from her reaping classes, but she has horrible behavior, like you. We need you to take her around and teach her as she helps you reap souls.”
“But only the older reapers get trainees! I’m only seventeen, I don’t have enough experience to train someone!” So much for not complaining.
“On the contrary, you handle your souls like you’ve been doing this for decades,” Aquil said. “So you’ll be an excellent teacher.” She smirked, and I wanted to yank out every strand of her white hair.
“Ziri, you may appear now,” summoned Waiser. Out of the air in front of me, a brown-skinned girl teleported into view. She wore a lace-sleeved shirt, which only came down to above her belly button, and her skirt was too short, barely concealing her big booty. She also wore tall boots and had cropped black hair. She stood with a stance that made her look like she wanted to snatch a person’s soul out.
“Ziri, this is your trainer, Xia,” Waiser introduced.
Ziri studied me up and down, about five times. She pursed her lips as though figuring out if she approved of me or not.
I already knew she’d be trouble. “Can you please reconsider my punishment?” I pleaded to my superiors.
“I think you and Ziri will have fun together,” Aquil said, an amused expression on her face.
I glowered at her. I knew she was taunting me because if she thought I’d have even the slightest bit of fun, she would never have allowed it to be my punishment.
“It’s only for one year, till she turns fifteen and gets her own scythe,” Dajila said, almost looking sorry for me.
One year! I wondered if they’d send me to Hell instead if I asked.
Ziri smiled and skipped forward, looping her arm around mine. “Don’t worry, Xia and I will get along great.”
I glanced at Jayza with a pleading look, and she only stared at me with sympathy. Of course, there was nothing she could do.
Our superiors nodded their approval at Ziri’s enthusiasm. Aquil gave me a meaningful look and said, “We’ll be checking in to see how Ziri’s training is going.”
“I’m sure you will,” I mumbled.
Then, one by one, our superiors teleported away.
As soon as they were gone, Ziri pulled away from me and stood with her hands on her hips, giving me an evil eye.
“Listen,” she said, “you need to know a few things about me if we’re going to be working together. First, I don’t do more than twenty deaths a day. If there are more, you can handle them by yourself. I also don’t do hospital work. Those places disgust me. I don’t like to work between midnight and three a.m. either. And besides reaping, I don’t want to be around you. Got it?”
No she didn’t. I should’ve known her innocent enthusiasm in front of our superiors was all an act. “Girl, you are a trainee. I’m supposed to tell you what to do.”
Ziri humphed. “As if that’s going to happen. I’m not taking orders from a rookie.”
“Rookie! Who are you calling a rookie, you little–”
Jayza stepped between me and Ziri. “O-kay, I can see you two have some issues to work out.”
“And who are you ?” Ziri asked, staring at my friend as if she was a squished insect on the bottom of her boot.
“I’m Jayza, Xia’s best friend. I can be yours too, if you want.”
Ziri laughed. “Yeah, right. Anyway,” she turned back to me, “you just stay out of my way, and I won’t give you any trouble. Remember, I don’t have to like you. I’m just dealing with you until I get my scythe.”
She was dealing with me ? It’s a good thing she wasn’t living, because I would’ve strangled her.
I took a deep breath and exhaled. I wasn’t about to let her get to me, so I smiled. “Okay, Ziri. I look forward to being your trainer.”
She rolled her eyes. “Whatever. Since we don’t have a death scheduled for another hour and a half, I’m out.” She disappeared.
I put my hands on my head and grasped my braids. “This girl is going to make me rip my hair
“But only the older reapers get trainees! I’m only seventeen, I don’t have enough experience to train someone!” So much for not complaining.
“On the contrary, you handle your souls like you’ve been doing this for decades,” Aquil said. “So you’ll be an excellent teacher.” She smirked, and I wanted to yank out every strand of her white hair.
“Ziri, you may appear now,” summoned Waiser. Out of the air in front of me, a brown-skinned girl teleported into view. She wore a lace-sleeved shirt, which only came down to above her belly button, and her skirt was too short, barely concealing her big booty. She also wore tall boots and had cropped black hair. She stood with a stance that made her look like she wanted to snatch a person’s soul out.
“Ziri, this is your trainer, Xia,” Waiser introduced.
Ziri studied me up and down, about five times. She pursed her lips as though figuring out if she approved of me or not.
I already knew she’d be trouble. “Can you please reconsider my punishment?” I pleaded to my superiors.
“I think you and Ziri will have fun together,” Aquil said, an amused expression on her face.
I glowered at her. I knew she was taunting me because if she thought I’d have even the slightest bit of fun, she would never have allowed it to be my punishment.
“It’s only for one year, till she turns fifteen and gets her own scythe,” Dajila said, almost looking sorry for me.
One year! I wondered if they’d send me to Hell instead if I asked.
Ziri smiled and skipped forward, looping her arm around mine. “Don’t worry, Xia and I will get along great.”
I glanced at Jayza with a pleading look, and she only stared at me with sympathy. Of course, there was nothing she could do.
Our superiors nodded their approval at Ziri’s enthusiasm. Aquil gave me a meaningful look and said, “We’ll be checking in to see how Ziri’s training is going.”
“I’m sure you will,” I mumbled.
Then, one by one, our superiors teleported away.
As soon as they were gone, Ziri pulled away from me and stood with her hands on her hips, giving me an evil eye.
“Listen,” she said, “you need to know a few things about me if we’re going to be working together. First, I don’t do more than twenty deaths a day. If there are more, you can handle them by yourself. I also don’t do hospital work. Those places disgust me. I don’t like to work between midnight and three a.m. either. And besides reaping, I don’t want to be around you. Got it?”
No she didn’t. I should’ve known her innocent enthusiasm in front of our superiors was all an act. “Girl, you are a trainee. I’m supposed to tell you what to do.”
Ziri humphed. “As if that’s going to happen. I’m not taking orders from a rookie.”
“Rookie! Who are you calling a rookie, you little–”
Jayza stepped between me and Ziri. “O-kay, I can see you two have some issues to work out.”
“And who are you ?” Ziri asked, staring at my friend as if she was a squished insect on the bottom of her boot.
“I’m Jayza, Xia’s best friend. I can be yours too, if you want.”
Ziri laughed. “Yeah, right. Anyway,” she turned back to me, “you just stay out of my way, and I won’t give you any trouble. Remember, I don’t have to like you. I’m just dealing with you until I get my scythe.”
She was dealing with me ? It’s a good thing she wasn’t living, because I would’ve strangled her.
I took a deep breath and exhaled. I wasn’t about to let her get to me, so I smiled. “Okay, Ziri. I look forward to being your trainer.”
She rolled her eyes. “Whatever. Since we don’t have a death scheduled for another hour and a half, I’m out.” She disappeared.
I put my hands on my head and grasped my braids. “This girl is going to make me rip my hair
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