Chapter 6: Questions
Jean was horrified. Scoffing, Levi walks to his desk and flops into the chair, picking up a pile of essays and grading them against his knee.
"Before you ask me to stop Irvin, I'm going to grade these. I'm still listening."
Staring in shock, Jean immediately starts running possible scenarios through his mind. "Did he figure out what Dazz's been up to? Did someone say that it was ME? WHAT DID THIS GUY HEAR?!"
He thought hard, and then turned his vision to Marco, who was leaving for class. Once the door shut, Irvin told Jean to sit, and he complied. This guy was the most powerful man in the school, he could have Jean expelled or suspended faster than he could say 'why'. Jean was right. The worst scenario had played out. Irvin knew something...but he was unsure about what it was. Clearing his throat, and fiddling with the hem of his jacket, he answered,
"I wouldn't say I 'get along' with him...It's more like...Everyone doesn't like him, and he doesn't like us." Crossing his legs, he offered,
"If you don't mind me asking...what rumor did you hear? If I'm involved I'd like to know what I'm involved in."
"That's not important right now. What is you telling me anything that you might be hiding. Is there something going on that you'd think I'd like to know about, Jean?" He laced his fingers together and his blue eyes stared right into Jean's as if he could dig out what he wanted to know mentally.
"Of course rumors are more than likely never true, but this one I'm going to let you know does not involve you. This is about the safety of other students at this school. Now let me re state the previous question; is there anything about Mr. Dazz that you think I should know?" His expression was stoic and never changed when he spoke.
Irwin had heard students talking about a student being struck by another teacher. The rumor was ridiculous and couldn't possibly be true, all teachers were personally screened by him before being allowed to work here. What he really wanted was for Jean to say something validating the rumor and he'd have his answer of who might have started such and how he could take measures to stop them.
Hearing the tone in Irvin's voice, Levi looks up from grading papers. He knew something important was happening, and even though no one else could tell, he knew that Irvin was concerned. He kept grading, but listened more intently than before. Jean thought about it...He knew more information than the principal did. If he told him, Dazz would be fired, if he didn't, Marco would get hurt. He decided to go with the lesser evil.
"Yes...There is something you should know..." Uncrossing his legs, he sits sideways in the desk in front of Irvin.
Levi, now paying complete attention to the conversation, limps over, and stands beside Jean, hand on the desk. Jean continued,
"Dazz has been being intimate with another student...to the point of being abusive...I know this student personally. You can see the bruises, and the way he acts is completely different. I think Dazz is blackmailing him, so he stays quiet about it...That's why you haven't heard anything for so long. I didn't know anything about this until recently. Had I known sooner, I would have alerted you of this."
Levi stood in shock, and then put a hand on Jean's shoulder, squeezing it reassuringly. He glances at Irvin before asking,
"Who is the student..? We need this information, so that we can prove that this is true..."
Everyone knew that Levi had ties with city officials, and even though he was a teacher at the school, he was still thought of as a vice-principal, even by Irvin.
Irwin lifted an eyebrow. If this boy had any real proof, then he would more they certainly look into this.
"Yes. Who is this and do you have any proof besides your own word? Right now you are placing your word against that of a loyal employee. I'd like you to pick your best form of proof. Most of all, I want you to give me this student's name."
Jean stared at Irvin. Hoping the man had good intentions behind this, which he didn't doubt, he continued.
"Have you ever been inside his office in the back of the classroom...? I have...it's horrifying really..." Swiping a hand through his hair, he kept going.
"As for my proof, I think the best proof would be this..." He pulls out the CD he had half forgotten about that was in his jacket...
He didn't watch it, scared of what he might find hidden in it.
"As for the student's name..." He sighs...
"His name is Marco. The very Marco you sent out of the room a few minutes ago."
Irwin was taken aback. He didn't believe for a second, Jean would have any knowledge or proof of such a rumor. Since he did, Irwin, a man of his words gently took the disk from Jean's fingers. "Rivaille. Might I borrow your computer?"
He looked up at the shorter man from his chair before looking back down at Jean.
"Your honesty is appreciated greatly, and I promise that I will take care of this matter."
Jean let go of the disk. Hoping to god that it was proof enough. Levi nodded at Irvin, then walked towards his desk, logging into his computer.
"Give the disk to me." Holding out his hand, Irvin places the disk in it.
"Sir, if it's not too much trouble, I'd like to stay. Marco's my closest friend."
