Name: The School for Good and Evil
Rating: M; Eventual smut, violence, and tbd
Paring: BlackIce
Warning: None for this chapterDisclaimer: DO NOT own Rise of The Guardians
Lesson 1: An Undecided
'Dear Mister Jack Frost,
It is a pleasure to inform you that you have been accepted into The School for Good and Evil. Your profile that we have viewed has deemed you eligible and we are delighted to be having you. A train will be at Willow station on September 17th at 3 am to take you to your destination.
We at The School for Good and Evil look forward to having you.
Sincerely,
Lunar IX, Headmaster of the School for Good.
Kozmotis Black, Headmaster of the School for Evil.
Jack Frost took a deep breath, trying to calm his beating heart before he passed out from a mix of excitement and nervousness. In his hands he clasped the hem of his worn blue sweater and hopped from one bare foot to the other, students around him backing away. They probably thought him a nut job and his muttering to himself did not help his case.
"Just keep calm Jack. You were accepted into this school for a reason. You won't mess this up, it's a new start." Jack glanced at the creature floating in front of him. She had light blue hair and big, round red eyes with dark gray skin and a ratty pink dress. She was about the size of a tennis ball, just the right size to hold.
"I'm trying, Zila, you wouldn't know what it's like." Jack answered back, he had stopped jumping and was now biting his lip. Student backed even further away from him, probably not wanting to be near someone crazy.
Zila, the floating girl, pulled Jack's white locks. The snow spirit winced, knowing he deserved that. Zila didn't say anything else, sitting on top of him. Jack breathed deeply again and made his eyes take in the scenery. He was surrounded by students, boys and girls younger than him; probably around 12-13. Jack's blue eyes strayed to the rest of the room they had been crammed into as soon as they got off the train. The walls were decorated in red and green, not a ugly clash but not something one wanted to wear. In the corner of the room, there was a plush looking chair with a wooden frame and a red seat cover. The ceiling was tall, like as tall as the trees you see in the forest. The room was lit by large flames lanterns that hung all around the room.
Jack's attention was taken by a giant, yeti? , coming into the room. It was more than six feet tall, easily dwarfing everyone in the room. It grunted and make a 'come on' motion before leaving through the door, the students scrambling to follow after him. Jack brought up the rear, still gripping his sweater and started to wonder if he should have put on those sandals his sisters and grandmother had tried to get him into. The thought soon flew out of his mind as he entered a great hall. Long, fiery, flames hung from the ceiling, the sweet scent of food entered Jack's sense, and the gentle brush of warmth invaded his body. On one side of the room sat students in the school's white uniform and on the right was students in the black uniform. All eyes were on the new group. Some looked curious while most just looked bored.
The giant yeti stopped and so did the group, young eyes taking everything in. The yeti disappeared into a hidden alcove, leaving the new students to stand in the middle of the Dining Hall. Jack was just trying to take everything in at once. This was his first time ever seeing so many magical beings in one place. Not counting the Forgotten. A Jolly looking young man stepped forward, he had on a red plaid shirt and blue jeans, bright blue eyes with almost white hair, and a giant smile that stretched from one side of his face to the other. And he was a freaking giant.
'Seriously, what do they eat to get so big here?' Jack thought as he watched the man grab a black pouch, removing a crystal ball and placing it on the pouch.
"Welcome to The School for Good or Evil. I am North Christmas, teacher of Joy studies! Wipe off those worried looks, let's see those smiles. Yes! That's it! No need to be nervous. I will explain the sorting process. As you all surely know, The School for Good and Evil is together but there are divided classes and dorms; one for the Good students and one for the Evil. This ball," here he gestured to the crystal ball. "will determine which category you fall under. And despite the titles 'good' and 'evil', neither are bad; you are divided based on what you are more attuned to. Now, when I will call you name so please come up and place a hand on the ball. Green means you were sorted into the 'Good' school and Red means you are sorted into the 'Evil' school." North finished his small speech by pulling out a scroll.
"Sasha Grim!" A girl, small and pale stepped forward. Jack noticed she was not really walking, more like gliding. The girl placed her hand on the ball and for a moment it did nothing, until a moment later. The ball glowed a bright green and the left side of the room cheered, some looking more interested in the plates. Sasha grinned and made her way there.
After that student after student was called. By the time only Jack and a girl were left, there were 20 students sorted into the Good side and 16 into the Evil side. The girl, Milly Skelton, was called and she was sorted into the Evil side. Jack started to feel nervous, everyone was staring at him and he could see some students staring at his bare feet and old clothes. Just as Jack started to hyperventilate, a balding man with some gold left in his hair, stood up. He was short, probably only 5'1", and round. Another man, tall and lean, with a full head of black hair followed; his steps graceful.
"Hello students. To the new students, I welcome you. My name is Lunar and I am the headmaster to the Good school. The man to my left is the headmaster of the Evil school, Kozmotis Black. I know you are all hungry but as you have noticed we have one more student to sort. I do not like to point students out but as it is stated in our school's laws, all new students must be sorted in front of a full hall or the sorting isn't valid. Jack Frost, please come so we can sort you." Lunar's voice was soft but it carried all throughout the hall.
"Bye Jack. I'll see you later." Zila whispered and disappeared.
Jack let out the breath he did not know he had been holding, unseen frost melting away as he took his first steps forward. Soon he was right in front of the crystal ball, close enough to see the ball actually had swirling mist in it.
