Double Your Stars [KH/FF]

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       It was lights, music, voice. Before anything could begin to play, there was a crowd waiting to be pleased. Waiting to cheer and scream the name of the one performer they'd all come to see. And when that person stepped on stage, the cheers grew louder to levels one can't even begin to imagine. They would simply have to be there to understand the excitement and wonder of a crowd so massive. However, this was not meant to be for someone so simple. How could it be? When some are lucky and some still wait for the so called "big break", what are the odds that one without an agency or even local publicity could be discovered? This dream shared by much of the population is in fact tangible, but difficult to obtain. Needless to say, this is why it is not meant to be. Maybe it is for the best, for why would someone wish to toss themselves into a world full of fallacies, stress, and above all else, a complete erasure of who you really are? When we stick to the basics and go back to where we all begin, we will find that the first time we were truly discovered was in discovering ourselves. The first year is always hard, but the second makes everything count. It serves as the final decision to start anew. For one person it was then that she had the realization that changed the course of the remainder of her life. It is for this reason our story begins in the ever anticipated world of High School.

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        A girl stepped off of the ship with two large luggage cases in either hand. She was dressed quite strangely compared to the others around her. While some girls wore flashy clothes with sequins and jewels taking up a good portion of the design and others were in short skirts made with sickeningly pink, fluffy material, this girl wore jeans a size too big for her and a graphic tee all out of pure comfort rather than for a fashion statement. That wasn't to say she didn't have a good sense when it came to it, but it wasn't like there was someone to impress. Regardless, they all cast her strange glances and one individual even whispered to their friend in that typical snobby tone, "She must not be from around". Although the girl noticed this, it didn't seem to be any bother. She smiled and walked with confidence to a less crowded area in order to take in the sights of this world. The ship had landed a small distance away from the gates of the outer gardens of a world named Radiant Garden. The gate looked decades old but seemed sturdy enough to last longer than she might live. Its arch somewhat resembled the top half of a star with vines snaking up its pillars. The girl placed one of her bags on the cobblestone road and ran a hand through her hair, taking a breath and letting it fill her cheeks before heaving it out in one puff. She could see the castle peeking out from above the high walls even from where she stood. Taking another breath to prepare herself, she took up the bag again and began walking to the now opened gates where other flight passengers were now entering.

       From above she'd noted that the gardens, while lovely, altogether resembled an odd, seven-point star. Square pyramid pillars lined the perimeter and were separated in the middle with a baby blue light force shining from the gap to hold them perfectly in place. The numerous rows of red, yellow, pink, and purple flowers embedded in bright green grass could now be seen forming trapezoids. In their four section set-up, they formed a rhombus-like border with a beautiful fountain of stone at the center. Crystalline water flowed from here and shot up the top to a height that could have almost the arch of the gate. Gray stone pillars that looked like bishop chess pieces stood at the fountain's four corners, sort of boxing it in. She noticed that what she thought to be several more beds of grass before, was actually overflowing greenery that poured over not just over the fountain but the steps, and lower walls as well and into the beautiful water that reflected the soft purple hue of the sky.

       A nervous feeling now overcame the girl and showed in the manner that she bit her lip. Would she really be able to easily adjust? Would she be able to handle coming here, being from such a "backwards" world like Earth? Shaking her head to clear it of any deprecating thoughts, she plastered a smile on her face and continued walking. When she came in front of the fountain where other people were stood, making wishes and tossing in several different forms of currency, she paused once more and set down both of bags this time. "Well," a quiet beginning, "it's not like this place doesn't get a flood of outsiders everyday." Casting her gaze upwards, it could be noted that the castle was even more visible from there. Three salmon colored towers with faded lavender roofs could be peeked above. It was also evident that the high walls surrounding the kingdom were also overflowing with greenery and vines. Two magnificent waterfalls poured into the vast ocean everything was built upon, and the light that refracted here seemed to make small but ever beautiful rainbows. It was growing increasingly hard to tear one's eyes away from any singular part of this world.

       Sighing, the girl looked into the crystal clear water to meet the eyes of her reflection. Uncertainty was there, looking back at her, but she knew it would soon be replaced and outshone by hope and excitement. 

       "Here we go, girly..."

       After giving the outer gardens a final look over, she took out a quarter and closed her eyes to make a wish before flicking it into the water--not staying behind to watch its lovely ripples. Standing out from all the others, she proceeded to make way through a final gate to enter the kingdom she would now call home for the remainder of the second semester of Junior Year.

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