chapter one: the girl who dreams of the stars
upon arriving to school I couldn't shake the feelings I had from my dreams, "darkness shall fall as it did of days old" the words echoed in my mind like a bad recording I didn't understand what my reflection meant but by the time I could figure it out the morning bell had rung and I quickly rushed to class before I was late or worst suspended. I'd arrived in class on the last few minutes as Mr. Takahada was taking the morning attendance. Calling all the names except one topaz greenly I quickly informed Mr. Takahada but he replied back that topaz is late for the eighth time in a row and may have to get detention. I felt sad for topaz and wondered where she could be. After school I immediately rushed to the islands in the hopes of finding my friend and there she was sitting on the sand looking out at the horizon.
"I thought I might find you here topaz" I quickly informed her seeing her raven black hair and orange colored eyes turn to me and smiled "what, I didn't feel like coming to school so no big deal right" she told me while looking out in the vast ocean "except your granny xion will have to come to another parent, teacher meeting" she laughed at me when I told her that.
"it's alright, I love my granny but school is so boring I'd rather go on adventures and see other worlds like our grandparents use to" topaz spoke I couldn't help but feel the same for the stories my grandpa Sora told me and her of other worlds and places we couldn't help but be excited by the very concept traveling all over different worlds and meeting new and interesting people as well as fighting off the bad guys it all sounded cool and exciting when we were five but now not so much. However topaz kept that dream alive in her heart of wanting to see new worlds and meeting new people outside of the islands.
"but u know, how will we visit other worlds we don't know how" I responded which got her smiling "oh Dylan thee of little faith where theirs will theirs a way" she told me as she led me to another part of the island where I saw a raft made completely from palm trees and an old bed sheet tied together.
"Did you make this?" I asked quite amazed at how well built it looked "yup that's why I missed so many days of school to make this, Dylan I want to visit other worlds to see what's out there and what our grandparents seen don't u wish that as well" she asked me but I couldn't help but think about my granny kairi and my grandpa Sora leaving them behind would break my heart after having them raise me since my parents passing. "I don't know topaz, don't you think you should get the okay from your granny first before visiting other places" I asked while being cautious I was also scared I didn't know what to think about this trip nor what it meant to see other worlds. I flashed back from my own thoughts to hear topaz's reply "well, I haven't spoken to my granny in a while about this but I will try and if she says no then what the heck I'll go anyway this is my dream and life and I want see other worlds with u Dylan" she said grasping my hands as my cheeks grew rosy red "um" was all I could muster before getting interrupted by Bruce wild rosé a dear friend and self-proclaimed islander who told us time after time of him seeing other worlds he was in fact the older brother to topaz after his parents died and was adopted by xion.
"Yo, love birds u might wanna move so I can finish our raft" he told us while carrying an axe and a chopped down palm tree with coconuts attached to it. "wait, our raft" I questioned which topaz soon corrected me "I forgot to tell u my brother is coming as well" she said "oh well I thought it was gonna be just us topaz" I asked mildly blushing which caused my friend to laugh at me again "listen Dylan, my brother is going cause he wants to find his own world he believes his folks may still be alive" topaz explained to me while I looked over at Bruce adding another log to our raft. "Oh I see, well the more the merrier I guess" I added while smiling "good" my friend replied as she went over to help her brother while I sat and watched the whole day partly envious of how well the two worked today.
"Well that's it, tomorrow is our last day of school and the bringer of the summer so I expect both of you to gather supplies" Bruce ordered as he looked from topaz to me. "Topaz you're on water get as many bottles as you can, and Dylan your on food pick up as many items as you can get and not the supermarket stuff" he added.
"Roger" me and topaz saluted as the three of us covered our raft and left for home in the night