Chapter 5
Math Class in Hell
Gourry and Zelgadis separated form the group and headed towards math class. Math class probably had to be the worst class of all. The teacher was Mr. Phribozz; he was the oldest smallest and meanest teacher of all. Although he didn't yell he was so calm it got on everyone nerves and how he looked and talked to you sent shivers up your spine. Zelgadis walked into class. Chairs, paper airplanes and spit wads flew around the class that meant Phribozz wasn't there yet... hopefully. Last year he was said to have broken this kid arm and made him cried, this kid was supposed to be the tuft kid in class. Since then everyone behaved in his class.
"Hey Zel lets get a seat in the back, "said Gourry waving Zel over to a pair of seats in the back row. Zelgadis was surprised that Gourry had remembered that Phribozz hardly delt with people in the back, and that's what Zel wanted. He hated calling attention to himself or anyone paying attention to him.
"Hey Stone boy no hood's up in school!" shouted a familiar voice. Zelgadis turned to see Valgrav smirking at his with his arms crossed over his chest and his feet on top of the desk.
"And also feet on top of your desk is not allowed Mr. Valgrav." The room went silent and all heads turned to a desk in the corner. There siting was the unnoticeable Phribozz...he sat there half in shadows with an evil smirk on his face. He hopped of the chair and walked silently to the front. The people who were standing and goofing off sat down so quick that it hurt." I'd appreciate it if you took you hood off Mr. Graywords and you take your feet off the desk Mr.Valgrav," he said coolly. They both obliged.
"Wow, this guy is serious," whispered Gourry to Zelgadis but jumped by the sound of Mr. Phribozz's voice.
" Mr. Gabriev I will remind you only once that I will ask you once only once not to talk in my class unless you wish to render serious consequences." Gourry raised his hand," what is it now, Gabrieve." His last statement sounding like he was insulting Gourry.
"What dose render mean?" Half the class fell out of their chairs and was twitching.
"This is going to be on hard year to get anything through that guys mind," Phribozz thought to himself sweatdroping.
"Is it some kind of fraction or decimal...."Gourry continued he guess's until he saw that no one was paying attention. Phribozz walked over to his desk, the whole classes eyes moved with him as thought they were in a trance. He placed his feet on the top of his desks and gave Valgrav a kind of smirk. Valgrav just shot up both of his hands slammed on his desk. Phribozz cocked up an eyebrow and said slyly,
"Would you like to tell the rest of us you're problem or would you like to go to the conceler?" Valgrav nostrils flared as he made a semi-growl and he sat down silently." Now that they aren't any more interruptions I would like you all to take out you're books and go to page 12. Then after you're done that we will have a little quiz. Any questions?" Gourry lifted up his hand but Phribozz just ignored it. Then he saw a girl's hand up. She had long purple hair and her bangs almost covered her eyes. She was wearing a cross necklace. She had long gloves that reached her elbows. A long dark blue shirt overlapped her black sweatpants. "Yes Miss. Nels Rada?"
'' Uuummmmm... can I go get a drink of water...?" she asked nervously in a very low voice.
''No."
"Oh, oh ok,' she said sheepishly. Phribozz looked up as he heard another voice.
''Why can't she." The class reverted silence as Phribozz looked up to see Valgrav. "Well are you going to answer me or not, why can't she go to get a drink?" he said mockingly. Phribozz's eye twitched. He would not let the students get the idea that they could over power him.
"Well since you seem so egar to, why don't you escort Miss. Rada to the fountain and back," he said in a cold voice," Holding hands."
"I'd be more than happy to,'' Valgrav spat back with the same amount as venom in his voice. He walked over to the girl's desk and jerked her up and dragged her out of the class holding hands. As they walked down the hallway Valgrav stooped and turn to her. She was beat red in the face and was looking down at her shoes." Did I hurt you," he asked not sounding as he really cared." You know you got stand up to the teachers, you can't just let them walk all over you."
"I.... I don't want to cause any trouble." She replied
"Look," he sighed," What trouble are you causing going to get a drink, That asshole is just trying to pick on people." She flinched as he said 'asshole'. "You know... you don't talk much what's wrong you incapable of talking?'' He said breaking the silence trying to make a joke. More than taking it as a joke she took it more like and insult. So she just looked away." Hey it's not my fault were like this." Right then she stopped abruptly breaking their connection. He turned to her and raised and eyebrow.
