"Mrs. Bailey!" Lexxy and Rae gasped together. Mrs. Bailey was a large woman who has brown hair tied into a stiff bun, dark brown eyes like a hawk and wears an old-fashioned dress. She walks too straight and has an extremely serious face with an attitude to go with it. (Just imagine a female version of Mr. Barkin)
"Oh dear" Rae added.
"Right you are, Carter. Detention!" Mrs. Bailey barked.
"WHAT!" Lexxy exclaimed.
"You heard me, Stoppable. Detention in my office this afternoon. Now, get!"
"But, Mrs. Bailey, I've got cheerleading practice today!" Lexxy opposed.
"Well, boo-ho for you" came the reply. Having no other choice, Lexxy sullenly followed Rae into the classroom.
"I can't believe she gave us detention. I'm supposed to go to the mall today" Rae whined as she and Lexxy sat on their seats.
"You're going to the mall?" Lexxy replied incredulously. "How can you complain about not going to the mall? I'm going to miss cheerleading practice and my time is cut in doing all my projects!"
"Yo, chill, Lex, I only-"
"Stoppable! Carter! No talking in my class!" Mrs. Bailey snapped.
The two girls groaned.
"Now, continuing on the history of Rome, the Latins…" Mrs. Bailey continued in her stern voce.
Half an hour later, she was talking about the differences of Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar when a knock was heard behind the door.
"What!" she snapped. A guy stepped into the room, carrying a backpack and a note.
"Um, hey?" he greeted tentatively as Mrs. Bailey's eagle eyes were on him, as well as half of the class.
Rae stared at him for two seconds before she realized it was the same guy Lexxy had bumped. She looked at red-haired teen, who hadn't noticed him come in because she was too busy staring into nothingness with her face on her hands and her elbow standing on the table. Rae poked her.
"Can I help you?" Mrs. Bailey demanded.
Lexxy's elbow slipped. She rubbed her chin and glared at Rae for making her head fall on the table.
"I was sent here by the principal" the guy answered, handing her the note.
Rae gave a sheepish grin and mouthed 'Sorry!'
"New student, eh?" Mrs. Bailey said as she read the note. "Fine" she said, crumpling the piece of paper.
She looked around the class. "Carter!" she said suddenly that Rae, who was about to say something to her best friend, jumped. "Transfer to the front now. You" she said to the new boy. "Beside Stoppable. Move!"
Rae made a face, hidden from Mrs. Bailey, before rising from her seat and to her assigned one. Lexxy was laughing silently when Rae's seat was replaced with the guy she had met earlier. Her eyes widened with surprise as she recognized him and he, her.
"Nice to see you again" he said with a smile.
Lexxy reddened a bit. "Um… you too…" she replied.
He chuckled then looked at Mrs. Bailey. "She's a bit harsh, isn't she?"
"Harsh? You have no idea of the true meaning of that word"
He grinned. "I'm Drake"
"Alexandria but if you value your life, you'll call me Lex"
Drake laughed then stared at Lexxy unsurely. "Uh… I'm not supposed to take that seriously… am I?" he asked uncertainly.
Lexxy smiled. "That depends…"