Lesso's classroom. Not scary at all. It wasn't high up in a tower with cobblestone walls and big glass windows. The classroom was made of ice which made it fucking freezing. The floor, the walls, the ceiling just covered head to toe in ice. Icicles hung off the desks from how cold it was and where the cold had built up. A normal person reading that would say it's not a scary classroom, dear reader you'd be very wrong. Children, wolf guards, fairies and all sorts covered the walls as they were frozen in place. Some still blinked at the children sitting in class, only to remind them of their possible fate if they crossed Lady Lesso.
Not only that but the classroom was the closest to the deans doom room. Hearing children below screaming in immense pain. Some never returned from such places but that was the point really. It was meant to toughen you up after you'd done something wrong or slightly annoying. Any student who was yet to know the doom room would be left guessing till they were there. No student who entered that room ever talked about their experiences. No students repeated what they'd seen as it was too traumatic to think about.
Ana took her labelled seat in the middle row of the class just to the left of the class. The room was a circular shape so the desks were placed in a semi circle in three rows of 9-10. She sat at her seat while Jay followed her to his seat just behind her. Shortly after they took their seats Chris walked into the classroom with Raven not far behind. Chris sat on the other side of the class and Raven sat in the front just off centre. Lesso sat at her desk writing something down and looking already done with this class. The chatter was loud and seemed uncontrollable.
"What do you think she'll do?" Jay tapped Ana as she turned around
"I don't know," Ana shrugged "Her lesson? It's curses and death traps so probably something to do magic and mechanics?"
Jay laughed "mechanics? Not a chance,"
"What's so funny?" Lesso asked towards Jay. She was now standing to the side of her desk. She leaned against the side closest to Ana and Jay. The pair hadn't noticed but the room had gone silent. "So? We are waiting, are we not?"
"Nothing," Jay smiled weakly and then lowered his head. Ana simply stayed put, too terrified to even move.
"Listen well. Do not waste my time. I am here to teach you to be powerful undefeatable villains not jesters," Lesso said eyeing up Jay with with a sour look on her face. If that didn't push Lesso's buttons she was about to get very pissed as a student walked in late. The girl had ratty black hair, a single eye and a tanned complexion. The girl gingerly walked in and was horrified to find... she was late. Lesso sighed before asking "what is your name?"
"Morana," the girl seemed to finally piece together.
Lesso seemed to smile warmly as the students around the room got very confused. "Morana, it's ok. It happens," she walked in front of her desk and smiled. She walked forward and put her cold hands on the girls shoulders. "Just don't let it happen again, ok?" She still smiled warmly at the girl and said all of this in a comforting tone.
"Yes of course, Lesso," the girl quickly replied as if she was being held at knife point. Lesso simply put an arm around the girl and guided her to the front of the class. She left her in the middle of the icy floor as she gripped her books. Lesso turned to go back to her desk as she walked the girl asked again "Erm what am I doing exactly,"
"Well as you are late it's only fair you participate in my first demonstration. Just stay exactly where you are," Lesso said walking back to her desk. As she went round the corner she grabbed her walking stick, which was set on the side of the desk. She got behind her desk and something clicked but no one could figure out what. "The first lesson I wish to teach you all is-," Suddenly the dean pulled a lever and the girl went through a hole in the floor. The girl screamed bloody murder as she fell down the endless black tunnel. Lesso's face instantly dropped back into the cold facial expression she once had. "My name is Lady Lesso. Nothing else. Lesso is unacceptable. I am your superior and you will respect me and my title," the cracked the lever again and the trapped door closed "Secondly," she said loud enough to scare everyone in the room "if you are late to my class that will be your fate and if you do not show up your punishment will become more severe,"
All the students sat there stunned and suddenly scared for the floor they were on. How many more trap doors were there? There was a pause in Lesso's speech as she yanked her walking stick out of whatever it was clicked into. She then began to walk back around the table.
"Now," the dean said as she got closer to the front of her desk "To the icebreakers, I apparently must do," she mumbled so the students didn't get the last bit. "I want each student to say their name, who their parents are and I want you to all showcase your talents. We will see who is to make a worthy villain and who are worthless scum. Jay, stand!" Jay stood very quickly at the sudden volume change in Lesso's voice. "Since you had so much to say earlier you can go first,"
"Yes Lady Lesso," Jay replied to the dean as she waited excited to see the boys talents. "My name is Jay Shadow Facilier. My father is known to all of you as Dr. Facilier or the Shadow Man as some know his as," He looked around the room anxiously "I need a volunteer,"
Many put their hands up but Lesso said "Since you and the Ever were gossiping at the start of my class she can do it,"
Ana's eyes widened as she looked back at the teacher. She didn't budge though and Ana knew there was no point arguing. The girl stood up slowly before her friend.
"Ok so I want to to think of something you most desire at this moment. Anything you wish," Jay said. Ana stared into space as she imagined talking to her brother and going to the School for Good. How it was meant to go. Jay's eyes turned white as spirits surrounded him in chaos. The light blue coloured spirits whispered to the boy all of Ana's secrets and desires. He finally came to with a gasp and his eyes turning back to the dark brown colour they once were. "You wish to speak to you brother, to go to the school for good, it's how you think it should have gone," Jay replied almost instantly
"Is it true, Princess?" Chris teased from the other side of the room as she mocked the girl "Do you miss your brother?"
