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CHAPTER 22

They warped out and ended up in the first-floor living room.

"Hmm, we keep coming back to different places in the building."

"Your point?"Anna.

"Why do we always end up in random places whenever we use those portals."

"Those portals use our minds to get to places."Jane.

"Huh?"Victor.

"The portals are using our thoughts to take us to the places we imagined, there scattered throughout the country...or even the world we don't know, but the moment you are passing through it you have to think of the place you are going to."Briggs.

"Ooooh, so wait, if I went through the portal and imagined going to anna's room(while she's in the shower)."Victor

"Then you've earned a one-way portal to the afterlife," Anna said.

"S-scary."Kelvin/Victor jittered.

"But it can happen by accident, can it not?"

"It can't be used by your subconscious or accidental, if you open a portal in her bathroom then you wanted to there of yourself own free will."Jane was mildly annoyed.

"Besides it can't be used inside the building, so you can calm down pervert."Anna.

"I wasn't thinking of going in the first place, hmph!"Victor.

He was thinking of it.

"So why can't the portals be used inside?"Victor.

"Probably for the reason you gave us, to avoid boys "accidentally" ending up in girls' rooms or the other way around."Jane.

"I'm guessing Ignatius made them that way."Victor.

"By the way victor you stink, go take a shower," Anna said.

"Aww, she cares."Jane.

"Your right, but did you have to put it that bluntly."He said with a frown.

"There was no other way to put it, now go."Anna

"Whatever, I'll be done in a few minutes."

He left for the elevator.

"Oh and by the way jane, I didn't care, I just wanted him to get clean so we could breathe."Anna.

"It wasn't that bad, barely noticeable, your nose is just too keen."Jane.

"Well, I'm sorry I needed to breath better air," Jane said sarcastically.

"You two should calm down."Kelvin.

"We are calm!"They yelled at Kelvin.

Briggs put his hand on his shoulder and said:

"Never get in between a girl fight, it'll never end well for a guy."

Lesson learned anyway I'm pooped I'm gonna head to bed."

"By 1:30 pm?" Jane.

"I love some afternoon naps," Kelvin said and sped away from the living room leaving behind a gust of wind as he left.

"I have a mission to take on by girls."Briggs.

"Oh by Briggs."Jane waved.

"Now it's just the two of us, what do we do now?"Jane asked anna who wasn't paying attention.

"Earth to anna is anyone in there, teehee, "Jane said briskly.

"Oh, um, sorry, I have a task to do see you later"She scurried off.

"Hmm, Victor is in the shower, Briggs and anna have something to do, and Kelvin is napping."

"I'm the only one left huh?"

"For some reason, this hurts in a way."She said in a dispirited mood.

"Out of my mind depressing thoughts, I can talk to the other people here too, it's not like they're my only friends."

"But who though?"She pondered.

"Ooh, I can talk to bortz"

"No, he wouldn't talk either way"

"I know who to talk to now Mira and Kai"

"They're always hanging out by the swimming pool, lucky thing that's also my favourite spot, so we'll click right away!"

(Not that we weren't friends before)"She muttered

"Okay to the sixth floor I go!"

She walked up to the elevator and went up.

POV:Jane.

I wonder what to say when I get there.

I used to be an introvert so I guess the feeling hasn't quite left me yet, Heh.

I opened the door to see Mira and Kai having a swimming race underwater.

Mira beat him beat kai by a few seconds but it was a close match.

"Oh hey Jane," Mira said as she was coming out of the pool.

She wore a tight-fitting swimsuit that showed off her curvy shape, had long flowing red hair and dark eyes, slightly taller than I should be 168cm or so.

"Hey Jane, "she said with a smile.

"Hey, Mira "I replied.

"You guys are here again today, what's with the practice?"I asked.

"Oh, we have a mission in a few days so me and kai here were just seeing who was faster and I won, In your face Kai!"

"Go jump off a bridge," Kai said as he was coming out of the water.

"Hey, Jane what's up?"Kai said.

"I'm fine-"

"At least I know I'll still be faster than you, hehe, "She said interrupting me.

"I only lost because my arm hurt, you keep punching me you know"

"So that you can get more muscle, I'm stronger than you, hehe."

"I just decide not to fight back"

" 'Never hit a lady ' is a motto I follow well."

