True Cross, True Love [Rin Okumura x Reader]

Failure, Yet Again

It's my second day at True Cross Academy, and, well, it doesn't seem to be going very well so far.
I attended class today, we were learning to tame demons, and try as I might, I just couldn't get it right. Kamiki and Shiemi have it nailed already, but I just can't seem to do it. And then, well, we had a history lesson with Yukio. It was alright, at least I understood what he was talking about. He asked Suguro to recite a passage and he got it all right first time. We had agility training after that.

We have to make it past a hoard of Goblins in a dark room that's full of obstacles, rotten animal was smeared over the walls and obstacles to lure them out. It wouldn't be especially dangerous, we were told, but there were maybe 500 or so Goblins in total. Kamiki went first and she emerged moments later with so injuries, not even a scratch. Suguro and Shima went after and they did just as well. Shiemi is a little winded and she tripped on the way out, but she seems fine to me. It's my turn now.

"I can do this!" I say to myself as I prepare to run. I enter the room at a fast pace, it's dark and I can barely see. There's a swarm of Goblin around the walls and the obstacles but they shouldn't be too much of a problem. I clear the first few jumps and obstacles. But I trip on the last one and a goblin lands on my back. It's heavier than it looks and it hurts my back. I try to stand and it falls to the floor. I rub my back and before I can register it it jumps on my face. I stumble back as more land on my arms and legs. I fall back through the door, trying to pull them off of me. Their grip is like iron, they won't budge. I hear Kamiki laugh under her breath. Suguro smirks and turns away. Shiemi, Shima and Rin help me pull the Goblins off. The instructor herds them all back into the room.

"Man! I can't believe it! I seriously suck at this." I moan. I seem to be getting worse every day.
"Hey, don't talk like that, (Y/N)! I know you'll do better next time!" Shiemi encourages me to keep trying.
"Yeah! You can't give up yet! You've only just started!" Shima pats my arm. For the first time since I got here I actually feel like I might be making friends. Rin smiles encouragingly and feel a little better.

Tomorrow, I know I can do better!