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"Ayumi?" a thirty-some year old kyudo sensei scratched his messy, curly hair. "No, I haven't seen her since the training ended. She left a bit later than the majority, helped me clean up the dojo. A great girl, she's contributing so much to the team..." his eyes got a bit daydreamy for a second before he continued. "Has something happened to her?"

"We don't know" Tammana shrugged, a concerned look on her face. "We can't reach her via phone since a few hours ago"

"Nothing's there" Nastia returned to the main hall from the changing room. "Her locker's open, nothing's left inside"

"Well damn..." the sensei caught the pair's disturbed feeling as well "...if I learn anything, I'll let ya know. That's really weird..."

"Thank you sir" Tammana bowed her head in gratitude. "And thank you for your time"

"Not a problem. I'm sure she's safe and sound somewhere out there"

* * *

"And?" Tammana asked as soon as the pavement around them got less crowded. They took a turn towards the less populated part of the park, finally having a chance to sum up their findings.

"There was some strange stuff in the changing room" Nastia blinked, wishing the specks of violet swimming in her field of view could fade out quicker. Being able to sense magic was surely a much safer perk than it used to be a few centuries ago (witch hunts and stuff) - but having the world suddenly turn violet was kinda irritating at times. Especially since the aura appeared instantly, but for some reason took a much longer while to disperse. Good thing it was only her eyes turning violet, not the whole body getting some wicked aura as if they were in some kind of anime or whatnot...

"A pretty strong stuff, yeah" Adris peeked out of Tammana's purse "And it felt familiar too. Not sure what it was, but it felt so familiar..."

"Yeah, it did..." Nastia stroke her chin, deep in thoughts.

The pair walked (with the third person enjoying the ride back inside the purse) for a few more minutes in silence. Tammana's sight went from Nastia to Ardis and back. It was so strange, to be both the most experienced (at least when it came to total time being shrunken) of the gang, and seemingly the only one not actively dabbling with the paranormal (but could being friends with Mari and Olive not count as such?). It didn't mean she was useless when things went south, but still, she sometimes wondered what their lives would be if she had a talent like Nastia or a friend like Ardis. Or if they were given a peaceful life, like everyone else had.

All that pondering was interrupted by an unexpected signal. A text message on Tammana's phone. The Indian girl pulled out the device, swiped the screen - and gasped in shock.

A text message from Ayumi read:

girls help. im inacellar, dont know wehre. help

She showed it to Nastia and Ardis, all three faces turning grey in an instant.

"The actual fuck..." Nastia spat.

* * *

The fairy stepped off Ayumi's phone. The device was roughly her size with the flap opened, and it completely dwarfed the shrunken jar with the victim inside. The tiny girl had been imprisoned there for a few hours already - her limbs ached, twisted in the most incomfortable position she could have ever thought of. And on top of that, her kidnapper was evidently having a ball.

"That should make them scared enough" the fairy giggled, crouching next to the jar, making Ayumi shudder. "Tammy is that one with long hair? Goodness, it was so convinient to shrink and take your stuff as well!"

"W-why-" ignoring the pain, Ayumi tried shaking the container. The response came with the fairy once again blocking the breathing holes.

"Tsk-tsk" she picked up the jar, the girl inside quickly turning blue. "At this pace you're gonna get yourself killed. And trust me, that's not what I want from you, cutie..."

She walked along the shelf they were on, approaching a fairy-sized backpack. Then, she put the jar on the 'floor', restoring it to regular and Ayumi to fairy size. The girl inside fell to the floor, muscles twitching. The combination of pain, hunger and asphyxiation forced her to curl up, a silent sob echoing between the glass walls.

Finally, the fairy opened the rucksack, pulling from its inside some strange pieces of jewelry. From her perspective, Ayumi could make out a kind of diadem and a bracelet.

"So... shall we begin?" the fairy put on the diadem and flew into the air, hovering above the jar's lid. A fine dust started falling from her wings, and then through the breathing holes. Tiny sparks danced in front of the Ayumi's eyes, the pain slowly fading away, replaced by an irresitable sleepiness.

