"Beatrix? What are you doing? Its 3 in the morning!" Lani whispered as she saw Beatrix star to leave their dorm.
"I have to train....if I don't win I must at least survive..." Beatrix replied, trying hard to hide her tears.
"Look...you don't really think hes gonna kill you....do you?"
Beatrix said nothing. She picked up her sword and left for the training yard.
All Beatrix could think about was Steiner. How big he was, how much she had heard about him, how big his sword was. All this
wasn't helping her. Three days. Thats all she had. After that....either she kicked Steiner's ass....or he kicked hers. Badly.
She shook her head before drawing her sword. She studied it and smiled. This sword had been passed down to the women soldiers of her family. Beatrx's mother...her mother...and even her mother had faught and died protecting Alexandria.
And Beatrix would do the same. She wouldn't die to to some man that was on the same team. Not at all. She started to swipe her sword in different directions, trying to get the feel of it once again.
As she brought it back over her head, something with great force knocked it straight out of her hand, and made her fall to the ground. Beatrix knew that blow. It was him. She spun around and sure enough, there was Steiner.
"Well....look who it is," he mocked, wearing his famous grin.
Beatrix tried hard to remain cool. She picked herself up and picked up her sword.
"Here to train?" Steiner said, no sound of mockery in his voice.
"Maybe..." Beatrix replied in a muffle. She walked a few metres away from him and started practicing her moves again.
Steiner watched on, laughing silently to himself.
Beatrix could hear this and stopped, turning sharply to face him.
"Its a good sword you have there Beatrix, but you really should learn to use it properly." Steiner laughed, walking over to her.
Before Beatrix could say anything, Steiner was standing behind her, his arms wrapping around her and his hands placed upon her own gropping the sword.
Her face went extremely red. Her eyes darted from left to right.
"First of all, your grip is too tight..." Steiner began, "Loosen up, your making me nervous."
Beatrix was confused. Why was he giving her tips? Beatrix felt slightly nervous.
"Nervous?" Steiner grinned, tightening his grip on her hands.
Beatrix swallowed hard. "N-no...I just...."
"You wanna know why I'm helping you right?" Steiner interupted.
Beatrix paused. She could feel him breathing down her neck.
"I'm not one to pick fights with rookies," he began. "So, if I at least get you up to scratch with your weapons training you shall be a worthy opponent."
Beatrix flung herself forward in a roll before turning to face Steiner, her arm stretched out. "I don't need your help, see that move I just did?" she said smugly.
Steiner began to laugh. " impressive move...but shouldn't you have taken your sword with you to?"
Beatrix paused. Her sword was not in her hand...instead HE was holding it. She mumbled.
"Beatrix....you NEED my help."
As the days training with Steiner went on, Beatrix couldn't help but reflect on what Lani had said earlier. "You don't really think hes going to kill you?"
Beatrix couldn't help but think she was right. Sure, Steiner was a very famous Knight, and had killed many men...but here he was now being....well...helpful.
"Let me ask you this," Steiner said, snapping Beatrix out of her thought. "Have you ever had a monster battle?"
"A monster battle? Well...I...er...not...really..." Beatrix said shyly.
Steiner shook his head. "If I were incharge of you I would kick you out by now..."
"Wha?"
"Rookie....heh...you haven't even faught a monster??? And you want to join the Alexandrian Army...hehehe...thats the funniest thing I've ever heard."
Beatrix clenched her fists. Boy he was arrogent...and cocky...
"Well...get your stuff Beatrix." He said, turning to leave.
"What?? Where are you going?" Beatrix yelled, catching up with him.
"We're off for a battle....this is the best way to train."
"I have to train....if I don't win I must at least survive..." Beatrix replied, trying hard to hide her tears.
"Look...you don't really think hes gonna kill you....do you?"
Beatrix said nothing. She picked up her sword and left for the training yard.
All Beatrix could think about was Steiner. How big he was, how much she had heard about him, how big his sword was. All this
wasn't helping her. Three days. Thats all she had. After that....either she kicked Steiner's ass....or he kicked hers. Badly.
She shook her head before drawing her sword. She studied it and smiled. This sword had been passed down to the women soldiers of her family. Beatrx's mother...her mother...and even her mother had faught and died protecting Alexandria.
And Beatrix would do the same. She wouldn't die to to some man that was on the same team. Not at all. She started to swipe her sword in different directions, trying to get the feel of it once again.
As she brought it back over her head, something with great force knocked it straight out of her hand, and made her fall to the ground. Beatrix knew that blow. It was him. She spun around and sure enough, there was Steiner.
"Well....look who it is," he mocked, wearing his famous grin.
Beatrix tried hard to remain cool. She picked herself up and picked up her sword.
"Here to train?" Steiner said, no sound of mockery in his voice.
"Maybe..." Beatrix replied in a muffle. She walked a few metres away from him and started practicing her moves again.
Steiner watched on, laughing silently to himself.
Beatrix could hear this and stopped, turning sharply to face him.
"Its a good sword you have there Beatrix, but you really should learn to use it properly." Steiner laughed, walking over to her.
Before Beatrix could say anything, Steiner was standing behind her, his arms wrapping around her and his hands placed upon her own gropping the sword.
Her face went extremely red. Her eyes darted from left to right.
"First of all, your grip is too tight..." Steiner began, "Loosen up, your making me nervous."
Beatrix was confused. Why was he giving her tips? Beatrix felt slightly nervous.
"Nervous?" Steiner grinned, tightening his grip on her hands.
Beatrix swallowed hard. "N-no...I just...."
"You wanna know why I'm helping you right?" Steiner interupted.
Beatrix paused. She could feel him breathing down her neck.
"I'm not one to pick fights with rookies," he began. "So, if I at least get you up to scratch with your weapons training you shall be a worthy opponent."
Beatrix flung herself forward in a roll before turning to face Steiner, her arm stretched out. "I don't need your help, see that move I just did?" she said smugly.
Steiner began to laugh. " impressive move...but shouldn't you have taken your sword with you to?"
Beatrix paused. Her sword was not in her hand...instead HE was holding it. She mumbled.
"Beatrix....you NEED my help."
As the days training with Steiner went on, Beatrix couldn't help but reflect on what Lani had said earlier. "You don't really think hes going to kill you?"
Beatrix couldn't help but think she was right. Sure, Steiner was a very famous Knight, and had killed many men...but here he was now being....well...helpful.
"Let me ask you this," Steiner said, snapping Beatrix out of her thought. "Have you ever had a monster battle?"
"A monster battle? Well...I...er...not...really..." Beatrix said shyly.
Steiner shook his head. "If I were incharge of you I would kick you out by now..."
"Wha?"
"Rookie....heh...you haven't even faught a monster??? And you want to join the Alexandrian Army...hehehe...thats the funniest thing I've ever heard."
Beatrix clenched her fists. Boy he was arrogent...and cocky...
"Well...get your stuff Beatrix." He said, turning to leave.
"What?? Where are you going?" Beatrix yelled, catching up with him.
"We're off for a battle....this is the best way to train."
