Ahhhh?
How long is he gonna keep on staring like that?

The first class up for today was Chemistry; after the whole inspirational 'apple message', a new found positivity had struck you. If an apple a day can keep doctors away, then an apple that was carved by a Romanian with a spoon can keep negativity away too... Only if it could stop Mr Underage Vodka Consumer from staring at you uncomfortably... Does Russia even have a legal age for vodka consumption; it's a traditional beverage right?

Ivan: tears peaking in his eyes
Does it hurt?

What?
Did he say something that you missed?

Ivan: cupping your hands in his hands
It starts with pain, doesn't it?
Then it only takes one to hate.
Then the gossip and rumours.
Soon all are against you and the hate eventually builds up so much...
That you do something while numb from the pain and blind from the tears.
Your then labeled has evil, malicious, dangerous, a lier...
But your just simply misunderstood.
Then a new pain... Being forgotten and casted into the shadows
... Wishing for a 'light' to resurface the skeleton that once was a person...
If that one person didn't spread those rumours, the dominos would haven't fallen.
Then a life would have been spared.

You... Aren't.... Alone....
Your not the first person to be bullied and I bet my soul that you unfortunately won't be the last either.
The difference between you and the all the people before and after you, is how your going to deal with the issue; resilience is key.

You: mumbling
What's your story?

Ivan: tilting his head at you
For being born who I am... Same as you.
Being a powerful Russian male automatically makes me seem threatening.
For you being a female makes you the attention of everyone's interest, what you wear, how you eat, your friends, everything makes you vulnerable; it's just too easy for anyone to label a girl a tramp.

Ivan: letting go of your hand
But I just don't understand why he was in your dorm?
Did he lose his key while off the island?

You: mumbling
I-I needed someone to talk with when we got back; I had some trouble with my brothers.
So I guess we both just talked ourselves to sleep last night.

Ivan: softly smiling
If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm always here for you, da?

From the corner of your eye you saw a familiar looking blonde, it was that Polish boy who occasionally would show up to art class.

Feliks: flipping some hair over his shoulder
Like what's totally going on hoe?

In a skip of a heart beat Ivan was leaning over the bench and holding still Feliks by digging his nails into his shoulder, staring right into the Po's seemingly calm eyes; death was being reflected right off his green eyes, as if he was prepared to challenge the irritated Russian.

Ivan: calm
What did you call her?

Feliks: rolling his eyes
Like something you're totally thinking about her!

With one push from Ivan's arm that was on Feliks's shoulder, he stumbled back and rammed his back right up against another chemistry bench, disturbing a group of people.

Alfred: ripping off his safety goggles
Dude! Do you mind!? We almost finished the number thingy to make it rain HAMBURGERS!!

Matthew: looking at Alfred and shyly correcting him
We were actually almost aboot to finish calculating the force needed to make the fire cracker airbor---

Alfred: yelling at Ivan
WHY DID YOU PUSH MY SHOPPING BUDDY!?!

Ivan: death staring Alfred
He called ____ a hoe!

Alfred: scratching his forehead
So she isn't one!?

Matthew: frowning at Alfred
Of course she isn't! Why would you say th---

Toris: running over to Feliks
I told you not to say that!

Ivan: growling at Toris
Lithuanian who is that Polish airhead's loyal dog! What's your thoughts on this?!?

Toris: Whimpering
She's - She's facing injustice!

Tino: jumping up onto a bench and yelling to get everyone's attention
HOE VS NON-HOE! NON, LETS UNITE AND STAND UP FOR ____'S DIGNITY!

Within seconds of Tino declaring a 'mini war', the class divided and each stood on their respective sides, yelling at their opposing side. Everyone who was standing up for you all gathered around you; where was the Chemistry teacher! He should be dissolving this problem and returning class back to normal.

Oh wait...
Found him!

Mr Lamb was standing proudly on the side against you; everyone knew he was an 'odd' teacher, but encouraging anarchy in his own classroom was more than illustrating enough on just how loopy this fella really was.
The amount of people who were fighting for you was rather surprising to you, honestly you'd expected that less people would have thought of you as being a victim of an incorrectly read situation. Ivan, Berwald, Tino, Matthew, Toris, Francis, Jett and shockingly even Emil stood beside you; VS Feliks, Alfred, Mr Lamb, Allistor and about ten other classmates you didn't know the names of.
You felt utterly hopeless, look what you've done! Friends and siblings have turned on each other, all because of one variable they see differently. Your watering (e/c) eyes anxiously scanned the room for some sort of way to defuse the out of hand battle; seems like your prays were about to be answered in the form of an annoyed Swiss boy.
He was the only person in the room that hasn't taken a side yet, but something from the way he exited his seat and slowly walked to the borderline between the two feuding groups made you think that his intentions now weren't to take a side.

Basch: yelling while in the middle of both groups
SHUT UP OR I'LL BEAT YOU ALL WITH MY FAMILY'S PEACE PRIZE!

Silence welcomed the divided classroom, but a hostile vibe still lingered.

Basch: looking at both groups
How many of you asked ____ about the rumours to find out if they were true or just blown out of portion?

Only Ivan, Tino, Emil rose their hands, while Berwald awkwardly lifted up his hand.

Basch: looking at the group against you
How many of you are against her, because that's what everyone is doing and your afraid of being left out or being peer pressured into doing this?

Everyone in the group that was against you lifted up their hands with shame and massive blushes across their faces.

Mr Lamb: awkwardly holding up his hand
It's kinda my job to go by majority rules...

Basch: looking at everyone who was supporting you
Those who didn't stick up their hands, why did you still support her when you didn't know her side of the rumours?

Jett: awkwardly rubbing his neck
Even if I don't know her that well, she just ain't that kinda person, ya know?

Matthew: mumbling
Shy people are always being falsely accused, so that's w--

Toris: looking at the ground
I rather like to think of everyone that I don't know well as innocent, then correctly categorise them after time.

Francis: smirking
It's so simply, our chérie petite fille (darling little girl) only has here eyes on someone else... Even if she doesn't see it yet!

Mr Lamb: pulling up a chair and engrossed with the sudden rise in the drama
Well then! Since she was caught with Berwald, we can cross him off. Who is it?

Francis: putting a hand on his heart
The thrill of a story is all in the mystery; time will bring the two together!

Mr Lamb: slightly fangirling
OH BABY!
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ALL IN FOR ONE MEMORABLE RIDE BOYS! EVERYONE IS NOW CONSIDERED MISS (last name)'S POSSIBLE MAN!!! .... Except for Berwald over there, you can go back to doing whatever ya do.

WOW WOW WOW!
Hold up a second there Nelly!
Did everything just get resolved?
Or was it just in this class, since like only 20 something people have stopped hating your guts and all.

*RINNNG*

Ivan: quickly packing up his stuff
What's your next class?

You: raising an eyebrow
Commerce.

Ivan: smiling
I'll walk you there!

You: confused
But don't you have Algebra or something?

Ivan: slightly blushing
You remembered!
It's fine, I can still walk you to your class!

Just a few minutes ago everyone was fighting...
And now everyone's acting like nothing happened!?
But why is all a sudden Ivan wanting to walk you to the other side of the school...
He's next class is in the exact opposite way, he'll be late!
Does this have anything at all to do with Francis's ridiculous claim!?

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Sorry about the use of language again, I know some people are fine with it, but to anyone who doesn't like it, I'm sorry. Like I've said before I don't use words like this in real life and feel horrible writing them and using them against a character, but I still gotta do it for the story.

Basch - Switzerland

Thank you for reading!

~BlueTimeFly