fandomhigh | Romance 101, Wednesday, Period 4 -- Class 1

"Welcome to Romance 101," Drake cheerfully greeted the class. "Let's get down to business. So, what is romance? Originally it came from the world 'romanicus,' which just mean 'of the Roman style.' But that brings to mind orgies and marrying your sister, so we'll just skip over that part. Over the years, it turned into a literary genre full of heroic prose about knights in shining armor and ladies and chivalry and courtly love. Or nowadays, it's a paperback novel with women with a heaving bosoms clinging to men with a bare chests and impossible muscles. Or maybe it's just Lady Gaga singing about her love life. But for the purposes of this class, it's the ideal, deeply passionate love affair. Romance isn't something that can be defined easily -- it can only be experienced, and until you experience it, you will never really understand it. It's affection and attachment so deep that it makes you think you can do anything. It changes your whole outlook on life. It makes your heart race and your spirit soar. It makes you see the beauty in everything.

"We'll keep it simple for today. I want you all to tell me a little about yourself, and tell me why you're taking this class. And then we're going to talk about what romance means to you."

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"I guess it depends on the definition of romance," Karla said, thinking. "A lot of the books we read, it was romantic for the female to be passive--the prize to be won. It could come up again. And if it does...?" She shrugged, trying to look innocent. "I'll be ready."

Drake snorted. "This is all about what you consider romantic," he said, "and somehow I think you'll never be the prize in the cracker jack box."

Karla gave him a smile that wavered between feisty and appreciative. "And this is why we get along," she said, winking. "Those other witches you mentioned must have trained you well."

"I'm totally housebroken," Drake grinned. "But those witches haven't met me yet. Well, sorta. One of them is here on the island, and the other two, I've met their wee counterparts that went to high school here. But I'm going to have to head over to meet them for real soon. Got a promise to keep."

Karla was actually able to follow that. "Timelines," she sighed.

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