*I dun own any characters from Grandia 2, except the ones I made up.so dun
sue me
-Hey people^_^!!! Haven't update this fanfic for over a year already.I have
started this chapter for a long long time.but did not spend much time
finishing it. me just lazy_
I am planning to rewrite my other previous chapters to make it more lively
and put in more detail and hope to make it interesting..but it might take
some time because I am now very busy with school work.Anyway.hope u like
this crappy chapter..AND.plz mind my grammar.IT STINKS0_0
Chapter 8:
It is Parents'-Teachers' Conference Night, and for the first time, Millenia is going to meet the parents of her bratty students. Millenia was both excited and nervous about this special occasion, and she wanted to make a good impression of her role as a teacher. The week before the conference, her class spent most of the time doing art work, such as painting, making sculptures, cutting paper, and writing little stories, to decorate on the bulletin boards, for the parents to look at.
Millenia was so anxious, she could hardly think straight. Throughout the whole day, while the brats work on their arts, Millenia was sinking into deep thoughts wondering how the night would be like. She was so absorbed into her thoughts, that she didn't even realized Rachel was next to her, calling her.
"Miss Millenia, Miss Millenia.", said Rachel, while patting Millenia's head lightly.
"Huh? What was that?", asked Millenia, a part of her still haven't come back to reality.
"Jeffrey took my glue without asking me. He won't give it back to me", said Rachel, with tears in her eyes.
"Oh dear, don't worry. I'm going to get it back", assured Millenia. "Jeffrey! Jeffrey! What is that little-?"
"Here I am, Teacher", said Jeffrey, with a sly smile on his face.
"Will you please give Rachel back her glue? And next time, please ask other peoples' permission before you take something, ok?", scolded Millenia
"Okay, Teacher", said Jeffrey, the sly smile still spreading on his face. "Here you go Rachel"
"These crummy kids. Damn, they drive me nuts", thought Millenia as she sat down on her chair. After she sat down, Millenia felt something moist beneath her seat. And as she tried to get up, she felt something sticking to her behind. She reached her hand to felt what it was, and she was disgusted when she found some brownish sticky slimy gruel on her hand.
"EWWWWWWWWWWW.DAMMIT.WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?", screamed Millenia, on the top of her lungs (wait a min, does she have any lungs?^_^?), as she jumped up and down furiously. The class burst out laughing.
"Teacher has poopie on her butt", a boy giggled.
"Don't teachers go to bathroom?", asked a five year old boy
"I think other teachers do, but I dunno about Miss Millenia" answered a girl as she stared at the large brown stain on her teacher's skirt.
"Poor Miss Millenia. I wonder who is the one who did this low down trick? It's so wicked", said Rachel in dismay.
Millenia, her face flushed with anger, yelled. "WHO DID THIS?", nobody dared breathe nor answer, "ANSWER ME, YOU BRATS! SO, SINCE NONE OF YOU WILL TELL THE TRUTH, THEN ALL OF YOU WILL BE PUNISHED. NO RECESS FOR A MONTH!!!".
A boy shot his hand up.
"TALK, KID", said Millenia
The boy gulped, his voice is shaking. "It's Jeffrey, Teacher. He took Rachel's glue and mixed it with brown paint and he poured it into your chair."
Millenia quickly turn her face at Jeffrey, her blazing eyes piercing deeply at him. "YOU!!!", screamed Millenia. She was so furious, she could hardly thought of any mean words to spit out. "GO STAND OUTSIDE FOR AN HOUR AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. WHEN YOUR PARENTS COME TONIGHT, THEY WILL HAVE PLENTY OF THINGS TO LEARN ABOUT YOU. NOW GET OUT OF HERE!". Poor Jeffrey, with tears streaming down his face, wept silently as he walked out of the school house. (That kid deserved this! Such a little punk6_6)
Therefore after class was over, Millenia rushed back to her little cottage, near the school.She quickly took her skirt, and looked at the terrible stain.
"That brat! How dare he messed with me", said Millenia
"What happened there? Went crazy again?" muttered Skye, inside his cage.
"SHUT UP, you stupid bird. None of your business here. You better shut your beak or you would be deep fried in a second", yelled Millenia.
"Sigh. Why are you always so cruel to me? When Ryudo comes back, he will learn how the way you treated me", said Skye
"When Ryudo comes back to me, he will plain forget about you, you feather pillow", countered Millenia
"Who said Ryudo is going to come back for you? He is going to choose Elena. This I am positive", said Skye, grinning.
