Chapter seven
Luc's point of view
"Wha…?" I said franticly as I suddenly awake from my nightmare – a dream that I was killing by that stupid wolf, Beast.
Sign softly as I use my left hand to gently rub my face, trying to relax from the nightmare. But suddenly, I feel some extra weight on my chest; it was warm and it…moving…trying to snug closer to me? I freak out and look to my right and see…my eyes go wide…it was that sexy girl, SASARAI. She was sleeping ON my bed, what worse is that she lays her head on my chest while with her left arm wrap around my waist. No, this was too dangerous; she was TOO close to me for my comfort. And did I tell you that she look really cute when she sleeps?
Too many though running inside my little head and with the idea of her sleeps next to me cause me to scream, and the main subject kept repeat in my mind as I scream, "WHAT THE HECK SHE DONG IN MY ROOM? MORE OVER SLEEP IN MY ROOM?"
My scream wakes up her up and I was reward with a pillow in my face, which knocks me out of the bed.
"Quite," she fiercely shouts at me.
"What do you think you doing idiot? Hitting me like that?" I question her.
"Then WHAT do you think you doing? Do you know what time it is? Screaming in the middle of the night like that?" she questions me back.
"Because you sleep in my room, that's why."
"Your room? Have you forgotten that this is my room? That I let you share the room with me until we done preparing your room."
"………" Now that I think about it, this was not my room at home. I arrived to Magician's Island just this evening, then have a little chat with Leknaat, and then she shows me around the place. I borrow some books in the library to read – I didn't read much though – until I tire and goes to sleep.
I look out at the open window and see it was still night, then back at her as I let out an "hmp" sound.
"Let just go back to sleep, I very tire to argue anymore – not that we have anything left to argue," she said.
I just sit there looking at her without any sign of movement of get in the bed. There's no way I'm going to sleep in the same bed with THAT girl.
"What are you doing? Sitting there like that? You and Sarah will begin your study tomorrow. So I suggest you better hurry up and go to sleep instead of sitting there."
"…" Thinking about it…
"It not likes I going to bite you or anything."
Well, not you bite me…but rather I might bite you…if we too close to each other. But then again, I might don't have any chance like this in the future, I only share her room for few days, these are my only chance…but she was a girl and I'm a guy. But she doesn't mind though, but still…I feel little…just a little…uneasy about it. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
In the end, I choose to sleep on the bed NEXT to her…I guess I can't let such a good opportunity like this pass away. But I not sure I make a bad choice because after I get on the bed, she snuck closer to me for some reason and I almost – just almost – wrap my arm around her and pull her closer to me, But it a good thing that I realize early and pull my hands back, or else…I know this was a bad choice, but I can't help it. God, I'm really falling for her bad…
"Wake up sleepy-head, the sun already begin to rise," a soft voice said to me.
"What in the WORLD! The sun was just barely rises. Do you really expect me to wake up THIS early?" I scream inside my head, I'm not a morning person; do you have any trouble with that? I don't like to wake up early, I'm usually wakes up around noon – even though my parents demand me to wake up early, but why should I do like they told me too?
"I will drag you out of bed if I have to if you not get out this instant." I can tell with her tone that she quite annoys at me. But I'm not going to give in just like that.
"Then try me," I reply.
As she said, she begin pull me out of bed, but I clinging onto the bed like it was the only thing that can save my own dear life. She pulls me out with all her might as I clinging onto the bed with all my might. I must say that we both look foolish this way, like a child playing tug-a-war. But it not last long when she loose her grips on my clothe and fall backward. Serve you right.
"Humph…Have it your way, but don't think you win this," she said as she slams the door shut.
Sasarai's point of view
"Who does he thinks he are, that jerk," I said in irritate. "Forget about him, why should I even care. I might as well check on them."
"Knock…knock…knock."
"We up," said the voice in side the room, it was Little Viki's voice. I open the door and smile at them.
"Having trouble waking him up?" The Sarah girl said. "Don't bother wake him up at this hour, he won't wake up until around noon."
