What I miss most about going to school while we're stuck home due to the cold is my little daily game of finding where the younger kids dragged the octopuses off to

These are Methodius, Paphnutius, and Martha. Often the only things in our entire school building keeping me sane

KRBAY/HNK head canons (both animal buddies (Dreamland 3) & meta-knights (Meta Knight's Revenge) addition)

Pick & Mine are introduced in a Valantines Day episode where the cupid ability is also introduced

Adeleine & Chao have a mother & little brother who looks like this

(OG image by TheHomingBlueStar on DA) and Nago & Shiro are Adeleine, Chao, their little bro & their mother's pets

3. After the events of the episode/2 part where Adeleine is introduced her family decides to move to Dreamland with her mother becoming the schoolteacher there

4. The Meta-Knights get introduced in the anime like this Meta thinks Dreamland needs more protecting, so he tries to some new recruits. Axe Knight, Mace Knight, Trident Knight, Javelin Knight, Captain Vul, Sailor Waddle Dee, & these 2 crew members that a deactivate DA account drew.

and that sword knight and blade knight have hard time accepting additional members to the group. This episode also explains that they spent many years trying to reach Planet Popstar since the war. The main ability is sword Kirby.

5. (idea by Earthbouds) Some more episodes after the one that introduces the Meta-Knights, there is a story arc based on Meta Knight's Revenge except that meta knight was being controlled by dark matter & manipulating his crew. After this event, the meta-knights & the heroes spotted the Halberd sink into the orange ocean, meta knight tells them all to leave, the heroes obey, as Meta Knight stares at his ship sinking, Kirby looks sad as Meta Knight walks down to the beach. The main ability here is sword Kirby and wheelie rider.

6. (idea by Earthbouds) There is a later episode that introduces ChuChu & Nyupun (I accidently called her PyuPyu) & gives an explanation on to what happened to the Halberg. The episode goes like this, Tiff asks Kirby if he wants Chilly to return because he has been missing him a lot lately. in which Kirby answer yes, she asked Kine and Mine if they can help Kirby find Chilly's hat & bell so they can ask the fountain of dream to restore him & allow him not to melt on warm climate. The episode mostly takes place under water, where they meet ChuChu and Nyupun, who had made the Halberd their own hotel for under sea creatures. When Meta Knight heard this news, he was furious that his battleship was being used as a kawaii themed resort. Meta tried to bargen whatever he could with the 2 octopuses, but the two octopi refused to give up the Halberd & hat & bell. But then the 5 of them are attacked by Acro, apparently Acro steals the hat & bell and refuse to give it back. After the 6 of them defeated the big bully. Kirby picks up Chilly's belonging as they return to the fountain of dreams. The reason why ChuChu & Nyupon wanted the Halberd is because that same Acro destroyed their & the sea creatures' old home & when the Halberd sank into the ocean after the arc, they were happy. Meta Knight made a deal with the sea creatures that he & his crew would rebuild their homes. The fountain restores Chilly while it grants ChuChu and Nyupun the ability to be on land.

7. ChuChu has a Vally girl accent in the dub

8. Pitch has a country accent in the dub. (Just like Tokkori) His mother (who I call Itch) has one in the dub as well

9. Pitch is introduced in the anime like this (idea by Earthbouds) Coo and Tokkori needs help with bringing pitch, find his mother. it's later discovered that a couple of Cappy poachers had kidnapped Itch. Kirby and his friends battle the poachers to save Pitch's mother, Kirby also calls his other animal friends, such as Rick, Pick, Kine, Mine, Nago, Shiro, ChuChu, Nyupun, and Phan Phan as they battle the poachers, King Dedede and Escargoon helps Kirby after learning that the poachers would also capture them. Chief Bookem and his wife (Buttercup) appear as they send the poachers behind bars. The main ability is animal Kirby.

10. (idea by Earthbouds) There is an episode were Axe Knight tries to play with the kids, but everyone finds him too scary due to his skull face. King Dedede, Escargoon and Marx host a haunted house theme park & traumatizes everyone. When the kids are really scared when one of their machines malfunctioning, Axe Knight battles and save the kids while Kirby joins in and destroy the robot. The kids and then gets along with Axe & don't find him scary anymore. Meanwhile, King Dedede, Marx & Escargoon tries to see if their robot still works, only for them to me traumatized when the robot moves and looks scary, while Kirby, Tiff and Tuff laugh with Axe Knight and the kids.

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Three Leafed Chaos

Chapter 1/4

I've had this sitting in my drafts for a while and finally posted the first chapter! It's a bit self indulgent but whatever. Enjoy!

Warnings: alcohol use, language

The three leaves of a clover represent faith, hope, and love. On the holiday known as Three Leaf day, citizens of the Clover Kingdom prepare a gift for a special someone. The receiver must give one of those three virtues in return. Faith and hope are good and everything, but the reward everyone is really looking for is love. 

Well, almost everyone. 

"Alright everyone, listen up! You better all be on your best behavior today. And get this damn building cleaned up! If anything goes wrong, I'm skinning all your hides."

Yami had bigger issues on his mind than Love. His squad, the Black Bulls, was notorious for being a group of unproductive ruffians. That was true, sure, but Yami still wanted to improve their reputation. Julius entrusted him with a squad, after all, it was the least he could do. Today might be a good day to achieve that; an official from the Castle was coming by to conduct an evaluation, which could directly affect squad rankings. If there was a time to get serious, it was now.

"Captain, Captain! I have a question!" Magna exclaimed, raising his hand. "Who exactly is it that's coming?"

Yami sighed and took a drag of his cigarette. "Some new official at HQ. I don't know the guy, but they're as green as they could get... probably some prissy noble boy, if I had to guess."

"Ooh, are they cute~?" Vanessa slurred from the couch. 

"Probably not... by the way, you better be dressed and sober by the time they get here!"

Luck giggled and punched the air. "Ooh! Ooh! Can I fight them? I bet they'd like that!"

"Absolutely not."

"Maybe it's a girl!" Finral swooned. "If so-" 

"Don't even finish that sentence."

Gauche sneered and held up his photo of his little sister. "Captain, there's no reason for me to be here. Can I go-"

"No, you can't go visit your sister."

"Grrrr!"

"That's enough! Everyone get cleaning!" Yami barked. The squad broke off to go do their chores, all anxious about tonight's evaluation. Yami sighed and sat down in his chair, pulling out a newspaper to distract himself. This could go really badly... it doesn't help that we're the last squad to get visited. This evaluator is going to be comparing us to all the other squads...

    Meanwhile...