"We'll see about that", muttered Millenia, and before Skye could respond, Millenia took the cage and dumped it into the bathroom closet.
"LET ME OUT OF HERE, YOU STUPID BITCH!", cried Skye helplessly as he tried to break free from his dungeon.
"Enjoy your stay. Ta-Ta.", smiled Millenia evilly, as she closed the door.
Afterwards, Millenia took out all her clothes from her wardrobe. She started to try them on to decide which one she will wear for the evening. It's kinda difficult to choose. Some were too sexy, some were too fancy, some were too simple, and some aren't even appropriate to wear. She tried on all of them, and none of them seemed to be right for this occasion. Millenia went wild all of a sudden, with the fear of not having an outfit to wear for the night.
"I must go to Liligue's Fashion(a clothing shop) right now before it closes", thought Millenia. She quickly went through her pile of clothes, looking for a skirt and a top to wear. As she was about to get her purse, her eye caught on something from the closet. "Oh, it's only that", thought Millenia in dismay. Hanging in there was a new bright red suit she brought last month during a big sale in Liligue's Fashion. She didn't really like it, because it's not sexy enough for her, but she brought it anyway since the color of this suit is red.
Millenia took the suit out and sighed, "Well, maybe I should try this on to see how it looks." She put on the outfit and looked at herself on the mirror from head to toe. She could hardly believe it. It's just simply perfect for this evening, and it fits her beautifully. The suit came with a frilly high collar white blouse. The skirt fell below her knees, so her thighs won't show, unlike those micro-minis she always wears. The cuffs of the sleeves and the hem of the skirt are trimmed with black silk braiding. Millenia smiled to herself, "Looks like this suit is not a waste of money after all, at least it's useful for tonight". She pinned a golden brooch into the neckline of her blouse, putted on her high heel pumps, and brushed her shiny auburn hair until it gleamed in the lamplight. She tied her ponytail with a black velvet ribbon. While she put on her lipstick, she kept staring at herself on the mirror, realizing how beautiful she looks. Her face is flushed pink, and her green eyes sparkling with excitement.
As the evening began, the students and parents are starting to come. The little school house is crowded with liveliness and excitement. The parents and their children are dressed in their best clothes. The students were pulling their parents here and there, showing off their artwork and class work.
"Here, Mama! Look at my pretty picture!"
"Father, see my spelling quiz? I got a 100% and a pretty sticker"
Millenia was sitting on her desk, busily chatting and explaining the students' grades and school performances. The parents really liked Millenia as a teacher. They kept praising on how well the school house looked and what a beautiful teacher she was, which caused Millenia to beamed with pleasure. When that brat Jeffrey, and his parents arrived, Millenia said to herself happily with wickedness, "That little punk will get his own dose of medicine. Just wait till I tell his parents all the troubles he's causing. HeHeHe..."
"Good Evening. I believe you must be Jeffrey's parents. I am Miss Millenia. I am really pleased to meet you. Please have a seat", greeted Millenia cordially. "Hello, Miss Millenia. What a pleasant classroom here", said Jeffrey's mother. His mother has a sweet look on her face, with pretty fair brown hair coiled into a French knot, and dressed in a dark blue velvet dress trimmed with black lace. The father is, rather a quiet man, neither talk or spoke much, with a trimmed mustache in his face, like the other parents, also dressed elegantly, with a black cashmere suit, and shiny polished black shoes.
"According to Jeffrey's performance in school, his work in class is considered average. But he doesn't pay attention during lessons, and the bad habit he have is not doing homework and book report assignments. He is missing six homework assignments and 2 book reports. Also his behavior is unacceptable. He teases other students and bothers them while they are trying to work. And today-", Millenia was about to tell Jeffrey's parents about his terrible prank, but stopped in the middle of the sentence as she saw Jeffrey's face. Sitting next to his parents, Jeffrey's face was flushed with a miserable look, waiting for his teacher to tell his parents what he had done to the teacher in class. "Poor Kid!", thought Millenia with sympathy. "Maybe I should let he get away this time, and let him have another chance. Boys would be boys. They are little monsters anyway." "What is it, Miss Millenia? Did Jeffrey cause more trouble today? What did he do now?", asked Jeffrey's mother, as she looked at Jeffrey with a stern face, causing Jeffrey to shrink aside.
