Due to something that TPfreak pointed out to me, please ignore the bit about the wind milling arms in chapter 4 mmkay? Thanks. Anyway, answering reviews now;

To Batya: Maybe ::smirks::

To lost goddess of shadows: Thanks!

To Bluesword16: Thanks! Hope you like this chapter too

To Tpfreak: Thanks for pointing that out. With the walk in closet thing, yes the closet is a walk in. She'll need the extra room eventually.

Now then, enjoy the chapter. I'm repeating a little bit from near the end of chapter four to make it flow a little bit better.

Last Time: "You know, when you were little, you used to play 'castle' in there. It was as though you thought there was a doorway to another world in there or something." Her mother said and laughed again

Amelia forced a chuckle at this. 'This might explain the door in my closet.' She thought idly.

Mia left her mother to finish her last minute touch up. She entered the kitchen. She opened the fridge door and examined her options for dinner. As Mia was heating a slice of pizza, she heard the front door slam shut; a signal to her that her parents had left, without saying goodbye, as usual. Mia repressed a sigh and chose pizza. She put a slice of the cheese pizza from two nights ago on a plate and put it in the microwave. When the microwave beeped, Mia took out the pizza and grabbed a can of Diet Pepsi from the fridge. Then as she headed up to her room, she grabbed the portable phone from its stand in the den.

As she was heading up the stairs, Mia stopped. A shocked look crossed her face, and then she laughed

"I never found out what the baby's name was!" She said to no one in particular. Then she headed up the stairs.

When Mia got to her room, she put her food on her desk and flopped down on her bed. Then she stared at the ceiling for a few minutes, contemplating the events that had occurred. 'Makes sense that it would happen on Halloween, but why, for heaven's sake, did they pick me? Plus, who the heck was the voice and why do my friends need to know? I guess I'll tell them, since they already think I've totally lost my marbles, but I don't like it. What new enemy is Tortall facing that is so awful and beyond their control that they had to call in a completely normal girl from another universe?' Amelia stared at the portable phone in her hands and turned it over in her hands a few times. Then, she rolled over and dialed a number on the phone. It rang a few times, and then a voice said

"Hello?"

"Hey, Molls, It's Mia."

"Hey! What's up?"

"Something really weird just happened to me."

"You mean weirder than normal?"

"This is me glaring at you. Can you feel the angry waves I am sending at you through the phone?"

"Muahahahahaha, ahem, anyway. Anyway, tell me about this so called strange event."

"I walked through a door in my closet."

"You know, I just did that too. See, that's how most people get in and out of their closet. Don't worry, that's normal even though with you, normal should never be in the same sentence as anything having to do with you."

"No! Not that door! I mean ANOTHER door at the back of my closet, hidden behind everything."

"So you have TWO doors in your closet. As odd as this might sound, I'm not surprised at all."

"Really? Not even a little bit?"

"No not at all. With all that JUNK you shove in the poor thing, I'm surprised archeologists came across King Tut's tomb in Eygpt!"

"Be serious Molly! I am having a crisis here!"

"Okay, okay! The first thing you need to do is take a deep breath. Then you have to tell me what the purpose of this door is."

"It leads to another world."

"I thought you grew out of that, Mia."

"I did! I'm not having an overly good connection with my four year old self, I promise. It was WAY too real. It felt just like I was in that book you were obsessed with in first grade. What was it called?"

"The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Why do you want to know? Did you find my book? I lost it a couple of weeks ago."

"It was JUST like that! I walked through the door and BAM I was there."

"Right, sure."

"I'm serious!"

"Okay, okay, let's say that this door really is there-

"It's there, I swear!"

"Are you sure it doesn't go into another room of your house? Maybe it was a dream. Knowing you, that is a possibility."

"It goes to Tortall."

At this point, Mia had to hold the phone away from her ear as a stream of very loud laughter came from the other end. Mia sighed. It was obvious that Molly didn't believe her.

"I'll prove it to you, Molly."

"Oh, this I want to see."

"Can you come over tomorrow?"

"No, I have karate class tomorrow after school, how about the day after?"

"Okay. Is right after school okay?"

"Of course, but I ask you again Mia, are you absolutely sure it wasn't just a very realistic dream?"

Mia, remembering the hurrock, shook her head, but then realized that Molly couldn't see her.

"No, Molly. It was way, way too real."

"Sure, Mia, whatever you say."

"Bring that hair ribbon I gave you, the red one, okay?"

"Sure, anything for my crazy friend."

"Whatever."

