6. Raise your hand for everything (such as when the bell rings at the end of class, raise your hand to ask if you can leave; raise your hand to ask if you can sneeze; etc.)

7. Go up to the board and start randomly doodling in all the colors available.

29. Holler random numbers while someone is counting.

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The lunchroom at East High was filled with the sounds of chatter. Students were talking to their friends, or to a kid that was in one of their classes. But the case was slightly different at the table where Chad Danforth and Ryan Evans were sitting.

"What's one of the rules that we should attempt today?" Chad asked Ryan, in a whisper.

"We should do number 6," Ryan whispered back. At first, Chad couldn't remember what number 6 was. But then he got a smile on his face, and the two shared a high-five.

The other heads at the table all turned towards the two.

"What was that all about?" Jason asked.

"Nothing!" Chad replied, a little too quickly. Ryan just shook his head, and everyone else rolled their eyes.

"Seriously, man. What was that all about?" Jason asked again.

"Just something Ryan suggested, and that I thought was good to do sometime this afternoon in class."

"What?"

"Number 6," was all Chad said. Troy, Zeke, and Jason all got what he meant. The girls just rolled their eyes.

After a while, the bell rang, and everyone got ready to head back to class. When it was time for sixth period, the guys walked into Mr. Riley's room for Algebra 2, with smiles on their faces.

When the bell rang, signaling the beginning of class, Mr. Riley wasn't there. He usually came in right at the bell, if he wasn't already there. Just then, the door opened, and every student in the room turned their heads to see who would walk in. But it wasn't Mr. Riley. It was the principal.

"Mr. Riley will be about 10 minutes late today. So talk QUIETLY to your friends until he arrives. BEHAVE." After that, he shut the door as he left, and everyone gave each other high-fives.

Just then, Troy, Chad, Jason, Zeke, and Ryan looked at each other, and nodded their heads. They got out of their seats, and went up to the whiteboard. Each grabbing a colored marker from the many that were up there, they began to draw.

"Dude! Watch it! I'm tryin' to draw here!"

"Zip it! It's just a drawing! Who really cares?!"

"Maroon. Where's the maroon?! I NEED MAROON!"

"Shut up! It's just a stupid marker!"

"Dude! Pass me the bright orange!"

"Ow! That hit my eye! You idiot!"

"Will you calm down?! You'll be fine!"

"I need the black!"

"Does anyone have the dark blue marker?! I need it!"

"Chill!"

"I'm still trying to draw here! You're in my way!"

"Calm down! You'll be fine!"

"I seriously need the dark blue marker over here!!"

"You'll get it soon enough! Just be patient and wait your turn!"

After much arguing, the guys were finally finished. They stepped back, and everyone quickly whipped out their camera phones, digital cameras, and mini-camcorders to take pictures and video of the whiteboard drawing. Once all that was over, the drawing was erased, and the four guys went back, and sat down in their seats.

Right after they sat down, Mr. Riley walked in.

"I'm glad that you guys behaved for the 10 minutes that I wasn't here. Now, I would like someone to recite all the prime numbers, up to 100 please." Someone near the back of the room began.

"2, 3, 5"

"SEVENTY-ONE!"

"7, 11, 13"

"TWENTY-SIX!"

"17, 19, 23"

"EIGHTY-FOUR!"

"29, 31, 37"

"FORTY-FIVE!"

"41, 43, 47"

"SIXTY-THREE!"

"53, 59, 61"

"EIGHTY-TWO!"

"67, 71, 73"

"ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR!"

Finally, Mr. Riley had enough.

"Whoever is shouting random numbers, SHUT UP! You are being rude and distracting." Chad and Ryan quickly shut up.

About 5 minutes later, the class was working on an assignment from the book. Just then, Chad raised his hand.

"Yes, Chad?"

"May Ryan and I blow our noses?"

"You don't need to ask."

Not even 3 minutes later, Ryan raised his hand.

"Yes, Ryan?"

"May I throw my tissue away?"

"You don't need to ask."

Nothing else like that seemed to happen. Until the end of the class. The bell rang, letting everyone know that the torturous sixth period was over. Ryan raised his hand.

"Yes, Ryan?"

"May I leave?"

"Just go." Ryan, Chad, Troy, Jason, and Zeke left the room, smiles on their faces.

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Yet another chapter! :) Only one more chapter left. :( Look out for the next (and last!) chapter, which should also be out tonight, tomorrow at the latest. :)

-caitlin (softangelwings)