Next chapter is done! This chapter might seem random, but there are some things in here that will play a big part in the overall storyline.

Chapter Two

The seventh grade class in general was similar to the eighth graders, but was not as mature, and didn't know her well, but treated her kindly, since they'd heard stories from their older peers, and were looking forward to being in her class the next year. When'd they'd heard she was going to be teaching one of their classes, the kids in the class were absolutely ecstatic, and the kids who weren't were very jealous.

On the day in question, she went down the hall to her fellow teacher's classroom. There was no one else there, so she waited out in the hallway for everyone to come to come in. She ignored the odd looks sent her way when people not in the know wondered why she was outside the wrong classroom. The kids who came in looked very…expectant, and Vi wondered just what rumors had been spread about her.

She had looked at the roll book while she was waiting, and had counted the number of names on the list. When all the students were settled, she counted up the kids in the room, saw the numbers matched, and started the lesson. She knew she wouldn't have wanted some other teacher to call roll if she were in their position, so she didn't. Although her passion was chemistry, and these kids were still learning basic biology and other life sciences, she still knew a lot, as she'd worked in the biochemistry department of the Organization, and taught the class to the best of her ability, and included many fun and interactive activities. They were fun for everyone to do, and not boring, so she knew she'd made a good impression.

She followed the other teacher's lesson plan, but added in her own stuff, too. About ten minutes before the end of class, she wrote their homework on the board and made an announcement.

"Written on the board here is your homework assignment for tonight. If you finish before class is up, then I'll arrange for you to get extra credit, and you'll have no homework tonight!" She finished speaking and sat behind the desk.

The kids were happy that they might not get any homework. They worked happily and diligently, and the promise of extra credit points kept them going, too. Kids came up to ask Vi questions, and she'd answer them as much as she could without giving away the answers.

The first kid to finish was a boy. From the way the girls looked at him, they all thought he was handsome, though Vi hadn't taken a good look, since she was older than him by at least ten years. He was obviously of Japanese descent, and spoke English in a bit of a foreign accent. He also wore thick-frame glasses that did not accent his appearance at all, though rumors said he'd never even considered switching over to contacts, though Vi didn't listen to gossip from little girls.

The boy walked up, gave his paper to Vi, and went back to his seat. He pulled out a novel and started reading it. Vi, bored, graded the paper, and she soon found it was a perfect score. Too perfect. A bonus question was in the assignment, and he'd answered it correctly, too, even though she hadn't covered it. From the absence of curious glances his way when he'd handed her the paper, she assumed he was just a science nerd who'd swallowed the textbook.

When the bell rang, she collected all the finished papers, marked a +5 pts on all of them, and left them on the desk. She went back to her class, and her classes the rest of the day distracted her from thinking of the odd boy.

Any guesses on who the boy is? If you don't know, it'll become pretty obvious soon.

About the way Shiho (or Vi) teaches her classes, I felt she was different, and her classes would be different, too. More details on this later.

Next chapter, the boy shows up again, and Vi starts noticing him more. Look forward to it, and review, please!