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Trapped Chapter Ten

Felix just received a cold brush off when he tried to check on Sylvain, continuing to fix the students stances or the way they hold their weapons before finally walking over to Sylvain unsheathing your own weapon hearing a few of the students murmur as you can tell by how tense he is holding his spear as he jabs forward you knock it to the side, sinking into position standing in front of him. He stares right at you silently telling you to get out of his sight as you say in a lowered voice, “Give me all you got this anger you have with me isn’t going to be any good to you.” Hearing the other students going back to training before hearing him give an annoyed sigh before lunging at you with his own weapon carefully dodging each strike while also be tentative to your still healing wounds, watching his actions and reading his body language only taking your eyes off of his weapon to see what his next move would be before feeling a sharp pain in your upper arm looking to your arm. Grabbing the pole of his spear and dropping your sword grabbing another part with the wounded arms hand and breaking it off Sylvain immediately starts spewing apologies shaking your head a little, “There is absolutely nothing to apologize for.” Turning slightly to look towards Claude, “Can you get Manuela for me?” He nods as Yuri sheaths his weapon to go along with him Sylvain watches as you retreat up a couple of the steps to lean against the wall.

Minutes pass by as some of the students had resumed training and Sylvain had helped you to the ground even though you had told him you were fine standing; he leans against the pole across from where you sit in stunned silence as he watches you slowly working the tip of the spear from your arm. Hearing the doors open but not taking the focus off what you were doing before hearing your fathers voice, “Byleth, stop trying to take that spear tip out of your arm.” Stopping you hear the click of Manuela’s shoes as Jeralt takes over the class he had tried to get Sylvain to step away from you, but the boy had refused to step away with guilt written on his face. Staring up at Sylvain as Manuela kneels next to you hearing her make a noise of disappointment towards you “You know Professor I think you’ll be more of a regular with me than the students.” Nodding a little, “That’s my fault Professor. No need to worry I’ll just be more careful next time.” Sylvain had taken his eyes off you as you close your own eyes knowing he’s watching Manuela work feeling the spear tip finally slip out of your arm and hearing the cloth of your sleeve rip seconds before feeling cold air on your arm. Feeling her starting to clean the blood off as you had both come to the agreement that she wouldn’t use magic unless necessary to keep some form of your old life she finally wraps it and makes sure the bandage won’t move before telling you she’s leaving a quiet thank you slipping out from you.

Slowly standing up picking up your sword while you stand, Sylvain moves to try and help you waving him off slightly and giving him a motion to go practice some more as you. Moving to stand next to your father as you slide your sword into its sheath at your hip, he glances at you out of the corner of his eye. Looking right at him as a silent confirmation that you had told him and that this was the outcome of his anger before looking back towards your class Claude keeping his eye on you while he practices his archery starting to move towards the class head, he brings his bow down, as you say, “Keep it up I’m fixing something for you.” He nods as you stand next to him, bringing his shoulder back slightly and kicking his feet apart a little more to make it harder for him to be knocked over. Spending the rest of the class helping Claude seeing as your father was helping the rest of the students. The students watch as you and Jeralt leave a few minutes before class ends telling them to go eat and prepare for the mission tomorrow.

Walking the short distance to your dorm room your father having split off from you to go to his room you shut the door behind you as you get inside carefully shedding your normal clothing setting the armor aside having tossed your sword and dagger on the bed before changing into another set thankful that you had multiple sets of the same outfit putting your armor back on and carefully putting the dagger and sword back in their spots at your hip. Linhardt had dropped the books off earlier to you, knowing that he didn’t find them in the library, but you weren’t going to question where he had found them. Seeing that the pages were marked for you to easily flip to before turning and heading out of your room planning on avoiding your students like the plague for the rest of the night, heading to the marketplace to find the blacksmith to sharpen your sword and make sure it was durable for the fight tomorrow. Knowing you had the Sword of the Creator sitting in your room but not wanting to risk taking it with you tomorrow, it sat on the shelf in your closet you remember the fight nothing short of terrifying. You hoped you never had to face the Death Knight again and if you did the hope was that none of your students had to go against him.

Getting to the blacksmith you handed over the gold and your sword, not bothering to make small talk with the blacksmith both of you knowing it was just a business transaction. A few minutes had passed as the blacksmith hands you back your sword nodding at him before you turn to walk away he tosses you another sheathed sword a gruff “Just in case Professor.” Silently thanking him as you start walking away heading to another vendor to buy potions for your students to help them heal during the battle if a healer or you can’t get to them. Carrying everything back to your room setting the sword and potions by the door for a quick grab in the morning, Taking your weapons off and setting them in their normal spots shrugging out of your jacket and changing the wraps on your still healing wounds. Flopping down in bed throwing your arm over your eyes with your feet hanging off the bed letting sleep overtake you not caring if it was a restless sleep some was better than none. Waking up to knocking on your door yelling, “Come in!” Moving to sit up rubbing your eyes in the process as Sylvain and Felix open the door knowing the red-haired boy had worries in his brain motioning to the chair next to your bed he slides down into it his face in his hands as Felix sits down in the chair at the desk.

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Man in White Four

Knowing that the hands grabbing onto you weren’t Minghao’s hands you didn’t want to turn around or open your eyes hearing the rest of the group catch up you hear Jeonghan from directly behind you figuring he’s the one that was holding onto you, “She’s fine probably twisted or sprained her ankle from that rock.” Hearing someone walk around to the front of you before feeling hands on your face and someone quietly saying, “Open your eyes for me.” Slowly opening your eyes, you see Minghao’s face shakily grabbing onto his robes he takes you from Jeonghan pulling you into his chest while you start crying the rest of the group turn and watch from all sides to make sure no one tries to sneak up while they try to convince you to come back to the compound with them so that they can help you. Hearing Wonwoo, Seungkwan, and Woozi talking with Seung-Chol about where to go now to try and make it seem like you no longer exist in this part of the country to get your uncle to leave you alone. Noticing that your sobs had quieted Woozi walks over to you saying, “We should go back it isn’t safe to be out here this long he’s sending them out at night to look for you we can discuss in the morning without Seung-Chol what exactly you were thinking tonight.” Hearing Minghao sigh before he picks you up, they all start walking back across the field to the compound.

Minghao would occasionally look down at you seeing that you were finally asleep noticing that your face was tear streaked he sighs, before calling Mingyu over to him carefully handing you off once they hit the edge of town he splits off from the group. Jun, Vernon, DK, and Seung-Chol follow behind him wanting to make sure that he was okay the other nine made sure to make it back safely, Mingyu setting you down carefully in Minghao’s room covering you up with the blanket uncovering your feet so Jeonghan and Joshua can take a look at your ankle, the four had caught up to Minghao as they watch him kick a stack of boxes over clearly angry as he nearly yells, “Why can’t she trust us when I say that we’ll protect her from him?!” Seung-Chol motions for Vernon and DK to grab him before he can do anything to harm himself watching him struggle against the two Jun yells at him, “Come to your senses! She’s back at the compound! What good is it going to do her if you’re out here losing it?!” He finally stops struggling against the two holding him staring as they all stare at him in stunned silence.

Seung-Chol turns to look at Jun before laughing while saying, “Thank god someone said it I didn’t want to be the one to yell at him this time.” He throws his arm around Jun’s shoulders letting out a breath, “Let’s go home now I’m sure Jeonghan and Joshua are going to be ordering you around a lot to help her.” Vernon and DK keep Minghao between them as they all walk home the three of them still stunned that Jun had yelled, they make it back into the compound all of them stopping as they see Jeonghan and Joshua standing on the porch arms crossed looking at them they all walk up to meet the two on the porch as Jeonghan says, “She’s sleeping finally in your room Mingyu figured she’d be more comfortable in there she’ll need help getting around here and there but I don’t think she’ll be wanting to leave your room much, I don’t think she should be left alone at this point until we can get her away from here. It’s too stressful on her mind and body.” They all nod as they watch Minghao’s shoulders slump knowing he should’ve gotten you far away from here a couple days ago.

