Introduction To Mythology

[Ms. Vellequette]

First day back to teaching. This place had seemed like an interesting enough school, not to mention that she had a friend here. Something she had been sorely lacking in her life of exploration around the world. But alas, meeting up with him would have to wait.

Making her way into the classroom, her long blond hair falling past her waist and resting just above the curve of her bottom...Dressed in an appropiate enough white blouse with the first few buttons undone and a black skirt.

Surely in some other school such attire would be frowned upon, given the length of the skirt was no more than just about her mid thigh, but she honestly did not care. She had a body that had made her a ton of money and she would show it off if she so chose. Not like she held any interest what-so-ever in any of her students.

Stepping into the classroom, she drew in a soft breath, the scent of the chalkboard and the natural "school room" smells filling her senses...It had been too long. She was going to enjoy this.

Settling her bag behind her desk she moved to write her name upon the board. Just so there was no confusion she also added the course name. Yes, she had discovered a love of Mythology and now she was going to get to share it with the rest of the world, one student at a time.

Finally taking her seat, she would pull out the roster of kids who had signed up. Eyes scanning over the names slowly as she crossed her legs and began to wait patiently for them to arrive. Which should be any time now she supposed.

1. Kevala Katashi
2. Uriel Seran ( In place of Adam Silver )
3. Cain Aurelius
4. Jayden D'Armond
5. Zen Maddox
6. Elena Marquis ( withdrawn )

( ooc: Posting is not in any specific order, just make sure it is one post per round..Thanks. )

[Zen]

~~~~~Monday 6:00 A.M~~~~~

Zen woke up, feeling the sheets of the bed rub against her bare flesh as she felt the pounding of a headache already beginning...A light groan escaping her as she closed her eyes against the light that had started to shine through the curtains of the room which was not her own.

At first, she stopped dead, not sure what had happened, and then it all came flooding back. The waking up to find Cain at the foot of the bed, after having saved her...The draw to him which she could not explain the passion, the heated words and the giving away of that one thing she had kept innocent about herself.

But instead of having morning after regrets, she had nothing but pure happiness fill her, especially when she shifted a bit upon the bed only to feel his arm wrap more tightly about her, pulling her back into his body so that her back rested against his chest....A smile passing her lips as she savored the moment. Perhaps it had been for the best...Perhaps he had really meant every word like she had hoped he did.

Drawing in a deep breath, it was now or never...the moment of truth...she pulled her body free of his grip, only to have him wake and look at her, the same sleepy, and slightly achy look she held now showing upon his face as he squinted at the light entering the room....

She hated to do this, but she had to leave, school would start soon and she could not afford to be late....Leaning down, she placed a kiss against the cheek that was not bruised on his face..a smile still on her lips as she noted his own now coming up to her in return.

"I need to go home...School today...New class...But..I...I really hope that..we....that me and you......"

She could not finish the words, and she did not have to. He simply shook his head and smiled up at her.

"I will see you at school."

A reassuring kiss placed upon her lips as he leaned upward and then nudged her slightly as if to say get a move on. Which she did...Reluctantly....

Pulling on her clothes she dressed fast enough and then leaned down to kiss him once more, this time upon the lips before whispering her goodbye against his flesh......Making her exit to face the mindless drones that would undoubtedly cause her hell from last night......

~~~~~Monday 8:00 A.M.~~~~~

She had gotten home and managed to get dressed, after fielding a whole lot of questions from Erik as to where she had been and with whom she had spent the night. She lied well enough, not about to get into detail with him over the matter. She was in too much of a hurry to not be late....Of course he noted the light mark on her face where she had been struck and he demanded to know who had hit her. But she blew him off, telling him the matter had been handled and that he need not worry.

Though she knew soon enough he would find out and the guy would wish he had never been born. But none the less, 8 o'clock rolled around and she found herself at the entrance of the school...Dressed in a black t-shirt that stopped just above her mid section and a pair of jeans....Her hair now fresh and clean falling down about her small form as she entered the building and made her way down the hall. She had Mythology today and she so did not want to miss that class. It was supposed to be amazing.

