KIA12: Hey, everyone! I'm so sorry I've been MIA for the past few months. I kinda went onto a hiatus and took a break when writer's block decided I would be its next victim -_-. But I finally managed to come up with an interesting idea to write about :D! Thank goodness!

Random person: SHUT UP AND GET ON WITH THE STORY ALREADY!

KIA12: Alright, alright! Chill! Do the disclaimer then!

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KIA12: Please excuse or feel free to point out any mistakes you happen to catch! Enjoy!

Black and red was all they saw as they stood on the lawn far away from their burning school; the blackness of the smoke, the dancing red flames of the fire as they swallowed the streams of water as if it were droplets of dew. Nothing scared them more right now. Light Academy stood for 22 years, only choosing the best of the best. They were trained to be elegant mages, heroic knights, some were valiant assassins, and others were invisible ninjas. However, fear pierced their hearts as reality dawned on them the minute that one simple spark spread out of control. Fortunately, everyone made it out safe, or so they thought….

"Wales!" a chorus of three voices, two female and one male, rang across the field.

"Huh?" Wales Lock, an advanced knight, spun around at the sound of his name, only to get tackled to the ground by two girls while the male stood off to the side with an amused smile on his face.

One of the girls was his sister, Madoka Lock (1), who was an intermediate mage while the other was one of their best friends, Hikaru Hasama, also an intermediate mage. Lastly, the entertained male off to the side was Ginga Hagane, Madoka's boyfriend and one of the strongest knights at the academy, who, if it weren't for his laziness to turn in most of his homework and him falling asleep in most of his classes that didn't involve combats or battles, would've been able to graduate early. (A/N I know. Crazy, right? Ginga: HEY! What's that supposed to mean?! Me: O.O NOTHING!)

"Hey, guys. Where's Sophie?" Wales asked as Madoka and Hikaru got off him and he stood up from the ground.

However, before any of the three could answer, the music defense teacher, Ms. Harmony, frantically ran up to Principle Holly, out of breath and panting as if she ran a marathon and back.

"Principle Holly! One of my students is missing! I've searched everywhere, but I can't find her!" she cried between intakes of oxygen.

"What?! Who is the student?" Principle Holly asked, worry setting in as she watched the fire slowly increase from the corner of her eye.

"Sophie Dawn," Ms. Harmony replied, her breathing going back to normal.

However, for Wales, his heart stopped as color drained from his face. Sophie was his girlfriend, and to hear that she was missing and could possibly still be in the flaming mess of their school, he was petrified. Without thinking, since his thoughts were only on Sophie and her safety, he ran towards the school before anyone could stop him. However, those who saw them were thinking that he either gone insane or suicidal, whispers already passing along throughout the crowd of students.

"Oh my goodness. What is he doing?"

"Why is that idiot running back into the school?"

"Who is that? He's gonna get himself killed!"

"That's Wales Lock. I heard he was half-insane. Has he finally lost it?"

Ignoring the whispers and the looks from his fellow peers, Wales managed to successfully slip inside through an unlit entrance, smoke immediately replacing the fresh oxygen in his lungs. Covering his mouth, he searched for the closest staircase, knowing that the music defense classroom was upstairs so Sophie had to be there or somewhere on the second floor for it was too dangerous to even consider going down as the fire had eaten a good majority of the stairwells. As he raced up the handful of steps that managed to survive this long, dodging small flares of flame and burning boards of wood along the way, he kept an eye out for his emerald-eyed beauty, unaware of a flaming support beam above his head. When Wales finally heard the splintering of the wood and the sound of the blazing timber falling through the air, he casted one quick glance up before jumping out of the way, coolly landing in a kneeling position. Giving a single, quick glance around and seeing that it was safe, he stood up and continued to search for any signs of his girlfriend among the burning disaster. He checked every room, every closet along the way, leaving no corner unsearched, whether it was going up in flames or not.

"Come on, Sophie. Where are you?" he muttered quietly to himself.

The smoke was getting thicker, the flames growing. Wales realized he didn't have a lot of time before the entire building would collapse on top of him, and possibly Sophie, wherever she is. He was nearing the end of the hallway, where the fire seemed to be at its most ferocious, and was about to give up and search downstairs when he heard soft crying coming from one of the classrooms in the middle of all the flames. Despite the crackling of the fire and the splintering of the building around him, it was amazing how he had heard it loud and clear. Reaching the classroom from where the sobbing came from, he tried to open the door, only to find it locked. He looked in through the small window to see a girl with light blue hair on the floor with her head in her hands and shaking violently.

'Sophie' he immediately thought.

Forgetting the doorknob, he took a few steps back before kicking down the door, ripping it clean off of its hinges. Being an advanced knight with extra training did have its advantages. He tossed the door to one side as the flames greedily devoured and gobbled it up for fuel and energy despite the fact it had the entire rest-of-the building to eat. Wales knew he had to be swift if he wanted to make it out in time with Sophie before the fire eats them up as well. He ran over next to the girl, frowning as he saw her tense up and flinch, but knowing it wasn't because of the flares dancing slowly through the open entrance. He placed a hand on her shoulder, only to have her slap it away and completely avoid his touch.

"Sophie….."

1: I needed someone to be Wales' sister and Madoka was the closest one since I didn't want to put any OCs in this except for the teachers and adults due to the lack of them on the show for me to use.

KIA12: I hope you all enjoyed it! Feel free to leave any suggestions or ideas for me to use! Until next time, peace out!