Duel Academy Love ch 1
6 years ago
A fourteen year old female set under a shade tree in the African desert that she was correctly living. It had been almost been two months since she had arrived there. This place was different from her home state of Texas, granted she hadn't been here long, but she did make a friend here. "Lilith there you are. I have been looking everywhere for you. It's almost time to eat, I can only guess that your hungry. I know I am." A young African male shouted as he ran up to Lilith's sitting area. Lilith smiled at him before replying. "I am Kinda hungry, my belly is starting to rumble a bit." Putting her hand on her mid-section to imply that it had been growling a bit. The boy reached out his hand for Lilith to grab, which she gladly happily while slightly giggling. They went to where the small village. The two ran the rest of the way to the village, to the eating area, and set down next one of the larger males that looked like Lilith's new best friend.
"What took you so long? You are both lucky that the food hasn't arrived yet." The man spoke to the two teenagers that sat carefully beside him. "Apologies father, it took longer then I expected to find Lilith. She is a sneaky one." The boy said to the man ate quietly once the food arrived, once the food was eaten the villagers dispersed leaving Lilith, her friend and his father at the eating area to speak with each other. All three seemed to have a simple conversation until Lilith stood up too quickly, as if she saw something out of the side of her right eye. "Lilith, child are you alright? Has something caught your attention?" The man asked her quizzically. "I think I saw something or someone at the edge of the village, Mr. Brodie. My eyes are stronger then most people my age, sir." Lilith spoke quietly as a man approached the group of three.
"Who are you sir and why are you in this village? We are not selling our home." Mr Brodie ask this mysterious man, before turning to his son and Lilith, "Children go inside, and get ready to head of to bed, both of you." Both just nodded to their elder and went inside. "Who do you think that man is Axel? He looks mean and creepy." Lilith shake a little bit when she spoke. All Axel did was shake his head, "I don't know who this man is. But father seems serious about this." Heading off to brush their teeth, and to put on their sleeping, Lilith and Axel sat in the main sitting area with a book in front of them ready to read when Mr. Brodie comes into the house and looked at the pair then to the book that was in front of them, but didn't question it, they always read before heading off to bed. The two looked up at Mr. Brodie, "Sir, what did that man want? Is there a reason why he came here?" Lilith asked him confusingly. Not knowing how to explain the reasoning why the mysterious man came to this village. "Well, that man came here to have myself and my son help him establish a group of mercenary duelist."
Both Axel and Lilith looked slightly nervous at the thought of the dueling mercenary group. Lilith stood up abruptly, and ran into the open desert air before she started crying. Axel ran out after her, he didn't know what to do or say to her. He acted on an small urge, he hugged Lilith from behind and spoke gently into her ear, "Lilith, listen to me okay? I will come back for you. Once I do, I will make it a point to make sure I stay at your side for a long while. I promise to protect you, cherish you, and see that you are happy." Gently he plants a kiss on her cheek, and turns her around. "Y. Y. You promise?" Lilith softly chokes out though the sobs. Whipping Lilith's tears away, he smiles, "yes I promise you." Feeling a bit better, Lilith took a few steps to the house before the night fully over took the village. The crickets started to chirp to show that the night is rapidly approaching. They both went back into the house before the sun went all the way down over the horizon. "Are you alright child? Did something I say upset you?" Mr Brodie asked as calm as he could when he saw Lilith walk back in. "N. No sir. I guess, I got upset because I didn't expect my best friend and his father could be leaving. Personally I will miss you both, I have been living here for sometime now. I will have to return to my home land if you both leave." Looking down more tears slid down Lilith's face.
Mr. Brodie stood up and lifted Lilith's chin, "Look here child, you are strong, you learned well from us. You learned how to duel and have picked up fighting skills. So do not worry. I believe in you." With that he planted a fatherly kiss on Lilith's head. "Time for bed, I guess. So we can see what tomorrow brings." Axel said to his father and Lilith, who nodded in return. Lilith and Axel headed to their shared bed room. The bed room had two beds on different beds, as well as two small closets, and shared restroom. "Hey Axel? What do you think about this whole thing?" Lilith asked timidly. Axel looked over at her before answering, "Well, I don't know. It could be a good thing or bad thing. I know it will bring money in for the village and for our future." He spoke softly and glanced out the window at the far end of the room. "But we will see when all of this is all said and done. If this is right for us or not."
