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Hey! Reel in your hormones woman-on-fire! My consciousness screamed bloody murder at me and as if Anna heard my thoughts, we both jumped back in astonishment. Oh shit oh shit oh shit! My eyes widened in shock. What the hell was I thinking? We can't do this! Well, not at the moment- NO!
"I-I'm sorry! I was way, the hell out of line." Anna put her hand to her lips. "I-I shouldn't have kissed you, you know ju-just after I'd mentioned that Frost-"
"No, I was- I-I am. This, this isn't-" I ran a hand through my hair. "I'm the one who's sorry, I-I shouldn't have in the first place. You're my student."
"And you're my teacher." She stated. Boy, was I an idiot, or was I an idiot?
"What's wrong with you, Anna? Stop being so darn irresistible." I laughed, hopefully easing the tension a bit.
"Hey, it's not my fault that you kissed me. You could lose your job." She snorted arrogantly and I raised an eyebrow. Hello, who is this chick?
"Well, that's thanks to you. Luckily I have another job." I leaned in, at a safe distance. "I'm actually a secret agent." Watching her get up, lead me to as well.
"Yeah? Why don't you wear glasses then? It might tell us that you're at least trying to be undercover." She coughed. "Clark." Oh. That's funny.
"Oh, well excuse me Bruce, not all of us are afraid."I laughed, threatening to hit her but with no real intention whatsoever, making her chuckle a bit. "I don't need a mask to hide my awesomeness." She rolled her eyes and I laughed.
"You done crossed the line Mr. Kent." She grinned and I crossed my arms defiantly.
"How so, Mr. Wayne? Did I offend you with my-" aw man, I already said awesomeness! Think, Elsa. You're the teacher, think! "Charisma?" Booyah!
"Heavens no." She snorted but checked her watch. "You made me miss my bus."
Say what?
"So, Batman Jr?" Anna asked as she held her hand out, offering to take my bag, regardless that she was still carrying her own. How sweet. Though, she should be punching my lights out because I made her miss her bus. Wait, scratch that. I offered to take her home, so yeah, she can thank me instead.
"Clever huh?" I winked at her. "I just really didn't want you to run again." Even though she reached for my bag, I held onto it, not wanting her to out chivalry me and she rolled her eyes.
"It-" she bit her lip, looking away while I closed and locked my classroom. I turned back to her to see that she was shuffling her feet hesitantly. "It really doesn't bother you?" When she brought unsure green eyes to me, I smiled, but turned mischievous.
"Is it big?" I asked, waiting but then face palmed. You ma'am are the biggest idiot ever! "T-too soon?" Looking up, I saw the biggest blush on her face as she gaped at me. "I-I-I'm sorry! Th-that don't- don't even think about answering that." Seventeen, she's seventeen. A minor you jack-face! I hurriedly walked to the doors in embarrassment. Why would you do that? I need a very, very cold shower and a harsh reality check. Okay, maybe not that harsh, I like my job.
"I-I can forget you asked that, if you want." She said and I nearly jumped ten feet in the air, already forgetting that I was supposed to take her home.
"Y-yes! It would do me justice. And no, I do not mind whatsoever." I opened the door and she slid in. Whoo, calm yourself! Once she was in, I threw my bag on the backseat and went around to get in too.
"I think-" she started when I turned the ignition. "What are we doing?" She put her seat belt on when we pulled out of the parking lot. "How old are you? Does this mean something's going on between us?" I could tell she wasn't used to talking this much and I'd never heard her say that much either.
"Well, I-I'm twenty-three, look Anna, I don't know what this is, but we shouldn't discuss this until you're legal." At the stoplight, I looked at her to find her biting her lip.
"So you like me? Be honest and I'll drop it." She brought her eyes to me. I bit my lip nervously. This whole ordeal happened so quickly, yet so slowly and I was still going insane. For one: what the hell is the matter with me? Nothing, I just had a thing for this redheaded beauty.
"Yes. I do, but-" I tried to start out slowly.
"I'm not gonna tell anyone. The light's green." She stated. The green light? Oh. I stepped on the gas and we were on our way again.
Anna told me what streets to take and before I knew it, we pulled up to the biggest estate I'd ever seen. Well, my house wasn't too shabby, but that was half a castle! The wrought iron fence opened by itself as we approached it, but she told me not to go any further and that the gates would close soon enough.
