Lesson One - A Monster School Fic

Chapter Thirty Two - Hiding Class

You shifted your weight from one foot to the other where you stood on the lawn, waiting tensely for the bell that would signal when someone made it all the way through. Unfortunately, instead of the bell, the next thing you heard was the low call of a goat horn that echoed down the hallways of the school.

"Seriously?" You hissed as a disappointed Cray popped up at the doors again. "This is the third time! You're a creeper! You're supposed to be stealthy! Plus, you're like a block tall!"

"I am not a block tall!!" Cray hissed back indignantly. "And I'm sorry, I keep getting distracted!"

You facepalmed. "Please tell me you don't keep getting caught by Zephyr." Instead of responding, Cray turned on his heel and marched back into the building.

Cray was the third one to go, after Kaden and Greyson. Kaden had gone first and gotten caught once, and Greyson had gotten through without a hitch. Cray was having a little bit more trouble.

Next in line was Morpheus, and after him was you. You were a little nervous, but also excited. There was something about sneaking around through the dark that was just inherently thrilling.

"What's up with him and Zephyr?" Kai asked, leaning against one of the quartz pillars on your right.

"He has a crush on her," Morpheus piped up gleefully.

"Oh." Kai covered her mouth to hide a grin. "Does Fenn know?"

"Not yet," you told her. "At least, I don't think so. And I think it's better for Cray if it stays that way."

You glanced back towards your teacher, who was standing with his brother in the middle of the lawn. Steve had come out of the school not long after the new students had gone in, and joined Herobrine in supervising the class still outside. They were chatting quietly, out of earshot from you and the rest of the class. You wondered what they were talking about.

Abruptly, a bell sounded from inside the school, and your head popped up to look.

"Cray has made it through," Herobrine called over. "Morpheus, go ahead." Morpheus squared his shoulders, shot you a grin, then vanished into the building.

You reclined against one of the pillars, drumming your fingers against the compressed quartz. You were a little surprised that the new students had agreed to be a part of this lesson. Fenn seemed really reluctant to leave the girls alone, and... was really unpredictable. Was it really safe to put them in a situation where they were constantly on the alert for people trying to sneak past them?

Herobrine had mentioned another lesson as well, you mused. Would the new students be a part of that as well? Or was that something totally different? Usually any given class would only have one major activity, so this was an interesting change of pace.

The bell went off once again, and you looked up in surprise. Morpheus had made it straight through.

"Morpheus has finished," Herobrine announced. "Y/N your turn." You pushed off the pillar, heading up the stairs and plunging into the dimly lit schoolhouse.

All of the torches and lanterns had been doused, meaning that the only light that remained came from the various windows. There were glowing signs on the walls pointing you forward and down the hall, and you made an effort to keep your steps light as you peered around the corner. It was even darker there, but you couldn't see any sign of the guards, so you began to advance down the long hallway.

This exercise reminded you of the time you had played tag with the zombies and Morpheus. It was a very similar feeling, sneaking through the halls in the dark. Only this time, if you were spotted you weren't able to run away.