ｓｔｒｕｍ . {Klance highschool AU}

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It was 7th period. The last period of the day. I couldn't stay awake and I kept drifting away from the topic. I tried to keep my eyes open and I glaced over at Hunk and Pidge. They looked mildly fascinated and they always took the neatest notes.

I take my eyes off of them and check mine.

"HISTORY"

Heck, I don't even have my name on it.

I quickly scribble my name on the top right of my sheet and rubbed my eyes.

"Lance!" Allura snapped. I awoke suddenly.

"Wake up, you lazy bum! The instructor just said that we're having partners for the assignment!" She whisper-yelled. I groaned and hit my head on my desk.

I lifted my head up to listen to the teacher while looking around absentmindedly.

"The topic is about the Spanish Civil War. Choose your partners for this assignment and discuss what happened leading to this event. Plan out your poster and make sure to get valid evidence. I will give you a week to find information. I want it first thing next week once you come in this classroom."

Everyone got up from their seat including Allura. The class was filled with chatter. I stood up and looked for Allura and I caught her in the corner of my eye. She was smiling and appeared to be just taking with someone. I smiled and pushed people aside to go see her.

"Hey, Allura!"

I squeezed through these two kids having a conversation about Lunch, and then I see him.

Lotor.

Talking with Allura.

Lotor stood up from his seat and took Allura's hand. "Would you like to be my partner?"

He gave a sly smile and it seemed to interest Allura. Allura blushed.

I ripped my eyes apart at what I just saw. It's an assignment, not a date.

Lotor was a jerk before. He manipulated so many people. He realized all his side chicks didn't screw around with his shenanigans, so now he changed his act to sound like a better person. I still didn't trust him, as he caused discomfort to all my friends. But then since he switched up his act, he duped my friends into forgiving him. Now he's taking Allura away, she'll soon be sucked into his flowing, platinum-blonde hair and hypnotized by his charming smile.

I see Hunk and I go up to ask him to be my partner.

"Hunk!" I call out to him. He turns around and gives me a warm smile.

"Wanna be partners for this assignment?" I asked happily, hoping he would say yes.

Hunk winced awkwardly. "Sorry man, but I already asked Pidge to be my partner and she said yes. Maybe next assignment?" Hunk gave me a reassuring smile.

I scratched my neck and looked around, trying to find myself a partner to help me pass this class. "Alright, Alright." I looked back at Hunk, and then I walked off.

I sat back at my desk and looked at the ceiling for a while. I kinda daydreamed a bit, not aware of my surroundings.

"-clain? McClain!" The teacher yelled. The whole class became silent but then went back to chattering.

I groaned and got up from my seat to walk over to the teacher. "Hm?" I asked. The teacher gave me a disgusted look. I'm glad the period is almost over so I don't get to see her give me anymore bad looks.

"I see that you're all alone at your desk and you didn't cooperate with what I asked you to do."

"But, miss—"

"No buts! I expected you to follow what I say after you confronted me about your grade in this class. Is it that you can't find a partner or you can't decide on who?"

"I can't find a partner."

"Hm. I thought so. I will choose for you."

What?! No! I can't be forced to work with someone I probably don't even know!

"Miss, I'm fine working on my own—"

The teacher scanned the classroom anyways. I sighed in defeat.

"Kogane!" She yelled in a heavy accent.

Kogane? Who's Kogane? Oh wait—

My rival. My enemy. My nemesis.

He came forward and we had a stare off. He made a low growl and stitched his eyebrows. I roll my eyes and he stands next to me in front of the teacher's desk. He shoves his shoulder into mine and I return the favor. He growled again.

Keith was that one edgy kid. He always got into fights and was suspended a lot. One more fight then he gets expelled. He had no parents. His mother left him not long after he was born and his father died when Keith was at age seven. There was nobody to look after him after that. Well, he had this brother? I guess? I don't really remember. But then he left to go to the military but never came back. He then became quiet all of a sudden. Earbuds in his ears to drown out all sounds. When people make fun of him because of his brother, he just ignores it and turns up the volume. I felt some kind of pity for him.

"You two will be partners because you chose not to follow my instructions to find a partner. So now you two have to work together to make a poster. And since you two didn't listen, I'm having you write a three page essay."

"What?!" Keith yelled. He slammed his fist on the teacher's desk. I panicked.

"Having me work with McClain is enough. Making us write a three page essay on this stupid topic is tortue! And I'm working with Lance!"

The teacher gave Keith a stern look. "Take a seat!" she said to the class. Keith and I look back and they all see us making a scene.

"Keith," The teacher said through gritted teeth. "If you are going to complain about my choices you could go to the office. After all the problems they've been getting about you, they don't want to hear your name again. But they will if you are going to act up like a child. So go take a seat and deal with it. See me after class."

I started sweating. I looked over at Keith to see his face red and his pupils small with rage. His teeth are gritted.

I looked down to see his fist on her desk. it somehow left a cratle around his fist on the wooden desk. I gulped.

He turned around and went back to his seat. He huffed in frustration. I quickly walked back to my seat in embarrassment. The teacher sighed with relief. The bell rang.

"Class dismissed." She said, not looking up.

I got up and walked to the door. I entered the hallway but stopped when I heard the teacher call Keith's name.
I looked through the window of the classroom to see what's happening.

Keith got up and went up to the teacher's desk.

I didn't hear much, but they had a large argument. The teacher definitely looked afraid of Keith. He ordered her to stand up so they could be talking face to face.

Did Keith really feel that way when he found out he was working with me? He looked so... furious. Did I really trigger that?

My rival. My enemy. My nemesis.

My partner.

For the next week, I'm going to have to work with him.

Oh boy. This will be interesting.