Title: L'océan des rêves - The Ocean of Dreams
Summary: They have dreamt of escaping their home; the paradise to all the outsiders, but a cold glassy prison to all the people who knew better. And one day, they finally have a chance to make their dreaming desire come true.
Genre: Romance
Rate: G - PG
Chapter: Prologue
~Oceania~
I gazed up at the sky above me, the faint golden rays shone through the water that hugged my home. All I could see was the faint light, random sea creatures passing by and the glass. The glass dome that shields me and my city inside from the outside world.
My father believed that the 'outside world' is a dangerous and untrustworthy place. But, I feel so isolated in this dome that I lived in for the whole of my life. Every time I gaze upon the 'sky', I imagine the outside world and it makes me wonder, what it would be like outside of our home?
"Princess Sakura, will you please listen?!" Princess Tomoyo, my cousin and also my best friend is the same age as me; sweet sixteen. Her parents had recently gone towards the surface to create peace between the two regions. Soon after they had departed, a soldier arrived and announced the death of Prince & Princess Daidouji; Tomoyo's parents.
"Sorry, I got distracted" I pointed to the dome. Tomoyo nodded; only she understands how I feel.
"It's a pity isn't it? There is a whole world out there waiting to be explored but yet we can only sit here and wonder of the things that happened out there." We both sighed heartily, "I wonder where my parents are now." Tomoyo has never believed the death of her parents; every now and then she would gaze up into the sky with her lonely amethyst eyes and as if waiting for her parents to come back.
I smiled speechlessly; I was never a good liar. Even though they never found Prince & Princess Daidouji's body, but ever since the fire caught up in their chambers while they were visiting the outside, somehow they just disappeared, soldiers and the 'surfies' (A/N: Oceanian people call people who live on the surface surfies) were searching everywhere but nothing was found. There were neither letters nor contacts from them during these 10 months; would there be any better explanation than. death?
"I know what you are thinking, Sakura." Tomoyo looked up into the sky, once again, "I know everyone thinks I am crazy to think my parents are still alive, but Sakura, I have never felt this strong feeling in my whole life. It seems like it's telling me that my parents are still alive, they are out there somewhere looking straight down into the ocean and waiting for me. to be with them, forever." A single crystalline tear fell slowly down from Tomoyo's cheek.
I looked at my best friend worriedly, I walked up to her and hugged her tight yet gently, "you're going to be ok, Tomoyo." I heard myself comforting her, "Everything's going to be alright, and you still have me remember? I'll be with you, always."
Tomoyo smiled, "I know."
I smiled back slightly, and looked up into the unknown world above me once again. Ever since my mother died when I was twelve, the one who me and my brother loved and cared so much about, the things were never the same. Then, my father died recently, it was heart-shattering for us. Of course, Tomoyo was always near me for comfort but the pressure and the depression made me feel that I need to escape from this aquarium of a town and out to see the new world!
Tomoyo and I walked in the gardens as time flew by. The sky grew darker as lights were turned on and we walked back to the palace. My brother was busily talking with some tradesmen since he was taking over the kingdom, so we decided not to bother. I walked down the hallway towards my chamber and Tomoyo bid goodbye before going to her room for a nap. I opened my balcony and did what I would do every night; stare at the dark night's sky.
The sky was always the same dark shade of blue, with corals that has been growing onto the dome and surrounding it for quite awhile now. The coral is to protect us from being seen and it is said that if any of the Oceanian's were to try to escape by passing the coral it would be difficult and the coral was also enchanted with a spell.
A spell that would make everyone shatter; to loose all their memories, the memories of the goods and the bads, the memories of their family and friends and the memory of this beautiful and dreaming world; Oceania.
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Summary: They have dreamt of escaping their home; the paradise to all the outsiders, but a cold glassy prison to all the people who knew better. And one day, they finally have a chance to make their dreaming desire come true.
Genre: Romance
Rate: G - PG
Chapter: Prologue
~Oceania~
I gazed up at the sky above me, the faint golden rays shone through the water that hugged my home. All I could see was the faint light, random sea creatures passing by and the glass. The glass dome that shields me and my city inside from the outside world.
My father believed that the 'outside world' is a dangerous and untrustworthy place. But, I feel so isolated in this dome that I lived in for the whole of my life. Every time I gaze upon the 'sky', I imagine the outside world and it makes me wonder, what it would be like outside of our home?
"Princess Sakura, will you please listen?!" Princess Tomoyo, my cousin and also my best friend is the same age as me; sweet sixteen. Her parents had recently gone towards the surface to create peace between the two regions. Soon after they had departed, a soldier arrived and announced the death of Prince & Princess Daidouji; Tomoyo's parents.
"Sorry, I got distracted" I pointed to the dome. Tomoyo nodded; only she understands how I feel.
"It's a pity isn't it? There is a whole world out there waiting to be explored but yet we can only sit here and wonder of the things that happened out there." We both sighed heartily, "I wonder where my parents are now." Tomoyo has never believed the death of her parents; every now and then she would gaze up into the sky with her lonely amethyst eyes and as if waiting for her parents to come back.
I smiled speechlessly; I was never a good liar. Even though they never found Prince & Princess Daidouji's body, but ever since the fire caught up in their chambers while they were visiting the outside, somehow they just disappeared, soldiers and the 'surfies' (A/N: Oceanian people call people who live on the surface surfies) were searching everywhere but nothing was found. There were neither letters nor contacts from them during these 10 months; would there be any better explanation than. death?
"I know what you are thinking, Sakura." Tomoyo looked up into the sky, once again, "I know everyone thinks I am crazy to think my parents are still alive, but Sakura, I have never felt this strong feeling in my whole life. It seems like it's telling me that my parents are still alive, they are out there somewhere looking straight down into the ocean and waiting for me. to be with them, forever." A single crystalline tear fell slowly down from Tomoyo's cheek.
I looked at my best friend worriedly, I walked up to her and hugged her tight yet gently, "you're going to be ok, Tomoyo." I heard myself comforting her, "Everything's going to be alright, and you still have me remember? I'll be with you, always."
Tomoyo smiled, "I know."
I smiled back slightly, and looked up into the unknown world above me once again. Ever since my mother died when I was twelve, the one who me and my brother loved and cared so much about, the things were never the same. Then, my father died recently, it was heart-shattering for us. Of course, Tomoyo was always near me for comfort but the pressure and the depression made me feel that I need to escape from this aquarium of a town and out to see the new world!
Tomoyo and I walked in the gardens as time flew by. The sky grew darker as lights were turned on and we walked back to the palace. My brother was busily talking with some tradesmen since he was taking over the kingdom, so we decided not to bother. I walked down the hallway towards my chamber and Tomoyo bid goodbye before going to her room for a nap. I opened my balcony and did what I would do every night; stare at the dark night's sky.
The sky was always the same dark shade of blue, with corals that has been growing onto the dome and surrounding it for quite awhile now. The coral is to protect us from being seen and it is said that if any of the Oceanian's were to try to escape by passing the coral it would be difficult and the coral was also enchanted with a spell.
A spell that would make everyone shatter; to loose all their memories, the memories of the goods and the bads, the memories of their family and friends and the memory of this beautiful and dreaming world; Oceania.
~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_
