Chapter XIX: The town of twilight part V
The strange white creatures wavered back and forth as if they were waiting for a signal of some kind. The bullies and Seifer were all freaked out by this strange phenomenon, though Seifer grinded his teeth in agitation.
Nozomi looked at all the creatures, her widened slightly as she tired to think of what to do, she then whispered to Cait sith, "Hey! What do you think we should do?"
Cait sith then whispered back, "Well that's obvious ain't it? You gotta fight back before-"
But he was cut off as he noticed something, "look the new kid."
Nozomi hearing this was puzzled for moment before she then remembered about the bullied boy she was trying to save and looked at him. She could see that he was shivering a lot more furiously then he had been before, he looked at the creatures terrified and then suddenly he gasped painfully as he bent his head down.
Nozomi looked at the boy wide eyed but then suddenly heard a sound and turned to see that the creatures had then suddenly started to move as they then all lunged forwards at once at the group.
Nozomi her eyes widened jumped back as one lunged at her its claws bared, it was a lot faster compared to the heartless she had fought before. As she then dodged back and forth it suddenly then turned into some strange electrical energy. She looked around panicked as then something sounded behind her, but before she could react it suddenly struck her in the back. She cried out in pain.
As she staggered forward she then saw that the thing had moved in front of her as it wavered back in forth, waiting to attack again. She held her side as one of her eyes were closed she had her teeth clenched.
"Darn I wasn't expecting that! I've gotta-"
"Aaaaghhhhh!"
"Suddenly she heard a cry as she turned around and saw that Seifer and his gang were surrounded and Seifer was in the girl's arms, and his bigger lug friend was barely holding them off.
She saw one of the creatures start to do what it had done to her, seeing this she immediately reacted as she then ran towards them, the creature that attacked her following in pursuit.
The lug
was fighting as hard as he could against the white monsters as best
he could when suddenly-!
SMASH!
He turned round and saw a fast
glimmer of light as he saw the girl from earlier with a strange
weapon, in her hands as she had struck a blow against the creature,
he looked at her wide-eyed.
Nozomi having summoned the 'starseeker' had sent the creature flying but then she saw that it then wobbled and slithered in the air as it then moved into approach.
Her eyes surprised she then looked on determined and hit it again, the same reaction happened again.
"Man these guys are like some kind of living rubber!" She spoke determined.
"Well whatever they're made of you better get rid of 'em!" Spoke Cait sith to her angrily.
Hearing Cait sith Nozomi looked around her and saw that once more the creatures had gathered in a circle and she knew they were going to strike again.
"Right!" She spoke as she then moved in to attack.
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Hayner and the others were all then finally getting back to where they had left Nozomi to wait. The cue had been bigger than they had anticipated and so it was the one reason they'd been so late.
"I hope she isn't too annoyed at us," Pence spoke as he had two of the ice creams in his hand.
"Yeah! I mean it's not good to leave someone like that alone for too long… especially if you've only just met them too," Olette spoke as she had the last of the four in her own hands.
Hayner on the other hand was still quiet as he had his arms folded seeming to be in serious thought. Olette seeing this as she turned and looked at him then said, "are you still that mad at her?"
Suddenly then hearing this Hayner raised his head as he was taken out from his own thoughts as he then replied, "no I'm not! It's just that… well… I mean I don't know how on earth I'm supposed to even talk to her," he was quiet as he then tried explain himself," I mean after how I've acted and what's she's been telling us about, where's she's from and that… how can I?"
Hearing this his friends looked at him surprised, but then Olette spoke as she smiled, "well I think just saying sorry would be the best way to start" she finished with a slight laugh.
At this Hayner was surprised himself at this reaction at doing something so simply, Pence smiled himself then added, "yeah I don't think she's one to really hold a grudge… not from what I can tell anyway, so don't act all serious about this alright?"
Hayner hearing this from both his friends was silent for a moment as he then smiled himself with a slight cringe as he shook his head slightly, "sure…"
With that they finally turned the corner to the park.
"Hey Nozomi we're-" But Pence was cut off as he then saw the battle that was going on.
All three of them were utter shock at the sight but then Hayner noticed the thing she was carrying in her hand as he then said. "Keyblade…"
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Nozomi had at last destroyed the last of the creatures, as she was breathless slightly, it was difficult trying to get used to get used to all these new enemies.
"I'm glad that's over," she breathed as she stroked away a bead of sweat from her brow, then turning around to look at Seifer she saw that they had made it.
But then turning around she then saw the boy from before he was still crouched down still holding his legs, seeing this Nozomi was concerned as she then went down to his level. She was quiet for a moment as she then started to reach her hand forward as she was then about to say something when suddenly-
"Nozomi!" She turned around and saw Hayner, Olette and Pence approach her panicked.
As they did this the boy who was huddled then suddenly got up as he then ran away.
Nozomi looked at him wide-eyed as he did this but then suddenly the others arrived and gathered around her.
"Hey guys I-" but she was cut off as Hayner interrupted her, "Where did you get that!?"
Nozomi blinked confused, "what?"
"That!" Hayner spoke as he pointed at the keyblade in her right hand.
Looking at the keyblade Nozomi spoke again, "this?"
But before she continue to speak Pence spoke as he then asked, "Do you know Sora?"
At this Nozomi's eyes were surprise and in question as then suddenly her eyebrows creased as she then said, "Sora?"
It was then Olette began to speak, "yeah he's-"
But then suddenly from behind them a flash of white went right through them all as they were all knocked off their feet.
"Owwww!" Nozomi cried as she landed on her backside, she cringed in pain slightly as she got up and turned to see the white flash go down the same road the boy had gone down.
