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**************************************************************Roxanne********************************************************************

"Hey," I said looking out at everyone. "I'm Roxanne Monet," I decided to take my mother's madine name hoping my dad would understand. Or stay out at sea for the rest of his life, but that probably won't happen. "and I'm new to teaching so I guess I should start with rules," I said singing the things Erik made me practice all night. Well, for like an hour or two. "Rule number one, everyone is expected to do a two minute sole piece which we will critic collectively, and all the other crap in your syllabus," I said putting down my chalk and pulling up a seat.

It was nice to have Stark in my first class. At least I knew I could get an easy laugh if things got out of hand. "Um, since I'm new let's get to know each other. Tell me your name and your favorite color," I said looking around the circle of chairs. "I'll start. I'm Roxanne and my favorite color is gold, pretty ironic hunh?" I asked getting a little chuckle from everyone.

"I'm Kramisha, and mi favurite colur is purple," she said with a smile.

"You're a singer right?" I said noting the rasp in her voice.

"Yep," she smiled.

"Why haven't you tried an instrument?" I asked her.

"How do you know that?" Stark asked before Kramisha could answer.

"I know music and I know what an instrument does to the body and spirit, like you," I said turning to him. "You're hands say you're a bass player, and your eyes say you're a singer, but your lips say not really," I said getting a laugh from everyone.

"Way to make fun of me," Stark laughed.

"What can I say," I shrugged turning my attention back to Kramisha, "How come you haven't tried an instrument yet?" I asked again.

"I never had the time or money," she shrugged.

I went back to the closet of instruments they had and found the right size guitar for her. "Try this guy out," I said instructing her on the right way to hold it. "Just play," I said as she stared at me.

"But I don't know how?" she protested.

"You know how to use your hands. Just do what you think you should," I said watching her. Kramisha played a lovely harmony that was sweet and slow. It kindda sounded like a lullaby. "Sing," I said seeing the words forming in her head.

"That was the best music class ever," Stark said standing at my desk after class. He and Kramisha really enjoyed class.

"Do you think everyone else liked it?" I asked feeling a little self-conscious.

"I think they did," he shrugged.

"Dey bettah had," she added. "Dat was da best class eva," she smiled at me.

"Thanks, Mesh," I said getting ready for my next class.

"Eat lunch wit me and Shuanee," Kramisha said before walking out with Stark.

"Um, okay," I shrugged.

***************************************Zoey*****************************************

"How was your class with Roxanne?" I asked Stark who was attacking his food like a savage wolf.

"It was really good, Erik was right she's way more talented than that show last night. Though, if she did something like that in class I wouldn't complain," he smiled at me.

"I don't think she's that into you," I said nudging my head over to Roxanne. She, Damien, Erik, Kramisha, and Shuanee were at the small round table behind us. Erik wasn't being as discrete as he had hoped about displaying his feelings for her, but he was a pretty good actor. I wouldn't think he was attracted to Roxanne from the look he was giving her.

"Can you please get out of my way," Aphrodite hissed at Stevie Rae, Rephaim, and Erin.

Erin was looking at Shaunee who was talking to Stevie Rae. I still didn't understand why the twins weren't talking to each other. Shaunee and Erin were soul mates, and their quarrel was putting a damper on everyone.

"What is Damien doing with Erik it's just not natural," Aphrodite said digging into her salad she also had mineral water and an apple to accompany her meal.

"A lot of things are unnatural," Erin said looking at Shaunee, who was laughing at something Roxanne had said. She and Roxanne looked like best friends.

"If you want Shaunee back why don't you just talk to her? It's not like they're stealing her from you," Aphrodite said trying to reason with her.

"I don't care about Shaunee, and I shouldn't be the one to say something, she's the one that changed," Erin said repeating herself once again.

"If one of you doesn't say something soon you two will never get past this," Stevie Rae said.

"Wouldn't bother me," Erin mumbled and we all knew it was a lie.

"We both know you miss your lover," Aphrodite teased.

"Not as much as you Aphrodiky."

"Whatever," she shrugged giving up.

