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 4: Phone Calls

Vanellope's party was amazing. Millie had so much fun and made a lot of new acquaintances. Like Taffyta, Rancis, and Candlehead. They were all nice to her. Very nice. She was actually surprised that they would be considering the fact that they were much older than she was. But maybe she needed to make friends that were older than her. Maybe that was what was best for her.

"You are totally adorable!" Rancis exclaimed as he hugged Millie tightly before leaving. Taffyta and Candlehead also gave the four year old tight hugs and left the party. Vanellope laughed and slung an arm across her new best friends shoulder. "You're awesome." She stated in a matter of fact way. Millie giggled. "No, I'm not." The two girls laughed and walked back inside together. Ralph was busy cleaning up the major mess in the back yard where the pool was while Felix was talking with Thomas in the kitchen as they picked up the rest of the mess inside.

"Thanks for coming." Felix said with a slightly red face. Thomas smiled and looked towards Felix as he lifted the trash bag and tied it up. "You're welcome. And it was actually kind of fun. Though all we did was sit inside most of the time while Ralph probably worked his butt off trying to watch ever kid that came when they were swimming. It's just nice to see that these kids like Millie."

Felix chuckled. "I know. I'm slightly surprised about that too. I mean, she's so quiet. But I think that it's a good thing that she's finally opening herself up to people a little more. And considering that she's only four makes it that much more special." Not once did his smile falter as he spoke to Thomas. Thomas's smile stayed glued to his features. "I know. And I'm glad that she and Vanellope are so close. Best friends..."

Biting his lip, Felix glanced over at Thomas. He wanted to so badly ask him whether or not they'd ever be friends-best friends-ever again. But stopped himself before he could. Only replying with a, "Y-yeah..."

Thomas noticed that Felix looked a little upset at what he had stated so he playfully punched arm like he did when they were younger. "You're still my best friend, Felix. And I really have no clue why I even gave into the stupid pure pressure when we were younger. Stupid, I guess. But, if you're willing to let bygones be bygones, then I am too. That sound good? Or to cheesy?"

Felix paused for a moment with a fake look as if he were thinking before he grinned back at Thomas. "Sounds a little cheesy, but it'll work." Just then the two girls went running into Vanellope's bedroom and slammed the door shut. Not to long after that loud music filled the house; muffled due to the bedroom door being shut. Thomas chuckled. "Sorry, Felix. Millie's got a little...wild side to her..." He said sheepishly. Felix shrugged. "If you were to stay with Vanellope all day, you'd see how crazy that girl can be..."

Thomas nodded and, out of nowhere, hugged Felix. "I'll be back tomorrow to pick Millie up. And..." He paused to look at the slightly shorter man. "Thanks...for everything..." He then softly punched Felix's arm, said goodbye to Vanellope and Millie, and left for the evening. Once the front door shut, Felix leaned against it and sighed.

"You've got it bad." Ralph's voice said as he came into the living room having just finished cleaning his portion. The house was no longer a mess which made him happy as ever. Felix sighed. "I think you're right again, brother. I mean, I just..." He sighed once more in frustration. "He's changed. And I've seen how much he's changed. I remember back in High School when we stopped being friends and he became my bully. But that was long ago, Ralph. and you're right. I really do have it...bad."

Monday morning soon came and all of the young, refreshed faces skipped merrily into the classroom with out missing a single beat.

"Okay everyone," Felix started as the first bell ran meaning that school was now starting. "Take your seats next to your partners and get your stuff out." It was like magic how well the kids listened. Once Felix uttered a single word all of the children were all ears; listening intently as to what he had to say. And every single child did as was instructed. They got their stuff ready and sat next to their friends. All except little Millie. Sitting all by her lonesome in the back of the room at a vacant table surrounded by no one.

Felix smiled as he walked passed everyone to inspect their work. But then he saw an alone Millie. He sighed before getting what he thought was a good idea. "Hey, Millie? Why don't you come sit over here?" He asked as he pulled a chair out at a table with three prissy looking girls. Millie looked a bit hesitant but complied with Felix's wishes. "Yes sir." She said with her head bowed.

Noticing her resistance, Felix knelt down to her height and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and the other on her cheek. "It's okay to meet new people. Who knows, maybe you'll be excited and make new friends. Okay?"

