Escaping Darkness

[Reina]

Light fluctuated from a dark allyway, slowly taking on the form of a 13-yr old girl unconscious laying on the rose stone floor. She remained still as death in the late-afternoon Town that was Twilight Town.

I'm a failure...worthless, helpless.....and useless...... her thoughts rounded about her head in a turbulent of misery. I just want to go home..........I'm sorry everyone.......but I just want to go home.....
Her thoughts continued on like that until her mind retired to sleeping, resting up from her perilous journey.

----Reina's Dream----
"Reina!" a voice sounded above her, she looked up flecks of her cranberry hair in her face. "Kairi!" She chimed jumping up and running to her sister. the vision was dim and the taller figure of her sister seemed to fall further and further into the darkness. "Wait, wait Kairi!" she cried reaching out and running as fast as she could. Shadows and other monsters lined her way, each attacking Reina with their fury. The light of her sister was fading away! and she was trapped, crushed down by the heartless. "no......'' she whispered clenching her hand Last Hope formed in her hand light circled her fending off the heartless. A dragoon attacked from an unseen location. Other nobodies attacked her as well. She fought and fought growing tired and more distant from her sister. The field went silent and Kaorin stood between her and those she cared for. "NO!" she cried as darkness bound her arms and legs in place. Last Hope dissolved out from her hand, the world faded out and all she could see was her necklace! It swung to and fro infront of her eyes, clinking her and there as it swung, until everything faded out
---end of dream---

Reina's eyes stirred in her comatose state, her face furrowed with fear and desperate sadness. but she did not awake, only murmured names and other nonsense.

[shugotenshii/roxas]

[iunno whether I should reply or not but I will cuz no one else is]

The soft light filtering into the alley was suddenly blocked. It was a person, standing right in the entrance. The person took a hesitant step forward and kneeled down.

"Are you alright...? What are you doing here?"

[Reina]

(I was hoping you might actually....lol)

A voice drummed in Reina's ears. She weakly raised her head to look up at him. she couldn't see very clearly as her hair was in her face and obstructed her eyes. she gripped her hand expecting her keyblade to appear......nothing....what's wrong?! that was only a dream.....it should still be here....what's happening! she backed away from the person in fear. Clenching her eyes shut she whispered "Kairi...where are you?" she then attempted to stand as if to run but she fell to the floor

[shugotenshii/roxas]

"C'mere.. are you hurt?" said the boyish voice. He held out a hand. "I won't hurt you or anything.."

[Reina]

Looking up Reina's vision cleared. there was someone there, but not whom she had thought. whoever this was, he clearly meant no harm. Reina teetered back and forth, her arms wrapped around her knees.

[shugotenshii/roxas]

The teen kneeled down beside Reina. In the darkness of the alley, it was hard to see who.

"What's wrong? Are you hurt?" he asked again.

[Reina]

"I wanna go home......I'm lost...." she looked at the floor. "I don't even know how I got here...." she was on the verge of crying. "I'm so scared..." she whispered more to herself then the stranger. from all that had happened she wished she could be comforted, but no one was there for her this time either

[shugotenshii/roxas]

[YES HAHA WE'RE ON AT THE SAME TIME]

The teen put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Where do you live?"

[Reina]

((woohoo!!)

Reina paused. "Destiny Islands...." she said quietly in response

[shugotenshii/roxas]

"Oh.. sounds.. a bit familiar. But this is Twilight Town."

[Reina]

"Oh! Azriel!" Reina exclaimed in realization, but then saddened. He was still at the Anti-organization's H.Q. he wouldn't waste his time looking for me anyway.....maybe....for now I'll just stay here? I'll never get home anyway......everyone's probably forgotten me by now.... "Twilight Town...this place is called Twilight Town? hmm...."

[shugotenshii/roxas]

"Yeah. Perpetual Twilight. The sun never sets. Get's a bit annoying really, but other than that.." The boy shrugged, trailing off. "Well, anyway, c'mon, you're not gonna stay here all day, are you?"

[Reina]

"n-no" she said slowly getting to her feet. She felt dizzy but not so much that she couldn't stand.

[shugotenshii/roxas]

The boy held her arm as he lead her out of the alley. Out in the light, it was easier to make out his features.

He had spiky hair the color of the setting sun and large cerulean eyes, set in into a pale, boyish face. He was wearing mostly black and white, checkered.

[Reina]

Reina stared at him with a dazed expression. She felt familiar to him, and yet he was a total stranger.