#whoops forgot to tag vladislav

[daily-rubbersoul-redux]

“Oh, Jacian! Over here!”  The blue-haired girl waved him over to where she was standing, alongside Gabbrielli and Kyō.  He walked over, rubbing his head.  The weekend had been rough, especially with all the extra training he had put in, but in the end he believed it would be worth it.

“Good morning.  May I ask, why exactly are you three sitting in this area of the hall?”  Not to mention why it was these three in specific.  Taiana and Gabbrielli he could understand, but as far as he know Kyō had never really spoken to either of them, save a passing greeting.

“Well, it seems they have hired a new teacher, and are splitting the two classes to make a third.” Gabbrielli gestured to the paper taped up on the wall.  “It appears all four of us are in the new class, so really we’ve just been waiting for you to arrive.” 

“Ah, I see.”  That explained it.  But still, it was a bit sad that he would no longer be in a class with Anton, there was not much he could do about it.  

Kyō stood there silently, prompting Taiana to look over at her.  “Oh yeah, you’re one of Jacian’s friends, Kyō, right?  I think we’ve talked before, but still I look forward to getting to know you better!”  She grins, giving a thumbs up.  Kyō looks... A bit taken aback, her face turning a bit red. 

“Oh, um... The feeling is mutual, Dracheilig-san” she gives a small bow.  Before anyone even has a chance to say anything else, a group of girls seemingly appears out of nowhere and swarms Gabbrielli, beginning to talk all at once.

“Kyaaaa, Gabbrielli-kun! I can’t believe we’re in the same class now, isn’t that great?”

“Me too! Me too! Now we can see each other everyday Gabbrielli-kun!”

“Aw, but now you’re leaving my class... Don’t forget about me Gabbrielli-kun! I’ll bring you gifts everyday, so you can’t”

The chattering continues, with Gabbrielli looking like he wants to be anywhere else, despite the smile on his face, and the other three just looking on in shock, not even sure of what to say.

“I.... shall just head inside of the classroom.” Kyō slowly backed away, still as composed as ever but clearly not willing or able to deal with the current situation.  

“Yeah, sorry Gabbrielli, but you’re on your own. See you in class!”  And with that, Taiana turned to jog towards the classroom, dragging Jacian along with her by his arm.  As soon as she grabbed him, his face turned red for a second.

“Wh- You cannot just grab my arm without warning!”

“Yeah, yeah but I can’t just let you get caught up in that mess.  We got a duel later, remember?”

“Yes of course, I would never forget.”  He gently pulled his arm free, straightening himself and fixing his crevat before giving Taiana a serious look.  “I will warn you though.  I have trained excessively for this, so do not expect me to go down so easy.”

“Oh? Well, it seems we both had the same strategy then.”  She returns his look, grinning. “So, may the best man win, as always.”

He gave her a smirk in return. “Of course.”

-  -  -  -  -  -

It was the end of the day, and Taiana and Jacian were heading to the courtyard for their duel, making small talk as they went.  

“You have to agree though, the new teacher is really weird. Like, he randomly just went on a ten minute tangent about vampires!  I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did exist, considering... You know.  But still! We were learning math!”

Jacian chuckled.  He had to admit, even though he had even met Taiana because of his duty, he did quite enjoy talking to her.  And even though he didn’t particularlly want that to end.... This duel would most likely be the last.  

They made it to the courtyard, setting down their things and getting into position.  As always, a small crowd had formed around the two, and Saino and Anton had arrived with water and such for after the duel had concluded.  As they began, it was clear to see that their blows were faster and more powerful than previously.  The duel was intense, with Jacian mainly playing the offensive while Taiana was forced into defense, but in the end it was a draw as always.  

Jacian was conflicted.  On one hand, he once again had failed to fulfill his duty, and yet... He didn’t feel entirely disappointed.  Not to mention that that feeling he had been trying his best to ignore was once again growing unexplainably.  What was going on? And more importantly, how had Taiana managed to match his training?  He was... impressed.

“Hey, are you alright?” Anton asked, shaking him from his thoughts.

“I am fine, just... Lost in thought is all.”  He went back to thinking.  Just what exactly was going on with him?  And more importantly, why?

[~new arc: start~]

#oh boy HERE WE GO #[actual lore?] story post #[knightly rose] taiana #[pinnacle of chivalry] jacian #[beautiful blue] gabbrielli #[silent nagnita] kyō #[bashful blooms] saino #[undying loyalty] anthony #time to queue this for like 9 am or some shit #bed time for me #silly arc starts tmmrw #whoops forgot to tag vladislav #cause he's here too lol #[not a vampire] vladislav