Memories of Old

Chapter 58: Unfamiliar Surroundings

Chapter 58: Unfamiliar Surroundings

"What the fuck did we just see?!" Romano whirled on me, desperate for answers.

"Obviously, I'm fine, fratello." I rolled my eyes.

"WHAT PART OF THIS IS FINE?!" He roared, gesturing to the blackness around us.

"Hmm... Oh, I don't know? Maybe the fact that I'm standing right in front of you?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Calm down, Ying. He's allowed to worry." Yang reminded me, placing a hand on my shoulder.

"Though I'll admit... that was certainly a bitch and a half." Luciano rubbed the back of his head.

"The Magick... its reaction was quite severe... What happened?" England asked, turning towards me.

"I daresay that it looked almost like it was reacting to another, equally strong Magick." Oliver put in his two cents.

"Equally... strong...?" Flavio looked towards Luciano with a questioning gaze.

"You're about to find out." Luciano answered as the memory faded in.

Feli suddenly found himself amidst the bustling town before the forest. "Was it... a glitch?" Feliciano looked around himself in confusion. "Everything seems normal..." His eyebrows furrowed. "But something feels... off somehow." He grasped his Journal tightly before looking down at it.

Feli nearly dropped the Journal in shock. "T-this isn't mine!" He realized, looking at the decidedly black cover.

His normal Journal was a dark reddish-brown color with black Celtic knots that formed a cross on the cover. This Journal, however was black with gold filigree. It was quieter, and less obvious than the Journal Feliciano had. It also had a lot fewer bloodstains.

He hesitated a moment before opening the cover. The name signed at the bottom made Feli gasp in shock. "No... why? L-Luciano Vargas?" He whispered aloud.

"There you are, Luciano! We've been wondering where you'd gotten off... to..." Memory Kuro came to a sudden stop before Feliciano. "Y... You're the 1P... Where's your 2P?" His red eyes narrowed in suspicion.

"Wait... 2P Japan?" Feli echoed, equally lost. "Wh-what are you doing in the 1P world?!"

"1P World? Take a look around yourself. This isn't your world... it's ours."

Feli's gaze wondered skyward where the telltale glare of the Dome told Feli that Kuro was right.

"How?" Feli shook his head softly, unable to handle such a sudden drastic change. "It's been the same for centuries... Millennia... why change? Why now?" He clutched the Journal tighter out of sheer habit.

"You're making no sense." Kuro crossed his arms irritably as Klaus and Lutz came over to see what the fuss was about.

"Wait... isn't that the 1P?" Lutz tilted his head, and Klaus nodded in agreement.

"I-I don't know what happened... one moment, I was in my world, and the next thing I know, I'm here!" Feli's eyes watered in confusion and fear. "I don't understand what happened!"

"We should probably get him to a mirror and get him back to his world." Kuro sighed. "At the very least, perhaps Luciano ended up in the same position as his 1P, here."

Feli's eyes widened in realization. "You mean we swapped...?"

"More than likely." Lutz agreed. The three 2Ps completely missed the flash of horror and understanding that lit up the brunette's eyes.