Friends on a Different Path

Moana

We reached the main area with a few minutes to spare, so Alice said, where we found Captain with her hand on a different girl's shoulder.

Her dressing style reminded me of my own; tropical clothing with no shoes, her wavy brown hair's loose and flowy, darker then her light hazel eyes. Upon seeing us, she cast her eyes downwards and refused to smile.

"Alice, this is Moana, you will be taking her on your Adventure Harvest." Alice groaned, falling back with her feet in the air. "And if you don't, you'll never get to go on an unsupervised trip again." That got her attention. "WHAT?!?!" Captain simply nodded. "But why Captain? We like going places unsupervised." "Particularly Australia with a supposed secret." I heard Wendy whisper, Shanti giggled.

"Think of it like this Alice; you're doing something charitable by helping a fellow rebel." Alive arched an eyebrow with a particularly annoyed sigh. "Well, it does sound a bit better when you put it like that. Alright, but just this once." Captain smiled. "Wonderful, and I'll make sure your sister doesn't find out." Moana slowly walked over and sat beside me, digging her feet beneath the blankets as we took off. A veil of silence drifted over us.

"Couldn't we go somewhere other then Australia? It's so...distant." Alice rolled her eyes at Anya. "Yes, that's why it's called the land down under." "Under what Alice, the bed sheets?" Wendy said, both she and Shanti burst out laughing at the joke, Alice's cheeks turned deep crimson.

"They'll be no one under any sheets!" "Really? I doubt that..." I glanced at Moana, head still bent down as her hazel eyes spoke some unknown sadness.

"Hi." She glanced at me. "Hey. Are you a princess?" "I'm the daughter of one." "Who?" "Ariel, the little mermaid." She sat up straighter.

"Are you in trouble for something?" "No, I came by choice, things were getting...complicated back home." She raised a skeptical brow. "What kind of things?" I knew I had to be careful what I said. "Little things I suppose, family issues and what not. Stuff I don't understand but makes me feel off so I left." "Oh." Her nod was slow and cautious, an obvious sign she hadn't really understood what I said.

"So M, what the hell do you do to disrespect the princesses? Must've been big if you're on the run." Moana froze at Anya's question. "I'd prefer not to talk about it." Shanti was quick to jump in. "That's alright, we can talk about something else. Like...who you have a crush on?" The island princess looked at her as though she had grown a second head.

"I don't understand." Wendy and Alice both gasped. "You don't have a sweetheart?" They screeched in unison, even I'm pretty shocked, though I don't bother to show it.

"Well, not really. I'm kinda new to love actually." "That's right, that demigod guy didn't exactly marry her." Alice whispered in Wendy's ear, the brunette nodded thoughtfully before turning back to the island chief's daughter.

"Well for starters, what do you look for in a guy?" Moana sat up straighter. "He'd have to be loyal, respect both me and my friends, and always be willing to look out for me." Everyone nodded in light approval.

"Sure sounds better then that sappy sentiment Minnie used that time she was the queen of France." Said Wendy. "Oy, don't get me started on that." Exclaimed Alice. "I mean I get the whole sweep me off my feet thing but come on!" "If I didn't know any better Alice I'd say you were jealous." Her face went red at Anya's statement.

"I am not!" But everyone laughed, even Moana cracked a smile, and I knew this wouldn't be as bad for her as she first assumed.