Chapter 3 – Health Class:
"Are you okay?" Violette whispered, pulling at my sleeve.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little distracted." I reassured her.
We were sitting side by side on classroom B, where apparently all announcements and exams took place. Seeing as the whole grade was called here, you'd expect it to be quite crammed. But really, our grade had about 15 people. Not too much, at all.
The day had been going relatively smoothly until then. Classes, classes, little chats with the girls in between classes, and more classes. But then the principal called us for an announcement – she seemed quite angry. I guess now I understand why everyone's afraid of her. She's freaking terrifying.
"Well then, students, I've had quite an awful day and would love it if YOU GUYS WOULD PLEASE SIT STILL AND LISTEN." She growled, somehow glaring at each of us at the same time. As I said, terrifying.
Everyone shut up, went still, and stiffened their gazes right at her.
She cleared her throat and smoothed her hair down. "Right, thank you." She turned to Mr. Faraize and snapped her fingers sharply, urging him to hand her over a sheet of paper.
"As you may well have noticed, for the past months our school has not been providing you health class – as we usually would do," that caught everyone's attention right up. "So, starting – CASTIEL, TAKE YOUR FEET OFF THE DESK" Castiel rolled his eyes but obliged. "Good boy. As I was saying, starting today you will start the class again with a small project."
Lysander raised his hand, which was odd; he never really talked in class.
"Yes… Lysander?" Said Mr. Faraize, who seemed quite surprised himself.
"Why did you stop the class in the first place?" Lysander asked.
Mr. Faraize was about to answer, but the principal cut him right off. "Irrelevant! Now. For each class, we picked a different health project. You lot have the assignment to take care of a baby, in pairs." Everyone stifled a laugh. Hell, I tried not to laugh. "Not a real one, or course, but you will be graded on your parental skills after all." She finished.
The thing is, I've done this project before. It was a way of preventing kids our age from getting pregnant and/or not have sex until they're 18, but the schools always claimed it was to ensure good parents for the future. Yeah, right.
The principal screamed at us again to get our attention. It was really scary, but I guess it did work.
"Now, you have until the end of lunch to pick out your partners, as your health class will be right after lunch break ends." As if on cue, the lunch bell rang, dismissing us.
Great, I have been here for less than a month and already I need to ask someone to be my partner for such an embarrassing project.
People slowly stood, gathering their things. I took the opportunity to look around the classroom for good partners. God, I felt like I was a hungry predator in hunting season.
Some people were already picking each other out – Iris asked Melody, Kim asked Violette, and suddenly all the sort-of-friends I had were taken. Then I tried the other side of the room, where Lysander seemed ask a girl named Rosa or something (they could pass as brother and sister, maybe they were). Nathaniel seemed to have found a partner as well.
I sighed, playing a piece of wool with my fingers. I took a look at the classroom's exit, as last resort. Castiel moved hastily, silently. I didn't want to ask, but in a way he was the only other person I talked to.
It took all my power to heave myself up and follow behind him. At least, it felt like it did.
"Castiel…" I tried. He just moved forward. I don't think he heard me.
"Castiel!" I pulled his sleeve and he turned sharply to face me, eyes on fire. Yeah, I don't think he's in a great mood today.
"What do you want?" He demanded, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Uh, hello."
"…Hi."
Silence.
"So I know you'll kinda say no, but why not raise a mechanical baby with me?"
I seriously had the oddest ways of asking people things.
His lips quirked to a smirk, the mood seeming lighter now that he did that. "Sure, as long as we get to do the fun part of the whole baby thing."
"'Cause I've never heard that one before!" I rolled my eyes. "Does that make us partners, then?"
"I don't really have anyone else to partner up with, so sure." He tried so hard to seem like he didn't like me. It was amusing. And hey, at least he was in a good mood now. I think.
I smiled, placing my hands on my hips. "Great, looks like we're getting out first baby after lunch."
"First baby? Seems like you either can't keep yourself from me or just want a huge family."
I chuckled, "How about wanting a good grade in this project?"
He creased his eyebrows, looking kind of confused. I admit he looked kind of cute doing that. Kind of. Sort of. A little bit. "I don't care as long as you change the mechanical diapers."