She then looked at everyone worried as they were all on the floor, she then rushed to them, "are you guys alright?!"
"Owwww yeah I'm fine" Hayner spoke as he held his head.
Olette then too got up a little shakily, she was helped by Nozomi gently, then Pence then spoke, "I wonder what that was it was-"
But suddenly he paused as he had reached his hand into his pocket, his eyes widened in alarm, he suddenly started to scramble over himself.
Nozomi looked at him oddly, "what're you doing?" She asked.
Pence then paused as he looked up distressed as he then said, "The locket, it's gone it's-"
Nozomi hearing this then felt a horrible tremor in her stomach as she heard this, "what?"
Everyone looked really worried at this news, Hayner then spoke angrily, "how could you lose it?!"
Pence shook his head as he then said, "It must have been that thing it must have-"
But then as he spoke he then saw that Nozomi had started to run to where the creature had gone.
"No Nozomi!" Olette cried but it was too late as she had sped around another corner.
"We've gotta stop her!" Pence said as he cringed getting up as best he could.
"Yeah but how do we know where-" Suddenly then Hayner stopped speaking as then a couple of people appeared, one of whom they recognised, "you're-"
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Nozomi ran and ran to where she thought she saw the creature go, she turned a couple of streets until she arrived back into the centre, "where could it have gone!?"
Cait sith on the other hand was annoyed at her greatly, 'you dumb banshee! Yer shouldn't of run off like that! They're gonna be worried sick about ya!"
Nozomi though looking her thoughts focused then saw something odd, a huge cracked hole in the wall.
"That must be it!" She spoke as she then ran forwards towards it.
Cait sith was more annoyed as he then got out of his backpack form and was now on Nozomi's head as he pulled her hair hard.
"Owww!" Nozomi cried as she then started to bat at her head trying to make Cait sith stop.
"Will ya listen to me then?!" He spoke still holding tight.
Nozomi stayed her hands down as she then stopped to listen as she then said, "alright what is it?"
With that Cait sith then let go of her hair as he then spoke to her, "ye can't act like a blockhead in these situations! Ye don't even know if that thing took it! And even if it did there's no guarantee that ye can take it like those other ones?!"
Hearing this Nozomi was grim, she did understand what Cait sith was saying and all but, "I have to get it back though! It's precious! And if I wait and hesitate then I might not see it again! I've got to and…"
"And what?" Cait sith asked her annoyed.
Nozomi was quiet as she tried to think of a way to solve this, it then struck her taking her hands she then quickly took Cait sith off her head and put him on the floor, though he struggled, "hey what're you-"
But then he stopped speaking as he saw Nozomi was pointing to where she had come from, Cait sith then looked back at her and then started to ask, "What're you doing that for?"
Nozomi looking at him sternly then replied, "you can go back and get them! Go and tell them what's going on okay?"
Cait sith baffled by this then looked back at the entrance again and then turned to look back at her and said, "what-"
But then Nozomi had taken off again as she continued to run through the woods leaving Cait sith alone.
He then shouted at her angrily, "Ya dumb banshee!!"
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Nozomi ran through the woods until she finally arrived at the other end and then came across a huge mansion. It looked old and worn, the gates were wide open with ivy all over them. She could also see that there were loads of old stone pillars scattered here and there as some were cracked and broken.
She looked at everything inquisitively as she then started to step through the gates, she'd never actually been in a mansion or had actually seen one, except for pictures in storybooks.
As she continued to walk she then spoke to herself, "a lot muskier then I was expecting."
She then made it across the front garden and made it to the front doors, looking at them she wondered if they were locked or not. She inspected it as she then took one of the knobs and turned it gently and slowly.
The door opened as Nozomi pushed. She looked into the rooms' entrance hall, she saw the whole place was riddled debris, it had obviously not been lived in for ages. She walked inside as she then looked around and saw stairs, she went to take them but before she took one step up she looked around herself and spoke, "this place must have been really pretty at one time…"
But then suddenly as she spoke she heard a creak from above looking up she saw a familiar shade of blonde hair and a pair of glasses with red eyes. They looked at her widened in shock before he then started to run.
Nozomi seeing him then ran too up the stairs as she then shouted, "Wait! Hang on!"
She heard the rustles of his footsteps as he ran across the landing running she caught up and then saw him disappear through a door. Looking at him do this she then approached it slowly not wanting to scare him anymore, she then came to the door and then gently opened it.
Inside she met an amazing sight, the whole room was pure white! All the walls, decorations, everything and she could also see that there were crayoned drawings on the walls, as though a child had been drawing in there.
Looking around herself amazed her eyes then landed on the boy again, he was huddled on the floor as he looked at her his eyes widened in fear.
Nozomi looked at him a little saddened at his reaction, 'he's like a scared rabbit…'
She then approached him slowly he only turned his face away as though expecting something terrible was about to happen, but then Nozomi seeing this then reached her hand across as she held his face gently.
The boy looked at her this time in surprise it was quiet for a few moments until Nozomi spoke with a smile, "hey there."
He was quiet as he then seemed to have trouble finding his own voice as he then said, "um… hi?"
Nozomi smiled more as she then took her hand away and then spoke to him again, "sorry I scared you like that before… I didn't realised you lived her and stuff and uhhh…. Hmmmm."
She then had raised her hand to her mouth as she seemed to think about something the boy was quiet as he waited for her next move. It was then she did, "I better make a proper introduction," she then reached her hand out waiting to be shaken as she then said, "hi, I'm Nozomi."
The boy looking at this gesture then back at her was quiet for a few moments before he then slowly reach his own hand out shaking hers as he then spoke, "my name's Odyeux."