"Oh no! Jeffrey didn't do anything bad today. He's such a good boy. Today we had art, and Jeffrey painted a wonderful picture just for tonight's event. It's over there hanging on one of those bulletin boards," said Millenia quickly. "Let me show you. Here, please come this way" Millenia said as she led the way.
"My! What a beautiful picture, Jeffrey dear", cried Jeffrey's mother happily, and his father agreed too.
Millenia sighed out with relief as she met Jeffrey's eyes, which was looking shyly at her. Millenia smiled at him, nodding to him that she had forgave him for what he did.
After all the parents had left, Millenia let out a big yawn. She can't wait to go home. She felt tired and weary from this long night, spending every minute talking to parents. She longed to soak herself on a tub of lukewarm water, and take a nice, long, relaxing bubble bath. Millenia started gathering her stuff, and as she was getting her purse to leave, someone came into the schoolhouse. Millenia looked up to see who it was, and it was a man, probably in his late twenties, standing on the doorway. He has thick dark brown hair, hazel colored eyes, and an honest face, but there were traces of soot on his clean shaven cheeks and jaws. He looks strong and muscular. Unlike the other parents she had met, this man was dressed simply in a white linen shirt and navy blue trousers, which is also covered with cinder and soot. He gasped as he saw Millenia's face. "It's it..? No, it can't be her. She's already dead for years." Millenia, didn't realized that the man was staring at her, stood rooted to her spot. "He's so handsome. I wonder who he is.." Millenia thought breathlessly. But then with a snap, she came back to her senses.
"Hello. May I help you?", asked Millenia kindly.
"Good evening, Miss. Are you Miss Millenia?", asked the man.
"Yes, I am. Are you one of the parents who is here for the Teacher-Parents' Meeting?" asked Millenia.
"Yes.um.I am Rachel's father", said the man nervously. He was stunned by Millenia's beauty, and her identical appearance of someone he used to know. "I am terribly sorry for coming this late, uh.I can't leave the blacksmith shop early today.I beg your pardon for this lateness"
"It's okay. Nice to meet you Mr. um.what is your name, sir?, asked Millenia
"My name is Rylan, miss.", answered Rylan, politely.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Rylan, please have a seat", said Millenia, offering Rylan a chair.
"Would you care for a cookie, Mr. Rylan?" asked Millenia as she held a plate of cookies in front Rylan.
"Uh.no thanks Miss Millenia, but thanks anyway", said Jeff, a little embarrassed.
"Okay, let's see Rachel's records", said Millenia as she went through the students' files to look for Rachel's folder. "Ok, here is it"
"Rachel is a very diligent student", said Millenia, while looking at Rachel's file. "She has a great deal of responsibility. She completes all her assignments and projects on time, and received a high grade for each one of them. She is very well-behaved. But the thing I wanted Rachel to improve in is class participation. She's very quiet all the time. She hardly speaks in class, unless I called on her to answer questions during lessons. I want her to participate more, and share her ideas to the class. And another thing is Rachel's grades on the exams. She seemed to have difficulty with it, which I don't understand. She did very well on her homework, and I know she studies hard, but still Rachel did poorly on her exams, especially on the subject arithmetic."
Rylan listened quietly as Millenia explained his daughter's performance. When Millenia finished speaking, he sighed and spoke with sadness in his eyes, "Yes, I knew she had done poorly on her exams. But Miss Millenia, my Rachel is not a bad girl. Whenever there was an exam coming, Rachel would study way past her bedtime. But the problem is that she don't seem to get the lessons into her head. Whenever I asked her about how she did on an exam, she would said 'I believed I failed' or 'Terrible', and then she would be very unhappy and depressed about it."
"Rachel is not a bad girl. But I think the problem she lacked is confidence. She doesn't believe in herself that she would do well, which I believed caused Rachel to do poorly", said Millenia. "I think I had an idea that can help Rachel. Why don't she-"
"Please don't, Millenia! Don't expel my Rachel. Please give her another chance. I know she would do better in the future", cried Rylan. "Of course not, Mr. Rylan! I would never do that to Rachel. I just wanted to ask you if you would allow me to tutor Rachel after lessons, therefore she would understand the lessons more clearly", explained Millenia.
