Vaara Chapter 1

"Detention!" The teacher's gruff voice called out, stopping the silence. "Dakota, Lloyd, Kim, and Alex, all four of you are expected to be in this class room until three hours after everyone else gets out!" Everyone was looking at the four mentioned names now, silence filling the room.

"But I-" Kim started, but she trailed away before she could finish. Kim was always shy, and always tried to stay out of trouble. She was always quiet and refined, but her more wild side had been brought out. A look of sadness crept onto her face as she accepted her fate.

Just ten minutes earlier the math class was going normally. Mr. Swomms had called on Alex to answer a question, as no one else had raised their hand. Alex just stood up on his desk, revealing a boombox in his hand. Mr. Swomms was already fuming, and was about to go over to stop him, when Alex pressed the play button and blasted "Shots Shots Shots" by LMFAO. Mr. Swomms was dumbfounded by the sudden noise, and taken aback by how rude the song was. Other students started clapping, and Dakota stood up on her chair and started dancing as well. Everyone was whooping, and soon Kim and Lloyd stood atop their desks as well. Everything stopped suddenly when the principal walked through the door and everyone tried to make it look like they were working.

Mr Swomms remained a tomato-red color during the entire length of the class. When the students were free to move on to their next class, everyone flowed out the door. On her way out, Kim punched Alex lightly on the shoulder, as a way of saying "Thanks, you dick." The receiver of the punch took no notice.

All of the students who had been attending algebra at the time had gotten worked up, excluding the four who had been called to detention, as they were exhausted. The last few classes of the day were full of pranks, jokes, and drifting minds. The pupils had gained no knowledge in any of the classes after mathematics.

It was finally the end of the day for the four friends. Most of them attempted to escape their fate, but all of them were caught. As they settled into their seats, Mr. Swomm watched them with intent eyes. His gaze was like a car, plowing over the heads of the children as punishment.

"So, wh-" Lloyd started talking, but the algebra teacher interrupted, "No talking in detention!" Lloyd sighed and rolled his eyes, scoring himself an extra glare from Mr. Swomms.

"Mr. Swomms, we need you in the computer room, please!" a feminine voice sounded from down the hall. "Don't try anything funny while I'm gone." Mr. Swomms stared at the four for a long second, before leaving the room. The second the teacher was out of hearing range, Lloyd started up again, "So, why did you start that, anyways?" The question was directed at Alex, who replied immediately. "Math needs to be more fun." Kim sighed, looking at Dakota and expecting her to say something. "I think we should ditch." The words that came from Dakota's mouth surprised Kim, and she squeaked a little before saying, "Nonono, I could never ditch school, even if it is detention!"

Alex opened his mouth as if he was going to say something, when Mr Swomms walked back in. He was muttering loudly, "Damn kids, installing their weird games on school computers." At the words "installing, games, and computers", Lloyd perked up, intent on what Mr Swomms had to say. A look of disappointment filled his face as he said no more. The teacher suddenly got up and said "I have to use the facilities, don't move a muscle, any of you."

He left, and again the four were talking. "I agree, with Dakota, we should just leave." Alex leaned back in his chair as he said it. "I don't know, I kind of want to go see what Mr. Swan was talking about." Lloyd had a look of interest across his face. Dakota looked everyone over before speaking,"Yeah, I'm kind of curious too." Kim just sat in her chair, hunched up in ball and shivering. "Fine, we'll check out this game and then leave."