The group stumbled out and into Arthur's home in England. "Okay, so are we taking a car or something?" Lovino asked as they moved about. They all snorted at the comment except Kiku and Matthieu. "What's so funny?" He said with a frown. "Lovino, if we took a car it would take us forever," Arthur said. "Then how are we supposed to get there?" Lovino asked. "Like. This." Arthur pulled out his wand and ran his hand over it, transforming it into a broom. "A broom. Wait, are we going to fly?" Lovino asked amazed. "Duh," Allistor said crossing his arms. "I didn't ask you!" Lovino snapped as Allistor laughed at him.
"Okay you two, help me with this spell," Arthur said. The main trio circled the rest and began to chant something pointing their wands at the group. A magic circle appeared beneath them and glowed before disappearing. "There, that should keep us from sight," Arthur said before leading the group to his rooftop. "I can't believe we're going to fly. This is pretty amazing right?" Matthieu asked Kiku. "Yes, though I admit I am afraid of heights," Kiku replied nervously. "Nonsense, you'll be safe with me," Lukas said pulling out a card. He threw it in front of him and it transformed into a broom. He climbed onto it and let Kiku sit behind him. He clutched his bag tightly where he held his small cat.
"How is this going to work? The brooms are only big enough for two people and there's seven of us," Matthieu asked as he sat behind Arthur on the broom. He had on a backpack with his bear stuffed inside. "Ahahaha. Now this is where I show off," Vlad said pulling out his book. "What is your broom bigger?" Lovino asked. Vladimir smirked and flipped through the pages before stopping on one. He bit his thumb and rubbed the blood across the page and it formed a magic circle. "Come on, Nephele." He said excitedly. Lovino clutched Romano tightly in his arms as the page from the book began to form something. With a strong burst of wind Lovino looked back to see a large white dragon that looked to be made from clouds.
"What the hell is that thing?" Lovino asked staring at it in horror. Vlad happily pet it and spoke to it in Romanian. "It's a dragon," he said before climbing on. He held out his hand for Lovino who shook his head in refusal. "Lovino, come on," Vlad said with a smile. "No way," Lovino snapped. Vlad held his hand out further. "It's okay, Lovino. She won't hurt you," he said and Lovino nearly ran away when the dragon turned to look at him with soft blue eyes. "No, I don't want too," he said gaining a frown from Vlad.
"Why not?" He asked. "Come on, you Italians drive faster than this thing and you're scared to ride it?" Allistor asked. "That's different. I'm in control in a car, this thing could eat me alive!" Lovino yelled pointing to the dragon. "Now you're just stereotyping," Allistor said with a frown. "You just stereotyped Italians, you hypocritical bastard!" Lovino yelled. Allistor groaned and lifted him from the back of the shirt easily. Everyone's eyes widened slightly from his obvious strength as he held Lovino like a rag doll so they were face to face. "You want to act like that?" Allistor asked. Lovino stared in horror at his dark green eyes and clutched Romano tighter. "Since you want to be difficult," Allistor said walking towards Vladimir. "You can sit right up front," he said putting Lovino right in front of Vlad.
Lovino's eyes widened in fear while Allistor climbed onto the dragon behind Vlad and got comfortable. "It's okay, Lovino. Just hold on, I won't let you fall," Vlad said softly putting hands on either side of him. "Let's go!" Arthur said before kicking off the roof. Matthieu gripped the broom from the sudden scare and smiled as Arthur went straight up into the air. Kiku wrapped his arm around Lukas and held Sakura closely as he went up more gently. "Are you okay, Kiku?". He asked as they went up. "Yes, if I don't look down," Kiku said holding tightly.
Matthieu saw Kiku and Lukas up and smiled before waving at Kiku. He looked back down excitedly at the large dragon waiting for it to fly. The white dragon crouched down and spread it wings and Lovino flinched. "Just relax," Vlad whispered near his ear before he felt the dragon move up slowly. "Take it slow, Nephele," Vlad told the dragon. Lovino leaned foward and clutched Romano with one arm and held onto the soft dragon neck with the other as he shut his eyes tightly. He felt himself moving up until he could hear Matthieu laughing. "Lovino!" He yelled and Lovino refused to open his eyes.
