Now that Lea and Isa have set off to find clues on Subject X's whereabouts, I say it's time to check back in on Subject X. What has she been doing since Luxu brought her back to Scala ad Caelum? How is her training going? What has she been up to? Let's find out.
Man, did I have some trouble writing this! I was hoping to have this chapter out to celebrate the New Year, but, NOPE! I was stuck with writers block and needed some time to figure out what will happen in the chapter. I wanted to show how she's been since she went to the Destiny Islands. But I also wanted this to give a bit of an idea of what her life is like in Scala ad Caelum. How she interacts with everyone and to her surroundings. So, sorry for the wait and I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: This chapter and future ones will show depictions of a panic/anxiety attack and trauma. Make sure your okay with this topic before proceeding. I'm not an expert on the subject so I apologize if I got anything wrong.
"I" is for normal talking
"I" is for thoughts/flashbacks
Chapter 5: Restless
(Scala ad Calelum, Lost School: X's Bedroom)
It is night time in Scala ad Caelum and everyone is fast asleep. We see X in her room, wearing a gray tank top and indigo shorts. However, unlike everyone else, her sleep is far from peaceful. She is constantly tossing and turning in her sleep. After a moment, she jolts awake with a scream. She remains sitting up on her bed, breathing heavily, trying to calm down her racing heart. After taking some deep breaths, she is able to gather her thoughts.
"Another nightmare of the experiments. This is the sixth time this week I've had nightmares of those 'dark times.' Sure, I always have nightmares of those times, but its been months since I had them every single night. I'm glad Luxu decided to put my training on hold. I doubt I can concentrate on my training like this."
She gets out of bed, slipping on her indigo slippers. She looks to the clock that's on her desk and sees that it is 2 in the morning. She moves to her door, grabbing her jacket and putting it on while doing so.
"I need to get some tea. Hopefully that will help me." She thought to herself, leaving her room.
(Scala ad Caelum, Lost School: Kitchen)
X looks in the cupboards and finds a box of camomile tea bags. She grabs it and looks inside, only to see that it's empty. She makes an annoyed expression as she throws away the empty box. "Looks like I'll need to buy more tea. Guess I can make some hot chocolate. Sure it might not make it easier for me to sleep, but it tastes better." X says to herself.
Looking through the cabinets, she finds a small cup and hot cocoa mix. She fills her cup with milk and put it in the microwave. As she waits, her mind starts to drift off. Her mind being filled with memories that she would rather not think about. She remembers how dark the cells were, the haunting cries and screams of the kids that were experimented on, the pain she felt during the experiments.
The microwave goes off, pulling X out of her thoughts. She gets out of her chair and pulls out her cup from the microwave. She stirs in the hot cocoa mix and sits down with her drink. Taking a sip of her hot chocolate, she starts to relax a little. "Mmmmmm, tastes so good!" She thought to herself.
While she drinks her hot chocolate, she starts to think about what she will do in the morning. "I know I'm going to the store to buy more tea. Maybe I can find something that can help me sleep. I think I remember reading that lavender can help people sleep. I'll have to see if they have any at the flower shop." As she makes up her mind on what to do, she realizes that she finished her drink. Seeing that her cup is empty, she washes her cup and puts it away.
X's Diary Entry 5
Ever since Luxu brought me back to Scala, my nightmares have become more frequent. They normally happen every now and then, but for some reason, they have been happening every night. Everytime I close my eyes, I see myself back in my cell, hearing the screams of everyone else that has been captured and subjected to experimentation. I wish that my nightmares would stop.
I wonder what Luxu's friends have to say about me? They're probably not happy that I'm disturbing them in the middle of the night. At least my scream didn't wake them up this time. Should I ask them for help? I feel like I should but I can't help but think that they would judge me. Besides, I know what to do about my nightmares. I have used these methods for years to help me, I just need to gather the supplies.
May my heart be my guiding key.
(Scala ad Caelum, Lost School: Meeting Room)
In the meeting room, the Foretellers are gathered around the table. Ira wanted to discuss some things he thought would be important. Invi is sitting to Ira's left, Gula is to Ira's right, Aced is standing behind Ira and Luxu is standing across the room. Ira looks around the room and notices that X isn't around yet. "I can see that we are missing someone. Is she still asleep? Should one of us go get her?" Ira suggests.
