Rating: 'K+', will be 'T' for some chapters.
Pairings: Hero's Cuties Yaoi (FelixX'MALE!'Calhoun)
Disclaimer: I do NOT own anything/one that you guys might and or do recognize. I cannot stress that enough.
Chapter 1: The First Two Weeks
Slowly walking down the hallway of the large school, Millie was thankful that she had Vanellope to walk with. It was the second day of school but her and Vanellope were already starting to become good friends. They were now talking about there teachers. "You have Mr. Fixton, right?" Vanellope asked.
Millie looked up at the taller looking nine year old and nodded. "Yes. Why?"
Vanellope smiled. "He's my Uncle. His first names Felix and he's a great guy. Sometimes I think that he's way to nice to be my Uncle or even apart of my family. My dad's name is Ralph, but he's nothing like my Uncle. I swear that if you put those two next to each other randomly then you wouldn't even be able to tell that they're related. It kinda funny once you think about it."
Millie giggled. "Yeah, that does sound kinda funny. But you're lucky. I only have my daddy. You have a daddy and an Uncle." Shrugging, Vanellope noticed that the younger girl looked a little sad. "Well, don't you have a mommy? Because mine passed away a few years ago when I was two." The four year old shook her head sadly. "I told you. I only have my dad."
"Oh. Well, now you have a best friend. Which is me by the way." Both girls laughed until they reached Millie's classroom. The door was wide open so the rest of the kids had an easy time entering. Being that they were so young and small. The girls said their goodbye's as Millie entered the nearly full classroom. Almost everyone was there already and the rest were just walking in as the bell rang.
Felix had instructed them to get their materials and other stuff that they needed or might need for the day.
All of the children took a seat next to their new found friends while Millie sat by herself at a smaller table. Felix knew that the young girl might like to be left alone so he didn't say a word. He only began the class and let the children go about their day. Playing games and talking with one another. But while they were doing this, Millie sat alone and colored some pictures.
Felix bit his lip and went over to the seemingly lonely young girl. "Hi Millie. What're you drawin'?"
Millie looked up at Felix for a moment before returning her attention back to her task at hand. She shrugged while making another mark on the paper with a black crayon. "Nothing special. Just something stupid." Upon examining the drawing, Felix noticed that it was a red flower with a black stem and leaves. For a four year old, the drawing itself was actually really good.
"Well it doesn't look like something stupid. I like it." He smiled widely, watching as Millie finished coloring the background gray and blue.
Just then the bell rang for recess. All of the kids excitedly jumped out of their seats and ran as fast as they could outside. All besides Millie. The girl sighed and stood to her feet. Felix saw just how hesitant the little girl looked as she walked out of the classroom; being that he wasn't all that far behind her.
When they all got outside, the kids ran onto the swings and slid down the slide. Millie was quite content with sitting on the concrete ground where the big, brown wall shaded her.
The next thing she knew, Felix was walking up to her. Being prepared to get yelled at and told to go and play with the others, Millie reluctantly stood to her feet as she started walking towards the playground. "I know, I know." Was all she said. Felix chuckled and shook his head. "I wan't going to ask you to go and play. Frankly, I'd prefer that you just do what you feel is comfortable. If you don't want to play with the others then you don't have to."
A small smile started to form on her face. "Really?"
"Yes, really. To tell you the truth, I didn't have very many friends when I was in school either." The young girl looked shocked. "Really? But you seem like a nice guy. How come you didn't have any friends?" They both sat on the bench and looked off into the distance. Felix shrugged at Millie's question. "Not a lot of people liked me because I was different...but that's in the past now. And besides, I have plenty friends now."
Millie nodded and swayed her feet beneath the black painted bench; feet barley sweeping against the concrete ground. "Well at least you have friends. I tried to make friends yesterday, but when I tried talking to someone, they just sort of pretended like I didn't even exist."
Hearing how smart this four year old actually was amazed Felix and took him completely by surprise. But it was nice. Kind of a break from the everyday life style of kids acting the same and following each other; waiting for the next big thing to finally come up out of nowhere. Millie wasn't like that at all. She was more of a leader than a follower. And to Felix, that was the best ting that a child could be. Especially at such a young age.
Once more the bell rang and signaled for the children to go back to their classes.
They day went by relatively fast and before anyone knew it, the school day was over with and was time for everyone to go home. They all said their goodbye's and left the classroom. Millie was the last one to leave. "Bye Mr. Fixton. Have a nice day, sir."
Felix smiled and waved to Millie. "You too, Millie."
Once the girl left, Felix almost immediately started scrounging through her records. Not so much as suspicion. But to find her home phone number. It took him a mere five minutes to finally find it. When he did, he waited until five o'clock to call. Dialing the number, Felix waited for someone to answer.
Thomas was washing some of the left over dishes in the sink when the phone rang. He turned the faucet off and went to answer the phone.
"Hello?" He asked.
"Hi. This is Mr. Fixton. I'm calling on behalf of Millie Calhoun. I'm assuming that you're her father?"