"Captain! I didn't expect you to be so tall! I mean, I've seen you before, from afar, but up close you're like a giant! Does it run in your family?"

Gueldre Poziot had no idea what to do, for the first time in his life. He and his squad were prepared better than anyone for this evaluation. He was well aware of the problems in his squad, and would rather conceal them than have them get fixed. Everything was in place, but he never expected this problem...

No, the problem wasn't the evaluation. It was the Evaluator. 

Oh no. She's cute.

He didn't expect this official to be an extremely cute girl, that was for sure. "I- Uh- yes, actually, it runs in the family," he finally replied, trying to keep it together. Gueldre wasn't the type to get flustered like this, but there was something about the way she looked at him with those wide, bright eyes, and how cheerful and genuinely interested she seemed to be in him. He wasn't used to people being... nice to him. His squad obeyed him, sure, but that's as personal as it got. "So... let me give you a tour of our place?"

She closed her eyes as she smiled. "Of course!"

To his delight, she actually took the arm he offered her. Gueldre was practically giddy as he walked. 

Look at me... could this be love?

    Charlotte Roselei could only bring herself to love one man, Yami, but she was pretty sure she would never have her feelings returned. However, she did develop little crushes on women very easily. This was definitely one of those times. 

"Wow, she seems like a cool person," Sol said to her captain. The two of them were watching from afar as the evaluator talked cheerfully with some of the other squad members. "Don't you wish that she would join our squad, sis?"

"It's captain, Sol," Charlotte corrected, a light blush on her cheeks. "And yes... I suppose I do."

Her heart jolted as the girl turned and jogged towards them. That was another cute thing about her... she was always moving, whether it be tapping her foot or pacing around, or fiddling a pen between her fingers. She never walked, she ran from place to place, even if it was just a short distance. She was so full of life and excitement, Charlotte couldn't help but feel drawn to her. 

"Captain! What an amazing squad you have!" she burst out as she skidded to a stop. "So many powerful women! I wish I were a magic knight now, haha!"

Charlotte laughed to herself. It was surprising; she usually got so worked up over crushes, but this girl put her at ease. "It's not too late, you're welcome to stay here!" 

"Oh, that's so nice of you! But, I couldn't possibly leave my current job... Marx says that my coffee is the only thing keeping him alive!"

Charlotte frowned. She knew Marx was one of the Wizard King's closest associates. "Coffee? They don't have you acting as a servant, do they?" The thought of a girl like her being reduced to such a role...

Luckily, the girl shook her head adamantly. "Oh, no no! It's not like that at all! I mean, I used to be a servant."

"Oh? So, you're not nobility?" Charlotte asked, wondering how this girl managed to climb so high in the ranks. 

"Nope! I was a peasant, but my magic happens to be very convenient," she explained. "So, I worked in the castle as a royal servant. It wasn't great, but it was a job... but then, someone told me that I needed to go, er, spend time with the king... I was so scared! They made me wear a tasteless outfit and everything..." The girl laughed nervously, but Charlotte could tell by the look in her eyes that it was a truly bad memory. The Captain wanted nothing more than to grab her in her arms right then and there, and protect her from this cruel, evil world. 

"But!" Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she started to talk so fast that it was a little difficult to tell what she was saying. "I was so scared, I decided to run away! I started using my magic and making a big hole in the wall to jump out because otherwise I would have to go back through all the guards... but then, who should walk by but the Wizard King! I had never seen him before and thought he would be old and ugly like Augustus (Don't tell him I said that please), but he wasn't either of those things! He asked what was going on and I told him, so he took me with him instead! And, ta da! Here I am." She spread her arms out cutely to punctuate her point. "Well, that's all I really have to do here. I have three squads left to check out." She turned and waved goodbye. "See you later, Charlotte!"

Charlotte blinked, then realized that it was too late to ask the girl out. Dammit! I'll have to invite her to tea or something next time.

"Big Sis?"

Sol poked Charlotte in the cheek, the older woman having zoned out watching the Evaluator run off out of sight. "Is something wrong?"

"No, no! Nothing." Charlotte blushed. "And it's Captain, Sol."

"Got it, Sis!"

Despite Sol's antics, Charlotte had a little smile on her face.

Three-leaf day is coming up soon after all...

    "Are you sure you want to come? It might be dangerous." Fuegoleon frowned down at the young woman who was sent to evaluate his squad. They were about to leave on a mission to round up some dangerous magical beings out in the strong magic region.

However, the girl wasn't dissuaded. "What better way for me to evaluate you guys than go on a mission! I probably can't stay the whole time, I have one more squad to visit. And also!" She grinned and punched the air, trying to look tough. "I can take care of myself!"

...cute, Fuegoleon thought to himself, but was suddenly drawn from his thoughts as his sister Mereoleona, who was here to visit for a few days, slung her arm around the evaluator's shoulders. "I like you! There's nothing I love more than a tough woman!" the flame-haired woman laughed. "And if you get in trouble, I'll be the one to save you." She sent a playful glare over at Fuegoleon, but her message was clear. Hands off. This one's mine.

Fuegoleon sensed a challenge, and smirked to himself. Over my dead body. "Very well. You may accompany us."

They headed off to the strong magic region. The magic creatures were like large, purple octopuses, flinging rocks around with their tentacles. "Make sure to just knock them out! We've been ordered to relocate them!" Fuegoleon ordered. The Crimson Lions yelled back in response before rushing into battle. Fuegoleon crossed his arms and watched, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the Evaluator, who was entranced. "So? What do you think?"

"They're wonderful!" she exclaimed. "So many powerful knights, and they're all so well coordinated..." She turned to beam up at Fuegoleon. "That's because of your leadership though, right?"

It took everything Fuegoleon had to fight off his blush. "Ah- er- I suppose. The squad all works hard, though."

"Mhmm! And Mereoleona's wonderful!" She pointed at his sister, who was kicking one of the octopus's ass. "I've never seen someone fight like that!"

"Big bro! Can I get a little help?" Fuegoleon looked over to see his brother Leopold struggling with one of the beasts. He let out a deep sigh. "Sure." He ran off to help, and the two of them quickly dispatched the enemy. Haha, look at that! That must have impressed her... Fuegoleon turned around to see that she was, indeed, shocked at the power he just gave off. But what really got his attention was what was coming up behind her.

"Oh no! Look out!"

The evaluator turned around just in time to see one of the Octopuses barreling towards her. Both Mereoleona and Fuegoleon sprang into action, sprinting towards her as fast as they could. Shit! I'm not going to get there in time! Fuegoleon's eyes widened as the beast prepared to crush the small girl with its tentacles. It's going to kill her! FUCK-

The Evaluator raised her hand, her Grimoire already open in front of her. "Dehydration Magic: Vanishing Vapor!"