Rylan was surprised, and he flushed scarlet. "I am so sorry, Miss Millenia, for interrupting before. I didn't even let you finish your sentence. I'm ashamed of my poor manners. Forgive me, Miss Millenia. I beg your pardon. Please accept my apology", stammered Rylan.
"Apology accepted, Mr. Rylan", said Millenia, laughing a little. "It's okay. I knew you care about Rachel"
"Thank you for your kind offer, Miss Millenia. But I don't want to be beholden to you. I must pay you something back in return", said Rylan.
"You don't have to pay me anything, Mr. Rylan. I am not doing this, so I can have something in return. I just wanted to help Rachel improve. She is a good girl and she has a strong sense of willing to learn. All she needed is some confidence, and I am going to do the best I can to help her achieve that", said Millenia.
"But Miss Millenia", Rylan started to protest.
"No 'buts', Mr. Rylan. That's final", said Millenia firmly. "Alright then..but still,Miss Millenia, I must find a way to repay you for your kind offer", said Rylan.
"For the last time, Mr. Rylan.YOU DON'T NEED TO REPAY ME!", screamed Millenia. "If this man say one word about repaying me, I sweared I will kill him", thought Millenia.
Rylan stood frozen on his spot. That screeching scream of Millenia was still ringing inside his eardrums; he smacked his ears to see if they're alright. "Yes.Miss Millenia", said Rylan, his voice shaking. "I am grateful that my Rachel has such a great teacher like you, Miss Millenia".
"Thank you, Mr. Rylan", said Millenia, blushing a little. "Well. that's it for tonight. Do you have any further questions, Mr. Rylan?", asked Millenia.
".No.no questions", said Rylan. As he is about to head through the doorway, he suddenly stopped. "Miss Millenia?"
"Yes?", said Millenia as she is getting her stuff.
"Um.uh.Miss Millenia.do you know anyone one named Lydia?", asked Rylan.
"I am sorry, Mr. Rylan. I am afraid I can't help you. Is Amelia someone important to you?", asked Millenia
"Well.she is my.uh.it's just that you look.oh.never mind what I just asked. It's nothing", said Rylan quickly. "Thank you for your time, Miss Millenia. I am pleased to meet you. Thank you for your kindness. Good Night, Miss Millenia. Farewell" and he hurried and left the school house, his face still flushed.
"Hm.I wonder who was that Lydia he's talking about? Does it have something to do with me?", Millenia wondered, as she stared out the doorway.
Chapter 8:
It is Parents'-Teachers' Conference Night, and for the first time, Millenia is going to meet the parents of her bratty students. Millenia was both excited and nervous about this special occasion, and she wanted to make a good impression of her role as a teacher. The week before the conference, her class spent most of the time doing art work, such as painting, making sculptures, cutting paper, and writing little stories, to decorate on the bulletin boards, for the parents to look at.
Millenia was so anxious, she could hardly think straight. Throughout the whole day, while the brats work on their arts, Millenia was sinking into deep thoughts wondering how the night would be like. She was so absorbed into her thoughts, that she didn't even realized Rachel was next to her, calling her.
"Miss Millenia, Miss Millenia.", said Rachel, while patting Millenia's head lightly.
"Huh? What was that?", asked Millenia, a part of her still haven't come back to reality.
"Jeffrey took my glue without asking me. He won't give it back to me", said Rachel, with tears in her eyes.
"Oh dear, don't worry. I'm going to get it back", assured Millenia. "Jeffrey! Jeffrey! What is that little-?"
"Here I am, Teacher", said Jeffrey, with a sly smile on his face.
"Will you please give Rachel back her glue? And next time, please ask other peoples' permission before you take something, ok?", scolded Millenia
"Okay, Teacher", said Jeffrey, the sly smile still spreading on his face. "Here you go Rachel"
"These crummy kids. Damn, they drive me nuts", thought Millenia as she sat down on her chair. After she sat down, Millenia felt something moist beneath her seat. And as she tried to get up, she felt something sticking to her behind. She reached her hand to felt what it was, and she was disgusted when she found some brownish sticky slimy gruel on her hand.
"EWWWWWWWWWWW.DAMMIT.WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?", screamed Millenia, on the top of her lungs (wait a min, does she have any lungs?^_^?), as she jumped up and down furiously. The class burst out laughing.
"Teacher has poopie on her butt", a boy giggled.
