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The Start of Beginning
Sophie's House-Venice, Italy
"Oh dear" the grey hair man who dress like a butler opens the door to see four teenagers in a terrible condition as if they had gone to war or something.
"Hello LeBlanche, I have no time to explain but Dante and…these two are going to spend the night here" Sophie told her butler who had no time to respond when she had drag Dante and Lok inside the house with Zhalia following from the behind, as they quickly make their way toward her room.
"Whoa! This is your room Sophie?" Lok asked noticing how big it was and was surprise it was not that grand as rich people make it sound it to be.
"Yes it not much" Sophie said trying to not sound so high and mighty as she was afraid of offending Lok again after what they been through.
"It great…so…who was that?" Lok continues while looking around the house as Dante make himself home by sitting down while Zhalia was leaning against the wall feeling uncomfortable being in Sophie's room.
"LeBlanche, you could say he is a butler but he is also responsible for Sophie well-being beside Santiago" Dante said and just then someone burst into Sophie's room.
"My lady! I'm ashamed of myself! I did not protect you like I was…" the black long hair ponytail man said that Lok would have sworn he almost look Chinese with his hairstyle and clothes.
"Santiago! Calm down! I'm alright!" Sophie said trying to calm down her bodyguard as much as she likes to mended her status. She was not that heartless to blame anyone for her mistake or really look down on people if she had a choice.
"Like she said Santiago she alright there isn't a need to beat yourself up for something that did not happen" Dante said it coolly while Lok and Zhalia just stares at each other from his odd response.
"I apologizes my lady but I was worry and when LeBlanche told me you came back with and two complete strangers I had to worry that something terrible happen" Santiago explains his reason while Lok and Zhalia stares at each other again as Santiago make it sound as if they were the one responsible for bring Sophie into troubling mess.
"What? Really Santiago there is no way two people can bring trouble haha…also we are…going to study for tomorrow test after we wash-up! So goodnight!" Sophie said nervously even if it was partly true as Lok's vase did bring trouble to Sophie and Dante's bookshelves bought trouble to Zhalia, quickly she push both Santiago and LeBlanche out of her room indicating how much privacy she wanted. Dante was watching highly amuse while Lok and Zhalia shrug as they did not know what exactly was amusing of watching Sophie push her bodyguard and butler out of the room. As soon as they were out of her room, Sophie quickly slams the door shut and lean against the door.
" Well thanks for the assist Dante" Sophie sarcastically said and Dante just grins.
"Glad I could help" he reply as he made his way to sit down on a chair available as Sophie did the same but Zhalia refuses to sit down instead choose to lean against one of the bookshelves. As Lok look at both Dante and Sophie then Zhalia he felt a little uncomfortable not knowing if he should sit down or stand up however seeing how he was not exactly 'sort' of invited properly into Sophie's house, he choose to stand up instead of sitting down.
"You do know I don't bite so you can sit down if you wish" Sophie told them noticing that both of them were not sitting down on the chair offer to them.
"Pass" Zhalia straight away said just as Lok hesitated for a moment to pull the chair to sit down.
"Um…thank but I'm good" he said as he continue to stand against a wall.
"Suits yourself" Sophie said to both of them, she could tell Zhalia was stubborn while Lok was just frightened after all he was in a stranger house who invited him only for protection nothing else.
"Well now that we are settle down maybe now you can tell how exactly did you get caught in all of this Lambert" Dante started and Lok was completely caught off guard that he nearly knock down one of Sophie's lamp but managed to catch it in time. Zhalia slap herself for Lok's clumsiness while Dante just look at little stun by his action and Sophie was just giggling to herself for Lok being a little silly.
"Sorry! I didn't mean to…I just…everything just happing too fast!" Lok complains as he put down the lamp back into it position.
"Then why not just start from the beginning?" Dante told him but Lok did not seem to calm down one bit.
"The beginning? Really because the way I see it Vale it that even if I told you what happen I doubt you have any idea what I have been through!" Lok argues back leaving Sophie even Zhalia stunned that got her wondering what exactly made him tick off as normally he was scare to say anything in front of a stranger especially in front of a popular kid like Dante Vale.
"I have a hutch but I wonder if it can top finding out your house is bobby trap, having suits invaded your home, force to leave your house and play cat and mouse with them over something you have no idea what it is beside that it has to do something with a person you care about. Especially having to bring someone involve unintentionally" Dante said basically summary what happen to him today that got Lok a little speechless as Dante had experience almost everything that happen to him except for his dorm being bobby trap.
"Yeah nothing can top your Vale…especially your house being bobby trap…or not knowing what they are after. I mean…sure I was force to leave my dorm like you and play cat and mouse with them but I knew they were after what written in my dad's journal…"
"Wait your father journal as in the one missing for past ten years?" Zhalia interrupted Lok as she was very stun that Lok mentions about his father again when they had not seen him for years.
"Surprising isn't it? Somehow…I think Dad was involved in that world he was sort of always sharing with us" Lok said to Zhalia while Sophie looks at Dante with the same question that Lok and Zhalia were talking about.
"Dante…do you think?" Sophie started but Dante look away hoping that she was would push into the topic further.
"I honestly don't know Sophie but you and I both know it pointless to ask him…"Dante ended the conversation hoping that Zhalia and Lok did not realize that both Sophie and Dante actually knew a person they could turn to for question. Yet they had reason to hesitated from asking
Soon silent approach as they look at one and another to speak something but none of them decide to say anything. "Well...I'm sure we all have a rough day so I suggest we turn in for the day?" Dante suggested seeing no one wanted to say anything after each pair discover something disturbing about someone close to them even if the opposite side did not know.
"Yeah…we should" Zhalia said expressing how uncomfortable she felt continuing today events as Sophie nod agreeing with her for once.
"Well I shall ask LeBlanche to prepare both of you a room to…"
"NO!" Zhalia yell an outburst that stunned Dante and Sophie while Lok knew exactly the reason for Zhalia sudden outburst and it was his cue to clean up after her.
"I mean…" Zhalia stumble on her words realizing what had just happen just as Lok pull her aside.
