he pocketed the flute, it was old magic, something rare and special. he would treasure it forever.



the headmaster had his absence covered it seemed. his teachers and peers all asked if he had gotten better, the story as he pieced it together as was that he had come ill in the garden and went home for those three days. he would have been upset but for that it was a safe lie and did not need him to survive, he would not have to explain the werewolf or the dragon or the cabin in the south garden, he would not share if noone asked.

Mizuki passed back and forth infront of the medical bed. "I dont understand!" He all but screamed as he punched the nearest thing to him; the cave wall. A sickening crunch was heard and Maya flinched at the sound. "Mizuki calm dow-" "No! It dosent make any sence! Everything...EVERYTHING that was Lucus is in there!" He said angerly almost growling. In the heat of the moment his concealment spell slipt. He now stood before Maya with his hair undone laying about his upper body like a silver curtain. His skin was paler if possible and his eyes swirled with different hues of white and lavender. Claws took the place of finger nales And pointed elven ears poked out of his hair.

Luna choose that moment to show herself "Mizuki" Was all she said and his head snapped to her "Luna..." He said in a sad tone "I know" Was all luna said before walking over and giving the elven male a hug "You will find him" She said softly. "I was sure that I already had" Mizuki said in a broken tone. "Maybe not yet...but soon. I have faith" She said leaning back and placing a kiss to his forhead. "Now...you need to sleep" She said and smiled as she saw the almost childish shake of Mizukis head.

he felt ill that night. a strange feeling in his gut that would not be moved. he thought to see a healer in the morning.



(ok so while i'm not going to morph into your dead lover i'm going to have some rather 'odd' side effects from my brush with two foreign magics and a dead guy, i'll set it up in my next post)

((lol never once said you had to morph into anything...just obtaine memories lol))

Mizuki sighed. It had been a long night of sitting there and listening as he got chastized by Luna. Everything it would seem was his fault in alot of minds. Well if they looked at it the way he did then they would see that some...but not all was his fault! Mizuki huffed as he walked through the trees remembering the conversation with Luna shortly before he left

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"Luna thats not-" "I dont care if it was or wasnt the thing though is that it did happen!" Luna said cutting him off. "That poor boy was half to death when I got there. What if I was a minute to late...huh?" She asked him in a tone that convayed her anger "What if I got there just as you finished the job!" She all but yelled "Would you be able to live with your self with the knawledge of that young mans blood on your hand?" She asked him in a softer tone this time. "Mizuki...." She said in a sigh "You out of anyone should know that triggers are not instant and done always happen the way you want them to" Luna said trying to calm both of them down. "Just...go back to the castle" She said to him and before Mizuki could protest she continued "Go back to the castle and watch him for a week or so" She said "Do not say anything to him, touch him, think of him...until or if he comes to you" With that he was dismissed.

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So thats what he was doing. It was almost time for morning classes as Mizuki stepped onto the cobbal stone pathways of the castle. His hair was back into its normal braid and hanging over his shoulder like normal. Two human ears sat on the side of his head and his eyes where all one light lavender color. 'Its going to be a long day' He thought as he walked into the school.

in the morning he felt fine so he skipped the check and went in for what ammounted to his last days as a full-time student. he went through his classes in the usual manner it being different in that he got no after-class work from anyone but his horticulture master, he opted to skip his class with mizuki and instead hid in the stacks of the talking library binding books. he then went to the dining hall for his last meal with his peers, it too was mostly uneventful though the supper was a little less noisy than the usual dull roar. he slipped into his dorm shortly after, undressing and crawling into bed he pulled free the whistle he had attached to his neck. it shone dully in the dusky dark of a setting sun, hiding it back around his neck and under his shirt he went to sleep for the last time as a Student of the academy

The day went by slowly and Mizuki was dreading the time when Luka came for his classes. But that time soon came then went as if nothing. He almost gave a greatfull sigh when he left to his on campus house. All the teachers had private little houses in a ring just out to the west side of the castle. It was almost a little small court yard just for them. Walking down the path Mizuki looked to the newest little house in the ring. "Wonder who's going there?" He thought out loud as he passed the house beside his. It was small but good for one person. He gave a shrug as he opened the door and walked into the dark house. Tomorrow comes early.

(<< i do so still like the blue girl i drew for you)

he had everything moved by the time he had to be to his class, it was odd though to stand next to the teacher and help her teach first class instead of sitting in his chair during third. he stuck with it and by the time he could sink gratefully into his seat surrounded by his pears he had all but memorized the now thrice repeated information. when it came time to go to mizuki's class however his stomach ache from the day before was back. he gratefully went to the healer who promptly blamed the shed magic from the talking library for the residue forgin magic in his system. he was allwed to sleep until dinner, he felt better by then but a different stomach pain was quick to replace it. he had skipped two days of class already, he knew he'd have to go eventually

Mizuki sat infront of the head master and tooned in and out of the conversation. Well...if you wanted to call it that. Really the old man did nothing but yell at him since he walked in the double doors. He knew the risks that he had taken but it needed to be done. Mizuki didnt responde until a question was directed towards him "What were you thinking Mizuki!?" The head master asked him "You got Luna and Maya involved to?" He asked and got a nod. The head master sighed "Look...I thought I had the right one okay" Mizuki said in a huff. It was almost supper time and his stomach growled.

it never occurred to him that the teacher's mess was the same as the students. it was a pint-sized replica filled with older faces though by no means quieter mouths. he was relived when his horticulture teacher ushered him over to her table.