"NOON?" I shout in my head. "But I can't let him have his way around here. He's here to study, not to lazy around. He must do what everyone here does, if he wants to be a powerful mage then he must study hard and working hard."
"True, but don't rely on me to wake him up, because he can be so dame persistence, even I can't force him up."
"No working and not follow direction meaning NO food."
"Do you need to be this strict," she said.
"You can't just expect the food just pop out of nowhere can you? Each day we spend about three hours of morning to do just that."
"Ah, I see."
"But that is also part of your training, basic training," I said.
"Training? How?" She asks.
"You'll know soon, after we eat breakfast," said Little Viki.
Standing in front of the huge farm field in the backyard of the island, along with Big Viki, Little Viki, and Sarah – yes, that guy still sleeps in the room, that lazy guy. I though he'll do anything to study magic, I THOUGH he was an ambition guy with great potential but he end up a loser. He's hard to deal with and very annoy guy, I wonder how Sarah can stands that guy for so long…hmmm…I think I need to ask her for 'a little' suggestion later today.
"Okay, your job for the morning is to water all of the field here using water magic, without relying on Water Rune, and others necessary magic need, they going to teach you how," I said as Little Viki standing there look indifferent while Big Viki hyper jumping up and down.
"Yay, let practice together. Yeah…lets…hehehehehe," Big Viki said in energetic way- stills jumping up and down – while Little Viki shook her head.
I giggle at Big Viki's action, she's always amuses me with her childish actions. She is very unlike Little Viki, who is more much mature than her despite her young age.
"Aren't you going to join us?" Asks Sarah me.
"I will, but not right now. I have some other things I need to take care off," I reply.
"Okay, then I will see you later then," she said as she follows Big and Little Viki.
That Sarah girl was not bad, she catching up pretty quick, she does have skill for magic. Maybe more skill than that lazy guy, who STILL sleeping in the room when the sun almost touch his butt.
It already noon and we finish up what we been doing and starts heading toward the dinning room for lunch. We were eating peacefully with few little chat about the world outside; it was pretty interest thing to talk about. I always curious about the outside world, to find whether or not the world out there was as they said in those books, all they writes about wars history so I don't know for sure that is what the outside world like. I want to go out there to see for myself, but do not dare leave this place. But after listen to Sarah talk about her world, I become more curious than ever. But no matter how interest the topic was, I couldn't seem to take my mind away from a certain thing, that is…………….
THAT guy was STILL haven't WAKE UP yet...how long does he intent to sleep? Why do I even bother anyway? And why……
"Sasarai, hello? Earth to Sasarai?" Sarah said as she shake my shoulder cause me to snap out of my though. I look at them, noticing them all looking at me.
"Yeah?"
"What do you mean 'yeah'? Didn't you heard us calling you for the past seven minutes?" asks Big Viki in her childish tone.
"You did?" I ask in surprise, I didn't know I was caught up in my own though that much.
"So what are you thinking about?" asks Sarah.
"Eh? Nothing in particular."
"Nothing?" Sarah asks again.
"………"
"Are you sure you was not thinking about 'how long 'That-Lazy-Guy' going to stay sleeping', are you?" I eye her suspiciously. Why does she look at me with those teasing eyes? And with that smile?
"I know a way to make he doing as you please. And this only be effect if you, and only you, is the one doing it."
"Only me? Me?" I ask in confusing while I points at myself. "Something that only me can doing it? I wonder what it is?"
"So, are you in?" she asks.
"I guess, but what I have to do?"
"Easy. All you have to do is act 'adorable' in front of him, like when we first meet in the forest."
"You mean 'flirting' with him," said Little Viki.
"Hehe…you can said that, but for more correctly, act seduce toward him."
"You so evil, do you know that Sarah," said Little Viki but Sarah only smile.
"Flirting? Seduce? What is 'flirting and seduce'?" Both Big Viki and I ask. It seem like we are the only one who doesn't get what going on here.
"You don't know what those mean?" Sarah asks in some kind of shock.
