Familiar

Today was going to be another normal day. Wake up. Eat a mediocre breakfast. Leave apartment. Walk to school. Attend school. Attempt to leave school. Beat up small group of idiots trying to harass me. Go to low end paying after schools job. Get into another fight. Win fight.

My life had sadly entered a routine to which even though sound interesting, really wasn't.

My name is Jacs Therdan. If you can't tell already, I am a delinquent problem child New York-er. I have been since the age of 10 when my life went for shit. For 7 years now I have been moving from school to school almost monthly getting into a lot of fights without trying.

Due to my very strict schedule I rarely have time for any hobbies. I do read manga from time to time. Sadly I can only read the one published in America in volumes and we all know how long it take for that to happen and how to find at cheap prices. I only three manga due to my busy schedule; Fairy Tail, History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi and The World Only God Knows. The first two I found due to just looking like fun, the last was one that was recommended to me by a brief friend I had made during one of my short school lives. Aside from reading, my time isn't spent playing with my hobbies. Though I could consider fighting a hobby: there is just a thrill that I love when doing so but that goes down the toilet when it's really one sided.

As mentioned before; my life was getting too monotonous for me. Luckily today was turning around for me pretty fast. It started with the principal calling me in for a surprise. Instead of telling me that I had been expelled from behavior problems (I had gotten into 3 fights all of which I won) he congratulated me on the fact that I hadn't done anything meriting a expulsion. Apparently, student here merit themselves to having 5 fights before expulsion so there was a warning.

After that, I received a B- in math which is my second worse subject. Not only that but I managed to talk it good with one of teachers. So today was going be pretty good. But the universe contents on making my life hell.

I was walking out of school heading to my job at a low end bar as a dish boy when I heard a voice come from behind me call, "So it is true. The Jackal has entered our school. Well looks like we need to educate him on the rules here?" I turned to see three guys walking towards me. They were big and the obvious leader was carrying a metal bat.

Jackal was the nickname that someone had given to me over the internet. Or so I've heard since I don't really have any way to check the internet for it. But apparently, my tendency to get into fights while jumping from school to school had gotten attention of kids and they had christened me 'The Jackal'.

"Do we really have to do this?" I asked dropping my backpack.

"Oh I believe we do?" He replied as his cronies began to walk towards me in the normal pincer formation. They were experienced in the threatening part but I doubt they have meet much resistance. I sighed and took off my army jacket and said exasperated, "You do know my record right?"

"I don't believe we should care." the leader said waving his bat around.

"I don't really know the actual number but it goes something along the lines of 99% win and 2% loses."

...

About seven or eight minutes later I walked away from the small alley we had taken the fight to.

"You guys good?" I asked. A collective "Fuck You" mixed with groan emanated from the group, all on the floor clutching a hurt part of their body. I walked away feeling a bit dejected due to this may result in an expulsion.

After a bit of time, looked up from my self check-up to see a strange green almost blanket thing floating in front of me. Normally I would have demised as some prank from a TV show, but there was an other worldly feeling to it that curiosity got the better of me.

I looked around to see if anyone saw what I was seeing just to be sure I wasn't dreaming. No one paid any attention or was even aware of it being there. To give in further to my curiosity, I took out a crumbled ball of paper and threw at the the weird veil. It went through it and I peered around it to see if it was still there. The paper had gone through it which led to think that it was relatively harmless.

As my curiosity peaked, I touch it. This was a big mistake and the smallest touch made it jump out at my arm which it latched on too.

"Shit!" I yelled in surprise. I looked around and saw that no one responded to me. 'Guess they cant here me either'. However taking my mind off of the veil thing was also a mistake and it began to slowly but surely, pull me in. I tried to fight back as much as I could but every tug made it pull stronger, like the big snake that crushes you every gasp you try to take.

Eventually half of my body was in the void and I knew that it had gotten me. So I let go.I knew it was risky, but fighting it was getting me nowhere and seeing as no one saw me or heard me; I wouldn't be able to get help too free me.

Immediately after going through there was a strange feeling of falling but in no direction. The sight was what stuck me because there wasn't any. The absence of nothing was actually painful. Luckily though I was saved from further mind pain inducing lack of color when a blue veil portal, a lot like the green one, engulfed me.

