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Saito sat in Louise's room at the table near the center of the room, it was early morning, or at least the predawn chill told him. While he had never set foot on a planet until yesterday, the simulators and virtual reality games taught him something about the different times of day on Earth and luckily this place wherever it is, is kind of similar. He takes a small device out of his pocket. "Well I guess I should journal my activities on this planet, it might even be made into a show, if it's ever found."
He pressed a button on the side of the device.
"Log… Date, uhhh, I think I was December back in the fleet, but its spring here… you know what Day one, that will do wait no no, Day Two… Ok" Saito clears his throat, "Saito's Guide to Halkeginia, Log Day Two. That sounds good. Ok I am Saito Hiraga, a student from the Asian Union Fleet ship 'Japan'. I was testing out a mining pod when I was sucked into a wormhole, I know sounds like a premise for one of those bad shows. So I crashed landed on a planet and was found by, as I later found out, a group of students. I was nearly dead, I think, so one of them, a cute looking girl, saved me with a kiss. So I guess by her doing that I have to work for her for a while, I haven't talked it out with her yet. Also there must be something in the water around here because some of the people can do crazy things with just sticks, I've saw someone shot fire and another one control the movement of the wind. My guess nanites, but these people don't look more advanced that Medieval Tech and at best Renaissance. Well I am having a suspension of belief, because I've heard of stranger things. Well it seems I have to wake up the person who saved me. Oh yeah her name in Louise and I guess I get to stay in her room so I took on of the corners and used the pod survival kit's deployable bed. Well Saito Hiraga signing off."
He pressed the button again and put away the device.
He looked around the room, behind him a dresser, in front of him was the table with some colorful flowers on it and on the other side of that was his survival pack and different gadgets he salvaged from the pod like his radio and his coilgun. On his left was the door that when ot to the common hall of the girl's dorm. On his right was Louise's bed and next to that was the bathroom. He got up from the table a walked over to the bed.
"Well better wake her up, don't want her to miss classes." Saito whispered. He kneeled next to the bed and pushed on her shoulder. "Louise?"
She stirred slightly a mumbled something about food.
"As delicious as that sounded, Louise, you need to wake up." Saito stated in a normal voice. He lightly shook her body. "Louise."
Still she turned her body and buried herself deep in to the pillow.
"Wow, so this is what my mother had to deal with, how did she deal with it… Ah idea, but where would I get that many slinkies…" Saito wondered, "Well there is the tried and true way. Sorry about this Louise."
A soft grunt came from her than normal breathing. Saito put his mouth near Louise's ear a breathed in.
"LOUISE! The rooms on fire you need to get out!" He yelled as she jumped up and nearly fell off the bed.
"What fire, Huh what's going on!?" She said in half a daze. Saito failed in holding back a laugh.
"Wow now I know why my mother like pulling these things on me when I would not get up." He laughed.
Louise final regaining her senses "What in the name of all that is holy are you doing you crazy commoner!" She yelled.
"Well you see someone told me to wake you up last night." Saito explained.
"Who was it!? I am going to hurt them, badly…" Louise said sharply.
"You did." Saito said trying not to laugh at the state she was in.
"Wait, what?" She sighed realizing the full situation. "You're that commoner I summoned yesterday aren't you?"
"Well if by saving my life means summoning then yes." Saito nodded.
"What? You know what never mind… get me my clothes." Louise put her hands to her head.
"Er, I have this thing you see I don't go through girls stuff." Saito smiled nervously.
"What? It's no problem, just do it you idiot." Louise was close to losing it.
"Not after the things I've seen." Saito eye widened as he stared off into the distance reliving nightmares of his past.
That sent Louise overboard, she stood up from her bed in her night gown and started to yell, "For the love of the Founder. It will be faster to do it myself!" She stomped over to her dress and pulled out the necessary clothes. "You are just about useless. Now dress me."
"Er no… I've seen these shows and just no." Saito says to her.
"If you don't do it then no food for you." Louise threatened.
"I'll just eat my emergency rations then…" Saito tossed back.
"Well then no using your supplies then." Louise grind triumphantly.
Saito digs into one of his pockets and pulls out his gun. "You see this?" he says as he pulls out a magazine for the gun and slides it in, with it clicking into place.
"Yes you tiny little gun so what?" Louise asks. Saito walks over to the window and opens it.
"Come here." he asks. Louise curious as to what he is doing comes over to look out. "This in my hand can propel a two inch, three ounce round at mach 3. That's about two billion joules of energy, if I did my math right, when that round hits the object, let's see what that will do to oh say that wall over there." Saito takes aim and fires a round off. It hits the wall causing a large hole that goes through the wall.
"By the Founder your explosions are bigger than mine!" Louise gasped in shock.
"That wall was made of stone right?" Saito asked.
"Of course what else would it be made out of granted it is an old building, but I've never seen anything rip through so completely." Louise said still in shock. "I think though you have proven your point, just, just wait outside until I get dressed."
"Can do." Saito breathed a sigh of relief, "Never again," he murmured. He picked up his pack and walked out of the door and exited the courtyards. After waiting for awhile Louise join him and looked at him with some suspicion, but kept on walking.
"Follow me commoner we're going to "The Hall of Arvys." Louise said. Off to the side where Saito had shot his gun into the wall a few people were milling around it looking for what might have caused the damage.
