September 2, 2021 marked the first day of school for all D.M.T.A students, unlike the previous two days the school was now chock full of students. Approximately there were 5000 to 6000 students and they were currently all in the schools auditorium, every grade was packed in tight like sardines, all of them despite there origin or background wearing matching in there little uniforms, all them wearing there blazers, white button up shirt with a tie of there choosing. The boys wearing black or beige khaki pants while the girls could choose the same colors but for there knee length skirts, they had to be knee length.
For the students at D.M.T.A they were the best and brightest and they had to give off an aura of poise for they were representing not just themselves, but the school and there families honor, and with so much on the line these students were serious. They didn't speak a peep during the principles introductory speech they were as quiet as church mice paying close attention and hanging on every word that man said, expect for the two special variety students. The girl was knocked out sleep while the boy was putting together a Gundam figurine he bought from home, the two knew why the were really there so they had no need to listen to the principals speech, but there decisions stuck out as a rusty nail for the regular students.
"Oh my god do you see her she literally sleeping!"
A whispered voice said behind them.
"And is her hair pink? dress code said we are not allowed to dye are hair, how did she get away with it"
A different hushed tone this time coming from there left.
"Ewww! is she drooling"
"Look at the freakazoid next to her, his not even paying attention"
"Is he building a toy?"
"They must come from some rich family"
"Yea one that made a very generous donation to the school"
"I bet they didn't even have to take the entrance exam"
"Guess money talks"
"Bitch"
"Assholes"
"Freaks"
the undivided attention that the principal was getting had now became divided as wandering eyes landed on Momo and Soren silently and strongly hating them, Momo was passed out so she didn't notice but Soren could feel the eyes on him but decided not to care.
"And I hope you all have a bright and successful school year!"
Was the ending part of the principals speech applause followed up after, and in a orderly fashion the students started leaving the auditorium.
"Momo"
Soren said trying to shake her awake.
"Momo its time to get up"
"Ugggh is it over?"
She groggily asked eyes still closed.
"Yea, its time to go to class"
He put away his figure grabbed his stuff and stood up.
"Come on"
He shot back to the drooling beauty.
"I'm coming, I'm coming"
She said as she almost zombie walked behind him.
"There you are!"
Rochelle said as the two exited the central building.
"Follow me"
She said swinging her arm beckoning them to follow her, as they were walking with the wave of students headed towards there classes. Rochelle handed them each a stapled packet of paper.
"Those are your syllabus, the classes your assigned to will be the ones you'll remain in for the entire school year"
Momo barely gave the syllabus a glance with her sleep deprived eyes, Soren actually gave it a bit more love and attention.
"Um... Ma'am"
He spoke up.
"I've never been the worst student but I was never good enough to be in a advanced placement class, all the classes have advance in front.. plus"
He flipped through the packet again .
"There's no math class and were taking two science classes?"
Rochelle turned her head behind her smiling.
"Soren sweety you do know why your here right? to be a shaman"
The word shaman she silently mouthed.
"Advance is a in house term we use for are.... special classes, oh and on the topic of math your curriculum is not the normal curriculum so you don't have to worry about that"
She smiled once again then turned her head back to the forward position and kept walking, Soren did understand the way she broke it down, but not Momo she barely heard a word that Rochelle said but she was impressed that Rochelle could talk with out looking were she was going.
Classroom sleep is honestly the best sleep you and I know it and that sleep is what Momo was experiencing, but she was rudely interrupted when a hard slap to the hand violently ripped her out of her slumber.
"Aaaaaagh!!"
She screamed clutching her throbbing hand.
"Please Miss Lancaster I'm well aware that you are a placeholder shaman, and you probably don't fancy to be here but even a placeholder need to learn how to do there job right?"
"Yea... what ever you say"
She said through gritted teeth.
"Good now on with lesson"
The man said with such gusto, the teacher who smacked Momo's hand with the sick ruler skills was Jacques Phineas the Advanced astrology teacher a big burly man that any little kid would confuse for Santa Clause, except his big thick beard was black and not white and his wardrobe only consisted of blue jeans and flannel shirts.
"Now as I was saying"
Continuing on with his lecture.
"There are three different types of portals Gates, Doors, and windows now each range in size and have different rules and properties and blah blah blah blah blah....."
His voice was becoming drowned out as Momo's eyes started to close.
"Miss Lancaster!!!"
He screamed in his deep voice.
"Pipe down Blackbeard you don't need to shout i'm up!!"
She shouted back as loudly as she could as Mr. Phineas continued on, Soren whispered.
"Wow we've only been in class for five minutes and you've already been asleep"
"Shut up sex doll boy!"
She listened for what felt like centuries and then slowly again eye lids closed and locked shut, after what felt like a single moment she felt another smack on her opposite hand and a voice screaming her last name.
"Owwww!"
She screamed clutching the newly hurt hand.
"Damn it farmer John!! I told you I'm up!"
When her eyes finally popped open she saw that the teacher in front of her wasn't the one she thought it was, plus she had realized they were in a completely different room. The teacher wasn't the advanced astrology teacher but the advanced biology teacher Mrs. Emily Raspberry. When she thought she had Momo's attention Mrs. Raspberry continued on teaching.
"Where the hell are we?"
Momo questioned quietly gazing at everything around the room.
"Umm.. are second period class"
Soren responded.
"Ok but how did we get here?"
"Umm?"
He shot her a quick side eye glance clearly confused.
"We... walked"
"Oh"
She said genuinely surprised [Didn't know that I could sleep walk] she thought.
"Hmmmm"
She said out loud [I wonder if I can do it with my eyes open?] So as the saying goes she gave it the old college try, and on September 2 2021 Maureen Lancaster discovered a new skill. She could sleep with her eyes wide open.