Mixed—chapter seventeen: chaotic lesson

Kael’s head snapped back “find something funny about his name do you?” 

 Juniper burst out into giggles “but Jeremiah? Really?” 

He nodded dramatically, insulted she even asked. Then held the toad to his face “he looks like a Jeremiah” 

I fought a grin “Kael.. he doesn’t” 

Seraphina finally stopped screaming and scowled “that stupid slimy little—”

Silas Merriweather and Rowan Blakesley sniggered, her head snapped back “don’t you laugh at me you pathetic excuse for pink-Luminors!” 

Blake Riverwand grinned “just call them Lums like everyone else” he rested his head on his palm enjoying every second of Seraphina’s furiousness, and her pink face. 

“No one uses that stupid excuse of a nickname but you Dim-wits!” She huffed— she was right— him and his buddies were the only people who used that… mostly

Professor Thorne sat in his chair and watched this all unfold, with a look of unmistakable satisfaction. As his fingers were laced together and chin propped carefully on top his hands. He suddenly sat up and opened his drawer “Maizum Evoke!” He grunted, and it filled with popcorn and he snacked as he watched. 
 

The door creaked open, my eyes, stupid things they are.  Looked over immediately, as well as others eyes, even Seraphina turned to see. 

Professor Hex walked in “Is there food in here?—Mateo, BACK up mate—Oi, Nyla?! Didn’ I tell ye t’stay in the classroom? Yer the only responsible one in tha’ whole oafish lot—”

BOOOOM

Hex didn’t even flinch. He just sighed, long and tragic.

“See? This is what I’m dealin’ with…”

He waved a hand through lingering smoke.

“Anyways—Thor’, ye got any trememblers?”

Professor Thorne pinched the bridge of his nose.

“Tremor toads, Alkum. They’re called tremor toads.”

Hex jabbed a finger at him.

“Oi! Don’ ye use my first name, Thor’! ‘Specially not in front o’ the wee chaos gremlins. Now—listen, we need the slime. Gots two of my students helpin’ me carry three o’ the lil’ lads. Don’ wanna scare the poor creatures by bunchin’ ’em together.”

The two he addressed earlier walked in, Nyla and Mateo, 

The tan boy, I’m assuming Mateo ran forward, and Nyla he gracefully moved to the cage nice and careful. 

He yanked a toad out. 

Kael stood “careful they’ll—!” He was cut off by the vibrating of the toad. He let out an exasperated sigh. 

Mateo laughed loudly and gave the toad to Nyla whose eyes widened and then she calmed it by… petting it?

Mateo Reed acted like any Coquelicot Luminor chaotic, matched with the Pink almost identically. 

Nyla Calves on the other hand. No one knew her color, people assumed she was White, possibly blue, yellow,green, but never purple or red and DEFINITELY not black.

She never showed her stone but she says that her parents were disappointed when they saw her color. 

“She’s quite pale don’t you think?” Juniper whispered worriedly 

“Don’t think it's a condition. Lay off it worm” Kael said dismissively 

I turned, the stupid pink weirdos were following her every movement. I find that very odd. I mean… it’s not like she wasn’t very pretty, she was, just not exactly my type.

 Seraphina’s jaw went slack, she obviously thought Nyla was a white stone and just had to be her friend immediately. 

Elias and Nyx seemed to already know her because when she walked in they waved with a 

“Hey Nyla” from Elias 

And a “Hi Ny!” From Nyx 

She waved back with a small smile, her other hand still holding the calmed toad. 

Seraphina scrambled over “I’m Seraphina, another yellow stone! You must be a white—“ 

“Who said I was White?” She said calmly 

Seraphina completely ignored her,“Let’s be friends,” Seraphina insisted brightly.

Then, with a pointed glance at us:

“You’ll thank me later. Some students just… aren’t worth associating with.”

“I think I can tell the students that aren’t worth associating with for myself, thanks” Nyla said back, still calm as ever. Then turned sharply, hair smacking Seraphina’s face slightly. 

What just happened? No one said no to Seraphina. It was unheard of! She was brave, I’ll give her that.

Mateo ran back and handed Hex a toad and then grabbed another and they all headed back.

 Professor Thorne sighed, clearly exhausted. But still smiling.

Juniper suddenly grinned “I like her! She’s cool!” 

“Cool? She just stood up to Seraphina that’s all” Kael said defiantly, as he set Jeremiah down in front of our table for our assignment. 

“Cool? You mean pretty!” barked Blake 

“Pretty? What are you on about! She was brave! I mean braver than Silas”  said Rowan

Silas finally stopped looking at the door “what?!” He said, absolutely baffled. 

Then Kael continued (with Elias and Nyx) to pass out toads, obviously trying not to laugh. 

Seraphina froze, her eyes locked on the door. “She said no? No one says no. And no one will” 

Elias turned “Seraphina. No. Don’t plot anything against Nyla” 

She turned , shoulders slumping slightly “oh. Okay” 

Nyx grinned “guess you’re useful for something Eli” she teased 

Elias looked proud of himself for a moment, but stopped when Seraphina looked back at him. Elias looked annoyed all of a sudden. 

She spoke suddenly “you said you knew that Nyla didn’t you?” 

Elias nodded, “Nyx is friends with her and I have become friends with her—”

“That’s why Nyx is as rotten as her huh?” Seraphina said, checking her nails. 

Elias’s face twisted though he tried to hide it, he took a deep exhale “please don’t talk about my sister like that” 

Seraphina laughed loudly “if she can’t handle it then she can go sit with those freaks” she said gesturing vaguely at my table with Kael and Juniper. 

Professor Thorne tapped his wand on his desk over twenty times, in a fast paced and annoyed way. 

“Calm yourselves, there is no need for name calling Seraphina” said Thorne 

They all sat once more and we actually continued the lesson, where we studied the jump patterns and the way they all vibrate differently. 

It was absolutely boring. 

Juniper was struggling to stay awake, but as soon as Thorne closed his textbook she snapped awake. 

Knowing that the time to leave was coming.