Chapter 1
Emma and her best friends Ruby and Belle were sitting in their classroom. They were since half a year seniors and the last half year had started. "I'm so happy that the last months finally started." Ruby said happily and the other two nodded. They were best friends since Emma had moved to Storybrooke three years ago. "Do you know our new Creative writing and PE teacher?" Belle asked and they looked at her. "Who is it?" Emma asked and Belle grinned. "Mr. Mills." She answered and the other two groaned. "The asshole?" Ruby asked and Belle shrugged. "He is nice to me. If you work enough for his lessons he is alright. He gives me mostly B+." Belle said and suddenly Mr. Mills entered the room.
He smiles slightly at Belle who smiled brightly in return. "Don't say you like him." Ruby hissed quietly and Belle shook her head. "I'm not into men. You of all people should know that." Belle answered and kissed Ruby. Emma looked away and met Mr. Mills gaze who rolled his eyes and looked through his papers. More and more students gathered in the classroom and the bell rung. He stepped in front of his desk and cleared his throat. "Welcome back, students. I'm Reid Mills. These last months won't be easy. You will have to learn a lot and for the first time use your brain. This won't be an easy class so if you aren't capable of keeping up with me then you are welcome to switch the class." Mr. Mills said and many of them groaned.
"It will obviously be a class just between you two." Emma whispered to Belle who glared at her. "You will stay in this class even if I have to do your homework." Belle hissed and Emma grinned. "That sounds awfully like a plan." Emma answered and Belle hit her. She groaned and everyone looked at her. She blushed. "Something you want to tell us, Miss..." "Swan... and no... I..uh... just hit my elbow..." Emma stuttered and Mr. Mills sighed. "I hope you aren't that clumsy in PE." He just answered and turned back to the others. "Anyway, your assignment for the week is to choose a character and explain the concept of good or evil on him or her. But before you start with this I want you to answer a few question."
"When is it due?" Belle asked and Mr. Mills looked at his calendar. "Exactly one week. Everyone who doesn't give me assignment with at least 3 pages will get an F for it." He answered and the class groaned again. Mr. Mills handed out papers and everyone started to answer the questions. Emma sighed and started to read the questions. She found them weird but answered them nevertheless. She felt someone looking over her shoulder and looked up. Mr. Mills read the answers and nodded slightly. She pushed the paper to him and he took it before he walked in the front again. He looked over the papers and started smiling slightly.
Emma watched him and blushed slightly. She studied him. He was taller than her. Probably 6 feet or something like that. He had black short hair and an undercut through which he always ran his hand. He wore a grey tight sweatshirt and black jeans. He was toned and muscular. Emma watched how his bicep flexed when he lifted his bag up. He pulled out a folder and put the paper in it. He wrote something into a small book and put it away again before he looked up. Their eyes met and he raised an eyebrow amused. Emma looked down on her table again and blushed. Why the hell was she blushing? It wasn't like she would like him. Okay, he may be a handsome man but still. He was her teacher and known as the Evil King because he never gave a student an A , even Belle just had a B+ in his subject and she was really good in school.
"Miss French? May I talk to you after the lesson?" Mr. Mills asked and Belle looked up and nodded. Emma heard Ruby's jealous growl and she nudged her softly. "I believe Belle when she says she is not interested. Trust her." Emma whispered and Ruby sighed. "I want to but didn't you watch him? He is the Perfection of man." Ruby said and someone cleared his throat. They looked up and became red. He was standing in front of them with crossed arms. "As much as I feel honored, ladies, how about at least one of you concentrate on the questions?" He asked and they nodded before they looked down again. Mr. Mills saw cuts on Emma's arms and frowned before he turned away and walked back to his desk.
The blonde one woke his interest. She looked like she would trouble him soon enough but also intrigued him. Her answers were well written. To the question what she thought about villains she wrote that she never thought them as evil but rather as misunderstood people who never learned how to deal with problems in their lives. She was different than most of the girls in his classroom. She wasn't a patient girl but she tried at least. What he directly saw was that she was a troubled person with secrets like him and he was concerned about the cuts on her arms. He studied her. She had long blonde curly hairs. A soft face and green sparkling eyes. He hadn't seen much of her body though. But he couldn't let himself think about his students like that.
He looked back over to her and saw that she was secretly watching him. Or she tried to watch him secretly but wasn't that successful with it. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair when the bell rang and everyone gave him their papers. "For those who have PE with me we are going swimming so bring your swimsuits with you." He said and the few students who had PE with him nodded. Then most of them left the classroom except of Belle, Ruby and Emma. Mr. Mills was leaning against the desk and Belle walked over to him. They talked for a few seconds and then Belle smiled brightly. "Thank you, Mr. Mills. That would be so awesome." She exclaimed and hugged him suddenly. He hesitantly hugged her back and she stepped away. "Sorry, but I was so concerned about my graduation and-" "You are welcome, Belle. Take a deep breath. Your work is extraordinary and you deserve it but I have an image to contain." He told her and Belle grinned.
