"Okay, class. Today, we have a new student joining us."
"Whoo! New Student!"
"Yes, Leah. Having a new student is good, but please let me finish."
"...Oh. Sorry, Mr. Merlin," Leah answered embarrassed.
Merlin cleared his throat and started over. "Okay. Today, we have a new student joining us this morning. You can come in now, Miss," Merlin called out to Carley who slowly walked in the classroom looking at the ground.
"Hey, I know her! The newbie who was with Lt. Shrek!" Leah shouted pointing at Carley.
"Leah, please control your comments," Fiona whispered sitting alongside Leah.
"I think we should keep our distance from Leah. She's a bit of an oddball," Ogre Child partially whispered to Carley who felt embarrassed at what Leah blurted out.
"How I'm feeling right now, I'm starting to agree with you," The blue eyed young woman said.
"Uh, anyway, this is Carley Palmer. She will be in our class so treat her with the utmost respect," Merlin said.
"Respect!" Leah half repeated with her right fist in the air, putting it down a second later.
"Carley, you can sit next to...uh..." Merlin looks around the classroom desks to see which one was vacant for Carley. It was like that for another second or two until Merlin said, "Ah! Carley, you can sit next to Author Pendragon. Uh, Author, could you raise your hand for me?"
Even though they've met before class, Author raised his hand for Carley to sit in her new seat. She saw the blonde young man smile at her who quietly smiled back before taking a seat.
"Okay, class. Today, I'm going to be teaching you about the history of Alchemy," Merlin said that interested a few of his students, "You don't need your textbooks for this since Carley doesn't have hers yet, but you still need to take notes."
Leah was the most enthusiastic out of the rest of her classmates as Carley overheard Leah say in a low voice to Fiona, "Just like the anime FullMetal Alchemist!"
"To an extent, Leah, it is, but on a different level. Please, pay attention," Fiona told Leah who muttered an 'Awww' that made Carley lightly smile. Carley then shook her head and began listening to the rest of Merlin's Lecture.
"Well, it wasn't that boring today," Snowgre said.
"Yeah, it was interesting," Author agreed with Carley.
A few of the students were outside of the Institution with a fence that unables anyone from wondering too far or escape. On the other side of the blacktop, Author, Snowgre, and Carley watched other people talking amongst themselves, playing basketball on the blacktop, or other sports the people had available for the patients to choose and play. However, the three were leaning against the wall bored.
"So, Carls, did you enjoy your first class with Merlin?" Snowgre asked.
"Carls? Is that a nickname or something?" Ogre Child wondered.
"It was good. I liked it," Carley said.
"The only thing I found annoying was Leah talking to Fiona about things that are basic for any person to learn. Hell, even you knew what Merlin was talking about!" Ogre Child said.
Carley ignored Ogre Child's comment and heard Author say, "That's good to know. Merlin's a good teacher and is very patient and creative with his students."
"Yeah. Even I have to vouch with Artie on that one. Merlin's good. Can't complain about that," Snowgre said.
"That's a first."
"Hey!" Snowgre lightly punched Author on his shoulder who chuckled.
Carley casually grinned and then saw Leah from across the blacktop by herself saying something Carley couldn't figure out. Even though Carley couldn't read lips, she watched Leah making different gestures with her hands, arms, and the rest of her body. Ogre Child found it odd while Carley found it interesting and funny to watch. Not the bad kind of funny, but the good kind.
Then, something dawned on Carley bring to mind what Ogre Child talking about Leah being very talkative with Fiona and repeating what Merlin was saying half of the time.
"Hey, uh, Author, Snowgre?"
"Yes?" Author wondered.
"Yo," Snowgre said.
"I have a question," Carley said.
"What's the question?" Author wondered.
"Well, it's about-"
"Hey, RadioHead!"
The sudden yell made Carley jump and turn her head with a confused, "Huh?"
"Oh, what the hell's going on now?" Ogre Child exasperatedly sighed, wondering what was going on who saw a group of five women walking.
Not towards Carley; even though it made Carley relieved when she wasn't the target of being harassed since she's new. No. The women were walking somewhere else.
"Well, this should be interesting," Arthur said with his hands folded over his chest.
"What?" Carley wondered.
"Aw, yeah, man! Shit might just hit the fan today!" Snowgre enthusiastically said clapping his hands a few times.
"H-Huh?" Carley was confused.
"You wanna bet on the usual people, Snowgre?" Arthur asked the yeti/ogre, ignoring Carley's comment.
"Ya damn right I do!" Snowgre said.
"What the hell is going on?!" Ogre Child exclaimed, fed up with not knowing either.
"I guess we're going to find out," Carley told Ogre Child watching the group watch to where Leah was.
"Hey, RadioHead! Are you listening to me?!" A young woment with blue eyes, short black hair, and wore a dark red shirt with a black skirt and black shoes half yelled.
"Yeah, ya dumbass!" Another women with long light brown hair said, wearing a white shirt with a black skirt and shoes. Then something dawned on the light brown haired woman. "...Wait. Wouldn't she be a recorder or something?"