"What she means is that we like to share room…you know it kind of awkward to be alone…in a stranger home…not that I don't appreciate the hostility but…it not exactly our comfort zone you know?" Lok reason with them and Zhalia was secretly thankful for Lok. Not realizing that the other two understood where they stand and knew it was nothing wrong for them wanting to share a room.
"No you don't have to explains Lambert I understand if I were to be in the same position you were I wouldn't want to be left alone" Sophie said to him and he smile glad that she understood.
Sophie's House, Guestroom- Venice, Italy
Lok had gotten out of the shower dress in a simple blue pajama that Dante loan him seeing how he had no other clothes to wears to sleep. Sophie even loan or rather gave Zhalia clothes to wear a simple white shirt and dark green short.
"Say Zhalia…" Lok spoke breaking the silence in the room and Zhalia look up to tell him that he got her attention.
"Do you think my dad went missing because…something happen to him in that world?" Lok asked her and she shrugs.
"Who knows Lok I mean there isn't anyone we can asked who know about your father and his work. You do forget something your father is a private person like a mystery on his own" Zhalia comment and Lok nods as he sat on the bed.
"Yeah…like a puzzle on his own waiting for someone to solve him…" Lok said before he grabs the journal from the desk and begun to flips through.
"What are you looking for?" Zhalia asked seeing how Lok was actually focused on a book for once in his life.
"Something I am not quite sure…but a sign like…my dad actually wanted me to follow in his footstep into that world" Lok explains and Zhalia shook her hair smiling.
"You had always admire your father, I'm still amaze you're not mad at him for leaving your mother to take care of you and your sister" Zhalia commented and Lok pause then close the book.
"Well there are times I wake up feeling furious at my dad for not being there for mom, Cathy and me…but there are other times I understand why he not here. He has a job to do and it does take time away from us but I know if given a choice he would want to spend his time with us. You remember right Zhalia? He would always come back home with stuffs for us even you and he would always share his experience with us it was one of our happiness time" Lok reminded Zhalia who was recalling a few moments that Lok's father had given them different items from his adventure but soon realize something.
"I hate to say it Lok but even if he did share his experience with us he did not tell us everything" Zhalia told him and he nods making a sad smile.
"Yeah I suppose that is true…I mean I swear if he had mentions about Titans or Seeker I would have vaguely remember bit and piece of it" Lok reply to Zhalia who nods in agreement since she and Lok really enjoy listening to Lok's father story unlike Lok's sister Cathy.
"I suppose that might be one of the reason why he sort of made sure you find that journal and not Cathy. Say you never did tell me how exactly did Miss Casterwill got you involved in this mess" Zhalia brought up the topic and Lok was complete caught off guard.
"A...I don't think I have…oh…no…Zhalia!" Lok yells realizing he fell for one of Zhalia's tricks again.
"Sorry Lok no backing out and now spill the beans. We don't have all day we still have to revise a bit for our History finals tomorrow" Zhalia told him while smirking and immediately freak Lok out.
"What! But Zhalia you don't even have the textbook with you!" Lok protested but realizes it will do him no good against his best friend.
"Sorry Lok but even I can tell that Miss Casterwill managed to tutor you a bit before the suit invaded into your study time also just because I don't have the textbook doesn't mean I don't know content of it. So let starts with your side of the story now before we move on the History finals cause you want to pass don't you?" Zhalia teases and Lok groans.
"I hate it when you always play that card against me" Lok said as he got himself comfortable before he start the story.
"Don't we all?" Zhalia sarcastically said as by doing so she practically just curse herself into tutoring Lok later which would be a nightmare, counting the numbers of time she had to tutor him. Yet she knew she was doing it for his own good even if it means she had to suffer but she was his friend…his best friend and she knew that as one she could not let him fail his finals even if mean she had to suffer just a bit.
Sophie's House, Sophie's room- Venice, Italy
"You do realize that Santiago is going to murder me tomorrow…maybe even LeBlanche" Dante joked in his white singlet and black shorts while Sophie was in her pink nightgown sitting down reading.
"Relax it not like we never slept in the same room before even they know that" Sophie comment and Dante chuckles.
"Well we were kids and now we are teenage" Dante hinted and Sophie rolls her eyes.
"Dante…just because we are teenage now it not like are not responsible I mean they should trust us since we are older and more mature than we were as kids!" Sophie argues while Dante sighs as Sophie did not understand what he was talking about.
"Well they did made a fit when they were told about Moon and Lambert sharing room" Dante told Sophie.
"Yeah well they don't know them that well of course they would act caution around them" Sophie said and Dante just shook her head as she still did not understand why they were extremely concern about her wellbeing when she told them Dante was going to share room with her for the night.
"I suppose" Dante answers as he pretended to agree with Sophie's logic thinking it was pointless to tell Sophie the real reason why both her butler and bodyguard were worry with him alone in her room.
"Are you sure that you cannot at least…ask him?" Sophie asked and Dante groans as she was bring up the topic the two of them were talking about when the other two were with them secretly.
"Sophie you know that we are not exactly…on speaking term after…our last incident" Dante reminded her and Sophie nods.
"I know it just…that he is our only lead to this whole mess!" Sophie explains and Dante nod understanding what she means.
"I know you want answer too Sophie but…asking him might not be a good idea especially what is going through. We can't tell what his reaction would be and if it good or not it might affect himself badly and we won't know it" Dante explains to her his other reasons which she compile to it.
"Guess that mean our only lead is gone then beside those suits" Sophie said and in disgust when she mentions the suits cause Dante to grins.
"Sure they maybe our only lead but you're forgetting we have something they don't" Dante said and Sophie was just confuse.
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"We have the journal and if they want it so badly. Surely you might have guess that it has to do something about that world so we are not out of option yet" Dante told her that immediately lighten up her mood.
"You're genius Dante!" Sophie claims and Dante try not blush by her comments.
"Maybe…but I cannot be that certain if it will reveal any question we want answers but it a start" Dante comments as he knows sometime he is not always right.
