Detention Awaits!

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The Keeper is the strange creature employed by Prof. Crane to watch and monitor all misbehaved students while in Detention Hall. His name is Mike.



Mike, despite his looks, has a soft spoken British accent, and enjoys drinking tea while sitting at his desk and watching the students Professor Crane sends to him. Little is known about Mike, other than the fact that he's actually quite talkative in his off hours. While he's on duty though, I don't suggest getting chummy. Mike's diet is unknown, if you catch my drift.

Today, Mike waits for Illia and Shirayuki. He sits at his desk and files down his claws while he waits.

[amber989]

She just walked to the detention room like normal. Mint Lollipop inside her mouth. She opened the door and to her surprise, saw spider-like thingy. She accidentally let out a disgusted face but kept it control a few seconds later. And who was it to say there are humans out there? Well, she walked to that...creature, bow, wait for the teacher to tell her what to do.

"Back with the old days again, I see."

She thought.

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Mike looked up from his filing, his expression bored and uninterested.

"Ah, Shirayuki. You're here. Please, have a seat and we'll begin with the lecture on why you're here after Illia arrives."

Without another word, Mike began to file his nails again. Kids these days... Oh, and interestingly enough, Professor Crane had hooked him up with a pretty decent spell. To human children, he just looked like a normal human teacher, but to everyone else...

Well, let's just say his mandibles weren't all that inviting...

[Iƪƪia]

Illia sighed as she walked to the Detention Hall. She had better things to do with her time. She gritted her teeth and forced herself to take several calming breaths. She wasn't going to let her anger get the best of her. With a sharp exhale, she entered, stopping abruptly at the door. She looked the "teacher" over with a mix of curiosity and disgust before she composed herself once again. She grabbed a seat in the back without one glance at the ice-girl.

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Mike set the nail file down, then skittered to the center of the class after Illia had sat down.

"Alright then, children. The offenses filed against you are as follows." Mike cleared his thought, then looked on a small piece of paper he had brought up with him.

"Being out past curfew, using your abilities in a non-safe zone, appearing as your natural form in a non-safe zone," He paused to look up at Illia. "and conspiring together in all these acts. All innocent parties are guilty by association."

Mike set the piece of paper down.

"Your sentence is three month's detention after each day of school through the days Monday and Friday. You are to copy the rules of Chimera Academy throughout this time, as well as create a formal apology to the school for your offenses."

Mike smiled, his big creepy eyes blinking.

"Any questions?"

[amber989]

"Nope."

She said lazily. The same thing, again. She can use the copying rules thingy as a practice for writing quickly. And the formal apology...she can look up to the internet for referance, right? If not, she'll just have to write it all out. There's nothing much to do here in the academy, so yeah.

[Iƪƪia]

She clawed at her desk, fighting to control her temper. Three months... Three months! Why should she get so much time? After all, the only thing she did was sneak out after curfew... That they knew of. It was nothing like what the ice-girl was doing. Inhaling deeply, she leaned forward, smiling.

"Yes sir, I have a question," She began, sweetly, "I don't know why I should be in so much trouble. I don't even know the girl. In fact, I was trying to stop her! Doing my, er... Civic duties, you know."

[amber989]

"Don't think so."

She said. She don't remember being stopped or anything. Maybe she didn't hear it correctly or she actually meant something else. Under her desk, she was making a marble out of ice. She's bored after all. Such a small marble won't attract human's attention, so there.

"Correct me if I'm wrong, I come here only at Friday and Monday, is that right?" She asked, she don't want to make any mistakes. "Or is it the whole week Monday TO friday?" Anything is fine with her. She's sure the students would treat ther the same here.

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"You see, sir," She spoke only to the detention teacher, "When I saw her using her powers I tried to explain the rules... But I think maybe she thinks she's an exception to the rules."

Illia crossed her arms over her chest and leaned back. This was pathetic. Three whole months. But I'm just too good for detention! She thought. Her nails dug into her arms as she contemplated the truth of her words. Suppressing a growl, she looked at the clock, just wanting the day to end. She wanted nothing more than to unleash all of her fury in a deafening roar.

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Mike frowned at Shirayuki. He saw the marble under the desk.

"It's Friday THROUGH Monday, young lady! We have a higher standard of justice here, and you will be adhering to it!"