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"Ayumi?" a thirty-some year old kyudo sensei scratched his messy, curly hair. "No, I haven't seen her since the training ended. She left a bit later than the majority, helped me clean up the dojo. A great girl, she's contributing so much to the team..." his eyes got a bit daydreamy for a second before he continued. "Has something happened to her?"

"We don't know" Tammana shrugged, a concerned look on her face. "We can't reach her via phone since a few hours ago"

"Nothing's there" Nastia returned to the main hall from the changing room. "Her locker's open, nothing's left inside"

"Well damn..." the sensei caught the pair's disturbed feeling as well "...if I learn anything, I'll let ya know. That's really weird..."

"Thank you sir" Tammana bowed her head in gratitude. "And thank you for your time"

"Not a problem. I'm sure she's safe and sound somewhere out there"

* * *

"And?" Tammana asked as soon as the pavement around them got less crowded. They took a turn towards the less populated part of the park, finally having a chance to sum up their findings.

"There was some strange stuff in the changing room" Nastia blinked, wishing the specks of violet swimming in her field of view could fade out quicker. Being able to sense magic was surely a much safer perk than it used to be a few centuries ago (witch hunts and stuff) - but having the world suddenly turn violet was kinda irritating at times. Especially since the aura appeared instantly, but for some reason took a much longer while to disperse. Good thing it was only her eyes turning violet, not the whole body getting some wicked aura as if they were in some kind of anime or whatnot...

"A pretty strong stuff, yeah" Adris peeked out of Tammana's purse "And it felt familiar too. Not sure what it was, but it felt so familiar..."

"Yeah, it did..." Nastia stroke her chin, deep in thoughts.

The pair walked (with the third person enjoying the ride back inside the purse) for a few more minutes in silence. Tammana's sight went from Nastia to Ardis and back. It was so strange, to be both the most experienced (at least when it came to total time being shrunken) of the gang, and seemingly the only one not actively dabbling with the paranormal (but could being friends with Mari and Olive not count as such?). It didn't mean she was useless when things went south, but still, she sometimes wondered what their lives would be if she had a talent like Nastia or a friend like Ardis. Or if they were given a peaceful life, like everyone else had.

All that pondering was interrupted by an unexpected signal. A text message on Tammana's phone. The Indian girl pulled out the device, swiped the screen - and gasped in shock.

A text message from Ayumi read:

girls help. im inacellar, dont know wehre. help

She showed it to Nastia and Ardis, all three faces turning grey in an instant.

"The actual fuck..." Nastia spat.

* * *

The fairy stepped off Ayumi's phone. The device was roughly her size with the flap opened, and it completely dwarfed the shrunken jar with the victim inside. The tiny girl had been imprisoned there for a few hours already - her limbs ached, twisted in the most incomfortable position she could have ever thought of. And on top of that, her kidnapper was evidently having a ball.

"That should make them scared enough" the fairy giggled, crouching next to the jar, making Ayumi shudder. "Tammy is that one with long hair? Goodness, it was so convinient to shrink and take your stuff as well!"

"W-why-" ignoring the pain, Ayumi tried shaking the container. The response came with the fairy once again blocking the breathing holes.

"Tsk-tsk" she picked up the jar, the girl inside quickly turning blue. "At this pace you're gonna get yourself killed. And trust me, that's not what I want from you, cutie..."

She walked along the shelf they were on, approaching a fairy-sized backpack. Then, she put the jar on the 'floor', restoring it to regular and Ayumi to fairy size. The girl inside fell to the floor, muscles twitching. The combination of pain, hunger and asphyxiation forced her to curl up, a silent sob echoing between the glass walls.

Finally, the fairy opened the rucksack, pulling from its inside some strange pieces of jewelry. From her perspective, Ayumi could make out a kind of diadem and a bracelet.

"So... shall we begin?" the fairy put on the diadem and flew into the air, hovering above the jar's lid. A fine dust started falling from her wings, and then through the breathing holes. Tiny sparks danced in front of the Ayumi's eyes, the pain slowly fading away, replaced by an irresitable sleepiness.