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 6: Never Again (part 1)
Millie trudged into the classroom with a frown plastered on her face. She looked as if she cried before she entered the classroom. It was the week before winter break which gave all of the students the incentive to get their work done right and quick. Millie only walked over to her table which she sat alone and slumped in her seat. Not to long after the morning bell rang.
Walking into the classroom, Felix put on his best fake smile and greeted his class. Giving his usual morning speech before class started. He smiled as he looked over his class. That was until he saw Millie in the back corner of the classroom with her head hung low. Trying to keep up his cheery attitude, Felix sighed and smiled an even bigger fake smile. "Alright, let's get started. Because the sooner we get started the sooner you guys'll have for free time. Okay?" The class smiled, nodded, and went right to work on their projects. All besides Millie.
Hearing his voice made her fold her arms across her desk and put her head down buried beneath them.
"Uh, Mr. Fixton? I think that Millie's dead." Valarie said teasingly. The other girls snickered. The boys cackled. All besides Kevin. The one that went to get the security guard. Felix only sighed. "Valarie. No more teasing her. She's been through enough already. So work." Felix walked back to his desk leaving the kids a giggling mess. Kevin bit his lip and gathered his stuff up. He and Millie were the smartest four year old's in the class which he figured was at least an okay thing. If he had to be honest with himself, he had a huge crush on Millie. Kevin walked over to her table and gently placed his stuff on the top facing Millie.
Millie lifted her head and grimaced. "What do you want?"
Kevin blushed and looked to the side. "I-uh-" He sighed and looked at Millie. "You're always alone. And I don't like that. It makes me seem foolish everyday for not ever coming over and talking to you. Or at least say hi to you when you pass me at recess or something like that." His eyes were kind and gentle. He was acting nice to her. No one ever did that. Well, no one her age. Sure she had Vanellope's friends which were now technically her friends. But Kevin was the first person her age to ever want to talk to her. Or say hi in a kind way.
Smiling, Millie lifted her head up and looked right at a madly blushing Kevin making her giggle. "You're being nice to me. Why? Everyone calls me a freak, but you don't." Smiling back even wider, Kevin sighed dreamily. "I like you. A lot." His arm propped his head up as he stared at Millie as if he were daydreaming. Millie grinned. "Really!?" She exclaimed.
"Yup! I think you're nice, cute, and I'm guessing you must be funny. Your drawings are amazing. I could list a hundred things that I like about you. But I just like you. Like, like like you." He didn't stutter once. Millie was the one to blush. She only reached across the table and crashed her lips to Kevin's. After that two second kiss she let go and sat back in her chair leaving a shocked Kevin to babble. Looking around the classroom, the two noticed that everyone saw them kiss. When Millie glare at them, they all quickly turned away and acted like nothing just happened.
Kevin grinned stupidly at Millie and swiped his foot against hers. The two continued on in various conversations, shared supplies, even shared some personal business all while working on the days assignments.
Felix smiled at the little display the two made earlier. Kissing in class and they were only four. Not that mature but hey, it was cute. He was also glad that Kevin was the one to finally talk to Millie after all this time. It made Felix feel amazing inside knowing that Millie had someone that she could talk to and just have fun with on a normal basis. His thoughts were cut short by the bell. His students ran out of the classroom in a blur leaving Kevin and Millie behind. Felix sighed and walked over to the two. "Hey Kevin, how about you go outside. I need to have a talk with Millie. You'll see her when recess is over."
The dark haired boy nodded and gave Millie a smile before joining the rest of the class outside.
Felix turned back to Millie and took a seat in the spot that Kevin had sat in only minutes before. Millie refused to look at him as she kept her gaze lingering from the carpet to the wall and back down to the carpet. Felix bit his lip and looked at Millie. "Millie, look at me." He said softly adding a small "Please".
Millie reluctantly lifted her head. Eyes went from bright and joyous to angry and hurt. Felix sighed and started in a soft tone not wanting Millie to raise her tone which would only make everything else worse. "I'm-Look-What I said that night, about you switching classes. I should have never said that. At all. I shouldn't have made you scared and hurt. I never want you to feel like that again. You mean a lot to me and now you have a friend. Boyfriend by the looks of it. And I don't want you to ever give up on your dreams. And I never want you to leave my class until you go into the first grade. I just want to make sure how sorry I am."
There was a silence that befell onto the two before Millie spoke. "Dad's hurt. He cries a lot when he thinks I'm not around. Then he'll talk to himself about you. And how much he loves you. And then he says how stupid he is."
Felix's heart froze. How could a four year old know that stuff? And how could said four year old speak so fluently. He frowned and shook his head. "You're only four. You shouldn't be in the middle of this. It's supposed to be Thomas and I's business." The young girl slammed her hands on the table and let tears fall. "I'm not stupid! I know when dad gets hurt! It's your fault! All your fault!" By the time she was finished, Felix walked over to her and tightly hugged her. "I know that already." His voice was barley above a whisper. Millie hugged him back and soaked the shoulder of his shirt.
Felix slowly broke away from the hug. "I know that this seems pretty stupid of me to ask, but how do you think I could get him back?"
