Description: It's parent-teacher conference time.
Disclaimer: I only own both of Kevin's parents, Gideon's parents, Garcia's parents, Hotch's parents, Elle's mother, Morgan's dad, JJ's father, Will's mother, Rossi's parents, Prentiss' father, and Haley's parents. Everyone else doesn't belong to me.
It is April 3rd, 6:45 pm and the school is filled with parents and children. Tonight is parent-teacher conference. Strauss is talking to Kevin's parents, Aiden and Patricia. Kevin is also in the room with them. He is sitting next to both his parents.
"Kevin is a very well behaved child. I have no trouble with him at all." Strauss said with a smile.
"Thank you. Kevin recently invited all the boys in his class for a sleepover and I was just wondering if there was a certain student that he singles out as his best friend?" Patricia asked.
"Yes when Kevin first arrived at this class, he formed an immediate relationship with Penelope Garcia. She's a very nice girl." Strauss said.
"I like Penelope. She's my best friend." Kevin said.
"You two don't have a problem with your son being friends with a girl, do you?" Strauss asked concerned.
"Oh no of course not. It's just that when Kevin went to his old school, it was very difficult for him to make any friends." Aiden said.
"Well Kevin certainly had no problem making friends when he first arrived here. He and Penelope instantly connected with one another. He's very lucky to have a friend like her. She's very nice." Strauss said with a smile.
"Is Kevin doing well in school? I mean, is his grades okay?" Patricia asked.
"Oh yes, his grades are fine. He's pays very good attention during class." Strauss said.
"Thank you, Mrs. Strauss. That's all we wanted to know." Aiden said.
"You're welcome and have a nice evening." Strauss said.
Five minutes later….
Strauss is talking to Gideon parents, Anna and Stuart. Gideon is sitting beside each parent.
"Jason is a wonderful student. He knows a lot about birds." Strauss said with a smile.
"Thank you. Birds are his favorite animal. He could talk about them all day if he was given the choice." Anna said.
"Did you know that the Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird? It can fly up to two hundred miles per hour." Gideon stated.
"Wow, I didn't know that. That is pretty amazing." Strauss said.
"He's knows stuff about birds that even I don't know." Stuart said. "Has he been doing well in school?"
"Oh yes, he is doing very well in school. I have no trouble with him at all. He's a really great kid." Strauss said.
"Thank you." Anna said.
"You're welcome. Do you have any more questions?" Strauss asked.
"No, I think that's about it. Thank you for having us here." Stuart said.
"You're welcome. And thank you for being here. Have a nice evening." Strauss said.
Five minutes later….
Strauss is talking to Garcia's parents, Harvey and Trinity. Garcia is sitting next to each parent.
"Penelope is a wonderful student. She's always happy. I love having her in my class." Strauss said with a smile.
"Thank you. Trinity and I believe that it is impossible to make Penelope sad." Harvey said.
"That's right. Even when she was a baby, she hardly ever cried." Trinity said.
"I like being happy." Garcia said with a smile.
"And we're very glad you're like that all the time." Strauss said.
"How is Penelope doing with her school work?" Trinity asked.
"She's doing fine with her school work, although she does tend to color outside the lines whenever we color pictures. But that's really not a problem." Strauss said with a smile.
"We've noticed that. I guess she just gets in a hurry when she colors, but I think she'll grow out of it." Harvey said.
"Of course she will." Strauss said.
"Mrs. Strauss, thank you for having us here." Trinity said.
"You're welcome. Have a nice day." Strauss said.
Five minutes later…
Strauss is talking to Hotch's parents, Charles and Lois. Hotch is sitting on Strauss' lap. His arm is draped around her shoulder and his head is resting on her chest.
"Aaron, come sit by us." Lois said.
"Ew, mommy that's embarrassing. I'm too old to be seen out in public with my parents. I'd rather be with the love of my life." Hotch said as he looked up at Strauss and batted his eye lashes at her and smiled, making Strauss uncomfortable.
"Aaron, do not disobey me. Come sit by us." Lois said.
"But I love her." Hotch said as he looked at Strauss.
"Aaron, if you won't behave, then we won't go to Superhero Land tomorrow." Charles said.
As soon as Charles said that, Hotch quickly jumps off Strauss' lap and rushes over to his parents.
"I still love you babe." Hotch said as he smiled at Strauss.