"You," she hissed, so she could talk and she had some fighting spirit I her it's just seemed that it only came out when she was really angry," You just embarrassed me in front of the whole class, the teacher probably hates me now. And you're not making anything easier," Before he could respond a sassy comeback she interrupted him," Just shut up ok." She stormed off in the direction of the fountain leaving behind a stunned and speechless Valgrav. When he got to the fountain she was there obviously finished her drink waiting for him." I'm sorry for what I said earlier... can you please forgive me?"
"Hey more than angry I'm happy, you actually stood up for you self, now all you need to learn it to do that to everyone else, cause I don't want to become beating post, ok," he said recinving a giggle from her.
"Ok." when they returned to class and took their seats, Phribozz eyed them suspiciously.
"Care to inform us on your trip around the world," he said sarcastically. " Miss. Rada, would you like to tell us about it."
"It was very pleasant," she responded very abruptly catching Phribozz off guard, leaving him and the rest of the class speechless. Valgrav flashed her a smile and she just blushed.
"Well thank you for that, Miss. Rada, u will stay after class for your arrogance." Nobody talked after that. "Break." The whole class got up even she did except when she was called back to the teachers desk.
"Yes Mr. Phribozz."
"Miss. Rada I do not need to inform you that you are one of the top students in the class. It seems that Mr. Valgrav has had a somewhat of a bad influence on you. I hope that I will not see you hanging around him. Do I make my-self clear." She shook her head for a yes. "Good on go to your next class." She ran out of the class. As soon as she reached the hallway she turned her head to see Valgrav coming towards her.
"Hey! You wait up!" She waited till he was standing beside her," Hey, I never asked before but. What's your name?" He said almost sounding sheepish.
"Slypheil, my name is Slypheil. Well I have to go. Bye Valgrav." She said running down the hallway to her locker. Zelgadis shook his head. How could such a nice girl hang out with a guy like him.
"Poor, Slypheil, she has no clue what she got her self into," he said shaking his stony head. Gourry who was standing beside him turned his head.
"What is Slypheil hurt or something?" he asked sounding concerned.
"Wow, Gourry you actually remembered someone name."
"Oh ya, that's probably because she was such a good cook,"Zelgadis facfluanted" I remember when she was in my cooking class. I have to get her to make me one of those meals one of these days." By now Zelgadis was half way down the hallway shaking his head. "Hey Zel wait for me!" he shouted running to catch up to the wired hair teenager.
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Gourry and Zelgadis separated form the group and headed towards math class. Math class probably had to be the worst class of all. The teacher was Mr. Phribozz; he was the oldest smallest and meanest teacher of all. Although he didn't yell he was so calm it got on everyone nerves and how he looked and talked to you sent shivers up your spine. Zelgadis walked into class. Chairs, paper airplanes and spit wads flew around the class that meant Phribozz wasn't there yet... hopefully. Last year he was said to have broken this kid arm and made him cried, this kid was supposed to be the tuft kid in class. Since then everyone behaved in his class.
"Hey Zel lets get a seat in the back, "said Gourry waving Zel over to a pair of seats in the back row. Zelgadis was surprised that Gourry had remembered that Phribozz hardly delt with people in the back, and that's what Zel wanted. He hated calling attention to himself or anyone paying attention to him.
"Hey Stone boy no hood's up in school!" shouted a familiar voice. Zelgadis turned to see Valgrav smirking at his with his arms crossed over his chest and his feet on top of the desk.
"And also feet on top of your desk is not allowed Mr. Valgrav." The room went silent and all heads turned to a desk in the corner. There siting was the unnoticeable Phribozz...he sat there half in shadows with an evil smirk on his face. He hopped of the chair and walked silently to the front. The people who were standing and goofing off sat down so quick that it hurt." I'd appreciate it if you took you hood off Mr. Graywords and you take your feet off the desk Mr.Valgrav," he said coolly. They both obliged.
"Wow, this guy is serious," whispered Gourry to Zelgadis but jumped by the sound of Mr. Phribozz's voice.
" Mr. Gabriev I will remind you only once that I will ask you once only once not to talk in my class unless you wish to render serious consequences." Gourry raised his hand," what is it now, Gabrieve." His last statement sounding like he was insulting Gourry.
"What dose render mean?" Half the class fell out of their chairs and was twitching.
"This is going to be on hard year to get anything through that guys mind," Phribozz thought to himself sweatdroping.
