The Academy For Mythical Creatures discussion

Ikromjon walked into Russian class and sat at the far end, where the teacher could not see him. He wanted to skip the class but apparently the teachers were keeping a close eye on him, forcing him to appear in all his classes.

Rachel was at her desk in the front of the class. She set her notebook and textbooks on her desk, neatly organizing it so she could find what she needed easier.

Layla walked into class, feeling a little tired from staying up late study for a test her and her sister had for Russian class today. She saw an empty desk next to Rachel and smiled, sitting next to her. "Hi Rachel!" she said cheerfully.

Ikrom turned his head around looking at the siblings. The one that just came in seem cheerful. the one named Rachel was neat and she was in the front of the class. Jon stayed in the back to study the girls.

Rachel smiled at her sister. "Hi, Layla! I was wondering if you would like to go to the cafe after class? We haven't been able to spend time together in awhile" she said.

"I would love to!" Layla said. She looked over at Ikrom. "Do you know who that is?" she whispered, not wanting him to hear her.

The cafe. Ikrom thought. The last time he has heard that name was back a few weeks ago when Luke another bad kid had bullied a girl. Seems like the sisters were going to the cafe after class.

"Great!" Rachel said. She leaned in closer to whisper. "That's Ikromjon Shodimurotov. I've seen him around a couple times. He kind of has a reputation at the school." She didn't go into further details.

Layla turned away to face Rachel again. "Sounds good!" she said happily. She had a look of confusion when her sister explained. "Oh. What do you mean by reputation?" She was still new to the school, so she wasn't surprised that she hadn't seen or knew many of the students.

"By reputation she means good reputation." Ikrom growled silently to himself. Turning, away he placed his foot up on the desk, staring out the window.

"You know, the typical "bad boy"; skipping class, rebelling, that kind of stuff. Although I only heard that, I haven't really talked to him, so I don't know if it's true or not" Rachel said in a low voice.

"Oh, well he doesn't sound too bad" Layla said quietly. "Should we practice more before the test?" Layla wasn't super familiar with Russian, so she found it difficult. She was glad Rachel was in the class, though, so she could help her.

“Who said I skip classes? I’m here now am I?” Jon asked, from the back sounding very annoyed. He didn’t like it when people talked bad shit about him.

"Sure! I'll help you if you need it!" Rachel looked over at Ikrom, surprised that he spoke up. "I didn't say you skipped classes. I'm talking about the rumors I heard about you. And to be clear, I don't believe them" she said in a calm and stern voice.

"Okay!" Layla was about to start when Ikrom spoke. She listened to Rachel, nodding her head in agreement at her words. "I don't believe them, either. It's not nice to spread rumors about someone, especially if they're not true or you don't know them" she said.

"Well you should stay on the 'I don't believe them' side. Better for you anyways." He moved up to the front of the class a few feet away form the girls. "No one knows me as well as I do"

Rachel rolled her eyes. She wasn't exactly sure if Ikrom's words were a threat, but she didn't really care. "Well, as long as we're on the same page, we're good, right? I'm Rachel, by the way" she said.

Layla nodded. "I'm Layla. Rachel is my sister. I'm still kind of new around here" she said. She wanted to start a conversation and be friendly. She didn't want any enemies, and she wanted to make a good impression on everyone she met

((Ikrom is suppose to bully Layla and rachel or just Layla?))

"I don't remember asking for names" Jon snapped, facing them. "I don't care who you are or if you are new here or if your siblings. Although you look adopted. Just keep in mind one thing: Keep you distance from me"

((Either way is fine with me!))

"Well aren't you just a ray of sunshine? No need to get all upset. We were just introducing ourselves. And by the way, we are not adopted" Rachel said.

Layla looked down at her hands, fidgeting with her fingers. She didn't expect that response from Ikrom. She didn't let that stop her from trying to be friends with him, though. "Yeah. We were just trying to be nice. We can be friends, right?" she lifted her head back up, giving a smile.

"Do I need friends? I've got plenty of friends." Ikrom didn't seem to hear Rachel or he was ignoring her "You girls are quite annoying by the way." He moved to the back of the desk again keeping an eye on Rachel and Layla

Rachel glared at Ikrom. "Whatever" she said. She grabbed a pencil, ready to study and take a few notes before the test. She turned to face Layla. "Should we start?"

"Yep!" Layla opened up her textbook, ready to practice. She looked at her sister, looking clearly annoyed by Ikrom's comments. "Don't worry about him, Rae. Let's just study" she said in a quiet voice.

"Studying is for dumb, stupid kids. Which tells me your stupid also if you study." Ikrom called form the back. He wanted to leave the class as soon as possible but there isn't a sign of the teacher.

Rachel clenched her fists, irritated by Ikrom's insults, but she kept calm. She wasn't mad that he was insulting her. She was mad that he was insulting her sister, too. "You know, there are some things that should not be said and kept to yourself. So I suggest you keep your comments to yourself" she said.

