Chapter 1 – The Faithful Dream
I open my eyes to a horrific sight. I see a young boy who has short, dark brown, messy hair that's tipped and partially soaked in blood. I then look into his dark hazel eyes. Our eyes were locked with an imaginary chain and the words "I love you" broke the chain and I hear a high pitch scream. I then came to realize, I was screaming and I see blood.
I wake up and sat up real quickly and I feel myself almost drenched in a cold sweat. What in the hell was that! I look around trying to figure out where the hell I am. Oh I'm in my room. I twitch my ears trying to hear what's in the next room. I then calmed down when I heard a familiar laugh, I immediately smiled. Thank goodness there's a benefit to this "your curse with cat ears thing," I could hear things better than the average person. I quickly get up and walked over to my closet. I picked out a blue shirt and a pair of jeans. I then quickly looked under my bed and around the room for my shoes. I finally found one and the other across the room. I quickly put them on and rushed out of the room. I quietly walked down the hallway and poked my head out of the corner to see the neat living room. I then see my mom, my brother and…Mylo. He had a black shirt on, a pair of jeans and he was smiling, he then looked towards the hallway, oh shoot. I then quickly got out of view and I immediately put my hands to my face. I then felt my cheeks get warm.
"Hi Birthday Girl!" I hear someone say. Oh it's Mylo. I breathed in deeply and I calmed down. I then turned around the corner.
"Hey, and thanks," I said and waved my hand. It's my birthday today, I'm turning sixteen.
"Finally you're up! I've been waiting for almost an hour. I was about to go into your room and drag you out." Mylo said with a smile and I blushed. Dang it. I don't really wear appropriate clothes when I go to bed. Mostly a long t-shirt and some very short shorts, hey I get really hot at night. And to have Mylo drag me out of my bed like that. I didn't even put on shorts last night. No wonder I blushed. I look off to the side to see my brother Tyson in the corner of the couch with his arms crossed. He's taller than Mylo and he has long black hair and purple eyes. He's 25, so he's the adult, wow.
"Mylo stop teasing the poor girl, and happy birthday Laya," my mom butts in. I was about to say thanks when Mylo butts in.
"I know, anyways, shall we get going Laya?" Mylo said and got up off the sofa and walked towards me. I look at him. He's about four inches taller than me, so maybe 6 foot; he has short, dark brown, messy hair and dark hazel eyes. He's also working up a tan; normally he would be a little lighter. He looks so cute! He then grabbed my hand and we were walking towards the door.
"But what about food!" I practically yelled.
"We'll pick some from John's joint. Come on I need to show you something," he said and practically dragged me out of the house.
"Wait!" I said when we walked outside. I then ran inside and went into the weaponry. I quickly grab my bag that amazingly carries lots of stuff. My mom enchanted it or something like that. Let's just say I could put a fridge, a limo and other stuff yet keep its small shape, and it's a hip bag. I quickly put it on, pick up a bow and a quiver full of arrows and I make my way back to Mylo.
On the way I passed a mirror and I look at myself. I have light colored skin and I have black hair with blue tips. I also have cat ears instead of human ears. My right ear is also tipped with blue. No I'm not emo; I was born with blue tips. It's supposed to be this thing about this curse and stuff; I don't like paying attention to it. But I sure do look good with cat ears… their so fluffy.
I then walked back outside and I see Mylo leaning against the door. Once he sees me he stands up straight.
"Your bow?" he said as a question.
"I'm always prepared," I said and we started to laugh and walk down the street. We were talking just random stuff and we eventually made it to this one road. It's Main Street.
"Where are you taking me Mylo?" I asked.
"Somewhere special," he said and smiled. I just sighed and I continued to walk. We then pass by this one tree and I knew there were more to come. I looked up and it seems like the sun is barely rising, wow it's early. I then finally figured out that we are on our way to Square Park. I just continued to walk and look at the pretty scenery. It looks so nice. I then look ahead of us and I see a big fountain and my eyes widened. I look to the side and I see a couple of empty benches. No one's really here. I then see the one that me and Mylo first met almost eight years ago.
