So...Here's the thing. You might notice this chapter is below par for my usual writing, and a bit rushed. This is because most of this is Domovoi not doing so hot at the Academy. And partying. Two of which I never really did at school.
So feeding off the fact that I write mainly on experiences or stuff that I read or see, its rushed. It's not good. I promise this shit content isn't going to be the entire book. Just this. The rest is well thought out and very good (In my opinion).
So...Yeah. That is my rant. Have fun! And you can roast me to hell and back in the reviews.
February 11th, 1975 - Madame Ko's Academy
As Domovoi walked back through the tall, steel gates of Madame Ko's Academy, he smirked as he saw the other half of the school leave for their on-site charge training. He couldn't wait to be back.
Or, he couldn't wait to hang out with Toad and the rest of his friends.
He grinned, seeing Toad and nodding at him. The redhead nodded back, shoving his hands in his pockets as Domovoi walked over. "How was the summer?" He asked.
Domovoi scoffed and rolled his eyes, not wanting to relive the boringness that was his charge. "Nothing important. God, I can not wait until something actually exciting happens." He nodded to the two friends Toad was talking with.
"I know, right? Honestly, I don't understand how that could be considered training when nothing happens. I think it's just to help control the population of the Academy."
He nodded. It made sense. As huge as the campus was, keeping the population down reduced overcrowding and anxious students that are more easily to pick a fight with another student.
"So, planning anything exciting this semester?" Domovoi asked, grinning.
"Of course!" Toad explained, laughing slightly. "Only thing that will get us through this year."
Domovoi chuckled, swinging his black duffel bag over his shoulder. "I'm going to go unpack for a bit before heading to my first language class. I'll see you guys at the main lounge." He walked away from them, back towards the housing with his bag in tow.
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An hour late, Domovoi found himself yawning at his desk. He laid his head down, barely listening to the professor talking in French at the front of the room. He looked around, the air silent and bored. That was what everyone looked like in the class: Bored.
He zoned out, wondering what Toad and his friends had up their sleeve for that night.
And that was how most of the year went. Domovoi barely paid attention to his classes, partied and hung out with his friends at night, and repeated it all the next day. He was having fun, and that's what he liked.
That was until about two weeks before he was sent off to charge training again for the summer.
"So, all we have to do is zipline over the housing and the offices to land on top of the lounge roof." Toad smirked, tugging at the line connected by the safety poles on tops of the roof.
Domovoi scoffed, "That's it?" He asked, crossing his arms. It sounded so simple, like something he could do in his sleep.
Toad looked at him, cocking his head and probably wondering why he was being such a cocky bastard at the moment. "Well, do you have anything to add, Dom?"
Domovoi pursed his lips, looking over the top of their housing roof and grabbing a secret stash of fireworks they kept there. He grabbed a long stick, smirking and taking out a lighter. "This would make things more exciting, right?"
Toad scoffed, "You've gone crazy, Domovoi." He said, raising his hands. and grabbing hold of one of the lines he installed. "See you at the bottom, eh?" He grinning, running across the flat roof and jumping off the edge.
Domovoi watched two more of his friends jump, both praising him for the risky additive. He waited until the line came back before lighting the end of the firework and gripping onto the makeshift handlebars on the zipline.
His heart raced in his chest as he glanced across the roof, looking out in front of him. He couldn't see the other students, waiting for him to jump and watching him eagerly, or their shouts to go for it. He took a deep breath before taking his first step, and that was all he needed. Soon, he was running across and feeling his feet jumping off the ledge of the building.
With a harsh tug of the line and a forced grunt from Domovoi's mouth, he was off. Racing across the nightlife of the campus, he smiled above most of the buildings.
It wasn't until he was nearly done with the line that he felt the burning against his hand and looked up. Damn. He forgot about the firework!
Instinctually, Domovoi dropped the fire and finished the line, looking at the shocked expression of Toad and his friends as he let go of the line and tumbled to his feet on the ground.
He grinned, taking a cheesy bow in front of his friends.
"Uh, Dom?" Toad raised an eyebrow, looking behind him.
Domovoi looked up, his heart still in his throat, and grinned. "What?" He looked behind him and froze.
A building, albeit one of the smallest on campus, was on fire.
It spread quickly and grew as tall as the building, and Domovoi watched in shock with nothing he could do while a crowd surrounded the building and the fire patrol soon to be there.
"Damn it…" Domovoi cursed under his breath, seeing Madame Ko walk out of her office in shock and make direct eye contact with Domovoi.
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The next morning, Domovoi sat in a leather chair seated in Madame Ko's large office. She wasn't in the room yet, but Domovoi was already so nervous and anxious. His fingers twitched and his knee bounced aggressively.
It wasn't too long before Madame Ko came in and sat down quietly at her desk across from him. She had her black hair tied up and sporting a suitable black pantsuit.
A long pause crossed the air while Madam Ko typed out a few keys at her desk. She sighed after it, closing her eyes and taking off her glasses. "You know very well that this is grounds to expel you from the Academy."
Knowing better than to say anything, Domovoi nodded and kept his head down. Madame Ko got up from her desk, circling around to the bookcase and grabbing a thick book on the shelf. "You're lucky no one got hurt, Domovoi Butler. Otherwise, I wouldn't have a choice in my decision."
Domovoi looked up at that. Suddenly, his whole life going down the drain didn't seem like it was happening anymore. "So, you aren't going to expel me?" He asked quietly
She sighed, sitting back down and leaning back. "No." She answered. "But only because of you family history. However…" She leaned back towards him. "But yo are on a thin line. Consider this probation, and I will be pairing you with someone to help along your studies and keep you straight on your path." She nodded to the door and turned back to her computer, not saying another word.
Domovoi nodded understandingly and left quickly, going to pack his bag for his charge training.
So...What did you think? Feel free to make me cry.
(And yes, the so at the beginning of every paragraph in the AN was intentional. Some more shit content. This one repetitive shit content.)
I am not happy with how this chapter turned out, but it's literally the best I can do with the energy I have.