Chapter 5
Michelle's POV
"Michelle, how far is your castle from here?" Coco asked me while we were walking (and while Serena was floating).
"Only a few hours," I replied. "Meltokio is the closest town to the castle." We walked for an hour, passing a few stray trees and flowers. I gently nudged Emily in front of me, so I could reach into the backpack she was carrying, and pull out a blue, plastic package of Oreos. I opened the package, and pulled out a cookie, eating it as I handed the package to Lucy.
"Ooh, yes please!" Lucy exclaimed, happily accepting the Oreos, and eating one of them.
"Save some for me!" Serena called from the front of the pack. Lucy walked up to Serena, and offered her the chocolate sandwich cookies.
"Thank you, Lucy," Serena said, taking a handful of cookies. Lucy closed the package, and put it back in the backpack.
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Emily's POV
"Hey, do you guys want some Bertie Bott's beans?" Kiki asked, pulling a pint-sized, purple, velvet sack out of her pocket, and holding it out to us.
"Sure, I'll have one," Coco said, reaching into the sack, and pulling out a dark blue jellybean. Kiki reached inside, and pulled out a neon white bean, and they ate them at the same time. Their faces were blank for a moment, but then their faces twisted, as if they had eaten something sour.
"What did you get?" Kiki asked, swallowing hard.
"Broken Nintendo DS," Coco answered, grimacing. "You?"
"Used napkin," Kiki replied, sticking her tongue out. They stared at each other, and after they got the nasty tastes out of their mouths, they started laughing. "Forget these," Kiki said, tossing away the sack of barely edible candies. We walked for another hour, and we were starting to slow down, because we grew tired. Kiki was stretching her arms while she walked, and I let out a small yawn.
"We can rest now if you want," Serena said to us, taking note of our exhaustion. "But, we are almost there. I can see the castle only a mile and a half away."
"I can see it too," Kiki said, pointing to the distance. Lucy, Coco, and I tried to get a glimpse of Michelle's noble home, by standing on our toes, and squinting our eyes, but we couldn't see anything besides more trees. Maybe their powers allow them to see things from far away...
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Michelle's POV
"Nah, we can keep going," I told Serena, stifling another yawn. "Maybe we can rest when we get there. My parents won't mind."
"Okay then," Serena responded. "Your parents will be thrilled to see you, Michelle, as long as Xiara isn't attacking the castle."
"Yeah, I can't wait to see them," I said, nodding. I haven't seen or heard from my parents since I left my castle, and moved into Meltokio, aside from that one letter my mom sent me. I pulled the letter out of my pocket, and read it again. The sun was about to rise, the castle was slowly coming into view, and we heard a faint roar echo through the air.