Emma: Sorry for taking forever! I testing a homework and stuff! But I'm finally done! Yay!

Chapter 17: A Memory, a Kiss, and a Drawing

"Heeeeeeey, May!" Aracely said, suddenly popping out of nowhere. "What cha doing?"

May stared outside the window of the ship. She snapped back to reality when Aracely stared talking. "What? Oh, right," She yawned. "Sorry, I'm really tired. I was thinking about Allayna."

"Allayna, huh?" Aracely looked out the neighboring window. "Think she's okay?"

"God, I hope so. I'm just afraid we'll never find her…"

"Hey! Don't say that! You'll jinx us!"

"Okay, fine." Silence took over them for a few minutes.

"I think she's okay," Aracely said. "I mean, Allayna's tough. She can take a hit!"

"Do you remember when we first met her?" May asked, beaming. Aracely smiled back.

"How could I forget? Back in fourth grade!"

…

"Hey, May!" The younger version of Aracely giggled. Her brown eyes seemed to dance. Her black hair reached down to her shoulders. "Let's go play! It's time for recess!" The younger May smiled. Her sort red hair was pulled into two stubby braids. Her grey shimmered with excitement.

"Yeah, let's go!" May laughed. They ran outside onto the playground. May climbed up onto the top of the monkey bars while Aracely struggled to climb up next to her. May pulled her up and playfully laughed on at her.

"Be quiet!" Aracely whined. "I can't help it if I can't climb!"

"Or run, or jump, or swim," May listed. Aracely playfully punched her friend's arm. May giggled, but when she looked over at the swings, she stopped. She spotted a girl sitting on a swing alone. She had short blonde hair, and her blue eyes revealed how sad she was.

"Who is that girl?" May asked, pointing at her.

"Who? Her?" Aracely said, looking over to the girl. "Oh. That's the new girl. Name's Allayna."

"Why is she alone?" May asked in a small voice.

"I dunno. Let's go talk to her!"

"I agree! Let's go make her happy!" They nodded at each other and jumped off the monkey bars. They ran over to the swing. Aracely jumped on the swing left of Allayna. May jumped on the swing to her right.

"Hi!" May beamed. "I'm May!"

"Call me Aracely," Aracely said. "Everybody thinks my name is made up, but it is a real name!"

Allayna seemed really embarrassed for some reason. "Um, I'm Allayna," She whispered. "I l-like your names."

"Aw! You're nice!" May laughed, swinging back and forth. "You should hang out with us!"

"Yeah! Hang out with us!" Aracely laughed, swing like May.

"Really?" Allayna said. Her eyes followed their movements. "Can I?"

"Of course, Silly!" May laughed. Allayna gave a smile and slowly began to swing with her new friends.

…

"I need to sleep," May yawned, rubbing her forehead. "But I can't. If I do, Melantha will pay me a visit."

"Go ahead," Aracely said. "Don't worry about that witch! I'll protect you."

"You can't protect me while I'm asleep."

"Oh…right," Aracely looked at her watch. "God, it's late. I'm going to bed. Night!"

"Good night, " May yawned. They walked into their own rooms and climbed into their beds. May tossed and turned in her bed. She was very tired, and yet, she could barely close her eyes. Must sleep, she thought. I need sleep. I NEED SLEEP! She gave up and walked out of her room. She checked the clock handing up on the wall.

"1:28," She read out loud. "In the morning? Has it been that long?" She sighed. "Wow, I'm a mess. I hate my destiny. It affects my sleeping-ness…whatever that means." She walked over the cockpit and sat in the shot-gun seat. "I'm so tired," She thought quietly out loud. "I just want to…" And at moment, she fell asleep, curled up in the seat.

A few hours later, May walk up with a fright from another nightmare. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and sat up. She felt warm and oddly comfortable. She felt safe suddenly but couldn't figure out why. Until, that is, she realized there was a blanket wrapped around and Suoh was sitting in the seat next to her, driving the sip. May turned bright red and gave him a small smile. "Um, I'm sorry," She whispered. "I didn't mean o fall asleep here. In fact, I don't remember how I got here. See, I forget stuff just before I fall asleep and…" Her voice trailed off and she sank back into the seat. "I'm just sorry if I bothered you."