As soon as the spell was cast, the beast suddenly started to wilt up as all of the water vapor in its body was squeezed out. It let out a squeal of confusion as it shriveled up, shrinking down rapidly. A moment later, the once-fearsome animal plopped on the ground at her feet, the size of a normal octopus.

Fuegoleon and Mereoleona skidded to a stop, their jaws hanging open. The girl giggled and picked up the octopus in her hands, as it squirmed around helplessly. "I told you I could take care of myself, right?" They had no words. "Here." She handed the creature to Fuegoleon. "You two are impressive, and so is this squad! Unfortunately, I really need to get going, but this was fun!" They both waved goodbye weakly as she turned, grabbed her broom, and flew off into the north. The sun was setting.

"...Damn." was all Mereoleona could say. "She was... interesting."

Fuegoleon nodded, smiling to himself a little. That was... kind of hot. There was a strange feeling in his chest, something he hadn't felt for a long time. "I hope we can see her again soon."

"Hmm." Mereoleona hummed in agreement. "After all... Three Leaf day is coming up soon."

    "Hi everyone! Sorry I'm so late, I got caught up in a mission with the Crimson Lions! How are you doing tonight?"

Yami and the other Black Bulls stared at the girl in front of them. This was the evaluator the Wizard King sent them? Slowly, Yami looked her up and down, then smiled to himself. Julius... thank you for making my day. No, for making my week. He cleared his throat. "It's fine. Come on in."

The others watched in silence as Yami and her walked around the base, discussing the latest missions and squad performances. "Wow... she really is a cutie," Finral said, hearts in his eyes. "Do you think she would talk to me?"

"Probably, but just to be nice," Charmy responded, breaking the man's heart.

"And besides, I think Yami would kill you if you did," Magna commented. "I mean, look at him."

"What about him?"

"Use your eyes," Gauche grunted, Gordon peering over his shoulder at the scene. "He's going to try and hit that by the time she leave."

"Hit that? What do you mean-"

"By the way, where is Vanessa?"

Speak of the Devil. Vanessa came staggering around the corner, still in her underwear, and spotted the Evaluator. "Oh! They're here! And they're a girl!" She giggled and slung an arm around the girl's shoulder.

Yami glared at her. "Vanessa! I told you to get dressed! Are you still drunk?" Not only could this ruin their evaluation, but it might ruin his chances with this pretty girl.

"Yami, she's just comfortable in her own skin, that's all!" The evaluator giggled and let Vanessa lean on her. "And besides, everyone enjoys a drink now and then! Even me."

"Yeah, but Vanessa here enjoys like 30 drinks," Yami commented, a little nervous about it.

"Awww, not only are you cute, but you're also kind~" Vanessa tapped the girl on the nose.

"Cute? Ahah," the girl laughed nervously and blushed. "Well, thank you."

"Now! Come have a drink with me," Vanessa coaxed. "it's Squad tradition."

"Vanessa-"

"Sure! I love traditions!" Everyone cheered and started pulling the girl off toward the dining room. Yami let out a frustrated breath. This wasn't going to end well.

And end well, it did not. Charmy made a feast as the others poured their drinks, and tried to feed it to the Evaluator. "Try this! It's one of my favorite recipes!"

"Thank you!" The girl took a bite, and stars were instantly in her eyes. "So good!"

"Here, a toast!" Vanessa handed her a glass of wine then raised her own. "To... tradition!"

"TO TRADITION!"

15 minutes later, everything was in chaos. Luck and Magna were fighting. Guache was yelling at Charmy and Gordon, Grey was squatting in the corner, and Vanessa as forcing another glass into the poor Evaluator's hands. "Here! One more couldn't hurt!"

"Vanessa, that's enough," Yami was trying to stay calm for the sake of appearances but it was getting hard to do. "Look at her, she's at her limit."

Indeed. The evaluator was flushed pink, her eyes glassy. However, she snapped out of it at Yami's words. "No way! I can handle more!" She grabbed the glass. "I need to surpass my limits! Watch me!"

The words were like the arrow of cupid, which sailed right into Yami's heart. He could do nothing but stare in awe as the girl chugged her glass before letting out a laugh. "See! I did... I..."

Uh oh. Her eyes suddenly went dark.

"I..."

She couldn't say another word. The evaluator passed out right there on the couch, slumping down like a deflated balloon.

"...look what you've done!" Everyone suddenly paused, terrified at the sight of the unconscious woman. Yami checked her pulse and breathing. "She's alright, but she could be sleeping for a while. We really messed this up..." He clenched his jaw. Not only did I let everyone get wild, but I couldn't be in control of the situation... I really am a shitty captain sometimes.

"W-what are we going to do with her?" Magna stuttered, pointing. "Isn't she supposed to work in the castle? They might think we've kidnapped her!"

"No... I doubt it'll be that serious," Yami said, grabbing a blanket and pillow and tucking the girl in. She made a soft sound and buried her face in the pillow. "We'll watch her carefully tonight."

"And I'll make her breakfast in the morning!" Charmy piped up.

I have a feeling she's going to be more interested in purging her stomach than filling it, Yami said, staring down at the sleeping woman. However... she is really, really cute when she sleeps...

Suddenly, he tensed up. He could feel something rocketing towards the base, a magical signature so powerful that it could only belong to one man.

"...uh oh."

Something made impact with the ground outside, and a moment later there was a knock on the door. Yami steeled himself for what was inevitably to come. "Everyone. Stand up straight. Don't act up for once in your pathetic lives."

Everyone was confused for a couple minutes, until Yami opened the door to reveal none other than Julius Novachrono, the Wizard King himself, standing there. "Good evening, Yami! It's good to see you... say, have you happened to see-"

Yami got straight to the point. "You're looking for her, right?" He stepped out of the way to point at the sleeping lump on the couch.

"Ah! You killed her?!" Julius rushed by in a panic, stopping next to the couch with a distraught look on his face. "No, not killed... but Yami!" He frowned and crossed his arms. "What on earth happened here? Why is the evaluator I sent you asleep on the couch?"

"She got... uh..." Yami kicked his toe into the ground sheepishly. "She's drunk."

"Yami! People die of alcohol poisoning all the time, you know," Julius scolded. Yami expected this, but it hurt all the same. "She's a lightweight, too. Honestly..." Julius let out a sigh and turned back to the couch. 

Yami felt the disappointment radiating off of the older man, making his heart clench more. "...I'm sorry."

