Alright everyone!
Here is part one of the revised version of "N The Teacher!" Woo!
The poll that I asked you dear fellow readers ended with a 2 to 1 majority vote. And that was to REPLACE the old version of the story with this one. I'm sorry to those that did not want that, and I hope that you can eventually look past it and continue reading this.
But I re-wrote it because, honestly, I no longer had any idea which direction the old version was going in, or what I originally had planned for it.
Sooo, now that I've sorted out what I want to do with this story, I'll continue to fix my old chapters, making sure I add details, fix errors, and change the story line a bit.
As a warning, there will be new information and some special surprises.
Enjoy!
Senior year. The biggest year in all of high school.
The one where you get to call all the shots and rule over the lesser ranked students...and also possibly the easiest year in the history of school.
At least, that's how I think of it. What can I say? I'm a very open minded person, and maybe even a bit of an optimist. I guess you could say that I just live a complicated life? Whatever...
But what else would you expect from the current Unova champion? Not to mention that I'm only 17 years old.
Although this time around I was feeling pretty good.
My two best friends were at my side, along with my fraternal twin brother.
Just to be clear, I'm the older twin. By a whopping 1 minute and 27 seconds (obviously sarcasm). I take pride in that, even though my brother still beats me in the height department... At least there's something I could brag about.
Anyway, back to my previous spiel.
This was going to be a great year. I could feel it.
Who knows, maybe I'll go on a few hair raising adventures or discover some new pokemon... Or even fall in love.
Okay scratch that last one.
If anything I'll try to steer away from that possibility.
It all started a few years ago, when I had discovered my long time best friend Cheren had a huge crush on me.
I was initially shocked to find that out. Especially since my other best friend Bianca also had a crush on him for just as long.
So this "Love triangle" proved to be pretty annoying once I uncovered the truth behind where everyone stood on their feelings.
But I couldn't go on pretending that I was confused about it when I knew exactly how I felt. So then after I finally confessed to Cheren that something like that could never happen between the two of us he eventually recovered from his heartbreak and returned Bianca's affections.
So now my two best friends were dating and I was back to being the lone wolf. I was happy for them of course. They found the love and comfort in each other that I couldn't provide for Cheren, and have been going strong for almost 2 years now... Still I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little jealous.
Luckily I wasn't the only one who was envious of their couple status.
My brother Touya was still single and there to help me be the median between our best friend's relationship problems. Which in retrospect were almost always more entertaining to watch rather than settle. So I guess in a way I didn't mind being the go to girl for advice as long as it was for them.
But again, beside the point.
What I think I'm getting at is that I've never really had special feelings for anyone before.
I guess I never really thought about boys since I was always busy being the Unova champion.
Now that I think about it, quite a few guys have thrown themselves at me over the past few months. Some asking me on dates or desperately trying to get to know me...without prevail.
I turned them all down.
Shut them down before they even got the chance to utter more than 5 words.
Yeah that sounds a bit harsh, but I can't help it. I was in my own right "a celebrity" throughout the region, and my best guess was that they were only interested in me because of my status as champ.
Then again, maybe it wasn't the boys themselves that I didn't have an interest in.
I admit I have crushed on a boy before but...it was on a boy over 5 years older than me. What's even worse was that I was only in kindergarten when it all happened and he was all the way in 5th grade.
It shocked me myself. Knowing that I had a crush on a boy so much older than me.
Sometimes I look back and wonder what got into me. But then my mind draws a blank because I was so young and didn't have much of an attention span.
Maybe... It was that I actually liked older men...?
Was that it?
Man, I've been so lost in my thoughts that I almost didn't realize I'd forgotten I had to get ready for my first day of school.
I hope that this year will be filled with all different types of exciting new things and experiences.
Maybe I would finally be normal girl and end up dating a boy my own age.
I yawned and took a quick glimpse at the alarm clock on the stand next to me.
Only 6:48.
Groaning I turned back over and cuddled deeper into my warm comfortable blankets.
Suddenly my mother burst into the room startling me, making my body jolt in surprise.
"Touko! You need to get up for school! You don't want to be late on your first day again do you? Especially since you're a senior in high school now. You need to be more responsible." My mom huffed trying to pry away the blankets.
I sighed in exasperation. "Just 5 more minutes..." I replied groggily. My mother sighed deeply. "Fine. But I better see you in that bathroom in 5 minutes. I mean it Touko. No more slacking off in the mornings." She replied angrily. I nodded hoping she would acknowledge that I heard her, and also so I didn't have to get up and actually answer her. Luckily she did and left my room quietly.
Laying there in silence I couldn't help but flashback to the boy I had remembered earlier.
I recalled at least a few things about him. Like how much taller than me he was. His dark brown hair and his sweet innocent smile. I felt my heart skip a beat. Honestly Touko...
"You don't even remember that well..." I grumbled.
Rolling out of bed slowly, I stood up and made my way over to the bathroom.
"Touko honey! Are you up now?" Mom asked from downstairs. "Yeah!" I replied.
After going through my daily montage of brushing my teeth, washing my face, and brushing my hair, I began to wonder... "Maybe I should try something different other than my signature pony tail?"
