by Tyche » Feb 06, 2014 8:03am
Fritz arrived to her first class right as the final bell rang. She breathed a sigh of relief, knowing she wouldn't be deducted points since she was technically on time. However, this class was always her worst.
Shifting class.
Ducking from the judging glare of her instructor, she made her way to the only empty chair, front and center.
"Alright class, I know you've all been working very hard at shifting at will. Up until this point, you've only been shifting into one creature, the one that comes most naturally to you. Now, we're going to try changing into a different creature. I'll be assigning each of you an animal to transform into, and I want to see you all practicing until you get it done. You'll have one week to complete this assignment, and next week you'll need to preform the transformation for the class."
The teacher was walking down the aisles as she made her speech, putting a slip of paper on each desk.
Fritz was terrified of the coming assignment. She was far behind the other students. She was able to sometimes transform at will, when she really concentrated, but even then it was only into a cat. And, unlike most of the other students, she wasn't fully in control- if she was stressed or scared, she would transform without wanting to.
Even now, this situation was causing her fingers to elongate a little, her ears to become more pointed. Itchy whiskers were sprouting off her cheeks.
The teacher reached her desk, and seeing these changes, scowled. "That includes you, Miss Fitzgerald. And I'll deduct points if you're not in control, which you clearly aren't right now, young lady."
Fritz breathed a deep sigh as the teacher continued on. She looked at her paper. "Dog", it read. Should be easy enough. But Fritz still didn't feel confident in her ability.
"Don't worry, Fritz," the student behind her whisper. She looked over her shoulder. It was Aaron "Furie"! She hadn't even seen him. He, like her, seemed to struggle with his transformations, though he was better than she was. He transformed into a sparrow, and his human form even resembled one- short brown hair, small round face, a long nose, bright eyes. "We can work together. I won't judge. I hope you won't judge me either, haha."
Fritz nodded, excited at the prospect of having such a calm partner. If she was going to complete this assignment at all, she knew she'd be able to do so with his encouragement. Anyone else would be too harsh with her, and the stress of that would surely make her lose control.
"Thanks, Furie." Fritz beamed. "You're a real friend."
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The final bell rang, and Laurilei could hear it from the car. "I should go. I'll keep an eye on your spawn, and bring you a report of the student morale later."
The vampire fairy left the car, crossed the lot, and entered the school. Even the empty halls reeked of discontent. Laurilei smiled.
Fritz arrived to her first class right as the final bell rang. She breathed a sigh of relief, knowing she wouldn't be deducted points since she was technically on time. However, this class was always her worst.
Shifting class.
Ducking from the judging glare of her instructor, she made her way to the only empty chair, front and center.
"Alright class, I know you've all been working very hard at shifting at will. Up until this point, you've only been shifting into one creature, the one that comes most naturally to you. Now, we're going to try changing into a different creature. I'll be assigning each of you an animal to transform into, and I want to see you all practicing until you get it done. You'll have one week to complete this assignment, and next week you'll need to preform the transformation for the class."
The teacher was walking down the aisles as she made her speech, putting a slip of paper on each desk.
Fritz was terrified of the coming assignment. She was far behind the other students. She was able to sometimes transform at will, when she really concentrated, but even then it was only into a cat. And, unlike most of the other students, she wasn't fully in control- if she was stressed or scared, she would transform without wanting to.
Even now, this situation was causing her fingers to elongate a little, her ears to become more pointed. Itchy whiskers were sprouting off her cheeks.
The teacher reached her desk, and seeing these changes, scowled. "That [i]includes[/i] you, Miss Fitzgerald. And I'll deduct points if you're not in control, which you clearly aren't right now, young lady."
Fritz breathed a deep sigh as the teacher continued on. She looked at her paper. "Dog", it read. Should be easy enough. But Fritz still didn't feel confident in her ability.
"Don't worry, Fritz," the student behind her whisper. She looked over her shoulder. It was Aaron "Furie"! She hadn't even seen him. He, like her, seemed to struggle with his transformations, though he was better than she was. He transformed into a sparrow, and his human form even resembled one- short brown hair, small round face, a long nose, bright eyes. "We can work together. I won't judge. I hope you won't judge me either, haha."
Fritz nodded, excited at the prospect of having such a calm partner. If she was going to complete this assignment at all, she knew she'd be able to do so with his encouragement. Anyone else would be too harsh with her, and the stress of that would surely make her lose control.
"Thanks, Furie." Fritz beamed. "You're a real friend."
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The final bell rang, and Laurilei could hear it from the car. "I should go. I'll keep an eye on your spawn, and bring you a report of the student morale later."
The vampire fairy left the car, crossed the lot, and entered the school. Even the empty halls reeked of discontent. Laurilei smiled.