The feeling of falling aimlessly finally stopped and was replaced by the feeling of hurtling towards the ground. The blue veil released me by throwing me out of itself onto the ground.

I landed face first into the ground and rolled once due to the angle I landed at. Not knowing where I was I sat up and began to rub my neck, saying "God dammit that hurt!". There was a eruption of murmurs around me, but us to a large dust cloud around me that was thick enough to make you cough if you inhaled too much.

"What?" I heard some one said, "What did Wimpy Wind summon?"

"Well I do believe we should hurry this up" said a hearty female voice. Then a sudden wind blew through what I believe was a some sort of park. I blew away all of the dust that surrounded me. I shielded my eyes from it as even small rocks and dirt had been swept up by it. When the could cleared I saw a whole bunch of kids on one side of what look led to be a courtyard.

Once everyone looked up and saw me, there was a explosion of laughter, murmurs and whispers.

"He summoned a human! And a peasant no less!"

"How could can you mess this spell up?"

"Leave it to the Wimpy Wind to mess something as simple as summon"

"Summoning a peasant boy as a familiar. And we though he could go any lower."

"Shut up!" said a boy that was closest. He wore the same attire as all the males in to group. He had blood red hair and was obviously the bud end of their jokes. The thing that stood out to me was how small he was. I was sitting down and he was only maybe a foot taller than me. I was only about 5' 10 maybe 11 so this kid could only about 4'7 to 8. I would laughed at him trying to take hold of the situation if I wasn't confused as all fuck.

He turned to an adult who looked like she was a teacher as she was wearing different colored robes then everyone else.

"Please Miss Tusgrade, could I possibly try the spell again?" the boy asked. 'Miss Tusgrade, what kinda name is that'

"I shall not."

"Why? I have never heard of a human being a familiar before. This should not be allowed"

"Well if you must know, there was once this same incident before in this very school. Yet that incident was some time ago. I believe around 150 years ago." she paused as if trying to remember, she recovered and said hastily "Never mind. You must complete the contract." she waved a staff and I flew up into the air a bit then landed on my knees in a the same way Count Dooku looked before getting his head sliced off. Couldn't I have thought of a better, happier comparison.

The boy sighed and turned towards me. I was actually somewhat scared of what he would do to me. He began saying in a loud tone, "My Name Is Warde Florenchi of the Demotali Family. To the pentagon that holds the five powers, bless this one and yield him as my Familiar…" he continued with what I guessed was the ritual.

Then out of nowhere. He kissed me flatly on the lips. If I wasn't rooted on place, I would have recoiled and ran. As this was going on everyone began to laugh and teased him some more,

"Wow, looks line the Wimpy Wind doesn't blow straight!"

"Wimpy Wind first kiss is so adorable"

"Looks like is experimenting with his familiar. Oooooh"

"Shut up!" he yelled back at them once he released.

"There. That looks like everyone." Miss Tusgarde said and waved her staff and I felt my body loosen.

I too a couple deep breaths as three emotions were bubbling inside of me; confusion, embarrassment and rage. I don't know why I was angry but I decided that this was the best emotion to act upon at the time.

I jumped to my feet and spun the kids around. Grabbing his collar I hosted him up and growled seriously, "I am going to kill you right now!"

"Put me down! Put me down right now! Obey your master" the boy said in surprise. Everyone was now surprised and they were I guess struck with shock at me actions. I drew my fist back, but just before I was going to bring down the hammer a burning sensation began to spread throughout my body. It wasn't terrible at first but it gradually began to get hotter and hotter. I threw the kid down and stare at my body. Then it began to burning severely one a specific point on my body. I threw off my shirt and check my body to see if it was blistering.

"What the hell did you do!?" I yelled in the boys directions.

"There is no need to worry. It is only the contract binding to you." he said getting up trying to dignify himself. I gave a loud bellow of pain and struck the ground multiple times to try to think of another pain.

Then the sensation was over, except in one area; the place over my heart burned for a couple more seconds before it felt cool. I tried to see what it was but instead I collapsed in pain from the experience.

