4Anna smiled, golden hair crowding her face as she watched her friends with her blue-green eyes, twelve all together. She sat on a wooden box in the corner, the abandoned little part of her world all around her. It was technically an old shack that they had found in the city, cement walls and stuff. The ceiling has fallen down long ago and the entire group of friends had helped clean it up. There were boxes all over the place for sitting, not that people did much of that. Most of them chased each other the entire time. One of her best friends, Julia, had red brown hair down to the middle of her back, red streaks in it, even though her mom didn't support the idea. Julia was probably the most hyper of them all, but when she got depressed, she was the worst. Katie, her other best friend, was a bit quieter, but still loved laughing. She had waist length, almost black hair and was definitely the stale pin of the group. When she got angry, something was definitely wrong. Then there was Chris. He was one of the only boys that regularly hung out with her group. His bowl cut like brown hair would inevitably be messed up by the time they left the group. He could annoy the crap out of anyone, his current target being Julia, who, as always, was mauling his hairstyle as revenge. Then there was Cadie, the sadist of the group. You wouldn't guess it, with her middle back length blond hair, but she could be genuinely evil. She too, was assisting in the killing of Chris's hair, with Garath, the second oldest in the group watching. He had black very curly hair to his shoulders, with dark eyes to match. His was a quiet disposition, with the occasional outburst of energy. Currently sitting next to Katie was Jessica, another quiet member of the group. She had black hair a bit longer than her shoulders, and loved drawing. Ryan was sitting with them as well, criticizing their drawings and was consequently getting beaten up for it. He had short dark brown hair, with almost black eyes. Nathalie and the other shorter Katie, called Katie F. to differentiate between the two, were in another corner, arguing. Again. Nathalie had light brown hair, done in a large ponytail down to her back. She and Katie, with curly dark brown hair, were always fighting over something. Kelly and Cat were in another corner of the gutted room. Cat was older than all of them by about three years, with auburn hair to her shoulders, and wasn't afraid to take charge of the entire situation. Kelly, on the other hand, was quiet, and didn't like to speak. Her muted blond hair seemed to complete her image. Anna frowned. Someone should be here, not that they could. Autumn, her one time best friend. After she found her parents at Hollow Bastion, they had moved her here without even visiting Windy City, leaving Autumn and her memory behind. Anna sighed. She wished she could see Autumn once more. Suddenly the conversation in the corner caught her attention.
"Those black things, with yellow eyes, they scared me…" Kelly said, clenching her hands in front of her chest.
"They're called Heartless, baka!" Julia said, giving Chris's hair another tug. Julia and Kelly had always been on bad terms, and nobody quite knew why. Anna, Katie, Julia, Chris and Cadie's eyes all narrowed, though, at the mention of the word. Heartless, the servants of the nobodies of Organization XIII. Each of them had heard of the group, but there was a specially guarded secret about it. Julia, Katie and Anna had all encountered Organization XIII before, and on friendly terms as well. Of course, this was strictly private; no one shared this information with each other.
"Hey guys, the sun's starting to go down." Anna said, attracting everyone's attention, for which Chris was grateful for, as Julia finally let go of his hair.
"Let's get home."
"Fine." Julia said, starting towards the door, while Cadie gave Chris one last mocking grin before heading out the entrance. Everyone began to file out, heading towards their own house and saying their reluctant goodbyes. Suddenly there was a scream and shadows leapt at the rest of the group, Kelly already pinned under one of them. They had bright yellow eyes, the Heartless previously mentioned, and immediately attacked the group of friends. With screams, they all fled except Julia and Cadie, who were still trying to fight. Anna herself ran down an alley, headed for home, when she was cornered. Nathalie and Ryan grimaced, surrounded by the creatures, while Katie F. and Cat still ran, followed by the Heartless. Chris and Katie had tried to hide, unsuccessfully, while Garath and Jessica were trapped in a dead end. Suddenly the creatures pounced, screams of pain, then silence.