Twilight to Destiny- Quest of Legacies

Chapter 12

"It's been two hours, and she still hasn't given up my phone yet!" Tobi complained, throwing her book down. "My phone should be dead right now!"

"Don't worry," Valor assured her, her eyes glued to the book she's reading. "She'll come crying and wailing in front of us any second now..."

Tobi sprang up from her bed and announced, "I'm going to find her! She's had long enough."

"Go ahead..." her sister confirmed, still reading her book. She then shut it. "I'll come with you."

They began searching in the living room, then they moved on to the kitchen. No Aquila.

"Where is she?" Tobi wondered.

"Let's check her room," Valor said. "We probably should've done that first."

"Right." They moved on to Fierrn's room and she wasn't there.

"Maybe she's outside," Valor suggested. They headed outside and searched in the gardens. Birds and bees were scattered in the air and admiring the assortment of stunning flowers. Marigolds, tulips, roses, pansies, and many more were placed in bushes. She scanned the area. "Never mind. Let's check the shower houses."

They crossed the big lush hill and knocked on each stall. Valor paused and asked, "She wouldn't take your phone in the shower... would she?"

"No," Tobi said immediately, her eyes broad. "Let's get back. She's obviously in the house, but let's keep going." As she grabbed Valor's hand, they began running, and in no time, they reached the house.

Valor started panting, and she said, "We'll split up. You look in mom's room, and I'll check... some of the places we didn't check." Tobi nodded in agreement and she and her divided up. Tobi searched her mom's room but found no one there except Fierrn.

"Hey, Fierrn?" she called out to her. Fierrn stopped dusting the tabletop and slowly turned around.

"Yes?"

"Have you seen, Aquila... by any chance?"

"Well, the last thing she told me was that she had to use the bathroom," the maid remarked honestly. "You could try looking there."

Tobi froze when she heard the word bathroom. "Thankyougotogobyeeee," she muttered swiftly, and sprinted to the nearest bathroom. Aquila still wasn't there.

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Valor gasped as she watched Aquila stare helplessly at the phone sinking in the toilet water. Aquila whirled around, smiled, and said nervously, "Oh... um, hi Miss Valor..." Valor gaped at the poor phone drowning in water.

Tobi screeched to a halt and screamed as soon as she saw the incident. "My phone!" she cried racing up to the toilet, almost pushing Aquila out of the way. "Nonononono..." Without a care in the world, she plunged her hand into the frigid toilet water and yanked her phone out.

"I-I'm s-s-sorry Miss T-Tobi," Aquila apologized fearfully. folding her hands together and bowing down. Tobi clutched the dead phone. Valor stared at the phone.

"It works," Valor said in a monotone. She then cleared her throat. "It works."

"H-how do you know?" Tobi asked with uncertainty.

"Just try to turn it on," Valor directed. Unwillingly, Tobi turned it on. The screen lit up and the date and time popped in. Her favorite manga appeared in the lock screen and she exclaimed with relief. 

"What?!" Tobi reacted. "How?!" She turned to Valor. " How did you figure that out?!"

Valor shrugged. "A hunch."