Julius raised an eyebrow, surprised that Yami actually apologized for once. "It's alright... at least she had fun." He smiled a little. "Anyway, thanks for making her comfortable." He said nothing else before leaning down, carefully picking her up in his arms as if she were some glass thing he was afraid would break. Julius let out another sigh through his nose, but this time it felt more like relief. "You'll hear back about the evaluation in a couple days. Have a good night!" Despite the tension, Julius smiled at them warmly before turning around. With a flash of light, the two of them disappeared.

"... great. Of course he had to show up and see everything for himself," Yami grumbled, pulling out another cigarette.

"Captain... we're all very sorry, we shouldn't have-"

"No. Just... go to bed. I'm not mad," Yami cut Magna off before walking off to his room. Right now, he needed a good shit and a good sleep. However, despite this debacle, Yami felt a pit of warmth in his chest.

Even after everything that happened... I'm glad I got to meet her. He smiled to himself. And, after all...

Three Leaf day is coming up.

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Finders Keepers

Chapter 2: Welcome to St Therese  

As of the other night I am now referred to as the purse of St Therese. I honestly don't see why, I lied right to two headmasters faces with little to no guilt. I could’ve blabbed about the secret tunnels; that would’ve ended with the tunnels being closed and secret meet ups put to an end. Then I could be called a prude or a stick in the mud. Although, I may have forgotten to mention Mackyla and Ella had boys over too. They’re my best friends, what was I supposed to do? Rat on them? I may like order, but I also like my friends. I won’t go another two years without friends. As much as they drive me batty, I’d go insane without them.  

My dad has never actually met my friends before, but I’ve met all of his. It's strange to know my dad was pals with James Potter, Harry Potter's dad, the boy who lived, indeed very strange.  

My dad fought in the wizarding war with the Order, they tried to recruit him last year, but he wouldn't budge. I asked him why and he said he was tired of fighting. Since ma died when I was a baby dad has tried to distance himself from the wizarding world. He basically muggle! Not that there is anything wrong with muggles, but you can see it in his eyes, he misses the magical world. He still uses magic in his life but not often.  

I sighed at the thought of my parents. They began dating in sixth year and got married right out of school. A few years later ma died a few months after I was born.  

I wandered down the corridors with my books tightly held to my chest and my nose pointing down. I trailed behind Mackyla and Ell to our first period etiquette class. The two of them went on about their upcoming dates with those two Hogwarts boys. I couldn’t help but grin at my two boy crazy lovestruck friends. But the grin was cut short when my face met the cotton fabric of Mackyla's robes. I stepped back in confusion, my eyebrows knitted together.  

“What the?” I exclaimed. “-What’s going on?” I questioned when I recovered from bumping into Mac. Mackyla and Ella were stopped at the mouth of the class room. I gently pushed past them when I got no response. By the looks on their faces something had them in awe. This isn't something you see every day, despite being a witch in a world of magic. Oddly enough being awestruck isn’t a daily thing. So, seeing my two best friends I such a state made me follow their wide eyed gaze to the source. My jaw dropped as my heart dropped with it. My stomach lurched and I nearly fell back on my butt.  

In Professor Spitz classroom was a large group of Hogwarts boys, sitting sleepily at the far side of the classroom. They looked at the girls pouring into the classroom like they were three headed octopuses. I. suppose I was looking at them the same.  

Once the shock wore off the three of us found our seats, Ella sitting behind Mac and I. The usual morning chatter was replaced with silence and low whispers. Mackyla and I shared awkward glances with each other and Ella. It was as though we were asking each other what was going on, why were there Hogwarts boys in our classroom?  

My attention was caught by Professor Spitz and Madam Therese waltzing in with Professor McGonagall, from Hogwarts, trailing behind them.  

“Good morning ladies,” Professor Spitz greeted in a lively tone. “-And gentlemen.” She added acknowledging the boys in the class. A choir of girls sang back to her a morning greeting that sounded monotonous.  

“Madam Therese has an announcement to discuss with you.” Professor Spitz announced. I sat up straighter in my place. Madam Therese stepped forward to the very front of the class. My stomach twisted and turned in wait of this announcement.

“Good morning all.” Madam Therese’s voice was full and confident.  

“Good morning Madam Therese.” A choir of female voices, including mine, greeted in return.  

“Seeing as there has been a recent rise in Male presence here at St Therese, Professor Dumbledore and I have decided that the boys of Hogwarts are in need of some manners, therefore you will be sharing etiquette lessons for the remainder of the semester.” Madam Therese told the class, it was followed by an awkward silence that filled the room. I was unsettled by this announcement. I didn’t like this plan whatsoever. If Professor Dumbledore wanted to teach the boys some manners, then they could've stayed at Hogwarts instead of coming here.  

“Professor Dumbledore saw to it that the boys learned manners from the politest of their peers.” Professor McGonagall added making most of the girls perk up in pride. I take pride in following the school rules and how I represent them. St Therese has been a very well respected school for young witches for centuries.  

“Does this mean we're going to learn how to curtsey and sip tea?” A boy from the back of the class asked rudely. I had to fight the urge to spin around and glare at him. Etiquette classes are more than knowing your please and thank you, it's knowing how to behave in different situations.  

“Not exactly. Professor Spitz and Professor McGonagall will explain everything to you.” Madam Therese spoke with such confidence that it almost made me smile. I still wasn't happy about this seemingly experiment. I will preach this until the day I die, I came to St Therese to stay away from boys, not to be thrown into the same class as them.  

“Miss St Claire, would you care to explain to the boys what this class is about?” Professor Spitz called on me without hesitation. I remained upright as I started wide eyed at her. It wasn’t until Mackyla jarred her knee into the side of my leg that I blinked.  

“Ugh, yes Professor. I’ll explain.” I stuttered nervously as I stood up and found a place at the front of the class. I lifted my gaze to look at the mixed class. There were more girls than boys.  

My eyes were drawn to an abnormally blond haired boy sitting at the back of the class with his arms crossed and nose pointing at the desk. He appeared to be mildly inconvenienced by being here. Well, that makes two of us.  

“Etiquette class here at St Therese is about learning how to behave in different situations and how to properly navigate confrontations. As well, it teaches us how to debate. The motto of this class is ‘don’t raise your voice, raise your argument’.” I explained basically after taking my eyes off the blond boy at the back. But soon my gaze found him again.  

“Well done, Eliese!” Professor Spitz praised like a proud mother. I shared a pleasant smile with her before going to my seat again. Mackyla sniggered at me, referring me as a teacher's pet once again.  

