Another Red Threads part 2
Arrived at home safely
"I miss you" Mikan gave hug tightly to Yoka once they're entered the house yard after closing the gates.
"I miss you guys too...so how are you guys doing at home during our leaves? did you help uncle Ho handling things at home?" Yoka sounds like a big brother to this feminine Mikan who looks gorgeous with baby blue clothes today
Sitting quietly on the seat near the kitchen at the dinning table there's Wellan's watching their reunion silently and smile, like seeing them meeting each other even just after days makes Wellan's happy.
Uncle Ho joining Wellan
"They look like sibling aren't they?" he smilingly talk while also Watching Yoka and Mikan expressing their feelings by a simple conversations.
"Yes....Seems like Yoka taking a good care at Mikan" Wellan moves her sight to see Jio sitting in the bench near the flowers uncle Ho planting
Jio looks tired but still looking handsome with his sleepy eyes. walking toward Uncle Ho and Wellan, he just passed Yoka and Mikan.
"Actually it's Mikan the one who surprisingly always takes a good care of Yoka. well they help each other a lot" Uncle Ho comments
Then a loud shout echoing
" What a nice attitude!! coming home without greeting....huh!" Mikan shouting to Jio who mindlessly passed by
Jio's stopped his steps and turn around back to where Mikan and Yoka standing, aggressively he reach Mikan shoulder and hug him tightly just like Mikan hugged Yoka before
"Bastard!!! let me go! what a pervert!!!" Mikan hits Jio on the neck
"You say you want a greeting....You are the one who asked for it! why hit me?!" Jio got annoy but his purpose was actually to make Mikan annoyed and succeed, he leaves as fast possible to avoid more hit.
" You guys really looks like siblings from here" Uncle Ho finally speaking
"No way I have brother like him!" Mikan pointing at Jio who sits next to Uncle Ho while Mikan and Yoka also joining them all at the dinning table.
"No way I want brother like you too!! all my siblings are all far nicer than you!" Jio's tongue out to mock Mikan
"You guys better stop arguing" Yoka hits Jio and Mikan on the heads and they're in silence right after.
"So are you guys hungry? I can cook something simple for you guys" Wellan breaks the silence
"Sure....thanks" Yoka answers her
Wellan leave to cook and here around the table Mikan, Yoka, Jio and Uncle Ho sitting, the atmosphere just automatically changes to serious mode
"So....you guys found something this time?" observing the seriousness of the atmosphere gave Uncle Ho a hunch that they've must found something
"This time we did find his place and the surrounding also has the similar things to where he came from...." Yoka the one who answering
"Is that true Jio?"
Just nodding his head, Jio wanted to say something but thinks about it first...That he not so sure about what will happen if that door isn't his room's door.
" You want to tell us something?" Uncle Ho realised Jio's reluctant.
"I don't know how to say it...but is there any way to check it whether it the real one or no before entering the door?" he braces himself to speaks
"Since we never had those kind of experience of founding our own place or portals... it's a bit hard for me to say that we actually don't know about that too but how about the looks of the door? Is it the same as your apartment door?" Uncle Ho just wanted to make sure of what these guys seeing is the right one
"Yes.... it's looks exactly like my apartment door" Jio answer with small voice.
"Well that's great. There might be possibility of that's your way back home! But why are you looking unhappy about it?"this is just out of expectation Jio looks a bit sad rather than happy.
"I don't know...I just...maybe I'm just being scare of what might happen but something hurt in here when I found that "my" door before" Jio touches his chest.
Mikan is listening to the conversation in silence and somehow feel hurt when Jio said he felt something in his chest. He can feel that Jio's words is sincere and pure from what he felt and looking at Jio's eyes secretly, Mikan is able to catch a glimpse of Jio's sad expression.
"Well that can happen to everyone but now our purpose is sending everyone back home safely no matter who going first or later, that'd be our responsibility," Uncle Ho reminds everyone about going back to their real world is the goal.