"Please place your hand on the ball, Jack." Lunar's voice was soft watching the young boy.
Swallowing, the white haired teen placed a shaky hand on the ball. At first nothing happened, just like with Sasha, but then the ball became a myriad of colors. Blue, green, red, black, gold; changing and becoming brighter and brighter. Finally, the hall exploded in bright light; Jack heard some screaming but his hand stayed rooted to the ball and he couldn't shield his eyes. Not that the light hurt him, it actually felt more like warmth surrounding his face. Soon, not soon enough, the light faded and the hall started to clear from the cold mist that had been rolling all around. Students came out from under the tables and both Lunar and Kozmotis unshielded their eyes.
"Oh..." Lunar, for once was speechless as he stared at Jack, making the younger nervous.
"We have an undecided. Please excuse us; students eat. Once you are done, each school will be lead to their dorms by the representative. Have a good night." Kozmotis said, face neutral.
"Jack Frost, please come with me. We will get you dinner after we discuss what has happened. Lunar, please close your mouth and follow." With that, Kozmotis swept out of the hall. Lunar blinked and gave a small smile to a nervous Jack.
"No need to worry Jack, you're not in trouble. Let's get moving before Kozmotis decides to do something drastic to get us to follow." Lunar tried to assure him.
Jack blinked, still nervous, but followed as he was led out of the dining hall and into a long hallway. He didn't know what was going on; all he had done was touch the ball! Even if he was clumsy, he wasn't that clumsy. 'Already messing up Jack!' The white haired teen thought. He was led down a smaller hallway and then they turned right and entered through a heavy oak door. Kozmotis was already in there, looking through a book, not bothering to look up. The walls were littered with books and trinkets.
"Jack, please have a seat. I'll have one of the kitchen fairies bring you dinner. You can eat while we explain some things to you." Lunar motioned to one of the chairs.
Jack took a seat, playing with the hem of his shirt. The winter spirit watched as Lunar and Kozmotis had a quite conversation, trying to read lips to no avail. Less than five minutes later a fairy appeared with a tray of chicken and gravy with a cup of water. The little thing smiled when he thanked her before disappearing with a pop. The white haired teen wasn't very hungry, yet he knew he should eat, especially because he had not eaten since that morning. So he forced himself to cut, chew, swallow, and repeat. The winter spirit had just finished his food when Kozmotis and Lunar seemed to have finished their conversation and take seats opposite of him.
"Sorry to take so long, we had to discuss some matters. I hope the food was to your liking?" Jack nodded, worry starting to crawl in his gut.
"Good, good. Jack, do you know what an Undecided is?" Lunar asked, getting a shake of head from Jack.
"There has not been an Undecided for over 1000 years," Kozmotis started. "An Undecided is a student that cannot be sorted. Either because they are too young and have not developed or because they are both good and bad; an equal balance. Now usually this would mean the ball would just blow a bright red and green but seeing as the hall was shrouded in light, I doubt that that was the case." Kozmotis finished.
"We are going to look into this matter more, and we'll inform you later. Any questions?" Lunar asked.
"W-Where am I going to stay? Students are divided by schools, right? If I am an Undecided, where am I going and what classes do I attend?" Jack asked, his nerves calming down a bit.
"You will be given your own room in a building that is between the Good and Evil dormitories. As for classes, Kozmotis and I have thought up a plan for you. You need to have at least 1 Evil elective and one Good elective, along with your required core classes. Your last ones will be for you to decide." Lunar explained. Jack nodded, tension melting away a bit more. He knew where he was going to be staying and what classes he was going to take. Ok, everything would be Ok. Except maybe students looking at him funny. Great.
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Some Answers (edit- 6/11/16):
What is the school for good and evil?
-A school for children of folklore to learn how to be 'evil' or 'good'. The school is high up on a cliff, both good and evil students go there except they sleep in different dorms and attend different classes. Except for GE-1 days, which is where good and evil students have joint classes.
How do I know if my child is Good or evil?
-You don't. As soon as students arrive, they are tested to see if they are good or evil. They are tested through an old crystal ball. If the ball turns Green they are sorted into the good house, red is for the evil students.
What are the classes?
-All students must take the four core classes: Math, science, magic, and History of Folklore. Most school days include 60 minutes classes. Except for GE-1 days, where classes are 2 hours.
-Electives include:
~Fear 1: Beginners Corse which is how to scare.
~ Fear 2: Continuation of Fear 1.
~ Fear 3: Going out to test the skills and making use of what you learned.
~ Fear 4: Independent study.
~Joy 1: A overall study on how to bring joy, beginners level and intermediate level.
~Joy 2: Final level and expert level, same as fear 3.
~Black Magic 1: Theory work.
~Black magic 2: practical work.
~Black Magic 3: Curses and wards.
~White magic 1: Theory.
~White magic 2: Practical
~ White magic 3: Healing stones.
~Nature magic: Studies all types of nature magic.
~Nightmare 1: Beginners class, must be taken with Fear.
~ Nightmare 2: intermediate level.
~ Nightmare 3: partial independent study.
~Dreams 1: beginner's class.
~Dreams 2: intermediate level.
~Nightmare 3: partial independent study.
Please note these are only some electives.
IMPORTANT: Kozmotis Black is NOT Pitch Black in this AU.
