The next morning Ran woke up early so she wouldn't be late for her traning session with her father she quickly got undressed and put on her usual attire for the day and she headed out her room she met a half asleep Lan in the hallway "Morning nee-chan" he greeted with a yawn "Morning" Ran shouted back as she raced down the stairs nearly slipping and falling like she did yeasterday she was met by her father who was waiting at the bottom of the stairs he still had the red mark she had put on his face in yesterdays taining session. "Ah, on time this time I see" he jerked "Yep, I'm ready to go!" Ran said "Alright then lets head out" her father said and the two of them went off to their usual spot and they quickly got to work training Ran rushed at her father and she randolmy swung her sword in order to keep her dad from attacking seeing that it wasn't working after her father knocked her on her butt with a light shoulder tackle she quickly hopped up and she ran around him and she rush in and swing when her strike was blocked she'd jump back and run around again "Hm, you seem to be on top of things today" her father said with a smile as he blocked one of her attacks. "I want to get another hit in today" Ran said smiling back "Hey, that was a graze not a hit" her father rebutted "Well, I'm going to make sure I make a clean hit and that I'm the only one covered in brusies" Ran said as she rushed her fathers back and again being blocked "So?" her father said as he kept blocking her attacks "What's the progress on your weapon?" he asked making conversation while watching her movements "Oh, well I decided on a curved sword" Ran said as she was again blocked "A curved sword eh?" her father said raising an eyebrow "I didn't think you'd figure out a curved sword would suit you" her father said."Oh,really" Ran said nervously her father knocked her back while her mind was distracted she got back up and went on the attack "Still, making a curved sword isn't as easy as a normal sword" his father said evading her attack "I know but I have to make it!" Ran said relentlessly going after her father who simply moved out of the way of her swings "I know it's your dream to go to Vale isn't it" her father said Ran said nothing and continued her assault she then suddenly saw an open and thrusted her sword up her father pulled his head back but she chipped him on the chin Ran smiled "Good" her father said softly and he wheeled around Ran was knocked to the side as she blocked the attack she rolled to her feet and attacked back "I know your going to do good Ran" he father said "You always seemed to have a fasination with being a hero or an adveturerer" her father said as he evaded another relentless barraged of swings.

"Thanks dad I'll make you proud" she said "You don't have to make me proud Ran" he said Ran took a quick jab at him almost stabbing into his side which he narrowly evaded "You just do the best you can alright" her dad said "Just remember that and you'll be fine" he added and without warning Ran swung her sword and cleanly hit him in the side pure excitement spread across her face her dad answered with a swing in response and she was able to dodge she saw a smile spread on his face the two of them continued their practice for a while and suddenly her father said  "Hey why don't we call it quits for today?" her father said making her stop mid-swing "What? why? I'm doing really good today" Ran said "I know, I know, It's just you need to focus on making that weapon of yours" her father said "Really? I want to beat you butt some more" Ran said raring to go "Cool it down, you have to make that weapon the enterance exam is a few days away you can't be putting it off like that" her father said "Oh.." Ran said lowering her sword "Besides, your already good with combat you don't need to train any longer" her father said "Really?" Ran said grinning "Yep, after you finally landed that blow on me I knew your as good as you'll ever be" her father said "Now, go home and work on that weapon alright" he said "Yes dad" Ran said and she put her sword away and strapped it to her side she bowed to her father and quickly ran off. Ran made it home and she threw her wooden sword by the door and headed for the backyard she spotted her materials laying on the ground "Huh? what's all my stuff doing out here? I know I picked everything up yesterday?" Ran said puzzled she then heard a banging sound coming from behind a big tree in the backyard "Hello? she called as she neared the tree she got no response yet the banging continued "Who or what is that?" she wondered to herself she then crept slowly around the tree as to not startle the person or thing behind the tree she peered around and she saw the back of her brother head "Lan?" she said lowly in surprise seeing her brother she looked in is hand and she saw her poor excuse for a curved sword and it looked completly different "This'll help nee-chan for sure" Lan said not knowing Ran was standing behind him watching he held up the blade and unlike what Ran had it was actually curved she saw Lan smile as he looked at the balde he held in his hand Ran couldn't help herself so she dipped her head to his shoulder and she said "Wow, that looks really good but isn't that mine?" Ran said Lan jumped and nearly jabbed himself with the blade he held "Ah watch it you almost cut your hand open" Ran laughed "Nee-chan!? What are you doing here?" Lan said trying to hide the blade when he knew it was hopeless "Well, dad ended our training session early" Ran said with a smile "Oh, I see" Lan said chuckling nervously "So?" Ran started walking around infront of Lan she lowered herself to his face and gave a smile "What are you doing with my stuff?" she asked looking down at the materials at his feet "Uhm, well I.." Lan said "Lan?" Ran said putting her hands on her hips Lan pouted and sighed "I kinda looked at this" he said holding up the blade in his hand.