Layla ignored Ikrom's words, studying and reading to herself. She didn't want to say anything that could make it worse for all of them. She was calm about it, and it was rare for her to show anger.

"I didn't say Rachel and Layla did i? So it wasn't to you or to anyone but for me to know. I like thinking out loud so why can't I? No rules against that" Ikrom countered back, this girl does like to stick her nose into his business and this was the first time he had gotten a conversation so far with a person that is NOT his friend.

Rachel was surprised by Ikrom's response. "Oh... well, I'm sorry for thinking you were calling us stupid. I just figured you were since we're the only people in this room now. Again, sorry for the misunderstanding" she said. She opened her notebook and textbook, studying for the test.

Layla smiled to herself, glad that misunderstanding was cleared up. Still, she didn't think it was nice to call people stupid because they studied. She was surprised with herself. She always had something to say, but she remained silent. She wasn't sure what to say, though, so she supposed that was why.

Jon stared at Layla “If you want to say something say it.” He was sure that Layla wanted to talk. He didn’t like Rachel since the girl talked a lot and stood up for the siblings. “It’s a free academy, do what you like”

Layla blinked, not sure how to react. This was the first time throughout their entire conversation that Ikrom actually wanted her to say something. She looked away from her books, clearing her throat nervously, preparing to speak. "Well... look, I think we got off on the wrong foot. We don't have to be friends, but maybe acquaintances? As long as we're on the same page, there's no harm, right?" she said.

Rachel nodded at Layla's words, walking up to Ikrom. "Layla's right. We leave you alone, you leave us alone. Deal?' she said, extending her hand out for him to shake.

"All out?" He stared at Rachel's hand waiting for his but instead he slapped Rachel's hand away. Walking over to Layla he smiled and raised her face to face his "Acquaintances? That's what you want?"

Rachel was caught off guard by Ikrom slapping her hand away. "A simple answer would have sufficed" she said, holding her hand. She looked over and saw Ikrom lifting Layla's head up so they were facing each other. "What are you doing?"

Well this was... unexpected. Layla didn't think he would respond like this. What was he doing? Why? These questions were in her head, until she finally responded. "Uh... not unless you want to" she said, not sure of what else she should say.

“I don’t go with simple answers” He turns his head towards Rachel “I prefer you be like your sister here, quiet and shy. How come you're so loud?” Jon turn back to Layla “We could consider being… students. I don’t like the word acquaintances”

Rachel gave a small chuckle. "I'm being loud? It's funny, because I'm usually the quiet one, and Layla is the more outgoing one. But, if you insist, I'll stop talking" she said. She sat back down at her desk, reading and studying quietly to herself.

"Okay. We can be students that don't really know each other well. If that's what you want" Layla said. Rachel made a good point. It seemed like she was the more outspoken one when she defended her, and Layla was the shy one who wouldn't say much.

"Loud? You don't seem loud or are you?" He bend down at Layla's face closer. Ikrom smiled at her. "Your looking nice today, maybe instead of studying with your sister you could talk with me?"

((Little boy wants Layla?))

Rachel rolled her eyes. Is he trying to flirt with my sister? This has been a weird day today she thought to herself. She wanted to say something, but she decided against it, with Ikrom already being annoyed with her constant talking.

"I guess I can be loud when I want to be" Layla said. She blinked at Ikrom's compliment. "Uh... thanks? You know, I would love to talk, but I really should study more. I want to do well on this test." She turned away from Ikrom, reading her book. Why is he being nice to me? I thought he didn't like us. The situation was more awkward than it already was, and she didn't know what to think of it.

((I don't know? Does he? Lol))

((XD))
“Oh so you don’t want to keep me entertained? Would you like to keep my mouth shut or annoy you with your studies? Of course I can do both at once.” Ikrom didn’t like Layla’s answer and grinned at her. “Your call, Hon” He moved back a bit but was still close enough to pin Layla down.

Hon? This was getting weirder by the minute. Layla sighed. She knew no matter what she said to Ikrom that he would interrupt her studying. She closed her books, giving him a smile. "Okay, fine. I guess I've studied enough anyways. So, what do you want to talk about?" she said.

Rachel continued to study silently. She couldn't help but feel bad for Layla. Ikrom kept bothering her, so she probably felt like she didn't have much of a choice. I just hope he doesn't interrupt me.

"How about you can get your sister in here? She seems... to nerdy." He suggest doing the opposite of what Rachel had thought. "You study enough." Ikrom sat down on the table

Layla looked over at Rachel, feeling bad that she would interrupt her studying. But she didn't what know what else she should do. "Hey Rae, would you mind coming over here?" she said.

Rachel gave Layla a smile, closing her books and walking over to Ikrom and her sister. While she was annoyed that Ikrom wanted Layla to disrupt her, she thought she studied enough. "Okay. What do you want Ikrom?" she asked.