After that, Molly hung up. Mia sighed. She didn't bother even calling Rick. She figured that he'd say the same thing. Mia sat up and grabbed her pizza, which by this time had gone cold. She took a big bite. As she chewed, she stared at her door. She wondered if perhaps, she really had dreamed the whole thing, like Molly said. Maybe it had all been a sugar induced fantasy. Since it was Halloween, which was the only holiday on which she got candy for, due to her mother being a health nut. But Mia had to admit to herself that this couldn't be the case. The smell of the ocean, the feel of the feathers, the feel of the arms, it was all too real to have been a dream. Mia blushed when she remembered Dom catching her, and she instantly hated herself. She was a firm believer that if Tamora Pierce had ever written another book about Kel, she would have put Kel and Dom together.

Mia finished her pizza and drank her pop. Then, as she was about to change into her pajamas and get into bed, a thought came to her. 'What if the door won't open for Molly?' She thought wildly. Then Molly really would think she was insane. To console herself, Mia took out the hair ribbon and tied it on her ponytail. Then she opened her closet door. Sure enough, there was the door. Mia studied it for a moment, and then she placed her hand on the handle. 'Please let my friend through when she tries. I really need her to believe that this really does exist.' She told the door. Then, she removed her hand. She studied the door. Besides the cat and the sun, she noticed a rat, a crow, and several other animals. She noticed something that looked like a wave and something next to it that had to represent wind. "But, what does it mean?" Mia mused as she traced the designs with her fingers. She shrugged and turned away from the door. She untied the hair ribbon and heard a whoosh of air behind her. Mia turned quickly to see if the door had opened. But instead, it had simply disappeared again. She sighed in relief and went to bed, but not before storing the ribbon carefully in the drawer of her bedside table.

The next day, Mia got to school later than normal. She walked into her classroom just as the bell was ringing. Mia mentally sighed in relief as she hurried to her seat. After the pledge, Mia tuned out the announcements. She ripped a piece of paper out of her notebook and began to draw the hurrock she had seen the night before. Suddenly, something landed smack in the middle of her drawing, causing Mia jumped slightly. She picked it up. It was a piece of paper, folded like a paper football. This was how Rick, who sat next to her, sent her messages when they got extremely bored during class. AS it happened, the teachers in Mia's school were very unoriginal and sat the kids in alphabetical order. Rick, whose last name was Corshe, had been sitting next to Mia every year for a very long time. Molly, whose last name was Ickerson, sat behind her and sent her messages folded the normal, square way. Mia opened the note quietly under the desk. She pretended to be listening to the announcer, who was talking about something that had happened last night at a basketball game, and read the note.

Mia,

What's this I hear about you and a door in your closet? Molly's really worried about your health.

Rick

Mia took this time to glare at Molly, who shrugged and then glared at Rick. Mia shook her head and scribbled a reply.

Rick,

I'm perfectly fine. Don't worry so much. As for Molly, she shouldn't be talking. Do you want to come over with her tomorrow? I'm going to take her through the door to prove that I haven't lost my mind.

Mia

Mia refolded the note and tossed it to Rick. He opened it and read it. Then, he scribbled something and tossed it back. Mia opened it and was reading it when a note fell on her desk. It was from Molly. Mia read Rick's note first.

Mia,

No, tomorrow's not good. How about Saturday?

Rick

When Mia had finished reading, she opened Molly's note and read it

Mia,

I'm sorry about the health comment and I'm sorry I told Rick. Now clue me in before I go insane here!

Molls

An evil grin spread slowly ever Mia's face as she thought up a clever way to get back at Molly. With a wink towards Rick, who had noticed her smile and instantly went on his guard, she wrote,

Molls,

Oh, nothing much really. Rick and I are just telling each other how much we love the other.

Mia

Then, she tossed the note back. When she heard a gasp from Molly, she threw the note from Rick over her shoulder. Then she waited.

Finally, another note flew on her desk. Mia opened it and it said

Mia,

You are EVIL!!!! And, yes, Saturday sounds good.

Molls

Chuckling, Mia passed the note to Rick. He read it and grinned at Molly. Just then, the bell rang. Rick shredded the notes and threw them in the trash bin on his way out. Then, he ran to catch up with Mia and Molly, who were halfway up the stairs.

"So, you really believe that you walked through a door in your closet." He said when he caught up.

"Shut up." Mia said and glared at him.

"He's got a point. The whole thing seems very outlandish." Molly said, sensibly.

"So does your face." Mia said and ran up the stairs to avoid a swipe at her head.

"You'll see! The door will be there!" Mia called.

Or at least, she hoped it would.

Elsewhere

"Oh dear, it seems that she forgot what I told her." A feminine voice said worriedly.

"Or at least some of it." A male voice said.

"We'll have to fix this, won't we?"

"Yes we will."

"Now, should I show myself, or would that frighten the poor dear too much?"

She's in for enough of a surprise the next time she comes. Just keep talking to her.

"You spoil my fun."

"Yes, I know I do. I enjoy it very much."

End Elsewhere

Whew! A little more than five pages worth of typing! What do you think? Did they talk too much? Reviews are nice!