Assassins For Life

Assassins For Life

The bus cart finally arrived at the school, and Zaria trotted off with Astro. They chatted along, and kept carrying on their conversation until the bell rang. They decided to get desks next to each other. All around, there were small fillies and colts, to almost adult mares and stallions. When the teacher trotted in, Zaria and Astro gazed upon her with strange expressions. The teacher was the color of a peach, and had a brunette mane, wrapped up in a bun. She had a test tube with a lime colored liquid inside for a cutiemark, and had black glasses sitting atop her muzzle.

"Bleedin' 'ell, she looks a little uptight," Zaria whispered to Astro. He nodded in agreement as the teacher opened her mouth to speak.

"'Ello class, I am Ms. Experrie, and I am a former science teacher at the now burnt high school," The teacher introduced herself. All the high-schooler ponies sitting in the back nodded. Astro looked over at Zaria, and she looked back. The teacher caught them catching looks at each other, and she came over to their desks.

"Excuse me, but were you two talking while I was?" She asked a little firmly. Zaria grimaced toward her. Astro looked up at her and defended Zaria and himself.

"Of course not! If anything, we respect you fully," Astro defended. He tried a little flank-kissing to see if it worked on her.

"Nice try. What is your names?" Ms. Experrie asked the two. Zaria sighed, and gave up her name.

"Zarianna Decendor," She sighed.

"Astro Quarador," Astro sighed along. Ms. Experrie nodded and wrote down their names on a piece of paper.

"During free period, you two will stay in as a serve of detention," She said, adjusting her glasses. Zaria sighed, and Astro glanced over at her.

"I'm sorry, Zaria," Astro apologized. Zaria looked over at him and frowned.

"It's that eld bat's fault, not yours!" Zaria replied, trying to cheer him up. He smiled, and they continued to listen to Ms. Experrie.

As Ezio trotted toward the ruins of the town hall, Connor stood there, his hood was up as well. The real difference between their hoods was the color lining. Connor's was blue, but Ezio's was red. Under his hood, Connor frowned upon Ezio as he approached. When they could see eye to eye, Ezio opened his mouth to speak.

"What did you need, Connor?" He asked. Connor looked at him with a cold frown. Of course they couldn't see each other's expressions toward each other, but they could tell in a tone of voice. Lifting a hoof, Connor slapped Ezio across his face.

"Moron! Do you realize what the hell you've done to your apprentice?!" Connor snapped. Ezio's aura was sparking up as it reached for his knife, readying itself to defend if he took another hit. Ezio shook his head, and Connor pushed down his hood, as Ezio did himself.

"Zaria is being taught by who may seem like an old bitch of a teacher, but she's actually a British sorceress! Ezio, unenroll her if you really want her to carry on as a new Ezio when you go. You're getting old, you need a mare like her to take your place when you do go." Connor explained. Ezio nodded, and his aura disarmed his knife. Ezio was getting old, and he was training Zaria to take his place later on, but if she dies because of the sorceress, that wouldn't happen.

"I understand, Connor, but I really thought this was best. I've trained her for years, even if the teacher is a sorceress, at least she can hold on and defend herself until I can help her. She's eleven, and not completely taught." Ezio admitted to his friend.

"Zaria looks upon you as a guardian, Ezio, And if she dies, I hope you realize that it will be your fault. Don't let her go from you, you need her and she same as you," Connor spoke with a wise feel. Ezio looked at him strangely. "She's one of us Ezio, and you are her protector when she screws up. And she's screwed up a lot in the years she's been your student. Don't make her press her luck." Connor added. Ezio nodded, and Connor came up to him.

"Connor, she's somepony I care about. She may be just an apprentice, but she's been loyal to us. There isn't many female assassins, and she can be the next me. She's skilled and knows what she's doing." Ezio told Connor. He nodded, and started to trot pass Ezio.

"When are you gonna tell her? When she's about to die?" Connor asked Ezio. A sigh slipped his lips as he looked back up at his friend.

"No, just when the time is right," Ezio replied reluctantly. "She's not ready. I'm not sure how she'll take it." Ezio finished. They shook hooves, and parted ways.

Back at the school, Ms. Experrie was grading papers while the students played outside. Most of the high-schoolers played football while the mare high-schoolers cheered them on. Some even tempted the players by shaking their flanks a little to tease. But Astro and Zaria were stuck inside, serving detention for a false accusation.

The passed noted back and forth because they weren't far from each other. Astro wrote down what he was enraged about most with Ms. Experrie.

I bloody told that witch we didn't talk! He wrote, and passed to Zaria. She read it, and replied back with a pink ink pen.

I know. She's such a bugger... Zaria insulted the teacher, and passed it back to Astro. He read, and replied back.

Yep. Maybe tomorrow won't be so bad. He tried to lighten up the situation, and passed it back to Zaria. Once again, she read and replied.

Hope so. Listen, I kinda like you. Do you wanna, maybe, hang out sometime? She asked in the note. She passed it back, and Astro was stunned by her reply. He blushed, and wrote back.

Sure, the theatre? Their putting on a play based on the comedy book "Just A Dream". He suggested, and passed it back. Zaria read it and turned back to him and nodded. Astro smiled. Whoo-hoo! I got myself a date! He thought, and jerked around happily.

I'm looking forward to this, I just have to get out without Ezio knowing. He's so overprotective, but he means well. Zaria reasoned with herself, and looked out the window to watch the fillies, colts, and teenagers play around outside.