Finral's Superior

Yami woke the next morning and went to find Henry's room.

"Hey Henry. How you feeling?"

"Nooooot vvverrrryyy goooood," He said. "Iiiii caaaaannn't moooovvvveee reeeaaal weeeell toooodaaaay."

"Alright. I'll bring you some food."

"Thaaaannnnk yooooouuuu," Henry said when Yami turned to leave. "Caaaaaptaaaaiiiin?"

"Yeah?"

"Iiiiii thaaaannnk Iiii woooouuuld liiiiiiike toooo meeeet Fiiiiinnnrrrrraaaal toooodaaaay."

"Really? Are you sure?"

"Yeeeeaaaaah. Heeee annnnd Vaaaannnnneeessssaaaaa aaaarrrrre iiiiinnnn thhhheee kiiiiitcheeeen."

"Their up already?"

"Nooooooo. Thhhhheeeeeyyyy'vvvve beeeennnn thhhhheeeerrrrrreee aaaallllll nnnnniiiiiight."

"They what?! I told them not to stay up too late! I need Finral awake!"

"Iiiiiiii dooooonnnn't thhhhhhiiiiinnnnnk heeeee'llll beeee aaaaabllllleeeee toooo taaaakeeee yooooouuuu gaaaaaammmmmblllliiiiinnnng tooooodaaaaayyyy."

"Why not?"

"Yoooouuuuu'lllll seeeeeee."

"Where's the kitchen?"

"Thhhhhiiiiiiirrrrrrd fffflllllooooor."

Yami turned and ran to the third floor.

"WHAT THE HELL IS ALL THIS?!" Yami yelled when he slammed the door opened and found Vanessa and Finral on the floor. Vanessa leaned against the counter and Finral laid with his head on her lap. Both where asleep and empty alcohol bottles cluttered the counter.

They both jumped and Finral covered his ears.

"Well? Is one of you going to answer me?!"

"We had a drinking contest last night!" Vanessa said happily. "I won!"

"Too loud," Finral muttered, pinning his hands tighter to his ears and laying back down one Vanessa lap. "Headache."

"I thought I told you that I needed my ride in top shape today!"

"He didn't go to bed too late."

"He didn't go to bed at all!"

"But he slept."

"Does it look like he's up for opening portals?!" Yami said walking over to the two.

He reached down and grabbed Finral by the back of his Black Bulls robe.

"Noooo," Finral complained. "Tired. Headache."

"That's your own fault. You're the superior! You know full well that neither of you are old enough to be drinking!"

"Where going?" Finral asked as Yami dragged him out of the kitchen.

"Shut up," Yami replied. "You stay put, Vanessa. I'll deal with you later."

"Wanna lay down," Finral whined as Yami dragged him through an unfamiliar hall.

"To bad. There's someone that wants to meet you. I was going to wait until after we got back... but because you decided to make yourself useless today... you're going to be waiting on him hand and foot all day, while I fly out to go gambling."

"Wait... Stop... Let go, Yami!" He said try to pull his robe out of Yami's grip.

"What?" Yami said letting him go. "Why are you freaking out?"

"What's happening with my mana?! The farther we walk the more it drains! Why's my mana draining?" Finral panicked.

"That's normal."

"Normal?! I know normal! This is definitely not normal!"

"It is in this part of the hideout. You sobered up quick."

"It's kind of hard not to when it feels like someone's pulling the mana right out of you!"

"You feel like that because someone is. I'll let him explain when we get to his room."

"Who?"

"Your superior. His name's Henry Legolant. He owns the hideout."

"Legolant... That name sounds familiar."

"Probably does to you. He was born a noble but his parents went missing a few months before I found this place. He doesn't know if they died or abandoned him."

"Th-that's terrible!"

"That's not the worst part."

"It's not?"

Yami shook his head. "He's got an illness that causes him to steal other peoples mana... he'll die if he don't."

"What?! I've never heard of anything like that... Wait... you said he was my superior... You said I was the second highest ranking member here! Apart from the vice captain."

"No I said you are the superior of anyone who walks through the doors... Henry was already here... He never leaves the hideout so he'll never walk through the doors... therefore... no I did not lie to you." Yami replied when they reached a door and knocked on it.

"Cooooommmme iiiinnnn, Caaaaaaaptaaaaiiiinnnn Yaaaammmiii."

"You could have just told me they got themselves drunk. I brought Finral," he said grabbing Finral by the arm and pulling him into the door frame before deciding to toss him into the room.

"Ow!" Finral said when he hit the wall. "That hurt you know!"

"That's what happens when you force me to have to use a broom to travel."

"Eh... to much mana...," he just realized how much he lost just by entering the room, and collapsed face first.

"Iiiii'mmmm ssssoooooorrrrrrryyyy Fiiiinnnnnraaaal."

"You good, Henry?" Yami asked.

"Yeeeeesss. Thhhhhaaaannnnk yoooouuuu, Caaaaptaaaaain."

"No problem. Finral's going to be your servant for the day."

Finral crawled to the door to put a little distance between him and Henry.

"Sorry... I don't think I can get any closer then this," Finral said laying down on the floor in front of Yami.

"Thhhhaaaat'ssss oooookaaaayyyy."

"Well, you two have fun... I have to go think of a punishment for Vanessa after getting my wheels drunk when she knew I needed him." Yami said as he left, closing the door behind him.

