LOST

Chapter 2

L.O.S.T

Chapter 2

“Ty, please come out…” Quentin pleaded from the other side of the door, I purposely barricaded it with Seto’s bed and a bunch of chests I found lying around in the corner of his room, and no one was going to disturb me right now. I heard loud huffing come from the other side of the door followed by a muffled thump. I can assume Quentin is resting against the door.

“I’m not leaving until you come out!”

“Good luck with that…” I muttered. I sighed as I sat at Seto’s cluttered desk, it was a pain to navigate around all the books, but I didn’t want to move them. I know Seto hates it when his stuff is moved around because he complains being unable to find anything when things aren’t how he left them. I know Seto isn’t here right now, but it comforts me if I act like Seto can still get mad at me from wherever he is.

I’ve been searching for some sort of clue since the funeral, which was four days ago, and I have found absolutely nothing. Nothing! Even for Seto this is one hard puzzle. I’ve gone through every book in his library, even the ones on his desk, which I carefully put back where I found it, and nothing has struck me as odd or out of place! No riddles, hidden messages, concealed spells, the only place I haven’t looked are in those chests and Seto’s netherwart farm, but what would be there….

I sighed and leaned back in Seto’s chair, I could hear faint snoring coming from the other side of the door, Quentin…. He fell asleep; well this is the perfect opportunity to get something to eat. The loudest gurgle erupted from my stomach as it agreed with my thoughts; I crept quietly to the corner where Seto’s bed used to be. When I had moved it to create my barrier so that no one would disturb my peace, I found that Seto had a secret hatch that leads all the way to the kitchen pantry. This must be exactly how Seto would get food so he could work long hours in his room and never starve.

I bent down, grabbed onto the wooden latch, and heaved upwards with all my might, this thing practically weighs a ton but Seto probably uses magic to open it. I wonder when he even put this in, heck how we never heard him! The hatch came off with a groan and I stumbled backwards as I stopped myself from falling and making too much noise, I didn’t want to alert Quentin that I was doing something. Resting it against the wall I quietly climbed down the ladder, I had to personally install the ladders because before I fell down the hole peering over the edge trying to determine how far it was. And let me tell you it was a pain to climb back up, sometimes I envy Seto’s magical capability he doesn’t have to worry about this stuff.

Following the dimly lit path, that I also lit myself, I climbed up the other ladder that would lead me to the false wall in the pantry. When I had first found this, I almost couldn’t find the wall again because it hides itself so well when you place it back. I listened quietly for any noises around me and when I was satisfied, I pushed out the wall in front of me and walked out. I rested it against the wall and stumbled for the lever to turn on the lights. Once the lights flickered to life, I looked around and started to grab some food from the chest, apples, carrots, some porkchops, etc.

“Dammit, he just won’t come out! Not even just to speak and no matter how hard we try he always slips past us and gets food!” I heard Adam yell, at least a few feet away.

Shoot, I thought to myself I hurriedly used my shirt as a little bowl to hold the food and quietly closed the chest, “Calm down Adam, he just… needs a little time,” that time it was Jason, they were even closer now. There was a pause before Jason spoke up, “Hey Adam, did you leave the pantry light on?”

I was right by the light switch but now I couldn’t turn it off, I hurried tried to make my way to the passage. Why does this pantry have to be so big! Literally, it is huge and I was on the complete opposite side of where the passage was located, “Uh no…”