Chapter 4: The Count Mansion
(Academy of magic-Dawn)
A new dawn had arise actually the sun was yet to come up, Sora was outside with Siesta who was sitting down on the grass with her hands outward and eyes closes taking deep breaths. It's been a couple days of practice in the early morning and she was getting better and better at it.
That's right Sora made sure to keep his promise to teach the dark haired girl how to do magic and he honored his word. He first had to show her how to find the light within her heart and then bring it out it took a week but she was able to do it.
She was confused at what he meant when he told her to, 'look for the light in her heart' it took some explaining first, he had her close her eyes and center herself, then Sora told her to look deep into the heart see if their was a bright warmth to see if anything was shining inside deep inside.
Again it took some time but she managed to find it, she was so happy when she had light glittering in her hands. Next was how to harness her own mana. Sora told her that mana is essentially a person's own energy or rather their own aura being channeled though the will of the user. Basically, Siesta before hand was learning how to take her own energy and control the shape and form of it.
First, Sora decided to teach her some non-elemental first then move on to the elements. Siesta agreed and was given lessons on how use spells like Reflect and Cure, Sora told her that Reflect creates a sphere of light that acts as a barrier with an offensive and defensive ability.
Siesta can understand defence of it but how is it good for attacking as well? Sora explained to her that reflect has a recoil effect that damages enemy's around, Sora gave a demonstration of the spell. He asked her to throw a rock a him as she did Sora raised his arm and channeled his energy and the rock hit the transparent dome.
The maid was amazed at that she thought the rock was going to hit him but instead it was the dome of light that was struck, Sora said they will be working on this for a while and he will teacher her healing magic. Siesta asked if that it was the same as the shield but Sora told her differently, he said that you are using your own mana onto a person that is injured or on yourself as well.
But like all magic you need to concentrate as well as have a clear focus other wise you'll have difficulties and magic wouldn't work the way you want it. With that said, Siesta started her training for the second week she learned reflect, the next of mastering cure which didn't take that long mostly five day's at most but they continued on untill she mastered them entirely.
"Remember just focus, concentrate, you already found you light now you just need to control it." The keyblade wielder said to the dark haired girl girl who was still sitting on the grass.
"Okay, like this?" She said still having her hands out and a small dome of light appeared.
"Yeah, just like that." He told her as she breath out letting the barrier disappear. "I got to say it cool how fast you pick up." Sora said.
"Well, I have to admit when you told me that you could teach me magic I though it was a joke." Siesta said with a smile, she still couldn't believe it she was actually doing magic.
Sora smiled at her. "I told you before magic, it's something anyone can do really. You just need to need to look for it. Now we can get work on elemental spells." He said with a little excitement in his voice, Sora held his hand out letting Siesta know that he was helping her off the ground. She took it with a faint blush remembering this is not the first time their hands touched.
"Really, I don't know if I'm ready for that?" Siesta said unsure.
"Come on, you already mastered this and cure your more then ready now watch' Fire." Sora said putting his arm straight out a small sized fire ball appeared and traveled, hitting the wall. "First: we're going to try to control the level of output." Sora said to the maid but she had a confused look on her face what did he mean 'output'?
He began reminding her that magic is especially your own energy projected, well he explained to her that you can regulate how much power you put into a spell. The fireball he shot out earlier only a portion of magic he summon another one, the same size as the previous one.
He began pouring his magic energy into the small ball of flames started to change size it grew slightly bigger then what it was before telling her that this was a mid level fireball and the spell was called fira. Sora, who still had his hand out focused even more power and the ball of fire grew even bigger the last two, this was a firaga a higher level spell.
The dark haired maid was starting to understand what output meant the more magic energy you use the stronger the spell. "Now I understand, so like this?" She said with her hand out and a fireball small sized appeared quickly growing in size.
"Wait not-!" Sora tried to stop her but was to late. The maid was quickly pouring too much magic energy and with Sora breaking her focus the small to medium ball of flames exploded.
"*Cough*. Are you alright?" Sora said coughing up smoke.
"*Cough Cough* I-I think so?" She said coughing as well although, their was the drift of wind and she felt chilly as the smoke started cleared Siesta saw Sora with owl eyes, his mouth slightly open and a blush on his face. She look down to see what he was looking at and saw the top of her uniform was gone, her breast were exposed.
Siesta immediately turned red a tomato and screamed covering her chest with her arms. Sora immediately turned his back "So-Sorry I didn't mean to stare!" He said keeping his back turned.
"N-No it's okay. Guess I used rushed and used to much huh." Siesta said feeling embarrassed "I can't believe this. I was so excited I wasn't paying attention." She thought to herself before feeling something over her head, she grab it and saw it was Sora's jacket.
"Here, I was going to tell you, you need to start slow. But you already understand what to do, a-anyway cover up with that." The keyblade wielder said now without his jacket wearing, "I um, I think we stop for right now, I got to wake up Louise." Sora said flustered.
"Um, alright, thank you and I'll make sure you get this back." Siesta said holding his short sleeved hoodie over her chest and with bright red rosie cheeks.
But before she walked away Sora told her the different about the other spells she can practice later. "Okay, I'll remember and I'll wash this later bye Sora." She told him as she was running back to her room.
Sora just stood in place of a second trying to forget seeing her chest, she wasn't as big a Kirche but they were big enough, good that the fireball get any bigger other wise she would have be completely...
