The Winged Ones

Chapter 7; Weapon Smith

It's been about a week since we found out about the things that have been happening. It seems like the teachers are hiding the fact that someone can come into this school and kill us, so I guess it's for our safety. Still though, if they did tell us we would at least know to be safe outside, but then the students will get scared and go home.

Anyway, today, something special is happening. We are seeing the Weapon Smith. Charlotte, Lavender and Marie are seeing the Weapon Smith the same day I am, because its more convent that all the girls go see the Weapon Smith, then having a mix of boys and girls. It's just so that the guys won't mock is girls.

"You excited?" Charlotte asked me, "I am since there is such a wide diversity of weapons too look at and craft!"

"I know, it sounds like fun, I do hope though we get to actually chose one!!" I smiled.

"Ya, that would be fun." Charlotte smiled then it quickly turned to a gloomy sound in her voice,"Do you think they would? Because of the 'thing' that is going on right now? You know, to protect us?"

My thoughts dropped from happy, to dark and sort-of scared before replying, the with dread in my voice, I replied, "I think so to I mean we could as Garret since he is a second year... he'll know if we get to chose one or not-"

"What's with you and that hunk-of-a-boy? Yes, I know he is totally hot, but you talk about him like he is your family!" Charlotte cut me off.

I blushed, "I don't like him! He is just like a brother to me! Okay---"

"Oh, really?"Charlotte sassed and cut me off again.

"Yes, I think of him that way." I sassed while throwing my school satchel-bag-thing  around my shoulders.

Charlotte quickly came after me with her satchel around her shoulders, and giggled, "Wouldn't be funny if he was your brother?"

"Oh ya, it would be a mixture of weirdness, awkwardness and a dah bit of shock." I joked.

We continued to talk until we got to the smith area.

The door seemed to be bronze, with an iron edge around the door, the handle also seemed to be iron. Through the door you could hear the chatting and giggling of teenage girls.

When you open the big doors, inside, on your left, there was a rack that seemed to be made out of copper or bronze which had different types of weapons on it.

The first one which was closer to me, was a sword that seemed to made out of a material which seemed to be harder than diamond, and the grip seems to be fancy leather.

Then the one next to it seems to be a bow, made from a type of magic tree, with nice vine details on it. The grip, seemed to be a bluish leather with some green leather string tied to the leather.

The other ones, are just simple sword but they look like they have been enchanted of some-sort.

Then, on the right they seems to be a huge furnace where the fire was crackling and glowing which was making the room a bit brighter.

The walls, were stone, with bronze pipes going in multiple directions, while the floor was cobblestone.

Amongst the girls chatting near the furnace, I saw Lavender and Marie.

"Hey Marie! Hey Lavender!" I called out.

Quikly, I saw Marie's head poke out from the crowd and grabbed Lavender by the hand and dashed over to us.

"Hey guys!" Marie smiled.

"Hi, do you know why we are here?" Lavender asked me and Charlotte.

"No, but we think that it's because of certain events..."Charlotte whispered.

When Charlotte finished her sentence a man came threw the door.

He had no hair, but he did have a big beard that connected to his mustache. He had a burgundy shirt on with the sleeves rolled up, then he had a apron on that seemed to be a creamy white but there are a lot of stains on it, he also seemed to have a bit of a belly.

"Oy, stop ye chatting lasys' and get ye butt over her'" He spoke with a Scottish accent.

Quickly, all the girls went to see him as he headed to the furnace.

"Now, due to certain' events, the headmistress had ask me to make you special weapons'. Now, we do this with the second years' since they do have self defence too, but they have exams' to do. Like fighting monsters and stuff'" He told everyone.

"Now, that does mean, for special defence, you will fight some monsters' but, not as much as the second years'. I will call your name up one by one and ask ye some questions'"

He started calling names intimately. Me and Charlotte were one of the first people.

When I went up, he asked me to sit down, and started to ask questions, "So, what weapon would ye like first?"

"Um, a sword please." I mumbled.

"Don't be scared, I just need to know some things,"He reassured me and the cleared his throat to continue, "Now, you can have it so that it appears in your hand, or you can flip a coin of some-sort, or just have a normal one."

"Um, could I have it appear please?" I asked.

"Of, course you can, now, I already have a material in mind for you, so ye can go now." He smiled pointing to the group of girls near the furnace.

Girl after girl he called till all of them have been have been called and waiting at the furnace. The smith stood up and walked over to us and cleared his throat and spoke, "Now, ye weapons will be done my next week also, if you want some experience, or just plain out want to help me, which will benefit for the weapons to be made faster, sign here please."

I turned to Charlotte, Lavender and Marie and asked them, "So any of you going to sign up? I can't I need to study for potions class."

"Well I can. I finished studying last night."Charlotte giggled.

"I can't, I am holding a gardening club all week since you have to water plants, every day."Lavender smiled.

"Well, I can so, I guess me and Charlotte get BONDING TIME!!!"Marie shouted and skipped away to sign her name on the paper.

"Urgh, great,"Charlotte mumbled,"She is nice, but....-"

"She can be annoying."Lavender finished Charlotte's sentence.

"Heh, anyway. I have to go, need to study, yay!"I sighed.

"See you back at the dorm!"Charlotte smiled and waved goodbye.

"Good luck!" Lavender smiled.

I walked out the door waving to my friends, then started to dash down the hall to quickly to go study, for my test.