Come on, Team KHNS, up up up! We're going to be late!" I groan and press my pillow over my head, trying to muffle his insanely loud noisy voice. "Mmfff Nicky hurt him please..." I mumble. She slinks out of bed and replies, "Gladly..." He puts his hands up to shield his face and says quickly, "Hey, hey, alright, I'll back off. Just hurry up. We have to leave so-" A loud bell sounds out, cutting him off and shooting panic through all of us. Uh oh.
Soon we're up and scrambling to get ready, Harmony and I changing in the dorm with Kale looking away so we can hurry, skipping a shower (sadly), and running off to class. "Whoa, whoa," I stop suddenly, realizing something, "What class do we have first?" We all go blank and wonder for a moment, then Harmony points to the ceiling in 'Ah-ha' moment and declares, "Mrs. Huff, Grimm studies!" We start speeding along again until we all stop to spin around once, realizing we are totally lost. I facepalm and mutter, "Oh, great..."
Bursting into class, Mrs. Huff says, "Oh, yes, so nice of you to join us, you four. Please take a seat in the front row." She whacks a mean-looking stick down on her desk and says, "Now, class, pay attention! This is the only time I'm going to say this: I do not tolerate misbehavior in this classroom. You step through those doors, your noise ceases. I expect you to remember that." Bla, bla, bla. I tone her out as she rambles on about her rules and how this classroom is like her kingdom, blab blab blab, yawn-worthy lecture... Dear God, please remove me from the Earth until this day is over... Eesh... "Now, take out your scrolls and open your Grimm Studies section. We will be observing the Nevermore, a terrifying and incredible Grimm we all must research completely, as this may save your life. Bla bla bla, bla bla." I'm being tortured here... Heeelppppp! I look over at Nicky. She's nodding off just like I am. Harmony has her usual blinding smile on her face, while Kale is taking notes. How are those two SURVIVING?! I sketch Nicky as she falls asleep. I got nothing better to do...
I poke Nicky as the bell rings, letting us out of Grimm studies. She wakes up, and has an embarrassing line of drool hanging off her chin. I laugh and point to it, saying, "Dreaming about food or is that a habit?" She glances down at it and then rolls her eyes, brushing it away. "Oh, stop. This class may be informative, but the way Mrs. Huff teaches is in no way acceptable..." Her eyelids droop as she almost reclaims her much-needed slumber. I flick her forehead. "Wake UP! The whole class is gone, and it's Study Hall next! We've only got five minutes to get to the library, and you know how Officer Reed can get when he catches people in the hallways during class time." She reluctantly grabs her scroll and walks beside me towards the library. Fantastic, boring, mind-numbing textbooks and endless amounts of work... Yay, Beacon. Became a huntress today! Ugh...
During study hall, Nicky notices a page slipped out of my sketchbook. Whatever, I mean, it doesn't matter what she looks at. Boredom leads to drawing, everyone knows that, right? "Sage!" Nicky hisses in a whisper, "Why did you draw me?!" I glance over sluggishly, already wishing I had gone to sleep like Nicky did. "I got bored. I know it's a bad sketch, but come on it's not the end of the world." She opens her mouth then closes it again, repeating this motion until she simply turns away to hunch over her studies again. Soon, though, I can feel her stare piercing into me. She grabs the sketch and examines it. I drew her in the way I actually see her, beautifully alluring. I stay quiet, not wanting any more trouble than I've already had from her. Her gaze softens as she puts her hand against the sketch for a long moment. Uhh… Did I mess up something? Like, her nose is hard to draw, I know... but… c'mon, cut me some slack.
Harmony and Kale are studying together. Is it just me, or are they getting a little TOO close? Maybe it's my imagination... "Sage, don't get jealous..." Did Nicky just seriously suggest I want to be either one of those two for even a second?! "Excuse me?" I warn her through my voice. The room gets deathly cold all of a sudden. "Yes, excuse you. You keep watching Kale and Harmony, you haven't even finished the seventh chapter out of fifteen we have to read!" "Alright," I murmur, though I can feel my anger slowly rising to the surface, "So I'm a bit confused about their proximity to one another. But that doesn't mean I'm jealous. You're just assuming things you have no idea about." She closes her textbook and turns to me fully. "Assuming? Yes. Despite what you may think, I can tell when someone is a bit weirded out by seeing their other two teammates connecting so easily. As long as they're happy, you should be happy for them. But if you want to continue and disapprove of a potential relationship between them, I'm not gonna tell you what you can and cannot do." I don't try to get a rise out of her, but I sure as Hell want to... if only I was dumb enough to cross her...