No, no, do not even go that far he was a guardian of light, he thought about all the times Louise was just plain exposed right in front of him maybe it was because of that is why now he's having these thoughts, with a small blush he walk back to his master's room.
(Osmond office)
It was now morning and inside one of academy tower it that Osmond was in a conversation with somebody a man. He was wearing a long sleeved blue shirt, a red cloak with black pants, he also had a curvy mustache and eyebrows he look as if he had something important to say.
"And that how it is. So you should be cautious." The man with curly eyebrows said
"I see, thank you for your warning, but I don't think she'll come for the staff of destruction." The principle said leaving the man smirking and shaking his head.
"You'll be thinking differently when that weapon is stolen from you, you'll see first-hand what that woman is capable of." The man responded back as he had a piece of paper rolled up in his hand. "On another topic their is something that I want from this institution." He said showing the document to the headmaster who just sighed.
"I see, Count Mott, one of these days all this will come back to bite you."
"Haha we'll see about that." The person named Mott said with a prideful smile on his face as the old mage stamped his document taking his leave a closing the door. Yet as he was about to leave he was stopped by Osmond secretary who bowed infront of the aristocrat.
"I see you're looking beautiful as always, Miss Longueville." The count said looking at her eyes before drifting his focus to her large busom making her act flustered.
"Thank you count Mott. Your words are too kind." She said with a smile on her face making the man in front of her continue smiling.
"We should get dinner some time. I promise it will be a good night between you and me." The count said taking his leave making the green haired woman drop her smile and look disgust, no way she knows who the count really about the lecherous bastard is and she would never go out with that man.
Her train of thought was soon interrupted when she heard a voice, one that she immediately recognized.
"I see you hate Mr.Curly am I right." She turned around and saw it was Luxu stepping out of the same black portal that he appeared from some time ago.
"Luxu, what are you doing here?" She question, he hasn't shown himself for weeks so why now?
"Just seeing how you're handling my little gift. You have been working to handle them, right miss thief." He told her in a teasing manner making her put her finger to her mouth, indicating that he shouldn't say anymore after all someone could be listening does he have to be so casual.
"Yes I have. I must say these heartless are quite obedient." The secretary told him in a low voice.
"Good, I don't also need to tell you that they can be controlled by someone with a strong will. Just be sure not to overstep, or else they'll be the ones taking your heart." He explained
"I see. But here is one thing that don't get why?" She responded "Why are you helping me, what's in it for you?"
He sigh "I told you, I just want to see this world reaction when darkness falls upon it. Not to mention I just going keep watch over a few thing, like that kid for one." The ancient keyblade master said.
"Why are you so worried about some boy? I'll admit his sword skill are impressive but, he seem no older then fifteen so why are you afraid?" She question. Luxu at one time said to the criminal in disguise that the kid was dangerous but she never understand why as soon as Miss Longueville said that the ancient keyblade master gave a deviant smile with a small laugh.
"As if." He throw his catchphrase "You think I'm scared of him please. I'm not, Sora is an acting storm, once he moves everything you worked for comes falling apart, that kid has power that even high ranked nobles can't measure up to. But it's not the keyblade that makes him strong, but the connections to the people in his life old and new that makes him powerful."
He corrected the thief also telling her why the boy in red and black wasn't a person she should trifle with. "Really that's what makes him strong?" She asked with interest in voice his ties to people make him strong.
"Heh you don't know the half of it." He said looking to the side "Well I got to go theirs something I got to do later, just keep working on the heartless, oh and uh watch you back in there, chao little thief." He told her as he was just leaving though a dark portal disappearing from the green haired woman.
This man was mysterious just offering his services like this and asking for nothing was ominous to say the least. She may have been given new power, but she was still keeping her guard up around this man and what did mean by watch her back? She just ignored his message and proceeded to open the door.
"There you are Miss Longueville I was beginning to wonder where you were." Osmond spoke.
"Yes, sorry, I was I was stoped by lord Mott what a gentleman he was." She lied, leaving out the meeting she had with the one eyed man in black. "So what was he doing here." The woman said walking to her desk.
"His excellency was here with a message from the palace. Apparently there has been a series of theft's that been happening lately, the most valuable items have been stolen by a young female, she goes by the name Fouquet, the Crumbling Dirt." He explained to his secretary who was acting ignorant and oblivious telling him she's never heard of this Fouquet.
"Well the palace thinks that she'll come her." The principal said with the assistant asking why. "You see long before I hired you, we of this academy hold a powerful relic that was given to up from the higher up's The staff of destruction." Osmond spoke in detail about why the mage would come to this Institution leave a small smile on the thief face.
"Staff of destruction and a mage criminal named Fouquet, quite a dangerous combination." The green haired woman said placing books on the shelf.
The old man scuffed "They're being overly dramatic, we have a protection spell placed on that vault. Several mages tried to break in and not one ever succeeded." The principal said making the woman think how she was going to steal the staff, her train of thought was broken as she felt something move up her back causing her to moan.
She turned and saw the same fake hand that was on Osmond desk, he use it to caress he spine, she should have know he do this! "That sexual harassment!" She shouted and just throw the hand back at him knocking the old man down him groaning in pain with swirling eyes.
"Tsk, always doing this old man even when my back is turned." She thought to herself with and instantly remember what Luxu said was this what he told her to, 'watch her back' Was this what he meant if so how did he know?
(Siesta's room)
"Finished." The maid sigh "That was so embarrassing." After the whole mess early this morning Siesta rushed back to her room for a change of clothes. She couldn't get over how she exposed herself, actually Sora seeing her like that was even more humiliating but for some reason she didn't mind if it was him.