All of them head inside as go into their own rooms wishing each other a good night Joshua watches as Minghao walks to his room quietly opening the door as he goes to Seung-Chol’s room to talk to him alone Seung-Chol looks up as he hears a knock on the door frame seeing Joshua standing there he tells him to come in walking over to Seung-Chol he sits down in front of him taking the soju offered to him while saying, “I think Minghao was so agitated by her running is because he likes her he’s never been good at a stoney face I don’t think she’s caught on thus far even though it has only been a couple of days since she came to live with us.” Seung-Chol hums in agreement with Joshua’s thoughts before saying, “I will have to have Jun ask him about how he feels about her because it can get much worse if her uncle figures out that any of us have someone we deeply care about in this house. We’ll have to move before then if those two decide that they both have feelings for each other.” The conversation continues early into the morning about random topics both of them having fallen asleep on Seung-Chol’s floor both of them only getting a couple hours of sleep at best Minghao and you having been awake longer than everyone else quietly talking as you fixed the braid in his hair after he had given you the privacy to change into another one of the white dresses you had bought, he turns his head a little looking at you with a small smile on his face.

Looking at him you push his face making him look back straight as you say, “I know you all want to know why I ran last night the only thing that was going through my head was that me just being here could get you guys killed and I can’t bring myself to have that happen to you or anyone else. I thought it was going to be safer for you guys.” He turns shock clear in his eyes as he lightly grabs both your hands in his while saying, “There is no way we would let them get past the front yard let alone the gate we didn’t want to tell you that we’d be working in shifts last night because we didn’t want you to worry. I can explain your thought process to the rest of the boys if you either just want to sit in here or I can take you out to the pavilion in the garden so you can get some sun.” Perking up at hearing that he would willing take you outside so you can enjoy the sun while he talks to the rest of the members you nod trying to get up by yourself he tsk’s at you standing up quickly before picking you up going over to his door and opening it walking outside with you before setting you down under the pavilions shade so you could watch the sun rise before he goes back inside and gathers the rest of the members telling them exactly what you had told him.

They all stared at him not wanting to believe his words even though he had repeated exactly what you had told him Wonwoo and Mingyu being the first two to leave the room heading towards the yard to confront you about what Minghao had told them, opening your eyes as you hear two different footsteps approaching you. Turning your head slightly to look over your shoulder seeing Wonwoo and Mingyu walking towards you on a mission they stop in front of you with Mingyu saying, “What do you mean that you thought it was going to be safer for us if you left?” Taking a deep breath leaning back a little further seeing the rest of the group coming out Minghao leading them only coming to a stop once he was standing next to where you sat, dropping your eyes to your hands sitting in your lap clearing your throat, “I only thought that because my uncle won’t stop at anything I don’t want you guys to have to leave this complex and leave this village without any form of protection, I can’t bring myself to accept that you would all willingly leave to protect me.” Both the men that had approached you first had taken a seat near you, Mingyu reaches over and ruffles your hair chuckling a little while shaking his head.

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Sorry for not updating any stories recently some things have gone on in my personal life, I will get back to updating as soon as possible I believe I have a few chapters of The Man in White ready to go and some of Double and Trapped. I will have to check though ❤️

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Since Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo is finally on viki would anyone want some fics and scenarios for any of the princes?

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Trapped Chapter Nine

Spending nearly half the night going over maps with your two students along with them listening to the strategy you had come up with to get to Miklan you had walked the two boys back to the second-floor dorms before retreating to your own room to get at least a few hours rest. Laying with your eyes closed for a couple hours before deciding to give up on sleep as it escapes you feeling the exhaustion in your body, moving to sit up on the edge of your bed listening to the nocturnal creatures move about and chirp at each other. Fully planning on not letting Sylvain have to take the brunt of ending his own brother’s life knowing you’d have to order him to stay at the back of the group to allow you to land the killing blow with enough blood on your hands you had become numb to the prospect of taking someone else’s life. Hearing a sing song voice outside your door, “Professor let me in I need to change the bandages,” Stretching a little bit before getting up to open the door seeing that it was in fact getting light outside welcoming Manuela into your room. A half hour had passed by the time she had finished cleaning and re-wrapping each wound, both of you stepping out Manuela heading one way you head the other as you see a certain green haired boy you needed to ask a favor of.

Easily catching up to Linhardt who was more known for how much he napped instead of studied yet managed to ace every test, he nods at you to let you know that he saw you, “Linhardt I need you to find me a book on Zanado or anything referring to it.” He breaks out in a smile pulling his hands out of his robe’s pockets, “I can have it to you before class it shouldn’t be too hard to find unless Seteth has pulled everything about it out of the library.” Nodding at him, splitting off from him to head to the dining hall once arriving inside the dining hall you see Jeralt sitting at one of the tables with another plate of food which you can only assume was for you. Walking over to join your dad at one of the tables he slides the plate over to you, “I hear you’re going after Miklan, what’re you going to do with Sylvain?” Looking up at your dad leaning back in the chair a little, “I’m not letting him deliver the final blow I can’t mentally do it. I’ll have to tell him to stay at the back of the group to watch for any reinforcement’s that Miklan may have.” He hums as you both eat in silence, none of your students coming over to bother the two of you instead all of them enjoying the sight of you sitting with your dad seeming to talk about mindless things here and there. As the two of you finish eating both getting up and walking over to set the plates among the other dirty plates both of you thanking the staff for the food.

Spending over half the day with your dad both comfortable in silence rather than talking while also avoiding Alois like the plague neither of you in a chatty mood, both stopping and looking up seeing Rhea staring down at the both of you before she turns and walks away, “Why is she always staring at me? Do I remind her of someone?” Jeralt sighs before shaking his head, “I have no clue maybe she sees your mother in you and misses her.” Starting to walk again listening to the bell toll in the late afternoon he watches as you cuss quickly patting him on the arm before taking off towards your classroom knowing your students will have beaten you there. Shutting the classroom doors behind you as you walk in heading towards the front of the classroom before stopping in front of your desk gathering your thoughts, carefully turning around to lean against your desk as all your students slowly stop their conversations to give you their full attention. Looking over all your students one by one before speaking, “Today we won’t be doing a lesson we’ll be going to the training grounds to practice drills for the upcoming mission Sylvain I need to talk to you for a second. All of you head there we’ll be along shortly.” Sylvain nods as the rest of the students leave their seats.

Watching them leave the classroom you push off from the desk and meet Sylvain in the aisle stopping next to him before crossing your arms letting out a breath, “When we go on the mission Sylvain, I cannot allow you to deliver the final blow to your brother as much as your father wants you to. I’ve done this far longer and I’m clearly numb to death and destruction you can either stand near me or stand towards the back of the group to make sure no reinforcements come.” He gapes as you trying to stammer for a response turning on your heel, starting to walk out of the classroom you hear a strangled noise from Sylvain along with him saying, “That’s not fair!” Keeping the blank face and almost cold demeanor that you always have without turning, “I don’t care if it isn’t fair I’m the professor and the trained mercenary you will do as I say, or you will not come on the mission get to the training grounds.” He bumps into your shoulder as he walks past you clearly upset watching as he heads towards the training grounds. Giving him distance you get to the training grounds a minute after he has entered, seeing him training by himself in a corner making sure you check on all the students and correcting posture if needed.