"Shut-up, Sleeping Beauty!"
The light brown haired woman named Sleeping Beauty lowered her head muttering, "Sorry, Snow White."
"Ya dumbass!" Leah repeated what Sleeping Beauty said a second ago.
"Oi! Don't repeat what I say, dammit!" Sleeping Beauty said in a slightly intimidating voice.
"Oi! Don't repeat what I say, dammit!" Leah repeated that made Sleeping Beauty annoyed.
"See? What did I tell you guys? She repeats anything she hears," Snow White said seeing Leah with her head looking down at the floor.
"I wonder why that is?" A woman who's a part of the group with heavy make up wondered. The only difference is that her voice is really, really deep. Like a man's.
"I know why, Doris," Another woman with really long and braided blonde hair said wearing a white shirt with a black skirt and shoes.
"Why?" The deep voiced female named Doris wondered.
"It's because she has nothing going on inside of that thing she calls a brain!" The blonde female mocked poking her index finger against Leah's forehead. The four females began to laugh, agreeing with the blonde woman.
"Hahaha! Good one, Rapunzel! Nothing going on in that thing she calls a brain. Why didn't I think of that?" Sleeping Beauty laughed.
"Because you're not as amazing as I am."
"Well, this is odd," Arthur said.
"What the hell?! Why isn't Leah fighting back like she normally does?!" Snowgre exclaimed.
Arthur shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe Leah doesn't want to fight."
"But she's always ready to fight when someone bothers her!"
Arthor shrugged again watching the girls continue to pester and pick on Leah who was pushed to the ground by Doris.
"They're really being mean to Leah," Carley said.
"Repunzel and the other girls are always mean to Leah. For as long as I can remember actually," Arthur said as Leah stood back up with her head still lowered.
"What is she doing now?" Snowgre wondered.
"She's just standing there," Arthur said.
"Aw, man! At this rate, I won't be able to-whoa!"
Snowgre, Arthur, and Carley watched Repunzel and the other girls begin to punch and kick Leah to the ground.
"Dude, she's getting her ass beat!" Snowgre said.
"Don't just stand there like a wimp. Kick their asses!" Ogre Child yelled for Leah to fight back against Snow and the other girls; even though shouting was futile.
Leah remained on the ground, enduring the physical abuse Repunzel and the females were giving Leah when Fiona told the five females to get away from Leah.
"'Till next time, RadioHead!" Repunzel shouted to Leah who felt the blonde woman kick her in the stomach before running away, leaving Leah laying on her side.
"Leah, are you okay?" Fiona was kneeling down with a hand on Leah's shoulder who said nothing in response. "Can you hear me? Are you still conscious?"
The only thing Leah said to make Fiona aware of her consciousness was, "...RadioHead... RadioHead."
Fiona sighed in releif and helped Leah sit up in case Leah couldn't. Fiona saw a few bruises on Leah's face with blood running down her mouth and side of her head. Fiona wasn't very happy seeing the bruises, but was happy Leah was okay.
Well, okay in her own way, that is.
"Are you okay, Leah?" Fiona asked Leah again who stood up and ran inside the Institution, "Leah, where are you going?! Hey!" Fiona followed Leah making Carley look at the situation a bit confused.
"...Geez. What a wimp," Ogre Child said in a deadpanned tone.
"What... just happened?" Snowgre wondered scratching the back of his messy white head.
"I don't know. I guess Leah didn't really want to fight them," Arthur said.
"Why, though?"
"You should know the reason why."
"Uhhhh..." Snowgre begins to think. "...uh...Because Snow and her friends are a bunch of dumb worthless whores?"
"Well, that part is true, but no."
"Uh… because they'll do anything to get attention?"
"That's true as well, but still no."
Snowgre continued thinking with a hand under his chin until the ogre/yeti guessed, "Because Snow and her lackeys know Leah is better than them which drives them crazy, I guess?"
"Correct," Arthur said.
"Sweet! I got it right!"
"Better than them for being what? Being used as a punching bag, or, well, just being used as a punching bag because of from what I've seen, Leah's proven nothing for my opinion to change," Ogre Child said.
"Just shut-up," Carley said annoyed.
"Well, it's true, and you know it, too."
"I barley know her!"
"And your point is?"
"Oh, up yours!"
"Whatever," Ogre Child said with her hands behind her head.
"You think Leah will be okay?" Carley asked Arthur concerned.
"Why do you care?" Ogre Child wondered to Carley.
"Because I do, you invilide."/
"She'll be fine within a day or less," Snowgre answered for his buddy, "I still find it a bit off Leah didn't fight, though. If she did, man, those girls would have bruises their faces if lucky."
"If lucky?" Carley wondered what that meant.
Ogre Child scoffed. "Yeah, I bet. So far, I don't see Leah as a threat. She's annoying, but not a threat."
Carley sighed at her alter ego. "When are you going to stop being such a hard ass?"
Ogre Child casually shrugs her shoulders. "Depends. I am you, after all."
"Don't remind me," Carley deadpanned.
"Ah, you don't mean that," Ogre Child said with a smile on her face.