She picked up his jacket up off her bed and looked at it with a deep stare. It was strange from the couple of weeks learning magic, to him learning how to read the language as well the day they first met their was this feeling in her chest that would only get stronger when he was around here.
She never forgot his kindness helping her cater, or how amazing he was when he defeated Guiche and those time, she didn't know what this feeling was, but it was pleasant. As she continued thinking about Sora the she brought his hoodie close to her and inhaled the smell from it; it smelled like salt water mix with his own scent.
"Wow. I knew you a dirty mind, Siesta." She comical spit and turned and saw who said that it was Marteau with a smug look on his face.
"M-Ma-Marteau!? When did you-!" The dark haired girl screamed and shouted at the same time, how long was he standing there! "This isn't what it looks like! I was just, um?!" She tried making excuse but couldn't think of any.
"Ha Ha Ha, don't get so worked up I won't tell anyone about your little crush." He said in a teasing voice
"It-It's not like that!" She tried being defiant but he was still laughing but he then got serious telling her about something important. "Alright just give me a minute, I'll be right. their." She said putting the red and black jacket on the bed, closing the door behind her.
"So, so, cold. *Sigh* why does she want to do this now?" It was night and Sora was outside washing Louise's clothes. "This is ridiculous I don't mind helping her, but she could at least say please or thank you." It had been two to almost three weeks he's been in this world and mostly he's been doing chores for the girl who contracted Sora.
He had been going to the school's library to see if their a book about traveling to other world, but even after the lessons he's had with Siesta about how to read the writing here he didn't find anything about how to travel to other worlds. Although despite that their one thing that was unsettling. It was the fact that he hasn't seen a single heartless ever since he got here. Sora wasn't sure if it was a good sign or a bad one, but still they could show up at anytime and all the training he been doing was to be ready if an attack happens right now.
"What are you doing?" Sora's thinking was interrupt when he heard a voice he looked and saw it was Siesta. The keyblade wielder told the maid that Louise wanted him to wash her leggings, Siesta offered to do it a small gratitude for being her mentor Sora didn't want to bother her but in her heart she wanted to do this for him. "Alright, make sure that the silk is left out to dry in the shade."
"Thanks a lot. Sorry you had to do my work." He thank her as she handed the laundry basket to him.
"Really I don't mind helping you, after all for everything you done it seemed only right." She said to the spiky haired teen almost forgetting something she still had.
"Yeah but still, I should thank you especially for teaching me how to read here." Sora said with a toothy grin.
The dark haired girl remember that his hoodie was in her room "Oh yeah, I almost forgot your jacket come with me." They walked a small distance to dorm where all the servant stay, she asked him to wait here while she retrieved his coat.
"Thank you." He said as the maid came out with his jacket folded handing it to him
"Your welcome." She replied back as Sora put his hoodie in the laundry basket. "Hey Sora."
"Hm."
"I've been meaning to ask but, where are you from, and what do you do?" She question the younger teen after smelling his salty jacket she stared to wonder where exactly he was from, maybe a port town?
"Um. Let me think, well I guess you can call me an adventurer. And as for where I'm from, could say some place far from Halkegnia, really far." He said with a nostalgia, thinking how is everyone doing how is she doing as he look at the night sky.
Siesta was looking at Sora what was going on in his head she thought. As she got his attention, she told him that he was spectacular, always helping anyone in any way he can. Siesta also said that he was a person who can stand up for what he believes is right as well as standing up for other's, it's because of this is why she can work as best as she can.
Sora looked at Siesta with confusion on his face it almost sounded like she was trying to say something, but as he tried to talk he was met with a sudden embrace this caught him by surprise the dark haired girl hugged him tightly before releasing him and rushing back to her dorm closing the door behind her.
"What was that about?" He thought. Why would she hug him out of the blue, little did he know the maid had sad look behind the door and she looked close to tears. She couldn't tell Sora she just couldn't but, it is nice to see him...even if it's for one last time.
As Sora walked down the hall to Louise's room, he just couldn't shake of off Siesta's words or her hug "I wonder what all that was? It was almost like she was trying to say something?" He whispered under his breath it did sound like she was trying to tell him something important. His train of thought was soon cut when he heard a door open.
"~ Hello cutie." A shiver went down his spine when he looked to his left and saw a certain red head wearing plain white bra looking at the spiky haired teen with a grin. After the last insisted that happen Sora had begun to fear Kirche, after she tried to have her way with him but she didn't stop. She kept trying different ways to seduce the brown haired teen and every moment the fire mage tried she was thwarted by the pink haired zero.
"Hey, Kirche. What's up?" Sora simply replied with as he stood in front of her with a nervous smile on his face.
"I've got something to ask you." She said grabbing his arm.
"What is it?" Sora questioned.
"You remember that golden sword from last time." Kirche reminded him about the golden sword
"You mean that shiny one?"
"Right, that's the one.You see I have no use for it, actually I tried to sell it back to that own but he doesn't do refunds so I was thinking of giving it to you." Kirche merely told the boy who was still in arms with the curvaceous teenager, was she really going to give it to him? No she probably wanted another chance to force herself on Sora again plus their was something about that sword he couldn't shake off. As he was about to talk to her is forearm was suddenly wrapped around something soft, warm, and big his arm was inside of her cleavage. The keybearer could only gasped he was then jerked into Kirche's room, shutting the door behind her now they were sitting on the bed. "Here you go, one sword fit for a hero." She said presenting the sword she bought for her love.