"Matthieu waved excitedly, laughing at Lovino's fright. He looked over and could see Lukas trying to get Kiku to touch a passing cloud. "Just reach," he said and Kiku hesitantly held out his hand. He smiled before laughing softly as he curled his fingers through the misty cloud. "You too, Lovino. Open your eyes," Vlad said. Lovino shook his head and Vlad laughed. "You're going to miss out," he said. "I don't care," he murmured. Vlad shrugged and motioned for the other two too start going.
"Okay, hold on because we aren't going slow," Arthur said. Matthieu held onto the broom with both hands and Arthur began to fly foward. "Hold on, Kuma!" He yelled as Arthur sped up. He smiled as the wind began to push his hair back and the view of the passing clouds was amazing. "Ready?" Lukas asked Kiku. He nodded and two began to move after Arthur. "It's not so bad, right?" He said. "Yes, I suppose it's rather beautiful," Kiku said as he enjoyed the view. "Let's go," Vlad said leaning forward slightly. The dragon flapped it's mist like wings before flying foward and catching up to the other two. Lovino whimpered slightly as they took off and refused to even move as they flew.
"Lovino, please look," Vlad said. Lovino shook his head again feeling like his heart was going to burst soon. Vlad gently wrapped his arms around his and lifted him into a sitting position with much struggle. "I'll hold you. Just open your eyes," Vlad said softly. Allistor watched them as he sucked on a lollipop as a distraction for not smoking. "If I open my eyes and die, I will kill you," Lovino said. Vlad laughed and held him tighter. "It's okay. See?" Lovino hesitantly opened his eyes and took in the view. "What do you think?" He asked as they continued to fly. "I-its amazing," he said. The clouds were now hiding the setting sun and were painted with soft pinks and oranges. The sky was turning from blue to a purple color with hints of pink and orange on the other end.
"Lovino!" He looked to see Matthieu smiling and waving at him. He slowly let go of the dragon and waved over to him. "Not so bad, right?" Lovino turned the other way and saw Lukas and Kiku flying right beside them on the broom. "No, I guess not," he said. Kiku smiled at him before Lukas shifted the broom down and went beneath them. Arthur moved closer to them and smirked. "You're scared and you're riding a dragon. I want to see you ride one of these then," Arthur said with a wide smirk. "I'm sure a broom isn't so bad," Lovino said scowling. "Oh yeah?" Allistor said. "Here, let me on," he told Arthur.
Arthur backed up and floated over the dragon before stepping onto it and climbing off. "Me too?" Matthieu asked. "If you're scared," Allistor said smiling. Matthieu shook his head and took off his backpack. "No way, eh. Here hold Kuma," he said giving the backpack to Arthur. Allistor climbed onto the broom as Arthur sat and kicked off. Lovino watched in horror as the two fell straight down. He couldn't see them anymore and was sure they were dead now.
He then heard a loud howl and the broom shot back up and all he saw was a mix of blonde and red hair flowing crazily. Allistor was doing spins and flips on the broom and he smiled as Matthieu held on tightly and was laughing loudly. "Faster!" He yelled and Allistor sped foward. "What the hell? Those bastards are crazy," Lovino said staring at them in shock. "Want to try?" Vlad asked and Lovino quickly rejected him. "You know, there's a magic school here in England. They have a game called Quidditch and you have to chase balls around on broomsticks," Arthur said. "Oh! In Romania we had something like that," Vlad said. "Except we rode dragons and had to go through obsticles." "What the hell kind of crazy school is that?" Lovino asked horrified. "Who are you?" Arthur looked down to see the bear staring at him. "I'm Arthur." The bear only tilted his head. "I'm hungry," it said. Arthur opened the bag before finding a few cookies and giving them to the bear.
