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High School Hell: Part Three

By: Ariel-chan

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"Okay, let me get this straight," Duo said in puzzlement. "We have eight

classes, but we only go to four of them today, and then four more tomorrow?"

Everyone nodded, then stared at him as he puzzled it over for a few moments.

His face brightened with understanding, and everyone looked hopeful for a

second until he shook his head. "I still don't get it."

Nakia shook her head. "This is the third time I've said this in the last

ten minutes, but I don't see how the concept of block scheduling can elude

someone so much."

Heero blinked. "Get used to it. Every concept eludes Duo."

Mara looked down at her M&Ms. "Hey! What happened to my candy?" She glared

at Nakia while all the pilots turned to glare at Duo. Both simultaneously

shrugged. "What?"

They stared at each other, then grinned brown, chocolate-coated smiles at

everyone.

~~~

Heero, Quatre, and Wufei stood with Nakia and Mara in front of their last

class. Quatre smiled slightly. "I kind of feel sorry for Duo and Trowa.

Algebra I is really awful."

Wufei looked slightly puzzled. "Maxwell I understand, but why does Barton

have to take that class?"

Quatre blinked and everyone paused to think about that. "I think," Heero

said. "He didn't have many educational opportunities traveling in the circus.

He probably hasn't taken high school math before." Everyone nodded. That

made sense.

Nakia shook her head. "If you think Algebra I is bad..."

The pilots eyed her nervously. She shuddered theatrically and continued.

"Welcome to Geometry."

Everyone groaned.

~~~

Wufei banged his head against his desk. "Injustice! This class makes no

sense! Injustice!"

Mara glowered at him. "Shut up, buttweasel."

"Onna! What did you call me?!"

"Buttweasel."

Wufei and Quatre gaped at her. Nakia snickered. "Buttscythe." Wufei growled.

Mara began to grin. "You have the right to Buttarms."

"Heavybutt."

"Buttrock." Quatre's jaw dropped.

"Butt Zero." Heero began to glare.

"Buttlong." Wufei paused and whispered something about Nataku.

Mara tilted her head. "What's that? Buttaku?"

Wufei leapt out of his seat and charged at her. "How dare you insult Nataku?!

Justice against all midgets! Nataku is no one's ass!"

~~~

Trowa looked at the teacher, then around at his classmates. Most of them

were doodling on their papers or napping. Duo was attempting to balance a

pencil on his upper lip. A few were looking at the teacher, but their eyes

were vacant, so their minds were probably in Tahiti by now.

A sudden scream issued from down the hall, and everyone heard the sound of

desks crashing. They all ran to the door.

Wufei tore down the hallway after Mara, screaming at the top of his lungs.

Mara raced over to them and jumped into the room, hiding behind Duo.

Duo shook his head. "What the hell did you do?"

She blinked. "We were playing a game. When he said Nataku, I said Buttaku."

Duo burst out laughing.

~~~

Wufei looked around. This sucked. He was sitting in the principal's office

on the first day of school.A t least he was taking Mara and Nakia down with

him, or so he thought.

The two girls emerged from the office grinning. Nakia winked at him.

"Good luck. I hope for your sake that you're as talented as I am."

He blinked. "Talented at what?"

"Lying. Try getting past Riemer after what I told him." She walked off,

scot free.