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Books you say?

Who; Yuki & open!
What; Books!
Where; Mage Tower
When; Yes
Warnings; None

Yuki had heard about a strange tower in the North. And what was even more fascinating was that many thought it was a wizard's tower and that it held so many books. Well once he caught wind of that, he had to go off and find out this thing for himself. After all, he did have a promise to keep regarding research.

So he packed himself a few things in his backpack including pens and paper and headed out, following the directions he was given. It took him awhile but he found his way, seeing people pass by him talking about the tower and the books to be found there. He listened carefully and knew he was on the right track.

After awhile he found himself looking up at the Tower itself and nodded. If this place was half as great as the people he'd passed on the road, this would be a great place to be and go. Cautiously Yuki headed up to the great door and poked his grey head around inside, looking things up and down. But soon he smiled and walked in, with his eyes blinking repeatedly at the endless rows and twists and turns of books here there and everywhere.

"Is anyone here?" This was asked in his usual quiet tone, which was more hushed because library.

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"Thank you." Yuki replied with another nod to the blonde. He didn't know what 'anything' could be but maybe it was simply Jacob's way of apologizing that he had to leave. A small part of him didn't want the other to go anywhere either but it wasn't like either of them had a choice in the matter. But what stayed with him was wondering why he'd been smiled at like that. And grey eyes tried not to look at the retreating figure, mentally willing himself not to feel like he had when Haru took off on him.

Turning to Nida now, he refrained from asking questions the other might not be willing to answer, so he nodded. "Yes I'd like to see them, if you don't mind."

With the way that Jacob smiled and Yuki looked after him... Oh Nida was smiling. In a very self-satisfied way. A smile that lingered as he handed over the books.

"So, Jacob, huh?"

His eyes started to look over the books as he fought to push Jacob and his questions about him out of his mind. He still had no answers as to why the other had followed him but he had. And it was so confusing because it didn't make any sense other than to be a creeper which Yuki was more than sure that the other wasn't.

But Nida's smile was uncomfortable in the sense that he got the impression the other was forming conclusions. So Yuki kept his voice level as he asked his question. "What about him?"

"Nothing," Nida sighs. These men were going to drive him mad. "It's nothing. At all. But yeah, plant books on a few different subjects. I admit, I'm not good with plants."

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Yuki didn't feel as if it were a case of 'nothing'. But he wasn't going to push or inquire any further than he had to. Things could remain peaceable and that's right where he wanted them to stay.

But he took one of the books and began leafing through it. It had a few interesting ideas as to how to keep the plants hardy and thriving in winter which was a huge help, especially with him not knowing the seasons or even being familiar with the soil available.

The next book seemed like it had some good general plant care and as he looked at that, his grey eyes looked over the top of the current tome. "You weren't able to find anything on the other topic?"

"No," Nida answers quite honestly. "Nor do I expect to. But I have to keep looking. I love Ignis too much to lose him."

He is tired of losing the people he loves most.

Grey eyes looked downcast. He knew he had to get some books on gardening and plants because of his promise to Lauri-Ell, but obviously this man was fighting not to lose the man he loved.

Yuki had to wonder if there was a way to bring Jacob to his own world. Well that was just stupid because the other had a family to go back to and here he was being selfish again. But he did recall how much he'd cried when he'd found out the blonde had passed away.

"If the books aren't here, where else would you look?" He was trying to be careful here because this line of questioning might border on being rude.

"I don't know," Nida admits, a sad look on his face. But he has to do it, he has to find a way. Has to fight. Love was like that. The desperate need to be with Ignis burned in him.

But he supposed the answer could be shown.

He reaches into his shirt to pull out a chain upon which two rings that looked like galaxies on it.

"I've lost someone to this world jumping before. Because they went home without me. I lost love, and I wont' allow it again."

"You've done this before?" Yuki asked, looking at the rings and at Nida. This really bothered him and idly he wondered if Jacob knew. Now of course he wasn't about to say anything to the other regarding this but still it really had to hurt.

For a moment he struggled with what to say before shaking his head. "I'm really sorry." And it made something in him kindle. There had to be a way to keep them together. People were just randomly pulled here maybe sure. But what about the connections they made while they were here? Was this just someone's version of a game?

