The Modern Four

Chapter 2

Second period passed by agonizingly for Wilbur Robinson. He just wanted to get to third block so he could tell Penny about the girl he met. She'll be thrilled. That, or she'll slap him. Hopefully the first. He turned his attention back the the teacher, trying to catch back up on her lecture about Spanish verbs. He took a deep breath. Wasn't the first day of school supposed to be easy? Yet, he had already gotten a word list to study for his class, and his quiz will be next Tuesday. Next Tuesday! That was much too close. He glanced down at his vocab sheet, sighing, and leaning down to grab some flash cards from his bag to get started, when suddenly, a miracle happened. The bell rang. He scrambled to shove his vocab sheet into his bag, jumping up. Finally. Science. A: his first class with Penny, and B: his best and favorite subject. He rushed out of the door then stopped. He had no idea how to get to his class. None at all. He began to wonder, looking around, before running straight into Violet Parr. She took a step back, blinking and shaking her head. "God, no. Anyone but you." She mumbled, sighing.

"Oh, hey Violet." He said, trying to act cool.

"Hi." She replied shortly. Wilbur sighed. This, was going to be hard.

"Do you have any idea where room 209 is?" He asked, trying to strike up a conversation. Violet tensed up.

"How do you know what class I'm going to? Are you stalking me?!"

Wilbur blinked. What a twist of fate. "Ah, no. I'm no stalker. That's my next class. You're just blessed to have it with me." He grinned. Violet sucked in a breath.

"Oh, God. Of course. Just my luck." She sighed. "Follow me. I'll show you where it is." She mumbled, walking to the nearest staircase. Wilbur quickly followed her.

"So, biology with Mr. Pine, right?" He asked, once again trying to talk with her. She was, after all, the girl of his dreams. All he got out of her was a hesitant nod. After a minute, she spoke up.

"He's a neighbor of mine. A bit creepy. He's a big fan of my dads. I don't know why." Violet shook her head, hurrying up the stairs. Wilbur frowned.

"Hey, if he's a creep, maybe you ought to switch out of his class." He suggested. This, of course, was the exact opposite of what he wanted, but he had to make her like him. Violet shook her head.

"He's the only honors teacher. Science is-"

"Your favorite subject? Mine too!" He smiled. Violet nodded, a hint of a smile on her face.

"Cool."

Wilbur grinned. "Yeah, my dads the inventor, Cornelius Robinson."

Violets eyes got wide. "No way! That's pretty cool..." She said softly.

Wilbur opened the door to the class, nodding. "You got that right." He held the door open for Violet, grinning a bit. Maybe he actually has a chance. He followed her into the class, glancing around, quickly finding Penny. "Penny!" He waved, grinning. He walked over to her, glancing at the guy she was sitting next to. "Who's that?" He nodded to the boy. Penny waved, grinning.

"Hi! This is Hiro Hamada. I met him on the bus. And we have English together!" She grinned. Hiro, looking uncomfortable, waved a bit.

"Uh...hehe...hey..." He said, glancing at everyone. "I'm uh...Hiro. Not much more to it. Hi."

Wilbur glanced at Penny, raising an eyebrow as if to say 'really? You're friends with him?' Not that Wilbur had anything against the boy, he didn't know him, but he was very different than any of the other people that Penny was friends with. Mostly, they were loud, dramatic kids, people she acted with. Penny shrugged in response, smiling. Wilbur sighed. "Well, hey there Hiro. You any good at science?"