First Meeting:

A/N: Here we are! I have a few really good ideas for this series. If you didn't read A Twist in Time or A Glance Ahead I suggest that you do. However, it's not necessary that you do. All you need to know is that Ashton is Ezekiel's girlfriend, her brother is evil, and both her and her brother Edward can travel through time but I doubt that will come up in these one shots. Also, the Librarians have a training program where they train future Librarians and Guardians. In this episode we will see how Ezekiel and Ashton met.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything except Ashton and Edward if he shows up in this story.

There are moments in life that change who you are forever, for better or for worse. You may not even realize it during the moment but you will be a different person when you emerge. This was Ezekiel's moment.

Everyone had their jobs at the training facility. Cassandra and Jake taught the recruits anything they would need to know, Jenkins helped them when there was something they didn't understand, Eve taught the recruited Librarians the basics of self defense, and Flynn delegated some of the smaller missions to the new recruits. Who found the recruits? That was Ezekiel's job. All of the recruits were under the age of 25 and he seemed to mesh well with kids and teens. Probably because he's closest in age to them. No one could believe how much the kids loved him and how much the teens respected him. Whatever it was about him, it was his job to rescue them from their boring, mundane world and bring them to his magical world. His favorite part about his job is seeing their faces when they find out that magic is real. His latest mission was finding some dude named Ashton Magisterium. It was an oddly familiar name but Ezekiel couldn't figure out why. Normally Flynn gave him the location of a new recruit but this time it popped up in his book. He left straight away and tried to ignore the nagging feeling that something big was going to happen while he was alone with no form of backup.

He arrived later that night in a phone booth in an alley in London. He walked down the road to a small moonlight park. As he looked around he noticed that it was dark, quiet, and most importantly empty. He was confused to say the least. He searched around quietly for anyone but found nothing. Suddenly he felt a cool shift in the air. All around him came the thick, blinding fog that the city was famous for. He heard the footsteps but not soon enough to spot the source through the fog. Lamia. She held the tip of her sword to Ezekiel's chest as he felt Dulaque's strong, firm on his shoulders.

"So...the young librarian whose name escapes me,we hear you've been recruiting new… what did he call you? Oh yes! Lits." Dulaque sneered. He monologued for a bit but Ezekiel tuned him out. He was distracted by his own thoughts. Where was Ashton? Had something happened to him? Suddenly Dulaque let go of his shoulders and screamed out in pain. Lamia dropped her sword in surprise. Ezekiel discovered the reason was a mysterious figure clad in all black who was fighting Lamia. After a while, Lamia fell but Ezekiel knew it wouldn't be long before she was up again, so he did what he was trained to do.

"We're going to run now!" He grabbed the mysterious person's wrist and took off for the shielded phone booth that was disguised by magic. When they finally got there he held a finger to his mouth as he watched Lamia and Dulaque run by them.

"Thanks for saving me man! I had no idea how I was going to get out of that. Who are you?" Ezekiel watched as they removed their hood. Much to his surprise long, platinum blonde hair with mint green tips fell around a beautiful girls face.

"I'm Ashton Magisterium." She said quietly, her British accent rich and lilting.

"Wait but you're female…" Ezekiel couldn't believe he had just said that. He had no idea what was wrong with him but he was stumbling through his words and his face felt hot. He had an odd feeling in the pit of his stomach.

"Wow! You're breaking some new ground there Copernicus. I've hated my name everyday of my life." She frowned, her voice thick with sarcasm that made Ezekiel smile. "Anyways, who are you? Why did they want to kill you?"

"Old rivalry. They don't like me or my colleagues...friends." He corrected himself showing that it was an odd thought to him. Friends. "Speaking of which, I'm here for you. How would you like the most amazing experience?"

"Depends on what it is." He bright green eyes stared into Ezekiel's dark brown.

"You leave the boring world and you get to live in a world of magic. Now I know it sounds crazy but let me show you that magic is real before you say no." He told her quickly.

"No need. I've um.. I've seen magic quite close up." She was careful about how much she told him, considering that she didn't know if she could trust him. Suddenly she realized something. "You're with the Library...aren't you?" She smirked at his shocked face.

"How do you know about the-" He was cut off.

"You people keep sending me letters. Something about being a guardian… what does that even mean?" She shrugged.

"Guardian? Really? Huh. Well alright, that's new. You defend the Librarians, people like me, in fights. We're the brains and you're the brawn. Although not many people think that I'm all that smart. Little do they know that I have an IQ of 182 which is actually seven points higher than Stone's." He ranted more to himself. Ashton watched with amusement as he got himself worked up. She had no idea who Stone was but they sure did make Ezekiel fired up.

"Will I get to leave here?" She asked suddenly curious.

"Yeah! You can go anywhere you want in the world." He spread his arms enthusiastically after he calmed himself down.

"I'm in. Let's go!" She squealed excitedly. "Which way?" He pointed toward the door to the Annex. Surprisingly, she grabbed his hand which caused him to catch his breath in his throat. They ran straight for the door and stopped right before it. He looked over at her with a smirk as she took a deep breath and opened the door into the world of magic of magic with wide green eyes.

A/N: Alright! 1 chapter down! Lots more to go! These will be shorter and updated less periodically due to school. Also I tried out for a part in my school play and I joined chorus, so I have a lot less time to write. However, I have not forgotten about you my lovelies. I love each and every one of you. Hope all of you have a nice, stress free week full of family, fun, and happiness. ~FGaT xoxoxo