"Well Aaron, I love you and the rest of the class equally. But not the kind of love you're thinking." Strauss said.
Hotch laughs and says, "I love it when you tell a joke. I know you love me more."
"This kid is really obsessed with me. I figured he'd move on by now."Strauss thought to herself.
"So Mr. and Mrs. Hotchner, what would you like to ask me?" Strauss said.
"How is Aaron doing in school?" Charles asked.
"He's actually doing real well with his school work. The only probably is that he doesn't interact with the other children very often. He's really outgoing and fun. It's just that he always wants to be around me."
"You're the love of my life." Hotch said to Strauss.
"We're very sorry about our son's behavior. We'll try to talk to him about this." Lois said, sounding a little embarrassed.
"Oh that's alright. I'm sure he doesn't mean any harm by it. He'll get over all this soon." Strauss said.
Hotch begins to laugh and says, "You're funny Mrs. Strauss!"
"Mrs. Strauss, thank you for talking to us today." Charles said.
"You're welcome and thank you for being here. Have a nice day." Strauss said.
Five minutes later…
Strauss is talking to Elle's parents, Robert and Elaina. Elle is sitting next to both her parents.
"Mr. and Mrs. Greenaway, thank you so much for being here. Elle is a wonderful student." Strauss said.
"Thank you. She's our little princess." Robert said.
"But she's definitely a daddy's girl. He buys her everything she wants." Elaina said.
"I can't say no to my little girl." Robert said.
"My father was the same way with me when I was a little girl." Strauss said with a smile.
"Emily says that I'm not a real princess, but I told her that I am." Elle said.
"Who's Emily?" Robert asked.
"Oh she's another student of mine. She and Elle will argue a lot, but then again they act like they're best friends. Emily means no harm." Strauss said.
"I am a real princess, right?" Elle asked.
"Of course you are. And so is Emily." Robert said.
"She is?" Elle asked, surprised.
"Yeah, all girls are princesses." Robert said.
"Wow, I didn't know that." Elle said as everyone laughed.
"Mrs. Strauss, how is Elle doing in school?" Elaina asked.
"She's doing very well. I have no trouble with her at all. She has very neat coloring skills." Strauss said.
"One time I colored a picture of a princess and I didn't mess up." Elle said to her parents.
"That's right. She did." Strauss said.
"Elle loves to color. She has over thirty coloring books." Elaina said.
"I love to color too. Do you have any more questions for me?" Strauss asked Robert and Elaina.
"No, I believe you've told us everything we needed to know. Thank you for having us here." Robert said.
"You're welcome and thanks for being here. Have a nice day." Strauss said.
Five minutes later…
Strauss is talking to Reid's parents, Diana and William. Reid is sitting next to his parents, holding a small note pad in his hands.
"Mr. and Mrs. Reid, thank you for being here. Your son is a wonderful student. He's really…"Strauss was about to say before Reid interrupted her.
"Mrs. Strauss, if I may. I'd like to say a few words about you." Reid said.
"I guess I don't mind." Strauss said, sounding a bit confused.
"Thank you, Mrs. Strauss. Mom, Dad, in the past months, I have been evaluating Mrs. Strauss." Reid said as he opened the notepad. "Mrs. Strauss believes that she is married and has children. A man did show up in class one day, claiming to be her husband, but we all know that he was just a paid actor."
"That really was my husband." Strauss said.
"Mrs. Strauss, please do not interrupt me. It's bad for your health. Now as I was saying, mom and dad, my teacher has a serious problem. She's bipolar, schizophrenic; she has no clue as to where babies come from, oh what the hell! She's the craziest person in the universe." Reid said as he tossed his notepad behind him. He then looked at Strauss and said, "You seriously have got to get checked into a psych ward. If you want I could call them and have a room ready for you by the end of tonight."
"That really won't be necessary, Spencer." Strauss said.
Reid shook his head from side to side and said, "You're always in denial, Mrs. Strauss. You have a problem, but you just don't want to admit."
"We are so sorry about him." Diana said, sounding a little embarrass.
"We really don't know where he gets this type of behavior from." William said, also sounding a little embarrass.
"Oh that's alright. I'm sure he doesn't mean any harm by it. Spencer is a very smart child. He knows just about everything there is to know." Strauss said.
"Thank you." Diana said.