"Whats up with the attitued? And who the f*ck is Ikromp? I'm sure it's Ikrom, Rachelp" Ikrom seemed annoyed by her. "I asked your sister to be nice and you should learn from Layla"

"Okay, calm down. It was an accident, I didn't mean to say that. I know your name is Ikrom" Rachel. She rolled her eyes when he mocked her with her mistake.

Layla felt like she had to defend Rachel. "She is nice. She made a small mistake, that's all" she said.

((Sorry! I'm typing on my phone, and it's really sensitve sometimes. I fixed it, though. It's so annoying sometimes!))

((Same it’s all good. It’s quite funny though!))

“Little mistakes are like: wring the wrong number, writing the wrong letter, accidentally spilling something. But a name is easy to understand and remember. Sometimes you should try harder, Rachel” when he said her name he looked at Rachel with cold eyes. “Learn from your sister.”

((It is kind of funny! I like how we just went along with it XD))

Rachel was beginning to feel guilty. "I'm sorry Ikrom. I guess I'm just a little tired. Sometimes you don't think clearly when you're tired. It just happens sometimes" she said.

Be like your sister. Learn from your sister. Why did he keep telling Rachel that? Layla thought. Clearly he didn't like Rachel, but for some reason he liked her more. "I make mistakes like that sometimes. No one is perfect" she said. She tried her best to defend her sister, but she wasn't sure if it was working or not.

((Thats all I do. Some times people doesn't like being pointed out. So I went with it))

Jon smiled "I'm sure you do but I don't see that in you." He tapped his foot. "Talk"

Despite her aplogy, Ikrom didn't acknowledge Rachel. She looked down at the ground, fidgeting with her hands. Did I mess up that bad? All I did was accidentally add a letter to his name. If he didn't like her before, he definitely hated her now.

Layla looked over at Rachel, feeling bad for her. She didn't know what they could do to make Ikrom forgive Rachel, but maybe he would eventually. "What do you want us to say?" she asked.

"Well it's up to you. Altho your sister don't seem comfy with me" Ikrom noted, looking at Rachel. "Or is she angry?"

Rachel lifted her head up, looking at Ikrom and Layla. "It's not that. I guess I'm just upset for accidentally messing up your name" she said.

Layla gave her sister a smile. "Don't worry, Rachel. It was an accident
Don't be hard on yourself" she said. She paused for a moment before speaking again. "We can talk about about ourselves? Get to know each other better?" she suggested.

“Sure why not? After all, you suggested it. How about Rachel first?” Ikrom suggests ignoring the fact that Rachel answered his question. He smiled at Layla and nodded his head at Rachel.

((Needed at demon slayer

Rachel stood there, thinking for a moment what she wanted to say about herself. "Okay, well... I like photography, reading, and history. I'm a witch. I was born on Halloween. I love animals, especially cats. Oh, and I know martial arts" she said, giving a smile after she spoke.

Layla smiled at Rachel. "Okay, who goes next?" she asked. She prepared what she was going to say in her head, not sure which facts about herself were more interesting.

“I choose Rachel so I guess she can choose,” he struggled, sounding bored and uncaring

"I choose Layla. She can go next" Rachel said. She faced her sister, smiling while waiting for her speak.

"Alright. I'm a witch, too like Rachel. I love art and drawing, and I want to be an artist someday. I love playing sports, especially gymnastics, and reading and history as well. I'm allergic to cinnamon, so I can't eat anything with cinnamon in it. I have a huge fear of blood. And my birthday is on a leap year, February 29" Layla said. "Your turn, Ikrom."

“Well that was quick.” He paused “I am a guy of course, 17, sports, I can be found doing something 18+…?” He didn’t share much but the girls seem to understand his personality already. “I prefer girls like Layla.” He directed the last sentence towards Rachael.

Rachel was surprised by how straightforward and direct Ikrom was being. She had to admit, she respected him for his honesty. "Well, that's... Interesting. Thanks for sharing" she said, not sure of what else to say. She didn't comment on his last sentence towards her. It honestly didn't bother her that he didn't like her. But she was caught off guard by it as well, raising an eybrow.

Layla didn't expect Ikrom to say that, especially the last sentence. She wasn't sure if she should be happy, nervous, embarrassed, or a mix of all three. Is that why he kept telling Rachel to be more like me? she thought. "Okay, so what should we now?" she asked. She started fidgeting with her fingers nervously, still not sure how to react to what Ikorm just said.

“Your choice.” He had gotten bored maybe coming to class wasn’t a good idea, I should have ditched with Luke. he thought and place his head on the desk.

Layla thought for a moment, not sure what else they should do to pass the time. Her and Rachel could always go back to studying, but Ikrom would probably want them to do something else.

Rachel sat back down at her desk, looking at the board in front of the classroom. It was kind of getting boring waiting for the teacher, and they were running out of things to do until class started. She decided to study a little more until she thought of something else to do.

He seem to be sleeping but a few moments later his head lifted form his arm. “Shut the lights will you?” He snapped at no one in particular, and place his head back on the desk.