"Thanks but, I can't take this." Sora said with Kirche so close to him.
"Just forget about Louise the zero. You're your own person remember." Kirche reply as she at him. "Anyway, I'm glad you like your gift my darling." She said with a look at hunger moving hand from the scabbard to Sora's thigh.
Sora quickly changed the mood feeling shy and uncomfortable "Hey, why keep clinging to me?" The boy who was almost as red as a tomato said "I-I mean you have guys coming at you at every angle, so why me?" She did keep turning down every boy that was near her only focus on him.
"You have character that other nobles don't have." She said having Sora asking what kind of characteristics he has. She began listing what his traits were his acting before thinking, his kindness to others, not to mention helping people like the servants from time to time.
This made him flustered with all the praises he was getting, she really is a lot like Axel those two always saying the first thing on her mind. "I wonder what she would think if she met him? As he was in his mind Kirche continued telling him his other features. She called his hair bizarre and abnormally spiky, he had a child like sense of wonder, his ridiculously large shoes mix with he way of talking shows he was poorly educated and his clothes are out of the ordinary. Let's see what else.
Kirche was caught off guard when he calmly stood up and place the sword on the bed before taking the basket of laundry and walked to the door. "Where are you going, was it something I said?"
"Let's just say you are very upfront." He said in a calm tone of voice as he was about to leave Kirche stopped him as She had a small box in her arms.
"Here, let me make it up to you." She told the young teen as she had a ring in her hand.
"What's?"
"It's a rare item, a talisman ring." She offered as a way to apologize for the things she said.
Sora shook his head "It's nice but no thank you."
"Well how about these fire-bird blood earrings."
"No thanks."
"Ok how bout this." She pulled out a silver necklace with a clear white stone "A silver moon stone necklace, it's slot more pretty then that crown one you wear all the time."
Sora got defensive "A friend of mine gave this to me when we were younger." To her that was instantly a no, but she wasn't going to give up that easily. She reached deep into the box and pulled out a book
"Okay, okay how about this then? It's a family heirloom from the Von Zerbst family." She showed him the book wrapped up in cloth.
"No! I wouldn't feel right taking that, especially if it's in your family." He told her as he rested hand on the door handle but as he was about to leave Kirche grabbed onto the guardian of light and pinned him to the floor.
"Sorry. But I won't let you go." She replied, taking off her top unveiling her breast with a slight bounce, as her eyes were locked on Sora who blushed strongly.
"Get off me!" He exclaimed.
"You keep deny me Sora and because of that my blood keeps getting hotter, the blood of the huntress keeps calling me." She said in a seductive tone of voice.
"Huntress?" Sora repeated as Kirche slowly lifted his black shirt.
"You see, when someone denies my feelings, it only makes me want them even more." She answered pressing her body against his while she was enjoying herself Sora was trying to telling her something really important.
"Kirche! Listen to me, I-!" The door abruptly open. They both looked and saw that it was Louise with an angry scowl on her face.
"Oh for crying out loud, don't you have anything better to do?" Kirche complained as she got off of Sora as her words were ignored.
"To my room! Now!" She ordered as Sora picked up the basket of laundry and followed Louise. Kirche couldn't believe this why does she always do this, she thought as she put her bra back on. He may be a familiar but he is a human too so why does she get so possessive, she had one idea came to her but theirs no way right?
(Louise's room)
Sora and Louise returned to the room and she had him sitting on his straw bed and lecturing him. "How many time do I have to tell you, stay away from her and yet you still don't listen!" She yelled at the teen for disobeying her again.
"I told you she tried to give me that sword and I was trying to say no." Sora defended himself trying to reason with the strawberry haired girl only to be given a doubtful look.
"Really I thought you were okay with the sword I bought you." She said looking at the rusty sword laying on the hay.
"I am. I mean a sword that can talk, even I haven't seen anything thing like it." He said smiling at is sword who introduced himself as Derflinger or Derf for short.
[Well I'm glad you know a real weapon when you see one, that ornamental one wouldn't do you any good.] Derflinger said making him raise his brow. [And what do you mean, 'something even you haven't seen' you haven't met any swords that can talk, I thought you said you travel to different worlds.]
"I do. But even then, I've never met any talking swords before." He replied back to Derf as Louise raised her eyebrow.
"Wait a minute? You told him your from another world?" Louise asked as Sora said yes, but it was kinda a slip of the tongue. He and Derf were so caught up talking to each other it just came out. Well it's not like it would cause any problems and so far only two people know her and the blade. "I thought you were trying to protect the order of the world?"
"He-he." Sora laughed nervously.
"Whatever. You're still getting punished, no breakfast tomorrow.
"What." He comical whined
"Would you rather I get my whip." Louise threaten with a cold glare.
"I think I would prefer the whip when miss breakfast." Sora said with a snarky tone as Louise told him to go to sleep. "And by the way, what do you mean ornamental?" He turned his attention to The talking sword.
[I mean it's fake kid. C'mon even you had to have notice.] Derf told his partner as he had a look of realization on his face. He knew something about that sword was off, so he was right to trust his gut, and his partners intuition.
(Classroom)
Louise was now in class jotting down note as a teacher was giving lectures but right now she didn't have Sora with her, as the lecture continued two girls whispered to Louise's about her familiar.