"And?" Ran said "Well, I kinda saw what was wrong with it and I'd thought I'd..." Lan stopped and a bit of blush appeared on his face "Fix it for you while you were gone so you'd have less work" Lan said avoiding eye contact with his sister "Oh,I see" Ran said turning her back to him "Are you mad nee-chan? I know your suppose to make it by yourself but.." Lan whimpered "I just really wanted to help you.." Lan said "Hmm..." Ran said not turning around "I know your dream is to be able to enter Vale Academy" Lan started "And I just.." Lan hesitated "Just want you to be happy" Lan said blushing harder "And if getting into Vale will make you happy.." Lan said "I want to make it happen" Lan said Ran said nothing nor did she turn around she didn't want Lan to see the smile she had on her face. "Nee-chan?" Lan said "Are you..." Lan stopped "No, I'm not mad" Ran said and she finally turned around and faced him showing him the smile on his face "I'm actually happy that you would work so hard for my happiness and ignore your own" Ran said "Oh, but I'm happy when your happy nee-chan" Lan said Ran smiled and she hugged her brother "Nee-chan?" Lan said "Thank you" Ran said letting him go "So, let me see that" Ran said extending her hand towards the balde for her sword Lan let her take it and she looked it over "Wow, this looks really good Lan! How'd you get it like this?" Ran asked "Uhm, I watched the blacksmith in town for a while" Lan said "You watched the blacksmith for just a little while and you came out with this?" Ran said in surprise "Yeah, I went to town for mom and I saw the blacksmith making a sword so I kinda watched him" Lan said Ran couldn't belive it not only was her brother traning in secret now he was making weapons in secret "How long did it take you to get this shape?" Ran asked "Uhm, not that long about 2 minutes" Lan said "2 minutes" Ran said to herself "He got this far in two minutes it took me all day yestarday just to get it to look like a sword" Ran said astonded "So, uh what were you doing before I disturbed you?" Ran asked "Oh, I was flattening the blade to make it thin" Lan said "Making it thin?" Ran asked "Yeah, It'll glide through the air when swung unlike a thick blade which will be slower" Lan said a while had passed as Ran and her brother talked about her weapon and what he had done to it pretty soon Ran was working on the blade while Lan told her what to do after a bit more time they had made a handel and a guard and no sooner they made that they had pieced it together and let the metal cool off as it sat in a vat of water Ran slowly took the sword out with tongs and held it up letting the excess water drip back into the vat Lan handed her a towle and she dried it off "It looks incredible!" Ran said looking at the full made sword "Yep, it does" Lan said "It's thanks to you it looks this good if I did it by myself it looked weird" Ran said "But nee-chan you did make it by yourself" Lan said "What? No, you told me what to do the whole time!" Ran said "But, nee-chan you have to say you made it yourself" Lan said.