"True but we can worry about that tomorrow after our History finals" Sophie reminded Dante.
"I take it you started on revising already" Dante said as she was reading the textbook on her bed.
"Yeah with Lambert. Also…do you know how hard it is to teach that kid anything?" Sophie complains and Dante just smile.
"I can imagine which beg the question Sophie how exactly did you end up tutoring Lambert?" Dante ask with a mischievous smile on his face that causes Sophie to blush in embarrassment.
"I do not want to talk about it!" Sophie claims looking away while Dante begin thinking how to break her in to tell him.
"Alright fine guess I won't be sharing with you how I end up getting partner up with Ms. Moon then…" Dante said as he begins to walk to the desk to do some quick revision for History finals tomorrow.
"What? Wait…is that why you're with her today?" Sophie asked and Dante smirks secretly that his plans actually work.
"Sorry Sophie but I can't give out details" Dante said and Sophie glare at him from the back before throwing a pillow at him.
"Really Dante? Do you have to be so childish?" Sophie said to him and he turns around to just smile and she sighs in return because she really want to know how did her best friend end up partner with Zhalia out of all the people.
"Fine…if I tell you my side of the story…you tell me your side of story…agree?" Sophie negotiates and Dante smile as he nods turning back while making himself comfortable on her bed. Immediately Sophie smacks her face realizing she fell for her best friends tricks again.
"I hate you Dante how can you do this to me?" Sophie demanded for an answer for his action and Dante just smile.
"Well Sophie this is something I'm teaching you which is call making business, you give me something I want and I give you something you want thus everyone happy!" Dante joked yet Sophie was not in a laughing mood.
"I swear if Moon does not kill you before your project end, I am so going to do it myself!" Sophie said thinking Zhalia would not survive another day with Dante as she hate his type a lot.
"I would like to see that" Dante joke again as he waited from Sophie to begins her side of the story.
Next morning
Sophie's house, Hallway-Venice, Italy
Dante now dress in his causal clothes slowly close the door behind him hoping he would not wake Sophie up. As he sneaky made his way out of the house hoping no one would catch him.
"Really Vale? Isn't it too early to be playing hide and seek?" a familiar voice ask him and he turns to see it was Zhalia. It seem like LeBlanche managed to wash and dry their outfit just on time for the morning seeing how Zhalia is dress in her casual outfit she wore yesterday.
"Well I wouldn't be the only one right?" Dante comment seeing how Zhalia was in the hallway as well and she was quite far away from the guestroom.
"Oh cut to the chase Vale what are you doing up so early? History is not until a couple of hours more" Zhalia reminded him.
"I'm afraid I wish not to tell you" Dante told her hoping she would not follow as he gotten her enough trouble for one day.
"Too late Vale it either you let me come along or I will tell Ms. Casterwill about your sudden departure in the morning" Zhalia threaten and Dante sighs as he never understood why Zhalia did not understand he doing this for her own good for her safety.
"Fine you want in let go" Dante said as he continues his way out of the house sneaky with accomplish, Zhalia.
"You know I would like to know where are we going partner?" Zhalia tease and Dante managed to hide his embarrassment.
"My place" Dante said that shock Zhalia just as they made their way to ground floor.
"Are you insane Vale why do you want to go back there?" Zhalia asked not understanding his logic at all.
"I'm sure you remember the way why" Dante reminded her as Zhalia started to vaguely recall the memories.
*Flashback*
"Hold this for me will you?" Dante asked as he passes Zhalia the weird looking laptop as he begin to unscrew the bottom of the study table.
"What are you doing?" Zhalia asked as Dante managed to remove the wooden plank under the study table.
"Hiding this" he told her.
"What?" she said not understanding what was he trying to do.
"Look I don't know what these people wants but I rather like to know what value they hold before getting them stolen by them" Dante explains as he took the weird laptop for her hand and place it on the wooden plank before pushing it back up and screwing it in place.
"Ok I get it but why are you hiding only that?" Zhalia asked and Dante smile as he finishes screwing it in place.
"Well it was either I carry this or that weird laptop, personally I don't think I can run and protect it at the same time" Dante explains and pointed at the weird necklace in his hand.
"You really thought this through didn't you?" Zhalia said.
"I suppose you could say tha…Zhalia!" Dante yelled and pull her under the desk as footstep begins to get louder and louder.
"Great…of all the day I had to play hide & seek again it to be with them and hiding with you…this is so not going on my favourite day list" Zhalia mentions while Dante just chuckle at how 'positive' she was.
*End of Flashback*
"Well?" Dante asked as Zhalia was dazing for a moment before coming back to reality.
"Oh I remember well Vale but are you certain they are after that? I thought they said they were only after that amulet" Zhalia asked him
"They were but then when we got separated and I had a little confrontation with them about another certain items they were looking for" Dante explains as he begins to recall the memories.
*Flashback*
(C2 PartTwo)
"Hey! You can take the amulet you came for but give me back mine!" Dante yells at them hoping they would listen to him.
"What this? Sure kid if you tell us where you hide the holotome?" the black hair man in the suit questions only for Dante to stare at him like he was an idiot.
"I have no idea what you're talking about!" Dante plainly said that got the black hair man in the suit piss.
"Look kid I was told that you have the amulet and holotome. So if you know what good for you, you will tell us where to find it or we can just take both the amulet? Well kid?" the black hair man in the suit bargain however Dante had no clue what they were talking about.
"Look I don't know what you want with that amulet nor do I know what a holotome is. I could care less what you plan to do so you can just take the amulet but just leave my amulet alone" Dante said to the black hair man in suit trying to hide his anger but fail to do so. Since the black hair man in suit smirk realizing how important the amulet was to him
*End of Flashback*
"So what make you deduce that what they were referring to is what you found?" Zhalia asked again as both of them successfully made it out of the house undetected.
"They did say that they were supposed to find both the amulet and holotome which the weird looking laptop is called by the way, in my possession plus we did find them at the same hiding place" Dante told her and she nods in agreement.