That class seemed to drag on forever, much longer than any other class I had. We went over the basics, chivalry was included. I was oddly surprised by how mild mannered the boys were. Especially that blond boy, although, he is rather quiet and keeps to himself. He, himself, is very smart and the few times he did open his mouth all that came out was intelligent things. It left me a light star struck if you asked me.  

The sixth year boys will be attending etiquette classes until the Yule Ball. Then it will be decided if the classes will continue on at Hogwarts, so everybody gets a chance to learn what we’re learning here. That thought made me smile, as well as knowing that every time Professor McGonagall interacts with the girls of St Therese she is left in awe by how well-mannered and educated but feisty we are. She wants to have similar classes at Hogwarts.  

Ella and I casually walked to potions while Mac went to ancient ruins. Ella dreamily talked about how charming Dean Thomas is. I couldn’t help but smile at her. I may not be boy crazy, but I will always support my friends and I always will unless they tell me there a Death Eater, that’s where the support ends.  

“Eliese,” Ella sang softly as we walked side by side down the corridor. I glanced over at her.

“Yes?” I replied.  

“Why do you not like boys so much?” She asked curiously. My train of thought stopped, and I was faced with a question that I didn’t like the answer to. The answer is always the same; I just never found boys interesting enough to give them my attention. Plus my dad might lose his mind if I became as boy crazy as Mac. Maybe not as much as Ella but he’d most certainly lose his marbles if I chased after boys the same way Mac does.  

“I mean, in all six years that we’ve been friends you never once had a crush on a boy or even given them a second glance.” Ella added cautiously. I shrugged away the tinge of remembrance and shared a crooked smile with her.  

“What are you getting at, El?” I asked curiously. I wanted to know where this was coming from. Ella doesn’t ask questions unless there’s a motive to it.  

“You couldn't take your eyes off the blond haired boy at the back of the class. That’s new for you.” And there was the motive. I pursed my lips together and sighed deeply.  

“If you think I have a crush on the blond in the back then I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but I kept looking at him because his hair is incredibly blond.” Lies. Lies. It's all lies. I didn’t know why I kept looking at him, but I did find it rather annoying.  

Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice

Part 2

Resume: Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup are now grown up teenagers, known as superheroes all over the world. They moved at Beacon Hills and attempt the same school as Scott, Stiles and Isaac. They ended up dating and fighting together the monsters to save the town.

Fandoms: Crossover of Teen Wolf and Powerpuff Girls

Pairing: Stiles x Buttercup, Scott x Bubbles, Isaac x Blossom

Word count: 1845

A/N: I’m done yay! It was so much fun to write! I’ve done some research on the Powerpuff girls to know more about their personalities, and I hope I got them right!

I decided to put more than one gif in this one, because I wasn’t satisfied with the first one, I don’t own them though!

Resquested by: @horsiegirl998

"Scoooooott !!! Scott where are you? Scott !!! "

A rocket rushed into the library, making an infernal racket in the usually silent place. All the students there raised their heads towards the noise, including Scott, well concentrated in his studies. He raised his head when his friend stopped at his table, breathing fast, sweat running down his forehead.

"Stiles?"

Next to Scott, Isaac also raised his head from his book to watch the newcomer.

"Great entrance, rocket."

Stiles didn’t pay attention to his comment and instead turned his gaze on his best friend, still waiting for an explanation.

"You have to come and see, you will not believe your eyes, no matter which ones, the Scott's, or the Scott werewolf, in short, I didn’t believe at first but it seems that the rumors are well founded, Scott, I swear I saw them when I arrived, they were there, flesh and bone Scott! They were really close to me, and you know me, Scott, I couldn’t sit there without doing anything, I had to come and warn you because it's extraordinary Scott! "

"What's extraordinary is the number of times you can say Scott in a sentence," Isaac interrupted, already beginning to feel a headache just hearing him talk.

Scott raised an eyebrow at Isaac's comment, and stopped the hyperactive before he broke up.

"Who are they?"

Stiles closed his lips tightly closed to let the suspense hang. Then he added as seriously as possible:

"Real superheroes."

Of course, Isaac laughed at Stiles. Superheroes? They weren’t in a movie. Then he remembered that, despite the fact that they were not in a film, they lived at Beacon Hills.

And at Beacon Hills, everything is possible.

Scott and he got up in unison and asked Stiles where he had seen these so-called superheroes. He guided them to the place, which, of course, gave no sign of life from what Stiles had told them.

"I knew it was impossible," Isaac mumbled, his face not surprising. "Superheroes, real, at Beacon Hills?"

"Stiles, I know you love the Batman movies but ...," Scott said, taking Isaac's side.

"I swear, it was the Powerpuff Girls !! You've never heard of them? They are super famous for saving the world hundreds of times!" Stiles replied, making very strange gestures with his arms to express the state in which he was.

"True, we saved the world more than once."

All three turned to the voice source. In front of them were now three girls of the same age as them. The one who had spoken was in the middle; she had long red hair attached with a red ribbon in a simple ponytail. Next to her, a blonde who had ponytails and beautiful blue eyes. In contrast, the latter had jet black hair, short cut, and forest green eyes.

Stiles no longer contained his emotions; he pointed at them and began to jump on the spot like a child in front of ice cream.

"It’s them! The Powerpuff Girls, I told you! "

Scott put a hand on his friend's shoulder to try to calm him down, his heart also drumming in his chest. Indeed, they had in front of them the Powerpuff Girls, whom he had heard on television and in the newspapers. And he couldn’t believe his eyes.

Isaac, for his part, couldn’t take his eyes off the girl who had just spoken, the one in the middle, the redhead. He found her beautiful, solid and sure of herself. She was the pillar of their group, he was sure of that.

He advanced towards her, holding out his hand to the redhead, suddenly taken by courage. Direct as he was, talking to the girls, even to the one who put him in this state, wasn’t a problem.

"Welcome to Beacon Hills, ladies. My name is Isaac. "

The redhead shook her head before grabbing Isaac's hand and squeezing it solemnly.

"I'm Blossom." She pointed at the blonde before adding "here’s Bubbles," then pointed at the black-haired, "and Buttercup."

The last two greeted the boys, Bubbles with a cute and joyful movement of the hand, and Buttercup with a quick nod.

"I'm Scott," the latter began, advancing. He pointed discreetly at Stiles behind him, who wasn’t holding up. "And he's Stiles."

"Stiles is a good name for a funny guy like you."

The called crossed the green eyes of the girl who had just spoken. She had a serious face and seemed tough.

"Buttercup, it's a pretty name for a pretty girl like you," he answered before he froze and made big eyes. He was so overwhelmed by the fact that real super heroes stood before them talking to them that his mouth had uttered his thoughts before his brain processed the information.