"Okay...so our plan is going back to that place we already marked and bring along Wellan with us so we can send them back together, hopefully we can send them peacefully before those creatures notice" Yoka explains some details of the plan
"It might be a bit hard than before because Wellan need to be protected as she doesn't have any magic power so we better prepared" Uncle Ho straighten his back once again
Discussing about how and when should they leave, they don't notice Wellan is coming from the kitchen with two big bowls on her hands
"I'll help" Mikan hurry to the kitchen to bring more plates and utensils to the table.
And that's how their discussion ends with having their dinner, then Uncle Ho asked Jio and Yoka to have a rest before continuing discussion about the plan again tomorrow and deciding what to do.
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"Good afternoon mam, I'm sorry for coming without notification in advance" Manager Keon apologize to Wellan's mother
"It's okay... please come in"she let them into the house, here's coming one man with manager Keon "Please have a seat..."
"Let me introduce you guys to each other... Wellan's mother this is Jio's father, Mr Libin and Mr Libin, this is Wellan's mother...mother of the missing girl I told you before" Manager Keon smoothly introduce each other
" Jio's father? So that boy still has family?" Wellan's mother never saw that boy living upstairs brought or visiting by his family so it's kind of surprising to know he actually has someone "Sorry but I know of my daughter that the boy is an orphanage so I'm a bit surprised..." she looks at the fine man in front of him next to Manager Keon
"I know...Jio would never tell anyone about his family or about me...I adopted him since he was young but he never wants my wealth or anything plus he really wants to be independent he said, that's how he out from our house and away from me, he goes around telling him still an orphanage because doesn't want anybody to see him as a rich kid or a spoiled kid but an independent kid" Mr Libin tells a long story.
"Aahhh, that's why..." Wellan's mother nodding her head
"Oh about the reason why we came to you is...I have no idea how to tell Mr Libin about Jio and Wellan missing, I hope Wellan's mother is willing to explain it to Mr Libin" manager Keon said.
Listening carefully to the words manager Keon said, Mr Libin is staring at Wellan's mother with full of hope
"I believe in spiritual things, so I asked manager Keon to bring me here so I can hear it by myself and from my secretary information...yes, the cops are also in confusion about how these young fellows missing so I decided to hear your explanation" Mr Libin still with full of hope expression looking at Wellan's mother.
Exhaling a long breathing, Wellan's mother closes her eyes to collecting memories, again.
Her breathing is calm and soft l, then opened her eyes while looking at the table.
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The preparation for leaving can be seen in the big house a Trapped World as last night they decided to bring Wellan and Jio back to that door.
In silence, they gathered in the living room with all their things in each of their backpack. Jio and Yoka carry the foods supplies in their bag, and each of them still carry some more supplies in their backpack.
"Okay....everyone is ready?" Uncle Ho asking
"I'm ready" Wellan answers firmly
Last night in the end of the discussion, they called Wellan to join them and told her the plan for them to bring her and Jio back to that door which is their only way to go back home.
In excitement thinking about home. There's also some reluctant in Wellan mind as she knows that there are alot of dangerous things waiting for them outside and she was the weakest among all of them that made her realize that she will be the one who needed to be protected by other but then Uncle Ho and Mikan ensure her about their safety with Yoka and Jio's power and also Mikan and Uncle Ho with them it might be much easier for them to reach there.
"Good Wellan.....it will take a short trip to get there, and it will be fun" Jio said.
"You dumbass! You still think about this is just a dream right? What is fun about it" Mikan welcoming Jio's words with mocking
"Are you serious? Right now?! You want to pick a fight with me again?" Jio answers right away
Yoka just sighted and say.
"It's gonna be along trip with you two keep on fighting...just take a break on your flight first okay...let's go"
Uncle Ho and Wellan just smiles and walking with Yoka, meanwhile Jio and Mikan walk separately from behind.
Outside of the house, they are all in alert mode as anything could happen out here. Wellan walks behind Yoka and Jio while Uncle Ho and Mikan are in the back.