"Just a question you have everything figure out especially if they are still at your house right?" Zhalia question and immediately Dante had a smirk on his face clearly telling her he had thought about it through.
"I do and since you decide to come along I decide to tinker with my plans allowing you to play your part" Dante told her and Zhalia felt a little uneasy.
"Why do I get the feeling you just made things worse?" she said but knowing Dante, he did not response but just smiles at her innocently.
Sophie's House, Kitchen-Venice, Italy
"They have left the house" Santiago came into the kitchen where LeBlanche, the butler, was cooking breakfast.
"I was hoping that Dante would act more mature enough to not rush into such thing…wait Santiago did you just say they?" LeBlanche ask and realize what Santiago mentions that he drops the frying pan and spatula in shock but Santiago reacted fast and grab it in time before it fell onto the ground.
"Yes but Vale did not leave with Sophie but with the other guest" Santiago said assuring LeBlanche as he handed him back his frying pan and spatula.
"Really Santiago? After all these years would it not kill you to say Young Master Dante name?" LeBlanche question his company who had the stern look on his face.
"I afraid not…as I still do not trust him even if Sophie does" he said while LeBlanche shook his head sometimes he wonder if Santiago real reason not to call Dante by his name was because he was jealous at how close he was to Sophie.
"Well then Santiago dare I ask who decided to follow Young Master Dante?" LeBlanche questions as he went back to his cooking.
"The young dark blue-haired lady" Santiago said and LeBlanche sighs in responses.
"It seem Young Master Dante never cease to amaze young girls I wouldn't even be survive if he had herds going after him" LeBlanche comments not realizing Santiago smirking at his comment as he knew something that LeBlanche did not.
Dante's House, Outside- Venice, Italy
Dante sneeze that cause both of them hide again from the suits outside his house.
"If you really wanted to get in trouble Vale you could always do that by not showing up History Finals…oh wait you're doing that right now!" Zhalia sarcastically made the comment and sort of scolded him for sneezing. As she thought he was having a cold and he still came back to his house for some stupid weird laptop called a holotome.
"Your positivity really helps Moon beside we still have a few more hours to spare before the finals" Dante told her as they look up at the amount of suits guarding his house.
"So you got the plan?" he asked and Zhalia rolls her eye.
"You should be glad I decided to come along and make your job easier" she told him and he shrugs.
"I don't know…if it easier or anything but still take away a bit of the fun" he joked and Zhalia just stares at him wondering why did he not take this seriously.
"Oh let just get this over and with, I don't want to miss my finals just because I got caught up with your little game!" Zhalia told him as she dial Dante's number, he pick it up and place an earpiece at his ear and Zhalia did the same with her phone.
"I'm glad we are on the same pages" Dante said to her as Zhalia took out her amulet concentrated as she became invisible making her way to the backdoor.
"There is a key under the flower pot" Dante told her through the earpiece and Zhalia follow his orders as she took the key from flowerpot and open the door.
"Alright I'm in" she reply as Dante begins to focus on his amulet allowing him to see every part of his room.
"Good job now take a right turns, proceeds with caution because there are two suits on guard then continue walking make a left turn and make a stop at the stairs " Dante said and Zhalia follows through slowly as she did not want to hit into any suits alarming them of her presence.
"Well Vale?" Zhalia asked as she was waiting for his signal if it was alright to go inside the room.
"Wait for it…go" Dante said as Zhalia quickly made her way into the room opening the door and rushing to hide under one of the table. When one of the suits turn around noticing the open door as he made his way toward the door scratching his head.
"Must be the wind" the suit told himself as he close the door and Zhalia sneaks toward the table where the holotome was hidden.
"Good job" he told her and Zhalia rolled her eyes.
"You seriously owe me big times Vale" Zhalia told him as she proceeds to unscrew the lid under the desk.
"If you insist Moon, we could always do dinner anytime" he teases but did not expect Zhalia to take it literally when he heard a loud crash.
"Ow…"Zhalia said rubbing her head due to the lid and holotome falling on her head, she curse herself for being caught off guard and by all people it had to be Dante Vale.
"ZHALIA GET OUT OF THERE!" Dante suddenly yelled through the earpiece and at the same time the table that Zhalia was hiding underneath was blow into piece and due to the impact it sent her flying into the bookshelves. Slowly she got up while holding tighten onto the holotome, she turns to see two suits walking toward her.
"Kid gives me the holotome if you know what good for you" the female suit told her and let out a hand indicated she should pass it to her.
"I'm not a kid beside I'm no good with adults" Zhalia told the suits who growls at her.
"Suit yourself kid" the male suit told her as both him and his partner got ready to attack when suddenly Dante jump into same window that he previously jump out with Zhalia. He grabs onto one of the desk and threw it at them.
"You didn't have to do that, I had everything under control" Zhalia told Dante who just smiles.
"I know you did" he said and she smile too till someone launch a Raypulse toward them, they took cover behind one of the desk.
"On three we run upstairs and open second door on the left" Dante told her and she nods. As Dante started counting down with his fingers and the seconds it became three. He and Zhalia started running toward the door with Dante using one of the broken desk top as a shield. That barely survive still they reach to the stairs as he toss it aside. Soon they reach to the destinations as they close the door shut and soon Zhalia realize where they were.
"So…this is your room?" Zhalia asked finding it to be surprising normal and neat as she was expecting it to be more of a teenage boys room filled with poster, sport equipment, games and it to be messy.
"What were you expecting?" Dante asked as he open his wardrobe and begins looking for a certain clothes in mind.
"Is it really the time to worry about fashion scene when we are about to get kill Vale?" Zhalia yelled at him just as he took out a light brown trench coat and wore it.
"A trench coat…Vale who do you think you're Sherlock Holmes?" Zhalia sarcastically asked.
"Oh you're be surprise how useful a trench coat can be" Dante told her just as the door was blast open.
"There is nowhere to run now" one of the male suits told them as Zhalia back away from them slowly and Dante was calmly studying them.
"As much we love to stay and chat with you guys, we got what we came from and if you excuse us we have a Final to get to" Dante told them took out something from his trench coat throwing it onto the ground.
