Its afternoon and the classes were now over. Normally I would go straight home but my adviser said she want to talk with me. So now I'm heading towards the Faculty Room.
At this time almost all of the students were already going home. Those part of the sports team were the ones that remain here.
"Um... Excuse me. Ms. Guerrero told me to come here. Can I ask where she is?" I ask the teacher that's on the nearest desk to the door.
I can feel the sense of being unwelcome in here.
"Anzai! Come here!"
The teacher didn't answer me instead Ms. Hera call me from her desk.
I approached her and on my way there it comes to my mind that it's not just one teacher but everyone in this room hated me.
"Quite a reputation I got here," I said then I pulled out a chair to place it in front of her table.
While Ms. Hera laugh upon hearing what I said.
"Yeah, you sure got some bad reputation in this school. But don't feel sad not all of the teacher here thinks badly of you. At least not as long as I'm here." She proudly said while smirking at me.
I don't want to stay here too long so I ask her.
"What do you want from me?"
I said while putting my hands on her table.
"Yeah, right, about that."
She approaches my hand with her right hand and puts the left on top.
Now I see. She's just worried about me and she wanted to comfort me that's why she made me come here.
Well sorry but—
"Ouch! That hurts! That really hurts! Stop it!" I cried.
This isn't what I'm expecting! She's pinching the skin of my hands with her left hand.
I tried to free my hands but her grip was so strong I can't even do a thing.
Are all PE teachers this strong?
"This is not fitting for a teacher! And why is your grip so strong? Are you even a woman—I mean human?!"
Her pinching become stronger after I said that. So I decided to take it back.
"I'm a PE teacher before right."
Oh, come on! It has nothing to do with it!
"Stop that! What did I even do to deserve this?!" I ask.
"Let's see. Yesterday I'm calling you but you didn't even face me and pretended like you can't hear anything. Then you know that I'm the reason why you pass but I didn't even receive any means of showing gratitude."
So she's angry with me because of that.
I know what I did was wrong and rude. But I have a good reason for that.
"I'm sorry about that! The reason why I ignore you yesterday was that I'm trying to get away from the crowd. And something's bugging me yesterday that's why I didn't approach you. So forgive me."
After saying that she let go of my hand.
"Well okay, even if I already know that it's just an excuse I'll accept your apology." She said.
I'm still blowing the spot where she pinches my skin.
"It still hurts," I complained.
"It's your fault you know. Seriously didn't you know the hurdles I've been through just to make you pass?" She said while wiping her eyes with her handkerchief.
Oh no. Here we go again.
"I've nearly have been charged with forgery for making your activities and quizzes.—Sniff. Sniff."
'Why did you get charged for forgery just by doing other quizzes and activities. Did our law that strict now.'
"—And the worst was- huhuh... I almost give my purity to the principal just to make you pass."
'The principal was gay though.'
"And you didn't even care about me at all."
She said that with her crappy acting.
"If you really did that then I'm thankful to you. But it's not like I need you to do all that. I don't care if I retake Grade 10 again."
After hearing my sad reply Ms. Hera tries to catch me again but I evaded her.
Perhaps she's thinking that I'm not really grateful for what she did.
"You're so mean. At least show some gratitude."
"I don't wanna, I'm sure you just don't have anyone to mess with that's why you did, what you did."
"Th- That's not true at all."
"Jeez! Just get a boyfriend already!"
Her eyes were moving side to side. While trying to deny it.
I wanted to keep my cold and composed image. But her teasing always makes me lose my cool
Just how much this teacher loves me.
"What is that Anzai? Can you say that once?" Her eyes darkened all of the sudden and her voice changed somehow.
What is this? What's this ominous aura around her?
I didn't say something wrong? Did I?
'Just get a boyfriend already!'
I totally did!
I stood back and prepare to run away.
Swoosh!
Ms. Hera grabbed my hand before I can even make a move.
"Come on! Tell me! An-za-i!"
So creepy! Seriously what's with this teacher!
"N- N- Now that I clearly see your face! Ms. Hera, you sure are pretty!"
She let go of my hand and played with her hair. Her face reddened and averted her gaze.
"You shouldn't say that to me all of the sudden. I am your teacher you know."
My cheeks flustered and my mind went blank after seeing her acting all embarrassed.
Seeing her cute side like this really makes my heart skip a beat.
She caught me blushing and gave me a wide grin.
"Did I make your heart skip a beat or something?"
Tch.
"I'm leaving!" I took a step forward to leave this annoying teacher.
After what she did. There's no way she'll stop me even she grovel into the ground.
"I wonder what should I do to you tomorrow? Should I take out one of your nails or spread your secrets around—"
"It's not like I don't want to see you or anything. So don't get the wrong idea, okay. Hmph!"
I get back to my seat and just play along with her.
Ms. Hera upon seeing me act like this. Covered her mouth to resist her laughter.
I knocked myself on her table.
Someone, please kill me already.
"You should act normally to Siege too you know."
Ms. Hera recover and said that to me.
"If this is normal then I'd rather stay like my current self."
A sigh came out of her mouth.
"So how's school? Was it been a blast so far?"
"Do you really think I would've had such a blast high school life with my reputation?"
"Really, you weren't making a move with the new student." She said with a devilish smile on her face.
"Enough of that. I'm sure you have another thing you want to ask me. Right?"
I changed the subject before she can have the chance to tease me even more.
"Yeah, I want to ask you if there's something weird that you felt on your body lately?"
I figured she would ask that.
I don't know why but ever since I entered this school she has always asked me this question.
Did I have a hidden illness and only she knows about it?
I wanted to ignore her and walk out of the room. But I don't want this to keep it a secret from her.
"Actually I felt something strange when I met that new student for the first time," I said to her.
"Oh... What is it?" she asks with a playful smile on her face.
It's annoying me so I point it out.
"If you want me to answer you, then stop smiling like that," I said.
But Ms. Hera didn't pay attention to what I said and asked another question.
"Didn't you say that you feel something strange when you meet your butler for the first time? Is it different?"
Oh yeah. Now that she said that I did feel something the first time I met Finn.
"Yeah, but that wasn't as strong as I felt now. It's just a split second but it felt like something painful was about to come out of my body."
"Huh?!"
For a second there I see that. Ms. Hera's eyes widened but she immediately pull herself together.
Of course, I won't gonna pretend that I didn't see it. But should I point it out?
"I see you're finally enjoying your youth huh. I'm so happy for you."
"I'm leaving!"
After she said that. I stand to take my leave.
"Wait Anzai!" She called out. "If you felt something like that, can I trust you to say it to me again?"
Seriously, is it really that important for you to know?
"Okay. After all, I think that I really should be grateful to you."
I said then Ms. Hera let out a smile at me as her response.