"Thinking and knowing are two different things you know that right?" The head master asked him with a sigh "Either way the mess is done now. Go home Mizuki and rest. Tomorrows going to be an interesting day" The head master said. He just had one of those feelings.

(jeez my roomate sucks, got chased out of the house by bad vibes so palpable they went through the floor)

he slept poorly in the teacher's housing, it was empty and quiet, something he had never dealt with before. he did not know why the night-birds and crickets did not make noise. he dozed fitfully that night

Mizuki was up early in the morning. He didnt know why but sleep seemed to avoid him. He gave a sigh as he got ready for the day. Grabbing everything he needed Mizuki left his house and stood on his front step for a moment breathing in the cool night air

he washed and dressed and gathered up his things for the day, stepping outside his door he was imeadiently distracted by movement to his left. mizuki....

Mizuki looked over to the noise of a door opening, and wouldnt you know it none other then Luka stepping out. "The gods truely hate me" Mizuki said out loud as he walked away almost as if Luka was never even there. The last thing Mizuki needed was this!

he felt his blood boil at the statement, he was not stupid he knew as soon as he clapped eyes on the other that this was somehow his doing, it was too convenient. he touched the whistle around his neck and was calmed again, it really was not entirely that bastard's fault, the dragon had said they were close and that the journal legitimate further proving a bond. he still hated the guy but his anger was subdued greatly. he went to class still rubbing the item around his neck

Mizuki had a feeling it was going to be a long day and wondered if the other was there do to the head master. He shook his head as he went to his study. There on his desk in a dark room was all 4 diarys. He kept looking over the new addition. There was something there something he was missing he just needed to find what it was.

he had to admit it had been a surprisingly fun day, someone got the grand idea to enchant mandrake roots and the child-wails of the thing frightened the classes on either side into coming in and everything got muddled from there, he was still chuckling as he went to his lunch. the issue began when he had sat down to eat, a single mouthful was all he had gotten in when all of a sudden his gorge rose and he vomited, a large black chunky clot, like ground coffee fell from his mouth. those around him began to panic. he was rushed to the healer immediately.

Mizuki had heard what had happened from passing in the hall and he stopped dead in his tracks. 'Had it really worked!?!' Mizuki thought before he turned his direction of step and began his way to the medical wing. He was sure that he was the last person Luka wanted to see but he needed to know.

Making it to the wing he rounded the corner and saw Luka sitting on the farthest bed in the elongated room. Now he stopped not knowing if he should continue or not.

the healer did his best to fix luka but all he could really do is close the holes forming in his gut. as far as the healer was concerned it looked as if luka had mis-sealed something and the discharge ruptured his insides. luka could guess how that happened, the magic mizuki cast on him must have messed up his seal, after the healer left he checked, what looked like a bruise was developing on his arm, it covered part of the tattoo keeping luka's magic subdued, he wondered if it was the foreign magic or his own causing the damage but he knew someone who could answer it and speak of the devil, he saw the other from the corner of his eye 'you can come over here, it is not like i cannot see you'

Mizuki jumped a little at the sound of Luka's voice but did as he was told. Walking over he stood a couple feet away looking to male infront of him "How...are you?" He asked Luka slightly with a tilt of his head.

he grimanced 'well, once when i was a little boy i was given a book to play with, i was allowed to practice sealing it, to make it talk again, well i fixed the seal but i added another one, so i could get it to talk to itself' he paused and rubbed his arm 'do you want to know what happened to the book? he waited for the slight nod 'my book tore itself right in half the spells canceled each other out and in doing so destroyed the book. he began to remove his shirt. 'it's too late now to hide this' he bared his arm 'i am already marked, that is why i said it was pointless to try to revive your dead lover. my body cannot handle this you've condemned me to die as my book died, without the seal i destroy everything, with it i destroy myself' he closed his eyes. in less than an hour he went from standing a chance at getting back to normality to this, what was most certainly a long slow death by internal corruption.

Mizuki listened to what Luka said though he was kind of confused to what this had to do with anything but he let the other continue by nodding his head at the question asked. Mizuki then watched as the male removed his shirt to show the seal upon his arm. Mizuki had seen that same seal many times before. He walked over and looked closer at it for a second before stepping back to his place.

Was it true that he caused Luka's death? Was this really all his fault? Then Lunas voice rang out in his head 'How would you feel with that young mans blood on your hands?'...was this the same thing? Mizukis eyes clouded with pain as his head drooped. "I cant do much but this" He said stepping forward once more. With his right hand he touched a bend of marking. Taking his chrystal off he touched the sambe spot he began and said something in a different tongue. Then the little area glowed and changed. Instead of flat a tripple way loop apeared.

