Ahiru was now dashing towards the source, closer towards the Forest, hoping that the pendant would glow again. I have to find out what caused that earthquake! It could've been a heart shard! She thought to herself, the roses tucked in her dress pocket. Without her knowing, one rose had fallen out onto the grass, as she only continued to dash forward. "Where could it be?" she thought to herself aloud, before the heart shard glowed again, opening up a path. Quite a unique path, too. The ground had lifted up, serving as a sort of 'cave-like' entrance. A bit nervous to go in, Ahiru backed up a bit, but looked serious and gathered her courage, as she went in with a bit of cowardice.
Fakir and Autor were running outside of the Library into the Town Square with the center water fountain, before looking around, seeing some startled people and some others who were just now getting to their feet. Rue was still in her ballet outfit, and was running outside, and stopped at Fakir and Autor, causing Autor to blush. "Why are you not practicing with us?!" she spoke angrily to Fakir. "I have more important things to tend to," he spoke, looking somewhere else, not even making eye contact. "Well anyways, I came out here because I felt that earthquake," "A-are you alright?!" Autor asked her, blushing. "Yes...I'm fine...Anyways, I came out here because I saw Ahiru wandering into the forest from the window. Honestly, you two sure do love to play hook-" "You saw what?!" Fakir spoke as he turned to her in shock, his hands placed on her shoulders. "Where was she heading?!" "I already told you! And I don't answer to you!" she spoke as she pushed his hands off of her. He grimaced a bit at her, worried for Ahiru, as he ran ahead. "Hey!" Autor yelled after him. He was wondering if he should go after him, or stay with Rue. He looked at her, and blushed. "I-I should probably look after you, in case of more earthquakes. It'll be safer in the Library," he spoke as he put his arm over her shoulder, fixing his nearly fogged up glasses nervously with his free hand, and his eyes closed. Rue looked at him with a sweatdrop, but decided to allow him to escort her there, liking to be escorted.
Fakir was running ahead, but heard a slight crunch as he had stepped on the stem of a rose. It was the rose with the blue ribbon. He picked it up, and looked ahead. "I wonder..." he spoke as he decided to walk now. He came across the still elevated grass-covered cave entrance, before walking in without a second though, but after a slight pause. He walked in quietly, a few muddy steps here and there, the ground also having sift-like dirt, crunching against his shoes. She couldn't be that stupid...he thought to himself, as he heard a faint voice. "Where am I...?" came the voice, as he heard it, and ran ahead. But then, a certain atmosphere had changed, the further he went in. There was a cool, blowing wind, as he ran in further. There, he saw some hair, as he reached out and placed his hand on Ahiru's shoulder.
She turned around immediately, to see Fakir. He appeared to be scolding her, yelling and whatnot, but she couldn't hear a thing! Turns out, neither could he. Once realizing that he couldn't even hear his own voice, he put his hand to his throat, questionably confused. "Huh?" Ahiru spoke, although no words came out, as she looked down at herself, placing her hand to her chest as she tried to speak again. Nothing. Just then, while she was looking down, her pendant glowed again, everything looking sepia, though. She lightly grabbed Fakir's shoulder and pointing ahead, trying to show him that they should go forward. He jolted his arm out of her grasp, as he began to walk back towards the exit. She tried to stop him, but he was too strong. She ran after him when he start walking back, as the exit's glow suddenly got dim, and further and further away. She finally caught up to him, as they both realized that they were locked in. He sighed, and tossed a momentary angry glare at Ahiru, as he turned back around and went towards the tunnels. She sighed a sigh of relief, as she got to see where the heart shard was, but Fakir decided to be stubborn and take a different passage, hopefully one that would lead him back outside. Ahiru kept trying to turn him back around by tugging on his arm, but he completely ignored her. He was leading them to a differently colored atmospheric place, one that was really blue. Just then, a rocky ledge where his foot would've been broke off. "Watch out!" Ahiru yelled, having regained her voice, as she pulled him back to save him. They both fell back, as Ahiru sighed another sigh of relief. "You idiot!"