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For anyone that follows me and has read 16 years should I pick it back up again??

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Trapped Chapter Eight

Not having slept at all that night you get up before the sun rises, carefully putting your jacket on after getting dressed as well as your belt positioning your sword in its normal spot, you open the doors to your room taking in the crisp cold air with a deep breath. Heading towards the dining hall you can hear a few of the students that like to get up early as well stirring around their room, listening to footsteps come up behind you tightening the grip on the hilt of your sword just in case turning your head seeing the familiar pink hair. Loosening the grip on your sword Hilda bounces up next to you as she falls into step with you, “Morning Professor, is it alright if I join you for breakfast?” Looking at her in shock seeing as she’s normally already with a small group of your other students for breakfast, “Feel free I wouldn’t mind the company. I’m surprised you aren’t with your normal group.” She laughs as she starts talking about random things knowing that you preferred to listen instead of talk.

Sitting down in the dining hall with Hilda across from you listening to her talk about her family back home getting more information about her brother Holt who she can’t choose to complain about or be grateful for. Seeing more of your students file into the dining hall quickly finishing your food before more students can join looking at Hilda silently letting her know that you were departing from the hall, she smiles and waves as some of the students walk towards the table handing off the tray of empty plates to one of the people in the kitchen thanking them for the delicious breakfast you walk out the back doors of the dining hall which gave easier access to your classroom. Enjoying looking at the sunrise letting out a breath before turning into your classroom opening the curtains in the classroom seeing as there wasn’t much light in the room anyways, sitting down in your chair behind your desk looking over the plans for your lecture having brought a spare cup of coffee with you to help you wake up.

Hearing a few voices at your classroom door sliding some papers over in front of you before looking up to see it was Seteth and his little sister Flayn, she finally walks away from him as he turns to walk into your classroom. Standing up from your chair greeting him with as much kindness that you can have for the man that has given you nothing but issues since taking the place of professor, “Lady Rhea wants to speak with you and Sylvain.” Nodding letting him know you will be up in a few minutes seeing as class was going to start soon so that you could get your class settled down and have Sylvain come with you. Watching him leave as you think what she could possibly want from the both of you, leaning against the front of your desk as you often do watching the students as they file into the classroom to their seats you walk over to where Felix and Sylvain are sat motioning for the red haired boy to follow you looking at the rest of the class, “All of you just stay here Lady Rhea wants to see Sylvain and I we may have a mission at the end of the month we’ll see.” Listening to the boy at your side start going on and on about how many women have rejected him or only wanted him for his crest.

For only a five-minute walk Sylvain did know how to fill the silence, turning your head to look at him with a blank face letting him know to stop talking with one look. Both of you coming to a stop a few feet in front of Lady Rhea she looks between the both of you while saying, “This month your mission consists of facing Miklan Gautier who has taken the Lance of Ruin we need to get it back before it falls into worse hands.” Both of you nodding she dismisses you with a wave of her hand both of you turning on your heel as you head back to the classroom looking at Sylvain out of the corner of your eye clearing your throat, “Are you going to be okay with facing your brother? You don’t have to go if you don’t want to.” He shakes his head turning his head a little to look at you, “I’ll be fine I need to face him he has a grudge against me for having a crest and not him.” Nodding the rest of the walk to the classroom is silent watching him as he takes his seat next to Felix noting how quickly he acted like everything was fine once the classrooms had come into sight. Telling the students of the mission for this month watching a flash of worry come over Felix’s face for just a second before he goes back to his blank face finally the bell tolls and you excuse your students watching every single one of them leave Felix and Sylvain locked in their own conversation.

Walking behind your desk yanking the chair out before sitting down grabbing some maps before spreading them out before you staring at them for hours until you feel like your eyes are going to bleed out of your head. Seeing some candlelight bleed into the classroom through the crack in the classroom door looking up slightly barely registering who is standing in the door seeing Sylvain and Claude peeking in at you nodding to let them know they can come into the classroom you stretch a little bit leaning back in your chair noticing the tray of food in their hands knowing they plan to eat in here with you otherwise you wouldn’t have eaten tonight. Gathering the maps up in a neat spot on your desk, you stand up moving your chair over to one of the desks the students sit at so that all three of you can sit together to eat as they both ask you about the maps. Motioning for them to finish eating as you’ve already cleared half your plate before pushing it to the side getting full easily, before standing to grab the maps off your desk as they hurry and finish eating setting their trays and plates to the side. As you turn back and set the maps down spreading them out making sure the one in the middle is the map of the building that Miklan and his group have taken to hiding in.

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Trapped Chapter Seven

As you make eye contact with your father you bringing the sword down from his throat, carefully placing it back in the sheath, watching as he motions you to sit over on the steps with him so that you can talk things out with him about your students before you finally face them. Walking over you both sit down him watching you carefully as you are still tense from the days earlier incident. Letting out a breath you had been holding that entire day before letting out a yell that helped release the last of the anger, holding your hands out seeing them shake before looking towards your father seeing he has a look of shock on his face as he says, “Tell me about it kid. I’ve never seen you have any emotion these kids are really getting to you aren’t they?” Scoffing while taking a sip from the water bladder he had offered you before saying, “I went back to Zanado, that girl that I keep seeing in my dreams has some connection to it the place was too familiar for me. I just went to investigate I don’t know how these kids found out I made the plan alone I went alone. They followed me, they put themselves in blatant danger. For what? For me? As if I can’t handle a few monsters on my own!” Throwing your hands up letting the hundred yard stare take over like it had wanted to since you had seen your students at Zanado.

Having raised your voice you stand still talking to your father about it all, hearing the door creak open you turn your head towards the door seeing your students standing there as they have fully realized what Claude and Yuri had talked them into doing. Jeralt motions for them to come in as he gets up to come stand behind you to help you keep your own composure, they all start apologizing to you agreeing with you that it was a stupid idea to go along with what the two boys had said you had taken note that the two were not there figuring Hanneman was giving them a piece of his mind about what position they had put you in. Hearing the students out while telling them, “Although I don’t agree with what had been done I understand why it was done, next time don’t let those two rope you into anything unless it’s absolutely needed. I will not repreimand any of you in a way that will hurt your future this was a lesson to learn and it seems that you have learned it. I will be having my own conversation with those two at some point I don’t think I can talk to them right now.” Watching them all nod while agreeing with you they slowly file out of the training grounds with your father right behind them.

Finally snapping out of your own head deciding to leave the training grounds, seeing as the sun had set you make your way back to your own quarters. Seeing Hanneman and Manuela at your door noting that Hanneman had a tray of food in his hand, Maunela’s first aid kit in her hand knowing you didn’t like having magic wasted on healing your own wounds if they didn’t need them. As you walk up the steps they make way for you to be able to open your door and allow them in pulling the spare chair out of your closet as Hanneman sets the tray of food down Manuela watching your every move as you remove your belt that holds your sword sheath, before finally removing your jacket so that Manuela can bicker over your wounds. Having left your door slightly cracked Claude stands outside your door barely making out of the conversation between you and the other two professors, Hanneman laughing as Manuela bickers at you and how stupid it was to go alone and not tell either of them.