Finral sat up and looked at Henry, "So, you're a Black Bull too?"

"Iiiiii aaaaaammmm."

"Why am I just now meeting you then?"

"Beeeecaaaaauuuuusssse Iiii ssssteeeeeaaaall eeeeveeeeeryyyyyooooonnnne'sssss maaaannnaaaa."

"So? That doesn't sound like it has anything to do with me meeting you."

"Iiiiiit'ssss eeeemmmbaaaarraaaassssiiiiinnng."

"Why? From what Yami just told me, it's not your fault. You didn't choose to have an illness that steals others mana. And if you're so embarrassed about it why is it you wanted to meet me now?"

"Iiiii wooouuullldnnn't hhhhaaaavvvveeee buuuut Iiiii'vvve beeeennn wooooorriiiied aaaaabooooouuuut yoooouuuu ffffooooorrrrr aaaaawhhhhiiiiilllleeee nnnnnooooooow."

"Y-you where w-worried about me? What for?"

"Yoooooouuuuuu keeeeeeep diiiiissssssaaaapeeeeeeaaaaarrrrrriiiiiinnnnng."

"I'm sorry... I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean."

"Weeeeeelllllll yooooouuuuuu seeeeeee, Iiiiiiii uuuuuusssssseeeeee rrrrrreeeeeeecooooooommmmmbiiiiiinnnnnaaaaaaatiiiiiioooooonnnnn mmmmmmaaaaaaagiiiiiic. Beeeeecaaaaaauuuuuuussssssseee ooooooofffffff thhhhhhhaaaaat Iiiiii caaaaaaaaannnnn ssssseeeeennnnnnsssssse eeeeeevvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeerrrrrrryyyyyyooooonnnnnneeee iiiiiiiinnnnnn thhhhheeeeee hhhhiiiiiiideooooouuuuuut."

Finral... I think I know where he's going with this.

Where?

"Eeeeeevvvvvvveeeeeeeerrrryyyy ooooonnnnnccccceeeeee iiiiiinnnnn aaaaaawhhhhhiiiiillllllee yooooouuuuuu diiiisssssaaaapeeeeeaaaaarrreeee aaaaannnnnnd ssssooooommmmmeeeeooooonnnnne eeeeelllllsssssee aaaappeeeeaaaaarrrreeesssss iiiiiiinnnn yooooouuuuurrrr plllllaaaaaacccceeee. Iiiiiit hhhhhaaaaaappppppppeeeeeeennnnneeeed llllllaaaaasssssst nnnnniiiiiiighhhhtttt iiiiiiiiinnnnn thhhhheeeee kiiiiiitcheeeeennnnnn fffffoooooorrr aaaaa llllllooooooonnnnng tiiiiiiimmmmmeeee. Thhhhheeeeeeennnnn yoooooouuuuu rrrrreeeeeaaaaappeeeeeeeaaaaaaarrrrrreeeed. Iiiiit'sssss sssscaaaaarrrrry."

I blame this on you, Fatry... Finral thought as he watched Henry.

Me! How is this my fault?! I didn't cast the reincarnation spell!

You're the one that made me tell Vanessa and now everyone wants to know.

I guarantee that they wanted to know long before you told Vanessa.

I still blame you.

"H-have you told Yami about it?"

"Nooooo Iiiii haaaavvvvvennnn't. Iiiiii fffffiiiiiguuuuuurrrred yoooooouuuu prrrrrrooooobaaaaaabllllllyyyy toooooolllld hhhhiiiiiiiimmmm yoooouuuuuurrrrrrsssseeeeeelllllffff."

"I haven't... Please, don't tell Yami. I don't really want to tell anyone else just yet, I just told Vanessa last night, so if you don't mind... Would it be alright if I told you some other time? I promise it's nothing to worry about or be afraid of. When that happens I am still technically here. I'm only telling you this much because you can sense it and I don't want you freaking out over nothing."

"Oooookaaaaaayyyy. Iiiiii prrrrrrooooommmmmmiiiiissssse nnnnnoooooot toooooo teeeelllll Caaaaptaaaaiiiinn Yaaaaammmmmmiiiiii. Thhhhhhaaaaannnnnk yoooooouuuuuu fffffooooooorrrrrr teeeellllliiiiinnnnnng mmmmmeeeeee thhhhhhhiiiiiiissssss mmmmmuuuuuuch, Ffffffiiiiiiiiiinnnnnrrrrraaaaaal."

"You're welcome... I'm sorry... but I think I need to go for a little bit... I lost too much mana when Yami threw me in here. Do you need anything?"

"Thhhhhhaaaaaaat'sssss ooooookaaaaaayyyy. Juuuuuust ssssooooommmmme Brrrreeeeaaaaakffffaaaaassssst, plllleeeeaaaaassse."

"Alright. I'll bring you some."

"Fiiiinnnrrrrraaaal?" Henry asked when Finral turned to leave.

"Yeah?"

"Doooooonnnnn'tttttt teeeeelllll Vvvaaaaannnnnneeeeeesssssaaaaa ooooorrrrr Goooorrrrrrddddoooooonnnn aaaaaboooouuuuut mmmmmeeeee yeeeeeet oooookaaaaaayyyy."

"Don't worry. I won't."