The Life of a Slayer By: Sophie Lavalier Chapter Three: Mission: Destroy Fanalia Sophie’s eyes fluttered open, but quickly snapped shut again as harsh rays from the large bay window scolded her eyes. She shielded her face with her hand and sat up. Taking in her Surroundings she noticed that Dallet who should’ve been in the next room was now curled up on the sofa in a comforter, which he’d obviously stole from Migel. Who was now coverless wearing nothing but a pair of plaid boxes curled up in a ball, shivering slightly. Sophie grinned to herself. He looked very adorable lying there, and she could see he had acquired a lovely six-pack. But nonetheless she grabbed up her own comforter and through over him. She watched him curl up gratefully in it, rolling over on his other side. Stretching she walked over to the bathroom. Which was deserted, and began brushing her long purpely brown hair. While doing so she heard a moan, which came from within her room. Suggesting that Dallet had just woken up. She yawned than put the brush down. She was pretty tired, from all the excitement the day before. Gattie, Guimel, and Chesta had stayed and chatted for a while before retiring for diner. Sophie and Migel had eaten a nice little dinner of steak and salad before heading for bed. By the looks of it Dallet must of come over sometime last night, and had passed out on the sofa. Sophie started reaching for her toothbrush when there was a loud grunt from within her room followed by Dallets boyish laughter. She peered of the bathroom door to find Dallet jumping up and down on Migels bed, and Migel who had a pillow over his head was curled up in ball, grunting sleepily. Sophie shook her head flinging her hair over her right shoulder. “Oh now really you two” Dallet stopped and jumped off the bed. “Hey Sophie, sleep well?” Dallet said cheerfully a wide grin across his face. “ Very well” she replied looking around Dallet at Migel, who was now upside down teetering at the end of the bed. Migel moaned again and stretched out his arms causing him to tumble out of bed and on to the floor. “Ouf!!” Sophie and Dallet both burst out laughing as Migel emerged room the tangled matt on the floor. Migel scowled nastily at them and sat back on the bed. Sophie stopped laughing and went to sit next to him. “ I’m sorry Migel, it was kinda funny to watch” She soothed placing an arm on his shoulder. Migel looked at her “ don’t worry about it. I’m used to it” Migel said glaring at Dallet who, now was laughing hysterically and keeled over onto Sophie’s bed. Migel shook his head, “ Hey Dallet why are you in here so early?’ Still laughing Dallet replied “ Gattie snores” “Snores?” Sophie asked curiously. “ Yah and I mean snores, its like sleeping beside a never ending freight train.” Sophie giggled in a manner that made Dallet blush a deep red. (Knock, Knock!) The door to there room opened to reveal a tall dark haired glasses wearing boy holding a scroll. “Excuse me, but I’m taking down the names that you will be calling your guimelif. Please state it’s name when you’re called, Migel.” Migel took a second to think then answered, “Savior” The boy in the door scribbled it down on the parchment. Then called, “Viole” She smiled thoughtfully and looked at Migel, “Destiny” “ And Dallet” cried the boy writing the name of Sophie’s melif down. Dallet grinned. “Petunia” Everyone’s eyes fell on Dallet. “ Well you all heard me, so put down the name and be on your way.” Four-eyes in the doorway gave him a strange look then left, closing the door behind him. Around an hour later there was another knock on the door, and again it opened to reveal the same tall boy. He addressed Sophie and Migel and informed them that there guimelifs were set up outside, and that they had an hour to paint it’s name and decal on it. Then left with a huff slamming the door behind him. Sophie & Migel walked down the long corridors until they cane to the exit, stepping into the wind, which wiped their hair madly about. When they had gotten the site all the other slayers were already working on their decals. Finding the place were there names were posted, they both looked gleefully at there Melifs. “Wow!” Sophie exclaimed taking in its vastness. “Cool!” Migel yipped grabbing a bucket of blue paint. He ran up and started climbing the latter of his. Sophie smiled grabbing up bucket of white paint, and began her ascent. When she reached the top, she began on painting a pair of majestic wings. After around 40 minutes Sophie climbed back down the latter to admire her work. her decal consisted of the word Destiny with a wing at each end. She smiled and then looked around at what the other slayers had done. After looking around her eyes fell on Chesta who was admiring his work of what looked like a bear, with the word Wooya beside it. “Hey Chesta! What is that thing?” Sophie called, holding back a giggle. “It’s Wooya!” “And that is?!” “The kind hearted bear which brings love and happiness to every one.” She couldn’t suppress the laughter bubbling within. Without second thought she keeled over with laughter, and struggled to breath. Chesta who sounded very hurt yelled over her giggling “Well at least I didn’t name it petunia!” Sophie could hear over her on laughter Dallet yelling back “Tis is a work of nature and in all it’s glory it……” His voice drifted away, and a moment later, Dilandau, who looked very angry indeed, was holding up the still giggling Sophie. She stopped immediately and gulped. Dilandau growled and through her, causing her to fly headlong into Migel who was quickly hurrying to stand at attention. The impact of her body on his caused him to fall over backwards, sending her tumbling over his head. “ get in rank you idiots!” Dilandau seethed Trembling, Sophie pulled herself up off the ground, and staggered over beside Migel. Who had jumped right back up and into rank. “Ok” Dilandau started becoming very serious. “ Now that you have named and decorated your guimelifs. We’ll begin training. By the end of this month you’ll be going on your first mission, you can go get lunch and meet back here in an hour prompt. Any questions?” “Sir” Gattie said, raising his fist, “What will our mission be, sir” “ Good question Gattie, our first mission is an assault on Fanalia we are ordered to destroy it.” All the boys gasped and cast nervous looks at each other. “ Is that all?” No one asked anything else. “Good now get your lunch, and remember 30 minutes prompt.” Dilandau said with a nod, and started of back towards the fortress. The Slayers all burst into a hurried chatter. “ Destroy Fanalia?” “ He has to be kidding” “There’s no way they do something like that, is there?” Sophie cast a nervous look at Migel. “ You think that’s really our mission?” She said in a low voice. Migel frowned at her, and started back towards the Vione. * The next few weeks were brutal, they were forced to train day in day out. The only breaks they got were a 15 minutes lunch and a quick supper at 10 at night. After learning how to pilot the guimelifs, they were started on training missions, where they and their roommate were sent out in a large forest to battle with the other slayers. Last pair standing won the mission. Then later were randomly partnered with the other slayers. Sophie had become good friends with most of the slayers. Almost every night she would be invited over, and of course so would Migel. But as the days progressed she started to notice that Migel was talking to her a lot less then normal. He had also started to go to bed right after training instead of visiting with her. The only reason she could think of why he was acting this way was because the mission was only a few days off. But for some reason she thought it might be more then that.