The tolling kept going on, and then a voice neither male nor female sounded out, "Arthur Kirkland is requesting permission to enter Francis Bonnefoye's Safe room: Accept or deny entry?"
"Accept entry." France said, and a second later Oliver's 1p, Arthur, had appeared out of the nearest clock. If it hadn't been for mio fratello I would've screamed my head off.
"So, I see you found the SM." England said to France and Oliver.
"What's a SM?" I asked. Arthur looked at me then to Oliver, and nodded.
"A SM is a Soul Mage. Soul Mages use songs and their voices to cast spells." Oliver said calmly, "You are a Soul Mage Feliciano. You are probably one of the most valuable and rarest of them though."
"How can you be sure?" I asked.
"Because; Soul Mages can sense each other," Now Oliver looked at me in the eyes, "I am also a Soul Mage." Arthur had brought someone with him through the clock. It was mio gemello, Luciano. He smiled and hugged me.
Luciano is only my twin in how his voice pitch, and height. Other than that he's completely different. His hair is a lot darker, his eyes are purple, also unlike me he stuck with his own suit (I use Germany's style), he wears a hat that has been attacked by Flavio (he now has feathers), and his personality is a lot like Lovino's with added slyness.
I stiffened, "Ciao gemello." Luciano and I never really got along, so this show of affection was uncommon. He heard my tone of voice and looked at me with an eyebrow raised.
Then he said, "Oh. You~a probably weren't expecting that," he blushed and leaned closer to my ear still smiling, "I was~a worried about~a you~a." He says with a small smirk. My eyes widened with shock. When I got myself together I pushed his face away.
"Grazie for your concern," When I took my hand from his face he had the regular I'm-2p-Italy-and-I'm-a-big-grouch face. Then he tried to hug me again, and I pushed him away, "Non ci penso nemmeno, bastardo!" He looked at me weird then rolled his eyes and went over to annoy Flavio.
I returned my attention to the book. As I flipped through it, I saw that it was filled with songs. Many were in English, Japanese and French. Most were in Italian though. I jumped a little when Oliver placed his hand on my shoulder.
"Oh! I'm sorry if I scared you. It's just that we're going back to our safe room," He said, "Francis and Arthur made a deal and you're in our group." I nodded and said goodbye to my brothers.
I walked over to where Oliver and the other two stood, "Um. Why~a are~a you~a standing in front of a clock~a?" "This is how we get around other than walking," Oliver said, "now hold onto my hand." I was hesitant at first but I did. I closed my eyes again, and when I opened them we were in a different room. This one was very neutral colored, had an overhead light, and television and radio.
"We'll start his training tomorrow." I heard Oliver saying. I went over to one of the beds and claimed it as mine. I tried to sleep but I kept having nightmares of all the times I had to watch my friends and family die. The last time I woke up I was being shaken by Luciano.
"Are~a you~a okay?" He asked. I just shook my head and clung to him; tears streaming down my face.
