Painted Reality | Xaden Riorson x FEM!OC

Sections

"I'm Nyra, the senior wingleader of the quadrant and the head of the First Wing. Section leaders and squad leaders, take your positions now." The brunette woman orders. The silver spikes on her shoulders of her riders uniform make her jaw look as sharp as the dagger at my ribs.

My attention is taken when my shoulder is shoved forward as someone walks by, pushing between Violet and me. I lose my footing as I kept Vi up but Sawyer spins and grabs my shoulder and keeps me up.

"Thanks" I flash him a small smile

"No," he waves me off "I shouldn't have been barging through people"

I wave him off and follow the other cadets until there are about fifty people in front of us, spaced out in formation.           

"Sections and squads," Rhi whisper to no one in particular, in case she didn't grow up in a military family. "Three squads in each section and three sections in each of the four wings."

"Rhi," I state "we grew up here"

She gives me a small possibly embarrassed laugh "Right. Sorry I forgot"

Vi and I look at each other then to Rhi and we all laugh actual laughs for once. I feel a headache turning again. For fucks sake Riorson. Dain stands in the section for Second Wing, facing me but averting his eyes - pussy bitch. I suppose after our heartwarming reconnection at parapet he is still a little pissed "First Squad! Claw Section! First Wing!" Nyra calls out. A man closer to the dais raises his hand. "Cadets, when your name is called, take up formation behind your squad leader," Nyra instructs.

A redhead with a crossbow and roll steps forward and begins calling names. I mean if your gonna do archery don't be fucking lazy about it - a crossbow really? One by one, cadets move from the crowd to the formation. 

I  judge people by the way they walk, dress and stand. I stand beside Vi and Rhi and... the other people we met, I'm going to have to sketch them to remember their names and faces "It looks like each squad will have about fifteen or sixteen people in it." Vi says more to Rhi then me - I already know this shit.

Jack is called into the Flame Section of First Wing and the arogent prick smirks at me - fucking nut job. All of a sudden my eyes flick to the brain hemerager - Fuck off Xaden, do I need to stab your temple with a dagger to feel the same page. I see him shudder while talking to some of the other section and wing leaders. I heard Vi let loose a thankful sigh when she and Rhi are called into Second Squad, Flame Section, Second Wing and the wingleader steps forward and it isn't Xaden.

Violet throws a worried glance at me and I give her a reassuring smile, when she and Rhiannon go for formation I pull the latter back - making sure that my sister doesn't see.

"Keep her from falling over and snapping her neck will ya" She smiles knowingly at me

"Grace, don't worry about her, I've got her ok?" I nod and she catches up to Vi

I look behind Vi to see Dain. Oh for fucks sake. Can I kill him? No dickhead you can't. Great talking to myself again. He catches my eye and gives me a smirk. I pull out my dagger and start picking the dirt from under my nails while waiting for my name - everyone around me watching closely, making sure I don't snap again. I won't stab anyone if they don't threaten me or my family. 

When my name is called I swear under my breath, Third squad, Flame Section - Section Executive Officer Bodhi Durran, Fourth Wing - wingleader,

Xaden Riorson