Slowly walking into the fields of flowers that had enough colors to make a rainbow. Her hair flowed slowly behind her as the wind hit against her face. Her eyes looked forward as they shimmered a red like two clean shining cherries. Standing there she looked up at the lightened sky with her eyes half way closed, hands holding each other in front of her as she started to speak to herself. ''Wonder what I should do and where to start...''. Not that long ago as it's been a few months since that shadowed random woman used some sort of mysterious power to change her into a child. The clouds slowly passed the sun making the darkness engulf the light upon her body, her surroundings and hiding her own shadow. ''I'll be okay right? I won't be alone forever...right?'' she thought as she made a weak smile.
Within five seconds she remembered, flashed back of what happened to her family before vanishing away from the Island of all women and flashed back to reality. ''That won't happen to everyone I get close to, right?'' she wondered once more as she then felt the warmness against her skin seeing the clouds move away from the sun. Slowly a normal light smile appeared on her childish face. Her hands slowly became apart as she dangled them to her sides, used one hand to grip her cart with a piano on it and started to walk up the hill in front of her. The top being about four blocks away from where she began and up-top was a tree. Each step was closer to her destination, to the resting place and to where she could feel at peace for a moment...just for a moment.
Looking forward she would grip harder on the wooden bar as the hill was getting more leaned. Her face in a calming fashion started to get red from it being a little heavy till finally she was up top. ''Here we go, Ona-chan...We're here.'' she spoke to her piano as she would loosen her grip. Slowly walking around she would grab her chain, set it in position and make a sweet smile looking at it. ''Isn't this a beautiful spot?'' she spoke to it as she would then sit on her small wooden glazed chair and looked at the keys wondering what to play.
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This island wasn't even on any of the major maps... It wasn't an uncharted island either, no, far from it. It was just backwater, the kind of place nobody ever had a reason to go to. But Linnea was an explorer: Buying maps and seeing all the backwater corners with her own two eyes as part of the reason why she left Amazon Lily to go see the world. The wind and waves were rowdy but the skies were clear, and she had a clear sight of island ahead as she swiftly pulled her ship ashore. It was a beaufiful, albeit windy day for exploring, and aside from the stray locks of hair getting into her face, she was able to sail her ship rather smoothly, and before long she had anchored the ship and taken her rowboat ashore.
This was a rather beautiful, sweet smelling island... Taking a deep breath and inhaling the floral scent, Linnea had to wonder why was it all deserted like this. Just what would she find there? Her surroundings put her in a rather pleasant, relaxed mood, even as she casually activated her strongest Kenbunshoku Haki, drawing a three dimensional mental image of the island up to fifty meters away. She would remember all of it, as well as write down notes on her pad, even making some doodles that could later be developed into fully detailled drawings. There were hardly any people here, perfect for a loner like her. Where else would she be able to feel so one with nature like this? The scent of flower fields got stronger and stronger the longer the wandered around, the deeper she headed into the island. But then her eyes darted towards a rather interesting aura: It felt almost familiar for a reason, but regardless of that she was pretty sure it was human: "I wonder who's out there..."
As she approached, the bulk of her focus was deadset on that aura, judging from its size it obviously belonged to a child. She lingered at the edge of a clearing, marvelling at the many colored field of flowers. No wonder the girl choose this place to rest, Linnea would have done so too. She looked on into the distance and spotted a young girl with a piano, staying away as if not to to scare her out of playing her instrument...
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Linnea wondered when the girl planned on playing that Piano, if at all... She was just sitting there, absently gazing at the keys. If her choice of stage didn't make it really obvious, it would have been enough for Lin to peg her for an introvert just like she was, and feel a certain sense of Kinship. It was almost like the two of them were the only people on this island, the only ones they could turn to if they wanted somebody to talk to. He hair fluttered along the breeze, gleaming under the shimmery sunbeams, and that whole mystical look was finally complete the moment her finger first touched the keys. A few keystrokes later and Linnea was now aware of just how skilled this girl really was: She had her eyes close of all things, letting the soothing, relaxing music take her.
Just like it did with the piano, the virtuoso's music tugged at her own heartstrings, further and thoroughly relaxing the careful, patient archer. She slowly approached the girl, not many any attempts to remain sneaky or invisible, but also taking care not to disturb her playing, merely moving closer to better hear her... She was amazed at how this girl could make such complex music with simple piano keys, unsure whether to blame the piano or its player for this gorgeous result. Linnea stood close, casually resting her arms on her hips as she stood a few meters away from the girl, watching the recital with a relaxed smile on her face...
As if to complete the experience, she used her Haki to sense the girl's emotions, wondering what went through the heart of an artist as she poured her soul into something so beautiful...