But sure enough, a group of guys stopped her...not big guys to say the least, but at least 4 of them, all accompanied by their cheerleader girlfriends.....

"So I heard that you went home with Billy last night."
"I knew you were a slut."
"How about you give me a go next time?"

The last comment coming from one guy who did not have a girl at his side, all of them now laughing as he reached out and grabbed her arm, the one attached to the shoulder that was injured and making her wince in pain...

Though there was a big difference between the Zen from the night before and the Zen they now had before them...She was sober and pissed off.....They were fucking with her awesome mood and now he was hurting her....

Instantly she slammed her fist into his nose, then turned to the others as he released her and held his hands up to stop the flow of blood she had brought forth...

"Get the fuck away from me you conformist bitches. You are nothing but a bunch of High School Musical rejects who have nothing better to do with your time than try and pick on somebody that you think is weaker than you.

So you know what? FUCK YOU! I did not go home with Billy boy, he tried to rape me...and I am guessing by the way you bitches walk he has done you all...so you know what I mean..Now get the fuck out of my way or end up like him."

A low growl escaping her as she noted one of the girls coming toward her, her hand shooting out and grabbing the blond by her hair and pulling her head toward her own, whispering softly to her as she spoke.

"Bitch...I am from Brooklyn..I will fuck you up and make sure you are no longer part of the popular crowd...Now back...the fuck...off....."

She then released the girl throwing her into her boyfriend and watched as they all turned and started to walk away...Growling softly she turned to grab her bag, slamming into somebody who had been standing directly behind her......

As those almond eyes shot up, she noted it was Cain and instantly her eyes shot to the floor. He did not know about how she acted toward the world...but...how long had he been there......? What did he hear?

What would he think of her now?

Fear seemed to come from nowhere as she looked up to him......Just then he started to speak, a brow risen in question no doubt to her behavior...

"What just happ....."

The bell sounded and thank god it did, cutting him off long enough for her to cut in by grabbing his hand as her other grabbed her bag.....

"Come on. Walk me to class. I don't want to be late. I will explain later...I promise..."

She did not wait for a reply..too worried of what he might say and instead tugged him along with her toward the class. As she entered, she spotted the teacher seated there. God she was pretty. It was enough to make Zen feel insecure and her grip on Cain's hand to tighten. She acted tough..did not mean she always was such.....

Giving a nod in the woman's direction she turned and headed to the back of the class, hoping that he would continue with her....

Only then did she take a seat, releasing his hand as she cast a worried yet somewhat affectionate glance upward toward him...Waiting on him not to take a seat somewhere within the class.

[Cain]

Once more, Cain was in a subconscious state of slumber that morning, his body seemingly awake but his mind asleep as his arms tightened their grip around her after her first attempt to get off him. Of course, he was still asleep then, but the second and more determined did serve to wake him up, the Junior flickering his eyes open as he adjusted to the new lighting. And he felt oddly cold and bare too. Yup, at that moment, he was still unsure of what was going on. Then, he caught sight of her naked body, upright by his side and for a moment, he blushed.

And then, he remembered it all. The rave party, the football player, the bruise - Ouch, by the way -, Zen and their passionate experience. He passed her a smile, the exhausted the Junior staying upon the bed, moving not at all when she pecked his cheek. In fact, he was kinda worried about her. They had gotten drunk, after all, and she had been drugged. The hangover was bound to come soon.

"I need to go home...School today...New class...But..I...I really hope that..we....that me and you......"

Cain smiled. She was so adorable when she stuttered like that. As she said that, Cain sat himself up, giving her a shake of his head and a soft smile of his as he replied.

"I will see you at school."