"Hey Vallière, where is your familiar?" One of the female students asked?
"He's outside with the others." Out of nowhere she decided that he is staying with the rest of the familiar's because she didn't want the brown haired boy to keep sleeping in class. Both girls were upset as a certain someone decided to join in.
"You know I think your jealous." Someone said and Louise Knows that voice she looked up and saw her rival with a smugged look on her face. Louise glared hard at her.
"What makes you think I'm jealous of some plebeian!" She quietly shouted.
"I mean he's a plebeian who can use magic while his master can not. That's why I say your jealous." The red head said with a grin.
"You forget he's not a noble, I could care less that he wields magic." She said but was still lying to herself and the others he is more then just a plebeian and really their are ordinary people outside this world who can use magic so a piece of her couldn't help but be a little envious.
"Alright, then maybe it's something else. Like you get all possessive when their are people around him." She said also mentioning the look she give Sora when other girls talk to him.
"What are you trying to say Kirche?" another of the girls question before telling them and Louise that the master has a crush on her familiar. The two girls gasped while the pink haired mage blushed deeply. "Wha!?"
"Ha I knew it, your in love with your own familiar." She said with a mischievous look on her face. She couldn't figure out why it always bother her when Sora wasn't around her now it makes sense. That could also explain what he was trying to say the first time.
"I am not in love with my familiar!" She shouted and quickly stood up trying to defend herself, only to realize that they are still in class any all the students and teacher heard what she said. They all began to laugh while the teacher told her to sit back down, and she did with her face deep red. "I am a woman of noble birth; daughter of a duke. Me and that fool never I a hundred years he's so childish, he has terrible manners, and all he can do is sleep, I could never love him!"
(Outside)
"*Achoo*" Meanwhile out in the courtyard Sora was with his keyblade training again still keeping himself prepared for any heartless that may show themselves but stoped after he sneezed. He felt like someone was talking about him and probably someone was and he knew who it is but he shrugged it off and continued."Sylpheed." Sora jump in the air dashing forward making a crescent slash after that he used his Lotus Frenzy to push himself back leaving to diagonal cut opposite of each other before descending on the ground.
Now he landed on the grass place himself in his usual "Triple Rush." Sora then twisting his body thrusting his keyblade three times, "Aegis Claw." The keybearer shouted thrusting his blade forward following with a horizontal slice finishing with an upper slash. "Grand Chariot." This new move had the spiky haired teen flipping forward with his keyblade in hand slamming the tip on the ground creating a shock wave and pillars of light came from the ground traveling straight.
Sora took a few huffs of air and wiping the sweat off his face his moves were new skills were developing nicely but still, their is one that the keyblade wielder is most proud is a new ability that he has been work on these last four weeks he's been here. "Aright, time to try it out. I've gotten better control but, I could do better without the drawbacks." Sora said grabbing at his keyblade with both hands brings in font of him, closing his eyes and deeply breathing in and out, a clear white aura surrounded him "Here goes, Re-Oh." Sora soon felt a slap on his back causing him to lose his focus and the aura dissipated from him.
"Their you are our key." Sora look and saw it was Marteau the head chef. "Swing by the kitchen, I got something for you." The chef said with a toothy grin making the keyblade chosen one smile knowing what he was talking about.
(Kitchen)
"Hm, so good." Sora said taking a bite as the cook brought a plate to him Louise may have said no breakfast but that didn't stop him. "Thanks Marteau, this is amazing."
"No need to be so generous, their just a few leftovers." Marteau told the boy who took another bite he look around and didn't see a certain dark haired maid anywhere, but did not?
"Hey, where's Siesta?" The keyblade wielder question making the chef look conflicted "Right, I forgot. She works differently then the rest of you." Sora said as he look at the chef with a blank look on his face look.
"Wait a- you mean she didn't tell you?" The cook asked as Sora stuffed his face.
"She... quit?" Sora said with sadness voice.
"Yeah. It was decided out of nowhere that she was to work under Count Mott. She just left this morning." The chef said with a little regret "I'm sorry Sora, but theirs nothing that can be done. We can't do anything but follow the action of nobility." He said with frustration and Sora looked back on their conversation last night.
"So that's what she was trying to tell me." Why didn't she tell him did she think it wasn't his concern?
(Louise's room)
"Count Mott is a messenger for the kingdom, occasionally he shows up to this school." Louise said brushing her hair the day was about over and the master and familiar duo returned to the room. Sora ask Louise what kind of person is this count is supposed to be. "And as for what he's like: bossy and overconfident. No one really likes him anyway."
Sora look at his master as he was cleaning the windows in her room "So, why is she even working with someone like?" He question he probably doesn't have darkness but as Louise said he's more them like over zealous
[When a noble request the name of a young maiden, it means that she is to be the mistress.] The rusty sword explained.
Sora was flabbergasted, this means that she was basically a tool to this count but Louise said that just how things work causing her familiar to look sad. "*Sigh, listen it's not that I don't feel bad for her. Their is just nothing that you can do."
"But I can just stay here and do nothing!" He said.
"And what do you plan on doing? Telling him your from another world and hope for the best?" Louise said sarcastically
"He's not going to listen to you. By how things work here you are considered a plebeian, just because you can use magic he isn't going to take you seriously."
"Ok but-."
"Just forget about her alright you can't do anything." She ordered making the young teen nod with a depressed look. To get his mind of the maid, she ordered him to clean some washcloths and meet her for dinner she left the room leaving Sora to look out the window.