"I think we should let her be. The girl had another nightmare and woke up with a scream. I doubt she would be able to focus on anything if she's half asleep. We should let her rest." Luxu tells them.
"I guess that's true. She has been having endless nightmares this past week. She probably didnt get that much sleep either." Ira brings up.
"Shouldn't we do something about her nightmares? Surely we can find something that can help." Invi speaks up. She thinks for a bit and remembers the Dream Eaters like Chirithys. "Why don't we create a Dream Eater? A Dream Eater can help her out with her nightmares and allow her to sleep peacefully." Invi points put.
At that moment, the door slowly opened. They all turned to the door and saw X entering the room. "Am I interrupting something?" She asks them.
"As if. We haven't started talking about anything important. Nothing to be concerned about. Was there anything you need?" Luxu tells her.
"I'm going to head to the market. I need to grab a few things." X tells them. She looks around, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Alright then. Do you have enough munny?" Luxu asks X. She nods her head 'yes' in response. "Good, but make sure your back before it gets late. If you get tired, come back here immediately." Luxu tells X, who nods her head in understanding. She leaves the room, closing the door behind her.
Luxu listens for X's footsteps, making sure she isn't nearby. Once he was sure she was gone, he anwsers Invi's question. "Unfortunately, it's not easy finding the ingredients to make a Dream Eater. Besides, we already tried. We don't know what happended, but for some reason, the Dream Eater didn't stay for long. Couldn't even summon them."
"Well there goes that idea." Aced responds, sounding disappointed.
"Well for now, we have other matters to discuss. One of these is X's training. We need to pick up where we left off. I don't think we can hold off on her training any longer." Ira tells everyone.
"I have to agree with Ira. It's best that we get back to her training real soon. Otherwise, she'll start falling behind." Invi gives her opinion. Invi believes that it's best to continue with X's training, but is still worried about her and her current state of mind.
(Scala ad Caelum, Shopping District)
(X's P.O.V.)
Seeing how sunny it is outside, I lowered the hood on my jacket. I raise my hand and squint my eyes a bit, trying to adjust to how bright it is. When it felt like my eyes had adjusted to the brightness, I lower my hand. I make my way through the streets to get to the tea shop. As I do, I couldn't help but think about their conversation earlier.
"I think we should let her be. The girl had another nightmare and woke up with a scream. I doubt she would be able to focus on anything if she's half asleep. We should let her rest." That was Luxu talking to them.
"I guess that's true. She has been having endless nightmares this past week. She probably didn't get much sleep last night either." That was Ira.
"So my screams did wake them up. So much for not disturbing them.I really need to get these nightmares to stop. Right now, they think a Dream Eater called a 'Chirithy' should work. Why does that name sound familiar to me? Putting that aside, it won't work. I tried creating a Dream Eater to help before, but my nightmares were too much for it to handle. If only I can find a way to get rid of these nightmares!" I thought to myself in frustration.
All of the sudden, I come face to face with something and I fall back, dropping my basket. I rub my face, trying to ease the pain. When I removed my hands from my face, I check to see if I'm bleeding. I saw no signs of blood. "That's a relief."
I look up to see what hit me and see that it's a sign. I stand up and brush off any dirt as I read the sign. It reads 'Tea Shop' on it. "Guess I was so lost in thought that I didn't notice that I already made it here." After thinking that, I grab my basket, open the door and head inside.
(Scala ad Caelum, Tea Shop)
(X's P.O.V)
I enter the Tea Shop and am greeted by the familiar, vintage interior. The cream colored walls, the brown floor, the various brown wooden shelves filled with different teas and tea sets. I can smell the different tea leaves that they sell. "This place is so relaxing." I thought to myself.
"Welcome back, X."
I heard the voice and look at the wooden front counter. I see the familiar cashier standing next to the register. Her green hair is pulled up into a bun and has a brown apron over her white blouse and black pants. Her name tag says that her name is Claire. She shows a gentle smile to make sure I know I'm safe.
