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haflTitle: A Tale of Two Schools, Chapter Two
Original work: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Pairing: Various
Rating: PG
After saying goodbye to his sister, Ephraim set out for his own school. The Grado Academy was a forbidding building with its tall front side looming over all approaching. Even Ephraim, who thought himself to be fairly brave, was intimidated by the massive building and approached the school with a certain amount of trepidation.
However, as soon as he entered the school building, Ephraim found an interior very unlike his first expectations after seeing the outside. The inside was comfortably, if unostentatiously furnished and it did manage to evoke a certain homelike atmosphere.
Seeing a wisp of smoke curl from behind closed door, Ephraim approached it to see if he could find a janitor or a teacher, who could help him find his way around the place. He knocked on the door.
„Come in,“ he heard.
When Ephraim opened the door and entered, he was greeted by a sight of a young man, who, even though he seemed a bit too old to be a schoolboy, did wear Grado’s uniform. The young man turned toward Ephraim. “You’re new, aren’t you?” he asked.
Ephraim just nodded. The young man also nodded and blew out another cloud of smoke. “Figured so, you have that look around you,” he said, “If you need someone to take that baggage of yours, go to the door opposite the entrance and then in the same direction, until you get to the garden. You should find Garcia there; he’ll take care of it. In the meantime, I’ll scamper away to give the air chance to clear.”
With this, the young man left the room, taking his cigarette with him.
While doubting his advice a little, Ephraim did as he was told and found the school’s janitor weeding the garden. After entrusting his luggage to the man, Ephraim set out to find Mr.Vigarde’s office, to introduce himself to the headmaster.
Mr.Vigarde’s office was an austere room, dominated by a massive oak desk. Upon seeing Ephraim enter, the man behind the desk smiled faintly. “Ah, you must be Ephraim,” he said, “I got word that you’d be arriving today. Good that you found your way here by yourself, I value that kind of independent attitude in my students. Still, it would be better to have someone show you around.”
Ephraim, a little unsure of himself, just said, “Yes, Sir.”
“Good,” continued Mr.Vigarde, “But before I find someone, be patient and let me tell you a few words. We are not an old school and we’re not especially famous, but I’ve always been proud that my school provides good education to all boys who come here. You’re here to become a fine young man and in exchange, you should make sure that during or after your stay here, you do not tarnish the good name our students have made for our school. Is that clear?”
“Yes, sir,” repeated Ephraim.
“Now then,” said Mr.Vigarde, “You did well on your admittance exam, so I’ve decided to put you in the Fifth Form, remember that. If you now leave my office and take the fourth door on the left, you should find yourself in the library. Lyon should be in there; he is about your age, a little shorter than you and has light hair, a bit too long for my taste. I’m afraid the boys here don’t use the library as much as they should, so he may be alone. He is a bit aloof and his father wants him to socialise a bit more, so I’d like you to help him and be his friend. I understand that this is a bit too much to ask of you, especially on your first day, but promise me you’ll try.”
“Yes, sir,” said Ephraim, not daring to disobey or disagree with the headmaster.
“Then go, boy,” said Mr.Vigarde, “I hope that our next meeting will be as pleasant as this one.”
Ephraim left the office and followed the directions to the library. As Mr.Vigarde predicted, the room was empty, except for a boy Ephraim took to be Lyon. He did not budge when Ephraim entered and closed the door, so Ephraim had to speak first. “Are you Lyon?” he asked.
Lyon lifted his head from a book, looking surprised. “Yes, I am,” he said.
Thinking that the boy needed some reassuring, Ephraim smiled at him. “I’m Ephraim. Mr.Vigarde sent me here to tell you that you’re to show me around the school,” he said and offered Lyon his hand for a handshake.
Lyon took his hand, shook it and smiled nervously. “Sure. Just give me a moment to mark my page,” said Lyon and returned to the book he abandoned.
The first thing to do was to take Ephraim’s luggage from the janitor and take it to the Fifth Form dormitory. When they entered, the room was far from empty. Two boys were sitting by one of the beds, one of them laying a piece of wet cloth on forehead of another boy who was lying on the bed, his pace face. Another boy was sitting by the window reading a book and yet another was lounging around on a bed.
The boy taking care of the incapacitated one looked up at Ephraim and Lyon. “I was afraid it was Innes,” he said, “Is this one new, Lyon?”
“Yes,” said Lyon, “This is Ephraim.”
