The gates slid open and we walked across the front lawn. My house is a big, red mansion with a front and back lawn. Luxurious lights shone here and there. A fountain stood on the left side of the lawn; the water sparkled and lighted. Onside the mansion, there were spiral staircases, huge living room and dining room-and also a game room. You know, because I'm a boy. Just imagine this as your dream (boy/boy's) mansion. Raven's and Chung's are similar to mine, except different colors. Just so you know, the boys' houses are side by side on one street and the girls' houses are across ours on the other street, so it's really easy for us to meet up and walk to school together.

They dropped their bags in their rooms (they each have separate rooms) and came downstairs into the living room.

"Ne, ne! Let's watch a movie!" Rena suggested.

"Which one?" Chung asked.

"Paranormal Activity 4," Eve said.

"Nooooo! How about Frozen?" Chung suggested.

"Frozen's fine with me," I said. The others agreed too. Suddenly, I heard the bell ring for dinner and told them, "Let's watch it after we eat."

They nodded and we headed to the dining room. We sat down and the chef bowed and told us to enjoy our meal.

"Dessert will be ready after you finish," he said and left.

I turned around to see Aisha, who was across from me, stuffing herself in a pile of food on her plate and I sweat dropped.

She caught me staring and with her mouth full asked, "What?"

"Nothing, just keep eating."

She shrugged and continued eating. We finished our dinner and dessert, which was green tea fried ice cream, in half an hour.

"I'm stuffed," Raven said as he popped down on the couch.

"Ne, Els, tell your chefs that their cooking is amazing," Rena told me. I think yours is better, Rena.

"Okay, okay! Let's watch Frozen now!" Aisha said excitedly.

We all sat down on the couch while Eve put the DVD into the player, turned off the lights, and sat down next to Chung.

The movie began with ice cutters who were cutting ice as an occupation. Then it switched, showing two little girls, Elsa and Anna, who were sisters. At that time, Anna knew her sister had the power to create ice and snow. Anna asked Elsa if she wanted to build a snowman. Saying yes, they went into an empty room and Elsa filled the room with snow. They built a snowman and named him Olaf.

As Anna was jumping on top of piles of snow Elsa made, she went too fast. Elsa tripped and fell. Instead of catching Anna by making another pile of snow with her magic, she accidentally hit her sister's head and Anna fell to the floor (that was covered in snow).

I don't want to ruin this movie for all those who didn't watch it, so I'm going to skip SOME parts of the movie and just summarize.

Eve fake coughed softly. "Should've thought of that before."

Did she just read my mind...? Eh, whatever. I growled at her lightly. "Shhhh!"

The scene changed. It was time for Elsa's coronation. During the coronation, Anna made Elsa mad and scared and so Elsa used her powers in public. The people of Arendelle were shocked and so was Anna. Elsa fled in terror, noticing what she had done. She didn't notice that she accidentally set of an eternal winter behind when leaving the kingdom of Arendelle.

Anna set out to look for Elsa, but when she found Elsa, her sister accidentally pierced Anna's heart with her powers. Terrified of what she did, Elsa told Anna to leave and created a snow golem to force her out when she refused to leave.

The ice that was pierced into Anna's heart began to spread, turning her hair white and dropping her body temperature.

At the end, while saving Elsa from getting killed by Prince Hans, Anna was frozen.

And...see you later! Haha, just kidding, but watch the movie and download the soundtracks! I yawned and stretched as the movie finished and looked next to me to see the girls sleeping peacefully. Raven and Chung met my eyes and we laughed softly.

"Can't be helped~" I sighed. I started unfolding the couch and in a matter of seconds, the couch turned into a bed with the help of Raven and Chung.

We went upstairs and grabbed blankets and sleeping bags. Covering the girls with blankets, we laid the sleeping bags on the floor.

"It was a fun day," Chung yawned.

"It sure was," Raven and I agreed, sleepily.

"Good night, guys," Raven said.

"Good night."

"My name is..."

That's her name...? No, it can't be... But then again, I do see the similarities between them.

The storm grew stronger. Almost knocking me over, I held on to a nearby tree, so I wouldn't get blown away. Gardenia was becoming a disaster. Trees were getting blown over and flowers were flying out of the ground. There weren't anymore animals; who knows where they went?

I can barely see from all the dirt and flowers swirling around in the air. I shielded my eyes with my arm and looked for shelter.

There was nothing-no houses-in sight. I sat here, against the tree, waiting. Huh? Waiting? Waiting for what? Am I waiting for someone? Perhaps it's something? I don't even know anymore. What the hell am I waiting for? At the thought of that, I punched the roots of the tree frustratingly.