"It's nice to see you again, dearie. Ran out of camomile tea?" Claire asks me, keeping her voice calm. I nod my head 'yes' to answer her question. "Your in luck, we got a whole bunch of camomile tea brought in just yesterday." She tells me.
I go to the shelf next to the far left wall and I grabbed the camomile tea. "I should probably buy two boxes of tea instead of one." I quickly think to myself, grabbing another box of tea. Feeling satisfied, I go to the counter to pay for my tea.
"So, how have you been X? Did anything exciting happen?" She asks me. As I put the tea on the counter to pay for them, Claire realizes that I bought two boxes of camomile tea instead of one. Seeing this, she gives me a look of both pity and sympathy. "Have your nightmares been keeping you up at night?" She asks me, concerned about my well being.
I try to anwser her questions, but when I try to anwser, my nightmares came back in full force. Next thing I knew, I feel my hands shake, my heart is starting to beat fast and I notice I'm not breathing normally. I put my hands on the counter to calm down and to steady myself.
"Breathe, X. Remember the exercises you went through. Take slow and deep breaths, focus on your current surroundings, and relax. You are not in any danger, your safe." Claire tells me.
"Claire's right, I need to calm down. Just take slow, deep breaths, focus on things that I can see, hear and feel, and just relax." I tell myself all of this. "This will past soon. I am in a safe place, talking to someone I know. I will be okay."
After a few minutes, I was able to regain my breathing. I look around to focus on what's around me. I see my hands, the front counter and Claire. I slowly move my fingers, blink a few times and shuffle my feet. I can hear my feet shuffling against the floor, the sound of the floorboards, and Claire's voice.
"There we go. Easy does it. You are okay." I hear Claire's calm voice. She sees that I'm back to normal now. "There we go. Are you feeling better?" Claire asks me.
"I'm feeling better now. I'm feeling calm. It has finally passed, thank you Claire." I tell her. I take a few seconds to relax before I can continue. "As for your questions: some of Xigbar's friends have showed up, they are teaching me how to use a keyblade, I went to another world, and yes. In fact, I have been having nonstop nightmares for the past six days." I tell her.
"Sounds like you've been going through a lot lately. Some recommendations for you, you should sleep with lavender flowers next to your bed. It will help you relax and sleep better. Eating bananas can help reduce your stress and anxiety, and I recommend doing some light exercises, like yoga. You should be able to find some books or podcasts for yoga." Claire tells me, giving me some very helpful advice.
"I was planning on buying lavendar flowers to give it a try. Although, this is the first time I heard about bananas helping out with stress and anxiety. I think we have some bananas at our place. Thanks for giving me some suggestions. At this point, I'll take any advice I can get just to get a good night sleep." I thank Claire for her help as I finish paying for the tea. I take my tea and say my farewells to her as I leave the store.
(Scala ad Caelum, Shopping District)
(X's P.O.V)
After leaving the Tea Shop and talking to Claire, I look around the Shopping District. Most of the shops are still closed while some of them are opening up, getting ready for the day. I'm glad that I decided to do my shopping early. I feel a bit claustrophobic when I'm in big crowds, so I try to advoid places where there's lots of people. Luckily, it is early enough that there aren't alot of people around.
While walking around, I could hear my stomach rumble. This made me remember that I hadn't eaten breakfast yet. "I was so tired that I forgot to eat. I should get something real quick before I get the flowers." I thought to myself as I quickly catch a whiff of something. Following the scent, I found myself standing in front of the bakery. I can see and smell the freshly baked breads, muffins, cakes and croissants.
The baker comes out and flips his sign to open when he notices me. "Ah, good morning X. Did you come here to get something to eat?" He asks me. I nod my head in embarrassment to anwser. "Well, don't be shy. Come on in! I just finished baking for the morning." He tells me as he heads back in. I follow him inside to get some food.
(Scala ad Caelum, Shopping District, Bakery)
(X's P.O.V)
Once I enter the bakery, I am greeted to the familiar brown wooden walls, the white tile floor and the bright lights on the ceiling. A display case is in next to the wall to the right, showing the various baled goods. There are a few tables and chairs for those who would like to eat their baked goods inside. The smell of the breads, muffins and cakes have become much stronger in here.
