Yay, look a fairly fast update. Well I didn't have school today, or work, so I figured I'd work on this story a little bit. Now if only I could get my hands to warm up, it's so hard to type when your fingers are frozen and you can't get them to move fast 

Teacher's Pet
Chapter 5

Rune's Session

The small blonde haired boy sat down on the blanket that was laid out in the corner of the office, he picked up a few toys to play with. He barely noticed as the door to the room was pulled shut by Mr. Yamaguchi.

"Am I in trouble?" Rune asked softly. "Ms. Kaiou already talked to me yesterday; I thought I wasn't in trouble anymore."

Mr. Yamaguchi only smiled and sat down in his leather chair and grabbed his notebook to write down anything Rune may say. "Don't worry kiddo, you're not in trouble, I just want to talk to you, that's all."

"About what?" He contently posed an action figure and looked up at the older man.

"Anything you want. I'm here to listen to anything you want to tell me. OK?" He folded his leg over his knee and took the cap off his pen. "Tell me about your mother."

"I love my mommy. And she loves me."

"What's she like?" He started making some notes on his paper.

After the toy's arm refused to move Rune grumbled and threw it to the floor, then reached for another one. "She's always watching me. She watches everything I do. She's afraid of me getting hurt."

"Does she ever yell at you?"

Rune shook his head in response. "The only time she ever yells is in her sleep. She never yells at me."

"What does she say in her sleep?"

"A lot of bad words, and she wants some man to stop hurting her. I think she has bad dreams."

"Does she ever say what she wants him to stop doing?"

"No."

"Tell me about your daddy." Mr. Yamaguchi drew a line on his paper and looked down at the child before him.

"Dad's dead."

"How did he die?"

"Mommy said he died in a car accident before I was born. I don't know him."

"Have you ever seen a picture of him?"

"No, mommy doesn't like to talk about him."

Mr. Yamaguchi quickly wrote on the paper in front of him. Mother's over protective. Father's dead. Ask mother about father. "Does your mommy date? Does she ever have any men at home while you're there?"

"Mommy hates men. She says I'm the only man she'll ever allow in her bed." Rune smiled proudly at this before he picked up a stuffed animal to stomp on the action figure with. Each stomp of the animal on the toy, he would make a soft 'thud' sound.

"It sounds like your mommy really loves you." Mr. Yamaguchi put his notebook down and placed his pen on top of it. "Would you like to go any play with your friends?" Rune jumped up and ran toward the door, which was the only response the counselor needed as he opened the door. "Go ahead."

Haruka's Session

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.

"How are you doing today Ms. Tenou?" He closed the door behind him and sat in his chair. I sat in one of the loungers that were against the wall.

"I'm OK. It's just been a little while since I've talked to anybody."

"Rune told me some interesting things while he was in here. I wanted to ask you about them if that's alright?"

"I can't guarantee I'll be able to answer anything though. I'm sorry" I stood up from my spot and moved to his book shelf to see a rather extensive collection of children's psychology books, as well as a few books mixed through about abuse and neglect. "Do you deal with child abuse a lot?"

"Sometimes, yes." He put his pen down and watched me. Perhaps his studies had taught him enough to wait until I'm ready to talk.

"I thought you wanted to ask me some questions?" I stopped to look as his degrees that were framed on the wall by the door.

"Yes. Rune says that you watch over him. Do you have anybody else to help you?"

"I don't need anybody else to watch my son. I don't trust anybody else with my son." I found myself snapping. It was the same as with each of my other therapists.

"Who else do you have help you? Your parents?"

"My parents couldn't even take care of me; I don't trust them with Rune."

He nodded and wrote more on his paper. I hated this; they took notes on everything I said. "What about Rune's father? Is he really dead?"

I froze, each muscle in my body was unable to move. My fist clenched at my sides as I turned to him. "That's none of your business."

"So he's not dead then? Don't you think Rune should have some kind of male influence in his life?"

"To me he is dead, and I don't want that bastard anywhere near him. I think we're done here." Before he could stand up to stop me I flung open the door and stormed from the room. I didn't even notice Michiru as I walked from the office.

"Haruka, wait a minute…" She stood from her chair and followed me. "What happened?"

"The same thing that always happens when I talk to people like him. He asks a few stupid questions, I get pissed, and leave. Get it? I think you have a class to attend to. I have to get home." I walked from the school and toward my vehicle. Once inside, I pulled out my cell phone and quickly dialed a well known number.

"Hello?"

"Hey Setsuna, it's Haruka."

"Hey, what's up, you sound like shit."

"Can you pick up Rune from school today."

"Sure, but I thought you had your meeting today, how did that go." I could hear some rustling in the background, she was probably getting her things together to leave.

"The same thing that always happens happened today. He asked me about him, and wouldn't let it go when I told him it was none of his business. He even said I needed to get a male influence for Rune. Listen, I'll see you when you bring Rune home…thanks." I hung up the phone before she could say anything else. I leaned my head back against the headrest and closed my eyes, tears slowly slid down my cheeks. I hated this, I couldn't tell anybody anything about what happened.