"It feels so long doesn't it?" Mylo said in a low voice. He seems serious.
"I know," I said and looked at awe of the very pretty fountain. I then look over to the side and I see lamp posts.
"Hey Laya, there's a reason I wanted to bring you out here," Mylo said as we were walking towards the fountain. We stop right in front of it.
"What is it?" I asked. I then looked up a bit and I see clouds forming, and a lot of them. I then looked at Mylo who grabbed my hand and was somehow only a foot away from my face looking at my eyes.
"I've wanted to tell you something, but I was always afraid of your answer…" he said and smiled very lightly. "And I guess that I'm not afraid to ask anymore…" he said and looked up at him. What is it?
"What is it?" I asked and it became dark all of a sudden.
"I want to tell you that…" he said and there was a very loud crash. We both jumped and look to the side of us. There's a huge heartless. What the hell. There was a tree right underneath him. We quickly took a step back and I opened my back and grabbed my weapon. Mylo reached behind him and grabbed his sword that was strapped to his back. I quickly put my quiver on and grabbed an arrow. I aimed straight at his head. The arrow flew through the air so fast nothing really could catch it. Just as quickly as I released the arrow the heartless raised its hand cached the arrow and snapped it like a toothpick. My eyes widened.
Mylo very quickly runs up to it and jumps. He then swung his sword at a fast speed. The heartless blocked the attacks and shoved Mylo aside like a rag doll. Mylo flew towards the nearest tree in an ear shattering scream.
"Laya Keyblade," the heartless hissed. I aimed my bow at its head again. It caught it and snapped it. I then quickly went for the next arrow and used that too only to have the heartless snap it again. I then became desperate. The heartless was almost 15 yards from me. It then started to walk towards me. It was so massive that it was hard for it to lift its feet. I then began to shoot at it in different areas. All in vain too. I then was up to my last arrow and it's too close. I was about to take a step back.
"Laya," I hear a scream. I then see Mylo get up and he threw his sword at the heartless. It got its arm. The heartless then grabbed me and practically threw me to the side. I flew to the fountain and it felt like my spine was shattering. I coughed up some blood and I tried not to scream. I then see Mylo and his eyes grew wide. His hair was almost drenched in blood, maybe the heartless's or maybe his.
"Puny human…" the heartless said and he was in front of Mylo only like 10 feet now. Mylo looks at me and our eyes were locked. He then looks away and before the heartless strike at him he started to run. He was running towards me! He was only like 15 feet from me before his eyes grew wide. Our eyes locked again. His hair is tipped with blood and a shiver ran down my back. My dream, no it's not happening! I then tried to get up but the pain was too much. My legs buckled and I winced. I then see the heartless behind Mylo and he stabs Mylo. Mylo's eyes grew wide and I felt tears go down my eyes.
"Laya," he said choking blood. Our eyes locked. "I love you," he said and my eyes widened. Tears went down my face faster than normal. I barely whispered the words back to him and he closed his eyes. He then dropped to the floor and I had it. I screamed and I see a flash of light. Then next second I feel something in my hand. I look at it. It looks like a sword, with intricate spirals wrapping the blade. I then look at the end and it looks like a key. Oh my god, It's the Keyblade.
I gripped the sword in my hand and looked back up at the heartless. Rage and pain filling my eyes. I was blinded with tears. I got up not noticing the searing pain in my back. I then ran towards it and jumped. Then heartless tried to struggle but I stabbed it where its heart might have been. Immediately it turned to smoke and I fell to the floor. I then look up to see two hearts leaving its body, the heartless's and Mylo's. For some reason the second heart just disappeared, it didn't follow the first, I didn't pay enough attention, I was focused on Mylo. I then dropped the Keyblade and I ran towards Mylo. Once I got near his body my knees locked and I fell to the floor again. I then moved him and his head was on my lap.
