Chapter XVII: The town of twilight part III

Chapter XVII: The town of twilight part III

"Where in the heck could she be!?" Riku muttered angrily as he ran out in front of the train station. He gazed at the familiar surroundings of the red brick roads the clean and vibrant colours of the forever twilight lit sun.

He was agitated again in side as he was getting fed up with the same old routine of being separated and the games of hide and seek. But at least he had an advantage this time, "at least I know more where we're going in this place."

For it would definitely make the search easier to do and hopefully faster.

"Yeah I should think so…" The king spoke as he walked up to Riku and stood beside him as he too stared at the surroundings.

"I wonder why it is though that we keep getting separated from her every time though…" Riku thought out loud as he gazed still into the sky.

Mickey hearing this question then crossed his arms as he thought of the possible reasons, "well it could be that she just doesn't have control over what she's doing… or maybe it's just that it's TRYING to lose us."

Riku looked at the king as he spoke these words and then started to speak, "does that mean that-"

But he was cut off as something caught his eye.

Turning quickly around he looked around defensively making the king jump.

There was silence between the two of them until Riku spoke again as the king calmed down, "did you feel it that?" He asked.

The king baffled for a moment then looked at where Riku was looking. Doing this he then closed his eyes in concentration as he listened to his own heart, then after a few moments he opened his eyes as he spoke, "yeah… I can feel it, there are some here."

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"Hah! Done it!" Nozomi cried out loudly in triumphant.

Hayner was in utter shock as he had stared at Nozomi's inhuman speed of calculating, he just couldn't believe it, "This has gotta be a fluke! There's no way-"

But Pence interrupted him as he then took the papers that Nozomi had finished off, reading them through he looked at them wide-eyed, Olette followed suit as well as she looked on over his shoulder. After a brief few moments they then concluded, Pence Olette spoke first, "nope this isn't any fluke! They're all absolutely correct!"

Nozomi grinned further her teeth showing as Hayner was just flabber ghasted, "you're joking!"

Pence then replied as he then answered, "this is serious Hayner these are all exactly dead on! And she finished it in…" He then looked at his timer, "Twenty two minutes and forty seven seconds!"

Hayner hearing this and then looking at his papers his eyes wide as he then turned to Nozomi. She looked at him smugly as she then raised her eyebrows up and down a few times as she then said, "So whatya say now?"

Hayner looking at her then grew irritated slightly from her cheekiness then replied, "Alright, alright I admit defeat… but I still ain't being soft on ya!" With that he got up and walked off as he stood against the wall looking out to the street.

Nozomi as she stared after Hayner as her cheeky look disappeared to be replaced by a look of puzzlement, she was quiet a little before saying, "okay…"

Pence and Olette staring after Hayner's behaviour then turned to Nozomi, Olette spoke, and "sorry about him it's just that he's a bit of a sore loser."

Nozomi turned as Olette talked and then replied, "oh? Alright then… I'll just wait till he simmers then."

Pence laughed he replied, "Yeah that'd be a good plan, oh yeah!" With that he turned his pockets.

Nozomi watched him as he did this, as she watched he then pulled out her necklace from his trouser pockets.

"You can have this back since you won the bet" he smiled as he held it out to her.

Nozomi looking at this stared at her necklace for a few moments as she smiled and shook her head, her eyes closed. "nah it's okay."

"Huh?" Pence spoke.

She opened her eyes still smiling as she then said, "You can keep it for while longer, just until we finished looking at the sight Kay?"

Pence was surprised as Olette was as she then interjected asking. "are you sure it's okay for us to hold onto it?"

Nozomi nodded happily, " yeah it's fine besides it's only until after the sight seeing so you guys can have a small victory in some ways kay?"

At this Olette was surprised as Pence was and couldn't believe Nozomi's trusting nature. But then they too smiled as well, with that Pence then put the necklace back in his pocket, "okay then I'll give it back to you afterwards then."

"Right!" Nozomi spoke happily as she was so delighted at making so any friends so quickly, unbeknownst to her Hayner stared at her as she did this.

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After settling things Nozomi was ready to leave when suddenly a thought hit her, "Hey where's Cait Sith?"
It was then as the other were leaving they turned around as Hayner asked her, "who?"

Nozomi stared at them as she then started to explain indicating with her hands, "my friend he's a small black and white cat with a crown, red boots and a red cape."

Hearing this information Olette then responded, "oh you mean that toy cat that was next you?"

Nozomi was confused as she heard the word 'toy' but then listened as Olette continued, "We put him at the side of the sofa over there so he'd be safe."

Nozomi hearing this then replied, "oh? Um, okay I'll go and get him, can you guys wait outside for me?"

The others stared at her as she said this, but then Pence spoke, "okay we'll wait for you then."

"Right!" Nozomi nodded as they all headed out as she then went over to where Olette had indicated to, she spot him there at the side as he was sat like a stuffed animal his arms at his sides with his head bent down.

Nozomi was confused as she saw this, "Hey? What're you doing?" She asked him as she then prodded his head with her hand.

But all that happened was that he went back slightly before he fell forward back into the sitting position like a stuffed animal.

She got down and looked at him a little closer her face baffled with eyebrows furred. There didn't seem to be any response from him and this made her think it was weird, "you're not really a toy are you?"

But then suddenly as this came she was suddenly hit in the forehead as Cait Sith had kicked her square on.

"Owww what the heck-"

"No I ain't!" Cait sith cried out angrily out loudly as he pointed at her convicting.

Nozomi looked at him surprised as she rubbed her head as she did Cait Sith spoke on, "I was getting really fed up with ye there! Actin all friendly with no carer and the world like nothin's goin on! Ye should be ashamed of yourself!"

