Chapter four: Forbidden

Prompt: #73 Patience

Universe: Highschool AU

Rating: T

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The clocked ticked in its usual routine and Dawn sighed again. Checking the clock, she was astonished to see it had only been two minutes since she'd last checked. It felt like half an hour, damn it. She banged her head against her desk and sighed again, drawing the attention of the brunette beside her.

May glared at Dawn and sharply nudged her best friend's ribs, drawing an annoyed response from the blue-haired teen.

"Ow! Damn it, that hurt!" Dawn exclaimed.

A glare from the teacher, Ms. Platinum, shut her up but she then turned to her friend and hissed out her annoyance.

"Why the hell did you do that?" she whispered harshly.

"'Cause you're being annoying. Like, stop sighing every second!" May whispered back, just as fierce.

"Hey, you'd be sighing too if you had plans tonight!"

"As a matter of fact, I do have plans, with Brendan, but you don't see me sighing those 'lover' sighs—"

"L-l-lover?!"

"—that make me wanna puke! Geez get a grip!"

Dawn turned red and pointed angrily at the clock. "It's been ten minutes since class started and you're already getting on my nerves. Take that back!"

"Nope!"

"May, take that back or so help me I'll..." Dawn trailed off as she noticed a shadow loom above her.

"Or you'll do what, Miss Berlitz?" Ms. Platinum asked, tapping her foot against the linoleum floor. Ms. Platinum was a tall teacher, had blond hair pulled back into a ponytail and stern grey eyes that observed everything around her. She was wearing thin dress pants and a light blouse, due to the hotter climate now sweeping the Sinnoh region.

"Nothing, Miss Platinum," Dawn muttered, crossing her arms and leaning back in her chair.

"That's what I thought. Detention, both of you, after school," she announced.

"B-but...!"

"No buts!" she snapped.

She walked stiffly back to her desk. Her heels clicked as she walked and her hair swished behind her, something the boys appreciated as they murmured among themselves.

"Man, she's so hot!"

"I'd tap that any day."

"I heard she's into girls."

"So? I'll convert her, if you know what I mean."

The perverted boys laughed quietly and high fived each other. Dawn rolled her eyes and turned to her best friend, who was frowning and working vigorously on finishing the history questions sheet for the period. Dawn tapped her fingers against her desk in thought and decided to swallow her pride this time.

"May..?"

"Hm?"

"...I'm sorry."

May turned to look at her friend in shock but her surprised morphed to happiness. "I'm sorry, too. I take back what I said about you."

Dawn extended her hand and smiled. "Friends?"

May accepted the hand and returned the smile in kind. "Friends."

The class continued their work in silence, speaking up only when they had a question or comment. Soon enough, the bell rang, signifying the end of the period and thus the end of school for two days. The students piled up at the door after handing in their assignments but May and Dawn stayed behind and sat at the front of the class.

"Okay," Ms. Platinum sighed, "I trust that you two have come to an understanding and comprehend why you stayed behind?"

"Yes," they answered in unison.

"All right, then, you can go. If you have any problems, sort them out at lunch or in-between periods. I don't need distractions for my classroom. Understand? The next time you two do this I'll have you sent to the principal's office and you'll face the consequences," she said sternly, crossing her arms and leaning against the front of her desk.

They sighed but complied. May quickly dashed out but Dawn stayed behind, leaning forward with her chin in her hands. She rolled her eyes at her friend's loyalty. Dawn observed the teacher move around the classroom.

"What was that?" she asked Ms. Platinum, who had taken to packing and sorting out her office and school supplies.

"What was what?" Ms. Platinum murmured distractedly, thinking about the workload she had for the weekend... so many tests to grade...

Dawn circled her hand around for emphasis. "You know. That. 'The next time you two do this I'll have you sent to the principal's office and you'll face the consequences'. Since when are you so bitchy?"

Ms. Platinum glared weakly at her student. "Watch your language."

Dawn burst out laughing but humoured her teacher. "Okay, okay fine. I'm sorry, Cynthia, but seriously, what's wrong?"

Cynthia smiled at the concern, sitting down and lacing her fingers together. "Principal Rowan talked to me about being more strict with my students, since he noticed that I rarely give out detentions."

"But isn't that a good thing?" Dawn asked, confused.

"According to him, no, it's not, since I have the 'rowdy' kids and he thinks I'm too soft," Cynthia explained.

"What the hell does he know, anyway? He's just jealous that your classes always behave and always get the best test scores," Dawn said, leaning back and crossing her arms.

"Hmm? Best test scores? Aren't you being a little biased?" Cynthia replied, smiling.

"Nope!"

"Huh... I was sure that the irrevocable, undeniable love that you have for me got in the way of your judgment again," Cynthia said, chuckling at Dawn's red face.

"W-w-what?!" Dawn stuttered, eyes wide.

"You heard me," she laughed, returning to her clean up, "you're in love with me."

"S-shut up."

"Oh c'mon... don't be like that. We've been doing this since winter and you're still so shy?"

"..."

"You didn't deny it."

Dawn huffed and glared at the top of her desk, face steaming red. Cynthia chuckled and shut her briefcase, glancing at the freshman. Her smiled disappeared as she thought about their relationship. Normally, Cynthia was a very patient person but... she wondered when she'd get to know the depth of her love's feelings.

Sighing, she made to move to the door and froze at the doorknob when she heard a voice.

"...I do love you, just so you know," Dawn whispered, nervously playing with her hair.

Cynthia smiled and exited the classroom.

"I know."