"What? Why?" Ran said "If you say you made it yourself you'll get into Vale" Lan said "But Lan you helped me so much I can't lie and say I made this by myself" Ran said holding the sword up "Nee-chan if you don't say you made it yourself you won't get in" Lan said "Lan I.." Ran started "Please nee-chan, it'll make me happy if you can get in" Lan said "Like I said your happiness is mine" he added with a smile "O..Okay" Ran said silence formed between the two "Hey, let me see the sword for a bit" Lan said extending his hand "Huh? Sure" Ran said handing him the tongs Lan dropped the sword on a rock and he started pulling it back and forth against the stone he did that on one side for a while he then flipped it over and did it to the other side he did it a second time and then as he did it a third time it started getting dark and when he lifted into the air the light of the moon hit the blade and it shone brightly like the moon "Wow, that's so beautiful!" Ran said marveling at the shine of the sword "Don't you have to name this weapon?" Lan asked "Wha?" Ran said captivated by the shine of the blade "A name, aren't you suppose to name it?" Lan asked "Oh yeah! Crap! I didn't think of a name for it at all!" Ran panicked that was part of the exam a name. "Ah geez.." Ran said scratching her head as she thought she strained her brain trying to think up a name then suddenly the shine from the blade hit her in the eyes "Agh!" she shouted sheilding her eyes "Lan point that thing down your blinding me!" Ran shouted "Oh, sorry nee-chan" Lan said lowering the sword thats when an idea popped into her head "Blinding Moon.." Ran said outloud "What?" Lan said arching an eyebrow "Blinding Moon..." Ran repeated "Blinding Moon?" Lan said confused "The name of the sword" Ran said "Blinding Moon!" Ran added with a smile Lan nodded "That sounds like a good name this blade really does shine blindingly in the moonlight" Lan said admiring the blade he and his sister created together "Blinding Moon, the sword you and I put together!" Ran smiled brightly "You mean you made" Lan corrected "Oh yeah, Right I made" Ran said with a sad tone "Ran!" called her father coming into the backyard "Nee-chan! Here!" Lan said passing the sword to Ran who almost dropped it "Whoa!" she gasped griping the tongs then her father appeared from around the tree "Hows the weapon crafting coming?" he asked "Oh!" he said seeing the sword held in the tongs "You finsihed it!" her father said with a smile "Ye-yeah I did" Ran chuckled "It looks really well done" her father said "Let me see it" he said putting his hand out "Oh yeah, sure" Ran said handing the sword to him he took it in his hands and looked at it "Oh wow, it's beautiful!" her father said "Who knew we had such a craftsmen in the family!" her father said shooting her a smile "Yeah, who knew" Ran said smiling weakly "Amazing" her father said holding the sword up seeing the shine of the moonlight on the blade "Have you named it yet?" her father asked.

"Uhm, yeah" Ran said "I.." Ran started she looked at Lan who shook his head "I called it Blinding Moon" Ran said "A beautiful name to match" her father said "Your sure to pass the exam if you present this!" her father said marveling over the sword he then handed it over to Ran who took it back "You've done really well Ran" her father said "Th..Thanks dad" Ran said "Isn't nee-chan's sword amazing dad!" Lan said "Sure is Lan" her father replied Ran felt a saddness in her heart "Hm? whats the matter Ran?" her father asked noticing her silence "Oh, I'm just pretty wiped from working so long" Ran said with a half-smile "Oh, then I guess you should head off to bed" he father said "Yeah, I think I will" Ran said "Night" she said as she walked off "Make sure you put that in a safe place in your room!" her father called "I will!" Ran said she then waved and before she turned around she looked at Lan who smiled and waved "Night nee-chan" he said "Night" Ran said with a grin and she headed inside. She went up to her room she closed the door behind her and the sword she held in her hand dropped to the ground with a thud and she slide to the floor with her back to her door she tucked her head in her knees "Why?" she said to herself "Why did he help me like that?" Ran said "Why does he help me make this?" she said peeking at the sword beside her "The credit should be his.." Ran said "I did what he told me to do.." she cried "Why dosen't he get that it would make me happy if he took the credit!" she shouted slamming her fist into the floor gritting her teeth "That little idiot.." Ran said wiping her eyes she touched the sword at her side "I'll use you..not just for me.." Ran said "For me and Lan" Ran said smiling she then picked herself up off the floor and she put the sword away in the chest that was under her bed that her father had gotten her and slipped it back under the bed Ran streched as she stood up "Ugh, I don't feel like changing.." she said she went turn her light off and she walked back over to the bed and she flopped down onto it not bothering to cover herself "I'll fight and study for the both of us" Ran said she yawned and soon she drifted off to sleep.

