"Atari, can you help me with something?" Mytyl hoped.
Atari walked upstairs to Mytyl's room.
"Is there anytime you've ever found yourself wanting to do something but couldn't do it?" Mytyl queried.
"Being free and living a normal life." Atari answered.
"I was wondering if you could help me learn how to write a book." Mytyl hoped.
"How is writing a book outside of your abilities?" Atari wondered.
"I don't have any empty books lying around. Or any good ideas for a story." Mytyl sighed.
"I've heard you can use the internet to look for ideas and you can publlish your story from there too. Though it's recommended you get a notebook for your rough draft." Atari suggested.
"Do you think you could help me pick one maybe?" Mytyl pondered.
"Sure, but right now I have to stay here in case Xiao needs my help with the misssion." Atari denied.
"Can I watch?" Mytyl pondered.
"If you want to, though the fights tend to get rather brutal." Atari confirmed.
Mytyl and Atari went downstairs to watch the fight with Xiao.
"How's it going?" Atari asked.
"The fight's over, Copen has the data. They should be back soon to analyze it." Xiao notified.
"And just as we came to watch the fight." Mytyl pouted.
"I wonder if the facility is right under our noses." Atari guessed.
"How come?" Xiao questioned.
"Usually the answer is right in front of us and we don't even know it sometimes." Atari responded.
"Can you help me with my book now?" Mytyl begged.
Atari nodded.
"I'm going with Mytyl to get her a notebook, we'll be back later." Atari informed.
While waiting for the crosswalk sign to turn, Atari felt someone bump into her back. Atari turned around and looked to see a boy around 16, 5'6 in height. He was wearing a black leather jacket, a medium tan short sleeve U-neck t-shirt, straight leg blue jeans and black combat boots. His hair was a light blond and his eyes were pale blue.
"Hey, are you two lost?" The boy greeted.
"We're fine, thank you though. Atari smiled before grabbing Mytyl's right hand with her left hand and walking towards a nearby cafe.
"This isn't the way to the mall." Mytyl noticed.
"They say when a guy comes near you like that go to an area with lots of people. That way if something happens someone's sure to notice. At least, that's what GV told me." Atari remembered.
"The mall will probably have a lot more people since it's a bigger place." Mytyl theorized.
"And there'll be more places to hide. Smart idea Mytyl." Atari smirked as they headed in the direction of the mall.
When they got there, the girls went to the girliest store they could find. While looking through friendship bracelets, Atari felt a slight pull on her arm. Atari looked down to her left and saw Mytyl pointing behind her. Unfortunately, when Atari turned around, the boy from the crosswalk grabbed Atari's hands and held them in his.
"Get help." Atari whispered fearfully.
Mytyl nodded and went to the cash register, hoping to get some help from the cashier. However, when the cashier saw Atari's current predicament, she mistook it as Atari being shy rather than scared. Mytyl facepalmed herself before going to find a security guard.
"Where were you? I was so worried I'd lost you." The boy worried.
"I was worried I didn't lose you, it seems I was right to be concerned." Atari snarled.
"Come on, we'd better go." The boy suggested.
'Why did tht not work!? Wait! GV told me there was something else I could do, but what was it!? Make a scene, that was it! But what if someone from the Sumeragi finds me?' Atari mentally panicked.
Finally, after what seemed like forever, Mytyl returned with a security guard.
"What's going on here?" The woman interrogated.
"He's trying to kidnap her!" Mytyl angrily stated while pointing at the boy.
"Is this true?" The woman growled.
The boy shook his head.
"No ma'am, my girlfriend just forgot to take her anxiety medicine before we left." The boy lied.
The woman looked at Atari and Mytyl who both shook their heads.
"Well this young lady says otherwise." The woman informed while pointing at Mytyl.
"That's not true. He just walked up to us and asked us if we were lost. After I told him we weren't he followed us here and grabbed my hands so I couldn't run away." Atari explained.
"Come on, you'll have some explaining to do when the police arrive." The woman notified while dragging the boy away.
"What color notebook did you want? I know they have some with kittens and puppies on them too." Atari recommended.
Mytyl was looking at Atari as if she suddenly turned full Adept.
"After what just happened, you still want to get that notebook?" Mytyl wondered.
"It'd be a waste to turn back now, especially after what we just went through. Who am I kidding!? I really want to go back! Though that lady caught the guy so we should be okay now." Atari responded.
Mytyl nodded as her and Atari looked at the notebooks.