Yeah, he had to go to school too. Of course, he had figured her to be from #774 too, the school being the only one that had known about the rave party. Though, he never got to know what grade she was, but he guessed he would find out about those later, once they met up in school. And he nudged her away, knowing that they would both be late. As she put on her clothes, Cain placed his jacket over her shoulder, knowing it would be a whole lot more modest than the ripped shirt that she wore. They gave each other one last kiss, before Cain watched her leave the room and his apartment.

And he sat upon his bed, a sheepish smile on his face.

Oh, right! School! Cain quickly looked at the blankets that covered his lower body. It was soaked in sweat and other substances that would best be kept censored. You have discovery channel and internet. You find out. Cain was going to have quite a hard time getting his bed cleaned up. A soft chuckle escaped his lips as he got off the bed, feeling quite weird being naked, despite being in his own room. Well, let's not waste any more time, eh?

A few moments later, Cain was once more dressed, wearing a black plain shirt and a white buttoned up shirt after that, the sleeves folded just above his elbows and the base of the shirt tucked out of his dark blue Levi's jeans. He carried his EastPak backpack over both shoulders, his sneakers making soft tapping sounds against the asphalt ground as he paced towards the school, his right hand scratching the back of his head as he thought about Zen. Truly, he never thought he'd fall so deeply towards a stranger.

Soon enough, he had reached the school and entering the hallways, he found himself greeted by a familiar scene of conflict. Cain sighed and was about to ignore it when he noticed something familiar among the midst of chaos. Or someone. He stopped in his tracks, his eyes turning back towards the event. That brown hair... Zen? And she was seemingly facing off against a group of teenagers, people Cain recognised to be from the football team. Ah, yes, he almost completely forgot about them. After what Cain did, they would definitely be out for revenge. Cain clenched his right fist, getting ready to step up and defend her, when she suddenly lashed out at them.

The Junior slowed his pace to a stop, standing right behind Zen then as he watched her unleash a frenzy of words and curses upon them. Wow, what? Was this really Zen? Was this really the sweet and innocent girl that Cain had spent his night with? Yes, he had heard it all, and to say the least, he was surprised out of his wits. And soon enough, she turned back, bumping into him, his emerald eyes looking into her almond hues. There was no mistake here. She was indeed Zen, but...

"What just happ....."

He was cut off then by the ring of the bell, his head snapping upwards for a moment, before returning to her. Before he could repeat his question, though, she grabbed his hand and pulled him away, promising him that she would explain later.

"Uhm, ok."

And then, as they walked towards class, Cain found himself going towards his prior destination. The Mythology classroom. He stopped before entering, looking at her.

"You're taking the same class?"
"You're taking Mythology too? That's great. Now, let's go before we get scolded for being late."

And the couple entered the classroom, Cain glanced over to the teacher. Wow. She was ho- Zen squeezed his hand, as if reading his mind as he turned back to her. He followed her then to the back of the classroom, relieved that they were, at least, not the latest to arrive. As she sat down, Cain then took the seat beside her, releasing her hand as she did his. And he returned to look towards her, though his was more... Confused.

"Before the teacher starts the class, maybe you can try explaining now, Zen?"

[Ceraphine Davis]

K[/size]ev was going to enjoy this class, she was sure of it. She had always had a thing for Mythology and this sounded like a pretty interesting topic. So glad that this school offered something of a little more mettle tham just the basic courses.

Entering the room, dressed in just a pair of jeans and a white tank top, she looked about, noting the two in the back and offering Cain a friendly wave and light smile.

The girl she did not know, but she got an instant feeling of "get the fuck back" from her and would take a seat at just to the side of them. Yet she said nothing. It seemed the two were engaged in something which was personal, both of them giving off that feeling as she sat there, digging out her pen and paper from her bag.

Those eyes falling over the teacher now as she noted the womans appearance.

Well, now to wait on everyone else....She just wondered who would be arriving....Not that it really mattered. Mischa was home, in bed..or at least Kev prayed that is where she was....given her current state.....Which reminded her!