I woke up with a jolt and bolted up right. Then my body gave a shiver as the cold air hit me. I realized that my shirt wasn't on and I looked around for it.

"So you finally decided to wake up huh?" I heard the little boy said. I looked up to see him on his bed with a book next to him.

"Who are you?" i asked adding venom to my voice.

"Talk kindly to your master." he said, "And it is Warde Florenchi of the Demotali Family. Who are you?"

"Jacs Therdan. Or Jackal"

He nodded, got up and walked over to a small table and picked up my shirt and army vest. He gave them to me and said in a commanding tone, "Get dressed." then he himself got undressed and then tossed him clothes at me one by one, "And then clean these."

"Remind me why I should listen to the pip-squeak." I said getting up from the ground.

"Because I am your master and your are my familiar. A familiar will do what his master commands." he said, "Cant you even understand that."

I looked at him, he looked back with a straight face. I laughed out loud and as I laughed, his face grew redder with rage. He stomped his foot on the ground and yelled, "Stop laughing! I command you do to something and you go do it."

"Why should I listen to you?"

"I said that already. I am your master and y-"

"See that's the problem. Your not my master. In fact, I don't has a master."

"Yes you do and that's me!"

"No because I am not your slave. I am Jacs. I can choose not to listen to you because I can easily pummel without batting a eyelash." I said sternly getting up.

I waked over to the mirror in the room to see if I could see the thing that was burned onto me. I saw that the mark wasn't black like a branding but a simply outlined as if with marker. What was written there was in medieval runic letters. I remember reading about them when I was younger, there was kaunan, ūruz, laguz, isaz, naudiz, dagaz and ansuz. I didn't really understand what it meant because my memory was hazy on if each letter alone meant something or the entire was supposed to.

I turned to go and pick up my vest and shirt, but was stopped by Warde who look like he couldn't decided between crying or breaking into a fit of rage. It was honestly pitying. I felt bad for him in the sense of someone who had been pick for just being himself and it showed.

"I do have power. I am a noble and your are a peasant. I have power by right." I gave a sigh and picked up my stuff, putting them on as I retrieve one. As I was doing so said, "For one to has power he must earn respect as well as power. And let me tell you, you have not earned either from me." I finished, turning to look directly at him, "And don't cry. Men who cry will be made fun. That of which I believe you know well of."

I got down and lay down on what I knew would be my bed; the small pile of hay. I flattened it out then laid on it saying, "Tomorrow, your sending me back so get some sleep"

"I can't send you back. You are my familiar. You are to follow me. And besides, I don't what you are talking about" he said getting into bed himself. I grunted in disapproval but didn't get up.

I felt bad for him. The way you feel bad for someone that your know personally even though I barely knew him. I should try to help him before I left in some way as to get him dignity. He was like a little child that was told he would be something and so decided he was already that. If I or someone doesn't show him the reality of the world he will get hurt in more ways then one.

I woke early the next morning for no real reason. I got and looked at the sun that was unraveling in front of me. After the sun had gotten up higher I woke up Warde with a violent shake.

"Get up! Time to feed me!" I yelled. He got groggily and slowly got out of bed. Once out, he experienced a large drawn out yawn, stretching his body to it's limits. He the sneezed as if that was also part of the morning ritual, then said still half asleep, "Dress me."

"Nope but I will get your clothes out" I said taking then out of his draws and tossing them on his bed.

"Nobles do not dress themselves." he complained.

"When you're with me, there isn't such things as nobility and peasantry."

"Why?"

"Because it builds character which is what you need." I said. He groaned and I turned away from him as he got dressed. Once that was done we headed down to the cafeteria to go eat.

"You sit here." Warde said, pointing to a plate on the floor. I looked at him and he pointed again, to which I saw a small loaf of bread. I gave a very distinct low growl and Warde whispered "Due as you are told. It's either that or go eat out side with the other familiars" I gave another growl and plopped down in front of the plate and bit into the bread.

The bread however wasn't the least of my problem. Because as I was chewing on the stall bread, three older kids wearing a purple robes walked over and eat took their turn to hit Warde over the head.

