I Hate Group Work

Lyria loved history, at least, anything past the late 1700s. She lived through most of it, so of course she would know everything about it. She also loved group work, getting to know new people was fun and interesting, so when the teacher decided to give them a partner project, she was beyond excited.

At the beginning of class, Lyria received a purple oval, anyone who had the identical shape and color was going to be assigned as her partner. Just as she was about to get up and look around, she heard someone talking a few rows behind her.

"Whatever other bitch has the purple oval, come over here. I'm not getting up... fuckin' dipshits."

Turning around, she couldn't help but giggle at the strange way he chose to announce his shape. She wasn't offended in the slightest by his insult.

Trill on the other hand immediately decided that she did not like this guy. She could already tell that he was the type to insult whoever he wished and she was not going to put up with him putting that focus on Lyria. ~Hey, go ask the teacher if you can switch partners.~ Trill requested in their thoughts. ~Why? I'm perfectly fine with pairing up with him.~ Lyria responded, already making her way over to his desk.

She was glad that his desk was not near the window. Since she was inside, she didn't need to have her umbrella out or her hood up, though she kept her trench coat on and had her sunglasses on top of her head. Finally, she made it to his desk.

Sliding into the seat next to him, she showed him her copy of the oval, "Hello! My name's Lyria and I guess I'm your partner." She said. She put down the oval and held out her hand for him to shake, though she didn't know if he would or not. "I hope we can get along!"

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Lyria smiled in response, not at all bothered by how he just called her a pig or his disinterest in working together. She actually found it kind of funny, the way he was constantly insulting people, she hadn't met someone like that in years. His offer caught her a little off guard though, if anything, she expected him to throw all the work onto her, not himself.

"I don't think that would be a good idea, besides, if you want to get it done faster, three is better than one, isn't it?" Trill wasn't very happy to be included in that statement. "And you don't need to worry about my side, I'm pretty good at history."

Lyria smiled again, she realized she might have been smiling a little too much but she couldn't help it. She didn't have any friends at this school yet, so she was hoping she could start with him, even if he was trying to do the opposite with her.

For a split second, Lyria was confused as to why he didn't acknowledge Trill until she remembered that she was only in her head at the moment. She sometimes forgot that no one will know about Trill until she introduces her to them since she has been with her for so long.

"Oh, right! You haven't met Trill yet. Trill is my twin sister, we were....well...cursed into the same body so by three, I meant her as well." Lyria laughed, she felt pretty stupid for forgetting something as big as that. Of course he would comment on her counting ability, it was a given.

Speaking of Trill, she really didn't like this guy. She didn't like how he constantly had to insult her sister even when she was trying to befriend his bitchy ass. She wished Lyria had followed her instruction in the first place and gotten a new partner. What made it worse is that Lyria just had to tell him about her. He didn't need to know anything about them. She couldn't get mad at her sister though, she already knew what type of person she was and no matter how hard Trill tried to keep her away from meeting someone new, she would go meet them anyway.

That didn't mean she wasn't going to insult him back though, even if he couldn't hear her. ~This ass needs to cool it when he's talking to you, Lyria, he shouldn't be treating you like a bitch when all you've done is act nicely to him.~ She huffed. ~Fucking asshole needs to realize that you are the best thing that's ever going to appear in his fucked up life.~

Lyria sighed inwardly. ~Well you need to stop being so rude to him. Remember, there's a story behind every person and a reason they're the way they are. We don't know why he's like that and we shouldn't judge him for it. Besides, he let me work on the project with him, so that means he's at least accepting me a little bit, right?~

She put her attention back onto Riley. "So what should we work on first?"

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Lyria actually started laughing at his reaction to her and Trill's situation, though she tried to keep it quiet so as not to disturb the rest of the class and also so Riley wouldn't think she was laughing to make fun of him if he would think that at all.

"I'm sorry for laughing." She apologized, wiping a tear from her eye. "I suppose it is pretty messed up to have two people in one body, isn't it? Although I wouldn't mind if there were two of you, there would just be more Riley to talk to!" She smiled. "Also, I'll make sure Trill does her part of the project, I'll just write down her portion of it when she is finished."

~Like hell I will and I don't take orders from him!~ She protested. Not only was she revealed by Lyria, now she had to do book work? No way! Especially if Riley was the one to tell her to do it.

~Please, Trill? It's just a bit of reading and writing. If you do your part I'll let you take control to write it down physically, then you will be able to talk to him yourself. Only for a moment, though! I know how you are.~ Lyria persuaded. She already regretted entertaining the idea of Trill having free reign with Riley, she could hear the gears turning in Trill's mind with the possible things she would say to him.

~...Fine, but I get the easiest part!~ Trill relented, but only because she would be able to put Riley in his place. ~You'll get whatever part you get, don't complain about it.~

Getting out a sheet of paper, Lyria began to explain her idea. "So I was thinking that we could split the project up into a few categories. You know, things like important people, major events, or things relating to the culture of Manta Carlos. She said, writing said categories on the piece of paper. When she was finished, she turned back to Riley. "What do you think?"

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Lyria noticed Riley's cheeks redden after her laughter the last time, so she tried to hold it back entirely this time but a small smile managed to break through. At the mention of Trill's name, however, Lyria's eyes lit up and a grin grew on her face.

"She does, actually! Well, she can play the flute, anyway. I'm surprised you know what a woodwind is! Not many people I've known have even heard of the word, it's pretty cool that you do." Lyria exclaimed, she was actually kind of impressed at his knowledge about it. "And our mother named her Trill, it had something to do with birds, I think."

Said sister was abnormally quiet now, though Lyria could hear occasional murmurs coming from the mental "room". She was probably planning out what she would say to Riley once she was let out: Mild enough that Lyria wouldn't force her back, but mean enough that her words would get through his thick skull. Although, there was a high probability that she would forget her plan altogether and just go at him without limits. Lyria was expecting the latter.

While Lyria was explaining her idea, she noticed Riley's attention drift a bit, though she could tell it wasn't on purpose. She wasn't offended by it, of course, on the contrary, she was actually really glad she decided to write her categories down on paper. That way, he wouldn't feel embarrassed having to ask her to repeat herself.

She also saw the way his eyes lit up as he focused on the project. It was endearing in a way, it clashed with his usual "piss off" attitude he displayed towards other people. She tried to make sure he wouldn't catch her staring though.

"Then I guess we better get started, huh?" Lyria smiled. She got up and got two history textbooks, realizing that they didn't have anything to research with. Googling wouldn't work, the island was far too hidden to be on the internet, though there might've been a secret school website she didn't know about.

She placed one on the corner of Riley's desk, being careful not to mess with anything else on it, and put the other one on hers, before immediately opening it and getting to work. She reminded Trill that she was also apart of this project and that she should read for information about important figures while Lyria covered culture. As she read, she wrote down any important information on a scrap piece of paper that she intended to revise later, Trill begrudgingly doing the same.

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