AN Ok so here's Kurt's first day on the job!
I feel happy about this chapter as it explores Kurt a little bit
Hope you like it n_n
-JC
Handling a class of twenty five students alone wasn't as hard as he thought it would be. It was the first day of school after all, and the kids sort of just looked at him throughout the course of the day, figuring out what kind of teacher he was. Then again, what else would first days be usually about? Kurt could handle this, though his expertise was on music, he knew the basics of other subjects well enough to teach it to second graders: Mathematics, Science, Reading, English, all the good stuff. The "little devils" as Mrs. Johnson, the teacher he assisted the year before, called second graders, were absolute angels, except for one little Martin who terrorized some of the students during recess.
Kurt saw what happened. Martin had pushed Aaron away from the top of the swirly slide, wanting to go first. Luckily, Aaron did not fall, and was caught by the railings. Aaron couldn't help but cry, Kurt quickly rushed over to the little boy and soothed his hurting back, calling Martin over. "Now, Martin, do you have anything to say to Aaron?"
"I'm sowwy Aaron." Martin quickly apologized. The boy attempted to run away to enjoy some more time of recess, but was stopped by Kurt's voice. He went back to his teacher, avoiding eye contact.
"What for?" Kurt said, dragging the last word for at least two seconds.
"For pushing you."
"It's ok." Aaron said, standing up on his little legs.
"Now, go play Aaron." Kurt said, letting Aaron run of with his two friends Richard and Michael. "Martin, why did you push him?" He said, turning his eyes toward a guilty looking boy, eyes hovering around the other kids as well, keeping his eyes open.
"I wanted to go first."
"Listen, Martin, if you wanted to go first, you should have asked. I'm sure Aaron is nice enough to let you. Besides, everyone gets a turn right?
"Yes." The boy's eyes still looked at the ground.
"Ok, next time you ask okay? Now go on and play, but play fair ok?"
"Yes."
Kurt was rather proud of how he handled that, and only on his first day. The day went on as usual, giving lectures on how to add and some simple science concepts about plants and animals. Soon enough, the day was over. He led the kids out the doors, watching them get acquainted with their parents. The children ran from the door and hugged their parents right after a long day of school. Kurt looked around seeing the happy faces of parents and children. From the corner of his eye, he noticed one girl standing in the middle of all the excitement. Kurt stared at the girl as she stood near the door, looking around for a familiar face. After a few minutes, he walked up to the girl.
"Hey Alice, where are your parents?" He knelt down so that he could look at the girl eye to eye. Soon enough, he noticed some tears coming out of the little girl's eyes. "Aw, come on, I'll wait for them with you." Kurt led Alice to a bench that stood a few feet from the door and sat down with her. A few moments of waiting passed and Kurt could see the activeness of the girl surface. Her legs waved back and forth as she hummed what sounded like Reflection. "Do you like Mulan?" Kurt asked, his eyes beaming.
"Yes, she's my favorite princess. Even though papa said she's not really a princess, I still like her." The girl cheered, her smile ever-present.
"Oh really? What do you like about her?" Kurt asked, putting his hand on her long curly blackish brown hair.
"She's brave and loyal and she loves her family, not like mama." Her smile quickly disappeared at the mere mention of her mother. Kurt realized this to be a sore topic, so he hugged the little girl in front of him. As he let go, he got a glance at his wristwatch, the girl's father was 10 minutes late. He had to go back to the classroom to get his things, but he couldn't bear to leave the little girl alone.
As if on cue, a voice emanated from a distance as a figure came running down the sidewalk. "Alice!" The man waved. "Oh Alice I'm so sorry I'm late." The father quickly put his arms around the girl, hugging her tightly before catching a glance at the taller man in front of him. "Oh, um, you are?" The man's face was quickly filled by an unknown emotion. Probably fear or anger, Kurt wasn't sure which. Wow! This guy can make assumptions.
"Oh you must be Mr. Anderson. I'm Alice's teacher." The girl's father took a glance at the man's ID card that hung around his neck, his emotions immediately cleared and was replaced by guilt.
"Oh my God!, I'm so sorry Mr. Hummel, I just assumed, Oh God!" His heart was beating fast, that was not a good first impression to set to your kid's teacher. He kept on apologizing, shaking the man's hand in the process.
Kurt took the hand that was offered to him, and shook it, but as soon as he felt the other's skin, he felt something, something weird in his gut. His heart suddenly beat faster and their eyes slowly met. Those beautiful hazel eyes met his own, it was like something out of a movie. He didn't know how long they were shaking hands, but he didn't really care. He just got lost in the sight of this man.
"Papa?" Alice called out, tugging on her father's belt loop, forcing him out of the trance.
"Yes honey?" He looked at the girl to his left, his hand still in Kurt's.
"I'm hungry."
"Oh, okay." He turned to the teacher and realized that their hands were still connected. They quickly let go as he picked up his daughter. "Well, we better go."
"It was nice meeting you Mr. Anderson."
"Bye!" Alice's father called out as they walked away.
This was certainly and surely the best day Kurt has ever had in his life.
Kurt walked up to his classroom, the thought's of Mr. Anderson still fresh in his mind. This man was absolutely gorgeous. His curly hair looked like a mosh, which undoubtedly made Kurt sigh to no end, and those eyes were like the leaves that transformed color during the fall. A perfect blend of green and brown that could make hearts melt if they needed to, and boy did they do a number on Kurt. He marveled at how Alice looked like her father, and that's when it hit him. This man was Alice's father. He had a family, and according to Alice, a wife. This man was straight, and yet he couldn't get him off his mind.
Kurt absent-mindedly erased the whiteboard and packed the stuff he needed to take home. Considering it was only the first day, he didn't have much to bring. He threw the bag over his shoulder and promptly headed to his car, disappointed in himself that he was pining over another straight guy.
Klaine just met! Yay!
Did you guys expect it? I hope I wasn't very predictable but yeah haha.
Ok, hope you guys enjoyed!
Reflection is from Disney's Mulan and is no way mine. Except for my love for Lea Salonga. Did you hear her and Darren's duet? To die for!
Reviews and Suggestions are welcome! n_n
