The prelude to a brand new anthology series, written by multiple authors
Chapter 0 - The Assignment - Written by Virt
Professor Jennings walks towards his college classroom, excited for the announcement he is about to make to his students.
Having taught at the college for over two decades without so much as the smallest infraction, Professor Jennings had become a tenured professor three years ago - an honour which he immediately took full advantage of.
The first change he made was to create a brand-new syllabus for his Human Sexuality course. Despite the concerns of the college, they were powerless to stop him due to his tenured status.
And having taught his revised version of the course for the past two years, he had received nothing but positive reviews from his previous students, fully justifying his decision.
Today, as the end of the year approached, he was coming towards his final few weeks with this particular group of students, the third group to which he had taught his revised syllabus.
Spaces in his class were incredibly limited, and at the start of the year, Professor Jennings had received far more submissions to join his class than he could fill.
This, he knew, was in part due to the secrecy which has surrounded his new syllabus since its introduction.
All of his students had to sign non-disclosure agreements just for their applications to be considered, a requirement which all of his previous students continued to honour. As a result, rumours circulated around the college that his classes involved mass orgies and weekly gangbangs.
While these rumours were wildly exaggerated, Professor Jennings didn’t mind them because, as they say, “there’s no such thing as bad publicity.”
After reviewing all of the applications, he hand-picked the twelve students that he would accept for the year: Basir, Cody, Stephen, Tommy, Victor and Walter were his six male students, while Holly, Lea, Olga, Patricia, Una and Zoe rounded out the class.
It was no secret to him that some of his students, like Holly and Una, already knew each other. He also knew that some of his students, such as Victor and Basir, knew and hated each other. But none of these were factors that he cared about.
As far as Professor Jennings was concerned, results were the most important thing above all else, and he simply chose the students that he thought would excel the best in his class.
The results which he had received from various tests throughout the year had proven to him that he had certainly picked a good bunch this year.
But their hardest exam was yet to come. And ultimately, it would be this test that would determine whether they would pass or fail his course.
He had given them no forewarning as to what this exam would be, and he was confident that none of his previous students would give them any hints if questioned about it.
Professor Jennings reaches the classroom, and walks in. Some of his students acknowledge his entry, while others continue to talk amongst themselves in muffled conversation.
Counting the attendees to make sure that all of his students are present, he closes the door and addresses the room.
“Alright class, settle down,” he says, as those who had been in conversation obey his instruction and give him their full attention.
“Now then,” he continues. “The end of the year is drawing near, and that means it is almost time for your final examination. You have all learned a lot throughout the year, and you have all done well in your tests. But this final test is the one that matters.”
“I think you will all agree that we’ve had enough written exams throughout the year… it’s time to get practical.”
“For your final exam, you will each be paired up with another member of the class, with whom you will have sex. You can do it as many times as you like, wherever you like, and however you like. That will be entirely up to you.”
“You will have one week to have sex with each other, and another week to write a report on your experience. What you did, how you felt, how much your partner made you cum, any relevant detail you can think of.”
“You can’t be serious,” questions Cody.
“I am. And if anyone doesn’t want to take part, then you are free to leave, that is completely fine. But if you do, you will fail this course. If you stick around, however, I guarantee you will learn something new. And, if your partner does a good job, you may even have fun. So, who’s in?”
To Professor Jennings’ delight, none of his dozen students leave.
“Good. Now, here’s the twist. I will not be creating the pairs. I have ranked you all, according to how well you have done in your exams throughout the year. The person who has scored the highest will pick their partner first. Then the person who scored second-highest, and so on, until we have six pairs. You we all understand?”
The class nods in agreement.
“Excellent. Lea, you scored the highest in our most recent exam, so you get the first choice. Do I even need to ask who you are teaming with?”
“No Professor, you don’t” Lea responds, reaching to her left to rub Stephen’s thigh.
Lea and Stephen, who are both from rich families, have been dating for two years, and have made no secret of the number of times they have fucked each other.
“Victor, the next pick is yours,” Professor Jennings informs him.
“I’d like to pick Una, sir,” he says confidently.
“What?” says Una, with surprise.
“Very well,” says Professor Jennings, failing to acknowledge Una’s reaction.
“I had to pick you, nobody else would,” Victor says with a smirk to Una.
Victor has always been a bully to the quieter students like Una. What Victor doesn’t know, however, is that Una and Cody have recently started dating, a fact which only a small number of their friends are aware of.
Una looks to the back of the classroom at Cody, who seems equally disgusted by Victor’s choice, as Professor Jennings continues talking.
“Zoe, you get to choose your partner next,” he informs her.
“I’d like to pick Basir,” Zoe responds, looking towards the front of the class where he is sitting.
Basir, a foreign exchange student from Dubai, had become friends with Zoe over their shared love for comic books, D&D, and everything nerdy. Awkwardly shifting himself around, he turns to smile back at Zoe.
“I thought that might be the case,” says Professor Jennings. “Tommy, you are up next. Who would you like to team up with?”
Pausing for a moment, Tommy looks around the room, examining his options, before making his decision:
“Olga,” he replies, looking across the room to the tall blonde, who is also his music partner.
“I did not know you wanted me to blow on your flute” Olga whispers back to him with a smile.
Unnoticed by Tommy, Holly does little to hide her disappointment at having been overlooked by him in favour of Olga.
“Okay, my count there are four people left, two guys and two girls,” says Professor Jennings. “And Holly, the next choice is yours. Who would you like to pair with?”
Holly had been hoping to be paired up with Tommy, but now has only two options left: Cody or Walter. She has been friends with Cody for a long time, and is also one of the few people who knows that he and Una are currently dating.
Is it better, she wonders, to team up with Cody, to make him feel more comfortable with a friend he can trust? Or should she stay clear of him, for fear that it could not only ruin their friendship, but also his relationship with Una?
She makes her choice…
“I’d like to pair up with Cody, please.”
Cody looks over to her with a feeling of sympathy. Having known her for over a decade, he knows how disappointed she would be to not be chosen by Tommy, and feels like they can share in their mutual disappointment at not being teamed up with the people they wanted.
Una, however, does not see it the same way. She views Holly’s choice as an attempt to steal Cody away from her. And Cody’s apparent relief at being chosen by her does nothing to alleviate those fears. She tries to hide her tears as Professor Jennings continues to talk.
“Very good,” he says, “which means last but certainly not least, Walter you…”
“I’ll take Patricia, exactly who I wanted” Walter interrupts, before Professor Jennings can finish his sentence.
Walter looks across arrogantly to Patricia, a person whom he once considered a friend, before they drifted apart. He is keen to teach the bitch a lesson, while Patricia just stares at the ground, disbelieving her bad luck that she has to be paired with him, of all people.
Noting down his final pairing, Professor Jennings continues the class by explaining some of the finer details he will be looking for in their final essays, before the sound of a bell signifies the end of the class.
As his students leave, Professor Jennings takes note of their reactions, and how happy - or not - they seem to be with their assigned partners.
He is deeply looking forward to reading about their sexual exploits…