"Vlad, we have to speed up," Lukas said. "Alright." He held Lovino closer and put an arm down to hold onto the dragon. "If you get tired, we'll switch." Arthur said and Lukas nodded before moving forward with Kiku holding on. Lovino blushed when he realized how close he and Vladimir were before he felt his heart drop again. The dragon sped up and the wind was blowing harshly against his face. He shut his eyes and felt Vlad leaning lower onto him. "It's better to keep low," he said. Lovino opened an eye and looked back. He could faintly see Arthur leaning slightly and hugging the bear as his hair blew widely. He then turned and saw Vlad's face extremely close to his, hair flowing back and his red eyes looked concentrated. He flushed red again and looked down before seeing Allistor and Matthieu. Matthieu was clinging to him still laughing and Allistor had the biggest grin he had ever seen on him.
...
By the time they landed, Arthur and Kiku were on one broom and Lukas was sitting on the dragon. Lovino was falling asleep in Vlad's arms. "We're here," Vlad said, fully waking Lovino. He looked around as the rest mounted off the dragon. It was a small simple house with greenery surrounding it for a long way. "Here," Vlad said holding out his hand to help Lovino down. He let Romano jump down from his arms and took his hand, sliding off the dragon. As he got off he watched it burst into mist while Allistor opened the door. "How did you like flying?" Arthur asked them. "I enjoyed it," Kiku said. "It was alright," Lovino said crossing his arms. "Mattie?" "I loved it. Can we do it again sometime?" He asked excitedly. "Well I plan on teaching you this weekend," Arthur told them. Matthieu looked beyond excited and Allistor couldn't help but find it cute. However the blonde was crazy when it came to flying. He felt like he was going to vomit from all the spins but Matthieu was laughing the whole time.
He opened the door and let them in. "This is your home?" Lovino asked taking the place in. It was plain and messy. "Aye. Don't mess it up," Allistor said going towards the small bar in the corner. "Mess it up. You messed it up yourself," Arthur said taking in the area. "If it bothers you so much, then clean it," Allistor said shrugging. Kiku, Matthieu and Arthur were quick to start cleaning. Using magic, they managed to clean rather quickly while Vlad enchanted their room to be bigger. They all sat setting up their sleeping areas beside each other before a loud rumbling made them look at Lukas. "I'm hungry."
"I am too. Maybe we should eat before bed," Vlad said. They all stood and went into the kitchen to prepare food. "Don't you have any ingredients?" Lovino asked as he looked through ever cupboard. "I don't come here often so no," Allistor said as he sat with a cigarette in hand. "What do we eat then?" Matthieu asked. "I brought some snacks we can have," Kiku said. They all followed him into the room where he took out varies treats. Matthieu also took out a few boxes of cookies and everyone stared at him. "Why did you bring so many?" Lovino asked looking through the different boxes. "I really like sweets," he said taking a box and opening them.
"I brought some pasta and tomato sauce," Lovino said pulling out the various boxes of pasta and jars of tomato sauce. "Pasta..." "You idiot! We could have eaten this instead of sugar!" Arthur yelled. "Oi! Don't yell at me, I forgot. Besides this was originally Romano's food," Lovino said with a scowl. "You feed your dog pasta?" Kiku asked worried. "Si, he only eats real cuisine," Lovino said hugging Romano closely. "Well let's make it then," Vlad said taking a jar. "What brand is this?" He asked. "Brand? PSH, I don't buy no sauce. I make my own with my own grown tomatoes. That's the Italian way, bastard," Lovino said taking the jar. He stood and was followed into the kitchen. "Where's your cooking stuff?" Lovino asked crossing his arms. Allistor looked up from the couch and shrugged.
He sighed and searched before finding the pot in the fridge. "What the.. who stores this in the fridge?" He asked as the rest shrugged. He began to cook as everyone watched him and talked. "Do you need help?" Kiku asked. "Uhm. Si, go set up the table," Lovino said as he stirred the tomato sauce. Kiku looked around and went back to Lovino. "There's no table," he said. "Huh?!" Lovino turned and looked around before noticing there really was no dinner table. He furrowed his brows before spotting a coffee table in front of the couch. "Oi, bastard!" He yelled. They all turned to look at him. "No, that one! The red head," he said crossing his arms. Allistor slowly turned to look at him and puffed out the smoke. "What?" "Clear that area. We need to use that table," he said scowling. "And if I say no?" "Then you don't eat." Allistor pondered for a moment before standing. He kicked the couch over to the side and pulled the table to the center before going to lay back down on the couch.