He didn’t say anything else, but the boy who spoke first continued to take the initiative. “Hello there, I’m Kyle. Since you arrived at this moment, I suppose we’ll have to deal with some things right away.”
Kyle motioned to the pale boy. “The one on the bed is Forde,” he said, “He recently took up following Joshua to the pub down in the village, even though he has trouble holding his drink. You’ll have to keep a secret that he got drunk, since if Mr.Vigarde gets wind of this, he’ll expel both him and Joshua. Can you promise that?”
Ephraim was taken aback by this, but nodded. Just like with the headmaster, getting on the bad side of his dorm mates on the very first day was a not a very clever idea.
“Good,” said Kyle, “now, the little guy next to the bed is Franz, he’s in the Fourth Form, so he technically shouldn’t be here, but since he’s Forde’s younger brother, we let him in.”
“Um, it’s nice to meet you, Ephraim,” said Franz, “Sorry my brother is not well today, but I’m sure you’ll like him.”
“The lazy guy over there is Rennac,” continued Kyle, “He’s smart, but the laziest guy you’ll ever meet.”
“Pleasure to meet you,” said Rennac.
“And finally, that’s Tana by the window,” said Kyle, “He’s Innes’ little brother, but unlike Innes, he’s actually a decent fellow.
Ephraim looked at Tana in surprise. He was one hundred percent sure that Innes’ only sibling was a younger sister. He hadn’t seen her in years, but this boy seemed awfully familiar.
“Hello, Ephraim,” said Tana simply and Ephraim was certain that he had seen an imploring look on the boy’s face.
“Others are not here right now, though I’m sure Cormag is out in the field practicing, but I’m sure you’ll meet them at dinner,” finished Kyle.
“Erm, Kyle…” said Lyon, “I’m supposed to show Ephraim around the school. We just came here to drop off the luggage.”
“Oh, sorry Lyon,” said Kyle, “Just put his things on the free bed in the corner.”
While they were carrying Ephraim’s luggage to the empty bed, Tana quickly approached Ephraim. “I’ll explain later,” she, Ephraim was now sure that it was Innes’ sister, said.
He didn’t have time to ask anything, since Tana drew back as quickly as she approached and soon it was time to follow Lyon out of the room and continue his tour of the school.
Original work: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Pairing: Various
Rating: PG
After saying goodbye to his sister, Ephraim set out for his own school. The Grado Academy was a forbidding building with its tall front side looming over all approaching. Even Ephraim, who thought himself to be fairly brave, was intimidated by the massive building and approached the school with a certain amount of trepidation.
However, as soon as he entered the school building, Ephraim found an interior very unlike his first expectations after seeing the outside. The inside was comfortably, if unostentatiously furnished and it did manage to evoke a certain homelike atmosphere.
Seeing a wisp of smoke curl from behind closed door, Ephraim approached it to see if he could find a janitor or a teacher, who could help him find his way around the place. He knocked on the door.
„Come in,“ he heard.
When Ephraim opened the door and entered, he was greeted by a sight of a young man, who, even though he seemed a bit too old to be a schoolboy, did wear Grado’s uniform. The young man turned toward Ephraim. “You’re new, aren’t you?” he asked.
Ephraim just nodded. The young man also nodded and blew out another cloud of smoke. “Figured so, you have that look around you,” he said, “If you need someone to take that baggage of yours, go to the door opposite the entrance and then in the same direction, until you get to the garden. You should find Garcia there; he’ll take care of it. In the meantime, I’ll scamper away to give the air chance to clear.”
With this, the young man left the room, taking his cigarette with him.
While doubting his advice a little, Ephraim did as he was told and found the school’s janitor weeding the garden. After entrusting his luggage to the man, Ephraim set out to find Mr.Vigarde’s office, to introduce himself to the headmaster.
Mr.Vigarde’s office was an austere room, dominated by a massive oak desk. Upon seeing Ephraim enter, the man behind the desk smiled faintly. “Ah, you must be Ephraim,” he said, “I got word that you’d be arriving today. Good that you found your way here by yourself, I value that kind of independent attitude in my students. Still, it would be better to have someone show you around.”
Ephraim, a little unsure of himself, just said, “Yes, Sir.”
“Good,” continued Mr.Vigarde, “But before I find someone, be patient and let me tell you a few words. We are not an old school and we’re not especially famous, but I’ve always been proud that my school provides good education to all boys who come here. You’re here to become a fine young man and in exchange, you should make sure that during or after your stay here, you do not tarnish the good name our students have made for our school. Is that clear?”