The baker comes out of the room behind the display case, carrying a tray of muffins. "So, what sounds good today, X? We have plenty of crossiants, bagels and a variety of muffins for the morning." The baker asks me.
I look around and I notice the muffins. "Those muffins smell so good. I wonder what kind of muffins they are?" I look at him and point at the muffins. "What kind of muffins do you have?" I ask him.
"We currently have blueberry, banana nut, chocolate chip and cranberry orange muffins. Which one would you like?" He tells me.
Before I can decide, I remember what Claire told me. "Eating bananas can help reduce your stress and anxiety..." is what she told me. Knowing that, I should probably get a banana nut muffin. "I'll have a banana nut muffin please." I tell the baker.
"Coming right up." He tells me. He grabs one banana nut muffin and puts it into a bag. "So where are you off to?" He asks me.
"I'm heading to the flower stand. I'm hoping to buy some lavender flowers." I tell him.
"Ah, that explains why your out so early. I know that your not the biggest fan of big crowds, so it's understandable that you'll be out and about this early. Well, best to get them before anyone else beats you to it." He tells me as I pay for the muffin. "Have a grwat day, X." He tells me. We wave bue to each other as I leave the bakery.
(Scala ad Caelum, Shopping District)
(X's P.O.V)
After leaving the bakery with my muffin, I find a bench and sit down. As I open the bag to take out my muffin, I start to hear my stomach growl again. "I shouldn't have forgotten to eat breakfast. Best to fix that now then later." I take my muffin out of the bag and take a bite out of it. "Mmmmm, delicious. I'm glad that I got the muffin."
As I'm eating my muffin, I see some shop/store owners and workers are starting to open up there shops/stores. "I guess I left a bit too early. Oh well, I'll just need to wait for a bit." I thought to myself, still eating my muffin.
I see them unlocking the doors to their stores, getting ready for the day. Some of them are bringing in the supplies for their shops/stores. Some of them are cleaning the outside to make their stores clean and welcoming. Some of them are tired and reluctant to work, while others are cheerful and ready to start the day. As I look around, I realized that I finished my muffin. So I get up, throw away my muffin wrapper and look around for the flower stand.
As I look around, I can see familiar people either buying things or are rushing to get to work. I say hello to them as walk until I finally found the flower stand. I walk over and can see that they are currently open. I hear a song playing on the radio. The song playing makes me feel nostalgic and also sad. I can see and smell roses, daisies, tulips, and many more flowers that I don't even recognize. "I just hope they have lavendar flowers right now."
"Good morning ma'am. How can I help you today?" I hear the young man's voice. I look to my right and see one of the workers here. "I'm looking for some lavendar flowers." I tell him.
"Your in luck, we have a lot of lavendar flowers on hand. I'll go grab them for you." He looked around and found the lavendar flowers. "Here you go ma'am." He hands the flowers to me with the stems wraped up and I pay for them.
"Thank you so much, sir. Have a nice day." I tell him as I leave the shop. "Now that I have everything that I need, I should head back."
I leave the flower stand to head back to my current home, when something caught my eye. I walk over to a stand and see that they are selling seashells. There are so many different seashells in many shapes and sizes. I then remember what Kairi told me.
"Wayfinders are star shaped charms that provides luck to travelers. They normally made of Thalassa shells and you can put a little token in the center."
Remembering what Kairi said about Wayfinders, and look in my money pouch to see if I have enough munny on hand to get some thalassa shells. Looking inside, I see that I have more than enough to buy some thalassa shells. A lady with brown skin, hazel eyes, black curly hair and wearing a blue dress notices me looking at the shells. "Hello, is there anything you would like?"
Hearing her speak startled me for a bit. Seeing her, I try to get over the surprise and speak. "Um, do you have any thalassa shells?" I ask her.
"Yes we do. Let me get those for you." She tells me. She looks to her right and grab the thalassa shells. "So how many would you like?" She asks me.
"That's a good question. I've never made a wayfinder before, so I don't know how many are needed." I think to myself. "Um, I'm not sure. How many thalassa shells are used to make a wayfinder?" I ask her.
