Letters, Bets, and the Problems of Kim and Alix's Rivalry

Letters

Alix chewed on the end of her pen, chin in hand as she stared at the board. One letter in Miss Bustier's usually immaculate handwriting was out of line, drawing the focus of the girl.

She glanced to the side, noting that Mylene would look up from her work, frown at the offending letter and back down again, several times a minute. Rose mumbled something under her breath to Juleka, a slight breath in the otherwise quiet classroom. Max's hand was raised, probably to try and point it out to the teacher.

She rolled her eyes. So this was the most interesting thing to happen in months? A letter on the board being slightly out of line with the word?

Strangely enough, Alix found herself wishing for an Akuma attack.

There'd been plenty in recent times, of course, but no peep of the students at Francoise Dupont being the latest victim. It made everything boring.

A balled-up piece of paper hit Alix square in the back of the head, and she glared backwards at whom she knew exactly to be the cause. Kim shrugged innocently back, then motioned for her to read the note. With nothing better to do, Alix picked up the paper, folding it out.

I dare you to go and fix the word on the board

She frowned scribbling out a response of I won the race, no more dares for the rest of the year, remember? ;P before tossing it back at him, managing to land a hit on Kim's nose. She stifled a laugh, turning back around in her seat, only to catch sight of the misplaced letter again and lean forward to hit her forehead on the desk with a groan.

The paper landed next to her, now folded into a crude paper plane, unable to fly much at all due to the prior crushing. Tactfully hiding it behind Sabrina from the teacher, she opened it. I know that it's anoying you.

Alix snorted, deciding to correct Kim's typo by adding another 'n' and throwing it back, this time getting his ear.

His reply came through moments later, landing in her cap as it sat upside-down on her desk.That's not a response

is too

Max is going to lose circulation in his arm if he doesn't put it down soon

not my problem

but Alix

but kim

that's getting us nowhere, why can't you just go up there and redraw the stupid letter?

because your not allowed to make dares anymore

The note returned with a corrected 'you're' and That race didn't even count because you turned into an akuma.

stuff you, that totally counts.

fine, I'm ordering you to go up there and fix the typo.

it's not even a typo. the letter's just out of line

But it's annoying everyone

so why don't YOU chang

'Alix, Kim, do you have something you'd like to share with the class?' Miss Bustier called from her seat, looking up at the two students.

'No, Miss.' Alix replied guiltily, tucking the paper into her pocket and out of sight, still midway through the sentence she was writing.

'Then stop throwing that paper around. I don't appreciate notes being passed during class time.'

'Sorry, Miss.' Kim said. With a nod, the teacher looked back down to her work again.

Max made an offended noise, checking his watch to see how long his hand had been up for.