The four year old grinned and pondered for a moment. "Christmas is in a few days! On Christmas eve you could try and get dad back! You could propose to him and get married on Christmas! I can keep a secret!" She stated confidently. Felix stared at the young girl. She wanted him to propose to Thomas on Christmas eve. And then marry him on Christmas. As fast as it sounded, Felix felt that that would be a great idea. He grinned and hugged Millie tighter before standing up, grabbing her hand, and pulling her out of the classroom. "This is great. But that only gives us a few days to plan everything. I'll just have Ralph marry us if Thomas says yes. Good thing that Ralph works with the church. And we can go and get you two dresses. One for Christmas eve and one for the wedding if there's gonna be one. First, I need to talk to the receptionist and tell her to get a substitute for the rest of the day because I'm pulling you out of school early. I'm sure that Thomas won't mind. C'mon."
Felix got a substitute and called Thomas.
"Hello?" Answered a tired voice. Felix's breath hitched at the voice. He sucked in air and responded. "Hey, Thomas, It's Felix. I wanted to call because I am taking Millie out of school early. You know, to sort of apologize to her." Feeling a pang of happiness, Thomas grinned a little. "Oh...okay...that's great."
Felix and Thomas were silent before Felix spoke once more. "Thomas...I'm sorry...I...I wanna make it up to the two of you. Just, I'll think of something. I swear. Just..wait...please? I know that this'll sound stupid but, I need you to wait for me." He heard Thomas on the other line doing something. Thomas sighed. "I will. Just...make sure that Millie get's home safe, okay?" Nodding, Felix smiled. "I know. Talk to you later..." He and Thomas said their goodbye's as Felix buckled Millie in the back seat of his truck.
"Where are we goin'?" Millie asked impatiently. Felix chuckled and started the truck. "The mall. My friend Deanna, on of the only ones that stuck by be throughout High School, owns a store in the mall that sells amazing dresses and suits. She'll help us find two dresses for you. Does that sound okay?" He asked as he glanced back at the young girl. Millie looked puzzled. "I never...had a dress before..." She admitted timidly. Felix grinned. "Well, we need to change that then, don't we?"
Millie giggled and nodded vastly.
"Hey Deanna!" Felix greeted cheerfully. Deanna looked up from the computer and smiled widely. "Hi Felix! Ooh and who's your little friend?" She asked nicely making Millie hide behind Felix's legs. Felix rolled his eyes playfully and swooped Millie up into his arms. "This is Thomas Calhoun's daughter, Millie." He cringed when Deanna gave a sharp gasp. "You're kidding!" She said in an almost unbelieving tone.
"Yes. He and I started to see each other and I was stupid. I drove him away but this little cutie right here came up with a plan to get him back. And for that plan to work, I need you to help me find two dresses. One for Christmas eve and one for a wedding."
Deanna's jaw dropped. "You're gonna propose to him?" She asked before giving a joyous squeal and grabbing Felix's hand from around the counter dragging him, Millie in tow, to the back room. She motioned towards the beautiful looking dresses. "These are saved for special occasions only. So Felix, when do you plan on having the wedding?"
Felix's chuckled and smoothed Millie's hair. "Christmas day."
Giving off another squeal, Deanna practically ripped some of the smaller dresses off of the rack and sat the down on the bench next to Felix and Millie. "This is gonna be fun. So just sit tight and we'll find one that this lil gal likes!"
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An hour had passed and Millie only found one out of the two dresses that she liked. The one she picked out was for Christmas eve was a long sleeved red dress that had white glitter sprinkled on it. She would wear her hair down and wear black flats. The other dress was still unknown. Deanna giggled behind the curtain and poked her head out as she grinned at Felix.
"She finally found one. You'll love it!" She exclaimed. Felix gave a sigh in relief and sat up straight.
"Well..." Millie said in a questioning voice with an almost unsure tone. Felix smiled softly and laughed softly. "Look at you, Mil. You look amazing. Now, are you one hundred percent positive that you want that one?" Looking at herself in the mirror, Millie giggled and twirled. The dress that she picked out almost looked like the first dress that she had picked out. This one was white and made of silk with a red bow around the middle. She would wear her hair up in a pony tail with a red tie holding it up while wearing white flats.
Millie nodded and swiftly turned back to Felix. She paused, walked over to him, and grabbed his hands. "I know that dad'll say yes to you. He can't stop talking about you. He misses you so much. If that doesn't say something then I don't know what will..." Chuckling, Felix ruffled Millie's hair and sent her back behind the curtain to get changed into her normal clothes. While she was doing this, Deanna took a seat next to Felix and nudged his shoulder.
"So, you two made up? And now you're gonna propose to him?" She asked softly. Felix gave a shaky breath and nodded. "Yeah, I love him. I drove him away...but I love him. What I did was awful but Millie told me that he forgives me. I don't know why, but he does." Felix ended with a small grin. Deanna giggled. "That's great! I hope he says yes!"
Just then, Millie walked out. "I'm ready!" They paid for the dresses, said their goodbye's to Deanna and left the store. Felix then drove Millie home.
"I'm gonna take the dresses with me so your father doesn't get suspicious. On Christmas eve, have him go outside to do something, get dressed, and we'll surprise him. That sound like a good idea?" He asked. Millie nodded and hugged Felix before grabbing her backpack and running inside of the apartment building.
Once inside, she found her father in his room. She smiled and ran over to him, clutching onto him tightly. "Love you!" She said as she shoved her face into his shirt which made her voice sound muffled. Thomas, not expecting his daughter to be in such happy spirits, chuckled and pulled her onto his lap. "I'm guessing someone had a good day today." Giggling, Millie nodded. "I did! Felix and I had a lot of fun!"
"That's great, kiddo." Looking down at his ecstatic daughter, Thomas smiled even more wider than before and kissed her head. "That's great...
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