Complicated Equations

"We can easily have dinner before ten," he smiled, "And why wouldn't I be interested in a pretty, sweet woman like yourself. Had I met you sooner, I'd still be asking you out."

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"No rule is better followed. That's boring and not fun at all." She walked back around so she could pout where he would see. "Don't you like to have any fun, James?" She practically purred, testing the waters.

@ Raven Skye;

Aria smiled and said, "Then we won't have an issue I suppose." She smiled at him, running a hand through his hair. She laughed and said, "Why thank you." She smiled at him softly. She finally got irritated with her hair and gathered all of it and put it in a pony tail.

"Ahh, but you see it's not. The rule against killing others is there for a reason. It's better to break that rule for instance." He told her. He chuckled and said, "Jake, not James. My first name is Jake. And yes, but to the point where it's more fun and less stupidity."

@ NauticalNonsense;;

"I suppose we won't," he chuckled, as he watched her tank her hair into a ponytail. He could finally see the tattoos placed on her back and he reached out, and traced the outline of one of them.

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Shit, Ophelia thought, where the hell did the name James come from? "Okay, you have a point on the whole killing thing, and maybe not all rules should be broken." Ophelia rolled her eyes, "You're killing my vibe so does that mean I get to arrest you?" She giggled and grinned at her teacher.

@ Raven Skye;

Aria gave him a smile and chuckled lightly. She felt him trace the outline of her tattoo and said, "Which one are you touching?" She tilted her head a bit. She had a skull tattooed on one shoulder and the other one had this tattoo on it. Her biggest tattoo was that one. She had one on her wrist and one on her lower back as well.

Jake chuckled and said, "No, because your vibe isn't a person nor an animal. It is a feeling." He smiled softly and said, "You'll see one day." He stood up hearing the hell ring and said, "To your seat."

@ NauticalNonsense;;

Aria gave him a smile and chuckled lightly. She felt him trace the outline of her tattoo and said, "Which one are you touching?" She tilted her head a bit. She had a skull tattooed on one shoulder and the other one had this tattoo on it. Her biggest tattoo was that one. She had one on her wrist and one on her lower back as well.

Jake chuckled and said, "No, because your vibe isn't a person nor an animal. It is a feeling." He smiled softly and said, "You'll see one day." He stood up hearing the hell ring and said, "To your seat."

@ NauticalNonsense;;

"The one with the swirls. Would it be inappropriate if I said I'd like to see where this one leads?" He wiggled his eyebrows and laughed.

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"Yeah, yeah. You know that fun thing we were talking about? You're not demonstrating that you know how to do it very well," she said the last bit in a sing song voice and skipped her way back to her desk. She watched as the other kids filed in and was slightly depressed that they were no longer alone.

@ Raven Skye;

Aria laughed and said, "It's goes down my side and curls around my tummy." She said. She smiled and pointed a finger where she said it led. "I've got a few more hidden." She said.

Jake chuckled and said, "What I say is fun, is probably different from your definition." He smiled softly. He stood up, waiting for all the kids to join the class.

@ NauticalNonsense;;

"Hm, and what if I said I wanted to see those?" Zayne wanted to see how far she would let him go, but knew he would back off if that was what she wanted. His mom did teach him how to respect a lady.

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"You don't know what I think is fun," Ophelia crossed her arms over her chest indigently. She sunk down low as her classmates sat in their desk, surrounding her. She believed that school would be a lot better if they weren't around but mingled with them anyways.

@ Raven Skye;

Aria smiled and said, "I'd say that maybe you'll get to. Never on the first date though." She said holding a finger up to her lips a smile playing at them. She then said, "I'm a lady after all." She giggled softly. Her giggle was sweet and nice sounding.

Jake chuckled and simply nodded. Once the tardy bell had rung, he began to teach the lesson he had prepared for the day. He had made it easy and short for them. Figuring he had worked them enough, he would give then a sort of free day.

@ NauticalNonsense;;

"Well, darn. Look like I'll have to wait," he chuckled, "I suppose I'll live."
He clutched jokingly at his heart. "Seriously, I can respect that though." He took her hand gingerly into his and kissed it softly.

