Chapter 10 – The Nonsensical Teacher
Sig's POV
"Eh…I don't know. Maybe I should go check real quick."
"Sig, for the last time, stop worrying. Chu's going to be fine." Peruvis said to me.
"You say that, but it doesn't really make me feel any better."
"Look, I promise she'll be fine. Klug's with her, so if she needs any help she can ask him."
"Yeah, but…"
"And besides, I'm sure she'll make at least one new friend on her own. You just gotta give her a chance." Ayumi added.
"See? Ayumi agrees with me." Peruvis said.
"Well…" I still wasn't sure about this.
"Also…if anyone decides to mess with her, she can burn them to a crisp." Phoenix said as he popped out from Peruvis.
"She's not a fire-breathing dragon, Phoenix."
"Just saying. I actually know a few demons that can breathe fire."
Peruvis and Ayumi then both turned to me with curious looks on their faces.
"I don't breathe fire. And neither does Chu."
"Aw…" They both whined.
"Why are you disappointed?!"
"Okay, class. Please take your seats."
"Oh, look. Teach is here. We'll talk later." Peruvis said.
"Sure thing." Ayumi said.
"Yeah, I guess." Was all I said.
The three of us went to sit at three empty desks next to each other and gave our attention to our new teacher, who was a female. And I have to admit…at first glance, she looked really pretty.
Though there's no way in hell I can tell Arle that…
"Good morning class. Nice to meet you all. I'll be your teacher for the year." The woman said.
"Nice to meet you." We as a class said.
But now…the more I look at her, the more she started looking somewhat familiar to me. She had long pink hair that was somewhat curly at the end. And her facial features kept reminding me of someone. Someone I know really well.
"Psst! Sig!"
"Huh?"
"You see too, right?" Peruvis whispered to me.
"Yeah. I do. Our teacher…"
"Looks just like Raffina, I know! It's insane!"
"You think they're related or something?"
"I dunno. Probably."
This was something for us to think about later.
"Now I thought it'll be best to introduce ourselves one by one. And to break the ice a little, I'll go first." The Raffina look-a-like said before clearing her throat. "My name is Mrs. Fielding. But I like being called by my first name more. Which, by the way, is Sara."
Sara Fielding? Why does that last name sound so familiar?
"Now, let's start with this left side right here." Our teacher, who apparently wants us to call her Sara, said to us.
"Crap!" Not only did I say that, but I also heard Peruvis say it too. So I knew she was thinking the same thing.
"I hope you thought of something." I whispered to her.
"What?! Why me?!"
"You're the lying expert! I can't have everyone here know I'm a demon!"
"And I can't have everyone here know I'm a tortured soul! So I have my own problems!"
"Wow. Way to bail on me, Peruvis."
"I'm sorry, okay?! I didn't think our teacher would be this assertive!"
"Uh…hey, guys. We're next." Ayumi whispered to us.
"Damn!" We both said.
"And finally, you three in the corner." Sara said to us.
Neither me or Peruvis wanted to be first. So we begged Ayumi to go before us, and she eventually gave in.
"My name is Ayumi Katabuki. Nice to meet you all." The entire class clapped for her as she sat back down.
"It's nice to meet you too, Ayumi. Now, who's next?" Sara asked us two.
"Ladies first." I said to Peruvis.
"Hmph. Who's bailing who at this point?"
"Well, you did it to me."
"Yeah, but…"
"My, My. You two seemed to be really good friends. Am I right, Sig Demone and Peruvis Ryley?"
"Tch!" We both froze up from what we just heard.
"W-Wait a sec. H-How do you know our names?" Peruvis asked.
"Well…I just had a hunch. I also have another one. The one where you're both…"
"WAIT, DON'T!" We both shouted at the same time while shooting up from our desks. The other classmates were staring at us and even giving out whispers.
"Wow. So in sync."
"You think they're dating?"
"They have to be, right?"
Great. Not even an hour in and we already have rumors about us.
"*giggle* Wow. What a performance. You two really do hit it off." Sara said to us.
"So sadistic…" We said to ourselves as we sat back down.
*INSERT CLASSIC JAPANESE SCHOOL BELL CHIME HERE*
"Oh, would you look at that. First break already. Okay, everyone. You've got 10 minutes of free time before we start our first lesson."
"Yes, teacher." The class said.
As everyone was doing their own thing, me and Peruvis were faced down on our desks wanting this day to end already.
"Wow. That was brutal." Ayumi said to us.
"I know. I've never dealt with anyone like that before." I said.
"Just who the hell is this woman?" Peruvis asked.
"Hey-o! Sig! Peruvis! Could you come with me to the hallway for a sec? You can come too if you want, Ayumi!" Sara yelled for us from across the room.
D-Did she just say…"Hey-o"?
"Our teacher is not normal." All three of us said.
When the three of us got into the hallway with Sara, she had us follow her to who knows where. We didn't know what she was going to do next. We only just met her and she's already proven to be unpredictable. And we're going to have to deal with it for a whole year.
Is it too late to transfer?