Millie lifted her gaze with a small smile. "Okay." With that, Felix quickly hugged her and sent her on her way to the table. Once she sat down, Millie instantly felt uncomfortable with all eyes on her. "What's wrong with your hair?" One of the bleach blonde haired girls asked. Millie shied away a little, embarrassed about her brown pig tails with one blonde streak. "I-uh-I was born with this hair style..." The other two girls, one with dark skin and one with tan skin, stared questioningly at her.

"Well, what's with your eyes? Ones darker than the other."

"Yeah, and your clothes are dark and weird."

"And you're wearing awful black shoes."

"Why doesn't your mom buy you new clothes?"

Millie's heart dropped along with her head. "She left my dad when I was born. She didn't want anything to do with me. But my dad takes care of me. Very well. And even though I don't always get what I want, I'm happy with what I have." She smiled softly to herself. The three girls scoffed. "Like you can be happy when you don't get what you want. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Like your name." The blonde girl teased. The other two laughed. That was when Millie snapped.

"WELL AT LEAST I'M NOT A LITTLE BITCH!"

The rest of the children gasped. Felix heard this and instantly lifted his head. His eyes widened in horror. Right in the middle of the classroom he saw Millie flaring with raging fury. "MR. FIXTON! MILLIE'S GOING CRAZY!" Kevin, a young black haired boy, exclaimed. Millie was ripping the blonde girl named Valarie apart. To shreds.

Felix ran over to the girls and pulled them apart. Millie's face was stained with tears as she was pulled away from the other girl. Kevin called security and they took Valarie to the clinic. Felix let the kids go into Ms. Mary's classroom to stay while he stayed in the classroom with Millie. He lightly grabbed her shoulders and looked her in the eyes. "Millie, look at me." His firm voice made even more tears stream down Millie's face. "I'm sorry..." Was her hoarse response.

Sighing, Felix lifted Millie's chin. "Tell me what happened. Please?"

"S-she-she-Valarie made-made fun of m-me because...because I don't ge-get new st-st-stuff. A-and the ot-other girls start-ed to lau-gh at m-me. Then they-they...they made fun of me because my mom left." She chocked out the last part. Felix's heart sank right into his stomach. This poor little girl was made fun of. And to be honest, Valarie did throw the first punch.

Felix shook his head and pulled Millie into a fierce hug. Millie broke out into a fit of sobs on his shoulder partially soaking his shirt. But Felix didn't care. He had plenty more at home. He softly stroked Millie's head in a comforting way when the young girl buried her face deeper into his shoulder. "I'm sorry." Millie repeated once more. Felix shook his head. "Don't be. You're okay, okay? Now come on." He lifted her into his arms as he stood to his full height in order to walk back to his desk. When he was at his desk, Felix sat Millie on his lap, grabbed the phone, and dialed Thomas's number.

"Hello?" Thomas finally answered after about three rings. Felix sighed inwardly. "Thomas? It's Felix. Something happened at school today and I think that you need to hurry down here. Millie's not injured or anything. But I think that we need to talk about her."

He could practically feel the worry in Thomas's voice rising. "I'll be right there." Thomas then ended the call and drove all the way to the school. Good thing that he remembered what classroom was Felix's. Or else this would've been pretty time consuming and pointless. Upon entering the room, Thomas saw Millie looking as ashamed as ever sitting on Felix's lap. She was slouched over and sniffling sadly. She seemed to not want to face her father at the moment which was completely understandable. Thomas pulled a chair up to the other side of Felix's desk and reached across to rub his daughters head.

"What happened?" He asked while pulling his hand away. Millie cringed at the question. Felix sighed and rubbed Millie's back as a form to try and calm the young girl down. He spoke in a soft voice. "Thomas, Millie got into a spat with another young girl named Valarie today. She was teasing Millie about not having her mother around and two other girls were making fun of her because of the way she acts around everyone. Though it's not her fault, she did try and fight back when Valarie pushed her away from the table. Millie said a curse word and that was immediately caught my attention. She did fight back but only in self defense. I'm sure that her parents won't press charges but I think that most of the problem was caused by me pairing her up with those other girls..."

