"Could Ms. Tucker be anymore evil?" Hayner cried at the lunch table.
"Don't blame the teacher if "the sink monster" ate your homework." Olette said rolling her eyes. "Seriously Hayner, how long did it take you to think that one up?"
"About two seconds after she asked." He grinned across the table.
"Namine, would you believe this?" Olette turned her head. "Namine? EARTH TO BOOK GIRL!"
"Huh?" Namine asked without looking up.
"Are you even paying attention to me!?"
"Yes, thank you, I like the color on you to." Namine answered clearly not paying attention at all.
"Siiiggghhhhh." Olette slammed her head down on the table.
"Ah cheer up Olette." Pence said. "Just do what I do and steal something off her tray."
"Well at least you're listening to me." Olette smiled.
"You say something Olette?"
"Never mind."
"Hey Hayner. What are you doing for the school break?" Pence asked working on his seventh apple.
"I'll think of something…." Hayner said leaning back in his chair.
"You do know the break starts tomorrow." Olette said sourly.
Hayner smiled. "Don't worry I'll miss you too."
Olette rolled her eyes. "Whatever."
The warning bell rang again for the students to head to class.
"I'll call you tonight!" Olette called heading off the health.
Namine was too busy reading her book to notice.
At home Namine was spread out across the rug. Chewing on her pencil eraser and staring at her geometry homework. She was too busy grumbling and cursing her teacher under her breath to see her dad come downstairs.
"Namine? Honey, I'm going. I'll be back in two weeks. Remember to eat, sleep and breathe."
"Very funny dad. I'll be fine."
"Please stay safe."
"I promise daddy. I love you!"
"Love you too Namine." He closed the door behind him and left Namine on the floor silently back to cursing her math homework.
Suddenly Namine felt a chill and whipped around in time see her dog Kira in mid flight. Before she could cry out Kira had pounced on his favorite target and was rapidly giving her wet, sloppy kisses.
"Kira! Down boy!" Namine burst out laughing. "Look who's so excited today."
Her laugh was soon interrupted by the telephone ringing in the kitchen.
"Hello this is the Namine residence, Where Namine's bedroom is, who is the very Namine who lives here. This is Namine speaking."
"Namine! You have to help me!" Olette voice blasted for the other end of the telephone.
"I will right after my ears stop ringing!" Namine whined rubbing her sore ears. "What's the problem?"
Olette took a deep breath and cried. "My parents have invited Hayner and his parents to come to the lodge with us. They just told me today and now I have to be near him for two weeks and it gets worse!"
"What gets worse? Don't tell me you have to ride in the same car there!" Namine pretended to be terrified.
"No! I have to share a room with him! For two weeks."
"Great, now is the perfect time to tell him you like him."
"Namine! I can't do that!"
"Why not?"
"Okay picture this. We just had to spend four hours together in the back of my mom's van. We unload everything and go to our one room. Then when we turn out the lights I lean over and whisper. Hayner because we'll be sharing the same room for these next few weeks I just wanted to make you very uncomfortable by telling you that I might have a crush on you."
Namine laughed. "Calm down Olette you don't have to tell him until after he leans over and kisses you."
"WHAT!!"
"You know he'll bend forward look you in the eyes whisper in your ear and then plants one on you!"
"If he even tries I'll shove one of his cameo shoes up where the sun don't shine!"
"He won't kiss you after that you know." Namine pointed out.
"Namine you're not helping!"
"Look Olette don't let it bother you. I got to go. My toaster is on fire and I forgot what 911 stands for. So I need to get out of here."
"Thanks Namine see you in a few weeks."
"Bye Olette."
Namine put down her phone and turned back to her homework. "Hmmm. My toaster's on fire? I need to write that one down."
An hour later Namine sat on her bed reading for her 84th time her fantasy book.
"The boy stood at the corner of the pub sipping his drink and silently smiled at the pretty waitress. She blushed back and slipped into the kitchen. He sighed and put his drink down. Running his hand through his brown hair, he could never flatten down, Sora thought to himself. "Where is he?"
A dark glove went over his mouth and a deep voice whispered "Drinks are on you."
Sora smiled "Your late Riku. I was about to leave."
Riku let go of Sora. His green eyes twinkling. "You got a message from the king didn't you?"
Sora grew serious. "He's kidnapped another princess. That makes six. He'll only need one more to finish the spell."
The silver haired knight laughed. "A quest to protect a princess? The king must be desperate that the dark one doesn't get this one."
Sora took another swish of his drink. "He asked for you too. We leave for the White Castle tomorrow."
"So tell me Sora, what's the young lady's name?"
"Kairi."
"Sigh! How romantic!" Namine squealed. "Have a young handsome knight come to protect a princess and then they fall in love while defeating the evil wizard." Namine clutched the book closely. "Kairi is so lucky. A princess and she falls for the hero."
Namine ran her finger down the spine of the book.
"Huh?"
She turned the book over and looked at the side. In bright black letters running down the spin was the words Le Livre d'histoire.
The story book. Namine thought. Suddenly with out thinking she read the words out loud.
Before she could realize what was happening the story book opened by itself and flew up into the middle of her bedroom. The pages flew around her and the room started spinning. Namine grabbed for the book desperate for the illusion to stop. But just as her hands wrapped around the book a bright light appeared and sucked her inside. She could see her room growing smaller and smaller in the distance.
Namine tried to cry out and scream but her couldn't find her voice. She fell deeper and deeper into the light unable to make a sound. Her room was now only a speck in the distance and the light grew brighter and brighter. Still holding the book in her hands Namine shut her eyes and then everything when black.
When Namine awoke she found herself lying in a large garden. She looked at the book in her hands. The book was now smaller and completely black and when she opened it the fantasy story did not greet her but a bunch of short sentences all in French.
Namine read the first page. Livre de periode. Spell book.
"Are you alright?" A sweet voice asked from behind.
Namine slowly turned around hoping to find Olette.
Instead was a beautiful girl probably her age. Her red hair hanging down form her face and a small silver tiara at the top of head. She was dressed in a beautiful pink dress that swept the ground. It was lined with white and a silver sash bearing a red rose around her waist.
Namine knew she was familiar. She had once pictured that same outfit in her mind only a little while ago.
"Are you alright?" The girl asked again.
"Oh…yes I'm fine." Namine answered shyly.
"Come lets get you a bath and a fresh set of clothes." The girl grabbed Namine's arm and led her to a huge white castle.
"A white castle….just like in the book…." Namine muttered to herself. No. That's impossible.
"What's your name?" The girl asked.
"Namine."
"Oh that's pretty." The girl smiled.
"What's yours?" Namine asked
The girl smiled again. "It's Kairi."
