With slight hesitance, Jae and Jula followed Aidan around the expansive library until they reached a very secluded and dimly lit section in which most of the books were leather bound, the smell of aged paper and dust hanging faintly in the air amongst the shelves. They were in the 'history' section.

Someone's been here a lot.. Jae thought to herself as Aidan gave a cursory glance at the books, his hand traveling almost mechanically to a crimson book, bound not in leather, but in hardback cardboard..

"Ah, here it is."

Aidan pulled the book from the shelf and brought it down for the girls to see.

My history book!

A soft gasp escaped Jae's lips and Jula's eyes widened.

"What is it?" Aidan asked.

"I just.. nevermind..."

"The book belonged to my ancestor." Aidan commented absently. "Though I'm not quite sure of how, seeing as some of the information in here is fairly recent considering... But it was in the family for years."

The book belonged to me.. It was written in the 1990's and then re-written 200 plus years earlier... sort of.

"My brother and I were going to keep it for ourselves, but thought it better to share our ancestor's story with others, so we donated it to the library."

"I see.. very charitable of you..."

Aidan shrugged.

"I guess so.."

Opening the book, Aidan quickly and carefully thumbed through its thin pages until he found what he was looking for.

"Ah ha! Take a look at these two girls here..."

Holding the book so Jula and Jae could see it, Aidan pointed at the spot on the page where he wanted them to look.

Wow, I almost forgot that painting... It was done not too long before we left... Jae thought to herself as she looked at the book. And damn, I do NOT look very happy...

"Look at you Jae, you look like the colonel when he-"

Jula cut herself short as her sister glared at her and Aidan glanced down at them suspiciously.

"So, it's true then..." he said slowly eying the girls up and down. "The tale of two girls who got transported back in time to the 18th century, impacting its historical events and giving rise to a new future, different from the one that would have been if they had not gone back..."

"You know about that?" Jula asked.

"Yes, the tale has been in my family for years, though I'm not sure if everyone really believed it, even if the colonel had recorded bits of it in his memoirs."

"Well... may we take a look through the book to see what happened to Da- Col. Tavington after we left?" Jae asked.

"Certainly." Aidan replied, handing them the book. "Besides, if I remember, this is actually your book anyway. I'll pay the library for it later."

"Thank you.."

"You're welcome-" Aidan cut himself off as something vibrated in his pocket. "Could you two excuse me for a minute?"

Pulling out a vibrating silver Motorola RAZR V3, Aidan shook his head grinning to himself.

"It's Brant. He was supposed to meet me here, and is probably calling to tell me that he's going to be late, or can't make it."

Flipping open the phone, he answered his brother's call with a quick "Hello?"

Then, gesturing for the girls to stay where they were, Aidan wandered off to converse with his brother privately.

A/N: Again sorry for the shortness and the abrupt end. Things will start building up in the next chapter or so, I promise. Thanks!

-SteeleRanger