Days had passed since Ran with the help of her brother Lan had created her weapon for the Vale Academy enterance exam and now it was the day of the exam Ran stood outside of the enterance of Vale with her father "Well, here we are" her father said "Vale Acadmey" he said "Yeah, It's really massive" Ran said looking at all the buldings built up to the sky "Ran, It's time" her father said Ran gulped clucthing the sword in her hand "Don't worry your sword is flawless you'll get in" her father said Ran said nothing if her father only knew it wasn't just her sword "Go, I'll wait for you here" he said "Okay dad" Ran said and she walked through the enterance she walked around fallowing the map drawn on the back of the application form and soon she came to a big brown double door she took a breath "Here it goes" Ran said and she slowly pushed the big doors open "Hello?" she called as she stepped inside suddenly a gruff voice answered her "Yes?" Ran looked and she saw a table with a man sitting at it he looked middle-aged he had a scruff on his chin his hair was dak brown with a smig of grey mixed in his pale blue eyes hid behind a pair of glasses and he wore a white collared shirt with a black suit coat over it with a pair of black slacks Ran was silent in the presence of the man she could feel that he was strong just by standing a few feet from him "I said yes?" the man said "What?" Ran said the man sighed "This always happens.." he looked up at Ran "Can I help you young lady?" he asked "Oh! Yes! Uhm.." she said flustered "Calm down" the man said "Yes sir" she said and she calmed herself "My name is Ran Ashbell" she said "And I've come to apply to Vale Academy" Ran said holding up the application "I knew that young lady or you wouldn't be here" the man chuckled he stood up and Ran could see the man was really tall "My name is Rouk Netlen, I'm the headmaster of Vale" he said with a smile Ran gasped "Surprised?" the headmaster said "Kinda, I wasn't.." Ran started "Expecing to be examined by the headmaster himself?" he said "No" Ran said bluntly. 

The headmaster chuckled "Now, you have come to apply to Vale" the headmaster said "Yes sir" Ran replied standing stiff "Relax, you don't have to be so offical with me" the headmaster said "Oh, okay" Ran said and she loosed up "What's you reasoning for applying to Vale?" he asked "Oh, I've really admired all the stories about the great warriors and adventurers that came out of Vale" Ran said "So, you want to be famous just like them?" he asked "No, that's not it I just dreamed of being like them I don't really care for being famous" Ran said "Oh, your in it for the fun then?" he asked "Well, I guess you can say that" Ran said the headmaster nodded  "Okay, your intentions don't seem to have any alterior motive behind it" he said then beckoned her to come closer and slowly Ran approched the table he stood at "Now, if you are accepted into Vale will you work hard and prove that you belong here?" he asked as he sat back down "Yes, I can assure you that I will prove myself" Ran said "This is my biggest dream, to attend Vale" Ran added "I see" the headmaster said with a smile he sat back in his chair and folded his left leg over is right and clasped his hand together he then took a moment of slience and Ran could feal he was looking her over but not just her body but her sould as well "Hmm, you have a very stong spirit" he said "That's good those with high spirits will thrive here easily" he said "Thank you sir" Ran said bowing "But, they're the easiest to break" he said Ran felt a coldness wash over her Ran nodded she couldn't say a word "Now, enough of the interigation" the headmaster said "Let's get to the next part of the exam" he said Ran nodded "Now, the exam requires that you bring a weapon you made yourself" the headmaster said Ran nodded and she held up the sword in her hand so that he could see it "Oh, it's quiet beautiful" the headmaster said "Thank you" Ran said she watched as the headmaster looked over every inch of her weapon "Now, does this weapon have a name?" the headmaster asked "Yes, Blinding Moon" Ran said "Oh? Care to explain why?" the headmaster asked "Oh, the blade is really shiny and when the moon reflects on it it makes a blinding light" Ran explained.

