Miss Kyle smiled as all of her students took their places. This bunch... all so shy they were. There was Warwick, least out of them all. He buried his head in that sketch book of his more often than he did talking to girls or friends, but that he still strode up to his spot confidently. It made her smile... There was something about it, but Robin didn't want to think too hard about that sort of thing.<br/><br/>Next was Aki. Sometimes she was downright spooky... but that girl was probably the most reclusive of them all. And worse of all, she did it on purpose! Robin knew, to an extent, how she felt. No girl is ever as ugly as she feels, and Aki was no exception. Although getting her up in front of the class might not be enough...<br/><br/>Hannah... That troublemaker. Always trying to get out of doing her work... She was smart, though. The girl just didn't apply it to her class as much as Robin would like. She knew her type, it was a lot like her own not too long ago. Excitable about her passions but hesitant to share them with anyone until she's absolutely sure. Sometimes it works out... Sometimes it doesn't.<br/><br/>Then there was Terry. She never understood that one. He was, well, ordinary... but there was something off about it. Something was keeping him back that wasn't immediately too obvious. The guy just looked nervous whenever she had him stand and he was always in a hurry to get from one place to another...<br/><br/>Mabella... Robin couldn't help but feel bad for her sometimes. She was cute, and could probably pout her way into getting all the boys to swoon for her. But she wasn't the type to do that, no... She seemed to loathe putting herself out there like that, sort of like Aki. The two had a lot in common.<br/><br/>And Tim. The woman sighed... He had his problems, sure. A lot of work, a boy like that was. Some girls are into that, but most just want somebody who is normal, with as little strings attached as possible. And he looked a bit... dirty. Maybe she would have to talk to him about his situation after class.<br/><br/>Well, whatever, she had a class to teach! "Ohkay!" Robin said with a smile as she walked over to Aki and put her hand on the girl's shoulder, "As we know, Serbia and Austria-Hungary were bitter enemies. It's what started the war."<br/><br/>The shapely teacher went over to Tim, nuddging his arm with her elbow, "Austria-Hungary was bigger and stronger..." Then she went over to Terry, "But Russia was a close ally with Serbia."<br/><br/>She put her hand on the small of Terry's back, guiding him forward towards Aki, "Now... After Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, Austria-Hungary wanted to take over Serbia, thinking that Russia wouldn't intervene."<br/><br/>Robin brought Aki and Terry close together, the two quite a contrast to one another, "Now with Russia backing Austria-Hungary, there needed to be a power balance." She hurriedly made her way over to Hannah, "In comes Germany!" She came in behind the nerdy girl and nudged her shoulder with her forearm, "Germany was much stronger than Austria-Hungary, but promised them their full support. So they were all cozied up together." She paused, leaning over to whisper to Hannah, "Go get cozy."<br/><br/>Smiling, the woman walked over to Mabella, "But on the other side... There was France-" She reached over to Warwick, beckoning him to come closer, "And England, who were major rivals to Germany during colonialism. They didn't want to see their bitter enemy succeed, so they had a secret alliance with Russia just in case war broke out."<br/><br/>She guided Mabella and Warwick away from Hannah and Timmothy, but still seperate from Terry and Aki. "And as we all know, it did." The teacher smiled, hoping this elaborated her point... Mabella and Warwick were on one side, Aki and Terry on the other, with Hannah and Tim in the middle. "The Ottoman Empire joined Germany and Austria-Hungary and that's how they got the name 'Central Powers', with the allies calling themselves the 'Entente'"