Twenty minutes later, the gang had assembled themselves into the girl's hotel room. Kalas was sitting on the bed in wet clothes, seeing as they didn't have enough time to dry them in the dryer. Well, they did, but no one really cared about Kalas' comfort. Seeing as everyone was in the same room for once, Gibari decided to go over the plans for the day.

"Okay, so we're supposed to retrieve the 5th end magnus from Alfard, right?" Gibari asked. Everyone nodded in agreement. "Okay good. I guess we should go see Melodia and tell her were ready to go. Unless we're not. Are we ready to go to Alfard?" Savyna, Mizuti and Kalas nodded. Lyude tilted his head to face the floor, his hair hiding his face from view. Xelha, who was searching her pack, had dropped it and gasped.

"Oh no! We can't leave yet! I…I lost our money." Xelha said in a panic. Everyone stared at her in silence … for a long time. Thus making the situation very awkward of Xelha. Finally Kalas broke the silence with a loud frustrated yell.

"GODDAMNIT XELHA! WHO'S BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT TO LET HER CARRY ALL OUR CASH?" Gibari scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Erm…yeah. That was my idea. Because she seemed less likely to steal it, you know?" Kalas was about to kick the living shit out of Gibari when Savyna abruptly stood up between the two.

"There's no point in playing the blame game. I suggest we go looking for it first." She stated calmly. "Xelha, what was the money in?" Savyna turned her attention towards Xelha, who was blushing a very dark shade of red.

"Umm, it was in a little yellow greythorne backpack." She said, quite embarrassed. Mizuti laughed.

"Hahaha, greythornes." She giggled. Savyna chuckled as well.

"Cute. Well, that shouldn't be too hard to find…if it isn't in Parnasse." Everyone nodded in agreement. "Well then, I guess we should split up into groups of two to cover more ground. I'll go with Mizuti, Xelha can go with Gibari, and Kalas can go with Lyude" Lyude jolted up at the sound of his name. Faye giggled.

"No! Kalas can't go with Lyude!" Xelha fumed. Savyna glared her lady death glare.

"They're going together whether you like it or not." She said, her voice dripping with venom.

"We'll check Parnasse and Balancoire!" Xelha screamed, dragging Gibari out the door.

Savyna and Mizuti decided to check Reverence, the picture book village and Detourne, the garden of illusion and leave Kalas and Lyude Coccolith, the Labyrinth of Mirrors to search. Real nice of them, I know. Savyna and Mizuti entered the garden and began their search.

"This shouldn't be too hard. There are only a few yellow flowers here." Savyna said as they sifted through the bushes. Mizuti ran off through an archway and into the bricked way. Savyna followed after her.

"Dananananananananana na na naaaaaaaaa! Nananana naa nanananann naaaaa…" Mizuti sang 'The tower of DURUGA' as she ran up (or rather, floated up) and proceeded to beat the living hell out of a green slime. Savyna chuckled. She was amazed and enthralled by Mizuti's magical talent and her unique personality. I'm never bored when Mizuti's around. She thought. Mizuti easily slaughtered the slime and came running towards Savyna, her grin hidden by her mask.

"Sayvna! Savyna! They great Mizuti find Aqua burst level III, but no greythorne of yellow." Mizuti finished solemnly. Savyna quickly hid her grin with a stern look. Why am I hiding my smile? She thought

"Well, let's keep on looking." Savyna said as she turned away and began to search one of the stone corridors. Mizuti did the same.

Kalas and Lyude had entered Duke Calbren's Manor. Peachy walked over to the doorway where they stood.

"Ah, is your party ready to leave for Alfard?" She asked politely. Lyude shook his head.

"No. Sorry for the trouble, but we lost something important, and we believe it may be either in the mansion or the labyrinth. Do you mind if we take a look?" He asked.

"Oh no, not at all. What is it you're looking for?" She asked. Kalas scratched the back of his head.

"Well, it's a little yellow greythorne backpack…it has our funds in it." He said, a little embarrassed. Peachy laughed.

"Well, tell you what. I'll have my people search the mansion for you, and you two can check the labyrinth." She said. Lyude bowed.

"Thank you miss Peachy." He said as she left to inform the others employed at the manor. Lyude led the way into Coccolith. They passed the sewer and entered into the mirror wonderland. Kalas bumped into Lyude.

"Ah! Stupid Savyna, making us search the most confusing place in Mira! It's hard enough trying to find your own feet in here, let alone a small backpack!" Kalas grumbled. Lyude chuckled.

"Yes, we certainly have our work cut out for us!" Kalas didn't reply. They searched in an awkward silence. Lyude wanted desperately to break that silence, but didn't know what to say, what to talk about. Well, he knew what he wanted to talk about. He kept replaying last night and the morning incident in his head, over and over and over again. The silence and awkwardness were so unbearably thick in the air that Lyude wanted desperately to make any sound, a moan, sneeze, anything! That's when Faye noticed Lyude had stopped searching and was now fidgeting with his gloves, blushing a deep crimson with a desperate look on his face.

Hey Kalas… she thought to him.

What? He thought back.

