We'll Say You're the First

After the exam was over Finral went to find his father and brother, who had left the stadium soon after Finral was accepted into the Black Bulls.

"Father!" He said running to Ledior who was standing right outside the stadium entrance. "I did it!"

"Meraculously enough. You only managed to get that new captain to raise his hand and the worst part is he's a foreigner, unlike the other new captian, William Vangeance."

"He's probably just to lazy to fly places and thought it would be eaier to have a little pet packmule to take him every where. In other words, it's just pure luck that you even got in," Langris sneared.

"Y-yeah... You're probably right," Finral said with a fake chuckle.

"There you are," Yami said as he exited the stadium. "I was looking for you. You know, running off after the exam almost makes it look like you're afraid of me or something," Yami teased.

Finral turned to face his new captain, "Oh! Uh, no sir. That's not it at all. I just..."

"Yami Sukehiro. The foreigner who thinks he's fit to be a Magic Knight Captain," Ledior interupted. "I guess you think just anyone is capable of being a Magic Knight. Did you not watch the same exam as I did?"

"Yeah, I'm Yami. And yes I'm a foreigner. Got a problem with that? Who the heck are you anyway?"

"I beg your pardon! I am Ledior Vaude, the head of House Vaude! A foreigner such as yourself should speak to me with more respect! Know you're place!"

"House Vaude, huh? Never hard of them. Then again, I don't really pay much attention to nobility," Yami laughed before turning back to Finral. "Anyway, ready to get going, kid?"

"Going where?" Finral asked.

"Where? The Black Bulls Hideout, of course!"

"Oh. Sure..."

"Absolutly not! No son of mine is joining a Magic Knights squad lead by a foreinger! Let's go Finral."

"Hey now. Isn't the kid fifteen?"

"So what if he is? He's my son and I say he's not joining your squad."

Of couse. I get in and he's still not pleased... Why can't I do anything right? Finral thought, turning his gaze to the ground.

Yami noticed the sudden change in Finral's demeanor. "What do you wanna do, kid?"

"You're asking me?" Finral asked looking up to him a bit shocked.

"No, I'm asking the Tooth Fairy..."

"Huh?" Finral said tilting his head to the side.

"Yes, I'm ask you!"

"W-well... I... I..."

"Spit it out, kid. We don't have all day."

"I wanna join your squad."

"Sounds like the kids got his mind made up."

"Tch. Do what you want, Finral. But don't come crying to me when you get hurt," Ledior said before turning to Yami. "I'll have you know that failure has absolutly no intent to hurt anyone, even if he has to. Do you really want a squad member who's that useless?"

"Useless? Last I checked, spacial magic is any thing but useless."

"Whatever. Don't try to tell me I didn't warn you when he gets in the way durring a mission and gets someone killed."

"Whatever you say, but I don't see that happening anytime soon."

"Finral, open a portal so Langris and I can get home. If you think you can open one that far away."

"I-I think I can... It will take a lot of mana though."

"Stop complaining and do it."

"R-right."

"Yami, got yourself a spacial mage. We don't get them in the exams to often," Vangeance said walking up behind Yami as Ledior and Langris passed through the portal.

"Maybe now you can actually arrive to these things on time," Nozel said, following him.

"Ke ke, knowing Yami, that's the only reason he let the kid in. Wasn't for his fighting skill that's for sure."

Ehh! It's Jack the Ripper! Finral thought moving to hide behind Yami. Scary!

"Stop scaring the kid!" Yami told Jack.

"Scaring him?! I didn't even do anything!"

"You didn't have to! Your existance is enough to scare a person!"

"What did you say!"

"I said you scare people!"

"That's it! Now I'm really going to slice you!" Jack said activating his severing magic.

"Oh, so you really think someone as scrawny as you can beat me? Don't make me laugh," Yami said placing his hand on the hilt of his katana.

"Now, now. There's no need to fight," Finral said trynig to calm them down.

"SHUT UP!" they both yelled and Finral jumped back.

I was wong... they're both scary! What the heck did I just get myself into! Did I seriously just join a sqaud with one of the two scariest captains!

"Alright now that that idiot desided to forefit, let's get to the hideout."

Forefit? That's not what looked like happened to me...

"Think you can get us there?"

"I don't think I can... I know I can't," Finral replied.

"And why not?"

"I can only go to places I've marked with my mana."