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"Oh, that must be a sight to behold" the headmaster said "Yes" Ran said with a smile "May I see it?" the headmaster said sitting up in his chair and extending his hand "Sure" Ran said and she let him take it "Hmm, yes I can feel alo of care and love went into making the weapon" the headmaster said "I can also feel that this sword even though it's just been made has a very stong bond with you" the headmaster said "B..Bond?" Ran asked confused "Yes, this sword's bond is with you it won't work hard for anyone other then you" the headmaster said Ran just nodded she knew what the headmaster was talking about "This sword will never betray you" the headmaster said "Ren Ashbell, keep this weapon close to you make sure you never let anything happen to it" he continued "This sword will not let you down it will work as hard as you will" he said he closed his eyes and passed his hand slowly over the blade "I never felt such a strong bond between human and weapon" the headmaster said to himself Ran just waited as the headmaster kept passing his hand back and fowrth on the blade his eyes shot open and his hand stopped moving "Here you go" he said handing it back to Ran who bowe and took it "Now, your passing the examination very well" the headmaster said Ran eyes light up "But, one more thing Ms.Ashbell" the headmaster said Ran focused on the headmaster "I have asked every applicant to this school the very same question" the headmaster said Ran took a deep breathe she could feel what was coming "Did you have any help making this weapon?" he asked Ran swallowed hard she knew the truth her brother Lan had helped her make her weapon she didn't do it alone "Nee-chan" Lan's voice came into her head "You have to tell them you made it yourself" Lan said Ran looked down to the ground "Your happiness is mine nee-chan" came Lan's voice again.

Ran's grip tightened on the handel of her sword Lan's voice echoed in her mind "I vowed I'd work hard for the both of us" Ran thought to heself she could here Lan's words from that day they made her weapon together she felt her heart tighten she wanted to say the truth that she did have help but if she did she wouldn't be accepted into Vale and if Lan found out he me mad at her and sad at the same time for her Ran swallowed hard a second time she didn't know what to do suddenly she felt a pulse run through her body "What is that?" she wondered to herself the pulse came again in traveled all throughout her body she looked around to see if she could tell where it was coming from that's when she realized it was coming from the sword she had gripped tightly in her right hand "Are you trying to tell me something?" Ran said communicating with her sword and as if it was talking back to her she felt another pulse go through her Ran couldn't belive it her sword was talking to her the headmaster said that it had a stong bond with her was this what he meant Ran thought she could feel the pulses get stronger and somehow she knew what her sword was trying to tell her "Okay, I know, I'll do it" she said to it and just as quick as the pulse started it vanished Ran took another breath and gathered herself she looked at the headmaster "Yes?" he said with a grin "Headmaster Rouk" Ran said "Yes?" he said looking at her intently "I have to tell you the truth" Ran said "Oh, and that thruth would be?" he asked "I didn't make this by myself" she said looking at the sword in her hand "Oh?" he said "I had help" Ran said she could feel a pressure leave her "My brother Lan helped me make it" she said "Your brother?" the headmaster asked "Yes, he's my younger brother" Ran said the headmaster arched an eyebrow "My brother Lan, he's the one who allowed me to make this if I did it by myself it wouldn't look this good" she said the headmaster stayed silent as he listened to Ran.