Immediately smoke appear and weird smell started to form around the room that disgust the suits as they exit the room closing the door behind them. Meanwhile outside of Dante's room, Zhalia was trying to catch her breath after being force out of the room when Dante threw something on the ground.
"Who keep a stink bomb inside his coat?" Zhalia asked as she did not expect to smell it after having done it two years ago.
"That would be me, it can't help not to be careful" he mentions to her.
"Dare I ask why you have a stink bomb inside your coat?" Zhalia said but Dante just smile.
"Come on we got a Final to get to" Dante said as he took out a grappling hook from his coat. That made Zhalia blinks as she was wondering where exactly did he put it in his coat.
"Yes?" Dante asked as soon as he threw the grappling hook to the other side of the rooftop.
"I'm not going to ask where you got that from" Zhalia states as she took the rope attach to grappling hook from Dante indicating she is going first which he did not mind at all.
Sophie's House, Dining Room- Venice, Italy
Lok opens the door to see breakfast was served and only LeBlanche was around.
"Hello Master Lok, I trust you had a good night sleep" he asked and Lok nods feeling rather uncomfortable of being on his own.
"Um…do you happen to know where…Zhalia is?" he asked feeling concern that his best friend disappear when he woke up.
"I'm afraid I don't" LeBlanche lie as he was not sure if he should mentions that his friend had follow Dante back to his house.
"Oh ok…what about So-I mean Ms. Casterwill and Mr. Vale are they…you know coming down to eat breakfast as well?" Lok asked as he made his way to available seat.
"I'm afraid Young Master Dante won't be joining you but my lady would be joining you for breakfast" LeBlanche told him and he nods.
"Ok" he said as he sat down looking at the food in front of him then at the clock just as his stomach growls. He blush I embarrassment he was not sure if he should eat first or wait for Sophie to arrive.
"Good Morning LeBlanche, Lambert" Sophie said as she enter into the dining room dress in a complete new outfit pink top and light blue jeans plus a purple collar and pink sneakers.
"Good Morning" Lok said as Sophie took her seat then look at the two empty chairs just as LeBlanche left to do his chores for the day.
"Say Lambert do you happen to know where Moon when?" Sophie asked as she got herself prepare to eat breakfast.
"A…no I don't sorry" Lok told her feeling once again uneasy being sort of alone with her.
"That a first" Sophie comment and Lok blinks at her reply.
"What do you mean?" he questions and Sophie was stun realize she accidentally spoke out loud.
"I was thinking…since you two are quite close, she must have told you where she is going" Sophie told him as she took a bite of her toast.
"Not exactly…sure we are close but I don't think Zhalia tell me everything, sure sometimes it frustrating but I know she has her reason. What about you did Vale told you where he went?" Lok shot back the question at her that stun her for a while.
"Casterwill?" Lok said thinking he accidentally said something wrong.
"It alright Lambert, but guess we are in the same boat Dante didn't exactly told me where he going. Sometimes I admit it frustrating and irritating but I suppose it much more annoying to keep tabs on them" Sophie said and Lok nods as they kept silence throughout breakfast due to the topic they were discussing was a little hurtful toward each other.
"Say…Casterwill let forgot what we talk about just now" Lok suggested.
"Yeah good idea Lambert…so any reason you decide to take History when in fact you don't like it?" Sophie asked trying to think of another topic to talk about.
"Well…it not that I don't like it…it just…I can't sit down and listen to the content, I prefer exploring in ancient tombs then reading the textbook" Lok tried to explains and Sophie giggles.
"So what you're saying is that the only reason you study History is because you want to be an archaeologist?" Sophie said and he blushes in embarrassment.
"Yeah well…my dad was one…so you could say I'm following in his footsteps. Does that sound weird to you?" he said scratching his neck.
"No I think it sweet following your father footstep, say we never did managed to look through the content of that journal" Sophie mentions and Lok was a little alarmed but the news.
"About that…" Lok said but stop when he heard a crash coming from the living room, immediately he and Sophie got up from their chair as they ran toward the living room only to back away when they smell something awful.
"What is that awful smell?" Lok yelled and cover his nose.
"I would watch your word carefully Lambert" a familiar voice said and it turns out to be Dante and Zhalia bruise and dirty.
"Whoa! What happen to the two of you?" Lok asked.
"Yes what happen to both of you?" Sophie asked as she tries to hide her jealous tones.
"As much I think they would like to tell you about their adventure, I think it best if they clean up themselves first before their finals wouldn't you agrees?" LeBlanche said and Sophie cross her arm frustrated that Dante brought Zhalia along for his little misfits and not her while Lok was just confuse as to why Zhalia decide to tags along with Dante when she clearly dislike him.
"If we are late for our finals I'm so blaming you for this!" Zhalia said shoving the holotome into his chest before stomping her way to the bathroom to have another shower.
"Is there something we should know?" Lok asked feeling rather confused.
"Maybe" Dante said before he made his way to the other bathroom leaving a confuse boy and irritated girl.
"Will someone please tell me what is going on?" Lok asked as he was clearly confused but it seems no one know what was going on beside Dante and Zhalia.
Venice Preparation Academy, History Classroom– Venice, Italy
As soon as Zhalia and Dante finish getting the stink off of them, the four of them had to rush to school for their finals. Lucky for them, Dante's luck was with them as they managed to reach for their finals before the door close on them.
"Well how nice for you to join us Mr. Vale, Miss Casterwill, Mr Lambert and Miss Moon?" the history teachers said with a confuse tone because he would not expect this group of students to be late for their test. Even the students were stunned to see the four of them arriving at the same time because each pairs were on opposite side of being popular and being loser so seeing them together was awkward.
"Ahem, please take your seat we will be starting in five minutes!" the history teacher continues as they proceed to their seat and while Lok was walking to his seat someone stick out his foot cause him to trip but lucky for Lok, Dante had caught him in time.
"Thanks Vale" he said and Dante nods.