Half an hour had elapsed by the time the two professors had left your room, moving from your bed after assesing everything Manuela had to wrap on your body from spots on your mid-section to your arms and legs. Finally going to your desk and removing the lid from the food that was still somehow hot carefully sitting in the chair while saying, “I know you’re there Claude just come in.” Starting to dig into your food as the door pops open to let Claude in not having realized Yuri was with him so that they could both apologize to you. Claude steps in first letting Yuri take the other chair carefully perching himself on your bed to not mess anything up. Listening to the two boys start to explain themselves you finish eating while they are explaining, turning the chair to face the two crossing your uninjured leg over the injured one looking at Claude as he stutters over his words for a second listening to him say, “Teach we would have done this for any of our professors but you are one we’d do that for over and over again. We were more worried about your own safety than ours.” Yuri nods in agreement with him, letting out a breath and assessing the two of them as you had done the other students to make sure they remained uninjured.

Sitting back a little to alleviate some of the pain in your side saying, “Yes it was a stupid idea I don’t care how you two figured out where I was going, it was dangerous to not let anyone know that you were leaving to come after me, you should’ve at least let Jeralt know where you were going he would have come with you guys to insure that none of us were in danger. Do not do it again without telling Jeralt where you are going he won’t alert the knights he will come with you guys alone. I appreciate the sentiment of wanting to protect me but it put me in a spot of having to protect all of you in that moment because that is a huge part of my job here alone. I understand I’m not that much older than you guys I do have a lot more knowledge on fighting which I am trying to give to all of you.” As the hours dwindled away having sent the two back to their rooms laying in your bed awake replaying the day over and over knowing you’ll have to apologize to the students tomorrow for your own outburst at them seeing that you had never done so.

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Trapped Chapter Six

Before the sun had started to rise you had woken up preparing for the day making sure that your blade was sharp as well as the dagger that sat at your hip, walking to find Hanneman at the fishing pond having a moment of silence by himself you clear your throat before walking up to him. He turns with a slight smile and waits for you to stand next to him while saying, “Professor this is the first time I’ve seen you out of your quarters this early.” Nodding you enjoy the sight of the fishing pond although not grand like the rivers and lakes you had seen as a mercenary looking at him while asking, “Professor do you think you could take my class today seeing as your class is doing individual learning to prep for your upcoming mission?” Watching him think for a moment as he decides, looking at you he gives a silent yes as he can tell you have something on your mind and plan to set out as soon as possible. Giving him your thanks you turn making sure your bag has some food as well as a water bladder with plenty of water.

Sothis starts stirring in your head letting you know she’s finally waking talking to her which makes it seem like you’re talking to yourself, “We’re almost there a few more minutes and we’ll be at Zanado.” She hums in response to the comment neither of you have realized that Claude and Yuri had seen you set out, the two of them told the class they had disappeared before Hanneman could tell them that he was covering for you today. Reaching Zanado you stop amongst the rubble of the buildings that used to be there hearing Sothis groan before she speaks, “I don’t know why this is so familiar maybe I was here when I had a body of my own.” Moments after she speaks and you had started wandering to look around there’s a scream from a monster, drawing your sword you fall back into a spot that has four pillars on each side being on the lower part of Zanado you can’t see your students that have gathered at the top more concerned for your safety than theirs. Both Claude and Yuri had come up with a plan to get you safely out of there, as you start seeing the monsters come out and gather around you fully prepared to take them on one by one alone, not realizing your students are up the hill.

Starting to fight the monsters that have surrounded you, hearing more metal clashing and some arrows zipping down towards the monsters surrounding you, quickly assessing the situation realizing your students are above you taking on the winged monsters and becoming concerned for their safety. Making quick work of the four monsters around you as your students make it down the stairs to help you, trying to bite your tongue but failing saying harshly, “Why would you come here?! Do you know how much danger you put yourselves in? Did you tell anyone at the school that you were leaving?!” Seeing a few of the students flinch back at your outburst your eye fall on Claude and Yuri as they push through the rest of the class. Yuri pulls a handkerchief out of his pocket holding out to you as the blood on your face registers to you, nodding to him and ripping it out of his hand still peeved with your two masterminds who had put the rest of the class up to this. Pulling your water bladder out and dumping some of the water on the handkerchief so you can wipe your face easier as the blood was starting to dry.

None of the students had tried to explain themselves as you had made them turn around to head back up the stairs to head back to the monastery, bringing up the rear hand on the handle of your sword with a blank face. Halfway back Claude drops back to where you are, Hilda looks over her shoulder at him shaking her head, he starts to open his mouth to say something to you about why they had followed you staring at him bristling underneath your calm façade. Both Yuri and Hilda fall back to where Claude was next to you as they grab him and take him back up with the rest of the students knowing that you were not ready to talk to any of them as your outburst after the battle had proved. Finally making it back to the monastery near afternoon Hanneman stands at the gates with his arms crossed staring at your class with a stern look before he looks at you saying, “I will talk to your students, you go do what you need to calm down.” Sighing before nodding fixing your students with a pointed look mainly Claude and Yuri. Walking up the steps while turning before the entrance hall towards the fishing pond.

Making it back to your quarters you throw your bag in your room Sothis knowing fully well to stay quiet as she can feel your rage as if it were her own, stepping back out of your room and going down the four steps that were in front of your room, you turn left not seeing Jeralt watching you near the doors of the training hall. He had made sure it was empty because Hanneman had warned him about what the students did how you had a calm façade on but were clearly pissed, walking into the training hall you see some dummies had been set up already unsheathing your sword starting to practice what your father had taught you since you could hold a sword. Swiftly taking out every practice dummy there had been you turn practicing with or without dummies would calm you enough being met with another sword was not what you had ben expecting at that point. Opening your eyes to see who it was while registering it was Jeralt starting to go blow for blow with him was something you hadn’t done in a while after a half hour of trading blows you swing hard enough to rip the sword that he was using from his hands before pointing the sword at his throat as he had done to you many times.

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Trapped Chapter Five

Hearing loud banging on your door followed by a booming voice saying, “Get up kid you need to gather your students up with the knights and I’ll meet you there the archbishop has something to tell us.” Rubbing your head as you get up putting all your gear back on while making sure you look presentable unlocking your doors and swinging them open not bothering to close them behind you rushing down the steps you find the nearest student that’s in your class to tell them to start gathering their classmates and to meet with the knights when they were done splitting from each other you gather what students you can find ushering them towards the knights avoiding eye contact with Rhea and Seteth doing a head count on your students as Claude and Hilda move to either side of you both seeming more confident and comfortable at your side. Turning your head as your father walks over to the three of you Hilda moves to the side Claude is on pushing him over more so she can be directly next to you.

Remire Village has had a illness attack them turning some of the villagers violent the entire situation itself being unusual making plans in your head on how to instruct your students in this fight while continuing to gather information needed, Jeralt bumps his arm into yours snapping you out of it as you finally realize that Hilda has a death grip on the sleeve of your jacket he nods his head towards her a little bit reaching over with your other hand you pat her arm reassuringly which lets her know that she doesn’t need to worry she lets go of your jacket finally. Keeping an eye on all of your students’ reactions to this news you see Marianne and Mercedes with their hands clamped in front of them as if sending a silent prayer, the rest of them having a worried look on their faces. Cursing Rhea mentally setting your jaw waiting for this to be over as soon as it is your student clamor around you and Jeralt laughs a bit before excusing himself as you turn on your heel knowing you’re going to have to calm them down.

Moving in a quick pace towards the Golden Deer classroom Claude and Hilda hot on your heels the clicking of your heeled boots being the only thing you can hear right now not any of your other students and not the two directly behind you, only pausing slightly in front of your classroom door shoving the doors open walking to the front of the classroom pulling your chair from behind your desk to set it in front of your desk which has not been unusual for you lately as you haven’t been feeling well. Sitting down watching your students file in all of them sitting as close as possible even if that meant moving the benches forwards looking at Raphael, “Raphael can you close those doors?” He nods and shuts the doors before he goes back to his spot on the bench, not letting the blank look on your face slip getting the students to quiet down was easy for once. Spending the entire class period between calming them down and telling them tactics that were going to be used in this fight as your dad and the knights were going to join in this to help quell it as quickly as possible.

