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1 year later, in April-
I walked down the halls of the castle by myself, thinking about many things. Remember how I said that I was getting these weird feelings when I'm around Lea? Well, I think I like him, more than just a friend. I just get really nervous and clumsy when I am around him and Isa isn't with us. Speaking of Isa, he doesn't really spend all his time with us anymore, and that is sorta concerning to me, being as I am used to seeing him all the time.
"Hey, Kid, how's it going?" The sound of Braig's annoying voice broke me out of my thinking, and caused me to look ahead of me. Braig had apparently been speaking to Ienzo, who only ignored him. I thought nothing of it, until I saw Braig frown.
"Hey, I was talking to you." Ienzo looked up at him, before continuing his walking away. I gasped when I saw Braig grab Ienzo's arm roughly. "Listen you little brat, don't walk away and ignore me when I'm talking to you!"
I marched over to the two, and punched Braig in the arm that he was using to hold onto Ienzo with, and he let go. I gently grabbed Ienzo away from Braig and hugged him to my side.
"If you ever yell at him like that, or even grab him so roughly like you just did again, I will see to it that your apprenticeship is thrown out the window, do you understand?" I glared up at him angrily, making sure he got my drift. When he nodded and nervously moved away, I bent down to Ienzo's level.
"Are you ok?" I looked at him, noticing how scared he was. But when he looked into my eyes, that fear was pushed away and replaced with a tiny smile as he nodded. He gave me a quick hug before going off to find Even.
The next day-
Hope walked to the town square, smiling when she saw several little kids sitting there already, waiting for her to arrive. They had come to listen to her tell them stories, and it had been a routine that Hope had developed several months back. It began when she saw two children arguing over something small, and she decided to tell them a story that was similar to their situation. More people gathered around as she spoke to the two, and everyone had cheered for her as she finished it. Everyone had taken a large liking to her stories, that they had asked she come and tell stories to the kids everyday she could. She liked watching the faces of all the kids as she caught their attention while she entertained them.
And she absolutely loved it.
"Hey, look! It's Hope!" One little boy cried out as Hope came into view. All the other kids turned around to look, and cheered as she got closer to them.
"Hi, everyone!" Hope said, as she moved to take her seat on the edge of the fountain that stood in the town square.
"Hello, Miss Hope! How are you doing today?" All the kids chided as she sat down. Hope laughed quietly as they greeted her as 'Miss' Hope. Their mothers had probably told them to call her that, due to her relation to the ruler of Radiant Garden. Everyone practically already considered her like a princess, and she really didn't like the kind of attention that came with that.
"I'm fine. How about all of you?" Hope smiled as they all replied with a 'very good!'. "That's very good."
"Miss Hope, what story are you going to tell us today?" Hope looked up to see a familiar little red-head, sitting right in front of her. She smiled down at the girl before gently picking her up and putting her in her lap.
"Well...How many of you know what it means to work together?" Many hands shot up, and Hope pointed to a little boy that was sitting in the middle. "Yes, Jason?"
"It means that you and some other people work together to get something done."
"Well, usually that is something that it does mean, but that answer isn't entirely what I was looking for." Hope looked around to pick on someone else when she saw a familiar smirking red-head boy, and calm and collected blue-haired boy sitting on a bench in the back. She smirked to herself before calling on someone. Once again, she got the an answer similar to Jason's.
"All of you have given me the answer that most people consider correct, but it's not even the half of it. Today, our story is going to be about what it means to work together, and this will be a very important lesson to you all, so be sure to listen carefully." Hope adjusted Kairi, who had taken to her lap quite comfortably.
"A long, long time ago, before you and I existed, there were dinosaurs. The dinosaurs didn't like to be around those that were different, meaning they didn't stick around the other kinds of dinosaurs. They all lived in peace for awhile with their own kinds, but one day, a drought came, and all the plants died, and the water supply became very small. The dinosaurs began to leave their home, in search for something far more greater, called the Great Valley." Hope continued on with her story, and stopped when she reached the saddest part, where all the kids began to tear up.
"You see, littlefoot's mother believed that he could find the Great Valley, as long as he believed in himself. She would always be with him in his heart, and she would make sure that he let his heart guide him." Hope comforted the kids, smiling at how the words of Littlefoot's mother sounded like those that her mother had told her before she died.
The story continued on for awhile longer, until she reached the end. " When the clouds had moved away, and let the sunlight fall down to the earth below, it revealed the Great Valley, and all the dinosaurs in it. The little dinosaurs ran down to the valley, and found their families, and together, they all lived together in peace from generation to generation, long ago." Hope finished, smiling at the faces of all the little kids around her. "So, you see kids, working together doesn't just mean having others help you do something...it means something far more greater. So, tell me what showed the ways of working together." Hope said, waiting patiently as the kids thought about what she had asked, until about 4 kids stood up to explain.
The first one to speak was a little girl named Molly. "Littlefoot, Cera, Petrie, Ducky, and Spike, respected each other."
The next was a boy named Max. "They all played, and had fun, and learned to live together, even though they were different." Hope smiled at how many good responses that she was getting, gesturing for the next person, which was Kairi, to give her response.
"I think they dreamed about a better world, where everyone had enough to eat, where all families shared the Great Valley, and lived happily ever after."
Hope smiled brightly, before setting Kairi out of her lap, and standing up, and began to sing.
'Don't lose your way
With each passing day
You've come so far
Don't throw it away
Live believing
Dreams are for weaving
Wonders are waiting to start.'
Kairi smiled up at her, before taking hopes hand into her own, listening to her as she continued to sing.
"Live your story, Faith, hope and glory, hold to the truth in your heart
If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
Where clouds roll by
For you and I
Souls in the wind must learn how to bend
Seek out a star, hold on to the end
Valley, mountain
There is a fountain, washes our tears all away
Words are swaying
Someone is praying
Please let us come home to stay.'
The other children began to sing along with Hope as she walked around.
'If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
As clouds roll by
For you, and I'
Everyone stopped singing as Hope stood up on the fountain, continuing the song.
'When we are out there
In the dark
We'll dream about the sun
In the dark we'll feel the light
Warm our hearts, everyone
If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through
To forever
As high, as souls can fly
The clouds roll by
For you and I.'
Hope finished, waiting for the kids to finish their response.
"Littlefoot and his friends shared and had fun." Max said.
"And they had courage, even when things were a little scary." Hope added in before Molly spoke.
"And when they worked together, it was good for all the dinosaurs in the Great Valley."
"I hope that we can learn to live together, just like they did." Kairi said, finishing the lesson.
"I'm proud of all of you for giving me such good responses, and I hope that you will all remember what it truly means to work together." Hope said to them, walking over to where Lea and Isa were sitting. "You can all go back home. I'll see you next time!" She waved to them, before darting off to her friends.
"Bye, Hope!" All the kids shouted as she left, remembering what she had asked of them before she dashed off.
'Always remember the true meaning of working together, and friendship, because that's what helps you accomplish many things that others thought you couldn't. Just remember what friendship is, and have courage...Always believe in yourself, no matter what the situation is.'
A/N: I really liked this chapter, and I hope you guys did too! I forgot to mention earlier that I don't own the song used, so...i don't own it! Review please!