This chapter will probably be the only one entirely focusing on school. Sorry if it isn't as funny as the others. As for Ignis, he has been bestowed the nickname Verve to avoid any questions. As for the way the characters view him, he scares them, so they don't like him much. That may change. ;)

I don't own Harvest Moon.

When we finally got to school, and away from the curious crowds that seemed to be stalking us, we decided to sit in a small room which was sorta like my secret base.

"What the heck do those girls think they're doing!" Chase panted, exhausted from running away from a crowd of them.

"You're a lot better-looking than most of the boys here," Rose smirked, having already regained her breath.
"I would guess they had a fangirl moment."

"Fangirl mome- You know what, I don't really want to know."

"Smart Chase!" I giggled. Then I realised only me, Rose, Chase, Mark, and Vaughn were in the room. Luke and Bo were having a tour round the school, courtesy of Zephyr, but it was the Harvest King I was panicking about.

"Umm, guys... Where's the Harvest King?"

Five seconds later, the fire bell went off. To be honest, I could see it coming. Mark and Vaughn had actually been chatting a little, which was nice to see, Rose had been bugging Vaughn, and Chase, well... Who knows what Chase was thinking?

I snapped myself out of my reverie and dragged the others to the fire exit.

"Come on, do you want to get trapped in here? I think not."
I complained, Rose helping me get the confused boys outside.

"What's going on?" Mark questioned, as I remembered that they didn't know about the fire bell.

Luckily, Crimson butted in.

"I think our friend the Harvest King just set the Science Department on fire." She commented dryly, pointing at a cloud of thick smoke near Mr Daryl Washduck's room. A suspicious red aura was also close to the room.

"You know, I've thought of a good nickname for him."

"What?"

"A blazing idiot."

Rose's POV

After Mr Daryl Washduck got put on probation for dangerous actions... again, we went to assembly. (We didn't tell anyone it was that idiot King, of course. For now, we're calling him Verve, after his flames)

Guess who were the stars of the show? That's right. Everyone's six favourite bachelors. Honestly, what were the teachers thinking? Half the girls in the Main Hall were currently in the process of either swooning or gossiping. Well, until the teachers announced which classes each boy would join.

I have to admit, I was secretly pleased when Vaughn was placed in my class. Even more chances to annoy him! You should have seen Alia's face when Chase joined her and Zephyr though. It was priceless! She's been grinning for the last five minutes since that was announced. She definitely has a crush on that girly cook. Of course, I would never say that to his face, in fear of being accused of manslaughter afterwards. It would only be self-defense, but still.

Ok, Alia's looking at me weirdly. I think I'm grinning like a maniac. Damn it! I'll never hear the end of this...

The bell went soon afterwards, signalling the start of classes, and for the bachelors, getting glomped by pretty much every girl in the school. I managed to witness Vaughn blowing up at a group of them, which was funny. Then the Harvest Ki- I mean Verve, got annoyed, and the unfortunate girl was very lucky not to have ended up a pile of ash. Sheesh, that dude really needs to control his temper!

After enjoying the spectacle, I went off to find Vaughn and drag him into Maths. I knew he hated this, which was why I enjoyed it. It's fun messing with an antisocial cowboy, because you never know how they're gonna act. This time, he just sulked as I pulled him through the door.

Let's just say, Vaughn is no good at Maths.

Actually, no good is an understatement.

Let's say that after being bad, there's failing. After that, there's despair. Go a bit further and take a right, and you'll probably see Vaughn's math skills.

Yes, he's that bad.

He got kicked out five minutes ago, while pretending to be grumpy, when he really didn't know the answer to a basic question. It's a good job he's not in Alia's class, her teacher would see right through him. At least Luke actually openly shows he is a complete doofus. I mean, watch.

"Luke, what's 2+2?" I whispered to him quietly.

"22, of course!"

There you go. I still don't know how he got even an average mark in the entrance maths exam. Maybe he's messing with us, I don't know.

I wonder how Alia, Zephyr and Chase are doing in Food Tech?

Zephyr's POV

When I first saw those six boys, I was trying not to yell "WHAT THE HELL!"

Luckily for them, only me, Alia, Rose and Amber have ever even heard of Harvest Moon. Thank the King! Well, actually, I don't thank him. If people think Vaughn is antisocial, then the Harvest Ki- uh, Verve, is practically suicidal. No, wait, talking to him is suicidal.

Anyway, the first lesson we had this morning was Food Tech. I knew before I even stepped through the door that it was going to be interesting, if only because Chase was now part of the class.

And, as I predicted, it was.

"By the Goddess, what is that! Cardboard!"

Thankfully, we have the meek Miss Sapphire for cooking, so there wasn't a war in the classroom between those two. I had to admit, even though Chase was succeeding in scaring half the class, they were doing better than normal.

It was almost funny!

Alia wasn't looking very happy. It was savouries this week, which she has no talent in, no offense to her (I don't want to get on the wrong side of her dictionary) , and it seemed she really didn't want to get yelled at. When Chase finally started on her, she blew up in his face.

That could've ended up nasty, if only White hadn't knocked the pastry batter all over the pair, and knocked Chase over at the same time. It was quite a sight, the two of the on the floor laughing, covered in batter!

Apart from cooking, today was pretty much normal. Of course, the moment I left everyone at the gates, I knew I was going to be laughing in the morning at the crazy adventures they would have before dawn.