She pulled out her cell and set it to vibrate, sticking it in her pocket as to be able to feel it should it ring. Just in case Mischa needed anything......Now, she just leaned back in her chair and yawned softly. Trying not to pay much mind to the two beside her....

[jayden]

Jayden walked the halls, his hand on the strap of his messanger bag, his other hand stuffed into the pocket of the skinny black jeans he wore, his dark hair washed over his face, though his brilliant gold and silver eyes shone out from underneath the black mass of straight hair. Kids where fighting, kids where making up, calling each other names, making out, and someone was probably fucking in the bathroom he was walking next to. he hated high school, the moral degredation, the incredible lack of courtesy... including the lack of subtlety and... oh right STUPID KIDS FUCKING IN THE BATHROOM!

Jayden turned and kicked the bathroom door open, of course it was empty save the couple moaning in the stall. of course Jayden didn't want to see anything, but he also didn't like what was going on.

"Keep it to yourselves, its appreciated" he said slickly with a little bitter tone to his voice. suddenly the noises stopped. "Yeah, you guys" Jayden said just to make sure they had the right idea before leaving the bathroom. stupid kids, no one could keep it in their pants, could they?

Jayden turned around, of course he had only stopped them momentarily and he knew it, the second he began walking he heard them start up again. this was ridiculous.

this is why he usually brought dio with him, but today Dio was at home, the poor little kitten was sick, and perhaps thats why Jayden's mood was so much more incredibly sour than usual.

He walked into the classroom. OH FUCKING GREAT

Adults wondered why their kids are sluts, but they do nothing to stop it, in fact they encourage it with their whore-ish outfits, how where teachers supposed to gain respect dressing like that? Jayden turned and looked for a seat when his eyes laid upon cain, and a lady friend of his. he nodded to cain and took a seat, feeling bad that they where holding hands... another high school relationship that will last 8 months at best... he thought to himself bitterly... and she seems so happy too. he glanced back. they let go of each others hands... at least they had the decency to respect being in a classroom.

Jayden only then realized he was sitting right next to kevala. he stopped the urge to slam his head into his desk. not that he didn't like kevala, he did...

but after all that yelling at other kids for their public displays of affection or scolding them for taking a high school relationship seriously, he'd hate to prove himself a hypocrite with his own lust...

luckily she was still probably lesbian... right?

or rather, lucky her sister wasn't here...

he simply raised a hand and waved before sighing and bringing his drawing pad out, he began to scetch a cat's eye, anyone who watched would see it turn into a portrait of dioscuri as time went by.

effortless, but careful strokes. and now we wait

[Uriel]

Every prominent character needed a front didn't they? For Uriel that was in being a student. Sure he was probably superior than everyone in the room, or so was his impression due to a royal upbringing but here he was just Uri, born and raised in the US. He couldn't let his prey run away, no not just yet. A curious smirk on his face as he sat crossed legged in the back of the tinted limo. A hand settled over his eye. It was burning, he'd been using the eye of Ra too much, side effects were to take effect he'd need to learn an alternate way of getting information out of people. A small growl raising in his throat, he despised these riff-raff. His cousin dealt with them he didn't think he should blemish his perfect features to deal with them as well. Perhaps in the name of Aubrey? Neigh it was in his own name for he was Uriel Seran, the lightbringer.

Suited in a dark vest and slacks young Uriel breached the door way still concealing his left eye both with hair and behind a hand before settling it down to his side taking a look upon the class. He recognized one. Very familiar in fact. As for another his facial features resembled that of the man in the picture. Letting himself let the disgust in his face settle Uriel strode towards the back settling in nicely before looking at the photo of his cousin and entourage.

Yes his features were undeniably similar. This was his next target.

[Ms. Vellequette]

Those eyes lifted to see the first set of students arrive, noting the way the girl tightened her grip on the young man's hand and pulled him along after her. Then came another girl, quite pretty, offering a wave in the direction of the two and then taking her seat...Finally, two very strange young men entered. Both seemingly very dark in nature.

