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Polerman-Alright Chapter three might be slightly short but its plot development so bare with it people. Just looked at some review thanks people I needed that.
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Ch.3 Your Who?
"Lydia, why are you late for my class?" Professor Sage asked.
"I'm sorry but my mother wanted to say goodbye before she left to go back to Luin." Lydia said sort of unsure if her story would pass judgment.
"Oh, well try and not let it happen again." With that said Lydia dashed off out of the classroom and out to the unknown.
"Now, San and…" Professor Sage began to say but didn't how to address the touring student.
"It's Genis." Genis finished for him.
"Genis?" said Professor Sage with a questioning look upon his face. He then looked to San and said. "You may go and don't let me catch you talking while I'm talking." He looked at Genis then said. "Genis after your done touring for the day could you stop by my house?"
"Sure, I guess I could stop by." With that said Professor Sage friendly nodded to him and walked around him and out the door. Genis felt he wanted to know more about Corporal Sage…or was it Professor Sage? Genis thought confusedly.
Later at the Palma Costa Academy, Genis had still managed to keep up with the whole touring student charade. Genis had noted how big the academy had actually gotten it almost had tripled in size. It could be because they had opened up their standards Genis thought.
Genis had finished touring the school but there was one thing he didn't learn while he was here he didn't learn were the heck Professor Sage lived. Well, you invite me to your house but don't tell me where you live what the heck are you thinking idiot. Genis thought bitterly as he walked out of the academy.
Might as well go back to the inn and tell Raine about this bizarre day he thought as he walked out to the dark streets of Palma Costa. He decided to himself maybe it was best he didn't find out who Sage was.
"Another long day as the Governor General." Said a very recognizable voice coming from the direction of the Governor Generals office.
"Neil, is that you." Genis said in a low tone as not to disrupt the silence that had claimed the dark streets.
Neil jumped and jolted around. "Genis, what are you doing out here this late?" Neil asked half scared half angered.
"Holy Neil are you going to be alright or do need sometime to recover?"
"No it's just that you… anyway you still didn't answer my question."
"I'm just uh… looking for where Corporal Sage lives."
"Why are going to get revenge on him for this morning?"
"No I just needed to see him. He insisted on it." Genis said defensively.
"Okay I guess I could tell you." Neil said with hints of uncertainty that he would end up regret it. "He lives at the northern lighthouse district."
Genis looked at Neil puzzled. "And where's that?"
"Don't worry, I'll get you there." Neil said as he began to walk toward the northern lighthouse district.
A few minutes into the walk to Corporal Sages Genis felt he needed more than a last name to go by. "So what is the Corporals first name?"
"Its Thomas, Thomas Sage he came to us around a year ago saying he could help us with the reconstruction. But then one day we were caught off guard by the drake matting pattern and the drakes would have killed most of us if it weren't for him. He was amazing he defeated 4 drakes with a shield and a spear… alone. Then we offered him the job of our militia leader but he didn't want it so we gave him the second in command that even took some convincing."
The rest of the walk to the northern lighthouse district was spent in silence. The once beaming with life market place was now quiet, with the gentle sound of water beating against the banks of Palma Costa. Genis didn't feel like talking, he was thinking more about the mysterious man known as Corporal Sage.
"Well this is my stop." Neil said breaking the delicate silence. "Corporal Sages' house is over there." Neil finished while pointing at the house next to his.
Genis noted how closely put together the houses were but when he looked at Corporal Sages house, it had a good meter of space around it, was big as the inn at the entrance of the city, and it even had a small rose garden in front.
Neil waved goodbye to Genis as he walked into his house. Genis looked at the house before him and nervously walked up the steps and rang the door bell. It was quickly answered by someone Genis thought he would never have to talk to again.
"Genis what are you doing here?" San asked.
"San what are you doing here?" Genis shot back stupidly.
"Hey I asked first." San said slightly agitated.
"San let him in!" shouted what sounded like Thomas Sage.
"Alright Mr. Sage!" San shouted back and then said. "Welcome."
Genis entered into a huge room with a stair case at the far right wall probably leading to the rooms, to the left was what looked like a small library with a group of girls doing homework, in the center was a small collection of chairs and couches probably the living room, to the far back wall was a set of double doors were he heard Thomas talking with someone Genis crept up slowly.
"Now Raine, you can't say Professor Beacons theory about the Asgard Empire is all based on his own thoughts."
"Not all of it but… Ah Genis its about time you got here." Raine said concerned and ran over and gave him a tight hug.
"Right, now that your both here I've got something to tell you." He paused looking at Genis then to Raine. "Did you ever know who your father was?"
"No, but I think I know what your going to say." Raine said unsure.
No he can't be Genis thought. "This may be hard to accept I'm sure, but you have to believe me that I didn't want you finding out like this." Thomas began.
"How else did you believe that we would have found out!" Raine said with hints of anger in her voice.
"Look I would have been there with you both but it was a difficult time back then." Thomas began but was cut off by Raine.
"Was it that you didn't want to be our father!" Raine shouted with tears visibly pouring down her face.
"Raine I…" Thomas began but was too late, Raine had already walked out. There was a small silence. "Just like her mother." Thomas said with a sigh.
"So your our father?" Genis said.
"Yes Genis I'm your dad." Thomas replied.
Genis study him for a few seconds the said. "Hmm… thought you'd be taller." Genis said with a small smile.
Thomas looked back and gave him his own grin. "So what happened?" Genis asked.
"Well it's a long story."
"I've got nowhere to go."