As the bells start to ring to signal that class is over having told the students not to worry about moving the benches back that you would take care of it since there were things you had to do in the classroom anyways, watching the last student leave you put the chair back behind your desk starting to move the benches back. Hearing footsteps coming up to the door of your classroom barely glancing as you see it’s your dad, you nodded to assure him the students were gone so that he could come in as he didn’t want to get bombarded by questions, he helps you finish moving the benches back to their spots before the two of you start walking towards the dining hall the students knew that when the both of you were spending time together to not bug you guys as neither of you had the time like you did as mercenaries.

Both of you grab a tray of whatever the dining hall was serving the students watched as you both left, trays in hand heading towards the graveyard seeing that’s where your dad and you spent most of your time together so you can listen to more of his stories about your mother finishing your lunch before Jeralt, you laid back on the grass eyes closed listening to him talk about how high spirited your mother was, knowing she was excited to have you but didn’t get to watch you grow up makes him get misty eyed sometimes this was one of those days. Jeralt let you lay there a while seeing you look comforted knowing that your mother was here that she didn’t abandon you letting you sleep for an hour before he decides to finally wake you having had Alois take the trays back so that they could be cleaned before he came back to talk to Jeralt while you slept with your arm over your face. Sitting up a little bewildered as Sothis had decided to invade your dreamless sleep again Jeralt had stuck his arm out to stop Alois from getting all worried over you as he asks, “Same dream again?” Nodding as the two of you stand up walking back towards your room bidding your dad and Alois good night as the two of them split off to go their own separate ways as well. Knowing fully well that tomorrow you will be asking Hanneman to take over your class so that you could go back to Zanado and get rid of this feeling of familiarity.

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Trapped Chapter Four

Finally the day of the mock battle comes and goes swiftly seeing as Claude had helped with the tactics coming into his own as a commander of people that were going to stick by him albeit still following the orders you had yelled out across the field to your students, making your way through the halls seeing Claude and Hilda coming around a corner to stop you insisting that you join the entire class for a victory dinner. Having met with the archbishop when you had gotten back before wandering the hallways letting them know at the end of the month the entire class will go with you to take care of Kostas and his brigands who are resting in Zanado the red canyon. Sitting down with the students who are all buzzing about the mock battle, cheering when they realize you have finally sat down with them to join them in their meal. Not realizing you have a small smile on your face since your head was down as you ate remembering that every time you looked backed up the blank mask slipped back on to your face.

Watching the days fly by you between teaching classes and having students from other classes come up to you asking to be in your own class saying that their teachers were good but not as good as someone who has the experience they want as a professor that has been out on the field before having become a professor agreeing to let them join your class watching your roster go from eight students to nineteen of them four of them coming from the Blue Lions and three of them having come from the Black Eagle, the other four were your students in the abyss trying your best to balance all of the students to make sure they all got equal attention during the class. Listening to Felix and Sylvain bicker during one of your lessons turning to look at them with your stare that some of the students seem scared of watching Sylvain look over at you as Ashe and Mercedes are trying to get them to stop fighting. Seeing that they’ve finally stopped bickering as soon as Sylvain had looked over at you going back to teaching your lesson that you had planned for the day, slightly shaking your head as the bell rings signaling that class is now over for the day.

Your mission had come and past relief spreading through the students as they no longer have to worry about Kostas and his group reporting to the archbishop that everything had gone well but the voice nagging you in your head questioning as to why Zanado feels so familiar as if she had once lived there, making sure not to say anything out loud to respond to her you carry on a conversation with her before she says, “I’m suddenly tired again but we must find a way to go back there to investigate later on.” Agreeing with her you set off towards your fathers office knocking lightly before walking into his office to sit on his couch making eye contact with him as you sit down he says, “Well kid it seems like those little ducklings don’t seem to follow you to my office anymore the only one that gives you issues when it comes to me is Leonie.” Laying back a little as you respond to him, “It seems like she’ll always give me issues when it comes down to you dad.” He laughs as he walks over and holds his hand out motioning for you to stand up, “Follow me I had something I want to show you.” Grabbing his hand to get up then following him downstairs and through the monastery.

Students stare at both of you pass as you both have one hand on the hilt of your sword in a comfortable manner and the other hand by your side as if you were both ready to strike if something were to happen in that second. Watching as your father leads you to the cemetery they have at the monastery. Looking at him wondering what he’s supposed to be showing you he stops in from of a headstone letting out a sigh as if he was deeply troubled, he turns to face you “This is your mothers grave, she died in childbirth and shortly after that I chose to take you and run during the fire that happened here telling Rhea you had died in that fire. She was more distraught that you had died than your mother, considering your mother was her helper in way.” Turning away from him as you crouch in front of your mother’s headstone brushing away some grass and leaves that were blown onto her grave, sitting in front of it as you feel your dad’s hand lightly on your shoulder as he joins you to crouch in front of her grave. He started telling you stories of her and how much you were like her with your emotions very blank, you both struggled to show any emotion to anyone in any situation. He then told you he had her wedding ring and that it was now yours if anything were to happen to him, telling you he wanted you to use it for somebody that you ended up falling in love with.

Sitting with your dad for a few hours listening to him talk about her watching his face flit through the emotions he had fought off for so long as the sun started to set he decided to call it a night while telling you to get plenty of rest watching him walk away you go to a nearby bush carefully cutting a flower off before laying it on your mothers grave not realizing that both Claude and Yuri had been watching you and your father talk. Climbing the stairs you turn to head back to your dorm telling yourself mentally that you would be going back to Zanado tomorrow as it was a rest day, hearing the voice say, “Don’t tell any of your students if we run into any trouble you are more than well equipped to handle it.” Going about your routine once you get into your room to finally sleep making sure your doors are locked and blowing the last candle out you climb into bed.

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Trapped Chapter Three

You have had sleep evade you multiple times before the monastery since it was only Claude in front you continuing to wander around avoiding him as he turns around to head in your direction. Choosing to avoid him you turn the corner to finally head back to your own room seeing the door that blends into the wall is partially open deciding last second instead of trying to go back to bed making your way over to the open door you can see candlelight coming from the stair well. As you open the door more you come face to face with a lavender haired man, he looks at you in slight shock as you stare at him with a blank face seeing him look behind you one can only assume Claude had walked up behind. Turning slightly to look at Claude, he gives you a soft smile before speaking, “Heya teach it looks like you found the entrance to the abyss this here is my friend Yuri.” Looking back at who you now know as Yuri seeing he had opened the door fully he motions for the two of you to follow him down the stairs.

Letting Claude go before you as you fully step into the stairwell and hear the door click shut behind all of you, Yuri squeezes past the both of you to lead the way to the bottom of the stairs. Hearing it get louder as you three make your way down the stairs starting to look around as it opened up you can see people drinking and selling various wares. Following Yuri down another set of stairs the two boys started a conversation. You are led to a classroom where three other students stand. Listening to Yuri introduce them, nodding to them one by one as they get introduced there’s Hapi, Constance, and Balthus previous students of Garreg Mach all four of them ask you to join your class having been in the abyss too long. Constance looks at you while saying, “I don’t fare well in the sunlight so you will not see me outside of here too often.” Hapi had already taken to calling you chatter box bidding all five of them farewell for the time being you head back up to the monastery.