Must be this new age crap that was going on. Oh well, she really did not care so long as they got the lesson done and did not give her too much trouble.

Pushing herself back from the desk, she rose to stand, the roster still in her hand as she moved to the front of her desk and leaned back...The boy who had first arrived with the girl turned and started to talk......Vanessa's brow raising slightly as she cleared her throat in a very authoritative manner....

"Attention up here. Thank you."

She then reached crossed her arms over her chest, eyes picking out the features of each student as she prepared to pose her first series of questions.

"Okay class, what comes to mind when you think of mythology? And once you have thought that through, I want each of you to give me one god or goddess from a different deity.

She would then wait, expecting a reply from each of them....Interested to see just how open their minds were to the topic at hand.

[Zen]

Those eyes shifted to Cain as he spoke, her gaze dropping instantly as she shook her head....About to say something when another girl entered the room. This one quite beautiful, smaller than Zen by a couple inches, but still much more attractive...at least in her mind.....Her insecurity seemed to increase, though she did a good job of keeping it bottled up, until of course the girl waved at Cain.....Her brow lifting slightly and glancing toward him just as he offered up his own have in return....

Okay so now she was really insecure..her foot shooting out from under her desk to tap him in the shin....gaining his attention as the girl moved to take her seat......Yeah, so she was not entirely sure why she did that, but it was just a gut reaction....and she would have to look more into that later...But for now, the rest of the class seemed to filter in....then, the teacher, as pretty a woman as she had ever seen, began to move....Her attention quickly shifting to Cain and Zen as she cleared her throat....Yes, she was demanding their attention and as asked of, and a bit reluctantly, Cain turned to face the woman who now began speaking.....

Zen turned her focus on the subject as well, not wishing to think about what would have to be discussed when that bell rang again.....

Mythology......What did it mean to her? Well..she supposed when she thought of Mythology she thought of the Celtic gods and goddesses that were a part of her heritage.....and the Greek gods and goddesses that made up the other half of who she was....Then they were asked to give a name of a deity...One from each different culture...That was easy enough......

"Arawn. From the Celtic Deity. God of the underground kingdom of the dead. Revenge, terror and war."

She shrugged, that tough exterior once more setting itself in place as she leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms over her chest. A spiteful glance cast toward that black haired girl who had waved at Cain when she entered.......Then her eyes returning to the front of the classroom....

Stay focused...That was the main goal......Just...had to stay focused.....

[jayden]

Jayden sat calmly, the teacher at least had a professional demeanor to offset her taste in clothing. Jayden appreciated that, but continued to face the front as she walked pass him, it would be hard to respect her, even if he tried. Jayden smirked softly as she began her lesson, a nice begining, and an appropriate thought. he consdired it, mythology. he thought mostly of mythological creatures, pegasus, dragons, unicorns, centaurs, and other beasts that filled the books of fiction that lined his walls. and then the next question, though he thought she meant religion or belief instead of the word deity, and the girl behind him confirmed that for him as she mentioned the celtic god. Jayden grit his teeth, he better think of something before everyone else took the good one. quite randomly a very fitting deity popped itself into his mind, his mouth opened

"Loki, The god of tricks, from the norse religion" Jayden said quite promptly, making sure he got it before anyone else could.

[Ceraphine Davis]

Kevala took her seat, noting the manner in which the girl's foot shot out and hit Cain in the shin....Hmm...Curious, but she did not have time to really think on the matter as the teacher stood and made her demand for attention.

Of course Kev turned to face her, noting the manner in which she dressed and shrugging softly. Honestly she did not care either way, she had better waiting for her at home.

"Gaia. A Primordial Goddess of Greek mythology. Overseer of Earth, or...Mother Nature..."

She then leaned back in her seat, she could already tell that she was going to enjoy this class.....though the others around her gave off so much emotions that she was not comfortable with, she simply ignored it however. Too interested in what was to come next.