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Ophelia tried to concentrate on the lesson but as she watched his lips move, she didn't hear the words coming out of them. She sighed and rested her head in her palm, gnawing on her pencil. She couldn't wait for the tutoring session.

@ Raven Skye;

Aria laughed soflty an said, "Well, I thank you for that." She said smiling. She felt him take her hand and kiss it. She smiled again, widely and said, "Awh," she heard her phone singing and saw it was her dad and put it on silent ignoring it completely as she looked up at Zayne.

Jake passed out sheets gently. He sat down at his desk and went through number one with them. He then let them do the rest telling them if they needed help to raise a hand and he would help. He then started to put grades into the computer.

@ NauticalNonsense;;

"Am I allowed to ask who that was? Or is that being too nosey?" He asked not letting go of her hand; instead he intertwined their fingers and gave her a half smile.

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Ophelia stared at the work in front of her like it was written in another language. She sighed and then a smile splayed across her lips. Her hand shot up and she waited for the handsome teacher to approach.

@ Raven Skye;

Aria smiles soflty before saying, "It was just my dad. He wants to get in touch with me, but I don't want to. You see, my family is complicated to say the least." She explained. She felt his fingers intertwine with hers and smiled widely as she let him do so. She liked the feel of his large palm in hers.

Jake was focused on putting the grades into the computer. He noticed something from the corner of his eye and looked up. He got up before making his way over to her. He then said, "What do you need help with?"

@ NauticalNonsense;;

"Ah, am I allowed to ask what happened or is that a subject that you'd rather leave untouched." He grinned at her smile.

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"Hm, all of it." She smirked up at him. "I got lost while you were teaching. I apologize for that."

@ Raven Skye;

Aria smiles bitterly and said, "He left us." She then saw his grin and smiled again, this time a real one. She then said, "It doesn't matter to me if I talk about it." She chuckled.

Jake sighed and crouched down by her desk and began to explain it for her. He pointed at number two and helped her through it. He took his glasses off as he did so. His glasses were just for looking at stuff far away.

@ NauticalNonsense;;

"Well, it's your story." He squeezed her hand reassuringly.

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Ophelia nodded her head, trying to understand what he was saying. The smell of him seemed to be making her concentration fuzzy. She really just wanted to capture his lips between hers and was itching to losen his tie for him.

@ Raven Skye;

Aria smiled softly and said, "Not exactly. The thing is, he didn't just leave. He left when my mother needed him most, and now she's passed because of him." She sighed, and hummed softly and said, "That's the brunt of it really." She chuckled.

Jake had on his famous bowtie. He said, "Now you try." He set down her pencil and watched her, waiting for her to work out the problem and get the correct answer. She had potential but didn't know how to use it.

@ NauticalNonsense;;

"Passed?" He was left to assume that meant she was dead and he couldn't figure out why she would be amused by such a thing.

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"Okay," she puffed out and attempted the problem. She wasn't really sure she was making any progress but that was okay, because she liked having him nearby.

@ Raven Skye;

"Yes, she died." She murmured. She then said, "The laugh was not one of amusement." She promised him. "It was simply me trying to not make the matter so morbid." She said. "I suppose there is no way to make it not morbid." She gave him a soft smile.

When she did it wrong, he stepped in and showed her how to do it. He nodded and said, "I think you've got it. Good job, Ophelia." He praised. He then smiled. He set his glasses back on. "Now do the rest by yourself and let me check it once you're done." He said as he stood up going back to his own desk.

@ NauticalNonsense;;

"Hm, I can understand you wanting to try. That's quite reasonable. Let's not dally in such depressing topics. How about we move on to something more exciting?" A Cheshire Cat grin spread across his lip, showing off a dazzling set of teeth.

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Ophelia grinned at his praise but her smile was wiped away when he headed back for his desk. She attempted the problems to the best of her ability, but wondered if she even wanted to get them right. She wished desperately that he was her only teacher but sadly there were other classes she had to attend to.

@ Raven Skye;