Nathaniel fiddled with the pencil on his desk as he waited for the teacher to start the class.
The beginning of class was always the most annoying. Mr. Stevens always has to make everything perfect on his desk and around the board before he can start class. Maybe he has OCD or something. Either way, it got on Nathaniels nerves.
He looked over at the clock on the wall, waiting for it to hit 8 AM. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Seconds felt like hours.
A flash of purple hair out of the corner of his eye, caught Nathaniel's attention. He turned to see Skyler setting her book bag down next to her desk. She grabbed her binder and her pencil are and sat them on her desk, and then took a seat. She looked up and met Nathaniel's eyes and raised an eyebrow.
"You okay? You seem more tired than usual."
Nathaniel sighed. "I didn't sleep well last night."
"I can tell."
Skyler opened her binder to look for the homework from last night. "Did you get the assignment done? I know we still technically have until tomorrow to finish, but I figured I'd try and get it done early, so I can have the night off tonight. I haven't had a homework free night in weeks." She sighed and leaned back in her chair. "I wish homework wasn't a thing."
Nathaniel smirked. "Don't we all?"
He looked back up at the clock. Seven fifty-five AM. Five more minutes.
Evan walked into the room, with his usual pep in his step. "Good morning friends." He smiled at Nathaniel before sitting next to Skyler, his sister.
"Someone is cheerful today." Skyler rolled her eyes at her twins early morning enthusiasm.
"I'm always cheerful. You know this." he replied, smiling brightly.
"It's annoying."
"You're annoying."
The clock finally hit eight AM and Mr. Stevens stood up from his desk and grabbed his pointer for the board. "Good morning class. It is eight AM on Monday, April 7th. Please remember to write that in your daily journal. The question for today is-" He was cut off by the classroom door opening.
"Hey I'm sorry to interrupt but I think I'm supposed to be in this class. I'm new and got a little lost." A tall blonde haired kid popped his head through the door.
"Well have a seat. Class has just begun. What is your name?"
"Hunter. Hunter Ryoma."
"Well Hunter, welcome to history class."
Hunter took a seat next to Nathaniel and sat his book bag down.
Nathaniel looked him over, studying his features. Sharp jawline, average nose, piercing blue eyes. His ears though, were super unique. The tops of them were pointed like elf ears, which caught Nathaniel's attention. He admired the sharp tops and gauges on the bottom, in awe.
"He's pretty cute don't ya think?" Skyler asked Nathaniel, smiling. Nathaniel smiled and cocked his head slightly. "Yeah. For sure."
"Hey, crazy kid. How about you stop talking to yourself and actually pay attention?" Someone yelled to Nathaniel, which made the class erupt in laughter. "I'm not crazy." Nathaniel mumbled as the kid knocked into his desk, making his papers fall all over the floor. "I'm sorry what did you say crazy?" The kid repeated angrily. "I-I'm not crazy.." Nathaniel whispered quietly. "SPEAK UP." The kid yelled as he slammed his fists down on the desk.
"Kids! Let's not argue-" Mr. Stevens started to scold the boys but was cut off when the strange new boy stood up and slammed the bully into the wall. "He said he's not crazy. Got it? How about you pay attention and stop worrying about everyone else, yeah?" He held the kid by his shirt, easily towering over him with his 6'5 height. The bully nodded, suddenly shaking and frightened. "Good." The elf kid tossed the other kid like a ragdoll, across the room to his desk, where he slumped on the floor.
"Th-thank you," Nathaniel said quietly.
"Don't mention it, kid."
The lesson continued on and Nathaniel found himself struggling to concentrate. His thoughts kept wandering to Hunter and wanting to know more about him. What did he do for fun? Was he sporty or artsy? What kind of music did he like? And more importantly, was he even interested in boys or was Nathaniel just wasting his time thinking about it. After what felt like an eternity, the bell rang, and students flooded out of the classroom into the busy wall of noise that was the hallway. The kid that had been bullying Nathaniel walked by and shoved everything off of Nathaniel's desk. "Next time, you wont be so lucky," he whispered. Nathaniel bent down to grab his papers off the floor, and his hand touched someone else's. It was Hunter. His blue eyes met Nathaniel's brown ones and Nathaniel looked away shyly. "Th-thanks again for the help." He said a little more confidently. Hunter showed a smile meant for the red carpet. "Anytime." He stood up and waved to the three teenagers sitting there, before making his way out of the classroom.
Nathaniel rubbed the back of his neck nervously, suddenly realizing again that he was not alone.
Evan smirked. "Someone's got a crush."
"I do not," Nathaniel replied, putting the rest of his books and papers back into his bag. "I just think he's nice."
Evan grinned. "I'm sure. Whatever. We better get going before your dad thinks you got kidnapped."
"Good idea."
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Psycho Social
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