Crossover II Evalius

Chapter 8 The Return

Chapter 8

The Return

    Aria started to walk into the classroom, but Derek grabbed her arm stopping her, saying, “Are you crazy, Aria? We can’t go in there!”

    “We can’t just skip class,” Aria pointed out. “Besides, she can’t use magic. I have her wand.”

    “You have her wand?” Derek asked bewildered. “Well, that’s probably what she wants.”

    “She’s not going to get it,” Aria stated firmly while pondering. “Something tells me there’s a bigger reason than that.”

    “I wonder what that could be,” Derek commented quietly.

    “I don’t know, but I’m going to find out,” Aria said as she entered the classroom.

    Trying to show as much confidence and little fear as possible, Aria looked Myrtle right in the eye as she sat down in her usual seat with Derek beside her. Myrtle returned her gaze at Aria and smiled, smugly. This made Aria even more uncomfortable.

    “Hey, you’re back!” Ian commented as he entered the classroom. “After you left we got dumped with the most boring substitute and then this weird guy. Are you here for good this time?”

    “I have no plans on going elsewhere anytime soon,” Myrtle answered, smiling at him. “Now, if everyone is here, I would like to begin the class. Has everyone arrived?”

    Aria looked around the room to see that the only person missing was Kendal, which seemed odd. Kendal has never been late to class before. She may be mean and snotty to her classmates, but she still took care to follow the school rules. Aria looked over to Myrtle, her heart pounding heavily. Was it possible that that Myrtle might have already done something to her?

    A moment later, the classroom door opened and Kendal walked in, as Aria breathed a sigh of relief. Kendal appeared slightly startled to see that English once again had a teacher.

    “Oh, sorry,” Kendal apologized to Myrtle. “I didn’t know this class had a teacher again. Mr. Mosby kept me late. Did you want me to go back and have him write a note?”

    Myrtle shook her head and spoke nicely. “That won’t be necessary. Just have a seat.”

    Kendal sat down on the other side of Ian, as Myrtle began to take roll. Aria recalled last time she did this she did not look at any of the other students except for Aria. This time, however, Myrtle seemed more interested in getting to know everyone, as she looked each person in the eye as she called his or her names.

    Once the roll call was complete, Myrtle asked, “So, what were you studying with the last substitute before me?”

    “Grammar,” a boy answered dully since the class did not really have a chance to start a new lesson with Mr. Evans.

    “Very well, then.” Myrtle stood up and walked to the board. “Shall we continue with that?”

    Most of the class just moaned in response. Myrtle seemed to take this into account as she walked back around and sat on the front of her desk.

    “None of you seem very enthused about this lesson,” Myrtle commented. “May I ask why?”

    “Grammar’s boring,” Ian answered. “All we do is talk about sentence structure.”

    “I see,” Myrtle said quietly while looking around the classroom. “And are all of you capable of writing in complete sentences?”

    Most of the students nodded while others just shrugged.