"No, not now, please!" I screamed. "You didn't even had enough time to find out my answer!" I cried out, tears falling down and onto his face. "I love you too, Mylo," I said and I curled up on myself still holding his dead body. Eventually I fell asleep because of the stress and all of the crying. The Keyblade disappeared once I fell asleep.
After a while, I don't know how long I was out I start to hear voices.
"Do we take the boy's body?" someone asks, it sounds like a girl.
"I don't know, what you think Xemmnas?" another dude asks, he seems young. I tried to open my eyes. I see three hooded figures. One takes their hood off. He has long silver hair. He then starts to speak.
"I don't know either, we haven't yet acquired his heart, and what do you think?" Xemmnas asked the girl in the hooded coat. The other dude took off his hood. He has spiky light brown hair and he has light blue eyes. He's probably my age. The last hooded figure takes off her hood and I see black hair with blue tips, I then start to see cat ears. Oh no, she's my mahatila!
"I think we should take the boy, a nobody is still a nobody," she said and the other two people nod their heads. My vision started to blur and then I passed out.
"Laya! Laya!" I hear a familiar voice and I open my eyes. I'm in a white room. Oh wow, I'm looking at the celling. I tried to sit up and I look around me. I see my parents, Tyson, Neal, and my Gramps and Grams. Neal is my weapon's instructor and my uncle; he's my mom's brother.
"You're awake;" Tyson said his eyes looking at me, if they could speak they would probably be saying "I'm sorry".
"Yeah, what happened?" I asked.
"We were thinking that you could answer for us…" Neal spoke up.
"Well I…" I said my memory still fuzzy what really happened? I then hear a barge and then the door swung open.
"Laya, how could you!" I hear a familiar voice. I look to the side to see Millie, Mylo's little sister.
"Millie," I hear her dad say sternly.
"No," Millie said looking at her dad with rage. Her dad then started to look mad; he started to turn into a tomato. "Laya, how could you! Why did you let Mylo die?" Millie said and started to cry. A cold shiver went down my spine, oh no, it wasn't a dream. I wanted to protest but I just tried to calm down, I can't cry now, I'm marked as the head…
"I'll explain what happened…" I said in a soft serious voice. All of them except for Millie were looking at me. I then jump into an explanation about what happened. I didn't tell them about the confessing part, I couldn't tell that aloud. Once I get to the part about me getting a Keyblade mostly all of them burst into a laugh. Neal and my Grams were the only people who didn't laugh. I don't really have a strong connection to my parents I was supposedly their screw up. I had a pretty hard childhood. My grams and Neal was the only two people who saw me the way I am. So I have a stronger connection.
I was starting to get mad. I extended my arm and my Keyblade came in a bright flash that drew their attention. Their faces then went still. I then finished the story and I felt just a few tears fall down my cheeks, I was making such an effort to not cry.
"Well," my Gramps said and he stood up. He has a black and gray striped suit on like he was just pulled out of a business meeting, "The Keyblade has chosen, and with that a lost, but what has happened is done and we can't change it," he said and took a deep breath and smiled directly at me. What is this old cook planning? "Sometimes bad things happen to people who deserved it…" he said and I got mad, with all the shit that I have been through this is the worse!
"Oh shut up! You guys probably don't even know how I felt! You guys don't know what happened back there, you don't know the entire truth! I do! I know how it felt to be worthless not able to get up because of pain and shock. You guys don't know how it felt to have your back up against the fountain and watch him die. You guys probably won't even care if I told you that I loved Mylo. To watch the person you love die right in front of your eyes, you guys don't know how it feels! You guys don't know anything, you always assume! You guys just try to twist lies to your advantage and you know what, I won't let you change the truth. I am tired of your ways and that you have to disrespect me even more because I'm now the head of the family and that I am cursed with the cat ears shit!" I said and everyone except Grams and Neal were at shock. My grandmother was just nodding her head like what I was saying was a good thing; she must feel so proud of me. "Get out all of you! I don't want to talk to you guys, you probably won't listen in the first place," I yelled and they all got up and walked out, except for my Grams and Neal.
