"Each journey gives rise to chance encounters, and each encounter brings forth a farwell.
When a farwell leads to a journey, the worlds open their hearts.
Those chosen by the light, or ensnared by darkness.
Friends who share the same bonds, though their paths may differ.
When you doubt the path trod thus far, when the hand you held is lost to you, gaze anew at the heart that once was...
for all answers are within."
Chapter One:
"There's nothing to do!" Hanako Ismano screamed, laying back on the beach with the waves tickling her toes. Her fiery red hair spread out underneath her, and she glared up at the bright blue sky with her mismatched eyes- one lightning blue, the other a lime green.
Her friend, Seoshi Sunama looked down with an amused look in his green eyes, brown hair blowing in the warm breeze. "I know, Hana. Everyone's at the church services today." he told her, refocusing his attention on another teen that walked up.
"You guys are supposed to help me make the raft, no lay around." Macy Lee lectured, shaking her head at them and sitting down next to Hanako, pushing her blonde bangs out her hazel eyes. "You guys are just lucky it's summer."
Hanako stuck her tongue out at her best friend. "Shut up, Macy!" she yelled, pouting cutely. Seoshi just laughed at the two.
Macy ignored her childish behavior, then looked out to the ocean, the water sparkling in the noon sun. "You know, I would really like to get away from this place. Go to another world." she said, almost like if she had been thinking about it for a while.
"There's no such thing as another world, Macy." Hanako said, glancing up at the sky again. "This is our world, and this is the one we should stay on."
Macy looked down at her friends. "But, assume there's another world for a minute. What would it be like? Would it be the same?" she asked, looking at their clueless, staring faces. She sighed. "Guess not..."
Hanako, suddenly feeling a burst of energy, sat up. "Hey, Seoshi, let's go to the cave, okay?" she asked, smirking as she stood up. "Race you!" She added as she ran, making Seoshi stare.
"H-Hanako!" He yelled, getting up and running after her at half speed. Macy just watched them run down the path, before sighing, cursing her friend's youthful energy.
The cave was dark and eerie, and sometimes Hanako wondered why her and Seoshi had started to explore it when they were younger, and scared of such things. It smelled of mold and rain, wet grass and mud. The walls made of rocks were covered in simple drawings they two friends had made over the years, ranging from Hanako being a princess, and Seoshi the prince to Macy being a fire breathing dragon, which they two still laughed about.
They went to the wall they started about seven years back, and smiled at it. "I remember when we drew that." Hanako said, rolling the rock over in her hand. "You defiantly have a better artistic eye then me."
"Really? I always thought your's was way better." Seoshi admitted, smiling at her. "Either way, we've grown since then, so who knows? Maybe we're better at drawing now." He added, picking up a rock himself.
"I don't think we have time to do that, since we gotta get home soon, you know?" she mentioned, standing up quickly and brushing the dirt off from her jean shorts. "Our parents don't know we come out here on Sunday."
"Right." Seoshi nodded, standing up too. "Let's walk back. No doubt Macy will be mad at us for ditching her for the cave."
Hanako faked a cry. "She'll turn into a fire breathing dragon, Seoshi!"
They walked out, laughing, as Hanako turned around one last time and looked to the drawing, feeling deja vu and a feeling of loneliness in her gut.
"C'mon, Hana!"
She snapped back to reality, and nodded. "Right! Hang on! I'm comin'!"
The sky had darkened into a pleasant twilight, something Hanako could smile to, pleased at the way the night was starting to close up. Macy had the raft stashed away in the mini-cave by the beach house, and all the supplies went back home with her. Seoshi had taken the small amount of things they needed for tomorrow and stuffed them into the small tree house they had built, and Hanako went home empty handed, to Macy's displeasure.
All in all, the day had been hectic for the red-headed teen; bible study after noon, going back to the island and helping out with the raft until dinner, then running back home before five, and eating as fast as lightning. Her parents had disappeared into the back of the house, same with her little sister, so Hanako took the opportunity to sneak out the window in her room to go to the island; there was some unfinished business to have in that cave.
She picked up the rock she had held earlier and smiled at it, looking to the drawing. Her and Seoshi... Hanako took the rock and sketched down her arm reaching out toward Seoshi, the papoyu fruit in hand. She smiled at the wall, satisfied.
"This world has been connected." a deep voice said from behind her, and she gasped, jumping slightly.
Hanako turned, standing. "Wha- Who's there?" she asked, looking to a man standing by the mysterious door she had never known how to open. "What do you mean connected?"
"Tied to the darkness." the man continued, monotone and unhelpful to Hanako. "I have to see the door to this world."
Hanako titled an eyebrow up, looking at the man strangely. "What the hell are you saying?"
"Soon to be completely eclipsed. You do not yet know what lies beyond the door." he said.
Hanako looked to the decorated door with interest, confused about it. It had always been there, but Seoshi and herself had never bothered to open it; they figured it was just for decoration. But looking at it now, with that strange man standing just a few feet away, she felt a chill go down her spine and a weird feeling take over her body. "Where does this door lea-" She turned to ask the man, but gasped. He was no where in sight.
"Donald. Sorry to rush off without saying goodbye, but there's big trouble brewing. Not sure why but the stars have been blinking out one by one. And that means disaster can't be far behind. I hate to go leave you all but I've got to check into it. There's someone with the 'key'... They key to our survival. So, I need you and Goofy to find her and stick with her, got it? We need the key or we're doomed!
"Go to Traverse Town and find Leon. He'll point you in the right direct. P.S. Would you apologize to Minnie for me. Thanks pal. Mickey." Queen Minnie finished the letter with a sullen sound in her voice, folding it neatly and looking down sadly. "Oh dear... Mickey's gone to find the key..."
Donald Duck smiled at her, trying to cheer her up and give her encouragement. "Don't worry, Minnie. We'll find Mickey, and this 'key'." he told her, patting her gently on the shoulder. He looked up to Goofy, and nodded, then disappeared into the gummy ship.
ROAR A NEW STORY, WHEN I SHOULD BE WORKING ON ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR! :D I AM SOO ADD WHEN IT COMES TO MY STORIES!:D
Anyhooo. Hanako! You finally got you're little spot-light moment! :D I'm so proud! TT^TT
I'm rewriting this, and since I'm on my Kingdom Hearts obsession right now, I'll make sure this gets updated a lot.
I love you guys, if you review :3