"Ah, that's what the shells are for. Well five shells are used to make a single wayfinder. However, I recommend taking a few extra shells, just in case" She tells me. She grabs a couple of thalassa shells and I give her the munny. "Have a great day. Best of luck making your wayfinder."
"Thank you, ma'am." I thank her as I leave she her stand. "I think I have everything I need now. Time for me to head back." As I walk away, I notice that someone has dropped some flowers. She is a small, elderly woman with thick, grey hair tied into a bun and blue eyes. She is wearing a short sleeved, purple dress with a white apron tied around her waist, a white ring on her left ring finger and a mahogany cloth tied around her neck. "It looks like she needs some help. I should lend her a hand."
I walk over to her, set down my basket with everything I bought and help her pick up her flowers. She looks up and notices me. "Why, thank you dearie." She tells me, giving a sweet smile.
"It's alright ma'am. Here's your flowers." I tell her as I hand back her flowers. I get back up as I pick up my basket. "Have a lovely day." I tell her and start to leave.
(Scala ad Caelum, Lost School: Library)
(X's P.O.V)
I'm now in the library with the thalassa shells that I bought earlier this morning. Not sure how to make a wayfinder, I decided to head to go to the library to find books on how to make them. After some searching, I found two different books: one on shells and one on making charms like wayfinders.
"This is harder than it looks. Some of the shells are breaking when I try to connect them with the cord. It's a good thing I listened to the lady selling them." I thought to myself as I connect the third shell with the first two. After connecting it, I look at the pile of shells that broke when I tried to sew them together. "I'll have to clean that up when I'm done."
I reach for the next shell and gently sew it together. "I'm glad that I was finally able to find the holes to sew them." Grabbing one more shell, I carefully sew it and connect it to the fourth and first shells, finally completeing the wayfinder. Seeing this, I couldn't help but give a big smile, feeling proud of myself.
"I did it. I DID IT! I made a wayfinder!" I stand up and hold my wayfinder up to the light to look at it. Looking at it just makes me feel proud of myself. "I know that I've started to learn how to use a keyblade, but it felt like I was relearning how to use it. This is something that I did for the first time."
I start to sit back down, only to be met with air and land on my butt. "Wait, where did the chair go?" I look around and see that the chair is knocked over. "Oops, I guess I knocked over the chair in my excitment." I get back up and pick the chair back up. After picking it up, I set my wayfinder on the chair and gather up the thalassa shells that broke while making it and put them in the nearby trashcan. After taking care of those, I grab the books, put them back on the shelves, grab my wayfinder and then head back to my room.
(Scala ad Caelum, Lost School: X's Bedroom)
(No P.O.V)
Sitting at the desk is X, working on her wayfinder. She briefly look at the lavendar flowers that she bought. She has them in a baby blue vase on her dresser. She shows a small smile at seeing the flowers, hopeful that she'll be able to have a peaceful sleep. She then focuses back to her work on her desk.
On her desk, we see a plate with a sandwich that was almost completely eaten and a few grapes. She seems to have had some lunch before she continued working on her wayfinder. She has her plate set aside to decorate the wayfinder. She has various paints on a paint palette, a small paintbrush, a cup of water that is discolored from the paint, a few charms and a chain on her desk. She grabs the paintbrush and gets indigo paint on it, painting the inside of the shell of her wayfinder.
After painting the shell, she puts the paintbrush down and looks at the wayfinder. The top shell is the one she painted indigo, the right shell is white with the tip being yellow, the left shell red with the tip being a darker red, the bottom right being pink with a darker pink tip and the bottom left being black with a red tip. Looking at her progress, she shows a small smile. Seeing her and looking at the colors she chosen makes her feel happy, and a little nostalgic.
She lets out a small yawn. "I'm getting tired. Then again, I have been quite busy this morning and I have been having trouble sleeping these past few nights. I should try to take a nap." She thinks to herself. She sets her wayfinder down to dry, gets out of her chair and heads to her bed. She lays down and closes her eyes, hoping to get some sleep.
(Dive to the Heart, ? Soul World)
X has her eyes closed, as she falls head first through a black abyss. As she continues to fall, she slowly opens her eyes and notices her surroundings. She moves around and slowly moves into an upright position, feeling her feet touch solid ground. This confuses her, as she can't see anything around her. She takes a step forward, when suddenly, a bright light appears under her foot. It's so bright that she puts her arms up to prevent it from blinding her.