"Wow Laya, you were pretty good there…" Neal said and patted my head.
"Yeah but for a change I'm a Keyblade who said the actual truth. Neal I didn't do anything, I just stopped and started. I could have probably done something…" I said and I started to cry. "I knew what was going to happen. I could have picked up my bow and threw it or something but I didn't…" I said and I put my hands up to my face.
"It's ok Laya, I'll make sure they won't disturb you, you deserve this time alone," Grams said and I nodded my head I then hear the both of them leave and the door closed behind them. I then looked around my eyes filled with tears. I then got up and went over to the window. I'm not even that high! I'm actually on the first level. I went over to my bag that was on a chair. I opened it up and I looked inside for a change of clothes. I need to get out of here, I'm better now. This is another good thing about the cat ears curse. I heal faster than the average person. I quickly get changed and I knock the door. My Grams opens the door, I then whisper to her that I'm going back to the house, she told me a way so then I could get out unnoticed. I followed her directions and I ran home. Crying most of the way.
After like a half hour I reach the house. I hear something behind me so I turned around.
"Well, look what we have here," a voice called out. I then looked at him.
"Who are you?" I asked and I opened my bag now noticing that I don't have my bow with me.
"I'm just your average friendly neighborhood watch patrol," he said and pulled his hoodie. The dude has red eyes and very spikey red hair.
"Yeah just leave me alone creep, and thanks for helping the community…" I said and turned around.
"Not so fast," the red haired dude said. I hear him snap his fingers and I start to hear a screeching sound. What is this! I suddenly drop to my knees and I tried to cover my ears. A bad thing about this curse, I can hear high pitched frequency sounds. My eyes began to droop and I felt myself drop to the floor. I tried to keep my eyes open but it was really hard. I then feel someone pick me up and I start to see a black portal. I tried to resist. I punched the dude in the chest and he lets me go. I then start to run dizzily towards actually anywhere, I need to get away.
I then hazily see a young wolf try to cross the street. There was a car coming so I ran faster. I jumped and shoved the wolf aside. The car zoomed past us like it didn't notice a thing. I actually respect wolves. One time I ran away from home. I was so hungry. I stumbled across a pack and for a while they let me join them until my brother found me. So I respect them, they technically saved my life and helped me gain a new respect for things.
"Who are you?" I hear someone say. It sounds like a girl. "Down here, I'm the wolf!" I hear again and I see the wolf. Is it talking?
"My name's Laya," I said stuttering a bit.
"My name's Salycia, thanks for saving me," she said and I think she was smiling. She was pretty big for a wolf.
"How come you can talk?" I asked Salycia. She wiggles out of my grasp and I stand up.
"I don't know I was born different. I could actually speak different languages, some animal some human…" Salycia said and looked to the side. "They always called me a freak…" she said and I immediately felt bad for her. She's just like me.
"Your kind a like me," I said and she looked up. "I'm considered a freak also because of these," I said and pointed to my ears and I twitched them. "I'm also sadly the next head of the Keyblade line… So I guess my part was a bit harder… at least you could run away, I tried, but they found me only to make them look good because I'm their daughter, if it wasn't for society I would still be with that pack of wolves that helped me and took me in…" I said my voice softening.
"So you are like me, but with a harsher life…" Salycia said and I nodded my head. "Hey could you come with me for a second? Last night I had a dream and I think it's a vision…" she said and her eyes widened.
"What?" I asked.
"Come quick hurry, I need to see if it hasn't happened…" she said and I looked around it's nearly noon. Not a whole day past, hasn't it? Salycia then started to run and I ran after her. She kept on running until we reach a fountain. I didn't even notice that we were entering the park. She stopped and looked around. I stopped also but my eyes widened. I tried to not cry and remember what happened but it's hard to not remember when you could still smell the blood.
"Salycia, what was your vision?" I asked and she looks up at me.
