Lin's POV:
I flitted between streets and paths in the village.
John…
I could hear the voices of the stupid half-angel guards, who despite the multiple security layers still allowed the one they value to be lost!
I saw my little sister alone on a hill side, and decided to stay with her.
I can't lose anyone else as precious…
Even if I was tiring from over 24 hours of non-stop searching…
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John's POV:
I awoke to find my wings were out, and I was slumped in an attic room.
The entire room was wood, a solid, circular oak table in front of me, there was a seat opposite, the chair matching the one I was sat in.
It's too clean from a normal room…
"Evening!"
My head snapped round as I turned to see Yi.
Fu stood in the doorway behind her, blank faced.
"Yi!… Where am I?" I asked.
"My home." Yi smiled.
That's when I saw the blood on their clothes, and my eyes widened.
"Who's…" I gasped, and Yi grinned.
"Various angels – why do you think the village I supposedly so dangerous?" she asked.
I got up, stumbling away.
"You- you drink-…" I gasped, horrified.
She moved towards me, an I backed up, suddenly finding Fu behind me.
He grabbed my arms roughly, and a creepy smile crept over his face.
"Controlling my brother is so easy. He didn't even resist when I started the process all those years ago." he said, though it was Yi's voice that came out.
I gave a sharp cry, before I felt a sharp pain in my arm, and I turned my head to see Yi had buried a knife in my shoulder.
"Lets see how my darling Kojou can live without his precious half-archangel." She growled, before hungrily lapping at the blood spilling from the knife wound.
"Stop! NO!" I yelled. "SOMEBODY!?"…
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Yasu's POV:
I ran through the village, and arriving at the entrance to Yi's home.
"Stop! Yasu what he hell are you doing?!" Cheng's arms shot around me, as Gene finally caught up with me.
"John's in trouble!" I gasped, "I need to get to him!"
"You sound crazy!" Cheng retorted. "Return to Mrs Mao's place! Yi's no allowing people in at the momoent, and I'm sure Fu can deal with-"
"Fu's been spirit-bound to her, if you were doing your job and looking after the Library of Asian Time and training Cho to be the next Library Master.
"What Library?! Seriously, Yasu, go and lie down or something."
"Yasu showed it to me, it's underneath a ruined building in the Demon District." Gene replied.
At that point, Cheng threw us both over his shoulders and carried us all the way back to the inn.
"You two are on House Arrest until further notice; I won't let you go around disturbing the village about some make-believe Library."
"Don't you have an hour-glass symbol somewhere on your body?" I snapped. "That's for getting in the entrance."
"Not now." Cheng growled, before closing the door in our face.
"Gene! Yasu! Just in time for a card game with James, Kaoru and I!" Masako smiled. "Monk's on monitor duty and Ayako's with the triplets shopping for Mrs Mao."
Gene gave me a look, and I sighed, trying not to panic.
"But tomorrow I'm going to go and see John, I'm worried, and I'm dragging Cheng – even if he's about twice my size – all the way to that library with Cho. If someone were to break in or ruin something from this side, there always needs to be a Library Master to deal with it." I replied.
"But don't they need training?" Gene asked.
"I'll do it – it's my job, after all; "Protect the Future and Guide the Idiots in It" or something like that." Yasu grinned, and we all sat around the table…
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Naru's POV:
I awoke in a dark room, the last thing I remember was having some tea with Fu, Yi and Mai…
Mai…
I shot up, looking around for her, though the clink of chains stopped me from moving anywhere.
She was across the room from me, in the heart of a set of rings.
Looking down, my eyes widened as I saw the rings surrounding me, too…
Yet I can read them…
"Wake up!" I yell, before my throat clogs as I try to say her name again.
My gasping is what wakes her.
"Naru!" she exclaims, rushing over.
The door opens.
"Mai, return to your place." Yi's words make Mai pause, and I gritted my teeth, before nodding to Mai.
Now, Oliver; I'm going o have to dive in your head a bit. Yi's voice turned earily sweet.
"I hope you don't mind, do you(?!)"…
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Gene's POV:
I jerked awake, sweat pouring down my forehead.
"Naru!" I gasped, before moaning at the pain in my head.
There was a wolf-whistle.
"Well, that's quite the display." Yasu mused, and I looked up.
"What-"
The cards had rearranged, and I realised there were initials on some.
I looked through, surprised when I saw the arranged few on the floor, recognisable to me as us: Y.O., Jack of Hearts; D.E., Jack of Diamonds; H.M., Queen of Clubs; ., Jack of Clubs; L. Ka., King of Spades; T.H., King of Hearts; M.A., Queen of Spades.
"Why did I-" I froze as I saw the exact types of cards on the table.
Two circles of red cards around the Queen of Hearts – Mai – T.M. – and two circles around the King of Spades – Naru, D.O. In the centre was Y.Y., by the others, I'm guessing it's Yi. She was Queen of Diamonds.
"Wait." I breathed. "Where's Lin? And John?"
"You did a number on John's." Yasu pointed out.
The shoulder of the King of Diamonds had been torn into, and he was on the corner, facing the largest group of cards, but the King of Clubs…
I found it under the table, as though searching for something.
"We need to find Lin. Now." I ordered. "Before it's too late…"
I looked at the clock.
"It's midnight in three hours." Yasu mused. "The due-by-time is then."
"This is what happens when you tend to do more than a bit of research in an entire Library of Time." I scolded.
"I wanted to know exactly when and where stuff would happen, so I can do my nudging-trick again." Yasu shrugged. "Like now; try the village square."…
Joker: Ha Haaaa~! Never thought you'd see my stupid snout for another week, ne?
Naru: What on earth were you doing?
Joker: TTwTT I read too much online so I'm sort of drowning in schoolwork, updates and dating sim RPGs... To the point my mobile go taken away for not working.
Mai: But doesn't writing an entire story count?
Joker: Naaah, unless it's for a competition... coughdeadline'sthe28thcough... CoughI'venowrittenasinglewordcough...
Naru: Idiot.
Joker: I HEARD THAT!
John: Um... Why am I being stabbed... Again... Isn't this meant to be a low T grade?
Lin: *Watches expectantly for answer from over his laptop screen.*
Joker: Your blood, right?
Lin: How cooked do you want to be? *Flames fire up around him.*
Joker: Ummm... Not at all... Starts running away
Mai: Can people please read and review while I help Joker-chan? Review mostly; they're what tell her if he's doing the story right or not, an if it's boring at all... TTwTT"