Hngh..... Oh, hey!

You hover your hands protectively just in front of your collarbone, desperately looking either side for somebody to come to your rescue. With the lunch bell ringing, most students are walking through the hallway to their next classes now. Like you should be doing! It's so embarrassing, they all must see you standing in front of this locked door..... hnghh....

"What's up?"

Oh no! A disembodied cheerful voice sees you too! Just shut your eyes, it'll leave.

"Hm. That's cool." The disembodied voice is lingering! "Do you... need help with something, or d'you wanna head to our next class?"

Oh, good, it's just a classmate.

....

AHHHH!! IT'S A CLASSMATE!! Someone you're going to see for the next three years! You can't help yourself, your eyes close tighter. Maybe they'll forget if you don't make a conversation!

"...I think I getcha. Gimme a sec."

....

There's a long pause. Phew. They must've left....

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What was that? D-do you dare look? Oh! Something's pushed into your chest, and your eyes shoot open. In front of you stands a smiley Lexi, pushing a thick textbook into your chest with one of her hands. Hey, that's the textbook you need! You snatch it from her hands to double check the cover, as she smiles down on you.

"C'mon." Lexi smiles, pulling your open door closed behind her and walking down the hallway. After a few steps, she stops. "Unless you want to skip class? Don't tell me you're a bad girl." She's trying so hard to not look amused that she looks very amused. But you're not a bad girl! With a speed never before achieved by any living creature, you tuck the textbook under one arm, snatch up your bag from the ground, and sprint down the hallway, taking Lexi's arm and pulling her once you pass her.

"Woah, okay, moving now, righto." Lexi lets you drag her by the arm for a bit, as she puts a hairpin back into her locks, before she decides to put a bit of effort into her own movement and lightly jogs behind you. You're still very much the primary **** of motion between the two of you.

In short time, you reach the door to your next class. You take your hand away from Lexi's wrist-

"Aww."

-, dropping the textbook to the ground, and lean down with your hands on your knees to pant. huff, huff... Lexi looks fine though....

With her usual smile, Lexi takes your textbook up and off the ground, gives it a quick dusting, and then slips your bag off of your shoulder. Sliding open the door with her foot, she struts into the classroom. You catch your breath for a second, then hurry in after her. Oh, no! The class has already started!

Lexi pouts a bit when she sees that all of your classmates have taken the same seating positions that they were in last class, but only briefly before her smile returns. She deposits your items onto your desk, and heads over to her own desk just behind yours.

(((((((((((((((((((((FRONT)))))))))))))))))))))
...[Cameron]...[Miranda]...[Debbie].......
.....[Delilah]........[Jason]........[Lexi].......... (((DOOR)))

You shuffle over to your own desk. Hopefully you haven't missed too much. From the look of the board, it looks like you just missed the introduction. Anyway, finally willing yourself to look at the teacher you let down with your delay, it looks like your Monster Theory teacher is -- woah, no way! What?! It's Ben!