Stiles wanted to melt away and disappear so much he felt bad. And the glance that Buttercup threw at him, icy, didn’t help his condition. Then she turned on her heels and left the small group.

"Excuse her," Blossom began. "She's not used to compliments."

Stiles lowered his head before tapping Scott's chest and running after the Powerpuff girl who had just left.

"Then I'll go and apologize!"

Scott could only watch him go, his mouth open to answer him before he noticed that Isaac was starting to leave with Blossom. He was telling her the interesting gossip of the city, the things to know about the evil creatures that were running everywhere. And the redhead listened attentively, faithful to her leader status.

This left the alpha alone with Bubbles.

The blonde continued to smile at him, swinging from one foot to the other while waiting, which made move her particular backpack. Scott cleared his throat and then pointed to what she had in her back.

"You ... a nice backpack."

This comment made the blonde's smile widen, and she began to jump up and down to show her bag of an octopus shape. Indeed, when she was young, Bubbles had an octopus-shaped toy called Octi. Unfortunately, she had lost him in an arduous battle against a monster. But she had not lost her love for animals, especially octopuses.

"Blossom didn’t want me to take him, but I knew that a nice guy was going to compliment me," she whispered, still radiating happiness, which only made Scott smile.

"You should always wear it, it’s okay," Scott continued as he walked over her. He found her very cute and above all, he felt in her a great sensitive heart. "You come? We're going to be late. "

Bubbles nodded and grabbed Scott's hand without warning and cheered joyfully towards their class. Then she stopped and scratched her head.

"I don’t know where my class is ..."

"I'll show you," Scott replied, smiling.

Few weeks later

By a mix of chance and good fortune, couples had formed in the group. In apologizing to Buttercup, Stiles had gained points. They began to spend time together and their two slightly opposing personalities complemented well, and it was at their third date that they confessed their feelings that were reciprocal.

Isaac didn’t have many problems with Blossom to confess his feelings. He had known them from the first day, and felt the need to confess them to her. As usual, Blossom had listened attentively to the confession of the young man and had replied that she would tell him his answer the next day. The answer was, for Isaac's happiness, positive.

As for Scott, the evolution of their feelings was different. He didn’t know how to confess to Bubbles what he felt for her and her big heart. The blonde was always cheerful and there for him, and being with her was filling his heart with joy. So, one day after school he confessed to her everything he felt. His words moved the girl to the highest point, and she even cried in front of a helpless Scott. When her sobs had calmed down, she confessed to him that she too felt something for him.

So it’s been several days that the couples had formed, and everyone was spinning the perfect happiness on their side, happiness that was different and unique for each of them. But of course, nothing can remain eternally in the positive and always ends up falling back into the drama.

They lived in Beacon Hills after all.

A new monster had appeared, causing electrical breakdowns and fires in the city. Too many innocents had been wounded, so Scott had gathered his pack to decide a plan. Pack which now included three new recruits with very useful powers.

Once the plan had been drawn up, they all had to be put into execution on their side. Preparations over, Scott climbed on his bike and headed to the spot where he has to be posted, followed by Bubbles who was flying through the air. For his part, Isaac teamed up with Blossom and would take care of the good continuity of the plan. And both of them served as reinforcement if the need was.

Stiles set off to his jeep, armed with his faithful baseball bat when something held him back by the sweater. He turned and met Buttercup's burning gaze.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"Well ... to my position ..."

"You're human, you can get hurt!" Buttercup gasped, worried.

Stiles sighed as he rolled his eyes, then smiled before giving a quick kiss to his girlfriend's lips and ran off.

"I love you but we're in a hurry!"

Buttercup grunted.

"Sometimes you piss me off so much!"

Once everyone was in position, they only needed the monster to show the tip of his nose. Everything was in place; there was no chance that the plan would fail.

Yet this is what happened.

Stiles, sitting in front of the wheel of his jeep rolled his eyes before looking at Buttercup, exasperated.

"I knew this plan sucked," he mumbled, which only made his girlfriend grunted. She opened the door and went to the enemy. It was true that she hated being seated doing nothing, and burnt head as she was, she always prioritized action rather than thinking.

Then followed a fight between the colossal monster against two werewolves who defended themselves by striking and scratching as hard as they could as well as three super-powerful girls who sent punches, kicks and laser beams onto the enemy.

Stiles, still lagging behind the situation, rushed to the battle armed with his faithful baseball bat. But once he arrived, he could only notice the inevitable; the monster was already defeated. Nothing surprising, seeing against whom he was fighting.

"I missed everything again ..." Stiles mumbled before lowering his arm holding the baseball bat.

Buttercup approached him and patted his back.

"You'll have the next one."

"You say that every time, and I never have the next one," Stiles grumbled, deliberately sulking.

The pack laughed. Beacon Hills would no longer have any problems. As long as they united their strength and their love, nothing bad would happen to the city.

Not on their watch.

Next part ->

tag 20 followers you’d like to know better! I was tagged by @takethekeyandlockherup   Thank you so much!!!

I apologize for the inevitable long winded answers!

Name: Stephanie

Nickname: My mother called me “Little Flower” when I was little and still calls me “Flower”. When I was upset my father would call me “Teffie Weffie” (very affectionately). And sometimes Mom calls “Steffy”. No one else calls me anything.

Gender: Female

Star Sign: Sagittarius (I don’t believe in astrology, but It’s a rather cool one)

Sexual Orientation: I am not fond of labeling generally, but even less so in this case. See, I figure all this is usually more complicated than some label makes it seem. Your experience in the past with certain people might not match how you feel when you encounter other people, and if you label yourself too tightly you might get worried about contradicting it when your emotions call out otherwise. Generally speaking when interacting with people, I tend to see people as individuals and not genders anyway. So while as far as my attractions go so far I would say heterosexual, how can I be sure it isn’t some common trait the guys shared that could show up to in a gal? What I guess I’m saying is, while I am drawn to guys I don’t wanna swear I’m 100% heterosexual or any of the other labels. That’s for reflecting on my death bed to decide. Or not. LOL

Hogwarts House: Sorry, I burned the damn sorting hat! Come on, sorting kids into catagories where they are told that this or that trait dominates who they are is NOT healthy, even if you let a bit of headgear to the dictating. I did take one of those tests to find out and it said Hufflepuff, ie the “whatever, nobody cares” group. And since their color is yellow, the color that makes me think of madness and illness and generally does NOT agree with me I say....BURN THE HAT!!!!

Favorite Color: Red, especially the darker shades, burgandy, wine and ruby.... Not so much the orangy ones (see me and yellow above!)

