CHAPTER 6: MILLENIA OF LILIGUE CITY
It was early in the morning and Millenia was on her way to the schoolhouse. She was the teacher of twenty bratty little kids of Liligue City. She whistled while she walked, feeling very cheerful. She really loved her job as a teacher, the wages were good, and she also loved those bratty kids. Yet, sometimes they drove her nuts and she just had to punished them by spanking their little butts. Sometimes, she missed Ryudo. She was waiting for him to come back to her. She knew Ryudo would come back to her. He wouldn't go off with another woman and she was positive about that.
She had already reached the schoolhouse and standing next to the schoolhouse was a little student of hers, Rachel Taylor. Rachel saw Millenia right away and she ran to her red-haired teacher.
"Miss Millenia, Miss Millenia", Rachel cried out.
"Hello, Rachel. Good morning. You are early today", said Millenia smiling.
Rachel handed Millenia a bouquet of red wild roses, "These flowers are for you, I picked them on the way to school".
"Thank you, dear. They are beautiful. Red is my favorite color. You are so sweet", smiled Millenia and she bent down and kissed Rachel on the cheek and patted her head.
Millenia opened the school house door and Rachel went to her desk and took out her book and began to read it. Millenia put her books down and she put the flowers in a vase. Since the rest of the students didn't come yet, she sat down and rested.
"What are you reading, Rachel", asked Millenia.
"I am reading 'Treasure Island', it is a wonderful book", replied Rachel.
Out of all the students in her class, Rachel was the most well-behaved one. Rachel was 6 years old. She was the daughter of a blacksmith, and her mother died before Rachel was a year old. Rachel was a very good student, she tried very hard to do good in school, but no matter how much she studied, she was a dunce at every subject. She had no friends at school. She was always the odd one out. The girls in school didn't like Rachel and they made fun of her slow brain and patched dresses. But Rachel didn't really care about their judgements. During recess, she would sit all alone under the tree, either braiding flower crowns or reading. When she failed an exam, she had to stay afterschool because the school rule is: if a student fails an exam, he/she has to stay after school. Everytime she stayed afterschool, she would cry and keep saying that she was a failure. Even though she failed all the time, Millenia was not harsh on her. Millenia always encouraged her that she will do better next time and tell her not to give up. Sometimes Millenia pitied Rachel. She had no mother and she never felt a mother's love. As Millenia thought of this, she wondered how a mother's love feels. Sometimes Millenia's heart just ached for Rachel. Rachel was always an outsider. Nobody ever treated Rachel nicely before, except for her father, and she never worn a pretty dress before. In Millenia's heart, Mary was her favorite student. Mary was a very kind person and she was gentle and sweet, like a baby lamb. Rachel had soft, silky, brown hair, clear water blue eyes, pale skin, and rosy cheeks.
Later, the students started to arrived and school began to start. The morning had passed away quickly and soon it was lunch time and recess (the brats' favorite part of the school day). After Millenia had eaten her lunch, she went outside to the playground and watched those snotty brats. The boys were playing tag and soccer, and the girls were playing jumprope and talking to each other. Almost everyone had joined a group and having fun, except for poor Rachel. Rachel was all alone. She was playing with her wooden dolls and she looked just like a little sweet angel. Millenia walked over to Rachel and sat down on the soft green grass next to Rachel.
"What are you playing, dear", asked Millenia.
"I am playing with Lyddie and Carrie", Rachel said happily, showing her dolls to Millenia. " Papa made them for me as a birthday present last year."
"They are so cute. Can I touch them",asked Millenia, admiring the dolls.
"Sure", said Rachel and she putted the dolls on Millenia's hands. The dolls were carved with such beauty and it was ornated. The curves of the eyes and the mouths of the dolls were so skillfully carved and they were as smooth as velvet. Millenia was staring at the dolls. She just loved them.
"They are so beautiful. Your father must be a very talented carver ", said Millenia, causing Rachel to smile.
" You want to play with me, Miss Millenia", asked Rachel.
"I would love too", smiled Millenia.
"Good. You can be Lyddie", said Rachel.
They play until recess was over. Millenia had a lot of fun. She had never played with toys before. Time passed very quickly. At the end of the day, Millenia was trying to make an annoucement.
"Kids, kids. Hey, listen up!" Millenia was trying to get the brats' attention but they were ignoring her, and busily chattered away with each other. Millenia had enough of this.
"SHUT UP YOU LITTLE BRATS!!! YOU WANT TO GET A SPANK ON YOUR DAMN LITTLE ASSES!!!!!!"
Millenia screamed so loud that the birds all flew away from Liligue City. The students all froze. The wouldn't even dare to move a muscle. They all just stared at their burning-angry teacher, their eyes wide with fear.
"That's better", smiled Millenia. She finally got their full attention. "Okay, next week there will be a Parent-Teacher Conference and I will expect all your parents to come. Is that clear", she asked. The brats all nodded their heads.
"Okay. You may all leave. Class is dismissed", Millenia said and the brats all ran out in less than a second, afraid that their teacher might change her mind and spank every one of them. While everyone was gone, Rachel was still in the classroom and she walked up to Millenia.
"Miss Millenia", asked Rachel, her voice was so low that Millenia could barely hear her.
"Yes, dear", asked Millenia.
"I want you to have this", Rachel said and she took out the doll called Lyddie and handed it to Millenia. "I want you to have her. You seem to like her a lot and she looks a lot like you."
Millenia was so happy that she could hardly speak. No one had given her a gift before. "Why thank you, Rachel, it's the best present I've ever got."
Millenia kissed Rachel on the cheek and their eyes smilied at each other.
