Title: A Chance at happiness 49/?
Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.net)
Disclaimer: these characters belong to once and again except any characters you don't recognize
Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.
Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. This is my first once and again fan fic so any ideas or comments you have would be great. So please email me with them. J oh people I have been reading the reviews and the very least I can see if first OMG! I am so shocked I have gotten so many reviews. If you have any other questions then email me at purplehaysc@netscape.net Oh and after finding out about the cancellation of the show I've found it harder to write some reason because when I watch the show inspiration comes so if you have any suggestions email me purplehaysc@netscape.net or im me at purplehays10 (ok I'm going to use the kiss that happened on the last eps with Karen and Henry as if it did already happen but that's the only thing I'm actually keeping)
Grace walked into school and again everyone was looking at her. It would never stop she knew that. She decided to start to look for Riley. It didn't take long because Riley found her.
She came up to Grace and looked a little nervous.
"What's going on?" Grace asked a little worried.
"No one told you?" Riley asked shocked.
"Told me what? What exactly is going on?" Grace asked a little too loud because everyone turned to look at her.
Riley pulled her aside. "We were told to report admitting to the gym to discuss what happened and Grace Mr. Dimitri's here." Riley said and waited for her reaction.
"Riley, I need to use your cell phone to call my parents and tell them about this." She said.
Riley dug into her purse and then gave it to her. "Sure, but it starts in like 20 minutes." Riley said.
"They'll be here." Grace said as she called Book lovers.
"What! I can't believe there even letting him back in to the school!" Jake screamed as Eli told him what Grace had said.
"Look Jake I agree with you all the way on this but getting mad right now is not solving anything we need to go now." Eli said.
"We?" Jake asked shocked.
"Yes we, Grace wants us both there." Eli said.
"Fine, let's go." He said as he grabbed his keys. He ran into Judy.
"Where are you both headed?" She asked.
"There's something going on at Grace's school. I need you to stay here and watch the store and if Tiffany comes tell her where we are." Jake said as he and Eli started to leave.
"What's going on at Grace's school?" Judy screamed back at them but they just kept walking.
"What exactly is there to talk about?" Jessie asked annoyed to Katie.
"I don't know but it's got to be big because when was the last time we all had to come to the gym for a meeting." She pointed out.
"Great, I hope this guy ends up in jail because Grace doesn't really need this." Jessie said as she looked at the stage where Mr. Dimitri was talking to the principal.
"I can't believe there even letting him walk around here, from what you told me he deserves to be dying in jail." Katie said.
"He does, but some strange reason our stupid school isn't allowing that to happen." Jessie said annoyed.
"Jessie, honey calm down please. There's no reason to get worked up until we know what's going on." Katie said and took her hand.
"Rick, what's going on here? Why are they doing this to her?" Lily asked mad as they came into the school.
"I don't know Lily. Let's just find Grace before the meeting starts." Rick said as they saw Jake and Eli.
"Lil, did you know about this?" Jake asked as they came up.
"No, I had no clue. You think that they'd at least call us and tell us this was happening." She said annoyed.
Grace came walking up with Riley. The second she saw Eli, she went to him. He hugged her. "Grace, it's all right. He can't do anything to you here." Eli said as he tried to comfort her.
"Then why is he here?" She asked Eli through tears.
"I don't know but I do know that I'm not going to let him touch you." Eli said seriously.
"Either are we." Jake said.
"Daddy." She said as she went over to him and hugged him.
"It's going to be ok." He said.
Riley came back out. "It's about to start." She said.
"You ready?" Jake asked Grace.
"Yeah but Dad if it's ok I want to walk in with Eli." She said and he nodded. She walked over to Eli.
"Ok first I know that everyone here is wondering why they are here. We are here because one of the students, Grace Manning, has claimed that Mr. Dimitri here did something illegal to her. Since Ms. Manning has yet to press any more charges or even get an attorney, the school is left with making the decision of whether Mr. Dimitri can be a teacher here again." The principal said.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Jake screamed.
Lily got up. "Sorry." Then she whispered to Jake. "Sit down or leave because Grace doesn't need this."
Jake sat back down.
"We understand that the Manning's don't want him back but with out a reason to keep him out of the school we can't fire him. So we are asking the students if there is anyone here who can support Ms. Manning's claim or if you have been any way hurt by this man or you have seen him do anything to Ms. Manning we are asking you to come after the meeting and tell us about it. If no claims or brought by the end of the day then we have no choice but to rehire him." The principal said.
"You can't! Please don't!" Grace screamed and started to cry.
Eli held her. "Can't you stupid people see what he's done to her! How can you even thing of letting him back in!" He screamed.
"We understand that both the Manning's and the Sammler's must be terribly upset but there's nothing we can do. All students are dismissed." The principal said as everyone got up but no one left.
"I said the students are dismissed. That means everyone go to back to class!" He shouted.
Some of the students started to leave. Others went up to the stage where Grace was.
One student spoke up. "Mr. Dimitri use to ask me to stay after class but he never actually wanted to talk about school." The girl said.
Grace looked up shocked.
"He would touch me when ever I asked for help in class and it made me uncomfortable." Another girl said.
Riley came over to her. "I talked to some people and well they don't want him back either." Riley said to Grace who smiled.
"He always tried to get Grace alone, no matter what we were doing." Riley told the principal. "I knew something was wrong."
"In class he just stared at her like he was trying to intimidate her." Katie said.
Jessie smiled. "Thanks."
"I did it for Grace. She doesn't deserve to have to go through this." Katie said.
"Thank you so much." Grace said to her.
People kept coming up the principal.
"Will all of you put that in writing?" He asked.
"Yes." They all said.
Mr. Dimitri looked dumbfounded as they all headed to the principal's office.
"You thought I was the only one you had to worry about. You were wrong." Grace said she walked by him, holding on tightly to Eli.
"So you finally happy?" Eli asked her.
"I'm getting there but this defiantly helps." She said as they headed to the principal's office.