Into The Devildom

Benjamin's Intro

The sun beams on my back as I throw the last bit of hay into the pile with the fork, I jab it into the ground then wipe the sweat from my brow, "Lemonade Benjamin?" my mother asks as she walks towards me, "Ta mam," I say as she hands me the glass, I take a mouthful, "Just what I needed," she smiles at me then admires my handy work, "Chuffin' 'eck, your dad will be chuffed to see you've finished all by tha'sen," I beam at her "Gonna 'ave to if I'm gonna 'ake over," I finish the lemonade then hand her back the glass "Well, tea will be ready at six, got owt planned?" she asks, I shake my head "Nowt planned tonight mam, probably will game," I reply, she turns and heads towards the farm house.

If I was honest, I really didn't want to take over the farm, I wanted to go back into studying and improve my art. I always tried to finish my jobs as quickly as I could to sneak off to see Ruben and Amanda or walk Sammy up the mores to find somewhere to paint, that's if I'm not too tired. I walk over to the wall and snatch my vest, I rub it down my face to wipe away the sweat, slinging it over my shoulder, grab the fork and head towards the tool shade to put the fork away, I'm in dying need of a shower, I look at my watch, its half 4, I'm sure a quick shower and a walk with Sam won't hurt.

I head towards the farm house, Sam is waiting by the door, he jumps up at me, and I give him some fuss. Sam is a blonde Saluki with long fluffy ears, he's small for his breed but honestly, that's what drew me to him, I had rescued him from the local R.S.P.C.A in the town centre, my dad wasn't overly happy about it, apparently I need a working dog like a border collie, like him but Sam is my best friend, he follows me up stairs to my room, my walls are covered with drawing and paintings of him, he's just so photogenic I can never resist, "Now then, 'ow does a walk sound?" I ask him, he wags his tail and I smile, "Shower first though, I stink,"I say to him.

I grab a pair of jeans, shirt, clean pair of socks and boxers, then head towards the bathroom, grabbing a towel from the cupboard, I begin to strip off my dirty clothes throwing then into the washing basket, "He shoots and he scores, the crowd goes wild," I make cheering noises before smiling, boy I am a big child, I turn the shower on welcoming the warm water over my body. Hmmmm, the feeling of a warm shower is always welcoming.

I sit next to Sam drawing the town from the distance in my sketchbook, I can finish the colouring when I get back, "Now then? Colour it with colours or charcoal?" I ask Sam, he flops his head to the side and barks, "yeah?" Sam barks again "Is that so?" I smile, yes I talk to my dog, who doesn't? I look at my watch again, it's twenty to six, shit I should head back to the farm house, I shove my sketchbook and pencil in my bag.

"Hey Sam look what I 'ave," I pull out his tennis ball and he jumps up , "Want it?" I ask him, he spins in a circle then sits down and barks, I throw his ball in the direction of the house, he zooms after it, I snatch his lead then my bag and follow after him, on the way back Sam brings his ball back waiting me to throw it, we do this until we reach the gate, "Sam come 'ere boy," Sam does as he's told and sits next to me, looking up, I put his lead on his tartan banana collar, "Now it's time to face the dragon," I say to him as we head back.

Walking into the garden, I let Sam off his lead, he spots my youngest brother Jacub and runs towards him, "Sammy! Who's a good boy?" Jacub says rubbing Sam's belly, "Nah then Jacub, 'ow was school?" I ask as I rub his head, he beams up at me, "Was reyt I guess, we went downtown afterwards though for some scran, not long just got back," he says, he gets up and hands an envelope to me, "What's this?" I ask "Dunno, found it on the table, mam didn't seem happy about it, open it, let's 'ave a nosey!" I peel the wax off and pull out the letter.

Welcome Benjamin,

We welcome you to our exchange program at The Royal Academy of Diavolo (RAD for short), where you and other selected humans and angels will spend a year with our students of demons, you will be given certain tasks to complete, we wish you the best of luck with your tasks.