"Wimpy Wind can't summon a familiar can he?"

"Had to go pay off a peasant to pretend to be his."

"Just as expected. Every spell he tries he can't win in. " they all said.

"Shut up!" he called back and they laughed. I gave a heavy sigh as this went on, he definitely was the bottom of the school social food chain. I felt the need to assist him, for the reason of him just being him.

We walked outside, to a court yard tea party with people and they familiars that they summoned doing what ever. There were some weird familiar too, dogs, cats, frogs, a winged snake, owls, giant lizards, a dragon and I think I saw a small sphinx.

"What is goin' on here?" I asked walking behind Warde.

"We don't have classes today due to us bonding with our familiars." He said, sitting down on one of the tables. Once down there he pouted a bit in my direction and asked the world "Why couldn't I have gotten a dragon like my dad or a hell-hound like my older brother?"

"Why was I roped to a bratty child with a sense of ever self importance?" I said giving an eye. He groaned, then someone called "Hey Warde! So what did you summon as your familiar?"

A nice looking young girl walked up to us. She was stunning. Her body wasn't to thin or to muscular. It was very pleasing to the eyes. Her hair was a lovely shade platinum an she wore it a smart looking. She sported a steel framed cat eye glasses and was wearing purple robes. What is up with the robes? As she was walking over to us I noticed a black panther walking up along side her. This would have freaked me out if I hadn't seen the other stuff like the dragon or sphinx.

"Good Morning Sasha." Warde groaned out.

"So it was true! You did summon a peasant as a familiar." she said closing in on me.

"Yes but he is incredibly inept. He wont listen to anything I say and he doesn't believe in nobility."

"That's interesting." She said circling me. Normally I would try to run away but I was captivated by her beauty.

"What are you doing?" I asked tentatively.

"Studying you of course. It is said that humans that have been summoned as a familiar are being of the void. If they have been summoned through the void that means there is a way to obtain that magic of em."

"You are interested in this 'void'. Now what it is this?"

"He doesn't even know about magic?!" Warde yelled, "Urgh, you are so terribly useless. Can you just go get us some tea or something."

"Fine. Just saying, its for the lady. Not for you." I said, he gave an angry 'humph' as I walked off. As I was looking for maid to ask where I could get some tea and biscuits, I heard a crash and a breaking of delicate things. I turned to see the three guys from earlier who had struck Warde There was a maid on the floor with a broken tea set on the floor and one of the guys was a bit wet.

"Whet the hell is wrong with you?!" the purple robbed guy said, trying to wipe of the tea from his clothes, "You stupid peasant! Watch where your going! I have half a mind to through you out of this school."

"I am sorry sir. Please forgive me" the maid apologized earnestly immediately bringing her arms up for protection.

"No! I have had. I can't take these lazy peasants messing around in this school making my life hell. I have had it!" He yelled at her, he raised his hand ready to hit her.

He never made contact because just as he was bringing it down, I ran up to him and gave him a solid , good drop kick. As I hit the ground he was flying through the air and smashed into a table. I got to my knees and took the maids hand looking at her and asked "Are you okay?" She was in shock from what I had down and what was going on and didn't answer right away, but eventually shakily answered "Y-y-yes"

"What the hell is your problem?!" yelled the guy who had just been kicked. He walked up to me, stomping every step he took and then yelled in my face as I was helping up the maid who had fallen down. He took my shirt and pulled me in close, "My father is head of the royal knights, I could have you killed within a day?"

"Then you might need to call your mom then mama's boy." I said watching the maid run off, I turned and finished "Cause I am going to be teaching you a lesson." Then I called out "Warde!" After a bit of time he arrived at first looking angry but changed to confusion and asked "What going on here?"

"Remember when I said that you have to earn respect? Well I am showing you how."

Authors note:

Hello, this is the author speaking.

Now I am pretty sure that many people will think that this is just the anime put into words with a self insert character as the protagonist and a few changes up . I would like to say that this will not be the case.

I will make an original plot, characters and situations in this creation. There will be some similarities to the anime but this will be integral to the plot.

I thank you for taking a look at this story and hope you will follow it to the end.