"A heartless, dark weather, lots of blood, and two people, a boy and a girl…" she said and I felt myself slowly go onto my knees. I then started to cry; if only she told us earlier…if only I convinced Mylo to stay home none of this would happen. "Laya what's wrong?" Salycia asked walking towards me. She puts her head on my lap and I hugged her, her fur is so soft. I need something to hold on right now.
"Mylo's dead…" I cried aloud.
"You should sit somewhere…" Salycia said and nibbled my hand. I then got up and walked over to a bench. It's the one where I and Mylo met. This made me even cry more. I then bent over and covered my face with my hands. I laid my elbows on my knees. Salycia just sat next to me. I feel like shit!
"Well, isn't it Laya Keyblade? You're pretty hard to get aren't you?" I hear a familiar voice. I wiped my eyes and I look up. Salycia was right next to me and her mouth was pulled back into a snarl. I then looked ahead of me and I see a hooded figure. He's wearing a black coat like the dude from before. He pulls back his hood and it's the red hair creep that was by my house.
"What are you doing here? What are you some pedophile stalker?" I asked in a hiss.
"No, I'm just here because your boyfriend is freaking out and he won't listen to us so we were hoping you could help us…" he said and my eyes widened wide.
"Who are you, really?" I asked.
"I'm Axel… Got it memorized?" he said and shook his head a bit and smiled.
"Yeah great…" I said and what he said finally clicked in my head. "Wait, I don't have a boyfriend, sorry, Axel, you got the wrong gal," I said in a soft tone. I then looked at the floor. If the heartless didn't show up I would probably have a boyfriend…
"Um… Yeah you do," he said and I looked up at him. "The dude you were crying over just a little while ago?" he said and moved his hands like that was going to help me remember. I quickly got up and yanked my arm to the side and my Keyblade appeared.
"He's dead for your information!" I yelled at him. "I hate it that everyone loves to toy with my emotions!" I yelled and pointed to blade at Axel. He just sighed.
"Why do I do this?" he whispers. "Did your mother ever tell you stories about the boogey man? Or about the nobodies that created the Organization 13?" he said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Sadly my mom didn't tell me those night time stories. She told me about the curse that I have, I didn't have a very well childhood like you might have," I spat the words out in anger. I took a couple steps closer to him. He then sighs again.
"But do you know what we are?" he said and then stopped. "Why am I doing this? You don't need to know who or what we are," he said and smiled again. His arms dropped and then two circles with spikes on them appear. They were red and silver. In a flash they burst into flames. "We're going to have some fun Laya, these are my blades, got it memorized? No? Well I'll make you…" Axel said and a circle of fire appeared around us.
"Axel just stop teasing her, all we have to do is take the girl…" another voice speaks and the wall of fire dies down.
"Roxas, why did you have to ruin my fun?" Axel wined. I then turned around and there was a hooded figure there. He pulls back his hood and it's the light haired kid from earlier! I looked to the side and Salycia was on the floor.
"What did you do to her?" I said and stepped back from him. He's a bit too close.
"She's just unconscious, like you in five seconds…" Roxas said and Axel interrupts him.
"Dude I want to do it!" he said and Roxas looks at him.
"Axel you shouldn't underestimate her, just let me do it," Roxas said and then a blade appears in his hand, it's a Keyblade.
"Fine, just hurry up ok?" Axel said and I turned my head around quickly, he was walking over to a bench and he sat down. I then ran backwards really quickly.
"How come you have a Keyblade?" I asked Roxas. His eyes widened and then they narrowed.
"None of your business anyways, our mission was just to get you and your friend," Roxas said and raised the Keyblade. He then ran towards me at a fast speed. I just had enough time to raise mine up and our blades clashed. I was moved back and I jumped away from him. I land on a bench and he was moved back a little. I then ran towards the fountain and he comes up close to me and swings again. I swung and we were in a sword fight. Like those ones in the movies. I then started to get tired and he was about to swing again. I brought up my sword and I blocked the attack. I then pushed the sword back and he stumbles back. I then brought up my leg in a kick. I kicked his chest and he caught it with his hand.