"Be careful next time" he told him as he help him back on his feet leaving the whole class stunned that THE Dante Vale help out Lok Lambert. Zhalia could not help but glare at the person who made Lok trips, she hate it whenever Lok fall for the trick there was nothing she could much to prevent it.
"Let it go it happen all the time" Sophie mentions noticing she was angry.
"What do you know Casterwill?" she asked clearly annoyed that Sophie told her to let it go.
"Well I know that if allow it affect you that badly, they would continue because they know it annoy you a lot" she explains and Zhalia blew out her stream realizing for once Sophie made a good point.
"Fine" she said in defeat and made her way to her seat.
An hour and half later…
The bell ring and immediately everyone drop their writing materials on the table as their teacher collected their papers. Almost everyone proceeded to Dante and Sophie asking about the paper while Lok and Zhalia made their way outside of the classroom.
"So how did it go Lok?" Zhalia asked him and he just gave Zhalia the face.
"It was terrible!" he claims and Zhalia frowns.
"After all the things I did you can still tell me it terrible?" Zhalia said annoyed and Lok back away.
"No Zhalia sure I mend it terrible but I'm sure I can pass with your help just…I don't think I can get anything above C grade" he explains and Zhalia cross her arm nodding.
"I'm serious! Come on Zhalia!" Lok said noticing Zhalia was not taking the news well.
"So how did it go?" Sophie suddenly asked them as they turns to look at the pair coming out of the room.
"I'm just about to dig my own grave" Lok said and Dante laugh at the comments.
"It can't be that bad" Dante comments while the girls stare at Dante like he was joking.
"Really Dante you have not seen how terrible it is to tutor Lambert, it like teaching a kid how to read Egypt hieroglyphs!" Sophie said comparing while Dante just blinks and Zhalia shook her head.
"Forget it Vale…the only way you would understand if you teach him" Zhalia explains and Lok groans.
"Hey! I'm not that bad! Am I?" he asked as he follows the other three who were walking toward the library where everyone eyes were lock on the four of them especially Lok and Zhalia.
"This…is awkward" Lok said to Zhalia who nods in agreement to him.
"Don't worry they can stare at all they want" Dante told them and Zhalia groans.
"Well maybe it alright for you Vale but we aren't exactly the popular kids here. Are you sure we can't use Ms. Casterwill library to find what we are looking for?" Zhalia asked as like Lok she was not comfortable with the eyes looking at her.
"As much I would like to use my own library Moon, I don't think I have the necessary to find what I'm looking for" Sophie explains as they took a sit at a table.
"Um…there is something you guys should know…"Lok said and he took out the journals and flips through the pages shocking them that the pages were ruins.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Sophie yells out loud making everyone in the library to turns their eyes on her.
"Nicely done Casterwill or do you not understand the meaning of keeping a low profile?" Zhalia asked her as she duck down in embarrassment.
"You did not have to put that harsh you know" Dante told Zhalia who ignores him.
"Guys! Can we please not fight?" Lok asked them as they just sat back on at their seats.
"Hey where are you going?" Lok asked again noticing Dante was getting up from his seat.
"There is no point staying around here when our only lead is ruins" Dante explains as Sophie too got up from her seat.
"So what you're going to just give up?" Lok yelled at them.
"Lok let them be" Zhalia told him.
"Look Vale I know you're annoyed that I destroy the only lead to this whole mystery world we are in now but it does not mean you can give up without even trying!" Lok ignore Zhalia and decide to lecture Dante not realize how much of a big scene they were making in the library.
"Ahem! Do you two want to leave or stay?" the librarian asked as Dante and Lok continues to glare at each other.
"We will be staying sorry about it" Dante said to the librarian who nods as she left then Dante look back at Lok.
"Alright fine Lambert you have my attention, do you or do you not have any leads before it was destroyed?" Dante demands for answer and Lok just stare at him.
"As a matter of fact I do!" he said confidently
"Well let hear it" Dante said as he sat down again along with Sophie ready to listen to Lok who was suddenly nervous.
"A…well I remember reading something about 'The ancient amulet of will sleep with the golem' " Lok told them and immediately Sophie got up from her seat.
"Sophie?" Dante ask in surprise when Sophie ran toward a bookshelves and the rest of them follows her.
"The myth of the Golem origin from Prague, I know the book is here somewhere!" Sophie exclaims as she begins to look aimlessly for the book while Zhalia begins to notice many students were leaving the library.
"I found it!" Sophie claims as she rushes back to the table with Lok while Zhalia was looking behind her at the door as the last students in the library close the door behind him.
"So you notice?" Dante said to her and she turn to looks at him.
"Yeah…do you think?" Zhalia said.
"Who knows…but it does prove something" Dante said as he walk back to the table.
"Prove what?" Zhalia asked not understanding where Dante is going with this new information.
"They influence inside the school, it could mean anywhere like the bank so it means…
"We trust no one" Zhalia ended for him and he nods.
"Do you think we should tell them?" Zhalia asked Dante and he shook his head.
"Not yet…because we cannot confirm it true but we just have to play with caution" Dante told her.
"I found something!" Sophie claims as Dante and Zhalia hurry to her side.
"It seems like there is person name Judah Loew…and he only person I can think of to be related to everything about the golem!" Sophie said as she begins flipping through the pages.
"Well there is somewhere to start Sophie grab all the book on about this Loew guys" Dante told her and Sophie nods as she left to grab the books.
"What are we going to do then?" Lok asked Dante noticing that he was looking at the front door of the library.
"Wait for it…" he said and just then the door slam opens the reveal the Organization.
"What? How they find us? Wait where are the rest?" Lok said realizing they were the only one in the library.
"I'm afraid they left to go back home guess you never caught the memo about our arrival" Defoe said to them and Dante smirks.
"Don't you have anything better to do then chase after kids like us?" Dante taunted him and he ignores him.
"I'm afraid not…especially how you have something that should belong to me." Defoe told them.
"Sorry but I found it first like they said finder keeper" Dante taunted him and Defoe glare at him.
"Then perhaps you will be much more willing to cooperate" Defoe said to Lok.