As the light spreads out in a circle, white doves come out and fly away. Once the light has died down, we see that she is standing on a pillar, which is a Station. The Station is shaded indigo and shows a younger Subject X sleeping, with a background of stars. However, X's face and the circle emblems are covered in fog. Also, there is a small spot of darkness located at her younger image chest where the heart is.
She's looking around, trying to take in her surroundings. However, she is greatly confused. "Where am I? What is this place? How did I even get here?" She looks down and notices the image of her younger self, not knowing what it means. "Is that me? What's going on?" She keeps asking herself, having more questions then answers.
Suddenly, four figures appear before X, having their backs turned to her. From what she can tell, they are all male. The one on the far left is the shortest one and has short honey blond spiky hair. He's wearing a jacket with the right side being white, the left side being black and has a red pleated collar. His pants are colored black, white and gray and they ballon outward before closing up halfway down his legs. He also has a black and white checkered wristband with white edges and boots that resemble armored street shoes in shades of grey blue, dull green and red. The one on the inner left has curly silver and is wearing a white shirt, a black vest with gray accents, dark grey pants, black gloves and boots, a tan pouch around his waist and a red scarf around his neck. The one on the inner right has black spiky hair being covered by a black fedora with a black and tan feather. He's wearing a black coat with the sleeves rolled up and large collar, grey pants and black cowboy boots. The last one on the far right has shoulder-length rose-pink colored hair. He's wearing a large collared white shirt with large cuffs underneath a black vest with tattered ends, dark pink pants and black boots.
As X looks at them, she feels a sense of familiarity and a bit of sadness. As she looks at them, they slowly start to walk away. She runs up to them, reaching her right hand out to them. As she gets closer, they slowly start to fade away. She finally grabs the wrist of the one on the inner left while the other three have disappeared.
Once she has a tight grip, she starts to ask questions. "Wait! Please don't go! Please tell me, who are you? Where are you? Tell me, what happened to you? I need to know!" X cries out to him. She slowly breaks down as she continues to talk, tears forming in her eyes. The boy turns around to look at her, only for his face to be completely blurred put.
"Why? Why do you need to know?" The figure asks her.
Suddenly, X is now back to being 15 years old, looking the way she did when she was experimented on. Her hair is messy, and she is wearing a short sleeve hospital gown and pink star earrings. She looks desperate and exhausted.
"Because if I don't, then they won't be able to help me." She tells him. As she talks, the faceless figure notices her hands are shaking in fear. He can tell that she is scared and needs reassurance.
"Whoever 'they' are, they don't need to know. I'm asking why do 'you' need to know?" He repeated the question. Hearing him repeat it again, she stares at him. But while looking at him, the only thing she could think about is the lack of face. How she wishes that she can see his face amd remember who he is.
Letting out a shaky breath, she finally gives her anwser. "Because I can't remember who you are. Heck, I cam even remember who I am." After saying that, she starts to laugh while hugging herself. However, her laugh was not one full of joy and happiness, but one filled with sorrow. "It's been more than ten years, and I still can't remember anything from my past clearly."
The boy notices that she is on the verge of tears. He walks over to her and embrace her in a hug. This catches X off guard and she freezes in place, not expecting getting hugged. After a little bit, she slowly relaxes in the hug.
"Everything will be okay. You will remember in due time. Don't forget, there's nothing wrong with relying on others. Don't think you have to handle everything alone." As he talks, he slowly starts to fade to light. "Remember, may your heart be your guiding key." That was the last thing he said to her as he disappears.
(Scala ad Caelum, Lost School: X's Bedroom)
(No P.O.V)
X wakes up and slowly sit up. As she sits on her bed, she starts to think about her dream. "What was that dream about? Who were those people? Were they the friends that I can't remember?"
She looks around her room and her eyes land on the wayfinder she was working on. She gets up and picks up her wayfinder. She touches one of the shells that was painted and see that it is dry. She sits in her chair and starts to decorate it. She looks through her charms and finds a silver five pointed star. She looks through the charms and finds some other charms that she thought would be perfect for her wayfinder.