"Don't teachers go to bathroom?", asked a five year old boy
"I think other teachers do, but I dunno about Miss Millenia" answered a girl as she stared at the large brown stain on her teacher's skirt.
"Poor Miss Millenia. I wonder who is the one who did this low down trick? It's so wicked", said Rachel in dismay.
Millenia, her face flushed with anger, yelled. "WHO DID THIS?", nobody dared breathe nor answer, "ANSWER ME, YOU BRATS! SO, SINCE NONE OF YOU WILL TELL THE TRUTH, THEN ALL OF YOU WILL BE PUNISHED. NO RECESS FOR A MONTH!!!".
A boy shot his hand up.
"TALK, KID", said Millenia
The boy gulped, his voice is shaking. "It's Jeffrey, Teacher. He took Rachel's glue and mixed it with brown paint and he poured it into your chair."
Millenia quickly turn her face at Jeffrey, her blazing eyes piercing deeply at him. "YOU!!!", screamed Millenia. She was so furious, she could hardly thought of any mean words to spit out. "GO STAND OUTSIDE FOR AN HOUR AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. WHEN YOUR PARENTS COME TONIGHT, THEY WILL HAVE PLENTY OF THINGS TO LEARN ABOUT YOU. NOW GET OUT OF HERE!". Poor Jeffrey, with tears streaming down his face, wept silently as he walked out of the school house. (That kid deserved this! Such a little punk6_6)
Therefore after class was over, Millenia rushed back to her little cottage, near the school.She quickly took her skirt, and looked at the terrible stain.
"That brat! How dare he messed with me", said Millenia
"What happened there? Went crazy again?" muttered Skye, inside his cage.
"SHUT UP, you stupid bird. None of your business here. You better shut your beak or you would be deep fried in a second", yelled Millenia.
"Sigh. Why are you always so cruel to me? When Ryudo comes back, he will learn how the way you treated me", said Skye
"When Ryudo comes back to me, he will plain forget about you, you feather pillow", countered Millenia
"Who said Ryudo is going to come back for you? He is going to choose Elena. This I am positive", said Skye, grinning.
"We'll see about that", muttered Millenia, and before Skye could respond, Millenia took the cage and dumped it into the bathroom closet.
"LET ME OUT OF HERE, YOU STUPID BITCH!", cried Skye helplessly as he tried to break free from his dungeon.
"Enjoy your stay. Ta-Ta.", smiled Millenia evilly, as she closed the door.
Afterwards, Millenia took out all her clothes from her wardrobe. She started to try them on to decide which one she will wear for the evening. It's kinda difficult to choose. Some were too sexy, some were too fancy, some were too simple, and some aren't even appropriate to wear. She tried on all of them, and none of them seemed to be right for this occasion. Millenia went wild all of a sudden, with the fear of not having an outfit to wear for the night.
"I must go to Liligue's Fashion(a clothing shop) right now before it closes", thought Millenia. She quickly went through her pile of clothes, looking for a skirt and a top to wear. As she was about to get her purse, her eye caught on something from the closet. "Oh, it's only that", thought Millenia in dismay. Hanging in there was a new bright red suit she brought last month during a big sale in Liligue's Fashion. She didn't really like it, because it's not sexy enough for her, but she brought it anyway since the color of this suit is red.
Millenia took the suit out and sighed, "Well, maybe I should try this on to see how it looks." She put on the outfit and looked at herself on the mirror from head to toe. She could hardly believe it. It's just simply perfect for this evening, and it fits her beautifully. The suit came with a frilly high collar white blouse. The skirt fell below her knees, so her thighs won't show, unlike those micro-minis she always wears. The cuffs of the sleeves and the hem of the skirt are trimmed with black silk braiding. Millenia smiled to herself, "Looks like this suit is not a waste of money after all, at least it's useful for tonight". She pinned a golden brooch into the neckline of her blouse, putted on her high heel pumps, and brushed her shiny auburn hair until it gleamed in the lamplight. She tied her ponytail with a black velvet ribbon. While she put on her lipstick, she kept staring at herself on the mirror, realizing how beautiful she looks. Her face is flushed pink, and her green eyes sparkling with excitement.
As the evening began, the students and parents are starting to come. The little school house is crowded with liveliness and excitement. The parents and their children are dressed in their best clothes. The students were pulling their parents here and there, showing off their artwork and class work.