[Cain]

As Cain asked the question, Kevala walked into the classroom, the movement catching Cain's attention as he turned his head to look towards her. Kevala passed him a smile and a wave, which Cain returned in kind. However, just as he did, he felt a sharp sting on his shin. A soft hiss escaped his lips as he looked down, his hands rubbing his chin as he saw the retreating foot. He turned to Zen. What was that abo-... Oh... Cain let out a soft sigh.

A taller male came in after that, one that Cain recognised to be Jayden from his old class. He passed Cain a nod, and Cain returned it, knowing that there was no reason for Zen to be kicking him then, for if she did, then it would be awkward for him. And after him came the next one, this one looking a whole lot darker than Jayden was. Cain looked towards him, an eyebrow raised in question. Uhm... Emo? Maybe. His attire said otherwise anyway.

Cain was about to return his attention to Zen then, when the teacher stood up, carrying the rosters as she looked towards him.

"Attention up here. Thank you."

Cain sighed, before turning to Zen, passing her a quick whisper, knowing that class had started.

"I'll talk to you after class."

"Okay class, what comes to mind when you think of mythology? And once you have thought that through, I want each of you to give me one god or goddess from a different deity."

And one by one, the students gave their answers. Cain had one god in mind. Kratos, the Greek God of War. Would anyone be surprised that that was the first God that came to Cain's mind, being the fight-lover that he was? Plus, he had played that game too, so he would know. Though, before he could answer the teacher, someone else had claimed the Greek Dieties with Gaia, Cain turning to Kevala with a succumbing smirk. Well, time to think of another God.

"... Mars, from the Roman Deity. God of War."

Mythology, huh? What was there to think about it? There were plenty of myths and deities in the world, and every one of them had interesting stories revolving around the gods. Every one had a story to tell, a lesson to learn and a virtue to teach.

[Uriel]

Finding his seat in the back Uri remained relatively low profile of course he could recognize the few in this class ones he'd seen earlier here and there getting names however wasn't in his to-do list. Names felt so unimportant however there was something else he found of great interest. Demands, yes there were demands to their schedules, demands to their needs. Always the thought driven character Uriel looked for what was now their greatest weaknesses and greatest strengths.

Pondering it over quickly his eyes darted cleverly to and fro till he captured the jutting movement from a gal's leg under the desk. Ahh the adorable couple, certainly that alone would come in handy but thus further not a pressing secret anyone would have missed. Rolling his eyes he shot towards the dark haired gal, the one who'd caused enough trouble in a night prior. Yes she could be used to any occasion it'd seemed, always sticking her nose where it didn't belong and like a rat in a maze Uriel would trap her. As for the "Emo" kid who'd entered shortly before him, reading all too much out of his answer Loki. Yes perhaps this boy thought himself the trickster maybe a bit of one who'd pride himself based on clever tricks.

but tricks are for kids....

"Ra, The Sun God, Of all things the Greatest Egyptian Deity..."

Uriel mused quietly to himself in the back stroking his own ego perhaps.

[Ms. Vellequette]

Vanessa took note of how each of them seemed to come up with a reply. It was interesting, the way that some seemed to act as though it was a race, trying to get the best and easiest ones before the rest of the class got them. Yet there were some who rather impressed her with their knowledge of deities outside the Greek pantheon.

Now, time to change things up a bit.

Stepping forward she looked down at the names on her list, she had asked some of the other teachers about these kids, and had gotten a general idea of who was who, so now was time to test her theory.

"Very good. You all seem to have a grasp on the general idea of Mythology and that it is not bound by one specific country or pantheon. Now, let us try something different."

She then lifted her eyes upward toward the class with a serious expression upon her face....

"Now, we will be divided into groups and yes, one group will be outnumbered, but then that just gives you more chances to prove you are better than the other.

