'And as she stepped into the portal, lights whirled around her so fast and bright that it made the girl dizzy. She found herself failing, suddenly- weightless! A cool breeze, soft grass below her, and a warm morning sun. She rubbed the blur out of her eyes and stood up; a whole new world was there before her...'

Eri absorbed every word religiously, eyes glued to he paper, visions dancing through her head. She pulled her knees closer to her chest, and leaned back against the trunk of the Le Rim Courtyard tree. The shy brunette wished she too could fall into some magical land and have an adventure like that. A leaf fell from the tree above her head, landing daintily on a page. Eri delicately brushed it away.