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Troubling Thoughts
She awoke to the sound of voices.
It was early morning, and the chirping of birds marked the rise of the sun. The light was too bright for her tired eyes, and with a yawn, she got up and pulled the curtains close. Curiously, like she had never been here before, she looked around. Her room appeared untouched, however, the door was open just a crack. Beyond there was where the voices came from.
They continued to drone, rising in volume, as she approached the door. The voices died completely, as if aware of her presence, leaving the crack in the door as her only source of information. She glanced through it, and then drew back, huffing in frustration. All she could see was what appeared to be a black and red skin – Vanitas' bodysuit, no doubt. Didn't he realize that, currently, she didn't exactly want to wake up to him?
She was about to reach over and close the door, when she heard a voice – and not Vanitas' – speak.
"See, I've been having these troubling thoughts lately. Like is any of this for real, or not."
She knew that creepy, drawling voice: it was Braig.
Panic sent her stumbling away from the door, far enough not to understand Vanitas' reply, but not far enough to muffle Braig's next words.
"It's just a bit odd." She heard a pair of clicks, presumably Braig readying his guns. "I mean sure, Bluebird's messed up in the head, but I'd still think she'd put up a better chase. I mean one day? As if!"
"I didn't say it was done," Vanitas answered.
"Maybe you didn't." Braig's voice suddenly dropped in pitch and volume, so that against her instincts, she had to inch closer to hear. "But she seems to suddenly have disappeared from Radiant Garden."
So, he was still looking for her. And what was more, he'd followed her to another world. She couldn't even begin to comprehend how.
She nearly screamed as the door suddenly shut. For a horrible moment, as she saw solid shadows between the wood and the floor, she expected Braig to rip it open. But nothing happened. She realized then that it had been Vanitas who'd closed it. He must have backed into the door and judging by the unmoving shadows of his feet, he had firmly planted himself there.
"What's back there anyways?" Braig asked.
She knew the scuffle would occur before it happened, and dove for the window. The two-story drop nearly broke her legs, but hey, that's what healing magic was for. A second after she darted out of the alleyway, she heard the door to her room slam open.
She expected Vanitas to find her, and he did. Voice raw, he cried, "Where did you go?"
"I heard Braig, so I jumped out the window."
"We need to leave . . ." He snapped his fingers. "Disney Town, he won't look for us there."
"It's dangerous?"
His hushed voice was serious. "Not for you."
