Chapter 2
New Life Abold
Althena walked around the room some; asking him questions every now and then. He'd been in her office for over two hours now. After some time she stopped. "So, you don't know where your family is?"
Kastin had been sitting in a chair near her desk, the question made him think for a little while longer. "No, I'm afraid." he was, however, worried. Althena had been probing very close
She walked back over to her desk, a keyboard and view screen appeared just above it. Curious his placed his hand in front of the screen, and it went through, he quickly pulled his hand back. "Odd...." he said; again he knew what technology was being used but he had to act like a kid in order to hide his true identity
Several more minutes passed before she nodded, a beam of blue light, segregated into 6 smaller beams, washed over him. He reconized the tiggling sensation, it was a magi scanner that he knew a lot about. "I see..." she began to type but soon stopped. "You've got potentional, but for some reason your powers are hidden." she said and continued typing
"Um... what are you going to do about me?" Kastin said in a worried tone
She smiled. "I'm going to ask the Hanbatsu family about taking you in." she said and looked over at him. "Merlin, the girl you came in with, is the youngest daughter of that family." she stopped typing after a few then glanced out the window. "Somethings you should be aware of about this Academy," she began, "we keep students here until close to night fall, then we send them home. You'll be class from early morning until the middle part of the afternoon. Once that's done you'll be able to move about the Academy freely. However, most students prefer to practice there swordsmen skills, or, like in Merlins case, there magi skills"
Althena got up and walked over to the window. "Since your Magi skills are apperently locked away," she said, "I'm going to place you in a swordsmenship beginners class"
He nodded. "What class will I be in?"
She looked to her left and small window appeared near her. "I'm placing you in the fifth grade, class A."
He snarled.
I hate this small body, always have to place someone in a grade school level"If Merlins family agree's with me, you won't have to worry much about getting here. Since Merlin is in the same class are you." Althena said; with that Kastin left
He ran down the hall and toward the stairs, before actually going down he watched Althena leave her office, he then went downstairs and exited the building. He found Merlin along with a few of her friends near a pond that was located some distence away from the Academy.
"I see your in my class now." Merlin smield
Kastin stared at her. "How'd you know?"
She pointed toward a tag on his left arm. "Our uniforms display our name and grade, along with class number." she said and laughed when Kastin lowered his head in embarrassment, Althena had just told him that to. He walked over to the pond, he noticed some steam rising from the surface. "Interesting." he said to himself, he felt it first before he actually knew what happened, and then landed in the pond. He was soaking wet and Merlin was laughing up a storm
"Got ya!" She said in between laughs
He sighed. "Now my uniforms all wet...." he said
Merlin shook her head. "No it's not."
He blinked and looked down at his uniform, she was right, it wasn't soaked. "I don't understand." This was one thing he didn't understand at all
"I don't know much either, exact that I was told that our uniforms where made so that they can't get wet, they are also don't get dirty either." she said and helped Kastin out of the water. "Our uniforms are also able to change, we don't need to take them off in order to change into something different." she gestured toward Kastins right ear, he felt around it and soon found an earring. "When did that get there?" he asked himself
She put her hand on her earring, and her uniform changed to a swimsuit, then to night clothing, and then into some reguler everyday clothing. "You change into the uniform whenever you get near the Academy, but away from the Academy you can change your clothing into anything you want. Like me, I prefer a skirt and shirt while away from the academy."
Kastin placed his hand on his earring, and after thinking of something, his clothing changed into a pair of boxer shorts and no shirt. Merlin, along with her friends, screamed. He blushed and quickly changed back into his Uniform, "SORRY!"
She laughed after finally settling down. "It'll take some getting use to. When you go to class tomorrow you'll be taught how to control that earring."
Kastin nodded and sat down on the edge of the pond. It was already night fall, and he could tell his uniform was glowing. "Why am I glowing?"
"It has something to do with our uniforms, it makes it so that if we get lost the people from the academy and village can find us." Merlin said, just as they where about to get up Althena, along with Merlins older sister showed up
"Big Sis!" Merlin shoutted. "What are you doing here?"