Favorite Animal: Wolves, ravens, owls, octopuses, sea otters, whales, bats, all the slithery and crawly things most people hate...you know, this could get to be a VERY long list if I don’t stop! LOL

Time Right Now: 8:45am (I am so not a morning person, which probably makes my answers messy)

Average Hrs Of Sleep: Unfortunately it has gotten to be about 6, which is NOT natural to me. I really need sleep.

Cats or Dogs: BOTH! Considering the pets it would be awkward otherwise....

Favorite Fictional Characters: There are WAY too many to pick! Any I list would have me kicking myself five minutes later for leaving out someone else. The fact is, I have favorites all over the place but it depends on which book/movie/tv show/comic is on my mind at the moment. I have too many to list, but if you wanna know my favorite in a fandom ask away.  I will say that the first character I deeply identified with as a little girl was Alice from the Lewis Caroll books. 

Favorite Band\Singer:  I really don’t do favorites well! LOL My tastes are all over the place and I dunno how to compare my affections for such different artists.

Dream Trip: You know, part of me wants to say something like Machu Picchu or Petra or at least some place far far away and culturally quite different like Nepal. But ever since that trip we took in 2009 I have to admit it would be London. For some crazy reason that city felt like “home”, a feeling I don’t often feel at my actual home! I wish I thought I would ever get back.

Dream Job: Honestly? Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Yeah, I don’t have the talent for it. Growing up I wanted to be a writer, then for a little while a deluded myself with the idea of being a sculptor. Or a job that involves a lot of time out in a woods. The truth is, I don’t have a dream job that I wouldn’t probably get fired from within a day! LOL

Current Number Of Followers: 1,410    (But I expect over half are porn blogs and the like. Life’s too short to play whack a mole with them.)

You know, I asked people last year to let me know if they liked being tagged but I can’t find but the second post where I thanked those who had already answered! That’s half the list missing.....So, I’m doing it from that list, and I do NOT mean it as a slight if I don’t list you . Please do it too if you want (and let me know again you like playing these things!)

@aconitum-napellus @omegadalek @theramblingrogue @whitexblackrose @runningbarefootthroughtheforest

