Humming a cheery tune, I skip and dance around my new companion while walking home. Happily ignoring his glaring and inaudible grumbling.
"So whe'r is this house of yours's sensei?" Vinnie sneers my way spitting out the word sensei like a curse but I just smile cheerily back at him to piss him off which works just a little too easily.
We will need to work on that later when the tor-*ahem* I mean tutoring begins.
I became this little pocket full of sunshine's mentor! My deal was I will train him to be the best of the best in his field of work being a thief along with many other trades and even hand to hand combat and to become a skilled dagger and gun user as well as give him free room and board and all I will ask form him in return is to work for me for however long I want to keep him around for free!
Basically, I made him my slave with no actual choice in the matter lest I either kill and or send him to the knights but those are just minor inconvenient little details.
"Annnnd here we are! Welcome to my humble little abode my thieving protégé" I gesture grandly with a flourish bowing with my hands out stretched wide. Vinnie just scoffs and sneers but walks in without prompting when I unlock the door.
Rude little shit, isn't he? Then again, I would be to if I was forced to do anything I didn't want…. Though I'm a little shit most of the time anyway with my games so I can't complain, now can I? still…. I suppose I could beat it out of him when I begin his tor- I mean tutoring! After all a thief with no manors won't be able to infiltrate, steal and get away without knowing how to act!
I very much doubt that kid will ever be a true ray of sunshine in personality and attitude but one can always hope, can't they?
Then again he's so much more fun to play with as he is now so maybe I shouldn't be too hard on him in his acting and 'gentlemen lessons' that I also had to endure in my childhood in this life.
Skipping in I throw my bag onto my black couch and make my way to the kitchen to see what stuff I have, too make food for young Vinnie, being sure to keep a close eye on him out of the corner of my eye to make sure he both doesn't escape or get into something he shouldn't.
Frowning at only finding a few cans of food and other nonperishable snacks I decide it's about time I went shopping again.
"So whe'r my room pose ta be" Vinnie grumbles out after looking around.
"Mn? Oh, down the hall next to the stairs first door on your left! Now I need to go grocery shopping so we can get you the necessities and the stuff you'll need for your training to fill your room with since it is dreadfully empty right now! Being just a bed a night stand and a closet and all…." I state and before he can even think to protest grab my bag and his arm and drag him outside while ignoring his shouting and cursing.
He'll get over it soon enough, for now though we've got some serious shopping to do!
"So, exactly why am I the one carrin all the goods!?" Vinnie shouts complaining, carrying all the many, many shopping bags we -or rather I- brought today being weighed down and struggling with all the weight.
"Well first its carrying not carrin and secondly your carrying all the bags as a part of your training! To starve of any complaints and doubts that I just wish to order you around you must first understand that your occupation isn't all about speed and stealth! You must have reasonable strength, agility and most of all stamina to succeed, those five points are key elements to a lot of the skills I am going to teach and train you in so you better get used to it!" I exclaim cheerily and with a touch of doom to his irritated blank face.
Though I won't worry yet about is intelligence or level of comprehension since the gleam in his eyes shows he understands at least a little of what I'm saying and hinting at.
Either way whatever he thinks or expects with this tor- ahem! Training won't have anything on the real deal.
This is going to be so much fun!
I chuckle madly to myself ignoring his freaked out and very wary expression to my bout of insanity.
"I know ya just want ta order me round…." Vinnie mumbles quietly to himself which I again ignore to instead jog ahead while calling back over my shoulder for him to hurry up.
"Hurry up Vinnie! There's cold meat and ice cream in those bags and if you're not at home in 5 minutes you can expect a hundred laps around the city instead of 50 tomorrow!" I sing-song before disappearing with a Soru chuckling quiet sadistically to myself at the shocked worried and panicked scream that follows.
"WADDA YA MEAN 100 LAPS?! BAKA SENSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEI!"
Humming I merrily skip my way down the street without a care in the world while making my way down to the guild with Vinnie trailing very slowly behind me and gasping like he's run a hundred miles, with 15 pound weights on each arm, leg and around his torso hidden by body warmers like what Guy and Lee use in Naruto, only in a black colour instead of that ghastly neon orange.
"Come on Vinnie I've seen old lady's that can carry and handle way more then you! it's only weights! Now hurry up I would like to get to the guild sometime this morning!" I call back annoyed at his slowness.
Turning red in anger and humiliation Vinnie screams back at me with spittle flying.
"YA AIN'T DA ONE WHO JUS' RAN A HUNDRED LAPS ROUND BLOODY ASS MAGNOLIA WEARING 75 POUNDS WORTH OF WEIGHT!"
Looking at him blankly I sigh and shake my head in mock disappointment making a vein pop on his forehead "Vinnie oh Vinnie if you can't even handle something that easy and simple than it's a true wonder how you've managed to live on the streets all this time alone! but don't worry! Sensei here will be sure to teach and train you in all you need to survive and become the best of the best at your chosen occupation no matter how untalented you are!" I placate soothingly with my words and tone chock full of mock sincerity and a condescending pat on the head before skipping ahead again.
It's quite for a few fleeting moments as Vinnie processes what I just said before he erupts in an explosion of anger.
"WHO YA CALLING UNTALENTED?!" he shouts much to my amusement "OOIII DON IGNORE ME! SENSEI!" he continues whining and complaining with plenty of curses thrown in which I happily ignore before we reach the guild and I shut him up curtesy of my fist hitting his head.
Crumpling to the ground in an undignified heap much to my ever-increasing amusement I wait patiently for him to stop moaning before speaking up.
"What was tha' for!?" he screams out, ignoring him with expert ease I gesture to the guild doors.
