If Sablier Never Happened ~ Prologue

If Sablier Never Happened ~ Chapter 6

"You want me to send Vincent to the abyss?" Gilbert got out of Oswald's grip. "I'm not sending Vincent to the abyss. Vincent is all I have."

"You have to. I'm sorry about it, but you do."

"I don't have to do anything. Go find someone else to be your new Glen."

"You already have Raven in you."

Oswald tries touching Gilbert's shoulder but Gilbert smacks his hand away.

"I don't care. You can take him back."

"I can't do that."

"Then just transfer the other chains to someone. I'm leaving."

Gilbert turns to run. When Oswald attempts to grab him, blue flames swirl out.

"Ah! What's happening?" Gilbert fell back.

"Gilbert, calm down and imagine sealing up Raven."

Gilbert calms down and everything stops.

"Now, Gilbert. Please stay calm. Everything will be fine."

"Everything will not be fine! I'm getting out of here!"

"Why are you going to leave?"

"So Vincent will be fine!"

This argument had happened about six hours before. Gilbert was now hiding in a tree in a forest far away. A search party had been sent out, but no one had come anywhere him.

"I'll never see Vince again. At least I won't have to kill him." He curled up. "I'm not going back even if they do find me. I'd never be able to do it. How did Glen-sama do it? How could he lie to me for so long?"

Gilbert put his head in his knees and curled up as much as possible.

At the Baskerville manor, people were still running in search of Gilbert.

"Glen, what happened? It's chaos around here." Jack said this cheerily.

Oswald looked up with a face filled with sadness, pessimism, a slight bit of nervousness, and anxiousness. Jack took a few steps back.

"What happened? Gilbert learned what he has to do with Vincent. It frightened him, he got mad, he almost killed us by accidentally releasing Raven, and he ran away."

"I'm sure someone will find him soon."

"It has been six hours. We aren't going to find him soon."

"Oh. Did you check the Vessalius grounds?"

"We checked the Vessalius, Nightray, Barma, Rainsworth, and Baskerville grounds. We've checked all the gardens around them, too. We've taken to the streets, now." Oswald sighs. "I really hope Vincent doesn't find out."

"Hope I don't find out what?"

Vincent walks up to Oswald.

"And why are people running allover the place?"

A man runs in the room.

"We've looked all through town and there's still no trace of Gilbert."

"Gilbert's missing? Why didn't you tell me?" Vincent grabbed Oswald's arm. "Why wouldn't you let me search for him, too?"

Oswald glares at the man who ran in. The man immediately ran out.

"And why aren't you looking for him, too? You shouldn't be sitting here and doing nothing. He should be important to you, too."

Vincent tried running off, too, but Jack grabbed him. Vincent kicked and screamed, but Jack kept hold of him.

"Come on. We'll go to my house and you can relax."

"I want to look for nii-san! Let me go!"

"No. We're going back to my house."

"But I know where he would be! We hid there a lot because no one ever looked there."

Oswald pulled Vincent from Jack's grip.

"Tell me where he is."

"I'll show you."

Vincent had managed to find Gilbert in an hour. By that time, Gilbert was asleep and could be taken back easily. When Gilbert woke up, he was back on Oswald's bed. Instead of running again, he just hid himself under the blankets.

"I'm sorry, Gilbert. I wish there was something I could do for you."