"It belongs to no one but my dad and I'm not going to let you have it!" Lok said as he kept the journal close to him in his sling bag.
"This is why I don't negotiate with children!" Defoe said as he gave the signal to attack.
"Lambert protects Sophie!" Dante told him and Lok was stunned.
"Wait what?" Lok said in shock.
"She will need all the protection she can get while gathering the books while I hold them off, I trust you can do that?" Dante told him and Lok blinks not believing that Dante trusted him in protecting Sophie.
"You're being ridiculous now Vale! There is no way Lok can protect himself and Ms. Casterwill!" Zhalia argue not believing how thoughtless Dante was being.
"It fine Zhalia beside the sooner Casterwill find the books the sooner we can get the hell out of here!" Lok explains and Zhalia had no choice to agrees as she proceed making her way beside Dante.
"If Lok get hurt because of her I'm going to murder you for this Vale" she warns him and he smirks.
"I could say the same to you about Sophie" he told her and she roll her eyes.
Sophie's House, Living room-Venice, Italy
Santiago was pacing up and down aimlessly as LeBlanche was watching him before shaking his head.
"I should be out there! What happen if Sophie is in trouble?" Santiago argues with LeBlanche who stay silent.
"I'm afraid she has to fend for herself" LeBlanche said with a tone of regrets.
"I took an oath to protect her!" Santiago argues and LeBlanche turns around to face Santiago.
"And you took an oath not to bring her into our world…the world she was supposed to be fighting against had they not decided to twist Sophie's destiny!" LeBlanche yelled at Santiago who complete stunned.
"So we are just going to sit her and wait?" Santiago asked and LeBlanche sighs.
"I'm afraid that only thing we can do, if we go and help Sophie now. She will demand us to give her answer when we swore never to tell her anything about the world of Titans and Seekers. We promise her family that" LeBlanche explains and Santiago looks away.
"So the only way to keep her safe away from that world is by keeping our distance with her?" Santiago asked and LeBlanche nods.
"It the only way for her to not find out about her destiny or how she plays an important role in that world, without any lead for her to follow she is nowhere near the truth" LeBlanche explains and Santiago look back at the window.
"Then pray and hope she won't find out for her own sake" Santiago said.
Venice Preparation Academy, Library– Venice, Italy
"Sophie are you done yet?" Lok asked as he landed back on the ground punching one of the guys who came toward him.
"Just give me another minute!" She said as she scans through one of the book.
Dante was fighting a group of suits and seem to have no problem handling them seeing how his eyes were glowing green. He was using his amulet's power to see every direction around him to both dodge and attack the suits.
"Boltfare!" one of the suits yelled and he reacts by grabbing the suit behind him and exchanging places.
"Is that the best you can do?" Dante taunted them and got ready for another attack.
Meanwhile Zhalia was also making use of her amulet's power where she become invisible and attacks them with them noticing.
"You're making this rather too easy" Zhalia taunting them as the moment she stop using her amulet power a raypulse came flying toward her.
"I wouldn't be so sure!" the suits who launch the raypulse said to her and she smirks.
"Now you see me" she said and holds onto her amulet tightly.
"And now you don't" she tease as she disappear from sight and kick him in the chest before reappearing again.
"This is taking far too long! Kreutalk!" Defoe yells out and raising an amulet with a red gem in the middle and a flying manta ray with arms came out of the amulet.
"Ok…" Zhalia said as she back away.
"Kreutalk attack!" Defoe order and immediately Kreutalk launch out an acid attack and lucky for Zhalia she dodge it in time however the table was not so lucky. As it was dissolve the table into nothing.
"Note to self-avoid any attack" she told herself as she turns back to being invisible.
"Grrr…Grier what are you doing? Evoke your Titans!" Defoe orders him as it caught both Dante and Zhalia's attention.
"Titans?" both of them said.
"But sir they are just children" Grier hesitated and Defoe glare at him.
"They are nothing but pesky! We have order and I'm telling you to evoke your Titans NOW!" he yelled again and Grier nods.
"Yes sir, charge Breaker!" Grier said taking out his own amulet that had a shape like a bear with a blue gem on top and a bear with four arms came out.
Dante had just finish rounding up the suits surrounding him as he made his way to Zhalia who was no longer invisible.
"I think it time we leave" Dante told her and she nods.
"You think?" Zhalia questions and Dante just smile.
"Guys! I think we are done!" Lok yell from above them and they nods.
"Clear a path for us wills you?" Dante yelled at Lok who smile as he focus on his amulet's power and started flying. Soon he dive down fast to hit Breaker off it feet and landed on the ground just as Zhalia pull him along back upstairs.
"Grrr...Kreutalk don't let them get away!" Defoe yelled and Sophie immediately reacted by running toward them.
"No!" she yelled as she took a defence stance.
"Sophie waits!" Dante yell turning around to stop her just as her shield appear up and redirected the acid attack at Kreutalk it yells in pain before disappearing back into the amulet.
"That new" Lok said as he did not know the monster could be destroy or disappear.
"No time to be amazed Lok we got to go!" Zhalia told him as she pulls him back up toward the table that Sophie was previously working at.
"Which books are the one we needs?" Dante asked Sophie who was trying to think clearly after making such a daring move just now.
"A…these are books we need!" Sophie told him as he grabs half of the books and Sophie grab the other half.
"Which ways?" Lok asked Dante seeing as he how he was the one who could see everything as Dante took a deep breath.
"The window!" he yelled and Lok was stunned.
"The window again?" Lok complains even gave Dante the upset look.
"Do you want to get out of here alive or dead?" Dante ask him and Lok groans.
"All right I will do it!" Lok said knowing he had no choice but to fly them out of the place again as once again they grab hands.
"Raypulse!" Defoe yelled pointing at the foursome and managed to hit Sophie who drops one of the books.
"NO!" Sophie yells only to get pull back by Dante as they exit out of the library through the window. While Defoe just calmly walk upstairs to where the book had drop and pick it up as he flips through the page. Immediately he started to smirk as what he had found.
