Lesson One - A Monster School Fic

Chapter Twenty - Day of Rest

Hey yalllll sorry for the delay I forgot how to write

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You decided after Saturday's field trip that you did not like the nether.

Herobrine escorted you and your team straight back to the portal, sending 303 to round up the rest of the class. Once everyone had assembled, Herobrine had brought you back to the classroom, where he made up for the trip being cut short by hosting a trivia game focused on the features of the various nether biomes. Despite being a little rattled from your player encounter - funny, since you were a player - you still tried to participate as much as possible. The nether natives were obviously the most knowledgeable, but you didn't do too badly.

When class was over, however, and you stood to go to the dining hall for dinner, Herobrine stopped you. "Y/N, Fade, and Soot, please stay here. I'd like to talk to you all. Everyone else may go to dinner." You hesitated, then sank back down in your seat. You got a few curious glances, primarily from Cray, before he dutifully followed the others out to eat. You were pretty sure you knew what your teacher wanted to talk to you about.

303 followed the rest of the class out of the room, leaving you and your two groupmates alone with your teacher. Herobrine beckoned you up to the front of the classroom, and he came around his desk as you drew near. "I wanted to apologize to you three for what happened on our trip," he told you quietly, meeting your eyes before looking up at Fade and Soot. "I promised you that you would be safe, and I broke that promise. I cannot apologize enough."

"It's okay," Soot was the first to pipe up. "Nobody got hurt."

"You could have been," Herobrine pointed out. "The players must have arrived between the time that I swept the area for danger, and the time you arrived. They were armed, and any of you could have easily been injured. Especially you two." He nods to Fade and Soot. "I will see to it that you are not put in danger like that again."

"I know you did all you could," Fade said, ever polite. "And we all appreciate your continued vigilance." He bowed, and Herobrine offered him a small smile.

"Thank you, Fade." He straightened up, running a hand back through his disheveled hair. "Alright, you may go join the others. Oh-" he held up a hand. "Your classmates are likely to be curious. I won't forbid you from telling them what happened, but please..." he hesitated. "...try not to scare them."

"We will," you spoke up for the first time. Herobrine nodded to you, then gently shooed you away, and you turned to follow Soot out to the dining hall.

As your teacher suspected, the moment you appeared in the room you were swarmed by concerned and curious classmates.

"What happened?!" Cray demanded, throwing his arms around your middle to keep you from getting away. "Mr. Entity 303 told us that something happened to you and that we had to go home! But he wouldn't tell us what it was!!"

"Yeah, are you guys okay?" Silvia chimed in, wringing two of her hands nervously. "You didn't fall in lava, did you?"

You coughed, trying to get a word in edgewise. "Uh, no," you tried.

"Did you fall off a cliff??" Cray demanded, "or get attacked by a hoglin??"

"Shush! I'll tell you!" You batted him off of you, glancing over at the table. There were a few of your classmates still at the table, but Jace, Azara, and Soliel were the only ones ignoring you altogether. "I'm hungry, so let us go eat, okay? I'll tell you over dinner." Cray made a face, but reluctantly backed up, waving your other classmates out of the way so that you and your groupmates could make it to the table.

Only once you had started eating did you explain your encounter with the players. Although Herobrine had seemed concerned that your classmates would be alarmed, they seemed more intrigued than anything else. Even Soliel, despite her attempts to ignore you, was obviously listening with interest.