A/N: Hi everyone! :D I like to write drabbles/short stories for Pieces of Heart and have been doing it for a bit actually. Most of those are on Livejournal, but for the newer ones, I'm putting them on here. Some stories are one-shots. Others, like this one? They're longer and may even been a couple of chapters long. (hopefully not too long, though...) I'm not sure how often I'll update this, but I'll try my best to keep it up to date!

For this one, it's a preview of a story I'm working on. I guess this is for a couple of reasons? I have writer's block and I'm trying to get rid of it so I can get back on the PoH chapters... But this is also a horrible little plot bunny that was either going to be a comic or a radioplay. I'm going to turn this into a radioplay because the plot does seem really interesting! This is just a piece of it and it takes place after chapter two. What if Rena ended up in the World that Never Was instead of Traverse Town? Ven won't show up right this second, but he and Raynie have a part in this story... and Adyn actually has a bigger part than he does in the main story!

This preview will be removed after the first full chapter is put up. But, if you have any criticism on this draft and it's plot-related, please post it! I really appreciate anyone who does that. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy!

Title: The Other Sides (preview)
Rating: T
Characters: (at the moment) Rena and Aoi

I don't get it...

Eyelids beginning to feel warmth. Slowly starting to pull apart...

Nothing really makes sense to me anymore...

"Nngh..."

Fingertips pressing against the ground. Feeling wet, rocky ground.

I don't even know if she was my friend in the first place. And that guy...

The warmth of her fingers dispersed into concrete. Cold, cold concrete. Her knuckles shivering. Goosebumps crawling up her arms.

It felt as if she had been lying there for hours.

Her clothes soaked. She could squeeze the water out of her hair. And she shivered oh so softly.

But it didn't matter. Cold. Rain. None of it mattered.

Palm placed against concrete. Shoes placed against concrete. She rolled back. Staring.

Arms placed on her knees, her eyes pierced through the darkness... But, within the darkness, you could see nothing. The faint glow of sky blue neon etched into outer walls, reflecting in the puddles.

Eyes half open, she stared.

The pads of her fingers wrinkled. Her arms dripping in rain. Droplets of water crawled down her face, her hair. Yet, she only stared. Never noticing.

As if hypnotized by the walls.

The girl's head slowly turned down to the side. She blinked slowly. Once... twice. Her eyelids pushing together then crawling open.

Her palm slowly moved towards her. It pressed against her cheek, fingers curling over her eye.

"Where... am I?"

Such a curious little question. The only way to find out was to move. To step away from lethargy.

No... she didn't want to move. It felt safe here. Outside of the little alley... could there be danger?

Her feet, on the other hand, forced her to edge away from safety, security, and step forwards.

clickclicksloshclick

Across the rain drenched ground. Through the puddles that lay there. Her gaze half opened... She felt the side of her hand tempt to rub away the sleepiness in her eyes.

Towards another alley... and the weakly blue-neon tinted walls.

As she stepped, her gaze drifted upwards: to the dark blue sky. Black, red-tinted clouds created a canopy over the dark city. But there was a light... an almost ominous light.

The light of the full moon.

It was far away, but it was there. Watching over the skyscrapers, alleys... and all of the creatures that wandered around this lonely metropolis.

"Hello?"

No words ever escaped from her lips. The sound of rain tapping on the walls, the buildings, the concrete drowned out that voice.

It grew louder.

"Hello?"

The girl gazed cautiously to the side, her soggy fingers lightly pressed against the black, building wall.

taptaptaptaptaptaptap

"Anyone there?"

Her eyes narrowed. It was... a boy? Yes, a boy! They didn't sound scary...

A step closer out into the alleyway. Into the outside world.

But what if they were bad?

Her shoe stopped in mid-step, hovering over the air. Her deep blue orbs locked on her large, black sneaker.

What if they were scary? Dark... just like the rest of this place.

"Hey! If you're there..."

clickclickclickclick

At the edge of the alley, it suddenly got darker. There was an ambiguous shape... A shadow. A person!

"Please come out..."

They sounded kind, maybe even curious. Wondering. Perhaps they had heard her... Maybe it wasn't so bad...

"Nngh!"

clickclickclickclickclick!

Hand grabbing onto the cloth. Struggling! Her fingertips fumbled. Tried to dig nails into flesh.

"Nngh!"

buh-bump

Her back throbbed. Echoed in her ears. Everything was dark... She couldn't tell what was going on!

Her voice muffled. "Lem--!"

"Quiet you!" A low, harsh whisper. "Or I'll let the Heartless eat ya."

Her hands were stiff. Eyes wide, staring into the darkness. Her back pushing back. She didn't know what 'Heartless' were. She didn't want to find out!

Fingers curled over her shoulder. It was almost comforting... But it was eerie as well.

click. click. click.

"Hello..."

The passing voice from the alley.

A sigh.

"Guess I imagined it."

click. click. click.

Footsteps through the darkness. Through the rain. Deeper into this dark city.

Those footsteps tampered off. They were gone... disappeared.