"Holy cow, that your house?" I felt like I needed to get out of my car in order to take in its whole entirety. Anna nodded, but suddenly that look came back. Her lonely look and I had to bite my lip to keep from saying anything.
"Yeah. Nobody's home yet, but thanks for bringing me." She attempted to get out, but I put a hand on her forearm, stopping her.
"What do you propose we do? There's an obvious pull between us but, I'm not sure if we can do...whatever this is."
"Calm down, Elsa. It was a few kisses." She said, looking back at me with a guarded look. Was she mad? At me? Already? "They don't have to mean anything." Sitting back I could tell that I was losing her.
"They did. Do mean something. Trust me, Anna they do and I just want what's best for you."
"Friends." She said when I tried to think of what to say and how to put it. "Let's start over as friends." Anna grinned at me.
"Until Dec- until you graduate and are no longer my student, we'll discuss this." I leaned back in my chair, pleased with myself for once.
"December." I looked to her in question. Seriously? B-but- "December we'll talk about it and when I graduate, we'll act." She gave me a small smile. "I do like you, Elsa. You know, in case that wasn't already clear at this point." Biting her lip, she looked away shyly.
"Good to know. I know you don't always do this and I'm happy to be a part of it." I wanted to reach out to her, but restrained myself. "I want you to know that you can talk to me about anything. You don't have to be shy around me. Hell, you can sing about it and I'll join right in." I said and finally managed a smile from her.
"Thank you, Elsa." She said sincerely and I felt her pinky touch mine for a short second before she got out and waved at me. I waved back with tingly fingers. December huh? Freaking graduation! Can I last that long? Watching her walk up the driveway, so small next to that big house, she looked so out of place and I felt like taking her back to my place (not so we could do things, but just so she wasn't overwhelmed) I sighed. I'll have to last that long.
"So, how'd you like the book?" Brown eyes questioned when I brought my iced coffee and her chai tea back to our table.
"What book?" I asked around a yawn, thinking that I needed to divide my weekdays and weekends better so I wasn't sluggish on my two days off.
"Fifty Shades of Grey? You know I recommended it to you?" She gave me a funny look.
"B-Belle!" My face flushed and I looked around, hoping nobody heard. "No, I haven't read it, well I tried to read one of the parts you left sticky notes on- ha-have you no shame? That's like, scary BDSM stuff-" I kept my voice lowered.
"Ah, so you get the gist. That's a start." She chuckled, making me roll my eyes.
"Some students of mine say that its very, what was the phrase? Very shit taste? Something like that, like it sucks." I stated haughtily, taking a sip of my coffee.
"Oh, yeah very cheap taste, but I figured I'd start you on that before moving on to something better." Belle waved at someone but I was too busy thinking that over.
"You saying I'm cheap? Belle, I bought you tea. Chai tea, nonetheless." I joked, making her snort. "And why are you making me read it again? What's wrong with other stories, like, like Reaper's Legacy or something?"
"What the heck is that?" Belle asked with a raised brow.
"Why don't you get your head out of the trash and find something else to do?" I suggested.
"Oh, like watch Dr. Who? Or, what else, that weird biker show? Harry Potter? Please, the books are better than the movies." She stated arrogantly.
"And you're annoying!" I laughed, deciding to drop it since we were getting nowhere fast.
"So how's your love life treating you?" She asked, seeming to be in agreement with my earlier thought and I groaned. Right, that punk. I told her about how Frost wasn't going down without a fight and how he tried touching, not to mention, kissing me. "You should have kicked him in the balls!" She glared at the table, pissed waves coming off of her.
"What balls? I was aiming for his nose." I chuckled and made her choke on her tea.
"Anna! What the hell took ya so long?" A familiar accent made me jerk my head to the door to see a particular redhead shuffle into the coffee shop with her guitar. She wore a plain white shirt with a red jacket that had no sleeves and dark blue jeans. Of course she had her glasses on and she ducked her head when the other redhead joined her.
"One of your students?" Belle asked when she noticed me staring. Whoops!
"Y-yeah, both of them." I cleared my throat, turning my attention back to my drink. I hadn't expected to run into her so soon, but all the same, I was happy to see her out and about. She looks particularly cute today.
"Ms. P! I didn't see yeh there!" Yup. Knew she'd see me soon enough. I looked up to greet the two with a warm smile.
"Well hello Merida, Anna. Fancy meeting you here." I gestured to Belle. "In case you didn't know, this is Belle, our librarian. Belle these two are the biggest troublemakers the school has ever seen. And they're in my class" I winked at them and Anna looked away with a failed attempt at hiding a grin.