"Sorry Louise. But I won't ever abandoned my friends!" The keyblade wielder said with a very serious look.
(Cafeteria)
"He's not back yet?" Louise said holding a small bowl and a piece of bread in both her hands. She currently is in the dining room with the other students, she usually has him getting his meals and having her spiky haired familiar eating outside Louise was getting impatient how long does it take to clean a few rags?
"Hey where's Sora?" a voice she look and it was Kirche and Tabitha together, although the red head had a cart of food with her.
"I don't know? And what's all this for?" The pink mage said seeing the cart.
"What this? Well I hate seeing you feed him scraps, so I thought I give him something more nutritious." She replied with her friend keeping her neutral face.
She placed the bowl on the table putting her hands on her hips "Meaning: you want to bribe your way into his heart with food, don't feed my familiar."
"Well he's not here, where could he be?" Kirche question as Louise shook her head as the wondered Tabitha said he's gone making both girls look to suspicion?
"Oh, are you looking for Sora." A certain blond mage said getting the attention of the girls. Then nodded asking if Guiche knew something.
Flashback
Guiche and Montmorency were currently sitting near the fountain in the dorm, in the blonde female hands was a gift from Guiche. "Wow a mithrill brooch. It so beautiful." Montmorency said happily.
"I knew at first glance that this is perfect for you, my darling Monmon." He said with a smile acting all innocent but she wasn't buying it.
"Don't think this means that I forgot what happened." She said still mad at the fact that the bronze mage was cheating on her.
"Well no, I would assume not." His said shaking his head. "But I do want another chance if you'll let me." Guiche replied but before she could give an answer, Sora called out to them.
"Hey guys!" Both look surprised to see him.
"Sora hello, I see your hyper today." Guiche said
"Yeah well- hey is that a necklace?" He said drifting his focus to the brooch in the blonde girls hand. She nodded telling him that is a gift, then the male blonde then thanked the hooded teen, but Sora grinded putting his hands behind his head and told him that it was no big deal he was happy to see them together.
"Maybe I should get her something too." He monologue thinking about Kairi, but was soon cut off from his thoughts.
[Hey partner aren't you forgetting something?] Derf said strapped to Sora's back.
"Oh right." Sora sheepishly laughed as the sword just sweatdrop. "Hey Guiche, theirs something I need to ask you." The male blonde looked confused at what did he wanted to ask?
Flashback end
As Guiche continued to talk, the girls, specifically Louise looked shook at what Sora asked for. "I can't believe this! Your telling me he went to count Mott!" She said with a irritable expression as the playboy replied yes.
"Probably got tired of working for you. But this is the first I heard of a familiar wanting a new master." Kirche said making the zero mad. Louise said that's not it she told the buxom girl that it's because of that maid.
Louise explained why he went to him because Siesta was to be at service to him so that's why. Kirche was kinda disgusted to hear that, She knew that the count was also nothing but a pervert even the rest of the female students knew who he was.
Tabitha then spoke. "He went on horseback to his mansion. If a plebeian draws his sword." She said leaving the pink and red head looking at each other knowing what will happen to Sora, so the trio of immediately left the cafeteria in hope to stop him. The girls soon hopped on top of Tabitha's dragon and began to fly in the air.
"You got to admit Louise, it's pretty admirable that he's willing to go so far for someone." Kirche said betting he's going to challenge the nobleman .
"Yeah, well..." She paused "Let's just go with if you knew more about him, you would be surprised." Both the blue and red haired girl wondered what did she mean by that. Even though she would sometimes felt envy towards Sora, she couldn't help but admire his bravery.
(Count Mott's estate)
Meanwhile; Sora and Derf just arrived outside of Count Mott's mansion. "Wow that big!" Sora said looking at the mansion that was in front of him with Derf replying to him that he's seen bigger.
[Weird. Shouldn't their be a guard or something?] The sword said as the Sora looked around and saw no one anywhere, Derf was right that was strange.
"I wonder where-?"
"YOU MORON!" Sora heard a familiar sounding yell, he looked up and saw the girls on top of Sylphid, as the dragon descended Louise was the first to get off as she marched right up to Sora. "What do you think your doing! I told you NOT to go him!" The strawberry mage shouted.
[Busted.] Derf replied
She then pulled his arm and walked to the dragon, "I swear your are in so much trouble when we get back!" She threatened as Sora then took back his arm telling her he's not leaving without Siesta, Louise said to forget about her and the keyblade wielder told her no. Kirche stood there amused they were fighting was like a couple while Tabitha just stood in place with a blank expression, but just then.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHH!" The group heard a scream it sounded like it came from the mansion.
"What the hell!?" Kirche said as Sora looked at the mansion he had a slight gasp when her felt a presence at it; it was a feeling he knew all to well. While the girls continue to stare Sora made a break for the mansion as Tabitha, Kirche and Louise were right behind him. As the keybearer burst the door open he was shocked to see what awaited him, the trio of girls were right next to him and they as well we're shocked to. Mostly Kirche and Tabitha, Louise however saw these before but never thought they would appear here
"Sora. Are those...?" Louise asked in shock as Sora followed up
"Yeah!"
"What are these creatures?" one guard said
"Forget it! Protect lord Mott!" Another soldier said as he looked to his master lying on the ground, holding his blending leg.
"Heartless!" Sora called out as he looked and saw Siesta wearing a completely different outfit then what she had on.
