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[#110] Take a Look, it's in a Book (Legacies)
Theme Prompt: #110 – To the Library
Title: Take a Look, it’s in a Book
Fandom: Legacies
Rating/Warnings: PG-13
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 997
Summary: Lizzie runs into a problem at the library.
“We have a problem.”
Josie looks up from her homework, and her brow furrows in her sister’s direction. Lizzie closes the door, wearing her “Hero Time” face, and Josie knows her day is about to take a turn for the messy. All she asks is that it doesn’t end with her covered in slime.
“What kind of problem? A monster problem?”
Lizzie pauses before making her way to sit on her bed so that she’s facing her sister. Choosing to room with Lizzie may have been the most basic choice she could have made when they were going to college, but they’re far from home and it’s good to have something familiar close by. And they set good boundaries this time around.
“I think something has infected the library.”
“Define infected.”
“It’s weird there. Like uncomfortably, eerily quiet. People just don’t talk, and there’s a creepy librarian who watches over everything and I’m getting some supernatural vibes.”
“Are you sure she’s not just a scary librarian, tired college students and your overactive imagination?” Josie doesn’t mean to be dismissive, but it’s possible that her sister is making a mountain out of a molehill.
Lizzie’s eyes narrow, Josie catches her taking a breath so that she doesn’t blow up. “Will you just come with me and see what I mean?”
Josie takes her own breath, because she has homework to do, but she should at least hear Lizzie out. Just in case she’s not wrong. She nods and reaches for her sister’s hand. “Okay. Show me what you mean.”
Lizzie brightens as she pulls Josie to her feet and flashes her a smile. “To the library!”
Yep. It’s Hero Time alright.
* * * * *
The moment they step into the library, Josie can feel the change in the air. It sends a shiver up her spine and she stops short, trying to take in the strangeness and see if she can figure out where it’s coming from.
“See?” Lizzie smirks when she notices the look on Josie’s face. “Something’s weird here.”
“Yeah, something is.”
In some ways, Lizzie undersold the stillness of it all. As Josie follows her twin through the building, the contrast between the normally bustling campus outside and the deserted feeling of the library makes her skin crawl. There are thousands of students here, planning on eventually graduating. Why aren’t there more kids here studying?
As they wander past the empty tables, Josie can’t help but feel like she’s missing a piece of the puzzle. Stopping in front of the stacks, Josie’s eyes land on the librarian in charge of this section. Her nameplate reads “Jocelyn Frank” and Jocelyn looks exactly how Josie would expect a librarian to look. She tied her long hair up in a tight bun that compliments her button down suit and classic half-moon glasses. Old-fashioned, but someone who didn’t know any better might infer nothing wrong.
For Josie, however, her witch senses are tingling.
“Something’s wrong with her.”
“See,” Lizzie nods. “Told you.” Lizzie takes her sister’s arm, pulling her deeper into the stacks, out of the librarian’s line of view. “We have to do something?”
“Do what, exactly? We don’t even know what she is.”
“You’re right. Good thing we’re in a library.” Lizzie flashes her sister a grin before tapping the bookshelves. “All the research, right at our fingertips.”
Josie can’t even deny her that one, before leaning in closer. “We also have nothing to draw magic from.”
Lizzie blinks before nodding. “A minor problem. Think there might be a friendly vamp nearby?”
Josie’s mouth opens, about to tell her sister how terrible that idea sounds, before something wooden slaps against the front of the aisle. They both turn, and she sees the Jocelyn standing at the head of the aisle.
“Girls, this is a library, not a debate hall. You really should learn to be quiet.”
That last word sucks all the air from the room. Josie feels like she can’t breathe, and when she finally sucks in a gasp to scream for help, she finds that no sound escapes. Her hand comes up to grasp at her throat, when her eyes widen to look at her sister.
Lizzie looks equally stunned. Then she turns and takes off deeper into the library. Josie pursues her without thinking twice. Certainly better than standing still.
* * * * *
Josie stumbles into a section of the library, and the air feels warmer again. She lets out a gasp, before trying for sound. “Help!”
There’s a patter of quick moving feet, and suddenly there’s a woman standing in front of her, looking concerned. “Are you okay?” She places a hand on Josie’s shoulder, and in an instant, Josie knows all she needs to know. Vampire.
“Monster,” Josie gasps out. “Weird sound magic.”
“What?”
Jocelyn appears over her shoulder, and Josie turns to see the angry look on her face. “Come back, little witch. I’m not done with you yet.”
“That the monster?” the vampire asks, and Josie nods.
“Sorry, this is going to feel weird.” Josie places a hand on the vampire’s shoulder and draws some magic from them. “Ventus.” A gust of wind leaves her hand and Jocelyn blows backwards, tumbling into the cold section of the library.
“That’s cool,” the vamp smiles. “I’m Andi, by the way.”
“Josie. Nice to meet you. Have you seen—”
“I think I know what the monster is!” Lizzie appears, book in hand, a gleeful expression on her face. She glances over at Josie’s new friend and raises an eyebrow. “Who’s this?”
“This is Andi. I found a so-far friendly vampire.”
“Lizzie.” Her sister grins, an expression that leaves Josie thinking she’s totally going to wind up covered in monster guts. “Want to go monster hunting, Andi?”
Andi glances between the two of them with a grin before nodding. “Hell yeah. Let’s get our Buffy on.”