Deciding to prepare your students choices of weapons to prepare them for the battle of the lion and eagle you head to the classroom with a sharpening stone and enough quivers to prepare for your students who use bows since the lances and swords were kept in the classroom. Spending a few hours in the quiet before the sun rises sharpening swords, lances and making sure the quivers had enough arrows in them as well as potions to help heal wounds if your students got hurt and the healers that were in your class couldn’t get to them. Looking over at the map that was rolled up on the corner of your desk, stalling for a moment, unrolling the map to look over the lay out of the field the mock battle would be taking place in to decide where you wanted to position your students for the best chances at winning. Seeing as you only had this week to make a plan before the battle on Friday snapping your head upwards hearing someone enter the classroom making eye contact with Claude as he walks in before he walks over to grab a chair to pull it next to your desk to start helping you.

A few moments spent in silence before you say, “Claude since you’re so good at schemes make sure the rest of the class get in enough training and rest before the end of this week.” Hearing him chuckle at your odd request he nods as both of you finish up the other students start filing into the classroom Claude takes his chair back to his desk before the students can sit down you motion to Claude to help you pass out their weapons to them, getting out and walking to the front of your desk leaning on it after you get to the front eyes sweeping across the students. Claude takes a few minutes to pass out their weapons finishing as you start to say, “We will be going outside to a nearby field to practice drills for the upcoming battle this week the archbishop has already cleared it some knights will be on standby so we can practice without too much worry but still be on the lookout.” Hearing some groans before your eyes land on Hilda knowing she detests drills and would much rather be shopping any day of the week as you motion towards the door for the students to head out you follow closely behind them making sure Hilda stays in your eyesight.

Hearing Claude fall into step next to you barely looking over at him as you both moved to the front watching as Claude grabs Hilda’s elbow lightly to drag her to the front with the two of you so she didn’t disappear on you listening to Hilda protest you looked over at her and her mouth snapped shut before she could say anything more. Making it to the field a half hour later turning to your students while saying, “I will be the one you’ll all be going against I am not your teacher, I at this moment am your peer, your fellow classmate. Show me what you’ve got.” Pulling your sword out of its sheath, keeping a solid grip on it but not in a ready stance letting the students prepare themselves to see you personally fight knowing Claude has already seen you fight he seems fully prepared to take you on himself. Letting your shoulders drop slightly as you move into a ready position swing your sword up as you bring your other hand to the hilt of the sword.

Closing your eyes for a moment you hear the grass moving as the students decide to finally move around in a half circle around you, as you hear a yell off to the left of you snapping your eyes open swiftly blocking the blow of Leonie your fathers apprentice watching as she stumble back losing her footing noticing as two more of your students come at you blocking their blows as well watching the bow users and mages out of the corner of your eye to clock their attacks. Seeing as the main line fighters were down for the count knowing once you had thwacked them with the flat edge of your sword they were to lay down where they stood, with quick movements that a skilled mercenary would have you go from standing in the middle of the field to directly in front of Lysithea before she can prepare anything barely tapping her with the flat edge she goes down, moving onto Marianne barely tapping her as well but before she had been tapped she had hit you with one of her spells glancing over your arm you see some blood.

Sweeping your eyes back over to the two left standing narrowly missing an arrow whizzing by you letting one hand go of the hilt of your sword raising your arm to make sure it misses your head feeling it graze your arm. Seeing Ignatz shaking you make your way over to Claude first meeting with some resistance from him deciding to play a trick taking one hand off the hilt again you remove the dagger from its sheath and smack his wrist with the flat side, watching him dramatically fall you turn back to Ignatz making sure to put both hands back on the hilt you wait for him to knock an arrow, seeing him finally get one knocked you let him take the shot not blocking it by letting it stick into your shoulder having sheathed the dagger during the moment nodding at him in approval before yanking the arrow out while making your way towards him before tapping him with the flat edge of your sword.

Walking back to the middle of the field keeping your back towards your students moving your coat out of the way and off your shoulder slightly listening to the students get back up and murmur amongst each other about you watching as you make sure the arrowhead has completely been removed from your shoulder. Ignatz walks up behind you going, “Professor I’m sorry I didn’t mean to get you in the shoulder.” Turning around to look at him while saying, “That is exactly why I let you take the shot you need to be sure in your own abilities if you ever have to use this in a real battle not a mock one.” Looking at all your students letting your eyes fall on Marianne who seems worried about you then moving them over to the knights, “Lets go back to the monastery.” Making the half hour walk back watching as the students split off to go put their weapons back seeing none of the students left around you slowly putting your hand on your shoulder to suppress the bleeding you turn to go up to the stairs to the second floor to find Manuela so she can heal you.

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Trapped Chapter Two

Before the sun can even rise you’re out of bed and putting your gear back on sliding the sheath back onto your belt before putting it around your waist and slipping your sword into it’s normal spot looking at the calendar you make note of the year and date the 21st 1180 of the Great Tree Moon, sighing you slip on your boots before opening your door only turning your head to see if there had been someone behind you having heard a girls voice. Ignoring what you thought you heard snatching your book off the desk effectively putting the candle out that was next to where you had put the book. Seeing Seteth standing in front of you with that same scowl on his face that he had the day before you step out of your room shutting the doors behind you. Standing in front of him he starts to speak, “Remember at the end of this month there will be a mock battle between the three classes all the professors are expected to join.” Leaving you no chance to answer he walks away heading back towards the audience chamber.

Staring at his back as he walks away before shaking your head deciding to take the longer way to the classrooms since your room faced the back wall of the rooms, you decided to head down towards the greenhouse and fishing pond giving a slight wave to some students who were already awake and narrowly avoiding a confrontation with Claude by cutting through the dining hall then the entry hall making it to the classroom to gather your own bearings to try to figure out what exactly Rhea wanted you to teach the brats well Fodlans future. Hearing chatter as students start to file into the room some of them get embarrassed for the way they had casually talked to you yesterday. Moving to the front of your desk you lean against it, one hand on the edge of the desk the other on the hilt of your sword to keep it from hitting the desk itself.

Doing a head count as each student walked in, the last person to have walked in was Claude himself. Catching a purple haired student glaring at Claude as he walks in, still not having chosen what you were going to teach the students on motioning for one of the students at the back to close the doors watching while they do so you take a stack of papers and hand them to the students at the front of the rows to pass back to their classmates. Going back to how you were leaning against your desk saying, “I would like each of you to write down your names and what goals you want to reach that way I can better teach all of you.” Hearing a scoff, your eyes scan the classroom quickly landing on the student who had done so before saying, “Are there any issues with that?” Keeping your eyes trained on the student they shrunk back a little bit before they said, “You’re supposed to be our teacher? You do not even know what to teach us on, what a joke.” Claude looks over his shoulder at his classmate before turning to you.

Claude clears his throat before looking at you, “Professor please forgive Lorenz for his outburst, I’m sure you have plenty of knowledge to be able to teach us well and to help us meet our own goals.” Carefully watching who you now know as Lorenz before ignoring his outburst you motion to the quills on their tables making sure that those who haven’t started writing do as you asked. The day seemed to pass by quickly the students soon start to file out but there are only two left behind Claude and Hilda staring at the two before they walk up to your desk Hilda is the first to speak, “Professor why don’t you come join us for dinner?” Looking between the two of them before responding, “I cannot today I have to see Jeralt in his office. Now if you will excuse me, I must be off.” The two watched you slip from behind your desk and out of the classroom towards the stairs to find your father. Claude had already started scheming as you walked out Hilda turned with her arms crossed to look at him.