He then looked over at Illia.

"And as for you, didn't you listen to the opening speech? All parties are guilty by association. That means it doesn't matter what you did or didn't do. You were standing too close to miss ice and that makes you guilty of all things she is."

Mike skittered over to his desk. There was a round, flattened rock on top of it, upon which a kettle of tea sat. Mike touched the stone, and it began to heat up.

"Anyways, you two should be grateful. When I was a little spider, they used to still use that torture chamber underneath the school!"

He shook his head as the pot began to boil. Letting go of the rock, he tipped a bit of the kettle's tea into a cup at the other side of his desk.

"Freezing the lake... That's practically vandalism! Isn't it, young master Damion?"

Someone had just stumbled in the door, laughing as they did so. A closer look would reveal it to be a grinning teenage boy.

"Oh, hey Mike." Ezekiel waved cheerfully. "Sorry I'm late. I was um... not breaking the rules."

Mike just sighed, taking the first sip of his tea. This was going to be a long detention...

"Do I even need to read you what you did today, master Damion?"

"Nope." The boy said, taking a seat between the two girls. "I'd probably forget anyways."

"Very well, master Damion." Mike sighed. "And don't call me Mike. That's the Keeper to you!"

"Sure thing, Mike." Ezekiel thumbed up the giant spider. After Mike had gone back to his tea totaling, Ezekiel leaned in towards the cute Chimera chick.

"Psst!" He whispered. "Whatcha in for?"

He was grinning like an idiot, and had already taken out a toy squirt gun to play with. Mike hadn't noticed yet.

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Illia looked over the new arrival. A troublemaker, obviously, and a cute one at that. She was easily able to push the anger she had previously felt out of her mind. Crossing her legs elegantly she set her chin on her hand and smiled at the boy, batting her eyelashes playfully.

"Broke curfew and helped freeze the lake," She explained. Then, eying the squirt gun she asked, "Come here often?"

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"Let's just say Mikey and me are old friends." Ezekiel smiled, aiming the water gun at Mike's head without looking.

"Freezing the lake? Wow. That's pretty awesome. So was it like, solid?"

He shot off a few squirts. The giant spider jumped, nearly dropping his teacup.

"Ezekiel Christopher Damion! Give me that water gun before I add two more months onto your sentence!"

Z threw the gun at Mike absentmindedly, still staring at the girl.

[Iƪƪia]

Illia giggled to herself. Yes, she had a feeling they would get along quite well. She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and leaned in closer to the boy.

"Oh yes, it was completely solid," She replied, "It probably would've stayed like that for awhile too if Crane hadn't interrupted."

[amber989]

Things would have been much more different if she thinks that she's an exception of the rules. She decided to ignore it. If that girl managed to get out of detention, then it's fine with her. And, she wouldn't call freezing the ice vandalism. It's just freezing. Well if they wanted to put it that way then she'll just play along with them.

Then there's another guy coming in. Mizore doesn't know if he got caught breaking a rule. Even so, she wondered if Lilia will be having more facts to prove herself not involved.

"...This...is getting boring. "

Mizore thought. Monday to Friday, at least two days are off. And it will be like tuition. Then something really...gross happened. Lilia is...whatever.

"Oh? How come your attidude changed? Aren't you...rebelious earlier?"

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"And no talking!" Mike snapped loudly. He had caught the gun, and was now wagging it at the two angrily. Muttering to himself, he settled back into his chair with a book and his tea.
"Children... Pesky, pesky children... Crane should have gone into real estate..."

"Crane?" Z asked, interested in whatever the beautiful chimera girl had to say. "You got busted by Crane, did you? I swear that guy's like everywhere. Got me on... uh...." He looked up, waving his hand in the air. Mike looked up scornfully.

"Yes, what is it, master Damion?"

"Yeah um, what am I in here for again?"

"You vandalized the school lockers, master Damion. Spray painted them black and green."

"Right..." Z turned back towards the girl. "See? Everywhere. Those lockers looked cool after I finished painting them too." He shook his head. "It's really a shame they had to fix them up again. That blue color is nauseating. Anyways,"

He held his hand out in greeting, making sure Mike wasn't looking as he did so.

"My name's Ezekiel, buy you can call me Z, and I'd be honored to know the name of a beautiful girl such as yourself."