(Time passes)
X has finished decorating her wayfinder, looking satisfied with the result. Four of the shells have different charms on the ends and the silver star charm in the very center of the wayfinder. The white and yellow charm has a square shaped charm with a black and white checkered pattern. The red shell has a red swirl charm. The black and red shell has a small black feather charm. Finally, the pink charm has a red rose charm. The indigo shell has a silver chain attached at the tip.
X looks happy as she sees this, but then her mind starts to wander back to the dream she had.
"'There's nothing wrong with relying on others.'Why would he tell me that? Haven't I always relyed on others? Haven't I been doing that since I escaped? This is so confusing." She couldn't help but think to herself.
X's Diary Entry 6
These nightmares have been happening throught the week. Seeing that some of my usual methods aren't working, I decided to do some research and find some other options. One of the things was sleeping with lavender flowers nearby. It turns out that lavendar can help increase slow-wave sleep, which is instrumental for slowing heartbeats and relaxing muscles. This helps people sleep more soundly. Huh, the more you know. I'll be sure to commit it to memory.
Since I needed to buy some more camomile tea, it seems like the perfect time to buy some lavendar flowers and hope I can get a good night sleep. I also wanted to find some shells to make a wayfinder. Maybe having one of my own can help give me luck in finding my friends.
After buying everything and making the wayfinder, I had a weird dream. I encountered four boys with their backs turned in a weird void.I was able to talk to one of them, but I couldn't see his face. I wanted to know who he was, but instead, he told me that I should'rely on others' and 'that I don't have to handle everything alone'. I don't understand what he means. I have always relyed on others and Luxu and his friends are helping me relearn how to use the keyblade and reclaim my lost memories. So, why would he say those things?
May my heart be my guiding key.
(Scala ad Caelum, Lost School: X's Bedroom)
(No P.O.V)
Hours have passed and nighttime has come again to Scala ad Caelum. X is in her pajamas, getting ready for bed. She looks at her lavendar flowers and take a quick sniff of them, hoping that it will help. After doing so, she gets into her bed, lays down and closes her eyes to sleep.
As she falls asleep, she starts to dream. She is on a hill, surrounded by fog. As she looks around, some of the fog clears away and she can see a town in the distance. She is in awe of the town and feels a sense of familiarity from it. However, she doesn't attempt to go to the two, in fear of it disappearing. Instead, she decides to sit down and just look at the town and sing the song she heard playing at the flower stand.
(Disclaimer, Moon River was composed by Henry Mancini, lyrics composed by Johnny Mercer and was sung by Audrey Hepburn. I don't own the song and I recommend listening to it yourself when you get the chance. Your probably familiar with it from the remix of it in Bayonetta 2 performed by Keeley Bumford. However, this is the original version as I thought it fit better with the mood of the chapter.)
"One, two"
"Moon river, wider than a mile"
"I'm crossing you in style someday (Someday, day)"
"A dream maker (Maker, maker)"
"My heartbreaker (You heartbreaker)"
"Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' that way (The same, the same)"
"Two drifters off to see the world"
"There's such a crazy world to see"
"We're all chasin' after all the same"
"Chasin' after our ends"
She stops singing the song. She can't bring herself to finish it, feeling conflicted about wether she should continue singing or not. Instead, she spends the reat of the dream, sitting on the hill, looking at the town until she wakes up in the morning.
Oh boy, this chapter took a long time for me to finish! Seriously, the last chapter I posted was in September of last year! I thought I would have this ready for January, but then I got writers block. Then, when I was able to start to write some more, I started to get more ideas for the chapter, making it longer than I expected. For example, Claire was going to be a minor, unnamed character that would just appear in this chapter, but then I decided to make her into a character. I was also thinking that I would include a scene how they met, but didn't want this to be too long and complicated. If anyone is interested, I can make that into a small, seperate chapter.
It may take some time for the future chapters to come out. I know that we didn't get much of Luxu and the Foretellers here, so I'll be sure to fix that in the next chapter. So, I'll just give you a little heads up and give a little information without spoiling too much. The next one will have X do some more training and the one after that will have her go to a familiar location. Hope your all looking forward to it!