I tried multiple hairstyles, but in the end decided to wear it half up and half down. Thank Arceus my natural curls weren't at all ratty.
Normally I never wore make up considering I hadn't really dealt with the problem of acne. But a nice transition for my last year of high school may be exactly what I need. So I threw on some mascara for a natural look. "Should I wear eyeliner too...? Nah." Baby steps Touko. Not giving it a second thought, I started putting on my new school uniform.
The outfit consisted of an above knee light gray and blue plaid skirt, a button up medium sleeved white collar shirt, a matching blue and gray tie folded and tied the way my brother showed me; since both girls and boys wore them, and although they weren't part of the uniform I put on my favorite black thigh high stockings, and finally the last piece of the uniform consisted of a pair of dark brown shoes.
I took one final glimpse in my full body mirror to see if I looked alright. And once I had my own approval; I rushed downstairs to get breakfast.
"Hi mom, is breakfast ready?" She turned around to face me, with her low ponytail still the way I remember it always had been and resting on her front right shoulder. Her large blue eyes practically lit up and she smiled at me with pride.
"My daughter is all grown up now. I like the new look. Going all out this year I see?" She winked. I waved my hand and sighed playfully. "Cut it out mom." I replied grinning a bit. "Yes breakfast is ready. Oh and Touya already left by the time you got up. He's always so energetic! Maybe you could learn a thing or two from your brother." She teased. I rolled my eyes. "I don't think so mom. At least I get the better grades." She laughed.
"That is true. But anyways, eat up. You have a big day ahead of you. Oh and Bianca called. She said that the whole group would meet you by the school entrance so that the four of you can go into the school together."
I nodded sipping my orange juice. After finishing breakfast I waved goodbye to my mom and headed off. Taking my time as I slowly made my way downhill. I wasn't really in a rush and I still had time left. Nothing like procrastination. It's a miracle that I actually became the champion with my history of putting duties off until the last minute.
The sights that surrounded me showed me that summer really was over with. Since it was now fall the leaves were already beginning to change colors. I gripped my backpack straps tightly. 'I wonder how my first day is going to go?' I'd really have to make sure that my curiosity won't get the best of me.
"Oh! That's right!" How could I almost forget that my friends and brother were waiting for me?
I started sprinting at a smooth pace. My long hair flowed rapidly into the breeze behind me...this was why I usually kept it up... Good thing traveling around the continent for over a year kept my athleticism intact.
But this year I wanted to focus more on my studies rather than sports. I was pretty confident in the many years I participated on teams; enough to know that my accomplishments would show up on my school records.
As I continued running I noticed that my breathing hadn't grown heavy. Good to see my body was still in shape after many weeks of slacking off during summer. Long legs are one of my better qualities. Unlike most other girls I've seen who weren't as fortunate. It would suck to not only be short like me, but having stumpy legs too.
In just a few more minutes I arrived about a block away from the entrance gate and slowed down to walk the rest of the way. This was the last chance for me to enjoy, what would probably be, my last moment of peace for a while.
No such luck when the girl groups came into view. But I happened to overhear something actually pretty interesting as I passed by.
"Hey did you hear?!" One of them asked with excitement. "Yeah I did! I heard there's a new Pokemon Biology instructor this year." Another replied. "Well you'll never guess what else I heard. Someone told me that he's only 20 years old! Isn't that too young to be like, a real teacher?" She asked. "Yeahhh, but I heard that he's really good looking! Like ridiculously hot. And that he has unusually colored hair too." The last one said.
My eyes briefly flickered in their direction as I continued to walk past them.
"Weird. How could a 20 year old...become a teacher? Would he actually even be considered a teacher then?" I whispered.
Maybe it was just a rumor? I mean It's possible that it isn't all a lie. It just seemed to be a little hard to believe.
Still I couldn't deny that I was curious in seeing for myself if it was true or not.
But I guess my biggest reason for wanting to find out was to see if this new professor truly was as handsome as those girls made him out to be.
Shrugging it off I stood with my arms crossed in front of the main entrance, and sure enough I spotted Bianca and Cheren sitting on a bench a few feet ahead of me. Touya was standing next to them, looking exasperated as usual.
In less than a few seconds my brother managed to spot me. "Hey sis! Over here!" He called. I smiled and waved to them.
Bianca instantly shot up from her seat and charged up to me. Before I could even blink she wrapped me into one of her famous beartic hugs and lifted me clean off the ground without any effort. "Touko! Oh it's so good to see you!" She cried. It was suddenly becoming difficult to breathe. "Bianca...can't...breathe...!" I muttered.
"Oh my gosh! Soooorryyyy!" She clapped her hands together and bowed in apology after letting me go. Cheren stood beside her and shook his head in disdain. "Bianca when will you learn that whenever you hug someone, you're giving that person a death sentence...? Sorry Touko. She just missed you. After all we haven't seen you and Touya in almost 6 weeks." He replied solemnly.
I blinked a few times. Where was the slightly nerdy yet critical boy that I had grown up with? He was no longer the same person (although his tongue was still a little sharp).