"I hate to say this, but Spencer is actually smarter than I am." William said as Diana and Strauss laughed.
"I'd like to thank both of you for being here."Strauss said.
"Thank you for having us here." Diana said.
"You're welcome and have a nice day." Strauss said.
Five minutes later…
Strauss is talking to Morgan's parents, Fran and Reese. A shirtless Morgan is walking across the desks, pretending to model. He is waving and blowing kisses at a group of fifth grade girls. Among the group of girls, is his sister Desarae.
"Derek, stop embarrassing me in front of my friends." Desarae hissed.
"Derek, please put your shirt back on and come sit by us." Reese said.
"Daddy, don't be jealous of my amazing six pack abs. You would look like this too, if you would stop eating all those jelly donuts." Morgan said.
"I exercise everyday and what makes you think I eat jelly donuts?" Reese asked.
"Duh daddy, you're a cop. You're supposed to eat jelly donuts. It's the law." Morgan said.
"I don't even like jelly donuts." Reese said.
"Well you should have thought of that before you decided to become a cop. Now you're going to go to jail for not following the rules." Morgan said.
"I really don't think I would go to jail just because of that." Reese said with a laugh.
"Yes you will. Don't worry mommy, I'm the man of the house now. At least until you find a new man." Morgan said.
"Derek, I really don't think I'm going to find a new man. I love your father very much. Now, please put your shirt back on and come sit by us." Fran said.
"Okay mommy, but only because you asked nicely." Morgan said as he put his shirt back on and sat down next to both his parents.
"I asked nicely." Reese said.
"I didn't like your tone of voice, when you asked me." Morgan said.
"Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, I'm so glad you're here. Derek is a wonderful student." Strauss said.
"Thank you, I guess we raised him well." Reese said.
"Derek is quite a little joker. He's always making everyone laugh." Strauss said.
"Thank you, but is he doing well with his school work?" Fran asked.
"Oh yes, he's doing very well." Strauss said.
"Thank you. That's what we were hoping for." Fran said.
"You're welcome. Is there anything else you would like to ask me?" Strauss asked.
"No, I think that's about it. Thanks for having us here." Reese said.
"You're welcome and have a nice day." Strauss said.
Five minutes later…
Strauss is talking to JJ's parents, Sandra and Max Jareau. JJ is sitting next to both her parents.
"Mr. and Mrs. Jareau, I'm very glad you could be here today. Jennifer is a wonderful student.
She does an excellent job with her school work, but the only problem is that she is a little too
violent with the soccer ball that she brings to school every day. Whenever she gets angry, she
threatens to throw it. There have been a few times where she's actually thrown the soccer ball
at me and some of the other students." Strauss said.
"Tattle tale. You're lucky that I don't have my soccer ball with me right now." JJ said as she
glared at Strauss.
"Jennifer, don't threatened your teacher. It isn't very nice." Sandra said to her daughter.
"She started it." JJ said as she pointed at Strauss. "And don't call me Jennifer. I want to be called
JJ."
"We're very sorry about her." Max said.
"Oh it's alright. It's just a phase she's going through." Strauss said.
"Mrs. Strauss called me a fake!" JJ whined.
"No Jennifer, she didn't call you a fake. She just said that you were going through a phase with
the soccer ball."Max said.
"Stop calling me that! I want to be called JJ!"
"Jennifer is your given name." Sandra explained to her daughter.
"So what? Principal Prentiss calls me JJ!" JJ said as she is almost in tears.
"I think we've upset her. Mrs. Strauss thanks for having us here." Max said.
"You're welcome and have nice day." Strauss said.
Five minutes later…
Strauss is talking to Will's parents, William and Georgia. Will is sitting next to his parents. JJ is
also with them.
"Jennifer, what are you doing here?" Strauss asked, a bit confused.
"I have to be here for my boyfriend, duh." JJ said. She then looked at William and Georgia and
said, "You should see mine and Will's baby. I named her Baby Whiskers Bonbon. She's really
cute and she has a mustache."
"That doll scares me." Will said.
"How can you say that, Will?" Baby Whiskers Bonbon looks just like your mommy. They have
the same mustache." JJ said.
"My mommy doesn't have a mustache." Will said.
"Yes she does. See?" JJ asked as she was inches away from Georgia's face.
"I don't see a mustache." Will said as he is also inches from Georgia's face.