As her fingers went down on her keys one and sometimes two at a time she would hum softly to the tone. She felt her heart feel good things such as hope, faith and harmony, but also bad things such as deception, remorse and for now self-absorbed. Truly why wouldn't she? She was alone, has been alone and if anything she only had her piano. Her eyes halfway opened as if sights were visible, but her eyes were not visible to others. Her pupils started to slightly enlarge as she saw someone, heard them, but continued to play. She quickly soothed her own heart from any panic as she would take a deep breath of the calming airs and then her fingers left the keys. After so the music stopped and her eyes opened a tiny bit more. ''Who's there and what's your purpose?'' she spoke softly in a childlike manner. She wasn't use to strangers or people for that fact as she stayed away from everyone. Her ears started to motion a little as she hid a little something with her hair and some clips, but what are they? She made a small smile, not turning towards the person even though using the reflection of her piano to see a small shadow.
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Beautiful... Harmonic... Gorgeous... All of these were words that crossed her mind at one point or another, but Linnea wasn't so much interested in what crossed her mind, but the emotions the beautiful music brought out. Like everything about this girl, the strongest feeling she got was nostalgia. Amazon Lily had may flower fields like this, even if encapsuled by a much denser and more dangerous jungle. Yet that only made reaching them even more rewarding.
She was noticed eventually as she sat down in the grass, crossing her legs as the girl inquired who she was, to which Linnea just smiled, pulling down her hood and revealing her shimmering platinum hair, "I'm Linnea... Nothing in particular, just here to listen your song."; with this, Linnea flashed her kindest smile as she pulled out her bow and quiver, dropping them forward halfway between herself and the girl, her way of looking non threatening and reassuring the Piano player. She was completely at ease from the soothing music...
Plus, the girl's intentions weren't really threatening... But more importantly, the longer Linnea hung around her the more got that strange familiar feeling. Why? She had never seen this girl in her life, why did her aura and her expression seem to familiar...
Her eyes cornered a tiny bit instead of moving her head to look at the female. She watched her bow being put down, her hoodie down as to reveal her hair and face. Slowly Concetta blinked innocently and clueless like a pure child as she watched this woman. As the silver-white hair woman settled herself to her own spot and looked at her, Concetta questioned herself. Who was she? Something felt oddly familiar as she then looked up at the sky with the shining twikle in her eye. Suddenly a thumb pounded upon her small chest as if someone slammed a hammer against it. 'Eh...' she thought and motions her left hand to her chest as she heard her speak words. Her eyes lowered to her hand that was pressed against her own chest...
'Linnea?...'
'Linnea....'
Even though taking awhile her eyes motioned a little more as her pupils became bigger realizing who it was. Clenching her fist she would pretend she knows no one of that name, but what should she say of her own name? She wondered this question as it repeated like a broken record. She disappeared on her one day when they were nearly teens without a word and now look at her. Deep within her she was smiling, the real her as she saw how grown up Linnea was. Her face blushed red as she thought of it more thoroughly and eyed away instead of at her. ''I-I see...'' she spoke shyly and glared away more. As soon as the thoughts went away she turned her face back towards her, ''It's nice to meet you.'' she spoke sweetly with a childish happy smile and bowed her head a little forward. She ignored her first world problems and sat there, happy to know that Linnea turned out alive and well...
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The girl's unease gradually faded out as Linnea disarmed herself and answered all her questions with kind words and an even gentler smile. The girl was as adorable as her music, and the way she just looked innocently at the sky... She had this wierd, oddly relaxed look in her eyes the moment Linnea said her name, and she finally relaxed completely, touching her chest demurely. Meanwhile Linnea just had her narrow yet gentle scrutinizing gaze over the girl, as if that would tell her something more... She repeated her name out loud and looked visibly happier, and Linnea's eyebrow rose curiously: "Likewise~ But, what's your name?"
Linnea grew more curious as time went on, something that certainly became plainly clear at a certain point. As she looked at the girl, not only did that nostalgic feeling got even harder to shake, it grew stronger. Little by little, the clever, insightful ranger grew utterly unable to shake that very though: She'd seen this girl before... But where? That was the one question she just couldn't answer, no matter how hard she thought, or how hard she looked at her.
"Where did you learn to play like that?", inquired the ever curious ranger
Her eyes blinked as Linnea asked for her name. It was now clear that she didn't know who she was, didn't remember or it was just the fact of How would she be this age still? sort of thing. Honestly deep deep into her soul she was dead already as the true her wasn't here, wasn't awoken from the nightmare she witnessed and the feeling of despair she felt. Her eyes looked at the instrument in which she named it 'Ona'. She had other parts and musical placements with different names as well as each one had a story of their own. Her finger tips traced the golden line as she walked towards the woman. Concetta was wearing a lolita pink dress with white frillers and decorations. ''Let's play hide and go seek! In the end if you find me, i'll tell you my 'name'.'' she spoke and giggled as she then ran off into the fields of the past and through the trees.
She was alone as she felt the coldness of the shadows due to the leafs hiding the sunlight. She left a message upon trees as first one had:
Beyond a one stone hides darkness as the darkness is engulfed by an igloo of more stones.
It was the first clue and with that she ran off to it to put up another clue upon where it was which she'll see if Linnea will guess it right.