"He's really smart, he studied a blacksmith and town and then he replicated what he saw with my weapon" Ran explained "He did it for my happiness, and" Ran stopped "He told me not to say he helped me" Ran said "But, it would make me happy to atleast let people know that he had a hand in making this" Ran said holding up the sword in the headmasters line of sight "And I don't care if you don't let me into Vale" she said with a serious look on her face "I just wanted to let that be know" Ran said she then lowered the sword and went silent she watched the headmaster to see his reaction to what she had just told him the headmaster had a big smile across his face "Wha?" Ran gasped and suddenly he started clapping which confused her more "Good, Good!" the headmaster cheered he then stopped clapping "I don't understand sir?" Ran said "Young lady" he started Ran flinched"Do you know how long I've waited for someone to admit they had help?" he said "What?' Ran said she was still lost "Every applicant that came before you they all had help making their weapons but they never told the truth" he said "Wha? How do you know that sir?" Ran asked "Well, I can tell after touching the weapon he said then it all clicked in her head she remebered he had passed his hand over the blade of her sword and she knew that ever since then he knew that she had help making her weapon the headmaster chuckled "It was really mature and brave of you to admit that you had help" he said "And I am proud to say that Ran Ashbell, you are accepted into Vale Acadmey" he said with a smirk Ran couldn't believe what the headmaster had just said "I don't understand sir it was against the rules to have help" Ran said "That was a test" the headmaster said "What?" Ran asked "That was a test I added to see if you indeed had help you would come clean about it" he said "And you have" he smiled "It was to see if you were able to admit the truth in front of me the headmaster" he said "And you passed with flying colors" he said Ran started to smile "Gongratulations, you as of this day are a Vale student" he said Ran jumped up "YES!!" she shouted "I did it Lan!" she shouted to the ceiling "Thank you sir!" Ran said bowing multiple times to him "You're quite welcome Ms.Ashbell, now you may go" the headmaster said "Yes sir! Thank you again sir!" Ran said bowing once more and she happily ran out the big room "That girl is going to do great things I can feel it, and this brother of hers" he said as he watched Ran vanish out of sight.

Ran rushed to were her father waited he had his arms crossed and he looked like he had been pacing back and forth for hours "Dad!" she called as she got closer her father looked at her "Hey!" he said the Ran jumped and hugged him "I guess it went well" her dad chuckled hugging her back Ran hopped of her father and looked up at him "I got in!" Ran said wasting no time "What?" her father said with a big grin spreading across his face "I'm going to be a Vale student!" she said jumping up and down "That's great Ran!" her father said "You've achived your dream of getting into Vale!" he cheered "That was just part one of my dream" Ran said "Oh? What comes after this part then?" he asked "To be a great warrior and adventurer"  Ran said "I know you'll be able to achive your dream Ran, I just know it" her father said Ran nodded she was still estatic from being accepted in "Well, lets get back home and tell everyone the good news" her father said "Yeah" she nodded again and her and her father made their way back home when the got in her mother and Lan were sitting in the kitchen when the heard the front door open the both came out and greeted them "Hey mom!" Ran said and she hugged her mother allmost knocking her down "Oh, you seem happy" her mother said Ran gave a nod "Well, lets get into the kitchen" her mother said and they all went into the kitchen and sat at the table "Well dear, tell us what happened" her mother said "Well," Ran started she told them how she walked into the examination room and that the examiner was the headmaster of Vale himself and how he said she had a very stong spirit and a strong bond with her sword but she left out the part were she told him that Lan had helped her make her weapon "I see, that must have been something" her mother said "To think the headmaster of Vale himself would be the examiner" her father said "Yeah, I was surprised as well when he told me" Ran said.

