Chapter 12:

Once in their class, the group of friends sat together. Those that were couples, sat together as they waited for the class to start. Once the bell rang, the teacher, Mr. Williams, got everyone's attention.

"Settle down class! Settle down!", Mr. Williams said getting his students attention. "Now due to the events of last week, the School Board has decided that you all should do a special project."

As he said that, Mr. Williams looked directly at Angelo and Irma, letting them know that they were the cause of this as some of the student moaned and groaned.

"If he stares any more at you guys, he just may burn a hole through you.", Hay Lin whispered to Irma getting a giggle out of her.

Mr. Williams then places a set of papers on the front desk in each row. The students sitting in the front take a set of papers and pass the rest behind them. After a few minutes, every student in the class has a set of papers.

"Here's the deal kids.", Mr. Williams said as he stood in front of hid desk. "Basically put, one boy and one girl are put together as husband and wife for two weeks. For those two weeks, you are to eat together at lunch, as well as sit together in any classes you may have together. At the end of the two weeks the couples will give a report on what their experience together was like. Good or bad."

"You've got to be kidding me.", Cornelia whispered with a grin.

"Is this suppose to hurt us some how?", Angelo questioned softly.

"Now you all have five minutes to pick you partner for this.", Mr. Williams said as he putting putting up a chart. "After the five minutes, I'm going to call a name at random. That student will come up and say the name of the person they will be partnered up with for the next two weeks on the. You will also get a set of plastic rings to wear to let the other teachers know you're involvement in the project."

"I don't think I'll be needing one of those.", Irma whispered as she looked down at her wedding ring.

"We already have what we need.", Angelo whispered as he too looked down at his wedding ring. "It's so shiny!"

"It's my presious!", Irma said sounding like Gollum from the Lord of the Rings.

"Precious! Precious!", Angelo said doing the same thing. "My precious!"

"Showoffs!", Elyon whispered before giggling.

"Yes.", Irma said smiling. "Yes we are."

"Don't hate now, Ellie.", Angelo whispered with a smile. "Congratulate!"

"Ha. Ha.", Elyon said. "Very funny."

"So, have you decided to tell Joel about the real you?", Cornelia whispered to Elyon.

"I'm still thinking about it.", Elyon whispered to Cornelia. "It's just that, I don't know how he's react to it all."

"You've got a point there.", Cornelia said. "Well, look at the other girls. Their boyfriends know. And then there's Cassidy and Peter. He knows that Cassidy is older than she looks and they're still together."

"But look what happened to Matt after he found out about you all.", Elyon said so only Cornelia could hear. "Nerissa goes and uses him as one of her Knights of Destruction. And now whenever he goes Regent, he takes on the form of Shagon. And then there's what happened with Angelo."

"Elyon?", Angelo called out to her in a whisper.

"Yeah?", Elyon said as she turned to face Angelo.

*PLUNK!*

"Ow!", Elyon said as she rubbed her forehead after Angelo plunked it. "What was that for?"

"For worrying to much.", Angelo whispered. "Matt finding out may have lead to some bad things, but look at all the good things he's done. And if he hadn't found out about Will and the girls and been turned into a Knight of Destruction along with Mr. Huggles, who would Cornelia of had Lillian made her Regent, besides Napoleon?"

"You have a point there.", Elyon said after thinking about it.

"And as for me, well if I never got with Irma then I never would of gotten captured by Miranda and Frost.", Angelo said. "I never would of gotten my true abilities unlocked, and we all wouldn't be where we are right now."

"Meaning...?", Elyon began to say.

"Well, the girls and guys wouldn't of gotten the training they have now.", Angelo said. "I wouldn't of went with the girls and Caleb to the world to face Crimson."

"Angelo wouldn't of followed me through the Red Fold Crimson threw me through.", Irma whispered to Elyon. "And we wouldn't of spent eight great years in the alternate Earth and gotten married."