"This Vinnie is Fairy Tail or FT for short! This is my and therefore now your magic guild after we get you your guild mark" I inform him expectantly which much to my slight disappointment only earns an unimpressed blank face.
"A magic guild?"
"Yep"
"You want me to join a MAGIC guild?"
"That's correct"
"Yep! k theirs just one problem with tha' Sensei"
"Oh? and what's that?"
"I DON GOT NO FUCKING MAGIC!"
Staring at him blankly I give another exaggerated mock sigh and shake of the head positively amused at his irritated and angered disposition.
"Oh, my poor idiotic bumbling protégé! just because you don't have magic coursing through your veins does not mean you cannot use magic! our world is blessed with so many wonders such as magic weapons and tools! Even if it were not you still could be allowed to join a magic guild such as this if you have skill's and talent! As untalented as you are Sensei has promised to train you up to be great! So, train you I shall so you may be able to proudly stand in the future with those more naturally talented and skilled then you!" I exclaim dramatically with put upon determination.
Snickering inwardly at the gob smacked expression of Vinnie, I quickly grab his forearm and make my way inside before he can get his wits about him and protest. Making my way towards the counter with Mirajain I flag her over while slinging Vinnie onto the stool next to mine unceremoniously ignoring the loud gasp and groan of pain.
"Morning Aki! welcome back! So how did your mission go?" Mirajain asks pleasantly with a slight glance of curiosity towards the scowling and unintelligibly grumbling Vinnie.
"It went exceptionally good Mira! Thank you for asking, now to starve of your next question this here next to me is Vinnie Mac, he literally begged me to train him after seeing me in town after hearing all the rumours about me…" I say happily when she passes me my much-loved vanilla milkshake while pointedly ignoring the disbelieving snort from my companion while I continue speaking. "So, after much begging I decided to take him on as my pupil! Now while he doesn't have any magic to speak of I decided it wasn't much of a hardship since we have all kinds of magic weapons out there! So, in preparation for his future training I decided he could join Fairy Tail! what do you think Mira? Can he even with no magic training yet?" I question with a cute tilt of the head.
Giving a fond smile my way she immediately replies in the positive. "Of course, Aki! everyone's welcome to join Fairy Tail even those without magic!" Mira says happily while grabbing the guild stamp from behind the counter while turning to face Vinnie who is scowling for all he is worth.
Giving him a sharp pointed stare that looks innocent to everyone else I give him a plain warning, 'play along and be nice or see what happens' it says in glaring clarity. Giving a strained almost imperceptible gulp of the throat Vinnie forcefully lessons his scowl though still manages to glare heatedly at me.
Inwardly smirking I pointedly turn back to my drink while keeping half an ear on their conversation.
"So, Where and what colour would you like your guild mark Vinnie?" Mirajain questions.
"…Dark brown and on ma right palm" Vinnie grumbles out while taking off his thief gloves he always wears.
Well at least he's practical and his intelligence and common sense seems exceptionally high which is great traits to have for his chosen occupation, brown will blend into his natural skin colour and if someone manages to catch him without his gloves while on a heist or in a subterfuge and stealth mission then they can assume it's just a birthmark or he got burnt, that is of course if they don't get a good long hard look that is.
Training him seems to be quickly becoming one of my more better decisions already, this game truly will be an interesting one, won't it?
"There all done! Welcome to the guild Vinnie!" Mira welcomes in a motherly tone which she has quickly been adopting lately.
"Thank you, Mira! Now if you'll excuse us it's time I show and explain to Vinnie the kind of jobs he'll need to be taking for his training later" I state while jumping off my stool while grabbing the back of Vinnies vest much to his protest.
"Alright talk to you later Aki! Vinnie!" Mira says before walking off to do her waitress duties.
While dragging Vinnie to the job board I take a sip of my drink while glancing around the guild in a quick check of who's here along with keeping an ear on the conversations going on. Inwardly frowning at not spotting Natsu or Happy or hearing anything of note to do with the blood fox I shrug it off, it has only been a few days and I'm sure with the mess I made the magic knights would be questioning them heavily, that and when I played my game the boss wasn't there, so for all I know he or she could have come back while they were there, saw the carnage and decided to attack.
Though I suppose it doesn't matter really, they'll show up sooner or later! For now, though I need to explain to Vinnie all the types of missions he'll be doing and needs to do for his training.
I may have forced him into it but I was and am serious about training him to be the best he can be in both his chosen occupation and whatever else he shows talent in.
I only play games like this with those with lots of potential after all!
Bringing the death communication mirror forth from its carefully hidden hiding place. After being safely secluded within my room at midnight after a long day with Vinnie I stare down at it intently, truly wondering if speaking with Lucy or even Layla for that matter is truly worth it. From the information, I got from Vinnie -who admittedly didn't know much- told from his knowledge that it just allowed someone to talk to a lost one for a period of five days each year.
Even for such a short time I know that couldn't be all it did though the consequences I know not of. It's utterly frustrating but not something I can't eventually find out for myself it's just…. well if the consequences leave lasting damaging effects on the souls of the departed then…. Shaking my head off of such uncharacteristic thoughts I instead do what is in character for me.
So, long as it doesn't affect me or my living toys just roll with it and have fun!
Placing my palm against the cool almost like ice cold glass of the mirror I say the name of the one I wish to bring forth.
It's about time I get rid of this pesky little emotion for lost possibilities!
For better or worst.
"Lucy Heartfillia"
Word Count: 2445
This chapter was hard to write! Didn't know what I wanted to do with Vinnie but needing to bring in the mirror for the story and plotline *X*
Either way he's now going to be a frequent reoccurring character in the story! as much as I can bring him in without distorting the original plot I had going anyway!