Lillet and Axel ran four blocks before they finally stopped at the park where Katze was having her party. The park had been decorated with Katze's favorite colors, blue and green. Axel pointed to the cake and grinned mischievously, which Lillet quickly slapped off of his face. Axel sat down in front of the cake and stared at it intently, as Lillet sat next to Katze.
"Lillet! I'm glad you and Axel could make it!" Katze smiled and handed Lillet a plate then pointed to the cake. "Make sure you try the Sea-Salt Icecream my mom made! It's delicious!"
Lillet nodded then grabbed another plate for Axel, then started towards the cake. But as she took her first step she tripped on a loose board in the floor. Losing her footing, Lillet fell forward and threw the plates towards the neatly decorated cake. Lillet caught herself on the edge of the table and reached for the plates, hoping to catch them before they ruined the cake. But as she reached for the cakes, something stopped caught her eye. The plates weren't moving towards the cake, in fact they weren't moving at all!
Lillet rose to her feet and stared at the plates, which were suspended above the cake. Axel still sat carving a message in the side of the cake with his finger, but he sat still. Didn't blink. Didn't move. Nothing.
"Okay, Axel. Very funny, what did you do?" Lillet demanded as she put her hands on her hips.
No reply.
Lillet tilted her head in confusion then turned towards the rest of the party, only to find everyone frozen in place. But something stood out. A boy much older then Lillet stood with his back to the rest of the group. Lillet noted his long white hair and his yellow and blue clothing, and couldn't help thinking she had seen him before. Thinking he also was frozen in place, Lillet let her curiosity get the best of her as she came closer to him.
But to her surprise the boy turned towards her and gasped, then looked towards the small silver sphere in the palm of his hand. Lillet jumped and backed away from him, but he reached out to her and forced a smile.
"Lillet! Calm down. I'm not going to hurt you." The boy said holding out his hand to her.
Lillet looked at his hand, then looked up at the boy's face. He seemed so familiar...But Lillet knew for a fact she has never seen him before. How could he be familiar to her?
"I know this is hard for you to understand, but you're dreaming..All of this isn't real." The boy said as he came closer to Lillet, who quickly backed away from him.
"Axel! Wake up!" Lillet cried as she grabbed the collar of Axel's shirt. Realizing Axel would not respond, Lillet looked over at the boy and lowered her head. "What's going on here? Who are you, and why is everyone..why are they frozen?"
The boy smiled and held out his hand to Lillet. In his hand was the same silver sphere Lillet had seen before, the liquid substance beneath the surface shifted as Lillet took the sphere in her hand. Holding the sphere sent strange images through Lillet's mind. A large castle filled with white rooms, a dark city where the moon was shaped like a heart, a small town nestled between night and day, and an island paradise. In an instant the images faded as fast as they came to her, but they all felt so familiar.
"My name is Riku. You live on the islands with me, Sora and Kairi, remember?" Riku said as Lillet eyed him suspiciously.
"Destiny Islands. That's the name of the island." Lillet said out of nowhere, surprised at her own response Lillet shoved the silver sphere into Riku's hand and backed away from him.
Riku nodded and turned away from Lillet, towards two dark figures standing behind Riku. Lillet recognized one of them, the shorter figure, from her dream. It was the warrior in the black armor that attacked her. Lillet backed away from the warrior as Riku protectively stepped in front of her. Lillet turned away from the three of them as they began arguing. Straining her ears, Lillet found she couldn't hear what any of them were saying. Finally turning towards them, Lillet watched as the taller figure gestured to Riku, and in response the warrior in armor swung for Riku with her keyblades.
Riku turned towards Lillet and shoved the sphere in her hand then pushed her away. Unsure of what to do next, Lillet turned away from Riku and the others and ran for the woods. Under the canopy of the ancient trees, Lillet heard the sound of metal clashing together followed by a painfull cry. Stopping in an open clearing, Lillet opened her hand and stared at the sphere. She still didn't understand what Riku had told her.
"...you're dreaming. All of this isn't real.."
