"Glee" universe #2 – untitled at the moment
Will Schuester sighed. Tomorrow, the halls of West McKinley High would be crowded with students looking for lockers and classes, and saying hello to friends and teachers they hadn't seen all summer. But today, they were empty. He turned, and started to walk toward the teachers' room. He didn't get very far.
"Oh la la! Pardonnez-moi, monsieur!"
A young teacher looked at Will, obviously flustered. He smiled at her. "It's okay." He glanced down at the papers she had dropped. "Let me help you."
She seemed stunned that he understood her. "Parlez-vousfrançais?"
He smiled again. "Just enough to know what you're saying. I teach Spanish, not French. My name's Will Schuester," he added, handing her some of the papers she had dropped.
"Mercibeaucoup." She smiled back. "My name is Camille Remie." Will noticed that she had a very thick accent. "I am the new mathematics teacher here."
"Remie?"
"Oui. It means 'from Reims'."
"Are you from there?"
"Non."
"That's interesting."
"It's a very good conversation starter."
Will smiled. "Well, it's very nice to meet you."
"The feeling is mutual."
"So, where's your classroom?"
Camille blushed a little. "I don't know."
"You don't know?"
Her face reddened even more. "No! My plane only arrived from Paris yesterday. I have not been here just yet."
"Do you know what room number you have?"
"426, I believe."
"That's just down the hall from here. Would you like me to show you?"
Camille smiled. "Oh, oui.Merci, monsieur...Will."
He laughed. "No problem." They started walking down the hall, and Will glanced at her. "Why the hesitation?"
"I assume 'Will' is short for "William, n'est ce pas?"
"Yes."
"Well, en France, the name is not 'William', it is 'Guillaume'."
"Guillaume?" He smiled. "That's...interesting."
"You have a Spanish accent." Camille smiled back. "C'est mignon."
"Well, I already told you that I'm a Spanish teacher, and..." He stopped. "Should I know what that means?"
Camille giggled. "Oh, mais non. You will, eventually, I think."