"I don't know the outside world."
"It mean Sasarai lives on this island entire life time and never leave the island, not even one step," said Little Viki.
"Oi, don't try to be a smart-head here," I said.
"But I'm. At least a thousand times much more than someone we know."
"HEY! THAT IS MEAN," Big Viki whines.
"Anyway…what does 'flirting and seduce' mean?" I ask again.
"The best way to explain is through action…I will be Sasarai," said Little Viki.
"Fine, I'll be Luc."
"Okay, watch this carefully okay."
"Okay."
As Little Viki said. It was easy to understand. So all I have to do is act like Little Viki did, and I think I'm able do this; it looks simple enough to me.
"Okay, I know what I have to do."
"That's good. But don't act too nice or like we just showed you a minute ago, or else he going to suspicious that you up to something, just try to act a little of both like you did this morning also like yesterday. Just try not to be too strict and stuffs."
"Just act like you did toward us, pretend that he is us," said Little Viki.
"Understood. And I think I going to try wake him up again. I'll see you all in the library."
"Okay. See you later," said Sarah and Little Viki. Big Viki decides to go to the library since she had nothing to do.
"Just a minute ago I though Sasarai going to yell at us when you said the word 'flirting'."
"But you also said the word 'seduce'," said Little Viki.
"Only because you said 'flirting'."
"But what the point of saying that?"
"…Hehehehe…I don't know."
"But don't worry. Viki – well, Viki clueless about everything, so you don't have to worry about her. Sarai knowledge about magic is number 1, that's all I can say, but when it come to those stuffs and anything relate to the outside world, Sarai is quite dense about it, or else Sarai wouldn't accept doing that."
"Only if you said so…and how come you know all of this?"
"Do YOU want to know?"
"By the look on your face, I guess not."
"Come on, let go to the library, we have study to do."
"I guess."
Luc's point of view
"Click"
"Oh boy, here we go again," I think to myself as I heard the bedroom door carefully opens.
"How can you sleep through morning is beyond me," she said as she picks up the pillow and the blanket that I had accidentally kick off the bed after our arguing.
"And how long are you going to sleep?" she wines.
"As long as I feel like it," I reply.
"How do you expect to learn anything when you like this? Come on, wake up already."
No respond from me…
"Luc," she wines as she pulling on my clothe like a child. "I was responsible of your study, and if you not study like you suppose to…lady Leknaat will be disappointed and I will be scold by her. So come on Luc. Please wake up."
"Wake up or not wake up…" I am battling inside my head which one to choose.
"In a minute," I decide.
"I guess that's better than not wake up. Very well, meet us in the library when you ready. Okay?"
I said nothing return except waving my hand, tells her that I hear her and that I'll do as she said then she just left.
"I guess I sleep long enough. Better wake up before that girl get mad at me, the least thing I want to happen."
Luc's point of view
"Oh look, what do we have here. Someone had finally decided to jointing us," oh, guess who speaking.
"Shut up Sarah."
"I wonder he decided to wake up himself or because 'SOMEONE' persuaded him to – which is a VERY rare case," Sarah keeps blabbing on.
"Just drop it Sarah," I said in irritate voice.
"Yes sir," said Sarah then both her and … some small kid laughing while the … big one looks at them with question. Judging by the looks she gives the others, she must be dense person. But now that I look at them, they both look similar, identical, except the small one look more mature for her age while the older one look immature for her age. Quite opposite from each other I must said.
"In case if you are wondering who we are. I'm Viki, but that girl over there was also naming Viki. So Sasarai calling me 'Little Viki' while her 'Big Viki' when ever we in the same room."
"Okay, if it confusing, then why they name both of them Viki anyway?"
"We can't help it, our parents abandoned us here, leaving only our name," said the small one. What's her name again, ah…Little Viki.
"What the fuck, it likes she reading my mind. Is it even possible?"
"Anyway, where is Sasarai?" I ask.
"Someone had finally decided to ask for Sasarai."
"Can you just stop it Sarah?" I shout at her.