Kiku carried plates over while Matthieu placed cups down. Vlad helped Lovino put the pasta onto serving plates while Arthur and Lukas weren't allowed near the kitchen. They all sat down on the floor as Lovino served them all food. "Come eat, bastard," Lovino told Allistor. He stood and took the plate and was about to walk away. "Oh no. You better sit down on the table," Lovino said with a scowl. "What?" He asked looking at him. "You're joking." "No. It's Italian custom to sit together. Sit your ass down," he said. Allistor sighed and sat between Matthieu and Lukas with a sigh.
He felt awkward as he was the tallest one there. He had to hunch awkwardly just to eat and he was still looking down at everyone. "Here." He turned to see Lovino handing him a glass with wine. "Wine? I'll have scotch," he said looking away. Lovino shook his head and gulped the entire thing down before slamming it down angrily. "Dinner is delicious," Vlad said hoping to lighten the mood. "Yes, as usual your cooking is great," Kiku said. Lovino sighed and continued to eat. "Romano stop being messy," Lovino said glancing at the wolf. He had pasta hanging off his nose and sauce covering his face. They are silently before Lukas and Allistor were put to wash dishes.
"This is ridiculous. Why the fuck am I housing a bunch of brats," Allistor said frowning. "Well, because you wanted to see Matthieu," Lukas said. Allistor turned to look at him and smirked. "Aye. I suppose you're right, how do you know?" He asked. Lukas shrugged. "You give off strong senses when you're next to him," he said. "I noticed it at dinner. You kept looking at him and making subtle contact with him," Lukas said. Allistor gave an impressed look. "Huh. Guess you're not so useless," he said. "I suppose not. Here, why don't we do this?" He said pulling out his wand. He flicked it towards the dirty dishes and they all began to wash on their own. "Why didn't you do that in the first place?" Allistor asked. "I forget I have magic," he said before walking away. He went into the room and got changed to go to bed.
He looked around and saw Lovino and Matthieu setting up to sleep side by side. Arthur and Vlad were arguing about who got the spot near the door while Kiku went to the corner. "Kiku, let's sleep together," he said going up to him. "Oh, sure." Kiku slid his sleeping bag over. He set up his sleeping bag in the corner and placed multiple pillows down before getting a large blanket and covering himself. The lights shut off and he could hear Arthur hissing something to Vlad before a thud was heard and Vladimir whining. He chose to ignore it and went to sleep.
...
Kiku woke up the next morning and was met with the sight of Lukas still asleep in a fort made of pillows and a blanket. He looked around and saw the Matthieu curled up around his bear while Lovino layed cuddling his own pet. He turned and saw Vladimir asleep, mouth open and blanket half off with a hand over Arthur's face. Arthur was sleeping normally other than an irritated look on his face due to the hand.
He pulled the blanket off only to see Sakura curled by his feet. She was a lot bigger now and her entire face was freckles with pink spots. Her paws were also freckled now and the tip of her tail was entirely pink and so were her ears. She had yet to grow out her second tail but she was looking much better than before. He stood and made his way to bathroom before going into the kitchen to get water. With nothing better to do, he changed and stepped outside to enjoy the view.
There was a large field of just long green grass before it went into a small forest. It was quiet and secluded, perfect for magic training for sure. "There you are." He turned to see Arthur stepping outside with him. "Ah, I'm sorry. I woke up early and decided to look around," Kiku said. "No that's okay. Allistor is making breakfast now. Everyone will be up soon," Arthur said as Kiku walked towards him. "Oh and about today's training. I'd like to apologize in advance, we're going to test you guys first," Arthur said. "Test us?" "Yes. We want to see how you will do under hard circumstances. It will help us get to know more about you so I apologize if it goes too far," Arthur said. Kiku nodded curious as to what kind of test they will be given.
