Disclaimer: not mine, maybe except for the kids... and the last name... :)

Author's note: finally an update, forgiving me please, i know it's annoying to wait but i just had a lot to do for school... and I had writer's block... oh and by the way why don't you guys toss me your ideas... since I wrote thisout of a spurs of the moment thing and well, I can't remember my former plans... so hope you like this next chapter... R&R

Chapter 2

Chihiro parked her new Ferari in her usual parking space. Hey, this is the only thing I splurge on, give me a break, she thought as a company memo reminding her of her insurance payment running a little late. Chihiro sighed as she walked to the elevator many papers in tow.

The only thing Chihiro lacked was a PA. Drat, better get myself one of those. Chihiro nearly jumped for joy when the elevator finally parted, and thanked the heavens it was empty.

She was running a bit late, dropping of her reports in all the right pigeon holes, she made her way to the child center. Chihiro opened the door to the chaos of her supposed learning children. There was a specific reason why she had the room sound proofed and she was reminded of that then and there.

"Teacher!" Miko screamed. "Teacher, teacher, teacher,…"

"Ma'am," her secretary's faced lightened up at the sight of her. "You're in." Chihiro could faintly hear the unsaid "hallelujah".

"I see you tried, Kia," Chihiro said, making her voice rise above the whining and bickering of the children running around her knees. Kia smiled and sped out. Chihiro sighed, reached into her pocket and brought out a whistle.

"Class, please go the meeting area. Harry! Please get off Taka!" When not one of the children responded, Chihiro placed the whistle to her mouth and blew.

The noisy class of preschoolers stopped and looked at her, Chihiro smiled in triumph, the whistle was a new idea. "Alright to the meeting area everybody."

When Chihiro saw Tina smile, she knew something was wrong, "Teacher, I have one too." Then brought out her own whistle and started blowing. Chihio sighed, okay, bad idea, as the classroom returned to it's noise again.

Miko and Mina continue running around her knees. "Mina! Mina! Mina!" Miko repeatedly blared to Mina's consistent 'no's' in the same high pitched voice. "Teacher Mina doesn't want to play with me!"

Chihiro looked up, please somebody help me, my class just took a dose of hyperactivity…

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This was definitely not his element. The organized and neatly labeled doors along the white corridor that blatantly screamed 'executive' at him only further increased the feeling that he was in the wrong building. The secretary sent him this way, so he must be in the right building right?

He came to the room labeled, "Child Center". Strange, he though as he tried to listen harder, it was too quiet for children. Maybe I really am in the wrong building, he thought as he knocked on the door. After a few tries, he finally decided to turn the knob to check if he was knocking on possibly a janitor's closet.

"Hello?" He called and pulled the door ajar. He jumped back as s little girl and boy ran out of the doorway.

"Shut the door," the woman inside said as she tried to dissuade the three year olds from their idea of going out.

He complied, "Yes, ma'am, I'll go get them for you," then sprinted after the two running children down the hallway.

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After sealing the children in the room, Chihiro ran after the man running after her wards.

"But I want to play with her," Chihiro heard Miko's distinct voice as she rounded the corner.

"I don't like you!" Mina's said as stuck out her tongue at Miko. "I like to play with Harry." She finished as she hid behind the man who was on his knees talking to the two kids.

"Don't you want to play with Miko for just a little while?" the man asked Mina.

"No, I don't like him," was Mina's reply.

"But he likes to play with you, don't you want a new friend?"

"Yes," Mina whispered, "but I like Harry to play with me."

"Hey I have an idea, why don't we go back and you two can play with Harry like friends. Is that alright?"

"Okay, but I get to play with Mina too," Miko told the man.

He smiled, "Of course."

Chihiro was at awe at how the children listened to him. Even in her studies has she never seen children respond to a stranger so well. He picked up Mina, and she happily clung to his neck.

"Do you want me to carry you back too?" He asked Miko.

Miko shook his head, "No, mister, I'm a big boy, I can walk like my dad. I'm going to office."

"Okay, Big Boy, let's go to office," he said and lead them back to the classroom.

When he passed Chihiro, he smiled she couldn't help but return it. He placed Mina and Miko beside Harry, the three began to play in a corner. He stood and made his way to the door where Chihiro stood guard.

"I'm really sorry, I didn't know," he began to apologize. "I was looking for the head of the human resource department, but I see the job I was eyeing has already been taken. Have a good day ma'am, you have some pretty good kids right here."

He tried to get past her, but Chihiro wasn't about to let him get away, "You're hired!"

"Excuse me?" He asked politely.

"I'm the head of HRD, and you are now officially hired. This is your class," Chihiro practically yelled, now she definitely heard her own, 'halellujahs'. The man blinked at her, like she just offered him gold.

"Thank you so much," he said then respectfully bowed to her. "You don't know what this means."

No you don't know what this means, Chihiro thought as she smiled, Freedom! "So, what's the name of my new teacher?"

"Oh, yes, I'm Haku. Kohaku Mizaki."