A Very Twisted Journey

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The scene starts over at the Hall Of Mirrors. The Crowley couple and the Magnolias were waiting for a particular individual.

"Ahhhh, I knew I should have gone with him! And here I hoped this wouldn't be a problem so soon." Sonia complained as she paced back and forth.

"Is this a common occurrence?" Headmaster asked.

Professor Magnolia sighed. "Ever since he was a little boy."

"If he doesn't find his way before Lia gets here, she'll be moody for the rest of the day. And let me tell you, you don't want to see her moody."

"I'm sure one of our students will give him a hand..... Hopefully," Madame Eva whispered the last part under her breath, as NRC is primarily full of self-centered young men.

Suddenly, "Hey! Sorry, I'm late! I got lost in the halls." Leon yelled and quickly made his way to the group.

"No apologies needed; you're right on time!" Mr. Crowley said happily.

"And right before Lia, how did you manage that?" Sonia asked

"Oh, one of the students here was kind enough to lead me here."

Leon didn't say who, as he promised the said student he'd keep it quiet as 'they wanted it to be a surprise.

Leon couldn't help but inwardly smile as he looked back at what happened in the school courtyard.

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"To think you lived here this whole time. For a while, I thought you were from an unknown area in one of the other regions." Leon laughed.

"That was the intention," 'the man mused. "And even though it's been some time, You were still able to recognize me."

"Ah, hahaha. It wasn't that hard. Aside from the horns and ears, you still look the same back then. I always felt that there was something off about your appearance. Like, it wasn't really you."

"Ah, so you sensed through my disguise. I've always thought you were a sharp young man."

"Personally, I think seeing you as you are now is much better than your disguise."

This took 'the man by surprise, "You're not frightened by my original appearance?"

"Why should I be? There's nothing scary about you. If you were going to hurt me or threaten me, you would have done it already. But I can tell that's not who you are."

'The man hummed at his response, inwardly happy upon his thoughts. "So, how is 'Little Blossom fairing? I haven't seen her since her tenth birthday."

Leon went quiet for a moment till he sighed; "Any chance, did you hear about the events that happened two months after?"

". . . . Yes, Lilia informed me. We only managed to see Kaitlyn just before 'Little Blossom put her adventure to an abrupt pause when she heard. We offered her to be seen by our best healers, but she reminded us that we couldn't allow any more souls to know about your world. And there wouldn't be enough time for them to find a cure."

"Lilia? Oh! He's the little man with the beedy red eyes and magenta streaks in his hair, right?"

'The man chuckled, "Yes, though, I would refrain from calling him 'little man. He may not show it as often now, but he is still slightly sensitive about his height."

"Ah, hahaha, I'll keep that in mind when I see him again." Leon laughed, then went back to the previous topic. "Anyway, ever since Aunt Kait... left. Lia's been trying to do things on her own. She only sometimes lets people help her in certain situations. For instance, this one time, she almost lost her entire home property because someone stole all her home savings. Went through so many hoops to get enough money to make next payment."