I don't own Rizzoli and Isles, but I wish I did.

A/N: Sorry for any grammatical, formatting, etc. errors. I'm still working out the kinks. Thanks for all the kind reviews :)

Jane was off in search of Maura Isles's classroom when her mother's voice blared over the intercom, "Jane Rizzoli, please come to the front office?"

Jane groaned, hoping that whatever they needed wouldn't take too long.

Taking a shortcut through the library, Jane swaggered into the main office. As soon as Jane entered, Angela swiveled in her chair to face her daughter, "Korsak wanted to talk to you. It was something about the new science teacher."

A little confused Jane replied, "Ok, Ma. Where is he?"

"He should be in his office. If he's not, I'm sure he'll be there soon." Angela returned to the email she was writing.

Jane nodded and walked off in the direction of Korsak's office. Vince Korsak, Assistant Principal was written in neat letters across his door. Korsak was hunched over his computer typing with his two fingers. Jane gently knocked on the door.

"Hey, Korsak. You need me?"

Immediately he perked up, "Oh hey, Jane!" Korsak slid his reading glasses down his nose and peered over the tops of the lens. "I need to ask you a favor."

"Sure, what do ya need?" Jane was slightly suspicious and crossed her arms.

"Well, as you know, we have a new science teacher, Dr. Maura Isles," he stated. "Since she was a last minute hire, I haven't had a chance to assign her a mentor teacher. Would you care to do it?" Korsak already knew that she'd be willing to help, but he respected Jane and wanted to give her the choice.

Jane's heart sped up a bit at the prospect of working more closely with Maura, but she knew she had to play it cool. "Yeah, no problem. Is that all you needed?"

"Yep, that's it. Thanks Jane," Korsak responded as she stepped out the door.

Then a thought occurred to him.

"Jane, wait!" he quickly called out before she could get too far.

Jane stopped in her tracks and turned back to Korsak. "Yeah?"

"Here," he pulled open his desk drawer to retrieve a red t-shirt emblazoned with the image of a bulldog across the front. "Can you give this to Dr. Isles? It's her welcome to the school present." He threw her the shirt and a gave her a warm smile.

Jane rolled her eyes, caught the shirt, and tossed it over her shoulder. "Sure thing, old man. See ya."

At least I've got a real excuse to see her now. Thanks, Korsak.

Jane then headed off in the direction of the science wing.

"Ok, one twenty-two, one twenty-four," Jane mumbled aloud while she searched for Maura's room.

"Hmm…Chang's room is one twenty-five, and there's no name on the door next to her so that means…aha! There she is! One-twenty-six!" Jane said a little too loudly garnering the attention of the other teachers in the hallway.

"Sorry, just talking to myself." Jane said sheepishly. Her coworkers just smiled and rolled their eyes.

Wiping her sweaty palms on her shorts, Jane gave herself a mental pep talk.

Don't be nervous. Just walk in and talk to her. You're BADASS Jane Rizzoli! You've got this!

Maura heard a soft tapping on her door. "Come in," she called out.

Jane leaned against the doorframe. "Hey, it's me, Jane. I just wanted to see how you're settling in."

Real smooth, Jane.

"Very well, thank you. Everyone has been immensely helpful and gracious." Maura gave Jan a thousand watt smile.

"I'm glad to hear to that." Jane cleared her throat and stood a little straighter.

Remember you're a badass. Act like it!

"So, here's the deal." Jane shifted to lean on the opposite side of the doorframe. "Every new teacher gets assigned a mentor teacher to help them learn the ropes."

"Really?" Maura was relieved to hear this. She knew that she'd need help learning this new profession.

"Yep and you lucked out because you got the best possible person this year." Jane hitched her thumb towards her chest and winked, "Me."

Nice.

Maura felt a slight flutter in her chest and smiled widely. "I'm glad to know that I have the best working with me." She winked back at Jane.

The two grinned at each other like idiots.

Jane suddenly remembered the shirt Korsak had given her.

"Here, courtesy of the administration. Welcome to Boston East," Jane smirked and handed Maura the t-shirt that was slung over her shoulder.

Maura held the shirt out to get a good look at it. "This…is…lovely," Maura said as politely as she could. She didn't want to appear rude, but t-shirts weren't really a part of her wardrobe.

Jane expected that reaction from the good doctor and teasingly added, "By the end of year, you'll have a whole closet full of them."

Maura looked appalled.

Switching gears, Jane decided to go into mentor mode.

"So, have you finished your syllabus yet?

Maura was very pleased with herself and replied, "Yes, I have already outlined the units of study and have established pacing schedules for both my Anatomy and Biology classes."

"Good. Mine just need a little tweaking."

Maura realized she had no idea what Jane taught.

"What do you teach, Jane?" Maura asked with a slight tilt of her head.

"U.S. Government, Psychology, and Criminology. My favorite's Criminology though."

Genuinely curious, Maura inquired, "What made you want to teach those subjects?"

"I worked in law enforcement for several years. During that time, I did a lot of volunteer work with after school programs at the local high schools. It made me realize that I really liked working with kids, so I changed careers."

Jane wanted to ask Maura about her reason for becoming a teacher, but she remembered that Maura wasn't exactly forthcoming earlier this morning when she had first asked.

To change the subject, Jane saw Maura's class roster sitting on her desk.

"Here, let me take a glance at your roster. I'll check to see if I know any of your kids."

Jane took the paper and began reading through the list of names.

Pointing to one student's name, Jane remarked, "You're going to love this kid, she works really hard and always wants to help. Don't know this kid. Don't know this kid. I've taught her brother."

Her finger moved farther down the page, "This kid can be a little lazy, but just call his mother. She'll get on him." Jane stopped, "Ah man. You've got Zack Peters? He's not so bad, but he used to get into a lot of trouble his freshman year. Thankfully, he seems to have gotten his act together now, so he shouldn't be a problem. Watch him turn out to be one of your favorites." Jane gave Maura a genuine smile.

Suddenly, Angela Rizzoli's voice blared out of the intercom.

"Jane Rizzoli. You're needed in the front office."

"What?! Again?" Jane whined.

Jane put the paper back on the doctor's desk. "Sorry, I've got to run. I'll catch up with you later. Let me know if you need help with anything."

"Of course. Goodbye, Jane." Maura gave her a small wave.

"Bye." Jane reluctantly smiled and walked out.

"Hurry back soon," Maura whispered to the empty room.