"That's so great nee-chan!" Lan said "Not only did you meet the headmaster but you got into Vale!" Lan added "Yep, I still can't believe it I'm still estatic" Ran said smiling and patting Lan on the head "Now, I'll get to learn all the stuff I need to be an adventurer" Ran said "Well were all happy for you dear!' her mother said "I can't wait until I can go to Vale" Lan said "Well, you have while to wait for that Lan" her father said "You'll be able to get in I know you can" Ran said and she patted Lan on the head again "You should go put your sword in it's place so it's ready for your first day" her mother said "Sure mom" Ran said and she got up from the table and went to her room and put it in it's chest under her bed "Nee-chan?" came Lan's voice she turned her head and saw Lan in her doorway she stood up and turned to face him "Yeah, what is it?" Ran asked walking over to him "Did..Did you tell them you made it yourself?" Lan asked "What?" Ran said fidgeting a bit "Did you tell the headmaster you made it yourself?" Lan asked again "Oh, uh.." Ran said she stuttered a bit she looked at Lan but she didn't know what to tell him she had told him he had helped her make her sword but would he be mad at her for breaking their promise then suddenly she felt the same pulse she felt in the exanimation room her sword even though it wasn't in her hand was communicating with her "I get it.." she told it she took a breath "Come in Lan close the door" she said and he walked to the center of her room Lan did what he was told and joined her "Now, before I tell you this you must promise me you'll let me explain okay?" Ran said "Sure, but nee-chan what-" Lan was stopped "Lan promise me" Ran said "Yes nee-chan I promise" Lan said "I told him the truth" Ran said "What?" Lan said in shock "I told him the truth Lan" Ran said again. "You what!?" Lan shouted "Lan you promised you hear me out" Ran said with a sad face Lan nodded he still had an angry look on his face "Look he already found out I had help" Ran said "How?" Lan asked "I don't know he's the headmaster of Vale so I guess magic" Ran said "Anyway, he asked me if I had help" Ran said "I didn't know what to say at first all I could think about was weather to tell the truth or not" Ran continued "But then I felt a pulse go through me" Ran said Lan was listening intently "And I found it was the sword we made together someohow it was telling me to tell the truth so.." Ran paused "I did" Ran said "Then how did you get accepted if you told the truth?" Lan asked "Well, he said it was a test" Ran said "A test?" Lan asked "Yeah, to see if a applicant would tell the truth if they had help" Ran said "So, because you told the truth you were excepted" Lan said "Yeah, he seemed very pleased with me for telling the truth" Ran said "Nee-chan you were lucky" Lan said "Lan?" Ran said "You were lucky it was a test, what if it wasn't you wouldn't have gotten accepted" Lan said "Lan, you remeber when you said your happines was mine?" Ran asked "Yeah, why?"Lan asked "Well, it made me happy to at least let someone know that my genius little brother had a hand in making my sword" Ran said Lan said nothing "I don't know if your mad but" Ran said Lan grabbed her in a hug "I'm sorry nee-chan" Lan said "I told you to lie and that didn't make you happy" Lan said "It's alright Lan" Ran said patting his head.

After that months had passed since Ran's admitence into Vale and she had started attending classes on the first day she and all the students were introduced to all the teachers and the headmaster introduced himself again althought he had met them all on the examination day "Boys and Girls" he said each students stood at attention and focsed on him "You have made the big decision of coming to Vale" he went on "You all have a dream or reason to be here" he walked through the students "But know this, if you want to achive whatever goal you have" he stopped dry "You must work hard and never slack with you learning and traning" he turned and walked to the front of the massive group "I have high hopes that each and every one of you will do great here" he smiled and looked over the crowd of kids that would be attending his school "I pray that each and every one of you finds success in everything that you do here" he cleared his throat "Now, as the headmaster of Vale Acadmey, I'd like to again presonally welcome you to Vale Acadmey!" he said throwing his hands up the sea of students erupted into applause Ran smiled "I will" she said to herself after the eterance ceramony several weeks had passed and Vale Acadmey started it rigurous training Ran found it a bit diffcult the first time around combat training was a bit tougher then training with her father since her opponent was someone she never met before then learning about the history of the world and how each and every continent and town and city came to be in the present it was so much information Ran couldn't remember half of what she had learned the first three days but pretty soon she got the hang of everything and through her hard work and determonation she had become the top students among the first years which gained her all kind of recognition amongst the other first year students but were there is happiness there are those who wish to snuff it out.