"And then come back here and revert back to their teenage selves.", Taranee said. "And now because of all that happening, our families now know about us, which is a major load off our backs."

"So, I should take the bad with the good, if I tell Joel everything about me.", Elyon figured.

"Bingo!", Irma said. "If you want, me and the girls will be there for you when you decide to tell Joel about yourself."

"Thanks.", Elyon said smiling. "I just may take you up on that offer."

Just the, Mr. Williams then picked up the class roster and stood in front of his desk, ready to start calling off names.

"Now let's begin, shall we?", Mr. Williams said as he looked up at the class.

The students in the class waited nervously for there name to be called.

"Let's see.", Mr. Williams said, looking through the list of names. "Eric Lyndon."

Eric got up calmly and walked up to the front of the class.

"My wife will be, Hay Lin.", he said happily.

Hay Lin, knowing Eric was going to pick her, squealed in delight earning a few giggle from the class.

"Elyon Brown."

Elyon got up calmly and walked up to the front of the class.

"My husband will be, Mr. Joel Wright.", Elyon said smiling getting a smile out of Joel as well.

"Taranee Cook."

Taranee got up and walked up to the front of the class.

"My husband will be, Nigel Ashcroft!", she said quickly.

"Will Vandom."

Will got up calmly and walked up to the front of the class.

"My husband will be, Matt Olsen.", Will said happily.

Mr. Williams continued to call off names. Couples were being matched up quickly. At the end, it was only Angelo, Irma, Cornelia and Caleb.

"Next up we have, Angelo Vanders"

Angelo and Irma both looked up at Mr. Williams like he was crazy. They then looked at each other and back at Mr. Williams again.

"Really?", they both questioned with raised eyebrows thinking he was crazy getting some giggles and laughs out of their friends and other students.

Mr. William looked at them both with his own raised eyebrow, telling them that he was serious.

"You've got to be kidding me.", Angelo said to himself as he stood up from his desk but didn't go to the front of the class. "I choose my wife, Irma Vanders."

"And don't worry about the rings!", Irma added as she stood up and showed her wedding ring. "We got that covered!"

"You go girl!", Will cheered.

Mr. Williams rolled his eyes as he wrote down the names down in his note pad.

"Well that leaves us with, Cornelia Hale and Caleb Brown.", Mr. Williams said as he wrote their names together in his note pad. "Which makes them our final couple."

"Well, that was simple.", Matt said.

"Oh. And one more thing.", Mr. Williams said. "This project counts for one fourth of your final grade."

Everyone gasped after hearing that.

"But this is May!", a male student said.

"Yeah! School is almost over!", another male student said.

"Then I suggest you all work at making this work.", Mr. Williams said.

"This is bogus!", Nigel snapped.

"Yeah!", a female student said. "Bad enough the School Board bans Angelo and Irma from the Prom! Now you have us doing this?"

"If you don't like it, then take it up with the School Board.", Mr. Williams said. "And how did you know about what the School Board banning Mr. and Mrs. Vanders from the Prom?"

"This is high school, dude!", Joel said. "Word spreads quick!"

The bell then rung.

"Well, like I said, if you have a problem with all of this, then take it up with the School Board.", Mr. Williams said as he sat at his desk. "But I don't think it'll help anything."

"Yeah! We already figured that!", Angelo said as he and Irma walked out of the classroom with their friends.

"See! This is why most of us don't like school now!", Irma snapped as they all headed to their lockers.

"If this were Meridian, no one would have a problem with you guys getting married.", Caleb said.

"If this were medieval times, no one would have a problem with us getting married!", Irma said as she and the others went in their lockers.

"This is true.", Matt said.

"Please!", Angelo said. "There are countries out there that let teenagers get married. You just have to find them."

"I wonder what our parents going to think about all of this?", Hay Lin questioned as they all closed their lockers. "The Sex Ed project I mean."

