Dancing With a Witch

Testing (Chapter 3)

"Hey, can you guys tell me what a meister is?" Rin asks.

"Huh?" Ryuji cocks an eyebrow at him.

"Come on, help me out," Rin says. "Please?"

"Give me a break!" Ryuji huffs. "You want to be an exorcist, but you don't even know what that is?"

"You really are clueless, aren't you Okumura?" Shima teases him.

"Fine, I don't have a clue," Rin admits. "So, would you help me out or what?"

"I'll tell you," Koneko says. "A meister is the classification of an exorcist's primary fighting style, as well as a title given to exorcists who have achieved proper usage of their chosen fighting style."

"Oh, I think I get it now," Rin is now sitting next to Koneko.

"Hey, no one said you could sit with us!" Ryuji says grumpily.

"There are five categories of Meister," Koneko continues. "Knight, Dragoon, Tamer, Aria, and Doctor."

"Sweet, thanks Konekomaru," Rin replies. "What categories are you going for?"

"Shima and I are going out for Aria," Koneko tells him.

"Aria?" Rin prompts.

"Arias are Meisters who fights using passages of The Bible and other sacred scriptures," Lyra adds in. "Both my mom and stepmom are Arias, and mum uses her own spell book for light magic."

"Isn't she also a Dragoon?" Shima asks.

"Yeah," Lyra confirms. "Nikki is both an Aria and a Knight."

"Right, and our own teacher Mr. Okumura has Dragoon and Doctor," Koneko muses.

"Wow, Yukio kicks butt," Rin scratches the back of his head. "So, this Dragoon, what is it?"

Ryuji slams his fists on the table out of frustration, "My god, you are such a pain. A Dragoon's a Meister that fights using firearms, and a Knight uses a fricken sword!"

Shima chuckles, "See, even with all the grumbling, Bon can still be helpful."

"Shut up!" Ryuji proclaims.

Lyra stifles a chuckle behind her book.

"Backup, you say sword?" Rin asks.

"Yeah you know, I always seeing you carrying that thing around," Shima gestures to Rin's sword.

"It's kind of like a keepsake from my dad," Rin tells him. "What about you Lyra? Which one are you going for?"

"Dragoon," she says. "I can't go for Aria because of my stutter, but I can shoot!"

Rin chuckles, "Where'd you learn to shoot?"

"My mom taught me," she replies.

"That's cool," Shima muses.

Not long after the Tamer class, the location for the Boot Camp was said to be held at the Exorcist Training Dorm, where Yukio and Rin were living.

Lyra packed her bag for a couple nights, met up with the others and headed over.

"Good morning!" Yukio greeted everyone. "I hope you're all ready for the next few days."

"Seriously?" Ryuji grimaces at the sight of the old building. "This thing looks like something out of a horror movie."

"I think I've seen this one," Lyra jokes. "Something about a hellmouth underneath an asylum."