***************************************Roxanne************************************

"Did you get a chance to look over the advance fledgling handbook yet?" Erik asked interrupting my conversation with Shaunee and Kramisha.

"Maybe," I shrugged knowing I hadn't.

"It's something you might want to get through pretty fast," he insisted.

"Among other things," I said winking at him. Damien looked shock by my comment.

"That's highly inappropriate," he said scolding me with his eyes.

I leaned in and whispered to him, "Well, maybe you could pull out your ruler and teach me a lesson, professor."

"Extremely inappropriate," he said making Shaunee and Kramisha laugh.

"Hey, guys," Zoey said coming over with the rest of the gang minus Darius who was teaching. "We're having a council meeting later on, in the tunnels, so would you guys come back with us?" Zoey asked me and Erik.

"I'll drive her there after we talk with Lenobia," he said smiling at her.

"Hey you guys have to ride the retard bus too," Aphrodite yelled.

"Would you stop calling it that," most of them said in frustration.

"What's the retard bus?" I asked curiously.

"They make us ride to school in a short bus," Aphrodite braked.

"Oh well do you think everyone can fight in my van. I'd loan it to you guys if you want. It's like a fifteen passenger, but you can get at least eighteen people in there if you try," I shrugged.

"Please can we?" Aphrodite asked.

"Sure here's the key," I said taking it off the chain and giving it to Zoey, "You remember where it's parked right?" I asked her.

"Yeah, thanks," she smiled at me.

"It's cool," I shrugged going back to my plate.

"Are you sure you want to do that then you won't have a car?" Erik asked.

"You just said you were going to ride me there. Worst comes to worst I can get my brothers to bring me something, or get a rental," I shrugged.

"I forgot you could buy out NASA," he laughed.

"What does that mean?" I screeched at him.

"Nothing princess," he halfheartedly smiled.

"Princess! Look, don't assume because I have money that I'm some spoiled brat," I said smiling at him. "You should never under estimate anyone."

"Sure thi-," he stopped mid-sentence and grabbed his hand. "Oh great," he said getting up to leave. "I'll see you guys later," he said running off.

"I have a feeling he's going to mess that up again," Aphrodite sighed to Zoey.

"Leave him alone," Stevie Rae hissed, "You're such a hateful hag all the time."

"And you're such a style challenged bumpkin all the time," she spit back at her.

"Will you two stop it," Zoey ordered causing them to both cross their arms and look in opposite directions. It was weird how they all fought, but considered each other their best friends. Zoey looked at me apologetically for a moment, and I didn't know why. It looked deeper then Stevie Rae and Aphrodite fighting.

"How was your next class?" Stark asked taking Erik's seat.

"About the same, you guys are really need to learn how to chillax. Music class is an easy A," I shrugged. "This one girl Emma, or something was way over the top about my grading."

"Why?" Zoey asked.

"I said that if you come and participate you'll get an A, and she said some people try harder than other, and I said there's no easy way to access that then you showing up and doing crap. Then she said if everyone gets A's what do the people that work harder get. And I said the knowledge of knowing that you worked harder than everyone else."

"That doesn't seem fair," Stevie Rae said. "If you do work harder you should get a better grade then everyone else."

"It's a music class in an open forum I'm not going to grade kids on talent, because it's not fair. And just because someone is a know it all versus someone that's quite, it doesn't mean they work harder. It could mean they have some innate internal drive to be better than everyone else, and I'm not going to indorse a system that marks people as failures, and I'm not making it so people just get by. If you want an A and you do the work, you'll get it. And if you don't why can't I just give them a C?" I asked.

"I guess that makes sense," she said a little confused.

"I'm not expecting anyone to be the best, and I don't want my students to think that way. I won't them to focus on the craft and being able to say I did something wither good or bad. I'm teaching life experience," I smiled at them.

"Sure thing," Stark laughed.

"Is it too late to sign up for the easy A?" Aphrodite asked.

"What do you want me to do? Give A's to assholes that need to be knocked down a peg," I shrugged.

"That's still not necessarily fair," Zoey said.

"The purpose of school is to prepare people for the real world and trust me this class won't affect them at all," I shrugged when the bell wrong. "See you guys later."