Fire's Mage (Book One) Kyoko of Fire Country

Chapter Five

"For those who don't know me, I'm Luisa Doiteain," she told them, a notepad in her hand as she stood in front of the blackboard, her face blank. "One of the teacher's the for Warrior's section, and today all of you will be part of Doiteain's force and your actions will reflect on not only your character, but your teachers and home. Any questions?"

"What kind of missions will we go?" a warrior asked, his eye blues wide as he looked at her.

"Ronan the kind of missions depends on your rank, since your all D-ranked, you'll get missions around the village," Luisa told them. "Mages might get their own missions, helping farmers grow their crops safely and cleaning the rivers. Warrior's on the otherhand, will help builders carry things, help farmers to bring in the harvest."

"So community service?" Ronan asked her.

"We want to know you can handle responsibility, if you can't handle simple tasks. How can you be trusted with more important ones?" Luisa asked him. "It gives you time to train and get stronger before risking your life outside the village?"

"Yes ma'am," Ronan told her.

"How is are character judged?" another warrior asked, Kyoko didn't bother to look at this one. But she could tell they were female.

"By how you treat others, how you speak, behave and handle situations," Luisa told them. Pausing allowing them to nod at her words. "Your now adults, so behave like one. Accept responsibility for your own words and actions, not blaming others. Don't whine about the consequences of your actions."

Kyoko nodded her head, Karina had moved her chair next to hers and hadn't moved since. They weren't holding hands any longer, since Luisa had shot them a funny look when she walked to the front of the room.

"Why are we put into teams?" Owen asked his voice was barely heard. He sounded faint, so Kyoko was surprised that he was able to speak.

"We place you into teams so you can learn from each other, grow skills that can't get on your own," Luisa told them, smiling as she pulled up her sleeve. "Almost with making friendships that last years, friends that turn into family. Knowing you always have someone at your back."

"What if you don't get along?" Owen asked.

"Then you better hope they don't get you killed," a Warrior joked.

"Simeon Pena!" Luisa scolded.

"What?" Simeon said, Kyoko couldn't tell what he was doing but those around him were laughing. "It happened to my cousin, her team mates left her for dead because they didn't like her."

"Any other questions?" she asked looking around the room, slightly annoyed. Kyoko could tell she was trying to keep her temper underwraps, but she could tell that dealing with this wasn't a walk in the park.

When no one said anything, Kyoko just looked at Karina who was rolling her eyes, shaking her head. Which made her think that such comments were normal for them, therefore weren't worth thinking about for long.

"Now I'll read out your teams," she told them pausing as she scanned her eyes across the room. Her old students leaning against the tables, grins painted on their faces. "Now remember you can't change the team you've been placed in, only your new teacher or Conner can. Got it?"

"Yes, Mrs Doiteain," the Warrior's told her, Mages nodding their hands even as they looked at her with paling faces.

"Good now let's start. Team One: Lawson Hollymore, Syeda Pena and Blake Hearthstone. Team Two: Abbas Stromheart, Ronan Cold and Madeeha Heartstone," she said, pausing as she looked away from her list. "Team Three: Niall Star, Pablo Rosemary and Elina Hearthstone. Team Four: Tristan Yamaha, Sienna Ivey and Rodrigo Akkub."