"This is the third world that has kidnapped me," Nida answered quite plainly. "But, well, it wasn't until I got here that I knew I could even go home. Still don't want to, though. I could care less."

Hyne got on perfectly well without him, thank you very much.

Nida shakes his head and stretches. "Guess I'll have to talk to the Aspects again. But there'll always be research. Mind if I ask why you're looking into plants with winter on us?"

Nida's frank answer both startled Yuki and rattled him to his bones. Why the other man would lie about such a thing was beyond comprehension so he had to believe it, as hard as it might seem to be to swallow. He could only imagine the friends and sort of family that if they were made they were torn apart more than a few times.

Talk to the Aspects and research..that was about all anyone could do at this point. And somehow for some reason Yuki couldn't explain, it made him angry. But luckily the other's question about plants took the wind out of his sails and he shook his head.

"They're for research. Nothing here is familiar at all, and if they have Spring, seeds will need to be planted." He somehow highly doubted he'd go home in that time frame.

"They will have Spring," Nida says with certainty. "And I expect the people here will know what to plant and when. But it's good to look into it, just in case."

He misses farms. Strange, right?

"Right." Yuki replied, mentally still working on Nida's issue. "But they have things here they don't back home so I had to do some research." He didn't want to mention that this whole place seemed to be a different time too so he just kept that one quiet.

Oh, that's a fair point. Nida didn't pay as much attention to plants not trying to kill him.

"It's archaic too, from my point of view. I miss motorcycles."

Archaic got him nodding and he looked at Nida almost worriedly. "It is. And speaking of, do you even know what year it is here? I've asked around myself and people just smile like I should already know." It was weird to him that people wouldn't even tell him and he had to sit and do more research yet on it too.

Sometimes it even felt like they wanted to pat him on the head.

"I haven't bothered asking," Nida shrugs. "I put the day and month on reports, people seem to fill in the blank for me."

And he doesn't see them so he doesn't have the data. It's been... unnerving.

Well that wasn't going to help. Yuki shook his head and looked down at the books on the table. "This place is old going by the clothing and lack of technology. But by comparison the apartments seem newer than gas lit lamps lit by people at night time."

The grey head shook again. "I'm sorry, it's just something I've been trying to figure out. And you have more important issues."

"Yes, the apartments are anachronistic, aren't they?" Nida muses, frowning. He just wished there was more power everywhere. But he has to live with what he has to live with he supposes.

"Not more important issues. Just different ones."

The apartments are anachronistic? Yuki's not sure because he thinks they aren't so bad but he won't argue with it. In the meantime, he's surprised with the way Nida turns the part about problems around.

So he tries to smile mostly for the other man's sake. "I never thought about it that way before."

Oh, they're definitely anachronistic because they don't suit the time period of literally everything else around them.

But he just takes Yuki's other smile and shrugs.

"I've been through a lot, these last handful of years. More than a lot. But in the grand scheme of things, me wanting to be with the man I love is a problem for me. That doesn't erase the importance of problems for you. I've met people that have taught me things like that. This plant thing is important to you if you're looking into it.

Yuki sure knew what having problems was like, but that was more back in his childhood. Well he still had some problems but they really sounded pretty silly and childish when he compared them to Nida's. The man was going through a lot and fate didn't sound as if it had been exactly kind to him.

The plant issue was for Lauri-Ell but he didn't mind trying to help her out. He'd promised he would after all. However.

"I really just need to find a good book or two and my issue here will be fixed."

Unlike Nida's.

"Then you're lucky," NIda smiles. "And, for all I know, there's a good book or two here to solve mine."

He has to hope. He can't handle the idea of losing his love yet again. Too many times in too little time.

"I'm sure if they're here, we'll find them." Yuki replied. He pushed the thoughts of Jacob's death out of his mind. Those weren't welcome thoughts ever, but he briefly recalled how utterly lost he'd been when the one person who took time out of his schedule had died.

This wasn't that, but he would definitely come back here and keep researching. It was worth a shot.

Well, that's the hope. Nida smiles and nods. He would like that very, very much.

"Determination might be half the battle. There are a ton of books here."

He could only slightly smile. Yuki had wanted a future with Machi and that had been taken away from them both. Then he'd met Jacob and it was a strange situation. But surely he could take time out to help Jacob's senpai.

So he stood and nodded his head. "I'll go see what I can find."

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