"I was not expecting it to make that large of a hole? I wonder why?" Saito said.
"Well I guess we may work together well." Louise muttered. They walked through the corridors and into the hall where people had already gathered to eat and food lined the tables.
"Wow this place is like a Ren Faire sim on steroids. A great hall with tables piled with food." Saito mused.
"This is how we the Nobles live." Louise said. "We have the power to do many things and we reap the rewards." She sat down at one of the tables and put some food on her plate. "And no you can't have any of this."
"Yeah, yeah ban me from food." Saito takes off his backpack and roots around to find a small bag and a bowl. "Can I get some water though?" he asks. Louise points at a jug full of water, Saito take the jug, opens the bag and pour some water into it. He closes the bag and sets it into the bowl.
"What are you doing?" Louise asks.
"I'm just making myself some noodles." Saito says. He then sits down at the table with his pack on the ground. Louise glares at him and starts to open her mouth. "Remember the wall?" Saito asks. She closes her mouth and continues to eat.
"Huh, you're quiet to day Louise." A beautiful dark toned girl walks up to them joined by a quiet younger looking girl reading a book..
Louise sighs angry muttering, "Just one minute of peace!" She then speaks up so everyone else can hear. "Kirche, go away." She says.
"I'm not here for you, but you're familiar." She purrs. "Good morning, Louise's Familiar."
"Hi." Saito begins gritting his teeth, he many not know the exact circumstances between these two, but he saw what this Kirche girl was trying to do. "Name's Hiraga, Saito Hiraga."
Louise moaned in annoyance. "Oh here's my familiar." a lizard with a flaming tail walked up next to Kirche and nuzzled her leg. "His name is Flame
"That some interesting biology we've got here." Saito looked down at the lizard who had come up next to him and nuzzled his hand. "Hello to you to." Saito opened up his bag and filled his bowl with noodles as Louise stood up to talk to the girls.
"So you got a salamander." Louise said intrigued. Saito tossed some noodles to Flame who caught them in his mouth and ate.
"Well It's not as cool as what Tabitha got." Motioning to the girl reading a book who glanced up with the mention of her name. "She got a Wind Dragon." Saito had set his pack on the seat next to him and was rooting around for something while eating.
"Kirche. Breakfast, class is starting soon." Tabitha alerted her friend.
"Oh well Louise we can continue later." Kirche said as her and Tabitha walk away. Louise turns around to see Saito with Flame on the ground with Saito putting some powter on the salamander's tail watching the flame change colors.
"What are you doing, finish you food and quickly classes start soon." Louise gawks at Saito then sits down to finish her food up. Saito pulls a piece of bread out of his pocket and gives it to Flame.
"Good boy, now go follow your owner." Saito urged the lizard then finishes up his cooled noodles.
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"Well atleast we will be there on time." Louise said as she and Saito walked to her class.
"You eat slow." Saito commented taking out one of his gadgets and playing with it.
"Louise, Saito wait for a second." Mr. Colbert jogged towards them. "Saito mind if I get a sketch of the runes."
"Sorry Mr Colbert, but we have class could you make it quick?" Louise asked. Colbert looked at the runes as Saito held up his hand.
"Done already, now hurry up classes will be starting soon." Colbert said as he walked off and the duo continued to Louise class.
"What is this class we're heading to?" Saito asked. "Mathematics, Literature, History?"
"No, Earth Magic. This is a magic school." Louise rolled her eyes as she said it.
"Sure 'Magic'." Saito still does not believe that magic is even possible. It had to be something, like nanites they some on can innately control. They arrived in the classroom and waited for it to get underway.
"Ok technically you're not suppose to be in here, so please keep a low profile." Louise asked.
"Sure, I'll just put earbuds in and play a game, if I start bleeding from any orifices just shake me a little." Saito said. Louise looked at him with disbelief and confusion. The class started with the teacher get up and starting to explain something. Louise drew a sigh of boredom as the class when on.
"So, Ms Valliere would you like to try to transmute this rock will you?" the teacher asked. Louise suddenly became very nervous.
"Ma'am that may not be in our best interest to do that." Kirche warned.
"Nonsense Ms Valliere come down here and try, the worst that can happen is you can fail." the teacher sweetly smiles.
"Have you ever had her as a student before?" Guche asked starting to shrink behind his desk.
"Ms Valliere please come down and try." the teacher requested. Louise got up and had a look of determination upon her face.
"Er, familiar you may wish to get down." Kirche tried to warn Saito, but the poor boy had fallen asleep. Louise got up to the teacher who had a rock read for her to use. She chanted a small incantation and the rock glowed for a second. The next thing Saito knew is that he was know awake and about five rows of seats back. A few bumps and bruises but relatively no worse for wear.
"That could have gone better." Louise said sheepishly as she got up and brushed some of the dust off.
"Better, you almost killed us." Kirche half scared half angry. "That is why you're the Zero!"
"Damnit you Zero, why did you do it?"
Saito analyzed the situation trying to understand what just happened. "That was awesome!" he said readjusting himself so he was sitting up straight.
"Are you crazy familiar? That could have killed us."
So, let's say you saw a problem, whether it be, grammatical, continuity, or just something sounds wrong, it's general nice to point it out and point the writer in the right direction. So thank you to those who do so and those who don't... shape up or shut up.