Finally, the two leave the classroom after having sat there watching you walk away Hilda crosses her arms as she says, “The professor doesn’t show much emotion, do they?” Claude hummed in response. Making it to the dining hall the rest of the Golden Deer look at the duo as they talk in hushed tones about you knowing that the duo won’t let any of them in on what Claude has schemed up for the millionth time. Sitting in your father’s office on one of the couches with your head back and eyes shut listening to him talk to one of the other knights knowing you needed time to adjust to the life here the life he had left behind so long ago but had never talked about to you. Hours pass as Jeralt talks to you knowing you’re listening even though you are only just nodding and humming in response to what he says sometimes you’ll remove your arm from over your eyes to just stare at him causing him to laugh.

As the sun goes down you bid your father good night before heading back to your room barely noticing students who pass by you heading to their own rooms some with their noses buried in their books studying. Getting into your room repeating the process of taking your gear off and putting your sheath under the pillow you fall asleep, only finding sleep for a few hours you end up lying wide awake in your bed before deciding to just get up and get dressed walking around the monastery you see someone a few paces ahead of you tightening the grip on the hilt of your sword watching the person get closer to a patch of moonlight seeing that it’s Claude relaxing the tension in your body slightly. You have consistently had the same dream since you were a child, seeing what you could only describe as a young girl on a throne who would ask you questions that you didn’t have the answers to once the dreams woke you sleep evaded you the rest of the night.

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Man In White 3

The group disperses a little to give more space in between each person standing around as your reach for Minghao’s hand to bring you some comfort as you looked at all of them before taking a breath and saying, “There’s seven of you that I don’t know that names or faces of I would like to know your names so that I don’t have to just say you over there.” They all laughed a little at your comment as the seven step forwards introducing themselves there was Hoshi, Vernon, DK, Joshua, Seungkwan, Woozi, and Mingyu. Running all 13 names through your head to make sure you have them memorized, not realizing Minghao and a few of the others were staring at your hand holding onto his all of them knowing that many people feared them. You had joined their lives, taken care of them when they would come home hurt even though it had only been a couple of days since you had come to live with them starting to walk away you feel a tug and then someone getting shoved not realizing you had grabbed Minghao’s hand to talk to the group.

He quickly let’s go as he stumbles towards you wrapping one of his arms around your waist while placing his other hand on your shoulder to stop both of you from tumbling to the ground. Feeling him turn his head as he continues to hold you in place not wanting to see the look that he was giving his members but hearing the snickering coming from the group of men, Seung-Chol walks over coming to a stop in front of the both of you holding his money bag out while saying, “Y/N go buy some new dresses I’m sure those old ones are uncomfortable.” Nodding, taking the money bag from him carefully, Minghao lets go of you walking to the front door with you watching as you get your shoes on before he opens the door to step outside with you. Heading into town side by side some people moving out of your path when they realize who is walking next to you, Minghao keeps at least one of his hands on the hilt of his sword every time he is in town more so now that he has you to protect. Feeling a tug on your hand turning your head a little watching as Minghao points to a dress shop letting you lead the way to the shop he reaches past you once you get to the door to slide it open making sure you go inside the shop before he does.

After stepping into the store waiting for the man in white to step in behind you hearing the soft sliding of the door closing watching out of the corner of your eye as he looks around the store in search of any danger after hearing your childhood story, the shopkeeper comes out from the back as you turn your attention to her watching as she walks up to the both of you looking between the both of you he motions to you as if to silently say that the both of you were here for you. She turns her full attention to you asking, “What kind of dresses are you looking for my dear?” Staring at her a little confused while saying, “Any white, black, or grey dresses will do I don’t want anything flashy.” She smiles nodding as she quickly takes your measurements before she goes to pull some down for you to try on, she stares at Minghao closely for a minute before she snags a white dress off the rack, and she comes back over to you motioning for you to follow her to try them on. She sets down a dress of each color but sets down 5 white dresses for you to try on, one that looks oddly close to the robes Minghao wears she helps you tie some of them when you can’t reach.

Watching her grab the dress that you had been wearing before she looks at you while saying, “I can take this dress and make something else with it since it seems like this was perhaps your mothers dress.” Looking at her nodding to confirm that it was your mothers dress she carefully takes the ribbon along with the beads off the dress before helping you tie it onto the dress you had chosen to wear out of the store which is the one that matches Minghao’s dress itself, handing her the payment you thank her as you help her wrap up the other dresses into a box walking out front seeing Minghao has his back towards you so he can watch the front of the store you walk up to him lightly placing your hand on his arm he turns with a soft smile looking down at you realization dawning on his face as he notices that you both match. He waves and nods to the shopkeeper as he takes the box from you walking out of the store with you looking at you as you say, “Can we go get something sweet to take back to the boys?” He nods agreeing with your idea because they haven’t had anything sweet in a while.

Walking up to a stall you tell the shopkeeper that you need 14 sweets packaged up looking towards Minghao asking about allergies that any of the boys have and he asks the shopkeeper to avoid peanuts, they finish packaging everything up and hand the box off to you linking your arm with his as you both head back to the compound talking and laughing amongst each other opening the gate before he can even get to it Seung-Chol walking out of the house as you toss his money bag back to him, he catches it smiling at the both of you as the gate shuts behind the two of you stepping into the house he goes and sets the box in the room you’ve been staying in looking for Joshua you hold the box towards him while saying, “These are for everyone for after dinner.” He opens the box nodding with a smile on his face noticing that your dress matches Minghao’s robes, heading out to the garden area you hear the house get quieter being joined only by Jeonghan and Joshua as they tell you the rest of them had gone out to deal with some business you hadn’t realized how often the house had gotten quiet the past couple days you’ve been with them. Joshua knocks his shoulder into yours before he stands up asking, “Do you want to help me with dinner?” Looking up at him while saying, “Sure it’ll give me something to do other than just sit around and do nothing.” He helps you up as you both walk into the kitchen; he helps you put on a darker piece of clothing over your dress to make sure it doesn’t get dirty.

A couple hours have passed since you had last seen the other eleven members of the Cardinal, hearing the door open the three of you stop what training that Joshua and Jeonghan had started teaching you to defend yourself if they all must leave to go and do something setting down the wooden weapons you were using. Minghao is the first to come and find you three he immediately walks over to you grabbing your wrist before dragging you to his room, not being able to read the expression on his face you start wondering if you had done something wrong, he finally stops dragging you once the door is shut behind the two of you. He turns around still holding onto your wrist he brings his hand up and shoves a sheathed dagger into it while saying, “Your uncle knows you’re here we had to lead some of his people away by disguising a few of us.” Staring at the sheathed dagger in your hand before looking at him letting his words sink in quietly saying, “I’m sorry you guys shouldn’t have to deal with his people I can leave I can find somewhere far away from here to go the people here need you guys.” He shakes his head letting go of your wrist finally Seung-Chol had heard your words as he was passing by hearing the door slam open seconds before some of them walk in behind Seung-Chol.

Minghao starts to step back before grabbing you knowing how his leader can get when mad the man in red stops in front of you seething trying to keep his voice even as he says, “If you leave, we all leave I’ll be damned before I let that man get ahold of someone who makes this shitty job even just a little bit better.” Looking at his clenched fists by his sides trying to avoid making eye contact with him you see some movement past his shoulder as Mingyu, DK, and Vernon move into the room grabbing their leader forcing him out of the room the last thing he says before he’s pulled out his tone softer, “You’ll be moving into the room next to Minghao’s or even into his room I don’t care those are your choices.” Jun, Hoshi, and Dino stay in the room with you and Minghao as you listen to shouting down the hallway between Seung-Chol and the three that pulled him out of the room. Shifting your attention to the floor feeling your blood run cold knowing that you just being here could cause them harm. The four men around you watched you sink to the ground as you tried to process the information.

