Roy's eyes shifted to the door as it suddenly opened. It seemed their teacher had finally arrived. Roy couldn't be sure, but based off the look on his teacher's face and the groggy tone in his voice, he got the feeling he wasn't much of a morning person.<br/><br/>Their teacher, who as of yet hadn't introduced himself, proceeded to call out the names of those in this class.<span style="font-style: italic">"Alucard?"</span>He heard his name called.<br/><br/>"Here," Roy said, holding up a hand. "And I prefer 'Roy' if you don't mind," he said, referring to a shortened version of his middle name. Roy waited patiently for attendance to end and combat class to begin, still in his original position: leaning against the wall.<br/><br/>----------------------<br/><br/>Kosuke and Ijemaru smiled at each other at the result of their potion. They liked the idea of not having any homework. At the very least they liked it better than having three essays due the next day on the very first day of class.<br/><br/>Everyone made their way back to their seats to listen to their lesson. Ijemaru gazed at the teacher with half-open eyes, stifling a yawn; he already knew all of this. Ijemaru hoped that the class might get more interesting as time went on, otherwise he might just fall asleep.<br/><br/>Kosuke on the other hand, scrambled to take out a notebook and pen to take notes. Everything being spoken by Mr. Halieu was news to him. By the time the lecture was nearing a close, he'd filled up nearly three pages. Kosuke didn't want Ijemaru to have to hold his hand the<span style="font-style: italic">entire</span>time. He wanted to be able to at least do some things on his own.<br/><br/>------------------------<br/><br/>Melody was caught off guard. Everything was happening so fast. One minute, they were discussing town squares, the next their teacher had transformed into a bird and they were surrounded by humans.<br/><br/>In a moment, Melody registered what Miss Chillan said. Apparently they were expected to blend in with the humans, and standing there gawking wasn't helping that goal. Melody decided to do what she'd done in the hallways at the academy. She quietly pushed her way through the crowd.<br/><br/>Melody was small, so if she played her cards right, she could pass herself off as a human child and be overlooked. It looked like it was working, but some of the other students weren't so lucky. The taller ones attracted attention almost immediately. From there it was just a matter of whether they could keep their cool or not. It was so much easier for Melody. Being small meant you weren't noticed. Not being noticed meant you didn't have to work nearly so hard trying to blend in.<br/><br/>She had a problem though. She didn't have any destination and she worried that people might start to notice she was just walking in circles. In order to try and look natural, she went up to the fountain and leaned over the rim, peering into the water as if she belonged in that square. She prayed it might be something a human would think to do.<br/><br/>------------------------<br/><br/>Aisen waited patiently until he saw that every student had finished reading the section. Once he saw that everyone was done he went back to the front of his desk and stood before the class.<br/><br/>"Alright," he said, "Just a basic question so I know you actually read the passage. What species was it focused on?"<br/><br/>A kid near the front of the room raised his hand.<br/><br/>"Yes?" Aisen asked, smiling patiently.<br/><br/>"Humans?" the boy offered.<br/><br/>Aisen chuckled, "Was that a question?" he said in a good-humored way. "I asked you a question and I was expecting an answer in return. Humans is the correct answer. You should try to be more confident in your answers. If it turns out your wrong then you'll be corrected, no big deal. This is a classroom. You're here to learn so I don't expect you to already have all the right answers. Anyway, I'd like to discuss what you read. Does anyone have any comments or questions they'd like to start us off with?"<br/><br/>A kid near the back of the room raised his hand, and Aisen nodded for him to speak. "The people back then were really stupid," the boy said.<br/><br/>"And what makes you say that?" Aisen asked, his eyebrows raised and a slight smile playing across his lips.<br/><br/>"Well, they thought the earth was the center of the universe," the boy said. "... And it's not."<br/><br/>"Mathew," Aisen said to the boy who was speaking, as that was apparently his name, "Could you please summarize for me what's written on page forty two of the Iliad?"<br/><br/>"...The what?" the boy asked, worried he'd missed some summer reading or something.<br/><br/>"The Iliad," Aisen repeated. "A Latin scripture describing the Trojan War."<br/><br/>"Um... no," the boy admitted.<br/><br/>"Now does that make you stupid?" Aisen asked him. The boy was silent. Aisen laughed, "I'm not trying to be offensive I assure you. Just because you don't know what was written on page forty two of the Iliad doesn't make you stupid. You simply weren't taught anything about it. Back then, the earth being the center of the universe was what people were taught, so they didn't know any better. That didn't make them stupid, simply... misinformed." He turned back to the rest of the class. "Come on now! Just blurt out any comments or questions you have. This is a discussion; it's open to whatever you have to say."<br/><br/>The atmosphere relaxed again and the students eased their way into a discussion about humans in ancient times. Somehow, talking like that and being free to share your opinions, made discussing even something so boring as ancient humans... fun.