Science/Chemistry Class

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

Jackson glanced over to see why the guy was freaking out.
Dahlia, who was closest, looked him over. "It's not bad, is it?"

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

Alveyra nodded. "I was *trying* to get it to pump itself but obviously it didn't want to."

[Elizabeth ♛Smart Girls Love Trashy Books♛ , Modess of Pinkness]

“I don’t think it works like that, love,” Lavender told her.

Tyler shook his head and backed away from them and held his other hand over the cut. “It’s pretty bad, so I think you guys should just stay away from it!”

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"Is there a reason, mate?" Jackson asked cautiously. "Get something to cover it. Then get yerself t' the infirmary."

[Elizabeth ♛Smart Girls Love Trashy Books♛ , Modess of Pinkness]

“It’s toxic,” He said simply before bolting from the room, muttering to himself all the while.

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

Jackson packed up his stuff. "Strange kid," he replied. Dahlia smiled slightly at him as she picked up her pencil then left the room with everyone else.

[Elizabeth ♛Smart Girls Love Trashy Books♛ , Modess of Pinkness]

"Very strange," Maria-Louise added quickly as she followed after them. She hadn't even seen what had happened, she just wanted to be included.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

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“Did you know they’d assign partners?” Anastasia asked no one in particular as she looked at the chart posted by the door, not very amused. Not because she would die or anything because of it, but because she was used to sitting with either Marcie or Mavis- and Bolt now, obviously.

“How would I know? I don’t chit chat with the teachers.” Mavis asked, blowing out her gum before popping it and chewing it again. Her arms were crossed and she was leaning against the wall right outside of class, pretty done with school despite this only being the second class she had to go to.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"It is unprecedented," Bolt commented. He was a little bothered, but it wasn't like he had a huge problem with it. Before he'd been Anastasia's partner more or less the entire previous year, he hopped around to whoever didn't have anyone or was doing poorly. This would be similar. "But it's probably only this class."

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“Anastasia has a hard time talking to people.” Marcie reminded them all, in case they’d forgotten and thought her dislike was unwarranted or even new.

“I have a hard time wanting to talk to people. I can do it just fine, but I can’t find myself enjoying it until many weeks later.” Anastasia replied, rolling her eyes but going over to where she was supposed to be sitting. “Plus, being your partner was… easy. Now I have to find time to work with someone else too.”

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"I never thought I'd see the day where you'd say working with me was easy," Bolt teased. He knew it hadn't been so bad since he didn't have to rely on her for everything like some students did, but he had also stirred up a lot of trouble. "This class usually doesn't assign much homework though, so you just have to get along with them in class."

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“It was easy when you weren’t talking.” Anastasia snapped back, although not as maliciously as she normally would have. At this point, it was just their strange sort of flirting. “Unless my partner has no idea of what they’re doing. Then I’d have to do it myself.”

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

Bolt smiled when she snapped at him, amused that she was so annoyed. He understood, of course, but there was no point when they couldn't change it anyway. "Just hold on for one class," he teased, closer to her ear, before leaving her and heading to his own seat.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

Anastasia couldn’t help the shiver that ran through her body when she felt him so close to her, and she didn’t say anything as she watched him go. Pretty intensely, if she had to be honest. How he managed to affect her so much she had no idea, but he did.

Timothy barely paid any mind to anyone as he went to sit on one of the empty tables near the back, choosing to ignore the partner chart thing because he was pretty sure they’d just move whoever was unlucky enough to sit with him. Right now, the only thing he was worried about was the coming headache he had no idea of how he’d gotten.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

Bolt hadn't made it to his assigned seat before Anastasia's view was blocked by her lab partner arriving. He was built differently than Bolt but just as large so he wasn't something to be looked around easily.

Aurora went to sit at her seat on time, bemoaning the fact just a little that she'd ended up at the back of the class. Clearly no one had taken height into account. She was average size which meant she was smaller than most of the people in front of her.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

Anastasia looked away from Bolts general direction and briefly glanced at her partner as she took her seat. She didn’t like introducing herself unless she had something to gain, but she supposed she could make an exception. “You’re Hal?” She asked, although that wasn’t exactly an introduction. “I’m Anastasia.”

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"I am. It's nice to meet you," Hal said and offered an easy smile. He'd seen her around before but never had any reason to speak to her. Obviously their circles were not the same. "This arranged seat thing will be interesting."

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“Will it?” Anastasia couldn’t help but to ask, some part of her amused. What sort of image did she give that everyone and their mothers thought that way?

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"I guess. I don't usually work with other people," Hal answered. Even during group projects or whatever it was, he still usually ended up doing it on his own. It wasn't a problem, and his grades were decent. It wasn't like he tried either, it just...happened.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“I usually work with the same three people.” Anastasia admitted, as if that weren’t an already well known fact. “Last year I was paired with… well, I paired with someone new. It’s not so bad, although it is a little hard to get into the habit of a seating arrangement I didn’t make.”