FIRST POST!!: All of January, Part 1

WOW!! What a month! I meant to make weekly posts about all of adventures, but life kind of got a head of me. So I’ll make this a 5(ish) part post! Where to begin?? Well, let’s start in Chicago where I caught my overseas flight. My awesome parents drove me to Chicago to catch my first (and definitely not last) solo international flight. I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t nervous. I was so stinking nervous!! I made it through check-in and security and then made my way to the gate and sat for a little over an hour. I finished up some things on social media and talking to friends and family since I wouldn’t be able to talk to them for the next 8-10 hours. Before I knew it, my flight was boarding. I double checked to make sure I had my tickets, passport, luggage receipts, and that all of my items in my carry on and sax case were secured. I got in line for board the plane, and then proceeded to my seat. I found a place for my sax in the overhead compartments and thankfully I had a window seat towards the back! I always love sitting by the window so I can look out and watch the sky and see the world beneath me. At first I was sitting next to a mom who was traveling with her children and HER mother. She then switched seats with someone my age so she could sit next to her children. This new person was Ambreen! We talked for a good hour or two! The flight ended up getting delayed for around a half hour due to different things so we just talked about who we were and where we were from and where we’re going and all that good stuff. After taking off and at a comfortable altitude, flight attendants brought around drinks and eventually dinner. We both watched some movies that were on once we figured out the television.... it may have taken us longer than was socially acceptable. I watched The Martian and it was soooo good!! When we were somewhere over Canada, I looked out the window and saw the Northern Lights! They were absolutely gorgeous!!! After reaching the ocean, and The Martian had finished, I figured it would be best to try and get some sleep so that I wouldn’t be terribly jet lagged once I reached Munich. Despite being woken by a little (understatement) turbulence somewhere in the northern Atlantic, I slept fairly comfortably. I woke up a little before dawn, and was fortunate enough to watch the sun rise as we were crossing over the English Channel into Belgium. There was so much snow!! And so many nuclear power plants! Once a majority of the flight was awake, the flight attendants brought around breakfast! Before we knew it, we were landing in Munich!! Ambreen and I both had a significant amount of time before our next flights, mine to Verona, hers to Oslo. Once we figured out where we each needed to go for our next flight, we found a cafe to have some food and I had my first authentic German beer!!! It was something, and that something is VERY strong. I didn’t finish it in fear of either getting sick or getting to turn for my flight. Eventually it was time for Ambreen and I to part ways since she had to catch her next flight. So I was on my own. In the wilderness of the Munich airport... so I found my gate and took a nap for about an hour because I was so tired. As the time approached for my plane to start boarding, things went a little differently than I originally thought. We checked our tickets and then boarded a bus!! It looked like a mtd bus. The bus drove us to the airplane, which was fairly small, out on the terminal. This was a new experience for me! The plane was mostly empty, but I ended up having an aisle seat next to an Italian man. I fell asleep right after the plane took off, I was so tired. I wasn’t even awake when the flight attendant came around with drinks... and COOKIES. Ack! After sleeping for a little over an hour, we landed in Verona!! Walking off of the plane, the first thing I noticed was the mountains!! BEAUTIFUL!! We again to an mtd like bus to the airport and I waited for my luggage. I felt absolutely ridiculous with my backpack on my back, my sax on my front, and pulling a large suitcase in each hand. I walked out of “customs”, which was putting my two suitcases on a conveyor belt to be scanned, and looked for my director! That’s when I realized that I had no idea who I was looking for. I stood around a little bit, and then decided to take my winter coat off because I was dying. Then this guy in a tan coat and a gray beard came up to me and said “Illinois??”. He saw my section jacket (Marching Illini represent!!) and saw the block I! This was Claudio! My director for the next four months! He helped my take my two very large and fairly heavy suitcases to his car. He drove a smartcar. With some sort of miracle we managed to fit my two suitcases, backpack, saxophone, and ourselves into his car. He drove to the apartment that I will be staying in and helped my bring my suitcases upstairs (I definitely needed it). I met one of my new roommates, Hailey, and then Melissa! I was sharing a room with Melissa. After Claudio left, we had a couple hours until dinner, so I unpacked my suitcases and backpack, got almost everything situated, and took a nap. Boy did I need a nap. Then it was off to dinner! Hailey, Melissa, and I walked to a restaurant called Casa Vino. Claudio new the owners and after the other people in our group arrived, along with Claudio and his wife, we began dinner! Eating dinner in Italy is much different than in the US. We spent more time talking and socializing than we did with eating dinner and drinking wine, but it was a wonderful time!! The other girls in our group from Illinois were Annie, Anna, and Yvette! They were all super nice and I’m looking forward to spending the next couple months with them. Once we had finished, which was well after midnight, we headed back to the apartment and went to bed. The next day we met at the school and Claudio led the way to La Contadina for lunch. We ate sooo much, there was an entire course of cheese, and then we pasta with pesto and apple pie for dessert. After lunch, Claudio took us on a tour of the city! We walked for probably an hour or two, and saw so much! Claudio told us about the arena, Juliet’s balcony, piazza erbe, we climbed the church bell tower (beautiful view), the library, one of the old roman gates and some of the ancient roman road, a statue of Dante, the oldest bridge, some old cathedrals where we saw some ancient mosaics, and we even stopped and got some mulled wine to warm up! After our tour, we stopped at Ins for some groceries and then headed home before dinner. For dinner we went to San Matteo which is a church that got remodeled into a restaurant! The food was amazing! I had pizza with pepperoni and black olives, had spritz for a beverage, and then had nutella tiramisu for dessert! One of the other girls had a shot of limoncello and I had a taste and it was something. The next morning we met Claudio at Castelvecchio to get on a bus! We rode the bus up the hill and got off at the top and Claudio led us to a restaurant called San Mattia, which had a gorgeous view of the city of Verona. Claudio helped us translate some items on the menu and both Hailey and I thought that the fettuccine with artichoke sounded delicious and ordered that... but alas. Instead of artichoke, it was OCTOPUS. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for trying new foods. But I usually like knowing what I’m getting ahead of time, rather than taking a bite into my pasta and being greeted by a strong, fishy taste and small octopuses in my noodles. Soooo both Hailey and I ordered pizza and then I had creme brule for dessert! After we had finished lunch, Claudio set us off on a scavenger hunt in Verona! Melissa, Yvette, and I were one team, and Hailey, Annie, and Anna were the other. It was so easy! We were basically re-tracing our steps from our tour the day before. Good job Claudio. We completed the scavenger hunt first and our team won a 30 euro gift certificate to a cafe by the school. Yvette went home, and Melissa and I went to Pam for some grocery shopping. We then went back to the cafe and the other team still hadn’t arrived. We waited for other team to arrive and then Melissa, Hailey, and I went home to get ready for the next day! The next day we went to our school for the first time! IDEA Verona. We had our orientation, where we were told the rules, how to access the internet, our classes were confirmed, and all that good stuff. Once we had gone through all of that, some ambassadors of a group called Erasmus came to talk to us. They basically told us that they held different activities for students that study abroad to interact with each other and get to know each other. Once we had finished all of our meetings and whatnot, we went with Claudio so a little cafe, called San Zeneto,by the school and had lunch and welcome drinks. I had spritz and a ham sandwich. After that, the 3 of us (Melissa, Hailey, and I) headed down to piazza erbe so Hailey could exchange her American money for some Euros. Then Melissa, Hailey, and I got chocolate covered strawberries and walked around a little bit before going home, getting fries for dinner on the way home. The very next day we started classes! Our first class was fresco painting. We got to the school at 9:20 and painting started at 9:30. Our instructor taught entirely in Italian, which honestly wasn’t too bad! It was fairly easy to understand what she was saying and how she was explaining. She talked to us about how fresco was made and how we were going to make our own! Which we then proceeded to do! We mixed together our fresco plaster and painted it onto a canvas and then left that to dry. We then chose our subject which we would be painting. I chose Caravaggio’s Medusa. Pretty gruesome and exciting. Then we took tracing paper and traced over a black and white copy of our subject. This took up the remainder of our class time. After class, the 6 of us looked for a place to have lunch! We ended up at a little place by one of the old city gates. I had the most beautiful white Russian I had ever seen and some penne pasta! We then all walked to see Juliet’s balcony and I got a picture with the statue grabbing her boob. It is said that it is good luck to grab/rub her boob, which you can tell by how shiny it is from so many people doing such. We also went to a kitchen store which was having a big sale so I could get wine glasses and be classy. The next day we went on a field trip for Italian Business, even though I am not taking that class. To be completely honest, it was hard to understand what this field trip was about, but it was still cool to experience! We went to a building that was by the arena and these two older gentlemen talked to us about what they did and the different events that they held that benefit the community and help them understand things that are American and such. After our meeting, we had some time before art history, so Claudio took us to the cafe where our gift certificate (from the scavenger hunt) was good for. I had a coffee beverage which had Nutella in it, YUM!! Then we went on our own way to find lunch! Since Melissa and I wanted something quick and fairly cheap, we went to a Subway that was close to Castelveccio and simply had that for lunch. For dessert we decided to head down to a shop that we had seen close to piazza erbe that sold macaroons! We got 6 flavors which included: bubblegum, tiramisu, lavender, banana & rose, chocolate & vanilla, and orange. The tiramisu was my favorite! Then we headed back to IDEA. The day before I had signed up for a cooking class so I went to the office to pay for it and I found out that we had to buy paintbrushes for painting. Woot! Then it was time for Art History! Our instructor Andrea (I might have misspelled it, RIP me), is fantastic! We spent our first class learning about the three main periods of art and how to identify the different Greek/Roman pagan gods in art! I’m super excited for this class since we’ll be taking all sorts of field trips and when I eventually go to Rome, I’ll be able to understand the art more! After class, Hailey, Melissa, and I made a quick stop at Pam for some more groceries then headed home. On Thursday we had our last class for the week, photography! We spent some time talking about ourselves and what would be happening over the next of weeks. We then dove into the history of the camera which was pretty interesting and extensive. We went through a slide show about different kinds of cameras and how they worked. After a break, we watched a video about Galimberti, who is a photographer that uses polaroid camers to create incredible picture collages! The movie was in Italian with English subtitles, and at some points it was hard to stay awake for  some of it. After class, everyone came over so we could plan some of our big trips!! Since my refund for my loans hadn’t come in yet, I could only buy one of the tickets for our trips. I booked my ticket to Prague for a weekend in March!! I’ve never been to the Czech Republic, so I’m excited to be able to scratch that off of my map! That night I had my cooking class! It was a lot of fun and absolutely delicious! It was at this older Italian lady’s house, Anna, Annie, and myself attended. The lady had a student staying with her from Switzerland and he spoke French, so I was able to talk to him with the French that I remember from high school. We made pasta, cooked peppers, stuffed veal, more pasta, chicken, and it was all delicious! I ate so much that I thought I might explode! Once we had finished, Annie’s host mom drove us home. I went to bed in preparation for the next day: a day trip to Florence. 

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