Sunlight poured in from my open window. Glancing around the room, I noticed that Lani was no where to be found. Was last night just a dream? Or had she really spent the night with me? I pondered the question for a few minutes, when Lani came in. "You're finally awake" She smiled; seeming to glow in the sunlight.
"Today's a very special day for you", Lani began, "It's the day you begin training. You'll also be meeting your parents today, the Dragon Slayers." I blinked, trying to get the sleep out of my eyes. "You should get dressed. I'll meet you outside in five minutes, okay?" I nodded. She quietly left the room, leaving me to get dressed.
After I dressed and did my other morning essentials, I walked outside. Lani and Folken were standing there, smiling at me. "Good morning, Dilandau. I trust you slept well." Folken said. I had a feeling that he knew Lani and I had been together that night. We stood in silence for a few seconds. "Well!", Lani said, breaking the silence "We'll take you to meet the Dragon Slayers now."
We walked down the hall, into the training area. Six boys around my age were practicing sword fighting. "Boys!" shouted Lani. All of the boys stopped fighting upon hearing her voice. "This is Dilandau. He will be training with you." The six boys all walked up to me.
"Hey", said one cooly, "I'm Miguel." The other boys all got into a line, except for two of them, who I could tell from the start were misfits. "That's Dallet, Viole, and Guimel". He said, gesturing towards the three boys who were in line. "And those two loners over there are Gatti and Shesta." He said, a certain cruelty in his voice.
As soon as our little introduction was finished, I picked up a sword. I began to examine it, running my finger over the blade. "You shouldn't do that, you could prick yourself." The boy named Shesta said. I looked at him, an eyebrow raised. "Don't tell me what to do!" I shouted at him, not really knowing why. I suppose since the others were mean to him, I kind of had to be, too.
He looked down at the ground, and walked away. With that, Gatti approached me. "Look, just because Lani's going to be giving you special attention, that doesn't mean I have to. Lose the attitude, pal." He walked away, before I could even absorb all he had said. Rage built inside me, and before I even knew what hit me, I was screaming at him. "Eh, fuck you too, prick!" Miguel turned around, and started laughing.
Miguel walked over to me, and gave me a high-five. "That's the attitude you gotta have when dealing with those two. Believe me, if you don't have an attitude, they'll walk all over you." And so, from that day..I was accepted into Miguel's group.
