The new class

This was a new semester and Sorcha was excited about her new Advanced Cellular Biology class. She had heard some good and bad things about the teacher, Mr. Kagerouryu. She saw him around the school of course, and what she saw was that he wasn't really bad looking for an old guy. But, to her the best part was that the students she knew who had taken his classes said that he gave interesting lectures and that you didn't feel like you needed to take a nap while he was talking.

She walked into the classroom and grabbed a desk in the back of the room. She thought her new, kind of friend, Naka had this class too. She was hoping to catch him as he walked in, so she threw her book bag on the seat next to her to save it for him, just in case.

Sorcha quickly looked at her desk when Naka kissed her. She couldn't believe that he did that, and in front of everybody in the room too! She slowly lifted her eyes to peek at him and saw that he was looking towards the front of the room. She enjoyed spending time with him and helping him with his English, it was the best part of her day. She liked hearing the compelling sound of his voice as he read from books that he had brought with him.

That train of thought brought her back full circle and aware that she was sitting in her Cell Bio class with a professor that reportedly had the same type of voice. She listened as he introduced himself and related the expectations of each student for the semester. She was hoping that if she did well enough in this class, she would be eligible for the study program abroad during the summer. She sooo did not want to go back and spend time with her father. It was getting harder and harder to be in the same room with him without being disrespectful and saying things that were better left unsaid.

She glanced over at Naka and noticed him listening intently, he seemed so focused on what was being said. She mentally sighed and figured she ought to do the same. Especially when the first words she heard were,"...any questions so far?"
Wow, she wasn't going to get too far in here if she could not even pay attention the very first day. She nudged Naka with her foot and whispered out of the side of her mouth,"What did he just say?"

Sorcha took the notes and was frustrated that once again, she didn't make herself understood. She had the notes already in her folder, she wouldn't tell Naka that because he was nice enough to give her a copy. She heard bits and pieces of what the professor had said and she heard phrases like "last years cell bio class..." and "when done with this you will...". What she had, and what Naka had handed to her were all about the class syllabus, not the information that the teacher was now saying.
Inwardly sighing she threw a smile at Naka, nodded and acted like all was right with the world. This is why she didn't talk to people, she always seemed to be misunderstood, because she could not seem to grasp how to talk so that people knew what she was saying. She seemed to spend so much time explaining herself that it became quite awkard to socialize.
She once again looked forward, bound and determined to pay attention and quit thinking so much about things other than what she wanted to know .

Sorcha furiously scribbled down all of the information that the professor had given them in her own personal "shorthand". Maybe she would share it with Naka someday, nobody knew it but her, might be cool to have someone else understand her notes and musings. She stood up, stuffed all of the papers into her bag and slung it over her shoulder.

The rest of the students were scurrying towards the door like prisoners at the cell door so she stood back to let them pass. Mass humanity scared the dickens out of her and she avoided it at all costs. It quite often made her have to hurry to get to her classes on time. In her mind, it was a small price to pay to be able to walk along the hall without bodies crushing her or constant chatter filling her ears.

"So, have you had Dr. Kage before?, I have heard a lot about him , some good, some bad. I am kind of excited to have him though, the best thing I heard was his lectures are awesome.".

She waited for Naka to answer when she heard from behind her, "Ms. Corliss, a minute of your time please.". She froze in her tracks and instantly tried to replay the entire class in her head, she didnt think she did anything wrong the first day. She was sure she had a look of trepidation on her face when she looked at Naka and slowly turned around to walk back to the front of the class.

Sorcha noticed that Naka stood there waiting for her, it made her feel better knowing that he was waiting for her. She walked up to the professor and talked to him briefly before exhaling quickly. It had been a lot less painful than she though. She turned around and smiled at Naka and walking towards him started telling him what was going on.

"Thanks for staying, he just wanted to tell me that he knew I wanted the summer scholarship and let me know what the qualifications were. I pretty much have to be his best student to be put up for it. This class is going to be so hard, I just know it.: She blew her bangs out of her eyes and focused on walking down the hall when she remembered she didn't hear everything Dr. Kage had said.

"Do you think that maybe later, after last period, we could get together and you can tell me what I missed back there?"

She was hoping for some more time with Naka, it seemed like she enjoyed her time with him a little too much for she realized that she was making up excuses to be with him. He was doing great on his English and she was worried that soon she wouldn't have that time with him either. She mentally slapped her forehead when she just had an epiphany of sorts, she had a crush! Oh my goddess, her first crush! Who did she talk to? Was there books on it?, that is how she always got information before. She would head there first chance she got, she needed to know more about this whole boy thing before she really screwed it up.