Zodiac Signs - Way of the Stars

Chapter 5: Leaving

The door creaks open quietly, as if the person behind the door is afraid that the noise will wake a family of sleeping mice, despite it being morning. Gemini looks up from his book, raising an eyebrow and wondering why he was disrupted from falling into another world of words and imagination.

"Hey," Leo - well, Gemini thinks it's Leo - whispers through the small crack in the doorway. "We have to report to the Meeting Room."

"Oh, meeting time already?" Gemini closes his book reluctantly. He had already read it, but it still has good parts that he doesn't mind revisiting. "Do you know the reason?"

Leo blinks. He opens the door a little wider - yup, that's Leo alright - and leans against the doorframe. "Hm, Sun didn't give me much details, but remember what Moon said yesterday? About us having to leave?"

Gemini nods, recalling the chilling information that he didn't want to believe. "Ah, yeah, it's about that."

He slides off of his bed, setting his book down on the nightstand gently. "C'mon, let's go."

Leo gives him a quick nod then leaves the room, probably going to pass on the same message to the other Signs.

The air-sign slips his hands into his pockets, letting out a soft sigh. What is happening? Why is this happening? How is this happening? What did they do to deserve this? Do they actually have to leave? His left eye twitches as the unanswered questions runs through his mind. Things are getting more complicated..

He sighs. He had already learned long ago that dwelling on thoughts like these would only stress him out. Better to keep moving.

He was satisfied with his life. It was a little boring, yes, but at least it was safe and friendly. Now.. everything is so.. hostile. The pale-eyed male looks around his windowless room one last time before exiting through the door.

The windows that lines the usually bright hallways seem dark and dull now. The warm light is almost cold and dimmed with gray. The silence that Gemini once welcomed is almost suffocating now. All he can hear is the echoing steps of his own feet.

He pushes open the doors of the Meeting Room slowly, immediately sensing the distressed aura that is radiating off of Sun. The caretaker is pacing in a corner of the room, clearly agitated, muttering to himself quietly.

The raven-haired male steps into the room and takes a seat next to Virgo, who is the only other Zodiac Sign in the room.

"So," Gemini starts after a paise. "What's going on?"

Virgo shrugs with a soft, half-hearted sigh. "I don't know for sure, but I have a feeling that it isn't anything good."

Gemini only replies with a nod of acknowledged and agreement.

They wait in complete silence, save for the creaks of slight movement for a more comfortable position and, of course, Sun. Leo enters the room with Scorpio behind him, who quietly closes the door shut before they both sit near Gemini and Virgo.

"What's happening?" Leo whispers, eyeing Sun with worry.

"Not sure," Scorpio replies with a wary look. "But it's definitely not good."

The caretaker stops pacing and glances down at the Signs, eyebrows knitted together in rigid worry. "You'll see. We'll have to wait for the others, first."

He suddenly glances up at the sound of the door on adjacent wall creaking open. Rise appears in the doorway with their Signs trailing behind.

Gemini catches Aquarius's eyes and manages a stiff smile, which they return. Leo gets up to sit with Sagittarius, who sits with Aquarius.