"No idea.", Matt said as he looked at her plastic wedding ring. "My mom might poke a little fun at all of this."

"Mine might get even madder, after what happened this morning.", Irma said. "Dad may have a good laugh, seeing as me and Angelo are married."

"Speaking of dads, my dad told me that he has some kind of surprise at the end of the school year.", Will said as they walked out of the school.

"Any idea what it is?", Cornelia asked.

"No idea.", Will said. "The last surprise he had involved him divorcing mom. So, I'm a bit worried about this."

"It may not be so bad, Will.", Taranee said. "It may be something good this time."

"Yeah!", Nigel said. "It could be a car."

A small smile creeped up on Will's face after hearing that.

"Nigel, you just made her happier than she's ever been!", Angelo joked getting a laugh out of the others.

Will then playfully punched Angelo in his arm.

"What?", Angelo said with a grin, "Don't act like you're not happy!"

"Not to bring up bad things, but has there been any word from Kandrakar about Crimson and company?", Caleb asked.

Everyone's mood changed then. It was a mix of serious and bummed.

"They haven't found any trace of them yet.", Will said. "From what Halinor told me, it's like they've just vanished."

"Me, Caleb, and Matt checked the world where we first met Crimson on Saturday.", Angelo said.

"Find anything?", Hay Lin asked.

"Nothing.", Matt said. "We couldn't sense any trace of Crimson's energy."

"Same goes for, Cedric too.", Caleb said. "Where ever they are, they're not going to be found, unless they want to be found."

"So, they can get the jump on us at anytime?", Cornelia questioned in annouyance. "Well, that's just great!"

"Just be glad that there's nothing else to distract you guys.", Eric said.

"And that means?", Irma questioned.

"Well, no offence, you guys have a lot of responsibilities and all.", Eric said. "The whole saving different worlds has got to be tiring."

The girls looked at Eric and then at each other and then busted out laughing.

"What did I say?", Eric questioned.

"Eric? Why do you think we offered you and Nigel to train with us in the ATZ?", Angelo asked.

"To be ready in case if one of your enemies comes to Earth.", Eric replied.

"Well, there is that.", Matt said. "But also to come help fight any of the girl's enemies that are causing trouble somewhere."

"Didn't think about that.", Eric said. "I mean, you all never asked me to come help when you were closing those Red Folds that were appearing all over town. So, I figured that I wasn't needed."

"Same here.", Nigel said. "I mean Caleb has been with you all since the beginning. And Matt has the whole Regent thing going for him. I never thought about going to another world with you all."

"I thought you two told them.", Will said to Taranee and Hay Lin.

"Well, it's just that, I don't want to see Eric get hurt.", Hay Lin said.

"I feel the same about Nigel.", Taranee said.

"I guess that make me and you exspendable, Caleb.", Angelo said to the former Rebel leader.

"I guess so.", Caleb said. "And it just hurts."

"It does, don't it.", Angelo said. "And I thought we were friends."

"Just when you think you know someone.", Caleb said trying to hide a grin.

"And I saw you as the little sister I never had, Hay Lin!", Angelo said.

"Aaaaaw. My poor big strong husband.", Irma said as she hugged Angelo. "Did Big Bad Hay-Hay hurt your feelings?"

"Yes.", Angelo said. "Yes she did, dear."

"Hey!", Hay Lin whined getting a laugh out of the others as they neared the park.

Just then, they all began to pick up a familiar scent.

"I know that smell.", Cornelia said.

Then from out of a bush popped Blunk's head.

"Good!", Blunk said with a worried look. "Blunk find queen!"

"What is it Blunk?", Elyon asked.

"Come quick! Lurdens loose in kingdom! Cause big trouble!", Blunk said.

"I think this counts as a distraction.", Irma said knowing they had work to do.

A/N: Well, besides the Sex Ed project they have to do, our heroes are off to capture some Lurdens. But the main question is how did they get loose? Read on to find out.

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