Aleisa huffed tiredly as she made her way through John's school, towards the principle's office. She had gotten a call just an hour ago about her son fighting, and she was asked to join a conference with the other child's parent. Thankfully Peter was off in time to pick up Adara so it was one less thing she had to worry about. She knocked on the door before entering, her gaze locking in on her eight year old son in the chair. John swallowed nervously as he glanced up. He quickly turned his gaze down to his lap.
"Mrs. Pevensie, thank you for coming on such short notice." The principle nodded politely.
"Of course." She muttered, making her way to stand next to her child. Glancing to the other side of the desk she eyes the rather tall, shrewd looking woman whose face was twisted up in displeasure. Beside her in the other chair was her own child, however this boy was sporting a busted nose. Aleisa rose a brow and glanced back down at her son, who intently stared at his hands.
"What happened?" Aleisa began, looking between the people in the room.
"Mum I.."
"Not from you." She quickly cut John off, in a warning tone. John bit the inside of his cheek but knew better than to continue. Aleisa looked to the man at the desk.
"Well from what I have gathered, Randolf and a few of his friends were bothering John in the hallway. Some words were said and Randolf pushed your son into the lockers. At that point John retaliated and launched himself at the boy. As you can see he got some blows in before the fight was broken up." The man calmly explained, leveling both boys with a stern look. Aleisa frowned, turning to look down at her son.
"What did he say?" she asked.
"He was calling me names because he saw me walk Adara into school this morning." John explained, looking up at his mother earnestly. Aleisa turned her gaze towards the other pair in the room. The woman glared.
"John apologize for hitting Randolf please." John furrowed his brow, looking up at his mother in surprise.
"Sorry about your nose." He apologized politely. Aleisa nodded, placing a hand on his shoulder. She then turned to the pair who remained silent.
"Well I supposed that would suffice for now." The woman sneered, leaning down to pick up her coat. Aleisa balked.
"Um excuse me but I do believe you are forgetting something." She pointed out sternly. The woman rose a brow.
"Like what?"
"I do hope you don't believe my son was the only one in the wrong here. As I understand your son was the instigator and the main culprit." Aleisa bit out, glaring heatedly at the woman.
"Look at his face! I think we both know who the brute is here!" the shrew screeched. Aleisa bristled, turning her body to fully face the woman. John swallowed nervously, and watched his mother from behind.
"I'm sorry your boy can't take a punch that honestly….he completely deserved!" Everyone in the room stared at her wide eyed.
"How dare.."
"I'm not finished!" Aleisa barked, quickly silencing the woman once more.
"It takes a weak minded parent to raise a toad such as yours. At least John was defending himself which is much more understandable than looking to pick a fight. But as I see that we're not going to get a much overdue apology from you, I would say it's time to take our leave. I will not stand here and let you insult my son." Aleisa quickly gathered her stuff and stomped over towards the door, a grinning John in tow. Pausing at the door she politely turned to the stunned principle.
"I'm sorry for the spectacle and I promise I will be better behaved when I bring him to school tomorrow." She turned and glared at the gobsmacked duo at the other end of the room.
"I sincerely hope you are prepared to offer an apology by then." She sniffed and quickly shut the door behind her. John stared at his mother in awe, his grin threatening to break his face. Aleisa slung her arm around his shoulder, guiding him towards the exit.
"That was awesome." He chuckled, pleased his mother was not mad at him.
"Yes well, I just can't tolerate people like that. And as for the boy's nose…" she trailed off pointedly, raising a brow at him with pursed lips. John's grin died.
"…nice shot." She muttered with a reluctant grin. John snickered, his spirits lifted as they walked out the door.
...
"Dad, you missed it!" was the first thing said as Aleisa and John entered the house. Peter frowned as he looked up at them from the couch.
"John!" Aleisa scolded with wide eyes, bending briefly to catch Adara who was flying towards her mother. She took a moment to press kisses all over her daughter's face while John plopped down beside Peter.
"Missed what?" Peter asked cautiously, looking between the two.
"Mom tore into Randolf and his evil mother. They couldn't even speak." John explained with a grin. Peter sharply looked over at his wife.
"Aleisa, I thought you were there to scold John about fighting." He asked in exasperation.
"Well that was the intention, and he apologized. But then that shrew of a woman was accusing my son of being a brute when it was just self-defense. I wasn't about to let that slide." Aleisa huffed defensively. Peter rolled his eyes.
"Alright why don't you two go into the kitchen and get started on your homework. We'll we be in there in a moment." Peter suggested. Both Adara and John groaned in displeasure but did as they were told. Once the children were out of earshot, Peter turned back to his wife with a frown.
"I'm not sorry." She insisted, eyeing him as he took a step towards her. Peter smirked.
"I know. But you can't just go off like that in front of the kids. We are against violence remember?" he pointed out. Aleisa grunted in displeasure.
"I lost my head. That woman insulted my son." Peter chuckled, reaching out to bring his wife into a hug which she melted into easily.
"Did he at least get a good hit in?" he asked quietly. Aleisa snickered into his chest.
"Busted the toad's nose." She assured him. Peter nodded.
"Aleisa…we can't go around calling other kids toads. That just encourages them to name call too." He admonished.
"…..well he is one." She pouted. Peter barked out a laugh, holding her tighter.