"So what if I do?" Ana replied, not angry but getting there "My brother has been there for me and he was meant to be here with me,"
"Very good. Someone's learning quickly," Lesso replied turning away from the pair and now talked to the class "Evers and Nevers don't belong together and they never will. They are sworn enemies and nothing can change that,"
"So what's different to now?" Ana asked genuinely curious
"What do you mean?" The dean turned to the girl
"I was once an Ever, no?" The girl asked
"No you've never been an Ever," Lesso replied as she turned to the class again
"What do you mean?" Ana said actually hurt
"Someone has a lot to say. Why don't you go next," Lesso said putting one hand on her hip and balancing the other on her walking stick to stay up. Ana again almost star struck got up slowly and looked around at all the villain children staring back at her "Well we are all waiting. So hurry up,"
"Right, erm," Ana started "I'm Anastasia Charming..."
It was then the class burst out laughing. They couldn't believe it a Charming was a Never. After a few minutes and a dagger being tossed at the princess, Lesso interjected "Quiet!" She shouted and everyone went silent and deadly still "continue,"
"Well..." Ana continued "My parents of course are Cinderella and Prince Charming. I- well you see... Less- Lady Lesso basically I-"
"Is there something wrong?" Lesso asked almost smirking and knowing the answer to her question.
"No- well, Yes ," the girl finally got out "I don't exactly know my powers yet,"
"You don't?" Lesso asked disappointed yet satisfied with her answer "For whatever reason,"
"I didn't know I should have one," the girl responded
"Come here, Anastasia," Lesso commanded
"Please don't drop me down that thing," Ana said quickly "I won't cope and neither will my hair,"
Lesso chuckled at her response "Stand in the middle of the room," Ana did as she was told. "You haven't been able to figure out your power because you've never been in danger,"
"I have been in danger!" Ana said almost offended
"Yep... right anyway, Maybe you need to be in danger in order to access them. Chris come up here," Lesso ordered. Chris came up to face Ana. Chris had nothing but a smug look on her face. Lesso must already know what Chris possessed in the power department "Chris when your ready,"
Chris smiled. Just smiled as her eyes turned a neon blue and a man came through the door. The large door didn't budge instead the zombie like man just came through it. Like a ghost. He looked dead or he should be dead. He walked like a normal man yet his feet didn't look like his feet touched the floor.
"Who is that?" Ana asked yet it was no use. "What is going on? Get away from me," No one was going to answer her, not even the creature himself. He didn't talk he just grunted like a zombie. He had frail white hair with a bandanna on his head just like Chris. He was short, fat and all of which were decaying yet he seemed to be walking up to Ana at an alarming rate. He grabbed Ana by the scuff of the neck and threw her into a book case on the other side of the room. She hit it and fell to the ground in agony. The girl laid there dazed as the icicles she it started to broke off the bookshelf. They were falling straight for her. She dodged one but the other of the bigger ones almost hit her arm. Due to Ana moving previously it only scratched her and landed incaved into the floor. Ana laid there dazed, still processing what was happing but the zombie man gave her no time to think. The scratch wasn't deep yet deep enough to draw blood and to be more then a scratch. The zombie man walked over to where she was and bent down to grab the girl again. Ana searched for any type of weapon. If you thought it were a book you would be wrong. The nearest icicle she could find she grabbed but it was stuck in the flooring. She would have picked the other one but it broke upon impact when it hit the floor. The girl tugged on the icicle but it didn't budge. The creature neared her and was about to kill her. The inhuman strength punched the ice next to her and creating a dent next to her. Ana's eyes widened as she moved out of the way just in time. She tugged the icicle and it finally budged. She lifted it up and stabbed the man's leg so she could get up and run towards the dean, who was enjoying the show before her.
"Aren't you going to do anything?" Ana asked running back to her teacher who was now sat at her desk. She might as well have put her feet up because she was watching so much. The creature threw a book at the girl and it hit her in the back of the head. It knocked her down as he began to approached her and she looked to the dean for her but she watched intrigued.
"How else are you to access your powers?" Lesso said without much care in her tone as she leaned on her elbows and rested her head in her hands.
"Maybe by trying to- AHHHHH,"Ana started to explain before she was pulled by her leg back to the man as he used his unhuman like force against her. He pushed against her by holding her throat. Ana panicked as she couldn't breathe. She was scared and no one was helping her. She tried to reach for the book but Chris kicked it out of the way. "Please stop," she choked but it was no use as the man didn't understand and only continued.
As Ana became more scared her hands warmed up. They were placed around the wrists of the man when they started to heat up. She felt the red hot burning on her hands. It wasn't painful it was comforting but made her scared. Everyone saw it as her hands started to glow red. As she struggled to breathe, her hands became hotter and hotter. She still struggled and kicked at the creature but it was no use he stayed in the same place. It was then Ana started to see black spots and feel light headed. When the girl was about to pass out her hands burst into flames setting the man on fire. He scattered away in a panic as Ana caught her breath. She gasped loudly for air as Lesso sat there proud.
"That's enough now, Chris," She said in a happy tone "Now Anastasia, control it and sit back down," Well Ana wasn't listening as she grew more light headed and ready to pass out from the lack of oxygen and the fire coming out of her hands. She didn't understand, I mean how could anyone. Being capable of such things was only in the imagination of little children and the chosen ones to be leaders and villains in the rankings.
"I... don't know how to stop... it," Ana muttered barely awake, panicking still. It was an odd combination between the two.
"Contain the emotion and push the power away," Lesso explained standing and walking around her desk once again. Lesso thought Ana was listening when actually she'd passed out and that was the second to lasf thing she heard. The last thing she heard was Lesso's voice as she said "Anastasia, get up," as she kicked Ana's arm gently.
"Yep... in a- in a m-minute," Ana muttered as all she could do was fade into the comfort of the darkness.