Chap.2 A Walk Into The Unknown
Rose awoke to the sound of knocking. As she looked around she noticed that she was in a beautifully furnished bedroom. The door opened and the same girl who had brought her there walked into the room. She walked over and sat on the edge of the bed. Rose sat up against the headboard and looked down. The girl didn't look at Rose directly but she looked at her through the reflection of a mirror on the wall.
"I see you slept well," the girl said still looking in the mirror. Rose continued to stare down at the bed not saying a word. The girl smiled gently and shook her head. "I don't blame you for not talking after I took you from your world like that but I'm not really a bad person." Rose looked up at the girl. "By the way I'm Lichene, you will be sticking with me so you should get to know me." Before Rose could reply the door opened again and a young man with platinum hair and a blindfold stepped in. "Time to go." He smiled at Lichene and gave a quick wave to Rose then left the room. Lichene got up and straightened out her coat. She walked over to the door, stopped, and pointed to the closet. "Put your uniform on and meet us downstairs. Stairs are to the left don't wonder around or you'll get lost." With that said she left.
Rose sighed and got out of bed. She walked over and opened the closet to obtain her new attire. Inside the closet was the same hooded trench that Lichene and the other guy were wearing. There was also a set of long black gloves and boots. Rose put everything on and flopped the hood over her head so that only her mouth and the flow of her hair could be seen protruding from it. With another sigh she left the room.
As Rose came down the stairs she could see that there were yet more cloaked people. All of them had their hoods down except for the shortest one who looked kinda liked a mouse. Rose walked over to Lichene who was talking to the guy from earlier. After a few words Lichene turned to Rose.
"I see you found your way down with no problem." Rose only nodded. "Aw don't be like that. We're all gonna have to get along here even though some of us don't." Lichene shot a glance at the one who was leaning against the wall away from everyone else. He had spiked crimson hair and marks under his eyes. The guy smirked and stood up straight. "Everyone's gotta pick on Axel don't they?" He walked over to Rose and bent down to look her in the face. "Do you have a problem with me too?" Lichene tried to make him back off but he only pushed her aside. "Well?" Rose sighed.
Axel grabbed he by the collar of her coat and lifted her to eye level with him. Lichene slapped her forehead and shook her head. "Don't say I didn't warn you." Axel's smug smirk faded when Rose's eyes flashed an eerie yellow. Everyone backed away as Rose lowered herself and in turn lifted Axel up. Lichene snickered at Axel's predicament. "I tried to warn you Axel, but like always you never listen. Rose has ESP, or Psychic powers. I thought it would be a nice addition to the group. "Rose slowly lowered Axel back to his feet and stared toward the ground once more.
Axel Adjusted his coat and walked into Lichene's face. "You better keep an eye on her or she might just disappear." He gave an evil grin, looked back at Rose, and then flipped his hood up." That kid in Twilight is a Keyblade Master. I'm gonna go persuade him to resign." Axel disappeared in a burst of fire.
Lichene flipped her hood up and turned to the others. "You guys know what to do better hurry before the boss gets angry." The blindfolded and the short one left together in a burst of white energy. Lichene then turned to an older woman with silver hair and a young man with messy maroon hair. "You two should go check on that beast character." They nodded, flipped their hoods, and faded away. Lichene put an arm around Rose. "You have to prove your worth so I set you up on a date with a special Keyblade Master." They too faded from the building. Standing at the top of the stairs was a man in an all red trench with his face wrapped. He snickered and walked down the hall.
As Rose and Lichene reappeared they seemed to be on a palace. Rose looked around in wonder at the huge magnificent palace. "Welcome to the Hollow Bastion. Oh there's our friend now he's early." Lichene pointed toward the ground in the distance. Rose eyes went wide. "Is he really going to fight all of them?" An army of heartless surrounded the young man. "He does it every time." Lichene sat on the ledge and removed her hood. "You might wanna take a seat this could take awhile." Rose nodded and sat on the ledge beside her.
"So kiddo we still haven't given you a weapon. You won't stand a chance without one." Rose didn't respond she just sat there and continued to watch the guy fight his way through the sea of heartless. Lichene smiled at her. "His name is Sora, you'll meet him soon enough. For now we should prepare you for that meeting." Rose nodded. "Ok so are you left or right handed?" Rose now lowered her hood for the first time since she put the coat on. "I can use both equally," she said with a slight grin. Lichene looked up in wonder. "A duel wielder eh, it's getting harder and harder to find weapons for two handed people. I guess you can use these." Lichene snapped her fingers and in a flash of light two rods appeared in Rose's lap. "Those should suffice." Lichene smiled at Rose and then looked back down to where Sora was fighting.
"Wow I gotta give that kid some credit. He's made it to the entrance already." Lichene got up, straightened her Coat, and flipped her hood up. "He'll be here soon I leave this to you. "She began to walk inside the palace. Rose jumped up and turned around. "What am I supposed to do!?" Lichene continued to walk but snickered a bit. "Fight him of course," she said as she faded into the darkness of the passageway. Rose sighed and flipped her hood back up.