Evangeline was never the most extraverted person. Considering that, she and Warren should make good Mad Science partners, right? WarrenxEvangeline
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Spark – Chapter 11
"Good morning," Warren wrapped his arms around Evangeline's waist. She turned around, smiling before kissing him. He loosened his grip a little to let her finish putting her books in her bag, but didn't let go. Evangeline put the last book in. They locked hands and headed for Mad Science. "How was the rest of your weekend?"
"Well, Emmett came in for the day yesterday," Evangeline told him.
"Any inquiry as to how you got a cut above your eyebrow?" Warren looked at her, a little concerned.
"Yes, he did, but he bought that I tripped at the studio and hit my head on a metal clip on someone's bag." She gave him a mischievous smile. "Being a klutzy ballerina has its upsides."
Warren brushed his fingers lightly against the healing cut. "I'm so sorry about that," he said earnestly.
"Don't worry about it. Totally for a good cause." They stopped in front of the Mad Science room. There was still time before class started.
He wrapped his arms around her waist again, holding her close. "A good cause, huh?"
She smiled at him again. "Absolutely…fun." Warren laughed as they went into the room and took their seats. Most everyone was already there and by the time the bell rang, everyone was in their seats and ready to go. Mr. Medulla took his place at the front of the room, taking roll, and he didn't seem very pleased. Students chattered amongst themselves until Mr. Medulla whacked a yard stick on his desk.
"As many of you know, Sky High has no health class, but does have a month set aside in Mad Science for it…much against my will," he added under his breath. "Today marks the beginning of this month. It is much against my will to have this take up time in my class. Another teacher will be covering this, Ms. Bloom."
The teacher came through the door. She had dark brown hair and a bright smile. "Good morning everyone! I'm Miss Bloom and I'll be covering your class for the next month." A hand in the back of the class shot up. "Yes?"
"What exactly will be discussed in this course?" the girl asked.
"Well, this will not discuss things already taught in health classes you took in public school," Miss Bloom answered, still smiling. "This course discusses superhero lifestyles when married and a parent. It helps give you an idea of what it'll be like when you're a hero and out of high school."
"Did you just say 'parent'?" Magenta questioned.
"Yes, I did." Miss Bloom snapped her fingers and multiple carts rolled in with car seats loaded in them, each one holding one baby. "Today, you will pick a partner of the opposite gender and be given a baby simulator. These are not ordinary baby simulators, though." She picked one up. "They will act as the normal simulators, but will be programmed using yours and your partner's genetics. You will have to identify what powers they have been gifted with to get at least 50 on this project. For the rest of the month, you will both work together to care for this baby day and night. I don't care if you trade off the baby on nights or if you spend each night together as long as you take care of it properly. You've got the next ten minutes to find a partner. Once you have a partner, go ahead and come up and I'll help you check out your simulator." Miss Bloom stepped up to one of the carts.
Students began to look frantically around the room. Of course, Will and Layla, Zach and Magenta, and Ethan and his girlfriend partnered up. Warren got up out of his seat, holding his arm out to Evangeline. "Partners?"
Evangeline smiled, laughing a little. "Every time." She took his arm and they headed up. Most students were still finding a partner for the project. Miss Bloom smiled at the pair.
"Names?" she inquired, holding a clipboard and taking names down.
"Warren Peace."
"Evangeline Emerson." Miss Bloom wrote it down without looking up. "Um, exactly how does this whole genetics part work?" Evangeline asked softly.
"All superheroes and their children's DNA codes are saved on files for record. We recently put them onto cards readable by a scanner so we can program it easier," Miss Bloom explained quickly. She thumbed through a box of small cards before pulling two out and placing them in some sort of high tech scanner, picked up a nonoperational simulator, and pressed a button. That must have programmed the simulator because she placed it in the carrier it had been in, handed the carrier to Warren, and a baby bag to Evangeline. "Congratulations, Warren and Evangeline. You're now the proud parents of a baby girl for one month. Before this class is over, I will need what name you chose."
Warren and Evangeline headed back to their table. He sat the baby carrier on the counter of the table. They sat down and stared at the simulator. All of them had had blue eyes and pale skin, but it was obvious that the genetic programming was in effect. Sky High must've done some research to have such highly advanced technology, but when you're teaching future heroes and sidekicks, you probably need it. This baby's skin darkened a little, somewhat like Warren's but lighter from Evangeline's. The eyes had become a deep brown, also like Warren's. The pair still sat and watched it. "Wow," Evangeline said softly.
"Yeah," Warren agreed. "What do we name her?"
"I dunno," she told him, watching the simulator. "What about…Jamie?"
He nodded a little. "Jamie Peace. I like it." They smiled at each other. Suddenly, the baby started crying. Warren and Evangeline's gaze immediately shot to her.
"Um…" Evangeline asked, digging into the baby bag. "What do we do?"
Miss Bloom stepped up to the table, her heels clicking on the floor. "Students, now we have a perfect example of what to do when your baby starts crying," she announced loudly. Everyone looked at her and Warren and Evangeline. "Inside the outer pocket on your baby bag, there are two things that look like this," Miss Bloom produced two metal circular looking things. "These are your keys. You will attach them to your wrists so they won't fall off, but can be removed in the event of you needing to take a shower or something of that sort." She gestured for Evangeline to hold out her wrist. Miss Bloom wrapped the elastic cord of the key around her wrist. "In the back of the simulator is a place where yours and your partner's key will fit. It will make a beeping noise," she pressed Evangeline's key into the slot and it emitted a beep. "Then, you'll have to experiment to see what the baby wants. Sometimes, the key won't work, indicating that they just want to be held." She stepped back up to help others check out their simulators.
Warren reached for the other key and put it on his wrist. Evangeline pulled out the bottle and held it to the baby's lips. The crying stopped as she breathed a sigh of relief. She cradled the baby in her arms, holding the bottle. Okay, maybe this wouldn't be as easy as they thought it would be. Soon, the baby burped. They watched it for a moment. "I guess it's done." She put the bottle back in the bag. The bell rang. Warren and Evangeline loaded the baby into the carrier. He picked it up as she grabbed the bag.
"Okay, name?" Miss Bloom stood at the door with her clipboard.
"Jamie Peace," Warren told her as she scribbled it down and let them out of the classroom. Some of the younger students stared at all of the pairs with babies in carriers in shock and disbelief. The older students merely smirked, reminded of their time in Mad Science sophomore year. Now came a dilemma. They had separate classes until last period gym with everyone in Sky High. "Now what?" Warren asked.
"Well, I could take it during second period until lunch," Evangeline began.
"Then trade off at lunch," Warren continued.
"And during gym, I'll watch it." They smiled before kissing again. That was that. Everything was all settled for school and the simulator.
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