“Yes, sir,” repeated Ephraim.
“Now then,” said Mr.Vigarde, “You did well on your admittance exam, so I’ve decided to put you in the Fifth Form, remember that. If you now leave my office and take the fourth door on the left, you should find yourself in the library. Lyon should be in there; he is about your age, a little shorter than you and has light hair, a bit too long for my taste. I’m afraid the boys here don’t use the library as much as they should, so he may be alone. He is a bit aloof and his father wants him to socialise a bit more, so I’d like you to help him and be his friend. I understand that this is a bit too much to ask of you, especially on your first day, but promise me you’ll try.”
“Yes, sir,” said Ephraim, not daring to disobey or disagree with the headmaster.
“Then go, boy,” said Mr.Vigarde, “I hope that our next meeting will be as pleasant as this one.”
Ephraim left the office and followed the directions to the library. As Mr.Vigarde predicted, the room was empty, except for a boy Ephraim took to be Lyon. He did not budge when Ephraim entered and closed the door, so Ephraim had to speak first. “Are you Lyon?” he asked.
Lyon lifted his head from a book, looking surprised. “Yes, I am,” he said.
Thinking that the boy needed some reassuring, Ephraim smiled at him. “I’m Ephraim. Mr.Vigarde sent me here to tell you that you’re to show me around the school,” he said and offered Lyon his hand for a handshake.
Lyon took his hand, shook it and smiled nervously. “Sure. Just give me a moment to mark my page,” said Lyon and returned to the book he abandoned.
The first thing to do was to take Ephraim’s luggage from the janitor and take it to the Fifth Form dormitory. When they entered, the room was far from empty. Two boys were sitting by one of the beds, one of them laying a piece of wet cloth on forehead of another boy who was lying on the bed, his pace face. Another boy was sitting by the window reading a book and yet another was lounging around on a bed.
The boy taking care of the incapacitated one looked up at Ephraim and Lyon. “I was afraid it was Innes,” he said, “Is this one new, Lyon?”
“Yes,” said Lyon, “This is Ephraim.”
He didn’t say anything else, but the boy who spoke first continued to take the initiative. “Hello there, I’m Kyle. Since you arrived at this moment, I suppose we’ll have to deal with some things right away.”
Kyle motioned to the pale boy. “The one on the bed is Forde,” he said, “He recently took up following Joshua to the pub down in the village, even though he has trouble holding his drink. You’ll have to keep a secret that he got drunk, since if Mr.Vigarde gets wind of this, he’ll expel both him and Joshua. Can you promise that?”
Ephraim was taken aback by this, but nodded. Just like with the headmaster, getting on the bad side of his dorm mates on the very first day was a not a very clever idea.
“Good,” said Kyle, “now, the little guy next to the bed is Franz, he’s in the Fourth Form, so he technically shouldn’t be here, but since he’s Forde’s younger brother, we let him in.”
“Um, it’s nice to meet you, Ephraim,” said Franz, “Sorry my brother is not well today, but I’m sure you’ll like him.”
“The lazy guy over there is Rennac,” continued Kyle, “He’s smart, but the laziest guy you’ll ever meet.”
“Pleasure to meet you,” said Rennac.
“And finally, that’s Tana by the window,” said Kyle, “He’s Innes’ little brother, but unlike Innes, he’s actually a decent fellow.
Ephraim looked at Tana in surprise. He was one hundred percent sure that Innes’ only sibling was a younger sister. He hadn’t seen her in years, but this boy seemed awfully familiar.
“Hello, Ephraim,” said Tana simply and Ephraim was certain that he had seen an imploring look on the boy’s face.
“Others are not here right now, though I’m sure Cormag is out in the field practicing, but I’m sure you’ll meet them at dinner,” finished Kyle.
“Erm, Kyle…” said Lyon, “I’m supposed to show Ephraim around the school. We just came here to drop off the luggage.”
“Oh, sorry Lyon,” said Kyle, “Just put his things on the free bed in the corner.”
While they were carrying Ephraim’s luggage to the empty bed, Tana quickly approached Ephraim. “I’ll explain later,” she, Ephraim was now sure that it was Innes’ sister, said.
He didn’t have time to ask anything, since Tana drew back as quickly as she approached and soon it was time to follow Lyon out of the room and continue his tour of the school.