Luke's POV

I tried to get a girlfriend. I failed miserably. Well, it's not the first time.

I'm walking down the hall to the crappy bunk room I share with my brother. The door is even weathered with age, and it creaks loudly when I open it.

"Hey Luke," Kyle says, waving a hand my way as he continues to read the manga book in his hands. It's an SAO one, his favorite, but how did it get down here? I doubt Sophie gave it to him, and definitely not Katy...

"Where'd you get the manga?" I ask curiously, and he looks up at me boredly. I plop down on the gray(I know I spelled that wrong FAIRYTAIL PUNS!!!) mattress and look over at the book as Kyle eyes me.

"Kate," he mutters and flips the page. "Anyways, where were you, it's like four in the morning!" Oh, crap. How do I explain this? No frigging idea.

"Ummm... Out," I say plainly, hoping he'll take that as an answer. He glares at me, obviously frustrated by my answer. I guess not.

"Out, where?" He inquires, setting down the manga. I curse under my breath. Of course he won't make things easy and just say yes. That would make life too boring.

"Out... With Sophie?" I say, hoping he stops there, but instead his eyes grow wide. Oh, heck no. Is his mind that dirty?

"Sophie your girlfriend?" He teases, and I feel my cheeks go hot. How does he know I like her?

"No," I mumble, pulling my hood over my face, hoping to cover my beet red face.

"DENIAL IS THE CLINCHER!!!" Kyle exclaims, then does a happy dance around the room. I frown, tugging the hood farther over my face. This is almost more embarrassing than kissing Sophie. Almost.

"SAYS THE ONE WHO MAKES OUT WITH KATE!!!" I yell back, and his face turns the same color as mine. I smirk. My comebacks are awesome.

"YOU SURE IM NOT AN UNCLE NOW?" He hoots, and my eyes widen until they're probably the size of dinner plates. My brother is worse than me right now.

"LIKE HECK IM SURE YOUR NOT!!! BUT I MIGHT BE!!!" I holler back, pretty sure it's true. Kyle's about to yell something back when the door opens, displaying two figures.

The first one walks in, her red hair loose and I recognize her immediately. It's Sophie. She wears a simple yellow tank top and black running shorts. The second one steps out from behind her, with long black hair that is cut at her lower back. She wears a simple t-shirt the color of her hair with jeans and a white unbuttoned coat. She also sports pale feathered wings that are tucked up on her back.

"H-hey Kate," Kyle says, giving her a huge blushy smile. I would laugh, but I'm doing the exact same thing to Sophie.

"Hi Sophie-Chan!" I blush. That came out really high & squeaky like Minnie Mouse. Crap.

"Hey guys," Sophie says, avoiding my gaze, "You don't have to call me Sophie-Chan anymore, by the way," That's good. I never liked that anyway.

"So, Ummm... Why are you here?" I ask awkwardly, trying not to meet her eyes.

Kate steps up and opens her wings, sheltering the redhead behind her. "Sophie isn't the enemy," she states, as if it's a well known fact, "and we've got a plan to get you out."
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Clarity's POV

"WHAT?!?!" I scream. I hope I heard her wrong, I really hope I did. I look down at the young, innocent bluenette standing in front of me, and I can't believe what she told me is true.

"Please tell me I heard you wrong," I whisper, praying my words to be true, but in my heart I know that that I'm wrong.

"I wish you did..." She says, gazing off into the distance. My eyes grow the size of dinner plates.

"So repeat that just to make sure I got it," I say, trying to keep my voice even as I see her eyes fill over with tears.

"The baby isn't just Rin's anymore, it's also Shima's..." She says, then breaks into tears and falls into my arms.

"Did he rape you?" I ask, and she makes a face, and shakes her head, causing her turquoise pigtails to fly around.

"There was this dark haired lady who gave Shima a beer at the restaurant we stopped at after the fish. I ordered a water, and we both only drank one. Once we got home though, I felt dizzy and Shima did too, and then the rest is fuzzy, but I do remember him..." she rambles, then bursts into tears at the end. "IT WASNT HIM!!! THAT CREEPY LADY DID SOMETHING TO US!!!"

I hug her and stroke her back to calm her down, when I come to a sudden realization. "Atlantis?" I say, and she looks up, her cheeks wet, "Can you describe that woman better to me?" I think I know who did this, but I want to know for sure.

"Um-m, s-she had very dark brown hair that was l-ong and she had almost black eyes and dark makeup," She tells me between sobs.

I know it's her for sure. "Atlantis, I know who it is," I say, smirking.

She looks up, her eyes wide and teary, "You do?"

I nod. "And I know how to get her back," She smiles wildly along with me. I probably look insane. I am insane.
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THIS CHAPTER IS SO SHORT I HATE IT!!! But Sophie insisted (Yes, she is a real person along with most of the characters in this story with normalish names)
that I update soon, so here you go!

~Lilly :3