"Thank you. You are the best." Belle said and he smiled at her softly but saddened. He blushed slightly and turned back to his things. "Good bye." He said and they waved slightly before they left the room. He watched them go and his eyes stopped at Emma's back. She had a nice ass he decided but quickly shook this out of his head. He can't think of students like that. Just because Emma was his type didn't mean that he had to fantasize about her. He sighed and gathered his things. He walked to the teacher lounge and met there his best friend Graham Humbert. "Hello, Reidi." Graham teased him and hugged him tightly. "Hello, Graham." He answered and sighed.
"What's up, Reid? Daniel again?" Graham asked and led him to a secluded area and they sat down. "No...uh... don't speak about him..." Reid said and Graham squeezed his hand softly. "Come on, you are like my brother, Reid. You can tell me." Graham said and Reid sighed. "There is a girl in my new class..." Reid started and Graham gasped. "No. Reid! You know what can happen." He said and Reid sighed. "I don't want her that way. I think someone is hurting her... I saw cuts on her arms but whenever I look at her she looks away...she is like me when I was young..." "An asshole to the outside but a softie in the inside?" Graham asked cheekily and Reid smacked his arm.
"Something like that... She is cheeky and challenging but there is more than that... her eyes... they look so defeated." Reid said and looked down troubled. Graham ran his thumb over Reid's hand. "Whatever it is you just can offer her to listen when she needs someone. But you can't help her otherwise that much." He told him and Reid nodded. "I know... I just wished someone had helped me back then..." Reid told him and Graham nodded. He kissed his cheek and they smiled softly at each other. "Let's meet at your place tonight?" Graham asked and Reid nodded.
The whole day Reid thought about Emma. It wasn't just about the small cuts he had seen on her arms. He found her sexy and he denied himself the fun for a long time. He sighed and made his way to the Elementary school to pick up his 9 year old son Henry before they made their way home where soon Graham came too and let himself in. "I still don't know why I gave you the keys of my house." Reid said when Graham surprised him in the kitchen. Graham grinned and they hugged. "What are you cooking?" Graham asked and glanced into the pot. "Mhm... pasta. You are the best." Graham said and Reid sighed. "Sorry..." Both knew that it was a tense sentence.
Reid's latest boyfriend Daniel had cheated on him and then almost took Henry out of his care. It was one of the most damaging things in his life. He got Henry with 16 but his girlfriend didn't want Henry so he took him in. He ran away from home with Henry so that his mother wouldn't hurt Henry. Henry came into the kitchen and looked up to him. "Hey, Graham. Dad. What do you make for lunch?" Henry asked and Reid pulled him against him. "Pasta, my prince." He answered and Henry smiled up at him. "Can I go to Nicholas later? He has a new game for the playstation and we wanted to play it." Henry asked him and wrapped his arms tighter around his father.
"Sure. After dinner I will bring you over." Reid answered and kissed his forehead. "You don't have to, Dad." Henry whined and Reid tickled him. "But I want to. No, I need to go to the store anyway and we didn't spend that much time the last few days." Reid said and Henry nodded. He laid his head against his father's stomach and sighed. "I love you, Dad." Henry whispered. He had heard about what Reid and Graham had talked. "I love you too, Henry." Reid answered and they parted again. They smiled at each other and Reid turned to the food again. They ate and then Graham, Reid and Henry walked to Nicholas house and then Graham and Reid walked to the store.
They ran into Emma, Ruby and Belle. Literally. Graham and Reid had joked around when Graham had pushed Reid and he stumbled against someone who hissed. Reid looked to the person he had ran over and bit his lip amused. "Sorry, Belle. I didn't saw you." He said and pulled out a tissue for her. "Thanks.", Belle said and Reid chuckled. Ruby stared at Reid murderously and Emma tried to calm her down. Graham saw that and pulled Reid against him before he kissed him. The three girls gasped and Reid was a bit confused but kissed him back.
"I'm sorry for this little mishap, my dears." Graham said afterwards and the girls nodded perplexed. "No problem." Belle said and they started to walk again. Reid looked at Graham confused. "The girl in the middle looked like she wanted to make you to a woman. I thought that's the best way of getting her away from these thoughts." Graham told him and Reid looked over his shoulder to the three who were going too. Emma looked over her shoulder and their eyes met again. Reid smiled slightly at Emma who blushed and quickly looked away.
TBC...?