Teacher! Teacher, wait for us!"
A tall, lean and good-looking man suddenly stopped in his tracks and slowly turned around to look at the owners of the hurried foot steps. His beautiful blue eyes grew wide while his golden hair danced slowly in the air without him noticing.
A flash of the past suddenly engulfed him and he saw a girl and a boy frantically running on the hallway while calling out their teacher's name. The girl had a captivating smile on her lips, while the boy was struggling to keep up to her pace and looked like crying.
But even before he got completely swallowed by the ghost of the past, he was quickly awakened by a lazy yet childish voice.
"Finally caught you. Whew!" The boy wiped the imaginary sweat on his forehead. "Hey, old man, aren't you too old for day dreaming?" He continued to get his attention, while nonchalantly put both of his hands behind his head.
The blond guy snapped back to reality and
blinked twice when he realized that he was absent-mindedly looking at the distance. He cleared his throat awkwardly as he saw the boy was already standing in front of him.
The boy was around five years old. He looked so cute and mischievous. He would definitely be the cause for many heartbreaks someday.
The blond guy kneeled on one knee to align their heights and unceremoniously reached out both of his hands to pinched the little devil's chubby cheeks.
"Eh? Who are you calling an old man, you little brat!" He had a stiff smile on his gentle and handsome face with a vein popped on his temple. He was so tempted to eat the naughty evil spawn in front of him if not for his intense fear to his father.
"Ow, ow! You..." the boy was unable to finish his statement as the blondy alternately pinched his cheeks and ruffled his hair roughy.
The older man was so focused on punishing the brat that he was unaware of another adorable little nemesis quietly observing on the side. He was surprised when someone suddenly climbed on his back and bit his head. Then, he felt a bite on his right hand at the same time.
His screech echoed within the spacious hallway.
He suddenly stood up and stepped away from the kids. The little doll skillfully and silently landed on the floor with her dainty feet. She tilted her head innocently and blinked her big, round black eyes cutely, as if she did not just unleash her fangs on him.
"Teacher, please don't bully my big brother," she innocently said.
The man didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He felt so wronged. He was just walking peacefully on his own just now and enjoying his day before he got called out by these two brats.
"Teacher?! After what you did to me, you still dare to call me your teacher? I am innocent! You little brats kept on bullying me everyday. I did my best to hide from you, how could you sniff me from up here? You are just like your mother, such a bully!" He childishly cried out his litany.
The beautiful doll was used to seeing his drama and just ignored him. She walked towards her twin brother. She silently hugged him and rubbed her cheek against him. The naughty boy had a gentle expression now while patting her head.
"My brave little princess, thank you for saving big brother. You did a great job." He hugged his little sister gently.
While his little sister was not looking, the boy mischievously glanced at him and grinned. He mouthed something to him that almost made him faint in fear. "...Father."
The man shivered and his knees buckled as he prayed, 'Oh, heavens and all the angels and saints, please save me. Aahhh!' This child really knew how to instill fear to someone just like his dangerous father, the very devil himself.
He made a fake laugh. "E-eehh? M-my precious young master and young lady, it would be my pleasure to accompany you today. S-shall we go and play again?" He felt blood was gushing out of his lips while he was kissing their little asses and holding back his annoyance.
Another vein popped on his temple. He wondered how many veins and how much blood will come out today. Would he be able to defeat his personal record from yesterday?
The boy's grin grew wider. He could almost see his little horns and tail while looking at him arrogantly.
The little doll, on the other hand, looked excited and gave a captivating smile that's too familiar to him.
"Yehey! Teacher is the best!" She ran towards him and suddenly jumped high to be carried by him. "Teacher, please tell us a story again," she cutely requested.
He sighed helplessly. How could he be so unlucky to be these twin devils' teacher and godfather? He heaved another sigh.
"Okay, okay. Let's walk to my office as I tell you a new story," he surrendered.
He balanced the little doll he was carrying on his left arm and reached out his right hand towards the boy.
"Let's go," he invited with a gentle smile on his lips.
"Mn," the boy replied and held his hand.
"Hmm, let's see..." he started as they walked to their destination. "Ah, once upon a time--"
"Boring," said the two brats in chorus.
"Oh! Then... In a kingdom far far away--"
"No way!"
"Eehh! But I haven't started my story yet," he complained.
"It's so childish. Who start a story with that?" said the boy.
"Tch! Don't act like your fifty when you're just five. Besides, aren't all fairytale starts with that intro?" He made face while he reasoned out.
"I'm not gonna listen to a fairytale story." The boy made a disgusted face while the little doll in his arms nodded her head repeatedly.
"Hey, I'm the storyteller so suck it up," he cried out.
The three kept on bantering while the man continued with his story. As he heard the gentle bell echoed within the academe, he suddenly stopped walking and looked up at the sky, reliving the memories of the past.