Forever In Our Hearts
Chapter Six: New Acolytes
Hello again! See? I told you I'd post Chapter Six, and you were worried.
Hmm... I didn't realize that people really don't like the constant mention of levels and what not, sorry! I'll try not to do that anymore.
Anyway ... Onward.
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The next morning I woke up at four and walked to the cabin that my Acolytes were sharing with the Knights.
"Wake up, Acolytes." I said, flipping on the light.
"Where's Hitomi?" I asked.
"She quit." Kisa informed me. "While you were sick."
"Oh." I said. "Well everyone get ready. Hurry."
I walked back to my cabin and saw Ryo standing there in his uniform.
"Good morning?" I said, a bit confused.
"I want to tank your Acolytes."
"You do? Really?" I smiled.
"Yeah. Hodes will get them up a few levels." He told me. "And you're losing them today."
"What?" I screeched.
"I have to get them to level thirty today, then they'll be split up and you'll get all of the new Acolytes." He told me. "And I get all of the new Swordies."
"How many Acolytes are there?" I asked.
"We're getting desperate Alberta has the upper hand. So we've recruited thirty new Acos and fifteen new swordsmen, and all of the new kids are at level ten."
"And how long do we have to get to to an acceptable level?" I asked, irritated.
"Five days."
I sighed. "I don't understand how this works. What are they doing with my Acolytes?"
"They're moving parties around having one Crusader, one Priestess, and three Acos. It's the same with the knights and swordies, only there are three for each Acolyte." He told me. "And then they'll add a Swordie and twoAcolytes that we have tolevel."
"That's seventeen people per party. How many parties are there?"
"Fifteen parties of seventeen."
I took a short shower and put on my Priestess uniform, then I put my hair in loose pigtails at my shoulders by tying a purple ribbon on each side. I put on my Bunny Band and fed Haru. Then we walked to the cabin that my Acolytes were exiting with the white rabbit hopping frantically behind us.
"Ryo has to tank you today." I told them.
"Okay." They all said.
We made our way to the desert and Ryo went around attacking Hodes. He had five of them attacking him and the Acolytes slowly chipped away at the Hodes' health as Ryo took the damage for the girls.
"Attack the extra one." Ryo told me.
"Okay." I said and attacked the giant worm.
I had killed my Hode and the Acolytes weren't even halfway done.
On our way back to camp Ryo glanced at me for a moment. I knew what he was trying to tell me. He meant that I should tell the Acolytes what was going on.
"You guys." I said to them. "After today ... I'm losing you."
They all stopped.
"What?!" Purite asked.
"They're moving parties around, and you guys are going to someone else's party." I told them.
Kit showed a look of displeasure. "But we'll still be together right?"
"No. They're separating all of you."
"What about you, Chi?" Ayumi asked.
I sighed. "I get to level thirty Acolytes, and then two will join your party. So you'll have one Crusader, a Priestess, five Acolytes, with you included, and then four knights and six Swordsmen."
"So they Acolyte-Knight ratio is a little smaller?" Ryo told the girls.
We went back into the camp and the Crusaders began to assign parties.
As soon as they left to fight, Shuyin brought in the new Acolytes and Swordsmen.
"I'd like to introduce to you your Swordsmen Trainer, Ryoichi Sohma, and your Acolyte Trainer, the lovely Chihiro Kaimei." He said to them, then turned to us. "I'll leave them to you."
He stood there for a moment, as if expecting something. He glared at me.
I sighed and bowed. "Thank you for leaving them to us, oh great leader. How's that?"
All of the young Swordsmen and Acolytes laughed.
Shuyin glared at me, an evil, nasty, cold stare that frightened me. Then he walked away.
I looked back over at the group. "Could all of the Acolytes come to the right sideplease?"
"Swordies, go to the left." Ryo said sternly.
Haru, who was frightened by the young Acolytes, hid behind me.
I smiled, and said to them. "Hi. My name is Chihiro."
"Are you a Priestess?" A girl asked.
"Yes I am."
"You're really pretty!" A Swordsmen yelled.
"Yeah! Do you have a boyfriend?" Another asked.
Ryo jumped in before I could say anything. "Don't you think she's a little too old for you?"
A few Swordsmen laughed.
"But that brings us to our first rule." Ryo said.