"Is it some kind of fraction or decimal...."Gourry continued he guess's until he saw that no one was paying attention. Phribozz walked over to his desk, the whole classes eyes moved with him as thought they were in a trance. He placed his feet on the top of his desks and gave Valgrav a kind of smirk. Valgrav just shot up both of his hands slammed on his desk. Phribozz cocked up an eyebrow and said slyly,
"Would you like to tell the rest of us you're problem or would you like to go to the conceler?" Valgrav nostrils flared as he made a semi-growl and he sat down silently." Now that they aren't any more interruptions I would like you all to take out you're books and go to page 12. Then after you're done that we will have a little quiz. Any questions?" Gourry lifted up his hand but Phribozz just ignored it. Then he saw a girl's hand up. She had long purple hair and her bangs almost covered her eyes. She was wearing a cross necklace. She had long gloves that reached her elbows. A long dark blue shirt overlapped her black sweatpants. "Yes Miss. Nels Rada?"
'' Uuummmmm... can I go get a drink of water...?" she asked nervously in a very low voice.
''No."
"Oh, oh ok,' she said sheepishly. Phribozz looked up as he heard another voice.
''Why can't she." The class reverted silence as Phribozz looked up to see Valgrav. "Well are you going to answer me or not, why can't she go to get a drink?" he said mockingly. Phribozz's eye twitched. He would not let the students get the idea that they could over power him.
"Well since you seem so egar to, why don't you escort Miss. Rada to the fountain and back," he said in a cold voice," Holding hands."
"I'd be more than happy to,'' Valgrav spat back with the same amount as venom in his voice. He walked over to the girl's desk and jerked her up and dragged her out of the class holding hands. As they walked down the hallway Valgrav stooped and turn to her. She was beat red in the face and was looking down at her shoes." Did I hurt you," he asked not sounding as he really cared." You know you got stand up to the teachers, you can't just let them walk all over you."
"I.... I don't want to cause any trouble." She replied
"Look," he sighed," What trouble are you causing going to get a drink, That asshole is just trying to pick on people." She flinched as he said 'asshole'. "You know... you don't talk much what's wrong you incapable of talking?'' He said breaking the silence trying to make a joke. More than taking it as a joke she took it more like and insult. So she just looked away." Hey it's not my fault were like this." Right then she stopped abruptly breaking their connection. He turned to her and raised and eyebrow.
"You," she hissed, so she could talk and she had some fighting spirit I her it's just seemed that it only came out when she was really angry," You just embarrassed me in front of the whole class, the teacher probably hates me now. And you're not making anything easier," Before he could respond a sassy comeback she interrupted him," Just shut up ok." She stormed off in the direction of the fountain leaving behind a stunned and speechless Valgrav. When he got to the fountain she was there obviously finished her drink waiting for him." I'm sorry for what I said earlier... can you please forgive me?"
"Hey more than angry I'm happy, you actually stood up for you self, now all you need to learn it to do that to everyone else, cause I don't want to become beating post, ok," he said recinving a giggle from her.
"Ok." when they returned to class and took their seats, Phribozz eyed them suspiciously.
"Care to inform us on your trip around the world," he said sarcastically. " Miss. Rada, would you like to tell us about it."
"It was very pleasant," she responded very abruptly catching Phribozz off guard, leaving him and the rest of the class speechless. Valgrav flashed her a smile and she just blushed.
"Well thank you for that, Miss. Rada, u will stay after class for your arrogance." Nobody talked after that. "Break." The whole class got up even she did except when she was called back to the teachers desk.
"Yes Mr. Phribozz."
"Miss. Rada I do not need to inform you that you are one of the top students in the class. It seems that Mr. Valgrav has had a somewhat of a bad influence on you. I hope that I will not see you hanging around him. Do I make my-self clear." She shook her head for a yes. "Good on go to your next class." She ran out of the class. As soon as she reached the hallway she turned her head to see Valgrav coming towards her.
"Hey! You wait up!" She waited till he was standing beside her," Hey, I never asked before but. What's your name?" He said almost sounding sheepish.
"Slypheil, my name is Slypheil. Well I have to go. Bye Valgrav." She said running down the hallway to her locker. Zelgadis shook his head. How could such a nice girl hang out with a guy like him.
"Poor, Slypheil, she has no clue what she got her self into," he said shaking his stony head. Gourry who was standing beside him turned his head.
"What is Slypheil hurt or something?" he asked sounding concerned.
"Wow, Gourry you actually remembered someone name."
"Oh ya, that's probably because she was such a good cook,"Zelgadis facfluanted" I remember when she was in my cooking class. I have to get her to make me one of those meals one of these days." By now Zelgadis was half way down the hallway shaking his head. "Hey Zel wait for me!" he shouted running to catch up to the wired hair teenager.
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