I followed Lloyd down street after street until we came to a huge mountain.
"I live at the top." Lloyd pointed.
I looked up until my neck hurt, but couldn't see a thing. "We take the steps." Lloyd explained, then started climbing.
I walked behind him, my backpack seemingly growing heavier by the second. After what seemed like an hour, the steps ended and we came to a huge courtyard.
It was deserted, save for a girl sitting in the corner with her stuff laid around.
Lloyd walked over, crouching in front of her. I stood a little ways back, feeling awkward.
"Hey, what's your name?" He asked.
"Solaris." Solaris had a weird accent, like she wasn't from around here.
Topped with milky-white skin and white-blond hair, you could say with gusto that she was a foreigner. The name was an added bonus.
"Solaris." Lloyd nodded. "Whatcha doing here?"
"Kai rescued me from the ocean. My plane crashed." She said softly.
"Where'ya from?" He looked genuinely curious.
"Amestris." She fiddled with the edges of her red dress.
"Cool place." He nodded. "I'm Lloyd."
"Have you been to Amestris?" She looked excited.
"Yeah. Once." He nodded. "Long time ago. I met the princess."
Solaris paled. Well, paler. Seriously, she made a ghost look dark. "Hmm, was she nice?"
"Yeah. Looked a lot like you, actually." He looked at her closely.
"Coincidence, then. A lot of people in my country have light hair." Solaris glanced away.
"Yeah. It seems to be a common trait there." Lloyd nodded.
"Lloyd! This is no time for chatting! We must find the female ninja for the prophecy to be fulfilled!" An older man with a long, white beard called.
"Yeah. Sorry." Lloyd called, then turned back to Solaris.
"You hanging around for a while?"
Solaris blushed a little, nodding. Lloyd grinned. "Cool! See you around, then!"
He waved, Solaris waving a little back as he and a girl with black hair led me into the monastery.
"Prophecy?" I echoed, raising an eyebrow.
"Yup!" Lloyd nodded as the girl opened a door.
She introduced herself as Nya, and Lloyd took his leave. "This is your room."
I said nothing, walking inside and sitting my stuff on the bed. "Once we find Alena, another ninja, you'll be sharing the room."
I made a a small noise, walking to the window and staring out. Nya made a small, awkward noise before closing the door.
I sighed, unpacking my stuff. I could get used to the quiet. It was nice and peaceful.
A war cry shook the short-lived peace. I growled, yanking open the door. Two blurs, one red and one black, flew past me.
"KAI I SWEAR YOU DO THAT AGAIN AND YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF IN THE BOTTOM OF AN OCEAN!" The black-clothed person yelled.
"Sure, sure, whatever you say!" Kai cackled.
I stepped out, eyeing the two boys. The one in black was covered in what looked like glue with confetti. Kai was shaking with laughter.
"Do I even want to know?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Kai, ninja of fire, nice to meet you." Kai waved, still chuckling.
"I'm Cole, ninja of earth. You are?" Cole asked.
"So outta here." I turned and slammed the door.
"Nice girl." Kai commented.
"Who's she, anyway?" Cole asked.
I ignored them, opening my window and peering out. I couldn't see the ground. I was tempted to jump, but refrained. Right now is not the best time.
I waited five minutes, then cracked open my door. Time to explore.
I slinked down the hallway, opening doors and then silently closing them. Laundry room. Bedroom. Bedroom. Bathroom. I left the hallway, and found myself in the living room. I pushed open a sliding door and discovered the kitchen. I backtracked, and walked down another hallway, opened the door and found a gameroom.
"Snooping, or lost?" Kai asked.
I whirled around, forcing down my guilt. "Both?"
"Guilty. What are you looking for?" He crossed his arms.
"A way outta here. It's like a maze." I frowned.
"Heh," He chuckled. "The courtyard is this way."
I followed him out of the monastery, and found myself in the stone courtyard.
"We use this for training." Kai explained.
I raised an eyebrow. "There's nothing here."
He smirked. "That's what you think." A little pedestal with a dragon caught my attention.
"Go ahead. Try to bring up the training equipment." He obviously thought I was too stupid to figure it out.
I smirked to myself, stepping past him and wiggling the dragon. It flipped back, showing a red button.
"You obviously underestimated me, ninja." I hit the button, and multiple training stuff popped out of the ground.
Kai looked impressed. "Not bad for a rookie. You couldn't beat me, though."
"Don't want to. You're under me, and I don't have to do anything for you." I said coldly, walking past him and pushing open the doors.
Kai bristled. "Where do you think you're going, Ms. I-Don't-Have-To-Do-Anything?"
"Out." I called, pushing the door closed behind me.
"Really? To where?" Cole leaned against the wall behind the doors. You scared the heebie-jeebies out of me!
I jumped, turning and glaring. "Somewhere. Anywhere but here with the weirdos."
"That's too bad. You can't get away from the weirdos; you get away from one group to go stumble onto another."
"Shut up! I can do what I want, and that's to get away from you creeps."
"Creeps? That's a new one." I turned to find Lloyd on the top of the door, Kai next to him.
"So we're creeps now?" Nya walked up the steps, an older man following her.
I felt overwhelmed. Too many people.
I don't know how to deal with this!
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