Assasins Creed Fanfic

Sequence 1.3

Lucius opened his eyes and sat up in bed. "It was all a dream? it seemed so real."

Charlotte, North Carolina, Year: 2136

Lucius opened his eyes and lifted his head off of his desk. "It was all a dream? it seemed so real."looked around the classroom. There wasn't much to look at, gray-white cinderblock walls, plain metal desks; it was overall very boring, despite the occasional splash of color coming from someone's shirt or jacket. No wonder he fell asleep. What was he doing before in class? He was too tired to remember, after the hell that took place last night. He had to put one of his hidden blades in a chemical pool to get all of that blood off it. He still wore the other. The teachers never noticed them under his jacket or shirt sleeves. Either that or they just didn't care.

        Lucius saw that the other students were putting their answers on their test sheets, labeled "Algebra II Exam: Property of CNCS#25" An older technology, but Charlotte North Carolina School # 25 wasn't as wealthy as some others. If anything it was very behind. Lucius once heard of a school that was so rich that it could afford Arts programs. But Lucius never believed that "Mom" was telling the truth when she said that. You would have to be a millionaire to afford to go to such a school, or have allies in the government. Actually you'd have to have both.

        Charlotte had becom the main city to house the government since the war. So it was possible to accomplish this, but every city had a bad spot a little rough patch. Charlotte's patch covered half the city. Crime was most people's current occupation, and his home was right in the middle of it. There was a time once, before the war, before the Recession, when the Arts were a mandatory thing for schools. But then came the American Abandonment, and things not essential were pushed aside.

        That was hardly 70 years ago, and a once proud country now stood in the shadows. While the rest of the world grew in the sunshine. The war left the government, economy, and the rest of the country utterly crippled. Lucius had overheard a few government men talking about being close to a "complete overthrow" a matter of weeks ago, as he eavesdropped from a nearby rooftop. He paid little attention to this "new information" because he had heard the same things repeated since he had become an Assassin five years ago.

Lucius looked around the room until his eyes found Macie. She was busy drawing on her finished exam, so she didn't notice him looking at her. Her dark hair fell over her eyes. He'd had a crush on her since the day he'd first seen her. She was an outcast, quietly drawing, despite how little people do that anymore, and she was beautiful nonetheless. Several times a guy here or there would hit on her or invite her into his circle, but every time she quietly declined. She didn't know Lucius, or at least not personally, but he loved her anyway. The problems of the world did not affect her like everyone else.  As if she was spared by misery itself.

"Do you intend to get a zero, Mr. Miles, or would you prefer to continue to cheat on this exam?" Lucius looked at the front of the room. The teacher stood at the front of the room. His arms crossed over his chest, as he stared at Lucius. "I'm not cheating, I'm just..." Lucius sighed. He hated this teacher more every day. The entire class had their eyes on him, Macie included. Having people stare at you is not a comfortable experience, especially if you're an Assassin.

"You're just what?" The teacher obviously hated his job, but was relishing this brief moment. "Are you just enjoying the scenery of the classroom?" He opened his arms and gestured at the room. The class was silent. The walls never looked blander. The teacher walked towards Lucius's desk. He took Lucius's exam and wrote a large "0" on it. "And if anyone else would like to cheat, they can receive a zero also." The teacher said to the entire class.

Lucius just leaned back in his chair, and laid his head back..