"Ooh, so you won't hit back no matter what eh?"Mira said with a mischievous smile.

Then take this, she tried to hit him but he put her in a headlock.

"H-hey I thought you said you wouldn't hit a girl."

"I never said anything about submissions," Kai said.

"Okay tap out and I'll get off," Kai said conceitedly.

"Fine, just loosen my throat a little "She strained.

He did and she found a way to stand up and jumped into the water with him, she came back up alone, Kai was floating in the background.

"Shouldn't you help him?"

"Nah he's (probably) fine we can breathe underwater so I'm pretty sure he didn't drown or anything (I hope)"Mira.

"Did you just mutter something at the end?"

"Nooo." she avoided eye contact.

"You guys get along pretty well, huh?"

"I'm almost jealous that I don't have a friend close enough that we'd try to drown each other."I joked.

"We have been seeing each other for a year now, if we didn't get along during that timeit would have been meaningless."She said.

"You guys are dating?"I asked surprised.

"Heh, I wouldn't know, we haven't gone on a date or anything fancy like that mostly hanging around here...in its own way it feels like a date."She said with a little blush on her face.

"Have you kissed?"

"NO!" A voice echoed from the background it was Kai.

"You woke up just for that?"Mira.

"Of course, I would, I was passed out I was just resting, it's not like I drowned or anything," Kai explained.

"So you guys are dating but not really?"I asked.

"Uh yes?"

"Haha, that sounds like a terrible romcom."I laughed to tease them a little.

"It would be filled with so much back and forth that viewers will be screaming"Get married already!"Haha"

"Well it's not my fault, I asked him and he said he'll think about it even though he clearly likes me!"

"I love you, yeah but I don't know how committed I am...if I screw up then it will be awkward for the both of us for the rest of our lives."

"Hehe" She looked at him smiling.

"I said "like," you said "love" which means yours is deeper than mine."

"Tch, it slipped out," Kai said while blushing.

"Men don't blush like that," I said.

"Anyways it was nice seeing you guys again, thank you, you made me forget my loneliness for a little while, but now I feel a different kind of lonely being next to a couple."

"Oh, it's your fault, Kai, with you professing your 'Love' up and down!"Mira yelled

"It was you who brought up the conversation!"Kai replied.

Lovers spat is a no-go for the third wheel and like a third wheel I better wobble out of here.

"Bye guys." I waved

"Byeee." Mira

"Bye Jane." Kai

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[In the hallway.]

"Phew, I'm tired, maybe I should act like Kelvin and get some sleep."

"Oof!"

"Sss Ow my head, who is that with the head made of steel?"

"Okay firstly Ouch, secondly are you alright jane?"

"I looked up and saw it was victor"

"The hard head comes from all the beatings I received from Ivy-sensei."

"She must have hit you pretty hard then, "I said.

"The will not to die kept me moving...and besides if I didn't train she'd hunt me down, scary."He made a funny scared face.

"Hahahaha, you're kinda funny Victor."

"Me? I don't view myself as the funny type."

"Well you are, since this afternoon I've been feeling bored and apart from Mira and kai you also made me feel laugh."

"I didn't realize I did something so grand."He said.

"I guess I'll keep trying to keep that smile on, huh."

"Humph, sure... wait why are you here in the fireplace?"

"I was looking for you guys, but I couldn't find Briggs, Kelvin is sleeping on my bed for some reason and won't wake up and you know me and Anna don't talk that much, so the last option was you."He said.

"But how did you know to look here? This building is huge you could have looked anywhere?"

"I remember once upon a time I and this girl were in a pool talking and she said it was her favourite place."He sad

"You remember that?"

"Why would I forget a scene like that(even if my focus wasn't truly there)"

"Did you just say something?"

"Er..uhm..no!"

"But I only like the pool at night, so in case you're ever looking for me find a huge base of water at night, I'm sure there, Teehee."

"Well looks like we have some alone time together, so what do you wanna do now?"

"I want to" I got cut off again.

"Victor! There you are! I've been looking for you everywhere, it's time for mannerism class you may be stronger now but you will need more skills to make this a successful mission so let's go!"

"Huh? what...I just came back I'm tired, Alice"

"No talkbacks lets go"

"Noooooo"

As I watched Alice pull victor away, I am reminded once again that I'm lonely...oh well looks like I'll go take that nap.