"Let's go eat," he said walking in. Kiku walked in and saw Vladimir sitting down with Romano by his feet as he read a book. A bit scent hit him and he looked at Allistor who was cooking away in the kitchen. "Uhm. Good morning, Vladimir," he said sitting beside him. He looked up and smiled. "Good morning. Are you for today's training?" He asked with a smile. "Yes. I'm very excited," Kiku said. "I'm going to wake up the others," Arthur said leaving.
...
"Wake up, Lukas. There's coffee ready for you," Arthur said pulling the blanket off of Lukas. He watched as Lukas woke up and tiredly stood. He knew better than to talk to Lukas before he had his coffee and let him trudge away before going up to the other two. "Hey, wake up. Lovino get up, breakfast is ready," Arthur said shaking him. Lovino groaned and sat up before looking at Arthur annoyed. "Che cosa?" Arthur sighed and reached for Matthieu before Lovino grabbed his arm. "Please don't wake him up," Lovino begged.
"What are you talking about?" "Mattie isn't a morning person. Please do not wake him up," he groaned. "Well, he has to get up. We have to start early," Arthur said before tapping him. "Matthieu wake up." Lovino flinched as Matthieu shifted and quickly got up. "Fine, you deal with it," he said before leaving. "Matthieu, you have to get ready," Arthur said tapping him again. Matthieu sat up slowly and looked at Arthur with a tired glare and Arthur flinched. He looked terrifying, maybe even worse than Lukas. He stood up and walked out leaving Arthur alone. He walked out to see Lovino hiding from Matthieu as they all sat down with a cup of coffee. "Ah, morning Mattie," Vlad said. Matthieu stopped walking and turned to him slowly and Vlad noticable jumped, spilling some coffee before looking down.
"Here, eat up." Allistor began to set plates down and everyone looked at it in horror. "What is this?" Lovino asked. "Breakfast. Now shut up and eat," Allistor said as he and Arthur ate normally. "They all stabbed at their food. "There is no way this is edible. It's just burnt grease," Lovino whispered to Kiku. "Yes, but one mustn't be rude," Kiku replied before taking a bite. He turned noticably green and Lovino almost felt like crying. Allistor would surely kill them if they didn't eat, but if they are they would die. "What. Don't like it?" Allistor asked looking at Matthieu who sat not moving. Everyone gulped as Matthieu looked up at Allistor.
He had large bags under his eyes and gave off an intimidating aura as he glared at him. "Are you fucking kidding me?" He said softly. Allistor had an uncomfortable look on his face as Matthieu continued to stare. "I'll just have coffee," Matthieu said pushing his plate away and standing up. He left and got coffee as the others watched. "I think I will too," Lovino said pushing his plate away. "I need a refill," Vlad said standing. Kiku looked ready to vomit as he looked at the plate and Lovino pulled him after him so he wouldn't die.
Lukas looked similar to Matthieu so they didn't want to mess with him. The four stood in the kitchen silently with their coffee watching as Matthieu began to relax. "Coffee is my only friend," he said as he took a long sip. "Well screw you too, bastard," Lovino muttered. "Oh and maple," he said with a smile. "Of course." The others looked at Matthieu shocked as his entire mood changed from awoken demon that not even Vlad could take, to sweet angel from heaven. "You're so weird," Arthur told him as he made a real breakfast of Pancakes.
"Hold on," he said pulling his wand out. "Uhm. Maple... What was that spell?" He pondered before shrugging and standing up. "Whatever I'll get it myself." He left and came back with a large jug of maple syrup. "Why am I not surprised?" Lovino said looking at him. Lukas still seemed to be in a bad mood though as he ate his pancakes. Allistor was eating yet again out of Arthur's plate. "Will you stop?" Arthur asked irritatedly. "No. This is good," he said taking another piece. "Then you should have gotten some before Matthieu took them all," Arthur snapped. They turned to see Matthieu with a large pile of pancakes as he poured maple syrup onto them.
