Author Notes:
First, I would like to thank CodenameD-XIII for reviewing and reading the first chapter and giving me kind words and helpful tips. I would also like to invite anyone to read it and review. Anything you can say, be it positive or negative, I would much appreciate it.

As for other matters, anything that has to do with a flashback or thoughts, that will be in Italics.

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As he sat on his bed, the subtle light from the moon of the night shedding a slight illumination to his semi-dark room, Gios looked at Atlas, who at this point was calmly standing on the opposite side of Gios. The man was definitely being patient with Gios. Though, it wasn't like Gios was freaking out inside or on the outside for that matter. Actually, he was cautiously thinking about what Atlas had just told him and debating on whether or not he should believe him. All he really knew about what the man had told him was that he had some kind of power within him and that those in the darkness would want to use it for evil purposes.

Gios took in a deep breath and then released it as he would stand up. He continued to lock his auburn eyes on Atlas' pearly whites. "Say that I do believe you. What will happen next?" Gios asked Atlas.

"You and I will leave this place and go to a world that is often visited by my kind." Atlas told him.

"Mhm, and what would happen when we get there?" Gios raised an eyebrow.

"You will be put through trials of course." Atlas said.

"What kind of trials?" Gios asked.

"They will measure certain feats that you may or may not be skilled in and it would further the process of your powers being awakened." Atlas informed him.

Gios took his gaze away from Atlas for a brief moment and looked to his balcony, to which he would walk towards. Gios stepped out of his room and would look at the sky. His eyes were full of intrigue by what Atlas had told him and a strange feeling of something took over. He couldn't place it, but there was something in him that actually wanted to go with Atlas and to the world that he mentioned. There was just something in Gios that wanted adventure. Even as his hands were on the edge of the balcony, he felt overtaken by a certain sense of adventure that he didn't think that he had. Vento had it, but Gios never showed it. However, hearing what Atlas said really started to appeal to him.

Gios turned his back to the balcony, leaned it against the brick red stone and looked at Atlas as he did the same to Gios. "Fine, I accept. I just need a day to inform my parents of it." Gios told Atlas.

"That's going to be a problem." Atlas regrettably informed Gios.

"And why's that?" Gios asked.

"In order to ensure that your powers don't prematurely awaken, we must start tonight. Furthermore, to allow you to inform your parents would not be wise." Atlas said.

Gios now was beginning to feel suspicious of Atlas. Not too much that warranted a vocal response of such a feeling, but enough to at least have some kind of doubt. "Mind telling me why my parents can't find out about this?" Gios asked Atlas.

Atlas sighed as if getting annoyed slightly. "Your parents are, as some would say, mortals." Atlas told him.

"Mortals?"
"Yes, mortals. As in those without any sort of special trait within them aside from being human."
"You say that as if I'm not."
"That's exactly what I'm saying."

Now Gios was beginning to wonder more and more about all of this. He thought that his suspicions were just cause Atlas seemed a little shady. However, after hearing what the man had to say about how his parents were mortals and somehow Gios was not, that even made him more unsure about it all.

"Okay, then why don't you enlighten me about what exactly I am!" Gios said with a slight hint of attitude and demanding in his voice.

Atlas just shook his head half-annoyed, half-disappointed. He knew that it would be a tough sell for Gios to freely come with him, but he never expected it to be this hard. "I cannot say for certain exactly what you are. I can only say that you are apart of an ancient race dating back to centuries before this world even was gifted with what mortals called Adam and Eve." Atlas told him, hoping that it would be enough to satisfy him.

Arms crossed over his chest, Gios took every word that Atlas had spoke to him. He could tell by his tone that what he said was the truth. That was just something that Gios knew about people. Still, if it were anybody else, it would be something that was out of the question to believe. However, Gios strangely found himself believing every single word that Atlas said. "Okay. Then, I guess all there is left to do is for me to pack a bag, huh?" Gios rhetorically said as a small laugh escaped his breathe.

"That won't be necessary." Atlas said.

Gios raised a brow. "And why is that?"

"We have clothes of your size waiting for you." Atlas said.

"But what about now? I can't go in the clothing that I'm in." Gios pointed out.

"Worry not, young one." Atlas smiled.

Atlas would hold out his right arm, fingers extended. Magical glows of red and orange flickered and soon the same colors were around Gios and within the seconds that it did, Gios' clothing changed from his pajamas to a traditional Japanese garb that had a long-sleeved shirt of red and silver colors and the symbol of The Flare Society was stitched into it. The pants were of loose material, but formed to fit him. Simple black shoes that looked like dancing shoes graced Gios' feet.

Looking at his new clothes, Gios was just amazed. It wasn't the fact that he just saw magic. No, that wasn't the reason why he was amazed. This was the outfit that he dreamt of constantly and somehow Atlas knew of it. That just made him so surprised. "Okay then, let's go I guess." Gios said still star struck.

Atlas smiled and grabbed Gios' left hand. "Hold tight, this might get trippy." He said as fire surrounded them, and in the blink of an eye, they were gone from Gios' room and off to god-knows where.

AN:
A shorter chapter than the first one, but I promise the next few chapters will be at least three times as longer than the first two.

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