It was early in the morning and Millenia was on her way to the schoolhouse. She was the teacher of twenty bratty little kids of Liligue City. She whistled while she walked, feeling very cheerful. She really loved her job as a teacher, the wages were good, and she also loved those bratty kids. Yet, sometimes they drove her nuts and she just had to punished them by spanking their little butts. Sometimes, she missed Ryudo. She was waiting for him to come back to her. She knew Ryudo would come back to her. He wouldn't go off with another woman and she was positive about that.
She had already reached the schoolhouse and standing next to the schoolhouse was a little student of hers, Rachel Taylor. Rachel saw Millenia right away and she ran to her red-haired teacher.
"Miss Millenia, Miss Millenia", Rachel cried out.
"Hello, Rachel. Good morning. You are early today", said Millenia smiling.
Rachel handed Millenia a bouquet of red wild roses, "These flowers are for you, I picked them on the way to school".
"Thank you, dear. They are beautiful. Red is my favorite color. You are so sweet", smiled Millenia and she bent down and kissed Rachel on the cheek and patted her head.
Millenia opened the school house door and Rachel went to her desk and took out her book and began to read it. Millenia put her books down and she put the flowers in a vase. Since the rest of the students didn't come yet, she sat down and rested.
"What are you reading, Rachel", asked Millenia.
"I am reading 'Treasure Island', it is a wonderful book", replied Rachel.
Out of all the students in her class, Rachel was the most well-behaved one. Rachel was 6 years old. She was the daughter of a blacksmith, and her mother died before Rachel was a year old. Rachel was a very good student, she tried very hard to do good in school, but no matter how much she studied, she was a dunce at every subject. She had no friends at school. She was always the odd one out. The girls in school didn't like Rachel and they made fun of her slow brain and patched dresses. But Rachel didn't really care about their judgements. During recess, she would sit all alone under the tree, either braiding flower crowns or reading. When she failed an exam, she had to stay afterschool because the school rule is: if a student fails an exam, he/she has to stay after school. Everytime she stayed afterschool, she would cry and keep saying that she was a failure. Even though she failed all the time, Millenia was not harsh on her. Millenia always encouraged her that she will do better next time and tell her not to give up. Sometimes Millenia pitied Rachel. She had no mother and she never felt a mother's love. As Millenia thought of this, she wondered how a mother's love feels. Sometimes Millenia's heart just ached for Rachel. Rachel was always an outsider. Nobody ever treated Rachel nicely before, except for her father, and she never worn a pretty dress before. In Millenia's heart, Mary was her favorite student. Mary was a very kind person and she was gentle and sweet, like a baby lamb. Rachel had soft, silky, brown hair, clear water blue eyes, pale skin, and rosy cheeks.
Later, the students started to arrived and school began to start. The morning had passed away quickly and soon it was lunch time and recess (the brats' favorite part of the school day). After Millenia had eaten her lunch, she went outside to the playground and watched those snotty brats. The boys were playing tag and soccer, and the girls were playing jumprope and talking to each other. Almost everyone had joined a group and having fun, except for poor Rachel. Rachel was all alone. She was playing with her wooden dolls and she looked just like a little sweet angel. Millenia walked over to Rachel and sat down on the soft green grass next to Rachel.
"What are you playing, dear", asked Millenia.
"I am playing with Lyddie and Carrie", Rachel said happily, showing her dolls to Millenia. " Papa made them for me as a birthday present last year."
"They are so cute. Can I touch them",asked Millenia, admiring the dolls.
"Sure", said Rachel and she putted the dolls on Millenia's hands. The dolls were carved with such beauty and it was ornated. The curves of the eyes and the mouths of the dolls were so skillfully carved and they were as smooth as velvet. Millenia was staring at the dolls. She just loved them.
"They are so beautiful. Your father must be a very talented carver ", said Millenia, causing Rachel to smile.
" You want to play with me, Miss Millenia", asked Rachel.
"I would love too", smiled Millenia.
"Good. You can be Lyddie", said Rachel.
They play until recess was over. Millenia had a lot of fun. She had never played with toys before. Time passed very quickly. At the end of the day, Millenia was trying to make an annoucement.
"Kids, kids. Hey, listen up!" Millenia was trying to get the brats' attention but they were ignoring her, and busily chattered away with each other. Millenia had enough of this.
"SHUT UP YOU LITTLE BRATS!!! YOU WANT TO GET A SPANK ON YOUR DAMN LITTLE ASSES!!!!!!"
Millenia screamed so loud that the birds all flew away from Liligue City. The students all froze. The wouldn't even dare to move a muscle. They all just stared at their burning-angry teacher, their eyes wide with fear.
"That's better", smiled Millenia. She finally got their full attention. "Okay, next week there will be a Parent-Teacher Conference and I will expect all your parents to come. Is that clear", she asked. The brats all nodded their heads.
"Okay. You may all leave. Class is dismissed", Millenia said and the brats all ran out in less than a second, afraid that their teacher might change her mind and spank every one of them. While everyone was gone, Rachel was still in the classroom and she walked up to Millenia.
"Miss Millenia", asked Rachel, her voice was so low that Millenia could barely hear her.
"Yes, dear", asked Millenia.
"I want you to have this", Rachel said and she took out the doll called Lyddie and handed it to Millenia. "I want you to have her. You seem to like her a lot and she looks a lot like you."
Millenia was so happy that she could hardly speak. No one had given her a gift before. "Why thank you, Rachel, it's the best present I've ever got."
Millenia kissed Rachel on the cheek and their eyes smilied at each other.