"Here, Mama! Look at my pretty picture!"
"Father, see my spelling quiz? I got a 100% and a pretty sticker"
Millenia was sitting on her desk, busily chatting and explaining the students' grades and school performances. The parents really liked Millenia as a teacher. They kept praising on how well the school house looked and what a beautiful teacher she was, which caused Millenia to beamed with pleasure. When that brat Jeffrey, and his parents arrived, Millenia said to herself happily with wickedness, "That little punk will get his own dose of medicine. Just wait till I tell his parents all the troubles he's causing. HeHeHe..."
"Good Evening. I believe you must be Jeffrey's parents. I am Miss Millenia. I am really pleased to meet you. Please have a seat", greeted Millenia cordially. "Hello, Miss Millenia. What a pleasant classroom here", said Jeffrey's mother. His mother has a sweet look on her face, with pretty fair brown hair coiled into a French knot, and dressed in a dark blue velvet dress trimmed with black lace. The father is, rather a quiet man, neither talk or spoke much, with a trimmed mustache in his face, like the other parents, also dressed elegantly, with a black cashmere suit, and shiny polished black shoes.
"According to Jeffrey's performance in school, his work in class is considered average. But he doesn't pay attention during lessons, and the bad habit he have is not doing homework and book report assignments. He is missing six homework assignments and 2 book reports. Also his behavior is unacceptable. He teases other students and bothers them while they are trying to work. And today-", Millenia was about to tell Jeffrey's parents about his terrible prank, but stopped in the middle of the sentence as she saw Jeffrey's face. Sitting next to his parents, Jeffrey's face was flushed with a miserable look, waiting for his teacher to tell his parents what he had done to the teacher in class. "Poor Kid!", thought Millenia with sympathy. "Maybe I should let he get away this time, and let him have another chance. Boys would be boys. They are little monsters anyway." "What is it, Miss Millenia? Did Jeffrey cause more trouble today? What did he do now?", asked Jeffrey's mother, as she looked at Jeffrey with a stern face, causing Jeffrey to shrink aside.
"Oh no! Jeffrey didn't do anything bad today. He's such a good boy. Today we had art, and Jeffrey painted a wonderful picture just for tonight's event. It's over there hanging on one of those bulletin boards," said Millenia quickly. "Let me show you. Here, please come this way" Millenia said as she led the way.
"My! What a beautiful picture, Jeffrey dear", cried Jeffrey's mother happily, and his father agreed too.
Millenia sighed out with relief as she met Jeffrey's eyes, which was looking shyly at her. Millenia smiled at him, nodding to him that she had forgave him for what he did.
After all the parents had left, Millenia let out a big yawn. She can't wait to go home. She felt tired and weary from this long night, spending every minute talking to parents. She longed to soak herself on a tub of lukewarm water, and take a nice, long, relaxing bubble bath. Millenia started gathering her stuff, and as she was getting her purse to leave, someone came into the schoolhouse. Millenia looked up to see who it was, and it was a man, probably in his late twenties, standing on the doorway. He has thick dark brown hair, hazel colored eyes, and an honest face, but there were traces of soot on his clean shaven cheeks and jaws. He looks strong and muscular. Unlike the other parents she had met, this man was dressed simply in a white linen shirt and navy blue trousers, which is also covered with cinder and soot. He gasped as he saw Millenia's face. "It's it..? No, it can't be her. She's already dead for years." Millenia, didn't realized that the man was staring at her, stood rooted to her spot. "He's so handsome. I wonder who he is.." Millenia thought breathlessly. But then with a snap, she came back to her senses.
"Hello. May I help you?", asked Millenia kindly.
"Good evening, Miss. Are you Miss Millenia?", asked the man.
"Yes, I am. Are you one of the parents who is here for the Teacher-Parents' Meeting?" asked Millenia.
"Yes.um.I am Rachel's father", said the man nervously. He was stunned by Millenia's beauty, and her identical appearance of someone he used to know. "I am terribly sorry for coming this late, uh.I can't leave the blacksmith shop early today.I beg your pardon for this lateness"
"It's okay. Nice to meet you Mr. um.what is your name, sir?, asked Millenia
"My name is Rylan, miss.", answered Rylan, politely.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Rylan, please have a seat", said Millenia, offering Rylan a chair.
"Would you care for a cookie, Mr. Rylan?" asked Millenia as she held a plate of cookies in front Rylan.
