Brittany's Point of View
I walked into the bottom of the Mysterious Tower, dreading the climb that was coming. Mom on the other hand was completely enthusiastic. She had already started walking up the steps. She turned to me. "You coming?" She asked. I started up the steps. "What's it like to have Shadow inside you?" She wondered. "A pain." I groaned.
'Hey, I'm not that bad.'
"I see. My dad never told me that he had Light inside of him. Of course, I was too young to understand anyway. Like Molly." She mentioned. "Hey, why were you living in Radiant Gardens?" I asked. "My mom was from there. She's gone now." She explained. "Oh, sorry." I apologized. "Don't be. You should be able to know more about your family. I wish that I could've talked to you about this sort of stuff years ago." Mom said. A tear trailed down her face. "Mom, are you okay?" I questioned. Suddenly, she hugged me. "I missed it Brittany. I missed it all. I missed your first word. Your first steps. The first time you tied your shoes. Your first night away from home. I missed it all Brittany." She cried. "Mom, I know that you really wanted to be there for those things, but you can't live in what ifs. You need to keep looking forward rather than back." I said. She let go of me and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Yeah, I know. I just wish that I could do it all over again." She sniffed. "I know that it sounds selfish, but if I could do everything over again, I wouldn't. I got to be a big sister to Alison and Molly, I got to play the video game of all this before finding out that it's all real, and I got to find my family. I know that it sounds weird, but I think I'm starting to get used to the craziness of all this." I said. "Yeah. Brittany, I do think it's a good idea to keep the three of you together when this is all over, but I also think that maybe... maybe I'll ask my dad if your father and I can move in." Mom suggested. "I don't know about that. You know, it might not be a good idea. Think about it. There's already Terra, Aqua, Ventus, Molly, Alison and I." I pointed out. "So what's two more?" Mom smirked. "You are so obnoxious." I groaned.
We approached the door that led to Master Yen Sid's Study. "So this is it." I mentioned. "For now." Mom added. I opened the door and went in, followed by Mom.
As usual, Master Yen Sid is sitting behind his desk. "Hello Brittany. It has been a while." He greeted. "Master Yen Sid, I'm going to leave Brittany with you now." Mom announced. "Very well. Send your father my regards." Master Yen Sid said. "Yep." Mom said, leaving. I should probably bow or something, but right now I don't care one bit about formalities. I honestly don't care much for anything that's not the point, so I cut to the chase. "How did you manage to live with Shadow living inside you? She's the most conniving, evil creature I've ever seen." I said. "Who can also hear you." Master Yen Sid mentioned. "I'm way past even caring." I huffed. "Brittany, the first thing you need to do is calm down. You're stressed and it's affecting your emotions. You need to stop and think before you act." Master Yen Sid said.
'Brittany, he's right. You do need to calm down. You haven't stopped since the beginning of your journey. You're safe here. You can relax.' Safe from what?! Certainly not safe from you because you're still here.
"Can you do that for me? Can you calm down some?" He asked. "W-what?" I questioned. "Can you calm down for me?" He repeated. The way he said that really got to me. Everyone has been telling me what to do and what I need to be. No one ever asked me if I could do it, or if I would do it, or anything like that. It's always been, 'Do this.' and never 'Could you?' It's amazing just how much it makes a difference.
"Yes." I replied. "Good. I'm aware that having a force can be a great burden on you. However, it can also be a good thing if you let it." He said. "Meaning?" I asked. "When you learn to work together is when it starts becoming easier. You won't always agree on everything and you both will have to make sacrifices at times, but someday your bond won't be as intolerable as it seems to be now. For now, you should focus on staying near Light and Darkness. Having a common goal is a great help." Master Yen Sid explained.
'Hey, could I talk to him.' Go ahead. Go use MY body and use MY life as if it were your own. While you're at it, why don't you use my body forever. The next thing I knew, everything went black.
"I am trying Brittany! I really am, but you're making it impossible. Do you think it's easy for me either? Far from it! I'm dependent on other people and I'm always in- in somebody else's shadow!" Shadow screamed. I bit back a comment about how ironic that sounded. "Can you at least try to work with me?!" She yelled. "Are you done?" I asked calmly. She took a few deep breaths. "Yes." She sighed. "Good. I'm going to sleep. Don't bother me." I said. She stayed silent.
I layed down, but instead of sleeping, I thought about some things. My thoughts aren't private when I'm in my body so I might as well do my thinking here. I guess Shadow is flustered by this whole thing too. She doesn't have a life, so she's grasping what freedom she can. That's what I think anyway. Still, at the expense of my life... Well, I guess I should just go to sleep and not worry about it. Slowly, I drifted off to sleep.
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