They walk carefully following Jio and Yoka who's lead the way.
Wellan takes a look at the surround and takes a deep breath as she found that the condition of this world is frightening enough for her to be alone outside here.
When she first arrived here, she did not realise that she was in another world and she was least afraid back then but after saw those monsters Jio and Yoka fought before is frightening her, the fact that she still feels it like a dream just but staying near Mikan who has a human body and face but with cat ears made her realized one more time that they are real here.
Along the way, there are no many conversations among them. Just some important conversations like asking for the marked they left and continue waking
For about four hours walking from home, they decided to take a break in a small house which seems safety
"How's your legs?" Yoka asks Wellan and gave her some patches to be stick on her foot to reduce the muscle pain
"I think I'm still fine..." she sticks the patches on.
"Uncle Ho....with our walking speed like this, we might reach the place at least tomorrow morning" Yoka is now talking to uncle ho
"As long as we can reach there safely, it's okay...Just don't let our guard down even during the transferring happens later," remind uncle Ho
Everyone is listening to what uncle Ho said with a hope in their heart for their safe.
Their journey is continue after almost 2 hours taking break and at the dawn they are getting closer to the place that they marked before and Jio just suddenly stop with eyes closed.
Yoka always got nervous whenever this guy close his eyes and doing something strange like this.
"What's happen?" Uncle Ho wanting to check on Jio but Yoka just hold Uncle Ho
"I think it better not to touch him uncle... just get ready everyone, keep your eyes open if anything strange around here"Yoka is calling his sword just in case
"What is wrong with him?"it's Mikan asking.
"I don't know either but better get ready, there always something happened when he got into this mode" Yoka standing near Jio and try to touch him
"Jio....can you listen to my voice? Are you okay?"
Seems like that touch is working because now Jio is opening his eyes and looking into Yoka's eyes perfectly
"Yoka call your guardian. I can feel something strange here but I don't know what" Jio summoning his sword and Hui Go as well.
Listening to Jio speaking, Uncle Ho and Mikan instinctly calling their weapons as well
For Wellan, Uncle Ho did give her something, of course without magic in it as she herself doesn't have magic power so this weapon more like protector shield than a weapon. It has a bright silver colour and round shape like a disk with the button in the middle that you can press and it will automatically spread transparent bubble that able to protect your body from any hits or magic power with time limitations of about thirty minutes.
"What guardian he talked about?" Mikan is now asking Yoka who also closing his eyes ready to summoning Lokian
SSHHRUKKKKKK...!!!!
Big thick fog came out from Yoka's swords in front of everyone then one big creature appears
Uncle Ho, Mikan and Wellan spontaneously take steps a back shockingly.
"Who is that?" Uncle Ho curiously asking. Shifting his sight to Yoka and Jio who also stood steadily near that creature, well actually Hui Go is there already since Jio called his swords it just they can't see Hui Go and Jio doesn't know why.
Mikan looks cautious meanwhile Wellan is shaking from traumatic experience about big creatures.
"It's okay...This is Lokian, guardian from my swords that Jio summoned by gathered our diamonds during our last trip....it just happened like that but no need to be afraid of him...he is on our side" Yoka asked Lokian to greet them, and he did it nicely.
"Hi....I am Lokian the guardian of the trapped world and now I'm guardian of the swords Yoka has which also makes me his guardian" Lokian politely bow to everyone and his eyes stops at Mikan, something pops on his mind and he looking at Hui Go who is now standing at back, behind Mikan and Wellan.
Hui Go nods his head slowly to respond to Lokian and that's confirmed what Lokian thought about Mikan.
Until they reach the spot that Jio and Yoka marked in the next morning,nothing happens to them, not even single attack, is happening.
Entering the marked building, everyone walking in front with Hui Go and Lokian guarding from behind.
"Doesn't it too calm? What's happen with those stone monsters? Are they on holiday or something?" Mikan could not hide his strange feeling.
