Math class was buzzing as Mr. Kazits put Arthur and Wang in the front of the classroom. He asked if Wang needed help with the translation to English, but Wang said he understood English perfectly well. Which I thought was pretty obvious, considering he can speak it so fluently. The two of them then sat two seats ahead of me. Arthur to my left, and Wang right in front if me. I was close enough that I could hear any questions they might've had, but not close enough to answer them discreetly. So I tapped the boy in front of me, a chubby boy with glasses and was kind of short, and asked him to answer any questions they had.
"Sure!" said the boy as he turned back around with a smile. Guess that was easy enough to do…
It wasn't long after before I started fighting sleep. I couldn't get much the night before, because my art project took all night to do. So I laid my head down for a couple of minutes, hoping to get a few minutes rest…
I followed the light that shone through the forest like a fire. The light was breathtakingly beautiful. As I got closer to the light, the trees all around me thinned, and the ground got smoother and greener. And when I finally reached the source of the beautiful light, I found myself in a clearing.
"Wha-?" I began to question as I looked around. There were tiny people with wings everywhere! They were all dancing, which did something to the air and caused the area around them to shine beautifully. As I approached, they seemed to take notice of me.
"Who are you?" asked a little fairy that looked much younger than the others.
"Uh, I'm Abby. Who are you?" I asked, dazzled by her appearance. She had gold hair and a blue-ish cloth that covered her. The cloth was fitted to match her perfectly and was designed with little bubbles and green specks.
"I'm Levine. What type of Faerie are you?"
"Faerie? No, I'm no Faerie. I'm human."I said as her facial expression changed from confusion to wonder in an instant.
"Really? That's so surprising! Barely any humans come here. How'd you find us?" She asked, puzzled.
"How? I don't remember… Through that forest, I suppose." I said as I gestured to the forest behind me, but it was gone! But that's impossible! It was there a second ago! "Wait. It was there a second ago. It has to be here somewhere!" I explained to the Faerie, Levine. She looked at me with a strange look that I can't quite describe. The type of look you'd give a child when they speak of the impossible.
"Abby. Abby!"
Who's calling my name?
"ABBY!" said Mr. Kazits as he stared at me with a face of disappointment. "Did you have a good sleep?"
"I fell asleep?" I asked, as I was trying to catch wisps of what was left of my dream. A missing forest, a field, and… what? Faeries?
"Yes, you did. Shall I recite what you said as you were sleeping?" Asked Mr. Kazits. I TALKED?
"Uhm, no? Please?" I asked. He simply looked at me and with a superior smile, and began reciting.
"Let's see, I believe you said, 'Holy Cow! A Faerie!' and you also said 'Where's the Forest? It was right behind me!'" he said with a smirk. I hate this teacher now… I looked around the room to see everyone trying their best not to laugh. Had I really said such strange things? This was going to be a pain for the next few weeks…
I then glanced over towards Arthur and Wang, to see if they were laughing too. But Wang had on a confused face that said 'What's so funny?' And Arthur was staring at me. STARING! I didn't know what else to do! I shrank in my seat and blushed a deep red. Mr. Kazits then called everybody's attention back to the front of the class and continued on with the lesson. I sat there for the rest of the period, unsure of what to do next.
It seems I fell asleep during the review section, so I only missed the things I already knew. Mr. Kazits probably reviewed on purpose to see were Arthur and Wang were in terms of were they needed to study. I giggled a little when Mr. Kazits gave Wang a complicated problem and told him to do it without a calculator, but by the time he finished explaining it, he was already finished. I guess Wang really DOES find math easy… And when the bell finally rang, I was a little too excited to leave. The students poured out of the classroom leaving me alone with Arthur, Wang, and Mr. Kazits.
"I hope next time you won't fall asleep during my class. Okay, Abby?" Mr. Kazits said as he packed up his things and got ready for his second class.