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"Especially when it isn't something you chose," Hal agreed. But she didn't seem like she'd be a poor partner to work with, it would just be...new and strange. He wasn't really excited for it, but it still might be alright.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“Right.” Anastasia agreed, giving him half a smile before she glanced towards where Bolt was. If she had gotten her way, he’d once again be seated beside her. Even if he really did serious damage to her snacking, he was easy to be around all the time. Even without the whole dating thing.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

Bolt caught her looking at him and winked, briefly enough that no one would have noticed but her, hopefully. Honestly he didn't care who saw them- he just didn't want any drama about it.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

Anastasia rolled her eyes at him, although it was obvious to anyone watching that she wasn’t at all bothered. She loved his teasing, even.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

((Can I just skim over it haha))

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

Over the course of the class, Bolt made sure to tease her more so she would barely even notice that they weren't sitting together. Or maybe now it could be called flirting, but he liked teasing better. Things like snatching materials from the shelf before she could, lightly tugging a piece of her hair as he passed her, simple annoying things that wouldn't be noticable.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

At some point, Bolt had made it so obvious that Anastasia had no choice but to act like she was enjoying his attention. “I need that more than you do.” She said, one hand on her hip as the other was held out so that he’d hand her whatever it was they were “fighting” over this time.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

Bolt glanced at the beaker in his hand, amused. "You do?" he asked, clearly sounding like he didn't believe her. "How much more?" His eyes flashed with mischief, glad she was playing along. If the annoyance hadn't been so obviously tinged with something like delight it would be just like old times.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“Much more.” Anastasia replied, then reached over to get it. Truth be told, she and Hal were nowhere near finished with the assignment. Not because working with him was hard, though, but because they spent most of the time doing the writing part before getting their hands on the equipment.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

Bolt held it up out of her reach, which wasn't that hard for him. "Then I'll let you have it...for a price," he answered, looking thoughtful of what he could possibly charge her for this. There were many options.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“You’re trying to blackmail me for something you don’t technically own?” Anastasia asked, eyebrow raised in amusement. And confusion, because she wasn’t sure of what he’d be willing to ask for.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"I still have it, and am capable of keeping it away from you, so yes. I think I'm in a pretty good position for blackmail," Bolt replied, a smirk tugging at the side of his mouht.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“What do you want?” Anastasia asked, crossing her arms and raising her eyebrow again. She wanted to smile, but didn’t want to do it until she understood what was going through that lovely head of his.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

Bolt leaned in closer to her ear. "I want to sneak away for another kiss after class," he whispered, grin growing. He was quiet enough to get his voice under the sound of the classroom, so that no one with advanced hearing could get it unless they were suspicious. "Feel free to look scandalized."

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

Anastasia would be lying if she said she didn’t close her eyes and somehow, by the work some miracle, kept herself from pulling him in for a kiss right then and there. Maybe a little more depending on his reaction. But she also somehow made herself pull away, swallowing hard “And if I refuse?” She asked, somehow keeping her voice from wavering. “I could ask someone to take it from you.”

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"You could, but that doesn't mean they'd be successful," Bolt answered, appreciating how easily he could affect her. His role in this facade was easy. All he had to do was act like himself- tease her as if he was trying to make her break, like he wanted to make her mad.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“Because you’re so big and strong?” Anastasia asked sarcastically, smiling a bit before shaking her head. “You could just bite me, because I’m not going to grovel.”

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

Bolt reached for her collar and pulled it back to peek at the bite marks she tried to hide before replacing it like nothing was amiss. "Not until these are fully healed," he answered and winked at her.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

Anastasia couldn’t help it anymore. She reached for the beaker- or at least that’s what everyone around her would see. In truth, she was holding onto his hand, staring up at him the way she did a lot lately. “We both know I can convince you to do it sooner.” She said, giving him a look over before clicking her tongue. Holding back a smile was hard, but the gentle caressing she was doing to the back of his hand with her thumb helped some. “Fine. I’ll give you what you want, but you have to give me what I want from now on. Starting with the beaker and ending with… you know.”

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"Deal," he answered, his smirk softening at the edges as he seemed to get with her. The worst thing was that he now had to give her the beaker and let her go, ending the longest moment they'd had this morning. But he let her take it and went back to his seat without anything else in his hands. He and Marcie had just about finished their project so there was no need to get anything really.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

Anastasia watched him go for a moment before she smiled and headed to her station, beaker in hand. She couldn’t help but to think of how great of a boyfriend he was- even with his strange he was too.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"I think we're almost done. That's the last thing we need," Hal said when Anastasia brought the beaker back to their station. He felt like they'd been efficient, but had missed why this last pick up took her so long.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“Great. I didn’t want to have to turn this into homework.” Anastasia replied honestly, once she’d taken her seat and was able to start pouring the formula into it. She already had tons of it piled up, and paired with her cheerleading, she’d never see her friends or boyfriend.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"Didn't want to hang out with me after?" Hal lightly teased. It was an off handed statement, nothing like the pointed teasing that Bolt so often employed.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“Hanging out would be pretty pointless considering I’d only be able to do it for a minute or two.” Anastasia replied, not sounding hostile but also not sounding the way she did when she was flirting with Bolt.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"Are you that busy?" Hal asked, only a little skeptical. How busy could a human being be? Especially when she was still in school. Out of school.... it could be too much

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“Not literally, but… yes.” Anastasia replied, then shrugged a shoulder. She wasn’t terribly interested in explaining what she’d be doing, but she had a feeling she would have to.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"Not literally?" Hal asked, not sure how that could be a thing but he didn't press for information. It didn't mean that much to him.

[Evelin ☪️ Queen of Witches]

“Not literally only a minute or two.” Anastasia clarified, since that’s what she had meant. But she managed to finish their assignment just then, going over to get rid of whatever they’d created with it. The proper way, obviously.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣, Supreme Mod of Overcomplicated Projects]

"I see," Hal said. "So then not even time for lunch with me?" He was testing the waters a little, because she wasn't seeming rude, but not over friendly either. Civil.