"And what the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"It means, if I haven't already been there, or if I can't see it, we can't go."

"So even with your spacial magic... I still have to fly all the way back to the hideout."

"Yup," Finral replied. "At least this time you do anyway."

"I was just going to make you take me everywhere... but hey, if you're offering that makes my job easier," Yami said walking away.

"Wait... What do you mean 'everywhere'?" Finral asked following him.

"Never mind that. Do you have a broom?"

"Yeah... I'm holding it...," He said looking at the broom in his hand that Ledior handed him just before him and Langris left.

"Alright then, I guess we're ready to go."

"Wow! That's the hideout!" Finral asked as the hideout came into veiw, past the surrounding trees.

"Yup. Something wrong with it?"

"N-no of course not. It's just... Why does it look like it's being held up by magic?"

Yami laughed and flew on ahead.

Finral sighed before opening a portal infront of him to get to the hideout first.

"You said you couldn't go to places you've never been before!" Yami said when he landed.

"No. I said I can only go to places I can't see if I've been there at least once before. Once I could see the Hideout I could get us there.

"Well then hurry up and mark the place with your mana alread. So I... er... we don't have to fly back here every time we leave."

"I already did."

"Alright. Let's get inside. You can pick a room and I'll get your robe," Yami said and Finral opened a portal.

"Where are you going?" Yami asked confused.

"Inside."

"You need spacial magic for that? The doors right there."

"I don't typically use doors if I don't have to."

"Well in that case," Yami said walking threw the portal and Finral followed.

Finral looked around the large living room as the portal closed.

"Something wrong?"

"W-where is everyone?"

"Everyone?"

"The other Magic Knights...?"

"Out on missions, don't bother to show up... You're the first."

"Wait... which is it?"

"We'll go with 'your the first'..."

"Seriously?!"

"We'll say that."

"So you're saying... when more members join... I'll be... like... their superior?"

"Basically, yes."

"So apart from you... I'm the superior of any Black Bull that walks in here..."

"Sure... Do you have some sort of superiority obsession or something?"

"N-no...," he replied turning away so he didn't have to look his new Captain in the eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing..."

Yami gave him a knowing look, though Finral didn't see it because he was still looking away.

"That father of yours seems to be a real piece of work."

"Y-you said something about picking a room?" Finral said ignoring the statement.

Touchy subject, Yami thought. "I did. I'd show you around but this place is hard to navigate. So just go wherever. If you find a room you like, it's yours. Oh and be carefull not to let my pets out of their cage if you happen to find yourself in the dungeon."

"I thought only castles have dungeons..."

"It's more of a dungeon like basement."

"And what do you mean by 'pets'?" There was something in Yami's voice when he said the word that Finral didn't like to much.

"Just a dog and two others. They're completly harmless. Although they do have a habit of thinking new people are their dinner."

"What?! Wait... Just how big are these pets?!"

"You mind opening a portal to the bathroom?"

"I don't know where it's at and even if I did, yes I do mind," Finral said with a dual tone.

"Right. Then I'll show you where it is today as well as my room. Follow me."

"What do you mean today?" Finral asked as they left the livingroom.

"I think I'd rather let you see for yourself." Yami laughed.

"Uh..." Okay then...

They walked up a few flights of stares before going down a hall. Finral couldn't help but notice random pillers, that didn't look like they really belonged, scatered around the halls.

"This is my room," Yami said stopping infront of a door with a bull skull on it.

He wanted to ask it was real but a part of him was afraid to so he kept it to himself.

"Think you can open a portal to here now?"

"Y-yeah... Why?"

"Just asking," Yami said before walking into the room. He returned a moment later with something black and held it out to Finral. "Here ya go, Kid. You're officially a Black Bull."

"T-thank you... I..." Finral stopped not really sure why he even stared saying what he was thinking.

"You what?"

"Nothing. It doesn't matter," he said before putting his robe on. "You said something about showing me where the bathroom is instead of letting me find it on my own." For some odd reason, he wanted to add but thought it better not to.

"Yeah. But I still want to know what you were going to say. That's the second time you changed the subject, and I kind of want to know why," he said gesturing for Finral to follow.

"I just... I didn't think I was going to get in."

"Why not?"

"You saw the exam. I completely blew it! What's so funny?!" He asked when Yami started laughing.

"If you blew it, I never would have let you join my squad!"

"I-I guess you're right," Finral said looking down but felt a little better.