Mizuki stepped back "It will heal everything after everything" Mizuki said if that made any sence. It was something not many people knew how to do. Simply it would heal internally as fast as it was breaking down. This healing was past the healers though they knew off it. Placing the chrystal around his neck again he stepped away "My deepest regests and apologies" Was all he said before turning and walking out as swiftly as he walked in.

he sighed and shrugged his shirt back on, even the sincerity in which the apology issued could not make him feel any less angry. when the other left he slumped, he should have come here the first night, as soon as he felt the first pangs of pain, maybe if he had come in sooner he could have done something to fix it, or even if he had gone home, his granna could have fixed it, he was sure, it was too late for that now however, without knowing the spell used against him he could not find a way to alter the seal

Mizuki walked away down the winding hallways to lead out to the teacher housing. He needed to get to his books. Needed to find something anything that would help him understand fully. The seal on Lukas arm didnt tie into the story and now it was giving Mizuki different thoughts on everything!

the headmaster took this most inopportune moment to show up. he came in looking if he had swallowed a frog, luka did not want to worry him though 'i'll be fine' he said not waiting for the question to be asked 'just a spell gone wrong, the healer already fixed it. he tried to smile, he older man did not seem to believe his flimsy excuse but he did not push it. instead he sidled close and leaning over he handed over a small letter. 'this' he said, 'came for you around the time you were brought here.' he turned then and left, not pausing to wait for luka to read the letter. luka was happy enough for that, he had no enthusiasm to read whatever it was right now.

Mizuki walked to his house and closed the door rather roughly behind him. He needed to find some answers. Going to his study he began to pull book after book anything that would be helpfull in this situation. Though Mizuki wasnt even sure what the said situation was fully.

soon after the master left he got yet another interuption, this time from the healer, he was released with a clean bill of health but was told not to use ay magic for a day or so. luka said nothing

Mizuki sat there in the middle of his study with books everywhere. All on different things and none really tied together. Though they all help a little bit on information to help him. He was going over the options in his head. The counteraction with the trigger set off this seal Luka already had. Then Mizuki got a thought in his head. What if he triggered it more?

he made it to his rooms without any issue, as if there had been nothing wrong with him at all. he wondered how long it would take before the corruption finally did kill him, three days had already gone by before any real damage had occurred, he prolly had at least a week or two, he stopped on the little stoop and rested his head on the door. he wondered if he should be more worried

Thats when Mizuki got the thought of it! He left his studie in a hurry he needed to get to Luka soon. Walking out of his house he saw the young male in question leaned up against the wall "Luka" Muzki said looking to him "I know this is probably the last thing you want to hear but...I can help you" He said "I can reverse the trigger" He stated simply 'I have realized and come to the conclution its not you" He said almost sadly. He needed to play this up

he could tell the other was not honestly remorsefull, he seemed too fake but an offer of help would be a start, as far as luka was concerned at this point the other could get no more use out of him, though luka had a sneaking suspicion that the other would try something anyway if he did not keep his guard. 'what, pray-tell, do you mean by that?' he did not move from his position.

"Well...in order to reverse it I need to exchange it" He said "So simply I will feed you some of my chrystals energy a little each day until its gone" He said

he looked over this time 'but wouldn't that continue to destabilize it? the best method would be to pull out the corruption, or even better fix my seal, adding more to it seems like a poor idea, it could make it worse' he stared at the other

"No not this way" Mizuki said simply with a shrug of his shoulders. "Its a simple concept" Mizuki said "I will exhange the magic for that of mine" He said "Which in turn will draw it out. But I cant just draw it out and leave nothing there. Once something of that callabor is there it needs to stay there" Mizuki said simply with a shrug "So im offering to replace it with mine and draw in the magic to my chrystal. No harm done" He said simply "But what do I know...im just a 450 year old elven"

he blushed angrily. 'fine, but only because you can't do much worse than you already have' he stepped off of his small stoop and took the seven or so steps to the other. 'how are we to do this?'

Mizuki then stepped back and motioned to his door "After you" He said. They entered then and Mizuki looked to him "Just sit there" He said simply motioning to the table and chair. He then took the chyrstal off of his neck and walked over removing Lukas sleeve from his shoulder to reveal the seal. It was easyer to work with this way.

Placing the tip of the crystal in the middle of the seal Mizuki began to Whisper words from his native tongue. Soon the dim dark room was lit up by a soft glowing lavender light. This went on for about ten minutes before the words died on his lips and Mizuki stood. Looking at his chrystal he gave a sigh. The white swirls now began to tarnish with hints of a dark purple.

he felt no different than before and looking at his arm the bruising was still there he looked up at the other his face flat '....it did not work' he clenched his teeth and looked away, he felt so cheated. he made to
stand but stopped as he vomited up another clot, this one closer to red than black. he stared in horror at his bloody lap

Mizuki looked to him "It did...but its gradual" He said before seeing what happened infront of him. All he could do was usher the boy away from the mess so he could clean it.

*he was ushered away from his seat but it did no good, most of the blood had ended up on him. he bitterly began to strip.

Mizuki returned a moment later when he entered the room he saw an all but undressed luka standing there in nothing but his under wear. Mizuki faulted a little.