Lyude looks like he's got something on his mind. You should, you know…ask him or something. Kalas looked up at Lyude, and noticed his friend's odd behaviour. It was really obvious he wanted to talk or something. Kalas frowned. He didn't know how to fix awkward situations; he was always the one to make them worse. Like some kind of awkward fairy.

He's confused. Just comfort him. Faye soothed. Kalas thought it over for a bit, and then his frown deepened.

This is your fault you know. He thought menacingly.

What, loosing the money?

No you idiot! Lyude being upset is your fault. He argued. Faye sighed.

Look. I know I bugged you guys in the shower, but YOU licked the chocolate off him by your own volition. He knows that. So should you. Kalas didn't respond. She was right. Faye was right, and it bugged him. Kalas sighed, and shuffled over to where Lyude was sitting. Lyude didn't notice,

"Lyude…" Kalas started softly. Lyude's gaze shot up towards him quickly, then he blushed even redder as he looked over to the floor beside Kalas, refusing to meet his gaze. Kalas frowned and placed his hand below Lyude's chin, lifting his head up to meet his gaze. "No, Lyude look at me. Something's on your mind, I can tell." Kalas replaced his frown with a gentle smile. "You won't feel better until you address the matter." Lyude was flustered, not knowing what to say. He then sighed and closed his eyes.

"I…I, well I don't know. I… I was just wondering if, umm…" Lyude opened his eyes, and Kalas saw the tears he was trying to hide. Were they tears of embarrassment or frustration? Kalas gently removed his hand from Lyude's jaw line, seeing as it seemed to make Lyude a little uncomfortable. Lyude began to tremble.

"Take your time, I don't want to pressure you into doing something you don't want to…" Kalas barely whispered. Lyude shook his head and let out a frustrated moan. He leaned forward, hesitantly at first, but the screwed up the courage to close the gap and softly press his lips in Kalas'. Kalas' eyes went wide at the brave attempt, and then smirked into the kiss and decided to dominate it. Lyude didn't expect this at all and didn't have the sense to fight for dominance as Kalas slipped his tongue into his mouth. Lyude leaned back and moaned, giving Kalas complete control. Kalas placed himself on top of Lyude and slipped his hand down Lyude's pants. Lyude gasped at the cold touch, but leaned into it. That's when Faye decided to cough awkwardly. Instantly, the two boys were apart, looking in opposite directions.

"Now I'm all for your guys' relationship, but I don't think this is the time or place to indulge in each other's touch." Faye lectured. Both Lyude and Kalas flushed deep shades of crimson. "Now, you better get up and kick this crystal spider's ass, because I think you scarred it for life." They looked over to their left, where they saw a crystal spider that was standing there motionless, twitching its eye. They stumbled to their feet and hastily pulled out their weapons, the thought of eliminating a witness sounding very sweet indeed.

"Ohh, I can't find it anywhere? How are you doing Gibari?" Xelha asked, coming out from the restaurant in Balancoire. Gibari shook his head.

"No, I've had no luck either." He replied sadly. The stood there in silence for a while. Meemai squeaked.

"Maybe we should head back to the inn now, and see if the others found anything." Xelha said with a sigh. Gibari nodded, and they head back to Parnasse.

Mizuti and Savyna didn't have much luck in finding the missing yellow greythorne backpack either. They had just finished searching the last of the hidden corners of Reverence when the met up on the bridge.

"Great Mizuti be finding nothing. Nada, no greythorne of yellow." Mizuti reported. Savyna's eyes furrowed.

"I didn't find anything either. We should go back and see if the other made any progress." They started off towards Parnasse.

"Savyna? Why we get hotel room in Parnasse, when smart thing to do be getting one in Balancoire?" Mizuti asked. Savyna frowned.

"I have no idea, but I blame Kalas." She replied. Mizuti laughed.

"You think Kalas and Lyude be making progress?" She giggled. Savyna laughed as well.

" Depends on what type of progress you mean." Savyna said. They both bust out laughing. The lame jokes and gossip continued until they reached their destination.

The group met up later outside the Parnasse inn. A creative name, I know. Anyway, they couldn't get back into the inn, because the innkeeper, croissant head, was blocking the way.

"YOU CAN'T COME IN HERE!" He screamed.

"Why ever not?" Gibari asked.

"Because you melted the counter, busted down a bathroom door, and woke everyone up with your arguments over the two fags getting drunk!" croissant head yelled, and then glared at them. Silence ensued. Gibari sweatdropped, Savyna and Mizuti tried to hold back laughter, Xelha glared back, and Lyude and Kalas blushed furiously.

"Uhh, we..uh..RUN!" Gibari screamed as the party booked it out of there. They stopped running when they reached Reverence.

"Okay, so did anyone find the money?" Savyna asked in between gasps for air. Everyone shook their heads. Xelha began to dig through her bag.

"Oh!" she exclaimed loudly. Everyone turned her way. "Here it is! It was just hidden underneath some paper!" She exclaimed cheerfully. Everybody sweatdropped.

"XELHA YOU IDIOT! DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO SEARCH A LABRYINTH OF MIRRORS!" Kalas screamed. Xelha ran and hid behind Mizuti.

"Kalas shut up, we need to go see Melodia." Savyna said, holding him back.