“Classic,” Lizzie nods, before turning to run after the monster. “I like it.”
Title: Take a Look, it’s in a Book
Fandom: Legacies
Rating/Warnings: PG-13
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 997
Summary: Lizzie runs into a problem at the library.
“We have a problem.”
Josie looks up from her homework, and her brow furrows in her sister’s direction. Lizzie closes the door, wearing her “Hero Time” face, and Josie knows her day is about to take a turn for the messy. All she asks is that it doesn’t end with her covered in slime.
“What kind of problem? A monster problem?”
Lizzie pauses before making her way to sit on her bed so that she’s facing her sister. Choosing to room with Lizzie may have been the most basic choice she could have made when they were going to college, but they’re far from home and it’s good to have something familiar close by. And they set good boundaries this time around.
“I think something has infected the library.”
“Define infected.”
“It’s weird there. Like uncomfortably, eerily quiet. People just don’t talk, and there’s a creepy librarian who watches over everything and I’m getting some supernatural vibes.”
“Are you sure she’s not just a scary librarian, tired college students and your overactive imagination?” Josie doesn’t mean to be dismissive, but it’s possible that her sister is making a mountain out of a molehill.
Lizzie’s eyes narrow, Josie catches her taking a breath so that she doesn’t blow up. “Will you just come with me and see what I mean?”
Josie takes her own breath, because she has homework to do, but she should at least hear Lizzie out. Just in case she’s not wrong. She nods and reaches for her sister’s hand. “Okay. Show me what you mean.”
Lizzie brightens as she pulls Josie to her feet and flashes her a smile. “To the library!”
Yep. It’s Hero Time alright.
The moment they step into the library, Josie can feel the change in the air. It sends a shiver up her spine and she stops short, trying to take in the strangeness and see if she can figure out where it’s coming from.
“See?” Lizzie smirks when she notices the look on Josie’s face. “Something’s weird here.”
“Yeah, something is.”
In some ways, Lizzie undersold the stillness of it all. As Josie follows her twin through the building, the contrast between the normally bustling campus outside and the deserted feeling of the library makes her skin crawl. There are thousands of students here, planning on eventually graduating. Why aren’t there more kids here studying?
As they wander past the empty tables, Josie can’t help but feel like she’s missing a piece of the puzzle. Stopping in front of the stacks, Josie’s eyes land on the librarian in charge of this section. Her nameplate reads “Jocelyn Frank” and Jocelyn looks exactly how Josie would expect a librarian to look. She tied her long hair up in a tight bun that compliments her button down suit and classic half-moon glasses. Old-fashioned, but someone who didn’t know any better might infer nothing wrong.
For Josie, however, her witch senses are tingling.
“Something’s wrong with her.”
“See,” Lizzie nods. “Told you.” Lizzie takes her sister’s arm, pulling her deeper into the stacks, out of the librarian’s line of view. “We have to do something?”
“Do what, exactly? We don’t even know what she is.”
“You’re right. Good thing we’re in a library.” Lizzie flashes her sister a grin before tapping the bookshelves. “All the research, right at our fingertips.”
Josie can’t even deny her that one, before leaning in closer. “We also have nothing to draw magic from.”
Lizzie blinks before nodding. “A minor problem. Think there might be a friendly vamp nearby?”
Josie’s mouth opens, about to tell her sister how terrible that idea sounds, before something wooden slaps against the front of the aisle. They both turn, and she sees the Jocelyn standing at the head of the aisle.
“Girls, this is a library, not a debate hall. You really should learn to be quiet.”
That last word sucks all the air from the room. Josie feels like she can’t breathe, and when she finally sucks in a gasp to scream for help, she finds that no sound escapes. Her hand comes up to grasp at her throat, when her eyes widen to look at her sister.
Lizzie looks equally stunned. Then she turns and takes off deeper into the library. Josie pursues her without thinking twice. Certainly better than standing still.
Josie stumbles into a section of the library, and the air feels warmer again. She lets out a gasp, before trying for sound. “Help!”
There’s a patter of quick moving feet, and suddenly there’s a woman standing in front of her, looking concerned. “Are you okay?” She places a hand on Josie’s shoulder, and in an instant, Josie knows all she needs to know. Vampire.
“Monster,” Josie gasps out. “Weird sound magic.”
“What?”
Jocelyn appears over her shoulder, and Josie turns to see the angry look on her face. “Come back, little witch. I’m not done with you yet.”
“That the monster?” the vampire asks, and Josie nods.
“Sorry, this is going to feel weird.” Josie places a hand on the vampire’s shoulder and draws some magic from them. “Ventus.” A gust of wind leaves her hand and Jocelyn blows backwards, tumbling into the cold section of the library.
“That’s cool,” the vamp smiles. “I’m Andi, by the way.”
“Josie. Nice to meet you. Have you seen—”
“I think I know what the monster is!” Lizzie appears, book in hand, a gleeful expression on her face. She glances over at Josie’s new friend and raises an eyebrow. “Who’s this?”
“This is Andi. I found a so-far friendly vampire.”
“Lizzie.” Her sister grins, an expression that leaves Josie thinking she’s totally going to wind up covered in monster guts. “Want to go monster hunting, Andi?”
Andi glances between the two of them with a grin before nodding. “Hell yeah. Let’s get our Buffy on.”
“Classic,” Lizzie nods, before turning to run after the monster. “I like it.”
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