The first group shall be Cain, Kevala and Jayden. The second shall be Zenevieva and Uriel. I figured since you two seemed so very well versed in your replies and seemed to be so sure of yourselves, that you might not mind working as a pair."

She waited letting them move to where they needed to be. Noting the hesitation and ugly looks she got from them and just rolling it off with a shrug of her shoulders. She then turned and headed back to her desk, dropping the roster down onto the top and picking up a note pad.

Group 1, which would be the three of you, I wish to know Phoenician pantheon. This comes in three parts. I wish to know their central belief, a single goddess or god from each of you along with what they represented and what symbols are used to represent them..and finally, which major pantheon they are linked to.

Group two, Zenevieva and Uriel, you will be covering the Etruscan pantheon and will be required to fulfill the same requirements as stated for Group 1. Central belief, one god or goddess from each of you, representation, symbols used to identify and what other culture they are linked to.

You will have 30 minutes to use the resources provided to you at the back of the room to come up find these answers and write them down. After the time has ended, I will ask you questions concerning your pantheon.

Now, lets begin."

She then moved, her hand extending and motioning to the back of the room. Just to show the rows of text books she had on the matter. But no, no computer. She wanted them to actually have to work for their information instead of googling it like she had witnessed in some of her other courses.

Sure, it was a bit of a tough assignment, and also a bit of a test...but it was just to gain a scope of how much these kids were willing to learn and how they could handle working together. She was not sure, but she had a feeling she would be seeing some of them again in class later throughout the year and their social skills were very important.

Returning to her desk, she took a seat, her back leaning into the chair as she watched the two who she had already pegged as the trouble makers..The girl with the fuck off attitude and the boy who looked like he wished nothing but suffering upon anyone he gazed upon...both intelligent, as shown in their eyes, but something slightly off...The rest seemed decent enough, for a place like this anyway.

But now was a real test of mettle....Just how would her small class handle such an assignment. She was anxious to know..

[Zen]

To say that Zen was unhappy with the choice of groups would have been an understatement. First off, Cain was now in a group with that insanely hot Kevala chick, or at least that is what the teacher had called her.....And she was stuck with the very dark and somewhat intimidating guy who just had a look about him that said "stay the fuck away".

Growling softly to herself, she cast a look to that blasted teacher and then another one to Cain...She had no clue what this thing with them was, but yeah...something about another girl just...yeah really got her irritated....

Either way she made her way to take a seat near Uriel, her almond eyes looking into his as she leaned back in her seat and crossed her arms over her chest...Apparently the teacher was seeing if they could play nice together....

"Hi. Zen...and you must be Uriel....so yeah..How do you wanna do this thing? Cause the sooner we get it done the sooner we can get the hell away from each other."

She was already in a bad mood today, and had a lot of shit on her mind, and she just knew from the look of this guy that he was going to be an asshole.

Every now and then casting a glance over her shoulder at the other group, keeping an eye on the black haired chick...Though still trying not to seem too obvious in what she was doing.

[jayden]

Jayden calmly got up and moved to sit with the others. lets see... that girl who probably slept with his brother... oh and the boy he had fought who won school captain. a delightful young man, if only a little... controlled? by that girl, who was a curious character indeed. Jayden did not know at the time he would meet her later as zen, and that she would be a delightfully knowledgable person on poetry and the like.

right, anyway.

Jayden decided to simply to get the tast assigned to him done. he stood up and walked to the textbooks. phoenician. he wished he could even remember what that was... ah well... textbooks textbooks textbooks.

he looked through a few volumes and figured he may of found the right one. phoenicians, like many other religions where based on the processes of nature... Carthage... cool, interesting. Jayden actually enjoyed learning new information, it was ever so enjoyable.

now carthage... that was greek, which meant they where probably linked to the greek pantheon, and the fact that adonis was in his text confirmed that little bit of information for him. the three gods where based on where the religion was being practiced...

"We're connected to the greek pantheon, and there are several gods to choose from, you guys can pick first" Jayden said, flipping the book to his other classmates.