CHAPTER 2: PROLOGUE OF AN ADVENTURE

"So Maddie, what do you think it's better, the red kimono with flowers, or the blue one with trees?" London asked with a green as she put the two kimonos between her and a mirror in her enormous closet. Maddie sighed, bored, after hours of the same thing.

"Whatever, it's your fashion show, I'm just going to Japan because I'm on vacation, and you invited me, otherwise, my parents wouldn't be able to send me even to Canada…" Maddie said, she was sitting at a table, her head resting on her hand. London kept staring at her with a grin.

"So it's the blue one?" London asked. Maddie grumbled and slammed her head on the table.

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"Then, when you want to say 'thank you', you should say 'arigatou gozaimasu', and the person will say 'douitashimashite', that means 'you're welcome', and…" Cody just kept practicing some basic words and sentences before their trip, with a book. Zack was packing and couldn't stand that anymore. He went and snatched the book from Cody's hands and threw it on his bed.

"Now, that's better." Zack said, nodding.

"Hey!" Cody complained and picked it up again. "If you want to get lost there, fine, but I'll go prepared!"

"Boring…" Zack muttered.

"Baka." Cody muttered back, only to get punched on the head. "Aw, what was that for?"

"I actually understood that. Just in case someone wants to make fun of me, I've studied only these words." Zack smirked.

"That's useless…" Cody sighed.

"Heh, you'll see."

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"I don't want to go… nothing fun will happen, and I'll lose my friends." Brian said to himself, alone in his room. He stopped to think about it for a minute. "But, maybe, I'll have the adventure I always wanted. Who knows what will happen?" Saying that, he smiled. "I'll make new friends with the same objective as mine; we're going to seek a journey full of friendship." He clenched his fist in the air. "And I… I'm not scared, I don't care if I'm blind, that means nothing."

"Hey Brian, don't worry." A voice said.

"Huh? Who's there?" Brian jumped up, scared.

"You know me, but I think you've never seen me. And that's not because you can't see."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm Rafael. Do I need to say anything more?" He replied, laughing a bit.

"Raf? What are you doing here?" Brian asked, happy.

"I've been watching you for a long time now. For years. Waiting for the right time to guide you." Rafael said in a soft tone.

"Years? We don't know each other for so long! I don't get it."

"Brian, is everything okay?" He heard his mom calling. Brian gulped and his heart rate increased.

"My parents don't know you're here?" He asked nervously. He couldn't do anything, he just waited for his mom to find out. He heard her entering his room.

"Are you talking to yourself?" She asked.

"Uh, am I?" Brian frowned, it seems his mom didn't notice that there was somebody else in the room. "Mom?"

"Yes?"

Brian was sure Rafael wasn't there anymore, that was strange.

"Nothing…" Brian said. He heard her leaving his room. A few seconds later he lay down on his bed.

"No one's going to see me, ever." He heard Rafael's voice again. Brian sat up, startled.

"What the…!"

"Before you say anything, I want to tell you that the people you'll soon meet, will change your life forever. Your dream will come true. But, like they say, be careful with what you wish for, because it may come true."

"Raf, are you really here with me? Or is this only a joke?" Brian asked, impatiently.

"In a nutshell, I'm like a spirit, that will guide you from now on. Nobody can see or hear me, only you. I'll be your eyes and your friend also. I know a little about what will happen in the future." Rafael replied as if what he was saying was the most believable thing in the world. "That's why I know you'll make wonderful friends. That's why I sent the money for you to go to Japan." He said after a minute of silence.

"Uh… I don't know if I can believe that." Brian said slowly.

"It's okay, it was the same thing with all the others."

"Others?"

"Anyway… shall we accelerate the process? Let's make you and your new friends meet as soon as we get there." Rafael said with a happy tone.

"Wait, how's that possible?"

"Easy. I know where they'll be."

"What are their names? How many friends will be?" Brian asked excitedly.

"Unfortunately, I only know the name of two right now."

"Which are?"

"Zack and Cody."

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A/N: I hope you like it! Since Johnny Solstice wrote a short chapter, I decided to write a mid-long one haha. Please, R&R.