"May, you couldn't bother me if you tried," Suoh said, smiling at her. "Now, Aracely, that's a different story. May smiled back. She gripped the blanket he gave her and felt as if she was melting away. She wanted to lie in his arms and fall asleep again. But she just sat there smiling, thinking about how much she loved him. Then, the unthinkable happened. They both suddenly, just out of nowhere…kissed.

…

"Cora, something is going to happen today," a boy said as he and his little sister walked down the beach. He was fourteen and she was only nine, so he was very protective of her. They both had sandy colored hair. Cora had freckles stretched from cheek to cheek. They both had dark brown eyes. Cora had a purple jumper on and white sandals.

You say that everyday, Onii-chan, " Cora giggled.

"Cora, for the hundredth time, please call me by my name!"

"Okay, Damek-chan!"

"It's just Damek. Oh, who am I kidding?"

Cora laughed, "I hope something does happen today. I want an adventure!"

"Yeah…"

Back on the ship, Aracely was getting really pissed off. "What is with you two today?" Aracely hissed in May's ear as they landed the ship on Destiny Islands. "You're all blushy and giggley!"

"I'm just happy," May said, giggling again.

"Why!" Aracely growled, hungry for information.

"I'll tell you later," May lied. Of course she wasn't going to tell Aracely that she kissed Suoh. She make such a big deal over it. The walked out of the ship and felt a heat stroke.

"Wow, it's nice here!" Aracely said. "I could get a tan!"

"There's an ocean here!" May said. "I love the ocean!"

"I think we deserve a vacation," Aracely said, stretching.

"I agree!" May said, smiling. "Let's take a short vacation!"

"Sounds good," Suoh said. "I think Gigi packed swimsuits on the ship. She was always prepared for anything." They ran back inside and changed. May put on jean shorts and a green tank top. She pulled up her hair into a ponytail. Aracely put on pink bikini, planning on tanning. Suoh had a black tee-shirt and tan shorts.

"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to tan," Aracely said, putting on sunglasses. "See ya." She waved and walked down to the beach.

"I'm going to go explore," May said. "Care to join me, Suoh?"

"Sure. I've got nothing better to do," Suoh said. They nodded at each other and walked towards the secret place.

Aracely laid on the beach, soaking up the sun. When her sun was suddenly blocked by a shadow, she groaned and sat up. In the process, she smashed her face into Damek's, who was bending over her, and they accidentally kissed. Aracely screamed and jumped away from him. "Who the hell are you?" She shouted, ripping off her sunglasses. "How dare you kiss me!"

"Hey! You were the one who kissed me!" Damek snapped. "What are you doing here anyway? I've never seen you before."

"Hmph! I'm Aracely," She muttered. "Me and my friends are on vacation, thank you very much." Reality suddenly slapped her in the face, hard. "Oh my god! I kissed. Oh my god! I kissed a guy! My first kiss! OH MY GOD!" She gasped and hopped around in circles. "We have to go out now!"

"What!" Damek shouted. "No way! I don't even know you!"

"But I like you! You're cute!"

"No! Gah! Get away from me!" Damek ran away, Aracely chasing after him.

"Nooooo! Come back!"

…

"What is this place?" May whispered. She and Suoh walked down the tunnel to the Secret Place.

"I don't know," Suoh said.

"It's kind of creepy."

"Really? I think it's cool."

"I hope there isn't any ghosts. I hate ghosts!"

"May, you're over reacting."

The reached the end of the tunnel, entering a dark cave. They saw the door and the fading drawings on the wall. May stepped forward.

"I think I know this place," She thought out loud. "I feel like I'm in a dream ,or I do I know this place from a dream? I don't know."

"What do you think this door is?' Suoh said. He tried to push it open. May kneeled down next to him, but turned to a drawing near it. It was a boy and a girl, each feeding each other a star. She gently touched it. She felt dizzy.

Before she fainted, she whispered, "Why do I know this place?"

….

Emma: Done! Yes! Sorry, It's short. Okay, I still need people to vote for the next book:

The Season of May 2: The Twilight Mirror

or

The Season of May 2: The Green Wings

Plus, I need ideas for the next world! I need a really good one because it's the last one before we go to Hallow Bastion! PLEASE HELP ME! Leave a review and keep reading! Thank you for your time! Love ya! Next chapter, "Trapped in a Vision".