She rushed to her injured master to try to help as she made it down the flight of stairs to the injured lord, the last of his men turned into the same monsters they were trying to defeat.
The black yellow eyed monsters were creeping closer and closer, the heartless then throw themselves at the hurt count and girl she closed her eyes but before anything could happen... She felt something flew past her she immediately opened her eyes and say a familiar looking key shaped sword that destroyed the monsters that charged right at them.
"S-Sora!?" Siesta was startled that the boy was here why though?
"Stand back! I'll handle this!" He said as he ran to them and began to attack "Licht." He jabbed his keyblade at a large body but then another large body came right at him and knocked him to the ground. He pick himself up and jump high doing a downward slash, "Aegis Claw" he shouted attacking and sending a neoshadow in the air.
Siesta, the girls, and count watched as the boy was dealing with the hordes of monsters by himself, the maid was being in awe. The trio at the front already knew what Sora was capable of, especially Louise, but this makes his fight with the bronze mage seems like childs play.
Sora continue to fight as their number were now decreasing. "Thundaga." he said sending lighting bolts down at the remaining large bodys vaporizing them. "Counter Slash." Sora quickly blocked slashed at the last Invisible that tried to use it's sword on him. "Now take this, Ragnarök!", Sora now shot multiple homing projectiles at the remaining neoshadows and soldiers killing them off as he landed on the floor.
The count simply was beyond amazed one person defeating all the creatures by himself was astonishing but for the girls just knew what he is able to do, Kirche just had hearts coming off her head while the other three impressed. Sora quickly turned his attention to the injured man and the maid.
"You alright." Sora said
"Y-yes, how did you-?" He said still in pain, Sora then turned to Siesta telling her to heal his leg, the count was confused she is a plebeian, how can she heal his leg even Tabitha, Louise, and Kirche just had a odd look. Siesta looked at Sora again and he was smiling letting her know she can do it.
She looked at the claw marking on his upper thigh hovering both her hands above the wound "It doesn't look life threatening and probably not that deep, but it does look serious." She said as her master was involved in a green light and the cut was healing on its own, in a matter of seconds it was gone "Cura."
"My leg, how?" The master said as he no longer felt any pain.
"Plebeian's who can use magic? I've never heard if anything like that before." The man said sitting in his personal quarters Sora explained to him that magic he and Siesta wield is different then most, instead of being born into it, it can actually be something that can be done by anyone even non nobles. Mott found it hard to believe but after seeing a boy summon a key sword and his maid heal his leg, he couldn't help but to believe it.
"Monsters." Tabitha plainly said making the group change focus.
"That's right, what were those things?" Kirche said putting her hands.
"Their called heartless." Sora explained "And their monsters that are born and prey on the hearts of people."
"Heartless?" The count said "I've never heard of creatures like that."
"Me neither. And it looked like you knew what you were doing too." The fire mage comment.
"Well I've been fighting them for a long time, about two years." He told everyone in the room with pride they were surprised two years of fighting these monsters he must be someone from a far off land because they've never heard of 'heartless' before. But unknown to them Louise and Derf was the only who knew the truth however what were heartless doing here? "Now their my question, what were the heartless doing here?" Sora said as Louise kicked him in his knee.
"Watch how you speak!" She shouted as Sora was holding his knee.
"It's fine, it happened a few moments ago." The count stated to explain how those heartless appeared; he said that one of his men came to his private studies as he was making his new maid comfortable, but a guard replied to his master that a stranger who was head to toe in black was inside his residence.
Flashback
"Begone you, how did you even get in here?" He said to the mystery man.
"Now is this how you greet company, , not showing a bit of humbleness to a mere plebeian. But then again I don't think a ape like you knows how to kind to simple folks." The figure said in a fake hurt tone, whoever this man is he was trying his patients.
"You insult me in my own home!" Count Mott was getting angry at the man in black, his staff was in hand ready to cast a spell.
"Sorry but I got to go, something I need to see. But I sure my companions would love to get to know you." He spoke as he then snapped his fingers summoning heartless, with that he vanished into a black portal.
Flashback end
"That what happened, I couldn't see his face because he was covering it with a hood, but attacking a noble in his own home!" He said angrily he's honor and pride were wounded who ever he was he made a mistake.
The two girls were quite surprised at this story who would even assault a nobleman like this they know their will be consequences right, Louise was surprised to hear this as well and remembering a part of the journal on his phone she remembered a group of people who wore coats like that dangerous people. As for Sora, he was shocked to hear this a man in a black coat, theirs only one group that wore those kind of outfit. "This guy in black?" Sora pulled out his phone and pulled up a picture. "His coat wouldn't have looked like this, would it?"
The count eyes were on the gummiphone for he had never seen anything like that Kirche and Tabitha looked at it as well but they each focus of the picture of the black coat on the screen.
"What is it?" Tabitha asked never seeings anything like this.
"It's call a gummiphone. Think of it like magic box only I can use." He said giving the most simple answer he could give to the three people who haven't seen it. "Not only that, it takes pictures and it has a journal in it too."
"Lord Mott. Is this the kinda outfit you saw?" Louise asked as he said in response.
"Yes." He confirm "That's exactly the one."
"That has got to be the ugliest thing I've seen." Kirche comment.
"Your more worried about the outfit then someone who almost died?" Louise said sarcastically.
The count decided to change the topic. "Anyway if you'll excuse me-."
"Wait a minute!" Sora butt in "Their is something I need to ask you." The count looked at him with a raisin brow.