"Sure. I'll try my best to stay awake." I said, not really meaning it. "You guys ready for our second class?" I asked the both of them, who both seemed to be watching me.
"Sure~aru!" replied Wang.
"Hm? Oh. Yeah." Replied Arthur. I know he kept staring at me when my back was turned, for I could feel his gaze on me. But why doesn't he look at me when we're speaking? Was my dream that strange?
We continued heading towards our Physical Science class in silence. About halfway there I finally broke the silence by asking a question.
"So, do you guys like the U.S. of A. so far? How different is it from your countries?"
"Well~aru, my country has a lot more people, and we associate math with fun. When I asked my neighbor what he thought of math, he said 'it sucks'. I just don't understand Western people~aru."
I laughed. "Well, that's okay! We don't really like math that much. Actually, we generally just don't like being told what to do, period."
"Ah. That explains a lot~aru." replied Wang. We all appeared at Mrs. Kreepa's classroom door then. She stood at the door, making sure none of her students roam the halls when the bell rings. Her piercing eyes remind me of a vulture, just waiting for you to mess up so she can sink her talons on you...
"Are these the new students the school has been buzzing on about?" She questioned us as we drew nearer to her classroom.
"Yes, This is Arthur, and this is Wang." I said as I gestured to each of them.
"Yes, I know who they are. Do you think I missed out on the Assembly? Hurry it up. Get these two a Physical Science book and let them borrow your notes from last week to yesterday. I don't have enough patience to deal with new students." she said in a snotty way.
"Yes, Mrs. Kreepa." I replied as we all headed to the back of her classroom where she keeps all the extra science books. The only books that were left were the ones that had been tampered with, and were on the edge of being destroyed. Arthur picked the one that had little to no binding, and Wang picked the one where pages kept falling out.
"I'll give you the notes you need to catch up. Oh, and by the way, in this room we don't have seating charts, so feel free to sit wherever you want." I said as I sat down in my usual spot, towards the back. Even though I can't really see the board from this far away, it's the furthest away from Mrs. Kreepa, who takes pride in telling the class every little thing you do wrong.
"Is Mrs. Kreepa always like this?" asked Arthur.
"Yeah, ever since I first met that dang woman." I replied. A little shocked that he was actually speaking to me. Maybe he's forgotten about what happened last period...
"Do you mind if I sit next to you?" He asked.
"Sure." I replied, in a puzzled tone.
"You people are so strange~aru. How are you going to learn if your so far from the teacher?" Said Wang, as he headed up towards one of the first empty chairs closest to the whiteboard.
"He didn't give me a chance to reply," I said out loud, "Well, I guess he'll find out soon enough..." I sighed. And as Arthur copied my notes from the last week, Mrs. Kreepa comes in with her usual scowl on her face.
"Alright class. Today we'll be reviewing on the structure of an atom. Open your textbooks to page five hundred and eighteen." she said as everyone in their classroom pulled out there books and flipped it to the same page. "Can anyone of you tell me what's on this page?"
"Mrs. Kreepa?" asked a brunette with glasses with her hand raised in the front. "This is the Periodic Table."
"Thank you, Lizzie. Yes, the Periodic table..." I stopped paying attention around here, and started doodling in my notebook. Around this time, Arthur was about finished with his notes and turned my way to give them back to me when he noticed I was doodling.
"What are you drawing?" He asked.
"Hm? Oh. I'm drawing ghosts and stuff..." I said, like it was the most normal thing in the world to do right now.
"You really like this sort of thing, don't you?" asked Arthur, inching closer to get a better look at what I was drawing. "Hey, that's not bad." he mumbled as he saw the little ghost I drew in the corner of the paper. "Why did you draw them acting so friendly?" He questioned.
"Well, in my opinion, ghosts are the same thing as humans, just in spirit form. So whether they're friendly or not is up to them." I answered. "And what do you mean by 'this sort of thing?'"
