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I haven't updated in a while, sorry about that *bows*. I am happy that you are all patient with me. Well, anyway on to the chapter...

Chapter 4

They had no clue as to how to open the next gate, since Hansel had not opened or hinted where to go next. Liddell and Loue were pondering about what to do next when it appeared before them as a tiny globe of light.

"...?"

"It's a ghost." Loue explained to Liddell's shocked expression.

The globe expanded, filling the room with a blinding light. Liddell and Loue had to cover their eyes until the light had died down. What now floated in front of them was the ethereal body of a girl with fairy wings on her back. Her brunette braided hair came from the back to encircle her neck and lay over her shoulder to rest in front of her. The green-white dress she wore flapped in a non-existent wind. Liddell was captivated by the site of this woman and strangely enough, Liddell felt that this ghost looked familiar to her.

"Angry people. The world is filled with anger." The ghost stated in a bitter tone.

"What's a ghost want with me?" Liddell asked curious as to why this ghost would appear to them.

"We were friends once. We watched the moon together. Don't destroy the forest. Don't kill us! Please don't do it again!" she cried, tears escaping her eyes in misery.

"What's going on?"

"Your friend and mine... Please stop her. You have to stop her!"

"Huh? Is... Is she talking to us?" Liddell asked perplexed.

"Friends beyond the bounds of reality." The ghost slowly disappeared, leaving behind words of sadness.

"...I'm not sure why, but I feel terrible. Why is that?" Liddell murmured to herself.

The great never realize...When they trample all over the weak. Loue thought, reminding himself of the past.

"..."

"What's wrong?"

"That door bugs me." Liddell said pointing to a green door. The door flashed a light and opened to reveal an entrance to a new kingdom.

"Florin, the land of plants. Looks like the door's open." Loue stated.

Liddell grinned and walked over to the open gate, "It must be waiting for me. Loue, let's get going!"

Liddell's eyes slowly opened to reveal that she was still in the library.

I must have fallen asleep, she thought as she looked around the library. It was dark in the library, except for the few candles that stayed lit by magic; everything seems to take on a shadow at night. Liddell examined the room interested in how the library looked different at night. Unlike in the day, you couldn't see the highest shelves because of the dark and the candles gave an eerie glow to the shelves near them, giving the impression that anything could jump out of the shadows at any moment. A shiver ran down Liddell's back at the thought.

"I should probably get going…" she murmured getting up from her seat.

As she stood something slipped off her lap and gently floated to the floor. Liddell picked it up and brought it closer to a candle to see what it was. She gasped at what she saw. It was a blossom, a little pink blossom. Liddell knew where the blossom came from; it was from one of the many cherry blossom trees in Florin, the kingdom of plants.

"How'd this get here?"

Liddell suddenly froze. She thought she heard a tapping sound come from behind her, like a foot step. She was starting to think it was her imagination when she heard it again, and this time she was definitely sure it was feet, walking. Walking…In her direction!

Liddell scanned the area she was in for someplace to hide. Seeing the chair as the best option, she had just enough time to jump behind it before the person came around the corner. From where she was, Liddell couldn't see the person too clearly because of the dark. She peeked a little farther around the chair, trying to get a better look at the person.

Kitty? What's she doing here?

Kitty was standing by the bookshelf, which Liddell had been just standing in front of, examining the shelf for something. Kitty stopped tracing her fingers across the bounds and took a book from the shelf, and started flipping through the pages. She stopped at one of the pages and grabbed something from around her wrist. Placing it beside the book she looked between the two, as if seeing if they matched. A smile graced her lips as she placed the object back on her wrist and put back the book.

It was so quiet that Liddell almost didn't hear her say the words, "Finally…It is time…"

Liddell waited until she couldn't hear any footsteps anymore before getting up. She walked over to the shelf where Kitty was and picked up the book that Kitty had been looking at. The cover was worn out brown leather with an intricate golden pattern on the front of the cover. There was no title to the book, none that Liddell could see. She flipped open the book, only to see that all the pages were blank. Surprised Liddell, kept flipping the book in different directions trying to see if there was anything written on it at all. Nothing, at all showed. Giving up, Liddell placed the book back on the shelf and started to walk out of the library.

What was Kitty doing here at this time of night? Was that a bracelet she had on her wrist? I didn't know she wore one. And what did she mean by 'it is time'?

Liddell shook her head. She couldn't think about all this right now. Her mind was going to explode with all the questions going through her mind. Raising her hand she opened her hand revealing the blossom from earlier. She knew one thing for sure she needed to get to Florin, and soon. The only problem with that was on how to get there…

Duh! Stupid Liddell! The Gate Room that's how I'm going to get there!

Liddell mentally slapped herself as she remembered about the room that held all the gates to the all the kingdoms, the Gate Room. Problem was that she just had to figure out how to get there, the only time she ever went there was when Loue took her.

"Then I'll just have to go back to the castle and get Loue to come with me to Florin!" she declared, determined to get to Florin.

She pushed open the doors and felt the cool night grace her skin. Tomorrow I'm going, she decided heading to the dorms. Even if she was going to get an earful from the teachers, she didn't care. She knew that she had to go and that was that.

A figure watched Liddell walk away from the library, golden eyes following her silently. The figure's wrist shimmered as the light of the moon reflected off of the bracelet around its wrist. The obsidian transparent frame glinting dark, the beautiful rose gem shining a brilliance of blue.

"Will you be the one to stop it?" the shadow said before disappearing into the light of the moon.

Haine-of-Winter: Hey everyone! XD This is a chapter I had been planning for a while, but just couldn't get to it. (Haha! I am a procrastinator after all..)

Hopefully this chapter satisfied your thirsts! I'll come up with another chapter soon. Very soon…

Anyway! Thank you to everyone who read this chapter I am very grateful for your support. See you soon! XD