Thomas rolled his eyes. "Uh, yeah. Why exactly are you calling. Mil didn't do anything bad or get into any trouble, did she?" He could almost swear that the guy on the other line sounded familiar and the last name also seemed just as recognizable. He just couldn't place a name to the guy. The same went for Felix.
But they continued the conversation anyway. "Oh no! No, no, no. I was just calling to say that your daughter is a great student. Though she doesn't talk much to the other kids, she's very pleasant to be around. I look forward to meeting you. That is, if you're coming to the 'meet the teacher's' event that we're having. Are you?"
"Well, now I really don't have a choice. Do I? Mil already bugged me to go so I guess that it's mandatory that I 'respect her wishes' and do what she asks."
They both laughed. And then there was a long silence. Not awkward though. Felix cleared his throat and spoke once more. "Very good then. I'll see you in two weeks. Have a nice evening, sir."
Thomas could practically hear the niceness and smile in the guy's voice. Normally, stuff like that would make him want to run into the bathroom and throw his guts up. But, just the overall happiness of the guy might of changed his tune. He smiled a little. "You too. And thanks for calling." They both hung up and Thomas just stared at the phone. Hmm...
Back at the school, Felix placed the wired phone back onto the holder and sighed. Among his thought's was the sheer fact that Millie's dad sounded all to recognizable. He just couldn't put his finger on it. He only stood from his desk and walked to his truck.
"Uncle Felix is home, dad!" Vanellope shouted from her spot on the couch. She was playing Super Mario Bros. 3 on her NES and she was almost finished with the game. Felix had noticed early on that Vanellope had developed a love for gaming. And, much like Ralph, a love for older video games. Along with her always active sweet tooth and obsession for racing, Vanellope was an avid gamer.
And it was something to distract her from not having a mother. Her mother had died only two years after Vanellope was born leaving Vanellope and Ralph with nowhere to go. Felix had been kind enough to let them live with him until they got back onto their feet. But over time, Felix made the decision to take them in and make sure that they always had a place to call home.
He was actually the one to offer his home to them. Their was four bedrooms and three of them so it worked out perfectly. The extra room was completely empty with nothing occupying it. But that was fine. Maybe one day it would finally be useful for something.
"Hey brother. Why're you home later than usual?" Ralph asked. "Had to make a phone call."
"Someone got in trouble already?" He paused to groan. "It's only the second day of the school year." His brother cut him off before he had the chance to continue. "No Ralph. No one got in trouble. I just wanted to call a little girl named Millie's parent's, or parent, to tell them that she's doing good. She really is. I mean, that's one smart four year old. Not very talkative though. Or a people's person. But Millie is a nice change from all of the other children that I ever had."
Vanellope walked into the dining room. "I know her. She told me that she only has a dad. I felt bad so I started talkin' to her more and now were best friends. She's nice. But quiet."
Ralph snorted. "You actually have a quiet friend? Wow. I'm proud of you!" His sarcastic tone got him a slap in the arm by his daughter. He knew that Vanellope was only being playful. Felix chuckled but then looked back at his brother with sort of a questioning look on his face. "Hey, does the last name Calhoun remind you of anyone?"
Thinking for a moment, Ralph slowly shook his head. "Nope. Why? Is that the girl's last name?"
"Yeah. Anyway, I was just asking..."
The next week went by just as quick as the first one and before everyone knew it, it was already the third week and Thursday which meant that tomorrow was the 'meet the teachers' event at school. All of the classes were decorated with hand made crafts and such.
Felix's Pre-K kids were making drawings of random pictures. Most of the girls drew rainbows, unicorns, bunny's. To be honest, it looked like someone threw up a rainbow on the girl's papers. The boys on the other hand drew some weird looking dinosaurs that breathed fire or creepy and disturbing looking bugs. But one student decided on drawing some more meaningful things.
And yes, that one student was Millie. She decided on drawing everything that she experienced so far in her school year and the things that she hoped on learning and experiencing throughout the year as it progresses. No one knew why she just didn't draw what the other girl's drew, but no one really questioned her on it either.
"Wow, Millie. you did really good. I can't wait until everyone see's your drawings tomorrow."
Millie suddenly froze and looked up at her drawings. "You mean that everyone, as in everyone, in this class and their parents are going to see my drawings? Can you take them down?" She seemed so nervous about everyone seeing her drawings. Felix raised an eyebrow. "Why? They're amazing. I think that they are. And I'm sure that everyone else won't think any less of them. Do you?"
Sighing, Millie put her head down. "I guess not..."
Felix smiled and lifted the four year old's chin. "Millie, I promise you they are fine. There's absolutely nothing wrong with them. Okay?" The young girl wound up smiling bigger than she ever had. Throughout the past three weeks, Felix had helped her through a lot more than anyone else, besides her father, had. Millie tightly hugged Felix around his neck. "Thanks Mr. Fixton."
Chuckling, Felix hugged her back. "You're always welcome. Now come on, schools about over and you don't wanna be late again getting to your car."
I will be updating Summer With the Cousins soon so if you are waiting than you just have to be a little more patient. And this story will also be updated soon so don't worry. Thank you for reading. Also, the next chapter will be longer...hopefully.