"Acolytes, you are not to fall in love with any Swordman, Knight, or Crusader. And Swordsmen, do not fall in love with any Acolytes or Priestess." I said, finishing Ryo's sentence.
I looked around and noticed that one girl wasn't wearing her uniform. "Rule two: Whenever you leave your cabin, you are to be in full uniform, unless told otherwise."
"Yeah. That's the reason why we give them to you." Ryo said. "Rule three: You are not to be out of your cabins nine at night and four in the morning if you are an Acolyte and six if you are a Swordie."
"Rule four:" I said with a smile. "Respect all classes higher than yours."
"Every morning, regardless of if it is raining, if it is sleeting, or if it is snowing, you are expected here in full uniform at exactly seven-ten in the morning. If you are late, you might as well not show up at all, because we will be pissed, I promise you."
"Acolytes, you're the lucky ones. Every morning we wake up a four, shower and get into the uniform that was give to you to wear in the mornings, for those of you that are confused, it's the beige skirt with the purple trim, and the purple tank top. We meet here four-fourty five, and there will be six of you to one cabin, and yes, forty-five minutes for six people to take a shower is, in fact, possible. Then we go to level for an hour, and then come back here to wake up the Swordsmen. It's your responsibility to wake them up." I yelled.
"If a Swordsman in your party is late, then it is your fault." Ryo said. "We will all see how reliable our Acolytes are tomorrow morning."
"And this goes without saying." I told them. "But there will never be any Swordsmen in the Acolyte cabins, and no Acolytes in the Swordsmen cabins."
"Let's go level you kids." Ryo said.
We made our way to Payon, where I took the Acolytes to Payon Cave, and Ryo took the Swordsmen into the forest.
"Okay, before we do anything." I said. "I have to explain something to you."
The Acolytes crammed together so that they could hear me.
"You're expected to bow to any Swordsmen, Knight, or Crusader, and thank them for speaking to you. I know it's stupid, but that is something that you must make sure you do, or they get angry."
"Why do they make us do that?" A girl asked.
I sighed. "They think that they are superior to us; They only see us as objects, not people ... At least most of them do. And most of the males have nicknames, however, we cannot call them by those nicknames."
They nodded.
"Now for the fun part." I smiled. "Get into groups of five, and for every five Acolytes there needs to be one Zombie. It takes a while to kill them with a low level heal, so it's best for you to work in groups until you are stronger."
A Zombie walked up and went to attack one of the Acolytes, I healed the demon to death before it hit the girl.
A few hours later, we met back up with Ryo and the Swordsmen and made our way back to camp.
The Acolytes went to their cabins and on my way to visit Purite in her new cabin, I ran into Shuyin. He smiled and grabbed me, pulling me into the cabin that I guessed was his
He pushed me down onto his bed and got on top of me, pinning me down.
"What are you doing?!" I struggled underneath him.
"Don't you ever speak to me like you did today again Chihiro!" He said coldly.
I felt his had making it's way up my leg and then to my inner thighs. "Stop it! I said, struggling.
"Chi." He said gently. "Don't cry, just relax. I'll make you feel better."
"NO!" I screamed.
I freed myself and ran out of he cabin and across the camp to my cabin. I flung the door open, then slammed it, flipping the dial over to 'locked.'
"Chihiro." Ryo walked over to me.
Tears trailed down my cheeks as I buried my face in his chest.
He placed his arms around me. "What happened Chi?"
"Shuyin." I began. "Pulled me into his cabin and--"
"Shh." Ryo said gently. "It's okay, Chi."
"I was so scared ... " I whispered.
"I know." He said to me. "I know."
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Well that was fun, wasn't it? Our little Chihiro almost got raped. Oh well. She'll be fine.So anyway. How is everyone liking the ficcy so far? (Please review)
Umm ... I'm not going to be able to upload as often cos' I have to pass this semester (I'm failing four out of my six classes) And if I pass, I get a new computer (I NEED a new computer) And so I'm not going to be typing fics in my spare time anymore ... I'm going to be ... Studying. (What the fuck is this studying thing ... I've never done it before ...) But yeah, that's why I won't be posting new chapters and fics as often.
Sorry. u.u
-Forgotten Kitty-
"My heart got shattered. Like romantic roadkill, my heart is all splattered." That song makes me smile.