Previously on Kindergarten Drama:
"I don't know how to say this but… Your kid hates my kid." Damon says and runs his hand through his hair again.
Elena scoffs, "Olivia doesn't hate anyone. Your son bullies her." With that she's gone.
"Hello?" Elena answered the phone without looking at the caller ID.
"Is this Miss Gilbert? We're calling about Olivia." The lady said into the phone with a tone of worry.
"Great." Elena muttered. "Yes. This is she. What did she do this time?" Elena released a sigh.
"Well... why don't you come down to the school? The principal wants to talk to both parents involved together." The receptionist quickly said.
"Um... fine. I'll be there in 10 minutes." Elena hung up in her face before she could respond.
"Is everything okay?" Bonnie said to Elena. Bonnie Bennett is one of Elena's friends who is also her assistant. Elena started throwing her belongings in her purse and started walking out of her office with Bonnie behind her.
"If that girl is getting in trouble for having a smart mouth again, I might lose my shit! I SWEAR!" Elena said angrily to no one in particular. She's had a rough week and now she has to stop what she's doing to go to her daughter's school.
"I'll be back, Bonnie. I have to save my child before I kill her. Call me on my cell if you need me." Elena said over her shoulder as she walked out the door of her boutique.
In a matter of 10 minutes, Elena was pulling her Audi SUV into the parking lot of her daughter's school. On the drive from her store to the school, she had a lot to think about... she is pissed.
This should go very well, especially because I'm pissed. I'm an entirely different person when I'm pissed.
Elena took a deep breath, "I will not lose my shit." She said to herself and walked into the building. She turned one last corner and there was Olivia sitting on a chair outside the principal's office with a dark haired boy. He was facing away from Elena so she couldn't see who it was but she had an idea who was also in trouble with her daughter.
"Mommy!" Elena heard Olivia yell down the hallway when she noticed her but, Elena decided to ignore the scowl that followed. The boy sitting next to her must've said something.
Elena got closer and she heard "oh it's the hot one. That's what my daddy called your mom. I don't get how you are related."
Elena raised an eyebrow and cleared her throat. "Nice to see you're still in school, Levi. Tell your daddy I said like-wise." She acknowledged what she heard and smirked as the boy slowly turned around with his eyes blown wide. Olivia giggled, "What an idiot?"
Elena started to chuckle then she remembered she was here because her daughter is in trouble not a party. Elena shifted her gaze to her daughter with a stern voice she said, "You want to tell me why I got a call from the principal or should I ask her?"
Olivia had the decency to look guilty. "He made me. I know we're not supposed to hit but he wouldn't stop picking on me... and-"
Levi cut her off with very loud response, "No. She called me a baby when I said..."
Olivia opened her mouth to retort but, Elena was already annoyed that they are here because the kids can't get along... again.
Before she can respond, Elena hears a yell from the inside of the office. "I LEFT MY FUCKING SET BECAUSE THEY ARGUE. HELLO THEY ALWAYS DO THAT. MY KID IS AN ASSHOLE!"
Elena gasped but didn't say anything. She looked at the children and tried to calm her temper. "I'm going in this office." She pointed at the door then pointed at the children. "You two keep your mouths shut and hands to yourselves. I mean it. Don't make me go there, Olivia."
They both muttered, "Yes ma'am."
She knocked on the door and heard a faint "come in."
Elena crossed the threshold and sat in the chair across from the principal, Alaric Saltzman and next to who she assumed was Levi's dad, Damon.
"Good morning, Elena. I'm sorry we had to call you." Alaric had the decency to actually look disappointed.
Damon scoffed, "now that she's here can we talk about how my kid got a black eye?"
Elena froze. She didn't even notice his eye when she walked up or when she was talking the children.
Alaric glared at Damon, "Let's not pretend Levi is a saint, Damon."
Damon rolled his eyes, "Well-"
Elena cut him off, "Someone better tell what the fuck is going on right now or so help me God!"
Well, there goes my temper.
Before the guys could respond she said "Choose your words carefully. I'm not in the mood for bullshit."
Alaric chuckled at the facial expression on Damon's face. He was completely shocked with his jaw slacked and eyes blown wide.
I see where Levi gets it. It's kind of adorable.
Alaric cleared his throat, "we called you because Olivia AND Levi got into an altercation... again."
Elena rolled her eyes, "well, they always do. Why was this time any different?"
Damon rolled his eyes, "because your brat punched my kid in the eye."
Elena scoffed, "I'm sure there's more to the story because your kid is what you called it? An 'asshole." She raised her eyebrow in a challenge.
This is not the first time the children have gotten physical but it is the first time that Levi has been bested.
Elena smirked, "what? Now that Levi has been hit by a girl, he's a victim? Last week he gave my daughter a wedgie then laughed because she said it hurt."
Damon didn't have a retort so he looked away from Elena and back at Alaric who looked extremely amused.
Damon narrowed his eyes at Alaric, "you're amused that she isn't going to punish her brat?"
Before Alaric could answer the question Elena tapped him on the shoulder, "excuse me but you might want to refrain from calling my child a name that's not hers. She got that right hook from somewhere, don't you think?" She raised her eyebrow.
Damon glared at her, "are you threatening me?"
Alaric saw this going nowhere. They are going to spend the whole time arguing about who's kid is better when that's a no brainer. "Let's stay on topic, we want to know how to get to a place where you children don't violently hurt each other. I'm well aware of Levi's 'extra curriculars.' He's done his share of time-outs."
Elena scoffed and muttered, "He needs an ass whoopin."
Damon glared at her, "your child isn't a saint."
Before anyone could say anything else Alaric interrupted, "OKAY. THAT'S ENOUGH! You guys are going to take your kid's home for the rest of the day. Then for a week you will have play dates every afternoon taking turns at whose house. After that week, we will re-evaluate the situation and then that will determine if you can continue to send your children here. If you choose not to participate in the plan I just recommended then take your child and don't worry about coming back."
When Alaric finished speaking both parents in front of him were clearly pissed but they were quiet.
Damon and Elena looked at each other then at Alaric and back again. "Fine." They said in unison.
Damon got up and reached to shake Alaric's hand, "you win this time, Ric. I'll see you, Saturday." He glanced at Elena and nodded. "Elena." Then he walked out the door, before it closed all the way they heard... "Great job, Levi. You have done it this time! Let's go before I have a heart attack!" You can hear Levi respond with "BUT DADDDDD!" The door is closed and you can still hear Damon retort with "SHUT IT LEVI!"
Elena chuckles and turns to Alaric, "I'm going to assume since he called you Ric, that you guys know each other outside of here?" Alaric nods. "Well, are they always like that? Like equally obnoxious?" Alaric sighs and nods.
"Yes they are two of a kind. That's why Damon is always saying Levi's an asshole because he's just like him. Like, physically and everything." Alaric explains.
Elena just nods. "That makes sense. Well, I have to get back to Bonnie and deal with Olivia. Tell Jenna, we're still having family dinner Sunday. I'll see you later." He responds "okay, bye Elena." With that she walks out the door.
"Let's go, Olivia. You're in so much trouble. I can't even begin to tell you but there's one thing that's worse than anything I can come up with..." Elena smirks at Olivia because she knows she's going to hate this part.
Olivia's eyes go wide, "what is it?"
Elena smirks wickedly, "you and Levi are going to have play dates every day for a week!" She has to physically refrain laughing so hard at her daughter's face. "Come on, let's go!" Elena starts walking to the front door of the school.
Olivia groans, "YOU. HAVE. GOT. TO. BE. KIDDING. ME!" She throws her arms exasperatedly.
Well, that's all for now! Let me know what you think. XOXO