Chapter 4
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In pure panic, Door rifles faster through her luggage, hoping for a sign of her drawings. Or anything!
"Kingdom Hearts shirt, Kingdom Hearts shirt, more Kingdom Hearts stuff…Not Kingdom Hearts crap." She says while sorting through her items.
With a sound of frustration, Door tosses the bag behind her. She hears a crash and a yelp of pain.
"Sorry, Timid!" Door shouted, hoarsely.
With a wave of disappointment, Door walks to FlamingLea's and Xaon's cart, and questions the couple.
"Have either of you seen some Kingdom Hearts drawings?" Though, a few seconds after Door realized how stupid that sounded at a KH13 festival.
"…Which ones?" asked Xaon.
Door sighs. "I've lost all of my things. I was going to sell drawings."
FlamingLea puts her arm around Door in comfort.
"Sorry to hear about that, Door. Maybe, Daniel could help you." she said.
Xaon waves a gingerbread cookie, in the shape of Demyx, in front of Door's face.
"Will a cookie make you feel better?" he asked, in a sing-song voice.
"Will that cookie Squirt at me?"
"Yes; Squirting Demyx Squirts Strawberry Jelly." Xaon said. He held his hand up for a high-five from FlamingLea. She didn't return it.
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Ten and half minutes later, Door received the bad news from DChiuch.
"I haven't seen your drawings, Door. At least, they didn't have your username signed on them."
Door shook her head in a sign of defeat.
"What should I do now?" she asked.
"You should just go around helping others sell their things." he suggested.
Door accepted it. It wasn't a bad idea.
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Unfortunately for Door, the first person she thought of to help had their own problems.
She spotted Snow running away like a mad man.
"Er, Snow…Do you need some help?" Door asked as he ran passed her. Then she heard the police sirens approaching...
"Weedanort must have called the police!" he explained, panting.
Door looked around, and heard Weedanort shouting from the other side of the beach.
"That's what you get for those pirated games, FOOL!" he then proceeded to stuff a handful of mini powdered doughnuts into his mouth.
Javelin434 emerged from his stand, and fell to the ground, laughing.
"You'll never catch me!" Snow called out, when he noticed the Melbourne police at his tail.
Somehow, Snow evaded the police. But he did hide in Queen Tery's cart for the rest of the Karnival. Door still hadn't figured out what had just happened.
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Well, Snow was definitely ruled out. Door decided to ask ~DawnStar2004~ next.
Her stand was fairly close to Xaon's and FlamingLea's, and it was gorgeously decorated too. Her iconic Riku avatar was stamped on the side, of course. The wood was painted a bright pink, with rose and daisy accents. It certainly was an attention-grabber.
~DawnStar2004~ sat on top of a shelf, and smiled at the sight of Door walking towards her.
"Greetings, Door-Chan. Would you like to buy a Riku portrait? Or maybe some fancy soaps?" she says brightly.
Door noted the delicately painted Riku pictures. However, she went straight to the point and inquired ~DawnStar2004~.
"Hi, Dawny. I just wanted to ask--" Door cut herself off when she saw Dawn's other merchandise.
There were bottles of pure black colored soaps. The label had a photo of Xehanort with a seductive pose and read: 'Darkness Scented'.
"What's that?" Door said flatly.
"A specialty item." she explained.
Door paid her attention back to more important matters. "Dawny, I've lost my things. Do you mind if I help you sell your merchandise?"
"Of course!" Dawn looked at her with tenderness.
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For a while, Door and ~DawnStar2004~ sold many portraits. And surprisingly enough, many bottles of the soaps. It seemed the other members were quite interested in them.
Then, Xaon and FlamingLea had a malfunction with their cookies. The small oven they used to bake suddenly caught fire.
"Lea, our cookies are Flaming!" Xaon started saying in terror, but then chuckled at his own pun.
The inferno had spread quickly, and sadly, to DawnStar's stand. Door and her were able to leave the stand without injury. Xaon and FlamingLea were able to save most of their own and DawnStar's merchandise, but a great deal was lost.
"I'm very sorry, Dawny." Door was ridden with guilt and hugged the girl tightly.
"Oh, Door…" ~DawnStar2004~ paused, in grief. "At least Riku is okay." she said, and kissed her plush's head.
Door had choose to give DawnStar time with her plush, and to assist other members with their sales.
But it wasn't as if her other jobs had gone any better…
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