My Story
Disclaimer: The Riders belong to the all-powerful Tammy, and so does the Realms Tortall and its neighbours, and any other thing that seems familiar.
Here I am standing on the main road of Corus I look at each individual face studied them and I realized that each face, each scar, has a story, each smile, each frown they all have a story, I'd like to listen to them, take some time out of my day to let them share their story with me, learn something for a change. My name is Maddie and this is my story.
You'd think that most Rider groups are the same, not true, some do heroic deeds, and others (case in point) don't really do anything. I belong to 18, The Lead, but the truth is, we don't do anything but follow. I'm not going to bore you with training because truth is its boring. Drill, the most fun part of my day especially when it's at day-break! (Oh sarcasm how I love thee, it's how I get through the day.) Well there is one part, that makes drill fun, Morgan, or should I say Sergeant Velour, quite good looking, but that's not why I like him, ok not the reason I started to like him. He is the funniest guy that I have ever met, sorry not true his best friend Sergeant Hazlet, Benjamin Hazlet, a lot like my brother, but he is the funniest guy, and if I were a Sergeant or above I would be hanging out with them (I'm certainly old enough its just that I joined late) but instead I'm stuck being a corporal, the highest of the low ranks.
You know what the people who say 'We don't hold ranks in the riders' are the people who are very high ranks who command the groups and above. I can take you through them if you like because it's kinda confusing if you don't get an explanation at first. It goes: Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Chief, and Warrant Officer (she/he leads the group). Private and Corporal are the junior ranks and are encouraged to hang out with other junior ranks, no matter the age. And senior ranks Sergeant and Chief are the senior ranks and hang out with them, and WO well is a rank unto her/his own.
Well, my best friends Roselyn, and Aislin are the exact opposite of me, blonde and bubbly, well some times I'm bubbly, and I am definitely not blonde, auburn-brown is my hair colour, and just trying to get this hair into the regulation bun is a far cry from easy. But they are true thru and thru. And the bad thing about joining not at the time most people do you're 'stuck' with people not your age you see if I had joined when I was just young enough I would have been a Sergeant by now, with people own age. Like Morgan and Ben, and their other best friend Steve Raquel (who I have the hugest crush along with Morgan also, Steve happens to be Rosie's brother.) and could be semi in-charge. Technically I should be calling them all by their last name i.e. Raquel when I want Rosie, or Sergeant Raquel when I want Steve, or Leroy when I wan Aislin you get to point, but I have a habit of calling everyone by their first name, except seniors when they are in my presence.
So every morning I either have Ben, Morgan or Steve taking me through our paces it makes us sound like horses but that's how hard they work us sometimes. I know I bad mouth it but its fun, and I feel good about my self after, especially since I've caught both Morgan and Steve looking at my chest while this is going on. But, we're all close in our group a small one, but we have fun and I enjoy it. If you think this is boring don't worry because this is getting you into the speed of things before go head long into thing.
A/N ok its just the first part it will get better I hope.