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Linnea was having a hard time figuring out what to think of this... The girl looked ever more playful as time went on, looking at her musical instrument with a certain longing on her face. Now that she looked at it, the girl wasn't playing an actual piano, but a similar keyboard one. All this time, she couldn't shake this whole feeling of familiarity, and as she saw the girl disappear, she opted to keep her Haki deactivated, somehow feeling she'd need it later. Her eyes widened as she made her challenge, a game of hide and seek, and familiarity turned into deja vú.
"Hey, wait..!", asked Linnea urgently, but there was no use, she was gone... She would have to beat her in this game to get her answer
A flower field like this one, when she was around that girl's age, maybe a little younger... Her best friend back then looked a lot like this girl. The same best friend after whom she named the weapon she once more picked up. Her own appearance had changed from back then, growing taller, fuller, and her eyes acquiring much of the cold, steely gaze she now had. How would Concetta look like nowadays? She wondered about that every now and then, had since the girl left Amazon Lily.
Once the little girl left, Linnea went after her, finding the first clue in a tree. So that's where she was...? Hmm what did she mean about hiding under a stone under which hid an igloo of stones... Maybe a mountain...? A stone house...? A literal igloo of stones...? Linnea pressed forward, with the words stone firmly her mind, looking around for rocks in whatever form, while keeping her eyes firmly glued to the girl's recent tracks...
Running through the woods, passing by trees like as if she was running with a pack of wolves. Once again her hair pieces were ruffling as she felt hard wind hit against her face getting closer out of the woods. As time flew it was getting darker while still running through the woods. Deep within her locked somethings...that she forgot and wanted to forget. Finally she stopped running as her eyes enlightened by the moon in front of her, the ocean roaring with waves. Slowly her small feet would walk towards the ocean, feeling sand go inbetween her toes and makes a small smile. ''She'll find me here...She remembers, right?'' she spoke to herself as her flaming pink red hair brushed to the left by the light touches of the wind.
She remembered when she use to play games such as this with Linnea. Suddenly she stopped as she was inches away from the water...waiting as she thought of those dear memories of her family and Linnea...
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This was getting exhausting... The girl's riddle was tricky and the whole sense of Déja vú didn't help nearly as much as Linnea hoped it might. How could it? Even if she couldn't shake this feeling, this silly notion that she might have seen this girl before, how did that help her solve the girl's riddle? Searching the mountains proved fruitless, there were no stones around, much less makeshift stone igloos. And it wasn't even from of searching, she sought that out enough.
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Soon the night had fallen... And still no sign of the mysterious girl. Linnea considered heading back to her ship but for some reason she couldn't bring herself to do it. Plus, she disliked giving up when she set out to do something; she was single minded like that...
But then she looked up and saw the gleaming moon, smiling as the cool night breeze brought goosebumps on her skin... And then she realized it: A huge rock in the sky... Once more she found herself feeling like this wasn't even the first time she solved such a riddle, but for now that was beside the point. It was a stretch, indeed, but she knew her instincts wouldn't fail her: Linnea knew where to find the girl... She activated her Haki as she took a walk around the beach, and sure enough, there she was. The ranger headed for the obvious small aura, recognizing it from last time, and as she finally reached closer to the girl, she was surprised by her own words:
"Concetta-chan, you know you can never hide from me~!", the cheerful, chippery words came out before she could spot them, as a climax to all of the nostalgia and keen familiarity that had haunted her since she laid eyes on this girl. Her eyes widened as she realized what she just said, and then she just looked at the girl with a dumbstruck face, "You can't mean..."
She really looked like her childhood friend! This girl lacked some of the innocence Concetta did, almost as if she had lived a lot more than a child her age...
She knew this game was going to be over as much as she knew that what was done, was done. Concetta took a deep breather as she waited for Linnea, wondered what to say to her, how to explain things, but honestly she didn't know much on why this happened herself.
The her pink-red jewels looked afar of the ocean as her hair winded a little bit now to the right as the wind shifted its change. Was she up close? As she questioned herself she heard her say something shocking out of the blue.
As she spoke Concetta turned around holding back her tears and smiled, ''You found me Linnea onee-chan.~'' speaking in her childish soft soothing voice. Her hands held each other behind her own back as she stood up straight looking at the older yet beautiful Linnea as she was grown up...and yet she was still a child.
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As she uttered those words and Concetta flashed her brightest smile, Linnea knew she was right. This was the same girl who vanished from Amazon Lily all those years ago. But how was she here, and why did she look like that? It had been over 10 years since she vanished, and the reason why Lin felt so nostalgic and couldn't recognize her was that she simply couldn't concieve how her childhood friend could still look like that. She wrapped her arms around her best friend and held her tightly, kissing her cheeks and forehead over and over
"Concetta-chan, it's really you..! I missed you so much!!", she said, wide and teary eyed at the astonishing reuinion, embracing the girl with all her heart, only pulling away after a good few moments, and only enough so she could take a good look at her face, "How... You haven't aged a day!"
Sitting down onto the soft sand, her attempts at holding the girl close only resulted in her pulling her best friend's head to rest on her full chest, softly petting her hair. They used to be roughly the same height last time they were together, now Linnea was a good bit taller. Even if she was always the tall one among her peers, nobody probably ever imagined it like that
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