Verner drones on. Monotonous and uninspiring to Zenaida. She blames the subject matter rather than the man himself. He is likely a rather decent teacher otherwise he wouldn't be here. She's just not interested in mathematics in general. It's not that she's bad at maths, but she wasn't exactly taught this stuff in Asgard. It wasn't considered as important as magic lessons, so it's been three years since she actually sat in a maths class. She'll just have to use her telepathy to catch up. Reading the process in the minds of those around her. And Varner's mind. It wouldn't be difficult, but it would mean lowering her shield to reach out. Lowering her shield when she is sitting next to Edward is a bad idea. She knows that the second he feels her letting it down, he'll be in her head again. Edward tries to be subtle, but she knows he keeps looking at her. She can tell, without reading his mind, that he wants to talk about things. He even taps his fingers on the table, trying to get her attention, but she ignores him. Focuses on making notes for the class in her notebook. His brother is more amused. Emmett's chuckles reach her every now and then, clearly enjoying the fact that Edward is getting frustrated and annoyed with her. It makes sense for people that get what they want a lot. That have people do whatever they want for them. Zenaida is denying him an opportunity to talk with another telepath whom he has never met. He has never met another mind reader.

"Zenaida" Edward starts, leaning closer to her. "Can we....?"

"Shhh" She stops him, waving her hand towards him to get him to shut up. He lets out an annoyed breath and Emmett laughs behind them. Edward leans back in his seat as she basically ignores him. He doesn't understand why she is so blasé about being around another mind reader. It's irritating him that she doesn't care to talk about it with him. Suddenly, the bell rings and Zenaida doesn't waste any time. If she lingers, Edward will try and talk to her. She's not doing that. Not today. Not on her literal first day. She grabs her notebook and her bag before she essentially flees from the boy.

......

Government passes by fast enough and without incident. Edward isn't in that class, but Bella is. They are sat together through the whole thing which makes it easier on Bella. She likes to have Zenaida around, it means that the attention is off of her and onto someone new and shiny.

...

Then it is English and Zenaida is again placed in a class with the Cullens. Like the universe is trying to screw her over. It's not that she has a problem with them. She just doesn't like the thought that someone can get past her telepathic shields. Edward is a threat to her. A threat because he can find out what she is. He can find out the truth. And she is not ready for anyone else to know about her and what she is. Mr Mason teaches English. And he, thankfully, doesn't make her introduce herself to the class, so far, only Varner has forced her to do that. She is directed to her seat at the back of the class next to the girl Cullen. The little one. Zenaida takes her seat, pulling out her notebook and her pen before she leans back and lets out a breath. She already knows what this is going to be, Bella had talked her through the reading list given at the beginning of the year, and what they'd already covered. She isn't a huge fan of reading. But recently, living with Frigga, she has been reading lore and magic books.

"Hi" The girl next to her greets, Zenaida looks at her and finds her smiling brightly at her.

"Hi" Zenaida counters.

"Alice" She offers, motioning to herself. Zenaida hums in acknowledgement as she looks to the front of the class. Alice isn't happy to let the class continue in blessed silence. "Did you like Norway?" She asks, Zenaida hums again and nods. "Why did you leave Forks?"

"To spend time with my mother" She answers. That is easy. That is true. Loki is technically the person that gave birth to her, so those that don't understand their genderfluid-ness will see them as her mother.

"Why did you decide to come back?" Alice continues, Zenaida lets out a breath.

"Are you going to try and get to know me the entire class?" Zenaida asks as she turns to Alice. "Because if you are, I'd rather you didn't"

"I don't know you like the others do" Alice points out. "I was just curious...."

"Look, I spent three years learning in Norwegian and going back to English is a little difficult" She points out. It's a lie. It's not difficult and it isn't true. But if it stops her from bothering her, then good. "Trying to focus on that and your questions...." She shakes her head but she got her point across. She just wants to be left alone in class. She is, technically, three years behind everyone else. Because she wasn't in school. She was being taught by an Asgardian queen. She's not trying to be rude here. And they can ask her whatever they want, outside of class. She just needs to get settled. She needs to work out where they are at in their curriculum and how much work she is actually going to do.