Ran was sitting in her classrom at her desk she was writing down some combat notes in a journal she had gotten "So, if I duck here I can slip under the gaurd and.." she mumbled to herself "Hey you" called a female voice "Hm?" Ran said not even looking up she continued writing in her journal "I said hey!" shouted the voice Ran was in another world she was focused on what she was working on thats when she felt someone kick her desk which snapped her to attention "Who did that?" she said looking around "Hey! Right here!" shouted a girl Ran fallowed the voice and at her side was a group of girls "Yes?" Ran asked a girl with long blonde hair had her arms crossed and she was scowling at Ran at her side was a short girl with shoulder length black hair and glasses and a girl who was the same height as the blonde with silver grey hair "Can I help you girls?" Ran asked looking them over "Yes, you can help us" the blonde said her hands went to her hips "You must think your something special huh?" the blonde said "What are you talking about?" Ran asked wanting to get back to what she was doing "Your the top student in among the first years" the blonde said "Uhm, I guess but I don't really care for that" Ran said "You must think that your better then all of us don't you?" the blonde said "Oh look" the silver grey haired one said pointing to her desk "She's already studying" she chuckled "Oh, isn't that cute you say you don't care but here you are studying" the blonde laughed "You must think if your the top student you'll be popular with everyone don't you?" the blonde said "No, I don't have any motive as stupid as that to be working my hardest each and every day" Ran said the blonde scoffed "I don't care about being popular that is the farthest thought for my mind" Ran said "You, you think your too good don't you!" the blonde yelled "No, I don't if your going to put so much energy into being stupid then you could put it into studying or training" Ran said "Instead of wasting it ranting your head off about nothing" Ran said and she glared at the blonde.

"Why you! No one calls me stupid!" the blonde shouted she grabbed Ran's arm and pulled her up from her desk her penicil hit the table top of her desk "Let go of me" Ran said giving the girl an angry glare "You little bitch you think I'm going to let you get away with insulting me like that!" the blonde said "Hey! Karla! Don't start a fight!" the silver haired said trying to release the blondes grip on Ran's arm "Shut up Leana! This girl is going to get hurt for talking like that to me!" the blonde shouted and shoved the silver haired girls hand of her arm "You should really listen to your friends, you don't want to start a fight the teachers aren't forgiving for fighting during class" Ran said "I don't give a damn about any teachers! You insulted me and you'll pay the price!" the blonde shouted "Karla! please she's right the punishment for fighting during class is harsh!" the black haired girl said trying to get the blonde to stop "I don't care Melani" the blonde said "I'm telling you, you should let me go or I'll have to force you to and I don't care about the punishment either" Ran said looking the blonde in the eyes "Not if I take your weapon away" the blonde laughed eyeing the sword strapped to her side "Don't you dare touch that" Ran said angrily "Oh, you attached to this silly little thing?" the blonde laughed "Did you just laugh at my sword" Ran said growing even angrier "Yeah, that's such a poor excuse for a sword it dosen't look like anything special" the blonde mocked "You better shut your mouth right now" Ran warned.

"Oh, I'm so scared you have no way to draw your silly little sword" the blonde said "So, I'll just take it off you for a bit while I beat the crap out of you" the blonde said and she pulled Ran's sword and held it in her hands "You little..." Ran growled "Hey Leana hold this" the blonde said "Karla don't do this!" the silver haired girl said taking the sword "Give that back right now" Ran growled "I don't think so" the blonde smiled "First, I'm going to beat the every loving crap out of you and after I might break your little sword" the blonde laughed "Wouldn't that be nice" the blonde said with  smirk suddenly Ran grabbed the blondes arm and gripped it tightly "Ah!" the blonde said wincing from the pressure "You better give that back right now bitch" Ran said she was livid "Why are you so attached to some stupid sword it's just a hunk of steel" the blonde said trough gritted teeth Ran said nothing and she let the blondes arm go who smiled but then Ran pulled back her free arm and let it fly into the blondes face casuing her to fall back and letting her arm go the blonde hit the ground "Agh, you bitch!" the blonde said she looked up and Ran was looking down at her with the most anrgy look possible "You are going to pay" Ran said.[END OF PART I-PART 2]