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A/N: OMG I JUST SAW THE TRAILER OF KH:3D AND I'M SO SUPER EXCITED AND STUFF!11!1! *hyperactivity off* Hi guys! :D I'm so sorry for not updating this fic sooner! School dropped tons of projects on our heads. ._. Plus it's exams week again this week, and tomorrow is the last day... so I wanted to update this so I can concentrate on reviewing... coz I'm distracted by KH at the moment. I can't WAIT for KH:3D! It's just so cool! :D You guys should see the trailer if you haven't... it's EPIC. Haha, anyway... here's chapter 5! It's kinda confusing, because I haven't fully explained why Nami is so important in the little Wanderland she entered. It'll be explained in future chapters, so keep reading for more! :D More Roxas moments. Marluxia too. The chapter title means that Nami was close to death... so close... bad Marly. XD Thanks to all who read, faved, alerted, reviewed, and most of all, waited! :D I hope you guys like this new chapter!
Oh, and it's almost Christmas! I'm leaving for a vacation this Christmas, so I wish all of you guys an advanced Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! I won't be able to update 'til next year, so I wish you guys the best holidays ever! :D
-delphigirl689 - Thanks for the review once again! :D Haha, they'd definitely look weird, but I'm sure they look good too! XD Let's just wait and see who the little rascal would be in this fic! :D Hopefully that cat is in good terms with Mr. Roku-the-Protector. Hahaha! :D I hope you like this chapter! :)
-Victoria5624 - Hey! You're OC is here! Only a minor role, but like I said, she's here. :D I hope it's okay! Haha, it's so obvious who the queen is anyway. XD I hope you like this chapter! :D
Naminé in Wanderland
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Chapter 5
Close to Fatality
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Naminé searched high and low through the grassy field she emerged from. She didn't bother to let anxiety take over her. It was useless to fear the new environment she was in if there was a way out. That was the only thing that mattered to her.
As she gazed at the clouds while walking nonchalantly through the uninhabited field of grass, she wondered if Cloud was searching for her. Did Kisa tell him about the incident? Was her brother coming after her? So many questions befuddled her mind, only to make Naminé realize she missed the only people who made her feel at home. Maybe moving to Twilight Town wasn't the best idea after all, despite her brother having dreams that would be fulfilled in the place.
Naminé noticed the meadow's neat trim becoming unruly as she walked further. The grassy grounds felt more welcoming with the field's fantastic green color and towering flowers of different hues. There was a sweet aroma that tickled her nose and made her giggle. She glanced at the countless flowers and smiled. Flowers caught her attention back when she was a little girl and she often sat beside flowery patches in one of the famous parks in Radiant Garden. They strongly reminded her of Radiant Garden and the memories she had there.
A lovely orange poppy caught her attention quickly. The blonde girl crouched down and looked at it endearingly. The color reminded her of Twilight Town's simple, sunset-lit sky. It was beautiful and it was a different type of flower that caught her attention. She traced her finger on a petal and-
"Hey! That tickles!"
She gasped and quickly backed away, falling on the earthy path in the middle of the field. The orange flower talked! It started blinking and revealed green eyes. Now that Naminé took in more detail of the flower, she noticed it had thin brown strands on the orange petals.
"Y-you talk?" she stammered. To her surprise, the flower wiggled and its stem moved, the leaf on it rubbing one of its petals.
"Of course, I do. Just because I'm cursed to be a flower for eternity doesn't mean I'll stop talking," the flower replied. She noticed a smile below the green, shimmering eyes of the flower. It was so wrong in so many ways.
"E-excuse m-me?" she added. The flower shook its petals. "Oh my… you're the new girl! Selphie! Selphie! It's her! It's really her!"
A large sunflower from behind shifted side to side. Naminé shook her head quickly. This was not happening.
But apparently, it was.
"WOW! It really is her! Olette! We'll be freed!" squeaked the yellow sunflower in a feminine tone.
"Selphie? Olette?"
She couldn't tell if the flowers were nodding or were simply at the verge of wilting.
"I'm Selphie!" the yellow sunflower said. "Well, I used to be. Now I'm Selphlower!"
"That's not funny," the orange flower – Olette – snapped. "I'm Olette. And you must be Naminé!"
"How do you know my name?" she asked.
"You're the new girl!" Selphie said. Naminé, as much as she was freaked out with the fact that she was talking to flowers, listened intently.
"You're the girl who's going to free us!" they heard a voice from behind.
"We know, Aiko!" Olette said. The blonde's eyes widened when the orange flower's green eyes met hers. "Leave now, Naminé, please! We don't want to hurt you!"
"What do you–"
A strong grip pulled Naminé up from her position, and it was painful. She felt nails tightly digging her pale skin and she quickly pulled away, turning to see who attempted to take her away. A man with pink hair and a face unworthy of trust smirked at her, holding a flower-designed scythe on his right hand.
