Emma's English class- uh oh!

[Haven]

It had been a difficult thing to find the time to write when she and Ian would sneak off at all times of the day and night to have their times together. It wasn't just a sexual thing that the two of them had. As silly as Diesel could be at times, when he was alone with her he shone like a star.

His heart had such purity and his mind was keen and sharp. They would talk and play games and snuggle and tickle each other. They went for long walks in the woods, chased each other through the hedge maze even cooked little snacks for each other and spent hours not doing homework in the library. They played footsie under the table instead as they played paper football with a triangular folded 'football' that Ian made for the event.

It had started out small but they had actually started a trend with all the cool kids wanting to play and each of them having made their own folded paper footballs complete with team logos on them. It was amazing she had come up with anything let alone the stirring romp she'd come up with. "The Chase" she offered the title as she stood up.

Stag, brave and noble
antlers sixteen points or more
long lived protector
forest royalty for sure

Hunted for years now
lifelong rivals Stag and Wolf
packless and bitter
mighty timberline hunter

Lone Ronin stalking
Wolf's eternal dark blood quest
hunger long replaced
Spirit-pride now fuels the chase

Cool flowing water
in the thick of brambles twined
on rocky outcrop perches
hunter muscles set to pounce

Ear doth twitch as sound
gives clue that anxious hunter
has again found prey
and with breath quick turn and run

Stag leaping into
mist covered hillside and up
lightning from hoof-fall
thunder from Wolf's growl erupts

Ever on do they
chase to this very day still
as the mist cries down
down from mountain tops of sky.

Choosing to leave her poem to speak for itself, Niki simply sat down with a half smile forming on her face. She liked it and thought it a fun kind of way to explain the rains, maybe like it might have even been a myth of some kind once. She glanced over at TrueSpirit with a nod of thanks. His time spent talking to her had opened her up to other things, no longer was she so penned in by her own rage and need for dominance.

She would let things go a little bit more, her life was for her to enjoy....not to worry all the time about her friends. Yet even as she thought it her eyes looked for Aideen. Seeing her there she gaged how her room mate was feeling. Niki's smile widened as she could tell her girl was unphased.

[Hotwire]

Ariel had sat and listened to the pieces done by her team and had to smirk. They always put in work of a high caliber whenever they had to present something, and even Mason’s poem wasn’t bad at all. She couldn’t decide whose poem was the best though, since everything they had come up with was all good, even Kelly’s ‘haikumerick’.

It seemed as if just about everyone had gone by now, and realized that she was going to be one of the last to go, so she picked up the paper she had her poem on and stood up to go next. She cleared her throat before then going:

Stormy skies of dark grey and black cover all
Thunder crackles and rain does fall
Lightning flashes in the blink of an eye
Wind blows you round as if a sigh
And your electrician might get a call.

She had to laugh slightly at the sound of it, but she liked the sound of having a limerick thrown together about a thunderstorm. Those were things she had always loved and it was all the more fun when she could let herself get struck or control how the lightning acted. Ariel sat back down with an amused smile and looked at her team with a roll of her eyes. She felt she could’ve put something so much better together, but she wanted to try something with a little humor and rhyme than her normal rhythmless prose. Now there was just a little more time until the weekend was in her grasp and she would be free.

[Emma Frost]

Emma, who had been taking notes on the writings all class long, placed her note pad and pen down delicately. The clock on the wall was saying class was over and Emma knew that no one liked being kept longer than they should be. "I would like to thank each of you who contributed to class today. Those of you who did not complete the assignment or who failed to do it correctly will be required to show up for work detail this weekend."

An issuance of groans erupted from the students who knew they fell into this category. "If I call your name you may go. Place your journals on my desk on the way out. I will get them back to you Monday morning at breakfast." She watched as the students gathered together their belongings in anticipation of being let go.

A slight smile spread across her lips at the looks on the faces. She would never admit it aloud but she loved to tease them just a little, so she dragged out the end of class whenever she could. "Chase...Lurai....Gavin..." the three stood and moved toward the door as she continued "...Chester...Taffy...Katie...and yes you too Ms. Walker..." She saw Decay almost bouncing in her seat with anticipation and hope that her poem would pass the litmus test.

"Let's see..." she glanced down at her notebook before continuing on to call out "...Tia..Kevin..Ivy and...all of my Hellions, remember there is a Danger Room session tonight for you all so do not go running off. Since you all see fit to pick at your food, except for you Chester ...so regrettably you suffer yet again at the hands of your team, I have scheduled you tonight for a dinner time session. Don't be late."

"Alright and...Lorelai..Veronika....the Corsairs may go...those of you that Cyclops has turned loose for the weekend have fun and be safe, I know Colossus is expecting some of you so don't forget his class this afternoon...." She watched as they too filed out and placed their books on the end of her desk. Mixing in the hall with the other students already let go. She caught sight of Alejandro sitting across the hall from her class looking exhausted. She would speak to Kitty at lunch on his behalf, that boy needed considerable help with his powers and she had an idea what might help.

"Heather...Kris...Leah, and Leah I will consider this work you have done, but it will not replace the work you have failed to turn in." She handed back the girl's papers and said "Please tuck these into your journal for me." She waited until the girl followed her directions before saying "..Oh and Niki. The rest of you come down and sit here in the front row.

She paused until all of the students who's names she called had left before addressing those remaining. "Now, for you students...oh Ian...you didn't follow the specifics of the assignment so please take a little more care next time. I enjoyed your Haiku, but in it you never surfed. In effect you poetically explored almost encroaching on nature. Get going... leave your book," she closed her eyes a moment and said "Niki is waiting up the hall for you. As you leave please send Alex in."

Once Chupacabra joined the group she began. "Alejandro, tragic you could not get yourself into class however... it will not be excusable that you cannot control your power, I will make sure you get help on that. You will be joining Lian, Ana, Jasper, and Sean." She looked at them with a severe amount of disappointment, all except for Sean.

"I am giving you all a work detail and I am putting Sean in charge. In essence you did little more than plagiarize a story told to you Sean, but I respect you for admitting it and I need your help to get those stables in line. I realize you would have helped anyway so I know you wont take it to hard, but it will affect your grade." she looked next to Ripple.

"Lian, what you did was worse than not doing the assignment at all so you will also be doing the dishes all week long. The difference between you and Sean is the honesty. He explained his creative writing as a retelling of someone else's, not creative but honest. You however stole your words...and they were not worth stealing to begin with." Her eyes floated along down the row of children to the remaining three.

"The rest of you.... shame on you for not reading what you had written or not even writing anything at all. I am always around and if you need help any of the teachers can give you assistance, there is never an excuse for not doing an assignment." She walked back to lean against her desk. Folding her hands together she let them rest on her thighs.

"To clarify you will all report to the Stables to get them ready for the horses which Veronika's father has generously offered us. Sean will be in charge as he has proved himself trustworthy in spite of heavy consequences, and the fact that he knows what needs doing out there." she nodded at him to let him know he had earned a measure of trust. "I will be spot checking as will any other teacher who might chose to so there better be no more than a ten minute break every hour, make sure you all stay hydrated, and if it takes you all weekend then so be it."

"You will be having meals out on the lawn because I do not want that smell in the mansion. Lian, dish detail will start Monday morning, don't worry I'm sure you'll have company before the weekend concludes. There is never a shortage of naughty around here, so stop making that face at me." she looked the young girl up and down. "Now get going and enjoy your lunch."