"How about you both sit down, okay?" Georgia asked both Will and JJ.
Will and JJ both sat down.
"Jennifer, does your mommy and daddy know that you're here?" Strauss asked.
"No not really. I'm supposed to be out in the third grade hall, sitting on the bench. Mommy and
Daddy are talking to my sister, Rosslynn teacher." JJ said.
"Don't you think you should be in the third grade hall, then? So your mommy and daddy won't
be worried about you." Strauss said.
"Don't you think you should stop stealing baby sea lions from their mommies at the zoo and
selling them on the internet?" JJ asked.
"Sweetie, I don't do that." Strauss said.
"Yes you do and you're going to be in big trouble now. You're going to prison for the next five
hundred years." JJ said.
"Jennifer, I really think should go back to your mommy and daddy now." Strauss said.
"Oh I think she'll be fine here. I really don't see any harm in letting her stay. We'll take her back
to her parents when we're done talking to you." William said.
"Thank you Mr. LaMontagne!" An excited JJ said.
"If it's alright with you, then I guess it's alright with me too. Now shall we get to discussing your
son?" Strauss asked.
"Sure." Georgia said.
"You're son is a wonderful student. I really enjoy having him in my class." Strauss said.
"Thank you. How is Will doing with his school work?" William asked.
"He's doing very well with his school work." Strauss said.
"Will doesn't know how to count to three." JJ chimed in.
"That isn't true Jennifer. Will is very capable of counting to three." Strauss said.
"I was just trying to give my opinion in all this. And how many times do I have to tell you?
Call me JJ."
"JJ, thank you very much for your opinion." William said with a smile.
"You called me JJ, just like Principal Prentiss does! Thanks Mr. LaMontagne." An excited JJ
said.
"You're welcome." William said.
"Mr. and Mrs. LaMontagne, thank you very much for being here. I'm glad that I could talk to
you both." Strauss said.
"You're welcome and thank you for having us here." Georgia said.
"Are you ready to find your parents, JJ?" William asked.
"I guess so. Come let's go." JJ said as she ran out of the class room. Georgia, William and Will
all followed behind her.
"Have a good day!" Strauss called out.
Five minutes later…
Strauss is talking to Rossi's parents, Maria and Valentino. Rossi is sitting next to his parents.
"Mr. and Mrs. Rossi, your son David is a wonderful student. The only problem I have with him
is that he sometimes makes another student cry, whenever he talks about killing birds." Strauss
said.
"Jason loves it when I tell him about the birds I killed." Rossi said.
"No sweetie, you always make him cry when you talk about that." Strauss said.
"Spencer is right. You are crazy because you don't know what you're talking about." Rossi said.
"David, don't talk to your teacher that way, it isn't nice." Maria said.
"Can I talk to her in Italian?" Rossi asked. He then looked at Strauss and said, "Tu sei un idiota soffice che ama mangiare cacca bug."
Maria and Valentino were shocked that their son would actually call his teacher a fluffy idiot who loves to eat bug poop.
"I'm sorry, but I don't speak Italian. Would you mind translating that for me?" Strauss asked.
"Uh sure. He said that you have very lovely earrings." Valentino said, lying.
"Thank you David. My husband bought these for my birthday last year." Strauss said.
"You're welcome, Mrs. Strauss." Rossi said with a grin.
"We are very sorry that David is making another student cry. We will definitely talk to him about that." Valentino said.
"Can we also talk about the fake tan that Mrs. Strauss is trying to pass off as a real one?" Rossi asked.
"Okay, we should get going now. Thank you for having us here." Maria said to Strauss.
"You're welcome and I'm very glad I could talk to you both. Have a nice day." Strauss said.
Five minutes later…
Strauss is talking to Prentiss' mom, Elizabeth. Prentiss is sitting next to her. Rossi is also with them. He is sitting on Elizabeth's lap.
"David, why are you here?" Strauss asked confused.
"Yeah David, why are you here?" Prentiss asked.
"I'm here for mommy, duh." Rossi said, while pointing at Elizabeth.
"Don't point at her! You might cause her hair to fall out! And get out of here!" Prentiss shouted.
"Emily be nice. David can be here too." Elizabeth said.
"Thank you mommy." Rossi said with a smile.
"Don't call her mommy." Prentiss said.
