The School for Good and Evil: Another Story

7~Day Two

Rose woke up slightly tired from staying up late and actually studying his textbooks. He threw on his pink shirt and britches and pulled on his boots. After tightening his tie and putting on his waistcoat he headed downstairs to the dining hall. Once again he ate alone. While he ate, he glanced around at the other Everboys. He saw Richard, skin dark and a smirk always stuck on his face; Mia's choice. He saw Cedric with his sandy hair and gentle hands; Lily's. He spied Peter with his short brown hair and kind face; Julie's. With them was Raven, and Rose frowned. Yes, Raven had pale skin and his hair was a tad long, but he looked much like any of the other boys. He was just as defined as they were and he was glowing with good. Rose looked into his dark brown eyes and saw wonder in them.

Raven glanced at Rose and the bridge of Rose's nose burned red and he looked away.

Following breakfast he headed up to Professor Anemone's for class. Everyone was seated at a desk when Professor Anemone flounced in wearing harem pants, a top exposing most of her midriff and a veil over her face.

"Welcome, class!" She wiggled her hips, "Watch as I can tempt with my hips." She bat her eyes, "See how I can allure with my eyes." She rolled her shoulders, "I am the mighty desert temptress and you shall learn as well."

A burst of laughter came from a girl named Alya.

Professor Anemone straightened, "What is so amusing, Alya?"

After her fit of laughter was finished she gasped, "If you want to be a belly-dancer you need a lot more belly." The laughter started again and a handful of other girls giggled with her.

Professor Anemone's face flushed, "Well, we shall still be holding our class on Arabian Nights." She waved her finger and every student in the class was changed from their uniform into a similar outfit as Professor Anemone. Rose blushed and did his best to cover the exposed skin around his waist. "Now, follow these moves," she brought her hands together as in prayer, "Pyramid. Now move your hips." Everyone wiggled their hips the best they could. Professor Anemone took her left hand and used it to support her right arm. She curved her right arm snake-like, "Cobra. And move your hips." Everyone imitated her. She stretched her arms up over her head bent back a little with her right foot turned out and her left foot up on her thigh, "Lotus Flower. Move your hips!" Many girls wavered on the one foot. Anemone took her leg and bent it back and stuck it up high behind her pointer her foot over her head. She brought her arms in with her hands under her chin and palms upward slightly cupped, "Scorpion." Everyone had their legs at different levels. Some only went up halfway up their back while others had their legs well over their heads. Rose's was about exactly to his head.

"Now, lets us start our challenge. I want to see all of the poses from each of you. Mia, start us off." Mia started with the Pyramid and wiggled her hips, followed by the Cobra, then the Lotus Flower and ended with the Scorpion. "Decent, but you are far too stiff. Beatrice, your turn."

One by one the girls posed for Professor Anemone. Then it was Rose's turn. He unfolded his arms from his stomach and felt all the gazes upon him. He posed the Pyramid and moved his hips. He switched to the Cobra and felt himself sweat from the attention. He stretched out into the Lotus Flower then ended with the Scorpion. "Thank-you, Rose. That was good. Now, class dismissed." She still sounded slightly cross as numbers floated over our heads. Rose glanced up at the pink number four above him. He glanced over at Mia, who was glaring at him from under her number 13.

"Professor Anemone," she looked up at Julie, "should we have our uniforms back?"

"Oh, right. Yes." Professor Anemone waved her hand and everyone was back in their regular uniforms.

Rose walked into Pollux's classroom and gaped at the empty space. Standing at the front was Pollux urging everyone to find a place to stand around the edges. Rose, Lily, and Julie stood next to each other near the back.

Pollux cleared her throat, "Welcome to your second day of class. Today we shall be covering dancing, for every girl must dance at the Ball." Rose frowned at the reminded. Pollux then began instructing the girls and Rose of the Evergirl dances for the Ball.

"Now, I want to see you girls do the dance. Start a volta!" and a handful of fairies off to the side wielding violins started to play. Immediately everyone paired up with a partner and started to twirl. Rose found himself with Lily.

As partners came to Rose eagerly and left reluctantly he quickly mastered the steps Pollux had taught. Class went smoothly today as the girls and Rose had the courtesy to not laugh when Pollux stumbled and there were no issues with the dancing that involved stepping on each other's feet or fainting.

The class headed out to Halfway Bay to find Clarissa Dovey standing there. She did not look pleased, "Class is canceled today. I have Princess Uma off on school business and have not been able to locate a substitute. I encourage you to use this time wisely." She headed back for the castle.

The girls giddily ran back for the castle. Lily grabbed Rose's hand and dragged him along with them towards the sparring room where the boys were fighting shirtless and the girls spying fawned over them. Lily blushing at the sight of Cedric, Julie swooning over Peter, Mia smiling at Richard, Rose thought it was sad, really. Rose watched as Richard and Raven sparred. It was incredibly interesting. Richard with his dark skin against Raven and his light skin, Richard using strength and Raven using tactic. Rose wished he could join them.

After fawning over the boys, Mia grabbed Lily and Julie, "Let's head to the Groom Room. We have top ranks."

Lily interjected, "So does Rose! He's ranked number nine. He did well today."

"But he is a boy. He's not allowed in the girls' rooms." Mia stuck her nose in the air and headed off towards the Groom Room.

Lily waited behind. Rose urged her on, "It's fine, Lily. Go on. Enjoy the Froom Room. You deserve it. I'll be fine." He gave her a smile. Hesitantly, Lily followed Mia.

Rose stayed with the other girls who were twitterpated with the shirtless boys a little bit longer, watching the boys fight, before heading off to their next class.

Rose saw this class was set up like Professor Dovey's class with the entire school in a single classroom. Sophie stood up at the front of the class and frowned down upon the students.

Looking at Rose, "I'm glad you could make it today, Rose." He blushed as everyone turned to look at him. "Today I am going to remind you about the most important part of our history: when Evil wins." Mutterings babbled about the room. "Now, I am not saying that Evil is more important than Good. What I am reminding you of is that the scale of Good and Evil is balanced again and you should be weary of the Woods. Nevers are fighting for their Neverafter as you are fighting for your," she gagged, "happily ever after. And with both schoolmasters gone there is no favoritism now."

Following Sophie's uplifting class on heros being killed, beaten, and tortured by Evil the students quickly went outside for lunch. Rose, Lily, Mia, and Julie sat together on the green grass gossiping about the wretched class they had just gone through together.

"It's horrible, really. Being melted after being turned to ice?"

"I'm thinking of poor Princess Anatole. Could you imagine something you loved so much turning into something so evil?"

"And the fairies, those poor fairies." Everyone let out a sigh of sorrow.

Four boys plopped down beside them. Raven, Richard, Peter and Cedric. "What are you talking about?" Richard asked.

"Class," Mia told him. The boys frowned.

"Rather ghastly, wasn't it?" commented Peter.

Roseand Raven watched as Cedric got close to Lily, Richard draped his arm aroundMia's shoulders and Peter kneeled beside Julie. They hardly knew each other andthey were already pairing off! Raven and Rose sat slightly off to themselves asthe group discussed the class.'