Later that night after all your stuff was moved into the room next to Minghao’s you watched through the screen as he blew his candle out, knowing you could quietly move around the room having left your window open you had told the members that came in to check on you that you just wanted fresh air in your room. Getting up from your mat quietly you moved over to the window, shoes in hand and climbed out being careful to land on the ground outside as quietly as possible. Deciding not to try the front gate you move down the yard between the house and fence seeing there’s a part in the wall that dips enough for you to climb over it. Putting your shoes on before making an attempt at climbing it not having heard any footsteps come up behind you by the time you’re sitting on top of the wall checking both ways to make sure no one from the group is outside hearing a sigh from behind you barely checking over your shoulder as you shove yourself off the wall onto the other side. Quickly getting up from where you landed you decide to run the opposite way of the front gate only to see Woozi at the other corner where the back gate was.

Cursing mentally, you turn to run behind a row of houses knowing that the rest of the group would be splitting up to go out both gates to try to find you. Remembering that they knew all the hiding places better than you did knowing you couldn’t stop until you were far enough away from the town even if they caught up to you, you’d rather your legs give out first before being brought back by them. Having grabbed your dress bunching it up to keep it out of the way as you ran you could hear running footsteps behind you but not close enough for them to be able to grab you, knowing that the outskirts of town weren’t much further you picked up your speed booking it through the houses never glancing back to see where they were behind you. Seeing the row of houses end you feel just a little bit of relief making it past the last houses you start running through the field careful not to trip over any rocks that you come across. Hearing a shout of annoyance from behind you continuing to run before feeling your legs start to shake having to slow down not seeing the rock in front of you before tripping on it feeling someone grab you before you hit the ground.

[muse-writings]

Double 4

After dinner had ended Byleth showed his sister to his room as he set out to find another set of blankets and a cot having told her she could have the bed, splaying out on the bed having propped her sword by the bed boots tossed on the floor carelessly. Byleth comes back moments later kicking the door open dropping the blankets on the floor to be able to set up the cot, Bilith turns her head to look at her brother barely awake. Moving to a sitting position, “Do you think she’ll really let me teach your class with you?” Byleth hums in a response tossing the blankets onto the now set up cot before sitting on it facing his sister, “More than likely and if she doesn’t, I’ll just threaten to quit that should hopefully change her mind about it.” Laughing while shaking her head laying back down as her brother prepares for bed both sitting in a comfortable silence before he throws a set of pajamas at her head “Get changed into these it’ll be more comfortable.” Groaning while sitting up, Bilith takes her jacket off while Byleth steps outside the door for a second allowing her to quickly change, hearing her loudly telling him to come back in. Stepping inside, seeing her comfortable under the blankets, he blows the candles out leaving one lit just in case either of them woke in the middle of the night. A few hours had passed by the time Bilith wakes up in a cold sweat shooting upright in the bed getting up and quickly changing before grabbing her sword and pulling it out of the sheath quietly leaving the room to not wake her brother up in case it wasn’t anything important.

Once outside Bilith looks around seeing a cloaked figure heading for the path away from Garreg Mach quietly following them quick enough to not lose sight of them, taking note that they avoided every guarded point around the school grounds. Byleth wakes up a few minutes after his sister had left the room, he gets up changing as well strapping his sword around his hips grabbing his twin’s sheath off the bed groaning as he opens the door stepping outside before looking around to try and spot her, turning to the left he sees two silhouettes over halfway down the path. Walking down the stairs he starts to follow as well hoping to catch up without scaring Bilith, watching his sister’s back as the person in front starts to slow Bilith steps off to the side hiding behind a wall Byleth doing the same thing. Looking around the corner slightly seeing the person that was in front of his sister continues to keep their back towards them Byleth moves quickly between hiding spots to make his way to his sister. Finally making it up to her seeing she still has her back towards him he quickly grabs her around the shoulders pulling her into his chest while covering her mouth with his hand.

Trying to yank her head away from whoever had grabbed her before hearing a harsh whisper in her ear, “Stop it you’ll make more noise than needed what the hell were you thinking?” Yanking his hand off her mouth staring at her brother whispering back, “I was thinking someone was going to try and harm the students.” He nods as she steps around him checking around the corner to see the person walking back towards them shoving Byleth down the alley slightly finding a small cut out that would allow them to hide both squeezing in there Bilith keeping her blade in front of her but out of the light to avoid the shine off it. Watching the person walk by Byleth notes what the person is wearing at least what he could make out of it grabbing his sister’s wrist he pulls her down the other side of the alley as they move between buildings and the wall surrounding Garreg Mach he hands his sister her sword sheath taking her sword from her hand so she can strap it around her waist feeling her take the sword from his hand. Byleth looks around the corner of the end building as Bilith puts her sword into the sheath, “We’re going to find dad and Seteth, they need to know.” Hearing a hum in response, “I’ll go wake dad you go find Seteth.” He nods as his sister heads one way, and he heads towards the upstairs levels to go wake Seteth.

Banging on her dad’s door hearing something fall off a table inside, the door finally opens before Jeralt can say anything to his daughter, “There’s someone on the school grounds that isn’t a student or staff I think I started following them then Byleth started following me. He went to go wake Seteth.” Watching her dad whip around to grab his sword while quickly putting his shoes on, he starts leading her to where his son should be with Seteth catching sight of his son he watches Bilith as she takes off towards her brother a smile appearing on his face knowing that his kids never showed emotions around others but when it was the three of them the twins showed what little emotion they could convey. Turning just as his sister barrels into him barely bothering to slow down hearing Seteth clear his throat, “I do have good news for the both of you Rhea will allow the both of you to teach the Golden Deer class together stating the same reasons you had.” Both of them nodding their heads as Bilith turns waiting for their dad slightly bouncing on the balls of her feet as he walks up Byleth starts explaining what the person was wearing, “It was a black cloak they had the hood up so I couldn’t see their face they had tan skin close to Claude’s skin color, from what I could see dark brown hair, I could tell the person was a man. He had quite an arrogant walk as well.” Seteth nods as Jeralt folds his arms across his chest nodding his head a little bit.

After trying to come up with a plan Bilith hears a rock skitter across the cobblestone, carefully pulling her dagger out she motions for everyone to stay put, walking towards where the sound had come from stepping around a corner, a few minutes later she reappears from around the corner Claude in tow with her, “Hasn’t anyone every told you not to eavesdrop on other people’s conversations? I guess that’s why everyone calls you a schemer.” Stopping short of the small gathering before slightly shoving Claude forward, motioning for him to start speaking while slamming the dagger back into the sheath at the front of her hip. He rubs the back of his neck in a nervous manner letting out a breath as he doesn’t bother to look at Seteth, “If I heard the description of the person correctly it sounds like my half-brother Shadid. He doesn’t care for me there’s always been some form of competition there.” Byleth looks at Claude before turning to his sister with wide eyes, “What did you tell him to get him to fess up to us?” Bilith tries looking anywhere but her brother and dad who are both staring at her as she shrugs slightly, “Well Mr. Green Hair over there wouldn’t agree with what I said to him but oh well I told him if he bothered to not tell you guys the information and run that I’d chase him down and tackle him before dragging him back here to tell you.” Seteth looks at her baffled at what she had just called him as their dad tries to keep an amused look off his face Byleth thankful his back is towards the group as he breaks out into a grin.

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