"Well I guess its okay with me for him to stay too." Strauss said. She then looked at Rossi and said, "David does your parents know you're here?"
"Yes, they're not stupid you know. They're talking to my Uncle Vinny and Aunt Marina. My cousin Lou goes to this school. He's a fifth grader. I told my parents that I didn't want to be involved in any of their family problems, so I decided to be here with my real mommy." Rossi explained.
"Okay… How about we begin talking about Emily now?" Strauss asked.
"I'm innocent!" Prentiss shouted.
"No you're guilty until proven innocent!" Rossi shouted.
"I don't think you're in trouble." Elizabeth said to Emily.
"Okay then. In case you're wondering why my daddy isn't here, it's because he's on a talk show trying to prove that he isn't another woman's baby daddy." Emily said to Strauss.
"That isn't true. Emily has a very active imagination. Emerson and I have been divorced for a few years now. He would have been here, but he's on a business trip." Elizabeth explained.
"I understand. Emily is a great student, but…" Strauss was about to say before she was hit by a paper spitball. She noticed that Emily had a straw filled with paper.
"Emily, could you please not do that?" Strauss asked.
"I'm not going to promise you anything, but I'll try." Prentiss said.
"Thank you, Emily. Now as I was saying, Emily is a great student, but there are sometimes when she upsets another child, Elle Greenaway. She sometimes calls Elle…" Strauss was about to say before she was hit with another round of paper spit balls from Prentiss.
"Emily, you really need to stop doing that." Strauss said.
"Yeah Emily, if you don't quit, then you won't go home with mommy and me." Rossi threatened.
"No David, I will be going home with mommy, but you won't." Prentiss said.
"Emily, please don't hit Mrs. Strauss with paper spitballs." Elizabeth said to her five year old daughter.
"Okay mommy. I'll try." Prentiss said.
"As I was saying, Emily sometimes calls Elle, "Peanut Butter Head." I'm sure she means no harm by it because she's only five, but it does upset Elle." Strauss said.
"I'm very sorry about that, I talk to Emily about that when we get home." Elizabeth said.
"What are we talking about when we get home?" Prentiss asked, sounding confused.
"We're going to talk about you calling your classmate a name that isn't very nice." Elizabeth said.
"You love David more than me and he's not even your real kid." Emily pouted.
"That's because I'm a good boy." Rossi said.
"Emily, I do to love you. We just need to talk okay?" Elizabeth said.
"Okay mommy." Prentiss said.
"I'm very glad I could talk to you." Strauss said to Elizabeth.
"Thank you." Elizabeth said.
"Have a nice day." Strauss said as she began to clean off her face with a tissue. Too bad she doesn't have a mirror.
Five minutes later…
Strauss is talking to Haley's parents, Christopher and Hilary. Haley is sitting next to her parents. The three of them can't stop laughing.
"You all seem to be very happy about something." Strauss said, not realizing that they were laughing at her because she forgot a few paper spitballs on her face.
"You're a very entertaining person." Christopher said to Strauss, while laughing.
"Thank you. Shall we get started?" Strauss asked.
"Yeah sure." A laughing Hilary said.
"Haley is a wonderful student. I have no trouble with her at all. She does very well with her school work and she's very well behaved. She's one of the nicest students in this class." Strauss said with a smile.
"Thank you. We try to keep her out of trouble." A hysterical Christopher said.
"You're welcome. Is there anything else you would like to know?" Strauss said.
"No, that pretty much covers everything we need to know." Hilary said.
"Well thanks for being here. Have a nice day." Strauss said.
"You're welcome and thanks for the entertainment." Christopher said as he and his family left.
A few moments later…
Strauss is sitting at her desk, thinking to herself.
"Haley and her parents sure do love to laugh a lot. I wonder what was so funny. I guess that just a very happy family. Anyway, I have got to use the restroom."
Strauss stood up and walked out of the class room and walked towards the restroom. When she entered the restroom, she glanced in the mirror and was shocked at what she saw. She noticed that there were quite a few pieces of paper spitballs still attached to her face.
"Oh that little brat, Emily Prentiss! She is a demon child!" Strauss angrily thought to herself.
End of chapter twenty five. I'm very sorry for the extremely long wait. This was actually my most difficult chapter to write. Please review. I'll try to have chapter twenty six up as soon as I can.