Something New (A Star vs the Forces of Evil Fanfiction)

Chapter 11: Free Time

"I must say my students, even though i am an expert at all these subjects, i hate teaching language. So you might as well take the time to know each other better", Eisen said. And with that, the class had already ended before it even started. And the students cheered once again.

Some of the students chatted with each other. Some went down to the professor and had a chat with him. Marco was searching the net on his computer, in which he was surprised the school provided. Since the programming is universally capable, he was able to access google and youtube, which he usually did back at Earth.

It was one hell of a class, as Marco thought. Free internet, cool classmates, an awesome teacher, he thought he could never ask for more. But soon he got bored of searching the net. And as soon as he noticed that the teacher was walking around the room, casually chatting with the students, he decided to have a little chat with Eisen.

"Good morning, Sir", Marco said.

"Oh good morning Diaz, what's your business", he said with his accent.

"Nothing much sir, but i've been meaning to ask you about Lua, the moon beside us?", the latino asked.

"Yes i am very much familiar with that, what do you seek to know about it?"

"How, do you reach that place?", he asked.

"Well, you take the 'Solar Rail Transit' on the far west part of the campus. The service is free of charge", Eisen said as he sat down beside Marco, who is now probably planning to engage in a long conversation.

"What do you get to do there at the city?"

"Well, you get to socialize, explore around since you're new here. Even take on jobs, since services there are not free of course. And work there pays better than here, which i'm sure you've heard of", he continued, and Marco simply nodded in response.

"Wait, what kind of work?", he asked again.

"The usual, clerks, storekeepers, cashiers, jobs for minors like you. They wouldn't even consider your age, just as long as you're capable to the task", he said.

"Anything else?"

Eisen looked around him as soon as he heard that. He then went nearer to Marco, about to whisper something...

"Well, i shouldn't be telling this, but you sound real desperate for work, or you're just real curious", he said, which caught Marco's attention.

"Dirty Work", he said.

"What?"

"Dirty Work, as they say it. You know, jobs in the underworld, or black market as how people from Earth call it. Selling things, taking on contracts. Real dirty work. Again, age is just a number for them", Eisen said.

"Wait, how do you even know about this?", he asked shocked.

"Well, we do have some students who are, 'knowledgeable' about this for some reason", Eisen said as he pointed to the twins Marco had known earlier.

"W-wha, how, wha-, oh i don't even know. Plus ehy would they talk about that topic with you?", Marco asked.

"Well, when i was young, before i even worked as a teacher here, i worked there, taking on kill contracts, as how they say it down there. And i might have spilled the beans when, i talked about a little bit about my life. The twins, got the idea, and, well, the rest is history", he said, which left Marco dumbfounded. Maybe this, not so senile, old man wasn't so innocent after all.

"Alright, that is something i don't want to talk about", Marco said, and they both chuckled.

Then, Eisen stood up, and went in front of the class...

"Alright my children, its best if i dismiss you now. Eat your lunches and head to the battleroom later on. From what i've heard, you will be battling the red army later on. So good luck to all of you", he said. And with that, the students bid their professor farewell and Eisen did so too. But what the professor said earlier, had taken his interest. Even though he admitted that he didn't want to tackle it further.

The students then headed to the mess hall and two of the squads, King's Cavalry and Specter Division, sat on one big table that comfortably fit them all, they wanted to socialize with their fellow classmates.

Some of them were chatting about their personal lives, and some of them talking about the session for later on.

"So, how does this battle session work anyway", Marco asked.

"Well, from what i've heard, is that you get simulated into a virtual battleground. Its team deathmatch system down there. You fight, you die, you respawn, you fight again", Thatch explained.

"Woah, sounds like fun", Charlie commented. Beside him was Scotty, who was silently listening to his tunes.

"Trust me, the word fun, is just an understatement down there", a boy from the other platoon said.

"Well it is a little scary at the same time. Y'know running arpund the battlefield and all", another boy said, in which it was followed by nervous laughter.

And after moments of talking and eating, Marco had finished his meal, cleaned his place up, and went ahead of his classmates and bid them farewell. And as he walked the hallways again, headed for his cabin to rest for the battle session later on, he bumped onto Star and her friends yet again.

"Oh hey, Star", Marco said, trying to keep his cool.

"H-hey Marco, where you off to?", Star said, struggling to form words out of her mouth. Her friends on the other hand, where silently standing there, seemingly infatuated by Marco's charms.

"Oh, I'm heading back to my room. I have to rest for the battle session later on", he said.

"W-well, good luck!", the princess nervously said.

"Thanks, see ya!", Marco said as he continued onto where he was sipposed to go. And as the boy was out of sight, the girls started squealing, yet again.

Marco had then reached his room, and took a quick nap. Moments later, his squad mates had busted in the room, most of them plopping in their respective bunks. "Well, you guys, battle sessions start at 1 o' clock, we got 10 minutes to get ready for it, so chop-chop!", Thatch said, which was then followed by a series of groans from the others.