"Not a morning person, eh?" Allistor asked. Matthieu looked up with his mouth full and syrup dripping down his chin and Allistor smiled softly at him. "Uh, no." Matthieu replied muffled by the food before getting smacked by Arthur. "Don't speak with your mouth full!" He yelled. "Don't hit him," Vlad said. "Why not? We're the only ones he smacks around, I want to see someone else hit for once," Lovino said eating his food. "That's because you two are... Yourselves," Arthur said pointing at them with his fork. It dripped maple syrup onto the table and was smacked by Allistor. "Believe it or not, dad left this table. Don't fuck it up," Allistor said. "I'm going to change," Lukas said standing. They turned to see his plate empty and they were sure he went through four cups of coffee.
...
Lukas sighed as he pulled out his clothes for the day. He decided to wear just a simple black v-neck and jeans. He changed and was standing by the mirror when Lovino came in. He watched from the mirror as he went through his clothes pulling out multiple items and holding them each up. "It doesn't matter what you wear. Vlad is going to give you something for training soon," Lukas said. Lovino looked up in horror and shook his head. "God I hope it's not something weird," he murmured. He watched as Lukas put the clip in his hair and checked his face before turning. "You look better," Lovino said as he took his pants off. "I don't like being woken up," he said as Lovino pulled on simple black pants and a white shirt.
"Noone does. God I don't try and I still dress better than Vlad," Lovino said checking himself out. He turned to see Matthieu coming in dressed in jeans and a red hoodie. Vlad followed in just jeans and a white shirt. "Let's go you two," he said before leading them out. They followed and found Arthur dressed rather stylishly while Kiku was dressed in his casual clothes and a scarf. "Okay, we prepared an area for you guys. I'll give you a bit to get ready first," Arthur said.
...
"Okay, I wasn't going to do this, but I thought this was more important for what you're about to do," Arthur said standing next to Allistor on a field. They turned to see the far off targets and Allistor holding a large bow. "We are going to learn what weapon you're best with," he said. "There are alot of choices but I have only a few right now. First one and the most popular is Archery." He picked up his own bow and the two brothers turned before shooting an arrow and hitting the targets. They clapped and he pulled gestured for the three to come.
They each took a bow and stood with their partners as they taught them how to hold the bow. After much struggle with Matthieu, Arthur watched an arrow shoot past him and hit the target. He turned to Kiku impressed before seeing Lukas was the one shooting before giving the bow. He struggled to pull the string back before shooting and it went off to the side. Arthur stepped away and let Matthieu try on his own. He pulled back and the string ripped, hitting him in face. He hissed in pain and dropped the bow before they all approached him.
"I'm alright. Just a small cut," he said looking at his bloody hand. "Or not." Kiku went foward and crouched beside him. "Here, I've got this," he said reaching into his pocket. He took out a small vial with a clear liquid and spilled some onto a towel. He began to clean his wound and it quickly closed. "What is that?" Lovino asked as he poked Matthieu's cheek. "Ah, it's a gift," he said smiling at Lukas. "Okay well let's try again," Arthur said. "Here, you pulled too hard," Allistor said giving him a new bow.
Matthieu got into the position he was taught and pulled the string back. He let it go and it shot a few feet and stuck on the floor. "Well, I'm not so good at it," he said with a pout. He turned and watched as Lovino fumbled with the bow, struggling just to pull the string back. "No, Lovino you have to hold it this way," Vlad said taking his hands and instructing him. "This is stupid. I hate archery," Lovino said with a frown. "It's okay, I'll help you," Vlad said. He put his hand over Lovino's and helped him pull the string back. They two let go and the arrow only fell to the floor in front of them. They stared at it before Vlad chuckled nervously. "Yeah, I'm not so good with archery," he said as Lovino groaned.
"Okay well it seems noone got it," Arthur said as Lovino pouted. "It's okay, there's still more," he said while Allistor went to sit and watch. "Okay, next is swordsmanship," he said. Vlad stood and pulled out a long curved sword. "And the use of other weapons such as an axe, spear or a halberd." Lukas went up to him with a large axe and got into position. "He's going to kill him!" Lovino said looking as Lukas swung the giant axe easily. "Don't doubt me!" Vlad yelled waving at him. Luka charged at him and swung the giant axe and Kiku covered his eyes not wanting to witness a murder.