"If you so wish to, then please pull up a chair. I'm very interested in seeing what is on here." Irwin plainly stated while clicking the disk into the computer.
He stared at the computer silently until a dialogue box for viewing its contents popped onto the screen. On the disk were 20 video files, and many more jpg files with no real label as to what they were. Irwin clicked on a random video file and waited for it to play. The video stated and Irwin placed his head on the tops of his hands as he sat beside Levi. Dazz laughed and the view of the camera bobbed from side to side.
"Hurry up already! Don't you know how to take off your clothes? Are you really that stupid, Bodt?"
He focused the camera on Marco who was in the floor crying and refusing to take off his shirt.
"Don't worry my precious boy. I know you're stupid. Let me help you."
He placed the camera down and it was pointed at a mug that said '#1 Teacher'. All that was heard was sobbing as off camera Dazz ripped the shirt from Marco and a firm smack indicated the younger had been hit.
"If you don't cooperate, I'll make it worse."
The camera was lifted up again, and the view pointed back on the sobbing child.
"There you go. Pull those pants off nice and slow."
His pants were shoved to the side, and the camera zoomed in on his naked form.
"Oh yeaaah, boy. Now why don't you get over here and suck some cock. I know you love it. That's why you were all sad during winter break because that boy didn't want you. Don't worry baby. Daddy will feed you up and you won't need that boy. You can have a real man's cock."
Marco sobbed as he crawled over to Dazz now sitting on his couch that was meant for student time outs. The camera was pointed at Dazz's legs as he grabbed a handful of Marco's hair.
"Come on. Go get it, or do I gotta help you again, you stupid bitch?" The camera zoomed out and held its focus as Dazz used the fistful of hair to shove Marco's mouth down on to his dick.
"A-ah...there you go. Suck it down." Irwin stopped the video there. His stomach was absolutely churning inside.
The room was silent, and Irwin turned to look at Levi.
Levi having swung his legs over the side of the chair, wincedas he hit his injured leg. They let the video play...and play. Jean watched in horror, eyes locked to the screen. He wanted to look away. He wanted to not see with every fiber in his being, but he couldn't avert his eyes. Levi clasped a hand over his mouth silently, his other arm draped over his abdomen. Once Irvin stopped the video, there was nothing to be said, nothing to move for, only for the three of them to sit in shock. Levi was the first to do anything. He ejected the disk, placing it into a plastic bag, and then walked towards his phone. He punched a few numbers into the phone and waited for an answer. In that time, Irvin spoke up.
"Thank you for bringing this to my attention. That video was. Interesting. I find it best interest that we remove your friend from the school and do some... serious damage control. Please head to class for you last thirty minutes."
Irwin's stomach had not settled since then and he was holding back any signs of being ill.
Levi hung up the phone
"Damn it...No answer." He walks back to Jean and Irwin. Jean looked back and forth between the two of them, and then stood to leave.
Levi stopped him. "I'll walk you there Kirschtein..."
Irwin, sat in his seat a couple more moments, and then stood as well. Levi grasped Jean's shoulder and pulled him out the door, walking him to the classroom.
"How long have you known...?" Levi asked.
Jean didn't know how to answer that exactly, so he went with,
"Marco told me yesterday, but I knew something was suspicious about that room..."
Levi nodded, then bid Jean farewell, telling him to get Marco home and try to help him. Jean nodded, and then stepped inside of the classroom. All eyes on him, he walked to a desk beside Marco, sinking into the chair, disgusted with the room.
Marco had spent the entirety of the class worried for Jean, and desperately awaiting his return. The people of the class mocked and laughed about the sight of Jean carrying Marco during lunch. Their teacher, Mr. Jaeger, would often silence everyone to listen to the sound of the outdoors. He most of the time would go off on tangents about his son, Eren and for the most part hardly talked about history. While ignoring the lecture, Marco had gone off into his own little world and day dreamed. When Jean got their he was immediately pulled out of his imaginary world and brought back into the real one.
"What took you so long?" Marco whispered to Jean.
Looking at Marco, Jean answered,
"Nothing...Irwin was just worried about a student, and thought I was involved. I'll tell you details later..."
Watching the clock, he waited until the class ended, but right before it did, an announcement came over the intercom.
"Teachers, pardon the interruption, Jean Kirschtein and Marco Bodt report to the counselor's office, Jean Kirschtein and Marco Bodt report to the counselor's office."