"Why aren't you a tough cookie?" he said and twisted my leg and I spun around in a fancy move. Saves me from my foot breaking. I then quickly kick him in the side and he lets his grip loose and he moves to the side and I then moved backwards in a backflip kicking him again. I back flipped almost two yards. He looks almost tired, so was I. I was standing up breathing hard. It might look like I was having fun or it looks easy but with how hard the clash of the blades were it took up a lot of energy to not get pushed away from it. Luckily I wasn't the only one who thought it was tiring, if only I had my bow. "Wow I actual have a worthy opponent," he said breathing. I was about to run when someone grabbed me from behind.
"Dude Roxas you're getting beaten by a girl!" I hear Axel from behind me. I started to struggle. This dude is taller than me!
"Let me go!" I said and he shakes me.
"Nope, we're going to have to take you little girl…" he said and I bit him, I'm pretty lethal. "Great," he said and lets me go, "You are a cat," he said and I moved away from the both of them.
"Yeah thanks for the compliment!" I said almost in a hiss.
"I told you so," Roxas said and looks at Axel. Axel just narrowed his eyes. Damn it I need to hurry up and think of a plan! I'm almost getting tired. I then stepped back and I was on the edge of the fountain. Maybe I should try the technique out, I haven't done it in a while, and I'm going to be pretty rusty.
"So what are you going to do Laya Keyblade? You're surrounded no way out," Roxas said in a smile.
"Yeah, I am surrounded, but you two don't have a way out," I said in a smile and I dropped my Keyblade. I then carefully raised my arms and I felt the coolness of water all around me. I felt my energy rise up from my shoulders to the tips of my fingers. I then closed my eyes.
"What is she doing?" Axel asked Roxas.
"I don't know, praying?" Roxas said with a hint of sarcasm. I then opened my eyes and their eyes widened.
"Holy shit her eyes are white and her hair is turning even bluer, she's using the water isn't she?" Axel said and I breathed out. I then shoved my arms towards him and a big wave of water went towards them. I then see them get washed away. There was water everywhere. I then felt my energy get drained. I felt my knees buckle and I fell to the floor. I think I used a little too much power.
"See she got tired without us having to work," Axel said and Roxas laughed.
"Yeah right, you were just sitting there, she's pretty tough…" Roxas said and I see them in front of me. I tried to stand up but I wobbled a bit. They appeared into my sight and they stopped. "Laya, you should just stop before you pass out, you still have a choice to go willingly," Roxas said and I laughed.
"Yeah like I'll ever do that," I said and I felt a cold chill go up my spine. I picked up my Keyblade and held it out. They started to come closer to me and I freaked out, that should have washed them to Main Street. I then look even farther, there's a force field around the park, even if I ran I couldn't get past without getting zapped.
"Dude Roxas," Axel said making a smile. Roxas just looks up at him and narrows his eyes; they then started to whisper in a very soft tone. Hell I can't hear it from where I am. Salycia was still on the floor so I inched towards her still having eye contact with the other two dudes.
"So where are you going?" I hear a voice from behind me. I spun around too quickly and I felt my legs give out on me. I fell to the floor, but someone caught me. "Whoa stop its fine," I hear the voice again and I feel myself being lifted in someone's arms. My eyes started to droop and I looked up. I see a hoodie and his hood were held back. My eyes were being blurred. Who is he? I then spot dark brown hair and dark hazel eyes. It's Mylo. My eyes widened.
"Mylo?" I whispered and he just looked ahead. My eyes began to droop even more it was a really hard effort to just keep them open.
"Dude Mylo, so we fought tooth and nail to get her and all you had to do was just stop her and carry her?" Axel said and Mylo smiled, it's really Mylo!
"Thing is that we got her, let's finish the mission before the heartless comes," Mylo said and he hasn't looked at me yet. I felt myself being moved and then when I breathed out and then my eyes closed and I passed out. Is that really Mylo?