Lesson One - A Monster School Fic

Chapter Ten - Day of Rest

weeeow. this one took me a solid minute to write because 1. I usually write while work is slow and work has been VERY busy and 2. this chapter is BORING I wanna write the next one but I had to get this one out of the way first. grrrrr

anyway enjoy

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Unfortunately, you were not the first ones back to the portal.

When your group arrived with all six items (having found a black sheep and replaced the berries), you found two other groups already waiting. Shortly after you arrived, Cray's group showed up with Herobrine accompanying them. It didn't take much discussion for you to learn that Kai, Soliel, and Silvia had been the first ones back to the portal, which didn't surprise you since Soliel seemed really competitive. Oh well. Third place wasn't terrible, and Herobrine said your behavior would make up the rest of your grade, so... giving Cray the emerald had to count for something, right?

It was midafternoon when the last team arrived, the zombie, Isabelle, and Kaden. The spider waved an emerald above her head as they arrived, and didn't seem too concerned about being last.

"Excellent work," Herobrine called out as they stepped into the clearing. "Let's head back to the school." Without prompting, Fade took the lead, guiding you all back through the nether to the monster school basement.

When you made it back to the classroom, Herobrine informed you that school was done for the day. He encouraged you all to work on any unfinished homework and dismissed you. You, having spent many sleepless nights this week doing just that, decided to catch up on some rest instead. Your earlier fright had completely worn you out. Informing your teacher of your plans, you made your way up to his room and fell asleep within moments of hitting the mattress.

When you woke up, it was Sunday morning.

You stayed in bed for a few minutes, curled up comfortably in your blankets and gazing idly at the candles that were lit on the table opposite you. Herobrine wasn't here, though his bed was made, and you were fairly sure that it hadn't been when you arrived. For that matter, the candles hadn't been lit either. He'd probably slept here overnight and left when the sun came up.

Slowly, you sat up, stretching and looking at the window. It was only a single block to let light in, but you could tell that the sun was shining. Maybe 9 AM?

You made your bed and headed downstairs for breakfast. Not everybody was there, but the food was still out, confirming your suspicions that it was later in the morning. The skeletons were still there, and Soot perked up at the sight of you.

"Good morning Y/N!" She shouted cheerfully. You waved, smiling as you went to join them.

"What are you guys going to do today?" You asked as you sank down in your seat.

"Homework." Marrow replied, sounding dejected. "I need to finish for math tomorrow."

"Same here." Kaden chimed in.

"I've already finished my homework," Soot said, "but I'm going to help them with theirs as much as I can. After that, maybe we'll walk around the school grounds. The teacher said we were allowed as long as we didn't go too far."

"Oh?" You glanced over at the door. "Maybe I'll go and look around too, then. I've already finished my homework."

"That sounds like fun!" No sooner had the words left Soot's mouth than thunder rumbled outside.

You looked up in shock amid a few murmurs, including a nervous warble from Fade. Thunder? Hadn't it been sunny when you woke up??

"Or, maybe not..." Soot murmured. You shrugged, sticking your fork in your mouth.