"Let's see…where could it be?" Sara said to herself.
"Uh…hey. M-Mrs. Fielding…" I started speaking.
"Oh please, Sig. Call me Sara."
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…
"O-Okay, Sara. Where are we going?"
"Oh, I'm just looking for a special person of mine."
"A-And just who is this person?" Peruvis asked.
"*giggle* Oh, you'll see."
That does not sound good…
After walking some more, we ended up in front of one of the other classrooms for the first-years. Class 1-A. Why Sara brought us here is still a mystery.
Once she opened the door as hard as she could…
"HEY-O! SWEETIE!"
"M-MOM?!"
"She has a child?!" We all freaked out.
"Well, don't just stand there, you three. Come on in."
"W-W-WAIT! WAIT! WAIT! MOM! COME WE ME!"
Then suddenly the thoughts from earlier came back to me. I said that Sara looked like someone…and I was starting to believe that I was right when the person I believed she looked like came out with her.
"Huh? Guys, what are you doing here?"
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…
…
"R-Raffina…I-Is this…"
"sigh. Yeah. Guys, this is Sara Fielding. My mother."
"Holy crap, I KNEW IT!" Peruvis shouted.
"Well done, Peruvis. If this were an actual assignment, I've would've given you an S." Sara said.
"S?" The three of us asked.
"You know…S-Rank. It's the highest grade a teacher can give."
No it's not!
"Mom! What are you doing here?!" Raffina asked.
"I work here."
"Okay, first of all, WHAT?! And second, that's not what I meant! I mean what are you doing here after missing 11 years of my life?!"
"Oh…you meant that. Well, I didn't do it on purpose. We had to take care of something."
"It took 11 years to do it?! What were you doing anyway?!"
…
…
"I forgot."
"Mom…" Raffina was getting angry.
"Oh, come on, sweetie. There was no way I was to give you up, let you down, run around, and desert you."
"D-Did you just Rickroll me?!"
"Wow, Raffi. You know what Rickroll is? I'm shocked. Maybe you're finally getting out of your girly phase."
"I WAS NEVER GIRLY IN THE FIRST PLACE!"
"Uh…guys?" Ayumi asked.
"I-I'm so sorry, you guys. This is how my mom normally acts."
"This is her normal personality?!" I asked.
"sigh. Yeah. Again, I'm so sorry."
"It's okay, Raffina. Sara's a bit…interesting." Peruvis said.
"Oh, damn. She's making you use her first name?"
"Not just us three. The entire class has to call her Sara."
"Mom…what the hell?"
"What? Can you really blame me? "Mrs. Fielding" just makes me feel old."
"You're only 38."
"I know. That's about 20 years too old for me."
Does she want to be 18 again?
"Mom. We've been over this."
"Over what? The rainbow?"
"NO!" Raffina sighed while facepalming her entire head. "Look, Mom. I'm glad you're back, but please promise me you won't drive me and my friends crazy. We want to enjoy our first year of high school."
"Alright, Raffi. Anything for my lesbo daughter."
"H-How do you know I'm a lesbian?!" Raffina started blushing.
"Your sister told me."
"Amira…"
"And I think it's cute how you love girls now, sweetie."
"Mom, it's not girls. It's a girl."
"Oh. I see."
Sara went silent for a bit, which was actually shocking for me. As she hasn't stopped talking since we met her this morning.
Then…she said this:
"So…did you bone her already?"
"WH-WHY THE HELL IS THAT ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS?!" Raffina shouted.
"I didn't hear a "no". So you did do it, huh?! Oh my God! I'm so proud of you, Raffi!"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!" Raffina's face was getting redder and redder the longer this conversation went on. I felt sorry for her. Having someone like Sara being your mother of all people must be a living hell.
Geez. And I thought Peruvis was a nutcase.
*INSERT CLASSIC JAPANESE SCHOOL BELL CHIME HERE*
"Aw. Break's over." Sara whined.
"Thank God…" Raffina had slouched down to the ground, covering her face in embarrassment.
"Well, this reunion was fun. See you at lunch, Raffi. I can't wait to meet your girlfriend." Sara giggled to herself as she walked back to our classroom.
The three of us were just dumbfounded on just what the hell just happened this morning. We didn't know what to do at this point.
That is until…
"H-Hey…guys." Raffina spoke while still covering her head. "C-Can you not tell anyone about that last part? A-Ami and I are trying to keep it a secret."
"S-Sure, Raffina." I said.
"We won't tell anyone." Peruvis said.
"Your secret's safe with us." Ayumi said.
"Th-Thanks. I-I'm going to go back to class. S-See you guys at lunch."
"See ya." We all said as we watched Raffina get up and go inside her classroom. It was then we decided to go back to ours. But not before saying this:
"Rest in peace, Raffina's dignity."
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry this took so long to update. College classes are making me too busy sometimes.
Plus, I've been working on something important. Revising the original Love of Puyo Puyo. So far it's six chapters done. But I'm going to take it down so that people won't get confused about how it currently looks. The six completed chapters will be re-uploaded tomorrow. So take a look if you can.
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