𝙁𝙐𝙎𝙃𝙄 | 𝗍𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒

05

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You frowned, glaring at the guards wearing something on their head as they open the door where you sat. Hugging your knees still glaring at them, it was the same person who pushed you inside two days before. Leaving you in some shady and cold jail.

"Hey, stand up." they commanded, which you only reply with shaking your head. Curling more and pressing your back to the wall across them.

He turned to the other guy, the one standing behind him but the he doesn't have something on his head.

"Make her stand and drag her to the storage room." the guard said, leaving the two of you. The other guy stares at you, his face shows no emotion but a scowling one. The two of you starts the staring challenge, as you just scanned his face and body.

Black wavy hair, green eyes, and maybe he also has pale skin but it was covered by dirt and smudge of cinder. He looks like in his 16's or 17. You assume he's also prisoned here but he looks like a Prince to be a criminal. Not to mention, the mole on his lower lips you noticed just now.

You flinched when he steps closer to you, stopping in front of you. You almost feel your neck cracking as you raises your head. He's tall.

He bends to pick your arm, then the accessory around his neck caught your attention, It was a name written in calligraphy. 'Izumi' you read mentally while you just let yourself being drag by him.

It was similar to the necklace you saw when a girl stumbled with you and also the reason why you were here now, jailed. They think you're her ally.

And speaking of the devil, you were now in front of her.

"Oh! You're the girl tw-"

"A big yes." you boredly said, retreating your arm harshly from the boy who just look at the two of you.

"You know each other?" he asked, and his voice? it's warm like you're standing in the meadow in past 3pm. You don't know how or why but it is. Crossing your arms, glaring at her lightly, "Just a kid who got me involved in her own crime!"

"Hey, hey.. I already said sorry, remember?"

"No, I don't."

"I apologized yesterday!" she exclaimed, putting her hands on her hips, glaring back at you.

"Oh, I'm sorry but I didn't heard you. I didn't even saw you yesterday!" you retort. She gasped, "I was standing in front of you yesterday!"

And yeah, childish arguments as Izumi seems done between you and Azumi. Placing his hands on top of your heads, making the two of you stop, "Could you stop and start cleaning?" he stated, glaring down at you and Azumi.

Azumi gulped with you, "y-yeah..."

He's scary at that moment, like that guy in your neighborhood named Daichi. It was one day when his two brothers, Yuu and Ryuu was fighting and almost hit your chest. He's intimidating as if there's a fire and darkness at the same time placed behind him.

"I can't believe there's a such thing as immortal in this world, I really thought it was just in stories." you heard one of the guards said, turning your attention from moping the floor to them. Immortal. Johann.

He's here? You hope so. Then there's this magnetic force pulling you.

You put your mop down, trying to reach for the guards who passed you, but a hand wrapping your wrist stopped you, "Where are you going?" Izumi asked. You sighed, "I just feel him... he's here."

"Who?"

You stares at his eyes, "Nothing..." taking your wrist away to pick the mop again, oblivious to the pair of eyes staring at you.

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"You want us to help you escape here?" You nod.

"If you don't want to, then at least help me find the cell where the they called 'immortal' is." you said, looking at Azumi then at Izumi. You discovered that they were twins, though they don't really look alike. They said, Izumi inherited their mothers' look while Azumi inherited their father. Izumi was here a couple of months ago before you and his sister. Also because of stealing. Azumi intentionally stole so she could see her brother and deliver the message that their parents died.

"What's your problem with the immortal?" Izumi asked, crossing his arms.

"I don't have a problem with the immortal. I just feel that maybe he's the person I'm looking for."

"You know the immortal?" Azumi stated, as you narrow your eyes at her.

"I said, maybe. That is why I'm asking the two of you to help me see the immortal."

"Blah blah.. you two better stop arguing right now or I will kick your asses." Izumi groaned, rolling his eyes before handing you the mop.

As he turned around, you nudged Azumi, "Is he really that mean?"

She snorted, "You won't believe me if I say that he scolded our parents for not making the house clean." you gasped, "I can imagine that."

"So... could you tell me your name now?" you stopped, and roll your eyes. Walking away, you feel her pout playing with feet.

"(name), i'm (name)" you introduced, glancing at her by your shoulders.

She litter up, running to you and linking your arms. You smiled at her act. After days of the three of you cleaning the halls or the bathroom, you were slowly taking fond of them. They also share their inside joke to you, even if for you it wasn't so funny but you still laughed. Azumi talking about their childhood memories, and when she noticed you weren't listening she would cup your face and force you to look at her. Izumi talks about his sister stupidness and how she was so creative. They also listened to your lame stories.

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Azumi runs and stops in front of you and Izumi who just look at her, confused. "Why are you running?" her brother asked.

"Wait." she breathed out, hands resting on her knees as she bend catching her breath.

You waited for 5 minutes, "Can you talk now?" you said, patience running out.

"Oh right.. haha.. so, I was walking around to the other side of the prison because the guard said I should help the other girl there. And guess what?" she ranted, you and Izumi stared at her as she said the last words.

"You know we absolutely have no idea what you are talking right?" Izumi said while you nodded.

She sighed, face-palming, "I thought you were smart?" Izumi rolled his eyes.

"Can you just tell us the main point?" you stated, putting your hands on your hips, eyes boring at her.

"Hah.. okay, okay! As I was saying, when I walked around there. I found the cell where the Oniguma is." she explained.

"So?"

Azumi deep breathed, "The immortal was there too, stupid."

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