Chapter 243 - 243. Class Switch

"That was a decent surprise. But you waste too much time flipping up that mask. You need a better option. I didn't feel a thing until those deep purple eyes hit me. I can say that they are the cause of your ability. You should test it though." Coach Winters did not miss a beat after letting Jane free. She had been watching for every small detail during the three small matches. 

"You are also way too focused on what you are doing and miss important body language from your opponent. I was being very open with my moves and you were unable to follow them. Try to let your instincts take over the defense more so you can focus on your surroundings. With a shifter ability as part of your power, it should be easier." 

Jane had started to revert her body back to the normal resting state and was listening intently. She had not realized she was missing such a huge aspect of a match. She wondered what else she had missed and just how much this had held her back so far. "Thank you. I will try and focus on my surroundings more." 

Jane sat down on the floor and picked up a bottle of water. She had started to show the signs of the shift ending. She became much more red and tired looking as her body had heated up while shifting. "Do you need me to get you anything?" Asher was the first to express his worry for her since he knew how bad the first time she had used this aspect of her power was. 

"No, I am alright. I just need to sit for a little bit. But it is a lot easier this time than before. It is like trying a new pair of shoes." Jane made the comparison sound simple, but they all knew it was much more complicated than that. 

"You can rest as long as you need. But I recommend making that shift every single day until you feel you can run a mile after. Once you reach that point make sure you are somewhere safe and do it twice in a row." Coach Winters was making sure that Jane would be able to work on this over time. It would be major to her development and familiarity with her super powers.

"I will make sure I do that." Jane had no reason not to do this and could only see that she would become stronger by doing so. 

"Now, you three can do what you will with the rest of the class. I expect you to show me each week your improvements. Other than that you can self study every day." Coach Winters surprised them with this statement before walking away to the other student. 

"Why did she say that? Is she done with us as students?" Art was worried that they had somehow become so bad that they were not worth teaching. But having the videos and advice confused him even more. 

"No, I think she realized that we didn't need anyone to push us. We learned how to self motivate at camp and now we are showing her that we are able to do that. She just wants to guide us." Asher was glad to see that coach Winters had taken the heat off them. It was nice to see her kind side showing. 

"And now she is making them do laps… I guess she is still pretty harsh." Asher saw this happen to the students that had failed a move ten times. They were currently showing every bit of fear for an increased punishment while Coach Winters was yelling at them to get it in gear. 

"I think I want to try and run too." Jane surprised them with her words. "Don't look at me like I just told you I wanted to walk on hot coals. I Want to run to push my stamina after shifting like that. I am tired now but I want to see if I can get stronger faster by doing this." 

"Then we will run next to you in case you get tired." Asher was not going to let Jane just rush off and possibly get herself hurt. He was going to be right there with her just in case. 

"Bro, do we really have to run?" Art wanted to avoid it but when Jane took a shaky step He jumped to attention. He too was not letting a friend walk alone, even if he wanted to avoid the extra work. 

Coach Winters just glanced at them as they did all this and made sure she kept an eye on them. She had not had such good students in a long time. But before long the bell had rung and they were heading to change out of their gym clothes. The only one staying behind to rest a little longer was Jane. But that was already approved by coach Winters. 

"So, do you think we should switch out of philosophy class? It's not that it's hard but I don't think it will help us skip a year." Art had been thinking on this and found that even though their grades were all high, the class itself was not lending much to their standing. 

"I think keeping it is good for learning morals, but you are right. It might not be helping us gain much for skipping a grade. I will talk to the professor when we get there. Actually, I want to get there early. Let's run." Asher pushed Art to move faster. He had no clue why Asher wanted to get there early other than to speak about switching the classes. 

Asher reached the class room which was empty but for the old p[hylosophy professor that was shuffling papers at his podium. He looked like he had not a care in the world and all the papers he had were what appeared to be the firsts papers they had handed in. Asher ran up and started explaining an idea he had had. Art was still confused, but listening to Asher he began to understand what Asher was thinking.