"Rules are rules, Vastuna," Lucas said with a disappointed look, observing his so-called rebellious student.
"Yeah, that's right. How can someone wear a skin, changing their genders like this," Neaf mumbled.
"I'm sorry. I'll remember this next time," Vastuna replied, giving the teacher a look. Who seemed to have too much time on his hands, commenting on students' clothes or skins.
She didn't understand why she couldn't take advantage of being a robot. Humans couldn't have the advantage, but she could. This teacher is human, and that's why he had a big issue with it.
And, she couldn't have had a worse day than this.
"Neaf, I heard about your health. I hope you're feeling fine," Lucas said, turning his attention towards Neaf, who was looking down at the ground.
"Yes, sir. I'm fine now," Neaf politely answered.
"Then you both go and sit. Only one seat is left, so you both will be partners."
Neaf's head shot up as he heard Lucas's words. He never in his life thought he would have to share a seat with someone like Vastuna, who was just so weird, even weirder than Alfred. He looked at Vastuna, who was still standing unbothered, as if it didn't matter who she sat with.
"Now, go. You both wasted everyone's time already," Lucas pointed at the seat as he started writing on the board again.
Neaf and Vastuna walked and took the chairs, placing their belongings on the table.
"Because of you, I got late too, and now I have to sit with you," Vastuna groaned in annoyance as she pulled out her iPad.
Neaf looked at the girl, who only had a beautiful face, but her tongue was sharp. Such an unfiltered person.
Before, he only thought about how it was him who spoke without thinking, but for the first time, he was seeing such a feisty girl. It was also his first time having a seat partner. In his world, everyone sat alone, which was more comfortable.
"Then don't talk to me. Just study and keep your mouth shut," Neaf snapped back, putting earbuds in his ears and pulling out his tablet to study.
One remarkable thing about this world is that there are no notebooks to carry for studies here.
Everything is done on a high-tech tablet, which he has been using to learn all day and night for the past three days.
It's quite amazing and very new too.
At least one positive thing about this world.
"Whatever," Vastuna replied.
As the class proceeded, they both didn't talk and concentrated on whatever Lucas was teaching.
"That's it for today. Have a nice day, everyone," Lucas said, leaving after the whole hour-long class.
Neaf laid his head on the desk, feeling tired. Everything was just going over his head. Even though this world had the same language, it was still so different. It was like he was in a mirror, the same thing but in different positions.
He felt cursed for sure.
Even though he was 19 now, he was still in school, and it was tough.
"Are you dead?"
He heard Vastuna speaking again and squeezed his eyes in frustration.
Can he just smash this girl?
He wasn't into violence; he hated it because he had been through it himself and was now paying the aftermath without even being the cause.
"I am talking to you," Vastuna poked Neaf's shoulder with her forefinger.
Neaf lazily raised his head and looked at Vastuna, who had just poked him.
"What's the issue? I'm breathing, which shows I'm still alive. Or do you have a dead brain?" Neaf questioned, looking at Vastuna.
"I can see, but I want to pee," Vastuna's face turned red as she mentioned it.
"What?"
All of Neaf's laziness flew out of the window as he heard Vastuna, and seeing her flushed face, he was sure he hadn't misheard anything.
"Pee? You don't know?" Vastuna repeated.
Neaf sat up straight. Of course, he knew what peeing was, and he even knew that here in this world, robots pee. But why was she saying this to him?
Was she planning to pee inside his mouth?
Ewww!
Even the thought was gross to have in his head.
"I know perfectly well what it means. Then just go to the bathroom. Why are you disturbing me?" Neaf spoke.
"How am I going to leave?"
"With your legs."
"For that, you need to let me go too."
"I'm not stopping you. Go."
Neaf's eyebrows furrowed as he had this weird conversation.
"Where am I going? First, you need to move your chair so I can leave."
Neaf then understood her predicament. They were literally sitting at the back, and there was only a wall behind them. For her to leave, he needed to give her the space. He felt like an idiot for not realising it sooner.
"Yes, sorry," he immediately stood up to the side.
"Idiot," Vastuna mumbled as she came out from the corner and left.
Neaf looked at her departing figure and sat back in his chair, unsure of how he would bear this girl. She threw too much confusion and tantrums.
"Neaf, what are you doing? Don't you remember we have to take this period with the coach?" a raspy voice came.
Neaf looked in the direction and saw the person standing at the door, with a sweating body, wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt that showed muscular thighs and biceps.
He lowered his eyes and then they fell on the bulge that was quietly shaping out in the skin-tight shorts the person was wearing. At least that showed he was definitely a boy, or in this world, could people wear fake dicks too?
Neaf didn't want to assume the gender like he did with Vastuna.
"Neaf! Come, we need to go," the guy spoke again, breathing heavily and rubbing his sweat with his hand.
"Me?" Neaf asked. He could see this person knew him.
"We are getting late. Come fast, or else you will be punished more than the coach intends,"