Chinese Classroom

@Xiu Akay {Teacher} Why was it that teachers always assu.ed students didn't know who they were talking to, even when they tried to pretend they were directing their comments to the whole class? Boa wasn't stupid and neither were the other students. She could already hear the gossip starting, but she couldn't be bothered. Godfrey would find out soon enough and she'd hear about it even more. This was precisely why she needed to take classes at the university. High school classes were too easy. Better still, she needed one on one. Teachers always taught to the lowest level and that gave her very little to work with. So his warning only made her roll her eyes. She wasn't slacking. She was BORED! Only one of teachers seemed to understand that. Again, he singled her out. She didn't flinch or look away. Instead she crossed her arms. He wasn't going to embarrass or shame her so good luck trying. As he was handing back papers, she was writing out a note to remind herself of something she needed to buy. As sometimes happened to her it was a jumble of languages. Part of it written in Chinese, part in Japanese, part in English and part in Korean. Most people would be confused, but it made complete sense to her. As he laid her paper down, she didn't even bother to look at it. In fact ahe didn't respond to him either. She just kept writing.

@Kwon Bo-ah {Senior} Grading through the papers was.. fun, surprisingly enough. Akay enjoyed watching people excel, especially when they were great at it. Anyone who needed help, he happily applied time to each student. So when he finally finished a certain someone's paper, he could help but feel.. disappointed. Essays that were once full of knowledge and passion for education turned.. bland. Almost as if they were stretching out sentences just to get through the work load. Thankfully, he didn't take it personally. It was usual for even the brightest of students to hit a lull and lose interest. The fun part was getting it back. So when he stepped into his class, the tatted man rolled up the sleeves of his dark purple shirt and set his stack of papers on the desk.
"Good evening, class. I wanted to pass out papers from last weeks assignment. There were many of you who excelled and went above and beyond!" As Xiu spoke, his Mandarin was unbelievably smooth. See, even for beginners he spoke the language. Sure, switching in and out but never adapting to the native language. The best way to learn, was to be dropped off in a country different from your own and learn out of need. Many people found it frustrating but a quick grin followed by a reassuring nod always made them quiet. "I was disappointed in a few, though. I want it to be made very clear," He paired, locking eyes with Bo-ah, "Slacking off in my class, or not applying yourself is unacceptable. If I catch wind of it, your grade will suffer." His dark orbs scanned the room to reassure everyone that the rule was held to them as well. With a firm nod, the tall male gathered the papers and began handing them out one by one. Some he'd stop and give a comment; random grammatical errors or punctuation in one or two places weren't of his concern. Meaning he'd address them in person, and assure his students that they weren't marked off for a simple error the first time. When he finally came to his best students desk, he stopped and towered over her. "You're better than this. Talk to me after class." He said before placing the paper face down. It wasn't a fail.. but it was far from an A. The smirk on his lips as he walked to the front of the class was noticeable only when he spun on his heels and looked over all the eager faces. "And with that, we shall begin!"

@Xiu Akay {Teacher} This week had been one stress after another and it didn't seem like it was ever going to end. Unable to talk about any of to the two people in the world that loved her, well she was ready to give up. The problem was, if she did that, one of the two people would have her . He wasn't going to let her give up on anything. The stress from her past having come back though and classes that no longer challenged her, well it just wasn't worth it to keep working so hard. Her grades were even starting to slip, because she was bored with the work and subject matter, but for once, she didn't care. As she sat down for Chinese, she prepared for another boring class full of stuff she already knew.