"For now I will. And for your answer, Sasarai is heading this way," Sarah said as she points behind me. I turn back and see Sasarai carries some thick and heavy books with her.
"I see you finally decided to wake up," she pause and gives some books for both Viki, "but tomorrow I expect you to wake up early then today. It doesn't have to be before sunrise, but at least few hours early than today."
"Tch, whatever," I said as I look at sarah, only to see her smile wicked at me. That's Sarah for you, when she has something to toy with she will not miss an opportunity to make your life as hell with her remarks.
"Okay? First of all, what kind of Rune magic does you two interests in study?" She asks.
"Water, Pale Gate, Blinking, Shield, and Fire," replies Sarah.
"Wind, Pale Gate, Shield, and Earth," then come my reply.
"Since I can't teach all four of you at the same time, and since you all have interest in study different type of magic. So, I will device between me and both Little & Big Viki to see who will teach the two of you, base on each of us learning interest. But since Little Viki and Big Viki learning all same types of Rune magic, I think…"
"We will take Sarah," said Little Viki, cutting her off, "since we study Pale Gate, Blinking, Shield, and Water," with good reason why they should take Sarah too. I might need to watch out for her, she really is something.
"If you really want to then I don't have anything to said."
"Yep, we want to. But I believe it best for him to study under you since you 'perfect' at all Rune magic, especially Wind and Earth. And if he wants to learn more than those four magic, then you can easily teach him," once again with a good reason why she should take me. The little one seem to be more active thinking than her older one, I hope they not planning anything.
"I guess…if you have any questions, you know where to find me," said Sasarai. "Come Luc."
"Yeah, Luc. Don't let Sasarai wait for you." Now she starts to get on my nerves as I sent her a glare, but it doesn't effects her one bit. She just smiles at me as she waves her hand with that I-know-it-all smile, and that go the same for Little Viki. I swear if Sarah have a sister, it would be her, they so creepily alike. One Sarah is enough, but now I have two "Sarah" on my back. Can thing get any worse than this?
"Yes it could, and it will my dear Luc," the two of them said in their head.
Luc's point of view
I follow her to the upper level of the tower and enter the room. This is the fifth level, another library; I wonder how many levels does the library take. I sit down on the wooden chair inside the room but she remains standing opposite of me.
"Okay, let me explain the rules and the basic of this tower. Let start with the rules first."
"That's fine with me."
"First, wake up at seven o'clock to work in the field, no wake up early no breakfast…but since you use to wake up at noon, I will make an exception for you, but only for about three months. After three month I expect you to wake up the same time as us, so you better start practice waking up early few hours than today."
"Whatever."
"Can you say something else beside 'whatever' or 'fine'?" she signs. "Anyway, second and third rule are similar with the first one. No working in the field no lunch, no study no dinner," she said as my stomach start growling. I sweat drop as her face fault.
I blush as I hold onto my stomach and somehow I found the floor seem very interesting. I heard she signs and said, "Come, let get you something to eat then we shall start on your lesson."
Little Viki's point of view
"Don't you think Sasarai still a little too strict on him?" my new companion asks.
"Don't worry. Sasarai is not as strict as you think."
"But I think that's a little strict for me, I just hope it doesn't ruin our fun."
"Sasarai might said it, but doesn't really mean it. You know, something just to make him wake up early or working and study. If Sasarai not saying that, Luc not going to agree to wake up early."
"So there are no such rules?"
"No, it the rules here. But Sasarai not really that much stick to the rules, you usually can get away with it."
"You know, sometime I wonder if we really go over the line of our fun. I mean, what if Luc really fall for Sasarai and he found out that Sasarai really is…he would be heartbroken and I don't want him to get mad at me or see him down like that."
"There is some quite high percentage that Luc will fall for Sasarai, but I do think those two look good together, don't you think?" I ask.
"I can't say I disagree with you."
"To tell the truth, I WANT them together."
"For real?…Or you just joking?" she asks.
"For real."
"But even if we want too, it can only depend on them."
Chapter seven end