The sound of metal clanking made him look up and he saw Vlad blocking the axe with the large sword. The two spared before Vlad was knocked back and had the axe stabbed next to his head. "You're dead," Lukas said pulling the axe out. Vlad stood up with a pout. "Well, this isn't my cup of tea," he said shrugging. The others went up to the laid out weapons and picked one. "This one might be good for you," Lukas said pointing to a long thin black sword. Kiku picked it up and swung it finding it really light.
"Here, try this one." Arthur gave Matthieu a halberd and he looked at it impressed. "Lovino get the axe!" Vlad said. "Huh? I can't carry that!" He said picking up a sword instead. They continued to spar against each other and while Kiku seemed to get the hang of it, Matthieu and Lovino were rather sloppy. "This is hard," Lovino said frowning. "Don't you have guns? This isn't the middle ages anymore," Lovino said with a pout. "Guns? Is that what you're good at?" Vlad asked. He thought as Lovino nodded.
"This isn't my thing," Matthieu said tiredly. "Maybe I'm just not good in combat." Arthur frowned. "That's okay, not everyone is." He watched as Vlad went up to Allistor and began to talk to him. He watched as Allistor went inside before coming out and giving a box to Vladimir. Lukas and Kiku were still going at it pretty well and Matthieu looked done already with trying.
"Here. Try it out," Vlad said giving the box to him. "I don't have targets," Lovino said. "Here," Allistor said showing him a map. "Where exactly are you from?" He asked. Lovino pointed to Italy, around where Rome is. "Okay. Shoot this area from right there," Allistor said pointing to a certain spot. Lovino went to go stand as Allistor taped the map to a pole. He moved over and Lovino took the pistol into his hand. The loud gunshot made everyone look over to him before Allistor and Vlad went to look at the map.
They ripped the map off and stared in shock. "Uhm, where did you say you were from?" "Rome!" Lovino yelled from his spot. Sure enough, Rome was shot clean off from the map. "You're an amazing shot," Vlad said walking over to him. "Yeah. My nono was in the Mafia, I had to learn how to shoot," Lovino said shrugging. Matthieu sighed. "Everyone is good at something except me," he said with a pout. "That's okay, Lovino can't even use a gun for this. Atleast not a real one," he said looking at Lovino. "Then what am I supposed to use?" He asked. "Here." Vlad took a sword and ran his hand over it. He watched as it transformed into a long metal pole before another piece formed, making a cross. "That's pretty cool," he said taking it. "Just take a sword to be safe," Arthur said giving Matthieu a sword. Matthieu sighed and took it before they began to get ready for their real training.
...
"Inhale. And exhale." Lukas was helping Kiku stretch and lightly pressed on his back as he leaned foward to touch his feet. "You'll do great, I have faith in you two," Lukas said supportively. "Thank you. I'll do my best," Kiku said as Sakura sat beside him.
"You're really flexible," Vlad said as Lovino did his own stretches trying to avoid a jumping Romano. Vlad watched as he did ballet poses and took calm breathes. "Believe it or not, Feli told nono we wanted to be in ballet when we were younger. Of course I didn't want to be in it but was forced to join. I stayed in it until middle school but still stretch. It helps me relax," Lovino explained. "Now about my outfit." Vlad smiled. "Don't worry, it's easy to move in and cool," he said earning a groan from Lovino. "Just be happy you're not Matthieu right now," Vlad said. They turned to the two blondes.
"Come on, faster." Matthieu stopped mid sit up and stared at him. "Arthur you can't even do half as many as I've done," Matthieu said gaining a smack. "I'm helping you get ready, git. Now keep going," he said. Matthieu continued to do sit ups as Arthur stood by his legs. Kuma sat beside him eating cookies and Arthur frowned. "You two need to stop with the sweets," he said.
"Arthur, we're ready." They joined the other four and smiled at their partners. They waved their wands and they each changed outfits. Matthieu was wearing a green cloak and a simple thick fabric brown vest and loose white pants with long boots. "Thank god I don't have a bow and arrow. I'd look like Robin Hood," he joked with the sword in hand and Kuma standing beside him.