"Well, last period, you talked about faeries and a magical forest, and now in this period, you're drawing ghosts on a scrap sheet of paper." He answered. Oh crud, he does remember what happened. I thought as I blushed slightly at the embarrassment of it all...
"Uh, well, I wouldn't say I'm particularly IN to that stuff, but I would be lying if I said that it doesn't interest me." I stated, as I noticed that he was looking at me again, but this time his expression told me he was thinking about something intently. "Why? Is it that strange to be curious in these types of matter?"
"Hm? Oh, no! I, too, believe in most of this stuff. I was raised in England, so I believe in a lot of superstitions and mysterious phenomena and things like that..." he said, turning his gaze at my picture of a ghost. His face turned a slight shade of pink as he said this, like he was confessing some sort of secret that he would've rather kept to himself... "And I think you're right about ghosts and their personality. They would have a choice to be friendly or not, eh?"
"Y-yeah." I said as he turned his gaze on me. His eyes were full of warmth. Much different from the looks he gives everyone else.
"It's good that we found something in common now. " He said, "But would you mind keeping this a secret from everybody? It's kind of embarrassing..." he asked as his faced turned a slight pink again.
"S-sure!" I managed to choke out. It seems I've made friends with the transfer students...
"NO! That's WRONG Wang!" screeched Mrs. Kreepa. "Neutrons have no charge, not a negative charge! Didn't they teach you this in China?" questioned Mrs. Kreepa, who's voice was dripping with venom.
"Well, I guess Wang knows why I sit in the back now." I mumbled. Arthur and I then started paying attention to the class, because neither of us wanted to be Mrs. Kreepa's next target. And sure enough, about thirty minutes after Mrs. Kreepa attacked Wang, the bell rang.
"Don't forget to do your homework! I won't accept any late work!" Mrs. Kreepa screeched as students left her room in a quick pace.
"Tomorrow, remind me to sit in the back with you guys~aru." stated Wang, who looked a little annoyed as we left the classroom.
"Well, what's done is done. So, what do you guys have for third period? I'll walk you guys there, because it seems that's the only class we don't share with..." I said as they both pulled out their schedules.
"Hm... let's see~aru. Next I have a sewing class." he said with a smile. "I like sewing. It calms the mind."
"Okay, then. That room is near the Cafeteria, so I'll walk you there." I said as we turned around and headed in the opposite direction. "And what do you have, Arthur?"
"Well, I'll be in Foods class, I guess." he mumbled. "My friends all say that I can't cook, so I figured taking a class would make it better."
"You can cook? That's so neat! Everything I cook is always burned, or under cooked. But I can make a mean bowl of ramen though!" I said. "And you're in luck, the foods class is actually a part of the cafeteria, so this way, I won't have to show you where it is!" I said smiling.
"Okay." replied Arthur. We then appeared at the sewing class' door and managed to flag down the teacher. "This is Wang, it seems he'll be in your class from today onward." I told the teacher, whose name I can't remember. She was very short, with jet black hair and a heart shaped face.
"Ah, yes. Mrs. Butterscotch said you'd be coming. Please! Sit wherever you'd like! Have you ever been in this class before...?" she said as she pulled Wang with her into the classroom.
"Wang! Remember, I'll be picking you up when lunch is starting, so don't go wondering off, okay?" I practically shouted.
"Sure~aru!" Wang replied across the room.
"Okay. So, next is your classroom. It's practically two doors down from Wang's classroom." I said as I gestured for Arthur to follow me.
"Oh! Well, this must be our new student!" Asked a jolly looking man as we approached the food's classroom. "Welcome, welcome! You're from England, correct? You must know of some foods that we don't know here! I can't wait to see what you'll cook up!" he said as I turned to Arthur.
"I'm gonna head to class now. I'll be here to pick you up for lunch and at the end of class. " I said. He simply nodded, because he didn't want to interrupt the teacher that was in front of him. So shortly after he got the message, I took off towards third period, Choir.