As a teacher I run across many heart breaking situations. (Story for Bright AU) PT 3
I crawled into bed around 12:30am, I couldn’t stop checking on Yavanna. She was sleeping soundly leaving me with the stress of worrying. Kandomere had left strict instructions to keep my phone on Incase he got an urgent update. Taking a deep breath I stare at the ceiling and wonder what I have gotten myself into. Yavanna is such a sweet child and doesn’t in anyway deserve the life she has been delt. It may be more than I take on at first but I’m sure we can set a routine that makes life easier for the both of us. I close my eyes and drift somewhere between sleep and being awake when I hear a soft voice. “Ms. Ross. Ms. Ross?” I open my eyes to see Yavanna standing next to the bed. Jo groaned and beat her tail sleepily against the bed at the little girl.
“Yavanna? What’s wrong honey, you should be in bed.” Sitting up I turn on my bed side lamp and see the little girl has been crying. “Yavanna, what’s wrong?” She crawled up on the bed and into my lap, snuggling close to me, “I had a bad dweam. Can I sweep with you?” I held her close, “Of course you can. Let’s try to go potty first, okay.” With our bathroom business done, we both crawl into bed. I turn off the light and lay down feeling the little girl snuggle against me and Jo flop down on the edge of the bed by her feet. I giggle silently and kiss her head, “Get some sleep, sweetie. We have a big day tomorrow at school.” I fell asleep thankful for the second full day of school falling on a Friday, we both will be exhausted.
Waking up at 5:30am I slipped quietly from the bed to let Yavanna sleep a while longer. Jo follows me and I let her out to do her business and take a shower. Afterwards I let Jo in and watch as she pads back to bedroom to lay back down with Yavanna. I decided to make some pancakes and bacon for breakfast, sure the school breakfast was available but I wanted to spend as much time with her as possible and explain that at school I will Ms. Ross, the teacher. I set her plate on the table and entered the bedroom to wake her up. “Yavanna, it’s time to wake up.” She opened her big eyes and stretched, “Hi, Ms. Ross.” I smiled at her, “Good morning. How about some pancakes and bacon for breakfast?” She smiled and sat up rubbing her eyes, “Yeah.” She said a bit more awake. “Good. Go potty and wash up, your plate is on the table, okay.” She crawled out of bed and ran to the bathroom with Jo following close behind.
Yavanna hummed happily as we made our way to the school. She had a good rest and a full tummy, that makes for a happy little girl. I felt a little apprehensive about giving the guardianship paperwork to the office, I didn’t want her pulled from my class. Though Kandomere reassured me it wouldn’t happen I still held on to the worry. I park the car and get Yavanna out along with my bag and materials for the day. “Kandy’er!” Hearing Yavanna yell his name I turn to watch her run to him. The sharp dressed elf picks her up and smiles, “Are you ready for the day?” She nods dramatically, “Ms. Ross made me pancakes and bacon and I gave some to Jo.” He chuckles as he approached me, “Good morning Ms. Ross.” I smile nervously at the agent, “Good morning, Kandomere. Is everything okay?” The elf nodded, “I came to see you both off before going into the office.” He gives me a serious look while Yavanna is messing with his tie, “If you need me, call me. I will answer.” I nod and smile looking away to had my giggles, Yavanna had his tie all crooked and all messed up. “He smiled at the girl, “How can I go into work like this?” Setting her down on her feet, the girl wittily gives back, “I didn’t do it, my hand did.” He chuckles at the girl fixing his tie and I just giggle dumbfounded at how the uptight agent let’s a little girl get away with messing up his tie. “Have a good day, Kandomere. I’ll call if anything arises.” He nods at me and winks at Yavanna before leaving. “Bye Kandy’er!”
The office took the paperwork and the girls congratulated me on my newly acquired parenthood. Yavanna took one of the desks in the front as the other children filed in. The day was flawless and I was surprised by how open Yavanna was with the other children. Making friends seemed so easy for her. At the end of the day I checked my phone and was relieved I hadn’t missed any calls or messages. “Ready to head out?” I asked her. She had her backpack on and nodded. Taking her hand, we made our way to the car and headed home. Looking in my review mirror, I could see her dozing. A long night and a full day of school was definitely taking it’s toll on both of us. As I make the turn on the street my house is on, I see Kandomere’s car in the drive way. I pull up next to it and look at the sleeping elf in the back before getting out, Kandomere exits his vehicle at the same time and approaches, “How was your day?” He asks looking through the window at the little girl. “It was a good day. We are both wore out.” He nods opening the door unbuckling the girl and leads the way to the front door carrying her. I unlock the door and we enter, he walks to her bedroom and lays her down before rejoining me. “Is everything okay, Kandomere?” He smiled, “Yes, seeing me doesn’t always mean something is wrong, I just wanted greet you, I knew you both would be tired.” I gave a chuckle and nodded, “You nailed it.” He smiled, “Go, Get relaxed, I’ll make dinner.” I cocked my head at him, “Really?” He cocked an eyebrow at me, “Go.” And I did, leaving him to enter my bedroom to get into leggings and an oversized tunic. “What are you not telling me, Kandomere.” I asked aloud in the empty room.
