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Lot of conversation in this chapter as well

Teacher's Pet
Chapter 4

I'd never felt this nervous before about anything in my life. I wasn't even this shakey when I had my first race. I parked my car in the school's parking lot. My managers were more then willing to give me the day off after I told them I had to have a meeting with Rune's teacher. I took a deep breath before walking into the building and toward Michiru's classroom. Quietly I opened the door and walked in, it got the attention of many of the children, who were playing, as well as Michiru who looked up from her desk.

"Mommy!" Rune squeeled as he came running over to me and hugged me tightly. I loved seeing him, I'm still trying to get over the empty nest syndrom that parents suffer when they're children start school, as well as when they move out. I'll probably have a heart attack after they move out.

"Hi honey." I picked him up and moved toward the teacher. "Are you ready for our meeting today?" He frowned when I asked that. "I know you're nervous honey, it's for the best for both of us."

"It's nice to see you again Haruka, I do appologize for the short notice as I said yesterday. But the meetings are only once a week, and I'd be too afraid to let this go another week. Hold on just one moment." She moved around to the front of her desk and got the attention of the class. "Children, you'll be joining Mrs. Kato's class for the next hour." She smiled when a groan came over the group. "They're outside playing." It got the reaction that she expected and they all lined up at the back door to go outside to play in the playground. As they all walked out of the door she turned to face us. "Please follow me."

I carefully set Rune down on the floor and grabbed his hand, we both followed Michiru down the hallway. I heard the little boy in my grasp start to giggle, he must have noticed the way I was looking at Michiru. He always seemed to know when I liked somebody, and he would never let me live it down.

"Here we are." We all walked through the door of the counseling center that was on the other side of the building. "Rune, you'll meet with Mr. Yamaguchi first. You're mother and I will wait out here for you."

I leaned down and gave him a kiss on the forehead. "Tell him anything you want to little man, he's only here to help you OK?"

"OK mommy." He walked toward the tall, dark haired man standing in the doorway. I wanted nothing more then to follow them, because I knew he probably wouldn't tell me anything of what happened. The man closed the door behind them and I sat down in the chair across from Michiru and looked at her.

"I have a hard time talking to people."

She looked at me, probably having not expected me to say anything. "Why is that?"

"I've tried talking to people before, nobody's been able to help me..."

Michiru looked back at the receptionist, then again at me. "So there is something wrong then?" She frowned, it looked as if she were genuinely worried about my well-being.

"I don't hide the fact that I was raped...But that's as much as I can bring myself to talk about." My eyes starred at the floor, I could no longer cry over the subject, it happened so long ago. I caught a glimpse of movement and looked up slightly to see her moving to the chair next to me, so we wouldn't have to talk as loudly.

"That explains how someone of your nature could have a child that looks just like you. I could tell he wasn't adopted."

I started digging my nails into the back of my left hand, it was a nervous habit that I had. Sadly, there were some times that I drew blood because I was so pre-occupied in my own thoughts that I didn't feel the pain.

"My nature?" I'd never heard of homosexuality being referred to as that. It almost sounded offensive in a way.

"I didn't mean anything by it Haruka." She leaned a little closer to me. "I meant people like us..."

"What!?" My eyes jerked up to meet hers. She simply blushed in response and giggled softly. "Sorry...I just...I had no idea."

"I keep it very quiet. If people found out, I'd be out of a job. They don't like people like us to be around children. I can't understand why though, we can care for them and teach them just the same as any other person can."

I looked up at the door and sighed. "What do you think he's saying in there?"

"Does he know what happened to you?"

I shook my head. "He just knows that mommy has really scary dreams sometimes. He wouldn't understand anyway."

"What about when he asks about his father?"

"Rune thinks he's dead. That he died in a car accident. And honestly, to me, the bastard is dead. I haven't seen him since graduation, I don't even remember his name."

"What about when he asks about your girlfriends?"

I could only laugh at this. "I don't have time to have a girlfriend. But he knows and understands that I'm different."

"I guess so, having a 5 year old and racing full time. Don't you travel a lot? Who looks after Rune when you're gone?" It almost sounded like she was sad that I didn't date, or better yet, didn't have time.

"I have a close friend, her name's Setsuna, I've known her since we were in grade school, she's one of the only people I trust with him."

"I'm sorry I'm asking you so many questions. Maybe it's my way of loosening you up, he's going to ask a lot of the same things when you go in there."

"Yea and I probably won't be able to answer any of them. I never seem to have a problem talking to pretty women when they're not taking notes on everything I'm saying." I smiled at her, and she smiled back. It's been a while since I've smiled like that. For some reason this woman made me feel relaxed and at home. Almost as if I could tell her anything about my past.

"Would you be-"

The door to the counselor's office flung open and Rune came running out. "Can I go play now mommy?"

"Only if Ms. Kaiou says it's OK, and if Mr. Yamaguchi says it's OK too." They both nodded, then I followed suit. "Alright, if you ask nicely then I'm sure Ms. Kaiou will take you to play." I stood up and looked at her before turning my attention to the tall man in the doorway. "My turn huh?" He only nodded and smiled at me before I followed him into the room.

The next chapter I plan to put both sessions in it, I just wanted to get some more conversation between Haruka and Michiru

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