"Prague, perfect…I'm sure this will be the last time I will hear of them once I'm done with them in Prague" he told himself as he exit the library in a calm manner.
Sophie's House, Outside-Venice, Italy
The four of them had finally reaches to Sophie's House and were lucky the Organization decide not to follow them.
"What now the Organization now knows what we are up to" Zhalia claims and everyone stares at her.
"What?" she asked noticing all eyes were on her.
"Organization?" the trio said and she nods.
"I overheard them mentions it…their group Organization while the lackey are known as suits" Zhalia explains and they nods.
"So we know they are call the Organization but we don't know why they are still after your journal or the amulet and holotome" Dante summaries.
"Holotome?" Sophie and Lok asked confuse by the new found information.
"I will explain later right now we have to decide what our next move" Dante said to them.
"Look I know it important to talk about our next move but aren't we going inside?" Zhalia questions them and Sophie sighs.
"If we are going to Prague there is no way I can let Santiago or LeBlanche know about it" Sophie explains and Zhalia blinks.
"Why not?" Zhalia asked.
"If I go they would come along and I would prefer to not bring them into my mess" Sophie explains and Zhalia nods.
"Guess there is another side of you that we don't know about you Princess" Zhalia teases and Sophie just smile.
"I guess there is" Sophie said in agreement.
"So are we going to Prague or not?" Lok asked and Dante sighs.
"Have you not forgotten we have our Math Finals next week?" Dante remind him and Lok when pale.
"I forgot!" Lok claims as he started running around worrying.
"I'm going to regret this but I say we go" Zhalia said and everyone blinks at her because she was the last person they expected to skip out to go overseas during exam period.
"What? Look at most we spend four days looking for the Golem we still have three more days before our Math Finals. If we cannot find anything before two day of our Finals we abandon the mission" Zhalia explains.
"And our only lead" Sophie whispers to herself as Zhalia waited for their agreement.
"Well we have nothing to lose but getting a bad grade for math maybe" Dante joke but Sophie and Zhalia did not think it was funny.
"Well Vale if you're not that worry about your grade unlike the rest of us, I suggest you teach Lok some math, it might do you some good" Zhalia told him and Dante was stunned.
"Wait…" Dante said but was stop by Sophie.
"For once I agree with Moon here perhaps it will do you some good in teaching Lambert some math if you think you're too good enough" Sophie said to him and he was just blinking at her.
"You're kidding me!" Dante yelled out at the two girls who enter into Sophie's house.
"So…I guess…you're going to tutor me in my math then?" Lok said scratching his face smiling while Dante sighs sometimes he need to watch what he says beside how bad could it be teaching the kid math?
"I suppose so; shall we get started once we land in Prague?" Dante asked and Lok nods as the two of them made their way into Sophie's house.
However the foursome did not know they were being watched the whole time by a figure that immediately got worry when the word Prague came out of Dante's mouth.
"I got to do something! They don't know Prague is Organization's home if I don't do something they are going to die…what should I do?" the voice said as Dante close the door behind him.
Sorry about the long wait! I was busy with lot of stuffs.
Just a thought I always felt a bit odd that Lok never express being angry at his father for disappearing for ten year without a reason and no the ending of episode one does not count. He was just angry about being chase around by suits when he has no clue what was going on. As I mean surely he must have snap once at his mother about his father's disappearance? I don't know but seeing how I would to stay faithfully to the show I thought I might want to explains a bit of his reason of not hating his father for leaving.
Jane Eyre0: Yeah he did ;) Yeah I plan to stick to the normal pairings so no worries! Yeah I agree did not like how they turned out in the second series. Cool! I'm kinda of sad they are not shown much in Second series but some parts were pretty awesome! Well there will always be slips up once a while but it won't be long till they call each other by their 1st name. Yeah I'm hint them when I can and mmm alright.
MissLaboe: Thanks =) That the idea haha I just don't like the idea of one of them being ultra-powerful from the started. I will do my best to continue
Lightning-Ellie: Thanks I'm glad you actually like them all! Yes that my intention to do that to Dante it kind of fun sometimes to write his character like that. You don't have to wait long cause Cherit going to appear soon and can't wait to write their reaction!
You mean descendent right? =)
To answer your question, yup Sophie is still a descendent of Casterwill but she does not know how important or famous her last name is yet. Through I have a really good idea about why she is not bought up in the world of Seekers and Titans. She will find out soon so yeah you just have to wait ;)
Tina: Thanks I will try my best!
PM Sky Shiro-chan: Lol yeah we are. Oh thank you! I'm not that good with short-formed actually. Yup Zhalia is very overprotective of Lok just like Dante is with Sophie but they will soon tone down it. Ah I see...I am not also unless they are very good.
Well I understand why you think Sophie ability is weird but Dante one I thought it okay through it your opinion so I understand if you think it weird. Through I think Lok and Zhalia's ability are oblivious so I will explain Dante and Sophie's ability.
Sophie-I read that 'Sabriel is able to fight through a level of damage that would normally destroy a Titan' (It from ) and it her special ability. So I thought if Sabriel is able to do it I thought Sophie to be sort of defence person I mean in the series I see her using more of shield power than the rest. Thus I gave her the ability to deflect and block the attack aim at her.
Dante: I don't know what Sowling special ability but since it look almost like a hawk. I thought about characterise of a hawk and they are very good at finding their food by using their eye. So I thought it would be ultra-cool if Dante could see wherever he wants! So yup that is why I choose it to be sight.
So yeah I hope this will clear some of your doubt a bit. =)
Yeah it was typo error I was in a hurry actually.
navyatha: Thank you! Haha I'm glad you like it and yeah I'm trying to do that a lot with them but hopefully I don't go out of character with them sometimes I find it a little difficult to write out their character. You will know soon! No worry I'm just glad you review and it not confusing! Don't worry about it! My English isn't exactly that great also ;)
WesternNorth: Thanks! They will get involved somehow: P haha yeah they are actually alike and I think it one of the reasons I don't like about each other in beginning because they have so much in common. =P
CindyKayla: Thank you! I will do my best =D