Heartland High

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14. Gym and Cooking AND Surprises!

After a long talk and trying to cheer Elliot up, the two had to leave the garden because of rain. Not even the steel awnings could have protected someone from this heavy rain and wind.
Connection class was next, or in other words; gym

Alice wasn't the greatested when it came to sports. In fact, she sucked. But she still tried, even if the outcome was always the same. Standing beneath the awning, Alice braced herself for a drenching until she heard someone call her name."Alice, wait for me!" a boy called. His bright auburn hair bounced as he ran, his breath staggering. He finally caught up with her, an umbrella tight in his grip."Alice chu, where are you going?" he yelled over the rain.

"To gym," she yelled back. Pierce opened the umbrella, covering them from the rain. They walked together, trying to understand each other through the rain. Reaching a square shaped building, the two headed inside after Pierce shook the raindrops from his umbrella.

"So this is the Gym building," Alice gasped, admiring the size. It looked so small on the outside! Basketball hoops hung from walls while bleachers were pulled out." Alice? You're in gym?" Ace walked over, sounding surprised." Yeah, I am. Is that bad?"

" I thought girls didn't like getting all sweaty and stuff. They always cry about it," he said innocently. Alice huffed out a sigh.

"What did I say?"
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Alice had been fitted for her gym clothes; a solid white t-shirt with a navy H and a pair of knee length navy atheletic shorts. While waiting for everyone to be dressed, Alice satted cross-legged on the floor. Pierce had joined her in his gym dress code; a solid white t-shirt with a pair of navy mesh atheletic pants.
"So what do we do in Gym?"

"Oh, just the basics, chu~ We start with volleyball, then basketball, badmitton and tennis, it just goes on. The coach tries to get in as many sports as possible before the term is over," Pierce answered. Alice felt a slight pang in her chest. Having to play all those sports in front of people was embarrassing, at least for her.

SCREEECH!

A whistle blew, making Alice's eardrums pound. Watching everyone line up together made Alice feel left out, so she lined up with them. A man stood before them. He was tall, bald-headed, and buff. Alice saw the hated whistle dangle from his neck, eyeing it evily." Alright. You all know the rules," he said, passing by," except you," he pointed to Alice." It's simple. We're starting with volleyball, so find a team of 4. This is Gym, so we don't exactly play by standard rules. Either way, you'll learn something by the end of my class. Now find a team!" he blew the horrid whistle.

Alice stood off to the side with Pierce while other kids scrambled around. Ace found his way into their group. Standing around idly, Alice noticed someone standing alone."Who is... Julius? Julius!" she called, running to him. He turned, slightly surprised that someone was looking for him. "Hey," she said, huffing for air," want to be on our team?" He glared for a minute, only to nod his head."Okay!" She dragged him over to their circle.

They spent the day learning how to pass to each other with under-hand and over-hand, or whatever the term may have been. Alice was very surprised; Julius was amazing at volleyball, Ace a close second. She and Pierce were ok, but there were more misses than hits for them. The bell rang and everyone changed clothes, and Alice walked to her next class. Ace joined her, as Pierce and Julius had completely different classes.

"So, you suck at volleyball," Ace laughed. Alice stared at him, but continued walking."Perhaps, but for a freshman, my social status is much higher than yours. Not for the reason you'd think, either."
Ace just stood there for a minute while Alice kept walking."Wow... she's right!"

Alice stood outside of the Home Economics class. She was early. Pushing the door aside, she took a seat at one of the islands in the middle of the room. She sat by herself for a good 10 minutes until the door opened to let another person in. Alice bit her lip and held her breath. It was Gray. She hadn't seen him since their little "talk" that morning, and she still felt that there was a thick wall between them. Scratch that, maybe three or four walls. He didn't look at her, just sat next to her and glared at the white table before them.

The akward silence was sickening. After a big gulp, Alice looked at him. Unfortunately, he had already been looking at her, and when their eyes met he merely smiled. Alice quickly averted her eyes, a blush rising up her cheeks."S-so you uh, you asked for Economics too, huh?" she asked, trying to once again break the ice. He shook his head."No, I've never asked for Economics or Art in my four years here, but I somehow end up with both every year," he answered.

A bell rang and at least 20 other people filled the room, taking up seat that had once been empty. A woman was the last to enter. She had fire red hair tied in a tight bun and neon green eyes. Glasses topped her nose and a clipboard was cradled by her arm. "Hello everyone," she didn't sound very happy to be here," I'm Ms. Chouri, your Economics teacher. There's really nothing to say about my class except you'll be cooking day in and day out. And no whining about it either. So, go find a cooking buddy and we'll get started."

With everyone paired up, there wasn't anyone Alice could ask, so she was stuck with Gray. She felt extremely uncomfortable next to him, something he seemed to sense. Ms. Chouri ordered them to spend the rest of class looking for a sweet recipe and then tomorrow they would prepare whatever they found. Alice flipped open a cookbook laying next to her, skimming over whatever looked sweet. Gray leaned in closer, making Alice shift to the side. From the corner of her eye, Alice saw his hand snake over. He closed the book and looked at her.
"Hey, that was rude!" she snapped."What is with yo-" " Am I bad person?"

Alice blinked, processing his question."..What?"

"Do you think I'm a bad person?"

She shook her head, opening the book a second time."No, I don't think so. You're very kind, but you just have to let people get past the exterior."
"So.. you think I'm.. scary?" he asked, trying to make sense of the answer."From a distance, but I don't think you're a bad person. We can't help what we look like," she finished."Hey, what do you think of this?" she pointed to something in the book. It was a cake with chocolate frosting, decorated with strawberrries and raspberries.
"It's nice.."

"Okay! We'll do this!" she said excitedly. Gray looked at her, recollecting what she had said.

I have to stop that trick..

It looks like Gray is having second thoughts about the Freshman Initiation prank. Do you think he'll stop it?