"Headmistress Althena wanted to speak to me" she said
Merlin was confused. "About what?"
"You tell her." Althena said
She cocked her head to one said. "Tell me what?"
"Kastin is now apart of our family." Her big sister said
Merlin stared at her for a second. "Really?!"
"Yep." her big sister said. Merlin jumped with joy then turned around and pounced on Kastin, taking them both into the water. Kastin had banged his head against a rock. "OW!" he yelled. "Sorry!" Merlin grabbed him and lifted his head. "Ow ow ow ow ow!" Kastin said; his head hurt from having it hit the rock. She felt the back of his head and found the bump, it wasn't reallying hear hand that discovered it, it was his sudden yelp that caused her to find it. "OW!"
Later that nightKastin was in bed, he was in Merlins house now and noticed just how extravagent it looked. His uniform had changed into night clothing before he even thought about it. His night clothing was exactly the same as his academy uniform, only lighter in both weight and color, he soon fell asleep
He didn't dream at all, and soon he woke up; but it was really Merlin that woke him up. His door slammed up. "Lil Bro! Wake up!" she said. Kastin rolled in his bed, trying to ignore her. "BRO!" she yelled. "We'll be late for school, and I'm sure you don't want to keep our sensei waiting"
Kastin sighed and got up, he blinked a few times; boy was he tired. "It's so early....." he said; apperently time was something that this dimension didn't know anything of. But thanks to his left eye being slightly altered than his other, he could see what time it really was. "8:30...." he yawned once more and got up. He touched his earring and his night clothing changed into his uniform
He walked down the hall and into what he considred was the kitchen, but was slightly smaller than what he was used to. Merlin was there, her big sister was no where in sight. "Where's your parents?"
"They work in the big city, so I hardly ever get to see them." She looked sad to him and was about to drop the question when another game to him. "What about your big sister?"
"She takes care of me from time to time, but she's raised me so taht i can take care of myself, so she can stay away for awhile without me worrying. Although most of the adults in this village do come and help out." She smiled slightly at him
The two of them ate breakfest and soon left for the Academy. He was carrying his bag over his shoulder, "So... " he was to say something when it left his mind. The two of them walked down the village center
"Morning Merlin!" yelled a shop owner
"Morning!" Merlin yelled back
"Heading to school today?" Another shop owner asked
"Yep!" Merlin said
"Today?" Kastin pondered
"Whos that Merlin?" Someone from the local militia asked
She placed her shoulder around Kastin's neck, and hugged him. "He's my little brother, I'd like you meet Kastin." she smiled
"Ummm... Hello" Kastin said rather nervously
"Nice to meet you, if you need anything let me know." The Militia man said
"Will do." Kastin smiled sheepishly at him. "I wonder.. why does our Academy have grades when this village is so small?"
"Because, where the only Academy located within the kingdom, our Academy has a strange teleport pad that allows kids from other villages to attend. Our class is small, but thats because there are three other classrooms." Merlin said
The two of them walked by several other people. "This is a friendly village." He said
Merlin nodded. "Everyone here is friendly, even though they don't know you, they'll protect you if someone from the Eimin clan comes here."
"Eimin?" Kastin knew what the word meant.
Death? he thought to himself.
Must be a local bandit group of somethingTwo of them soon arrived at the Academy and walked in. Kastin and his sister made it to the classroom, which was on the fifth floor. The sensei there, also female, greeted him. "Althena told me we had a new student"
Kastin bowed. "Nice to meet you."
She bowed in response. Kastin walked in and saw several other students, including the male who he had greeted back at the doctors office. They heard a bell and the students took there seats. Kastin stepped over to the sensei's desk, after she had taken roll call she gestured to him, telling the rest of the class that they had a new story... class? There was only fifteen people here. "Please introduce yourself" The sensei
Kastin bowed curtisouly. "My name's Kastin Hanbatsu, I'm 11 year's old." he said. "It's nice to meet you," he smiled at everyone