"Hey! Don't do that," a familiar voice called out. Huh? Who said that? I looked around for the owner of the voice.

"Up here." I looked up and there she was, sitting, almost as if she's enjoying the view.

"I thought you disappeared?"

She laughed. "I will...soon."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"You'll find out~"

"Wait, why not now?"

She frowned. "It's just not time for you to know yet."

The storm grew worse. She held onto the branch and didn't blink. Her face was determined. Why?

"Nature is unbalanced..." Her voice seemed kind of shaky. "Without darkness, there is no light; without light there is no darkness. There is no moon without a sun, month without days, and days without time. There can be no love without hate. There can be no utopia or dystopia because there's always one thing in both of them that's always off, making them neither a utopia nor dystopia. So why is Gardenia so unbalanced now...?"

That question struck me, hard. What makes the world so unbalanced? I've never thought about that...the world, I mean. I always thought the world was suppose to be balanced with the heavens and the earth and the four elements. So, why is it so thrown off now? The sky was roaring, earth tearing, elements fusing, light fading, and darkness consuming. What's happening?

The sight of Gardenia like this makes me...I don't know. Uncomfortable? Scared? I've been here for almost a day, so why do I feel so afraid? My heart is hurting. I don't know why, but I feel so useless and powerless. I feel like I can't do anything for stop this. I sighed in frustration. What's making me feel this way?

The girl jumped down and stood next to me. I looked up at her. She looked afraid.

"Why is Gardenia so important to you?" I asked without thinking. Soon after I realized what I said, I tried to cover it up. "Sorry... I wasn't thinking..."

She giggled. "It may not be my actual home, but I felt a lot more safer here than I did where I was born. I lived in a small village in Elder with my Grandma and Grandpa. It was peaceful until suddenly Ran showed up. He burned down the entire village and killed everyone there. Me? I managed to survive somehow. I had no where to go. I didn't know anything, well not much, about the world. I was scared, wandering on my own with nothing to eat or drink.

"I was dying, so very close to dying, until she found me-my mom that is. I recognized her because Grandma showed me loads of pictures. I didn't recognize her at first because she was just SO beautiful, but when she said my name, I knew-I felt-a connection to her. Mom brought me to Gardenia and here, I had a WONDERFUL life. It was so safe and just so...MAGICAL. Because mom had some business left to do, she left me here alone and went back to Altera. I wasn't alone here though. I had many animal friends. They were like my family-I was kind of raised by them.

"A year ago a little mocking-jay, who kept an eye on my mother for me, told me that she died. I was devastated, not knowing what to do now. She was the only family member that I had left-besides my dad, but Lord knows where he is. I went for days without eating and drinking and I ended up having nightmares everyday. But, there was this one dream that changed everything.

"In it, I saw my mom again. She was well, kinda talking to me through the dream. Mom told me, 'If you love something, let it go, and if it never comes back, they were never yours to start.' There was this one thing that she told me and I remembered it, even until now. She said, 'Everyone drifts away at some point. Keep your loved ones close to you no matter what,' and disappeared. That was the last thing for said to me and after that, mom never showed up in my dreams again. I figured and I realized that I LOVE Gardenia, which is why I stayed here my entire life. I didn't want to leave, even though I could. I just don't want to lose everything here. This whole place is my family, my home, and I feel the need of having to protect it, even if no one else will. This is why Gardenia is so important to me."

I admire her, I really do. "I wish I could be as brave as you..."

"You are brave, my dear, and you always will be," she said.

Just then, something snapped. I looked up to see the tree burning and a blast of lightning was going to strike down on me. She noticed this too, looked at me quickly and forcefully pushed me away. The lightning plunged right through her heart and she screamed painfully. I crawled to her and help her body, staring shockingly at her chest, where crimson red blood was dripping.

I placed my trembling hand on the hole; she gently placed her hand on top of mine and smiled weakly. "Don't worry about me... I did say...I would be gone...soon..."

"..." That's what she meant...

"I had...lots of...fun...with you..." she said. My tears started to fall down my cheeks and onto her face.

"I don't want you to go away!" I sobbed."I-I just met you a-and I didn't even get to spend time with you yet! Please...don't go.. Please!... Please!" Why am I crying...? Why does it feel like I have such a strong connection to her? She placed a weak hand on my cheek and wiped away my tears.

"Just...remember to...always keep...your loved ones...close...to...you... I...love...you...

"...Elsword..."

"Elsword."

Mystic: Please review and thanks for reading!~ Thank you to Kat-chan for supporting me~