you have entered the red zone.

A minute or so passed, and then the library was completely empty, except for Okkie and Cue — and two others. From beneath the librarian’s desk, two heads peeked out tentatively, blinking and staring at the two young females, and the flaming shelf of books. Then one of the heads turned into a body, a feminine one, and it rushed from behind the desk, half naked, wearing only under garments. Everybody else was as still as ice as the unidentified female raced towards Cue and the fire-engufled shelf; three pairs of bewildered eyes looked on as she raised her hands and shot an enormous spray of water over the blazing stacks of magazines. Her magical supply of hydration immediately put out the fire, and then the sparsely-clothed femme stood back and breathed hard, rubbing her hands and looking from Okkie to Cue to the male pendragon whom was now rising up from beneath the desk, his pants on backwards and his belt undone.

“Okay, look. There’s no reason I need to tell about what happened here with the fire. And there’s no reason you two have to tell about what… what you’ve seen…” The strange female’s eyes darted to the male, who had finally gotten his clothes on correctly. He gave her a sheepish smile and blushed deeply. “We were both doing something wrong, so let’s just forget both things, and call it a truce, okay? Okay?”

Okkie, who had been gaping openly at this whole new slew of events, blinked, and then began to laugh. Uproariously! She slapped her thights and nearly keeled over, shaking her head as she chortled richly. Ahha… just our luck. We accidentally catch one of the librarian’s aids doing the nasty, and both of us are saved. Oh, Cue, you must have a guardian angel watching over you… Nobody would have been able to prove your innocence. These thoughts swirled in Okkie’s head — amongst others — and it took her a good two minutes to finally catch her breath and stand up straight.

“Oh... wow. Let me get this straight. Your tail is on the line because you’re banging who-knows-who under your desk while you’re supposed to be working. In the library. Oh, jeebus. That is just… priceless. You’re lucky that I commiserate with your issue, sad folklings. I could easily get all three of your asses kicked to Mars, but I’ll let you all slide.” Ringed female gave all three pendragons — the strange couple and Cue — pointed looks. She was being arrogant and nasty, and she knew it. It was hellafun. “For now, anyway. Just don’t get on my bad side, or something might slip, you know…”

Another thirty seconds of laughing commenced, and then ’Kie began to walk towards Cue, chuckling softly. She rustled her wings and snapped her brush-tipped tail as she neared the other female, and she gave Cue a maliciously adorable grin. “I’ll be needing… this… back, if you don’t mind. Or even if you do!” The gingersnap youth said as she flanked the younger female, and as she reached into Cue’s pocket and took back her lighter. “Thanks muchly, good darling. For giving me the lighter back… and for giving me one hell of a laugh!”

When Okkie reached the rear doors of the library, she paused, cupped her hands, and lit up another joint. Her hybrid eyes fell on her three latest victims one last time, and then, with a cackle that could be likened to Lucifer’s, she bowed out of the Janardan library.