"What?"
"Let Siesta com back to the school." He asked as he was surprised to hear this even Siesta didn't expect that but the girls weren't surprised by that.
"Hm, Siesta is an official servant of house Mott. I can't simply give her away, and the fact that she possesses magical abilities makes her a rare find as well." He said with a prideful look "However I am willing to reward you handsomely for you service."
"I don't want your money! Just her!" He pointed to the girl which caused her heart to skip a beat. "She isn't some tool for you to use as you want to she has her own emotions, and feeling your just trying to take advantage of her."
"You dare talk to me like that! Who do you think you are?" Count Mott angrily replied.
"Her friend. And if I have to knock you down a peg too prove a point..." He summoned his keyblade and pointed it at the noble "...Then so be it!" Siesta couldn't believe that he was standing up for her and to even talk-back to a noble. The Kirche was liking him even more for standing up to him no one usually would do that.
Louise had her hand on her face with a grim expression, he really doesn't know how things work in this world, she and Sora are going to be in so much trouble for this. And Count Mott was gritting his teeth tis is the second time tonight that a plebeian would dare make a threat, but soon had a idea in him mind. All this trouble happened because of him getting her so... "Sora or whatever your name is." He got his attention as the chosen one lowered his weapon.
"Just Sora."
"Well then, how about a test of skill?" They all had a mild shock "This maid is pretty important to you, isn't she. Not only that I'm also interested in your powers, so I like to proposal a wage."
"What kind?" Louise said
"A simple one. If you win then Siesta is free to go." He said making Sora smiled with delight "However...If I win not only does Siesta remain here. I want you as my personal bodyguard."
"Deal!" Sora agreed cocking a grin, as Louise screamed from the shocked that he would agree with that.
(Outside -10 minutes later)
"Should we really let this be happening?" Louise asked as she and everyone else was outside as the keybearer and the count were clashes between spells. The count was exceptionally skilled in water magic but Sora was dodging each one of those attacks even riding on the thin steams of water; casting spells also back at him. The rules were that they would only cast magic: no weapons allowed.
"Don't worry Louise. It's not like Sora's going to lose. Besides, it's about time someone put that creep in his place." Kirche said as Siesta prayed for Sora and Tabitha watched the magic duel along with her friend and classmates ten minutes went pass as sora landed on the ground as he put up a barrier protecting himself from a pair of frozen swords that were flying right at him. The count could not believe it this child was holding his own quite well, it's obvious that he has skill and power but his were different.
As Mott created bullets of water Sora intercepted them with fire magic crating a steam cloud, as the vapor vanished the water mage looked around and saw the keyblade wielder was gone. "Where'd he go?"
"Look behind you." His voice was heard as Mott looked as standing behind the count with his hands on his back "Aeroga." A strong wind sent the nobleman flying across the field as he slid on the grass Sora disappeared with lightning speed. As the noble came to a stop, Sora was on top of him with a fire ball in his hand. The girls looked at this, even the count who was lying on the ground had trouble believing this. Mott the surge a triangle class mage was defeated. "So does mean Siesta is free to go?"
(Academy of magic)
" Ahhh. Founder Brimir, this has been a crazy night, first monsters, a man in black, today was full of surprises." Kirche said as she got off the dragon with Louise and Tabitha as well. Sora on the other hand made it on horseback with a certain dark haired girl riding with him.
After count Mott's defeat he agreed to the conditions he made about Siesta leaving, which was for the best since all this happened because he got her. He took it as a sign that it was bad luck to have her and heaven knows what else could happen.
Now that everyone was here Tabitha had a question to ask "Your keyblade?" Tabitha said remembering how his sword actually destroyed them and all of the other weapons moved passed them.
"Yeah, how come when you attack them they were destroyed." Siesta comment. Tabitha asked if his powers were really that of a void mage. Sora question what is a void mage but disregard that, and said that his powers were actually light. The three girls were confused by what that meant but Louise was the only one who knew the truth. Sora is the only one who can defeat the heartless because they are creatures of darkness and he's a warrior of light so as it stands this is a never-ending cycle.
"Well I ready to go to bed, come on Tabitha." Kirche said to her blue haired friend as they both walked away.
"We should get some sleep too." Louise said to Sora.
"Alright, just let me take her back to her
room." Sora replied as Louise told him to hurry as she followed the girls back to their respective rooms.
The two began walking and talking to each other, "Thank you Sora, for getting him to let me go." The girl said blushing as she
"No problem." He said "But why didn't you tell me though?" Sora asked with her telling him that she didn't want to worry him after all it wasn't his concern. With that as they made it to the servant dorm Sora had something to say to her "Siesta, of course what happened to you is my concern. Your my friends, someone I want to keep close, next time if something is wrong, if something is on your heart, you can always tell me so if it's important, I'll do everything I can to help you."
His words cause Siesta's to have he face turn a small shade of pink as her heart to skip a beat. The look Sora had was serious and he was speaking truth, all the girl could do was smile at his kindness while also giving a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you." She whispered as she went inside.
It took a moment for reality to come to Sora... a girl just kissed him! It may have been on the cheek but still a kiss, Derf was laughing at this [Well now, never knew you had skill with the ladies?] Derf said as his partner just walked away.
"It's not like that." The spiky teen said still red and flustered but was soon put to the side as he look to the two moon remembering the counts words. "A man in a black coat. If that's true then..." Sora think to himself if what he said was true then this world is in trouble.
End.