Sora, Donald, Goofy, Violet
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Sora looked back to the lonely twin sitting behind Donald in the Gummi Ship. Her face was flushed red and she couldn't seem to sit still. She switched between fiddling with the cushions on the chairs to twiddling her thumbs to twisting her hair between her fingers.
"Are you sure you're okay, Violet?" Goofy asked worriedly, also noticing Violet's hurried movements.
Violet flinched at his voice. "W-what? Y-y-yeah. I j-just get jittery whenever I-I am f-far away from R-Rue. T-twin thing, y-you know?" The rest of the ship stayed quiet. Violet went back to fiddling with her seat.
Sora sighed. "Sure, but I don't think you should be firing that weapon of yours until you are more stable." Violet only nodded.
"So where are we heading, Sora?" Donald asked, rocking in his chair.
Sora grinned. "Well, I was think on checking on Bell and the Beast. They might be there."
"O-okay. Let's h-h-hurry," Violet agreed.
Sora frowned sadly. "Hold on." He pushed the Gummi Ship forward, towards the Enchanted Castle.
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Lelie, Rue
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Lelie led Rue through the busy streets of the city above Port Royal. Rue had been surprisingly quiet during the whole trip. She was a little pale and didn't react to very many sudden things. Lelie was starting to wonder if their midnight swim in the freezing ocean waters had gotten Rue sick.
Several of the townsfolk openly stared at the strange pairing. While Rue easily fit in with her new pants, shirt, and jacket, along with a dark hat to hid her long brown hair in, Lelie in her pitch-black long coat, silver-black boots, and long black-blue hair were something they were not used to. Rue also carried a small satchel that held her old, drying clothes, as well as her shape-shifting pole.
Rue, as weak as she was, marveled at the way that Lelie smoothly glided through the large crowd. Many people even stood aside for her, despite not even knowing who she was. The air around her seemed to ring with the message that she was important. Her sharp eyes would flicker among different personages in the crowd, making the people uneasy. Once, she even snatched a small, but beautiful dagger from a wealthy merchant. The man had spun around to take the dagger back and yell his complaints, but once he saw her and her icy glare, he meekly shrunk back and muttered that he hoped she liked the dagger before running away. Lelie had then handed the dagger to Rue and started walking again. Rue caught up with her.
"So why do you like this world so much?" Rue asked, in an attempt to know more about the strange humanoid Heartless that was once her best friend.
"Easy money, and highly amusing," Lelie said simply. "This world is the best for pranks. Trust me." To prove her point, Lelie snapped her fingers and a wind arose, knocking half a dozen pails of soapy water off a wall and onto the heads of expecting soldiers marching on the street. Lelie, Rue, and many onlookers laughed.
"So are pranks a normal thing in the Organization?" Rue asked.
Lelie shrugged. "I guess so. It's much funner when you have people with hearts though. Besides, I never really got into pranking others until after I left the Organization."
"Huh? Why?"
"I was bored. Everyone was always working on something so I was lonely." Lelie grinned. "So, I would often play pranks on them. I loved to do it until..." She was quiet for a moment, then she shook her head as if clearing it. "Anyway, I did it in the Organization too, just not as much."
Rue smiled widely. Some of the girl she knew did live on in Lelie. Pranks were one of her favorite things to do when she was little with her sister and Lexile.
Remembering her sister, Rue frowned and was sad again. Lelie noticed this time. She reverted to her more grumpy attitude and sighed.
"All right. Spit it out. What's wrong?"
Rue shrugged. "I dunno. It's just... whenever I'm far away from Violet, I feel... empty somehow..."
Lelie sniffed. "Well, you're acting like a newborn Nobody, so empty is a little bit of an understatement." Rue looked at the ground and hummed sadly. Lelie blinked. "Come to think of it, you look a little pale too. Are you sick?"
Rue shook her head. "I don't think so..."
Lelie studied the other teenager, thinking. She led them down to the beach. The sand was rocky and hard. Rue sighed and sat down.
Lelie squinted at her. "What are you doing?"
"Resting."
"Why?"
"Cause I'm tired."
"Seriously?"
Rue blinked. "What?"
Lelie rolled her eyes. "You all are so lazy."
"I prefer the term 'selectively participant.'"
"Now you sound like Demyx."
"Yay!"
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Sora, Donald, Goofy, Violet
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Sora, Donald, Goofy and Violet explored Beast's Castle, but came up empty-handed. Even after they stumbled upon an Organization XIII member named Xaldin. He didn't give them any information regarding Lelie and Rue, only insisting that he and the rest of the Organization had no idea where they were. The group quickly got rid of him.
"That was unfortunate," Sora muttered.
Violet shrugged and bounced from foot to foot. "Not really. He was annoying. All of the Organization members are annoying. I wonder where Lelie and Rue are. My heart is pumping really fast. My blood is rushing and my head is light. Why is this castle so dark? How can Donald and Goofy talk? Why does that rose remind me of-"
"Can you be quiet?!" Donald suddenly demanded. Violet flinched and shut her mouth, her face flushed a even deeper red.
"Donald, that wasn't very nice," Goofy scolded.
"Yeah, Violet's under a lot of stress. You should be nicer!" Sora agreed.
Violet fiddled her fingers. "I-it's okay. There's n-no problem. I j-j-just need to t-take some deep b-breaths."
Bell and Beast walked up to the small group.
"Oh, thank you all so much," Bell said thankfully.
"Indeed," Beast agreed. "He was a pest. I'm happy he's gone."
"Did you get any information on your friends?" Bell asked lightly. The group shook their heads sadly. "Oh, I'm sorry. I hope you can find them."
"T-thank you, B-Bell," Violet stuttered. Bell gave them a tight smile.
"C'mon, I have an idea of where to go next," Sora said, waving the group toward the Gummi Ship. They nodded and followed Sora. Behind them, Bell and the Beast were dancing together.
"I d-do hope that w-we can find them," Violet tittered.
"I'm sure we will," Sora promised her, gently laying a hand on her shoulder. Violet gave him a weak smile.
"T-thank you, Sora."
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Hurting Hope
Fiksi Penggemar(Sequel to Light From the Past) After Lelie was taken from her home and her memories wiped, she became a part of a much bigger picture than anything she imagined. Fresh from just losing her best friends, trusting others became a life-and-death str...