Thomas bit his lip. He felt awful about what had happened with his daughter. But he also couldn't afford the time and money to be taken to court if one of the girls parents were to sue him. "Are you sure that they aren't going to sue?" He felt foolish asking that. But then again, he also couldn't afford to lose his daughter.

Felix nodded. "I think that you," He paused to rub Millie's head. "Both of you will be fine. So I wouldn't worry about anything. What I would advise is that you probably should have Millie try and find a way to take out her frustrations. Because school isn't the best place for that." He ended with a small chuckle. He felt Millie breath out a little laugh making both him and Thomas smile. Felix then set Millie on the ground. "Why don't you go draw for a little while your father and I talk?"

Millie nodded and skipped off to the art station. It was now recess and the children were outside. Felix would have suggested that she too went outside and join the others but then thought about it for a moment before shaking his head. "Thomas...I'm so-I just...I'm sorry that you couldn't have come down here on better circumstances. I really wish that they were. But, like I said, at least no one got hurt...badly, anyway." His sheepish tone towards the end of his sentence made Thomas smile some more. "I actually wouldn't have minded Millie putting those snot nosed brats in their place. It would've been great to see..." He lightly punched Felix's arm.

"You know, as a teacher I really shouldn't agree with that statement." Felix said in a professional tone before smirking deviously and leaning across his desk towards Thomas. "But I completely agree with it anyway." The two laughed lowly. Looking right at Felix, Thomas started to lean forward slowly as Felix did the same. Their lips were just about touching when the bell rang. Recess was over and so was school. Thomas's eyes burst open right along with Felix at the sound. Straightening up in their seats, both men sat for a moment longer before standing and sharing awkward glances.

"So...I-uh-Millie and I should be getting home now..." Thomas said a bit awkwardly. Felix bit down on his bottom lip to suppress a squeak, though one found it's way out anyway. "Oh! Right! Um...If there is any other problems then you-uh-you know where to reach me. Thank you for coming in. You two have a great rest of your day and bye!"

Millie smiled and waved back at Felix. "Bye, Felix!" She called.

As soon as they got outside, Thomas scooped his daughter up and kissed her cheek. "I'm sorry about what happened today kiddo. But you've gotta learn that the world is full of nasty, rotten and especially mean people. You've just gotta steer clear of them and I think that you'll be just fine. Okay, Mil?"

Millie sighed as her father buckled her in the back seat. "I know, dad. And I'm sorry about what happened, too. I didn't mean to say the 'B' word but I despise those girls. I just hope that Mr. Fixton isn't mad at me." Her voice became colored with worry. Thomas started the car and looked back at Millie from the rear-view mirror. "I don't think he is. He's just as upset as I am about what happened today. He feels just as bad for you as I do and I feel really bad." When he pulled out of the school, Millie gave him a small smile.

"I sure hope that he isn't made at me...but you're probably right..."

Thomas chuckled at his daughter. "I'm always right..."

Later that night, Felix's cell phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, he saw that it was Thomas. He fumbled for the answer button, nearly having himself a heart attack as he almost hit the end button, and answered in a high pitched, cheerful tone. "Hello?" He turned a deep shade of red almost immediately after hearing Thomas chuckle. "Hey Fix-It. I was just calling to see if you wanted to go have another drink or something tomorrow. If not then it's fine."

Felix felt his heart leap in joy. "Yeah! That's be great! Um, when?" He asked; sounding a little more stupid than he'd like to admit. Thomas was silent for a minute before speaking. "How about tomorrow? Millie can spend the night with Vanellope and you and I could go have a drink. Or do something else, if you'd like."

"No! No. Tomorrow sounds great! And so do drinks. Tapper's again?"

"Yup! Sounds fine. See you tomorrow, Felix. G'Night."

"Night..." The two of them ended the call. Thomas sank down against his wall and pushed his hand against his forehead. He was falling for Felix...no doubt. Ever since they have meet up again, they've already been on six so called 'dates' and neither one of them had made a move yet. Though both wanted to. And today, when they almost kissed, they should have just kissed. But no! The bell had to ring...

Thomas needed sleep. Fast. Tossing his phone on his bed, Thomas flopped down and covered his forehead with his arms. Maybe tomorrow would be the day...

And I have finally updated/finished another chapter. I promise that the next chapter will be up soon! Thank you for reading!