Everything was so dark. It scared me a little bit. I caught sight of the man's pink hair and ran after him, skidding to a stop when another dark portal was cast. He turned to me, his eyes calculating. "I am Marluxia. I am… supposed to help you with… my Heartless." His voice was dull and emotionless. Hah, I have to teach this stubborn man a few things before he gets his heart back. I nodded in return and we both stepped into the portal.
The heat was soft but the sun was bright. We both shielded our eyes for a brief moment, before looking at where we landed. It was just outside the Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris, and many people were bustling around for some type of an event. I just barely dodged a pole being held by a vender, and Marluxia pulled me back against him. "Did we come at a wrong time?" I merely asked him.
"No, we came during the Festival of Fools. Go into the bell tower, you should be safe there. I must go and scout." And then, Marluxia was gone in a flash. I blew hair out of my face and sighed, before climbing up the steps to the cathedral.
I entered slowly, inwardly gasping at how beautiful the cathedral was.
"Dear girl, why are you in here at this time of day?" A very old but wise voice asked. I turned around and my bright blue eyes landed on the Archdeacon of Norte Dame. "Hello Father. My friend and I… we lost each other in the crowd. I figured if I came here, he would eventually find me." The old man nodded with a smile on his face. "Of course, please, you have sanctuary here. Stay for as long as you wish. Everyone is welcome into Notre Dame." I nodded, and was about to make way to the stairs, when the Archdeacon stopped me. "I would not recommend going up there, my girl."
"Oh, I won't touch anything. I just want to look around." The Archdeacon looked hesitant, but nodded, and allowed me to go foreword. I slowly climbed up the steps, only managing to see because of the torches on the walls. I went through a single door, and saw that I was overlooking all of Paris. I laid my hands down on the railing and just looked at the bustling activity all around the City of Love. In my peripheral vision, I saw a figure looking at me from inside the bell tower, but then swooped out of sight when I fully turned to see who it was. Being me, I decided to investigate. I walked through the door that led into the bell tower, and stopped when I saw a huge table, covered in wooden carvings of all of the buildings and people of Paris. I slowly walked foreword, picking up one of the figurines that looked like it was deformed. "Hello?" I asked. I saw a shadow swoop by the bells on the floor above me and climbed up the ladder. "Wait! I wish to talk to you." The shadow stopped by one of the bells and looked out from behind it, but I couldn't see their face. "Uhh… Hello?" He turned to leave but I shouted: "Wait! Don't leave, please?" The figure stopped on my please and turned to me.