CHAPTER 4: ACROSS THEIR LIVES

From that day on untill that event in their lives in which their friendship ended, Rosereim and Charlie were the best of friends. For about years after they met, Charlie was still picked on, and Rosereim stood up for him. Eventually, the bullies gained some respect for Charlie when they saw his dad take down a burgular. In school, they helped out each other. Rosereim was quite gifted in history, but awful in Mathmatics. Charlie was the opposite.

They had never really set their mind on a career choice. Charlie couldn't make up his mind and the thought never crossed Rosereim's mind. Knowing this, Charlie asked Rosereim one day "Rose, what do you want to do when you grow up?"

"I dunno," was a fourteen-year-old Rosereim's responce. "I guess I'll just see when the times comes."

"That's a dumb way to look at it. I don't get why you don't care. Figuring out now will save a lot of time," said Charlie, now thirteen.

"True, it would. Uhh, I guess guard captain would suit me."

"Really, why?"

"I've always kinda looked up to your dad. I never knew my own dad, so I've always looked up to him."

"Do you know the requirements to be a guard captain?"

"Uhh, be a good guard?"

"No. First, you have to be in the millitary a be reccommended by a superior to be put in the guard captain trials. Second, you have to win the trials. Then you'll be made guard captain of a province they choose."

"You have to do all that! Dang, no wonder your dad's so strong! But why'd your dad move around so much when you were little?"

"He didn't like the towns he had been in until we got to Carolton."

"That's weird. There's nothing to do here."

"Mabye he likes the peacefulness. Anywho, I guess your gonna be a soldier."

"Yep. I'm gonna be a guard captain. But what about you? You haven't said anything about your career yet."

"Soldier."

"Why."

"Your my best friend."

As Rosereim was about to respond, he realized the full meaning of Charlie's statement.

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I'm just gonna stop making promise. I'll try to update next week. I'm sorry it's been months since I've last updated. -anonimize