeased by her work, the child was allowed to enjoy her time with her new friends.
Sooner or later, the child's curiosity got the better of her. For deep in this world, lies a dark hidden room. Whispers and water could be heard coming through. She followed, great magic filled the air as the little girl started to walk across the bright blue water. Further in she could see bright stars floating gently above the water. But one star caught her eye that, to her, shine the brightest. As she walked closer, so did the whispers. Not able to stop herself, her tiny hands went forth and touched the star. The star rippled between her small finger, as her eyes were transfixed with the sight before her, she remembered the last words her friends told her. Warning her to not touch anything without telling them first. With their warning in her head, she knew what she did was wrong. For the star shattered and broke into tiny shards. She felt the floor beneath her feet disappear and her body started to slowly fall into darkness. Fear consuming her once more, her eyes changed state, and her mind began to reel. For if she ever went anywhere without her friends, she would not have the power to leave the place. If she tried, she would be trapped in that world, with no way back to her family.
The little girl fell and fell till the world around her started to take shape. Vines started to appear and grabbed her body. They started to pull her down, deeper towards the ground. As she fell, she heard voices, voices that she would not hear for a very long time.
"Uh...where's the kid"
"Isn't she with you"
"That's why I'm asking you!"
"This isn't good!"
"If she's not with us, the that means-"
"We're dead meat"
"No, it means that she's 'lost'"
"Still means that we're dead meat" as the voices fades away, her body fell upon a soft bed of golden flowers. The little girl not knowing of the dangers that awaits her.
EPILOGUE
To be continued