"Are not! We be positively angels. Especially in your class." Merida spoke up and wrapped her arm around Anna's neck, pulling her attention back to the table. I couldn't help but notice the light blush on her face when she tried to keep her eyes on mine. Was there something on my shirt? Looking down, I noticed that the shirt I was wearing was riding a bit low, showing off a good deal of cleavage. Stupid shirt, it was supposed to be hanging off my shoulder. How long was it like that?
"I see. So what's with the guitar?" Belle asked while I fixed my damned shirt.
"Oh. We're practicing for the talent show." Merida pointed at Anna and she turned her guitar around, playing a few strings while Merida continued. "We're gonna rule the school!" She declared and I was surprised to hear Anna play a sort of Latin combined with blues, which was impressive. Or could everybody who played guitar do that?
"Well, I'll make sure to show up for that." Belle laughed. I was about to say something when Anna switched to the song she'd first played for me. My words got caught in my throat as an idiotic grin spread over my face. What's she up to?
"Hey, what song is that? Ms. P, looks like you know it." Merida sat next to me excitedly. "Why don'tcha sing it?" She suggested and while Anna wasn't looking at me, I could see her hiding her grin.
"Yeah, sing Elsa." Belle jabbed my side and I jumped. "I mean, if you can." She snorted sarcastically and from the way Anna played more pointedly told me that she really didn't like Belle poking fun at me. I looked at her and saw that she was actually looking at me, like she wanted me to sing as well. Are you going to sing with me? I silently asked, but didn't expect her to.
"When you hold my hand" I began again, trying desperately not to stare at her while I sang, but I suddenly remembered her pinky touching mine before she'd left the other day and I couldn't help but smile.
"I understand the magic that you do" I was surprised that she sang the next and I swear, both Merida and Belle's jaws dropped to the floor at the glorious sound of Anna's voice.
"You're my dream come true. My one and only you." We finished together again, but luckily this time there was a table to keep me at bay, not to mention, the two doubters that still hadn't gotten over our little display. Anna continued to play the last notes and we both refrained from singing the very last line because there was no doubt we'd be singing that to each other. That was the last thing we needed at the moment.
Bell and Merida might still be in shock, but they weren't dumb and there was no way we could get away with that display of affection. Regardless of all of that, whoever was listening in the coffee shop began to clap for us.
"Anna why didn't you tell me you could sing?!" Merida startled said girl and she flinched when Merida almost tackled her.
"Yeah, Elsa why didn't you tell me you could sing!" Belle threw her arms around me too and I quickly put a hand to her face, pushing her away.
"Please, Ms. Librarian, there's a ton of things that you don't know about me. Cut it out!" Unlike Anna who just stood there, awkwardly while Merida gushed, I managed to wrestle free of Belle's grasp.
"You should both compete in the Talent Show. You guys would kill it!" Belle composed herself long enough to start in on that again.
"But teachers don't compete in those things!" Merida complained, clearly wanting to keep her spot as the singer and I had absolutely no qualms about that.
"Yeah, who do you think I am?" I asked Belle. "Plus, I don't want to steal the show, right Anna?" I winked at her and she quietly snorted, putting her guitar back behind her.
"Well, we gotta go. I'm gonna try to pressure her into joining me in singing." Merida began to push Anna to the door.
"Just make sure Anna's comfortable with it, Merida. I'm serious!" I nearly shouted, getting a 'help me!' Look from the poor redhead as she basically tumbled out the door.
"That wouldn't happen to be Anna St. James would it?" Belle asked after everything quieted down again, but I was still getting looks from random people.
"Yeah, she is." I wrinkled my nose at an old guy that winked at me and by now my iced coffee was partly just coffee, but I drank it anyway, not wanting to make anymore eye-contact with these strangers.
"So are the rumors true, you know, that she's got a-" she gestured with her hands and instead of flushing like I should have, I got defensive.
"What does it matter? She's a human being and I'm pretty sure she's sick about all the shit people spout about her." I grumbled. Who gave her the right to judge my- my- friend? Anna, who gave her the right to say things about her.
"My bad, I was just curious." Belle patted my shoulder and I just about shrugged her hand off but stopped, not wanting to seem bitchy. "Anyway, why don't we head over to Sven's? I hear he's got enough beer to be considered a brewery." She pulled me up before I could protest, but hell, beer? Count me in!