Nozomi was a bit disgruntled as she heard this angry outburst from Cait Sith as she had then got up and started to dust herself off. After a few moments she then responded to him rather annoyed herself, "well excuse me!"

Cait Sith was now more angered then he already was before as he then said to her, "you don't care about her highness at all do ya!? All yer doin is just thinkin about yerself, yer not tryin at all ar ya!"

At this Nozomi looked at Cait sith wide-eyed as she heard Oralee's name being mentioned which then made the happy feelings she had for a moment flee as then she looked saddened. She was quiet for a few moments as she didn't look at Cait Sith, she did feel ashamed slightly but the sadness was more that she felt.

Looking at cait sith she then replied to him calmly though a little sadly, "look I'm sorry okay… I mean, I'm not tryin to just play around like this because… I don't know this town and those guys do obviously so I was tryin to think of a way to get around this place better."

Quiet for a moment Cait sith listened as he sat cross legged looking at her his tail swaying slightly to and fro showing his concentration as he listened to her as she continued, "And don't get me wrong… there hasn't been a moment that I've forgotten Oralee… she's constantly on my mind as much as Wairu is too… but acting all serious and sad like that isn't gonna get the problem solved."

Cait sith hearing this was silent as Nozomi stopped again as she continued to speak again, "besides I have to upbeat about this cause right now there are a lot of negative things pulling us down right now, for one I don't know where Oralee is or Wairu and I'm not strong right now either… but I gotta smile and keep going and make the most of things as I can."

She then looked at Cait sith who still looked on at her seriously, she then went on " so… I am sorry but I'm promising you, I'm trying as hard as I can for you and Oralee, cause I want her back as much as you, and to do that we need support from others… cause we cant do it all alone…kay?" She asked him finishing finally.

Hearing this Cait sith stared up at her as he heard her… then quietly he bowed his head as he then responded to her, "all right then…as long as you're serious."

With that he then jumped to her onto her shoulders as suddenly he went to her back and then attached himself to her.

"Huh!? What're you-" She started to ask.

"I gotta stay with ya right, so to mix in this is the best way ta do it! We gotta blend in as much as we can, right?" He asked her.

Nozomi was quiet for a few moments, when suddenly she felt black arm bands come over her shoulders and she then saw that Cait Sith had turned into a backpack. He had his arms folded as he looked up at her.

Nozomi getting the hint then smiled, "kay then!" She smiled as she then turned and ran outside.

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She found the others outside waiting for her, she smiled as she ran up to them a little embarrassed it seemed.

"You sure took yer time what were ya doing?" Hayner asked her suspiciously.

Nozomi blinked as she responded, "uh, well it just took me awhile to get him on, it's a bit tricky with the straps."

With that she showed them what she meant as she showed cait sith on her back as a backpack.

The others looked a little surprised at this, Olette looked at Cait sith as Nozomi then turned around, she then spoke to her, "I didn't realise it was a backpack."

Nozomi then laughed, "yeah it's a little tricky to notice the straps on these things sometimes."

Olette smiled at this but then Hayner interjected as he had noticed something, "hey what happened to yer forehead?" He asked.

Nozomi blinked as she then felt where Cait sith had kicked her and then she responded quickly, "oh this! Um, well I just bumped my head I was comin out and stuff so… yeah."

Hayner looked at her still suspicious but then shook it off as he then started to walk off, "alright we better start this tour then."

Looking after him the others then followed pursuit along with Nozomi who held onto the straps of Cait sith.

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Nozomi was guided through out the town and was dazzled by the many sights that she saw of it that she couldn't see before.

"Wow these shops are so cool!" She said aloud amazed. She had never before been a place that was so brightly lit by lights and the sun was so warm on her skin. It reminded her slightly of her old home.

"Is this really the first time you've ever come to Twilight town?" Pence asked her.

Nozomi looked at him as she replied, "no this is my first time ever! I mean it's so big and bright it's just so cool!"

With that she continued to look around and was surprised as she watched a rail car go by, the others stared at her and reactions, they hadn't met anyone in a long time who could so excited over something so small.

Olette was curious as she wanted to know a little more, "isn't your home anything like ours?"

Nozomi still looking around replied, "nah, nothing like this, my town was in the countryside full of hills and forests of bamboo, it was pretty much a quite town really not too much but just enough."

Pence catching onto this then responded, "oh so you're a county girl?"

Nozomi turned and looked at him as she responded, "yeah pretty much, I've never been anywhere else before so… I'm enjoying every sight that I'm getting to see! Everywhere I go is amazing!"

Pence hearing this smiled as did Olette, Hayner however was still a bit grouchy over what happened so still wasn't up to talking to her.

Olette seeing this looked at Hayner annoyed as she turned to Nozomi again as they turned the corner of another street, "hey Nozomi?"
"Yeah?" She asked as she turned and looked at Olette.

"How'd you get so good at maths?" She asked.

Nozomi smiled as she closed her eyes and looked on ahead, "well… I just did it gradually overtime since I live on my own… homework was kinda of a luxury really cause it got rid of the boredom in the house… so I learned to do it quick because there wasn't really anything else to do."

At this they all looked at Nozomi surprised, even Hayner did as he heard this info.

"You're saying you live all alone?" Olette asked.

Nozomi was silent before she replied, "only in the house… but here," she then turned and looked at them as she then responded, "I've got friends so I'm not lonely."

At this Olette was startled at the reply but then she and Pence smiled as she called them friends though Hayner only looked on a little startled. Though inside he did even feel a little bit happy at her calling him a friend, though he wasn't going to admit it.