They were walking about while day but not even one Winger creature or stone monsters appears on their way, the atmosphere is too calm.
"That's right...from our last experience sending off Piko and Seana, there are so many monsters guarding the door...but now it just too calm, well let's see" Uncle Ho keeping his steps behind Yoka and Jio
Lokian and Hui Go able to change their size to human size to make them easier to walk into small hotel alley like this even though their size changing, their aura still powerfully radiating.
Reaching the door they were looking for...everyone just stands still in silence in front of the door which is the portal that connected Real World and Trapped World.
"Once we open this door, something might be coming and attacking us ,Wellan and Jio is our priority here because this is where they came from and their possibility to go back to the real world from this door is highly success than the rest of us so get ready to protect them" Uncle Ho hold his swords tightly, seems like everyone is agreeing with Uncle Ho but then Jio is speaking.
"I agree with you uncle...but I talked with Yoka about this already and I want to bring everybody back home...we live in the same world, so why don't everyone try to go in?" Jio hold on Uncle Ho shoulder
"Jio! What do you mean? I told you that we never tried it before" stepping closer to Jio,Yoka looks a bit shock with Jio's sudden decision.
"You told me that time you guys need to protect Piko and seana's door from those monsters attack but now...There are no monsters around, and this is our chance to bring everyone back home," he said again then looking at Mikan who stand near Lokian and Hui Go
"I know, but that's not the case..." Yoka also think about Mikan but did not dare to spit it out as he knows Mikan might gets hurt if he knows that their reason to not to leave is because of him.
"This is our duty to send you home at the first place...and Wellan also our priority, staying here for her is very dangerous and please don't worry about us here...we will find our way back home and meet you guys there in the Real World...I promise" Uncle Ho tries to convenience Jio to go already.
"But uncle ho....We don't know what might happens after this portal being opened... I just want everyone to go home safely" Jio look down with the gloomy atmosphere.
"Jio...don't worry...we will arrive there before you notice, I will find the doors with Lokian and Mikan with me" Yoka taps Jio on the shoulder to encouraging him.
Jio look up, then slowly walk to reach Wellan's hands and bring her near the door. Uncle Ho who stood near the door way moving to the right side of the door to give spaces for Jio and Wellan to go in once they opened the door.
Standing in front of the door, Jio let Wellan bidding her goodbye
"Uncle Ho thank you for taking care of me during my day here... Thank you Yoka for saving my life and Mikan..." her words are pausing as her eyes got teary from tears falling down wetting her face as she is looking at Mikan.
Wellan ran into Mikan's arms to hug him and say more to him.
"You are the best person I ever met...Thank you for taking care of me, thank you for accompanying me during my nightmares here, I will tell people that I had an amazing beautiful big brother and promise me that you will visiting me one day...I will wait for you there" Wellan let go her hug slowly and back to holding hands with Jio.
"I promise you...I will come to you one day" Mikan wipe his tears, it's always hard for Mikan
"Okay....are you ready?" Jio asks Wellan softly.
Nervousness is vividly showing on their face.
"Okay...Yoka, Mikan, Hui Go and Lokian....See you again," Jio says with no regret in his eyes, instead he looks so sure with choice now.
Jio opens the door which radiating white shiny blinding light and Jio let Wellan take a step ahead no looking back from Wellan and then something unexpected happens.
"Uncle Ho.... I'm sorry!!" Jio with his power, pulling Uncle Ho and push him into the door to go along with Wellan
In flash, Jio is pulling the door knob to close the portal which already brought Wellan and Uncle Ho transferred to the Real World.
"JIO!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Mikan in shock
Everyone got stunned and shock from watching what is Jio doing just now. Even Lokian and HUI GO looking surprise...
"I'm sorry... Mikan, Yoka... I know you guys won't agree with me if I tell you guys about sending Uncle Ho with Wellan... But this is my choice to stay here and help Mikan find his way back home... After sending you home, Yoka and me can go back home as well..." Jio kneels in front of Yoka and Mikan