Cheren had considerably matured during the summer I hadn't seen him.
He finally ditched his signature glasses for contacts revealing his deep blue eyes. And frankly they were actually very pretty, which almost seemed odd for me to admit. He wore a white button up shirt with a red tie fixed neatly around his neck, dark blue school uniform pants, and dark brown shoes that were similar to mine. He also seemed a bit taller. From the looks of it he went through a minor growth spurt, explaining why I now had to tilt my head upwards a bit to meet his gaze. Aging well...a luxury my old friend was gifted with.
Then there was my other best friend. She hadn't changed much in comparison to her boyfriend, but I still noticed a few different qualities. She sported the same outfit as me, except without the thigh high stockings. She also donned a fresh new pair of red glasses since her eyes had grown worse over the past few years...not to mention her problem with contacts because they required touching her eyes, which she hated. And I was pleased to find out that I was still taller than her. Now I wouldn't have to deal with being the shortest of our group. Although I can't help but feel that Bianca and I are both done growing.
Damn it. I'm getting irritated just thinking about it.
Their expectant gazes were cast all over me, and I remembered that I was smack in the middle of a conversation.
"Yeah sorry about that guys. Touya and I were on vacation with our mom for the past few weeks." I replied scratching the back of my head.
Bianca shook her head. "That's alright we understand. Besides Cheren and I spent a week together with my parents at a resort. They wanted to get to know him better and that kind of stuff." She explained. "Yeah it was actually pretty enjoyable. Her parents seem to like me. Well more than they already did of course." Cheren added with a grin. "That's great." I smiled.
"Hey guys. We should probably get to class right?" Touya cut in.
"Yeah. Mom will kill us if she gets another tardy call. Especially if it's on the first day." I laughed.
"Shall we enter at the same time? Just like with our pokemon journey?" Cheren asked. Bianca, Touya, and I all nodded with flashy smiles. We looped our arms together and pushed open the front doors at the same time.
"Our first step into adulthood." Touya grinned.
The rest of us blankly stared at him. Suddenly we all burst out laughing at his statement. "What?! Was it something I said?" He asked, cheeks turning pink with embarrassment.
My eyes started watering from excessive laughter. "You make it seem like we're hitting puberty. Which I'm pretty sure we've all done." I replied catching my breath before giggling silently. Cheren and Bianca nodded. Touya turned his head away obviously flustered. "Yeah, yeah. Go ahead make fun. But it's true!" He replied.
"Well we should probably get to our classes. Homeroom starts soon." Cheren stated growing serious. Typical. He may look a different, but in the end I guess our lovable nerd will never change.
"Touya you have Pokemon Chemistry first right?" He asked. Touya nodded. "Then we'll head there together since we both have the same class." He added. "Sounds good to me." My brother smiled shrugging. "Well I'm off to Pokemon Health. See yaaa!" Bianca cried before rushing off without giving us time to react.
Cheren sighed. "That girl never changes."
Touya elbowed him slightly. "Hey you're the one who's dating her." He grinned. Cheren laughed. "True. Oh Touko, what class do you have?" He asked eyebrows raised. "Hm?" I'd been so busy trying to get to school on time, that I never really took a look at my schedule. I reached into my pocket and pulled it out with curious eyes. I absentmindedly start to read it out loud.
"Oh I have..." The rest of the words stuck in my throat.
Pokemon Biology.
Wasn't that the class with the new teacher everyone was talking about? The one that was supposedly only 20 years old and handsome beyond belief?
"Hey, you okay sis?" Touya asked. I nodded coming back to reality. "Yeah sorry. I have um, Pokemon Biology." I replied.
"Then you want to head down this hall and take a left. It should be the second door on your right." Cheren instructed. "Thanks a lot." Waving goodbye I headed off on my own.
As I eased my way down the hall I couldn't help but feel a bit anxious. I didn't exactly know why, but I was nervous about meeting this teacher. What if it really was just a stupid rumor that everyone spread around? I shook my head. "Why do I even care? Even if it were true it isn't like he'd be interested in students 3 or 4 years younger than him anyway..." I huffed.
A few seconds later I found myself in front of the classroom. I took a deep breath and opened the door.
Disappointment struck when I noticed the teacher's desk was empty. Students filled the room as they talked to each other about their summer breaks and about a bunch of other stuff I didn't really care about. Although I heard a few girls gossiping about the mysterious teacher.
I made my way to the nearest open seat and sat down tiredly, trying to ignore the voices and squeals about my status as champion. Luckily I wasn't seated too far in the back or all the way in the front. And being located near the door was an added bonus as a "just in case I need to escape class in extreme circumstances" excuse. I pressed my chin into the palm of my hand and sighed. Now all I wanted was to get this over with. First period hadn't even started yet and I was already feeling drained.
I was beginning to accept that those gossiping girls may have just made up a rumor for the fun of it. But before I could even give it anymore thought I heard the door nob turn; gripping my full undivided attention.
The door opened slowly as the room fell silent.
There he stood.
The amazing teacher everyone had been talking about.
"Wow."