(HOME)
"How did I even get here?"
Everyone blinks, and turns to X.
"What do you mean?" asks L.
Kurama says, "I'm fairly certain you walked, but knowing PheonixFox, that could very well be wrong."
"I remember being with Ai. And a gorilla." X scratched the back of his head, looking very confused.
"Who's Ai?" asked Kurama.
"Who cares, really?" Hao asked, sounding bored at his end of the room.
"Hao..." Al whined nervously.
"I don't get this place at all," Riku sighed. "I'm going to go check out the rooms."
"A-are you sure that's wise?" Higuchi asked.
Riku looked at him. "Why wouldn't it be? She said we can go where we want to."
"We--Hiei and I--found something...bizarre..."
"Oh?" asked Hao, curious. "What?"
Higuchi shook his head. "Not telling."
"Well, I'm not goin to sit here and just do nothing," Edward procalimed. "I'm bored. I wonder where those libraries are?"
"Let's go find them then, brother," said Alphonse.
Edward nodded. "I was planning to. The only way to know our around here is to find out. Come on."
Kurama perked up. "May I join you?"
"Sure, why not?"
"Oh! Me, too." X stood up and smiled.
"Fine with me. Let's go."
They all headed for the small hallway to the door, and Hao got up to go with them.
The hallway through the door was just as long as usual. "Which way?" asked Kurama.
"Let's go one at a time," suggested Alphonse. "We can try the one next door first..?"
Edward shrugs and goes to the next door over, tugging it open as Kurama closed the one to the closet.
They found themselves in a room, in a bedroom to be precise. The walls were painted navy blue, and the bedspread was of the same color. There was a computer on a desk in the corner, beside which stood a stack of books. There was a dresser and a bookcase, and a door to a bathroom.
Hao slid his hand over the wall and found the light switch, and a light bulb on the ceiling blinked on.
"Who's room is this?" Al wondered aloud. "Someone else lives here?"
"Then why do they get their own room!!" fumed Edward.
Kurama walked over to the desk and picked up one of the books. "They're all fantasy novels. Dragon Rider, Companions of the Night, Vampirates..."
X poked a picture. "Oh. Isn't this that girl we saw earlier?"
Glancing over his shoulder, Hao saw HiguchiGirl standing there making a peace sign between two adults. She was noticeably younger than her present age. "That's her, alright."
"So those are her parents," said Kurama. "I wonder why we haven't seen them."
"Wait a minute, guys," said Al. "Don't you think that can only mean one thing?"
"What?" they all asked in unison.
"That this is HER room."
They all stopped.
Oops.
Quickly they filed out, but not before Hao spotted a box on top of the dresser. He peeked inside quickly, expecting expensive jewelry as proof she was high born.
Inside, however, were a bunch of letters. Hoping no one would notice he did, especially not PheonixFox, he snagged the papers, stuffed them in one of his pockets, and shut the door on his way out.
(Ouran High School Host Club World)
Hearing the three knocks on the double doors of his Dark Magic Club, Nekozawa and his cat puppet went to the door. Could one have the members left behind something? He probably would have spotted it by now.
On the other side stood a girl that was clearly not from Ouran. "Mmm? Who are you?"
She smiled. "I'm PheonixFox! Nice to meet you!"
"What is it?" He suddenly smiled a slightly evil-looking smile. "Did you want a curse on someone?"
Shaking her head she replied, "Sorry, but no. Actually, I was wondering if you'd come with me. I have one other person so go find and fetch as well, if you would like to join me."
"Well, sure, why not? As long as we stay in limited light, that is."
"Of course! Let's go!"
(HOME)
A small while later, they finally found one of the libraries they were looking for.
And by the sheer size of it, Edward was pretty astounded to think that there were more than one.
Hao looked around, drinking it all in. "Well. She seems to like books. A lot."
"You aren't kidding," whistled Edward.
Kurama went up to the closet shelf and fingered the bindings. "This looks to be the mystery section." He pulled off a few to read their backs.
X came up to look at them from the side. "Books are boring," he said.
Ed grimaced. "Then why'd you come along?"
"I don't know. Not anymore, anyway."
"What does that mean!?" Ed demanded.
"Calm down, Ed. ^_^;" Kurama said.
Ed continued, "What's your deal, anyways! You can't seem to remember ANYTHING!"
X shrugged. "That's the whole reason why I was looking for my identity. Though how I'll do it now..."
"Your identity?" asked Kurama.
X smiled, shook his head, and gave Kurama a cryptic look. "What else do you think this place has?" he asked.
(Hana Kimi World)
"Kayashima~!" called PheonixFox. "Kayashima~? Where are you~?"
"=_=; You do realize, PheonixFox, that nobody is here, correct?" asked Nekozawa.
"Yup. But Kayashima has his way of knowing these things. Kayashima~!"
"You can stop that now."
The both turned around to find a purple/black-haired youth behind them.
Nekozawa radiated dark-aura joy. "Wow, PheonixFox, you were right~!"
"Kayashima! We've got someplace to be and I'm taking you with me!" sang PheonixFox.
"What for?"
"You get to find out when you get there!"
Kayashima frowned.
"Oh c'mon, please?"
He shrugged. "I don't see the harm in it."
"Good! Now let's head to my place! That's where it all unfolds~!"