"Naminé, I presume," the pink-haired man said in a smooth and uncomfortable brogue. "The Lightning Queen will reward me a fortune of human-flower breeds once I bring you to her."
The blonde backed away with a scowl on her face. Though she couldn't understand the words tossed around her for the past minutes, she knew the man was trouble and his intentions would lead her to harm.
"I don't know what you're talking about, you pink-haired freak. I'm not going with you and you can't make me," she snarled.
The man chuckled, pointing his scythe in front of her face. The blade was just an inch away from her nose. "Dear, sweet Naminé. What do you take me for? An idiot? Of course I know you won't let me take you by force."
"Good to know that we're on the same page," she said. "Now lea-eave." She trembled. Naminé didn't mean to choke out her words. It would give off her true nervousness that she tried to conceal. The pink-haired man merely chuckled and moved the blade of his scythe away from her.
"When the queen asks of your captor, don't forget to say Marluxia, alright?"
He tapped the ground twice with his scythe's handle and left swiftly. The wind started becoming stronger, blowing everything in sight. Roots of my power, capture the blonde flower.
"No! I don't want to! Olette!" Selphie screeched. Naminé gasped as she felt something grasp her leg. She looked down and saw a thick plant root creeping on her skin, coiling around her body.
"What's happening?" she shouted. The flowers continuously apologized. "Sorry, Naminé! Our roots… they're under Marluxia's command! We have no choice but to capture you!"
She tried ripping away the roots and failed as more of these coiled around her and tightly squeezed her body. Slowly, her breathing tightened and her vision was fading. Her body became numb with the pain caused by constriction. Cloud… I might see mom and dad now…
"Geez! This is just great! Hold on, Naminé!"
Naminé caught a glimpse of dashing blue eyes and a shining blade before having her face fully engulfed by roots of soil that was slowly pulling her down into the ground. The squeezing stopped after a few seconds and her body started recovering from the aching caused by the roots. Her blue eyes remained shut and the girl breathed in, the air being fresh once again. She didn't want to open her eyes because of the tears that might fall. Naminé never felt that scared ever since the loss of her parents. She almost died in a place filled with figments and weirdness, lost and alone. The girl couldn't understand her fate.
"Oh goodness, I hope she's not dead… not like she is anyway… it's impossible," she heard a voice mutter. It was strangely familiar…
VEN!
She opened her eyes and saw the shimmering blue eyes that kept her company in the last few seconds before being fully wrapped with roots of supernatural flowers.
"V…Ven?"
The blue orbs rolled. "It's Roku! Ven's busy," he snapped. Namine sat up and looked at the blond boy bearing angry eyes.
"Just because I changed my outfit doesn't mean I'm instantly Ven. Stop mistaking me for him," he added, tone still bitter. She exhaled and hugged her knees, placing her forehead on them. Silence encircled the duo for a while.
"What happened?"
Naminé didn't budge. She had no idea where she was and everything happened quickly. It would be a blur to explain.
"Where are the fl-flowers?" she asked softly. Her small choke caught Roku's attention quickly.
"Oh. I… well... we aren't exactly in the field anymore. I transported us here beside the lake, away from that dangerous place," he replied. "I obliterated their roots. They won't hurt you anymore."
She sniffed. "They didn't mean any harm… Marluxia commanded them… saying things about a flower-human army or something…"
"Stupid petal boy," Roku muttered. "He's in cahoots with the Lightning Queen."
She looked up and became astonished at her new surroundings. She was perched on a large rock with the cleanest-looking lake in front of her. Roku sat beside the rock with his usual grimace, his mouth moving and yammering.
"Aren't you listening?" she heard Roku shout. She became too astounded to even listen.
"Sorry," she said. "This place is just beautiful."
"Well, you'd better take it for the last few seconds because we're leaving."
"To where?"
"Back to Twilight Town!"
"I'm too tired to move," she complained. The blonde rolled his eyes once more.
"If you didn't pay attention to those flowers, you wouldn't be tired. Now move it! I want to attend the Unbirthday Party pronto!"
Anyway, you are safe from the Lightning Queen for it is Roku's duty to protect you. She remembered Zexion's words as Roku pulled her from the rock and held her wrist as they walked through the forest. For a protector, he sure was moody.
A/N: Well, Marly's being a bit of an ass. XD So, it's clear that the Lightning Queen has cursed the lands and turned many of "Wanderland"'s citizens into different objects/animals/plants, kinda like in Beauty and the Beast? XD Clearly, Marly has control over the flowers, so even if they didn't want to hurt Nami, they eventually did.
The next chapter would have new characters and new locations in Nami's little Wanderland. Hopefully Roxas wouldn't be as moody as before. Thanks for reading! Please R&R, and stay tuned! And HAPPY HOLIDAYS, readers! :D
Character Parallels:
Alice - Naminé
White Rabbit role - Moogle (Kisa)
Tweedledee & Tweedledum - Roxas and Ven
Caterpillar - Zexion
Talking Flowers - Selphie, Olette, Aiko (request: OC of Victoria)