((Sorry for making it sooo long, no need to write as much, I just didn't know what to write. ^^' Thought that it'd be easier for you to come up with something to write if I ended it like I did... but of course they could stay at the school if that's better, just tell me and I'll change it if you want to. ^^))
Erina looked at Dakota as he entered the room. Please say something cool, she thought with a little bit of a grin on her face as he looked at her, trying to encourage him. 'U-uhm...hey' doesn't sound that good to start out with, she thought, but inside she was cheering on him. Erina understood quite fast though, that he was too nervous to come up with something, and she didn't blame him: it sure was hard. Actually, he did better than a lot of other students, who couldn't even say their names, standing in front of the class. And those who were good had practiced at introducing themselves, that was for sure. Which, in Erina's opinion, was cheating.
The teacher began to write something on the board, but Erina didn't really listen to what she said. It was only when she mentioned Dakota that Erin looked at the teacher again. "...so happy that you've found your way to this class. I can assure you that everyone will do their best to make you feel welcomed", she said, and Erin turned towards Dakota, as everyone else watched Dakota as well. Erin opened her mouth, forming a 'no' without actually saying it, and with a grin on her face. Tiffany says that to every new student, but everyone in this classroom knows that it's a lie, Dakota thought. Not like the class was a bunch of bullies, but yeah, of course they would test the new kid, challenging him or her: just a passing-through or an actual staying, and if so, a cool one or a nerdy one, weak or strong? Erina herself didn't care about those labels, she did her own race and didn't care much what the others thought of it: she'd leave this class sooner or later anyways, everyone would. Unless we're all stuck here till we die when we're a bunch old people, she thought, smiling at the thought of it.
"Erin?" Tiffany said, and Erin looked at her, surprised. "Yes?", she said, and Tiffany smiled, as she always did. "Since you're the one who, apparently, escorted Dakota, I figured you'd be the one showing him the rest of the school", she said, and Erin smiled widely. "And what about the lessons?" she asked, and Tiffany glanced at Dakota. "Both you and Dakota can skip the gymnastics today, but make sure you're back when the next lesson starts", Tiffany said, and Erin almost jumped in her chair, "Yes, yes!" she said loudly with her fist in the air. There were some arguing and disappointed murmurs althrough the rest of the class since they'd like to skip gymnastics as well, but Erin didn't care. "Off you go", Tiffany said.
"Can't belive we don't have to have the gymnastics today!" Erin said to Dakota as they walked down the hallway. When they had walked through another couple of corridors and Erin had showed him where the nurse was and all the other teachers' room - where they all hung out when they didn't have a class to teach at some lesson - she went out the door and off to the outside of the building. "Hey, what about this, lets skip the rest of the tour - there isn't much to see anyways, and I'm sure you'll ask me if you have any questions - and head to your place? If it's not too far, of course. After all, we "only" have about", Erin said and glanced at the clock at the school wall, "two hours and twenty-five minutes before gymnastics ends", she said.