"Uh.no thanks Miss Millenia, but thanks anyway", said Jeff, a little embarrassed.
"Okay, let's see Rachel's records", said Millenia as she went through the students' files to look for Rachel's folder. "Ok, here is it"
"Rachel is a very diligent student", said Millenia, while looking at Rachel's file. "She has a great deal of responsibility. She completes all her assignments and projects on time, and received a high grade for each one of them. She is very well-behaved. But the thing I wanted Rachel to improve in is class participation. She's very quiet all the time. She hardly speaks in class, unless I called on her to answer questions during lessons. I want her to participate more, and share her ideas to the class. And another thing is Rachel's grades on the exams. She seemed to have difficulty with it, which I don't understand. She did very well on her homework, and I know she studies hard, but still Rachel did poorly on her exams, especially on the subject arithmetic."
Rylan listened quietly as Millenia explained his daughter's performance. When Millenia finished speaking, he sighed and spoke with sadness in his eyes, "Yes, I knew she had done poorly on her exams. But Miss Millenia, my Rachel is not a bad girl. Whenever there was an exam coming, Rachel would study way past her bedtime. But the problem is that she don't seem to get the lessons into her head. Whenever I asked her about how she did on an exam, she would said 'I believed I failed' or 'Terrible', and then she would be very unhappy and depressed about it."
"Rachel is not a bad girl. But I think the problem she lacked is confidence. She doesn't believe in herself that she would do well, which I believed caused Rachel to do poorly", said Millenia. "I think I had an idea that can help Rachel. Why don't she-"
"Please don't, Millenia! Don't expel my Rachel. Please give her another chance. I know she would do better in the future", cried Rylan. "Of course not, Mr. Rylan! I would never do that to Rachel. I just wanted to ask you if you would allow me to tutor Rachel after lessons, therefore she would understand the lessons more clearly", explained Millenia.
Rylan was surprised, and he flushed scarlet. "I am so sorry, Miss Millenia, for interrupting before. I didn't even let you finish your sentence. I'm ashamed of my poor manners. Forgive me, Miss Millenia. I beg your pardon. Please accept my apology", stammered Rylan.
"Apology accepted, Mr. Rylan", said Millenia, laughing a little. "It's okay. I knew you care about Rachel"
"Thank you for your kind offer, Miss Millenia. But I don't want to be beholden to you. I must pay you something back in return", said Rylan.
"You don't have to pay me anything, Mr. Rylan. I am not doing this, so I can have something in return. I just wanted to help Rachel improve. She is a good girl and she has a strong sense of willing to learn. All she needed is some confidence, and I am going to do the best I can to help her achieve that", said Millenia.
"But Miss Millenia", Rylan started to protest.
"No 'buts', Mr. Rylan. That's final", said Millenia firmly. "Alright then..but still,Miss Millenia, I must find a way to repay you for your kind offer", said Rylan.
"For the last time, Mr. Rylan.YOU DON'T NEED TO REPAY ME!", screamed Millenia. "If this man say one word about repaying me, I sweared I will kill him", thought Millenia.
Rylan stood frozen on his spot. That screeching scream of Millenia was still ringing inside his eardrums; he smacked his ears to see if they're alright. "Yes.Miss Millenia", said Rylan, his voice shaking. "I am grateful that my Rachel has such a great teacher like you, Miss Millenia".
"Thank you, Mr. Rylan", said Millenia, blushing a little. "Well. that's it for tonight. Do you have any further questions, Mr. Rylan?", asked Millenia.
".No.no questions", said Rylan. As he is about to head through the doorway, he suddenly stopped. "Miss Millenia?"
"Yes?", said Millenia as she is getting her stuff.
"Um.uh.Miss Millenia.do you know anyone one named Lydia?", asked Rylan.
"I am sorry, Mr. Rylan. I am afraid I can't help you. Is Amelia someone important to you?", asked Millenia
"Well.she is my.uh.it's just that you look.oh.never mind what I just asked. It's nothing", said Rylan quickly. "Thank you for your time, Miss Millenia. I am pleased to meet you. Thank you for your kindness. Good Night, Miss Millenia. Farewell" and he hurried and left the school house, his face still flushed.
"Hm.I wonder who was that Lydia he's talking about? Does it have something to do with me?", Millenia wondered, as she stared out the doorway.