Kiku wore a dark green shirt with loose sleeves that went up to his elbows. He wore brown pants too but were held tightly by his ankles with green elf like shoes. "Is this an elf costume?" He asked and Lukas nodded. "It'll help. Trust me," he said and Kiku nodded. Sakura jumped onto his shoulder as he checked his pack to make sure he had everything.
Lovino was dressed in loose fitting dark green pants, Long brown boots and a brown leather strap on his waist with multiple pockets and items. He had bandages wrapped over his chest and over one of his shoulders before Vlad gave him a dark cloak. "Here." "What is this? Why no shirt?" He asked confused. "Don't worry, this cloak will keep you safe," Vlad said smiling. Romano jumped onto him and pushed him back from the excitement. He sighed before noticing Allistor talking to Matthieu.
"Here. Take this one instead," he said giving Matthieu another cloak. It was darker in color and had a blue pin to hold it from the neck area instead of a string. "Eh? Why, it's the same isn't it?" He asked. "No. Just take it," he said handing it to Matthieu. Matthieu took off the one he wore and put on Allistor's. He immediately felt this one slightly heavier and felt so much more secure. "What's this?" Allistor asked noticing him wearing a chained necklace. "Ah. It's the clover. I wear all the time, for good luck," he said showing him the clover he had given him. "Good. Keep it on," he said. "Thanks for the cloak," Matthieu said with a smile. "Aye, It was mine. It'll protect you. Good luck," he said before ruffling his hair and leaving.
...
"Okay. First let me apologize for anything that may happen in there," Arthur said as they all stood together. "This is going to be dangerous and it's going to feel like days while you're there. You should know that this test is to see how good you are with dealing in dangerous situations. You may think we're evil but this is the only true way to show someone's real side." Vladimir looked awfully serious and that was making Lovino nervous.
"We will do our best to get you if things go too far but know that we aren't promising anything." The trio were now beginning to grow uncomfortable. "You will use any kind of magic you have leaned and may hunt for food if you're desperate, (Matthieu)." "What?" "Anyways, everything is allowed including teamwork and betrayal. Please do your best stay safe though," Arthur said. The trio nodded and Arthur gave one final smile. "Okay, well we made bets so don't let us down!" Arthur said gaining annoyed looks from the trio.
"Okay. Good luck," he said shooting them with his wand. They disappeared from their spots and the magic trio exchanged looks. "I still think Lovino might die," Arthur said. "Don't talk down on my pupil! It makes me look bad," Vlad said. "Kiku has more experience and is actually skilled in his own area. With Sakura around he'll definitely end up winning this. Get ready to pay up," Lukas said looking at the others. The two knew he was right. As far as training went, Kiku was the most capable. But they weren't even sure what kind of magic Lovino and Matthieu were even skilled at.
"Hey." Arthur turned to look at Allistor. "You gave him your cloak didn't you?" "Aye. What of it?" Allistor lit a cigarette and sat back to watch as the trio made screens appear with their own student. "Nothing. You must really like him to give it to him," Arthur said sitting with them. "I just know you spare no mercy," Allistor said. "He was the only one without a magical item. What are you trying to do to him?" Allistor asked.
"You two gave them magical items?" Arthur asked the rest. "There were no rules against it. Everything is allowed after all," Vlad said shrugging. "That includes cheating," Lukas said watching the scene in front of him. "Who are you betting on?" Arthur asked Allistor. Allistor thought for a moment and pointed to the screen. "Him?" They all asked confused. He shrugged. "I'll put 50 on it."
...
A/N: So who do you think Allistor is voting for?
The magic trio set up a fake magical place for them which is going to have multiple magical creatures and normal ones.
The goal is to use magic to survive for what feels like a few days. The magic they use is going to be scored and tallied as well as their efforts and teamwork with each other and partners. There will be alot of dangerous situations but the goal is to get them scared enough to expose some hidden magic. This will help them get to know what they're working with exactly and helping them expand their skill on it. So far Kiku is the one who seems to be closer to his own kind of magic.
Arthur is also known to be more rough so he was going to send Matthieu without a magical item while Vlad and Lukas gave one to Lovino and Kiku. I'll show what the items are later
~ Thanks for reading! Also I've been thinking about making the chapters longer from now on.